Invoice Clinton says 'truthful probability' US may lose constitutional democracy

The United States might stop to be a constitutional democracy if the nation turns into extra polarized, warned former President Invoice Clinton on Wednesday.

In a visitor look on the Late Late Present with James Corden, Clinton mentioned he was not all the time optimistic about the way forward for the nation however mentioned residents shouldn't reply to hatred with extra hatred.

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“I truly suppose there's a truthful probability we may utterly lose our constitutional democracy for a few many years if we make dangerous selections,” Clinton mentioned on CBS. “I'm not naive about this. I've been in quite a lot of fights. I've misplaced some and gained a bunch. I've been elated and heartbroken. However I've by no means earlier than been as fearful concerning the construction of our democratic type of authorities. To date, each time we had been confronted with our personal undoing, our conscience kicked in and we stepped away from the brink. And that's type of what I feel will occur right here, however I don’t know when or how."

The outcomes of a Yahoo News/YouGov ballot launched Wednesday confirmed that almost half of the nation, together with when inspecting Republicans and Democrats alone, imagine the U.S. won't be a democracy sooner or later.

Individuals ought to begin speaking to one another once more, Clinton added, and will try to grasp opposing viewpoints.

“Don’t assume that while you see somebody like [National Rifle Association CEO Wayne] LaPierre screaming on tv that everyone who's on that facet is like that," Clinton advised Corden. "As an alternative of telling them that they're dumb in the event that they don’t agree with you, ask for his or her assist. We have to simply speak to one another once more.”