Breaking Democracy’s Chain 

This week we are thrilled to have a conversation with an author who is tackling an important subject for those of us in business. Metin Pekin is the author of a book called Breaking Democracy’s Chain. In the book and this podcast in particular, we talk about his approach where he guides us through the history of the democratic practice in the US and the warnings that were given by the founding fathers g about challenges in the future that would affect democracy. He enlightens us on what makes parties so dangerous to the democratic movement. He shares what levers are utilized by the external forces to weaken parties. Lobby Groups, Think Tanks and the incentives used for political leaders through revolving doors. In the third chapter of the book and in or we touch on just three parts of the ideas as he has presented where he debunks the myth of party necessity. Here he talks about the efficiency illusion (the myth that parted increase efficiency), he sheds light on the illusion of choice (why the voter is really often just choosing between two of the same thing) and accountability mirage (how the inability to blame the candidate for failures related to the voter’s choice hinders vote strength). We recommend that you buy the book to find out 9 other myths about political parties and their role. In chapter four and five the author talks about parties and violence and how these two are related. He also helps describe party machinery. In this conversation he helps us understand how party systems and structures can be utilized in polarization of voters and how culture can be misdirected and weaponized when identities and clustered into groups. Finally Métin Pekin also clarifies on the role of the Fourth Estate and how its effectiveness has been stifled. The law and the judicial system are also shown in light of the bigger picture of the democratic process. https://tinyurl.com/474kpznd listen here.