Philosopher Michael Sandel on What Trump’s Win Says About American Society | Amanpour and Company

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Society may be broken, but you don't fix anything by electing leaders who will break it even more.

[@marinamavrogenis4381]

Exactly

[@CircleOfRiffs]

Yep. This philosopher seems to have missed that point.

[@devilsadvocate701]

Low information voters are the problem plain and simple no philosophy needed

[@charlesmartin1121]

Well said. Trump is nothing more than a mirage to those hoping he will bring them wealth and respect. The elites will prosper under Trump.

[@win123ter]

when people are desparate, they hope something good might come out of rubble

[@Jesse-v7h]

The people who make $700 an hour have convinced the people who make $25 an hour that the problem is the people who make $7.50 an hour.

[@s.ebright7620]

Hi Jesse! You are SO smart.

[@BradleySanderson-l7t]

lol nothing about the Marxist Central Bank printing ridiculous amounts of money and the government ivy league bureaucrat's running massive deficits??? Nope lol nothing at all huh. Keep trying to weasel your way out of responsibility it's the ultimate display of pampered idiocy.

[@christinethompson3774]

Well said and sadly true.

[@valeriemoore2184]

This.

[@batekrown]

old play outta even older play book.

[@EmilyTienne]

The poor and rural people chose Trump for their salvation. But this is like chickens looking to Colonel Sanders as their hero. That said, Democrats need to deliver real results to middle America. Jobs, safe communities, a sense of dignity.

[@paulschweizer7696]

Democrats did deliver but got no media coverage because Trump and MAGAs sucked all the oxygen out of the media room. People were just too damn lazy to just LOOK IT UP.

[@stuvo1977]

I am a working person without a college degree. I voted for Kamala Harris. She was a better choice. Trump won't do a damn thing for working people.

[@lisaagyemangduah7336]

U are correct. Trump voters in my workplace are remorseful

[@jayanderson9375]

@@lisaagyemangduah7336not as much as they will be, if they are paying attention.

[@fredgarvinMP]

@@lisaagyemangduah7336 I'm not.

[@griffini19]

She wouldn’t have done shit either. We missed our chance with Bernie

[@yaneznayoui1597]

@@griffini19 Name any of her policies please

[@marcusaurelius9123]

Trump isnt the answer. The same people who have grievances fell for Trumps demagoguery. Things will now get even worse.

[@charlesmartin1121]

Absolutely correct. Trump has no plan and no interest in elevating those who support him out of their socioeconomic circumstances.

[@barrymoore4470]

Trump is a candidate of change, all right, but change in all the wrong ways.

[@reinhardweise9755]

you really hit the nail on the head

[@aulusagerius7127]

No details of course, just hate.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@aulusagerius7127 Ironic coming from the side that thrives on nothing but grievance and hate.

[@matthewprice2553]

The Biden presidency was the most focused on the concerns of working people since LBJ if not FDR and was frequently blocked by Trump and the Republicans. This alone seriously undermines Mr Sandel's argument.

[@belladonnatook8851]

@@matthewprice2553 Thank you for saying this. It is well said.

[@Test-nj4fx]

Except that Biden was never able to get that message out. He never actually spoke about class issues. The messaging was terrible.

[@jimmykidwell7688]

Total bs! The reality is we live in an entertainment society. Too many have surrender character for being "entertained" by a conman and traitor.

[@daveyboy7964]

THIS!!!! They all want to see it burn for kicks... Well, they're all about to get their wish.

[@peterandreadakis3851]

Just my thought this morning!

[@graemesydney38]

The 'entertainment' was an additional factor; “I don't care what the newspapers say about me, as long as they spell my name right.” The quote has been attributed to many people, including Mae West, P.T. Barnum and W.C. Fields - and now DJ Chump. Mixed with the 'entertainment', or part of it for the Plebs, was to cause outrage, controversy, chaos and confusion. No controversy was full explored by the media, the opposition or the public before the next bombshell detonated in the press. I think it was just the lying, cheating, conman Chump rather then anything planned, but it was effective. The public ended up dumbed by it all and became accepted and normalised by the media and 'sanewashing'.

[@512Squared]

Both these things can be true at the same time

[@tbowers8398]

thank you fox... 🙄

[@terrymckenzie857]

I am a daughter of the rust belt working class. For 45 years the Republican Party has stoked resentment between economic classes and directed it toward the people at the bottom of the ladder, and told them all REPEATEDLY that the "Deomocrats" (and I am not one) hated and looked down on them. The entire economy has been re-made in favor of those at the top of the pyramid. I lived through the deindustrialization of Detroit/Pontiac/Flint, MI. There were definitely people there who could have benefited from and would have loved MEANINGFUL job re-training programs but instead had to take whatever piecemeal, low paid employment to keep their families housed and fed. And the focus on "the working class" as a primarily White, male, industrial class has not been true for DECADES. The "working class" is increasingly made up of low wage workers, people of color, and women. Jobs that USED to be middle class have become "gig" jobs. Or, newer employees in the same jobs as older employees are paid at lower pay scales. Private equity has purchased entire industries all across the country, making services unaffodable. Plumbing businesses, veterinary and human group medical practices, hospitals--even cemeteries -- are now owned by PE firms who have made every aspect of life beyond the reach of normal human beings. In Chicago, the two and three family homes that gave families a leg up are being purchased as tear downs so developers can build shoddily slapped together "Luxury" condos which sell for double and triple what an entire two or three flat did in the 2010s. Yes, people are furious. Trump and his lunatics are blaming immigrants for what people like those who funded his run like the venture capitalist fever dream investment it is--the Thiels and Andreassons, and Sachs of the crypto bro, billionaire fascists think is their due, was certainly not the answer, but if we are all going down, a lot of people are ready to burn it down. THAT'S what this election was about. Think Jesse Ventura as MN Governor in the late 90s. A joke. Because most people who voted for him lack the framework or the imagination to imagine the craven contempt with which our most basic govt functions are being approached, just one week in.

[@demiller74]

People who need to watch this won’t be watching it, and you know it!

[@geraldosborn6365]

Republicans have consistently voted against public education & expanding health care. These are the very things this fellow says we need more of to benefit the most. (He even credited Western Europe for doing this to create a more egalitarian society than we now have here). Germany has opened its public Universities to the world, tuition-free. Education includes way more than "going to college." Germany has for a long time developed a wide range of pathways to a good living through skilled trade programs and partnerships with apprentice programs through manufacturers. The major issues of anger here have been stoked & nurtured by the toxic spread of mis- & even deliberate dis-information. Fox, Newsmax, OAN & Breitbart et. al. have been very successful at inciting anger & grievance as a business model & have been extraordinarily successful at this. This is continuing even after Fox was fined 3/4 of a billion dollars for broadcasting information they knew to be untrue and Smartmatic is not even done with them yet. Even the private Fox emails, made public during the investigation, indicated they ridicule & poke fun at the very audience they incite. Just an expense of doing business so full speed ahead. How about another conspiracy theory.

[@donaldspaulding6973]

This is spot on! The goal of the GOP is for people to stay dumb enough to believe what they say, and not healthy enough to do anything if they recognize misinformation. The proof is the expense of these two things doubling every couple years.

[@craigmackay3192]

Funny Americans think Western Europe has done down the tubes but quality of life and indicators for middle and lower classes much better than here

[@TheGruntski]

So, the executive summary is you failed, and are therefore not worthy of power. Better have another beer at the student pub.

[@robertarvanitis8852]

Bad take. Increasing share of GDP goes to government. Worse, most of the total take is mal-distributed, to buy votes and pay off cronies. The failure is ENTIRELY with how badly government uses that small portion going to proper jobs of government. And that failure is most prominent in failed centers of blue cities, strangled by teachers' unions and corrupting welfare. When you try to disagree, use facts, deployed with reason and I will match you point by point. Or shun open debate and convict yourself. PS: The German economy has stagnated pitifully in the last 15 years, compared to the growth in America. Thank you for trying to make that point!

[@ey67]

Americans have been too stoopido to live since saint Ronny Reagan and slick Willie Clinton. Voted themselves out of existence because there was no other choice. Just labels and cheerleaders.

[@jweyek]

I have a 4 year degree and have been poor for 32 years. I still voted for Harris because of Trump's very real crimes and his endless lies. 51 percent of the electorate apparently ignored these serious flaws. This professor is full of it. Edit: My main point is that discontent is real, but to believe that Trump is the remedy requires a kind of blindness to what Trump actually is.

[@punjgurl]

Also, he didn't mention RW propaganda.

[@skis_injeans]

Your anecdote is not representative of the masses apparently

[@momoneyho666]

He isn't full of it. You are one person, he's talking about the big picture

[@runna-x5h]

Sounds like our education system is broken

[@jweyek]

@@skis_injeans Apparently. I was working class for 32 years after I earned my BA, Magna Cum Laude, at the age of 40. I was laid off from my medical records job in 2013. I have been retired ever since. I now make $18,000 per year, and when I was working made the inflation adjusted equivalent of $30,000. I am a working class university graduate. I would have been in a state of bliss to have earned half the salary of a plumber or an electrician during my working days. I have very little "social esteem", but it would never occur to me that voting for a lying criminal like Trump would help me feel like less of a loser. I have come to the conclusion that brainwashing by the MAGA disinformation ecosystem is largely responsible for Trump's victory. Yes, there is plenty of discontent, but the professional liars falsely convinced many low information voters that Trump was the remedy. Oh, and I really don't think of myself as a loser. I kinda like myself, albeit something of a pauperish self.

[@lindylee1139]

When you have a serious illness and you choose a treatment that will make it worse.

[@shawnduffy3380]

Got lung cancer? Here, have a smoke to relax

[@geofflewis8599]

..the explanation is simpler ..Trump stood for the presidency to avoid his legal liabilities. He recognized a voter block, said what those people wanted to hear, and got elected..

[@kerrynight3271]

Well, avoid his legal troubles and also rule the country with an iron fist.

[@therealrobertbirchall]

​@@kerrynight3271or a soiled diaper

[@ravenbelote1801]

Occam's Razor...✨

[@arungupta3509]

It doesn't answer why people think that Trump has a solution or that he will bring about a better outcome than the Democrats.

[@renman3000]

It says, Americans prefer Jerry Springer to NPR.

[@emilmedellin4525]

I preferred Bernie Sanders ... | #Oligarchy #FeelTheBern

[@artmcteagle]

George Carlin summed it up best; "Ignorant people will elect ignorant leaders, it's that simple."

[@davidpetersen1]

Dude is giving waaaay to much credit to the American voters who have gone Maga.. fear and hatred.. plain and simple.

[@jpaganmusic]

Lmao who is you😅😅..I went to a maga rally in Florida and a Harris one...nothing but love from maga..Harris folks were so smug ..you don't fall in full line you get kicked to the curb..im glad I left the left..what trash

[@fredgarvinMP]

You're giving far too much credit to yourself.

[@godfreycarmichael]

That was a big part of it for sure. There are many things at play here. Lots of moving parts.

[@freeheeler09]

Stupidly, fear and hatred.

[@godfreycarmichael]

@@freeheeler09 You just defined a winning political platform.

[@stuartsmith8155]

FOX News put him in office. No FOX, No M@G@ts.

[@jweyek]

@@stuartsmith8155 Fox, Joe Rogan, other propaganda podcasts, etc. The whole MAGA disinformation ecosystem.

[@MCJSA]

Yes. The "you can get it if you really try" refrain is demoralizing if economic and social conditions prevent almost everyone from doing that. People believe the song and turn on themselves and their frustration is easily harnesed by cynical political actors who will only deepen their misery hoping for even more power.

[@juliangiulio3147]

s'the same the world over! Some lucky ones educate themselves as adults -and become aware ...that the Govenemsnt, of whatever colour is NOT THE problem, essentially, imperfect as it is!)

[@MCJSA]

@@juliangiulio3147 That is what the neoliberal ideologues say - there is only the individual, society does not exist. "The government" is not the problem, because the government is US and the problem is YOU. Or, that's what they mean, anyway.

[@valdencorr2861]

living in America is like winning the global lottery. You have no idea because you never lived in a third world country. Keep whining about your shortcomings and blaming 'the system' instead of your poor decisions and work ethic.

[@juliangiulio3147]

@@MCJSA Nope not quite saying this!

[@MCJSA]

@@valdencorr2861 Are you talking to me? I am American, 14th generation, but have spent most of my life living in third world countries. I am not blaming the system. I am stating a simple fact. Human beings are social animals and not each a world unto their own. That is the ludicrous position of neoliberalism, universally discredited but still believed by simple minded folks innocent in their bliss.

[@gustavocabrera-mw4vl]

So, in ONE phrase ... TRUMP's election is a HUGE MIDDLE FINGER to the US social structure and values ...

[@michaelgann8070]

It looks that way.

[@TerriObrien-mi5rx]

Imagine thinking Trump and his billionaires could relate to normal people, I could understand this concept if it wasn’t Trump and the rich,gold toilets lavish lifestyles, difficult to fathom, now crooks, perverts and rich people to save America 👺🤬👿

[@rosieE121]

Plenty who graduated from college couldn't find meaningful, sustainably paying work either.

[@mvujnovi1]

The truth is I have a degree. Three degrees for that matter and I still am hardly making ends meet. Working class and middle class have been squeezed in. And now with this election we are getting rich white supremacists supercharge neoliberalism.

[@vincentzacks9584]

Nobody is asking why people vote against their own interest?

[@ExtinctionLife]

Misinformation and ignorance

[@iemy2949]

Misinformation echo chambers.

[@fredgarvinMP]

@@iemy2949 "misinformation" = censorship agenda

[@cassieo4337]

Religious fanaticism

[@emilmedellin4525]

Because voting for their own interests DIDN'T work ... TWICE!! | #ObamaAdministration #BidenAdministration #Oligarchy #TwoPartyDuopoly

[@richardg.melecki766]

Some of what this commentator says makes sense. BUT in Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown made “the dignity of work” his campaign slogan and core value. And he still lost in 2024. Explain that, please.

[@marvink7969]

It is simply not enough to state a position it must be backed up by action. The problem is that both parties have created a situation with real life effects that cannot be addressed simply with words. The disillusionment is with the party as a whole and people’s real life issues and experiences supersede any verbal promises or commitments by any one individual within the party; I support Senator Sherrod’s position but I think many people will only be convinced when they can see, experience, and sense that substantial change is on the horizon.

[@haggeoromero]

Republicans tell whatever lies they have to tell to make their base believe that they’re in competition with other poor people. That message is more powerful than touchy feely hopey messages from democrats.

[@richardg.melecki766]

@ agree that is work for the Democratic Party and allied groups. Part of Ohio’s vote on Senator Brown was driven by Trump and his cult. But we also need to be wary of the warnings of Socrates and his student Plato: that uninformed members of a democracy are dangerous to that democracy. The voting data shows that higher information voters broke for Harris and low information voters broke for Trump. Even though most Biden policies were geared towards the working class-and worked. So an important part of the fix is messaging. What we have seen in 2024 is what Cipolla terms the “Bandits” manipulating the “Stupid” (his terminology-people who act against their own interests). We who care about government of, by and for the people-all the people-have to defeat that.

[@barrymoore4470]

Kamala Harris also made "hard work is good work, hard work is joyful work" a campaign mantra. And she modeled this herself in impeccably steaming ahead in what must have been an exhausting campaign.

[@Ben-tw7lf]

This is one of the most profound interviews I have ever reviewed on KZbin - we should pay attention to this information - swings hammer - hits nail on head!

[@anuraagt]

Sandel is brilliant and absolutely prophetic. Thank you, great video, and as always such a pleasure watching Mr Isaacson. He's incredible, and so perceptive, truly great interviewer.

[@jonswaffield499]

Many interesting points, but what I am having difficulty in understandings is, if you accept all that was said, why Oh why, would anyone think that Trump and the current Republicans be the ones to change that?

[@cleroyster2610]

@@jonswaffield499 Ironically, the vote for Trump, was a vote against Biden Harris, not for Trump.

[@sa.377]

Because anger and inferiority complexes turn you impulsive, shortsighted- blind and stupid in your choices

[@Benjamin-David]

Great question. I would say that they are desperate

[@cleroyster2610]

@@Benjamin-David they were certainly desperate for change.

[@maryammosavi269]

Ignorance because of our misinformed masses who listen to fox, OAN, rogen and musk etc…

[@Tavat]

Sandel is a true legend of ethics and understanding of political philosophy. 🇺🇸

[@yourseatatthetable]

I'm 59, I have both a CDL and an Associate of Applied Sciences degree from my local community college and I have been poor my entire life. I have watched, year by year, everyone i know, working harder and harder to simply meet the basics, meanwhile, we remember; I remember when my dad and uncles and neighbors didn't have to have a 2.5 worker family to buy a home, have 2 cars, and take vacations, something I haven't had in over 20 years. People are pissed, simple as that. We're pissed that we're making peanuts while everything costs walnuts and the elite get richer and richer and richer... Eventually, something has to give... And since the Democratic and Republican parties have mocked and outright ignored the working class for so long, they feel that if it takes chaos to see change, so be it. We shall see which side was right...

[@irenefennell7540]

You voted for the person who takes and takes, lies, cheats and steals. He is not going to help you.

[@debhil226]

Or you could accept that corporations are run by the greedy self-centered. There is no reason wages have not gone up except for their greed. Every Republican has voted every time with corporations to keep wages low. Elon Musk fired 10% when he took over Twitter so he would keep more money. They don't care one bit about the people, especially this new criminal group.

[@michaelgann8070]

Bernie Sanders and even Warren Buffet have spoken about this. Buffet still lives in his original house. Buffett doesn't seek massive tax breaks. He wants to be taxed. As a visitor I was staggered at the weath gap in the USA. Trump won't fix this. He has no interest in working people other than ripping them off. As a visitor I always used to think that something ad to give in the US, it can't go on like this.

[@modgodel]

Can you tell me examples of Dems mocking working class and denigrating jobs? They're the ones fighting for min wage and a livable wage, unions, making associate degrees free and apprenticeships

[@jimhagberg6798]

Every human-created things we see, use, live in, ride in, fly in, etc., etc. are built by craftsmen & women. Few have college degrees. Our society is hugely dependent on these people. They need to be shown the honor they so justifiably deserve.

[@momoneyho666]

He's able to articulate something about American society that I've only had confused thoughts about over the course of the last 20 years, mainly the growing gulf between rich and poor and how it effects culture and community

[@saloninegi147]

That's right. Intergenerational mobility in decent countries is higher because the social safety net is really a trampoline. Good public education, taxpayer funded healthcare for all, guaranteed minimum incomes, student loan programs can all give young people a boosted to rise higher than their parents, and that's as it should be.

[@stephensgrad07]

It's not the job of society to make men 'feel better.' They need to take, what Joseph Campbell called, "The Heroes Journey," to self discovery and becoming the true self. It requires giving up drugs, abusiveness, wild behavior, etc. which only masks pain.

[@skis_injeans]

Stay on topic

[@BrianG-vn8kw]

@@skis_injeans He is on topic - don't you be myopic.

[@belladonnatook8851]

The insult goes further. It is that when one has scraped and scrapped their way through to get the degree, they *STILL* have not been able to to get a job that would make the value of the degree worthwhile, between the repayment of the educational loans and the negative salary outlook that would assure viable job outlook to repay said educational loans and make it possible to purchase a home and start a family.

[@Jm-Gonz]

Obviously you chose to pay for a worthless degree that’s on you

[@gordonwedman3179]

Well, one has to consider how salable their degree is going to be. I once read that a recent graduate with a 4 year degree in petroleum engineering could expect a starting salary of $100k. Someone with a degree in English is not getting close to that. My degree in biochemistry did not lead to a job but I studied what I was interested in. I have never regretted that. I had to go back to school to specialize in order to have a rewarding career. Society does have its problems but people need to look at their own actions as well.

[@emilmedellin4525]

​@@Jm-GonzDid you step out of a DeLorean from 1980?!? You sound 100% oblivious to the world around you here in 2024. Not 99% .... 100%.

[@emilmedellin4525]

​It's your govt., not you. A degree in biochemistry should not be something you can't find a job with in a 1st world country! Then again, who says we're a ...

[@belladonnatook8851]

@@Jm-GonzDefinitely spoken like a young, er, animal of the braying variety. Obviously *you* haven't observed the numbers of youngsters basically conned into going into IT, "coding", medical "administration", with the promise that their efforts would pay off in "secure" jobs. Why am I even wasting my breath? You are probably writing this from your mother's basement even as we speak.

[@ljoc7455]

Americans have decided that success equals money. The success of a nation however should not be determined by how many billionaires a country has, but rather by how few poor they have.

[@raristy1]

Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 On point! 👍🏼

[@danc9440]

Shared spaces should also include local watering holes. I personally don't consume alcohol but some of my best community interactions take place at the local pub, where both liberal and conservatives hang out. Not always easy for everyone one to be 100% civil all of the time but overall getting folks to interact that come from different background and perspective is where it all starts......... Great video Amanpour & Co!

[@BerndtNorten]

And so the Republicans don’t look down on the working class? They don’t oppose minimum wage increases and health care?

[@lauracarstiou3505]

As a woman who went to college l have always felt squeezed economically as a single parent. I somehow managed to send my son to college. He managed to send two children to college but they are living at home. My son just paid off student debts for his master's degree. Only the very rich are having the good life. None of us voted for DT because he's a menace who tried to overthrow the government. We still have all the problems and stress!

[@corwin8558]

Billionaire is anathema to any democracy.

[@spiralizing]

Excellent analysis on the importance of sense or community in democracy

[@maxshea1829]

"Failure is your fault" is not an implication. IT'S AN ANTHEM!

[@patricksullivan4329]

I see, to satisfy the needs of the common people we should take advice from a philosopher who works at one of the snobbiest Ivy League colleges. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket!

[@PuddlesMagoo]

Even Trump can't believe he got reelected.

[@donnapayne1575]

No it's about our country needing more education so they can't be taken in by the likes of Donald Trump

[@davidcollins5929]

Thank you Michael for bringing up patriotism. I have thought that allowing MAGA to take over flag waving patriotism was bad for the Democrats. They should have been right out there with the flag - the only real symbol of out country.

[@maxheadrom3088]

Michael Sandel is a giant. There's this famous phrase in Brazil created by the late journalist and playwriter Nelson Rodrigues, "only prophets can see the obvious". My complement to that phrase is "and too see what's hidden wee need Philosophers". Michael Sandel wrote a book warning about the issues he's talking here ... in 1996. Our problem is we don't even listen to prophets ....

[@bucketofbarnacles]

Thank you for this enlightening interview.

[@Erik-rp1hi]

So globalization ended up bad for the nation.

[@paulschweizer7696]

Actually it made the 1% even more wealthy. At the EXPENSE of the working class.

[@thomasparker9638]

This man brings up some good points, but what I don't understand is why people would think that Donald Trump would be the answer.

[@davidsalo8397]

They simply love his BS. Organized ignorance.

[@phir0002]

Sandel said it, they wanted change, to them ANY change is better than NO change. That is the message that MAGA reinforced and the people who wanted change bought it.

[@paulschweizer7696]

Those people couldn't think of anything beyond the end of their own driveway. Willful ignorance and disinformation is all they see on their chosen media outlet.

[@tatersinger]

A good place to start would be raising the minimum wage. Corporations have milked the working class since at least 1990. Corporate profits over paying the people who make it possible for you to have a corporation, a living wage. Just a thought--it would be a good first step. And, let's make it somehow worthwhile for manufacturers to come back to the U.S.

[@paulschweizer7696]

Republicans have created "Right To Work" states where you can be fired for no reason. Also increased healthcare costs, education costs and allowed union-busting. Corporations have taken advantage of globalism to earn record profits so they don't really care about the welfare of their workforce. Look how the wealthiest businessmen are trying to automate their businesses with robots and drones to eliminate human workers.

[@honorhonor3352]

Michael Sandel is wrong on so many points that it’s mind boggling. Just wow😮

[@genericsomething]

Can you cite some examples?

[@pete-wc5xe]

Why? No agree or disagree, but this just sounds like poo without context.

[@freedomfan1412]

Can we also just admit she is a woman and of color. The guest way over analyzed this. And, young men (and women) watch KZbin and X for their news. A shame the Dems totally missed the boat on the viewer preferences/for the full four years. Pete tried but not soon enough. She really should have done Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman and other long form interviews for new voters/votes from the beginning of her term as VP so people could see her relaxed side. Her messaging was well done. But, she didn’t get the immigration issues resolved at the beginning and that bit her for credibility. Let’s also be real that trafficking of drugs and kids is on the minds of people as much as groceries.

[@genericsomething]

@@freedomfan1412 I guess they didn't learn from Jimmy Carter's Playboy interview.

[@Tuscarora21]

The thing People don't understand about trumps appeal is that he drives both political parties nuts and the working class Love every minute of it

[@AbelTravel]

Very thought provoking interview. Isaac son asks great questions. There is so much to think about here.

[@MaryGregoire-l9q]

Such eloquence. Thank you Professor.

[@zwilnik]

It's telling that in critiquing the Democrats, one calls for the renewal of institutions that have been co-opted (churches) or destroyed (public schools) by the GOP. Again and again the Democrats are called on to save America from the forces the GOP unleashes, yet the GOP can never face criticism for unleashing these forces.

[@paulschweizer7696]

Yep. Democrats have to come in and save the US economy EVERY F*CKING TIME a republican administration crashes it.

[@Sturgeon54]

As an older millenial, it seems as if nearly every big federal gov't initiative since the '90s conducted by "experts" has been a failure, from the NAFTA/WTO trade deals, to de-regulation of banks/derivatives, the 2008 bailouts, both the Iraq and Afghanistan War, Trump tax cuts, even the COVID response in certain respects (i.e., lockdowns and too much wasteful un-targeted stimulus). How can you blame people for voting against the ''experts'' for the one person saying things aren't going well and he'll fix it?

[@skis_injeans]

Yes! The Dems have delivered nothing for the people. They just kick the can down the road in perpetuity because they need to do more "assessments" on the issues.

[@helenannewilsonrid9608]

We need to teach American history and citizenship in public schools. High school is where we learn to not be racist, that racism is inconvenient.

[@kerriegreen9057]

'If you're struggling it's your fault' that's what a 'Meritocracy' does to your sense of self worth in America

[@tlynn9819]

☝️☝️ It simply says we're in urgent need of strengthening our guardrails. Should have never been allowed near political power in the first place. No deep psychology needed. Simply common sense and a moral compass.

[@williamthomas267]

The paradigm is moving ... I would have hoped for a better one, know I'm not do sure. The world must be terrified!

[@captaincommode4215]

What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar! Remember the Maine!

[@gordonwedman3179]

Oh don't worry, Trump will make changes. Unfortunately they will not be good. Imagine RFK Jr in charge of health during the next pandemic.

[@live_free_or_perish]

When I suggested that the Drmocrats went too far in their embrace of the far left woke culture, I was attacked as "MAGA". This is the intolerance that led to Trump getting elected.

[@KamaraThomasMusic]

I appreciate this perspective… a meticulous articulation of the mythological undercurrents of the moment…

[@Max_Mustermann]

What is IMO missing in his explanation is that people who voted for Trump didn't vote for Republicans. They hate traditional Republicans arguably even more than they hate Democrats. And while the appeal of Trumpism is partially due to feeling left behind, it is also about the appeal of populism and demagoguery. It is very difficult for Democrats to appeal to these same voters unless they stoop to the same level of political discourse.

[@kevin-g1w]

Like calling Trump a threat to democracy and huge swaths of citizens fascists and garbage? That level of political discourse? People is glass houses...

[@vioreltandara7607]

We, as people are isolated from others and we do not communicate directly with others. We communicate only thru the platforms that control information.

[@planetvagabond]

The loss of common spaces and experiences is a big issue

[@craigmackay3192]

Everyone sits at home looking at TikTok. Kids don't go out and play - communication is by texting

[@ykizo]

Stop blaming the democrats, excuse professor from Harvard, this is nonsense, Americans voted against their interests, stupid people voted against their interest, this is giving it too much credit to try to rationalize idiots

[@emilmedellin4525]

Wrong! The Democrats also DON'T have functional policy that is helping the working poor and what's left of the middle class. If they did ... they'ld STILL BE IN OFFICE (since Obama)! | #Oligarchy #FollowTheMoney

[@Michael-ul7kv]

Nonsense. You do not know their interests.

[@ska7triumph]

Wondering if Isaccson is gonna do a sequel to his Musk book… since he so admires the dude who’s been pushing disinformation for months. And is acting as a shadow emissary for DJT.

[@rosieE121]

Grievances and big corporations greediness.

[@DorseyNey]

I disagree completely. We lost for two reasons: we did not share the amazing work of the Biden administration and we failed to be sensitive to the Palestinian plight. And Kamala did not have time to share herself with her people. 12 million people did not vote.

[@sjoerd1239]

In other words, the rich do not deserve their riches, and the poor do not deserve their poverty. Who will Trumps tax cuts will most benefit? Be wary of those who elicit patriotist.

[@pathull435]

Our problem has become one of lack of moral & ethical education, plus lack of an upbringing with understanding of character. There's no longer any philosophical, religious, or socialization instruction that could guard against the negative & uncivilized effects of our unreliable communication vehicles. Garbage or nothing in=garbage or nothing out.

[@AmaliaJudahah]

If laughter prolonged life, this video would make me immortal🐱

[@ruthwolfer4154]

People voting for Trump should view on WHAT he (not-)did/does rather than What he say's = because, an entertainer knows how to catch common people >> for his show

[@gijsph7595]

A brilliant analysis.

[@christopherspavins9250]

The elites forgot the most important thing we do as human beings is make things.

[@Sweet..letssurf]

Never going to happen! People like their private schools and bragging/ insta / showing that they can afford premier experiences I find it sick but this is where we are and its definitely not going away and to me it seems the people who really can’t afford these experiences are the ones doing it on credit So dumb

[@chad9971]

MOST jobs outside of being an Engineer, Doctor, Lawyer, a High school diploma or AA degree can get the job done because most jobs you can easily pick up the skills as you work.

[@HelptheBroncos]

People pay attention. Days after trump elected as prez. Mass layoffs are happening. Be prepared for dark times. Again

[@murdercattv635]

For the love of God, calm down, kids. Everything is fine.

[@jennifershields2827]

So I get all that but NOW WHAT? We are ALL in danger now! 😢

[@relaxationstation7374]

Trump is 248 year old America's concept of a Messiah!

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

What Michael is saying is true, and it’s important the Democratic Party leadership recognizes it, it’s also true that the loss of dignity in work has been baked into society now. Bad parenting is responsible for some of that. Having worked as both a low-wage worker as well as a highly paid IT technician for decades and now in semi-reitrement, I find that few people take pride in work anymore. There is a malaise, a sense of laziness and slovenliness and apathy that comes, I think, from a combination of bad parenting to go along with decades of demoralization from the governance of the GOP and a watered-down Democratic Party. We are in serious need of another FDR to kickstart hope in America again.

[@christopherlipowski397]

This seem to be the same situation in Canada.

[@SusanRosely]

I would be curious how he feels about the right media and their role in the breakdown of civil society? How to combat their destructive messaging?

[@edutainme7265]

Duh. We've been talking about this for almost 30 years - it was obvious and still happened. How about talking about how that happened!

[@neiljeffers4746]

Republicans 10% Dems 20% independent 70% majority

[@gen-X-trader]

The part that got me is if you just reduce the election down to economics, nothing more nothing less, you had two candidates. One was more inflation and the other was less inflation, people said yeah give us the guy with a more inflationary policy. Sounds great 😢

[@relaxgood5214]

When you have world inflation problems people always blame the sitting President or Prime Minister in any country even though none of them could have avoided it. It’s as simple as that and many don’t stop and think about anything else.

[@charold3]

I respect Prof Sandel much, but I don’t understand his point. Getting a good education does NOT improve a person’s life? Since when?

[@j.k.d.126]

This Explains A Lot.

[@jackgallo5616]

Presenter makes some valid points but there’re blind spots as well. The very nature of capital vs. labor is that the former is almost perfectly mobile while the latter lacks mobility altogether. Globalization, in political environments where capital’s constant rent seeking activities cannot be stopped or even curtailed, was and will continue to be inevitable and irreversible. And the pace of technological change is not only fast, it’s getting faster every day. No politicians, be they evil, manipulative or well intentioned, can do anything to reverse these trends. If people feel “insulted” when they are told their jobs may not be secure, and that they need to constantly learn new skills and upgrade their existing skills just to stay afloat - well they are just getting a dose of reality which they are too proud or stubborn to accept. Voting for Trump and buying into his nostrum that massive tariffs will be a cure all - well, prepare to be disappointed. Really.

[@lindawalker7188]

So you are discontent and you then put this guy in office?

[@cleroyster2610]

Why do democrats think choices such as Rachel Levine, would unite the country? This guy is spot on.

[@krisenger4410]

Matt Gaetz leading the Justice Department will surely unite the country. When everybody is made to lick Trump's boots we should all just be thankful. And as the legislator Troy Nehls from Texas just told all of us, when Trump says to jump three feet high and scratch your head, we all jump three feet high and scratch our heads. "That's it." Like his campaign slogan said, Everything Trump does is always right, just like Mussolini.

[@T00THY_0RiFiCE]

Maybe a pick for a single cabinet position was about having someone who’s qualified, but also being deliberate in creating one of the most diverse admins in our history. If you have a problem with her (excusing any issues you might have with her identity) then show us where she failed

[@punjgurl]

Why would anyone care? Levine is a distinguished academic and doctor. If that is divisive to you, then you'e just a bigot. We don't want to unite with bigots.

[@cleroyster2610]

@ HEALTH.

[@meganmcdermott7538]

Large majorities support a given policy and politicians from both parties do the opposite.

[@Daniels656993]

Very interesting interview.

[@smoozerish]

I think the majority of those who support Trump are not short of money, and many are quite wealthy. Socioeconomic reasons doesnt fully explain it.

[@rosieE121]

I think most people are esteemed by getting a good income so they could take care of families. But good too if they can get some higher education if they want, whether needed for their work or not.