But a lot of them really have been bought so far into this world of conspiracy, that they genuinely do believe that American democracy is a joke. On “Democracy in Peril,” Anderson’s shared his advice to active-duty troops: “Stop listening to the pillow guy and start paying attention to what our democracy really is.”And CNN analyst John Avlon contributed a very useful modern civics lesson. “We can’t discuss, the tsunami of disinformation, jeopardizing American democracy, without talking about the mothership, Fox. But the first order of business is getting enough people to watch it that CNN keeps it going. “I hope CNN makes it a regular part of its line-up,” Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias tweeted over the weekend.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2022 21:15 UTC