The Fantasy of Anti-Democratic ThreatsThe elite rhetoric about “democracy” is just a ploy to dupe middle Americans into accepting permanent leftist rule.
By Paul Bradford
February 26, 2022
Democracy is under attack—or so we’re constantly told if we turn on CNN or glance at any major newspaper. The mainstream media claims Russia wants to conquer Ukraine solely because its neighbor is a democracy. The Freedom Convoy in Canada allegedly threatens democracy (don’t ask how). And, of course, the gravest threat to democracy is American states passing voter ID laws.
Americans may think they could wake up one day in a dictatorship based on this hysterical coverage. The reality is different. There are obviously threats to people’s basic liberties in the West—but you won’t hear CNN worrying about them. Peaceful January 6 demonstrators face several years in jail for their political beliefs. Canada freezes the bank accounts of those who donate to non-violent protests. Australia made it a crime to leave your home under its COVID regulations. Many Western governments criminalize politically incorrect opinions on immigration under the dubious standard of “hate speech.”
All of these things are treated as “pro-democracy” measures, however, by respected opinion makers. What really threatens democracy is, well, whatever these opinion-makers don’t like.
Two recent articles from the Los Angeles Times illustrate the absurdity of the media’s standard of democracy. One is an opinion piece, the other is a straight news story.
The opinion piece, written by columnist Jean Guerrero, discusses how Hispanics could save Democrats from a brutal midterm election in California. The article casually concludes: “With the future of the next Congress riding on California’s new districts, Latinas might play a central role in protecting democracy in the long run, too.” A threat to democracy is never explained in the column. It’s just assumed that the reader would know that democracy is under attack by racist white Republicans, and Hispanics voting for Democrats protects our form of government.
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Source:
https://amgreatness.com/2022/02/26/the-fantasy-of-anti-democratic-threats/
