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Friday essay: John Keane on demagogues, despots and the rise of ‘phantom democracies’
The Conversation Africa
1 day ago
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The strange alliance between demagogues and despots ought to puzzle and worry every thinking person, and it needs to be understood.
Let’s begin with a troubling truth: in many countries, hundreds of millions of people nowadays feel that when it comes to the biggest decisions affecting their lives, despite all the talk of “democra… [+25966 chars]
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