Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Backsliders

This looks like a timely book: The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies.

'Backsliding' refers to a strategy to erode democracy gradually by using some of its existing systems and structures. Complementary to that is 'trash-talking democracy' where a leader erodes the trust in democratic institutions by claiming over & over that they are corrupt & incompetent.

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