1/ Three forces have allied to attack democracy:
▶️ Putin, who sees democracy as a threat to his power.
▶️ The kleptocratic/libertarian rich who crave liberation from the democratic taxes and regulations.
▶️ Facists, racists and bigots who want the freedom to abuse minorities.
▶️ Putin, who sees democracy as a threat to his power.
▶️ The kleptocratic/libertarian rich who crave liberation from the democratic taxes and regulations.
▶️ Facists, racists and bigots who want the freedom to abuse minorities.
2/ All three forces are exploiting the decline in stable working class employment, the crumbling of working class communities and the weakening of the trade unions; developments which have led socially insecure people to seek security in the nation-tribe.
3/ The kleptocratic/libertarian faction have no regard for nation states. But they have learned they can gain power by funding political movements which use conservative nationalist rhetoric, and have no left-centre qualms about fascist style dishonesty.
4/ The kleptocratic/libertarian elite understand that in a healthy democracy people will vote for a level of taxation and regulation which they regard as intolerable. Their goal is therefore not to participate in democracy but to cripple or destroy it.
