Ross Weistroffer (@libraryofbabble.bsky.social)

Like It or Not, Democratic Societies Need Clearly Defined Adversaries Over the past decade, the “boiling frog” has been a popular metaphor for the democratic decline in Western societies. While this gradual decline has several causes—such as the deleterious effects of economic and cultural globalization, the crisis of democratic representation, and the polarizing impact of dominant social media platforms—analysis has overlooked one critical factor: the absence of a shared understanding and clear conceptualization of external and internal adversaries, or even enemies, of democratic societies. https://www.gmfus.org/news/it-or-not-democratic-societies-need-clearly-defined-adversaries