Has the threat of Trump really gone? - Timothy Snyder
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- Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian. He is a professor of history at Yale University and a fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.
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He talks to Krishnan about the future of Trump and 'Trumpism', the rising influence of Russia and Britain's next move.
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Superb interview. Tim Snyder has been giving warnings for years now. Great to see him now going completely mainstream
@James Barlow Glad you think so. I wonder if that is why he is a world respected historian, author, lecturer and commentator and you're not?
Yes, he has been talking and writing about the causes and conditions for democracy, and for authoritarianism.
The part of this interview which sticks with me (probably because I’ve been thinking the same thing for years 😉) is that, in order to have a functioning democracy, you need a lot more than simply having elections at regular intervals.
It takes an informed, educated population. It takes a relatively peaceful situation. And it takes all that, because elections need to be about more than short-term solutions to acute situations. So people need to be able to think further down the road, which takes some basic security.
Democrats Court Packing? These guys are Propagandists!
@@hexistenz Which is why conservatives Republicans whatever you want to call them always are cutting educational funds they want people to be ignorant so that they can dominate them more easily
Remarkable, unsettling and thought-provoking interview. And profoundly insightful questions and analysis.
Patronising old fart
@@theoilandgasresourceportal2132 You can't handle the truth? Does it hurt when you know that everything he said was real? All you have to do is to change your mind ...that's it .Nothing special...when you see that something it's wrong ,just cross on the other side .You can cross back ,when your old side is right again,but why keep defending a lie ?
@James Barlow again - IF you would have voiced your criticism in a constructive manner one could take you seriously - this way you only come over as a disruptive element
@@gabrielconstantingarvvan2518 Britain voted for Brexit, its called democracy, if you dont like it try somewhere else
@@theoilandgasresourceportal2132 -Britain- ENGLAND voted for Brexit, its called -democracy- OVERRULE, if you dont like it try somewhere else ------- SOME OF THEM WILL
Nice to see Professor Snyder again, he's a great political thinker of our time
Yeah right, this guy's a Leftist clown propagandist.
Wow what a thought proving guy. It’s still all very overwhelming 🙏🏼🌏🌎🌍
Rochester Johnny I agree. I've read everything he's written and listened to his youtube seminars. He is indeed one of our greatest political thinkers of our time. To think he wrote On Tyranny in 2016: how prescient.
@James Barlow IF you would have voiced your criticism in a constructive manner one could take you seriously - this way you only come over as a disruptive element
@@labelmail You don't listen to constructive criticism. If so, you would have known long ago this fellow is a discredited hack.
This is a masterclass of an interview. We could all learn a lot from this. Amazing.
Made you feel warm and smug
Like, what could we learn?
@@goldwater1984 we could learn that academics living in ivory towers have no understanding, concern or regard for the lives of ordinary people
@@theoilandgasresourceportal2132 that's how I see it as well. Was wondering what context theShowman was using.
A superb interviewer! Knowledgeable, thoughtful, respectful, intelligent. Rare on CZcams.
Professor Synder always, and I mean always, makes so much sense with his clarity of thought, and his uncanny ability to present complex ideas so that all could understand and who was so capably assisted by this very professional interviewer. This is how an interview should be carried out, with respect and with intelligence. Thank you.
A Brilliant interview. The dichotomy of "Us and Them" is at the crux of human problems, is an important aspect of this interview to take away with one and deeply consider what it means. The Constitution of the US, begins with the word "WE", all of us. "We the people..." is the key.
Also, the gentleman who did the interview, has a similar speech pattern to the late Bob Hoskins, which I find very easy on the ears, with his beautiful diction and word usage. Thank you Channel 4 News.
Brilliantly biased sure!
@@DaveSCameron OK.
Mr guru-murthy I’d just like say how much I appreciate you’re journalism,
hear, hear
*yore
Yes, he is a fantastic activist.
Journalism? If he was a journalist he would not be employed by Channel 4 News. He is a Journalist in the same way Benito Mussolini was. A political activist who uses his evident talents as a writer and speaker to advance his political views. The main difference between Krishnan and Benito - Krish has no desire to enter active politics.
this is some of his better work - don't like the hectoring quick-fire style on news some times (and the Robert Downey Jr interview was shameful - but he was right to shake Tarantinos cage a bit given his cultural/cinematic influence)
We’ve dumbed down history. We’ve dumbed down the humanities. Thank you Tim Snyder for speaking an obvious truth.
Pomposity alert
Should be made required viewing in all secondary schools.
Yes, strap their hands in and pry open their eyes with toothpicks as you play it.
I agree with Mr Snyder but alas 1996 Education Act states that governors, councils and heads must “forbid the promotion of partisan political views in the teaching of any subject in the school”. It doesn't seem to limit this to the UK context.
I never did so during my 12 years' teaching career in the UK as a teacher and distinctly remember speaking to a head of my school who said she was not allowed to take a Brexit side because of her position.
Of course, curriculum content is determined by political and ideological views but that is a different story...
No need, they've already been brainwashed by woke Marxist claptrap for decades now.
and well beyond secondary schools
Stop grooming children with your indoctrination you deviant
I really rate this guy! Recommended reading from this amazing person: ‘On Tyranny: 20 lessons from the 20th Century “ and “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America”.
good old russia scapegoat since napoleon. oh you losers
Agree Hazel.
Thanks. Will follow up.
@@MrSp0iler there's just nothing to you is there?
You are as empty as your silly statement and I bet if I went to your channel that it would say this channel has no content which after all is just a statement reflecting who You are
Yes Hazel. Great insight & massive knowledge learning most of the languages of Eastern Europe to do original research on fascism and its rise destroying Russian and other peoples throughout the East. So sad to see Putin turning to fascism that Timothy details in his work.
This interview should have WAY MORE views than it does. People have stopped using critical thinking (if they were ever taught in the first place) and have become consumers of social media misinformation and conspiracy theories. We are going backwards.
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"Snyder is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum." -Wikipedia
And by pointing that out you just told us more about you than you told us about him. Thanks.
Billithekat .. and the Israelis, of course.
It is hard to know who to trust less: CFR or Wikipedia.
@@billithekat1088 Don't worry, when the Chinese/Russian axis reaches its full maturation, in a decade or less, "nuking" Iran will be impossible unless our fearless leaders can figure out how to stop (technically unstoppable) hypersonic Russian missiles which would be fired in return for any assault on Iran. No difference who is in the White House then.
Of course he is and a member of the mo-co-di cabal too*
I found this so interesting great program 🦋👍
What a fantastic, intelligent and insightful interview. I will be sharing in a substantial way.
Thank you so much.🇨🇦
For a opinion that is so not true. This guy is a joke.
@@sandrametzler8625 How so?
@Ivan Dafoe kudos for you. When dealing with a moron you need to be patient
Propaganda by the left. Clinton was ready to hand over to the Chinese. We know, they know that we know. We know they know that we know but they think we are stupid.
In the next few weeks we will find out the truth.
LEFTIST PROPAGANDA🚩 STRAIGHT UP LIES! PUKE! 🤮
Timothy Snyder is a scholar in the best sense of the word. That is, one who can support what he says with facts and informed analysis. One of the few people deserving of a long form interview.
Really? This Tim Synder? Author of "Bloodlands". Listening to him in this interview blather on about Russiagate is a bit of an embarassment for a Princeton academic. Tim Synder is at best an incompetent and partisan historian and at worst a rightwing imperialist propagandist.
Amazing interview.... very thought-provoking and well questioned... thank you
This guy is a real deal , very good talk
The Rural/Urban divide is still there even when Trump leaves.
@Live Free or Die 2021 oh don't worry they can ignore it, nothing to see , those people don't count.Black,White, will all suffer.
@@davidrenton a large part of the urban/rural divide is largely a function of income inequality and opportunity inequality. If we can smooth that out and improve the lot of people in rural areas much of that will evaporate. And I live in a rural area, so i have a front row seat on the neglect of rural areas (access to broadband and quality healthcare are good examples).
What clarity of thought Snyder has. It is a joy to hear and to see.
This guy is a genius. Thank you
I could listen for hours. Excellent discussion.
Such an excellent interview, one that I surely shall be revisiting multiple times and referring others to. Thank you.
I know, right?! Need to listen several times! They are both so eloquent, pertinent questions, incisive answers. Just a joy.
This is my go to for news , plus documentaries Channel four , News, and FILM FOUR. Yes I live in Scotland, lucky me.
Do not believe 1 word not 1 word! Aho Mitakuye Oiyasin!
Such a clear headed teacher! I have been enjoying Tim.Snyder's lectures on the making of Modern Ukraine.
Not only a fascinating discussion but a skilfully woven one too.
We’re wish he can be our President for ever
For insight into what is happening watch this interview. Thank you Channel 4.
Haha! The ensuing partisan discussion here proves Timothy Snyder's points brilliantly. All of them. Reading the comments only, I would be more pessimistic about the future.... I don't think he emphasized this enough: living in different realities, with a different set of facts, is crushing to any nation. Especially to the US now.
@sybiz sybiz222 I would not agree with what you said about his best traits. I do not agree that his ability to motivate and inspire people Threatening people, stealing money, engaging workers to carry out work on many of his buildings, then refusing to pay them for the work they've don. defrauding people, cheating on each of his wives. He's a crook, who even tried to alter his own Father's Will, to ensure he got as much as he could. Think on.
This is by far the most important film I have watched in over a decade. . The future isn't what it used to be. We have to change that for our children. Because it's our fault. .
WE cannot change. We can only improve. Social media is already part of our reality. What we can do is improve the conditions the virtual world operates under
Fantastic stuff Krishnan, Snyder's closing comments certainly something to think about.
Krishnan not Kristian
@@bl00dhoney Cursed auto-correct, thank you!
@@JackOsborneFilm auto-correct = them😅
Incredibly interesting interview.
Absolutely eye-opening information! Thank you, Professor.
I really appreciate this interview and the information I've listened to. My train of thougts exactly. I appreciate the way he articulates it like he does, without sounding like a conspiracy therosist. I love to listen to all sides before I judge and this interview sums up my thoughts. Thank you and much love to you all. Moving forward, we will need it.
The lack of ego from both the interviewer and interviewee is so refreshing. Snyder is a clarion voice and it is delightful to see him being allowed to fully explain his ideas.
Wonderful journalism, brilliant questions! Thank you!
Journalism requires presenting a balanced view.
I was a bit annoyed yesterday when you cut Timothy short in a news segment about the capitol riots. All is forgiven after this arrived! Timothy always provides a great perspective on Trump. Thank you Krishnan. I continue to keep my copy of 'On Tyranny' close at hand.
I really enjoyed listening to this well informed discussion
Gawd !! I could listen all day long
What a superbly high quality interview; thank you.
In terms of what he believes to actually be true, I would observe that narcissists tend to actually believe what they say...even if it's completely at odds with reality. That's one of the reasons why they can be so compelling; you don't think that they are lying because they're not...they're deluded.
Narcissistic Behaviour here! Antifa/BLM are deep state operatives! Trump will take the day and you will rejoice when the Truth is unveiled!
@@kathyborthwick6738 You might try wearing a tin foil hat to stop those strange voices you're hearing...it's a pity you weren't able to learn something valuable here...all because they keep ranting away at you so loudly.
@@kathyborthwick6738 Black Lives Matter,I cant breathe. Dont kill me.
@@judytelles9227 have you seen the whole tape? Where he's walking back n forth sayin I can't breathe, which happens when you're od'ing on fentanyl, but, unfortunately, his body stood breathing.
@@billithekat1088 George Soros pays for most. Look up BLM, and it says donations go to the democrats campaigns, after the top mucky mucks take their shares, of course.
Some of the people leaving comments clearly haven't paid attention to this and do not know that Snyder was talking about them
Example?
@@jo18533 Leslie Wright
A rich privileged white man telling the plebs how dreadful they are. How they should all embrace his world view, which will keep him rich... stfu
I wouldn't place so much emphasis on throwaway comments by damaged nobodies, they don't contribute to leading thought.
Very interesting was his point about the downgrading of humanities and history in education, before you learn what to think you must learn _how_ to think.
@@SirAntoniousBlock im sure you'd love to tell people how to think..
it's called delusion, not stubbornness.
also part of Trumps playbook. He studied Hitler
Fantastic interview. Highly recommend listening.
I don't often get inspired by listening to this kind of thing, but this was inspiring. Excellent interview.
What a legend, that's what wisdom sounds like
Truth is irrevocable. Thankyou for telling it like it is.
Snyder consistently gives me new insights and challenges to view history from a different angle. Thank you for this interview.
Fantastic and extremely informative interview. Thanks for sharing.
Informative? Yeah right, you could get the same propaganda from watching MSNBC. This clown just parrots the same narratives: "Donald Trump convinced his supporters of his 'big lie' that the election was stolen."
What a buffoonish statement. It's not a lie and the American people don't need Donald Trump to convince them of that. The evidence speaks for itself.
@@brettgbarnes ok - which evidence?
@@EMBEVIDEO Oh, that's original. Like you have no clue right? Do you know how many times I've heard that reply?
@@brettgbarnes Easy question. There has to be an answer to it in case of evidence. So answering should be easy. If not ... it is just conspiracy nonsense. You know - it's all about facts. That make truth so simple.
@@EMBEVIDEO _"Easy question"?_ It's a dishonest question. Don't play childish games. Unless you've been living under a rock for the last three months, you've already seen more evidence of election fraud than I could ever describe in a CZcams comment. The Left's "baseless conspiracy theory" propaganda narrative is the true "big lie" of the 2020 election. I ain't playin' your game.
Calm collected intelligent thought provoking Must View CZcams.
Great interview thank you
Niiice!
Make discussion great again.
Professor Snyder , I agree. Now approaching my last year's, I'm shocked and concerned how little history is known by the rising generations. We need history, geography, civics and the arts returned to class rooms, along with math and science curriculums. For the sake of our human well being and future.
I'm a Tim Snyder fan. I've read The Road to Unfreedom. I'd like to meet him and have him sign it.
Trump has employed the same tactics as Hitler did in the 30s. America is at a crossroads and the direction it takes has never been more important.
What a breath of fresh air ! Thanks
Excellent interview. This needs to be shared with the Brexit and Trump camps
But will they listen.
Very, very interesting, thank you.
Society must re-learn to be guided and learn from history
This is how a real historian applies their knowledge to the present. There is such a contrast between Timothy Snyder and David Starkey. Both are historians turned media personalities. But whilst Snyder relies on his wisdom to explain what is malfunctioning in our world, Starkey has simply ceased being a historian (and he used to be a good Tudor historian) in favour of being an angry, racist, media personality flying the flag of regression.
well said
'angry, racist, media personality flying the flag of regression.' Such as..
He explained the troubles of Trump to me more accurately than any political commentators and academics. I will buy his books.
Excellent interview with excellent insights!
Informative and great insight. Thanks for sharing.
Great analysis, Timothy Snyder.
smart guy, that mr snyder.
Timothy Snyder is in effect a modern Thomas Paine.
Excellent work here. One MAIN POINT of many - WE NEED MORE OF THE HUMSNITIES!!!
Technology is NOT going to solve humankind's emotional
blindness and INABILITY to percieve and discern REALITY.
“In the past 30 years, we defunded the humanities. . . . . These are not technical problems, they are moral problems, aesthetic problems, they are questions of judgment. And to have the concepts and the tools and the references for all these things, you need the humanities. History always has something to say about the present. It’s not that it repeats or even rhymes, it’s that it gives you this flow from the past into the present which may help you to see possible futures. History gives you the sense what structures there are that are limiting us, but also gives you the sense of how you might get around those structures and find ways into new structures. Also, unlike other ways of looking at the world, history emphasizes that there is certain amount of irreducible human agency, human choice in things." 25:00
Bravo!
Well said!
Excellent, superb discussion, let us all think about what was said, humanity!
Thank you both very much for this excellent interview. The King's Library, in The British Library, deliberately combines Humanities and Science with equal importance. I'm a Physicist first and also like to learn from history. Someone once quoted to me that "the experiences of our past illuminate our future". That should be true in reality, what we would call a current fact in science. Dealing with facts in science for 50 years has made Trump's lies seem like the world was going mad to me. Most of my career, however, has been spent in human communications (not in technology and not in "anti-social" media, as I've always called it). Also, I've often pointed out that with the mantra of "Competition", by definition, you build in both winners and losers. Yet, human success in evolution of the species has been dependent upon people working together and cooperation. It'd be great to hear more from Prof. Snyder, especially on the US networks! Thanks again. Ken Allsopp
Great Thinker. The Road to Freedom.
Important conversation covering a wide spectrum of topics impacting humanity around the world.
Superb interview ,
Great listen. On his point about Boris and Britain. It summarises how I feel about brexit. I am not the biggest fan of the EU, far from it. But I can’t imagine how the brits have let their inflated egos blind them from seeing that they were wielding much more influence than they merited but somehow thought they deserved more.
Not wanting to be part of a political union with the rest of Europe has nothing to do with 'inflated egos'. You sound like a jilted lover crying 'he thinks he's too good for me!'
Too true
It's not really about inflated ego's ...Brexit was a lie ( a typical fascist tool ,as stated) that was believed by people who are mainly ignorant and unaware of what is really happening worldwide, or even in their own country. We are all responsible as a society to stop filling people's minds with facile television shows, and lies printed in the gutter press. We need to teach cultural awareness and raise the level for every one. Otherwise we will be manipulated by the facists that are behind Trump and Brexit.
@@singlelegstretch Remoaners cooking up conspiracy theories to explain away their loss. Not so different to Trump and Corbyn
@@singlelegstretch 'Brexit was a lie ( a typical fascist tool ..' Can you go into more detail about what you mean by this?
Fascinating interview! The major problem was that both China and Russia were taken from a US historians perspective.
Russia was Putin and China was considered as a Dictatorship and not an evolving Communist System with an enormous population and thriving economy.
One important point was the need for the focus in education to include the “Humanities”. I Would instead emphasize International History, but even more relevant Anthropology and Languages. In order to understand and draw comparisons it ie essential that “ Others” and their cultural values are perceived from a non ethnocentric perspective. And that the particular historical, ethnocentric perspective of the Historian is contextualized.
Finally, it’s simple for an English speaker to compare and analyze aspects of US or British Societies. On the other hand once they broaden their generalizations to “Other” societies and nation states, they often forget that in the cases of the USA and England that these two “Democratic” States, have plundered, attacked, destroyed, and colonized other peoples and continue to undermine and attack others often in the name of “Democracy” and Human Rights. ♦️♦️♦️
Micheal Moore is someone you must watch as he has evidence of a further event ; this time armed
Yes I saw that podcast, basically the coup attempt was an inside job. The military wouldn’t get behind it , but the capital police sure did!
Road of Democracy has to be legal. Cheating isn't legal
A perfect voting system in USA... really ??
@Live Free or Die 2021 USA doesn't need the Russians to fck up. Russia can lean back and watch how USA manages by itselves...
Why can't a man like Snyder ever become President?
Corporations like yes men not intelligent men. That goes for women too:)
@@rorygee482 Corporations don't get to vote. People do. So we have no one to blame but ourselves, no matter how influential you think big money is.
@@endlessadventure541 Of course I’m not saying we bear no responsibility, however rich people like Murdoch who have agendas and the outlets to promote them can keep a lot of politicians in check. They can make or break political brands as easily as they can washing powder brands. That’s just factual.
I agree with the point of needing more emphasis on history and humanities, and would add that we need to invest a lot more in education overall. Especially critical thinking skills, bc that is SO basic to build all other education on. And we really need to value education as a society.
It seems like we will certainly continue to decline as a society, unless we have a better educated population.
Don’t you realize that these elites don’t want you to critically think, because if you did you’d realize you were on the wrong side of history.
Came across by accident.I don’t do politics but I have found this video really interesting.I hope America will be united again.Best Wishes To All.Keep Safe.
Staying in the limelight and raking in contribution from his fans, as well as earning income (which he has never done except as a media performer) will all motivate him to maintain a media presence -- through one of the right-wing cable channels or through a new organization of his own. The connection with his following can be maintained only by giving his media presence a political coloring. Of course the "I wuz robbed" story will remain useful for that. Therefore, however unlikely another successful run for President might be (and let's not forget that it's being unlikely and Trump's recognizing the unlikelihood are two different things), Trump will be a major presence in the Republican party at least until 2024.
He pulled in $200mill
WHAT A LOAD OF DECEITFUL RUBBISH.
People said him running and winning the primary was unlikely. Never rule out the unthinkable
Superb Piece!
Thank you!
Timothy Snyder is speaking pure #facts. No lie here
Awesome interview
Excellent interview.
Pushing the boundaries of oligarchy in USA?? Sorry, those are way behind you...
super interesting interview
Getting a fantastic intellectual to speak after these events, great job Channel 4
The (schoolboy) editing was unfortunately seriously messed up. Check out 4.25 into it and the host is speaking but it's the guest we can hear.
Channel 4 please don't let your professional skills and attention to detail (or lack thereof) mar you message.
well spotted mate! there must have been a ton of suitable 'noddies' they could have used, poor QC basically (having spent 15 years in the broadcast industry)
I am astonished that this was your takeaway from this interview... Class A Smartarsery
Jack Ma, criticism of Chinese banks and system has made him disappear. Where’s Jack?
American government and democracy is not much different.
Proper interview and meaningful information. Who knew it was possible?
This guy is a bright dude!
Thank you very much for this great video.
Any book recommendation from this guy ,l really like this historian
Bloodlands by Snyder was an excellent ......sobering....book
Beyond Tyranny is short and an excellent guide to preventing authoritarianism.
@@adriennerutledge5745 Do you mean "On Tyranny?" If so, I agree.
Brilliant content! We need more of this input! Promotes humanism!
As a black gay jew, it's so refreshing to hear a white sis man who understands racism in America.
Congrats to you , with so many strikes against you , you rose above those imperatives!! Dr. McCallister! ( theres Irish in there too, my mom is Jew , with the last name McCallister!)
@@rachelmacdonald723 my husband’s last name is McCalister. My family name is Hobbs. Thanks
Well, ain't you just a smorasborg of victimhood. Good for you.
@@gugenheimer7728 you read that into my comment. Aren't you a smorgasbord of misdirected rage.
@@BryanHobbsMcCalister
Nope.
You're doing the victim Olympics thing. Good luck with that. Might get you tenure.
History has never repeated itself. Similar occurrences are but a distant echo.
I don’t think he actually said that. He talked about patterns, not identical events.
President Biden needs you to head up a
"You vs them"
commission
Thank you for your brilliant insights
❤️💙❤️
"My Military, my police and my biker friends". ....great interview
The idea of rigging elections is not in the least bit novel in the UK. They did it in Ireland for centuries, and it took decades of violence to end it.
Also, the US infection and death rates aren't the worst in the first world... Take a look at the lis and you will find that per capita, the UK is significantly worse.
Wonder why.
How did "they" rig the elections in ireland ? & who are they ?