This is what the death of democracy looks like

America is in a dark place. There are no simple ways forward or easy solutions that could bring people together.

A coup d’etat with tanks rolling in the streets? Or a civil war that rages as soldiers and guerillas fight for political power?

Such scenes probably come to mind when thinking of a country where democratic institutions and norms are in peril. But a better representation may be what is currently under way in the United States.

There, it is not military generals hatching plots against elected officials, but politicians seeking to change laws to restrict voting rights.