Those damaging America’s democracy should listen to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s testimony of what happens when a demagogue and his cronies actually succeed in stealing an election. The Belarusian opposition leader met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, after saying on CNN that the US had a “moral obligation” to stand up for democracy against President Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship. She arrived in the United States at an odd moment, since historically Washington was a paragon for dissidents. But ever since former President Donald Trump’s rejection of his election loss, this country has been a better parable of how democracy can teeter on the brink. 

Source: CNN