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Where are you going, democracy?

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Whole kit as ZIP · 31 MB Fact sheet (PDF) All files in English and German
St Nicholas Church in Leipzig at night, drawn for the episode “October 9, 1989” Lucía
Fact sheet

About Quodemos

Quodemos is a free app with short episodes to swipe: how democracies fell and where they held. No account, no ads, every card with its source.

In 58 short episodes to swipe, Quodemos shows how democracies were dismantled from within and where people held them: Berlin 1933, Madrid 1981, Leipzig 1989, Seoul 2024. Fictional characters take you to real places, you guess what happens next and see what really happened, with the source on every card. 13 warning signs show mechanisms, not parties. Quodemos is free, with no ads and no account, in English and German, in the browser and as an app.

Quodemos follows the Beutelsbach Consensus: do not overwhelm, present contested issues as contested, offer ways to act rather than demand them.

What
A free app with short episodes to swipe about democracy: how it fell and where it held.
Scope
58 episodes (27 Fallen, 4 Myths, 14 Held, 13 short episodes on the 13 warning signs), 1,381 cards, 525 minutes in total.
Sources
1,374 of 1,381 cards cite a source, 746 different sources: V-Dem, BTI, court rulings, parliamentary minutes, law gazettes, research.
Languages
English and German, every episode narrated.
For whom
Recommended for ages 14 and up: teenagers and adults who follow politics; teachers, clubs, creators.
Price
Free, for good. No in-app purchases, no ads.
Data
No account, no tracking cookies, no profiles. Progress stays on the device.
Where
In the browser at quodemos.app (also momentlume.com/app), installable as an app.
Stance
Mechanisms, not parties. Beutelsbach Consensus. Not a campaign tool.
Characters
32 fictional characters; real people appear only in text, with a source, never as an image.
Behind it
Momentlume, a brand of Teachlume GmbH, Berlin.

Numbers counted in the app’s published catalogue on 2 November 2026.

Downloads

Key visuals

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Poster to print

For printing: A4 or A3 without bleed, set margins to none. The code leads to quodemos.app.

Videos

Subtitles burned in, also as .vtt. Vertical: text inside the safe zone for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

Fact and quote cards

  • Preview: A parliament that shows up
    A parliament that shows upSource: Korea Times, 4 December 2024 · 1080 × 1350 · 204 KBPNG · 204 KB
  • Preview: Gatekeepers from his own camp
    Gatekeepers from his own campSource: Episode “No one is above the law” · 1080 × 1350 · 185 KBPNG · 185 KB
  • Preview: A voice on the radio
    A voice on the radioSource: Yle Elävä arkisto · 1080 × 1350 · 201 KBPNG · 201 KB
  • Preview: Voting when it counts
    Voting when it countsSource: Episode “Who picks the judges” · 1080 × 1350 · 184 KBPNG · 184 KB
  • Preview: Nonviolence has better odds
    Nonviolence has better oddsSource: Chenoweth/Stephan 2011 · 1080 × 1350 · 182 KBPNG · 182 KB
  • Preview: Turnarounds are common
    Turnarounds are commonSource: V-Dem, Nord et al. 2025 · 1080 × 1350 · 176 KBPNG · 176 KB
  • Preview: 13 warning signs that keep coming back.
    13 warning signs that keep coming back.Based on Levitsky/Ziblatt (How Democracies Die, 2018) and research by the V-Dem Institute. Names as in the app. · 1080 × 1350 · 177 KBPNG · 177 KB
  • Preview: Every card with its source.
    Every card with its source.Counted in the app’s published catalogue, as of 2 November 2026. · 1080 × 1350 · 193 KBPNG · 193 KB
  • Preview: A single sign is a hint. It gets dangerous when they pile up.
    A single sign is a hint. It gets dangerous when they pile up.Ground rule of the Quodemos series · 1080 × 1350 · 136 KBPNG · 136 KB
  • Preview: Comparing is not equating.
    Comparing is not equating.Ground rule of the Quodemos series · 1080 × 1350 · 117 KBPNG · 117 KB

Carousel: It can be stopped

Eight images at 1080 × 1350, post them in this order: cover, six cases, closing slide. Every case with its source.

  • Preview: It can be stopped.
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  • Preview: A parliament that shows up
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  • Preview: Gatekeepers from his own camp
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  • Preview: A voice on the radio
    A voice on the radio4/8 · 1080 × 1350 · 1080 × 1350 · 202 KBPNG · 202 KB
  • Preview: Voting when it counts
    Voting when it counts5/8 · 1080 × 1350 · 1080 × 1350 · 185 KBPNG · 185 KB
  • Preview: Nonviolence has better odds
    Nonviolence has better odds6/8 · 1080 × 1350 · 1080 × 1350 · 183 KBPNG · 183 KB
  • Preview: Turnarounds are common
    Turnarounds are common7/8 · 1080 × 1350 · 1080 × 1350 · 177 KBPNG · 177 KB
  • Preview: Quodemos shows how it happened.
    Quodemos shows how it happened.8/8 · 1080 × 1350 · 1080 × 1350 · 212 KBPNG · 212 KB

Screenshots

Characters

Cut out, whole from head to toe. Use them only like this: do not crop, do not alter. Fictional characters, no real people.

Scene images

Illustrations from published episodes, places without characters. Please credit them with the episode, for example as shown below each image. Images generated with AI (Art. 50 EU AI Act).

  • The Reichstag at night, a glow behind the dome, a crowd in front of it
    Berlin · February 1933The Reichstag at night, a glow behind the dome, a crowd in front of it. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 March 1933”. · 1200 × 720 · 149 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 March 1933”JPG · 149 KB
  • The hall of the Kroll Opera House, where the Reichstag meets
    Berlin, Kroll Opera House · 23 March 1933The hall of the Kroll Opera House, where the Reichstag meets. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 March 1933”. · 1263 × 673 · 213 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 March 1933”JPG · 213 KB
  • A quiet shopping street with shop windows
    Berlin · 1 April 1933A quiet shopping street with shop windows. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Shut Out”. · 1263 × 705 · 252 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Shut Out”JPG · 252 KB
  • A large station hall with a glass roof, a steam locomotive at the platform
    Milan · spring 1919A large station hall with a glass roof, a steam locomotive at the platform. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Back from the War”. · 1263 × 705 · 259 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Back from the War”JPG · 259 KB
  • A burnt-out meeting house in a village in the morning
    Po Valley · spring 1921A burnt-out meeting house in a village in the morning. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The Lesser Evil”. · 1263 × 705 · 152 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The Lesser Evil”JPG · 152 KB
  • A classroom used as a polling station, with a booth and a ballot box
    Milan · 6 April 1924A classroom used as a polling station, with a booth and a ballot box. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “A Quarter for Two Thirds”. · 1263 × 705 · 121 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “A Quarter for Two Thirds”JPG · 121 KB
  • A grey street of tower blocks, a long queue in front of a kiosk
    Moscow · 17 August 1998A grey street of tower blocks, a long queue in front of a kiosk. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “A Country in Free Fall”. · 1263 × 705 · 131 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “A Country in Free Fall”JPG · 131 KB
  • A large television centre at night, a TV tower in the distance
    Moscow · 11 May 2000A large television centre at night, a TV tower in the distance. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who Still Speaks Up?”. · 1263 × 705 · 135 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who Still Speaks Up?”JPG · 135 KB
  • The empty plenary chamber of parliament with its gilded ceiling
    Budapest · June 2010The empty plenary chamber of parliament with its gilded ceiling. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “New Rules”. · 1263 × 705 · 272 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “New Rules”JPG · 272 KB
  • A bright, empty courtroom with a long judges’ bench
    Budapest · autumn 2011A bright, empty courtroom with a long judges’ bench. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The Watchdogs”. · 1263 × 602 · 81 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The Watchdogs”JPG · 81 KB
  • A boulevard with an empty billboard and a tram
    Budapest · July 2017A boulevard with an empty billboard and a tram. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who Goes Along?”. · 1263 × 704 · 191 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who Goes Along?”JPG · 191 KB
  • A large open ground on a monsoon evening, a tent roof with fairy lights in the distance
    New Delhi · August 2011A large open ground on a monsoon evening, a tent roof with fairy lights in the distance. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The World’s Biggest Election”. · 1263 × 705 · 97 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The World’s Biggest Election”JPG · 97 KB
  • A classroom in a state school used as a polling station
    India · April to June 2024A classroom in a state school used as a polling station. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The World’s Biggest Election”. · 1263 × 536 · 102 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The World’s Biggest Election”JPG · 102 KB
  • A small bus terminal in the morning, hills full of houses behind it
    Guarenas near Caracas · July 2024A small bus terminal in the morning, hills full of houses behind it. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Step by Step”. · 1263 × 705 · 193 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Step by Step”JPG · 193 KB
  • A classroom used as a polling station, with a voting machine and a clear ballot box
    Caracas · 28 July 2024A classroom used as a polling station, with a voting machine and a clear ballot box. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Step by Step”. · 1263 × 705 · 135 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Step by Step”JPG · 135 KB
  • The wide Senate Square on a summer morning, the steps up to the cathedral behind
    Helsinki, Senate Square · summer 1930The wide Senate Square on a summer morning, the steps up to the cathedral behind. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Mäntsälä 1932”. · 1263 × 705 · 140 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Mäntsälä 1932”JPG · 140 KB
  • A newspaper’s open-plan office in the evening, typewriters and telephones
    Washington, D.C. · June 1972A newspaper’s open-plan office in the evening, typewriters and telephones. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “No one is above the law”. · 1263 × 705 · 161 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “No one is above the law”JPG · 161 KB
  • A wood-panelled committee room with television cameras
    Washington · July 1974A wood-panelled committee room with television cameras. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The gatekeepers”. · 1263 × 705 · 233 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The gatekeepers”JPG · 233 KB
  • A flower stall with buckets full of carnations on a square
    Lisbon · March 1974A flower stall with buckets full of carnations on a square. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Carnations in the Rifle Barrels”. · 1263 × 705 · 289 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Carnations in the Rifle Barrels”JPG · 289 KB
  • A huge crowd in a street in late afternoon light
    Madrid · 27 February 1981A huge crowd in a street in late afternoon light. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 February 1981”. · 1200 × 600 · 214 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “23 February 1981”JPG · 214 KB
  • A street in the evening, smoke between the buildings
    Seoul · June 1987A street in the evening, smoke between the buildings. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The silence of the many”. · 1263 × 705 · 174 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “The silence of the many”JPG · 174 KB
  • A living room in the evening with an old television
    Seoul · December 1987A living room in the evening with an old television. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who counts the votes”. · 1263 × 705 · 153 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Who counts the votes”JPG · 153 KB
  • St Nicholas Church at night, a crowd with candles in front of it
    Leipzig, St Nicholas Church · autumn 1989St Nicholas Church at night, a crowd with candles in front of it. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “October 9, 1989”. · 1200 × 720 · 103 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “October 9, 1989”JPG · 103 KB
  • A crowd seen from behind, holding many candles
    Leipzig · autumn 1989A crowd seen from behind, holding many candles. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “October 9, 1989”. · 1200 × 600 · 94 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “October 9, 1989”JPG · 94 KB
  • Evening on the Danube embankment, parliament on the opposite bank
    Budapest · 2022 to 2026Evening on the Danube embankment, parliament on the opposite bank. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Not alone”. · 1263 × 705 · 124 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Not alone”JPG · 124 KB
  • A small living room at night, the television glowing, tower blocks outside
    Seoul · 3 December 2024, eveningA small living room at night, the television glowing, tower blocks outside. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”. · 1263 × 705 · 80 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”JPG · 80 KB
  • The plenary chamber of parliament in warm light
    Seoul, plenary chamber · 4 December 2024The plenary chamber of parliament in warm light. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”. · 1263 × 705 · 138 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”JPG · 138 KB
  • The Constitutional Court in spring, an old pine tree in front
    Seoul, Constitutional Court · 4 April 2025The Constitutional Court in spring, an old pine tree in front. Illustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”. · 1263 × 705 · 190 KBIllustration: Quodemos (Momentlume), episode “Six Hours in December”JPG · 190 KB

Texts

How to show Quodemos

Do

  • Call Quodemos by its name and link quodemos.app.
  • Explain mechanisms: what happened, who stopped it, which source shows it.
  • Only show numbers with their source; it is on every card and in the fact sheet.
  • Use characters, logo and images as they are in the kit.
  • Mark your own opinion as your own. Leave contested points contested.
  • Turn captions on or use the version with burned-in subtitles.

Please don’t

  • No present-day party or person as an example of a warning sign. Comparing is not equating.
  • No party colours, flags or symbols, not even as a background.
  • Do not crop, distort, recolour or place the characters in new scenes; no AI variations of the characters.
  • Do not present the characters as real people. They are fictional.
  • Do not present Quodemos as a campaign for or against anyone, and do not combine it with donation appeals.
  • Do not alter or rotate the logo, no colours other than those in the kit.

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Terms of use

  • You may use all files in this kit free of charge to report on or recommend Quodemos: in posts, videos, streams, in class, in presentations and in the press.
  • Please credit Quodemos, for example “Image: Quodemos (Momentlume)”, and link quodemos.app where possible.
  • Cropping, scaling and placing the files in your own layouts are allowed. The characters and the logo stay unchanged: do not cut them off, distort, recolour, merge them with other images or regenerate them.
  • Not allowed: use in advertising for parties, candidates or campaigns, in donation appeals, in any context that equates a present-day party with a warning sign, and reselling the files.
  • The screenshots show the app on the day they were taken; its content may change.
  • Disclosure: we pay nothing and give nothing. Recommending Quodemos without anything in return is usually not advertising under the German media authorities’ guidance. If you receive anything for a post, from us or from third parties, label it as an ad (“Werbung” or “Anzeige” in Germany). When in doubt, be transparent: “unpaid recommendation”.
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Contact

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