Democracy Discussions

Democracy Discussions

by Emily Hausheer

Government Politics

Season 2

Diplomatic Passport

Autocrats now denaturalize their opposition to weaken their political chances, when European countries naturalize dissidents- it plays into the dictator's agenda. A new passport providing advanced biometrics, Pegasus scanning, anti-TNR tools, and giving diplomatic immunity will be a stronger alternative to naturalization.

Following Through With Delcy

Policy credibility is undermined if the United States does not follow through with Delcy on topics such as political prisoners and the destruction of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez's home, books, and disappearance of his dogs. To show strength- the US must also engage with the European Union like we did in 2019 and it resulted in a successful diplomatic recognition of Juan Guaido. The US doing it along is not as strong as the US doing it with partners

Civic Spaces

Civic Education is as important as STEM in keeping democracy strong

Transition Troubles

What are warning signs a democratic transition might not work? and what makes it work? Between the Ancien Regime and Strongman Cycles, a democratic transition must act wisely.

Maria Oropeza and the Venezuelan Elections

Maria Oropeza is a Venezuelan activist and former political prisoner whose livestream captured the repressive crackdown on Venezuelans documenting the 2024 election. She recently was freed from prison, and came on Democracy Discussions to talk about her experiences and hopes for a free Venezuela. For advocates and families of political prisoners, this is the handbook for liberation in English, Spanish, and French and the sequel in English and Spanish https://worldlibertycongress.org/handbook/

Dictatorships in Fiction

Many dictatorships are depicted in fiction, but what makes Les Miserables unique from other works when it comes to depicting autocracy? The psychology of autocracy is depicted strongly

Venezuela's Crisis and Political Persecution with Simon Molina

Simon Molina joins Democracy Discussions to discuss how the Maduro regime completely destroyed the education and healthcare systems in Venezuela. The importance of opposition unity and support for political prisoners. We recommend following Simon Molina, Leopoldo Lopez, Lilian Tintori, Genesis Davila, Rodrigo Diamenti, Luis Carlos Diaz, Germania Poleo, Juan Guaido, Maria Corina Machado, and other reliable Venezuelan voices as the regime propaganda is strong and still in place. Freedom for Freddy Superlano, Roland Carreno, Maria Oropeza, Jesus Armas, and all political prisoners

Nicaragua and Human Rights

Jonathan Braudy Sanchez reveals how Nicaragua is leveraging statelessness as a form of repression, and the difficulty of getting information out of Nicaragua.

Season 1

Listen to the Dissidents

The World Liberty Congress sought to bring over 1000 dissidents together to stand against dictatorships. We need a new approach on universal human rights

Ending the Polarization

Thomas Howes from the Reagan Caucus joins us to discuss how we can break the Resentment Politics cycle Access the Federalist Here:https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1404/1404-h/1404-h.htm Democracy in America https://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm Vital Center https://thevitalcenter.com/

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