Democracy requires disagreement. Here's how to do it better | Bret Stephens and Yordanos Eyoel

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🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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As authoritarian leaders challenge democratic institutions around the world, some people are questioning whether democracy is even the best political system. In a wide-ranging conversation, writer Bret Stephens and social entrepreneur Yordanos Eyoel discuss why democracy is still our best hope — and offer ways we can learn to disagree more effectively in order to strengthen our societies.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
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0:11.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	Democracy is being challenged by authoritarianism around the world,
0:21.0	and some even debate whether it's the most optimal system.
0:25.6	In their 2023 conversation from Ted Democracy, journalist Brett Stevens and Democracy
0:31.0	entrepreneur Yordonis EOL sit down to discuss the challenges of democracy,
0:36.5	the institutions that hold it up, and the remaining hope for their resilience.
0:40.8	After the break.
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0:54.0	And now our TED Talk of the day.
0:56.6	It's my absolute pleasure to be here with Brett.
0:59.2	As we all know, we are living in a highly polarized time where even the topic of democracy has become a
1:04.7	highly divisive issue.
1:06.6	I also believe that there is this pernicious sentiment both in the U.S. and globally that
1:12.1	democracy is only functional when we agree.
1:15.0	In fact, what democracy requires us is to continually live with our differences
1:20.0	and manage those differences for the collective good.
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