Pleased to see this thread. Recognition is growing that a la

Pleased to see this thread. Recognition is growing that a la
by sorin69 (2024-01-15 20:05:20)

In reply to: The Ann Seltzer Iowa Poll is out posted by AquinasDomer

if indeterminate number of Americans really don't care about the democratic niceties. Just doesn't bother them to see vulgar criminality triumph. Trump is the maestro. But he didn't create the audience. Too many of us refused to see what the country has been becoming. Leibovich is right as is Zeynep Tufekci in the NYT. Helps that she's Turkish and knows the appeal of strongmen.

Replies:

Are there common elements that lead to the rise of strongmen - Dutch 2024-01-16 12:35:43
- It’s a world wide problem - airborneirish 2024-01-16 14:26:20
- One point in How Democracies Die - AquinasDomer 2024-01-16 13:13:10
  - We are in an age of hyper partisanship combined with - wpkirish 2024-01-16 13:20:45
    - My read was that - AquinasDomer 2024-01-16 14:07:31
      - I think erosion of institutions has obviated the need - ravenium 2024-01-16 14:42:34