christina kirschner, i don't know. christina kirschner may lose the next election.next election because corpsrrhea is not going to lose the next election. the design of the government is to perpetrate itself, so that's the way i view i. -- view it. >> well, you've talked a great deal about the threat that's growing. one of the questions is what can this administration do about that in the next three years that they're in place, three and a half? but also you've talked about the lack of civil society -- >> yes. >> -- and the role that that plays in the deterioration of democracy. is there a role for u.s. or other civil society institutions also to respond to this threat? so both the government and civil society? >> well, yes. yes. and i discuss this in my book, and thank you, christine, for your question. first of all, i think the united states needs to take a leadership role that hasn't had it in the last ten years. and, for instance, the organization of american states. in the organization of american states, the democratic charter has not been applied to the viola