WILLESGALSOSHAPE POLITICS? Paulo Dalla Nora Macedo
The Economist published a provocative piece on mob rule in its second edition of 2021, entitled “Madison’s Nightmare,” which closed with an enlightening warning by arguing that “The age of democratic naivety died on January 6. It is time for an age of democratic sophistication.”
One piece of evidence of wider responsibility is that dozens of Republican Congress members voted against certifying the election, in line with the Capitol mob’s wishes, even after the invasion. Just recently, the Republican Party has declared that the event was a “legitimate political discourse.”
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