germany's weimar republic was a well-functioning liberal democracy, and within a few short years, usinggal means, it became a totalitarian dictatorship. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> i know that america is far from that grim scenario today. but we're living at a time when the constitution's laws, rules, and norms that sustain liberty and the rule of law are under attack across the world. from poland and hungary to turkey and india the democratic fabric is fraying. in the long history of the world liberal democracy has been a brief fragile experiment. if we look away now as it is being undermined, unwilling to deal with the discomfort or the disruption, we might all live to regret it. those are my thoughts. but as we head into the 2020 elections, you should make up your own mind on this issue, which is really central to america's democracy and its future. i'm fareed zakaria. thank you for watching. this holiday season choose the longest lasting aa battery... (music) energizer ultimate lithium backed by science. matched by no one. denny's delivers for free whether it's celebrations