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Absolutely right, the greatest danger to our liberal democracies comes from left-wing extremism. This isn't just violent left-wing extremism. The dangerous ones are those left-wing extremists who have made the long march through the institutions and, with their networks, have now #LeftWingExtremism #LiberalDemocracy #PoliticalThreat #Therearenospecificcountryreferencesintheprovidedtweet.Therefore #theresponseis:

What happened to liberal democracy? Perhaps the problem is not that it promised too much, but that it stopped delivering on its most important promise: shared prosperity. That is why I cannot wait to read Daron Acemoglu’s new book. I am particularly interested in his idea of #LiberalDemocracy #SharedProsperity #DaronAcemoglu #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.

More evidence that foreign-born immigrants often have a more clear-eyed appreciation of the virtues of Western liberal democracy than the spoiled natives who've never known anything else. I can think of countless examples from real life. "In 2014, just 39% of immigrants agreed #Immigration #LiberalDemocracy #Perspective #US

Banned from holding this discussion live in London (presumably for demonstrating Insufficient Support of Genocide!), Hasan Piker & Yanis Varoufakis in conversation on free speech, antisemitism, zionism and the sorry state of liberal democracy. https://t.co/f0QWp6xY0y #FreeSpeech #Antisemitism #LiberalDemocracy #GB

In my experience, people who have lived under oppressive regimes invariably have a much deeper appreciation for liberal democracy and the Enlightenment than spoiled Westerners who have never known anything else and fail to "acknowledge their privilege", as the kids say. Today I https://t.co/35WNSAtMZG #LiberalDemocracy #Privilege #Enlightenment #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.