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05-07-2016, 04:50 PM
Graphic **vel of the week: A song of democracy and demagogues
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For some reason, and I can't imagine why (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/coming-to-terms-with-trump/), this week has got me thinking about the rise of charismatic tinpot tyrants — and how a supposedly democratic society can fall for this sort of thing.*
For a fascinating historical analysis of that question, I recommend veteran blogger Andrew Sullivan (http://mashable.com/2015/01/28/andrew-sullivan-quits/)'s controversial piece on why America has never been so ripe for tyranny (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html). But if you want a gripping visual narrative that shows why democracy and tyranny have been locked in a battle to the death from the very beginning, you should rush out and pick up Democracy (http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Alecos-Papadatos/dp/1608197190) by Alecos Papadatos, Annie DiDonna and Abraham Kawa.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/07/democracy-graphic-**vel/)
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For some reason, and I can't imagine why (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/coming-to-terms-with-trump/), this week has got me thinking about the rise of charismatic tinpot tyrants — and how a supposedly democratic society can fall for this sort of thing.*
For a fascinating historical analysis of that question, I recommend veteran blogger Andrew Sullivan (http://mashable.com/2015/01/28/andrew-sullivan-quits/)'s controversial piece on why America has never been so ripe for tyranny (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/04/america-tyranny-donald-trump.html). But if you want a gripping visual narrative that shows why democracy and tyranny have been locked in a battle to the death from the very beginning, you should rush out and pick up Democracy (http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Alecos-Papadatos/dp/1608197190) by Alecos Papadatos, Annie DiDonna and Abraham Kawa.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/07/democracy-graphic-**vel/)
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