Jan 6 Democracies at Risky
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- Jan 6 Democracies at Risky
- December 27, 2021
- The United States is one of several Western democracies that independent rights groups say has seen an erosion of democratic institutions in recent years. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine spoke with democracy experts about what they say is causing a slide in global democratic freedoms and how to reverse it.
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- Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: JAN 6 - DEMOCRACIES AT RISK (TV) HEADLINE: Democracy Experts: US No Longer Viewed as Democracy Role Model TEASER: Experts say core democratic institutions are under threat in the U.S. and around the world, and that the threat comes from within. PUBLISHED AT: 12/27/21, 1:33p BYLINE: Cindy Saine CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, Bowman, DJ balance VIDEO SOURCE (S): News Agencies, Skype PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:25 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: This is HFR with other January 6th stories! Please note mandatory Skype courtesies for the 4 Carothers and Wike soundbites)) ((INTRO: [[The United States is one of several Western democracies that independent rights groups say has seen an erosion of democratic institutions in recent years. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine spoke with democracy experts about what they say is causing a slide in global democratic freedoms and how to reverse it.]] ((Video: Trump supporters chanting “Traitor, traitor”, climbing up the US Capitol, storming the Capitol, walking around inside vandalizing)) ((NARRATOR)) The world was shocked when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s election victory. The scenes of mayhem inside the symbol of American democracy had a powerful, negative impact, experts say, at a time when numerous studies show democracy in decline around the world. ((FOR RADIO TRACK: Thomas Carothers, with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, via Skype. )) ((Video: in Frame, VOA Video Share: https://app.frame.io/player/a3bf9459-57e7-41d9-b8ea-eb77ced3f1d8 TC: 00:00:40 - 00:01:27)) ((Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)) ((Mandatory Skype Courtesy)) “Why is Brazil going backward in democracy, as it is, at the same time that India is going backward? Does the fact of Brazil going backward have any relationship to what's happening in Turkey or India or the United States? In general, a lot of different countries are struggling at the same time but often for their own reasons. Now there is a general feeling in many democracies that citizens are unhappy with what the government has been doing for them, and they're willing to support candidates who offer to disrupt the system.” ((Video: TC: 2:17 exteriors of the US Capitol in Dec., close up of American flag, over to Richard Wike SOT in VOA Video Share: https://app.frame.io/player/bb1bbf40-83fa-4e6f-b5d8-783e1c1c42f7 TC: 00:03:18 - 00:04:23)) ((NARRATOR)) A study by the Pew Research Center shows that only 17% of people in surveyed countries said U.S. democracy is worth emulating. That compares to 57% who believe it used to be a good example. ((FOR RADIO TRACK: Richard Wike, director of global attitudes research at Pew Research Center, via Skype )) ((Richard Wike, Pew Research Center)) ((Mandatory Skype Courtesy)) “One of the things that we see in our surveys is that people have real concerns about racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States. A big majority say it's either a very or somewhat serious problem. And for the most part, big majorities say it's a very serious problem in the United States.” ((Video: George Floyd protests-TC: 00:52 -NYC protesters chanting “Don’t shoot!”, woman protester crying, people holding signs and chanting, protesters holding a die-in, lying on the ground)) ((NARRATOR)) Deep divisions over race and the role of government have existed in the U.S. ever since its founding. While polarization remains, views of the U.S. internationally did improve dramatically when Joe Biden was elected to succeed Donald Trump, according to Pew’s Richard Wike. ((Video: Richard Wike SOT 2in VOA Video Share: https://app.frame.io/player/bb1bbf40-83fa-4e6f-b5d8-783e1c1c42f7TC: 00:05:20 - 00:06:21)) ((Richard Wike, Pew Research Center)) ((Mandatory Skype Courtesy )) “People liked Biden better than Trump. They liked his policies better than Trump. They like to see the United States engage with the rest of the world. They'd like a more multilateralist approach to foreign policy from the United States. So, when Biden did things like rejoining the Paris climate agreement, rejoining the WHO, those kinds of policies were embraced by people in other nations.” ((Video: B-roll of Brazilian leader Bolsonaro saluting, listening to the national anthem walking: V000_VID1284035_FR TV - IMAGES - BRESIL - POLITIQUE - GOUVERNEMENT - BOLSONARO Creation date1/2/2019 · over to Carothers SOT 2 in Frame, VOA Video Share: https://app.frame.io/player/a3bf9459-57e7-41d9-b8ea-eb77ced3f1d8 TC: 00:06:20 - 00:07:29)) ((NARRATOR)) Democracy experts say the U.S. needs to look at the root causes of people’s grievances if they want to reverse the global decline in democracy. ((Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)) ((Mandatory Skype Courtesy)) “Globally I would say that as the United States looks at other countries that are struggling with democracy it needs to think about why are citizens so angry? What makes them so unhappy? What makes them vulnerable to supporting leaders who are disruptive and anti-democratic in many cases? If they are very angry about corruption, then the United States should really press hard to help them fight corruption. If they're really angry about economic marginalization, like people are in Peru or Chile, then you need to help them with that.” ((Video: https://app.frame.io/player/45ae0552-a44b-4810-9a79-0b3a3ab8951a Joe and Jill Biden climb out of Marine One, walk across the White House lawn)) ((NARRATOR)) Experts say efforts to defend democracy, at home and abroad, will continue to be a priority and a challenge for President Biden and his administration in 2022 and beyond. ((Cindy Saine, VOA News, Washington))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date December 27, 2021 14:18 EST
- Brand / Language Service US Agency for Global Media