There is a whole way that technology and information is passed without making sure that it's really true. I think that a lot of it has to do with the era that we're in, where there has been very rapid change in technology and that has created a lot of joblessness in countries. On why parts of the world are moving toward authoritarianism
That's what's so worrisome, is that fascism can come in a way that it is one step at a time, and in many ways, goes unnoticed until it's too late. Part of the reason for writing is to say that, in fact, this can happen in countries that have democratic systems, that have a population that's interested in what's going on, that is supportive. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. "I believe very much that democracy in the United States is resilient that people can be skeptical about things that are going on, but I really am afraid that we are taking things for granted."Ĭlose overlay Buy Featured Book Title Fascism Subtitle A Warning Author Madeleine Albright and Bill Woodward "We're not fulfilling the role that we're supposed to," she says of the United States today. While Albright does not call Trump a fascist, she says that he is "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history." Timothy Greenfield Sanders/Harper Collinsįormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright describes herself as an "optimist who worries a lot." And lately, it seems, there has been much to worry about.Īlbright's new book, Fascism: A Warning, starts by describing how Hitler and Mussolini came to power in the 20th century, then warns about today's authoritarian rulers in Eastern Europe, North Korea, Turkey and Russia.Īlbright, who was born in Czechoslovakia and fled with her family after the Nazis occupied the country in 1939, notes that the United States has traditionally been viewed as a nation that opposes authoritarianism and supports democratic principles and human rights, but that perception is changing - in part because of President Trump. Madeleine Albright served as secretary of state under President Clinton from 1997-2001.
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