Tuesday, September 01, 2020

"Democracy Itself Has Become a Partisan Issue"

"This tendency is exacerbated when political leaders, like President Trump, associate partisanship with patriotism and argue that people who affiliate with the opposing party endanger the American way of life itself, a repeated refrain during the Republican convention.
"That sentiment provides yet another reason why Americans should worry that democracy will not survive this year's apocalyptic political contest."

Austin Sarat at The Bulwark asks, "Where Are the Defenders of Democracy?"

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