TY - JOUR AU - Buchner, Wojciech PY - 2015/06/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Editorial: The Dehumanization of the Political Adversary JF - Horyzonty Polityki JA - HP VL - 6 IS - 15 SE - EDYTORIAL DO - UR - https://horyzontypolityki.ignatianum.edu.pl/HP/article/view/711 SP - 7-8 AB - Nietzsche once said that the calibre of a man can  be recognized by what kind of enemies he has. If so, then it must be said that the political   struggle in  the era of democracy does not give grounds for optimism. Indeed, no one is urged to love his enemies in politics – for then the political weapons would have calmed down. Nevertheless, the forms that party disputes take today, should encourage many political philosophers and political scientists to reflect on the calibre of political opponents and their mutual conflicts; they should take care looking where there is nothing but emptiness: towards the  lack of  the most  important  issues  like state sovereignty and raison d’etat... ER -