Do you think we’re entering a time of such instability and competition for resources (water, liveable land) that democracy is a luxury nations can no longer afford? Better to be under the tyranny of a ruthless killer, like Russia, than paralysed by division, like the US? Also, freedom of speech, with uncontrolled social media, allow other countries to manipulate your elections. China and Russia will be doing their digital disinformation best to ensure another Trump presidency. Is China’s authoritarian regime and control of its internet starting to look like a good model for the hard times ahead? (when the planet is another 3 degrees hotter.)
Difficult questions, Kai! The irony is that authoritarian govt's may, after a while, out-perform representative governments. That wasn't supposed to happen. One problem may be that the 'democracies' aren't really all that democratic, if you look closely. Hence you get populism, etc.
Ukraine's elections are being postponed under martial law. There are opposition parties, but Zelensky and his Servant of the People Party dominated the 2019 elections. Some communist parties were banned in 2015. Explicitly pro-Russian parties can be banned now too.
Do you think we’re entering a time of such instability and competition for resources (water, liveable land) that democracy is a luxury nations can no longer afford? Better to be under the tyranny of a ruthless killer, like Russia, than paralysed by division, like the US? Also, freedom of speech, with uncontrolled social media, allow other countries to manipulate your elections. China and Russia will be doing their digital disinformation best to ensure another Trump presidency. Is China’s authoritarian regime and control of its internet starting to look like a good model for the hard times ahead? (when the planet is another 3 degrees hotter.)
Difficult questions, Kai! The irony is that authoritarian govt's may, after a while, out-perform representative governments. That wasn't supposed to happen. One problem may be that the 'democracies' aren't really all that democratic, if you look closely. Hence you get populism, etc.
Vg. I wonder too about Ukraine's opposition and elections. We never hear about it.
Ukraine's elections are being postponed under martial law. There are opposition parties, but Zelensky and his Servant of the People Party dominated the 2019 elections. Some communist parties were banned in 2015. Explicitly pro-Russian parties can be banned now too.