Yeah me neither, it's like my news tab and my youtube tab molded for a second. Rutte certainly has positive qualities that make him a good leader, if he's in need of a spine he has a steel one. But he's also quite capable of lying with a smile on his face. He's not corrupt or greedy though, highly unlikely to be shown to have a history of assaulting women or the other things you might find in men who get power.
@@abbofun9022 I simply have trust issues about someone who has ties with a dictator and you can never be sure if it's altered or not before made public.
Yea, his brand in the netherlands is also dutcher then dutch. He also famous for biking to a meeting with Obama, who showed up in a limousine escorted by column of cars.
This man has one gift above all and thats the art of compromise. He can put multiple parties at a table and make them all believe they walk away with the biggest piece of the cake while barely giving them anything.
It's spelled 'compromise' and no, Rutte doesnot have that ability, that is a myth. I have been on 3 'handelsmissies' (trade missions) with mr. Rutte and he is a different man, when he is not the center of attention. He shows little interest in other people, than those he assumes to be the right people to talk to, he cannot be trusted for his words and most will notice this behaviour pretty fast. When he is around people he doesnot know, he is out of his comfort zone. He is by far not the extrovert, humorous man he always portrays to be. A wolf in disguise.
Only happens when there s a lot of power behind a person who wants him to stay put. And that only happens when he is doing the things this power wants.
Small but important correction: the letter to Viktor Orban was never an apology. He just acknowledged Hungary’s dissatisfaction with his comments and promised to uphold the unity of the alliance
@@harm7602vicount-Viscontianother one i noticed is calling him a conservative. Because fiscally he is, but on social issues he is progressive (think end of life care, abortion, lgtbq rights etc)
The one interesting detail about Rutte's apology letter to Orban is that it actually does NOT contain an apology. And yet for some reason Orban swallowed it.
I'm sure along with the letter there were some other promises/rewards offered to Orban. Orban only opposes things to get a benefit for Hungary, he'll always give in for the right price, just like he seemingly left the meeting when there was a vote to help Ukraine some time ago. He never voted in favor so he kept his word and the others got what they wanted for a negotiated reward that wasn't made public.
Tells you a lot about not only Mark Rutte, but maybe even more so about Viktor Orban. Aesop had a nice story about a crow and a fox and some cheese. Very much applicable to this particular example.
Exactly. It was a compromise letter, not an apology letter. Apologizing to Orban for being too harsh on LGBT issues would be political suicide, Rutte's far too smart for that.
Dutchie here. This guy is the real two-face Harvey Dent. Always playing the every day John while constantly making backrooms deals and evading public inquireries about it.
En hij lost de problemen nooit op he schuift het door en door en de problemen worden aleen maar erger tot er niks meer aan ge daan kan worden en als men het tog probeert stribbelt hij tegen
While I hate Rutte for his policies, his scandals, and what he did to the country, even I can't say that he isn't a great politician. International alliances benefit from pragmatists, and this guy is the ultimate one.
I guess because of these times, I don’t think we can be picky with our choices Rutte has one and only one job: keep the nato gears turning as smoothly as possible
This; the choice of Rutte itself seems pragmatic - NATO is preparing itself for a potential Trump presidency... and unfortunately, I doubt Trump would respect a female SecGen. Also, in a time when NATO is not very sure about what it wants for the future, maybe they decided that a compromise-builder and set of steady hands was in order.
He said himself that vision is the elephant in the room preventing a solution.. or something like that. He is proud he lacks vision. Still... probably a good choice for secretary general@@teaser6089
With how absolutely leftist and totalitarian Canada has become I am surprised they don't spend more. They seem to want a iron grip on their citizens and usually a strong military would be a part of that. It boggles my mind that Canadians keep electing such obvious WEF stooges into power.
@@Scapestoatyeah but that being said they we are in a pinch here and they along with the rest of Europe need to step up to the plate because daddy America won’t be around to help much longer it seems
Mark Rutte even enriched our vocabulary..... We now have the frase "I don't have any active memory of ....." . I bet it will be a famous world wide frase once he's done st NATO.
Teflon Mark as he is indeed called in the Netherlands. Has no plan, no vision and no beliefs (also states that himself). Just manages what comes his way. The game seems to be the goal itself.
And yet a majority voted for him four times, like Balkanende before him. Mostly because the electorate are also complete idiots and right-leaning. VVD only has to shout enthusiastically 'mouwen opstropen!' and the cross goes into the box. Someone else suggests a useful policy like e.g. affordable healthcare and the electorate goes into a flap believing all the lies spewed out around it. De gemiddelde stemmer hier in NL is een volstrekte domkop.
I just hope our lovely Rutte will remember everything he needs to, to do this new high pressure job. I dont think Mark "I dont have any active memories" Rutte will get away with acting like nothing happened when he made a mistake at NATO
Sure he will. It is a ceremonial job. Most Dutch will fail under any stress. I see them come and go every day at my job. And many end up in de WIA. or even born with a so called handicap. Wajong. Every one seems to be born with some disability these days. ADHD, Dyslectia.... Actually, when Lubbers said: Nederland is ziek, he was overstating. It got worse. If you give them a deadline they freak out.
How can you butcher such a simple quote. He jokingly quoted german chancellor Helmud Schmidt: "Wer eine Vision hat, der soll zum Arzt gehen" He actually said "Als 'visie' betekent tot in detail voorschrijven waar we over 25 jaar uit moeten komen, dan verzet als liberaal alles in mij zich daartegen. Een land, een samenleving past niet in een mal" during the De Schoo lezing. Which is a very reasonable take in our modern political and technological landscape.
What I will never understand is why reporters are incapable of saying names properly. It literally takes 10 seconds to look up how to pronounce Rutte, not rootuh.
@@courageousmelon5654 dutch names are mispronounced by everyone outside of the Netherlands, my name was never spoken correct outside of the Netherlands or by foreigners...
It's a case of replacing something bad with something even worse. When Rutte talks he lies and if somebody asks him a question he does not want to answer he suddenly has a case of "not having an active memory about it
Over 14 hears as PM he has always had to build coalitions with right wing parties, left wing parties or center parties. He has led 4 party coalitions and often relied on some more parties to get stuff through the Senate. Many of his predecessors would not have been able to do this. Love or hate his domestic policies, he has a perfect skillset for leading a 32 country alliance and keep it together. Add to that the recognition and respect world leaders have for him due to his tenure, and there's your man
eh.... could you mention a left wing party he had coalitions with? And there presidents of successors who did just that. Lubbers, Balkenende, Bos. Please don't include D66 as "left wing" They are liberal. More progressive as opposed to conservative VVD. But don''t have much incomon with socialists like the SP or Groen links. And I would not include CDA or other religious parties as left. because they are, you know.... religious. They are usually conservative right. Now, in all honestly, I admit he agreed to a gedoogregering in support of PVV. You could considder PVV leftish. Not so on their asylum policies, but the rest of their party program is actually rather socialist. But it didn''t last that long.
@@thesaw9988 his second cabinet Rutte 2 with the Labour Party (PvdA). They didn't have a majority in the senate so they had to close deals with others from the get go. The Lenteakkoord/KunduzCoalition that precedes Rutte 2 is also is a remarkable agreement
@@thesaw9988The PVV isn't left-ish, and their party program isn't socialist. They are a far right party that dabbles in copious amounts of opportunism and populism. Their party campaign program is just that, a campaign program to sway voters in their favour. What the PVV has actually pushed in the past, and for the new coalition, is anything but socialist. Things like tax cuts for the extremely wealthy and corporations, further cuts to public services, scapegoating of immigrants (especially of Muslim and Arab immigrants). The PVV also openly spread insane fascist dog whistles such as the great replacement. Which shouldn't come as a shock, as the PVV base of support has always had sizeable fascist and neonazi elements. Let's not forget about Bosma's history of spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories. And Wilders' complacency towards such views.
Dutchman here, Rutte has become an almost larger than life figure in Dutch politics. He’s an extremely good debater, and his charisma made him get away with things he really shouldn’t get away with. Almost no one could beat him electorally, to the point that parties were formed just to pull his party to the left or right. It was often said that the only person who could end his rule was himself. I have no doubt that he will be a figure of authority within NATO, especially given that he tends to be a lot more brazen when he isn’t dealing with party politics.
the only country that saw this coming was Poland. over ten years ago Poland made a commitment to expand and modernise its armed forced while the rest of Europe twiddled its thumbs. they are now one of Europe's largest militaries and rapidly growing.
Poland and other eastern European countries should have had the honor to provide this Nato leader in my opinion. We Dutch, as well as other western counties, were by far to late and did not listen to your advice.
@@leanderbuijtendijk6241 i think that for this time Rutte is the right choice. but NATO should appoint (way) more people from Eastern Europe on roles that assist Rutte (so other top positions), and that would be a great way for them to gain experience in the top of an organisation like NATO. and when the current tensions with Russia, China and the US boil down that experience would make them a good choice for the next "election" for the top position. we need to choose the right person at the right time, and not just choose a person because it's a change from the previous choices. and like it or not, but right now Rutte might be the best choice.
Every sane and knowledgeable person knew if some lines are crossed this will happen. Stoltenberg even got it sent to him on black and white as he himself admitted.. Btw we ( yes even me ) considered this could happen if... 16 years ago not 10. Personally i thought that the west would wake up and stay behind the obvious last red line. Btw i think Poland is safe.... and i see a scenario that Poland actually becomes the most powerful military power in mainland Europe if sh... hits the proverbial fan lol International relations is a simple game and is at least 5000 years old. it was and is almost the same and little has changed. You want a simple example? one great power supports the reign of a king deposing the previous king which had alligned with the opposing great power. This great power attacks to put their king back on throne. The small kingdom gets devastated. The 2 great power fight eachother on the ground of this small kingdom. If one wind ... well case is closed. If not they negotiate about what to do and stop the bloodshed ( money, treasury lol ) and risk of rebellions at home because of too much troops being away or invasions. So they come to agreements. Either they partition this kingdom. Or they exchange..... you take cilicia back...we take Armenia and we both declare ouw victory to our people. We'll fight later on some other issue .... no hard feelings. They even might decide that one decides who will rule the kingdom, while the other should assign that person as a king. Again both powers claim a victory. You can find 100 of these between the Romans and persians in their long rivalry. In conclusion.... we knew what could happen..... and now we know how to settle it. One party does not want to settle it
This guy is the personification of the word politician. Extremely slippery/cunning when talking and softening difficult questions with ease. Even tho his tenure in the netherlands was awful being responsible for numerous big scandals he always somehow smoothtalked his way to a victory
As a Dutchman I'm very proud that most of this comment section is "Ik heb daar geen actieve herinnering aan." jokes. Why though, I don't know, I don't have any active memories of that.
The defense spending thing of the USA is a bit unfair. When the USA is investing in its military, it is investing in its own industry. When the Netherlands do it, it is an investment outside of the country. Something you dont want to do in a crisis.
There are more reasons. For one: Europe has been held hostage by the USA since WWII, spending most of its defence budget on USA weaponry. Not all, most. Word even goes, that NATO prevented the EU from properly expanding. Mais bon. Then there is NATO vs the USA vs the Pacific. The USA spends 3.35% of their GDP on defence. How much of that 3.35% is spent on NATO (North Atlantic TO), how much is spent on USA-only interests (the Americas) and how much is spent in the Pacific? Europe's main interests are Europe and Africa. We might have a lot of financial stakes around the world, but we have no defence spending there.
1:10 - Chapter 1 - The dealmaker 5:00 - Chapter 2 - The quiet man 9:10 - Chapter 3 - All that is gold 14:10 - Chapter 4 - Controversies 17:40 - Chapter 5 - Where next ?
I think one of his strongest points is that he is a credible likeable person in the way he presents himself and in formal and informal contact. That makes it hard to dislike or even hate him, although there were enough reasons for that in 14 years of Dutch leadership.
@@Abram2020Why are you lying, he lead the economy through the aftermath of the 2008 crisis and the crisis didn't hit the Netherlands as hard as other EU countries. All numbers prove our economy is better off now but of course you're lying, the thing you're blaming Rutte to have
@@Abram2020 He actually averted multiple economic crises, what are you on about?! The economic recovery after COVID was one of the best in the world. The GLOBAL economy is down the drain, nothing the Netherlands can do about that. The worst thing that has happened during his tenure is the housing crisis.
Dutchman here: I have not been a fan of his political actions in most cases, and the way scandals seem to leave him unharmed. Or the fact that he has a tendency to lie about certain things. I would never ever vote for him and most people were tired of him. That being said, I would 100% vote for him being the leader of NATO. Like you said, you need a specific set of skills, and I dont know anyone who seems to have all of these like he does. Though I usually dont agree with him on domestic policies, everyone will tell you that he is a good man. A kind man, simple, decent, humble. He would never have a personal scandal, perhaps a political one, but thats it. He know how to talk to people, he knows how to play the game. Its weird. I wanted nothing more than for him to leave office, but now we have a waay shittier government on the right and its just a matter of waiting it out. Excited to be hearing about Rutte still. Call it dutch pride or whatever, not that thats a very big thing out here.
Yes he is. Proving that in politics you can do whatever you want and you'll still get a good promotion afterwards. Try doing what Rutte's done in a normal company and you'll never have a job again. Might even end up in jail.
A couple of years ago, Rutte was a guest at Zomergasten, a Dutch talkshow/interview program. I like it, because it's an all-evening show and it gives the interviewer a lot of time to really get deeper into the material. Anyway, if you can, you should watch the episode with Mark Rutte, because it does explain a lot of why he is the kind of man that he is. Why he rather avoids dealing with unpleasant things, for instance. His father was a prisoner in a Japanese interment camp, his mother was the sister of his father's first wife, who was killed in the camps. Mark Rutte had a brother who died of aids. All very traumatic memories, but neither of them were ever talked about in the Rutte's household. And he doesn't think that's potentially damaging to one's mental health. It paints a picture of a man who never learned how to handle negative emotions, so he avoids them. And that's something I recognize in how he does politics. He doesn't solve problems, he waits untill the problem becomes a crisis, and then he can't avoid it any longer. But he never takes responsibility for it either, everything just seems to happen, without there being any reason for it.
As a Dutchman, I can only say that this video has made the perfect profile of Rutte. I’ve met the man a few times. Both at work during the French state visit to the Netherlands, and walking down the street in The Hague. You really can’t hate the guy when you meet him. He’s really kind, respectful and funny too actually.
You're either forgetting or skipping some important details.. NAVO must be blind or corrupt or something like that for hiring him.. The list of scandals that stick to his name is huge AF and he's done nothing to correct the mistakes, never apologized for the times he lied and told excuses about his memory, and that's not even mentioning the fact that he's broken the law multiple times by deleting stuff that should've gone into archives.... NAVO should sack this guy immediately. He's very bad news.
Ja ik snap niet hoe hij die baan heeft ge kregen en wij zijn nog steeds zijn troep aan het opruimen en zijn er nog lang niet klaar me en wat hij deet in het parlement kan je geen debat noemen problemen door schuiven of aan andere geven en dan nog grotere blunders maken waar door de vorige blunder vergeten wordt of uitgesteld
Ben je dan ook een goedbetaalde staats WEF trol? Tuurlijk is die man vriendelijk en goed gemanierd, maar herken je de geniale psychopaat niet? Lees het boek: destructieve relaties op de schop van meneer Storms.
He might not have lived through great decisions, but he's definitely a brilliant politician. Master of compromise and doesn't let ideals get in the way of a resolution. He has a task and he makes sure he gets it done. Any Dutch commenters saying hes awful are wrong. Winning 4 elections speaks for itself.
It's just an idea that was floated around, for heaven's sake. There were some capable female candidates, so they were considered as a possible path to new viewpoints and new ideas. It wasn't a rule.
Rutte would be the only one to handle Trump when he gets the presidency. He has a way with people that you just cant learn and certainly cant know before you know the guy.
Someone with an ax to grind, against a potential foe, is not someone you want leading you before a credible reason comes to fight. Former Warsaw Pact countries need to be heard not followed right now
Mark Rutte , alias 'Teflon Mark' as he is better known by the EU Members. He's goes from scandal to scandal without ever bringing him in trouble . I can't stand the guy , he's represents the high income society .
Rutte is never responsible, but his subordinates are. This is his success formula. Denies having had sensitive knowledge during political scandals despite evidence saying otherwise. 'In hindsight I must have remembered it incorrectly' is typical rutterian lingo.
een typische goed gemanierde, zeer intellingente psychopaat dus........pf......... en nu de zeer transparante ex geheime dienst ,meneer Dick......... toch maar emigreren?
Mark is disciplined, a Christian (with conviction), very balanced, interested in people, hates pomp, friendly and approachable, loves his work, not materialistic, incorruptible.
Look at the Netherlands, was a thriving country proud everything, and now? its a puff of air full of "refugees". and own folk let down deeply. Thank you Mark!!
As a Dutchman, I never knew there were already three Dutch leaders of nato before Rutte. I was especially impressed by Joseph Luns (never heard of him before), who is by far the longest leader: almost 13 years in the 70s and 80s.
Joseph Luns was an ultimate diplomate. In his time as a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands he convinced De Gaulle, president of France, that the UK should enter the European Economic Community. De Gaulle was against it, but thanks to Joseph Luns he changed his opinion.
Regarding him allegedly collapsing his own government in the end... as someone who followed that quite thoroughly, he absolutely did. He just found himself an excuse to get real hung up over, way more than was reasonable for his or anyone's standards and collapsing the government was completely avoidable. In his long tenure as MP, this may be the single most outwardly bad thing he's done though. I have respect for a man who was able to keep a country together during so many tough times, crisises and covid.
Rutte isn't so much a conservative as an oppertunist. Also, not only the military was sold out under his reign but he finished the selling off of government tasks to private entities (from energy to healthcare) - lowering service and driving up cost.
The defense spending plummeting under Rutte's watch is an aftereffect of budget cuts that were already instated in the 90s and continued by coalitions before Rutte. He had little influence in this. His party (VVD) has always been in favour of more budget for the dod, and no one in his position could have increased it. However much you might dislike him, you can't discredit him here, he tried his best.
Not at all! He was the one that wanted to cut the budget of the Dutch government with no less than 40 billion euros after the financial crisis of 2008. And he made it happen. He was prime minister in 2014, when the MH-17 disaster happened and NATO made it's commitment. He could have raised defence spending to 2% GDP gradually from then on and would have reached the target in 2017. But no. He never was interested in security in the first place. Only in the oil and gas industry.
The Netherlands sends Mark with the highest gratitude. He's going to do a great job, for he is a Vogon of a man, who is not troubled by the various qualms, ethics, practicalities or realities anyone else is bothered by. He'll make sure NATO endures, even if all its member states have to collapse for it.
Excellent summary. I'll add that he's well-known for berating his own constituency, whom he regards as mindless peasants. To be fair - his own incompetence combined with his many absurd re-elections evidenced the point.
@@gessie Thank you, but I do sincerely say he's a highly competent leader. What he leads, often isn't worth leading though. Sometimes we can do with a little incompetence.
Are you a ducth man? A lot of dutch people are pissed of because of destroying the midclass...... yes he is calm, wel mannered, intellingent and a psychopath.....
@@sorsocksfakeYou are so ignorant, he is very dangerous and has ulterior motives. Not for the people but for the elite. He is a psychopath but maybe that qualifies him for the job because our world is blind and crazy.
He is a great politician, meaning he's skilled at dodging any real responsibility and slithering through the political landscape of today seemingly unscathed. As a Dutch citizen, I have spent my teen years with this man in office, slowly dismantling important social structures without taking any accountability for the impact, directly contributing to the division and polarization we have to deal with today. His pragmatism and lack of a good moral compass, makes him a good politician, but a bad leader.
As a Russian that was born under putin I start to realise that all these democrasy BSis just a hoax for people Honestly if people are so dislike their leader where is your democrasy ? Why don’t you protest ? Why don’t you vote for different people Why don’t you organise political movements Like if I do that I will be jailed for extremism But are you also will be jailed ?
I remember a bit where they had a tactic in politics they called: "Pulling a Rutte" which is saying very crucial things and then add "personal opinion" so they can redact it in official documents. He has done a lot of very shady things but where I think we have better politicians in the Netherlands he might just be the guy for NATO. It's the devil you know type of situation. Self interested as the guy is he has already demonstrated that he can be a very powerful politician saying no strait to Putin, Trump and many others to their faces publicly while still keeping them happy. Many other politicians might have better and less selfish views I doubt they would survive the political climate and get done and accepted.
As someone who has lived most of their life with Rutte as prime minister, I can tell you that this won't go well. He's infamous for "forgetting" a lot of important things he said or others said to him. Either he's manipulative or he has terrible memory, and neither of those things are good traits for a leader
Simon seems to make a point of mispronouncing most foreign names, is the only conclusion I can make. He did a piece on Chávez and didn't get it right a single time (or even close with an English pronunciation)
Was he really praised for cycling to work? Surely that's a basic standard in the Nederlands by now? Even Boris Johnson cycled to work and our infrastructure for bicycles is shit.
Actually, we have both. We have what’s called a “rolling R” (what you call a “purr”) and we have a “flowing R” (which is I guess the more standard anglo/American way of pronouncing the R)
In a heated, day-long debate in parliament, with the contunuation of his gevernment at risk, he repeatedly answered questions with: "I have no active recollection of that". For some time afterwards it became a nation-wide catchphrase indicating either a disputable denial at best or a lie at worst ... actually because he got away with the political problem in saying so without pissing people off too much.
I'm not a fan of his politics on a national level, his on the right side, but leaning to the left.... But he's very very smart and able to make deals. I think he's the best person to take this job. He is able to point noses in the same direction.
I'm sad to see him go but I'm glad to see he'll take a position like that. I think the man did a great job back home and out of all the politicians in dutch politics he seems like someone who would keep the boat afloat and headed in the approximate right direction and that is exactly what I expect from him in the NATO role. He's not extreme, he's not too stuck in his ways, he's just gonna steer the boat slow and steady around the rocks but if anyone pisses him off he can draw a line in the sand and make you regret pissing him off. I like that quality, really amicable until you cross the line and go too far, then you will suddenly see him pull on a whole lot of strings to isolate you.
I think most Dutch would disagree. Now, regardles of my own political vieuws: left despices him. Rigth despices him. Religous people, whatever. Now, I never ever, honestly voted for Mark Rutte or VVD. I appreciate and respect him as a prime minister. I don't think Mark will piss off Putin. "keep the boat aflote ...." end quote. Jesus man. Op welk VMBO heb jij je diploma gehaald?
@@thesaw9988 Jezus man, jij vraagt op welke VMBO school hij zijn diploma heeft gehaald, maar volgens mij ben jij niet eens naar het VMBO geweest😂 regardless* views* right* despise* religious* afloat*
"When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan" In 12 years Mark Rutte we have had systemic racism where parents got bankrupted by the tax system based on their last name alone. We have a housing crisis that impacts all layers of society. We have working poor for the first time where people who work need to go to food banks to eat. We have energy poverty because our government taxes are atleast double on what gas prices are. We have farmers commiting suicide because they see no future anymore and a work market in 2025 changed so abruptly that people in flex positions will no longer get hired. He made people groan and suffer. This man only serves himself and those close to him. We should all be very worried.
Reading some of the comments I don't having to Add more things. I always say Mark puts 10 euro's in your hand while grabbing 30 out of your back pocket. 😂
Many feel the same in Portugal with António Costa. Seems as far as politicians go, only our worst go abroad. When we finally thought we were done with the cunt he goes of into the EU
@@jacobq.2204 he might just be the most capable politician in the world at the moment. But his moral compass is not existing. He should be in prison for treason. The way he left the Dutch politics for a personal carreer should never be forgotten and definitely should never pay off.
There was this one time that the Dutch military would be practicing with Nato forces in the far north of Norway. The dutch military didn't have clothing suitable for the soldiers, and failed to get it in time. Weeks prior to the embarking of the soldiers, the soldiers involved were told to order it online, and be reimbursed by the government for their online spending. Some soldiers, in a form of protest, bought brightly colored winter gear, meant for skiing and hiking. Suffice to say they had a hard time hiding in the frigid Norwegian snow and ice...
Whoever suggested that the next leader should be a woman needs to seriously sit down and think of the reasons why NATO was formed and why it's important that meritocracy is used, not diversity for the sake of it. I have nothing against a woman leading but I do if they were arbitrary chosen because of gender.
Agreed, but pointing out that it was a suggestion, not a rule. I got the impression women were mostly not even considered because they were women, so if it's true, it's good to break out of that. But it would be foolish to force a woman into the position if a more capable male diplomat was available. Like, I'll take Jens Stoltenberg over Georgia Meloni any day.
@@martavdz4972 I wouldn't be worried, if that was the case, but it never is. Honestly, I don't care anymore. If I don't like it, I guess I can just move to a BRICS nation or something, 🤷
After like 15 years us Dutch people still have no idea who this guy is. We do know him as the epitome of the managerial, visionless, technocratic elite, loyal only to himself and power for power’s sake.
Pfff, while Italy, Spain, Greece, UK, France and even Germany were barreling full force towards demographic and economic collapse, Rutte kept NL relatively strong. Did he had to make horrible decisions? Scandalously hard cuts and stops and did it hurt people? Oh yes. But believe me, Rutte will go down as an absolute genius when he becomes embedded into our national history.
Don't say us Dutch people when he won 4 election with the last 2 being not even close, he was the only presidential figure and now that he's gone our parliament looks like a clownshow, and most people from far left to far right agree with that
Rutte was bad news from day one and you know it. If you're seriously trying to ignore all the scandals, the lies and the excuses about his memory, you're out of your mind. Or a fraud, as all VVD people are. Frauds, and liars.
Ik heb hier geen actieve herinnering aan.
Nederlandse bevolking wel
Klaar om NATO te verzieken zoals hij de laatste jaren met NL heeft gedaan
@@RS-Amsterdam Meer macht voor de W.E.F. agenda
Het geitenpaadje naar de Nato. Maar voor de rest is ie ver van het padje af.
Eerst ons land naar de knoppen geholpen, nu mag hij het in de NATO doen. Onbegrijpelijk
As a Dutchman, I did not expect a Warographics on our former prime minister
Same here (Hoi)
Yes! This is so strange. Also for some reason I have no active memory of this video
It is about the new NATO leader not just his previous job.
The Dutch are cool people. I'm glad he has been appointed
Yeah me neither, it's like my news tab and my youtube tab molded for a second. Rutte certainly has positive qualities that make him a good leader, if he's in need of a spine he has a steel one. But he's also quite capable of lying with a smile on his face. He's not corrupt or greedy though, highly unlikely to be shown to have a history of assaulting women or the other things you might find in men who get power.
Who is Mark Rutte? As a Dutchie, I would have to say "Daar heb ik geen actieve herinnering aan".
@@Theturtleowl Hij heeft nu functie elders
@@Tijn-nd8ro supergaaf!
That letter you labeled as 'Rutte's Apology letter' for the Hungaryan PM contained absolutely no apologies.
So you have fully read the letter?
I have. Orban posted it in full on twitter. It is well written and does not contain an apology.
Ergo he is such a sharp operator
@@abbofun9022 I simply have trust issues about someone who has ties with a dictator and you can never be sure if it's altered or not before made public.
@@rjdeseijn I can understand that way of thinking.
It's way harder to gain respect and trust
A tall, pragmatic Dutchmen who is a cunning bargainer, eh? So you're saying he's a Dutch, Dutch Dutchman who is Dutch?
Only biologically, Mentally he's a Jew.
I hear he is also from the Netherlands...
As a Dutchman, I can confirm he is a very Dutch Dutchman
Yea, his brand in the netherlands is also dutcher then dutch. He also famous for biking to a meeting with Obama, who showed up in a limousine escorted by column of cars.
thank you Baldrick
This man has one gift above all and thats the art of compromise. He can put multiple parties at a table and make them all believe they walk away with the biggest piece of the cake while barely giving them anything.
Exactly
Sign of a 'good politician'
Lol, he only fooled the voters...we had a left leaning government.
Well said
It's spelled 'compromise' and no, Rutte doesnot have that ability, that is a myth. I have been on 3 'handelsmissies' (trade missions) with mr. Rutte and he is a different man, when he is not the center of attention. He shows little interest in other people, than those he assumes to be the right people to talk to, he cannot be trusted for his words and most will notice this behaviour pretty fast. When he is around people he doesnot know, he is out of his comfort zone. He is by far not the extrovert, humorous man he always portrays to be. A wolf in disguise.
I recall Rutte as a guy who's governments were brought down by major career ending scandals again and again yet somehow walked away clean each time
Politics is gonna be politics. Just look at the current white house shambles with Biden/Harris etc.
So just your average bourgeois liberal party leader
Only happens when there s a lot of power behind a person who wants him to stay put. And that only happens when he is doing the things this power wants.
And still the majority voted VVD again and again and again, so yeah politics ain't hard
Not clean, he just got away with it. But he was dirty all the way through xD
Small but important correction: the letter to Viktor Orban was never an apology. He just acknowledged Hungary’s dissatisfaction with his comments and promised to uphold the unity of the alliance
So true. I found this the only flaw in this clip though.
As mentioned above; Do not assume anything on a handshake with him without carefully counting your own fingers afterward.
@@harm7602vicount-Viscontianother one i noticed is calling him a conservative. Because fiscally he is, but on social issues he is progressive (think end of life care, abortion, lgtbq rights etc)
@@guydreamr Yep. With sand in the vaseline.
Sounds like a compromise.
The one interesting detail about Rutte's apology letter to Orban is that it actually does NOT contain an apology. And yet for some reason Orban swallowed it.
I'm sure along with the letter there were some other promises/rewards offered to Orban.
Orban only opposes things to get a benefit for Hungary, he'll always give in for the right price, just like he seemingly left the meeting when there was a vote to help Ukraine some time ago.
He never voted in favor so he kept his word and the others got what they wanted for a negotiated reward that wasn't made public.
Tells you a lot about not only Mark Rutte, but maybe even more so about Viktor Orban. Aesop had a nice story about a crow and a fox and some cheese. Very much applicable to this particular example.
Exactly. It was a compromise letter, not an apology letter. Apologizing to Orban for being too harsh on LGBT issues would be political suicide, Rutte's far too smart for that.
We can only guess what Rutte did to please Orbán. Rutte is known to make the Dutch people pay for his own career perspectives, so I fear the worst..
The US dictates, the rest follows 😅👍
The correct pronounciation of the "u" in Rutte is like "fur", not like "oo" in "good"
no offense but dutch pronounciation is so so weird 😂
Who seriously cares?
Tomato tomato
@@nuke298 Well if you dedicate a whole 20 minute video on one man, at least get his name right lol
Damn Dutch!
Rutte also really loves to deny things by saying "I have no active memories of that."
daar komen ze wel vanzelf achter, wij zijn hem kwijt, maar indirect........pffff
Dutchie here. This guy is the real two-face Harvey Dent. Always playing the every day John while constantly making backrooms deals and evading public inquireries about it.
Je lult man, dit meen je niet. Ging 't 28 jaar geleden dan zó verrot vergeleken met nu?
En hij lost de problemen nooit op he schuift het door en door en de problemen worden aleen maar erger tot er niks meer aan ge daan kan worden en als men het tog probeert stribbelt hij tegen
@@j.cv.bmerwe6304SNAPJE
I second this! people should know what they get themselves into
very good description
While I hate Rutte for his policies, his scandals, and what he did to the country, even I can't say that he isn't a great politician. International alliances benefit from pragmatists, and this guy is the ultimate one.
I guess because of these times, I don’t think we can be picky with our choices
Rutte has one and only one job: keep the nato gears turning as smoothly as possible
I just hope this role doesn't require any vision... cause he lacks even the concept of vision.
@@siertje100 That is wrong
This; the choice of Rutte itself seems pragmatic - NATO is preparing itself for a potential Trump presidency... and unfortunately, I doubt Trump would respect a female SecGen. Also, in a time when NATO is not very sure about what it wants for the future, maybe they decided that a compromise-builder and set of steady hands was in order.
He said himself that vision is the elephant in the room preventing a solution.. or something like that. He is proud he lacks vision.
Still... probably a good choice for secretary general@@teaser6089
Canadian here, that's a fair reaction. We may not want to spend that much on defence, but it's an obligation, and our government should abide by it.
It is not an obligation. It is a guideline.
With how absolutely leftist and totalitarian Canada has become I am surprised they don't spend more. They seem to want a iron grip on their citizens and usually a strong military would be a part of that. It boggles my mind that Canadians keep electing such obvious WEF stooges into power.
@@Scapestoatyeah but that being said they we are in a pinch here and they along with the rest of Europe need to step up to the plate because daddy America won’t be around to help much longer it seems
Has Canada figured out where they are gonna get the money for more defense spending from?
Not to mention, we have so much coast and such a small Navy... we really should have a much larger Navy than we do
Mark Rutte even enriched our vocabulary..... We now have the frase "I don't have any active memory of ....." . I bet it will be a famous world wide frase once he's done st NATO.
@@Wilmer778 language nazi 😂😂. But you're right
Teflon Mark as he is indeed called in the Netherlands. Has no plan, no vision and no beliefs (also states that himself). Just manages what comes his way. The game seems to be the goal itself.
Ja . Hij is ook een professionele leugenaar . De gladdekker !
And yet a majority voted for him four times, like Balkanende before him. Mostly because the electorate are also complete idiots and right-leaning. VVD only has to shout enthusiastically 'mouwen opstropen!' and the cross goes into the box. Someone else suggests a useful policy like e.g. affordable healthcare and the electorate goes into a flap believing all the lies spewed out around it. De gemiddelde stemmer hier in NL is een volstrekte domkop.
I just hope our lovely Rutte will remember everything he needs to, to do this new high pressure job. I dont think Mark "I dont have any active memories" Rutte will get away with acting like nothing happened when he made a mistake at NATO
Gosh, if he even has 10% of the scandals as he did in the Dutch government, NATO is doomed!
Kan nu al niet wachten op zn verklaring😂
Zou iedereen bij de NATO een bonus van 1000euro zijn beloofd tijdens zijn sollicitatiegesprek?
Just the way he did make alot of mistakes in NL
Sure he will. It is a ceremonial job. Most Dutch will fail under any stress. I see them come and go every day at my job. And many end up in de WIA.
or even born with a so called handicap. Wajong. Every one seems to be born with some disability these days. ADHD, Dyslectia.... Actually, when Lubbers said: Nederland is ziek, he was overstating. It got worse.
If you give them a deadline they freak out.
"If you have a political vision you should go to the optician," he once said
I remember that as "If you are looking for vision, go to an optician."
How can you butcher such a simple quote. He jokingly quoted german chancellor Helmud Schmidt: "Wer eine Vision hat, der soll zum Arzt gehen" He actually said "Als 'visie' betekent tot in detail voorschrijven waar we over 25 jaar uit moeten komen, dan verzet als liberaal alles in mij zich daartegen. Een land, een samenleving past niet in een mal" during the De Schoo lezing. Which is a very reasonable take in our modern political and technological landscape.
What I will never understand is why reporters are incapable of saying names properly. It literally takes 10 seconds to look up how to pronounce Rutte, not rootuh.
thats just the english/british mentality
Even like the word rut in English is enough to have a somewhat decent pronunciation, rut-tuh
@@courageousmelon5654 dutch names are mispronounced by everyone outside of the Netherlands, my name was never spoken correct outside of the Netherlands or by foreigners...
It's just Rut te
You are aware that you probably mispronounce plenty of foreign names as well, right?
It's a case of replacing something bad with something even worse. When Rutte talks he lies and if somebody asks him a question he does not want to answer he suddenly has a case of "not having an active memory about it
Of : dat weet ik niet maar ik zal me er over buigen als ik tijd heb wat was het volgende onderwerp ?
Over 14 hears as PM he has always had to build coalitions with right wing parties, left wing parties or center parties. He has led 4 party coalitions and often relied on some more parties to get stuff through the Senate. Many of his predecessors would not have been able to do this. Love or hate his domestic policies, he has a perfect skillset for leading a 32 country alliance and keep it together. Add to that the recognition and respect world leaders have for him due to his tenure, and there's your man
eh.... could you mention a left wing party he had coalitions with?
And there presidents of successors who did just that. Lubbers, Balkenende, Bos.
Please don't include D66 as "left wing" They are liberal. More progressive as opposed to conservative VVD. But don''t have much incomon with socialists like the SP or Groen links.
And I would not include CDA or other religious parties as left. because they are, you know.... religious. They are usually conservative right.
Now, in all honestly, I admit he agreed to a gedoogregering in support of PVV. You could considder PVV leftish. Not so on their asylum policies, but the rest of their party program is actually rather socialist. But it didn''t last that long.
@@thesaw9988 his second cabinet Rutte 2 with the Labour Party (PvdA). They didn't have a majority in the senate so they had to close deals with others from the get go. The Lenteakkoord/KunduzCoalition that precedes Rutte 2 is also is a remarkable agreement
@@thesaw9988The PVV isn't left-ish, and their party program isn't socialist. They are a far right party that dabbles in copious amounts of opportunism and populism. Their party campaign program is just that, a campaign program to sway voters in their favour. What the PVV has actually pushed in the past, and for the new coalition, is anything but socialist. Things like tax cuts for the extremely wealthy and corporations, further cuts to public services, scapegoating of immigrants (especially of Muslim and Arab immigrants).
The PVV also openly spread insane fascist dog whistles such as the great replacement. Which shouldn't come as a shock, as the PVV base of support has always had sizeable fascist and neonazi elements. Let's not forget about Bosma's history of spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories. And Wilders' complacency towards such views.
Thanks for correcting that for me
And it never worked!
When he takes over, could you possibly do a video on Stoltenbergs achievements and failures?
Yes please
Which achievements ?
@@GoodMan_000 Getting Hungary and Turkey to accept Sweden and Finland, establishing the NATO-Ukraine platform
@@martavdz4972
Can you explain exactly where is achievement ?
@@GoodMan_000 getting Sweden and Finland into the NATO is the achievement.
Dutchman here, Rutte has become an almost larger than life figure in Dutch politics. He’s an extremely good debater, and his charisma made him get away with things he really shouldn’t get away with. Almost no one could beat him electorally, to the point that parties were formed just to pull his party to the left or right. It was often said that the only person who could end his rule was himself. I have no doubt that he will be a figure of authority within NATO, especially given that he tends to be a lot more brazen when he isn’t dealing with party politics.
HAHAHAHAHAH good debater. He never answers key questions. rutte is a huge lyer
So you're saying some might call him a master debater?
And now say that double quick😉
@@teabsbytoerkoeveluwe1490liar* you illiterate mess
@@plolsteg7705 he is a bad man grrrrrr
THE GREATEST GIFT THIS GUY HAS IS THE POWER TO FORGET EVERYTHING.
the only country that saw this coming was Poland. over ten years ago Poland made a commitment to expand and modernise its armed forced while the rest of Europe twiddled its thumbs. they are now one of Europe's largest militaries and rapidly growing.
Not the only one. There is a reason Finland still has universal male conscription and it isn't because we think the Swedes will invade...
Poland and other eastern European countries should have had the honor to provide this Nato leader in my opinion. We Dutch, as well as other western counties, were by far to late and did not listen to your advice.
Poland was not the only country, Findland and the three Baltic countries saw what's coming and tried to warn others too.
@@leanderbuijtendijk6241 i think that for this time Rutte is the right choice.
but NATO should appoint (way) more people from Eastern Europe on roles that assist Rutte (so other top positions), and that would be a great way for them to gain experience in the top of an organisation like NATO. and when the current tensions with Russia, China and the US boil down that experience would make them a good choice for the next "election" for the top position.
we need to choose the right person at the right time, and not just choose a person because it's a change from the previous choices.
and like it or not, but right now Rutte might be the best choice.
Every sane and knowledgeable person knew if some lines are crossed this will happen. Stoltenberg even got it sent to him on black and white as he himself admitted.. Btw we ( yes even me ) considered this could happen if... 16 years ago not 10.
Personally i thought that the west would wake up and stay behind the obvious last red line.
Btw i think Poland is safe.... and i see a scenario that Poland actually becomes the most powerful military power in mainland Europe if sh... hits the proverbial fan lol International relations is a simple game and is at least 5000 years old. it was and is almost the same and little has changed.
You want a simple example? one great power supports the reign of a king deposing the previous king which had alligned with the opposing great power. This great power attacks to put their king back on throne. The small kingdom gets devastated. The 2 great power fight eachother on the ground of this small kingdom. If one wind ... well case is closed. If not they negotiate about what to do and stop the bloodshed ( money, treasury lol ) and risk of rebellions at home because of too much troops being away or invasions. So they come to agreements. Either they partition this kingdom. Or they exchange..... you take cilicia back...we take Armenia and we both declare ouw victory to our people. We'll fight later on some other issue .... no hard feelings. They even might decide that one decides who will rule the kingdom, while the other should assign that person as a king. Again both powers claim a victory. You can find 100 of these between the Romans and persians in their long rivalry.
In conclusion.... we knew what could happen..... and now we know how to settle it. One party does not want to settle it
This guy is the personification of the word politician.
Extremely slippery/cunning when talking and softening difficult questions with ease.
Even tho his tenure in the netherlands was awful being responsible for numerous big scandals he always somehow smoothtalked his way to a victory
Funny how being an obvious liar translates for you to: cunning XD
@@salamandarin8626 its basically the same thing.
@@TenkabitoShien not if its obvious...
@@salamandarin8626cunning in the dictionary
having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
"a cunning look came into his eyes"
@@TenkabitoShien hes not a good liar. No skill
As a Dutchman I'm very proud that most of this comment section is "Ik heb daar geen actieve herinnering aan." jokes.
Why though, I don't know, I don't have any active memories of that.
As a Dutch woman I can tell you he is an utterly slippery snake. In Dutch...a gladakker or also ..hij heeft het achter de ellebogen
Gladjakker bedoel je
The defense spending thing of the USA is a bit unfair. When the USA is investing in its military, it is investing in its own industry. When the Netherlands do it, it is an investment outside of the country. Something you dont want to do in a crisis.
There are more reasons.
For one: Europe has been held hostage by the USA since WWII, spending most of its defence budget on USA weaponry.
Not all, most. Word even goes, that NATO prevented the EU from properly expanding. Mais bon.
Then there is NATO vs the USA vs the Pacific. The USA spends 3.35% of their GDP on defence.
How much of that 3.35% is spent on NATO (North Atlantic TO), how much is spent on USA-only interests (the Americas) and how much is spent in the Pacific?
Europe's main interests are Europe and Africa.
We might have a lot of financial stakes around the world, but we have no defence spending there.
1:10 - Chapter 1 - The dealmaker
5:00 - Chapter 2 - The quiet man
9:10 - Chapter 3 - All that is gold
14:10 - Chapter 4 - Controversies
17:40 - Chapter 5 - Where next ?
helpful
thx
chapter 6 - the liar that forgets
Over here we used to call him Teflon Mark. A man more slippery than an eel in a bucket of snot.
With a very bad Memory!
Obviously the opponents are even worse, since they cannot gather a majority of the votes.
I think one of his strongest points is that he is a credible likeable person in the way he presents himself and in formal and informal contact.
That makes it hard to dislike or even hate him, although there were enough reasons for that in 14 years of Dutch leadership.
A politician with "Flexible" morals! Say it ain't so.
Idealists never get shit done in a democracy. He is a political juggernaut you want in these times in that position
Buy some shoes before you start talking crap
@@Abram2020Why are you lying, he lead the economy through the aftermath of the 2008 crisis and the crisis didn't hit the Netherlands as hard as other EU countries. All numbers prove our economy is better off now but of course you're lying, the thing you're blaming Rutte to have
@@Abram2020 He actually averted multiple economic crises, what are you on about?! The economic recovery after COVID was one of the best in the world. The GLOBAL economy is down the drain, nothing the Netherlands can do about that. The worst thing that has happened during his tenure is the housing crisis.
@@Abram2020 So did the housing situation here in the Netherlands
Mark Rutte: we gaan geen handen meer mogen schudden
*Schud hand met andere politicus*
Rutte: Ik heb hier geen actieve herinnering aan
When I was serving from 2008 to 2015 we always yelled "budget cuts" while doing training
You are the problem
@Drteomas it is not a joke.....
@01Bouwhuis this is why I am more happy than you. It's something we can not change.
Then why do you feel to call it out?
@@MrTruth-ib5ce Why do you feel people are not allowed somehow to say stuff..
Dutchman here: I have not been a fan of his political actions in most cases, and the way scandals seem to leave him unharmed. Or the fact that he has a tendency to lie about certain things. I would never ever vote for him and most people were tired of him.
That being said, I would 100% vote for him being the leader of NATO. Like you said, you need a specific set of skills, and I dont know anyone who seems to have all of these like he does. Though I usually dont agree with him on domestic policies, everyone will tell you that he is a good man. A kind man, simple, decent, humble. He would never have a personal scandal, perhaps a political one, but thats it. He know how to talk to people, he knows how to play the game.
Its weird. I wanted nothing more than for him to leave office, but now we have a waay shittier government on the right and its just a matter of waiting it out. Excited to be hearing about Rutte still. Call it dutch pride or whatever, not that thats a very big thing out here.
So after a good amount of scandals in The Netherlands, the personification of an insurance salesman goes to NATO.
Pretty much
Ikr... We are f*cked.
First he screwed over our country, now itll be all of NATO. Rutte is literally ONLY known for the scandals.
@@marilynlucero9363 😁fucked anyway
Yes he is. Proving that in politics you can do whatever you want and you'll still get a good promotion afterwards.
Try doing what Rutte's done in a normal company and you'll never have a job again. Might even end up in jail.
As always, a wonderful analysis! Congratulations for the work!
Lmao mark used to be a teacher at my highschool he chill af
onbevoegd, ja
rofl, this top comment was made by someone dumb af
A couple of years ago, Rutte was a guest at Zomergasten, a Dutch talkshow/interview program. I like it, because it's an all-evening show and it gives the interviewer a lot of time to really get deeper into the material. Anyway, if you can, you should watch the episode with Mark Rutte, because it does explain a lot of why he is the kind of man that he is. Why he rather avoids dealing with unpleasant things, for instance. His father was a prisoner in a Japanese interment camp, his mother was the sister of his father's first wife, who was killed in the camps. Mark Rutte had a brother who died of aids. All very traumatic memories, but neither of them were ever talked about in the Rutte's household. And he doesn't think that's potentially damaging to one's mental health. It paints a picture of a man who never learned how to handle negative emotions, so he avoids them. And that's something I recognize in how he does politics. He doesn't solve problems, he waits untill the problem becomes a crisis, and then he can't avoid it any longer. But he never takes responsibility for it either, everything just seems to happen, without there being any reason for it.
Your assesment on our former PM is pretty well done. But you left out a nickname " Pinocchio ". XD Love your channels man.
Teflon Mark
@@golagiswatchingyou2966 He said that one lol
As a Dutchman, I can only say that this video has made the perfect profile of Rutte. I’ve met the man a few times. Both at work during the French state visit to the Netherlands, and walking down the street in The Hague. You really can’t hate the guy when you meet him. He’s really kind, respectful and funny too actually.
You're either forgetting or skipping some important details..
NAVO must be blind or corrupt or something like that for hiring him.. The list of scandals that stick to his name is huge AF and he's done nothing to correct the mistakes, never apologized for the times he lied and told excuses about his memory, and that's not even mentioning the fact that he's broken the law multiple times by deleting stuff that should've gone into archives....
NAVO should sack this guy immediately. He's very bad news.
Ja ik snap niet hoe hij die baan heeft ge kregen en wij zijn nog steeds zijn troep aan het opruimen en zijn er nog lang niet klaar me en wat hij deet in het parlement kan je geen debat noemen problemen door schuiven of aan andere geven en dan nog grotere blunders maken waar door de vorige blunder vergeten wordt of uitgesteld
Ben je dan ook een goedbetaalde staats WEF trol?
Tuurlijk is die man vriendelijk en goed gemanierd, maar herken je de geniale psychopaat niet? Lees het boek: destructieve relaties op de schop van meneer Storms.
He might not have lived through great decisions, but he's definitely a brilliant politician. Master of compromise and doesn't let ideals get in the way of a resolution. He has a task and he makes sure he gets it done.
Any Dutch commenters saying hes awful are wrong. Winning 4 elections speaks for itself.
He's that guy that always says '' oops sorry i forgot''
I'm Dutch, and even so, this perspective is very eye opening and welcome!
"The new leader should be from a new member & a woman."
How about qualified, or isn't that a progressive enough requirement?
Qualified? What in the diversity and inclusion are you talking about?
What kind of whining are you doing?
Reality is doing what you want.
Do you never stop whining?
That sort of thing is fine, BUT only if the final few candidates are found to be equal in qualifications.
It's just an idea that was floated around, for heaven's sake. There were some capable female candidates, so they were considered as a possible path to new viewpoints and new ideas. It wasn't a rule.
as a dutchman i'm impressed with your insight in the swamp of dutch politics, please keep up these informative analises.
I'm dutch, and there's a family buried right infront of my grandfather's grave whom perished from MH-17. One was my father's old classmate.
Dutch soldiers training, yelling “bang bang bang”
Took them back to their childhood days.
That was so very Dutch 😂
Pretty bummed that Kallas didn't get the job. If anyone will not treat the Russians with kid gloves its someone from the Baltics
Or Poland, Finland and Romania.
nope, to close, that would just escalate things faster and farther in the long term...
although you are correct about the kid gloves
Thats why im glad its not her, I'd rather avoid nuclear war.
Rutte would be the only one to handle Trump when he gets the presidency. He has a way with people that you just cant learn and certainly cant know before you know the guy.
Someone with an ax to grind, against a potential foe, is not someone you want leading you before a credible reason comes to fight. Former Warsaw Pact countries need to be heard not followed right now
Chameleon? His nickname is pinnochio.
Or dementia.
Thanks Simon and team, foe me as a dutch person, it is very cool to see a independent view of our former prime minister and new Nato leader
Mark Rutte , alias
'Teflon Mark' as he is better known by the EU Members.
He's goes from scandal to scandal without ever bringing him in trouble .
I can't stand the guy , he's represents the high income society .
Ja en propaganda doofpot mark
Rutte is never responsible, but his subordinates are. This is his success formula. Denies having had sensitive knowledge during political scandals despite evidence saying otherwise. 'In hindsight I must have remembered it incorrectly' is typical rutterian lingo.
een typische goed gemanierde, zeer intellingente psychopaat dus........pf......... en nu de zeer transparante ex geheime dienst ,meneer Dick......... toch maar emigreren?
Mark is disciplined, a Christian (with conviction), very balanced, interested in people, hates pomp, friendly and approachable, loves his work, not materialistic, incorruptible.
I would consider him a satanist. Like his masters....
An episode of the comic book of Astrix and Obelix is called, "the schemer". Rutte is that man.
Oh, that's so true.
Master of doublespeak
When he’s in trouble his answer is just that ‘he has no active memory of it’.
Look at the Netherlands, was a thriving country proud everything, and now? its a puff of air full of "refugees". and own folk let down deeply. Thank you Mark!!
The man is a true chameleon, he is able to change no a dime. That is someone you should not trust. In my opinion.
Are you new to politics or just naïve?
he's a politician... nuff said
When he was younger he was with a political party that wanted to lower the age of consent to 12 years and he was pro commercial surrogacy...
As a Dutchman, I never knew there were already three Dutch leaders of nato before Rutte. I was especially impressed by Joseph Luns (never heard of him before), who is by far the longest leader: almost 13 years in the 70s and 80s.
Zoek maar even naar luns, bizarre gast en carrière
Luns had plenty of scandals of his own. Look it up.
Joseph Luns was an ultimate diplomate. In his time as a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands he convinced De Gaulle, president of France, that the UK should enter the European Economic Community. De Gaulle was against it, but thanks to Joseph Luns he changed his opinion.
@@boretti1307 And the EU lived to regret it.
Regarding him allegedly collapsing his own government in the end... as someone who followed that quite thoroughly, he absolutely did. He just found himself an excuse to get real hung up over, way more than was reasonable for his or anyone's standards and collapsing the government was completely avoidable. In his long tenure as MP, this may be the single most outwardly bad thing he's done though. I have respect for a man who was able to keep a country together during so many tough times, crisises and covid.
Great video, too bad i won't have any active memory of it😢
Rutte isn't so much a conservative as an oppertunist. Also, not only the military was sold out under his reign but he finished the selling off of government tasks to private entities (from energy to healthcare) - lowering service and driving up cost.
And lowering standards to rock bottom
The defense spending plummeting under Rutte's watch is an aftereffect of budget cuts that were already instated in the 90s and continued by coalitions before Rutte. He had little influence in this. His party (VVD) has always been in favour of more budget for the dod, and no one in his position could have increased it. However much you might dislike him, you can't discredit him here, he tried his best.
Ja het hele Nederlandse rechtssysteem is bezuinigd tot de rand van de doot
Rutten = death Bay a 1000 Cuts
Not at all! He was the one that wanted to cut the budget of the Dutch government with no less than 40 billion euros after the financial crisis of 2008. And he made it happen. He was prime minister in 2014, when the MH-17 disaster happened and NATO made it's commitment. He could have raised defence spending to 2% GDP gradually from then on and would have reached the target in 2017. But no. He never was interested in security in the first place. Only in the oil and gas industry.
Rutte sometimes said: "governing is making mistakes".
By that definition, he was very, very good at governing...
Our former 12year prime minister that sold out our beautiful lands to golbalists😢
The Netherlands sends Mark with the highest gratitude. He's going to do a great job, for he is a Vogon of a man, who is not troubled by the various qualms, ethics, practicalities or realities anyone else is bothered by. He'll make sure NATO endures, even if all its member states have to collapse for it.
Excellent summary. I'll add that he's well-known for berating his own constituency, whom he regards as mindless peasants. To be fair - his own incompetence combined with his many absurd re-elections evidenced the point.
@@gessie
Thank you, but I do sincerely say he's a highly competent leader.
What he leads, often isn't worth leading though. Sometimes we can do with a little incompetence.
Are you a ducth man?
A lot of dutch people are pissed of because of destroying the midclass......
yes he is calm, wel mannered, intellingent and a psychopath.....
@@sorsocksfakeYou are so ignorant, he is very dangerous and has ulterior motives. Not for the people but for the elite. He is a psychopath but maybe that qualifies him for the job because our world is blind and crazy.
Rutte is the combination of a Chameleon and a snake.
Do not underestimate this man.
He is a great politician, meaning he's skilled at dodging any real responsibility and slithering through the political landscape of today seemingly unscathed. As a Dutch citizen, I have spent my teen years with this man in office, slowly dismantling important social structures without taking any accountability for the impact, directly contributing to the division and polarization we have to deal with today. His pragmatism and lack of a good moral compass, makes him a good politician, but a bad leader.
As a Russian that was born under putin
I start to realise that all these democrasy BSis just a hoax for people
Honestly if people are so dislike their leader where is your democrasy ? Why don’t you protest ? Why don’t you vote for different people
Why don’t you organise political movements
Like if I do that I will be jailed for extremism
But are you also will be jailed ?
Break the mold of middle white men? Basing such a serious appointment on gender is wild
Well she would have been a better choice. She has bigger balls then most men in the NATO organisation
@@arwing20they are in debt in this department
Apparently they prefer DEI Kakistocracy to Meritocracy.
@@arwing20If you go with that I agree, but that's the point, attacking the choice based on merit and attitude, not for ethnicity and gender.
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Well said!! Everything you said was spot on and even mostly unbiased!! That is how journalism should be!!
I remember a bit where they had a tactic in politics they called: "Pulling a Rutte" which is saying very crucial things and then add "personal opinion" so they can redact it in official documents.
He has done a lot of very shady things but where I think we have better politicians in the Netherlands he might just be the guy for NATO. It's the devil you know type of situation. Self interested as the guy is he has already demonstrated that he can be a very powerful politician saying no strait to Putin, Trump and many others to their faces publicly while still keeping them happy. Many other politicians might have better and less selfish views I doubt they would survive the political climate and get done and accepted.
As someone who has lived most of their life with Rutte as prime minister, I can tell you that this won't go well. He's infamous for "forgetting" a lot of important things he said or others said to him. Either he's manipulative or he has terrible memory, and neither of those things are good traits for a leader
The true reason Rutte had his latest kabinet fall….3:40 , so many time Rutte messed up, now he truly left us with the biggest mess,
14 years of more poverty, less homes, tons on misses during Covid and a selective memory when on trial. Good luck Europe.
Rutte is someone, when saying someting and after a few weeks/days it wasnt right he says : "i jave no active memories of this"
Your pronunciation of R in Rutte is funny. In Dutch you purr the R. Cheers for including the biking footage.
More like gargling gravel
Simon seems to make a point of mispronouncing most foreign names, is the only conclusion I can make.
He did a piece on Chávez and didn't get it right a single time (or even close with an English pronunciation)
Was he really praised for cycling to work? Surely that's a basic standard in the Nederlands by now? Even Boris Johnson cycled to work and our infrastructure for bicycles is shit.
@@Martcapt the one that cracked me up was the one for Jair Bolsonaro, he used the J like they do in Spanish but its very different in Portuguese lol
Actually, we have both. We have what’s called a “rolling R” (what you call a “purr”) and we have a “flowing R” (which is I guess the more standard anglo/American way of pronouncing the R)
In a heated, day-long debate in parliament, with the contunuation of his gevernment at risk, he repeatedly answered questions with: "I have no active recollection of that".
For some time afterwards it became a nation-wide catchphrase indicating either a disputable denial at best or a lie at worst ...
actually because he got away with the political problem in saying so without pissing people off too much.
As a Dutchman: Opportunistic tacticus, at the cost of strategic vision.
I'm not a fan of his politics on a national level, his on the right side, but leaning to the left.... But he's very very smart and able to make deals. I think he's the best person to take this job. He is able to point noses in the same direction.
I have no active memories of that -mark rutte
A classic and useful quote 😂
the same guy that literally said that he'll put the constitution aside if it's politically inconvenient for him
In the Netherlands we call him Pinokkio
Who said you had the right to speak for me? You can call him whatever you want yourself, but you have no right to speak for me or others.
Never heard anyone say that, only teflon Mark.
Never heard of "Mark Route" before. Is he anything like Mark Rutte?
Note that its prounounced like 'Ruhtte' as in 'Duh' and not 'Ruuthe' as pronounced in the video
he lowkey has the secretary general aura just like Jens Stoltenberg
I'm sad to see him go but I'm glad to see he'll take a position like that. I think the man did a great job back home and out of all the politicians in dutch politics he seems like someone who would keep the boat afloat and headed in the approximate right direction and that is exactly what I expect from him in the NATO role. He's not extreme, he's not too stuck in his ways, he's just gonna steer the boat slow and steady around the rocks but if anyone pisses him off he can draw a line in the sand and make you regret pissing him off. I like that quality, really amicable until you cross the line and go too far, then you will suddenly see him pull on a whole lot of strings to isolate you.
'Pechgeneratie' and 'toeslagenaffaire' aside, he failed at properly dealing with the dangerous effects of propaganda injected into social media
I think most Dutch would disagree.
Now, regardles of my own political vieuws: left despices him. Rigth despices him. Religous people, whatever.
Now, I never ever, honestly voted for Mark Rutte or VVD. I appreciate and respect him as a prime minister.
I don't think Mark will piss off Putin.
"keep the boat aflote ...." end quote.
Jesus man. Op welk VMBO heb jij je diploma gehaald?
@@thesaw9988 Waarschijnlijk dezelfde waar jij "views" hebt leren spellen.😀
Bro wie zijn deze mensen die zo goed over hem praten 😂😂 jokers
@@thesaw9988 Jezus man, jij vraagt op welke VMBO school hij zijn diploma heeft gehaald, maar volgens mij ben jij niet eens naar het VMBO geweest😂
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"When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan"
In 12 years Mark Rutte we have had systemic racism where parents got bankrupted by the tax system based on their last name alone. We have a housing crisis that impacts all layers of society. We have working poor for the first time where people who work need to go to food banks to eat. We have energy poverty because our government taxes are atleast double on what gas prices are. We have farmers commiting suicide because they see no future anymore and a work market in 2025 changed so abruptly that people in flex positions will no longer get hired. He made people groan and suffer. This man only serves himself and those close to him. We should all be very worried.
Memory loss Rutte!
He can't keep getting away with it!
As a Dutchman i loathe him for what he’s done for the country but he’s a damn good politician
Reading some of the comments I don't having to Add more things. I always say Mark puts 10 euro's in your hand while grabbing 30 out of your back pocket. 😂
As a Dutch woman: I hate that guy
He's a top liar with a very short memory.
Oh FFS you can't get rid of him
Many feel the same in Portugal with António Costa. Seems as far as politicians go, only our worst go abroad.
When we finally thought we were done with the cunt he goes of into the EU
Seems like he was a great choice after listening to this piece from Simon.
@@jacobq.2204 he might just be the most capable politician in the world at the moment. But his moral compass is not existing.
He should be in prison for treason. The way he left the Dutch politics for a personal carreer should never be forgotten and definitely should never pay off.
What personal career?@@autobootpiloot
@@YoungAsznee how about his new position at NATO?
Love how he pronounces his name, rootaah hahaha
There was this one time that the Dutch military would be practicing with Nato forces in the far north of Norway. The dutch military didn't have clothing suitable for the soldiers, and failed to get it in time. Weeks prior to the embarking of the soldiers, the soldiers involved were told to order it online, and be reimbursed by the government for their online spending. Some soldiers, in a form of protest, bought brightly colored winter gear, meant for skiing and hiking. Suffice to say they had a hard time hiding in the frigid Norwegian snow and ice...
Whoever suggested that the next leader should be a woman needs to seriously sit down and think of the reasons why NATO was formed and why it's important that meritocracy is used, not diversity for the sake of it. I have nothing against a woman leading but I do if they were arbitrary chosen because of gender.
Mark Rutte suggested it as matter of fact.
Agreed, but pointing out that it was a suggestion, not a rule. I got the impression women were mostly not even considered because they were women, so if it's true, it's good to break out of that. But it would be foolish to force a woman into the position if a more capable male diplomat was available. Like, I'll take Jens Stoltenberg over Georgia Meloni any day.
@@martavdz4972 I wouldn't be worried, if that was the case, but it never is. Honestly, I don't care anymore. If I don't like it, I guess I can just move to a BRICS nation or something, 🤷
After like 15 years us Dutch people still have no idea who this guy is. We do know him as the epitome of the managerial, visionless, technocratic elite, loyal only to himself and power for power’s sake.
Pfff, while Italy, Spain, Greece, UK, France and even Germany were barreling full force towards demographic and economic collapse, Rutte kept NL relatively strong.
Did he had to make horrible decisions? Scandalously hard cuts and stops and did it hurt people? Oh yes. But believe me, Rutte will go down as an absolute genius when he becomes embedded into our national history.
Don't say us Dutch people when he won 4 election with the last 2 being not even close, he was the only presidential figure and now that he's gone our parliament looks like a clownshow, and most people from far left to far right agree with that
Totally agree, only got elected so much because people tried to keep out the PVV
He got elected because the alternatives were shit. And it still is.
Rutte was bad news from day one and you know it. If you're seriously trying to ignore all the scandals, the lies and the excuses about his memory, you're out of your mind. Or a fraud, as all VVD people are. Frauds, and liars.