Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’

[@BloomByCC]

I really needed Timothy Snyder at this moment.

[@Sayheybrother8]

I think you should just enjoy the wonderful freedoms that you have in this amazing beautiful country we live in. It’s a new day and age. Don’t be ashamed to feel great.

[@trevorohara9066]

As a European, respect to Tim. We need to get this message out to everyone

[@Brian2221-s8l]

Get a brain

[@TimLoo-w4u]

So what? It is the end

[@TimLoo-w4u]

​@@Brian2221-s8lu too

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

stop your hate , don't listen to this hateful FAKE news

[@rolback5055]

The message of TDS is a serious mental disease?

[@greenspiritarts]

Thank you Ali for bringing in Timothy Snyder….his wisdom and clarity are much needed now. I bought several copies of his book and gave them to my friends who were devastated after the first MAGA win and everyone was so grateful for the gifts…… True wisdom never goes stale!

[@Soapandwater6]

Thank you, Professor Snyder, for your words of wisdom. I needed that! I will resist in advance.

[@harryrockwell9444]

Civil and Constitutional Rights of Convicted Felons NCJ Number 103775 Author(s) N Pease Date Published 1984 Length 58 pages Annotation This memorandum reviews State laws denying convicted felons their constitutional or civil rights and discusses whether Alaska could pass a constitutional amendment denying convicted felons such rights. Abstract Most jurisdictions deny convicted criminals specific rights rather than all civil and constitutional rights. The rights most often curtailed include the right to vote and hold public office, employment rights, domestic rights, and financial and contractual rights. State statutes and local ordinances are the traditional means for abridging the rights of convicted criminals.

[@ChrisHudson-x3y]

Hi Ali - as a fellow Canadian, perhaps I might make a polite observation about US culture here. In my view Americans tend to put an inordinate value on winners and losers (you know, the old Vince Lombardi philosophy that winning is everything. Though I think later in life he revised his opinion on this) - so, all of a sudden the Republican's are revered for their brilliant electoral strategy and the knives come out for who is to blame within the Democratic Party for the loss. As Tom Nichol's suggests in the Atlantic that this misses the point. It was never really a fair fight. Fox and the right wing conservative echo chamber - not to mention hostile foreign actors have - over a long period, indoctrinated or inoculated many Americans with toxic extremism and lies. This control of the media, not to mention that by and large; Democrats tend to want to play fair (what were traditional American values - they've not contested the election, nor will they hamper the legitimate transfer of power) has been the reason that Harris lost the election. Looking at what Democrats did or didn't do is a moot point - they ran a great and inspiring campaign but they were going up against a toxic electorate that has been polluted by a Republican bodyguard of lies. Let's say you are a business manager and you are looking to hire a suitable candidate for a job (it could be any job). Watch the live feed of the Presidential debate on September 10th and any snippets from the last two weeks of the campaign and then tell me which of the two candidates you would hire for your business - or even which of the two candidates you would let your kids just listen to on TV. The propensity for one side to embrace lies and conspiracy theories (yes I know both sides lie to some degree - but the shear weight of lies on one side and the strategy of not ever admitting you were wrong when called out) - and the inability of a large majority of the electorate to discern the difference hamstrung the Harris campaign. Trump is the personification of the problem but it is one that is way more insidious. As Mr. Snyder says time to work together and build our own version Solidarność. Hang in there everyone!

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

Thank you very much for your clear explanation & support.

[@emilschattner3407]

The only problem with this assessment, America may not have the time and numbers to correct right from wrong.

[@lesliecurran1704]

Your comment is spot on and it is the core reason for all of this. It is the image that was created versus the reality. People, even, in addition, completely abandoned their common sense. There were so many things that taken out of the environment and looked at individually were completely and utterly absurd, that in any other context, common sense would immediately reject. And it's also the as you mentioned, The winner versus losers mentality kind of like you know football. But this isn't the football game. It's real life. But the media here has acquiesced for the most part to right-wing misinformation. Heather Cox Richardson also has a really good take on this. And all this other stuff is just noise. Trying to figure out what happened and all of that what happened was, full stop, a mirage created by right-wing misinformation and propaganda machine from foreign sources, combined with an electorate that is politically and historically illiterate.

[@8__vv__8]

We could argue until 2100 about who is responsible for what, but ultimately, the status quo that Dems have been trying to cling on to sucks for almost everyone in this country. Poisoning the information space has sped things up, and pointed us in a troubling direction, but the average American was already desperate for change.

[@ChrisHudson-x3y]

@@lesliecurran1704 Thanks so much for your lengthy comment. You're right, it sure isn't a football game! Totally agree that the media has acquiesced to the right wing. Moreover I am concerned that the Democrats will fall into a lot of handwringing about what they did wrong rather than keeping their eyes front - Trump is dangerous and he will start doing dangerous things. That's, in my mind anyway, the real emergency that needs to be faced. Jon Stewart had a really interesting conversation with Heather Cox Richardson earlier this week. You're right, she has a very clear and articulate take on all of this. The insights of Tim Snyder and Heather as well as many others are going to be vital as we face this test.

[@stefanblutke8053]

I grew up in East-Germany, lived there my first 23 years. And I can support every word Timothy Snyder is saying here! Especially "obey in advance" with is a social-psychological cancer for a society. So keep your heads up over there. One day there will be light after darkness. And remember Shakespeares Othello "Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. "

[@davidk1493]

@@stefanblutke8053 Julius Caesar not Othello

[@stefanblutke8053]

@ well, thanx Bro. It’s from “The Life and Death of Julius Caesar” But a different Name doesn’t change the message, right? So let me point it out that way: Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear DAVID, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” ((-8

[@DasJengo]

@@stefanblutke8053 yeah, good news everyone. There will be light after darkness, for me it only took 23 years.

[@shazamshazamshazam696]

I wonder if you have insights about the current supporters of Trump, did the initial supporters of dictatorship change their minds? The ones who not only obeyed in advance, but provided the initial support?

[@NoMudNoLotusGRL]

Thank you for that, much appreciate it (and I'm not concerned about where it came from!). Still can't grasp the situation yet, that we've been through this once before with this pathetic little man and so many thought it was a good idea to do it all over again.

[@mjf3810]

I'm rereading Mr. Snyder's book and finding strength. Thank you.

[@RodWilliams-m7r]

Hear hear

[@DFWTexan42]

I was at his book signing in Dallas recently, so glad I went. We are at least 49% of the electorate, defiantly not alone.

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

stop your hate , don't listen to this hateful FAKE news

[@Peter-up9yw]

@@DFWTexan42 Definitely and defiantly not alone.

[@milehighgimpster]

"There's a sucker born every minute" - P.T. Barnum

[@ronzundell7394]

Timothy Snyder is giving great advise. We need to listen to him in order to prevent losing what we have taken for granted for as long as most of us can remember.

[@johnmyers6117]

Thank you Professor Snyder. We need you now more than ever.

[@rubysmoke7150]

Thank you Professor Snyder been waiting for a message like this. Courage.

[@denisewalsh7811]

I read On Tyranny in 2017, and have been recommending it to everyone I can.

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

Remain beacons of light. Thank you, Gentlemen 🙏

[@cheryldavis7813]

Thank you Timothy. I am reading your book On Tyranny to a group of friends here in Australia and we taking it very much to heart. Standing too in solidarity with Americans who stand up in this present hour in the US. May you prevail.

[@chriscust.3611]

Born in the 1940s i was always strongly influenced by American culture, Music, Movies, literature History of the wild West, the Indian genocide & black slavery & civil war. I served in the Vietnam war & personally found the vast majority of American personnel easy to get along with & helpful. I'm devastated by the reality of a 2nd Trump Term, an extreme ultra right group (many Convicted Criminals & Felons) International Intelligence security & Military agencies are all going to be compelled to insulate sensitive information from the Americans now. This Administration is hostile to the free world & very cozy with the likes of authoritarian govts. I doubt after another 4 years of Trump, it will EVER be salvaged? Lack of social equality, the exploitation of the poor The failure in distrubution of wealth & appalling misgivings in the educational system, media & finally the breakdown of the seperation of powers are underlying failures.. The USA enters a phase of possible total chaos & disintegration.

[@matthewmulkeen]

Words of wisdom, thank you professor.

[@TTTzzzz]

I have never seen anything that flowered during Fascism. Only towards it's end.

[@websitemartian]

this is not even close to fascism .....

[@websitemartian]

this is the US Federal Government - President . NOT fascism

[@swordarmstudios6052]

@@websitemartian Then you don't understand fascism. When you have 40 previous high level Trump officials, world renowned experts on Authoritarianism, the last 10 (!) Secretaries of Defense, thousands of Republican officials, saying he is a fascist - he is. That isn't why he's a fascist of course.

[@lisaanderson5612]

​@@websitemartian Look at Swordarmstudios comment and also the Heritage Foundation's govt plan which is a theocracy.

[@thosewhohaveearstohear....3838]

And exactly what is Fascism . . . . besides being the direct enemy of Communism.

[@sill1chi]

Ali you the man. Keep doing what you've doing by bringing on these guests. I'm learning a lot as well as encouraged.

[@angelabluebird609]

We need to share this video!

[@michelez715]

Encouraging message from an expert on authoritarianism. I hope it doesn't take 35 years though, like the Berlin Wall. I'm too old to wait that long!

[@yvonneplant9434]

He is one of the experts that's for sure.

[@yvonneplant9434]

I'm 75. I won't live long enough to see a resolution.

[@nearenufoldaze2375]

I’m 89. I hope my children and grandchildren aren’t made to wait until the next election cycle for a return to the Bill of Rights!

[@milehighgimpster]

​@@nearenufoldaze2375you mean like the 2nd amendment?

[@Rick_Riff]

Snyder is fine with authoritarianism as long as it's the establishment using it.

[@oscarwinston1159]

Needed to hear this. Thank you.

[@timower5850]

🤣🤣🤣!

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

stop your hate , don't listen to this hateful FAKE news

[@momlikesmemore]

Thank you Timothy Synder for the reminder to keep the perspective moving forward.

[@TimLoo-w4u]

Wishful thinking. Go back to Ur cave

[@melissabruhn1429]

Thank you Timothy Snyder and Ali. Defy in advance...don't obey in advance. Onward! ✨

[@emilschattner3407]

Will we have the freedom of choice ?

[@maryhjort7318]

Great interview. We need to hear him and believe him. We also need to question the numbers. They don’t add up.

[@susanhewitt6359]

YESS! Those battleground states flipped red awfully fast, and the race was called too quickly. I saw extreme motivation and enthusiasm at Kamala's rallies and they just decided to stay home? Not buying it!

[@annefitz7346]

I smell a muskrat

[@Wintage1073]

​@@susanhewitt6359you are right. This does not add up at all.

[@DConner]

Thank you for this. Democracy is a dialogue. Strength and love on this journey. ( To the trolls here: The gods you worship are the gods you deserve. )

[@nuitsuki9056]

Thank you. Your words give me so much courage

[@feminotti3134]

Much gratitude to those providing information on good fighting.

[@conalldoorley4863]

We could do with more ‘mainstream media’ journalists like Ali Velshi for a start

[@18_rabbit]

yes Velshi has been a beacon in past three years! His work at start of war in Ukr was like nothing i'd seen in ages IF EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Velshi has got the right stuff!!!

[@evelinakollert5754]

Thank you both for bringing up this topic! Yes, it's true the Berlin Wall didn't fall by itself but by the help from all citizens in the ex-communist countries. Every day they used quiet disobedience as a protest to the regime they were living under and that finally made the wall crumble.

[@TD06071951]

Yeah, after almost 30 years. Good luck!

[@catlover13158]

​@@jodyditzel5623 I'm from Germany- doch sie IST eingestürzt... Viele ehemalige DDR fühlen sich als Bürger 2. Klasse - ich weiß nicht warum! Eigentlich könnten sie stolz sein, auf das was sie erreicht haben. Aber irgendwie fremdeln sie mit der Demokratie ... SIE ERWARTEN zu viel vom Staat... Hier zählt eben die EIGENINITIATIVE UND DAS ENGAGEMENT MEHR😊

[@michaeljaquish9708]

OBITUARY NOTICE My dear and precious Uncle Sam passed away from a long-term illness resembling cancer on November 5th, 2024. His close associate, American democracy, was with him at the time of his passing and sadly, died of shock immediately after the passing of Uncle Sam. Expectedly, many are praising the passing of my controversial uncle and his close friend, democracy, because they stood up for truth, justice, dignity and liberty, and those qualities are clearly out of date and out of step with the America of today. Comments of relief and joy are flowing in from around the world from dictators and tyrants such as Putin of Russia and Viktor Oraban of Hungary, and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela. All democratic nations have expressed great sadness and fear over how the death of Uncle Sam and democracy will erode the democracies within their own nations. Flowers may be sent to the US Capitol building in Washington DC where a memorial service will be held on January 20, 2025 conducted by Donald J Trump. -Michael Jaquish 11/09/2024 Author of- ‘The Fall of American Democracy’

[@18_rabbit]

**Specifically RU's PooTin said "we welcome the new world order". So i guess the new-rightist americans fear of globalist order was a bit confused?!? lol

[@krisdiperna3929]

Thank you.

[@marilyncallan-cx7rk]

Thanks, Professor Snyder. Many of us are trying to regain our equalibrium. Your wisdome hs immensely helpful.

[@rails723]

This is so encouraging...Outstanding! Thank you for this

[@Johan-vk5yd]

Solidarity among reasonable people.

[@rattie6947]

Don't despair and do what you think is right. Perfect plan.

[@artfuldelta]

Thanks. I needed this.

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

Trump’s second term will be marred by chaos due to backbiting, infighting, corruption, incompetence, and cruelty. America, you get the government you deserve.😅

[@tyronejackson2235]

TDS in full effect.

[@mjt1517]

How do you know?

[@lewisduffy675]

@@mjt1517 Because the entire cast of characters are utterly shameless and unscrupulous. As in there is no honour among thieves. Hope that helps

[@justpassingthrough...2492]

@@mjt1517 Because high authoritarian types very predictably require an enemy. When/if the "Other" is deactivated as in the US in Jan. '25, they will have a trifecta of government and they will begin to chew at each others' necks -- as we have observed in the current US House of Representatives with the extremist, obstructionist faction. It follows as the night the day that they will fight amongst themselves for the alpha power and they will not accept collaboration. Authoritarianism is predator behavior.

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

The same as last time. 😢

[@johnplainsong9769]

This is excellent. I appreciate it very much. Be strong, everyone. Don't get lazy or put your head in the sand.

[@tanyamatveeva2263]

Thank you, Dr. Snyder, just listening to you is good for my soul

[@hrhrae1959]

Thx Ali thx Prof Snyder. Your book On Tyranny never leaves my side

[@InvisibleWarrior279]

So fascinating to watch in real time over a decade as one guardrail after another fell because an entire party of wealthy men chose greed over country. Probably confident that somehow somewhere SOMEONE ELSE would take him down .. and here we are .. the soul of America has been sold to the highest bidder and I think we all know who that is.

[@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr]

I propose it took several decades, with McConnell in the lead.

[@fifermcgee5971]

@@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr Very good point as McConnell could have stopped this buffoon and didn't.

[@18_rabbit]

@@PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr BUT, as Tim and ppl such as Ann Applebaum may have pointed out, there were key moments in the past 9 years when it was possible to get off the bus and few did. This is a profoundly dark dangerous social moment in american life and everyfckingone knows it except the deluded cultists and those noncultist rigthists who are just using it for their personal political and financial gain, or for the mania of power and the underlying threat of violence! (that IS what paramilitaristic behavior is all about! There are ONLY rightwing militias, not center-left or lefitst ones! FACT, i have researched it to death over the entire past 35 years into right now!

[@sugeilyramos4281]

He has so much knowledge. Buy his books!!!!

[@BethBoynton]

Be assertive and kind at every opportunity. Aggressive, passive, and passive-aggressive behaviors will not have as much power.

[@robynjeucken3391]

Good listen💙💙💙

[@ElsaSantiago-r3d]

Thank you so much ! So many of us are wondering how far .

[@nathancourtney5262]

He's a bastion of truth and knowledge on authoritarianism, and it's danger to our freedoms and democracy, and a total blessing to our society. However how do we get people to LISTEN to our eminent historians on this subject matter???

[@18_rabbit]

yes, a bastion of crystal clear insights into the framework of imposed authority (which always relies on physical force as the underling or overt threat). Not rocket science for many reasonably intelligent ppl to grasp.

[@davidk1493]

Imagine electing a president who claimed that Hitler's invasion of Poland was wonderful and very savvy and then wanted a negotiated peace that allowed Hitler to keep conquered territory. We just elected a president who called Putin's invasion of Ukraine wonderful and very savvy and wants to allow Putin to keep 20 % of Ukraine.

[@tyronejackson2235]

Get help for your TDS. Trump will be YOUR President for the next 4 years. After that, JD Vance will be your president for 8 years.

[@SystemsMedicine]

Hi David. Kindly provide a citation for Trump calling Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ‘wonderful’. I wish to check it out for myself.

[@gaydavenport5449]

Youre not seriousare u he hasnt stopped praising Putin and saying Ukraine shoukd give up territory .

[@SystemsMedicine]

@@gaydavenport5449 Hi GDP. I would like to know the exact citation in which Trump called Putin’s invasion of Ukraine “wonderful”. And I do mean an exact citation. [Why would anyone be “kidding” about such a request? I wish to check things out for myself. Do you have an exact reference?]

[@Mika-1971]

​@@SystemsMedicine If you wish to check things by yourself you will find exact citation from Google. Why would you ask citation from third person? Trump is also saying one thing and meaning other thing so even exact citation would be maybe different than he would say that he was meaning... 🤔

[@jsie4914]

We need people like Tim Snyder to guide us. He opened my eyes.

[@sherievans2617]

Love your posts AND both your and your interviewees calm but firm demeanour and genuine sincerity!!! Strong men DO NOT THROW THEIR WEIGHT AROUND! Because their strength and power shines through Because they use their strength and power to help others and, Because they only resort to using their strength and power in battle, as an absolute last resort. Weak men use threats and bullying, including physical abuse and assaults, because they don’t have good intentions and they can’t use their brains 🧠 to resolve their own self-made problems, so they take it out on others who can’t fight back. Sounds like someone YOU KNOW?

[@olasylvia1]

Thank you prof. Snyder for your incredible work for Ukraine and for keeping sanity in the public discourse. I watched all of your pre-election videos and when the results came in, I was comforted knowing you live in this country and I've been waiting to hear your reaction . We are lucky to have you here, your vast knowledge and wisdom are priceless.

[@urkiddingme6254]

I have checked out almost every single book published on politics these last 8 years. Timothy Snyder's books are among the few I found well worth my time. I even took notes from On Tyranny and emailed the key points to myself. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case. Klemperer said truth dies in 4 modes: 1. open hostility to verifiable reality 2. endless repetition 3. magical thinking - openly embracing contradiction, ex. Trump promising to cut taxes, eliminate national debt, increase national defense and social spending. How? my magically thinking the economic expansion would do it all. 4. misplaced faith. "I alone can fix it" post-truth is pre-facism "The individual who investigates is also the citizen who builds. The leader who dislikes the investigators is a potential tyrant."

[@xyz12345457]

Timothy Snyder is an inspiration.

[@iv2439]

I am from Italy. My grandparents lived under Mussolini's rule. Should I say more? Thank you, Professor Snyder ❤

[@gloria6396]

THANK YOU

[@melissajmorgan7747]

This was perfectly helpful thank you

[@salvatorelionetti1274]

These words come as the air. Thanks

[@shillanassi]

He’s a national treasure.

[@matthewnewnham-runner-writer]

Yes to all of this. And by the way, the Berlin Wall did not fall; it was pulled down - by the solidarity that Timothy Snyder describes.

[@sov19871987]

The country will be controlled by a few business men and a clown 😢

[@GlobalCitizen55]

“Do not obey in advance.” Exactly.

[@stephanschmidt2334]

1. Love Timothy Snyder. 2. Timothy and others are rich enough to leave, Trump voters can't leave, they will need to live with the consequences of their vote.

[@dmerskin]

Thank you! We need encouragement, guidane, and clear recommendations on what to do now.

[@williamtell5365]

Im a US citizen who currently lives abroad and has lived in a number of countries in my life. As such, i would opine that the US is below average in what one might call "citizen intelligence" or having a citizenry capable of being the foundation for a democracy. Im also a lawyer and i believe that legal structures have given the US a lot of the stability necessary for it to thrive in the last century or more. But those structures are weakening under Trump and i am not confident about the future. Authoritarian societies are not only morally and socially bad, they are also destined for economic failure.

[@ReneeSan85]

I'm glad that I read your comment. I have been engaging in conversations about the proposed Project 2025. It seems like a recipe for economic failure.

[@GlobalCitizen_y2k]

Perhaps the US citizenry would have higher ‘citizen intelligence’ if basic education (esp in certain states) hadn’t been starved of funding/support for decades. After everything that happened in past 8 yrs, IDK if remaining guardrails will hold better b/c forewarned or also fail due to continuing infestation.

[@williamtell5365]

@GlobalCitizen_y2k It's partly funding. It's partly a long tradition of American anti intellectualism. That's my view, anyway.

[@GlobalCitizen_y2k]

@@williamtell5365 One could argue that deficient funding stems from anti-intellectualism, yes? 😉 (But tbt, not sure anti-intellectualism is tradition as much as centuries-old lever of keeping the masses as ignorant as possible?)

[@williamtell5365]

@GlobalCitizen_y2k I don't think education quality can simply be reduced to funding. The anti-intellectual strain in America, historically, is not driven by lack of funding. I don't agree there.

[@heatherfitzgibbon]

Mid-terms will be VERY IMPORTANT!! Thank you Prof. Snyder! WE WILL NOT EAT CAKE!!

[@kennethhumpf6502]

Good comments Mr. Synder. I have your books. They are easy reads. I will be pulling them out and reading them again.

[@ziziroberts8041]

Feeling lonely and anxious. Okay. I will get a grip on my copy of On Tyranny. On Freedom on my to read list. Thank you, Timothy Snyder

[@RenataCantore]

Thank you So Much Mr Snyder ❤ 🇺🇸

[@davesorensen2812]

Thank you Mr Snyder. People need role models like you in times like these.

[@JRN007]

Proud to be the resistance.

[@erin3292]

YES! This. 🙏

[@charlespackwood2055]

It bothers me that this nation does not give credence to intelligent people and quickly leans towards supporting people who shoot from the hip and are "do something ... anything" first and think the consequences through later.

[@GiselleYoung-l4l]

This is a smart guy & his message is totally backed by Ruth Bengiat’s advice that authoritarian regimes are weakest at the start & end. Pushing back starting now like the dem Governors Newsome, Pritzker, Waltz etc ❤

[@karensmith8296]

Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. Yes. We all need to know more about our constitutional rights and law in order to know what to do to protect our civil rights.

[@Tommyanddiesel]

Just bought professor’s book On Freedom. Hope to get some courage and inspiration during this difficult time.

[@DemocracyPilgrim]

We will fight for democracy and justice.

[@DemocracyPilgrim]

Timothy Snyder is inspiring. Beautiful interview. Thank you Ali Velshi.

[@Jan96106]

Just like America voted for it in 2024. Just like we address climate change.

[@DemocracyPilgrim]

@@Jan96106 Democracy is so much more than merely voting. Political debates must be based on factual Truth, not red herrings and outright lies.

[@maryjones8741]

Thank you so much for your help!! I will follow your example and not get discouraged.

[@bettesmith1117]

Yes!!!

[@MichaelConwayBaker]

We will win if we stick together!!

[@darryldavis3562]

We need to immediately set up a National hotline people who voted for Harris can call and request verification that their vote was counted and went to Harris. The election should not be certified until EVERY person who calls and requests a verification gets a confirmation that their vote went where it was supposed to go.

[@LeighLong-z1o]

Thank you Ari my fear and upset dropped to zero. Now to get my perspective in order so I can move forward.

[@berthabridges3483]

"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." 📚 ~ Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, and activist.

[@sfiron]

I am the same person but how do I handle my relationship to people who voted for Trump, feeling what I do about what he stands for for?

[@ryrify]

As ever, Professor Snyder is a bracing force for concerned minds. Thank you for being grounded in history and for giving us a blueprint for action. That this threat is unfolding in our time means it is our unique challenge, and possibly we can become a great generation if we come together to save our democracy. Possibly we had to get to this level of danger to see it for the threat it is. Tactical thinking means engagement and that we are at this point means there is no more being anesthetized and districted.

[@bethanychos6005]

All need to hear this!!

[@florencecurrie7861]

Thank you. I love following you.🎉

[@MarySavage-ml5my]

When the going gets tough, the tough get going and the saints go marching in. This interview gives me hope.

[@kkarlin2936]

Very inspiring 🙏💙

[@Ron-zl5cr]

thiSs is huge, ive watched this segment three times and its therapy for my brain and my soul, it answers my question,,,,what can i do now and i can see my immediate future hoping to find others also in the resistance movement, i especially like Dr, Snyders comment that they can't rule without us and that Trumps only one lazy man. (lazy is my own effect)

[@secretariatgirl4249]

This great man looks shell-shocked and must be so disappointed that his warnings went unheard by so many.

[@iasydk]

Lech Walesa My Hero SOLIDARITY

[@edcatt9196]

I'd also suggest reading Vaclav Havel's book The Power of the Powerless, recommended by Snyder in his recent book On: Freedom. Resistance is possible. It always succeeds, even though it might be a long struggle to get there. Persistence. Adapt. Adjust. Overcome. Take the long game approach.

[@larskoch6907]

Amen! Kudos galore! This is just what I needed to hear. Steeling myself. Getting ready to jump in.

[@ThePapawhisky]

Thank you. I needed that.

[@mcsmith732]

"We live in interesting times." Reminds me of that old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Thank you Ali Velshi and Timothy Snyder. I appreciate you both so much!

[@rayevansharrell9773]

Thank you to Professor Snyder for his patriotism and analytic mind. His honesty about the roots of Lebensraum etc. will stand the test of time as truth. His recognition of how the citizenry has been dumbed down, and why, should be read by every teacher in the country.

[@johnnycakeslim]

Very insightful, Thank you

[@GB-he1zc]

This is helpfull very helpfull, thank you Ari and Proffessor.❤

[@karencollins2661]

Thank you for trying Professor. I for one thank you sir

[@ericadelgado6790]

"We do not have to accept things that we do not wish to accept." 7:25

[@Steven-w6h]

1776? Remember we wouldn't bow to a king? 🤔

[@donnagarvey6838]

❤❤❤ Thank you ❤❤❤😢

[@freecheese4143]

I do find the Professor's optimism surprising. Im going to check the books out.

[@rdmoon4416]

I will not comply in advance and will resist as best I can 🇺🇸✊🏼🇺🇸💙