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How to Dismantle a Democracy

Analysis by BBC

Feb 19, 202428:53News & Politics

Democracies do not die in military coups. They are dismantled slowly, by libel laws, through tax audits, and procedure. Democracies are dismantled by bureaucrats and judges, not by soldiers and heavy-handed policing. It...

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How to Dismantle a Democracy is an episode from Analysis by BBC. Democracies do not die in military coups. They are dismantled slowly, by libel laws, through tax audits, and procedure. Democracies are dismantled by bureaucrats and judges, n...

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