Has anyone read this book yet?
From the Amazon web site...
Donald Trump’s presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we’d be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy no longer ends with a bang—in a revolution or military coup—but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms. The good news is that there are several exit ramps on the road to authoritarianism. The bad news is that, by electing Trump, we have already passed the first one.
Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die—and how ours can be saved.
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Thanks for the very good read, Mike.
I worry sometimes that some democracies deserve to die.
The current slogan of the Washington Post is 'Democracy Dies in Darkness.' And it seems sometimes helps to speed the process along.
But the big problem, in my opinion, is apathy.
Let's face it: the choices finally brought in the last election (DJT and HRC) reeked! They represented the seamy side of democracy.
Just ordered on Amazon
Gee, thanks.
I may need to read this one ...
Time to be alert for sure, Mike!
Chuck - I can't post a comment on your blog. There are a lot of setting to go through to make sure everything works. See if you can post a comment on your blog.
It's on my hold list at the local library.
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