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The 3 Megatrends Hitting Democracy Like a Tornado
We now have two years to prepare for what may be American democracy’s final act
Three major trends are driving American politics right now and will continue to for at least a decade. If Democrats fail to understand and respond in a meaningful way to each, expect a Republican White House, House, and Senate in 2024. And, with it, the probable end of democracy in the United States.
These three political megatrends are:
- * Generational “social” changes in America and the Republican Party’s exploitation/demonization of them.
- * The entrance of rightwing billionaires into America’s political scene with the blessing of 5 corrupt Republicans on the Supreme Court.
- * The Republican Party’s rejection of democracy.
Much has been written about why nations like Sweden and Italy have recently elected neofascist leaders, why “Brexit” happened in the UK, and how Viktor Orbán rose to power in Hungary. Much of what’s powering the rise of these rightwing movements like Marine Le Pen’s National Front in France can be boiled down to a simple phrase: “Too many Black and Brown immigrants, too quickly.”
As Brian Knowlton noted for The New York Times back in 2006, just as today’s…
