This Is How Democracies Die

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(01-25-2018, 04:28 PM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: with thunderous applause !

I believe that was liberty, not democracy. 



As to the OP, I couldn't agree more. I'd equate the eroding of democracy to the boiled frog parable. There are certainly disturbing trends that need to be addressed. At the top of my list I would have the attacking of the media, increased power/influence of corporations, and the subversion of the electoral process through gerrymandering and voting laws that alienate certain communities and populations and limit participation in elections. 

The isolating of extremists bit of the article is another good point. It's the "intolerance of the intolerant" paradox, but I don't think that the constitution is a document that people should hide behind while things go to shit, a la the whole "guns are a constitutional right" argument whenever shooting come up.