Ethos Engineering The Quickstep Spiral: Theoretical Framework Exposing How Democracy is Being Systematically Subverted to Enable Autocracy

This theory exposes how the effective force - previously observed as an effect known as 'The Overton Window' constraining political actors to operate within boundaries set by norms and public discourse - is being systematically subverted and overrun in order to eliminate such boundaries, destabilise democracy and the institutions on which it depends. The Quickstep Spiral names the mechanism of that subversion, documents its application across 2015-2026, and makes possible new counter-strategies for democratic defence.