When Politicians Choose Their Voters
There are moments in history when democracies are threatened by obvious and dramatic events. Tanks roll through streets. Governments collapse. Constitutions are suspended. Elections disappear overnight.
But there are other quieter moments — when democracy begins eroding slowly, strategically, and almost invisibly. No dramatic announcement is made. No emergency sirens sound. No one officially declares democracy dead. Instead, citizens slowly begin losing faith that their voices matter. And once that happens, democracy begins collapsing from the inside.
That is why we need to talk honestly…
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