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-# Preface: Seeing Plural
+# Seeing Plural
 
 > “In order to carry out a positive action we must develop here a positive vision… It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.” — Dalai Lama XIV
 
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 The internet is a powerful technology for tying people together in new collaborations across vast differences. Unfortunately, it has also recently proven to be a powerful tool for thwarting those collaborations and sowing new forms of division. 
 
-It is no coincidence that democracy now finds itself at a low tide. Authoritarian regimes now command nearly half of the global GDP. Only a modest one billion people find solace under the umbrella of democratic systems, while over two billion dwell under authoritarian rule.
+It is no coincidence that democracy now finds itself at a low tide. Authoritarian regimes now command [nearly half](https://www.v-dem.net/documents/29/V-dem_democracyreport2023_lowres.pdf) of the global GDP. Only a modest one billion people find solace under the umbrella of democratic systems, while over two billion dwell under authoritarian rule.[^VDem] 
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+[^VDem]: V-Dem Institute, *Democracy Report 2023* (Gothenburg, Sweden: V-Dem Institute, 2023): 7.
 
 Every culture, akin to a river, tells its own tale. We see the river of democracy as a conduit of hope. As its waters wane, we must replenish it.