I have some quibbles with her framing of the problem but i suppose twitter isn't really the place for it. It was an interesting conversation anyway.

It sounds like Anne is describing Trump ... with Laser like Precision ... I look forward to watching this on YouTube.

I finally saw it ... The attributes of an authoritarianism leader are … they assault the press … our government … the courts … other leaders … and undermine our institutions … The answer is … Education … as you stated in your campaign ... Wonderfully done …Thank You!

Ummm, what democracy? Please read the Princeton study, Marianne. You're way behind the times. Democracy is an illusion. We live (in the US) under an oligarchy....and I suspect we always have. bbc.com/news/blogs-echochamb…

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It would be incredibly un-self aware to not see the actual authoritarians in the WH and filling Congress, while trying to point fingers at the right and their un-armed "insurrection".

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Neither of them said the US is a democracy.

The Fall of Democracy has already happened. youtube.com/AV_c1ElZl7Q

Democracy can end with a whimper, not a bang.