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256 - The Persuaders - Anand Giridharadas

You Are Not So Smart

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The Effects of the Russians' Counter-Intell Pro Campaign on Democracy

"The easiest or at least this tactic that is working pretty well right now to destabilize democracy is just convince everybody that you can't change each other's minds," he says. "That was the point of the entire Counter-Intell Pro campaign that the Russians put forth." The Republican Party has essentially perceived that opportunity and decided to go all in on being the force that stops that kind of progress, that trajectory of progress, and that caters to people who would rather break the country than share it".

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