Politics
The Answer to Authoritarianism, That Divides and Polarizes, Lies in Collaboration and the Co-Creation of Our Political Culture.
Notwithstanding the Above, Can a Good End Ever Justify the Wretched Journey?
“Authoritarianism appeals, simply, to people who cannot tolerate complexity: there is nothing intrinsically left-wing or right-wing about this instinct at all. It is anti-pluralist. It is suspicious about people with different ideas. It is allergic to fierce debates. Whether those who have it ultimately derive their politics from Marxism or nationalism is irrelevant. It is a frame of mind, not a set of ideas.”[1], says Anne Applebaum in her book Twilight of Democracy, The seductive lure of authoritarianism.
The fragilities, similar to what happened at the Capitol, are inescapable in a democratic — authoritarian system where the basic functioning of democracy is attacked depending upon the changing power politics. If American democracy needs to prosper and not just barely survive, quashing the illiberal and undemocratic trend must be the start of this long journey. We shall not have this go wrong this time.
Trump very transparently concocted his evil intentions to harm the United States. I cannot think of a more…
