Fareed Zakaria's opinion piece: To save democracy, save its institutions
Fareed Zakaria's opinion piece: To save democracy, save its institutions
www.cnn.com Fareed Zakaria: To save democracy, save its institutions | CNN
The past week saw two notable disruptions in stable democracies: six hours of martial law in South Korea and the ouster of France’s prime minister. Looking back on those events, Fareed Zakaria examines a crisis of faith in and adherence to democratic institutions around the world, warning that aband...
It's only ~5 minutes long, and very worth a watch imho.
@4:31: "liberal democracy has been marked by its emphasis on procedures, not outcomes - we honor the process, even when we dislike the outcome; the drive to quickly get what we want even at the cost of bypassing procedures and undermining institutions is deeply dangerous"
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