Illiberal democracy is what we see in Russia, Turkey, Hungary and Poland (increasingly so).
I don't care too much for the official definition, so let's make our own.
It is characterized by a majority or near majority party led by a charismatic president.
The ruling party has some degree of political control over media, the judicial system and education system, without compromising rule of law.
No one really calls Putin, Erdogan, Orban, dictators, cause they are not. They are democratically elected strongmen.
I think illiberal democracy is the only short term outcome in the US, which does not lead to separatism and possible civil war. Trump must ascend as a tyrant. It is not without reason that the Roman Republic (upon which model the US was built), had a provision to suspend democracy and have a dictator instead.
What practical steps must Trump take to become lifetime president? He needs to amend the constitution, which requires a solid, majority (?) in Senate/Congress (?).
Second, he needs to curb the media, make it stop telling lies, without directly squashing rule of law and freedom of speech. Probably by using the Hulk Hogan vs Gawker model and making it into law.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound
I don't care too much for the official definition, so let's make our own.
It is characterized by a majority or near majority party led by a charismatic president.
The ruling party has some degree of political control over media, the judicial system and education system, without compromising rule of law.
No one really calls Putin, Erdogan, Orban, dictators, cause they are not. They are democratically elected strongmen.
I think illiberal democracy is the only short term outcome in the US, which does not lead to separatism and possible civil war. Trump must ascend as a tyrant. It is not without reason that the Roman Republic (upon which model the US was built), had a provision to suspend democracy and have a dictator instead.
What practical steps must Trump take to become lifetime president? He needs to amend the constitution, which requires a solid, majority (?) in Senate/Congress (?).
Second, he needs to curb the media, make it stop telling lies, without directly squashing rule of law and freedom of speech. Probably by using the Hulk Hogan vs Gawker model and making it into law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Pound