https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/0064442e-2b85-4c68-a93f-15d42e8a3b36 Democracy is about having choices — and authoritarianism is about not having them, says lawyer and writer Ian Bassin. Detailing the seven steps of the authoritarian playbook, he invites us all to put aside our differences and rethink our role in the fight for freedom, revealing the hope and power behind every choice we make. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: https://ted.com/membership Follow TED! X: https://twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/ianbassin https://youtu.be/T-vVO3nRFzI TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:06:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.grossholtz.net https://tube.grossholtz.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://tube.grossholtz.net/videos/watch/0064442e-2b85-4c68-a93f-15d42e8a3b36 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.grossholtz.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.