I'm seeing people say they feel frustrated by the slow workings of politics.
Politics in a democracy is deliberative. The checks and balances intended to create stability also create a slow process. Panic doesn't help.
In an autocracy, things can move swiftly, or even instantly
Profs. Ziblatt and Levitsky say that democracy is "grinding" work.
The problem is that people who say (and actually want) democracy insist that democratic leaders are weak and ineffectual when they are engaging in the work of democracy.
I said democratic solutions are generally not instantaneous. They can move quickly, as with FDR's new deal. But by that standard, Biden is moving even faster.
As far as the Republican threat to democracy: There have always been threats to democracy. Until the 1950s, racial segregation was legal.
In fact, by this definition, American has only begun to embrace democracy after the modern Civil Rights and women's rights movement.
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Adherents of the Ayn Rand view of the world see "makers" and "takers."
Their view: The competent (makers) rise to the top and run the corporations. Takers are not as (1) smart or (2) driven and will take advantage of handouts.
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