Technology and the global struggle for democracy
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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
The commemoration of the first anniversary of the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump showed that the extreme political polarisation that fuelled the riot also frames Americans’ interpretations of it. It would, however, be gravely mistaken to view what happened as a uniquely American phenomenon with uniquely American causes. The disruption of the peaceful transfer of power that day was part of something much bigger. As part of the commemoration, US President Joe Biden said a battle is being fought over “the soul of America”. What is becoming cle…