Scholars who study democracy like to point out that democratization happens in waves, Furthermore, waves come ins and waves come out. We've been through recent periods where an increasing number of countries become democracies. This does not appear to be one of them. Even in the United States there are indications that more and more people would prefer a more authoritative governing system - perhaps this explains Trump's appeal?
The author points about a variety of indications suggesting that democracy is falling out of favor. If this was a longer semester, I'd ask you to critically evaluate this statement, but you have enough on your plate right now.
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Here are his observations.
1) Americans trust their political institutions less2) Young Americans are giving up on politics3) Most millennials don’t think it’s essential to live in a democracy4) A growing number of young Americans think democracy is a bad way to run the country5) More Americans want the Pentagon to take over6) Support for illiberal alternatives to democracy is growing especially fast among wealthy Americans7) Public opinion is shifting away from democracy in many countries around the globe
