In this series, Josh and Jon discuss Democracy around the Globe. They take a look at protests in France and Hong Kong, as well as what must happen for a democracy to fail. Lastly they examine the current political crisis in the U.S. and how it seems to go from bad to worse. Join them in this weeks episode of It Might Be Interesting.

References

Freedom in the World 2019 Map

https://www.theglobalist.com/global-focus-democracy-under-threat/

Hong Kong

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition-painter/hong-kong-artist-wields-a-paintbrush-at-hong-kong-mass-protests-idUSKCN1TU091

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-police-threat/hong-kong-police-threaten-to-use-live-bullets-if-rioters-use-lethal-weapons-idUSKBN1XR0MJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-extradition-protests-breaki/breakingviews-hong-kong-demonstrators-risk-muddling-the-message-idUSKCN1UE0F1

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-breakingviews/breakingviews-hong-kong-protesters-strike-market-nerves-at-last-idUSKCN1UY0AJ

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hong-kong-protests-usa/pentagon-chief-urges-chinese-restraint-over-hong-kong-protests-idUSKCN1VS087

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RdnVtfZPY