American Society Too Weak to Resist Trump, Civic Action Fails
The article posits that a crucial indicator of a democracy’s decline is the weakening of civic resistance in the face of escalating autocratic and plutocratic forces. Despite the development of numerous economic indicators, civic society lacks comparable, robust metrics to assess its own strength. The author argues that current examples, from the erosion of democratic norms under Donald Trump to increased corporate dominance and the unchecked spread of gambling, demonstrate a disheartening trend of diminished public pushback, suggesting a perilous trajectory for representative government.
John Q. Hosedrinker