Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight
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Democracy is at war. We can see the forces rallied against it: autocratic states like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, techno-aristocrats, religious fundamentalists and populist demagogues.
From the trenches of Ukraine to the halls of power in the US, democratic, free values are under determined assault.
But, there are those who resist.
In 'Why We Fight' we talk to those who claim to be defending democracy; that's everyone from soldiers, protestors, activists, religious leaders, industrialists and politicians.
We find out who they are, what drove them to take up the struggle, what their work is and why their idea of democracy is worth fighting for.
Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight
Nick Soutter: The American Philosopher
In this episode, host we speak with Nick Soutter — American author, philosopher, and journalist behind In Time Media and the dystopian novel The Water Thief.
Soutter has spent years dissecting the moral and political decay of democratic societies and the slow rise of corporate authoritarianism.
Together, Theo and Nick explore the erosion of democracy in the United States and across the Western world, from the Trump phenomenon and “pay-to-play” corruption to the creeping power of corporations like Musk’s and Thiel’s techno-feudal empires. Soutter argues that what we are witnessing is not just political backsliding, but the birth of a system where private power supplants public will — echoing the warnings of his own fiction.
This wide-ranging conversation delves into:
- Why democracies are faltering and how complacency has become our greatest enemy.
- The transformation of capitalism into neo-feudalism.
- The psychology of authoritarianism and why ordinary people are drawn to strongmen.
- The failure of modern media, education, and marketing in defending truth.
- What the “No Kings” protests mean for the future of democracy.
Soutter leaves us with a grim but galvanising message: the arc of history may bend toward progress, but only if we keep fighting to hold it there.
📘 Nick Soutter’s book: The Water Thief
🎧 His show: In Time Media