FrameLab: Why Republicans despise democracy

From FrameLab's email and Lakoff's FB post:

"Why do conservatives increasingly support the overthrow of American democracy? It may boil down to a basic lack of empathy.

"'Democracy depends upon empathy,' says Dr. Lakoff in the latest episode of the FrameLab podcast. 'The whole point of democracy is caring about what other people feel and what their interests are, and that their interests are represented. In general, Republicans don’t care about that … They have a sense of what’s right and what’s wrong and they want to impose it.'

"In episode 20 of FrameLab, taped in December, we discuss the meaning of the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol and the conservative attack on voting rights across the nation. With the fate of democracy at stake, can Democratic leaders and the free press withstand the tactics and strategies of an authoritarian GOP hellbent on stealing the next election if necessary?" 

 

FrameLab · 20: American Authoritarians vs. American Democracy