Listen, Liberal -
Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
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Thursday, 22 June 2017
quote [ in a country like the U.S., democratic backsliding will likely to start off looking a lot more normal -- with slow, legal attacks on our democratic institutions. ]
Main link is Vox YouTube vid. More in extended...
The decline of American democracy won't be televised
Professor Huq, featured in the video, writes on Democratic Backsliding in the US and abroad in greater depth: This is how democratic backsliding begins What does it look like? Maybe a health care bill being crafted in total secrecy, rammed through without public hearings or scrutiny? Finally we get to see it- The Senate GOP health bill in one sentence: poor people pay more for worse insurance Plan is to pass it before the July 4 recess, so senators don't have to confront their constituents beforehand. Democratic backsliding, ftw.
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3333 said @ 12:02am GMT on 23rd June
"Democratic backsliding" is already well under way in the US, and elsewhere, on this site, and with this particular contributor in particular.
Donald Trump is the democratically elected president of the United States.
Turn your back on that reality at your own peril.
Those who call the President a "so-called" president, don't want democracy, don't trust it, and are agitating for it's removal.
tl;dr
Losing is the most important parts of democracy
3333 said @ 12:04am GMT on 23rd June
"Democratic backsliding" is already well under way in the US, and elsewhere, on this site, and with this particular contributor in particular.
Donald Trump is the democratically elected president of the United States.
Turn your back on that reality at your own peril.
Those who call the President a "so-called" president, don't want democracy, don't trust it, and are agitating for it's removal.
tl;dr
Losing is the most important part of democracy
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3333 said @ 12:02am GMT on 23rd June [Score:-2]
"Democratic backsliding" is already well under way in the US, and elsewhere, on this site, and with this particular contributor in particular.
Donald Trump is the democratically elected president of the United States.
Turn your back on that reality at your own peril.
Those who call the President a "so-called" president, don't want democracy, don't trust it, and are agitating for it's removal.
tl;dr
Losing is the most important part of democracy
