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Were the leader of the free world, and were hosting the summit for democracy, and weve got our own challenges on that front, both in terms of whether or not, you know, half the governing -- one of the two governing parties and its support irv media in this country actually supports democracies around the world against authoritarians that want to invade them, and whether or not the same governing party and media supports it, whether u.s. elections should be continued to be carried out over the ce...

Front as well. but here at home we have got to start talking about small d democracy that we can unite around and not republicans versus democrats. i am preaching to the choir with you. i hear you do it every single day. thank you. you are part of it. lets be clear about that you are actually part of it. and its not about, you know, your position on tax policy or a social issue. its whether or not you are willing to adhere to the democratic rules of the game. tragically, somebody who studies dem...

Elections should be continued to be carried out over the centuries. right? whether or not u.s. elections, u.s. small d democracy should be a tech know accuratic nonpartisan thing. today in the january 6th investigation, the investigation into the violent attack by trump supporters on the u.s. capitol in january to try and stop the election being certified. today former president trumps white house chief of staff mark meadows, he declined to appear for testimony that he had been subpoenaed to giv...

>> brian, they know that we are in a very divided spot. they know historically that the non-presidential party does well in those first midterms, and theyre geared up to do that. and the republican party has made the fringe the center of its political identity. they worship at the center of the my pillow dude. they chant lets go brandon. this has dominated the direction that we go. and the sad part is we all want to see both sides work together in some way. many of us like the idea of compromise...

Making it tougher to vote, making it tougher to get an abortion, no mask, no problem, no vaccine, no problem. if you want to carry a gun, thats perfectly okay with us. is there any indication this is going to be texas leading export to other red states? >> absolutely. and we have seen it for hundreds of years, that state contagious that charles blow talked about, for better or for worse. states are laboratories of democracy, right? so, this is where you can fiddle with new policy, try it out and...

Out on very opposite sides of the world in terms of our believes about things like the iraq war and were on the same side. you know, walk us through how you got to the point where youre saying just vote exclusively for democrats because i know in virginia right now, there is a republican that tried to put himself forward. when i look at him, i see another guy to get pressured to go along and do whatever it is trump wants in 2024 and throw out votes. so are you where i am? >> absolutely, joy. i m...

Old rules have been broken. we have to reimagine ourselves moving forward. history is my witness. the task is fallen on the shoulders of an unsuspecting generation to salvage democracy. were going to rise to the occasion or its a wrap, period! its hard to follow that. im going to ask mark mckinnon to try. among your many talents, and the circus is just on fire, but you also want to pass life crafted from a creative standpoint messages to move people, not just make them vote one way or another bu...

Decline, and its happening here in the united states and in many parts of the world. its sometimes defined as a gradual decline in the quality of democracy. if unchecked, democratic back sliding results in the states losing its democratic qualities, becoming an autocracy or authoritarian regime. democratic decline. it doesnt happen all at once, it doesnt happen on a single day, its a back sliding. how does it happen? how can small d, democratic media, what can media outlets do to preserve my rig...

And its incredibly tiring and its incredibly dangerous, and it harms a lot of people. >> thats why it gets so frustrating. ill let you jump in a second, ron, when people try to both sides all of this. >> yes. >> there is honestly one side who is acting like the adults in the room. and everything else is politics as usual. >> yes. >> you have whats happening at the border, its terrible. its politics as usual. most of it is politics as usual, right? we can deal with it. but there is one side now w...

Governs itself a little differently. some better than others, some worse than others. sometimes around elections, in fact, its indeed awkward. but our system is going through something that it has never been through before. it is breaking down in terms of its participation and small d democracy on one side of our politics. as ridiculous as it is, and for all of the other things our country has to deal with, both internationally and here at home, our democracy being under legit and sustained atta...