Here you have it. The greatest threat to democracy.

Democracy is based on rule of law, which requires a shared truth (a functioning public sphere).

Trump walked out of the 60 Minutes interview because he has only one way to win: He lies, and everyone repeats the lie. https://twitter.com/axios/status/1318867878351757313">https://twitter.com/axios/sta...

Two key lies launched Trump into politics: Birtherism and "I am a successful businessman." It worked! He lied. People repeated the lies. Then enough people believed them.

He literally has no other way to "govern" or campaign.

This is nothing new. It& #39;s as old as written history.

In the middle ages, one of the lies was Jewish blood libel.

Want to go farther back? Let& #39;s talk about Darius I of Persia (522 BCE to 486 BCE)

He& #39;s sort of like the original Donald Trump. . . https://twitter.com/mikedthornton/status/1318901483312644104">https://twitter.com/mikedthor...

He had his "life story" chiseled into a cliff. If we believe Darius’s account of his own life, he never suffered a single defeat or setback. He singlehandedly killed each of his enemies.

Moreover, the gods declared themselves on his side. (Of course)

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Destroyers of democracy know how to weaponize (and distort) the institutions of democracy in order to destroy democracy.

The (totally bogus) argument goes like this.
#1: Democracy = freedom
#2: Freedom = free speech
My freedom to lie is therefore protected.

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The argument goes off the rails at the start. Unchecked personal liberty is at odds with democracy, which seeks fairness and equality, and therefore requires regulations.

That& #39;s why the same people who say https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⤵️" title="Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten">also say "America is not a democracy. It& #39;s a republic."