This chapter explores the similarities between the brutal tactics of leaders in 'House of the Dragon' and actual political strategies used by figures like the president of El Salvador. It examines the interplay of power, governance, and the associated risks in both the fictional world of Westeros and contemporary democracies.
Unrest across the country has been driven in part by the provably false claims of right-wing provocateurs. We examine the real concerns underlying the violence, and how to end it swiftly. Japanese politics had until recently been anachronistically tame; not so now that the social-media populists have arrived (10:18). And the notable parallels between “House of the Dragon” and modern politics (18:00).
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