Timothy Snyder – “On Tyranny”, Trump & How Abandoning Facts Destroys Democracy video

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Timothy Snyder

author of “On Tyranny,” outlines the steps of dismantling a democracy. Full interview:
“On Tyranny” author Timothy Snyder parallels the rise of fascism in the 1930s to the Trump administration, and breaks down how facts are the enemy of tyranny.
Image may contain: 6 people, suit, text that says 'THE DAILY SHOW VITH IF YOU WANT TO RIP THE HEART OUT OF A DEMOCRACY, YOU GO AFTER FACTS. THAT'S WHAT MODERN AUTHORITARIANS DO. STEP 1: YOU LIE. ALL THE TIME. STEP 2: YOUSAY SAY IT'S YOUR OPPONENTS AND THE JOURNALISTS WHO LIE. STEP 3: EVERYONE LOOKS AROUND AND SAYS, "WHAT IS TRUTH? THERE IS NO TRUTH." THEN RESISTANCE IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE GAME IS OVER.'

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