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Letters: Democracy and fascism, border exemptions and the Cook Islands bubble


Letters: Democracy and fascism, border exemptions and the Cook Islands bubble
19 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
9 minutes to read
The United States of America was a flawed democracy before President Donald Trump took office. Photo / Evan Vucci, AP, File
The United States of America was a flawed democracy before President Donald Trump took office. Photo / Evan Vucci, AP, File
NZ Herald
Not all equal
Correspondent Craig Clark (NZ Herald, January 18) has commented on how even though the US is a democracy, that it almost ended up with a dictator called Donald Trump.
However, he seems to be
assuming all democracies enjoy the same level of democracy. There are 75 democracies in the world, but only 22 of them are classified as full democracies and the US is not included as a full democracy. ....

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Letters to the editor: Trump, China and Covid


Letters to the editor: Trump, China and Covid
17 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
8 minutes to read
Outgoing US president Donald Trump. Photo / AP
NZ Herald
For those wondering how dictators rise to power in a democracy, the recent events in the United States, sadly, provide a case study.
A leader with little or no regard for democratic institutions; elected representatives and officials who pledge fealty to the leader and enable the leader to pursue the assault on such institutions with impunity; and sections of the media that perpetuate falsehoods all conspire to set the table.
The recent actions of many Republicans in Congress reveal their commitment to democracy and their oath of office is wafer-thin or non-existent. For a vibrant democracy in the United States, the actions of this rump bode ill. Let us hope that donors, voters and good people assume the task of removing and replacing them in the near future. ....

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Super Rugby: Chiefs' plan to ease workload on All Blacks captain Sam Cane


“Sam will still be the captain. but what we want to do is give him some support, not just around the on-field stuff, but the off-field stuff,” McMillan said.
“Captaincy can be a big weight to carry on one person’s shoulders. So if we can get some common agreement on who that other person might be, then that’s certainly the motivation, to have co-captains.
Phil Walter/Getty Images
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan said it was important they shared the load on the national skipper.
“It’s not something that’s entirely foreign to the Chiefs, and they’ve had good success doing that in the past.” ....

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