as we close another night reflecting on the state of democracy and how it's going to be saved, one thing is clear. it's 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's a matter of realizing the dangers of illiberalism. john avlon, that is a concept that he's going to break down for us in tonight's "reality check." john, it's an important topic. >> it sure is. it goes to the heart of what we're death with right now. because jim, the core o'problem in our politics is this poisonous polarization. it's the feedback loop that drives americans into competing rival tribal camps convinced that the other side is not only mistaken they're evil. and this is primariesly a matter