Fareed Zakaria on the scrambling of our political spectrums: The of Revolutions - Foreign Policy

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Fareed Zakaria on the scrambling of our political spectrums.

If you stop and assess how the world has changed in the last century, one of the things that sticks out is the sheer amount of change, especially in comparison with other similar stretches of time in history. Whether it’s the impact of technology and globalization, leaps in science and health care, or the freedoms won by women and minority groups, there has been an incredible amount of progress. But every time power structures are challenged, there is resistance. Change is never easy; progress often comes with backlash. Those are the themes explored by CNN host and columnist Fareed Zakaria in his new book, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present. Revolutions often come with a scrambling of our political spectrums, and we can see that today in how there’s no longer a true “left” or “right.” Speaking on FP Live, Zakaria said: “In the old days, it was simple: If you were a white-collar worker and you made more than the median income, you voted right of center. If you’re a blue-collar worker, making less than the median income, you voted left of center. Now that’s all scrambled up. The divide that predicts how somebody will vote is more cultural. It’s more class. It’s more tribal, in a way.”

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