{"product_id":"demagoguery-and-democracy-9781615196760","title":"Demagoguery and Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clear-eyed guide to demagoguery--and how we can defeat it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is demagoguery? \u003c\/b\u003eSome demagogues are easy to spot: They rise to power through pandering, charisma, and prejudice. But, as professor Patricia Roberts-Miller explains, a demagogue is \u003ci\u003eanyone \u003c\/i\u003ewho reduces all questions to \u003ci\u003eus \u003c\/i\u003evs. \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is it dangerous? \u003c\/b\u003eDemagoguery is democracy's greatest threat. It erodes rational debate, so that intelligent policymaking grinds to a halt. The idea that \u003ci\u003ewe \u003c\/i\u003enever fall for it--that all the blame lies with \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e--is equally dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we stop it? \u003c\/b\u003eDemagogues follow predictable patterns in what they say and do to gain power. The key to resisting demagoguery is to name it when you see it--and to know where it leads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615196760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 4.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Patricia Roberts-Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662199025820,"sku":"9781615196760","price":6.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_68247484-d1f9-4eb3-88a4-c47d5355e9bf.jpg?v=1603901340","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/demagoguery-and-democracy-9781615196760","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}