How our readers view democracy and its opponents

We wanted to know whether our readers believe that democracy is stronger than its enemies. Their answers are committed, provocative – and also reflective. If you ask for the enemies of democracy, they will come. Some of the aggressive emails I've received recently bear witness to this. Individual contributions to our debate, Do you trust that your country can withstand attacks against its democracy?, can also be read in this way. At the same time, there are other contributions that characterise democratic states like Switzerland as "autocracies". It often remains unclear whether users are expressing themselves in this way out of fear of losing democracy or because they enjoy the provocation. However, it is particularly noticeable in the debate because users have also commented on the situation in genuinely authoritarian states such as Cuba or Venezuela. One of the most committed users is "Jorg Hiker", who also wrote the first post in the debate: "The problem is that democracy in ...