I am from Brasil. From 2016-2022 we had a pro western, anti china government. I had never heard or seen an BYD car until the new government took office in 2023 and I heard BYD were installing a plant in an abandoned Ford factory in the state of Bahia. A couple of months later I saw the news of a huge delivery of vehicles from BYD, coming from over sees. I saw the first BYD on the streets of São Paulo early in 2024, now well into the second semester, I see BYD cars on the street on a daily basis, multiple times. Its becoming huge and they are not even building them nationally yet. If the prices lower once they are made locally, they will dominate the market for sure.
BYDs were somewhat mediocre in the late 2010s and only post pandemic did they really start getting good. that might partly be why they were unheard of outside of china for so long
Chinese EVs makers with their starters/beginners models price around $3,999.00 to $11,999.00 MSRP. Mass population and mass consumers can afford an EV at that price.
As an Englishman, Prof Wolff made me laugh out loud with "The English still dont realise the Empire is over ". He is 100% correct, and it is the root cause of many of our problems - Brexit, to name just one. We are a country stuck in the past. Maybe Mrs Wolff could do a psychotherapeutic analysis of Britain
Brexit was a last-ditch desperate attempt to curtail the Islamist immigration invasion into British cities. But alas, it was too little too late an effort to curtail in the curious death of Europe.
A diagnosis is only beneficial to a sane and reasonable patient who realises and accepts they have a problem. The UK still think is rules the waves - by way of their "special relationship" with USA. Nothing but a lapdog type of relationship.
Delusions of Grandeur is common in the UK political elite a sense of importance and yet they have made a total hash of the UK economy, immigration, welfare and medical services
Robinson , you're a great listener. It's one of the reasons why I like your content ; allowing the speaker to speak. A rare trait in a world of cacophonous anti-intellectualism.
I've watched a lot of Richard Wolff interviews, and they're always mostly Richard talking the whole time. Not complaining though, I could listen to him all day. Just saying that the talent is Richard's.
Yeah, Robinson is good and has good guests. The Democrat Convention (Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Obama, and Harris) was horrible to listen to. Like Jr high school students.
I have been following Professor Wolff for over a decade now. This is the first time I got hear about his personal history from him. I can't appreciate this interview enough!
No it's 3 hour of nonsense. This same professor has been touting this from the 80s. He's 40 years late in his "analysis". He's politically driven ideologue, not a critical thinker.
Why doesTrump SAY "LETS MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN " I thought that it was already number superpower! I thought it already was the greatest country in the world! The land of opportunities! Lies Lies and more Lies! 🇺🇸🐂💩WARMONGERS 🖕
Proverbs 30:3-5 NKJV I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One. [4] Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, If you know? [5] Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. YESHUA JESUS
The way he speaks everyone should be capable of comprehending. Truth is never a welcomed guest, but it 8s necessary!! I have great respect for you both to podcast the Status Quo... we need to work in our community, 5o help ourselves ❤❤❤.
I thought: ok, I like listening to Richard wolff, but I’m not going to make it 3 hrs. Then a few minutes in and I realize that I don’t want to miss a single minute of this fantastic educational question and answer event. Thank you so much for this wonderful host. There’s just not enough praise I can express for his questions and then stepping aside and allowing mr wolff to fully explain to and enlighten us. Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!
This is one of the most comprehensive economic, geopolitic, psychology, and history lessons I hear from one single podcast. Three hour worth of lecture.
It's so refreshing to finally listen to someone who can wholeheartedly criticize analyze and educate that something more and different is happening at this time.
@@jps0117What that person was basically saying is that their education system DIDN'T TEACH HIM/HER ABOUT IT. The fact that we are here watching this video means that we have BECOME AWARE of the problem (of US imperial decline). Even if we were not tought about it in our educational. system. I will even go 1 step further: our mass media system TODAY isn't talking about it! Over here in western Europe our mass media is AVOIDING the topic of decline of US-empire and AVOIDING the topic of the rise of BRICS++. So how is the averidge Joe&Jane ever gonna know? They will only get to know about this BIG geo-political- and geo-economic changes if they actively search for it online and stumble upon interviews like this one.
Somebody should make a movie about Wolfe's live. The guy is a genius with a wonderful life's story. This talk was so wonderful. I could not put my phone down. 👌❤️
My grandparents had to run away from starvation in Ireland and we're coaxed to go to America. My English family members moved to America because they wanted to escape the Israeli Zionist Force. But it didn't happen
Love Professor Wolff - a pure intellectual, explaining the world structure in an accessible and exciting way. I am a Russian-born, long-time British citizen, living in Germany, half-Jewish, all - pro-Palestine. Prof Wolff makes sense from whatever point you look at his stories. Brilliant!
Robinson is the kind of smart academic I met often at Stanford, with no perception of the collapse going on around them. The massive rental housing inflation was just getting started in the 80s and was full force by June '92 which is when I left SU ABD. I had already felt it in the miserable recession of the mid 80s when I was no longer able to easily afford rent and child care as a single mom. College, financial aid and family housing on campus saved us. When I got to grad school in Palo Alto I saw housing inflation - and credit cards - had spread like wildfire. I'd been able to sustain myself with a high school diploma and top secretarial skills, and then sustain myself and my son. but by the mid 80s in WA and of course in SF and the East Bay women my age with average jobs and some college and with no kids had to live with roommates. By 2000 the homeless were impossible to ignore, I stepped thru their sad messes and saw one OD'd with a needle sticking out of the back of his knee, slouched against the curved brick wall of the BART on 16th and Mission on my way to work downtown. I'd been born and raised in NY with millions of people from all over the world, and only saw a handful of homeless people in 20 years. Now in a city of three-quarter million they were impossible to avoid and only the sharpest college grads and/or hustlers could afford an apartment in SF on their own and anyone who wasn't those things could only rent a bedroom. Wages fell so far behind cost of living that refugee families with kids needed three jobs between two parents to survive. That is not a flourishing empire.Those are conditions that economic refugees like my family fled to the US to avoid. My Puerto Rican grandmother with a fifth grade education in PR and no English raised me on her own with minimum wage work thanks to rent control. I had not one but two bedrooms in our rent control apt in the Bronx, plus the kitchen all to myself with my five-books public library weekly limit as a lone latchkey kid and I'd already had to wait impatiently for two days by the time I could finally go back to get five more. Later I figured out we were poor, but I had space, quiet, and once I learned to be not just a nerd but savvy and armed with charm and a knife on the streets, I got real world education. I graduated high school at 16 and at 17 had my own apartment in Washington Heights when it was still a predominantly Irish neighborhood. I made the rent in a week of work and when I became a single mom at 21, I could still cover my bills and have some to spare. None of that is possible now. Single parents can't graduate undergrad with only $3k in debt tho granted I was a Truman Fellow my junior and senior years. The astronomical loss of opportunity, independence, mobility has changed the very fabric of the opportunity and vitality that was still palpable in the early 70s. It still stuns me when I see how Robinson's generation does not even know what it has lost.
I believe that many intellectuals in the West can accept the demise of Western influence on a conceptual level, but that it is almost impossible for them, if they are comfortable, secure and affluent, to actually visualise what this collapse will mean for them personally, and for their broader societies, as that is a bridge too far.
I’m guessing you meant Richard Wolff because Robinson is the young interviewer. Trust me, Richard Wolff has been calling out about the decline for a very long time. He observes the very small Stuff (like the way Grey Hound buses which used to be able to transport poor people across multiple cities at cheap prices have been mothballed and made to disappear from city centres in US).
Robinson clearly has perception of the collapse around him, he’s the only podcaster who brought Professor Wolf to us. You lived through the decline so you understand in your own remarkable way. Not everyone shares the same life experience. The fact is Robinson is out there informing people.
Love this guy he's so intelligent yet he's so down to earth. He lays things out in a way us simpletons can understand. If America would just be nice to its neighbors the transition away from being #1 would be less painful. I guess now after all the damage we've done around the world especially after 2001 ,it's too late. I disagree about Kamala however. We are heading for the proverbial cliff and she'll be driving the bus because she has no brain. WWIII looms.
i don’t find very many long conversations with Richard Wolff like this, so when i saw this, i said “YES!!!” out loud. i cannot believe how well he understands the global picture of these different countries and their relationships, and how talented he is at explaining it. even though i spend a big chunk of my free time studying all this stuff, this conversation helped me put the pieces together in a way i hadn’t fully considered. seriously great conversation! by the way, i also highly recommend Wolff’s conversation on Lex Fridman’s podcast if anyone wants to hear more of him.
This is the beginning of a new understanding for me. Appreciate this interview very much! For the purposes of getting this listened to by a wider public, my suggestion would be to also break this into segments no longer than 20 minutes. People in the US are mystified as to what is going on, and we are (myself included) largely listening to unhelpful people who either do not have the answers, or perhaps do not want to say anything.
Fantastic interview with tons of interesting details about the history of socialism and a revealing personal story. Robinson only occasionally interrupts with stimulating questions and keeps listening attentively for over three hours, offering the best possible platform to his guest, quite a feat.
Brilliant conversation. I went through these 3 hours with a breeze! Thank you. Btw, as in France, Belgium (where I originate from) and Austria , where I spent a lot of time at, are also mainly socialist, have free medical care, get a yearly amount for holidays ('holiday money') and get financial support for students to do tertiaire education. No-one there, with huge student loan debts (a foreign concept, only existing in the US and UK). In Austria, where I lived in Vienna for 11 years, the city of Vienna subsidises couples to buy properties to assist getting on the property ladder. (a 50 000 Euro loan, which you only pay back after 6 years living there, at a rediculous low percentage). You pay 1Euro a day, ie. annual fee of 365 euros to travel around the greater Vienna (train, tram, metro, bus). It is simply amazing why in the US people think that socialism is a swear word. You really have to wonder, when the Americans will start learning and acting like adults, rather than spoiled 5 year old dumb bullies.
Be careful with what you say.... We Europeans take a LOT for granted! A Socialist system requires VERY smart and VERY honest people!!! And let me tell you.... I HIGHLY doubt that there are Europeans with those traits in power! We also have Inequalities and Poverty creeping around... Probably you don't see it in those Europeans countries but they do exist!!! I actually suspect that there are "European Ghetto countries".... It's not a localized interior thing anymore... It's a global exterior thing. In other words.... Some Europeans countries are "rich" because other countries are EXPLOITED! This is actually an implicit thing for Capitalism make no mistake... In order for someone to be rich, others have to be poor. And Europe also operates under a Capitalist Ideology... You can say it's "Friendly Capitalism" but I've seen enough of this world to know there is no such thing as "Friendly". Also I see European politicians with pornographic high salaries.... That's NOT Socialism bro!!! It's actually a Right-Wing Feudalistic regime! They crush us in taxes... While getting rich!!! That's not Socialism.... That's not "helping the poor" and making things "Equal"! It's EXACTLY THE CONTRARY. So yeah.... Europeans also live in Dream Land!!! Just because things seem fine... Doesn't mean they are! It can mean the 'Calm before the Storm'... And you go look... How many European countries are under the 60% of Public Debt in their Economies.... Almost NONE!!! There's Germany and the Netherlands... That's IT!!!! 2 countries out of 25!!!! They all going ape sh*t with Immigration and Religion..... That's not serious people!!! That's not responsible people!!! The ship is sinking and they're talking about the sails... WTF. I'm worried about where should I swim!!!!! And here is a curious thing.... ALLLL the countries outside of the Euro have ridiculous low Debts!!! What the hell is that???! I also have seen enough of the world to smell bs... And I BET that manyyyyyy European countries cook their 'Economic Books' to make it look that they're doing good. France for example... Have you seen their retirement data??? They could raise the retirement age to 85 and wouldn't make a difference!!! That thing is BROKENNNNNN!!!!! In other words.... They'll have to work until they DIE basically!!!! France can say 'Au revoir Socialisme' already!... Sounds familiar??? Don't call Americans dumb bro!!! You may swallow your words and make a fool out of yourself. I could care less about Public Transport!!! It's good for short-medium travelling... But I'm not carrying my shopping on a bus or a train for example! So yeah... Americans are not that dumb!!! They're actually right about MANY things. In Europe we also have idiots that like Trump..... What does that tell you??!?? We also are going down that DUMB road!!!
@@penelopehill9710 I only left Austria in 2019 to retire in South Africa. So I cannot give you details about the current economic situation, but it would be surprising if anything changed there. What is very clear though, is that people do not have a good feeling anymore about the EU, as they see the same central dominance as what they have in the US. Decisions (meanly stupid ones), made by people like the Ursula vd Leyen more than ever prove that there is also an unelected elite in Europe, similar to that in the US. It is leaving behind a foul taste with many ordinary people, there, now.
Gosh. Professor Wolff- you are brilliant in your explanation. The economic systems are similar to physics and chemistry.. for every action, there is a reaction. And economics is analogous to a gravitational force .. Robinson: your episodes should be shown at your university for media studies! Gratitude to all that help in bringing your discussions to fruition!
@@theprophet489 Reason man like TRUMP WANTS KEEP AMERICA GREAT but his son inlaw zionist jews kushner thought him invest in China he make tie his wife melinia have jewelry factory ,his daughter ivanka have childern clothing and his sons also fortitude clothing ,all litsten to zionistjews kushner father he was in jail and trump made him free
Richard Wolff is the best person to explain basic socialist notions to people who doesn't know anything about it or even to "normies" that hate socialism after decades of deranged propaganda.
No. Socialism no. Communism none of that in the United States. Hell no. Oh and by the way, we're 🇺🇸 not going to do any of that type of stuff . There will be accepting of nothing.
@@Effective_tool_of_Satan while conservitard propaganda is stupid, "socialism", "marxism", etc. is really just gibberish slop for the goy sheeple. Controlled opp at best.
Exactly. If we all band together we can make the world a place full of flowering meadows and rainbow skies, and rivers made of chocolate, where the children dance and laugh and play with gumdrop smiles.
Enthralling conversation featuring the great Professor Wolff. Learned a lot here and stimulated the thought process. Thanks for taking the time to do this sit-down!
Wow Robinson I’m absolutely blown away with the people you invite to the show and this has been absolutely incredible to listen to. I don’t watch /listen to 3 hours movie/radio or even watch RUclips videos but I was hooked the very first time I watched your interview with Norman Finkelstein on Palestine which was such an amazing, informative and eye opener. So I came back for more and this talk with Professor Wolff has educated me so much in 3 hours that I didn’t learn in years. Professor Wolff really needs to be listened by the American government as well as by uk and other European countries because he makes more sense than all these nations put together. As a Muslim living in uk, America’s wars on Muslim nations has definitely caused a lot of suffering including to people uk citizens like me, who weren’t in the war zones but due to it being the nations of out ancestors it implications reached far and wide and so there is much anger and hatred towards America due to its foreign policies for muslims across the globe. Also due to wars on Muslims, we experience a lot of racism because of rise of Islamophobia so we suffer. Also, what professor Wolff says about the implications of Ukraine war and USA influencing our politics has definitely left has struggling with very high inflation.an average working class family is struggling to eat 3 meals a day, keeping warm during winter as gas/electric bills are unaffordable and many people are loosing their jobs, livelihoods and homes because of the situation. Some Families have to live off food banks and their kids have to be fed breakfast at schools but sadly our government and politicians don’t care. Much of the sector is becoming privatised, we don’t receive much or subsidies to help us and we also on verge of losing our healthcare which is free at the moment but won’t be for much longer as its already partially privatised. Benefits, those that are entitled, do help much because they are measly to begin with and entitlement criteria is very strict. Wish our and your governments listen to people like thjs professor. Thank you bring on brilliant people like mr Wolff and Norman Finkelstein, who touch the reality and speak the truth.
One of my best Teachers in learning about Socialism and Capitalism. To find a conversation like this among Americans is almost obsolete. Or they will curse you out and call you dumb, claiming I know nothing. True, I know nothing, but Richard Wolff does. Thank you.
Wolff is simply being alarmist and unrealistic in his statements about nuclear weapons and Russia using them in the Ukraine war against the US, Europe or anywhere else for that matter. The Russians well know that they would essentially cease to exist if they use that option due to the vastly superior nuclear capabilities of the US and Europe ... they are not that stupid. Furthermore, Wolff is probably also wrong about the Ukraine war being already lost by Ukraine. That is far from certain The West has many more options to prevent that from happening.
Holy crap. I've always followed Wolff but I never realised he was this level of conscious of himself and the world. We'd call that "intelligent" colloquially. He's brilliant, truly.
I'm only 30 minutes in, but I have to admit: this man's speech is mesmerising. Update: I've learned more about European social programs in this 3 hour long interview than in my entire life! As a Russian, I'm familiar with the history of Russian Revolution and events that lead to the current situation in Ukraine. But the part about social workers in France, different workers cooperations and the rest... well, that surprised me! Thank you, Richard Wolf!
I love how Dr.Wolff has reached the point in his life that he can speak however he wants! Zero fucks given. As always a precious listen from a precious teacher!
@@robinsonerhardt and to top it off he mentions alexander mercouris. Very interesting. I did not know what to make of the guy (mercouris ) but i was sceptical of blind support of ukraine after gulf wars one and two, libya, Syria, ect,ect. I live in a Norwegian town that is not more than a few hundred kilometers from the Russian atomic submarine base, so this ukraine conflict is relevant to us. It was like being gaslighted daily, listening to mercouris in the evenings, and living in a country that i believe to be irrationally hostile to Russia. Im south african originally, so i look more impartially on geopolitics ( or so i think), plus my home country is now a member of the brics. These are strange times indeed.
This should be shown on the American TV channels especially democracy now this is like listening to stories from the Bible 😂😂😂iam going to have my 3 grand children listen to this so if they survive what is coming they will know what caused it to be what it is
The problem is the West still believes and wants to practice slavery in a milder form, dependent on rules defined and imposed by the US and powerful G7 Western former colonial powers.
These Misreable 7 Countries, and their criminal Partner NATO, have never stopped slaving other Countries, either through IMF loans, or setting up Companies to extract Oil, Mineral from those Countries, or creat political corruption, etc, etc, etc
And what 'mild form of slavery' do you think China wants to practice? Ask a person from Tibet or a Uygur? Are you interested in freedom, human rights, and economic justice or not? Are you interested in hell on Earth and some dystopian nightmare - or something else for your children, given the worst of 'human nature' and what Homo Sapiens IN POWER do? What form of 'slavery' do you think fascists/totalitarians of ANY stripe like to practice -- especially if they are NOW armed with social media to distract and propagandize, with AI, with nuclear threats, etc. Read ORWELL and HUXLEY. Totally get Wolff's message that important ECONOMIC power of China changing the dynamic -- but who do you WANT making the (transparent or NON-transparent) THE KEY DECISIONS that CONTROL your life and fate, and that of your community, and your children? Who and what do YOU want to be a 'slave' or 'mild slave' to??? Or maybe NOT a slave....? And where will we be if the POWERFUL and ruthless, non-transparent CCP/Chinese "leadership' (or whoever holds ECONOMIC and eventually political/socia/cultural - existential POWER -- should THEY *not deal* with the very REALITY of climate change and the need to change the fundamentals of living with more ecologically/sustainably TRUE facts at the base of your policies? And the issues of female 'empowerment' and issues of population/overpopulation related to that ...which is also related ecology/human sustainably? In what system can one 'redress grievances' and lessen corruption at the top and decay all the way down in some dystopian nightmare -- faster, better? Who champions human and civil rights AND is prepared to face realities, economic and otherwise, on Planet Earth? WHAT DOES need to shift to avoid dystopian and survivability?
Thank you from a European based in NZ. It is so refreshing to hear these perspectives from an American. The revered Professor Wolff, no less! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Laughed and chuckled a lot 😅 Learned a whole heap more. Very grateful.
Thanks Rob for letting the guest speak and asking goood questions at the right time! This makes a 3 hour interview not at all tedious but so much more in depth
Thank you, Robinson, for having Professor Richard Wolff on for 3 hours for this discussion with him. I have followed him for years and have some of his books. He represents the best in all who listens to him with his wisdom and wants to learn. In fact, this is so good, I am going to listen again. Isn't Professor Richard Wolff brilliant? Yes, sir, you are. Keep up the great work.
Professor Wolf if only one of the leaders in the US ruling class had an ounce of your wisdom and intelligence 🙏 thank you for most imsightful thorough conversation.
I'm from Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and I do n't breath, I just listen this man... The most epic interwiev I have ever heard. Thank You Robinson...
There are some similarities between the current situation in the United States and the factors that contributed to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Here are a few: *Internal Similarities:* 1. Political polarization and division: Like Rome's factionalized senate, the US faces intense partisan divisions. 2. Corruption and influence of special interests: Similar to Rome's corrupt patronage system. 3. Economic inequality and stagnation: Mirror Rome's wealth disparities and economic troubles. 4. Decline of social cohesion and civic engagement: Erosion of community and shared values. 5. Over-reliance on debt and financialization: Similar to Rome's excessive spending and currency debasement. 6. Weakened institutions and rule of law: Erosion of trust in government, media, and institutions. *External Similarities:* 1. Rise of global competitors: China, India, and other nations challenge US dominance. 2. Global economic shifts: Trade tensions, supply chain disruptions, and emerging me's experience with barbarian tribes. *Key Differences:* 1. Global interconnectedness: Modern technology and globalization create new opportunities and challenges. 2. Democratic institutions: The US has a more robust democratic system than ancient Rome. 3. Economic resilience: The US economy has shown adaptability and resilience. 4. Military strength: The US maintains a powerful military, albeit with changing global threats. *Lessons from History:* 1. Address income inequality and promote economic mobility. 2. Strengthen institutions and rule of law. 3. Invest in education, innovation, and infrastructure. 4. Foster global cooperation and diplomacy. 5. Prioritize national unity and civic engagement. While the similarities are striking, the US has unique strengths and opportunities to address its challenges. By learning from history and adapting to changing circumstances, the US can mitigate potential risks and ensure continued prosperity.
@@websitemartian YOU REALIZE EUROPEANS KILLED REAL NATIVES TO CREATE THIS EMPIRE LETS NOT FORGET WE REAL NATIVES DO NOT HAVE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FASCIST REPUBLIC MILLIONS OF US NEVER WILL YOU REALIZE THAT !! I MEAN WE DO NOT VALUE THE WESTERN WORLD WE DO NOT LIVE IN EASTERN MYTH PLAGIRIZED BY ROME !! EVEN BY YOUR STANDARDS YOU WOULD NOT OBEY A COLONIAL ENEMY AND WOULD TEACH YOUR GRAN CHILDREN TO NEVER OBEY EITHER !!! YOU CAN LIVE IN YOUR COLONIAL MYTH ALL YOU WANT THE MILLIONS OF US ARE OUT TO DESTROY IT AND FREE OURSELVES FROM IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was born in Kenya, my grandparents were accused of being mau mau and impoverished by the British colonisers in their own land. We got our political freedom in 1963. GenZ in Kenya are well aware that our economic freedom is still due. I’m oroud of my kenyan roots, birth place of mitochondrial Eve.
Very interesting to hear more details about the professor's parents. I listened to him for years and he never said his parents were Jewish until recently.
At what point did he say his parents were Jewish? He said they are: his father is French and mother is German. Or did he cascade their origin further down at some other points during the discussions? I would really like to know. When he was even analysing the disputes between the Palestinians and the Jews, I cannot even remember him referencing his parents as Jews. So, please, I like to know.
@@emmanuelobareki4655 He finally admitted that his parents escaped from Europe because they were Jewish. He doesn't want to take advantage of it. I don't recall which video it was.
@@vivalaleta O! Now, you don't remember what video it was and you said his parents were Jewish like you heard him say it during this podcast. Dey play.
I haven't watched such an intelligent, honest and forward-thinking American who can analyze the world very well in a long time. Thank you very much. Love from Türkiye.
Richard Wolff is so right about the EU siding with the U.S. rather than standing on their own. Hard to believe they are siding with the U.S. concerning Ukraine and Russia. Once upon a time Europe had strength and stood alone. Thankyou Mr. Wolff for all your thoughts and information..and Thankyou Mr. Erhardt.
That's putting it mildly. The EU is the new backyard of the US. We have no sovereignty, no autonomy, no nothing. It's pathetic, embarrassing, and infuriating. Also, our socialist parties are only socialist in name. They are all neoliberal puppets in this day and age. In all countries, including Spain and France as mentioned.
I know next to nothing about economics, or about Marx, but believe it or not, when "someone" blew up the Nordstream gas pipeline, delivering Russian gas to Western Europe countries, I just remembered the only thing that I know' what Marx said about the aggressive competition and ruthless fight between the capitalistic countries for the markets for their products. That explosion, which some say, that it was a deliberate action to stop Western Europe buying cheap Russian gas, and to force them to start buying American LNG delivered by ships, and at four times the price of Russian gas. In other words, Marx has said something like: It is easy to produce, but hard to sell. And that, sometimes, necessitate a "drastic" action.....
@@iverbrnstad791 Yup. It had been. It ws a useless steel tube. This is a cynically designed Kremlin distraction. Focus on fascist Russia's war crimes and blatantly illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Yeah, it's time to tell the truth to the people. No more creepy "you can become rich and famous!" We all have enough. Two movies contrast the idea: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (look at Pottersville) near end, and CITIZEN KANE raised by a corporation when his mother died and had everything when he died alone with only servants watching!
My Mother was a victim of the Holocaust in a past life. It is why she was born in survival mode.. Persecution complex from the moment she was born which manifested in a lot of different ways... There's always a reason.. if we take time to understand.
I have learned more from professor wolf since discovering him in last year than I have I last 15 years and I have an undergrad in economics which says alot. He simplifies things and ties them to real historical and current event.
These discussion you host on this channel are so extremely valuable, especially the ones with Richard Wolff I find extremely illuminating and thought provoking, and this one is no exception. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Richard for your supportive comments about Alexander Mercouris, I have listened to him and Alex Christoforou and their joint program The Duran for many years. I think they are fabulous.
The power structures in the world have caused significant harm to humanity and need to be held accountable. The majority of people, irrespective of race, want to provide for their families, while those in power seek to undermine humanity. Let's come together and demand the changes we need in our society.
One of the few people who don’t take sides and tell you what he sees reality and able to explain it so almost anyone can understand or those who wish to 😊
My mum just bought a BYD fully-electric SUV for her retirement (in Australia)… damn thing looks like a spaceship inside & seems to be pretty well-made.
Interesting. I think soon people will realize that 5,000 years ago, Israel was God's favored land but that does not allow them to lie, cheat, steal, be atheists, and hoard money (inflation) while claiming to be under His protection. Get to Chile ASAP!
Listening to this has made me a better human. There are ideas and thoughts here I don't recognize at all. Glad to be introduced to the insight and to this speaker. Much appreciated.
To forget the past, we shall repeat itself According to most estimates, World War II resulted in between 50 and 85 million casualties, making it the deadliest conflict in human history, with the majority of deaths being civilians, primarily in the Soviet Union
@@remper1000 How will I know what I do and don't agree with without listening to what they say? I have tons of problems with modern capitalism but Richard has spent his entire career saying the American Empire is ending. Here he is in 2024 saying it again and if he is alive in 2034 he will be saying the same thing.
Good point. Churchill called it "the war cycle" in 1917. Rulers knew that babies born in 1917 would be cannon fodder for another war 20 years later. It is also called "carrying capacity of the land." 2 billion people on Earth, 1940, 3 billion, 1960, 4 billion, 1980, and 8 billion now. 12,500 nuclear bombs. Get to Chile ASAP!
I found your channel just by accident. But omg professor Wolf is a pleasure to the ears. So much knowledge. I studied economics and his knowledge is amazing. I'll subscribe
One of the best professor's i have ever known, economics, history, geography ect, you name it. A little that you may known plus his knowledge about teachings, what else do you want to know how the world works and where is heading to regardless the issues is like knowing the future ,and standing there in first row hearing and watching how the word is developing every day in front of our own eyes. Thanks dr Richard wolff , thanks Robinson for such wonderful gift of knowledge. We can't thank you enough for it. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ from it.
I am from Brasil.
From 2016-2022 we had a pro western, anti china government.
I had never heard or seen an BYD car until the new government took office in 2023 and I heard BYD were installing a plant in an abandoned Ford factory in the state of Bahia. A couple of months later I saw the news of a huge delivery of vehicles from BYD, coming from over sees. I saw the first BYD on the streets of São Paulo early in 2024, now well into the second semester, I see BYD cars on the street on a daily basis, multiple times. Its becoming huge and they are not even building them nationally yet. If the prices lower once they are made locally, they will dominate the market for sure.
BYDs were somewhat mediocre in the late 2010s and only post pandemic did they really start getting good. that might partly be why they were unheard of outside of china for so long
@@hughmungus2760Warren buffet saw something amazing in byd in 2010 and invested an amazing amount of money into byd...
What is your point another brainwashed idiot 😂😂
Chinese EVs makers with their starters/beginners models price around $3,999.00 to $11,999.00 MSRP.
Mass population and mass consumers can afford an EV at that price.
same for Uzbekistan. GM/Chevrolet rapidly being replaced by BYD
As an Englishman, Prof Wolff made me laugh out loud with "The English still dont realise the Empire is over ". He is 100% correct, and it is the root cause of many of our problems - Brexit, to name just one. We are a country stuck in the past. Maybe Mrs Wolff could do a psychotherapeutic analysis of Britain
Anglo-American Empire in full effect
Brexit was a last-ditch desperate attempt to curtail the Islamist immigration invasion into British cities. But alas, it was too little too late an effort to curtail in the curious death of Europe.
12,500 nukes ready to dissolve the Northern Hemisphere! Get to Chile ASAP!
A diagnosis is only beneficial to a sane and reasonable patient who realises and accepts they have a problem. The UK still think is rules the waves - by way of their "special relationship" with USA. Nothing but a lapdog type of relationship.
Delusions of Grandeur is common in the UK political elite a sense of importance and yet they have made a total hash of the UK economy, immigration, welfare and medical services
Robinson , you're a great listener. It's one of the reasons why I like your content ; allowing the speaker to speak. A rare trait in a world of cacophonous anti-intellectualism.
thank you! i'm always trying to listen better.
I agree!
I've watched a lot of Richard Wolff interviews, and they're always mostly Richard talking the whole time. Not complaining though, I could listen to him all day. Just saying that the talent is Richard's.
That’s true. Just look at Medhi Hasan’s interview with China on Al Jazeera. Pathetic.
Yeah, Robinson is good and has good guests. The Democrat Convention (Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Obama, and Harris) was horrible to listen to. Like Jr high school students.
I have been following Professor Wolff for over a decade now. This is the first time I got hear about his personal history from him. I can't appreciate this interview enough!
So another idiot marxist follow some ideologue. What a surprise!
This is not a 3 hour interview , it’s a 180min brain data download/ history lesson/ political common sense / no bs factual feed. Thank you Prof Wolff.
No it's 3 hour of nonsense. This same professor has been touting this from the 80s. He's 40 years late in his "analysis". He's politically driven ideologue, not a critical thinker.
@@markiv2942 And he's been right for 80 years. Your point?
Richard Wolff, for 3 hours…! Such a treat.
Thank you Robinson.
My pleasure!!!
A very pleasant surprise to wake up to on a Sunday morning.
That what I just wanted to post!
Why doesTrump SAY "LETS MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN " I thought that it was already number superpower! I thought it already was the greatest country in the world! The land of opportunities! Lies Lies and more Lies! 🇺🇸🐂💩WARMONGERS 🖕
Proverbs 30:3-5 NKJV
I neither learned wisdom Nor have knowledge of the Holy One. [4] Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name, If you know? [5] Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
YESHUA JESUS
I studied under Professor Wolff at UMass Amherst and follow him to this day.
That's really cool.
Vai ........
Non ti puoi sbagliare .
I feel sorry for ya , brainwashed as you are! Been down to commie heaven in Cuba lately?
So lucky.
The way he speaks everyone should be capable of comprehending. Truth is never a welcomed guest, but it 8s necessary!! I have great respect for you both to podcast the Status Quo... we need to work in our community, 5o help ourselves ❤❤❤.
I thought: ok, I like listening to Richard wolff, but I’m not going to make it 3 hrs. Then a few minutes in and I realize that I don’t want to miss a single minute of this fantastic educational question and answer event. Thank you so much for this wonderful host. There’s just not enough praise I can express for his questions and then stepping aside and allowing mr wolff to fully explain to and enlighten us. Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!
I'm so glad to hear this!
ME TOO 😂
I feel the same way!!! Right on!
He is right about the Chinese govt way of managing the country.
Many people in rural areas are living well n are happy.
This is one of the most comprehensive economic, geopolitic, psychology, and history lessons I hear from one single podcast. Three hour worth of lecture.
And very current
For idiots maybe. Other people and smart people, stay away from this little marxist derp
It's so refreshing to finally listen to someone who can wholeheartedly criticize analyze and educate that something more and different is happening at this time.
Yet, many here choose to nitpick if it does not support their political ideology/party.
I learned more in this lecture than I learned in my 18 yrs of American education
That's amazing to hear.
That's because America likes to keep Americans under educated.
Were you asleep for 18 years?
@@jps0117What that person was basically saying is that their education system DIDN'T TEACH HIM/HER ABOUT IT.
The fact that we are here watching this video means that we have BECOME AWARE of the problem (of US imperial decline). Even if we were not tought about it in our educational. system.
I will even go 1 step further: our mass media system TODAY isn't talking about it! Over here in western Europe our mass media is AVOIDING the topic of decline of US-empire and AVOIDING the topic of the rise of BRICS++. So how is the averidge Joe&Jane ever gonna know?
They will only get to know about this BIG geo-political- and geo-economic changes if they actively search for it online and stumble upon interviews like this one.
Somebody should make a movie about Wolfe's live. The guy is a genius with a wonderful life's story. This talk was so wonderful.
I could not put my phone down. 👌❤️
Watching from VIETNAM 🇻🇳. Prof. Wolff was speaking truth.
!!!
My grandmother wouldn't let my father go to Vietnam. She didn't believe in the war. They had to find a powerful politician to keep him out of it.
I was a protester of the Vietnam war! we were so angry. Make love not war! We loved you so much and our people . I'm sorry America is so EVIL
@@ToneSoCooL3no one should have to go to war. However privileged people shouldn't be excluded. It's sad but true.
My grandparents had to run away from starvation in Ireland and we're coaxed to go to America.
My English family members moved to America because they wanted to escape the Israeli Zionist Force. But it didn't happen
Love Professor Wolff - a pure intellectual, explaining the world structure in an accessible and exciting way. I am a Russian-born, long-time British citizen, living in Germany, half-Jewish, all - pro-Palestine. Prof Wolff makes sense from whatever point you look at his stories. Brilliant!
I don't he's an evil little scroatbag.
Could not agree more from a mixed African Indian Iranian Scandinavian.
One wonders how Wolff explains Putin and the Russian oligarchs corruption and stealing vast amounts of the country's wealth to enrich themselves?
Pure marxist little weasel you mean. You sound perfect student for such a lonely old derp.
Robinson is the kind of smart academic I met often at Stanford, with no perception of the collapse going on around them. The massive rental housing inflation was just getting started in the 80s and was full force by June '92 which is when I left SU ABD. I had already felt it in the miserable recession of the mid 80s when I was no longer able to easily afford rent and child care as a single mom. College, financial aid and family housing on campus saved us. When I got to grad school in Palo Alto I saw housing inflation - and credit cards - had spread like wildfire.
I'd been able to sustain myself with a high school diploma and top secretarial skills, and then sustain myself and my son. but by the mid 80s in WA and of course in SF and the East Bay women my age with average jobs and some college and with no kids had to live with roommates.
By 2000 the homeless were impossible to ignore, I stepped thru their sad messes and saw one OD'd with a needle sticking out of the back of his knee, slouched against the curved brick wall of the BART on 16th and Mission on my way to work downtown. I'd been born and raised in NY with millions of people from all over the world, and only saw a handful of homeless people in 20 years.
Now in a city of three-quarter million they were impossible to avoid and only the sharpest college grads and/or hustlers could afford an apartment in SF on their own and anyone who wasn't those things could only rent a bedroom. Wages fell so far behind cost of living that refugee families with kids needed three jobs between two parents to survive. That is not a flourishing empire.Those are conditions that economic refugees like my family fled to the US to avoid.
My Puerto Rican grandmother with a fifth grade education in PR and no English raised me on her own with minimum wage work thanks to rent control. I had not one but two bedrooms in our rent control apt in the Bronx, plus the kitchen all to myself with my five-books public library weekly limit as a lone latchkey kid and I'd already had to wait impatiently for two days by the time I could finally go back to get five more.
Later I figured out we were poor, but I had space, quiet, and once I learned to be not just a nerd but savvy and armed with charm and a knife on the streets, I got real world education. I graduated high school at 16 and at 17 had my own apartment in Washington Heights when it was still a predominantly Irish neighborhood. I made the rent in a week of work and when I became a single mom at 21, I could still cover my bills and have some to spare. None of that is possible now. Single parents can't graduate undergrad with only $3k in debt tho granted I was a Truman Fellow my junior and senior years.
The astronomical loss of opportunity, independence, mobility has changed the very fabric of the opportunity and vitality that was still palpable in the early 70s. It still stuns me when I see how Robinson's generation does not even know what it has lost.
I believe he sees the collapse clearly, and that what you astutely note is emblematic of our current frog boil.
I believe that many intellectuals in the West can accept the demise of Western influence on a conceptual level, but that it is almost impossible for them, if they are comfortable, secure and affluent, to actually visualise what this collapse will mean for them personally, and for their broader societies, as that is a bridge too far.
I’m guessing you meant Richard Wolff because Robinson is the young interviewer. Trust me, Richard Wolff has been calling out about the decline for a very long time. He observes the very small
Stuff (like the way Grey Hound buses which used to be able to transport poor people across multiple cities at cheap prices have been mothballed and made to disappear from city centres in US).
Robinson clearly has perception of the collapse around him, he’s the only podcaster who brought Professor Wolf to us. You lived through the decline so you understand in your own remarkable way. Not everyone shares the same life experience. The fact is Robinson is out there informing people.
Thanks Mr Robinson for being a great host not interrupting such a Professor lesson class in school training for me in this video . 🎉😅 😂 😅.
Robinson Erhardt, every video is a treat, keep them coming
thank you so much!! will do.
Professor Wolff is an American treasure! Thank you!
Thank you!
He's a jew, he tells you he's a jew.
Can't b'é American his kind are demonic
Love this guy he's so intelligent yet he's so down to earth. He lays things out in a way us simpletons can understand.
If America would just be nice to its neighbors the transition away from being #1 would be less painful. I guess now after all the damage we've done around the world especially after 2001 ,it's too late.
I disagree about Kamala however. We are heading for the proverbial cliff and she'll be driving the bus because she has no brain.
WWIII looms.
@@robinsonerhardtno he's not he's a pedantic blowhard
How is he an American treasure and not simply a likable and knowledgeable professor?
i don’t find very many long conversations with Richard Wolff like this, so when i saw this, i said “YES!!!” out loud. i cannot believe how well he understands the global picture of these different countries and their relationships, and how talented he is at explaining it. even though i spend a big chunk of my free time studying all this stuff, this conversation helped me put the pieces together in a way i hadn’t fully considered.
seriously great conversation! by the way, i also highly recommend Wolff’s conversation on Lex Fridman’s podcast if anyone wants to hear more of him.
Thank you!!
This is the beginning of a new understanding for me. Appreciate this interview very much! For the purposes of getting this listened to by a wider public, my suggestion would be to also break this into segments no longer than 20 minutes. People in the US are mystified as to what is going on, and we are (myself included) largely listening to unhelpful people who either do not have the answers, or perhaps do not want to say anything.
Fantastic interview with tons of interesting details about the history of socialism and a revealing personal story. Robinson only occasionally interrupts with stimulating questions and keeps listening attentively for over three hours, offering the best possible platform to his guest, quite a feat.
Brilliant conversation. I went through these 3 hours with a breeze! Thank you. Btw, as in France, Belgium (where I originate from) and Austria , where I spent a lot of time at, are also mainly socialist, have free medical care, get a yearly amount for holidays ('holiday money') and get financial support for students to do tertiaire education. No-one there, with huge student loan debts (a foreign concept, only existing in the US and UK). In Austria, where I lived in Vienna for 11 years, the city of Vienna subsidises couples to buy properties to assist getting on the property ladder. (a 50 000 Euro loan, which you only pay back after 6 years living there, at a rediculous low percentage). You pay 1Euro a day, ie. annual fee of 365 euros to travel around the greater Vienna (train, tram, metro, bus). It is simply amazing why in the US people think that socialism is a swear word. You really have to wonder, when the Americans will start learning and acting like adults, rather than spoiled 5 year old dumb bullies.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Be careful with what you say.... We Europeans take a LOT for granted! A Socialist system requires VERY smart and VERY honest people!!! And let me tell you.... I HIGHLY doubt that there are Europeans with those traits in power! We also have Inequalities and Poverty creeping around... Probably you don't see it in those Europeans countries but they do exist!!! I actually suspect that there are "European Ghetto countries".... It's not a localized interior thing anymore... It's a global exterior thing. In other words.... Some Europeans countries are "rich" because other countries are EXPLOITED! This is actually an implicit thing for Capitalism make no mistake... In order for someone to be rich, others have to be poor. And Europe also operates under a Capitalist Ideology... You can say it's "Friendly Capitalism" but I've seen enough of this world to know there is no such thing as "Friendly". Also I see European politicians with pornographic high salaries.... That's NOT Socialism bro!!! It's actually a Right-Wing Feudalistic regime! They crush us in taxes... While getting rich!!! That's not Socialism.... That's not "helping the poor" and making things "Equal"! It's EXACTLY THE CONTRARY.
So yeah.... Europeans also live in Dream Land!!! Just because things seem fine... Doesn't mean they are! It can mean the 'Calm before the Storm'... And you go look... How many European countries are under the 60% of Public Debt in their Economies.... Almost NONE!!! There's Germany and the Netherlands... That's IT!!!! 2 countries out of 25!!!! They all going ape sh*t with Immigration and Religion..... That's not serious people!!! That's not responsible people!!! The ship is sinking and they're talking about the sails... WTF. I'm worried about where should I swim!!!!! And here is a curious thing.... ALLLL the countries outside of the Euro have ridiculous low Debts!!! What the hell is that???!
I also have seen enough of the world to smell bs... And I BET that manyyyyyy European countries cook their 'Economic Books' to make it look that they're doing good. France for example... Have you seen their retirement data??? They could raise the retirement age to 85 and wouldn't make a difference!!! That thing is BROKENNNNNN!!!!! In other words.... They'll have to work until they DIE basically!!!!
France can say 'Au revoir Socialisme' already!... Sounds familiar??? Don't call Americans dumb bro!!! You may swallow your words and make a fool out of yourself. I could care less about Public Transport!!! It's good for short-medium travelling... But I'm not carrying my shopping on a bus or a train for example! So yeah... Americans are not that dumb!!! They're actually right about MANY things. In Europe we also have idiots that like Trump..... What does that tell you??!?? We also are going down that DUMB road!!!
All you describe about France, Belgium, Austria seems wonderful.
But how long ago was this true?
News from EU tells of economic collapse.
@@penelopehill9710 I only left Austria in 2019 to retire in South Africa. So I cannot give you details about the current economic situation, but it would be surprising if anything changed there. What is very clear though, is that people do not have a good feeling anymore about the EU, as they see the same central dominance as what they have in the US. Decisions (meanly stupid ones), made by people like the Ursula vd Leyen more than ever prove that there is also an unelected elite in Europe, similar to that in the US. It is leaving behind a foul taste with many ordinary people, there, now.
@@penelopehill9710Moglie di Ulisse .....
Ma che Caz.....dici .
I nostri giornali Europei dicono l' opposto .
Gosh. Professor Wolff- you are brilliant in your explanation. The economic systems are similar to physics and chemistry.. for every action, there is a reaction. And economics is analogous to a gravitational force .. Robinson: your episodes should be shown at your university for media studies! Gratitude to all that help in bringing your discussions to fruition!
thank you so much!!!
economics is nothing like physics lol it’s a soft science that relies on unpredictable variables which is why it’s so bad at making predictions
Co operate America don't want the 99%of the American people to wake up from dreaming 😂😂😂
@@theprophet489 Reason man like TRUMP WANTS KEEP AMERICA GREAT but his son inlaw zionist jews kushner thought him invest in China he make tie his wife melinia have jewelry factory ,his daughter ivanka have childern clothing and his sons also fortitude clothing ,all litsten to zionistjews kushner father he was in jail and trump made him free
Richard Wolff is the best person to explain basic socialist notions to people who doesn't know anything about it or even to "normies" that hate socialism after decades of deranged propaganda.
:)
No. Socialism no. Communism none of that in the United States. Hell no. Oh and by the way, we're 🇺🇸 not going to do any of that type of stuff . There will be accepting of nothing.
@@Effective_tool_of_Satan while conservitard propaganda is stupid, "socialism", "marxism", etc. is really just gibberish slop for the goy sheeple. Controlled opp at best.
@@Effective_tool_of_Satan this guy is a clown feeding you dead end ideological gibberish.
Exactly. If we all band together we can make the world a place full of flowering meadows and rainbow skies, and rivers made of chocolate, where the children dance and laugh and play with gumdrop smiles.
Enthralling conversation featuring the great Professor Wolff. Learned a lot here and stimulated the thought process. Thanks for taking the time to do this sit-down!
Wow Robinson I’m absolutely blown away with the people you invite to the show and this has been absolutely incredible to listen to. I don’t watch /listen to 3 hours movie/radio or even watch RUclips videos but I was hooked the very first time I watched your interview with Norman Finkelstein on Palestine which was such an amazing, informative and eye opener. So I came back for more and this talk with Professor Wolff has educated me so much in 3 hours that I didn’t learn in years. Professor Wolff really needs to be listened by the American government as well as by uk and other European countries because he makes more sense than all these nations put together.
As a Muslim living in uk, America’s wars on Muslim nations has definitely caused a lot of suffering including to people uk citizens like me, who weren’t in the war zones but due to it being the nations of out ancestors it implications reached far and wide and so there is much anger and hatred towards America due to its foreign policies for muslims across the globe. Also due to wars on Muslims, we experience a lot of racism because of rise of Islamophobia so we suffer.
Also, what professor Wolff says about the implications of Ukraine war and USA influencing our politics has definitely left has struggling with very high inflation.an average working class family is struggling to eat 3 meals a day, keeping warm during winter as gas/electric bills are unaffordable and many people are loosing their jobs, livelihoods and homes because of the situation. Some Families have to live off food banks and their kids have to be fed breakfast at schools but sadly our government and politicians don’t care. Much of the sector is becoming privatised, we don’t receive much or subsidies to help us and we also on verge of losing our healthcare which is free at the moment but won’t be for much longer as its already partially privatised. Benefits, those that are entitled, do help much because they are measly to begin with and entitlement criteria is very strict. Wish our and your governments listen to people like thjs professor.
Thank you bring on brilliant people like mr Wolff and Norman Finkelstein, who touch the reality and speak the truth.
Thank you for elucidating the parallel between Israeli genocide of the Palestinians and the US extermination of the native Americans.
Isn’t it that Plastelinians are those who want jews gone and dead?
your crazy lady israel is not committing genocide
Are you American?
This is the longest video I have seen, but with Prof Richard Wolff, time flies.
He's great.
I AM THANKFUL A GEN Z KID LIKE ME DISCOVERED RICHARD WOLF.
hahaha
Join the navy. Might be in South Pacific when 12,500 nuclear bombs destroy the Northern Hemisphere. Have you searched Annie Jacobsen?
please dont end up a raging anti semite like half the clowns on here
3 hours of Richard Wolff and that cat... so laid back yet profound listening... !
One of my best Teachers in learning about Socialism and Capitalism. To find a conversation like this among Americans is almost obsolete. Or they will curse you out and call you dumb, claiming I know nothing. True, I know nothing, but Richard Wolff does. Thank you.
Look fwd to this. Whilst I don't always agree with Mr Wolff he is a good faith debater. He is a class act.
The fact that he thinks the United States will work something out with China is delusion.
When I see Wolff or Michael Hudson on any program or site, I am sure to listen or read. Two of the greatest economists any place.
Wolff is simply being alarmist and unrealistic in his statements about nuclear weapons and Russia using them in the Ukraine war against the US, Europe or anywhere else for that matter. The Russians well know that they would essentially cease to exist if they use that option due to the vastly superior nuclear capabilities of the US and Europe ... they are not that stupid. Furthermore, Wolff is probably also wrong about the Ukraine war being already lost by Ukraine. That is far from certain The West has many more options to prevent that from happening.
Holy crap. I've always followed Wolff but I never realised he was this level of conscious of himself and the world. We'd call that "intelligent" colloquially. He's brilliant, truly.
My Father on earth is exactly like this. ❤💫🙏
I'm only 30 minutes in, but I have to admit: this man's speech is mesmerising.
Update: I've learned more about European social programs in this 3 hour long interview than in my entire life!
As a Russian, I'm familiar with the history of Russian Revolution and events that lead to the current situation in Ukraine. But the part about social workers in France, different workers cooperations and the rest... well, that surprised me! Thank you, Richard Wolf!
If you like Mr wolf check out Michael Hudson and Chris hedges
I love how Dr.Wolff has reached the point in his life that he can speak however he wants! Zero fucks given. As always a precious listen from a precious teacher!
It is one of the great perks of getting older.
This has the feel of an important/ historic interview.
Amazing!!!!
@@robinsonerhardt and to top it off he mentions alexander mercouris. Very interesting. I did not know what to make of the guy (mercouris ) but i was sceptical of blind support of ukraine after gulf wars one and two, libya, Syria, ect,ect. I live in a Norwegian town that is not more than a few hundred kilometers from the Russian atomic submarine base, so this ukraine conflict is relevant to us. It was like being gaslighted daily, listening to mercouris in the evenings, and living in a country that i believe to be irrationally hostile to Russia. Im south african originally, so i look more impartially on geopolitics ( or so i think), plus my home country is now a member of the brics. These are strange times indeed.
This should be shown on the American TV channels especially democracy now this is like listening to stories from the Bible 😂😂😂iam going to have my 3 grand children listen to this so if they survive what is coming they will know what caused it to be what it is
I been listening to him he speaks the truth about what is happening no propaganda news he is for real 😂
When 46% of Americans read at a 6th grade level, this will go right over their heads. Racism and Sexism is How Maga got reelected. @@theprophet489
To say this interview was outstanding is just not paying enough respect to Herr Dr. Wolff. Correct at every point!
Great!
The problem is the West still believes and wants to practice slavery in a milder form, dependent on rules defined and imposed by the US and powerful G7 Western former colonial powers.
These Misreable 7 Countries, and their criminal Partner NATO, have never stopped slaving other Countries, either through IMF loans, or setting up Companies to extract Oil, Mineral from those Countries, or creat political corruption, etc, etc, etc
And what 'mild form of slavery' do you think China wants to practice? Ask a person from Tibet or a Uygur?
Are you interested in freedom, human rights, and economic justice or not? Are you interested in hell on Earth and some dystopian nightmare - or something else for your children, given the worst of 'human nature' and what Homo Sapiens IN POWER do?
What form of 'slavery' do you think fascists/totalitarians of ANY stripe like to practice -- especially if they are NOW armed with social media to distract and propagandize, with AI, with nuclear threats, etc. Read ORWELL and HUXLEY.
Totally get Wolff's message that important ECONOMIC power of China changing the dynamic -- but who do you WANT making the (transparent or NON-transparent) THE KEY DECISIONS that CONTROL your life and fate, and that of your community, and your children? Who and what do YOU want to be a 'slave' or 'mild slave' to??? Or maybe NOT a slave....?
And where will we be if the POWERFUL and ruthless, non-transparent CCP/Chinese "leadership' (or whoever holds ECONOMIC and eventually political/socia/cultural - existential POWER -- should THEY *not deal* with the very REALITY of climate change and the need to change the fundamentals of living with more ecologically/sustainably TRUE facts at the base of your policies? And the issues of female 'empowerment' and issues of population/overpopulation related to that ...which is also related ecology/human sustainably? In what system can one 'redress grievances' and lessen corruption at the top and decay all the way down in some dystopian nightmare -- faster, better? Who champions human and civil rights AND is prepared to face realities, economic and otherwise, on Planet Earth? WHAT DOES need to shift to avoid dystopian and survivability?
And what do you think China or Russian wants to do? Help other nations!!!
@@ivanpetrov9541yes I think as they did construction infrastructure
@@ivanpetrov9541 Not help. Collaborate. No one is asking for a free lunch. Nor do they steal resources, unlike the former colonial powers.
Thank you from a European based in NZ. It is so refreshing to hear these perspectives from an American. The revered Professor Wolff, no less! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Laughed and chuckled a lot 😅 Learned a whole heap more. Very grateful.
Thanks Rob for letting the guest speak and asking goood questions at the right time! This makes a 3 hour interview not at all tedious but so much more in depth
Thank you, Robinson, for having Professor Richard Wolff on for 3 hours for this discussion with him. I have followed him for years and have some of his books. He represents the best in all who listens to him with his wisdom and wants to learn. In fact, this is so good, I am going to listen again. Isn't Professor Richard Wolff brilliant? Yes, sir, you are.
Keep up the great work.
Yes, he is brilliant. !!!!!
You're in a Marxist cult.
Professor Wolf if only one of the leaders in the US ruling class had an ounce of your wisdom and intelligence 🙏 thank you for most imsightful thorough conversation.
Ruling class? You mean those experts with their college educations? LOL
@@Robb-ex8jo yes power and money hungry warmongering puppets
3 hours of listening to Proff Wolf is such a treat. Especially here where he got so personal as well. 😊
Lovely
I'm from Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and I do n't breath, I just listen this man...
The most epic interwiev I have ever heard. Thank You Robinson...
There are some similarities between the current situation in the United States and the factors that contributed to the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Here are a few:
*Internal Similarities:*
1. Political polarization and division: Like Rome's factionalized senate, the US faces intense partisan divisions.
2. Corruption and influence of special interests: Similar to Rome's corrupt patronage system.
3. Economic inequality and stagnation: Mirror Rome's wealth disparities and economic troubles.
4. Decline of social cohesion and civic engagement: Erosion of community and shared values.
5. Over-reliance on debt and financialization: Similar to Rome's excessive spending and currency debasement.
6. Weakened institutions and rule of law: Erosion of trust in government, media, and institutions.
*External Similarities:*
1. Rise of global competitors: China, India, and other nations challenge US dominance.
2. Global economic shifts: Trade tensions, supply chain disruptions, and emerging me's experience with barbarian tribes.
*Key Differences:*
1. Global interconnectedness: Modern technology and globalization create new opportunities and challenges.
2. Democratic institutions: The US has a more robust democratic system than ancient Rome.
3. Economic resilience: The US economy has shown adaptability and resilience.
4. Military strength: The US maintains a powerful military, albeit with changing global threats.
*Lessons from History:*
1. Address income inequality and promote economic mobility.
2. Strengthen institutions and rule of law.
3. Invest in education, innovation, and infrastructure.
4. Foster global cooperation and diplomacy.
5. Prioritize national unity and civic engagement.
While the similarities are striking, the US has unique strengths and opportunities to address its challenges. By learning from history and adapting to changing circumstances, the US can mitigate potential risks and ensure continued prosperity.
Great summary and all on point.
That means we need to stop the Middle East wars
Mr. prof. Wolff- You are really genuine people who are deeply knowledge about economics-Thanks both of You.
Thanks!
THERE IS NOTHING NOBLE ABOUT A EUROPEAN COLONIAL EMPIRE NEVER HAS BEEN !!!!!
What europe did in the US AFRICA MIDDLE EAST,IT WAS GENOCIDE AND europe never paid for it
you realize we threw off the british empire in 1776?
@@websitemartian YOU REALIZE EUROPEANS KILLED REAL NATIVES TO CREATE THIS EMPIRE LETS NOT FORGET WE REAL NATIVES DO NOT HAVE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FASCIST REPUBLIC MILLIONS OF US NEVER WILL YOU REALIZE THAT !! I MEAN WE DO NOT VALUE THE WESTERN WORLD WE DO NOT LIVE IN EASTERN MYTH PLAGIRIZED BY ROME !! EVEN BY YOUR STANDARDS YOU WOULD NOT OBEY A COLONIAL ENEMY AND WOULD TEACH YOUR GRAN CHILDREN TO NEVER OBEY EITHER !!! YOU CAN LIVE IN YOUR COLONIAL MYTH ALL YOU WANT THE MILLIONS OF US ARE OUT TO DESTROY IT AND FREE OURSELVES FROM IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@websitemartian AMERICUS DELENDA EST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@dannygonzales7923 never ! you will be
Using RUclips for over ten years now, this was the best time I've spent here so far. Thank you.
This conversation was so enlightening.
Just found this gem. Going for a deep dive. Thank you.
I was born in Kenya, my grandparents were accused of being mau mau and impoverished by the British colonisers in their own land. We got our political freedom in 1963. GenZ in Kenya are well aware that our economic freedom is still due. I’m oroud of my kenyan roots, birth place of mitochondrial Eve.
economys aren't handed out by the world bank or government agencys they have to be created one enterprise at a time ...
Very interesting to hear more details about the professor's parents. I listened to him for years and he never said his parents were Jewish until recently.
I'm really glad he spoke about his background as well!
At what point did he say his parents were Jewish? He said they are: his father is French and mother is German. Or did he cascade their origin further down at some other points during the discussions? I would really like to know. When he was even analysing the disputes between the Palestinians and the Jews, I cannot even remember him referencing his parents as Jews. So, please, I like to know.
@@emmanuelobareki4655 He finally admitted that his parents escaped from Europe because they were Jewish. He doesn't want to take advantage of it. I don't recall which video it was.
@@emmanuelobareki4655 Why does it bother you so much?
@@vivalaleta O! Now, you don't remember what video it was and you said his parents were Jewish like you heard him say it during this podcast. Dey play.
Two brilliant minds having a meaningful conversation. I learned so much unpacking this discussion.
I haven't watched such an intelligent, honest and forward-thinking American who can analyze the world very well in a long time. Thank you very much. Love from Türkiye.
Chomsky is another
还有一些明面上不好讲的没说，怕被追杀。
@@birdyashiro1226 WTF?
@@DawTVFoodReviews What's so surprising?🤣 Stop the acting.
@@birdyashiro1226 “In the coming age, there will be no secrets left.”
What a great mind only surpassed by his humanity and culture. I can never tire to listen to prof Wolff
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Richard Wolff is so right about the EU siding with the U.S. rather than standing on their own. Hard to believe they are siding with the U.S. concerning Ukraine and Russia. Once upon a time Europe had strength and stood alone. Thankyou Mr. Wolff for all your thoughts and information..and Thankyou Mr. Erhardt.
Macron tried to stand alone but Boris sabotaged us too quickly
The price of outsourcing your security
Get to know your western hemisphere! 😊
sorry but you genuinely think that europeans, many who’ve been oppressed by russia for decades, want russia to dictate their borders?
That's putting it mildly. The EU is the new backyard of the US. We have no sovereignty, no autonomy, no nothing. It's pathetic, embarrassing, and infuriating.
Also, our socialist parties are only socialist in name. They are all neoliberal puppets in this day and age. In all countries, including Spain and France as mentioned.
I’ve taken the day off. I’m sick and in bed all day. Thank you for salvaging my day.
🤗hope you feel better
Phenomenal interview. Not sure I agree with everything, but definitely food for thought.
Thanks!
Tks my favorite intelligent fair person...wish more Americans can be only a little like him the country will be so much better.
God bless you Richard.
I know next to nothing about economics, or about Marx, but believe it or not, when "someone" blew up the Nordstream
gas pipeline, delivering Russian gas to Western Europe countries, I just remembered the only thing that I know'
what Marx said about the aggressive competition and ruthless fight between the capitalistic countries for the markets
for their products.
That explosion, which some say, that it was a deliberate action to stop Western Europe buying cheap Russian gas,
and to force them to start buying American LNG delivered by ships, and at four times the price of Russian gas.
In other words, Marx has said something like: It is easy to produce, but hard to sell.
And that, sometimes, necessitate a "drastic" action.....
💯
This nonsense has been debunked. The pipe had already been decomissioned. Next.
Western Europe had already stopped getting anything from that pipeline. It's amazing just how stupid most people really are...
@@bramposthumus9300 Decomissioned? Are you lost?
@@iverbrnstad791 Yup. It had been. It ws a useless steel tube. This is a cynically designed Kremlin distraction. Focus on fascist Russia's war crimes and blatantly illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Holly shit what an interview it gives me goosebumps. Yes, Americans are confused, angry, and frustrated and are begging for the truth.
Yeah, it's time to tell the truth to the people. No more creepy "you can become rich and famous!" We all have enough. Two movies contrast the idea: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (look at Pottersville) near end, and CITIZEN KANE raised by a corporation when his mother died and had everything when he died alone with only servants watching!
The Cestui Que Vie Act of 1666 and the Act of 1871 are good starting points!
Prof. Wolff is a man of great conscience and compassion, I think, it is mostly because what his family had gone through during the traumatic period.
good take
My Mother was a victim of the Holocaust in a past life. It is why she was born in survival mode.. Persecution complex from the moment she was born which manifested in a lot of different ways...
There's always a reason.. if we take time to understand.
I have learned more from professor wolf since discovering him in last year than I have I last 15 years and I have an undergrad in economics which says alot. He simplifies things and ties them to real historical and current event.
These discussion you host on this channel are so extremely valuable, especially the ones with Richard Wolff I find extremely illuminating and thought provoking, and this one is no exception. Keep up the good work!
Why can't we have a reasonable leader like this Professor Wolff?
Because he can't obey deep state leadership 😊
Jewish lobby & American establishment
because the crowd prefer the radical ones.
The elite would not allow someone like Mr. Wolff to be a president
because socialism is not the answer
@@titoqwentezproductionz3406😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mr Wolff is unbelievably smart man, his philosophy on life and current issues is so refreshing.
:)
3 hours of Wolf and i still want more. Robinson is a good host and listener
Thank you Richard for your supportive comments about Alexander Mercouris, I have listened to him and Alex Christoforou and their joint program The Duran for many years. I think they are fabulous.
I second this opinion.
The Duran and the Alexander Mercouris channels are both well worth checking out if you have not already.
REST IN PEACE Michael Brooks. He used to have Prof. Wolff on almost weekly, it has felt like a lifetime from those days.
Prof. Wolff speaks with so much clarity. I am totally hooked to this long interview.
Thank You!! I love that the prof. talks about his history
Great! I'm so glad you liked it!
Great conversation by Dr Wolf! He’s a very knowledgeable person and very aware of current situation around the world.
The power structures in the world have caused significant harm to humanity and need to be held accountable. The majority of people, irrespective of race, want to provide for their families, while those in power seek to undermine humanity. Let's come together and demand the changes we need in our society.
HUMANS R ASS HOLES......DESTROY MOTHER EARTH
One of the few people who don’t take sides and tell you what he sees reality and able to explain it so almost anyone can understand or those who wish to 😊
America is suffering from a terminal case of DELUSION.
I can't believe Richard mentioned October 7th without mentioning the Hannibal Directive 🤷🏽♀️!
Shameful omission...😮
@@LauraHalvar definitely!
@@LauraHalvar shameful?? completely unnecessary given the ground covered lmao.
@@LauraHalvari don’t think it should be seen as shameful omission, perhaps the professor simply forgot considering the amount of content covered
This is an incredible conversation, thank you both
thank you, too!
My mum just bought a BYD fully-electric SUV for her retirement (in Australia)… damn thing looks like a spaceship inside & seems to be pretty well-made.
Thank you for hosting Prof. Wolff who is always a great intellect & communicates. A born teacher. 👆
My pleasure!
"War is father of all, war is king of all. He makes some gods, others men. He makes some slaves and others free."
-Heraclitus
Well that's what you're going to get because trust me the US will not accept.
Interesting. I think soon people will realize that 5,000 years ago, Israel was God's favored land but that does not allow them to lie, cheat, steal, be atheists, and hoard money (inflation) while claiming to be under His protection. Get to Chile ASAP!
@vineshnaidoo9402 never get advice about civilization from a neanderthal descent.
Heraclitus lost half of Rome to Muhammad. Allahu Akbar.
I always listen to prof richard wolff but today was different. This interview is so rich and honest
super long, but such a good interview! Thanks for this, I always check out Professor Wolff's videos and listen to his orations in great detail.
I just found your podcast, and thank you for asking questions about the professor's upbringing. What an amazing group of questions. Cheers!
THIS PRESENTATION IS 3 HOURS LONG BUT THE MOMENT OF TRUTH IS RIGHT HERE IN 4 MINUTES 37:47
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you SO MUCH.
Thank you!!
wolff seems a lot more laid back here (swearing and what not) - it's a good look! nice interview
Awesome!
Listening to this has made me a better human. There are ideas and thoughts here I don't recognize at all. Glad to be introduced to the insight and to this speaker. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the interview!
my pleasure!
I also a survivor of genocide . For decades genocide effects stays
Trauma creates evil?
To forget the past, we shall repeat itself According to most estimates, World War II resulted in between 50 and 85 million casualties, making it the deadliest conflict in human history, with the majority of deaths being civilians, primarily in the Soviet Union
Mr. Wolf is a very honnest and well read person.
❤
Thanks!
Thank you!
Best interview I have seen in a long long time.
🙏👍😎
Saved to listen to later. I already know this is a banger episode.
report back.
It's hard to tell if Richard is an insightful voice for the underrepresented or if he is just a bitter, grumpy old man. A little of both I suppose.
Clearly you don't like him (I saw your now edited comment too), so why waste your time?
@@remper1000 How will I know what I do and don't agree with without listening to what they say? I have tons of problems with modern capitalism but Richard has spent his entire career saying the American Empire is ending. Here he is in 2024 saying it again and if he is alive in 2034 he will be saying the same thing.
Good point. Churchill called it "the war cycle" in 1917. Rulers knew that babies born in 1917 would be cannon fodder for another war 20 years later. It is also called "carrying capacity of the land." 2 billion people on Earth, 1940, 3 billion, 1960, 4 billion, 1980, and 8 billion now. 12,500 nuclear bombs. Get to Chile ASAP!
First heard of Wolff as a guest on the Thom Hartmann radio show - very smart and good to absorb
I'm glad.
Holy shit this was good. Absolute masterclass by an incredibly gifted and down to earth human being 👌
I found your channel just by accident. But omg professor Wolf is a pleasure to the ears. So much knowledge. I studied economics and his knowledge is amazing. I'll subscribe
One of the best professor's i have ever known, economics, history, geography ect, you name it. A little that you may known plus his knowledge about teachings, what else do you want to know how the world works and where is heading to regardless the issues is like knowing the future ,and standing there in first row hearing and watching how the word is developing every day in front of our own eyes. Thanks dr Richard wolff , thanks Robinson for such wonderful gift of knowledge. We can't thank you enough for it. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ from it.
Your podcast episodes are one of the highlights of my week
This is amazing to hear.
This is awesome, this interview should be made into a multipart movie series... where background information can be fleshed out fully.
Great stuff.
Totally adore Richard.
Solidarity for ever.
Thanks!