The Need: A Massive Infusion of Strategic Support for U.S. DemocracyAmerican democracy is at a dangerous inflection point. The Danger: America’s Democratic DeclineU.S. Democracy Is in Swift DeclineEvery major international measure of democracy demonstrates serious U.S. decline. The Republican Party is no longer the party of former president Ronald Reagan, nor is it even the party of long-serving conservatives like Representative Liz Cheney. To intimidate prodemocracy Republican politicians and thought leaders, causing them to resign or silence themselves, creating a single Trumpist-Republican-conservative identity. Movements to support democracy need to get more of these pillars to vocally join the prodemocracy side and eschew active, or more often passive, support for antidemocratic activities.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2022 21:33 UTC