The myth that “education” will defeat populism and strengthen democracy is dangerous and is an internal threat to democratic resilience. We won’t save liberal democracy by placing ourselves on this pedestal of philosopher kings.

Let me explain:
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https://twitter.com/pippan15/status/1902871951812726960

2/ Correlational evidence of education and support for democracy is barely more than evidence that more educated and successful citizens prefer constrained government power to unhinged expropriation.

Yes, there is some evidence you can teach civic values, but…

1/n. We all want the war to end. Families returning to their land; children to their schools; reconstruction. Peace.

HOWEVER, negotiations need to (i) respect the agency of Ukrainians, and (ii) take Putin's threat seriously. A small thread on (ii): 🧵👇 2/n. If you want negotiations, then you must be willing to concede something (land, sanctions, neutrality, treaties, etc). For example, some seem to think Ukraine should concede independence of some regions.