Chapter
Planning the Fall of Democracy
29:53 - 38:38 (08:44)
The speaker describes how autocrats plan to undermine institutions, replace those in power, and restore an imagined past hierarchy between race, gender, and sexual orientation.
Clips
The creation of a successful autocracy requires careful planning and strategizing on how to undermine institutions and replace key personnel with loyalists in order to cause the most chaos, as evidenced by a loose movement of autocrats around the globe.
29:53 - 34:02 (04:08)
Summary
The creation of a successful autocracy requires careful planning and strategizing on how to undermine institutions and replace key personnel with loyalists in order to cause the most chaos, as evidenced by a loose movement of autocrats around the globe.
ChapterPlanning the Fall of Democracy
EpisodeThe Far Right Is Going Global: Anne Applebaum on the Decline of Democracy
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
A discussion on the creeping threat to democracy posed by nationalist regimes and the undermining of institutions such as the free press and the opposition, which allow those in power to concentrate their authority.
34:02 - 36:19 (02:16)
Summary
A discussion on the creeping threat to democracy posed by nationalist regimes and the undermining of institutions such as the free press and the opposition, which allow those in power to concentrate their authority.
ChapterPlanning the Fall of Democracy
EpisodeThe Far Right Is Going Global: Anne Applebaum on the Decline of Democracy
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
The elimination of journalists, political opposition, and ethics councils makes it easier for modern-day autocrats to steal and seek power without opposition, while some believe in restoring traditional hierarchies of men and women and race.
36:19 - 38:38 (02:19)
Summary
The elimination of journalists, political opposition, and ethics councils makes it easier for modern-day autocrats to steal and seek power without opposition, while some believe in restoring traditional hierarchies of men and women and race.