America's Oligarchy: Navigating the Aftermath of Democratic Collapse
Discover the unsettling truth - the United States has already experienced a democratic breakdown, not a future collapse. Explore the reality of living in the aftermath of oligarchy.
America's Oligarchy: Navigating the Aftermath of Democratic Collapse
The United States was an oligarchy long before Donald Trump's first term, and recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy. Rather than facing the threat of future democratic breakdown, Americans are living inside the aftermath of one that has already occurred.
This state of permanent panic rests on an illusion - the belief that the US still has a democracy to lose. However, the more unsettling truth is that the country has already experienced a democratic collapse, not a future breakdown. Eric Reinhart, a political anthropologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, sheds light on this troubling reality.
Each week, the news cycle is filled with court rulings, elections, executive orders, and tragedies that are framed as breaking points for American democracy. Democratic party fundraising emails promise to
Source: The Guardian
