Name: How to spot authoritarianism — and choose democracy
Uploaded: 2024-06-17T14:40:48Z
Duration: 16 min 21 s
Description: Democracy is about having choices — and authoritarianism is about not having them, says lawyer and writer Ian Bassin. Detailing the seven steps of the authoritarian playbook, he invites us all to put aside our differences and rethink our role in the fight for freedom, revealing the hope and power behind every choice we make.

Democracy is about having choices — and authoritarianism is about not having them, says lawyer and writer Ian Bassin. Detailing the seven steps of the authoritarian playbook, he invites us all to put aside our differences and rethink our role in the fight for freedom, revealing the hope and power behind every choice we make.

Ian Bassin: How to spot authoritarianism — and choose democracy

How to spot authoritarianism — and choose democracy

Democracies perish subtly-not through overt acts but via eroding norms; choices we make can either fortify or weaken our freedom.

Authoritarian playbook revealed: politicize institutions, spread disinformation, weaken checks on power—a global threat to democracy.

Your daily choices matter: they shape the democracy's future. Engage positively, embrace differences, and defend institutional integrity.