Katharine tells Lorien about how a democracy might backslide into authoritarianism. They consider an alternate life path for Lorien, heading up an authoritarian regime.

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-       https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jan/21/this-is-how-democracies-die

-       https://newrepublic.com/article/183866/americans-want-authoritarian-president-trump

-       https://www.vox.com/politics/361136/far-right-authoritarianism-germany-reactionary-spirit

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-       https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen

-      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism#:~:text=Broadly%20defined%2C%20authoritarian%20states%20include,least%20once%20following%20free%20elections.

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