The belief that liberalism will inevitably result in illiberalism is, therefore, incoherent. As Koppelman argues, it is not rooted in either the philosophy of liberalism or in real world evidence comparing the individual freedoms of those who live in liberal democracies with those who don’t. It is, indeed, based on feelings. It is, in my observation, rooted in intuitions which see freedom as inherently dangerous and corrupting and which see criticism and coercion as existing on a continuum. Both of these are inherently authoritarian.