"For all the talk about our democracy being in a death spiral, there turns out to be little agreement on exactly what democracy is, what it is supposed to do, and whom it is supposed to serve." https://www.thebulwark.com/whats-democracy-to-you/
What’s Democracy to You?
Americans’ perceptions of democracy, patriotism, and other terms of civic language vary based on race and party.
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