In this episode of Why We Fight we’re speaking with Marika Mikiashvili. She's a politician, an academic and an activist working to keep the flame of liberty alight in embattled Georgia, where the regime is trying to turn the clock back to older, darker times of tyranny and repression. We talk about how Georgian Dream stole the 2024 elections, what democrats in other countries can do to help protect Georgian democracy, how it feels to watch democracy slip away and how dictatorship is terrible for your skincare routine. Enjoy!Oh, and, this work is entirely self funded, if you enjoy it please consider supporting me with a small donation or becoming a paid subscriber on my SubStack or Buy Me A Coffee. Every little helps me continue to tell these vital stories. Support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/tamullisDiscord: https://discord.gg/qnYb8K9aDictators v Democrats: https://tamullis.substack.com/Thankyou and remember: Democracy is Non-Negotiable. Support the show
A 'Dictators v Democrats' program https://tamullis.substack.com/ Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/tamullisPatreon: patreon.com/DictatorsvDemocratsJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/vsTNKRvyDemocracy is at war. We can see the forces rallied against it: autocratic states like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, techno-aristocrats, religious fundamentalists and populist demagogues. From the trenches of Ukraine to the halls of power in the US, democratic, free values are under determined assault. But, there are those who resist. In 'Why We Fight' we talk to those who claim to be defending democracy; that's everyone from soldiers, protestors, activists, religious leaders, industrialists and politicians. We find out who they are, what drove them to take up the struggle, what their work is and why their idea of democracy is worth fighting for.
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