re: #27 Charles Johnson
That’s because many people, probably most, do not understand democracy and when they do they don’t like it very much. They think democracy is about ‘winning’, winning power specifically, and respond to promises of it.
The other side knows that democracy is about balance, which means you don’t get your own way all the time. This puts them at a distinct disadvantage against the authoritarians and barbarians masquerading as conservatives.
The results are Brexit, Trump, Orban etc.