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samanthajane17 's review for:
Autocracy Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
by Anne Applebaum
informative
medium-paced
At first, I thought, “Wow, I’m so naive to not realize that dictators support each other,” but then the author pointed out that it’s actually common for Americans to view global events as isolated rather than interconnected. That insight really stuck with me.
Another moment that made me pause was the discussion around misinformation and conspiracy theories. The idea that people are drawn to them, and that this attraction is actively undermining democracies, was both eye-opening and unsettling.
One of the book’s clear messages is that dictators will continue working to undermine democracies, often through subtle, manipulative tactics rather than obvious acts of aggression.