The great replacement theoryd has been discussed at length in france, this idea that minority communities will replace majority com. But i actually think that both of those ideas are not just deeply distopian, but also empirically wrong. The one thing we can all agree on is the one thing we shouldn't actually agree on, but we shall all not believe.
During an era of identity politics, culture wars and increasing awareness of the structural biases that contribute to global inequality, it’s easy to become pessimistic about the possibility of making diverse democracies work. Yascha Mounk is a writer and political scientist whose recent book, The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure, offers analysis of how our fractured societies can acknowledge the injustices of the past, while moving forward towards conciliation and cooperation. Hosting the discussion is BBC journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.
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