The Beautiful Danger of Normal Life During an Autocratic Rise
The Beautiful Danger of Normal Life During an Autocratic Rise
A transcript of an episode of 'The Opinions' where David Leonhardt and M. Gessen discuss the human inclination to normalize life during a serious crisis. They draw parallels between the public response to Vladimir Putin's autocratic rule in Russia and the political climate of the Trump era in the United States, exploring the concept of 'shock exhaustion' and effective ways to resist the diminution of democracy.
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some bitter pills to swallow when hearing the story of a russian journalists who saw the rise of a brutal dictator erode all of their society and pushed them out.
there are some hopeful notes and pieces of advice, particularly to call out hypernormalization along with possible antidotes to autocracy by bringing into power those who believe humanity is inherently good.
time will tell, but the fall of the american institutions of democracy and federal powers has definitely been swift.
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