Moving forward, our ability to counter authoritarianism and strengthen our democracy depends on public support and action, which in turn depends on how people think about and make sense of democracy itself. [...] Framing Democracy 2 Five cultural mindsets to watch: The evolving balance between these deep, taken-for-granted ways of thinking in our culture will determine whether people recognize threats to democracy for what they are and which steps they see as critical for protecting and strengthening our democracy. [...] This mindset is a barrier to any criticisms that the US is insufficiently democratic— instead, any problems within the US are understood to be weaknesses of democracy itself. [...] Voting Model of Democracy When using this mindset, people understand voting as not just a feature of democratic participation—democracy is understood as being the act of voting. [...] Popular Model of Democracy When using this mindset, democracy is understood as a political system in which the government does what the people want.
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