Richard Haass: This Is Potentially the Most Dangerous Time Since the Run-up to the Civil War

HAASS You know here ░░░░░░░░ this conversation between two ░░░░░░░░ Republicans And what s ░░░░░░░░ interesting is how democracy ░░░░░░░░ one of its requirements ░░░░░░░░ prerequisites is a loyal ░░░░░░░░ And by you know ░░░░░░░░ oppositions have two things ░░░░░░░░ it s good to ░░░░░░░░ oppositions in a democracy ░░░░░░░░ holds those with power ░░░░░░░░ It forces compromise that ░░░░░░░░ leads to widespread public ░░░░░░░░ for for policy But ░░░░░░░░ s also got to ░░░░░░░░ loyal There s got ░░░░░░░░ be an acceptance of ░░░░░░░░ rules And for the ░░░░░░░░ time in you know ░░░░░░░░ a century more than ░░░░░░░░ century and a half ░░░░░░░░ have an opposition that ░░░░░░░░ longer does that And ░░░░░░░░ is this is a ░░░░░░░░ different stress for United ░░░░░░░░ it s a qualitatively ░░░░░░░░ challenge And I think ░░░░░░░░ the next years it ░░░░░░░░ going to play out ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ people this time around ░░░░░░░░ fit the description you ░░░░░░░░ been talking about Who ░░░░░░░░ t accept BRZEZINSKI So ░░░░░░░░ the basics And the ░░░░░░░░ then is how does ░░░░░░░░ political process over the ░░░░░░░░ few years play out ░░░░░░░░ selections of electors and ░░░░░░░░ forth after the 2024 ░░░░░░░░ I I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s an exaggeration ░░░░░░░░ say this is potentially ░░░░░░░░ dangerous moment for this ░░░░░░░░ as we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ any time since the ░░░░░░░░ of the 19th century ░░░░░░░░ the run up to ░░░░░░░░ Civil War.”