The Day Democracy's Legitimacy SHATTERED
Across the West, anti-democratic moves against opposition politicians underscore a grim reality: no matter how people vote, the outcomes remain eerily similar. Le Pen’s disqualification—likely a manoeuvre by elites to block her ascent—mirrors historical as well as contemporary attempts to suppression populist movements. Greece’s Golden Dawn saw its leaders imprisoned after rising to prominence in 2013 while currently the German establishment does not know how to respond to the growing popularity of the Alternative for Deutschland party, other than calling for it to be banned. These examples, among many others, reveal a pattern: democracy is celebrated until the “wrong” candidate prevails.
But in just this past month, France just became the third NATO country in a month to block its top opposition candidate from the presidential race—following Turkey and Romania.
The side-lining of LePen is perhaps the most profound delegitimization or what could be called a mask-off moment exposing the uttlerly hollow nature of liberal democracy so far, this century.
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But in just this past month, France just became the third NATO country in a month to block its top opposition candidate from the presidential race—following Turkey and Romania.
The side-lining of LePen is perhaps the most profound delegitimization or what could be called a mask-off moment exposing the uttlerly hollow nature of liberal democracy so far, this century.
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