Is democracy dying?

Re:Is democracy dying? by barsonme on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:05AM (#16514038)

And the US’ right would be considered quite far left compared to many Asian and Middle Eastern countries. I’m not quite sure what point you’re trying to make or how it’s relevant to GP’s. It’s quite clear GP was referring to the US’ policies spectrum, not that of the entire world.

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Re:Is democracy dying? by fenk85 on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:20AM (#16514094)

The point I am trying to make is that the US is not oscillating happily between left and right as the OP claims, but is veering further and further into authoritarian right territory.

I doubt many people in US would like their country to become a "shithole country" to quote their current president, but yet here we are watching history unfold

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Re:Is democracy dying? by logicchains on Sunday March 04, 2018 @06:26AM (#16514315)

A hundred years ago Americans were being sent off to war to die en masse against their will, and it was a crime to speak out against the war effort. America's still nowhere near as authoritarian as it was.

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Re:Is democracy dying? by stctgion on Sunday March 04, 2018 @05:22AM (#16514100)

I think maybe the point is that the swing isn't really that big, so no real surprise that things keep on working

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