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The Silent Undermining: Democracy's Internal Crisis
This episode explores how democratic systems face their greatest threats not from external forces, but from internal erosion driven by human desires for simplicity, societal complacency, and the slow decay of shared civic norms.
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“This episode explores how democratic systems face their greatest threats not from external forces, but from internal erosion driven by human desires for simplicity, societal complacency, and the slow decay of shared civic norms.”
— Anne Applebaum, The Silent Undermining: Democracy's Internal Crisis
democracy, politics, authoritarianism
For listeners seeking a more sophisticated understanding of how democratic systems are quietly compromised, this book reveals the human tendencies and institutional complacency that erode freedom from the inside out, sharpening their judgment on the true price of liberty.
With a keen eye honed by years of reporting on the fragility of political systems and the rise of authoritarianism, Anne Applebaum dissects the internal human and institutional dynamics that quietly undermine democratic foundations.