Thread by @DoorstepPodcast

At the beginning of 2019, @RadioFreeTom and @ianbremmer met at the @carnegiecouncil to discuss globalization and populism. Recent @Ipsos and @wef polls bear revisiting their conclusions. 1/ carnegiecouncil.org/studio/multime…

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef The findings suggest "a mix of polarization and ambivalence among the public throughout the world about free trade, globalization, and protectionist policies." 2/ ipsos.com/en/sentiment-a…

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef Policymakers may find it difficult to reconcile findings where majorities say "expanding trade is a good thing" and that "there should be more trade barriers." 3/

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef Mixed findings on whether globalization prevents the domestic government from carrying out effective economic policies and/or undermines democracy at home. And in a related report (both prepared by @NicBoyon) ... 4/

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef @NicBoyon sentiments around the world that "the system is broken" and "our country is in decline" with rise in nativist and anti-elite sentiments. 5/ ipsos.com/en/populist-an…

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef @NicBoyon "Since 2016, broken-system sentiment has gained ground most in Japan, South Africa, Sweden, the United States, and Argentina." This manifests itself in attitudes such as “Local experts don’t understand the lives of people ‘like me’” ... 6/

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef @NicBoyon and “Traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people ‘like me’.” The economy is rigged, and we need a strong leader willing to "break rules" to get the job done, driving @steven_metz's concerns about what all this bodes for the future. 7/

https://twitter.com/steven_metz/status/1434938657782259714

@RadioFreeTom @ianbremmer @carnegiecouncil @Ipsos @wef @NicBoyon @steven_metz Ending with part of the discussion between @ianbremmer and @RadioFreeTom "a great symbiosis of blame here between the elites, who said, "I can deliver all this completely imaginary stuff" and the masses who said, "I'm electing you to deliver all this imaginary stuff." END