That would only necessarily be bad if you believe democracy is an end in and of itself, or the theoretical pinnacle of governmental systems for freedom or whatever else your end goal is.
I like your positivity, maybe something better than democracy will emerge. As Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"
I felt sad because the article implied that the decline of democracy might imply the rise of totalitarian rule.
Keep in mind that the article culminated with two key arguments, first that "the Western way of life is coming under pressure from two sides at once, Islam and climate change" and second that "the West can still be strong, provided it remains true to itself, its concept of humanity, which is based on Christian ideas, and democracy".
That the author seems to view the present through the lens of a struggle between Islam and Christianity, it is somewhat unsurprising that he should view the future through the similarly black-and-white lens of Western democracy v. totalitarianism.
I think corporatism (the same corporatism as was the precursor to Italian fascism) is the most likely threat.
Most Americans want affordable, high-quality healthcare, but they're unlikely to get it in this political environment, since most of our politicians (e.g. Joe Liebermann) are owned by insurance companies. This, and the continuation of an unpopular war, are signs that our democracy is starting to falter.
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That would only necessarily be bad if you believe democracy is an end in and of itself, or the theoretical pinnacle of governmental systems for freedom or whatever else your end goal is.
I like your positivity, maybe something better than democracy will emerge. As Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"
I felt sad because the article implied that the decline of democracy might imply the rise of totalitarian rule.
Keep in mind that the article culminated with two key arguments, first that "the Western way of life is coming under pressure from two sides at once, Islam and climate change" and second that "the West can still be strong, provided it remains true to itself, its concept of humanity, which is based on Christian ideas, and democracy".
That the author seems to view the present through the lens of a struggle between Islam and Christianity, it is somewhat unsurprising that he should view the future through the similarly black-and-white lens of Western democracy v. totalitarianism.
Islam and climate change:
Now those are some strange bedfellows.
If you ask Bush, Iran is responsible for Katrina. They've found hurricane factories 40 km west of Tehran.
I think corporatism (the same corporatism as was the precursor to Italian fascism) is the most likely threat.
Most Americans want affordable, high-quality healthcare, but they're unlikely to get it in this political environment, since most of our politicians (e.g. Joe Liebermann) are owned by insurance companies. This, and the continuation of an unpopular war, are signs that our democracy is starting to falter.