Centrists Are Soft-Launching the Idea That We Have a Little Too Much Democracy
As the right attacks mass participation head on, the center is telling the rest of us to pipe down while the elites are talking. The post Centrists Are Soft-Launching the Idea That We Have a Little Too Much Democracy appeared first on The Intercept .
Centrists are now pushing the notion that American democracy has become too democratic, with progressive writers advocating for reduced public involvement in government and politics. This shift is evident in the disdain for small-dollar political donors and the belief that widespread grassroots fundraising "makes politics dumber."
Centrist liberals argue that high-dollar donations help cater to the wealthy, rather than the median voter, leading to policies that benefit the upper class. This trend is part of the broader "Grownup Liberalism" movement, which holds that experts and a ruling elite class can fix problems if the general public stays out of the way.
The right has been actively opposing the foundations of liberal society, such as dismantling the Voting Rights Act, supporting gerrymandering, and attacking voting rights.
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