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“My article says the new DOGE commission has the NED in its sights, based on conversations I have had,” he said. “I don’t think you reform these institutions in Washington, and I don’t know how you would.”
“They can continue on their mission — just not with taxpayer dollars. One very important issue is that NED has now decided — surprisingly and ironically, given their mission — free speech and free debate on the internet and social platforms is a threat to democracy. We always thought free expression went hand-in-hand with the promotion of democracy. They now believe that misinformation is flooding the zone, and misinformation leads people to support autocrats around the world, like Donald Trump.”
Sometimes, if you’re a democrat, you just have to do what the people want. In theory, anyway.