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Recognize both sides of the feedback loop before we can fix it because its compounded by a core political labels today. namely, this. the far right today is not conservative and the far left is not liberal. think about it. conservatives often trace their roots back to edmond burke, an 18th century british statesman w criticized the french revolution. so there is literally nothing less conservative than the trumps mobs attack on our capitol and the constitutions peaceful transfer of power. embrac...

Th authoritarianism and abuse of power. >> thats what we do. were doing our jobs, and that noise is the sound a functioning democracy ways. ted, as you know all too well, going along with trumps attacks on the media, you see death threats against journalists. you see, you know, people like, you know, my longtime friend br brian carem, april ryan, getting all kinds of death threats because they went up against trump. well talk about this further another time, but really appreciate the insights. t...

Democracy in ukraine, and were on the side of democracy. >> yeah, i guess im for democracy in other countries, i guess. >> that was ohio republican congressman mike turner taking tucker to school, trying to explain that the u.s. has historically stood with democracies in europe and against dictators who want to expand their borders by force. you know, because were the good guys. now, sure, putin is more czar than communist, and he may well be the richest man in russia, the oligarchs oligarch. bu...

Kmoon humanity, is inconsistent with classical liberalism and ends up fueling reactionary forces. when taken together, this fixation on negative perceptions amplified by hyperpartisan media kills societal trust, and creates mutual incomprehension. but here is an essential point to remember. these two perceptions are not equivalent, not remotely when it comes to the reality of our politics or the danger to our democracy right now as jonathan roust recently wrote, the far rights of liberals is far...

Cnn.com/full circle or watch it on the cnn app at any time on demand. the news continues with jim acosta and "democracy in peril." thank you very much. im jim acosta, and this is democracy in peril. tonight as we continue our series, we have to consider this very serious possibility. >> we are going to take back america. this is so important. [ cheers and applause ] and in 2024, we are going to take back the white house. >> now, despite all of the lies donald trump tells, this could actually c...

This. there are so many regimes around the world that have adopted trumps, you know, name-calling, calling organizations fake news and using things like the enemy of the people to defame journalists and so on. >> its very, very troubling and very dangerous. it emboldens leaders around the world to abuse the press, to clamp down on the press. the republican party -- most republicans in office and running for office, part of their brand is to denigrate and delegitimize the press. and the really ha...

As we close another night reflecting on the state of democracy and how its going to be saved, one thing is clear. its going to take all of us. everyone on the left and the right to reach solutions. but how do we do that in the age of toxic tribalism and the big lie? perhaps, it is a matter of realizing the dangers of illiberalism. that is a concept john avlons going to break down in tonights reality check. it is an important topic. >> it sure is. it goes to the heart of what we are dealing with ...

Demographic change taking place in realtime and all this can fuel political backlash as liberal "new york times" columnist michelle goldberg pointed out in a recent essay called has the left gone wrong? they have come to believe the language of social justice left is needlessly alienating she wrote the broader left got to let go of the illusion there exists voters waiting to be roused by a radical message. that means progressives got to go into elections with the electorate they have. one that i...

Doing this. and so the republican party is now a far-right party, an authoritarian party, which is not invested or interested anymore in the practice of democracy. >> all right. ruth ben-ghiat, thank you so much for those insights. we appreciate it. always great to talk to you. thanks for your time. and if trump does run in 2024, there could be very different people in positions of power to oversee elections and key battleground states. people who might actually be willing to find him the vote...

Strongmen in the past have done, he scanned the political marketplace, and he saw an opening in creating a kind of big tent for all the malcontents, all the extremists, and allowing the gop to partner with him to realize this kind of fantasy built on lies and, you know, white christian utopia because both of them know that the gop, you know, cant win the popular vote. it needs to use trickery to have minority rule because it wont accept what we are in america, which is a multiracial democracy, s...