“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.” -Garry Kasparov
"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want." -Hannah Arendt
Because of high rents and homelessness, our minimum wage in Nova Scotia is about $17/hour. Doesn't meet inflation but beats the heck out what Americans are getting and expecting to live on. Yet, thousands of Americans are million and billionaires. Guess too greedy to help the less fortunate.
I saw a quote somewhere that said "If the situation was hopeless, their propaganda would be unnecessary." Thank you for this video, it let me breathe for the first time in weeks.
I used to be a Republican, now Independent. Recently I was pretty apathetic(wrongly so) and then appalled at this strategy.. Now I am so much more involved more so than ever before in my life. I have began working with a small grass roots group locally. We are all bright, conscientious, decent people who care about this country and the future for the next generations. We all might have different political opinions, but we ALL unite against this attempted fascism. I believe this is happening across the country. Please join and work with others to preserve US. "WE" the people. Simply the popularity of this video, and most, if not all watching the whole video, shows there is hope. Thank you Ezra.
100% disabled permanent and total, and former Wounded Warrior RSM here - go touch some grass. I wasn’t even spiraling when Biden pulled out of Afghanistan and people that I worked with and knew personally were maimed during the pullout of Kabul. It’s shameful that you’d spiral over Trump, when the alternative would have led to more disabled veterans and involvement in foreign affairs that we have no business dealing with. The boot must taste real good for you.
As a federal government employee, I can honestly say that this is the most accurate analysis of the past two weeks that I have heard. Thank you Ezra Klein.
Oh Yes, since the bad Govt employees have now all been FIRED !!! Americans/Trump have taken USA back from Communists/criminals/Democrats !!! GET USED TO IT !!!!!!!!!!!
this is what MAGA believes and they will believe that Trump is their agent (God-ordained for some). He is literally making the government afraid. 40K is not much when the government payroll is what 2 million? But a few brave ones may save us -- with a little help from some judges.
Amazing video!!! From outside the US, I urge all Americans to act upon the device of this video. Don't lose hope, don't fall to doomerism and more importantly DON'T BELIEVE HIM. And please learn from this lesson, and don't allow anywhere near the White House in the future!!
country wide demonstrations tomorrow Feb 5 at every state capital wear blue in solidarity if you can't make it in person and yesterday was a "Day without an immigrant" there were protests all across the country, several restaurants closed in solidarity, immigrant families were called to not show up to work if possible and march unfortunately, msm is not showing this
Yes, we need to Resist and Protest, let's not do large scale protests that will give trump an excuse to call out the military / impose Martial Law. Do not march directly into their force; instead find ways to amass but decentralize the opposition. Fight like our Forefathers against the King who tried to oppress them!
He did give access to the treasure database to Elon. This is real and happening and this is what people should be protesting about. Don’t make a mistake thinking there is nothing to worry. His bluffing is meant to cover up for something. Sure, he won’t start a war with Panama or Greenland. That’s complete bluff. And the tariffs would backfire. But he did already give tax breaks to the rich. He did already crash the market to benefit himself and others. Elon musk is latest overseeing the treasure. And some welfare programs will be slushed. Your data is already being stolen by Elon. Some of the money might be missing. If you just kick back, relax, do nothing thinking it’s all bs, that’s also benefitting Trump. Learn to understand what is real and what is bluff. Ignore the bluff, focus on the real dangers.
My god did I need this video this morning. I woke up at 5:30am in a panic attack. Could not get up for an hour. I truly think I'm going crazy and need help! You are right when you say don't believe him!
I feel your frustration. I'm a Brit and I feel sick, especially since he yesterday (GMT) made claims on Gaza. I sat for hrs like a rabbit caught in headlights.
PTSD is a very real thing. We were abused and traumatized by him in his first term, Covid pandemic and lockdown, January 6, stolen documents, his extended years long presidential campaign, court cases, SCOTUS immunity award, assassination attempts, rallys for days, Elon Musk, November 5, winning #47, shock and sorrow, Biden departure, orchestrated presidential coronation, imperial presidency 2.0, on and on Oval Office drama and here we are... PTSD. Malignant narcissistic sociopathic bully in chief. Flying Maga Monkeys. Maga Militia. Daily proclamations of superiority. Drama. Painfully shocking BS. Insomnia. Heartache. Headache. Stomachache. Anxiety. Brain fog. Anger. Frustration. Sorrow. PTSD. God bless America 🙏 🇺🇸 ❤️
@@sheritownsend5359 The Wizard of Oz was the little man behind the curtain who represented the rich at the end of the yellow brick road which is the gold standard who could use the bells and whistles and smoke to fool the tin man with no brain, the lion with no courage, and the straw man with no spine. Dorothy tried to reassure all three to follow the yellow brick road with her. She was looking for her home back in Kansas. Add today’s book What’s the Matter with Kansas to examine why the working class votes against its own class interests.
Canada has long criticized the U.S. for its military presence and oil consumption, yet it does so while relying heavily on the very security and economic advantages that the U.S. provides. Canada benefits from American military strength, which reduces its own defense burden, and profits from U.S. demand for its oil exports. It’s contradictory to condemn these activities while simultaneously reaping their rewards. True alliances are built on shared responsibilities, not selective moralizing when it’s convenient.
Dear Americans, I am European and worked for over 20 years for an American multinational. I folllowed US politics since. I tell you that if you take it to the streets you will win. Do not postpone your action, do it NOW.
The only problem is that the majority of the country voted for Trump and approves of his actions now. This includes basically every working class person I know. Everyone I know who likes and agrees with Ezra Klein is an insufferable stuck up yuppie snob who has no balls whatsoever. Maybe it's time to stop focusing so much on Trump and try to instead become better, more sincere, more honest people.
I've been spiraling for the past two weeks while usually I am good at managing my mind and emotions. Thank you for sharing your clear-headedness and I know many others do too.
Trump himself is not the one doing the governing, it’s everyone AROUND him. Trump is just the figurehead, chode candy. It’s Musk, the Heritage foundation, Stephen Miller and all the other ghouls are the ones who are setting roots everywhere.
Just think... We came within a inch of never having to deal with this LYING RACSIT CRIMINAL CON MAN RAPIST FRAUD again. That inch could cause us to lose our DEMOCRAY.
This was an exceptional presentation. After teaching English to immigrants the other night my mentor and I were speaking outside about the status of events happening hourly. He recommended this video. We are doing all we can in Virginia to save our state from burning. The red states bordering us have so many scaled back rights. We refuse to go any further back than we have already. All politics is local.
Yeah we should do something effective that will really stick it to Donald! Like a petition! Or a peaceful protest! Or voting! That will change things for sure
I'm hoping that there is a patriot on Trump's security detail who will two tap Fuhrer Trump & Musk and any other dangerous minions. My Prussian Jewish Grandfather made sure I knew how mass human insanity can be invoked & the horrors that will follow before it is stopped. He just never thought it could happen here or by his party, so I'm glad we cremate our dead or he would be rolling in his grave by now. As a physician he treated women from Latin America, most of which only came to get a safe C-section before going home to their family, as medical care in much of Latin America suffered from a lack of training, supplies and equipment. But to Fuhrer Trump they are invaders who wanted "anchor babies"... By the way, no one asked how much Fuhrer Trump made by laundering money for the mob including Russian Mafia or how much he currently makes in Florida renting condos to the wifes, mistresses & daughters of Sanctioned Russians...
@@direwolf6234 He is speaking to anti-trump / pro Democracy people who are freaked out by what trump is doing and not to t's supporters who either approve, don't get it or don't care.
"Don't believe him." These were just the words we needed. It is overwhelming watching all of this happen, but the truth always has a unique way of asserting itself in the end, and Ezra's work shines through as a beacon of just that.
believe me, many of us are focused. We have past videos of him as receipts, to always expose his BS. It's his cult members who are easily persuaded or suckered.
Biden got away with 15 months of war crimes and indiscriminate slaughter while both parties backed him. Netanyahu pushed this same plan for six weeks last year until Blinken shut it down. Biden blocked the UN from interfering while arming it. He warmed up the water. Trump is testing it. This isn't a flaccid distraction. He's seeing how far and how fast he can push the boundaries of a failed international legal order that Biden trampled on. The only way to think he wouldn't is to be the sort of person who denied what Biden got away with. What Bush got away with. What Clinton got away with. What Obama got away with. Trump knows how the Ezra Kleins think and he knows how they'll evade and ignore. He knows you and that's why he'll steamroll you.
Don’t believe him ? Just because not everyone can afford a subscription to the New York Times are you going to pretend that you can pass off this video without giving credence to the original source material ? The entire videos content is based off a New York Times article which came out yesterday.
So many comments here say this is a 'good report', 'Exceptional journalism', and 'This is how you do a journalism!' [sic]. You can not see the difference between journalism and a spoken column? I mean, it is even spelled out for you in the top left. How come you northern Americans seem to not be able to see the difference?
Don’t believe him ? Just because not everyone can afford a subscription to the New York Times are you going to pretend that you can pass off this video without giving credence to the original source material ? The entire videos content is based off a New York Times article which came out yesterday.
Idk man he proposed putting our treasury on a blockchain today so as someone who is not a billionaire, I certainly see many many ways this could go horribly wrong.
So powerfully put together. Thank you. I was starting to sink down the over whelmed hill. I won't let him now. Your clarity is so helpful. Again thanks!!
Canadian here. Thank you for such a measured and intelligent take on the epidemic of utter chaos being visited upon the entire world by the current U.S. administration. I'd gone off the NYT in recent years, but I may resubscribe if this level of journalism has become its new normal.
Why are you relieved? You came here to be willfully lied to. You are seeking an echo chamber because you aren’t a good person. Be honest for a change ❤
Saw this on Twitter earlier. Thank you for this, we need a shred of optimism. And a reminder that Trump's narcissism has always been his own worst enemy. May our democracy hold while the necessary opposition builds.
Thank you a thousand times. Musk is a complete joke. Seriously 10 kids by three different women! First he’s a citizen of South Africa then Canada 🇨🇦 and now sadly The USA 🇺🇸 Goons God I love that . Don’t Give up your Federal Government Job! Give Musk the middle finger 🖕
@@papillondogs4297 I'm talking about boosting the algorithm so more people see the video. Liking, commenting as well as watching do this. Wish I could 'like' it more
This was a good watch. All the stress of everything can be overwhelming. A think a lot of people might need to hear this kind of thing out in these dark times.
This piece is excellent. It is a must listen for all of us holding the line of democracy. Send this to as many people as you can. Erza Klein is brilliant. Thank you.
@@cassieo4337 Seeing with objectivity and not freaking out doesn't = complacency. It actually allows for more skillful and effective words and actions.
@@bravesrule95 I'm doing my part boycotting everything American, been doing so since GWB and his "mission accomplished" in Iraq. The writing was on the wall even then that Americans had a Christian taliban problem.
If I could give this a hundred thumbs up, I would. The best, and most insightful piece I have come across regarding the chaos of the Trump administration. Thank you, Ezra.
Fantastic message, thank you for doing this! I applaud all Federal Workers that are holding the line and working through the daily chaos, my hat goes off to you! Stay strong 💪🏼! You have my support!
I was a federal employee for 20 years. Stand strong because there are protections built in to your job and they will be enacted by Congress and Law Suits.
Right you are...this is motivational to the point that I'm proud to be an American again. We need patriotism to fight this shock and awe campaign and not let tyranny rule us
If the shoe fits… “For that man be delivered from revenge, that is for me the bridge to the highest hope, and a rainbow after long storms. The tarantulas, of course, would have it otherwise. “What justice means to us is precisely that the world befilled with the storms of our revenge”-thus they speak to each other. “We shall wreak vengeance and abuse on all whose equals we are not”-thus do the tarantulahearts vow. “And ‘will to equality’ shall henceforth be the name for virtue; and against all that has power we want to raise our clamor!” Their “justice,” however, is always what is most harmful to the higher men. They want to crucify those who devise their own virtue! They hate the lonely ones among them who are always devising their own virtue-They hate the present ones. They always speak against the present ones and call them “heretics” and “lawbreakers” and yet they are the complaisant ones. They will always talk in terms of “equal rights” and “equal obligation”: The rights of the herd! They want to be herded together with safety in numbers, with regard to everything that flatters or gives rise to fear! They are a herd: Their “good conscience” is indeed a bad conscience, an incapacity for standing alone. They always know what is most tender and harmless-like a toothless old woman; they call that “goodness,” and they themselves are the “good men.” The offense of the herds-men against the higher men is always the same-they force them to become herdsman themselves. For the most part, they themselves do not believe in their ideal of the herd, and they inwardly despise it; but they still want it! This is what I call “the revolt of the herdsman” Fredrick Nietzsche Thus Spake Zarathustra 1891
Mary Trump explained trump clearly and completely YEARS ago. And Trump is clearly more vengeful and unhinged than he was during his 1st term. And do not overlook his 3rd rate Cabinet being confirmed - even with support from Democrats: Ernst, Fetterman, Cassidy . I conclude that you are too optimistic.
@@annerfrancis LOL, Mary Trump sold him out for a book deal. If if weren't for her last name no one would have cared. I'm glad Trump is more vengeful, he deserves to get his retribution after the way he's been treated since 2015. His Cabinet is generally good and even Democrats agree otherwise they wouldn't have confirmed them.
@ We are in a post literate world where the Dunning-Kruger effect goes to the very top. I have to take regular sanity breaks because Trump’s first term almost drove me over the edge. And this is so much worse.
@Forestdwellr loool this video should be on the onion. Liberals are hysterical. All their sacred cash cows and entrenched interests are being challenged. The American people saw right through their pathetic election campaign.
Have you listened to the president of Mexico's speech? Calm and clear but firm. Calling out bullshit without giving into fear and anger. It was so refreshing to hear a country's leader speak like this. A very intelligent woman. (I think it was on Meidas Touch yesterday)
Thank you. I admit my blood pressure was spiking over this crap. Intellectually I know most of what he and musk are trying to do is illegal but I was getting overwhelmed. trump is weak, I know that. Thank you again, fantastic journalism.
You call this journalism? Only one point of view the entire time, twisted narrative, anxiety-inducing music, “don’t believe him” repeated over and over. This is not journalism sorry
I found the piece calming. Some good reminders and perspectives. "Acts like a king because he's too weak to govern like a president." I've never watched Ezra's show before, but I'm thinking I should start.
Well Ezra draws no water and after being gutted by the voters I think I believe the NYT LESS than the guy that IS the president. Homie babbling right now has literally ZERO JUICE so its just cheap talk and I think WE need to find people to help us get back in power myself
Remember the keystone pipeline Biden killed by executive order? It had major fallout in terms of jobs and energy independence. Remember when Biden drained the strategic oil reserve to try to drop gas prices before the midterms? The hypocrisy of the left is boundless.
King, president, I don't really care what Trump's title is but I'm greatly enjoying it. He has surpassed my expectations and he's getting results. I'm proud that I helped get him back for round 2.
You do realize that more than half of the voting public voted for him don't you? A "coward" that was nearly assassinated but kept running and won. What have you accomplished in your life?
Telling us viewers not to believe him is preaching to the converted and those who never believed him. His opposition needs to use his own method of shock tactics against him. Strikes, States threatening to take up Canadas offer or at least withdrawing from the Union would beat him to the chaos he is aiming for. If your industrialists weren’t so anxious to be in his pocket they could act as well. In the UK they largely agreed that the Tories were bad for business and it was only the billionaires living overseas who disagreed and the voters saw through their greed. Otherwise the old world is about to see what the next stage is in the country that went from barbarism to decadence and missed out civilisation completely.
Maddow? The emotionally unstable person who has peddled establishment lies and propaganda and has been proven to be doing so is a person of truth? Y'all are as delusional as people who worship trump as chosen by god.
You can't be serious about Maddow. Her and Ezra are not even closely in the same bucket of quality. She corporate, partisan nonsense she spouts makes her the FOX news equivalent on the Left. No one with a brain takes her seriously.
Maddow is the biggest liar and she's a cartoon character. Her comments section is full of the most miserable, low IQ, dependent, lost and loyal adoring fans. I have never seen SO MANY HEARTS emogee s .
From the beginning I have been shocked by this attitude”as long as I m not involved”. Smextremly shocked, li do it but I haven’t equipment or knowledge. Or even a car but I’ll def do it. ( I’m 80 and ready to depart so it’s cool
All of us who feel overwhelmed, sickened and terrified at the current attempt to subvert our democracy need to watch this, twice! Thank you for galvanizing my sense that now is the time to unite and push back against those who would take our country for their own personal gain.
I feel for you. This is sensationalist b/s. Trump is just doing his job. He is doing what he promised to do. It has all been planned. Trumps approval rating is higher than ever. What Ezra wants is to make you feel like you are being conned. This is exactly the strategy Dems decided to use to instil fear in people like you. Its all b/s with no substance and no facts to back it up. If you believe this b/s you’d believe anything.
Yeah unstable That's why he's out in public all the time; calmer and clearer than 45, underestimate if you will & take solace in comforting simplistic ignorance. Unstable? I think that described the latter half of the previous administration, where President Biden was on a short leash for any public appearance. Unstable? That defines the strategy of the DNC. They just refuse to get It. No I am not a Trumper. I am a realist. And a lifelong registered Dem. And yes very concerned over his rapid fire orders/declarations; even if they all somehow pass constitutional challenges he is creating way way too many moving parts all at once. His executive orders must stand the test of the court (yes, I'm a realist and know who is on the SC.... still, it must be held up to sunlight.) "Don't Believe Him" of course not if you do you haven't payed the slightest attention to his history. He is a poker player, who loves to bluff. If I were Egypt and Jordan, I'd be calling his (and Netanyahu's) bluff out Big Time. Turn down the US Military aid; go to Putin and China for it. Trump and Benjamin will wither. May actually happen.
The human brain is like a computer network. In order to stop human mind from thinking critically, all you have to do is overwhelm the human mind with a lot of non-essential information.
@@ugetridofitonly Don the Con, and his lackeys are ripping us off. Elonia’s script kiddies are going to leak a lot of info to Russia. They are traitors and should be prosecuted and sentenced to the most severe penalty to treason.
Thank you! I have been so scared for me, for our country. You’ve help me to see a way forward, in the midst of all the chaos and confusion. “Don’t believe him.” And to not stop resisting and speaking out.
@ How kind and encouraging of you! The world needs more people like you. You don’t have to knock others down just because you have more means available right now to face life.
@Ezraklein . I absolutely adore Ezra, he’s smart , honest and speaks with authority and great knowledge on the topics that he presents to the republic. Never stop shining a spotlight on the non democratic behavior of the Trump administration.. Thank you Ezra
I am so thankful to you. I believe what you say. That does not mean that I don't become discourage, but people like you renew my desire to keep up my resistance.
Good point on the excess executive orders as an act of weakness. He doesn’t even know what he’s signing anymore. Appreciate the perspective and vids, keep them coming! And keep trump in check!
It’s no act of weakness, is an act of the people. He’s literally holding press conferences explaining why he’s signing them. You’re projecting your weakness onto him and trying to feel strength by reputation destruction. Class leftist psychology. Also has been called tarantula hearts. Look it up and perhaps reflect on your pun shortcomings instead of focusing all your blame on the successful.
Every now and then you get a commentary that educates you. This not only educates, it's what America needs to hear, right now. Many people are struggling and Trump's antics just adds " fuel to the fire". It's cruel. People are overwhelmed, right now. This commentary will help bring the temperature down by explaining what's really going on. Thanks. I just subscribed!!
"Trump is acting like a king because he's too weak to act like a president... He is uniting the opposition." Nearly half the country didn't vote for Trump. We're going to take back the House and our democracy. Ezra, as always thanks for your insight. Keep it up!
When you add up those who voted Democrat AND the 100+ million who didn’t vote at all - you have an overwhelming majority of Americans who didn’t vote not vote for Trump and his MAGA goons agenda.
not nearly half...more than Half Didn't vote for him and hell millions of dems didn't vote at all...we didn't lose by much at all. Hell over Half the country literally Hate Trump ...rightfully so
This is the first time I've felt some semblance of hope since the election. Obviously, maintaining the resistance will be key. Thank you for your sharp analysis and unyielding sense of logic, Ezra.
“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.” -Garry Kasparov
"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want." -Hannah Arendt
Now that dude should really know. Love his chess career
Thats ironic considering Kasparov is sitting in the unemployment line after his NED and USAID money runs out.
Thank you!👏👏👏 The quotes are “on the mark”! “Don’t Believe him🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸
Totally agree, mind control! Discussed openly for decades!
People making 700 an hour have convinced people making 40 an hour that the problem is people making 7.50 an hour
Because of high rents and homelessness, our minimum wage in Nova Scotia is about $17/hour. Doesn't meet inflation but beats the heck out what Americans are getting and expecting to live on. Yet, thousands of Americans are million and billionaires. Guess too greedy to help the less fortunate.
Right!!
Yea but the ppl at 7.50 are brain dead giving their money to tiktoker... so if i can get away of those zombies i ll do it as far as possible
@@ledeuxwhat?
@@Mallcom7000 .. ledux sounds like he's one of those zombies 🤣
I saw a quote somewhere that said "If the situation was hopeless, their propaganda would be unnecessary." Thank you for this video, it let me breathe for the first time in weeks.
Just like how no news outlet covered the protests on the 5th of February. 50 states, 50 protests, and not 1 national news outlet covering it.
Lol you guys are so stupid it’s funny
I agree! 😊
Dummies you own the media almost all of the Silicon Valley and Hollywood!!
You are nothing without the propaganda what the F are you talking about 😂
You people are so dramatic 😅
I used to be a Republican, now Independent. Recently I was pretty apathetic(wrongly so) and then appalled at this strategy.. Now I am so much more involved more so than ever before in my life. I have began working with a small grass roots group locally. We are all bright, conscientious, decent people who care about this country and the future for the next generations. We all might have different political opinions, but we ALL unite against this attempted fascism. I believe this is happening across the country. Please join and work with others to preserve US. "WE" the people. Simply the popularity of this video, and most, if not all watching the whole video, shows there is hope. Thank you Ezra.
Please share how you're able to get through to other Republicans
So you were a republican RHINO that is literally the same as a leftist bro.. LOL
@@plexitoxI too am interested in this
You don’t have to be from any party just follow your heart .
Bye lol. MAGA
“Acting like a king bc he’s too weak to govern like a President!” Beautifully captured!
We should repeat this and put this everywhere. It tells the brutal truth and also does the thing he hates ..challenges his authority
When small men begin to cast big shadows, the sun is going down. Lin yutang.
@@kiandraplummer8345.. And just as important, challenges his strength!
How about because he's too stupid?
Thanks for highlighting this quote! Excellent. I had an “Oh, right!!” moment
Fed and disabled vet here. Really needed to hear this. I was spiraling in the last 2 weeks.
100% disabled permanent and total, and former Wounded Warrior RSM here - go touch some grass. I wasn’t even spiraling when Biden pulled out of Afghanistan and people that I worked with and knew personally were maimed during the pullout of Kabul.
It’s shameful that you’d spiral over Trump, when the alternative would have led to more disabled veterans and involvement in foreign affairs that we have no business dealing with. The boot must taste real good for you.
You don’t deserve this. Thank you for your service and remember…we don’t believe him. This gave me hope too. We will not believe him.
Hang in there!! We will get through this. Take it one day at time.
Thank you for your sacrifice. God bless you.
Get help. Stop listening to these leftist liars. Get outside and fresh air and stop drinking
As a federal government employee, I can honestly say that this is the most accurate analysis of the past two weeks that I have heard. Thank you Ezra Klein.
I worked for FEDGOV through the first trump administration. Soooo glad I retired two years ago. I feel your pain.
You're Fired
You’re also a taxpayer employee and you should have pride in the fact that they have democratically voted to have some of the fat trimmed.
Oh Yes, since the bad Govt employees have now all been FIRED !!!
Americans/Trump have taken USA back from Communists/criminals/Democrats !!!
GET USED TO IT !!!!!!!!!!!
@@JoshuaKevinPerry You're suck
"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Boom! You summed it up in a nutshell!!
this is what MAGA believes and they will believe that Trump is their agent (God-ordained for some). He is literally making the government afraid. 40K is not much when the government payroll is what 2 million? But a few brave ones may save us -- with a little help from some judges.
Bingo!!
Wow, your words are so inspiring. We need more words. Words words words.
Yes - and USAID is the government. Civil servants and federal workers are the government.
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. - W.C. Fields
Trump in a nutshell😤
And his supporters are either dumarses, greedy, or religious taliban types. 77 million yikes.
Sounds like what Dems have done to you all last 4 years
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Like forgive all student loans lol.
To all the Gov employees holding the line, Thank You. You are true Americans, and I respect you.
Don’t quit! Keep your jobs!
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“Hold the line” should be our mantra 💙💙💙💙
We must show our unwavering support for them as well...to give them confidence it is a fight worth fighting.
That’s very kind of you to say ❤😊
60 year old black women who have been looking for this type of information. I'm in tears. Thank you so much ❤
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Much love to you maam! Trump is a weak MF!🙏🏼💕💕💕 bless you and take care
60 yr old white woman. I feel the same way!!! Keep up your spirit. We will get through this!!!
Muskrat should be the first immigrant deported. To the bottom of the ocean😂
70 here! 💃🏼🥰
Amazing video!!! From outside the US, I urge all Americans to act upon the device of this video. Don't lose hope, don't fall to doomerism and more importantly DON'T BELIEVE HIM. And please learn from this lesson, and don't allow anywhere near the White House in the future!!
This has been the most positive report I’ve seen in months. Thank you for a glimmer of hope. People all across your nation need to be demonstrating.
country wide demonstrations tomorrow Feb 5 at every state capital wear blue in solidarity if you can't make it in person and yesterday was a "Day without an immigrant" there were protests all across the country, several restaurants closed in solidarity, immigrant families were called to not show up to work if possible and march unfortunately, msm is not showing this
Yes, we need to Resist and Protest, let's not do large scale protests that will give trump an excuse to call out the military / impose Martial Law. Do not march directly into their force; instead find ways to amass but decentralize the opposition. Fight like our Forefathers against the King who tried to oppress them!
In Years..
He did give access to the treasure database to Elon. This is real and happening and this is what people should be protesting about. Don’t make a mistake thinking there is nothing to worry. His bluffing is meant to cover up for something. Sure, he won’t start a war with Panama or Greenland. That’s complete bluff. And the tariffs would backfire. But he did already give tax breaks to the rich. He did already crash the market to benefit himself and others. Elon musk is latest overseeing the treasure. And some welfare programs will be slushed. Your data is already being stolen by Elon. Some of the money might be missing. If you just kick back, relax, do nothing thinking it’s all bs, that’s also benefitting Trump. Learn to understand what is real and what is bluff. Ignore the bluff, focus on the real dangers.
My actual job is gone. Thanks for the consolation that it isn’t real.
This actually made me feel better about this sh*t storm. Clear eyed and level headed.
Me too, I agree 100% ! Ezra means help, helper, he 100% does 🙏🙏🙏
Me too
I heard this podcast this morning and it was the first hopeful message I’ve heard since this crap began.
Same. I read it on Sunday and have had some actual peace since. We cannot forget there’s a weak man-child behind the curtain.
Me too. What was it that Dorothy said? A humbug behind the curtain. A pitiful little man.
My god did I need this video this morning. I woke up at 5:30am in a panic attack. Could not get up for an hour. I truly think I'm going crazy and need help! You are right when you say don't believe him!
I feel your frustration. I'm a Brit and I feel sick, especially since he yesterday (GMT) made claims on Gaza. I sat for hrs like a rabbit caught in headlights.
I feel the same way that you do. I wake up with dread every single day.
xanax
PTSD is a very real thing. We were abused and traumatized by him in his first term, Covid pandemic and lockdown, January 6, stolen documents, his extended years long presidential campaign, court cases, SCOTUS immunity award, assassination attempts, rallys for days, Elon Musk, November 5, winning #47, shock and sorrow, Biden departure, orchestrated presidential coronation, imperial presidency 2.0, on and on Oval Office drama and here we are... PTSD. Malignant narcissistic sociopathic bully in chief. Flying Maga Monkeys. Maga Militia. Daily proclamations of superiority. Drama. Painfully shocking BS. Insomnia. Heartache. Headache. Stomachache. Anxiety. Brain fog. Anger. Frustration. Sorrow. PTSD.
God bless America 🙏 🇺🇸 ❤️
so didi first time i felt some peace
Genius Ezra. Nailed it. People need to see the emperor has no clothes.
Exactly. Or the wizard behind the curtain.
@@sheritownsend5359 The Wizard of Oz was the little man behind the curtain who represented the rich at the end of the yellow brick road which is the gold standard who could use the bells and whistles and smoke to fool the tin man with no brain, the lion with no courage, and the straw man with no spine. Dorothy tried to reassure all three to follow the yellow brick road with her. She was looking for her home back in Kansas. Add today’s book What’s the Matter with Kansas to examine why the working class votes against its own class interests.
Ooh, I like both these comments 😊
The emperor has no brain, no heart, he is soulless.
Republicans has lower approval ratings
He united all Canadians. So many of us are boycotting US products and US travel destinations
And will continue to do so. Canada should find new Trade Partners and charge market prices.
Canada has long criticized the U.S. for its military presence and oil consumption, yet it does so while relying heavily on the very security and economic advantages that the U.S. provides. Canada benefits from American military strength, which reduces its own defense burden, and profits from U.S. demand for its oil exports. It’s contradictory to condemn these activities while simultaneously reaping their rewards. True alliances are built on shared responsibilities, not selective moralizing when it’s convenient.
Are we really reliant on the US military? Or is it just a form of protection racketeering?
Tell that to Doug Ford- he doesn’t want to kick out Elon and Tesla, is on record saying he was glad Trump won
Canada was strategic in what they boycotted targeting the red states only.
Dear Americans,
I am European and worked for over 20 years for an American multinational. I folllowed US politics since. I tell you that if you take it to the streets you will win. Do not postpone your action, do it NOW.
Exactly! NOW! Before it goes too far…. 🇨🇦💪
The only problem is that the majority of the country voted for Trump and approves of his actions now. This includes basically every working class person I know. Everyone I know who likes and agrees with Ezra Klein is an insufferable stuck up yuppie snob who has no balls whatsoever. Maybe it's time to stop focusing so much on Trump and try to instead become better, more sincere, more honest people.
Do what now?
I was in the street today with a very large group of protesters in Denver,Colorado.
fight back NOW not later when he has more power
I've been spiraling for the past two weeks while usually I am good at managing my mind and emotions. Thank you for sharing your clear-headedness and I know many others do too.
I needed to hear this. “Acting like a king because he’s too weak to govern like a President”. I will remind myself of this often.
I needed it, too.
masterpice statament
I don't think that changes anything.
Trump himself is not the one doing the governing, it’s everyone AROUND him. Trump is just the figurehead, chode candy. It’s Musk, the Heritage foundation, Stephen Miller and all the other ghouls are the ones who are setting roots everywhere.
go to church. walk your dog. hug your kids. if you need these lefty hacks to make you feel better you're doing things wrong.
Canadian dual-citizen here. Thank you, Ezra. Keep speaking up. You, too, hold the line.
He is not the only one. We are doing everything we can and we have much more robust independent media.
Then stay in castro canada, dont stain our greatness.
@@user-343-8fxGreatness doesn’t need amplification. Face it Biff: America is in decline. Trump is only accelerating it.
@@user-343-8fx gladly! 🍁🍁
@@user-343-8fx... Too late. YOU'VE stained it already.
This is the kind of journalism that we need today. More please. Instant subscription.
L O L
Just think... We came within a inch of never having to deal with this LYING RACSIT CRIMINAL CON MAN RAPIST FRAUD again. That inch could cause us to lose our DEMOCRAY.
Yep!!! Subscribed as soon as I watched it! ❤
@@DeborahSchHi fascist
@@concernedcitizens4110
Hi silly stupid.
This was an exceptional presentation. After teaching English to immigrants the other night my mentor and I were speaking outside about the status of events happening hourly. He recommended this video.
We are doing all we can in Virginia to save our state from burning. The red states bordering us have so many scaled back rights. We refuse to go any further back than we have already.
All politics is local.
hope they get deported
Evil prevails when good people do nothing. Stand up for decency and UNITE to defend democracy
Americans are too complacent
We did that on November 5th. Either the installed candidate or the system distributor. It’s was a clear choice.
Nailed it.
Hold the Line!
Yeah we should do something effective that will really stick it to Donald!
Like a petition!
Or a peaceful protest!
Or voting!
That will change things for sure
I'm hoping that there is a patriot on Trump's security detail who will two tap Fuhrer Trump & Musk and any other dangerous minions.
My Prussian Jewish Grandfather made sure I knew how mass human insanity can be invoked & the horrors that will follow before it is stopped. He just never thought it could happen here or by his party, so I'm glad we cremate our dead or he would be rolling in his grave by now. As a physician he treated women from Latin America, most of which only came to get a safe C-section before going home to their family, as medical care in much of Latin America suffered from a lack of training, supplies and equipment. But to Fuhrer Trump they are invaders who wanted "anchor babies"...
By the way, no one asked how much Fuhrer Trump made by laundering money for the mob including Russian Mafia or how much he currently makes in Florida renting condos to the wifes, mistresses & daughters of Sanctioned Russians...
Great work Ezra Klein……I truly hope Americans are HEARING YOUR PERFECTLY CLEAR MESSAGE.
Spread/share this video and they will.
you can be sure that this 'message' will have a very small audience .. who in a red state listens to 'the times' .. ??
We are hearing the message loud and clear. We voted for it.
@@farzana6676No, many of us didn’t
@@direwolf6234
He is speaking to anti-trump / pro Democracy people who are freaked out by what trump is doing and not to t's supporters who either approve, don't get it or don't care.
"Don't believe him." These were just the words we needed. It is overwhelming watching all of this happen, but the truth always has a unique way of asserting itself in the end, and Ezra's work shines through as a beacon of just that.
How could anyone have believed him before this? And yet the stupidity of 'Murcah never ceases to amaze me.
Thank you for your rich research and accurate reporting.
“If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one.”
believe me, many of us are focused. We have past videos of him as receipts, to always expose his BS.
It's his cult members who are easily persuaded or suckered.
Biden got away with 15 months of war crimes and indiscriminate slaughter while both parties backed him. Netanyahu pushed this same plan for six weeks last year until Blinken shut it down. Biden blocked the UN from interfering while arming it.
He warmed up the water. Trump is testing it.
This isn't a flaccid distraction. He's seeing how far and how fast he can push the boundaries of a failed international legal order that Biden trampled on.
The only way to think he wouldn't is to be the sort of person who denied what Biden got away with. What Bush got away with. What Clinton got away with. What Obama got away with.
Trump knows how the Ezra Kleins think and he knows how they'll evade and ignore. He knows you and that's why he'll steamroll you.
@@Dapper_Deani am more concerned with the corruption in the democratic party
@@jonnyrockets7900 how can that be? Reps are in control House&Senate & sc. How can you blame Dems? Just spell it out so we all can understand.
@@leighthestitcher Don't argue with it. Its just a AI bot.
This piece should win an award. Brilliant and beautifully produced
I agree. I will nominate it at the The Onion.
Total agreement. A few moments in I found myself actually paying attention because it's not front loaded with rhetoric.
Truth and propaganda mixed in together.
Wasn't this shill just calling Donald Trump senile all last year? lmfao
Agree 100%
👏👏👏👏💙🗽
Every single person on this planet needs to watch this video…..twice!!
Outstanding!!! And sorely needed! I couldn’t agree more!
Yes
Don’t believe him ? Just because not everyone can afford a subscription to the New York Times are you going to pretend that you can pass off this video without giving credence to the original source material ? The entire videos content is based off a New York Times article which came out yesterday.
I love all the neato camera angles.
Ezra should get coaching on how to talk with his hand like the great Ari Melbour.
Democracy is at stake kiddos!
I think im gonna watch it at least once a week for about....oh say, four years.
He is very right. Actions gain power when they are passively accepted.
God I like to hear intelligent people speak!
Bannon is intelligent...add a few more adjectives--moral, trustworthy, democratic, caring, brave...
@@KathrynHauganSteve Bannon moral? 😂
@@KathrynHauganU high?
@@KathrynHauganHe's clean cut and good looking too!😁😅🤣
@@marythro4251he supplied those supplementary adjectives to distinguish EK from Bannon.
Excellent video... keep calm, stay focused, build capacity, and don't believe him. ✔️
Totally right........thank you!!
Yes just plug your ears, close your eyes and tap your feet together. 😂
@globellgreen Yes, keep telling yourself it is all a dream. There is no need to accept reality! Orange man bad.
“Trump is trying to convince you of something that isn’t true” sums up that guys entire life.
Well said.
Yup. His entire life. Right down to answering his phone and pretending to be his own assistant. A natural con man from day one.
its crazy how he stopped the killing of kids in gaza
@@4514LU Ya now he wants to kick the Palestinians out of their homeland and build the Riviera of Gaza - another trump hotel.
@@4514LU
Biden's people set the deal to end the conflict. Be serious.
WOW! This is the most uplifting video I've seen in weeks. First time watching this channel, Thank you and keep them coming 🙏🙏
As Jim Acosta said not long ago, "Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear." 💜
JA is the biggest fraud in " journalism". And jobless for good reason.
And…..Hold on to truth and hope
The tv are the one who spread fear
The problem is they still believe him even if they were marching to their death
Who is Jim Costa?
A rare source of clarity. Got a little emotional by the end. Thank you Ezra and team. This is how you do a journalism!
I feel like he was going to break into a modern dance performance
@@user-dv1fp1gj7v no thats what Trump would do but nothing modern about just moving your arms
I tearing up when I saw all the fed workers "holding the line"
So many comments here say this is a 'good report', 'Exceptional journalism', and 'This is how you do a journalism!' [sic]. You can not see the difference between journalism and a spoken column? I mean, it is even spelled out for you in the top left. How come you northern Americans seem to not be able to see the difference?
Don’t believe him ? Just because not everyone can afford a subscription to the New York Times are you going to pretend that you can pass off this video without giving credence to the original source material ? The entire videos content is based off a New York Times article which came out yesterday.
While everyone was concerned about Tarriffs,Elon Musk was raiding the treasury.
You mean "IS"?
yup this.
I thought it was an audit ?
Idk man he proposed putting our treasury on a blockchain today so as someone who is not a billionaire, I certainly see many many ways this could go horribly wrong.
I think it is a coup. AI govt, cbdc's, it's really scary, imo@@emmgemm11
This was very inspiring! I feel the rebellion coming back to life.
Yes! And I like your username
Sponsored by the new Israeli times, who sold you on Wmd 😂😂😂
Well said Ezra, everyone needs to hear this!
It is the NUTZ play book!🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🥵😡🤡🤡💩💩💩🙈🙉🙈🙉🙊🙊
Laugh at him ..he hates that?
So powerfully put together. Thank you. I was starting to sink down the over whelmed hill. I won't let him now. Your clarity is so helpful. Again thanks!!
Canadian here. Thank you for such a measured and intelligent take on the epidemic of utter chaos being visited upon the entire world by the current U.S. administration. I'd gone off the NYT in recent years, but I may resubscribe if this level of journalism has become its new normal.
It's not. It's just Ezra Klein, which is a free podcast. The NYT doesn't deserve anyone's money.
When is your horrid leftist govt going the way of democrats here?
@@jeffhicks8428 Thank you for that clarification. 😊
@@jeffhicks8428 I agree. It's not. I do not look to the NYT for moral journalism.
I bet you love Turdeau
More people really need to watch this. Gave this Canadian a glimmer of hope anyway
This was so well documented. For the first time in 2 weeks I finally could breathe. DON’T BELIEVE HIM
Agree, I just hope this can be stopped. that we can have an impact.
SAME!! DONT BELIEVE HIM!! Share with your network please.
Why are you relieved? You came here to be willfully lied to. You are seeking an echo chamber because you aren’t a good person. Be honest for a change ❤
Be prepared to not be able to breathe again soon 😂😂😂😂😂
@@YxYzYxThank you 🎉
Saw this on Twitter earlier. Thank you for this, we need a shred of optimism. And a reminder that Trump's narcissism has always been his own worst enemy. May our democracy hold while the necessary opposition builds.
I’m surprised you were able to find this on twitter without twitter’s dictator getting to it first
I can’t like this video enough. I’m so glad someone has said this in such a persuasive way. This is truth.
Thank you a thousand times. Musk is a complete joke. Seriously 10 kids by three different women! First he’s a citizen of South Africa then Canada 🇨🇦 and now sadly The USA 🇺🇸 Goons God I love that . Don’t Give up your Federal Government Job! Give Musk the middle finger 🖕
In this case liking is just agreeing with the content.
@@papillondogs4297 I'm talking about boosting the algorithm so more people see the video. Liking, commenting as well as watching do this. Wish I could 'like' it more
This was a good watch. All the stress of everything can be overwhelming. A think a lot of people might need to hear this kind of thing out in these dark times.
This piece is excellent. It is a must listen for all of us holding the line of democracy. Send this to as many people as you can.
Erza Klein is brilliant. Thank you.
I quote and cite every chance I get.
sorry, he’s pushing propaganda, don’t be fooled.
@@gnostic1955 No he is not.
Pls explain what democracy is. I am from Denmark, and here it means you have multiple choices(parties) but always end up with the same ruler.
@@gnostic1955 the propaganda of having a discernment of the government, think for yourself, and to not believe their lies.
Thank you. I feel a glimmer of hope for the first time since the election.
We cannot remain complacent.
@@cassieo4337
Seeing with objectivity and not freaking out doesn't = complacency.
It actually allows for more skillful and effective words and actions.
@@cassieo4337. You won’t do anything. You have work in the morning and the babies crying.
He's terrorizing the people and utilizing psychological warfare tactics. It is called cognitive dissonance.
@@bravesrule95 I'm doing my part boycotting everything American, been doing so since GWB and his "mission accomplished" in Iraq. The writing was on the wall even then that Americans had a Christian taliban problem.
If I could give this a hundred thumbs up, I would. The best, and most insightful piece I have come across regarding the chaos of the Trump administration. Thank you, Ezra.
I lost confidence in Trump when he put a debt loaded grifter like Musk in as a lackey. Well said Ezra Klein.
Thank you!! I finally stopped crying. I won’t believe him!
“Keep going” is the only true duty of any life form. All other “assigned duties” are false propaganda. You got this 💛
Keep crying.
Fantastic message, thank you for doing this! I applaud all Federal Workers that are holding the line and working through the daily chaos, my hat goes off to you! Stay strong 💪🏼! You have my support!
I was a federal employee for 20 years. Stand strong because there are protections built in to your job and they will be enacted by Congress and Law Suits.
Ezra, this is the You I have been waiting for. More of this, please. Resistance comes in many shapes and sizes. We are all in this together.
Right you are...this is motivational to the point that I'm proud to be an American again. We need patriotism to fight this shock and awe campaign and not let tyranny rule us
Yes. Hold the line!@@mythrapi73
If the shoe fits…
“For that man be delivered from revenge, that is for me the bridge to the highest hope, and a rainbow after long storms. The tarantulas, of course, would have it otherwise. “What justice means to us is precisely that the world befilled with the storms of our revenge”-thus they speak to each other. “We shall wreak vengeance and abuse on all whose equals we are not”-thus do the tarantulahearts vow. “And ‘will to equality’ shall henceforth be the name for virtue; and against all that has power we want to raise our clamor!” Their “justice,” however, is always what is most harmful to the higher men. They want to crucify those who devise their own virtue! They hate the lonely ones among them who are always devising their own virtue-They hate the present ones. They always speak against the present ones and call them “heretics” and “lawbreakers” and yet they are the complaisant ones. They will always talk in terms of “equal rights” and “equal obligation”: The rights of the herd! They want to be herded together with safety in numbers, with regard to everything that flatters or gives rise to fear! They are a herd: Their “good conscience” is indeed a bad conscience, an incapacity for standing alone. They always know what is most tender and harmless-like a toothless old woman; they call that “goodness,” and they themselves are the “good men.” The offense of the herds-men against the higher men is always the same-they force them to become herdsman themselves. For the most part, they themselves do not believe in their ideal of the herd, and they inwardly despise it; but they still want it! This is what I call “the revolt of the herdsman”
Fredrick Nietzsche
Thus Spake Zarathustra
1891
Thank you, Ezra Klein. You explained Donald Trump better than I’ve ever heard anyone explain him.
Dr. Bandi Lee's is spot on...Trump is a sick, nut.
Mary Trump explained trump clearly and completely YEARS ago. And Trump is clearly more vengeful and unhinged than he was during his 1st term. And do not overlook his 3rd rate Cabinet being confirmed - even with support from Democrats: Ernst, Fetterman, Cassidy .
I conclude that you are too optimistic.
Trumps heart is filled with hate sadly.. if only god was our true president here on earth..
@@annerfrancis LOL, Mary Trump sold him out for a book deal. If if weren't for her last name no one would have cared. I'm glad Trump is more vengeful, he deserves to get his retribution after the way he's been treated since 2015. His Cabinet is generally good and even Democrats agree otherwise they wouldn't have confirmed them.
Excellent message that everyone resisting Trump should hear
And everyone supporting him should hear!
@@joko09010.... But would they comprehend?
@ Just because they eat junk food with their ears every day doesn’t mean a they wouldn’t benefit form a healthy meal. 🤷🏻♀️
@@joko09010it’s hard because they resent me, but I won’t stop telling the truth.
@ We are in a post literate world where the Dunning-Kruger effect goes to the very top. I have to take regular sanity breaks because Trump’s first term almost drove me over the edge. And this is so much worse.
more people need to be dropping calm clear concise videos like this. People need to wake up the right way in a moment as fragile as this
@Forestdwellr loool this video should be on the onion. Liberals are hysterical. All their sacred cash cows and entrenched interests are being challenged.
The American people saw right through their pathetic election campaign.
Have you listened to the president of Mexico's speech? Calm and clear but firm. Calling out bullshit without giving into fear and anger. It was so refreshing to hear a country's leader speak like this. A very intelligent woman. (I think it was on Meidas Touch yesterday)
@katanyajason3316 Loool Trump owned her.
@@farzana6676 Yeah he will own the libs and the world as long as we all bend the knee to dystopia.
@ Agreed that she kept her cool. how else should you communicate with someone that's mentally unwell:)
Thank you for sharing this bit of sanity with us ❤️✌🏻
Democrats need to publicly call MAGA " Socialism for billionaires "
Excellent! I will use it 😊
@@SALSAKID49 they won’t understand what that means. Speak slower.
@@Gufenaugh 😂👍
Yeah! That'll fix things!!
but your cult likes socialism.
Everyone, not only in the USA, but the world should be watching this video.
Fortunately with Trump in office, countries are starting to take a stand against globalist interest that are not for the people.
Thank you. I admit my blood pressure was spiking over this crap.
Intellectually I know most of what he and musk are trying to do is illegal but I was getting overwhelmed. trump is weak, I know that. Thank you again, fantastic journalism.
It's only illegal if the Supreme Court...that he owns...stops him
So what if it's illegal. Never stopped him before. It still has results! Musk hacking into the Treasury?
You call this journalism? Only one point of view the entire time, twisted narrative, anxiety-inducing music, “don’t believe him” repeated over and over. This is not journalism sorry
I found the piece calming. Some good reminders and perspectives. "Acts like a king because he's too weak to govern like a president."
I've never watched Ezra's show before, but I'm thinking I should start.
@@lonyp1832 Your inability to grasp reality so plainly and clearly presented speaks volumes about you.
Hold the Line!
This was the best speech I've heard regarding what's going on. Thank you!
This video needs 1M likes as Ezra is spot on. AOC also just pretty much said the same thing.
Amazing. In just 13 minutes, I feel like the fear and hopelessness that was stoked in me over last week is GONE!
Lol
Well Ezra draws no water and after being gutted by the voters I think I believe the NYT LESS than the guy that IS the president. Homie babbling right now has literally ZERO JUICE so its just cheap talk and I think WE need to find people to help us get back in power myself
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I feel the same way....first thing I said after watching this was, I actually feel better now.
if you have "fear and hopelessness" its time to get some prescription meds. Clearly there is something wrong with you .
Yes, even the drones are another distraction...
"He's acting like a King because he is to WEAK to govern like a Leader" no truer words have ever been spoken 100%
Remember the keystone pipeline Biden killed by executive order? It had major fallout in terms of jobs and energy independence. Remember when Biden drained the strategic oil reserve to try to drop gas prices before the midterms? The hypocrisy of the left is boundless.
So we should go back to biden which you were ok with? That alone should show you just how stupid you are.
King, president, I don't really care what Trump's title is but I'm greatly enjoying it. He has surpassed my expectations and he's getting results. I'm proud that I helped get him back for round 2.
1000%
Wow more people should watch this. This made so much things clear as day
Thank you Ezra Klein! I think a lot of people needed to hear this including me. We have to fight for our nation like never before!
We still need to write our representatives, protest in the streets, and protect the people we can, but this makes sense!
Let’s all stick together to show that coward. That this country is ours not his or his families. Let’s go America.
it's ours. you lost.
@@ericchristen5275- we the people say you're sadly mistaken!
@ericchristen5275 Civics 101. The country still belongs to ALL residents, no matter the President. Grow up and get an effing clue.
You do realize that more than half of the voting public voted for him don't you? A "coward" that was nearly assassinated but kept running and won. What have you accomplished in your life?
@@kathduncan9618 Let me quote Barack Hussein Obama: "Elections have consequences." Even your insane cult can grasp that concept.
Best reality check on this moment in time I've seen so far, thank you Ezra! 🙏🏻
Thank you, Ezra! You’re helping to ease my anxiety and fears. Trumps ego always gets in his way and hopefully, here we will see that again!
Ezra's voice gives me anxiety and fear!
Telling us viewers not to believe him is preaching to the converted and those who never believed him. His opposition needs to use his own method of shock tactics against him. Strikes, States threatening to take up Canadas offer or at least withdrawing from the Union would beat him to the chaos he is aiming for. If your industrialists weren’t so anxious to be in his pocket they could act as well. In the UK they largely agreed that the Tories were bad for business and it was only the billionaires living overseas who disagreed and the voters saw through their greed. Otherwise the old world is about to see what the next stage is in the country that went from barbarism to decadence and missed out civilisation completely.
Rachel Maddow brings comfort through truth. Ezra brings comfort through explaining trumps weakness. This is awesome.
Deluded people like Maddow spit lies.
Maddow? The emotionally unstable person who has peddled establishment lies and propaganda and has been proven to be doing so is a person of truth? Y'all are as delusional as people who worship trump as chosen by god.
You can't be serious about Maddow. Her and Ezra are not even closely in the same bucket of quality. She corporate, partisan nonsense she spouts makes her the FOX news equivalent on the Left. No one with a brain takes her seriously.
"Rachel Maddow brings comfort..."
Excuse me.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Maddow is the biggest liar and she's a cartoon character. Her comments section is full of the most miserable, low IQ, dependent, lost and loyal adoring fans. I have never seen SO MANY HEARTS emogee s .
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein
From the beginning I have been shocked by this attitude”as long as I m not involved”. Smextremly shocked, li do it but I haven’t equipment or knowledge. Or even a car but I’ll def do it. ( I’m 80 and ready to depart so it’s cool
It’s a gendered statement but it stands, “Evil thrives when good men do nothing.”
Like Joe and Kamala. They couldn't even find the border.
"Evil prevails when good people do Nothing", to paraphrase Edmund Burke.
That truly was a clarifying perspective on these last few weeks. Trying to keep up has been hectic.
@@cognitivedissonance9938 better not sleep cause president Trump isn't even close to being done!!
I LOVE my president Trump. Being very aggressive in getting things done, unlike sleepy Biden.
Hit the media harder!!
@@timothyha2854Said like a true fascist.
@@janedmunds4218 Fascism is a valid form of government. Fascists get stuff done and they have cool uniforms.
Spot On! Thank you Mr. Klein.
All of us who feel overwhelmed, sickened and terrified at the current attempt to subvert our democracy need to watch this, twice! Thank you for galvanizing my sense that now is the time to unite and push back against those who would take our country for their own personal gain.
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If any of your are "overwhelmed" that is a clear sign its time to get on some meds, and why you believe the crap this guy is saying
@@ugetridofitare you rich?...
If not, you may want to stand up to these oligarchs, who want a tax cut, that you will pay for one way or another.
Go out side and touch grass
I feel for you. This is sensationalist b/s. Trump is just doing his job. He is doing what he promised to do. It has all been planned. Trumps approval rating is higher than ever. What Ezra wants is to make you feel like you are being conned. This is exactly the strategy Dems decided to use to instil fear in people like you. Its all b/s with no substance and no facts to back it up. If you believe this b/s you’d believe anything.
He’s older, he’s angrier, he’s more vengeful and he is more unstable.
Absolutely. And he's got lots of people chattering in his ears. He can't even speak now about what he's doing without a teleprompter.
And unhealthier. That’s good at least.
And these weirdo ChristianSS are lusting for earthly power and material riches
@@ruthie8785except that Vance is his replacement unless Musk would make his big movat that time. 😳
Yeah unstable That's why he's out in public all the time; calmer and clearer than 45, underestimate if you will & take solace in comforting simplistic ignorance.
Unstable? I think that described the latter half of the previous administration, where President Biden was on a short leash for any public appearance. Unstable? That defines the strategy of the DNC. They just refuse to get It.
No I am not a Trumper. I am a realist. And a lifelong registered Dem. And yes very concerned over his rapid fire orders/declarations; even if they all somehow pass constitutional challenges he is creating way way too many moving parts all at once.
His executive orders must stand the test of the court (yes, I'm a realist and know who is on the SC.... still, it must be held up to sunlight.)
"Don't Believe Him" of course not if you do you haven't payed the slightest attention to his history. He is a poker player, who loves to bluff.
If I were Egypt and Jordan, I'd be calling his (and Netanyahu's) bluff out Big Time. Turn down the US Military aid; go to Putin and China for it. Trump and Benjamin will wither. May actually happen.
This conversation was an eye opener and makes total sense!
Excellent news thank you 🙏🏻
of course it makes total sense to you. Your just not smart enough to know the difference.
What did it open your eyes to?
The human brain is like a computer network. In order to stop human mind from thinking critically, all you have to do is overwhelm the human mind with a lot of non-essential information.
Not very hard to do to a lib.
THANK YOU, Ezra.
I think most of us needed to hear this right now.
Thank you to all the federal workers holding the line! You're the true patriots. I appreciate you.
LOL< they are the ones ripping us off!
That's rich. Those bloated, over staffed government agencies are the ones ripping us off and you think they're patriots?
@@ugetridofitonly Don the Con, and his lackeys are ripping us off. Elonia’s script kiddies are going to leak a lot of info to Russia. They are traitors and should be prosecuted and sentenced to the most severe penalty to treason.
Thank you! I have been so scared for me, for our country. You’ve help me to see a way forward, in the midst of all the chaos and confusion. “Don’t believe him.” And to not stop resisting and speaking out.
Don't give into fear. Hang in there. Hugs from Canada.
"I have been so scared for me" time to get back on your meds. If your scared your not even ready for regular life yet.
@ How kind and encouraging of you! The world needs more people like you. You don’t have to knock others down just because you have more means available right now to face life.
Take your meds
Whatever 🙄 Go find your safe space already
thank you for helping us keep ourselves sane 🤘 truth is stronger than fear!
This is the most important video I've seen on UA-cam in a while.
That's what I was thinking
Impordent
You should get out more.
@ericchristen5275 But I usually watch UA-cam videos inside.
Don't forget Glenn Kirschner 's Justice Matters editions. Must see.
Thank you for furthering our brains to what the "F" is going on!
If you think about it, We already knew but thought the idea insane.
😂
The most intelligent breakdown I’ve come across. Thank you so much
Thank you for this insight, Mr. Klein.
@Ezraklein . I absolutely adore Ezra, he’s smart , honest and speaks with authority and great knowledge on the topics that he presents to the republic. Never stop shining a spotlight on the non democratic behavior of the Trump administration.. Thank you Ezra
AGREED!
This is an excellent point in the video. Well said. He's just trying to exhaust and overwhelm everyone.
I am so thankful to you. I believe what you say. That does not mean that I don't become discourage, but people like you renew my desire to keep up my resistance.
Good point on the excess executive orders as an act of weakness. He doesn’t even know what he’s signing anymore. Appreciate the perspective and vids, keep them coming! And keep trump in check!
It’s no act of weakness, is an act of the people. He’s literally holding press conferences explaining why he’s signing them. You’re projecting your weakness onto him and trying to feel strength by reputation destruction. Class leftist psychology. Also has been called tarantula hearts. Look it up and perhaps reflect on your pun shortcomings instead of focusing all your blame on the successful.
Every now and then you get a commentary that educates you. This not only educates, it's what America needs to hear, right now. Many people are struggling and Trump's antics just adds " fuel to the fire". It's cruel. People are overwhelmed, right now. This commentary will help bring the temperature down by explaining what's really going on. Thanks. I just subscribed!!
This was so well done, and such a needed reality check. Thank you, bravo 👏
"Trump is acting like a king because he's too weak to act like a president... He is uniting the opposition." Nearly half the country didn't vote for Trump. We're going to take back the House and our democracy. Ezra, as always thanks for your insight. Keep it up!
When you add up those who voted Democrat AND the 100+ million who didn’t vote at all - you have an overwhelming majority of Americans who didn’t vote not vote for Trump and his MAGA goons agenda.
Just like he's uniting the whole country of Canada.
We need to overcome all the voter suppression. Especially in red states.
not nearly half...more than Half Didn't vote for him and hell millions of dems didn't vote at all...we didn't lose by much at all. Hell over Half the country literally Hate Trump ...rightfully so
That phrase stuck with me too. So true.
“Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a President.”
This is the first time I've felt some semblance of hope since the election. Obviously, maintaining the resistance will be key. Thank you for your sharp analysis and unyielding sense of logic, Ezra.