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applegrove

(118,778 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:34 PM Jun 2018

Americans Losing Confidence In Democracy

https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/26/americans-losing-confidence-in-democracy/

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A new Democracy Project poll — sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute, the University of Pennsylvania’s Biden Center and Freedom House — finds that half of Americans think the United States is in “real danger of becoming a nondemocratic, authoritarian country.”

Key findings: 55% see democracy as “weak” and 68% believe it is “getting weaker.”

Furthermore, eight in 10 Americans say they are either “very” or “somewhat” concerned about the condition of democracy here.

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Americans Losing Confidence In Democracy (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2018 OP

I'm not losing confidence in the concept of democracy. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #1

Probably healthy to be losing faith in Democracy at this point standingtall Jun 2018 #2

I would say we no longer have a functioning democracy alwaysinasnit Jun 2018 #3

You can read this report at this link NY_20th Jun 2018 #4

I think we should try it sometime before we give up on it htuttle Jun 2018 #5

Too many structural things Freddie Jun 2018 #6

Solly Mack

(90,785 posts)

1. I'm not losing confidence in the concept of democracy.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:36 PM

Jun 2018

Confidence in people, though, that's another matter.

standingtall

(2,787 posts)

2. Probably healthy to be losing faith in Democracy at this point

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:37 PM

Jun 2018

Having to much faith in the system leads to not being able to recognize the fragility of our Democratic system.

alwaysinasnit

(5,072 posts)

3. I would say we no longer have a functioning democracy

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:38 PM

Jun 2018

We have the form (voting) but not the substance (big moneyed interests buying elections and politicians). Thanks to Chief Justice Roberts and the Citizens United case (and its progeny), we now have legalized bribery.

NY_20th

(1,028 posts)

4. You can read this report at this link

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:40 PM

Jun 2018

https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/resources-reports/reports/the-democracy-project.html

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

5. I think we should try it sometime before we give up on it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:51 PM

Jun 2018

Freddie

(9,273 posts)

6. Too many structural things

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 06:04 PM

Jun 2018

That can lead to tyranny of the minority that our founding fathers could not anticipate. When the majority of the PEOPLE - not the states or districts - do not want ultra-right-wing leadership but get it anyway, it's a recipe for a real civil war.

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