Reply To: On Tyranny Lesson 2: Defend Institutions
I think you are correct, Susan, that no one or country can relax about the risks of authoritarian rule and destruction of the institutions that maintain a democracy. One can see the increasing strength of far-right parties in Europe. What I see different in Canada than the U.S. is more of a social safety net. Snyder notes that the rise of authoritarian regimes in Europe in the period after WWI was linked to economic conditions and a wide economic disparity. That describes some of what we have seen in the U.S. beginning with changes under Reagan in the 1980s. I am curious if our neighbors in Canada have ideas about this.
