No constitutional engineering can save democracy from citizens who've stopped caring about its preservation.

Authoritarians never mention what happens after the “strong leader” consolidates power.

The corruption that inevitably follows.

The silencing of dissent.

The capture of institutions by cronies.

The erosion of rights for anyone outside the favored group.

But these are the consequences of a populace who have stopped caring enough to participate.

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      7 days ago

      When one side abandons democracy, and the other upholds it, the rule-breakers gain a tactical advantage. But if both sides abandon it, its extinction becomes inevitable. The democratic recession we’re experiencing across the globe stems from this fundamental asymmetry.

      Hits the nail on the head