Why Conservatives Hate Democracy
From the 1930s to today, the modern conservative movement has tried to restrict majority rule at every turn — because they know a mass democratic movement poses an existential threat to their power.
Miles Culpepper is a doctoral candidate in history at the University of California Berkeley, where he specializes in US–Latin American relations and the Cold War.
From the 1930s to today, the modern conservative movement has tried to restrict majority rule at every turn — because they know a mass democratic movement poses an existential threat to their power.
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