31 Comments
User's avatar
Johan's avatar

Thank you for writing this and I love listening to your podcast.

Big corporations. Universities. Media platforms. They’ve all capitulated.

Speech is no longer free — it’s curated by power, shaped by fear, and weaponized by emerging authoritarian regimes.

I write about this too, and this is what we need to confront.

— Johan

Professor of Behavioral Science

Expand full comment
Lia Pripstein's avatar

In Russia it took Putin 10-15 years. Here these cowards are caving in less than a year without even the semblance of a fight! What does that say about American democratic tradition? From Lions to hyenas

Expand full comment
Boris Feigin's avatar

100 percent! Thank you for writing this:) I come from Russia originally and I am being strongly reminded of what happened there, with what's happening in the US:)

Expand full comment
Just Some Guy's avatar

Russian TV was actually interesting during the 90's. Novels, magazines too.

Of all the people who get called Fascists these days, Putin is one of those who absolutely have earned it.

Expand full comment
Not Interested in Plagiarism's avatar

Not many people know Russian Communism how harsh it is for Russians you have to have seen the region to understand this @Adam Kinzinger @Charlie Sykes every one is mortal

Expand full comment
Andrea's avatar

More recently it is central with what Orban did in Hungary! It’s no accident that republicans have been going to meet with him to get advice on how to unravel American democracy! Or, that after meeting with Putin, the first stop was Trump and GOP at Mar-a-Lago!

Expand full comment
Protect the Vote's avatar

Nazi Election Rigging: This Is A Must See Please Watch

Marc Elias at Democracy Docket in this video shows how the Nazi power takeover threatens our ability to vote https://bit.ly/4gtmAwR good summary and what to do last 7min

Expand full comment
Nodari Rizun's avatar

Thank you! This is really good. You are bringing up relevant problems with the right slicing into the election system. Lots of people do not have a birth certificate or a passport.

Expand full comment
Protect the Vote's avatar

thanks

Expand full comment
Jaskaran Aklia's avatar

chat, is america cooked?

Expand full comment
Mary's avatar

Shame on TheNext for making you subscribe to get on the zoom. .. just like ABC...Putting money first over democracy... make it free and you'll proove that you actually care!!

Expand full comment
Julia Ruggieri's avatar

Thanks for cross posting this.

This feels as if we’re behind the Iron Curtain. Ugh

Expand full comment
Rosemarie Tishelman's avatar

Thank you Garry Kasparov!, I just saw you on TV with Jen Psaki and read your piece here, I always listen to you. ❤️❤️❤️

Expand full comment
Pablo's avatar

Garry Kasparov (parents- Kim Moiseevich Weinstein, name means Communist International of Youths, by the way, and Clara Gasparian from Baku, Azerbaijan), goes “We the Russians.” lol, gtfo.

Just say - I liked the Soros vision, Bill Clinton and drunk Yeltzin were fine, Chechens killing Russians in Grozny were fine, I didn’t protest then, bombed Donetsk in 2015 was ok, I wasn’t denouncing Ukraine then either. Just shut up for a change.

Expand full comment
Roman Goz's avatar

So, can you please explain what does the fact that Clara Gasparuyan of Baku and talks about Russians is somehow wrong or false or why is it so upsetting to you?! What is it with Soros name that you have to throw in to make a point but about what?! And please “Pablo” or maybe it’s simply Pavlik Morozov? Pavlik was so devoted to the Communist Party that he snitched on his parents who did hide the wheat from Red Army in order to feed Pavlik and brothers/sisters so that they didn’t starve like millions around them and of course after Pavlik snitched on his parents and they were shot and Pavlik became a Hero to emulate so everyone would snitch on everyone else including parents!

But later when Pavlik was older and got high in the hierarchy of Soviets Society he too was snitched on and sent to Gulag where he starved to death!

We are on our way to breakdown of morality based society and many Pablos cheering it ….or maybe it’s just a simple question?! Who knows?!

Expand full comment
Pablo's avatar

I cannot fix every ignorant fool that comes along. You cannot even get the story of Morozov right, with internet available to check the sources. Not worth typing any explanation, you’ll get it wrong anyway. Go read GQ or Men Journal. Morality based society 🫵🤦‍♂️

Expand full comment
Roman Goz's avatar

Sure Pavlik,sure….whatever you say dear!

Expand full comment
Pablo's avatar

Sure, Roman. Please move on.

Expand full comment
Valence's avatar

Ouch

Expand full comment
Sal's avatar

Ah, this is the same person that called anyone who criticizes Israel for committing genocide a “useful idiot”.

If there’s one bitter clarity this genocide has provided, it’s revealing where people stand. Kasparov won’t be remembered for his brilliance over the chessboard, nor as an opponent of Putin.

You will be remembered as a Ziofascist Jew that supported a country that executes children, doctors, journalists and poets. Anything else you stand for will be forgotten.

Expand full comment
Arbitrot's avatar

I remember the comedian, Dmitry Smirnoff, presenting the following joke: “Oh, we have freedom of speech in Russia. That’s not the issue. The issue is, Freedom after speech!”

Expand full comment
Alexander McLennan's avatar

I know very little about the internal state of Russia, as an Australian, so I’m happy to get some insight. I know a lot more about America though, and I’m not so sure they’re much better. The US media strategy is different. They silence or kill some too, but they want most to steer it. The legacy media news is insanely propagandist. Their politicians, even those who seem to disagree, won’t criticise certain things. It’s more subtle, but highly controlled. Most cases like Jimmy Kimmel are never talked about.

Expand full comment