Support is lowest in France, Spain and Poland, while 21% back authoritarian rule under certain circumstances

Support is lowest in France, Spain and Poland, while 21% back authoritarian rule under certain circumstances

Only half of young people in France and Spain believe that democracy is the best form of government, with support even lower among their Polish counterparts, a study has found.

A majority from Europe’s generation Z – 57% – prefer democracy to any other form of government. Rates of support varied significantly, however, reaching just 48% in Poland and only about 51-52% in Spain and France, with Germany highest at 71%.

More than one in five – 21% – would favour authoritarian rule under certain, unspecified circumstances. This was highest in Italy at 24% and lowest in Germany with 15%. In France, Spain and Poland the figure was 23%.

Nearly one in 10 across the nations said they did not care whether their government was democratic or not, while another 14% did not know or did not answer.

  • rottingleaf@lemmy.world
    12·
    1 day ago

    One would think on the decline of democracy and accompanying problems you should gain faith in democracy.

    But somehow it’s always the opposite.

    The less scientific progress there is, the more people “lose faith in it”, the less peace there is, the more people are skeptical of it, the less equality there is, the less people value it.

    I think it’s not natural, rather an illustration of covert media propaganda being very powerful.

    • Ooops@feddit.org
      4·
      1 day ago

      I think it’s not natural, rather an illustration of covert media propaganda being very powerful.

      That the point…

      In reality nobody loses faith in democracy. They simply criticise the application/implementation (specifically the EU one that isn’t very democratic in the first place and the total lack of consequences for lying politicians).

      But the decline of democracy has another facet… the deteriation of media quality and information being replaced by attention seeking and framed clickbait bullshit. Which is what brings you this rediculous misinterpretation of the cited study.

      Or: reading this article should not tell you that people lose faith in democracy but should make you lose faith in journalistisc standards at the Guardian.