
Barack Obama on Disinformation and The Future of Democracy
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I Think It Is a Bracing Reminder for Democracies That Have Gotten Flabby and Confused
I think that it is calling the question about a set of trends around the world that we've seen building for some time. I don't know that the person i knew is the same as the person who is now leading this charge. He was always ruthless. You witness what he did in chechnehe had no qualms about crushing those whom he considered a threat. That's not new a for him to bet the farm in this way. As disquieting as a the absolute control of information within russia makes me doubtful about any kind of grass roots or oligarc resistance to the current course of events. We have got complaisant and i cannot guarantee, as a consequence of
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