Akaash Maharaj and Vahan Kololian

Akaash Maharaj is CEO of the Mosaic Institute, a Canadian charitable organization that advances pluralism in societies and peace amongst nations. He is also the former national policy chair of the Liberal Party of Canada. He tweets at @AkaashMaharaj. Vahan Kololian is chair of the Mosaic Institute.

It could never happen here

“It could never happen here,” is a comforting self-deception we tell ourselves, to feel superior to societies convulsed by corruption, bigotry, and violence, and

One of the protesters, identified as Jake Angeli, from Phoenix, pictured on Jan. 6, 2021, storming Capitol Hill. History suggests that these movements could represent either the birth of a new undemocratic era, or the death throes of extremism. Which will come to pass will be decided by our choices as societies and as a community of nations, write Akaash Maharaj and Vahan Kololian. *Screen capture courtesy of CBC News*

It could never happen here

Opinion | BY AKAASH MAHARAJ AND VAHAN KOLOLIAN | January 25, 2021

“It could never happen here,” is a comforting self-deception we tell ourselves, to feel superior to societies convulsed by corruption, bigotry, and violence, and

It could never happen here

Opinion | BY AKAASH MAHARAJ AND VAHAN KOLOLIAN | January 25, 2021

“It could never happen here,” is a comforting self-deception we tell ourselves, to feel superior to societies convulsed by corruption, bigotry, and violence, and

Akaash Maharaj and Vahan Kololian

It could never happen here

It could never happen here

It could never happen here

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