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Failed Republics: Athens— How The World’s “First” Democracy Fell

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Democracy isn’t just about voting; it’s about protecting the norms, institutions, and inclusivity that give those votes meaning. Athens shows that exclusion, demagoguery, perpetual war, and erosion of civic trust can destroy even the most ground-breaking democratic experiment. America’s democracy is more expansive than Athens ever was— but it’s not immune to some of the same dangers.
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DOWNWITHTYRANNY! broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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