13:45 Here he asserts that "small democrat" politicians reluctance to denounce anti-democratic forces when it springs up encourages the media and donors to support those anti-democratic forces. However, I think he got that backwards. Nasient anti-democratic forces originate amongst wealthy donors who typically own or are major investors in the media and other important private institutions and who occasionally find a skilled embodiment of their vision in a charismatic politician... perhaps I am mistaken.
What's depressing is that the right is already using the same phrase to describe any success that an actual minority group has in achieving gains.
Very difficult to understand. (Maybe a different mic would have been better?)
13:45 Here he asserts that "small democrat" politicians reluctance to denounce anti-democratic forces when it springs up encourages the media and donors to support those anti-democratic forces. However, I think he got that backwards. Nasient anti-democratic forces originate amongst wealthy donors who typically own or are major investors in the media and other important private institutions and who occasionally find a skilled embodiment of their vision in a charismatic politician... perhaps I am mistaken.