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#376 — How Democracies Fail
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Comparing the Fall of Democracies: Trump and Historical Examples
When democracies decline, such as in Russia, Hungary, and Venezuela, it is not through dramatic events like in Nazi Germany, but through a slow deterioration of institutions, controlled elections, biased court systems, and manipulated media. The decline of democracies like Hungary, Turkey, Russia, and Venezuela share similarities with the situation in the United States under Trump. The concern is not about a replication of Auschwitz in America but about the erosion of institutional checks and balances, a process already underway.
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