is nothing really to worry about. but the reality has been that our democracy has been in decline. it has accelerated since 2021. i think that maria raisa, who is a nobel peace prize winner, she recently wrote that 2024 is going to be a definitive year in terms of american democracy, whether we keep it. and of, course if america's democracy declined significantly, other democracies around the world will as well. so, it was a much needed wake up call to the american public that what's happening is not neutral. we could lose our democracy. and what that means is that we could lose our rights and freedoms that we have had for over -- that many of us have had for over 200 years and once you lose those rights and freedoms, they're really difficult to get back. >> reporter: you mentioned that there is this idea that we could potentially lose our democracy and in this moment, context is very important. to your point, there is this sense that the united states is on the brink of this fundamental change. this choice between democracy and autocracy.