Ep #7: I Love Democracy

"I love democracy, I love the Republic." Little did the Senate know
but Chancellor Palpatine had his fingers crossed. How do
democracies descend into tyranny is the primary question of our new
episode. Star Wars is riddled with history from ancient Rome,
France, Germany and ties to contemporary American politics. Beltway
Banthas welcomes to the show David Barnes, Policy Director at
Generation Opportunity , an experienced political professional and
student of Plato's writings on democracy in ancient Greece. The
show received exclusive audio from the lair of Emperor Trumpatine
himself, its FANTASTIC and you won't wanna miss it. You can hear
from from our overlord Emperor Trumpatine on Twitter
@RealTrumpatine . The show is joined by the first addition to our
team, Swara Salih, located in the UK and reporting to us as Senior
Foreign Correspondant on "Brexit", the British exit from the EU.
Swara wrote a piece on our website you must check out to know how
Star Wars can make sense of this news in Europe. Star Wars Can Make
Sense of Brexit:
http://beltwaybanthas.com/2016/06/26/brexit-star-wars-can-make-sense-of-britain-leaving-the-eu/
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