New York Times’ Farhad Manjoo on Election 2020 and Why He’s “Doomsday Prepping”

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🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In his latest column for the New York Times, opinion writer Farhad Manjoo delves into his fears of a second term for President Donald Trump. But even if Trump loses, he asks, have the president and the Republican Party damaged American democracy beyond repair? Trump has repeatedly lied throughout his presidency, but, Manjoo writes, “It’s not the lies themselves that worry me most, but the fact that millions of people might accept them. Can America endure such mendacity? When you don’t have social trust, when you don’t have a shared view of reality, do you even have a country?” We’ll talk with Manjoo about his panic about America’s post-election future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.3	Welcome back to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. New York Times opinion writer Farhad Manju is contemplating
0:52.7	the coming unraveling of America, and apparently
0:55.5	so are a lot of other people. Even if President Trump loses the election, Manju wonders if we
1:00.4	can expect anything like a functioning federal government. Quote, when you don't have social
1:05.6	trust, when you don't have a shared view of reality, he writes, do you even have a country?
1:11.3	His piece yesterday is titled,
1:13.1	I'm doomsday prepping for the end of democracy.
1:16.4	Thanks so much for joining us, Farhad Manjou.
1:19.4	Hi, thanks.
1:20.2	Good to be here.
1:21.3	So it sounds like what sent you into a bit of a doomsday panic,
1:26.4	or maybe just put you over the edge, was the Republican National Convention.
1:30.3	Why?
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