127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)

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  • 31 March 2025

  • Posted by Alastair Campbell

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Is this the end of democracy in the USA? Following the election of Trump, could democracy in America die? How did Moises Naim come up with his three p’s; Populism, Polarisation, and Post-truth? 


Alastair and Rory are joined by Moises Naim, journalist and former Venezuelan minister, to answer all these questions and more. 


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One response to “127. Donald Trump vs American Freedom: Who Wins? (Moises Naim)”

  1. The internet is said to enhance individual human tendencies by 10x, both good and bad. I wonder whether social media does something similar with social power behaviours but because it is easier to destroy vs create, the negative pleasures win out and imagery is stronger than text. Propaganda, misinformation, anti-science, hatred, gossip etc are all easier to spread and quicker to impact.

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