The Left Doesn’t Actually Care About ‘Democracy,’ They Just Want To Get Their Way

There aren't any left-wing non-profits producing reports about Canada being a "Flawed democracy" or a "Failing democracy" or "Partly democratic" or a "Democratic dictatorship." By the way, there are countries they say that about.

You know why Professor Walt and so many others were freaking out about "Democracy" last year and every year since 2016, but don't seem to care about it this year, be it in Canada or the United States: It's because they don't care about "Democracy." At least not the way you might.

To most Americans throughout most of American history, democracy meant a system of government where we hold elections, cast votes, and choose lawmakers and leaders.

To them, "Democracy" just means "The Democratic Party." Remember when Gov. Scott Walker survived a recall attempt back in 2012? The night that happened, a Democratic voter appeared on CNN and said, "This is the end of democracy. The end of the U.S. as we know it just happened. This is it. Democracy's dead." At the time, he meant it: A Republican was governor of Wisconsin and might do Republican things instead of Democrat things.

"Democracy" also means the Deep State - so long as the Deep State is on their side; the side of "Democracy." In the Arizona Republic, op-ed writer E.J. Montini complained Sinema is going to "Squander her chance to save democracy." After Democratic activists stalked Sinema into a bathroom to harass her, one climate activist remarked, "Not being able to pee in peace is a reasonable consequence for betraying democracy." I suppose it beats tarring and feathering.

According to someone named John of the Young Turks, the "Minimum bars for a functioning democracy include 1) not electing Donald Trump, and 2) not electing someone like Kyrsten Sinema." He could have added "3) Doing what John says to do." Of course, nothing Sinema is doing is "Betraying democracy" in any way whatsoever; what she's doing is betraying the Democratic Party's priorities.

It's not just democracy, of course; for the left, it's any system.

https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/08/the-left-doesnt-actually-care-about-democracy-they-just-want-to-get-their-way/