Can America Come Together after the Trump Assassination Attempt? | Ian Bremmer | TED

In this urgent conversation, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED’s Helen Walters to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and its profound implications for American politics and democracy. Listen for the latest on the shooting’s political ramifications, the heightened polarization and disinformation in the US electoral cycle and answers to broader questions about leadership and unity in a divided nation.

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[mw]

If you act toxic, angry and crazy you will become surrounded by toxic, angry and crazy. That’s how life works.

[Zoiiinks]

I once read Neal Postman’s book “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”. It’s from 1985. So almost 40 years old. What he predicted is here now. It’s not about rationality and skills anymore. It’s how you perform in a show. And about people who’d rather choose to consume that show than to think for themselves

[Optimistic_Fool]

No, you dont get a change of symptoms without a change in the underlying conditions.

[Luis-]

You know it's real when your feet leave your shoes.

[Starkada]

Ian nailed it when he guessed Trump would pick JD Vance for VP

[DaleWood-hi]

It is time to start understanding the “divided states” of America

[radudeATL]

Welp, he nailed the JD Vance prediction.

[robertgrimm]

None of this has changed too many people's mind at all.

[Libertarian_Neighbor]

Can America come together? Sure. Easy. You only have to decide to come together.

Don’t listen to people on the internet who tell you otherwise!

[bonanderson]

21:24 [The majority of those promoting political information: their analysis is not distinguishable from personal ideology. It becomes useless as analysis.]

[Bbenkosky]

No. social media in its currnt format... not possible for us to come together in fact I think it's being used to inflame the divide. Destined to get much worse, none save billionaires could stop it. Yet, they have a vested interest in continuing the divide. We have no chance.😢😢

[jeannie]

Stupid politics and great division in this country in my opinion.

[LIV-FREE-VET]

I love Ian Bremmer's analysis, he is spot on how our current global politics have become and how people think politically. Lots of wisdom here. Thanks Ian!

[msjuarez]

Illuminating analysis, full of insights. Thank you.

[andrewknight]

Very good balanced analysis of this. Thank you.

[gigirenick]

I’m grateful for your courage to speak the truth. Thank you! I wish you were leading our country!

[videoreborn]

How come no one talks about the gun laws? 😂

[crazypaulinquebec]

Usually, Ian's analysis is quite good. But ''heads will roll quite literally''...? Ian, I think you meant metaphorically.

[FrankCostanza]

I would hope we can come together, but the mainstream conservative agenda has become too polarizing for me to be hopeful

[NerdyGirlLiveLove]

America is divided and so sad to be in no party and watch the parties fight.