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Is democracy at risk of extinction? (www.euronews.com)

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According to a survey by Open society foundations, more than a third of 18-35 year olds favour a military regime or an authoritarian leader. How did it come to this?

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[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago

As economic conditions worsen and criminality inevitably rises, this will only get worse. Polarization is through the roof because of wealth inequality and mass immigration will inevitably degrade societal coherence. Half the country hates the other half and both sides think they live in a tyranny. That's pretty much true in all of the West. Unless you can find a way to forge a common identity again and return to a high-trust society, I don't see this changing.