Autocrats are good at arousing the passions, for their barbaric ends. Can pro-democracy leaders learn to speak to the passions, but for good? the.ink/p/the-real-battlegro…

The real battleground of 2024 is emotion

A conversation with historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat about why the authoritarian right is so deft at playing to feeling -- and why pro-democracy leaders must catch up

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In a gaslit world, those who speak passionately for the side of the good are targeted to be extinguished by all sides, as we can see in the case of the progressives.
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Replying to @vikenistic @AnandWrites
Absolutely

Jan 17, 2024 · 4:04 PM UTC

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Anand thinks it’s just a matter of finding someone who speaks passionately about democracy and that will solve the problem of our gaslit world. If only…