David Todd McCarty on Nostr: According to recent polling, 3/4 of Americans believe that democracy is under threat. ...
According to recent polling, 3/4 of Americans believe that democracy is under threat.
That means, a significant number of Republicans think it’s the Democrats who pose a threat to democracy.
They don’t see their support for Trump as antithetical to their support for democracy. They believe a Trump dictatorship would be preferable to a liberal democracy. It’s the classic strongman argument. “Keep us safe and we’ll forgo personal liberty.”
It’s how, and why, democracies fail.
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That means, a significant number of Republicans think it’s the Democrats who pose a threat to democracy.
They don’t see their support for Trump as antithetical to their support for democracy. They believe a Trump dictatorship would be preferable to a liberal democracy. It’s the classic strongman argument. “Keep us safe and we’ll forgo personal liberty.”
It’s how, and why, democracies fail.
#Politics