51 percent of Soviets said they liked, admired or respected Stalin.

2019 Levada Center

Only 19% of U.S. millennials agree: “military takeover is NOT legitimate in a democracy."

Up to 25% agree: “choosing leaders through free elections is unimportant.

Mounk and Foa (2017)

I grew up loving the story of my country (the U.S.) and it's historic efforts to balance high ideals of human potential with realistic recognition of man's more earthy inclinations. Those efforts were documented in a challenging set of principles, a path forward. When the document was written, the authors gave significant warnings regarding how this "great experiment" could be derailed and give way to more... "traditional" styles of social organization. Complacency in this regard generally leads to an unsupportable belief in "The Politics of Inevitability" The issues of PRIVACY serves as a focal point for observing and addressing these developments.

In it's implications for expressions of the authoritarian
is a deep concern to voters on the left and right.
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