So glad to hear you articulate a conundrum that has often struck me too: that democratic values are held in such (subliminal, unspoken) high esteem that authoritarian leaders have to spend vast resources to pretend to be democratic in order to keep power. Also glad to hear you distancing yourself from polarised positions and giving a more pragmatic, nuanced account of the situation. I would wish you many more viewers than the 59 who have so far watched this!
So glad to hear you articulate a conundrum that has often struck me too: that democratic values are held in such (subliminal, unspoken) high esteem that authoritarian leaders have to spend vast resources to pretend to be democratic in order to keep power.
Also glad to hear you distancing yourself from polarised positions and giving a more pragmatic, nuanced account of the situation.
I would wish you many more viewers than the 59 who have so far watched this!