When the State Turns Violent | It's the Democracy, Stupid! (FULL)
January 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn this live conversation, Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Charlotte Clymer — award-winning writer, activist, and U.S. Army veteran — to confront what many Americans are struggling to process:
the killing of civilians by federal agents, the intimidation of service members and lawmakers, and the normalization of authoritarian power.
From ICE violence in U.S. cities to an undeclared war in Venezuela, this conversation asks hard questions about accountability, courage, and what it means to remain a constitutional democracy when those in power no longer respect the law.
This is not a partisan discussion.
It is a moral and civic reckoning.
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