Anti-Democratic Impulses

That’s the vibe I’m getting from both David Brooks and Thomas Friedman lately. Yesterday, Brooks, who  expressed little concern with GOP governance or the intellect of American voters during W’s Administration, suddenly sees a Republic on the rocks:

https://www.onoranzefunebriurbino.com/59qmsgcpa If we can’t trust the people and we can’t trust the elites, who can we trust?

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Cheap Ambien From Canada One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks. But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages. That one party can just impose the politically difficult but critically important policies needed to move a society forward in the 21st century.

https://www.andrewlhicksjrfoundation.org/uncategorized/ivme8rv3 I didn’t have to scroll long through the reader comments before seeing the same thought that sprang to my mind after digesting the column:

I think Friedman overstates the charm of the Chinese leadership and system. It sounds too much like “they make the trains run on time” of a previous generation for my taste. While our system seems dysfunctional at this point, I don’t think the Chinese model is where we want to go.

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https://yourartbeat.net/2025/03/11/wvj23mfs The Left and Right may inhabit separate worlds but they sometimes share the same anti-democratic impulses.