After Reading On Democracies And Death Cults By Douglas Murray: 9 Lessons I Learned About Democracy, Extremism, and Western Values Israel and the Future of Civilization

There's something strange about the way we talk about democracy. We celebrate it, defend it, spread it—sometimes with words, sometimes with wars—and yet, somehow, we don't seem to notice when its foundation begins to tremble.

I first encountered this unease not in a classroom or a headline, but in the silence after a conversation with a friend who casually said, "Maybe democracy just isn't for everyone." It wasn't a statement—it was a shrug. A small gesture. But it stuck.

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