In an expansive study spanning across ten countries, researchers have unearthed a troubling trend: younger voters are less inclined than their older counterparts to penalize politicians exhibiting undemocratic behaviors. This global analysis, which comes at a time when many nations are grappling with the robustness of their democratic institutions, suggests a potential shift in how future generations may respond to threats within political systems. The findings have been published in the British Journal of Political Science. The impetus for this investigation stemmed from a debate that has bee…