Thomas Seltzer is excited. He has just been on Dagsrevyen and talked about his new series. For this week comes the new season of UXA – Thomas Seltzer’s America. This time he travels around to see if there is hope for the vast country. – From a purely mental hygiene point of view, it has been important to see that there are some possibilities, says the 55-year-old. Thomas Seltzer Thomas Seltzer (55) is a musician and presenter He is an American citizen, but was born and has spent most of his life in Norway Current with the new season of UXA – Thomas Seltzer’s America On November 5, Americans go to the polls to decide whether will be Donald Trump or Kamala Harris who will become president in the next four years. New season of UXA in news TV no. Power in a few hands Seltzer himself fears what consequences four new years of Trump may have for Americans’ daily lives. He points to the fact that money power in the USA ends up in a few hundred hands, and that it has strengthened. Dissatisfaction with the established is also growing. – That is what is heartbreaking about Trump and Trumpism. He takes a discontent that is very legitimate, and only channels it into the pockets of a few. Thomas Seltzer will nevertheless show that there is hope. – The US has been out on a winter night before and the “American project” has been exposed to enormous stresses, says the program creator. Thomas Seltzer is an American citizen and, despite everything, has hope for what he calls his homeland in the series. Photo: Christian Breidlid A tough meeting In the first episode, he meets people who have dealt with the MAGA movement and he meets a family that has to move from Florida. Their child is non-binary, it doesn’t work in their part of Florida society. – It was lucky to meet them. The child is a very lonely person. Seltzer allows himself to be irritated that, for example, gender identity has become a battleground for the Republicans. – We are talking about razor-thin symbolic matters that will be blown up on the big screen. As if gender identity among schoolchildren should be a national problem, says Seltzer. Thomas Seltzer to look forward to in the new season of UXA. Photo: Christian Breidlid / news Believing in the future But then there was still this hope. Thomas Seltzer looks forward in the series, but back in his own history. – My grandparents survived the dust storms of the 30s. After all, it was a man-made climate crisis that the USA managed to get out of. Going forward, Seltzer both hopes and believes that things will turn around. – After all, it is basically about American destinies who, despite everything, put one foot in front of the other and continue to move into the future. Are you interested in more foreign material? Listen to the Urix podcast. As Putin orders new soldiers for Russian army, Ukraine asks India for help in peace talks. Is it India’s controversial prime minister who will create peace in Europe? The presenter is Eline Buvarp Aardal. Published 24/09/2024, at 21.38 Updated 24.09.2024, at 21.46
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