re: #118 sagehen

(Repeating the tweet because I think it’s important)

Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help https://t.co/O2JGJF6uyZ pic.twitter.com/Y7RooDS7D4

— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) May 17, 2017

The person being interviewed makes an interesting point that I though should be pursued further by people to see if the evidence holds: The center right really determines the stability of a democracy. If they are strong enough to be self contained, then things are stable; if they have to rely on the far right to maintain power, then things will fall apart quickly.

I suspect you need both the center left and center right to be stable in order for democracy to work. Right now, center right conservatives are weak.