Fareed Zakaria explains why we are seeing a political realignment

[@digglerdudeuk]

Simply telling people they're better off when they don't feel that way isn't going to work.

[@TheJamiester]

Facts don’t care about your feelings eh? Remember that? But yeah it’s sad so many are being lied to and convinced that everything is “going to hell” when it is doing just fine. If Trump was in office right now he’s be cheering our “world’s strongest economy” and “record low crime”. It’s so sad

[@TheJamiester]

@zvmZvm0102 ummmm rich people do better than poor people? Really? Wow bro 😂 Unemployment is super low, real wages have kept up with inflation for close to two years now, we have record growth and strong job production. Yeah people struggle but the economy is doing great. Facts are facts. It’s understandable that people who don’t do very well want someone or something to blame tho and that is what Trump and demagogues offer them.

[@RJS1974]

People need to get jobs, manage their money better, mind their own business, sit down and shut up.

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

Exactly! It’s like the emperor’s new clothes.

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

@@RJS1974 sit down and shut up while they can’t survive bc of horrible policies? While the government spends their tax dollars on illegals, wars, and sex changes for felons? No, they shouldn’t shut up.

[@chrisoulalakkas7935]

“If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. ” Confucius

[@Lorrdd]

nobody cares what some Chinaman who never lived in a real society said.

[@StuartMcconney]

Bring back lessons in basic Civics.

[@Readabookfoofoo]

He wouldn’t have advised us about education. He would have advised us about filial piety (family loyalty) - only fools believe children can be raised well in environments where the father is gone. Education is irrelevant until we make marriage sacred again.

[@annegiorgio5917]

Harris is trailing in all 7 swing states, but they wouldn’t tell you that. She’s trailing 2-4 points in all 7. This girl is toast.

[@RedwoodEden]

@@annegiorgio5917 Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[@journeyman378]

Black folks are leaving the democrat party because we have voted for them at 90 percent rates for 50 years and have gotten nothing for it. That's the issue.

[@josephc.a3942]

And you think the GOP is the answer?

[@christophercottrell8227]

It might be. Up until Covid, it was all good under Trump.

[@planecrazy6039]

@@josephc.a3942 Of course they are the answer. Trump❤❤

[@Noobmaster69_bro]

Can you even be in Trump rally as a black & Hispanic without being told to go back

[@jlighter1]

@christophercottrell8227 Not quite as good as you might think. The recession warning bells were going off in spring of 2019, after the Trump admin’s policies had a chance to take effect and be felt. That’s well before Covid was a concern. Likewise his trade war had a pretty bad impact on farmers in 2018, necessitating billions in bailout money and billions in lost trade.

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

CEO to worker compensation ratio 🇺🇸: 1965 : 20.4 1975 : 26.6 1985 : 50.5 1995 : 118.8 2005 : 318.4 2015 : 318.8 2021 : 389

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

S&P 500 Stock Buybacks Year In billions Yearly change 2010 $319 16% 2011 $467 46% 2012 $413 -12% 2013 $496 20% 2014 $565 14% 2015 $592 5% 2016 $553 -7% 2017 $540 -2% 2018 $840 55% 2019 $749 -11% 2020 $538 -28% 2021 $919 71% 2022 $950 3% 2023 $815 -14% 2024e $924 13% 2025e $1,075 16%

[@cbotten106]

@@GeorgeSchneider8889 In a nutshell that's the endgame of unbridled capitalism. And I'm assuming Trump doesn't have the tack to break that pony any time soon.

[@09rja]

Sort of like comparing the pay of a Pro Bowl QB to a backup linebacker.

[@FraDiavolo-w9u]

​@09rja Really? Any society that has this kind of income disparity is obviously rife with corruption and is doomed to fail.

[@Nick-mm4tq]

@@09rja what?

[@winniepooh187]

Fareed made some good points. Democrats have lost support among voter groups that have carried the party in past.

[@urbansetter1]

@@winniepooh187 they are elitists

[@joeylamzon3990]

@@dolemites_chainno he’s not in the weirdo diddy club😂

[@09rja]

It is weird how this has happened. When I was a teenager, it was 180 degrees opposite. The GOP was winning the so-called "yuppies", and the Dems were hanging on to blue collar white (especially in the rust belt).

[@kcelenemkrishnan7778]

​@joeylamzon3990 last I checked they were friends once upon time.

[@joeylamzon3990]

@@kcelenemkrishnan7778 no

[@joecarroll7087]

I am getting stronger with age, …….I can pick up 100.00$ worth of groceries with one hand.

[@jaundice_japlin]

@@joecarroll7087 too bad you were never able to pick up a high school diploma

[@bad444]

I got a week worth of groceries for three people from Aldi's $88 today

[@alvinrios2897]

Smdh ​@jaundice_japlin

[@jkarnes45]

Nobody outside of magaville believes Fox propaganda

[@timogul]

Well that's what happens when all you eat is steak and lobster. If you are eating normal things, then it would take several large bags.

[@PedestrianPony]

The economy may be the envy of the world but individuals don't experience the economy in GDP. They experience it in their daily lives. If your average American can't afford a house, childcare, to take their kids on vacation, then it's not a good economy to them. Many people still vote on economics but they do so based on how the economy is working FOR THEM.

[@RickWilson13-kd2zv]

So Trump is the solution?

[@dennischiu272]

I don't believe this is about affordability. Real, inflation-adjusted wages have overall gone up since before the pandemic. The problem seems to be a psychological one. If your wages go up 50%, but prices go up 40%, it doesn't feel like you're better off because the metric people pay attention to is the price tag. Yes, there are plenty of anecdotes of people being worse off and not having their wages keep page with inflation. Yes, not everyone lives an average. But by every relevant metric, people are doing better.

[@Lorrdd]

You expect a government of 1%ers to care?

[@Lorrdd]

@@dennischiu272 LMAO! You're the dumbest person on Earth. Wages have NOT kept up with inflation over the last FIFTY YEARS. You are too stupid to be allowed to breathe.

[@zicob2536]

Republican party ain't the answer!

[@bigjack79]

The first video I have liked on cnn in a long time. Former life long democrat. I didn’t leave the party. It left me.

[@marcd2743]

Couldn't agree with you more. Democrat here that voted for Trump twice now. The Democratic Party (along with 90% of the legacy media) makes no sense anymore and has just become a rage virus. I don't see myself ever going back now.

[@qingzhou9983]

@@marcd2743 You will go back if Republicans rule for a decade. Right now you are basically enjoying Democrat’s social safety net while voting against them. When you start to lose Obamacare, Social Security, and many other Welfare programs, you and your children will be back to Democrat again.

[@brentgrant1971]

Fareed is the only program worth watching on CNN today. Always spot on and unbiased.

[@rosalesluisfer]

😂🤣

[@roberthoyle1971]

Unbiased?? Are u kidding me ? He has moved more and more left and rarely has the counter view presented on his show! Take off your blinders...

[@dengist8172]

Great point. The woke DEI stuff is extremely unpopular with a majority of Americans

[@jimgorycki4013]

We are not taught enough about money, whether it's economics or just basically balancing a checkbook. And Social Studies. Bring back Civics courses. These courses should not be honors or electives, but part of the core.

[@donnagant6575]

With a Republican government that's never gonna happen.. only math and science and only enough to do your job

[@roughhabit9085]

Socialist industries produce poor quality products. Decentralisation of education could only ever occur with a Republican administration.

[@suen5006]

That's not going to fix this hatred of minorities and immigrants.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

Civics course, so you can indoctrinate people in more woke crap

[@Simmo87]

I'm not as hopeful about the comprehensive continuation of that there science education you speak of...

[@sabirsal]

For working class men without a BA, particularly black and Hispanic men, the economy is good only in so far as it allows you to keep your head above water. But Millions of these American workers see no path to comfort in this economy. Family formation, home ownership, Retirement? Forget about it. All they see is more of the same and one candidate/party that wants to import more cheap labor and competition for resources. Being against Dem policies doesn't make one a nativist. That's a luxury people living paycheck to paycheck can't afford

[@PBar44]

Yeah, lets have a billionaire and private equity guy fix it. Once tariffs would hit it would only get worse. Local manufacturing prices would go up which helps a few but not the consumers. Lower taxes for mostly the rich would increase the deficit and inequality more instead of improving it.

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@PBar44 bla bla bla bla

[@feedyoureyes]

@@SWOTHDRA yeah…until reality hits. You don’t appreciate what you have until you lose it.

[@walex5462]

Import cheap labor 😂 what a clown. The minimum wage has been stagnating because of WHO exactly? Corporations have the support of WHO exactly when union busting in state after state? Project 2025 will do away with overtime and benefits was written by WHO exactly? Instead of internal investment...Tariffs, which are payed for by THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTRY THAT IMPOSES THEM, are being proposed by Who exactly? Check yourself clown show because your bs is showing.

[@PBar44]

Seem like my argument won. Which means nothing but the truth.

[@middleagedudem.a.d.5478]

When you constantly berate men in college, what do you expect?

[@williamong911]

Rise my brothers, the nation is founded and built by MEN. Why do we need to concede our power to the weaker female?

[@kevink808]

What fragile men are you talking about? I think too many men these days are cucks. Especially MAGA men who need to toughen up beyond their faux toxic masculinity.

[@jeffhart7631]

or intentionally only nominate woman to the supreme court, mock their beer and ruin Star Wars and Scooby Do . Guys see they have no future in the party and will be like second class citizens.

[@AlejandroMS67]

"constantly berating" to you might be simply having to self reflect and become self aware for the first time in your life, and if that happens several times over a few years for the first time in your life, and you never had to answer for your actions which are based on your thoughts (or lack thereof), then yes, it might "seem" like berating to YOU

[@snowpharoah3839]

This is a fascinating take on the topic. It deserves attention. It should also be combined with the issues that are historic, but are taking different forms in our time. Immigration and identity politics have taken as primary issues, rather than the economy, jobs and family income. These topics define the groups Zakaria describes.

[@TheMusicRoomWA]

He's talking about the MAGA-adjacent crowd and that's fine, there is a lot of right-wing cultural stuff going on among working people. That's what happens when Dems don't give people something to believe in. But what is more concrete is finances. Leftist workers and rightist workers can agree on one thing--they need money. The economy will always be a top issue regardless of how loud the anti-immigrant MAGA voices are. It wasn't that long ago that a huge working class movement was calling for single-payer health care, tuition-free college, raising the minimum wage, taxing the rich, even a federal jobs guarantee. That was when Bernie Sanders was running, giving working people something to believe in and fight for. The energy isn't there on the left right now so you won't hear as much about that, whereas the MAGA movement is still going strong mainly because Trump is running for president. Fareed is correct to describe immigration as a hot topic among working class voters but it doesn't necessarily come at the expense of progressive economics. Why do progressive policies poll at like 60, 70, sometimes 80 percent? Because they transcend cultural issues and political issues. In other words, it's because a lot of Republicans support them!

[@VinBuenaagua]

Call it what it is: You guys have it better than most so you can afford to focus on identity politics.

[@cbotten106]

Yep, like all the morbidly obese people lining up in their three-row SUV for two hours, with the engine burning up $5 gasoline, to get an $18 box of food during CoVid-19. Sometimes people really don't know how good they have. it. Identity politics is very much a luxury item.

[@TheMusicRoomWA]

Bingo. Interesting how Fareed's big thesis is that actually working class people don't really care about economics. lol Workers are the ones who have to live or die by the ups and downs of the economy. People like Fareed will be fine no matter what. I wonder what he thinks about the Trump tax cuts.

[@15walkingaway]

No one cares about pronouns when you're more worried about putting food on the table

[@1VirFortis]

Better than most doesn't mean can't yet improve.

[@kidlatazul]

When you cast your vote because you don't want trans women playing on girls sports teams, drag queens are ruining kindergartners, DEI is a dirty word, and Critical Race Theory is taught to 5th graders, then you're actually pretty well off. You clearly don't care that you have shitty health insurance, you're living paycheck to paycheck, and your kids have to practice active shooter drills because any psychopath can buy an AR15 and shoot up their school.

[@GSK4EVER]

We didn’t leave the Democrat party, the Democrat Party left us.

[@pierrerochon7271]

russian bot

[@HelePelu]

🎯

[@dennischiu272]

Vote for them regardless. Because the alternative is to live under the rebel flag.

[@sierrasix3212]

@@dennischiu272 or be a dork like you? No thanks..Rebel is cool

[@Lorrdd]

Riiiight, how? It's the only party supporting your race.

[@chrischapman214]

For many people the economy is not great. The cost of renting is very high, for example. Also, food prices keep climbing. So for a vast number of people, the economy is not better. There may be a group of middle and upper middle class people who can absorb the increases, however it’s rough for many.

[@MrDellasc]

You do realize it’s been that way for the last 25 years, right?

[@avocate2017]

@chrischapman214: JD Vance would say get an education and get out of economically-depressed areas. That’s what he did.

[@chrischapman214]

@@MrDellasc where I live - the rents blew up in about 2015. 50% in one year. For the last year or so I’ve really noticed groceries going up.

[@cbotten106]

The consolidation of branded foods under just handful of controlling actors has grocery prices up disproportionately to the overall inflation number. Insurance costs are way, way up too. I don't see Trump as a check on corporate greed though, tbh.

[@DKTT-p8m]

I'm black . Why are we keeping all of this political separation going?

[@Fluffylabellchatlane]

Democrats want it that way. Divide and conquer.

[@kateschannel5774]

We are not things are changing ❤

[@DKTT-p8m]

@kateschannel5774 I'll never vote blue again. They've been preaching about the same problems for 35 years, and nothing ever gets fixed. Why? Because they use problems to stay in power. Look at the speech that they run on. Same old problems, with no fix. They also added separatist tendencies and reverse racism to their basket. Go Trump!

[@DKTT-p8m]

@kateschannel5774 I'm a worker. The democrats messed up my health insurance and gave non workers free insurance. The democrats gave foreigners free insurance. I pay the taxes that make that happen. Democrats are corrupt and need to be voted out on every level.

[@DKTT-p8m]

@kateschannel5774 Want more.... democrats hide behind lies to get into office. Democrats suppress free speech in order to get away with their lies. Should I go on? When a Democrat talks, it's a separatist lie.

[@eddiewhistler7472]

They keep trying to tell me that I should be happy that all these metrics prove the economy is great, but no matter how much I manage to increase my income inflation puts me right back to where I was before in 6 months.

[@WentCo-q8f]

I’m living paycheck to paycheck and barely that

[@glenbearh9109]

@@WentCo-q8f What else is new? all my life was the same except that when my job was union, I made out much better and have life long benefits and retired, This is why I never vote anti union republican. Workers for Trump are just hurting themselves maybe because they buy into the "wall" hype and are so scared of change hence the woke! BS fear

[@olzt100]

That may be because you know do not what the US economy is and who represents what in the politics and the economy. The economy is the spending of business, government and households. If you do not own a business then you are part of the household. The most important segment of the economy is the households. It is the needs of households that the businesses sector is created for. When business is making record profits that usually means households are not doing that well? Why? The money that business gets comes from households and government. So people looking at the stock market and GDP cheering one business growth are basically cheering on increases in their rent, mortgages and utility bills. Households need income, not expenditures, just the same as business. The politics has two segments: They are pro business politicians that work for the business sector and their is the people friendly politicians that work more for households. So if one does not have a business, who is going to pass the best laws to help them advance and compete. It has never been the pro business politician because they are working to help business increase their profits. That means they pass laws to help business have advantage or workers and make more money. The reason why Republicans and business are against Unions is because unions get more benefits and income for households. So if you do not have business but are voting for pro business politicians and you have family then all you are doing is spitting in the face of your family. They are not aligned to help you.

[@bad444]

Inflation is a natural economic process it was also inflation in the seventies and people made tons of money in the 80s and 90s. The economy is not a linear system.

[@marcelagarcia3925]

Always such a great analysis by Zakaria. Thank you!

[@jeff3282]

Love seeing snowflake liberals crying lmao pathetic

[@cbrinsfi]

I like Fareed, but this commentery shows how out of touch media elites are with the working class. When you look at wage changes relative to housing cost increases ( the avg. person's largest expense) I can't remeber a time where things have gotten so much worse in such a short period of time. Today the car I bought for 35K five years ago now lists for 55K, but wagess haven't went up nearly enough to keep pace. Also, at least in my city crime is much worse. 5 years ago the local Target didn't have half it's products locked behind glass enclosures. The local McDonalds has closed it's dining room and now only offers drive thru due to crime. And let's talk about world peace. Proxy war with Russa, and perhaps the beginning of major war in the middle east. So on three most important facotrs, can I get ahead financially, am I safe in my own neighborhood, and is there threat of major war, things have gotten much worse - at least that's what I see directly, when not fed the media's filtered narrative. And FYI I have a Ph.d. and MBA - so I don't think it's simply about education and social identity.

[@davidreidenberg9941]

I think it about the extreme left trying to convince people that black is white and white is black when most people intuitively recognize that bullshit for what it is.

[@rosestone5091]

Well said!👏👏👏

[@michaelperry1210]

Sure, but Abortion and Trump bad. Let them eat regret and hate.

[@Nick-mm4tq]

@@xunqianbaidu6917 no they haven't

[@chrishewitt5826]

@@xunqianbaidu6917source? The only place I have seen this is cherry picked segments of the population. Show me the large number of people making 2x what they did 7-8 years ago. I’ll wait

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Inflation has been substantial over the past 3+ years....food prices, rent prices, interest rates more than doubling, etc. Cumulative inflation over the past 4 years totals at 19.3%. Looking back the term "transitory inflation" is ironic.

[@Izzlemcphizzle]

Heard this a few weeks ago but it hit real different hearing it again now 🔮

[@nazur72]

Voters don't like 20% inflation.

[@chrismac2434]

@@nazur72 29% overall 3 years for groceries to be exact.

[@user-nx9dx8qm5y]

In what year did we have 20% inflation?

[@chrismac2434]

@user-nx9dx8qm5y don't be a smart ar$e. Look it up for yourself and you'll see groceries up 29% in 4 years of Biden administration, compared to Trump 7%.

[@rc-st9pg]

We really dont want to engage in a nuclear war either. 20 years of work getting away from the cold war. We shared a space station with Russia. Within four years were point thermal nuclear weapons at each other? Thats the largest failure in foriegn dimplomacy known to man. Fkin amature hour!! A child would have had better dimplomacy.

[@josephwaggener9307]

The highest US inflation rate recently was in 2022 at 8% due to hangovers from Covid. It is now at 2.4%. Grocery prices are still high due to other reasons.

[@davidbrisbane7206]

The thing people seem to miss is that it takes 8 to 10 years to turn around an economy after and economic shock. Trump had a year of the turnaround and Biden only 4 years. There is at least another 3 years to go of good policies to complete the recovery.

[@marlow769]

It’s because Wall Street is booming while Main Street is starving.

[@JS-rn1tj]

$8 trillion deficit spending in the stock market makes the rich just fine. Thanks, joe, for putting America last.

[@williamegan6756]

This was a very wise, very nuanced take from Fareed. I think he's right.

[@marcd2743]

He hits on a few points but misses a lot of the larger themes.

[@williamegan6756]

@ What would you say he missed? Just curious.

[@samuraiintheye]

If we leave the fate of democracy to the uneducated men of this country we are in big trouble. As a latino man, I have seen how the uneducated class votes in Latin America and usually to disastrous results that work against them. Living in a predominantly Latino City like Miami, it is the same uneducated and disastrous voting that works against the voter when they vote against the party whose agenda is so obviously for the benefit and best interests of that group of uneducated voters. The world is messy to say the least.

[@AverageJoe483]

That’s one of the reason we don’t have a direct democracy bud .

[@davidbybee9930]

this person is the problem

[@davidbybee9930]

vote for democrats is the problem

[@ultrastandphoenix1883]

U wrote all that and still said nothing .😅😅

[@imveryhungry112]

Your degree is probably in liberal arts which makes you dunber than the people who didn't go to college

[@dankcpsu]

Holy cow! I've never heard Fareed with a correct take before lol... Yes! Dem elites moved too far left socially! - CA independent

[@kimanimzalendo367]

I was surprised by the honesty too. The Democrats are no longer leading the masses, but are moving alone into uncharted & unpopular territories

[@paolafriedrick]

yep, they need to drop the woke virus,

[@LuanNguyen-rj1bt]

Democrats is unrecognizable and so is republican. It's as if though the republican party today is the democratic party of the 90s and 2000s. So it's not so much democrat vs republican but to me more far left vs 90s and 2000s democratic.

[@TheMusicRoomWA]

He says this claptrap all the time. You've never heard him speak before.

[@kateschannel5774]

So true

[@jkarnes45]

The free world appreciates America more now since we are on the verge of losing this bulwark of democracy.

[@Muricans1776]

High inflation, high interest, high crime, high cost of housing, high cost of education, high cost of healthcare, mass illegal immigration subsidies, low wage increases. People vote for what they believe will be a better future.

[@SamLowry42]

Since Americans are congenitally incapable of looking at other countries, they can’t see that many of these things are worse elsewhere. High cost of healthcare? That’s what you get for treating health as a capitalist, unregulated, for-profit enterprise. Inflation? Back down to target levels and according to every economist will be driven up again by Trump’s tariffs plan. Wages are up, actually, but does Biden set your wages? No, Republicans are the party of low wages, union busting and Trump and Musk talking about how much they love firing people. Sheep vote for the wolf, rinse and repeat. Zakaria is 100% right that education is the divide.

[@Brian-nt1hh]

At least half of these ‘highs’ are firmly a product of Conservative Party concerns. $$$$s, and people aspiring to wealth, drives both major parties now. Rnc/Dnc have dictated/chose our topics and, through unlimited donations, influence in every way how we perceive these topics.

[@herzl67]

Sex change OP for prisoners and tampons for schol boys 😢 to top it.

[@dmac7128]

Amazing how one's perception is determined by the letter at the beginning of a candidate's name they were going to vote for anyway, and the media they choose to consume.

[@jim2376]

The notion that a NYC silver spoon, fraud (see Trump U), and a guy who repeatedly stiffed contractors will do anything for the working class is laughable.

[@davidreidenberg9941]

So explain to me why contractors continued to do business with Trump once he gained a reputation for stifling them.

[@rickkyle5107]

His first term proves your opinion is incorrect.

[@tuabumopolo3238]

​@@davidreidenberg9941Every new contractor either didn't know of the previous contractor woes or were lured by his "billionaire "reputation just like you are now.

[@jim2376]

@@rickkyle5107 Really? And what did the old senile felon do for the working class?

[@jim2376]

@@davidreidenberg9941 So you acknowledge that the guy with the absurd comb over and orange makeup stiffed contractors. Thank you for acknowledging the truth.

[@colinh9294]

Couldn't have said it any better. Thanks Fareed for acknowledging this issues. I am someone who came from working class immigrants, and a lower income area. My sister graduated from Cornell, and now I am in Grad School, and it disgusts me how the "educated" look down at lower income men. As a Black, Christian male in grad school I had to grit my teeth to vote for Harris in this election. If it was anyone but Trump I would have probably not voted at all.

[@urbansetter1]

I have been saying that for years. The arrogance and put diwns from democrats in general of the working man gave us trump. I knew this 12 yrs ago it took this long to acknowledge it. I dont think the liberals even think the working class are human beings. Its a turn off. You've got to have really low self esteem to put down ppl for what they do for a living and there level of education. They created a mess and i wont vote Harris. Ill vote third party

[@hawk-du1yl]

I agree with Fareed that we are divided by are Socioeconomic identity. As a middle-class worker. I work around a diverse group of Men and Woman, and we have discussed many topics affecting voting demographics. I am old enough to remember when candidates used the racial divide to whip the vote. In the last few election cycles that has not worked. The middle-class worker black, Hispanic, Asian or White and any other group sees each other as their equal in a fight for economic success. We are starting to unite together against the Socioeconomic divide. I believe there is a difference in the message relating to who is delivering it. When you use the Hollywood elite and Musicians to promote your message you are losing the middleclass movement. We may not understand or know what Socioeconomics are but we understand sincerity and humility. It is hard to believe anyone not in the middle-class can relate to or understand the fight for the American dream currently experienced by the middle-class. I myself look at the data and my own personal finances and see the difference. I am not better off today then 4 plus years ago financially. I do not want to be told I am intolerant if feel there are two Genders Male and Female. This does not mean I do not respect your choices. I am not ok allowing people to travel freely country to country without a financial investment or contribution where they reside. I do not need the wealthy telling me Iam living good and there are no problems with the economy. Fareed Thank you for the compelling video.

[@davidbybee9930]

Democrats are trying it this elecetion but the poor is not worried about race we are worried about living day to day

[@lolonnie]

4 years ago, i was homeless. I used socialist help like food stamps, unemployment, workforce training etc to upskill and now i make 4 times as much. So thankful for my blue state with all its safety nets for allowing a few months to get myself together. was even able to get a counselor and see a doctor, etc for free.

[@hawk-du1yl]

@@lolonnie What blue state would you be referring to?

[@AliceVanscoyk]

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[@AIsavesDemocracy]

The internet has allowed for the advent of information bubbles. These bubbles allow people to be more easily manipulated. Any black man who reads Project 2025 learns quickly where their vote should go.

[@omarijohnson5968]

No you watch mainstream media which we Easy manipulates you. We see what is going on 1st hand in the cities and it's horrible for black people and illegals are doing good. So project 2024 is in effect right now. You people are delusional.

[@haroldmoore1412]

Exactly. These people are insane.

[@originaldelta]

She is not black,she is more for they them than she is for our black agenda.😢

[@Marie-kj3xf]

Project 2025 IS NOT TRUMP’s AGENDA! For the thousandth time!!!!! Are you serious? Stop believing the LIES!!!!! Watch a Trump rally, instead of believing the LIES!!!!

[@speaktruth4169]

You’re sure you’re not in a bubble too? Smh

[@susanhuntley9262]

Mr Zakaria. Im a canadian, just a lurker. However, im concerned that an election will not resolve issues in the us. Please advise on plan b through j

[@itsallfunandgames723]

The people most envious of America's incredible economy should not be its own middle class. Yet they are.

[@gravityeye32]

Lol the hunter Biden laptop is real.... Biden appointed kamala...save democracy by voting for dei no primary lol ....amazing 91 fake felonies is lawfare...lawfare is fascism....lol

[@joeliu9603]

Chinese American for Trump!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrinkidd9257]

I’m leaving the Democratic Party because they keep telling me men can now have babies and women are not women.

[@julesnagbunga1204]

You're MAGA! A Democrat would not believe these lies!

[@1fattyfatman]

Enjoy your fascism bigot.

[@MH-oc4de]

You're simply reinforcing Fareed's thesis that *cultural issues* and not the economy is the reason, regardless of what the GOP says.

[@benjaminbarry5589]

Where is the evidence? Just because you said it doesn't make it true.

[@pierrerochon7271]

SINGLE ISSUE VOTER

[@johnnylafayette]

So far in 9 years of dealing with trumpism. This is the most honest statement on any news channel i have heard 😂😂😂😂😂.

[@jasonramirez7075]

Is it really a divide when Latino, Blacks, White, Muslims, Christians, and Others come together in policy?. Along with all the beautiful races, working class, educated, and poor are voting Trump.

[@planecrazy6039]

Trump🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Fluffylabellchatlane]

Amen! It’s the hateful rhetoric from the Democrat controlled media that is dividing this country. They need to stop lying. Nobody’s falling for it anymore.

[@pierrerochon7271]

wrong- vote blue

[@nevertoolatewithnat]

@@jasonramirez7075 EXACTLY

[@lolonnie]

the "working class" who ain't got no jobs. LOL!!!

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

I didn’t vote for the 304 and the Drunk!😅

[@Spotlight77-i1b]

Rather you seem to have voted for a spineless coward and his superior who turned into a fascist. Congrats.

[@jesetemo]

Kamala Haris, "Nothing comes to mind."

[@planecrazy6039]

She’s a repeat of Joe. Trump🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Nebula37]

Just more MAGA BS. 💯

[@cbotten106]

If you listened carefully you could hear a hissing 🎈sound that said it all.

[@imelusb1528]

Didn't Zakaria predicted Kamala's win? And he here is preaching that she cannot win? What a sellout.

[@tabe8850]

This video makes great points. Good job Fareed.

[@billdefrances4314]

Once again, you miss the point. Working people (or “deplorables” as Hillary calls them) lost 20% of their purchasing power under Biden through inflation and printing free money. Since men are usually the breadwinners, this staggering loss of economic power (which the rich don’t feel or seem to care) makes it almost impossible to vote Democrat.

[@jadedjaden3790]

You are less likely to be able to afford trump's tariffs on everyfuckingthing.

[@dennischiu272]

And they got that purchasing power back. Wages have gone up more than 20%.

[@tiba242424]

When they get the fascism they asked for we will have all then re-learned the lessons of wwII. This is the longer and painful road yet it seems the hard lesson is what the working class needs. Those of us educated to know what is coming have the privilege to buffer ourselves and say "I told you so."

[@RickWilson13-kd2zv]

This is the best post on this forum. What scares me is that I am one of the few people who recongize it.

[@pierrecurie]

The problem with fascism is the chaos it causes. It's great if you're in the in group... until you're not anymore. It's a massive leopards eating faces party.

[@dennischiu272]

@@RickWilson13-kd2zv There was a poll recently that said half of Americans see him as a fascist. That at least is encouraging.

[@lolonnie]

So true. I half wish to let trump and maga and anyone else who votes for him to go off in the sunset together and see how it looks in 5 years...and we aint accepting none of them back in!

[@scottsnell2825]

Using the F-word. How original. If Fascism comes to this country, it will be the left delivering it, not the right. The censorship-industrial complex is 100 percent a democrat creation. You have party elders openly calling for the jailing of those who spread "misinformation," which they get to define. That ought to scare the hell out of you, but it doesn't because it's only people who do not believe as you do who are affected. Democrats moved heaven and earth, bending the law into pretzels shapes in the process, to destroy Trump, their chief antagonist, not because they thought he was a threat to democracy, but rather because he was a threat to their stranglehold on power, hence money. Democrats, if you want to see fascists, start with the person in the mirror.

[@youtubeadmin1451]

The Democrats are on the wrong side of history on most subjects.

[@EdwardLindon]

I know. Pesky respect for other people's intrinsic characteristics. How dare they support a woman's right to control her own body! And down with sensible gun controls!

[@MiguelTrujillo1]

Wow. Important ideas here. Thanks for clarifying. Very interesting.

[@Wade56]

You still don't get it.

[@only2genders02]

I'm voting for Trump because CNN told me not to.

[@planecrazy6039]

Me too🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BuddyHoyt]

On behalf of CNN, I hereby officially tell you not to drink toilet water.

[@christopherrobin7413]

That's not exactly thinking for yourself either.

[@YanBrassard]

Sounds like a solid argument. 🙄

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

The only thing you voted for is a cheap bottle of vodka, my sad little simple Russian troll. My sympathies to your mother, poor woman.

[@marypullin9865]

I believe the educational emphasis in this country has severely declined in the last few decades. The wealthy neighborhoods in our cities have supported their schools and staff substantially. While the shrinking middle class and poorer public education districts and schools struggle to finance the needs in their districts, both educationally and socially. The current political climate is the result.

[@skytowergnome4664]

The economist hasn't gone to the supermarket for a while.

[@dsexton72]

I think most economists know what they are talking about and also know what really is causing the issues with inflation. It's not the president.

[@davidguelette7036]

Worldwide pandemics tend to have consequences.

[@gregbors8364]

“The envy of the world” is a relative term. Inflation is a global phenomenon. When was the last time you bought groceries in, say, Western Europe?

[@Standing_horse]

​@@gregbors8364 So which is it, inflation or corporate greed? You dems talk out of both sides of your mouth.

[@nivyr5677]

@@davidguelette7036no sense you believe anything cnn tells you. Here’s a question how many boosters if more than zero you shouldn’t advise anyone

[@CreamyBone]

No 7.3% mortgage rate is actually amazing... thanks Joe!

[@Sam19509]

Same thing is happening in Canada. We have a Trumper leading the Canadian Conservative Party who openly denies climate change, promotes crypto and says he will balance the budget never mentioning specific things he would cut and the things that would make a tangible dent are likely healthcare, childcare & pensions which would be extremely unpopular. The grifter is leading the polls against PM Trudeau by 20 pts.😂😂

[@gregschneider4566]

Dems are Panicking, therapists on speed dial, Hilarious

[@joeliu9603]

Taiwanese American for Trump!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SenorJuan2023]

I sure wish Americans understand basic economics and geopolitics.

[@onomatopoeia162003]

Same. Instead of going after scape goats.

[@rc-st9pg]

It doesnt matter. The entire system is run by blackmail. See P Diddy, Epstien, Hephner, JayZ, Oprah, Snoop Dawg...... Everyone thinks they know wtf is going on. But they dont. And those that do, aint gonna say shit.

[@NickAdkison-ln5og]

“The Great Awakening “ !!!!!!

[@thebigo116]

Fareed Zakaria is one of the very few people at CNN where I will actually watch or read.

[@Psmcdoug]

Original thinking based on actual data, not rhetoric. How refreshing.

[@francoruberto]

I WATCHED : BLIND AMBITION , THE KAMALA HARRIS STORY ON NEWSMAX. MY FAMILY IS DEMOCRAT SWITCHING REPUBLICAN ❤❤❤❤

[@bad444]

The fact that you watch newsmax tell me you're lying

[@francoruberto]

@@bad444 Triggered liberals always call people liers when they know they are wrong. My family Voted for Trump and when I was lining up to vote I talked to a few democrats who were going to vote republican too

[@lolonnie]

Not all caps. lolol

[@samuraiintheye]

The problem also is that we have too many uneducated people in this country, our education system is terrible and Trump wants to eliminate our dept of education. He knows what he's doing. This problem will not get any better any time soon.

[@Fluffylabellchatlane]

School choice would be a simple answer. The money follows the child. Watch how fast the teachers union gets it together and starts actually teaching.

[@paulchapman1933]

The teachers union and the dept of Education are the reason why our system is failing. The child's parent deciding where the money goes is the first step. They, the parents, should control the pursestrings and get rid of these lousy teachers, superintendents and union thugs. This mess could be fixed and yes the DOE should be disbanded and those millions of dollars spent on this bloated gov't waste sent back to the child's accounts at a state level.

[@leosemmler308]

The Department of Education was established on 4 May, 1980 by Jimmy Carter and Americans have been dumbed down every day since. Eliminating it and letting states control the process can't do anything but improve the situation.

[@RickWilson13-kd2zv]

@@Fluffylabellchatlane So do you get the same amount of money if you live in subsidized housing as someone who lives in a rich enclave?

[@timallison8560]

we always knew technology would remove jobs, the issue is that for decades people including the media kept on saying "would" "would" "would" instead of "soon" "within years" "very soon" to describe the truth that millions of americans refused and continue to refuse to move into careers which are needed rather than the jobs they "desire", the jobs which tech is eliminating.

[@luddite4change449]

The tech jobs are also the easiest to move somewhere else.

[@timallison8560]

@@luddite4change449 i'm talking about jobs which robots and self driving vehicles will eliminate. you ain't seen nothing yet, when the transportation sector loses 250,000 jobs its going to get ugly. but we need medical staff and tradesmen for construction and car repair NOW!

[@Watcher1-jr5lo]

Take away govt spending and its a recession.

[@nograbbing9997]

Sure like trumps tax breaks to reach and 9 trillions additional debt in 4 years? Did I mentioned 1000000 plus dead Americans, 20, 000, 000 job losses. Long line for food banks, empty grocery stores, Americans are not that dumb. Try to wrap it up, its over for Orange Put-in.

[@joelp8758]

Fareed, Agreed! I don’t trust CNN but you made great points here!

[@Agtsmirnoff]

You can keep telling us the top line numbers, nobody feels the economy is good. Tons of deficit spending on useless crap that will eventually end will indeed increase GDP numbers temporarily, but it won’t help anything

[@lolonnie]

The economy feels great to me!

[@Agtsmirnoff]

@@lolonnie Enjoy losing next week lol

[@m_hall]

Fascinating video, great insights here

[@drowmane1]

I pledged my allegiance to the flag 🇺🇸 of the United States of America and “TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS?😅

[@jameskellenberger8740]

I like how a working welder is “less educated” compared to PHD who can’t revenge cut their own grass

[@preeteshpatel3962]

Fareeds commentary is brilliant. This is facts that the working class is stupid. They vote against there own interests.

[@phillB]

Yeah, inflation has caused an increase in the prices of everything to the tune of about 20% over the last couple of years. Yeah, your wages may have gone up 8%, at best. Also, what about the illegal immigration? Does that sound like policies that favor the working class?

[@kimanimzalendo367]

Bud Light & the Democrats have followed the same playbook. Once you lose the "customers", getting them back is a tall tall order

[@bishopbling4115]

Still crying over a trans person having a beer?

[@petermontalbano3910]

The poor and working call voted left, and stayed poor and working class.

[@jaundice_japlin]

Whats the gop going to do for you genius?

[@petermontalbano3910]

@@jaundice_japlin year after year decade after decade the poor and working class vote democratic and nothing ever changes for them. Genius

[@jaundice_japlin]

@@petermontalbano3910 They fair much better under democratic administrations Einstein.

[@vipervenom8501]

We are seeing fellow Americans join together and choose Trump because everyone is struggling. Democrats for Trump

[@777Jan]

good analysis, just to add: this is a global issue in all developed democratic countries

[@sandeepjnanesan4070]

good analysis . hope both parties are listening here.

[@atomicskistuntman6754]

Only Karens can stand other Karens.

[@turanmardanov7264]

Why is not he mentioning a growing wealth gap. He talks like everything is fine with economics. However it is not. They're cherry picking economic metrics.

[@why140]

Growing wealth gap doesn’t explain the voting pattern in this election as well as the “education variable”. Why will billionaires like Elon musk or cryptocurrency or Hedge Fund millionaires be on the same side as some people living below poverty level?

[@turanmardanov7264]

@@why140 I don't think that Trump'd have a chance without this crazy inflation.

[@stevestoll3124]

Who want to know why? Ground beef is $6.99 a pound, up from $2.99 a pound in 2022. Gallon of whole milk $3:49 up from $2.39 in 2022. Mortgage on a $300,000 is $2,300 a month, up from $1,650 in 2022. (Prices vary slightly on local) It cost more in 2024 to live than 2022, and that is because of the extended lockdowns.

[@MB-zm8qg]

“Go Woke, Go Broke”.

[@RB-jw8ff]

Said another way, “all the people who the elites have contempt for are on the right”. We don’t need your analysis, this simple sentence says it all.

[@janetpatri8786]

The “highly educated “ have had their turn for over 3 years. And it’s been a 💩 show.

[@mariantile_i8433]

Doctoral level, professor, heterosexual, mother, cosmopolitan. I am sick of Democrats and their wokism. I would vote for Trump.

[@davidbrisbane7206]

Being woke generally doesn't hurt people. Deporting 10 million people from the US will hurt a lot of people. Even if Trump fails to do this and only manages to deport a few hundred thousand people, this will destroy a million families and place the country in recession. Add to this the massive tariffs and there will be a world trade war and the standard of living in the US will drop severely.

[@RickWilson13-kd2zv]

what is the wokism you are sick of?

[@thegreatgazoo7579]

So you want to be led by a self-centered dictator who is a traitor to his country and a puppet to Putin, who plans on using his control of government to enrich himself and punish the people who opposed him? That is better than "wokism" - a word you can't even define?

[@shariq7]

Sick of wokism? Yeah, I mean why should we really care about social justice and racial equality? May I ask what your PHD is in?

[@davidbrisbane7206]

@@shariq7 Ph.d in bullshit I think, with a minor in disinformation.

[@jimfoot-p7g]

Why is she allowed to speak in a church, encouraging people to vote for her? Isnt this a violation of the Johnson Amendment? If Trump did that, the church would lose its 501 C3 status.

[@RC-mi2bp]

The corporations and the wealthy are doing well. The working class not so much.

[@josephryan7312]

Always appreciate Fareed's views; smartest guy on tv. Best of luck !

[@seankennedy8945]

35T debt. 200T unfunded liabilities. 125% debt:gdp 25% govt revenue on interest. This 'good' economy is on life support 😂

[@RickWilson13-kd2zv]

And your solution is?

[@seankennedy8945]

@RickWilson13-kd2zv Elect me president and ill tell ya 🤨

[@regenerate2427]

@@RickWilson13-kd2zvVote for the Businessman

[@Tamialuvsu01]

Race Race Race! You guys want the divide. Keeping us segregated

[@johanlandman4097]

President Trump 2024. A great American! ❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@appareltex6837]

Fareed Zakaria and Jon Stewert are the last 2 sensible people left in media.

[@chucktaylor4958]

Go Kamala. Go Blue.

[@scottmcamis2127]

House prices are crappy!

[@davemitchell6281]

they will never go down in Ca.

[@sheilaboston7051]

It's a world-wide phenomenon though. You can thank Covid for that.

[@dannyg402012]

​@@sheilaboston7051no you can take Joe Biden for that. You can take the Democrats

[@MrSnotbags]

Diet related mental health is self evident

[@markcroydon3195]

🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤❤Trump. Us Aussies really need you in the USA to re-elect Donald Trump. We can't believe how far and how quickly the USA has fallen into authoritarianism and far left totalitarianism under Biden-Harris and the Democrats. Please turn your country around and get Mr Trump in the Whitehouse.

[@crazystarwarsguy1006]

Compare Tulsi Gabbard to Barry's glove puppet reading off a teleprompter . No contest.

[@julesnagbunga1204]

Who is Barry?

[@RealPrinceRas]

I'm tired of this term MEN/WOMEN/VOTERS without a college degree. Like this somehow make people with one ; better, smarter, or more informed than anybody else.

[@MobileExperienceChris]

I've never liked Fareed Zakaria, but this is a fantastic analysis of the political landscape.

[@lindadavenport3258]

I find the divide also happens over science. Climate change, COVID masks, vaccines, sexual identity and gender all have become controversial because some people won't even consider the science. Emotions, culture and religion can be roadblocks to accepting the principles of science.

[@scottsnell2825]

The people who say things like "follow the science" typically know very little about real science, only the dumbed-down, slanted version that appears in their media. And when actually following the science leads to conclusions they don't like, they can't handle it.