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But when democracy is broken, you don’t borrow from the authoritarian cookbook to fix it.
As a democracy, hierarchy and centralised power may look attractive and efficient, but it’s hardly in our comparative advantage to use what authoritarian competitors do best. Following Huntington’s logic, we might as well get rid of many democratic inconveniences, install a strongman, curb judicial independence and do away with parliamentary oversight.
Contrary to the above, democracies are more likely to find long-term and sustainable solutions to disinformation and polarisation by renewing their own model of governance, while pushing for more, not less, democracy.