Why do so many Americans support a neofascist? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Heather and I take a deep dive into why so many Americans are supporting a neofascist for president. Trump is the consequence rather than the cause of several major problems that have worsened over four decades — problems that have undermined the American middle class, and caused a substantial number of people to become angry, anxious, and cynical. 

Please pull up a chair and grab a cub of coffee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQp8Lj7jPvQ

The true meaning of 6 January: we must answer Trump’s neofascism with hope

…Trump filled a void in a part of America that continues to yearn for a strongman who will deliver it from despair. A similar void haunts other nations where democracy is imperiled. The challenge ahead for the US as elsewhere is to fill that void with hope rather than neofascism. This is the real meaning of 6 January...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/28/6-january-capitol-attack-trump-neofascism-coup-republicans