Is democracy incrementally dying ?

This is question about worldwide politics. By democracy, I don't just mean voting; I mean independence of media, judiciary and the right to dissent etc. The most extreme examples of this happening are in Poland, Hungary, Turkey and Venezuela. Even in the West we have the NSA and GCHQ overriding privacy rights (with dangerous potential) in the name of security. The Euro-zone imposes economic policy on Greece by specifically saying that money and supranational agreements by previous governments count more than democratic autonomy.

This Paul Mason article is interesting:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/31/democracy-dying-people-worried-putin-erdogan-trump-world

windinhishair · 61-69, M Best Comment

We appear to be going through a global period similar to the 1930s, when autocrats like Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin were assuming power. The 1930s were marked by global depression, and the past ten years have been characterized by poor economic conditions for average citizens. The 1930s ended in world war. We shall see how far it goes this time.