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How are they undermining democracy though? You may not like their politics but what have they done to say they are anti democratic?

• n4r9 3y ago
  Things like a strong and independent media, legal system, parliament and police force are crucial to democracy. It can be justifiable to argue that someone is anti-democratic if they advocate a narrative that erodes trust in any of these.
  • wonderwonder 3y ago
    That's an interesting idea. Covers both political parties, with the left undermining trust in the police, and Supreme Court. The right in the FBI and journalism.
    • n4r9 3y ago
      It's context-dependent, but that's the basic idea. In the UK for example, we currently have quite a right-wing government in power, which is: * Undermining our Supreme Court by trying to force through a migrant deportation scheme which the court has ruled unlawful * Eroding the Police Force's independence by claiming they are biased in their approach to protests * Trying to defund and delegitimise the BBC It might be because I'm fairly left wing myself, but I think you have go pretty far into authoritarian-left territory (think Stalinism) before you start becoming seriously anti-democratic. Before that point most leftists are pretty keen on giving power and choice to ordinary people and communities.