LIVE NOW | @brhodes joins us at @FSIStanford to discuss his new book, "After the Fall," which explores why nationalist authoritarianism is taking root in so many countries around the world. #FSIEvents 
.@brhodes | Capitalism and globalism have brought about many good things, but they've also hyper-accentuated inequality. Where’s there's inequality, there’s disenchantment, and when there’s disenchantment, authoritarianism has room to grow.
.@brhodes | When you commit to an ‘us versus them’ mentality, you commit to an acceptance of national securitization and a culture of finding enemies where ever and whenever you need to.
.@brhodes | Democracy and autocracy have always been in competition. But what’s different now is the technology. Technology allows you to to create violence without violence. It allows for an amount of social control that's never been seen before.
.@brhodes | What does it mean to be American? It means setting an example that lives up to the story we tell about ourselves. It means re-prioritizing democracy to be more important than profit and politics.
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