Democracy is breaking. Do people care?

The Catholic Action Austria sees the commitment of Christians to democracy as an imperative of the hour.

Democracy is breaking. Do people care?

Donald Trump is waging war on the American republic. Why don’t more people care? Today I had a conversation I won’t easily forget that sought answers to this question.Are we living through the familiar, well-worn descent into authoritarianism? Or are we witnessing a new phenomenon, specific to modern life, in which people have enough of a subjective feeling of freedom in their personal lives that they are willing to carve out political freedoms …

DMZ – SOCIETY ¦ S. Koller ¦ COMMENTAR It is difficult to understand that there are people who support anti-democratic, racist and criminal personalities. The question that arises here is why these people, including billionaires and known criminals, find supporters who trust them. At a time when information is faster and wider accessible than ever before, one could expect dangerous ideologies to be more easily questioned. Nevertheless, there is a…