Has the threat of Trump really gone? - Timothy Snyder 

Superb interview. Tim Snyder has been giving warnings for years now. Great to see him now going completely mainstream

Remarkable, unsettling and thought-provoking interview. And profoundly insightful questions and analysis.

Nice to see Professor Snyder again, he's a great political thinker of our time

This is a masterclass of an interview. We could all learn a lot from this. Amazing.

"Snyder is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum." -Wikipedia

I really rate this guy! Recommended reading from this amazing person: ‘On Tyranny: 20 lessons from the 20th Century “ and “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America”.

The Rural/Urban divide is still there even when Trump leaves.

Mr guru-murthy I’d just like say how much I appreciate you’re journalism,

Should be made required viewing in all secondary schools.

A Brilliant interview. The dichotomy of "Us and Them" is at the crux of human problems, is an important aspect of this interview to take away with one and deeply consider what it means. The Constitution of the US, begins with the word "WE", all of us. "We the people..." is the key. Also, the gentleman who did the interview, has a similar speech pattern to the late Bob Hoskins, which I find very easy on the ears, with his beautiful diction and word usage. Thank you Channel 4 News.

This interview should have WAY MORE views than it does. People have stopped using critical thinking (if they were ever taught in the first place) and have become consumers of social media misinformation and conspiracy theories. We are going backwards.

A superb interviewer! Knowledgeable, thoughtful, respectful, intelligent. Rare on RU-vid.

I found this so interesting great program 🦋👍

Timothy Snyder is a scholar in the best sense of the word. That is, one who can support what he says with facts and informed analysis. One of the few people deserving of a long form interview.

Professor Synder always, and I mean always, makes so much sense with his clarity of thought, and his uncanny ability to present complex ideas so that all could understand and who was so capably assisted by this very professional interviewer. This is how an interview should be carried out, with respect and with intelligence. Thank you.

Such a clear headed teacher! I have been enjoying Tim.Snyder's lectures on the making of Modern Ukraine.

We’ve dumbed down history. We’ve dumbed down the humanities. Thank you Tim Snyder for speaking an obvious truth.

What a fantastic, intelligent and insightful interview. I will be sharing in a substantial way. Thank you so much.🇨🇦

Such an excellent interview, one that I surely shall be revisiting multiple times and referring others to. Thank you.

What clarity of thought Snyder has. It is a joy to hear and to see.

Amazing interview.... very thought-provoking and well questioned... thank you

For insight into what is happening watch this interview. Thank you Channel 4.

I could listen for hours. Excellent discussion.

This guy is a genius. Thank you

Not only a fascinating discussion but a skilfully woven one too.

Haha! The ensuing partisan discussion here proves Timothy Snyder's points brilliantly. All of them. Reading the comments only, I would be more pessimistic about the future.... I don't think he emphasized this enough: living in different realities, with a different set of facts, is crushing to any nation. Especially to the US now.

This guy is a real deal , very good talk

This is by far the most important film I have watched in over a decade. . The future isn't what it used to be. We have to change that for our children. Because it's our fault. .

Fantastic stuff Krishnan, Snyder's closing comments certainly something to think about.

Absolutely eye-opening information! Thank you, Professor.

Incredibly interesting interview.

Trump has employed the same tactics as Hitler did in the 30s. America is at a crossroads and the direction it takes has never been more important.

I was a bit annoyed yesterday when you cut Timothy short in a news segment about the capitol riots. All is forgiven after this arrived! Timothy always provides a great perspective on Trump. Thank you Krishnan. I continue to keep my copy of 'On Tyranny' close at hand.

I really appreciate this interview and the information I've listened to. My train of thougts exactly. I appreciate the way he articulates it like he does, without sounding like a conspiracy therosist. I love to listen to all sides before I judge and this interview sums up my thoughts. Thank you and much love to you all. Moving forward, we will need it.

Some of the people leaving comments clearly haven't paid attention to this and do not know that Snyder was talking about them

Niiice! Make discussion great again.

Very, very interesting, thank you.

Wonderful journalism, brilliant questions! Thank you!

Gawd !! I could listen all day long

it's called delusion, not stubbornness.

In terms of what he believes to actually be true, I would observe that narcissists tend to actually believe what they say...even if it's completely at odds with reality. That's one of the reasons why they can be so compelling; you don't think that they are lying because they're not...they're deluded.

Fantastic and extremely informative interview. Thanks for sharing.

Professor Snyder , I agree. Now approaching my last year's, I'm shocked and concerned how little history is known by the rising generations. We need history, geography, civics and the arts returned to class rooms, along with math and science curriculums. For the sake of our human well being and future.

What a legend, that's what wisdom sounds like

Thank you!

Calm collected intelligent thought provoking Must View RU-vid.

Thank you both very much for this excellent interview. The King's Library, in The British Library, deliberately combines Humanities and Science with equal importance. I'm a Physicist first and also like to learn from history. Someone once quoted to me that "the experiences of our past illuminate our future". That should be true in reality, what we would call a current fact in science. Dealing with facts in science for 50 years has made Trump's lies seem like the world was going mad to me. Most of my career, however, has been spent in human communications (not in technology and not in "anti-social" media, as I've always called it). Also, I've often pointed out that with the mantra of "Competition", by definition, you build in both winners and losers. Yet, human success in evolution of the species has been dependent upon people working together and cooperation. It'd be great to hear more from Prof. Snyder, especially on the US networks! Thanks again. Ken Allsopp

Superb interview ,

Truth is irrevocable. Thankyou for telling it like it is.

I don't often get inspired by listening to this kind of thing, but this was inspiring. Excellent interview.

Excellent, superb discussion, let us all think about what was said, humanity!

The lack of ego from both the interviewer and interviewee is so refreshing. Snyder is a clarion voice and it is delightful to see him being allowed to fully explain his ideas.

Great interview thank you

I really enjoyed listening to this well informed discussion

I'm a Tim Snyder fan. I've read The Road to Unfreedom. I'd like to meet him and have him sign it.

Society must re-learn to be guided and learn from history

A perfect voting system in USA... really ??

Excellent interview. This needs to be shared with the Brexit and Trump camps

Road of Democracy has to be legal. Cheating isn't legal

Excellent interview with excellent insights!

Excellent interview.

I agree with the point of needing more emphasis on history and humanities, and would add that we need to invest a lot more in education overall. Especially critical thinking skills, bc that is SO basic to build all other education on. And we really need to value education as a society. It seems like we will certainly continue to decline as a society, unless we have a better educated population.

smart guy, that mr snyder.

What a superbly high quality interview; thank you.

Informative and great insight. Thanks for sharing.

He explained the troubles of Trump to me more accurately than any political commentators and academics. I will buy his books.

Great analysis, Timothy Snyder.

Fascinating interview! The major problem was that both China and Russia were taken from a US historians perspective. Russia was Putin and China was considered as a Dictatorship and not an evolving Communist System with an enormous population and thriving economy. One important point was the need for the focus in education to include the “Humanities”. I Would instead emphasize International History, but even more relevant Anthropology and Languages. In order to understand and draw comparisons it ie essential that “ Others” and their cultural values are perceived from a non ethnocentric perspective. And that the particular historical, ethnocentric perspective of the Historian is contextualized. Finally, it’s simple for an English speaker to compare and analyze aspects of US or British Societies. On the other hand once they broaden their generalizations to “Other” societies and nation states, they often forget that in the cases of the USA and England that these two “Democratic” States, have plundered, attacked, destroyed, and colonized other peoples and continue to undermine and attack others often in the name of “Democracy” and Human Rights. ♦️♦️♦️

super interesting interview

This is how a real historian applies their knowledge to the present. There is such a contrast between Timothy Snyder and David Starkey. Both are historians turned media personalities. But whilst Snyder relies on his wisdom to explain what is malfunctioning in our world, Starkey has simply ceased being a historian (and he used to be a good Tudor historian) in favour of being an angry, racist, media personality flying the flag of regression.

Came across by accident.I don’t do politics but I have found this video really interesting.I hope America will be united again.Best Wishes To All.Keep Safe.

What a breath of fresh air ! Thanks

“In the past 30 years, we defunded the humanities. . . . . These are not technical problems, they are moral problems, aesthetic problems, they are questions of judgment. And to have the concepts and the tools and the references for all these things, you need the humanities. History always has something to say about the present. It’s not that it repeats or even rhymes, it’s that it gives you this flow from the past into the present which may help you to see possible futures. History gives you the sense what structures there are that are limiting us, but also gives you the sense of how you might get around those structures and find ways into new structures. Also, unlike other ways of looking at the world, history emphasizes that there is certain amount of irreducible human agency, human choice in things." 25:00

Fantastic interview. Highly recommend listening.

I wonder what would happen if the Republicans upset with Trump left the party and formed a more centrist and reasonable conservative party. Wouldn’t that split the consservative vote in two making it highly unlikely that Trump and the gang would ever have a chance of electing anyone?

This guy is a bright dude!

The (schoolboy) editing was unfortunately seriously messed up. Check out 4.25 into it and the host is speaking but it's the guest we can hear. Channel 4 please don't let your professional skills and attention to detail (or lack thereof) mar you message.

Why can't a man like Snyder ever become President?

Thank you 🙏🏽

Important conversation covering a wide spectrum of topics impacting humanity around the world.

Snyder consistently gives me new insights and challenges to view history from a different angle. Thank you for this interview.

Excellent work here. One MAIN POINT of many - WE NEED MORE OF THE HUMSNITIES!!! Technology is NOT going to solve humankind's emotional blindness and INABILITY to percieve and discern REALITY.

Wow thank you for what you know.

Proper interview and meaningful information. Who knew it was possible?

Great Thinker. The Road to Freedom.

As a black gay jew, it's so refreshing to hear a white sis man who understands racism in America.

Channel 4 News is News for adults.

The idea of rigging elections is not in the least bit novel in the UK. They did it in Ireland for centuries, and it took decades of violence to end it. Also, the US infection and death rates aren't the worst in the first world... Take a look at the lis and you will find that per capita, the UK is significantly worse. Wonder why.

View in depth, great view.

Timothy Snyder is in effect a modern Thomas Paine.

I dont think defunding History in the Humanities is the problem- the real war has been against books. When people read they are able to develop a fuller view of any topic and they then have a historical record to which they can refer. Reading only newspapers gives you information processed through the desires of the media owner wishing to portray information beneficial to their interests in a snapshot only with no longitudinal context. That makes you uninformed and influenceable. Undermining reading undermines the critical faculty and then you end up with Trumpists and q-tits.

History has never repeated itself. Similar occurrences are but a distant echo.

What happened in America now, this can repeatedly happen all over the whole. So UK government should take action in case we have the samething happen in UK.

The real question should be: Has Putin already gave up on Tramp?

This was disturbingly prescient.

It sounds like he agreed that human rights is not just about civil political rights, but also socio-economic rights, to be free. Basically, you cannot make a free, rational and informed decision when you are in poverty or face existential threat from the state. But what is poverty?

Superb Piece!

Awesome interview

Magnificent interview. Thanks.

excellent discussion