Alex Soros: ‘I Don’t Think Technology Is a Fundamental Issue in Democracy; Democracy Is Messy’

Soros But I don ░░░░░░░░ think that that s ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ that s the fundamental ░░░░░░░░ don t think technology ░░░░░░░░ a fundamental issue in ░░░░░░░░ Democracy is messy I ░░░░░░░░ you know democracy is ░░░░░░░░ contestation of ideas It ░░░░░░░░ about plurality it s ░░░░░░░░ people having different truths ░░░░░░░░ Now fundamentally how society ░░░░░░░░ together civically in those ░░░░░░░░ those contestations is obviously ░░░░░░░░ obviously quite quite tricky ░░░░░░░░ I think that if ░░░░░░░░ play too much on ░░░░░░░░ disinformation card we re ░░░░░░░░ responsibility away from ourselves ░░░░░░░░ actually create a narrative ░░░░░░░░ inspires people to vote ░░░░░░░░ to believe in in ░░░░░░░░ and democratic institutions Now ░░░░░░░░ the institutional part I ░░░░░░░░ that we can talk ░░░░░░░░ institutions as these abstract ░░░░░░░░ but institutions are also ░░░░░░░░ people And we just ░░░░░░░░ this point about untrustworthy ░░░░░░░░ and we talked about ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ you know like checks ░░░░░░░░ balances which aren t ░░░░░░░░ anywhere but are customs ░░░░░░░░ one man Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ came in and just ░░░░░░░░ that took took that ░░░░░░░░ away So but when ░░░░░░░░ see this when I ░░░░░░░░ at this more globally ░░░░░░░░ regarding democracy I also ░░░░░░░░ to myself when was ░░░░░░░░ great time that everybody ░░░░░░░░ along so well and ░░░░░░░░ know things were going ░░░░░░░░ great I mean I ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ we really have to ░░░░░░░░ careful here in this ░░░░░░░░ for a time for ░░░░░░░░ time passed because a ░░░░░░░░ of the reaction we ░░░░░░░░ seeing in society are ░░░░░░░░ reactions to positive to ░░░░░░░░ things like equality for ░░░░░░░░ you know and greater ░░░░░░░░ which come with backlash.”