Democratic societies are built, in theory, on a set of interlocking protections: a free press to hold power to account, independent scientific institutions to establish what is verifiably true, legal frameworks to protect individual rights and dissent, and - an informed citizenry capable of exercising critical judgment.

What happens when those protective systems are themselves captured?

https://intothedialectic.com/the-capture-of-truth/

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