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I take it to mean damaging to democratic countries or, in a more abstract sense, damaging to the credibility of the democratic form of government in general. A
by CapmCrackaWaka 5y ago
I take it to mean damaging to democratic countries or, in a more abstract sense, damaging to the credibility of the democratic form of government in general. A good example of this is the current effectiveness of disinformation in democratic societies. Authoritarian countries do not suffer nearly as greatly from this.
- azangru 5y agoSo, instead of the abstract textbook word "democracy" one could rephrase this more concretely as "damaging to the present political situation in our country"? When put like this, this statement sounds truly conservative (small c, no necessary relation to parties); but I am hearing this phrase from people who are fine with the disruption of the political arena in the name of what they consider to be progress.