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The Parchment Barrier (www.theindex.media)

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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.

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The UK makes for a particularly interesting comparison in this regard as it has no (or a much weaker) 'parchment barrier'. It is a sandcastle built on civic democracy.

[–] joanwestenberg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The UK - pre and post brexit - has been a thoroughly illuminating case study in democratic decay