Why are autocrats popular? - Assault on democracy | DW Documentary

A wave of authoritarianism is churning from East to West and assailing civil society. Autocrats are threatening democracy, while their regimes portray NGOs as Trojan horses for foreign interference.
The resurgence of authoritarianism is impacting countries across the globe, no matter what their form of government. "In the Crosshairs of the State" documents this worldwide phenomenon using the examples of India, Russia, and Poland and shows how civil society is being repressed, and what impact this can have on the future of democracy.
When populists and autocrats wield power, the first victims are civil liberties. However, regimes aren’t stopping at attacking and imprisoning activists - they go as far as criminalizing entire groups and freezing their funds. These governments are increasingly targeting NGOs and other players in civil society that demand democracy and assert human rights or protest about social grievances and environmental destruction. The methods of choice are defamation campaigns, repression, and criminalization.
In the past few years, certain countries have passed over 60 laws specifically aiming to systematically impede NGOs’ work or completely put an end to it. The root causes are wide-ranging, but it all boils down to rulers’ desire to remain in power and protect their economic interests. Beyond authoritarian wielders of power, democratic governments are increasingly clamping down on independent and critical players, too.
Are we experiencing a full-on global assault on civil society? What happens when the driving force of democracy - the people themselves - is silenced? How can we counter this development? Film director Sebastian Weis investigates these question, relating the situations in India, Russia, and Poland chapter by chapter, with each country representing an overarching issue. India faces environmental destruction, Russians are seeing human rights be eroded, and in Poland women’s rights are under attack.
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[@crystalidx]

Those who tell the stories, rules society. - Plato

[@maksimnikiforovski2034]

Then cinema would be the center of power!

[@crystalidx]

@@maksimnikiforovski2034 yes, that’s true.

[@puneetmishra4726]

@@maksimnikiforovski2034 what makes you think it isn't?

[@maksimnikiforovski2034]

@@puneetmishra4726 I just think that most people watch films just for fun and they forget them soon afterwards.

[@puneetmishra4726]

@@maksimnikiforovski2034 films shape the way people think. It is an act that is not played on screen. You don't have to realise that you are influenced by the film, you just have to be influence. So, even if people watch and forget (which they usually don't), films take a room in their sub-conscious mind. Films are not mirror, they are pseudo-mirror. It appears that they show the society the way it is, but in truth they shape the society. Also, in many countries, films stars have been actively involved in politics and even taken powerful positions.

[@guzunvlad8350]

I wish DW covered the authoritarian regimes in UAE and Qatar as well

[@zombieda6855]

How would they get their funding if they do that ?

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples or many poor countries left behind or colonized want economic equality first and then can think of building a more equitable political system. The name of democracy will certainly never be able to shine, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate."

[@0008deep]

@@imasupersmartmartian5161 copy paste

[@ssinhababu2500]

"You should not talk against your master" Unwritten rule

[@dudedude3335]

Those countries are monarchy not democracy so that's a dumb idea.. because monarchy literally means authoritarian rule of one guy😁

[@yazkaabdi4948]

As a Somali, i am still wondering what Democracy is about.😂😂

[@ogathingo8885]

Democratic society is that every citizens have same rights of freedom of speach, right to vote and protected by the law. Free citizens have the obligations to respects the constitution and take responsibility to guard the freedom they enjoy. Democracy is a fragile institution and needs well informed voters , who uses ommonsences by getting multiple and diverse information and analysing them objectively so that they are not misguided by charismatic demagogues by false information.

[@thecoder7188]

Farmaajo dadka taageera ayaa warkaas ku hadla.

[@piyush9960]

@@ogathingo8885 nice but reality is number of well organised people control state under the name of democracy same in USA, UK, France,Japan, India, middle East countries etc

[@ayushnigam4384]

is internet there in Somalia

[@thecoder7188]

@@ayushnigam4384 Our Telecom Companies are about switch to 5G after year or two. So Yes, we have high speed internet.

[@sapiotransientform4489]

“If you conquer a city accustomed to self-government and opt not to destroy it you can expect it to destroy you. Rebelling, its people will always rally to the cry of freedom and the inspiration of their old institutions. It doesn’t matter how long they’ve been occupied or how benevolent the occupation, these things will never be forgotten.” - Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

[@alexlopez5800]

Exactly but how do you destroy something that can't be destroyed?

[@thanksmaybe4103]

@@alexlopez5800 ghost busters

[@iPeeOnBabies]

@@alexlopez5800 This is silly. The city could be nuked from orbit...

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@@iPeeOnBabies Its the only way to be sure .....

[@SVAFnemesis]

I can think of so many historic events to either prove your point or disprove your point. Bottomline is these verse people say are so objective that they are meaningless.

[@richardfan4122]

Civil society : free Assange. Free Snowden.

[@Fr0zenKaos]

Surprised DW never wanted to talk about it 😉

[@stephenhay1235]

@@Fr0zenKaos ww

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

Snowden is free in Russia

[@1112viggo]

@Quote Oh cute, people who think we have democracy. Democracy means "rule by the people". So let me ask you, how is representative democracy not an oxymoron? Switzerland is the only true democracy i know about, you see they vote for laws not for people who can legally brake every promise they ever made during an election without consequences. That is why people are loosing their rights, their money and their dignity in these "democracies". Not because they voted for it, but because those in power just took it away, bit by bit.

[@DaRyteJuan]

@@1112viggo “break” not “brake.” But yeah. American democracy is broken by design. You need more qualifications to get a driver’s license than to be in the most powerful positions of government.

[@Bizarro69]

I wouldn't say democracy is under attack so much as it is rotting, decaying, and falling apart. through this crumbling, these entities rise.

[@saleemcarr9501]

Shut up , look at you

[@Onionbaron]

Humans trying to survive with more and more corruption, mimicking their leadership... It's a spiral down to doom... And most people know that, and yet... Survival on individual level, death for the planet... Resistance, fight ignorance and unite, and maybe my children will have a good life... I am deeply ashamed of what my generation has left them with...

[@utkarshchoudhary3870]

And hence the word is usedin our books. Democracy is a fragile system and must be run carefully, or it will end up 2 ways. It either collapses immediately or gradually disintegrates

[@akashdas9292]

@@saleemcarr9501 She looks gorgeous. Now leave.

[@esense9602]

Democracy is good when only they can listen but if we are talking about a majority and minority then it is impossible to please anyone.

[@maxio08]

Frontline Polish feminists speak Polish which is not understood by 95% of Poles. Their slogans are very primitive and vulgar. Most of monet they got come from the West

[@melvinjansen2338]

I feel ashamed of my country for supporting those things in poland

[@melvinjansen2338]

@X Marks poland is central european and they do NOT think like east asians AT ALL.

[@gussampson5029]

Do Poles really not speak Polish? What do they speak?

[@user-lx4ri3ym6y]

Dear DW! Could you please make a documentary film about the dictator of Kazakhstan, nursultan nazarbayev? I would like to ask you to tell about his crimes against his own citizens, particularly about the massacre in the city of Zhanaozen, which was ordered directly by him.

[@TheNapkuchen]

My family fled Kazakhstan because my father is basically an anarchist and had the audacity to openly admit what he thought about Nazarbayev and the government. Ironically, his sister worked for the government for some time and we (my mother and I) met him when we visited my aunt xD Life can be so strange

[@TheNapkuchen]

@@michaelkilcommons57 I could not care less about the U.S.A in this context. OP has given a legitimate request to get a country into the spotlight which citizens deserve to be heard and seen. As a side note, I'm self-studying geo-politics and foreign affairs and I am a history fan, I do not need a random lecture on something that has nothing to do with the given topic and on which I know a thing or two. Have a good day/night and I'm sorry for being rude^^

[@kaworunagisa4009]

Nah, they don't care about Kz as long as it doesn't muddy the waters on the global level. And You-Know-Who and his team, as entitled and complacent as they are, aren't stupid enough to do something big enough to gain global resonance. So, we're on our own, folks. Work your butts of (or do whatever you have to do) to save up and flee the hell out of this dumpster fire.

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

You should also talk about how both the US and the UK have made new laws punishing and limiting the right to protest and the US's assaults on Julian Assange and other whistleblowers. Plus the US is currently exercising widespread voter suppression as has the UK made attempts recently. Why only cover countries that we expect this from? Did someone tell you not to cover the others?

[@markdickson3820]

What a profoundly stupid comment - you may not like a place and/or country but to try and draw some sort of equivalence between western democracies and the rights & freedoms people have there and almost every other type of government is ignorant and offensive for the poor people that live under an authoritarian leader

[@hayleymorgan9278]

@@markdickson3820 well said and I'm from the UK. 👏👏

[@frostydei5012]

The cognitive dissonance it would take to post about global rising autocracy and breeze past the USA is breathtaking. They didn't think mass incarceration, judiciary & regulatory capture, or the thousands of citizens annually murdered by police in America should be included??

[@frostydei5012]

@@markdickson3820 I don't draw any equivalence between USA governance compared to most countries. For one thing, America is obviously a failed state. The country is hopelessly suffocated, corrupted, de-educated, increasingly impoverished, incarcerated without a jury trial, poisoned, robbed of constitutional human rights, homeless, irreparably indebted, and thousands of us are murdered by unaccountable police annually. A lot of those other countries actually provide healthcare and social safety nets to their citizens. China eliminated poverty in their country. America took the approach of eliminating the poor by killing us off for profit. Progress and justice is more attainable in the nations you're judging than in America.

[@VittamarFasuthAkbin]

@@frostydei5012 why not cover Simbawbe, New Zealand, Belgium, Denmark, Mexico or South Korea? You can't cover everything. USA is nothing special in it's corruption. You also seem to mix up corruption with missmanagement and social policies. This isn't the topic of this video.

[@therightgame3]

It is because the world has rewarded autocratic countries like China with more investment and increased wealth. Democracy is hard.

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples or many poor countries left behind or colonized want economic equality first and then can think of building a more equitable political system. The name of democracy will certainly never be able to shine, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate."

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

@@gandhibhagat285 poor but democracy will stagnate like India

[@tobo421]

_As long as there's left wing hegemony,violence and autocracy then the world is at peace_ _otherwise this is the kind of so called video, narrative western powers will hit you with 🤔🤔👆👆👆_ _Just remember what happened in Chile(the country during 70's and the dictator was given full asylum and immunity in UK London or the blind support of western powers to middle eastern monarchs and theirs shenanigans at the same time shedding of crocodile tears and declare themselves being champion of human rights_

[@artman12]

And punished democracies by installing stooges who kept the population poor and dependent on the West.

[@MsRiko99]

No, its normal. As socrates said more than 2000 years ago, the end of democracy is tyrani. People will tired with freedom. What happen now is third country has poor educated people and when you give more authority to them such as to determine policy with word of aspiration, its a hell. Just imagine china is democracy country, no way rise to be superpower like now

[@fabiosunspot1112]

Democracy isn't a good given right, you must be vigilant and always be willing to fight for it give your life if necessary.

[@banndboy9269]

Well said

[@henkwilliemadriannusvander1955]

Democracy does not always work. You might think that giving one person one vote to elect a leader is a good idea, but most of the times, voters choose based on emotion, and not knowledge, and would usually lead them to choose someone who promise them the moon and the stars while having no idea about proper governing.

[@rond5936]

Yes. And also, literally, In every democracy, lots of advertising and restriction tactics by one candidate against another's campaign can help you win. Social media is able to help choose the president, congressmen and MPs.

[@sheilaboston7051]

@@rond5936 Social media is definitely NOT the place to choose people for these positions!

[@rond5936]

@@sheilaboston7051 Social Media can decide who wins elections. Facebook can help a particular politician win an election by censoring negative content of that candidate.

[@selah71]

@@rond5936 All social medias needs to be regulated and broken up, and categorized as public utilities.

[@420JackG]

Corporate media is the problem because it's owned by the same cabal of transnational capital that owns everything else. Do you honestly expect that the public relations arm of ownership is even capable of presenting plain, objective, dispassionate truth? How would that serve their ownership?

[@riturao6565]

Well. Governments or politicians never actually ruled the nation. It was always the rich business tycoons who rule the nations behind the curtains

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Bingo.

[@arilebon]

Yes - spot on.

[@seafoam6119]

@Geleeuw when said paper dictates whether you get to live or not, it becomes more than just a matter of values.

[@silentsl4ught3r11]

ritu rao wants mob rule and anarchy to rule us in the name of protests....LOL

[@riturao6565]

@Geleeuw the ship of morality has long sailed away. Government care only about the paper money, which they get I only rich tycoons

[@harperwelch5147]

10 minutes into this and the central question has not been addressed. What is the cause of the rise in autocratic rule? Failures within democracies are a separate topic.

[@gregcowen930]

My thought is fear; fear of others who don’t hold the same views/look the same, etc. I’d call it fear of change of any sort

[@juliakos6009]

Taking basic human rights and freedoms from people that have been obtained after the French Revolution? Force them to obligatory medical act on their body (otherwise they are going to lose their jobs and starve) against the Nuremberg Code and a lot of other treaties (Oviedos)? Blackmailing students otherwise they won’t be able to study? Musking the children even in kindergartens? Are you serious? A separate topic???

[@artman12]

@@gregcowen930 The more accurate way is- It’s fear of imperialism from foreigners trying to subvert their country. People don’t want to be colonized again.

[@zappertxt]

@@gregcowen930 not only fear, but also frustration and rage towards present reality. The world is going down and it seems we're heading towards extinction...

[@YourMom-cu8yt]

@@juliakos6009 “dUrP vAcCiNeS bAd My BrAiN BiG dUrRrRrR”

[@anonimato1987]

How democratic is the EU council? What a joke

[@marcinkarpinski9163]

Indeed u r :)

[@juliakos6009]

It at all, as it’s obvious the last two years.

[@QueerCapricorn6572]

When people realize "live and let live", everything is solvable.

[@Cthulhu4President]

"Live and Let Live" ...I guarantee that the vast majority of the people causing the issues define "live and let live" as "you have to let me be me, even if I'm not willing to let you be you". "Live and Let Live" would be great if everyone thought that meant "leave people the hell alone, mind your own business and live your own damn life". But there are soo many people who just can't do that. It's one thing if you're chasing a murderer or someone trying to set themselves up as a dictator, but when you're chasing down colored people or telling people they can't be themselves because something that has nothing to do with you is something you find incredulously offensive then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. We just need people to stop being assholes on both sides of the political fence, but these people thrive most when they have drama to throw up and blind you from them stripping power for themselves throughout the system. Because those who scream loudest on any political side cares far more about the drama than the solution, or even attempting to find a solution. "You can't do that!" is not a remedy, it's an observation. Put up or shut up. If you have nothing to offer other than "that's not right!" then stay out of the conversation. If you have no solution to the problem than your input is useless.

[@giovannimarcos2179]

I watched the video till the end bacause i thought it will clearly answer its title question. But the presentation was so muddled with conflated terms that it instead raised more questions.

[@RoadTripTourist]

Good documentary. Just wondering why only 3 countries covered in 42 minutes. The likes of Turkey, China and some of the middle east countries are missing

[@trigcat3107]

DW is propaganda wing. That's why they gave most of time talking about India, which has little impact on Global scale.

[@ASK-ko9qx]

They are talking about democracy. The ones you mentioned are already autocratic.

[@Random-uf9xi]

@@ASK-ko9qx turkey? I thought democracy?

[@s4stats698]

yes if someone talked the truth about india, a lot of offended indians will deviate the issue by saying dumb things. China is already a autocratic

[@capnbrappn]

We really got a man named Stalin talking about the threat of those with dictatorial tendencies to civil society... And making good points lol

[@josephstalin7353]

Thanks!

[@markjamison8140]

We are stupid animals.

[@anonymousperson8317]

I love the internet!

[@sunnyrocks2]

Majority in India beleives that NGO hinder the economic growth and create unnecessary hurdle, also there's a lot of foreign funding involved there. Touching upon sand mining, that is one unfortunate thing not many people talk about, because it usually does not impact them individually, very apparantly. Also, these sand mafias have strong political connections across all the political parties, equally. BJP is no different.

[@tarunsinghshekhawat8692]

But there are many cases that NGO really are hurdling in indian development . One such case ia that an NGO filed a plea against govt on constructing roads and boosting infrastructural works along the china border. But the road construction is very important to deploy troops and missiles . This is not the only case various NGO's has protested against developmental work and there are also reports published THAT many NGO's are funded by foreign nations or groups to run their agenda in nation .

[@kornbob2665]

The USA meddles into the politics of foreign countries through IMF and NGOs.

[@shubhnamdeo2865]

@@kornbob2665 Go ahead then. Try having a country without these two in today's world. Let's see how long a country does not go bankrupt.

[@elrafa5845]

Nobody cares about india

[@bujdosogyula3429]

@@tarunsinghshekhawat8692 Maybe they didn't want troops and war with China. How evil of them.

[@SriramMohan80]

Irony here is German state's largest Trading Partner China is not covered in this documentary because of its exemplery Human Rights record, consideration for enironment and support for activists.😃

[@kd5055]

China is already known to be a Dictatorship, so is North Korea and Belarus. The subject here is about Democracies turning to Dictatorships or becoming more Authoritarian.

[@rainjaydd8213]

That's mostly because China has been dedicated several full episodes all on its own, actually

[@joMan1060]

the title of this VIdeo is "Assault on Democracy" talk about rising autocrats in democratic country what democracy assaulted in China ? China is not democracy in the first place

[@9-23-15]

Sheep spend their lives fearing the wolf, only to be slaughtered by the Shepherd.

[@hotdogmessenger8767]

Wow

[@richardgaotama3466]

At least shepherd give his sheep food and keep them healthy. What's wolves ever did to sheep than eat them.

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

How about black sheep?

[@michaelmarchanda]

@@richardgaotama3466 You can compare with the capitalist system; the rich make the people fear of communism, but will exploit the people them self. In this scenario, the government is the Shepherd dog. Exchange "communism" with "democracy movements", "dissidents" etc.

[@pandiank3294]

Healthy sheep make good hogget.That's why the shepherd does so.🤑🤑

[@rajarshisarkar999]

Well Democracy not doing any work at all tends to make people dislike Democracy altogether.

[@ekanek..9431]

MODI will never work....

[@hopeintruth5119]

@@layth4282 an autocracy that would bag you if you sad anything bad. Democracy works If there are provisions in place. Also autocracy always lead to massive corruption, rights taken away, and wealth gaps and hungry men.

[@model901]

@@layth4282 democracy is the best form of government to maintain economic growth, individuals rights and peace in the long run. Autocratic governments lack public control, therefore the tendency is corruption and lack of individuals rights and that link to protest and war. The Arab spring is a good example.

[@model901]

@@layth4282 you mix democracy with social policy when you put the example of the homeless in California.

[@SiVlog1989]

Some notable autocrats like to trumpet "Freedom" (whatever that means) but when people are expressing that same freedom to call out wrongdoing, those at the top are ruthlessly clamping down on their freedom. Putting it simply, they're hypocrites

[@jmc3274]

This take on civil society as a cornerstone of democracy is rather misguided. Most large scale NGOs are funded by bilateral (country) donors and the structure of each country's grant making system is designed to protect their own interests in a particular country or region. While the filmmaker singles out some hardworking local organizations--that exploit the desperation of the local population as labor--these local NGOs are typically umbrellaed under a larger international NGO for marginally funding their local activities--little changes if you chart progress over time--despite teh sincere intentions of many local activists. A healthy civil society is organic, comprised of locals and has adequate funding with few constraints, other than transparency and accountability. Civil society today is largely composed of large scale grant mills that provide jobs and opportunities to the upper end of the hierarchy and exploit cheap and unpaid labor locally to stage a semblance of community action that is often not at all what the local population believe is in their best interests. DW truly needs to take their critical view of civil society to the next level. This day in age, it is rather embarrassing to view piece that is so steeped in naïveté.

[@zappertxt]

I wanted to point this out but luckily you did it first, superbly. Well said.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

Thank you for highlighting this point. Autocracy saves a country from the chaos of perverted democracy. With the FCRA about to be promulgated DW will make episodes more like this.

[@thegangstagentle]

Oh, you smell like populism. Try to figure out multilateralism. It may startle you, but bilateral issues often emerge in… bilateral things. And those bilateral issues are always decided by multilateral process… So, yes, indeed the ngo sector and the civil society are the cornerstone, because they are multilateral by nature if not pressured by populism.

[@zappertxt]

@@thegangstagentle lol and you sound exactly like the ideology behind intervention in foreign countries thru covert methods like funding local NGOs that cause political problems. Don't get me wrong: I do it myself, personally, with causes I deeply believe in and not related to economy or political parties. But state money shouldn't be used for that, and it does, and this documentary should've seriously address that problem. There are not only "pro-government" NGOs but also (and I'd venture to say, in a grater number) "against government" NGOs, fostered by elites and foreign agents. You would know that living in a interventionist county tho: you don't actually suffer it.

[@elizabethhalloway149]

I always laugh when someone says we're "civilized.". Constant fear, greed& striving do not make civilization.

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

It's human nature to seek order in life. The autocrats promised the masses on restoration of social order, eliminating doubt and uncertainty, sense of control amidst globalization, defending traditional values etc.

[@chlo.7519]

Empty promises

[@chlo.7519]

"Defending traditional values" is a nice way of labelling the stripping of peoples rights who dont fit in with the states view of what's right. Nobody is stopping you from fitting into traditional roles, values, do what you want, but DONT try to take away rights from people who dont fit your ignorant and narrow minded worldview. If everyone isnt free, nobody is free.

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples or many poor countries left behind or colonized want economic equality first and then can think of building a more equitable political system. The name of democracy will certainly never be able to shine, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate."

[@tobo421]

_As long as there's left wing hegemony,violence and autocracy then the world is at peace_ _otherwise this is the kind of so called video, narrative western powers will hit you with 🤔🤔👆👆👆_ _Just remember what happened in Chile(the country during 70's and the dictator was given full asylum and immunity in UK London or the blind support of western powers to middle eastern monarchs and theirs shenanigans at the same time shedding of crocodile tears and declare themselves being champion of human rights_

[@Jay-jq6bl]

@@chlo.7519 One thing that confuses me is why I saw a rainbow flag at an elementary school playground. How is being against rubbing it in the faces of children the same as being against people doing what they want with themselves? If people want a beer or whatever, I have no problem with that either, but I don't think they should advertise alcohol during Saturday morning cartoons.

[@justdev8965]

Question for DW: which policies and trade treaties in particular make the people that run what you deem a non-autocratic nation, non-autocratic?

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

Economic policies don't really distinguish an autocratic state from a democratic one; we've seen that with China. China is without a doubt a capitalist economy just like the US or the EU, for example, but its social and political policies are definitely authoritarian.

[@justdev8965]

@@ryanjonathanmartin3933 I grew up in communism. The economy can be authoritarian too. Let us allow ourselves to be honest for a second here. Given on what I've seen for 40 years on this Earth from both sides of the fence, one should reason that both systems are mad, and yet Capitalism is by far and beyond the most autocratic system there is. Even Hitler's got nothing on capitalists, as far as totalitarianism goes, both politically and socially, especially the latter. Communist dictators at least protected children from this social nightmare we see today. And they never had the intention of doing the perverted tortures that the see-eye-eh does on their political enemies, or whistleblowers in their Guantanamo hellhole. They had the decency to just shoot them, not turn Bradley to Chelsea through torture and blackmail! You had to live in those times in that place to believe it. 99% of the women were like 1% today. They were loved, not used as a trash can for porn. "Disgraceful" is a severe understatement. Freedom is one thing. Collective perversion is another. edit: they are still appealing for Assange's extradition, to torture him as well; make an example out of him as a loud and clear message to future journalism.

[@microfarming8583]

Neoliberalism and corrupy politicians like Tony Blair and Macron have ruined the faith in democracy.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@@justdev8965 I wouldn't see the US as a shining example of a democracy, as much as they like to call themselves as one. They have been considered a flawed democracy since 2016, and I don't expect their democratic processes to improve in the next few years. I'm not trying to compare different political systems here. I just observe that many authoritarian nations have free-market economies.

[@microfarming8583]

@Jericho Kilmanja Good luck in China with slave labour camps and having your organs harvested whilst you're still fully conscious. You'll be begging for corrupt Bojo back!

[@Mishke820]

I live in Serbia, for past 10 years we have autocrat rising in power, again. Worst thing he have open support from EU almost all the time. Many people lost faith in EU and Democracy when they see this happening. He got to power with help from EU, held it long enough to take over almost all medias and those few that are not under hes control are being called foreign agents that are working to destroy our country... All we already saw in 90s from Milosevic. Now, with all the help he got from EU, I would like to ask , as it seems he is getting out of control and some western politicians starting to call him out, how will it end? Will we get sanctions again, or maybe even get bombed again? Is the common people one that will take beating again in order to get him down? Why is this allowed? Because of Kosovo or what? Was hes excuse to west that he first need total control in order to surend Kosovo? Some dark days are in front of us with all the right wing rising all over the world, democracy is in decline, bad people are leading those who should fight against it, neoliberalism is nothing but the pit full of corruption and money is only God that does people know. Shame will not be on Serbian people again or even our autocrat but on those who let him become what he is today.

[@waitaminute2015]

People from Serbia and Kosovo must not allow the leaders to control who you hate. Refuse to fight for them because the people pay with their lives while the powerful eat and drink.

[@Mishke820]

@@waitaminute2015 unfortunately there are those brainwashed, medias are working hard to bring hate to as many people as they can. But that is not main subject of my first comment, my point was hypocrisy of EU and developt democratic countries because of their support to dictators.

[@oneday4227]

Kosovo is a US puppet military base allowing gay marriages and human trafficking ....Do you think US military base around the world allow sovereignty for other nations?

[@oneday4227]

Money is God in any political ideology

[@knowitall1694]

Every time my wife is shocked at poor behaviour, I say: "welcome to the human race!"

[@scintillam_dei]

If human is a race, then dog is a breed. Makes no sense.

[@knowitall1694]

@@jitenmehra17 Huh?

[@1112viggo]

@@scintillam_dei True, but there are plenty phrases and expressions that makes no sense but never gets changed. Welcome to the human language i guess.

[@scintillam_dei]

@@1112viggo Another term that should be abolished is "badass" to describe something impressive due to power or skill.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Aww. That’s cute thing to say to your wife. It’s true, though.

[@hkjzking3516]

That is because the "democracy" failed to prove the system brings more prosperity. If you want to challange that, feel free to provide an example as a developing country benefits more from the democracy system.

[@chlorine5795]

Name a developing country which is truly democratic ? They always have been some flavor of autocracy, oligarchy or Or downright pseudo-feudalistic..they were just acting civilized and sooner or later..the masks come off. And for the examples you asked...I give you Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Germany...the countries who truly became democratic and free societies aren't "developing" anymore..they are already past that stage.

[@hkjzking3516]

@@chlorine5795 you need go back to study it again. Singapore has never a democratic country by Western liberal standards. Their PAP party has led the country since 195x. As a matter of fact, their founder Lee Kuan Yew has been repeatedly bash the democracy value. if you study Japan, you will find the same thing. Liberal Democratic Party only off the leading position by 6 years after WWII. Now Korea and Taiwan, check when their economic take off happened? They were all under authority government which provide the stable environment. When was German a developing country? It's been industrialized way ago and by the way Hitler was elected! I can give you tons of the countries that are "democracy" but a chaos. What about Philippines, and the self claimed largest democracy country India, and the country copied American law like Liberia. The name of democracy was mostly used to overturn the a government instead of bringing true prosperity.

[@samuelmorales2344]

@@chlorine5795 democracy is a system of government that gives people the least qualified to run the country. Now I am not partisan person but the US had a whiff of that with Donald Trump. In another country, Donald Trump would have been re-elected. Look how the Peronist get re-elected in Argentina. Democracy is the majority good, not the common good just to show the difference of outcomes. Democracy does not work. It is actually the people who defy their constituency in a democracy who keeps the system stable and running. They might run on Marxism, but once in office, they fail to deliver promises, because they act on what is best for the country. In other countries, democracies bring in populist who deteriorate the system by making true their promises and this is how you get certain countries like you see in Latin America.

[@yitezeng1035]

@@samuelmorales2344 I think it is like what the the game theory has addressed: all people make decisions for their own good, not the social welfare. Many elections end up with black vs white, left vs right, North vs South. You may in favor of one of party A's policy and hate all its others and at the same time you like some B's policy and hate others. You can only make choice between bad and very bad

[@dadbodenvy4247]

@@samuelmorales2344 Trump didn't win by majority, though. Republicans haven't won a popular vote in decades. Trump is an example of a powerful minority candidate, not majority rule. If the majority had their way Clinton would have won in 2016.

[@sidakong9467]

On the other hand NGO did been use as tool of foreign interference

[@Matti_us_Alpe]

Hearing a German TV again educating others how they should live.... From Swiss perspective there is little democracy in Germany. We do not bully Germany so that they change their system.

[@brothersgarage3748]

Exactly germany loves to tell others how to live and if you don't fit into it they make laws that have a ripple effect and eventually get to you

[@diegogervasoni3432]

Lol. Im also swiss and Germany is as democratic as us. And also most of western Europe, we have just a more direct system. The problems in people who vote for extreme far right/left... and they are also in switzerland sadly

[@krowaswieta7944]

@@diegogervasoni3432 Indeed. I think problem of those guys is the fact that they dont know true face of dictatorship. You see, im from Poland. 10 years ago we wouldnt believe if someone told us that such shit show as today might be happening here again. Tbh the biggest problem of democracy is that it allows to normilize radical views. The virus of radicalism spreads fast. In Poland our political landscape changed almost unnoticeable within few years, without spectacular uprisings or protests...

[@Matti_us_Alpe]

@@diegogervasoni3432 as you just stated, we have more democracy in CH than in DE and CH is not teaching other countries how they should be. We can easily organise referendum, the executive is better separated from the legislative. Given the DE history they should actually sit quiet. Switzerland is more pragmatic, and if every country could be like Switzerland, not influencing other countries the world would be a better place.

[@kjkj4725]

From the Swiss perspective every “democracy” all over the world is fake. It’s easy to say this from your perspective when in your country people are actually deciding about laws and rules in the Cantons and country… I am from fkng poland and I live in Switzerland - my country is literally taking away basic human rights from women and protests are attacked by police and army… and I am pretty sure if people could vote in that matter - there wouldn’t be any problem… At this point Germany is helping people in Poland which are in danger because of authoritarian government.

[@eduartkongjinaj7840]

DW serious radiotelevision. Thank you. At 1997 in albania it was the only radio that was describing the situation in the country.

[@freespiritable]

Albanian here, DW is where i get my information from since our journalism is a joke.

[@onioncutter8849]

Thanks god DW is also now in Kosovo, the most trustworthy media source I trust!

[@tobo421]

_As long as there's left wing hegemony,violence and autocracy then the world is at peace_ _otherwise this is the kind of so called video, narrative western powers will hit you with 🤔🤔👆👆👆_ _Just remember what happened in Chile(the country during 70's and the dictator was given full asylum and immunity in UK London or the blind support of western powers to middle eastern monarchs and theirs shenanigans at the same time shedding of crocodile tears and declare themselves being champion of human rights_

[@arturahmeti486]

BBC used to be as well.

[@matovicmmilan]

@@onioncutter8849 You subconsciously choose to trust those stories that happen to flatter you. But nevertheless, enjoy maximally while you still can!

[@MO-sx7re]

This is a global problem !!!

[@susiefairfield7218]

"Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet." ~Terence McKenna🍄

[@drunkensailor112]

This isn't happening in 95% of Europe. So no. Not global.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@susiefairfield7218 Yeah. China may be emitting more CO2 than them, and may be involved in a genocide or two, and may be preparing for an expansionist war against taiwan, but "WEST BAD HURR DURR" is far more fun to believe.

[@Cabbage_math]

@@susiefairfield7218 self loathing much?

[@susiefairfield7218]

@@Cabbage_math just a fact

[@fugitive88888]

Germany had their own party in poland in power...they did everything germany wanted...and since they lost you see this narrative that democracy is under threat.

[@ianski6430]

Finally some one who knows what's happening

[@mitonaarea5856]

Could you ellaborate please?? I didn´t knew this.

[@stanislavdidenko8436]

Are you high or something?

[@SI-cd7xs]

The polish government is much more democratic than Germany’s and anyone who says otherwise is an idiot or just has anterior motive.

[@SI-cd7xs]

@Matthew Morycinski they are literally traitors though, they get their instructions from Germany, uk and america. They were basically colonial administration. They did not govern in the interests of Poland from the Smolensk cover up, to privatisation to implementing liberal social agenda.

[@stockmarket2041]

From Independence in 1947 to 2014, for most of the time Congress was in power, but now people realised or chosen BJP in 2014 and in 2019 (but why🤔🤔)

[@awesomegameplays6580]

You all fight for BJP and Congress, US will fight for technology and development. Idiots of an uncivilized country 🤣🤣🤣.

[@hippopole9657]

Most of the BJP walas are from Congress .See Who is Scindia ? Yesterday he and his family Congress . Today Scindia in BJP and Future they will be in the party .

[@Avinashm7]

why bjp was in 2014 because of fake anti corruption movement led by anna hazare kerjawal lol in 2013 fooled India and in 2019 won due to surgical strike and asking for army votes etc they have no results and they use it to cover their failure

[@hippopole9657]

@@Avinashm7 👍

[@shaaddhillon3819]

It is what happens when capitalism expands on a global level. It is all about the money.

[@gabemendoza1052]

@Joe Griffin Capitalism is all about generating the most amount of profit as possible. Most, if not all countries still follow the model. Redistributing wealth isn't a new phenomenon. It just so happens the rich benefit more from it, like they always have. USSR was a unique experiment. There weren't a lot of rich people there, and still they flourished as a society, despite some of the horrors that did occur.

[@mbag012]

Autocracy is about power. Capitalism is about making money. Not the same thing. Capitalism needs freedom to operate so capitalism isn't compatible with autocracy

[@shaaddhillon3819]

@Joe Griffin socialism in the face ie capitalism made to look like socialism. Govt outsourcing to wealthy corporates

[@alienvomitsex]

@@mbag012 Anyone who understand economics will tell you capitalism decays into fascism, which is indeed autocratic.

[@alienvomitsex]

No war but the class war

[@FranckLarsen]

I feel like this documentary only skimmed the surface of some stories we already know. It was also pretty one-sided. Only people with the same point of view was interviewed... For a video-headline with a question mark in it they ought to have dug deeper !

[@morenofranco9235]

Yes. People with same point of view that an Autocracy such as Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Zimbabwe or Poland - are NOT the best places to be living if you want your civil liberties. *You cannot interview the 'other side', because they will not talk to you. OR THEY WILL PUT YOU IN JAIL. OR SHOOT YOU.*

[@Nickademas1]

@@morenofranco9235 you sound like you're selling bullshit. Because it's not that simple. If Russia is on the list the US should also be on the list. No mention of Saudis either is suspect.

[@Thisweekin.]

That's because DW is very biased. It's not journalism. It's always political and has an agenda in every single video by them.

[@beyondblur246]

@@morenofranco9235 Shoot you in Poland? Doesnt that seem a bit far fetched to you? 😂😂

[@woochuck2994]

@@morenofranco9235 Don't believe what GERMAN tv is saying about Poland. Goverment in Poland was chosen in democratic way not once, but two times. What makes them DEMOCRATIC chosen goverment. And that "protest" what they showed don't have support from most of society. They are only group of leftists and manipulated people who don't really know why they are there. Turn off tv turn on your brain.

[@IllusionistsBane]

My answer: Democracy's so-called champions failed to demonstrate democracy's merits. Yes, I think it's that simple.

[@DR3ADER1]

And to add further upon this answer: The very people who claim to be "exposing" Autocracy are themselves, crooked and corrupt themselves. Greenpeace has been exposed by its own founders for having lost their original message, and by those who are equally concerned over the environment as selective opportunists who have worked alongside corporations for profit in many lavish and expensive music festivals over the years. Amnesty International has been exposed as a hypocritical organisation that lied and attempted to cover up its own internal scandals relating to the Abuse of its Employees whilst accepting funding and backing from the United Kingdom's own Parliament. The International Red Cross is more concerned with protecting their copyrights that they're willing to sue smaller, innocent and unrelated parties for the crime of using A RED CROSS in other media. And again, people STILL wonder why Autocrats are winning. When the answer is pointing all of its fingers right back at the same hypocritical losers who've abandoned the very values, pillars and merits democracy has possessed in the first place. And if you ask me, they DESERVE IT! Everyone does.

[@chromeheart6597]

If you want to know who’s in power ,look at who you are not allowed to criticize.-Voltaire’s still sadly relevant words as history once again proves to be our greatest guide

[@Are1i]

So you are saying black transsexual disabled people rule the world?

[@chromeheart6597]

@@Are1i Haha ,it is getting like that but it’s all done to divide us my friend ,they want us to hate each other ,we are easier to control when we are blinded by hate towards others ,it’s the perfect deflection.

[@thesauce1682]

That quotes guides no one. monarchs is illegal to be criticized in public but the one who rules are politician and all of em gets called harsh names. In fact you don't need to learn philosophy to learn who's in power, just need research 🥱

[@chromeheart6597]

@@thesauce1682 Who is in power then ?

[@chromeheart6597]

Try writing the names of some of those people involved in this and the elites who are in power and see how long it takes to be taken off of this platform.So yes that quote does guide people .

[@evankant277]

Activists for what? It seems that anyone who advocates 'progressive' or 'liberal' ideals can do whatever he or she wants, to promote his or her ideals by means of 'activism'. Is an AfD activist also an activist or a fanatical thug? All due respect there are ideological double standards in the use of the term 'activism' and that further enforces a feeling of injustice.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

Out of control democracy is worse than nuclear war

[@pissiole5654]

it depends on the country you're referring to, can the opposite not be said about 'progressive' or 'liberal' ideals being treated as thugs in countries like russia, hungary or poland for example? you could argue that a country tends to favour the type of ideologies that the majority of people in said country adhere to and therefore are more likely to censor activists who are in opposition to that. which would mean the US, UK etc are overall left leaning countries whereas russia, hungary and poland are closer to the right overall.

[@evankant277]

@@pissiole5654 Indeed, yet we do expect double standards by an authoritarian regime in a country with no liberal traditions. However, if the same is the case in the West that undermines the reasoning on which our ideological system lies. If we profess to be rational and liberal then we should be able to engage with those ideas and ideals that we find most repulsive. From my point of view, human beings simply cannot rise above concrete moral judgment.

[@evankant277]

@@k.k.8394 Exactly, a society can never be value free. Discomfort in a parliamentary democracy though must take place in the democratic context. Hence activism, in a democratic system, functions not as a means of highlighting social or moral evils but as an undermining of democracy since, in my mind, democracy is by definition a mechanism to accommodate radically diverging points of view on the nature of a just society. Furthermore, activism implies a rigid moral stance on controversial issues that by nature are divisive. Action breeds reaction, a cycle of 'wounded', egoistic accusations of injustice will be leveled. By whom to whom is not important, the ensuing of division is. Democracy requires consensus not militancy.

[@SI-cd7xs]

@@pissiole5654 you have no idea what you’re talking about comparing Hungary and Poland to Russia. Liberal activism is massively out of control in Poland especially, literal physical attacks on parliament, politicians and constant provocations because if these losers are not treated with kid gloves they will run to their western masters and complain how oppressed they are. Meanwhile Poles used to get beaten like dogs in the street for simply celebrating our Independence Day under previous government. The liberal world order are the real tyrants and stupid impotent conservatives are not even fighting back, just minimal push back and lobs are crying

[@parmykumar8592]

People don't want their cultures destroyed by globalisation! ❤✌

[@phucnguyen-ce8qx]

True

[@jimwuhan5336]

People used to say India is the biggest democratic country in the world. How it become the biggest autocratic country in the world overnight?

[@verswmarz2754]

Vietnåam: Do you have democracy???

[@velezmarzc1229]

Exactly

[@ladycommentor2536]

But a lot of Vietnamese likes having a semi-Communist government.

[@tobo421]

_As long as there's left wing hegemony,violence and autocracy then the world is at peace_ _otherwise this is the kind of so called video, narrative western powers will hit you with 🤔🤔👆👆👆_ _Just remember what happened in Chile(the country during 70's and the dictator was given full asylum and immunity in UK London or the blind support of western powers to middle eastern monarchs and theirs shenanigans at the same time shedding of crocodile tears and declare themselves being champion of human rights_

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples or many poor countries left behind or colonized want economic equality first and then can think of building a more equitable political system. The name of democracy will certainly never be able to shine, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate."

[@artman12]

Vietnam is successful in getting rich due to low democracy.

[@vrajeshpethe6176]

Make sequelae of this documentary.About how NGO's abused or abusing their rights ? Show the other side also.

[@wabalaladabdab]

FSB troll detected....

[@koach7779]

Please enlighten us ya clown

[@nebojisatomic1681]

@@wabalaladabdab CIA clown detected

[@nebojisatomic1681]

@@koach7779 Go to church if you want that

[@anantgarg8741]

tu hi bata de nalle.

[@costasyiannourakos6963]

Are NGOs, comprised of foreigners, working to safeguard, and promote democracy in all cases? Or do rather follow their own self promoting agendas? After all, they are exported unemployment, that they may very well function with multiple agendas, looking for lucrative fundings to sustain their future financial support.

[@sheilaboston7051]

I'd say it's 50/50. As a volunteer (self-funded) in a developing country I saw a lot of good done, usually dependent upon how grass-roots the NGO was. Local groups running on a shoe-string were the most effective because they were trusted. International groups, even though well-meaning, waste way too much on administration and absurd ex-pat salaries.

[@khalidhamid7448]

Every country has its baggage some less some more, change starts from every individual to educate and think what’s right rather than believe what’s told or practice.

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

You are absolutely right..... One must be wary of such mind bending propaganda docs.

[@CMoore8539]

I totally agree with you.

[@CMoore8539]

@@vivekraychowdhury4348 We must stand up against these rich people who only care about destroying ppls lands and living.

[@gentle_joffrey4428]

@@vivekraychowdhury4348 Yup... This is propoganda.... Real journalism is news anchor shouting at 9 pm to save the govt. 's ass instead of reassuring transparency and accountability.

[@lunduniversitysweden8666]

That's why must terrorist come from peaceful community world know who responsible where women right hell forcefully wear hisab burkha forbidden for women vote one men equal 2women who say educate my opinion first educate yourself and give equal opportunity gender then taught about any environmental issues where clitoris cutting, penis foreskin cutting who taught where a lot animals killing just for 1min celebration stop killing animals his blood also created water pollution

[@knightchef]

Confederate flag in Russia. *BBQ flavored confusion*

[@sookendestroy1]

Its more likely than youd think

[@knightchef]

@@iii___iii it was on a mans shirt, he was in the frame of another individual getting something thrown on them.

[@0stre]

Yuri Bezmenov laughs from beyond the grave

[@Error-sq8su]

radical right wing conspiracy theorist

[@DeadNoob451]

@@Error-sq8su He is a soviet deflector that worked for the KGB you nutjob. The only "radical" thing about him is his sense for justice.

[@R4KT1M]

@@DeadNoob451 The Soviet Union ceased to be a socialist state, when its relations of production became Capitalist. Thus Yuris claims about communism is 20% right

[@gregbors8364]

@@R4KT1M The USSR may have been a communist state for a hot minute, but Lenin quickly turned it into a dictatorship, and Stalin firmly cemented that

[@R4KT1M]

@@gregbors8364 The Basic theory of Socialism is Dictatorship of Proletariat. Right now, we live under Dictatorship of Capitalism, in India in the rural area you can't speak against the feudal heads or party leaders. In Soviet Union, till death of Stalin there was a Dictatorship of Proletariat, means for the working class, Stalin did mistakes but its not like he killed 4 billion people, no one has proven it yet and they cannot. Stalin killed some innocent people during purges, but small mistakes happens... the situation demanded it.

[@BudeRoy]

"Democracy" attacked everyone and everyone who still trusts that democracy even exists feels attacked when people start defending themselves. Makes sense...

[@diegogervasoni3432]

Are you really saying that democracy doesn't exist??? Then what are swiss and swedish systems??? Dictatorships??

[@BudeRoy]

@@diegogervasoni3432 Yes here in Finland we call it dictatorship and tyranny. When you look it from the outside it seems to be democracy but when you know how these cartels and monopolies run everything it's far from democracy.

[@diegogervasoni3432]

@@BudeRoy This doesn't make any sense. Just look at the democracy index of every country and you understand what is the difference between a dictatorship and a leader elected by his people.

[@BudeRoy]

@@diegogervasoni3432 You think Australia is living under democracy or tyranny?

[@arikvex]

I love how he said that a third from the planet is ruled by autocrats like he forgot in any time of history 90 present of it was ruled by autocrats.

[@bill4514]

U right it's cool

[@japanskakultura]

Because "developed" countries support stabilocracies even in europe.

[@balyeetbhagaloe6416]

Acting like the same thing isn’t happening in the west

[@diegogervasoni3432]

Nah... we can't compare china or russia with the west. Yes there are big problems in our democracies but we still are far more free and democratic than these countries.

[@thedude9941]

@@diegogervasoni3432 But how much longer will that last?

[@alanmeng5510]

Why>>>? pro tip: don't blame politician's problems on the voters.

[@jeroen3631]

"Democracy" yeah right only time you get to vote are with elections and even then it does not matter one bit who you choose or even if you choose.

[@psilobom]

Chances are if you look at your life and really think about whats wrong and what might be causing it, you'd realize, all your problems could be solved by rallying on the local level. And you also have a slight advantage, as people tend to be inherently disinterested in local politics, meaning your vote counts for more.

[@Centillion001]

It actually make a big difference. If Germans hadn’t voted for Hitler, millions have likely not died. If Americans hadn’t voted for Trump an attempt to start a coup in the US could have been avoided.

[@Failzz8]

@@Centillion001 Thank god Biden is here to save the day, doing a fabulous job so far

[@Centillion001]

@P. Cameron Well …. if a group of people tries to turn over a democratically elected group of people with force just because they are convinced by a charismatic leader … it is a coup. I live in Europe and we know this from our history. Most famous is of course Adolf Hitler …

[@homijbhabha8860]

Social media is a one of the biggest factors and also the people on the left calling everyone a fascist even if they aren't, something even this documentary seems to do.

[@Cabbage_math]

Exactly my friend! The left always uses insults like ‘racist, bigot, fascist, white supremacist or ‘far right to anyone that disagrees with them. It’s a common leftist/Marxist tactic to play on anyone with dissenting views. Basically they accuse people of doing things that they are actually doing themselves

[@jml732]

NGOs and globalism are also highly undemocratic

[@DarxKies]

HAHAHAHAHAHA how are NGOs undemocratic? That is some brain damaged claim.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@DarxKies So how exactly is a tiny group of people (those rich and powerful enough to own NGOs) having a disproportionate influence on public opinion, and thus the outcome of democratic elections not anti-democratic subversion ? The only brain damaged thing here is your naive beliefs.

[@DarxKies]

@@DeadNoob451 It is brain damaged to confuse NGOs and lobbying organizations. Lookup the meaning of N and G in NGO bozo.

[@zappertxt]

@@DarxKies you're so adorable... yet dangerous

[@DarxKies]

@@zappertxt me dangerous... you are cute.

[@ukasha500]

We should make our OWN PERSPECTIVE of everything, rather than copying popular perspectives IN AIR.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

DW, keep doing your thing. You have taken the mantle of the BBC, probably a gold standard in journalism.

[@morozdva3125]

DW is just biased leftist news. Poland is not autocratic, do not believe these lies. Also autocrats don't always do what the majority wants, they only do what they themselves want as individuals. Example: North Korea. This is just judeo-marxist propaganda on this video because majority Poland wants to remain traditional and thinks that LGBT is a bad influence. This does not make Poland autocratic, the people voted on this.

[@breathofyahmosthigheliyohi1268]

Troll spoted.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

@@breathofyahmosthigheliyohi1268 how the fuck am I trolling, the BBC have gone down hill.

[@alinaal906]

they just fired a person only because they were pro palestinians. so much about freedom of speech

[@dharmendra6214]

@@alinaal906 ya! BBC propaganda!!!

[@buninparadise9476]

Interesting so far. However after 33 min the question 'Why are autocrats popular' has not been addressed.

[@Nickademas1]

Because they (the west) fund them would end the video before a minute has passed. But we're here for the circle jerk.

[@iPeeOnBabies]

It was answered, you are just too dense to realize the reason is money.

[@markl2674]

This is a good reminder for all whether your country has the 'democracy' label or not. Some of us in the 'developed' nations have grown complacent over a few generations as well. Illiberal democracies are especially troubling as they necessarily imply capture of the institutions that we rely on. It appears that we all must relearn past lessons in the next decade+, regardless of where we are in the world..

[@jj5962]

Yes. Most people would rather take orders and sit and watch other peoples lives in a screen.

[@lmao5620]

democratic of Congo lmao

[@dorianvedrashko9172]

@@lmao5620 DRC is a geographic reference, much like "Iberia" "Anatolia" "South west asia" "South East Asia" "The Mediterranean" etc. DRC is a geographic label for the former Genocidal Franco Belgian colony and surrounding areas that inherited Leopold's and the entirety of the colonial settlers, barbarity and lacks any semblance of rule of the law, decency, any standard that gives bearing to the characteristics of a defined nation state or political entity. It is a descriptor of a lawless area.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

...there's nothing particularly democratic about leftist Globalist NGOs...unlike the "autocrats" in power...no one vote for them...

[@oksowhat]

i wish if they called global ngo's as west govt operated ngo, it would have been clearer

[@anitapatel5182]

Right

[@ChilloutLibrary]

Many NGOs are good but most of them have hidden agenda to prevent India from growing

[@MarkBarrett]

I don't think law enforcement ever cared about the Bill of Rights.

[@jamesreynolds5045]

As I watched and listened closely to this presentation i realized how close my country, the United States, is to becoming like the nations spoken about here...American is teetering on the radon's edge of becoming a democracy only on paper; it gives me pause to ask: with such similar tactics being played-out globally, how can such proliferate without much behind-closed-doors strategizing amongst nationalist leaders the world over...it can't. So I am led to believe that many of the international peace and environment conferenced, COP26, being but one example, along with perpetual, ongoing meetings within the United Nations buildings in NYC, and other places, are mere covers for those that wish to restrict egalitarian human desires...we are a deeply flawed species, more and more I wonder if it is even possible to survive these flaws.

[@Lilliana1]

America isnt a democracy its more of a plutocracy

[@MOI-qq8zc]

💯

[@selah71]

It's corporatists, aka dark money. This isn't new. They've been gobbling wealth and power before and since they plotted to turn the USA into a fascist government by ousting President Roosevelt. Congressional investigations took place and evidence was obtained, but held no one accountable. Which was wrong. All this will pass and right itself. People will unite when the extremest realize they've been seduced into being pawns, serfs, etc. That their "ideals" are really not their own. Meanwhile, like Roosevelt did, there needs to be very strong anti trust laws again. That would be a good place to start.

[@josephvandorpjv]

@@Lilliana1 the word you're looking for is Oligarchy . There is a Great Reset upon us.

[@aceous99]

@@selah71 Kennedy tried to fight the secret powers.. every us pres after him were all colluders,

[@homijbhabha8860]

If you wanted to make it unbiased why invite Ramchundra Guha?

[@jatinguchiya3209]

I knew only an indian would here to criticize the video instead of authoritian regimes. That's really sad.

[@silentsl4ught3r11]

these western news agencies invite every leftist celeb in India and then call themselves unbiased...LOL.

[@gauthampai896]

They are not unbiased tho

[@riturajsandhupeasant4885]

issues are genuine whether left or right

[@kd5055]

Yeah but do ignore your Supreme Leaders Party a.k.a Ruling party's corruption that no sold off Indian media ever shows.

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

I think it's very difficult especially in Africa and India to see what democracy is.. Because of the amount of corruption, dictatorships, one party States etc etc. Good video .

[@vaagai9808]

Do you have any idea how diverse India is politically? Do you know how many different opposition political parties are in power in the state? You people can't even imagine a vibrant democracy like India. You just show your ugly western condescending view towards those who are non white. It is disgusting.

[@matrix91234]

@@vaagai9808 bot

[@sohambanerjee99]

Exactly!!

[@user-px2ro6nv7y]

You are a good team, you create very good films!👋👋👋

[@ayushsinghay]

Interviewed Ram Chandra Guha for this documentary. 🤡😂

[@DarxKies]

So you support fascist governments?

[@ayushsinghay]

@@DarxKies no, I don't want secular BJPigs and RSS to rule our country which are trying to destroy our Hindu values . I will always prefer to live under Monarchy like earlier kings who sacrificed everything for their subjects like us . Their all male army performed Saka and fought till all were cut to pieces and 1000s of female of ruler's family performed Jauhar , this was the love of those king for their people . Their whole Lineages were whipped out in saving us. I hate today's selfish politicians of either BJP or Congress.

[@artman12]

@@DarxKies Fascist is leftist Western ideology.

[@DarxKies]

@@artman12 Are you high or just being silly?

[@DarxKies]

@@ayushsinghay hahahaha "Hindu values". You don't support fascism. Then do you support Modi?

[@OstapVasilevschi]

Found some random guy who alone stands up against "all evil", and use him as a reliable source for information. ""HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM""

[@alexaninambv1618]

What?! Better one than none.

[@noverdinho]

Talking about civil society, DW focused much on the big name issues but very much neglect the "others", namely Gulf States & those allied to the Western causes 😆🤣

[@nimi8386]

india is nowadays very allied to the western causes...they still showed india

[@sudipjatav5175]

@@nimi8386 no india is not in alliance with west my friend.we are allined with our interset.

[@chrisss3749]

@@sudipjatav5175 that's what international alliances are, self interest at heart.

[@RANJEETKUMAR-tr4zq]

India is largest democracy in the world but instead of supporting it devloped democracies became kind with authoritarian states like Pakistan , china , Russia , gulf countries and now when they are seeing Democracy' dying all over world they are crying ...some of them are still preferring business over value . They ignored india's suggestions inspite of being largest democracies and now facing Taiwan issue , Russian threat , migration crisis, terrorists attack , getting blackmailed .... West is getting what he nurtured .

[@boboboborific]

As a British citizen, I'm somewhat blown away by the quality of DW. It strikes me that the BBC genuinely has been cowed and gerrymandered from producing content of this type and quality.

[@pepperkoop]

Yeah, although independent journalism seems to stand for being western intelligence services front

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

German taxmoney pays for this antirussian onsided propaganda

[@MrTaxiRob]

DW, Al Jazeera and TeleSUR are good places to get non-British and non-American points of view

[@mykldean]

@@str5454 Did you want DW to do better at covering the other side in this case?

[@jeffsterling2809]

DW is great ain't it. I still watch BBC news but documentaries wise they are nowhere near DW's level

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

I guess this is how democracy dies with great Applause..

[@r-e1862]

Thank god

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

If that Indian guy on the first 4 minutes said the environmental destructions was because of politics, that means the still alive British Empire is still manipulating India just like during its colonial times.

[@caniblmolstr4503]

Btw Modi took back the farm laws which were honestly a good measure for farmers. Modi has promised to bring back the farm laws when it gets more support

[@jeetsojitra7599]

Let farmers decide what's good for them 😂

[@NaSaSh1087]

​@@jeetsojitra7599 so all farmers except Punjab, Haryana and Western regions of UP are in support of the farm laws 😂

[@oliverqueen5095]

14:10 his name is Stalin ..Interesting

[@0008deep]

We have many Stalins disguised as pseudo liberals (Communist party of India) and many other exotic names. Screaming fascism is coming everywhere because they couldn't get elected. They have celebrated victory of china against india and been spies for china and soviet union in the past. How can you take this guys seriously i dont understand?

[@sanchitmehta7181]

Tamilnadu's CM name is also Stalin , They're pseudo waste who win over freebies

[@sollymadeit]

💙 the system thrives off labor, belief, taxes, time, energy, emotions… we need to unbind our attachment to this system peacefully

[@jhova247]

And than what? Communism 😂😂😂

[@rjtheripper931]

Well we kinda need each other to survive. The problem is that we have tribes that don't agree with each other. And thus fights break out.

[@keysersoze5032]

@@jhova247 This lady just described the opposite of communism but ofc your mind automatically goes to this extreme. You people are brainwashed.

[@user-gk6qz2cm8f]

@@jhova247 Alternative is socialist policies by democratic government with mixed economy. Infrastructure industries, health, education, housing and mining should be under Government. Supply of essential commodities, should be run by co-operative sector only. Corporates should be only in manufacturing of luxury goods. Where the question of communism comes into picture? Communism survived in China because of it follows socialist policies or would have disintegrated longback. Nobody wants communism. In any political system, be it democracy, Communism or Autocracy the system fails when the government fails to keep its citizens happy. Globalization and capitalism has been imposed simultaneously by superpowers in majority of countries, this has led to corruption and forcing autocrats on countries to implement Capitalistic policies has led to large scale unemployment and people are living hand to mouth. Corporates are becoming richer and common man is becoming poorer.

[@MyPunksta]

There are many false narrative here especially at 39:24 that the farm bill in india ripped away the last security of the Indian farmer that is Minimal support price(MSP). MSP is alive and kicking.

[@bluemystic5980]

but bro it dosent support their agenda

[@DeadNoob451]

Well, this is lefty propaganda, of course its full of false narratives.

[@green___apple]

*Bullshit* !!! Msp is only on paper and not on ground. I come from a farmer family, I sold sugarcane recently and 30% lower than MSP because MSP is fake and not legal. It is just a Jumla

[@green___apple]

@@bluemystic5980 MSP is a jumla from beer savarkar party bjp, also firts of all you aAAndbhakts need to learn how many crops are grown in India.. and how many cover under fake MSP. Go ask your stupid tomar or jay shah!!

[@bluemystic5980]

@@green___apple unpad libbu spotted,dude my father is a farmer,dont spread your fake gyaan which is not in your expertise,my father wants to get this bill approved so that he can finally sell at other place where the prices of crop is good

[@sapvvv]

We are an ancient civilization and don't need a foreign media house to teach us what's right n wrong, i hav never seen an Indian media company making such documentary s on other nations.. weird

[@PiyushKhosla]

I hope you will never compare the mainstream of Indian journalism with this one. Give me a break. I hope you don't advocate shouting matches that happens on Indian TV media. Digital media somehow saves the face for India media, but they are currently quite small.

[@endo4137]

So corruption is good in India?

[@siddharthyadavchekkala2845]

@@endo4137 institutional corruption has decreased in India.

[@endo4137]

@@siddharthyadavchekkala2845 I bet it has... Government statistics?

[@siddharthyadavchekkala2845]

@@endo4137 There's a huge push towards digitisation and direct benefit transfers along with removal of many unnecessary human hands in approval of paperwork like pensions passports etc. In India corruption occurs because of too many underpaid/ greedy bureaucrats. Even at the top level there haven't been any substantial scams alleged in the last decade.

[@charlesbennett3587]

It is my opinion, autocratic regimes are seen as more focused and functional than democratic systems.. .. it’s true democracy is the best of all systems, but when left to long without challenge it stagnates and gets stuck in the fog of politics.. it takes a dictatorial or autocratic system threatening their comfort to keep them motivated to produce momentum.

[@edgywagy145]

Good point !

[@jasonrobertson1948]

Pretty well describes our current dystopia

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

many new Asian emerging economies in 1970s-1990s are a product of some sort of authoritarian politics.

[@pieceofpeace9017]

Yes, it is. And they would rather skip off the minority in the society and refuse to listen to civilized society which point out the reality issue that might take away their benefits.

[@HowToAbuse]

If democracy is as good as what the west thinks it is, why do they have to shove democracy down other countries throat

[@raffellorosenbergi9094]

Humanity is a cruel joke. The sooner we disappear the better.

[@kafon6368]

you first tf

[@ickebins6948]

Be the first.

[@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu]

People like this are so weird, they never take themselves out. Doomers who was to see the world burn

[@DC_Fedens]

The ancient Greek philosophers warned of democracy and how it actually paves the way for authoritarianism.

[@DR3ADER1]

Again, an educated voter is a voter who refuses to vote and instead, desires power and authority. Most Authoritarians are well-educated people. It's the ultimate fallacy of education and human desire and lust for power that can easily corrupt us.

[@57113]

Another great documentary DW ! Thanks to you're intensive investigative journalism and video's you keep the rest of us informed of whats happened around the world. You're informative documentaries are our eyes and ear to countries with sham democracies, the danger of journalists and failing governments that ensure their own means are served, not the people they were meant to represent. DW. Please be safe out there.❤ 42:26

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to comment and are glad you like our content!

[@homijbhabha8860]

You take the side of NGO's only without accounting how many NGO's funnel money and promote protests on absolutely nothing most often to western interests, The FCRA rules were supported by both the opposition and the government for this particular reason.

[@silentsl4ught3r11]

Bro you are talking too much truth, they will not understand this, they think NGOs are everything, but in reality, NGOs are terrorists in suits.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@silentsl4ught3r11 the CIA uses NGOs to move personnel, materiel and propaganda abroad

[@DeadNoob451]

DW is far-left, why are you surprised ?

[@ionastewart8814]

@@DeadNoob451 No, DW is left-wing Liberalism (with a capital L). That is, Liberalism with social values. Leftism is not Liberalism, it's a completely different economic/social model all together.

[@DeadNoob451]

@@ionastewart8814 They support intersectional far-left extremism, and are not an economic institution, so i dont see how exactly that angle would matter. Furthermore, there is nothing liberal about the authoritarian far-left viewpoints and framing presented by DW time and time again. Its (sadly in this case) not the 90s anymore my dude. "left-wing liberalism" as a whole died when these exact liberals started to obey and support the authoritarian extremist elements of the modern left instead of pushing back against them. And DW is a perfect example of this. Another institution that once used to be liberal that was subverted by radicals, and is now authoritarian.

[@bulthaosen1169]

Freedom is subjective. It is not defined. As with all human developed concepts.

[@justdev8965]

If you tie 2 people on a chair, you would see the objective nature of freedom. Not everything is subjective. There's a very thick, distinct line between what feels good and what feels bad. Regardless of whom you ask; hence "objective"!

[@bulthaosen1169]

@@justdev8965 and what if one of them wants to be tied? What if a bomb was planted below him? Are you going to free him forcefully and kill him? What if he wanted to kill himself? What if a cage is protecting someone from something outside? Will you open the cage and let the predator in? Human freedom is subjective. It has no definition in science. It is based on emotions.

[@ronron7143]

@@bulthaosen1169 exactly. Gosh a lot of people always think freedom, human rights, and moral value are absolute. When the truth is everything is subjective because of cultural diferrences.

[@hopeintruth5119]

@@ronron7143 not really, that's a dumb take. Human rights basically is to avoid inhumane treatment and human suffering. We can tell if human beings are in pain or is suffering so we want to avoid that. Moral values are subjective. Freedom is just not being shackled to whatever it is.

[@DR3ADER1]

Freedom has a very clear and fine definition in the English Language. Furthermore, freedom of speech isn't subjective either, it is by DEFINITION the ability to say whatever the hell you like and want, whenever you like and want.

[@shauryavardhanm]

Surprised if they would not HAVE CRITICIZED RSS.......

[@sayooj3716]

Iam from kerala if bjp and rss wasnt there then india woulr have became under sharia system India s constitution- First - all people should be treated equally Second - minorities gets special rights and reservations Thats not democracy then Northern kerala looks like middle east

[@mikenolan1889]

the building sand can be substituted with plastic and it actually produces stronger concrete

[@basiladnan1557]

It is extremely difficult to build Democratic structures in the Middle East where dictatorship is deeply rooted after 70 years of Naser's coup in Egypt . Before that and under Democratic or at least semi Democratic patriotic governments , the area was flourishing . Propaganda by semi educated media , spread of the conspiracy theories, and the endless ambitions of the military , contributed to this retreat. Even countries with pretty successful Democratic systems , like Lebanon and Tunisia, are about to fall into religious or one man dictatorship

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples or many poor countries left behind or colonized want economic equality first and then can think of building a more equitable political system. The name of democracy will certainly never be able to shine, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate."

[@ellengran6814]

The Afghan government was once fighting for education and healthcare (socialist values). Kabul was called the Paris of the Middle-East. The conservative countryside opposed, and with the help of US they created Taliban.

[@basiladnan1557]

@@ellengran6814 : if you are talking about Afghanistan before the communist coup , you are right . The USSR and Russia are the main reasons behind the suffering of most nations .

[@basiladnan1557]

@@imasupersmartmartian5161 ; unless there are accountability and check and balance ( this means democracy ), the poor will get poorer . Please notice that dictatorships start with equality slogans and eventually become the rule of the oligarchies and super rich . 1000 Chinese families own 90% of chinas private wealth .

[@eris9700]

@@basiladnan1557 brain dead take. Capitalism is the main offender.

[@unifiedvision999]

As things in society get worse, and easy middle-of-the-road solutions are no longer enough, answers are sought on the far left and the far right, more drastic solutions. The conservatives, those who wish to conserve things because they are on top of the pile, turn to fascism.

[@eedragonr6293]

The only fascist state today is Afghanistan. How do you like it?

[@unifiedvision999]

@Joe Griffin well, Joe, I guess it was fascism when they required your mom to get you measles and other vaccines when you were a child before you could go to school huh? What you need is a cure for your Trump derangement syndrome, all you're doing is parroting every single thing that Trump wants you to say.

[@darkmw2elite22]

youre rigth, good point.

[@Josealdojunior248]

Dear DW, This Is So Sad, when sometime we want to show other side of coins 🪙 but we absolutely ignore the one side of the coin 🪙 and only show the side we are interested in showing, and we are not even interested in knowing or educating just blinded by our own view/idea of our own imagination of that difficult world. 🙏🏻🧐

[@koach7779]

What side of the coin are you referring to? How fascism is good? Lol

[@deesiInGermany]

@@koach7779 where is fascism in India...? How these NGO are promoting foreign agenda.... Now allowing to develop and implement any reform

[@tobo421]

_As long as there's left wing hegemony,violence and autocracy then the world is at peace_ _otherwise this is the kind of so called video, narrative western powers will hit you with 🤔🤔👆👆👆_ _Just remember what happened in Chile(the country during 70's and the dictator was given full asylum and immunity in UK London or the blind support of western powers to middle eastern monarchs and theirs shenanigans at the same time shedding of crocodile tears and declare themselves being champion of human rights_

[@imasupersmartmartian5161]

" Asian peoples want economic equality first and then can think of building a fairer political system. And , the pearl called democracy will certainly never return . should be brilliant, it is meaningless to those who are hungry and desperate"

[@koach7779]

@@deesiInGermany which foreign NGO agenda? Human rights? Protection of minorities? Environmental protection and regulation? Go on I’m waiting.

[@sohambanerjee99]

Main Question is - Order vs Disorder! Autocracy vs Democracy!! What does humans want? Progress or Regress? Science and Technology to the next century or Superstition and Voodoo to the Medieval era ? Identity or Society? Self or the community? Pragmatism or Morality ? We have to be firm and decisive because, on it rests the fate our future generations and that of collective humanity.

[@matrix91234]

Tyranny is hardly order. But USA problem is more the voting system is run on backers that can influence individual to go off like a loose canon. Compared to representative of a political party in most Democratic institutions.

[@automattmobileelectrical]

i want to see the add that played before hand . please help someone

[@kdegraa]

More people are sick of democracy. No matter who wins they end up with the same sort of people telling them what to do and taking their wealth. People struggle in their lives and see politicians and bureaucrats living lives of luxury and privilege, serving their paymasters.

[@DarxKies]

More people.... HAHAHAHA sure dude. Get your pills and some sleep. A democracy tells what to do? And the fascist gives your freedom? Is it the same peace is war twisted logic?

[@DarxKies]

@Pan-European Slavic Novorossiyan Ultranationalist HAHAHAHAHAHA "oligarchy" you forgot that half Europe was communist which engineered nothing. Take your pills dude. Fascism was, is and never will be an option for anybody that is sane.

[@DarxKies]

@Pan-European Slavic Novorossiyan Ultranationalist And which state own media company is that? Call things by name and stop throwing BS around. All I read from your messages is: democracy bad because.... issues. Do you want to say you support fascism?

[@Kane-ib5sn]

DW doesn't understand it. It's not that people want to see more autocracy, it's that having group consensus is either counter-productive, or worse, based upon the whims of the majority. If, for example, you have a tremendously competent autocrat, who can achieve things unparalleled, if he is not hindered by a large over-seeing bureaucracy, the benefits could be enormous. Take for example Singapore and its founding leader, Lee Kuan Yew - his focus was competency, not corruption. However, the benefits are often over-shadowed by the ineptitude of the one individual-leader mentality. Take for example, China's leader Xi Jinping, or North Korea's Kim Jong Un - neither of these individuals are successful statesmen; they bring more grief to their people than prosperity and/or good health.

[@NexusGamingPR]

I see and agree with your comment. At the same time that is what makes autocracy such a dangerous thing. You may have 3 good and just leaders, but it may only take one narcissist megalomaniac to destroy it all. It is far too much power for a si gle individual or a small group of individuals.

[@gregducati999]

democracy doesn't work in third world countries to many people have to little education, to make informed voting decisions, a well meaning autocrat will do a far better job, the problem is most autocrats in third world countries are not well meaning, only Singapore, Rwanda and Chile had such luck

[@pawelx6066]

Democracy is going well especially in Austria nad Australia and DW film proves that...

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

You poor anti vaxxers just don't get it.

[@OkurkaBinLadin]

@@UltraCasualPenguin Please, educate us, while putting more labels our way, you must be very democratic democrat, lol.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

@@OkurkaBinLadin Actually I live in democratic republic country that uses parliamentary representative democracy framework in its politics. Country where vaccine mandate would have serious constitutional problems. Country with 73% of its entire population fully vaccinated.

[@jansix4287]

Australia is fascist hell hole under Sky News control.

[@enumaelish7776]

In sudan our civilian democratic groups are detatched from the puplic to an unbelivable level. People want bread and the pm speak of women gentalia. They want fuel and they speak of child marrige. Those thing are desapearing in our socity for some years now But those dreamer know nothing. And when asked about the economy they change the topic. This is the proplem of coping the book and not understanding the topic.

[@meltingpot6024]

please make a documentary about how Germany and other European countries specially France supports autocratic leaders abroad.

[@morozdva3125]

LOL They wont do this, this video is just propaganda for Germany because they dislike conservative EU countries and want to bully them.

[@DR3ADER1]

DW are state-run (they earn their funding from the German Government), so such a documentary WILL NOT happen. And people wonder why journalists are trusted less and less each year. Mainly due to the amount of times members of the press, both state-backed, independent, private, mainstream and alternative have lied in public for the sake of themselves and NOT for the sake of finding and exposing the truth (and by "the truth" I mean both the whole truth and the truth within themselves as individuals) at the detriment of the public interest and need.

[@aesyamazeli8804]

It's not that they are 'popular' it's just that they have more money and power to beat up the dissidents.

[@eldiantre7346]

*NGO:* Meddle in political, social, economic and cultural affairs of foreign nations. *Foreign Nations:* Restricts NGOs *NGOs:* * Shocked Pickachu face *

[@DarxKies]

Real democratic countries do not fear NGOs and even need them. Only fascist governments fear them because they expose them for what they are.

[@gauthampai896]

@@DarxKies said by the people whose country owns these NGOs. Please do allow Chinese and Russian NGOs into your country.

[@narayaniyer3761]

Very well said!! Most NGO'S are nefarious, and they have evil intentions like the open society.

[@eldiantre7346]

@@DarxKies Democracies have nothing to fear from NGOs? What about NGOs from powerful places like EU and USA that are backed by large political parties and massive corporations? All democracies should fear foreign political influence.

[@artman12]

@@DarxKies Fascist NGOs are the problem for democratic countries. An example- Remember Kony 2012 which deceived Americans? That fascist “NGO’s” real goal was not to stop Kony but to help advance imperialist American interests as well as corporations in the region. There are countless examples like that of fascist NGOs trying to subvert democracies.

[@thegame9305808]

Autocrats aren’t popular. They become powerful mostly in a system where they receive the support from the military and the police itself. With their support, these leaders and their small but usually united followers because of the moral support having the government forces looking their back, in any case of retaliation, makes them more powerful in front of the mostly peaceful and fearful civilian population.

[@enumaelish7776]

As someone who lived in autocratic country for years. Let me tell you that majority of the time democracy fail (at least in my country) for two reason. The first is that some democrates are not technocrate ( does not know how to run the state nor deplomacy ). Second is detachment. You cant be democratic If the inside voice is lower than the outside voice. I have seen some shitty democarte in my life how will change the low to appease the international commuinty with out hearing the people oppionion.

[@nataliaolguin3663]

This was true under the populist ideology which was predominant in the 20th century. However neopopulism (new populism), is characterized by populist leaders who ascend to power through democratic means and slowly undermine democratic checks and balance until they consolidate power (normally in young and weak democracies). In other words, they change the constitution as they please. This type of populism is especially predominant in the Latin American region, although not exclusively.

[@maestrohun]

Here is the reason: Democracy is geting close to Idiocracy.