Autocrats and ethnonationalists depend on cynicism and apathy, so resistance requires artists, writers, civil society, and individuals maintaining hope and solidarity across boundaries to prevent the normalization of authoritarian worldviews.
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Unidentified Speaker — Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in America… [-MCZ-F_t578]Evidence Quote
“what what what autocrats or you know dictators or ethn nationalists want they depend on cynicism and apathy right cynicism nothing matters apathy nothing can change there have to be enough actors around the the world governments Civil Society individuals artist writers [52:14]”
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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy— Weatherhead Center for International AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM
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