✅A free and open society is:

• Educated→Informed» access to quality education, critical thinking, truth
• Healthy→Well-Cared For» affordable healthcare, mental well-being, clean environment
• Prosperous→Economically Empowered» fair wages, opportunities, reduced inequality
• United→Connected & Cohesive» strong communities, social trust, shared purpose

❌Authoritarianism thrives when a society is:

• Uneducated→Misinformed» denied quality education, discouraged from critical thinking, fed propaganda
• Unwell→Unhealthy» limited or no access to healthcare, environmental neglect, poor mental health support
• Impoverished→Economically Exploited» low wages, concentrated wealth, lack of opportunity, rising inequality
• Divided→Isolated & Fragmented» distrust between groups, broken communities, fear used to divide