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Originally Posted by icenine
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A good read. Right in the middle, I found i was actually still able to be a little shocked at the results of a 2011 'values survey.' Emphasis added:
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The World Values Survey of 2011 included a stunning figure. It found that 34% of Americans approved of “having a strong leader who doesn’t have to bother with Congress or elections”, the figure rising to 42% among those with no education beyond high school. It’s worth reading that again, to let it sink in. It means that one in three US voters would prefer a dictator to democracy. Those Americans are not repudiating this or that government, but abandoning the very idea of democracy itself.
These figures reinforce a pattern revealed by recent academic research that shows a body of US opinion predisposed toward liberal democracy’s polar opposite: authoritarianism.
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Also enjoyed a flash of wit later, as the writer commented on Blair's and Clinton's pragmatism by saying 'what works' didn't work.