140. Commusings: Democracy Is Fragile — Commune with Jeff Krasno
Commune with Jeff Krasno

140. Commusings: Democracy Is Fragile

November 24, 2020 · 25 min

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Democracy survived the latest test, but the misinformation fueling its fragility is far from gone.

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In this episode

  • How journalism and the courts held against authoritarian pressure
  • Why a misinformation crisis keeps democracy vulnerable
  • The link between false narratives and rising extremism
  • What it means that institutions held but the underlying threat remains

About this episode

As of this moment, democracy has held. In today’s episode, Jeff explores how the institutions of journalism and the judicial courts withstood an authoritarian assault. While it appears that the election results will be honored, America has a misinformation problem that is stoking extremism and exposing democracy’s fragility. To receive the Commusings newsletter, you can go to onecommune.com and sign up at the bottom of the page.
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