Former foreign correspondent and columnist Anand Giridharadas joins Dawna Friesen and gives his opinion on the state of the United States in 2022. “The United States is in a really big pickle because democracy itself is being tested in this country as it has only been in truly intense moments in American history,” says Giridharadas. “Right now, one of the two major political parties is essentially running to sabotage the practice of democracy itself and that’s the modern Republican party that is running on a platform of white racial resentment, male grievance, and having to live in an egalitarian world.” Giridharadas is the author of ‘The Persuaders: At the front lines of the fight for hearts, minds, and democracy.
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