"How do I hold 1.4bn Chinese together" - Douglas Macgregor | Blenheim Partners
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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In Episode 139 of the No Limitations podcast Last Man Standing, Blenheim Partners’ Gregory Robinson speaks to Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.), Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.
In a thought-provoking discussion, which will no doubt generate significant debate, Douglas provides a commentary on the state of leadership in the wider world today. He turns to the major flashpoints across the globe, and he assesses the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and other parties in the Middle East and the Russian war with Ukraine, sharing his perspective as someone who has endured the horrors and futility of war. Douglas also evaluates the likelihood of an act of aggression by China against its immediate neighbours such as Taiwan in the South China Sea. Returning to the United States, Douglas emphasises the need for cultural unity and the successful assimilation of new waves of immigration into mainstream society. He also touches on the need to act decisively to reduce the burgeoning government debt and the possibility of emerging nations embracing bitcoin to curb the influence of the United States dollar.
Douglas was first commissioned into the United States Army in 1976. During his 28 years of service, he was a leader of the 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, the 1999 Kosovo Air Campaign, the Battle of 73 Easting during the Gulf War, and the offensive into Baghdad in 2002. By the time of his retirement in 2004, Douglas was a decorated veteran with several awards for meritorious service, including the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. More recently, Douglas was the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, a position he held until then-President Trump left office. Douglas has written several books on military operations which have been the catalyst for profound changes in defense strategy in the United States and abroad. Douglas has also appeared as a defense analyst on Fox News, CNN, BBC, Sky News and public radio.
Please note: this episode was recorded on 14 August 2024.
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The world is sick to death of US inference in other nations and it would be a more peaceful world if they minded there own business for once
As a singaporean, i will say you are correct. We do not want the western style of democracy. Many of us find it too unstable and many short term policies are implemented. The fact is we want to be left alone, and trade with the west. Go on holiday to the west. But most of us are perfectly comfortable here.
But he's wrong on being facist, where we're no where far right ... authoritative and socialist policy in nature. which is way better that the laissez faire system that US have which has led to their decline
The last part of this video is also true. Chinese military people are very humble. We know we are not ready and it takes time to build up and improve. The Chinese army has a lot of respect to the American forces (but the American forces have no respect to the Chinese). Deep in our heart we know we are not better equipped and trained. This humbleness is essential to improve. American forces think they are great at all time. This arrogance will cost them eventually. They really think China is Saddam forces - just send in the tanks and walk all over us..... Americans are thinking about how to attack China everyday, and the Chinese only think about how to make money thru trade. American's DNA is war war and war, and Chinese are trade trade and trade.
Three big giant countries in the world and the 3rd one just good at talking, boasting and bragging but with very little results 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wars today are different. It is a more electronic than face to face war. I think the result of a war is a disaster for both countries
@@hengongchua6250 if you call "using one ship to scare off an entire aircraft carrier battle group back to where they came from across the Pacific" very little result, then I think you are just coping to make yourself feel better ❤
pathetic 😂😂😂😂
Yea sure totally not a menace again weaker country across the glob... Cough cough armoredfishingboat cough
@@darthvadeth6290 Why US fleets were staying away from Philippine and Chinese conflicts in the South China sea. They don't want to get involved. 10 years ago I am sure the US fleets will stay in the South China , but not today.
Why😂
Amazing how Westerners think they know better how the Chinese or other Asians think!
Thank you Col. Douglas Macgregor for sharing your wisdom. Finally hear someone rational and informed and sharp.
You are mostly right about the Chinese. But for the last part about Japan , they are not the same Japanese as in World War Two. They are much weaker in mind and even physically. Their whole weapon system depends on US supply. Chinese don’t think they are their match. Japanese knows that too. Besides this island country has less people they can use. Many medium cities are empty now. They don’t have human and financial resources to go to war with China.
The part about the Japanese navy far superior than the Chinese, I think the colonel was referring to the period between 1930 and 1945.
Colonel Douglas shares a few good insights. In the main I agree with most of his insights but would say that he should not underestimate the Chinese Navy. It may not be the most experienced but it is advancing in technology and strength🤔
The Japanese navy might be good through the eyes of the Americans, but not in the eyes of the Chinese Navy. So I'm afraid I have to disagree with the Col's opinion.
I have much respect for Mr. Douglas Macgregor. I have watched many of his videos and they are all very insightful. I have lived in Taiwan for over forty years and can read the local newspapers and understand the Chinese news broadcasts on TV and the internet. In regard to the issue of "When someone goes to court in Taiwan, how often are they found guilty?" ...... my opinion would be 65%.
However, a simple google search says that you are wrong: the conviction rate in Taiwan is over ninety percent.
@@TheGreatAmphibianNot unlike US LOL Democracy sho works well. lol
All pretty much spot on except the end bit about japanese navy could finish the Chinese. That was hubris.
The quality of the US politicians is a reflection on the society that elects them.
This was SO awesome and SO necessary. Please share this, thank you!!!!!
Chinese are finished at the sea….. huh? When was this conversation?
It’s okay. He isn’t perfect. His views aren’t bad towards China overall. Let him have his little biases, it doesn’t impact the reality
Japanese navy is superb? How. You can't just fart opinions without rationale
Macgregor is just as out of touch of the musings of Asia as any Western pundits ... he has no figg1ng idea, how much more ships and modernise is China's navy compared to Japan's ... the moment Japan does interfere or support any Western effort in military ... China will NOT hold back for what they did in WW2
"How. You can't just fart opinions without rationale", yes he can, he just did.
What most in the West fail to understand about justice over there in Asia, is that those are Confucian cultures whether they admit it or not. A Confucian culture educate the young from day one to be obedience not only to the state, but to the family, the schools, the culture, the local grocery store. It's not the people don't have backbones, but they intrinsically understand unity is power. If the people is not unified, sht hits the fan real fast, to say nothing of revitalizing a nation, alleviating the poor, or fighting off the Americans. That's why having 98 or 99% conviction rate is not a sign of injustice... by the time you get hauled off to the court, you are probably already considered to be one of those elements (usually criminal) that the society rejects. From the Chinese POV, the American idea of justice or electoral government is one of pure chaos and PTSD nightmares.... and I can't blame them.
MacGregor is a good military strategist but economist he is not. China economy is not heading towards deep recession. China economy grew >5% per annum for the past 40 years and will continue to grow for the next 40 years.
Exactly ... he is so out of touch
Yeah.... I don't think he understands what a recession is, +5% growth is not even close to a recession. He's mostly right about the larger picture but I've noticed he also buys into a lot of media crap.
@lzl4226 that 5% growth looks sketchy. Reminds me of Bernie Madoff and his consistent returns. But yea, i imagine the chinese ccp will report 5% growth as long as it exists.
@@justinhogue9861 I don't necessarily trust the 5% figure. However, if anything, I think it's possible that this figure is being understated. I live in China so maybe I can see what's happening a little better. There's been a mass closure of shops after covid, but an increase in online shopping. The variety of goods you can get online has increased, the cost of some goods, including food has even dropped slightly. So they've basically channeled those people back into production industries. I can see people going out and spending money, engaging in leisure activities. Domestic tourism has been booming. Those are not signs of a failing economy. I would say there's been a very strong bounce back in the past year. The other thing I would mention is that China is currently trading a lot outside of the USD. I don't know how much but by outgoing shipping numbers, it's possible that close to 50% of the goods traded are outside of the western financial system. They'd want to keep the exact figures more or less a secret, so there is an incentive to understate somewhat.
@justinhogue9861 just look at Chinese tier 3 cities vs US tent cities
Col MacGregor is blessed with a brilliant mind.
He's wrong on the Japs being superb over the Chinese navy. He can go on dreaming.
He's looking pretty stupid to me
China today is a lot like Germany back in the 1800s. I have read many memoirs from German officers talking about how they grow up, and it struck me how similar Prussian culture, especially education, is similar to Asian/Chinese today. I think the west, especially US, has abandoned its culture root.
A man who understands what is.
"In the United States federal court system, the conviction rate rose from approximately 75 percent to approximately 85% between 1972 and 1992. For 2012, the US Department of Justice reported a 93% conviction rate. In 2000, the conviction rate was also high in U.S. state courts." Wikipedia.
High guilty rate but low prosecution rate may mean 1) fewer frivolous usage of the court resources 2) more equality - can’t buy a not guilty judgement by hiring high power lawyers. 3) China’s criminal law code is still in a developmental stage (perhaps deliberately).
Do we need weapons to fight wars ? Or do we need wars to create markets for weapons?
In 2022, the military spending worldwide amounted to 2.24 trillion U.S. dollars,
As 9,000 people die from conflict-driven hunger every day.
A child dies from hunger every 10 seconds.
I reject the premise that one people's salvation must come at another's destruction
Stop War, Stand for Peace. The World have Enough for All of us.
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
― Plato ----
The colonel is wrong about the Japanese military being superior to the Chinese. This may be the case during WWII but not now.
Brilliant. Truth
I would point out that the US conviction rate has long been 98% for a very long time.
Anglo Saxon philosophy: If there are two parties bickering I have to come in to profit from the situation.
99.9% is correct!!!! I am impressed, Col Douglas! you have my respect! How come someone like Col - that intelligent - is not the president of USA? Ah I know, the weapons manufacturers do not like him..... that is why.
They tell us what they want us to know, demented or otherwise
Japanese navy is superb. Superb of what. Maybe 10 years ago, but definitely not today. Distance between China and Japan is so close. Why use navy? Can Japanese ships withstand supersonic missiles or thousands of drones attack. And why US navy stayed away when Philippines and Chinese had confrontations in South China Sea. I'm sure 10 years ago US navy would stay in the South China sea instead of sailed away to avoid the conflicts .
Mr. Mr. MacGregor: I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the American political class.
In the beginning of this video, you ask: "What is of critical importance to us?". You mean what is of critical importance to regular people like you and I. And you are correct in saying "free passage of ships and commerce."
The problem is that the thing of critical importance to the American political class is to tell others how to live their lives. Telling others to do this or that gives them more pleasure than sex plus drugs. And you want them to give up the most powerful narcotics?
Colonel got the general introverted and inner focused nature of Chinese/CN right, also Asians prefer order/stability and prosperity on top of it.
What he said about Chinese economy is completely unfounded, Chinese banks are fine--he should go find some vlogs of Western travelers in China so he can have an idea of how CN economy is going.
Also he has no idea about Japanese navy. If Japan dares to fight China again, China will flatten them--35mil Chinese died b/c of Japanese invasion from 1931 to 1945, Japanese mass murdered 300,000 ppl in Nanking in the most cruel fashion, it used Chinese as live test subject/specimen for its virus war with its notorious 731 Unit, JP committed all kind of inhuman war crimes. And they insist on honoring their class A war criminals and refuse to apologize in a genuine and sincere sense like the Germans.
Japanese imperialist war crimes are still fresh wounds in Asia--among the countries Japan abused, at least most Chinese want to revenge (despite CN gov has been the rational one to keep the lid on) . Chinese are peace-loving and war averse people, but wouldn't hesitate to revenge at all.
A reasonable American, thank you Sir !
2:21 Singapore - Facist state ... gosh Doug, you have to visit to know to get your facts right ! , instead of spouting nonsense. Authoritative, yes; but NO way a far right !
that old man macgregor lives in the 1940s'. all his fuddy duddy statements abt China japan Asia are WW2 relics. macgregor biden trump all still waxxing lyrically abt the 40s. it's ok. let these geriatrics live in their glorious past.
You forget to mention the law s of USA punish the victims, that's 'democracy'
FOX news subscribers should watch this.
And all other channel subscribers!
A recession by definition is two straight quarters of negative growth. How is the Chinese economy in a deep recession when they have been growing in the last two quarters?
When was that clip done? At Duderte's ruling?
That guy knows China very well. That is what I can say.
Hmm, with the current state of technology and warfare, if anyone fights anyone at sea everybody is finished. There is simply no way for anything on the surface of the water to survive.
very rational talk
Why interview someone who himself has said he cannot speak about 'mideasterners' (brown people) or 'Chinese' (yellow people). He represented areas around Russia...and solely the north.
These things are entities, not humans
He seems to make blanket statements. Didn't get a few things right. No China expert.
McGregor!!! D kinda Scot I respect!
This man should offer himself as the new secretary of state under Trump. Time to give diplomacy a chance.
Keep to your war comments.
If you bother to actually listen, he was.
It is true, people need to be aware how horribly powerful Japanese navy is.
0:09 why is this black and white. Is this how it's going to be after the blast or is this before the blast
Excellent! He got all the facts right!
Yes, colonel, you are absolutely right! 😊
*_Oh!! A lucid mind!!_*
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Hopefully this is not a trick question because I think I have the answer - a very long noodle.
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Without the Communist Party of China there won’t be a new, prosperous and powerful China…McGregor has to learn more of China before offering his mediocre opinion.
Hey, Mac...You are now talking more sense since you did some research in Chinese and Asian history....But...
remember, the Eyes of Cathay are upon you, all your live long days...
Has MacGregor ever met Trump?
Served under Trump administration.
This is weird af
✌️✌️❤️✌️❤️❤️The underlining message President Xi, spell out to Jake Sullivan is that you guys always consistent, lying from one Administration to another Administration, always say one thing but doing another provocation.
LOL. You talk like Americans are in charge of USA 😂😂😂 check AIPAC first
Video of of nonsense.
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How arrogant this guy is lol
Go away Douglas, you’re weird and creepy.
So is your comment. If you don't like what he says YOU go away and let other people make their own minds up. Who TF made YOU emperor ?
No clue for you 😢
@@alanserjeant4947 it’s the 1st Amendment, free speech 🎤. Try it sometime instead of being a muppet.
@@clu4u Feel better now ? Best go change your daiper.
@@clu4u Do, your 1st amendment means you can say whatever the fk you want and get away with lies? Yes, that's American culture for you, LoL
Some questionable sensationalist statements being said about vietnam. Anyways, sino rule of law in general is tough but fair to the maximum extent it could be. There is no such thing as black and white in justice, just shades of grey...but at least its always focused on the greater good.