The Guardian reports, “Macron became the first French leader to win re-election for 20 years, scoring a clear margin of 57% to 43%, with almost 95% of the votes counted on Sunday night.” Compare that to the last matchup in 2017: Macron 66%; LePen 34%. A win is a win, but there is something to be said for liberal democracies that worry the next election will surrender political power to right-wing authoritarians. It is shameful that the leadership and voters of major western democracies must hold their collective breath during election time for fear that citizens will vote to end their own democracy! It is disgraceful that in the 21st century, we cannot be secure in the notion that democracies in North America and Europe are secure. We spend too much time dodging bullets while people willingly flirt with authoritarianism as a viable alternative to participation in government.
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