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title: "How does tyranny begin?"
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# How does tyranny begin?

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([YouTube Direktlink](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-yW8v0Jo)) > Exile. Imprisonment. The end of elections. We know what tyranny looks like once it’s underway.
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> But how does it start?
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> In the \[New York Times\] Opinion Video above, you’ll meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
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> They can see the red flags, in retrospect. And they have a word of caution: The rule of law doesn’t break down overnight, and checks and balances don’t collapse in an instant.
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> Tyranny takes time.