"thunder" wrote in message

.... I can't think of
one *true* democracy that was ever overthrown from the left. I can think
of many, many, democracies overthrown from the right.


"There is not a single historical instance of a democratic country reverting
to authoritarianism" once a society has achieved a per capita purchasing
power of $6,000 (in 1992 dollars). "Spain, Portugal, Greece, Taiwan and
South Korea, all made their transitions to democracy at or near this magical
figure."

Francis Fukuyama, Political Scientist, George Mason University