It seems to me that we are still living in a functioning democracy, with a democratically elected government.

But there are more and more disturbing signs that we are losing our freedoms, and that our institutions do not serve the people who they ought to serve.

I see the word fascism more and more. I'd like to know what DUers think about the current state of democracy in the US.

Snyder is a Yale professor who wrote the book On Tyranny. There are 16 tweets in the full conversation.

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326437742198784

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326439306584064

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326440833392640

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326442573991939

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326444218204164

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326445656834054

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326447250571266

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326448756334593

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326450064973825

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326451692253185

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326453332312064

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326454896906241

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326456574509062

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326458407436289

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326459950948352

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1543326461737803776