Comic strip made for the magazine Cambio Colombia as a companion piece to one of the “Imagine Democracy” essays.

Script & Art: Carlos Sanabria Salas
Script: Germán Hernández Cáceres

Link to article (in spanish): How Did We Get Here? The Rapid Decline of Democracy Worldwide.

Translation from Spanish:

Demo:
Hi Mr. Constancio, how are you?

Mr. Constancio (older man with the newspaper):
I’m good kid. Just checking how that ol’ Mr. Trump is doing...

Mr. Constancio:
He's still leading the polls. He’s definitely going to win.

Cracia:
No way, Dad! That man is under investigation for corruption. And besides, he’s a xenophobe...

Mr. Constancio:
Still, that’s what the people is asking in the country with the freest democracy in America. And besides, it keeps the dream alive so that it is not extinguished by the Chinese nor the Russians. This ultimately benefits us in a globalized world.

Demo:
But, Mr. Constancio, countries are closing off more and more. International democratic institutions were not able to deliver on the promise of globalization.

Mr. Constancio:
That’s nonsense and I’ll prove it. Let me just call my nephew, whom I’m sending to the U.S to study, you’ll see...

Mr. Constancio (on the phone):
Hello? Hey kid, how did it go at the embassy?

Voice on phone (nephew):
They denied me my visa!

Mr. Constancio:
WHAAAAT?

Mr. Constancio:
HOW COULD THOSE *******!

Cracia:
…Looks like he’ll have to keep dreaming.