Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen


The Day After: The War on Democracy Itself

November 04, 2020

Reagan kicked it off: the emotional manipulation of the word “freedom” obscures political realities. On this show, recorded the day after the vote, guest Ken Nanus analyses the data and concludes that, unlike actual conservatives, anything standing in the way of an authoritarian, such as democracy itself, is defined as “the enemy.” It is expected Biden will achieve the necessary 270 but then what? Instead of addressing challenges and opportunities Republicans will still just blame “the others.” Nanus explains why he says they are not conservatives but have relied on use of actual terrorism. Yet if Biden does win, Nanus says he has unique and valuable navigational skills. How did we get here and what can we best do now?