CANADALAND Democracy Under Threat: Anne Applebaum and Timothy Snyder
Jan 3, 2025
Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian known for her insights on autocratic regimes, teams up with Timothy Snyder, a Yale historian and expert on Central Europe and Ukraine. They discuss the evolving threats to democracy, viewing modern tyranny as a collaborative business model. Applebaum elaborates on how dictators support each other's power, while Snyder emphasizes that true freedom goes beyond mere absence of oppression. They reflect on the urgent situation in Ukraine and the need for empathy and solidarity in redefining freedom amidst global challenges.
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Autocracy Inc.
- Modern autocracies operate like a network, countering democratic values.
- This network isn't unified by ideology, but by a shared desire for unchecked power.
Inspiration for "Autocracy, Inc."
- Applebaum's understanding of autocracies comes from personal accounts of those who oppose such regimes.
- These individuals, from Russia, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe, offered firsthand insights into modern repression.
Common Enemy
- Autocratic regimes, despite their diverse ideologies, share a common enemy: liberal democracy.
- They function like a corporation, with different business models but a shared goal of maintaining power.
