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Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy (theconversation.com)
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However, our research shows that there is actually a big chunk of Americans – at times a proportion as large as 52% of voters – who neither support nor oppose antidemocratic practices. While only a small number of Americans outright support violating core democratic norms, many Americans express no opinion about politicians who undermine democracy.

We call this attitude toward antidemocratic practices “democratic neutrality,” and we believe it’s an overlooked and understudied threat to democracy.

Sounds like the Boomer Generation to me!

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Why ‘democratic neutrality’ is an overlooked threat to American democracy (theconversation.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/PLT@sh.itjust.works
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Whole lotta folks who are more interested in their team than in the rules of the game. I find it interesting, in that the basic principles are pretty easy to argue for, and it's not asking that much for a political party to be pro democracy...