Prequel

Key Takeaways from Prequel

• ✓Understand why American democracy remains uniquely vulnerable to 'democratic despotism,' a process where citizens willingly use democratic means to surrender their freedoms to an authoritarian.
• ✓Discover the shocking historical parallels between modern political extremism and the 1930s, proving that it takes vigilant, brave citizens to successfully thwart domestic fascist movements.
• ✓Learn how foreign operatives cynically exploited American democratic norms and political funding loopholes to bankroll massive anti-democratic propaganda campaigns.
• ✓Find out how a hostile foreign government successfully colluded with influential Americans—including at least 24 sitting members of Congress—to distribute foreign-authored fascist propaganda directly to voters.
• ✓Grasp the profound impact of psychological warfare, as authoritarian regimes invested hundreds of millions of dollars to sap American morale and turn citizens against minorities without ever firing a shot.