Thread by @GREENESJ333

Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE GREATEST THREATS TO DEMOCRACY

Democracy is not about voting, though that is an element in how one operates.
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Real Democracy depends first of all on (1) tolerance of dissent, (2) Uninhibited discussion, (3) and equal application of law regardless of status or identity and (4) a feeling, a perception, among the people that things are fair.
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To the degree that these four elements are dominant and strong, one can find an effective democracy.

But any reduction in any of these 4, can be, and probably is, a real threat to democracy.
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Now, using that measure, look at your politicians and what they actually do - beyond the cliches and professionally written scripts than any actor could probably read better.
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Ask yourselves what politicians and social activists want to shut down those that dissent, those that do not want to censor every single thing they say to conform to some current PC standard.

When you see a double standard, that is a threat to democracy.
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When you hear a politician demonize someone with lies and defamatory slander, that is a threat to democracy.

Autocrats, dictators, always concentrate on controlling thought - usually by controlling information. Fear is a popular tool for autocrats.
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And the BIG LIE, which often starts with claims about what someone is thinking or planning, as if they are mind-readers, is often the tactic. Autocrats always claim to know what their "enemies are thinking "He wants.....", "He believes.....".
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And those that are really threats to democracy always claim those they oppose are not just disagreeing, but that they are evil by nature and need to be stopped or even destroyed.
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Think about it, look at those leading countries today, and then tell me who is a threat to democracy."
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