Jak polityka w USA doprowadziła do podziałów społecznych i dlaczego Donald Trump wygrał wybory?

👉 Learn more about history on Polityka.pl: https://www.polityka.pl/podkasty/poli... Is the United States truly experiencing a crisis today? And if so, is it primarily an economic problem or rather a profound political and social crisis? In this episode of the videocast "Polityka on History," Marcin Zaremba talks with Tomasz Zalewski, a longtime US correspondent for "Polityka" and co-author of the latest "Historical Helper" devoted to the history of the United States. We primarily consider the origins of the crisis in the United States. Can the phenomenon of Donald Trump and how Trump came to power be explained by polarization in the US? We discuss what the contemporary crisis in America is, why US society has divided into two hostile camps, and how the relationship between the two main parties has changed. Democrats and Republicans are becoming increasingly radical. We analyze the sources of contemporary polarization, the role of new media, social media, and political language, which is increasingly based on emotion rather than compromise. The conversation also touches on a topic that's heating up in the United States: illegal immigrants, an issue that Donald Trump has made central to his political narrative. We explore why migration issues have become such a powerful fuel for contemporary populism and how they have influenced subsequent US elections. This is also a story about how the history of democracy in the United States has changed. We return to the political disputes of the 1990s, the controversial elections of 2000, and the processes that gradually undermined trust in institutions. Why has US politics become so conflictual today, and is rebuilding public trust possible? The episode also explores whether the American dream is still possible, why some citizens believe it has been taken away from them, and how social frustration has fueled contemporary populism. This is a conversation about America, a global power, yet simultaneously grappling with one of the most serious internal crises in its history. Our conversation coincides with the release of the latest issue of "Historical Helper." Available at: https://sklep.polityka.pl/ ✅ 3 things you'll learn from this episode: 1. Why Donald Trump is not the cause, but the effect of America's crisis. 2. Where did the unprecedented polarization of US society come from? 3. How social media has changed American democracy and politics. ✅ Timeline: 00:00 - Highlights 01:58 - When did the crisis in the US begin? 04:50 - How to look at the crisis in the US: does it have a linear function? 11:40 - What is the genealogy of divisions in the US? 15:30 - "Tensions are at a different temperature in the United States" 21:09 - Trump's supporters artificially inflated the migrant problem 27:00 - Does the media inflame political language? 30:33 - Donald Trump's history: why did he win? 👉 Sign up for Polityka's weekly history newsletter: https://www.polityka.pl/newslettery/