VIDEO: Marcos admin, a "democratic failure" - Vox


We imagine democratic failure will start with a spectacular event: a military coup or the declaration of martial law. But in a country like the U.S., democratic backsliding will likely to start off looking a lot more normal -- with slow, legal attacks on our democratic institutions. It's the kind of thing that won't generate many news headlines -- at least not until it's too late.
SOURCE: Vox (2017). The decline of American democracy won't be televised. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXo7UDZvByw2ixzpQCufnA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF-Tdsvk0tI. Retrieved at 1:39PM on October 11, 2018.

MARCOS: Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat who was the tenth President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981. His regime was infamous for its corruption, extravagance, and brutality. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos