Like Tariq Ali I read the I newspaper to confirm and remind myself just how appalling 'the West' has become, though I am finding it more difficult as time passes(once every few weeks now). The new generation of investigative journalists like Matt Kennard and Kit Klarenberg are a breath of fresh air.
The trickle of news in the MSM is more sinister than they said -- it is how they get the public used to accepting genocide. In the meantime, dissenting youth find themselves tens of thousands in education debt and their job offers withdrawn. You know why that has the public's attention.
Absolutely right. I call it an extractive economy. It explains the huge increase in PIB od USA compared to EU. Varoufakis attributes this to the cloud economy.
In 1964, the U.S. Under Secretary of State visited Cyprus, accompanied by Major Martin Packard on a fact-finding mission. Packard recounts, "When we returned to Nicosia, Mr. Ball complimented me on what had been achieved. He then said, sympathetically, 'But you’ve got it all wrong, son. Hasn’t anyone told you that our target here is partition?'" In June 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a blunt statement to Greek Ambassador Alexander Matsas regarding the Cyprus issue. Johnson said, "Forget your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant, and Cyprus is a flea. Greece is also a flea. If these two fleas continue to irritate the elephant, they may just get whacked hard. We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks, Mr. Ambassador. If your Prime Minister talks to me about democracy, parliament, and constitution, then he, his parliament, and his constitution may not last long." True to his words, in 1967, the CIA supported the installation of the Greek military junta, and in 1974, the U.S. gave the green light for the Turkish invasion.
This underscores the fact that the US deep state has no interest in other countries' freedom and democracy. This goes far back to the First and Second World War where they were playing a geopolitical chess game rather than a valiant stand against the threat to democracy, freedom etc. Didn't the post-war dependence on the US in Europe keep Europe just where the US wanted it, under its thumb, constantly subject to US interference and dominance, so that an independent stance on issues such as Gaza is rare among European countries?
In my opinion Britain is behind all this scheming to retain their colonial conquests of the past. Australia can try to woo the Aboriginals but you know in your heart, how conniving that little island is
As a Southamerican and a leftist, i am familiarized and somewhat sympathetic to the idea of an informal empire that determines the internal politics of other states. However, this idea is often interpreted in a way that presents weak countries as victims and underestimates internal class contradictions. In such framework, countries like Argentina or Chile, etc, would suffer coups mainly because of external pressure. Neoliberal candidates would be elected for the same reason. The sovereignty of these states would be violated in this sense. However, this is far from the truth if we focus our analysis on the interests of the local ruling classes, that are the main drivers of regressive political change, and they happen to coincide broadly with the world order. This and the influence of economic cycles should be at the center of the analysis of local policy, while external influence should be understood as a factor of support to willing class allies, rather than of violation of their will. In this setup, the working class is the victim rather than the country as such. I think this interpretation is more accurate and is also more conducive to independent class politics. The opposite would be thirdwoldist politics that always lead to see the main contradictions in terms of countries and therefore lead to class collaboration.
The people of America, Britain and Germany have to put up with the misguided policies of their governments. Blame the politicians, but don't punish the people
The Americans get away with it because the general public doesn't interest itself in the politics of their countries. Approximately 99% of the public is easily controlled with tittles tattles, deliberately placed in its way by those who have vested interests. I got into conversation with a Bulgarian mature man recently while travelling to Sophia. I asked him of his views about the conditions that led to the Soviet Union dissolution. He didn't know that there were conditions. He seemed to have been fed Anti-Russia propaganda ad infinitum.
At the end of 2017, there were approximately 41 000 listed companies in the world. Their combined market value was about USD 84 trillion. (OECD) This is probably now about USD 100 trillion. Institutional investors, that’s pension funds, life companies and insurers, hold 41% of global market capitalisation, i.e. ordinary people with private pensions, life, motor and fire policies. A further 14% is held by the public sector, i.e. sovereign wealth funds, public and municipal employee pension funds. This compares with the total wealth of all billionaires of USD 14 trillion (Forbes 2024).
Finally we come to it 🙏Time fore this group to be placed into the light 🖖 karma is real and the American people are victims we live in a plolice state.
I'm sure there are Ukrainians who'd like to negotiate with Putin about how many of their fellow countrymen they'd be happy to sell out for a quiet life.
AJ is great on Gaza but is just as bad as BBC on Ukraine and, sadly on Syria or Lebanon, or Hezbollah's coverage, mostly since it's funded by Qatar and staffed with former BBC Middle East desk. But in Gaza and West Bank it has journalists. Why not a single western outlet hire English speaking reporter who are already in Gaza? They would do it in any other location they could not reach.
If the ICJ was right about Yugoslavia that says nothing about their musings regarding Israel. Proclaiming genocide as you have done does not make it real! You need to provide evidence.
Ahee its all about LAY DOWN ALL INDUSTRIE AND WAR WORK WITHIN-JOBS!!! LAY IT DOWN. SAY NO TO ALL OFFERD JOBS WORLDWIDE FOR JUST INDUSTRIE BUSINESS AND MONEY!!-HUMANS!! ITS ON US WHAT I WORK AND WHAT NOT!! WORK PEACE AND LIFE ONLY WORK REGIONALY AND DIRECT LIFE AND PEACE FOR HUMAN. WHERE WAR JOBS IS MUCH MONEY FOR... LAY ALL JOBS DOWN. INDUSTRIE DOWN!!
since two state solution is Islamic UN, if not Muslim then stop doing two state solution; otherwise doing UN global empire war as Islamic UN two state solution is meant to demonstrate and overthrow
What are you even trying to say? UN couldn't even stop a live-streamed G-cide because Uncle Sam refuses. It won't do anything Uncle Sam stop pulling its strings all over the world. How could any country be sovereign when Uncle Sam has tabs on every country and their internal politics?
I agree about the empire, exploitation of the global south, the genocide. I feel the same pain. But I couldn't agree less on Ukraine. I think you really do not read the room ( by which I mean the Ukrainians and other East and Central Europeans), there is no way they are willing to concede anything to Russia unless they are crushed. But ignoring that, which you shouldn't, ever, a strategy of handing your potential enemy countries you don't much care about is short sighted, just remember Munich. Putin's regime had made it very clear they had considered all old eastern block their territory. They should never have been allowed to even think that.
They will be crushed and are being crushed by the Russians. Ukrainians are being decimated and demoralised as they know they can't win and that it's either lose or stalemate. That is the room that needs to be read. They are fighting to be a lapdog of the US, NATO and the EU with the freedom to continue bullying ethnic Russians in Donbass and elsewhere. Ukraine is a 'regime' too which shuts off the opposition, and imprisons critics of Zelenski. Zelenski has halted the democratic process by not allowing elections, which could possibly lead to a resolution.
No, he belief the West should stop the destruction of countries , stop it's wars = no more refugees. According to a US study, the socalled War on Terror (in reality a war OF terror) is equal to WW2 in regard to number of refugees. The study was conducted before the war in Ukraine and Syria + before the genocide in Gaza.
@aaronsmyth7943 no, he is saying that perhaps we should not go around starting or supporting illegal wars that end up causing refugees to flee their homelands. If we, the West, cause the wars, then we have quite a lot of responsibility in taking these people in during their hour of need. If u don't like that, then you should always protest ur government every time it gets trigger happy and wants to start a new war somewhere!
Thats not how I heard him...he said we should all stop supporting the Nato corporate destruction of serial countries so that their desperate populations flee the terror unleashed and try to follow their extracted resources. Maybe you should replay it.
@@damienflinter4585 Gibberish. NATO has noting to do with sub-Saharan African migration. Idealism and facts don't make good bedfellows, but they do make you look absurd.
Why do Palestinians occupy Gaza which was Egyptian and the west bank that was Jordanian. If the Palestinians are indigenous, why can no one name one from one or two hundred years ago? Where are the Palestinian artefacts as old as the dead sea scrolls? Why did the Palestinians try to turn Jordan into a terrorist state that led to black September? Why on two occasions did Palestinians turn down the offer of a state? The man is right about the degeneration off the west, it's linked with islamic immigration.
From Canada, it is difficult to watch someone serve as an apologist for Putin's Russia. You can be pro Palestine AND pro Ukraine at the same time. Both are about David fighting Goliath. The contradiction featured in this talk is nauseating.
@@kristianhart856 Definitely listening. You refuse to see this as oratorical refuse. It always comes down to, an intellectual who is rooting for someone to be the global hegemony.
Like Tariq Ali I read the I newspaper to confirm and remind myself just how appalling 'the West' has become, though I am finding it more difficult as time passes(once every few weeks now). The new generation of investigative journalists like Matt Kennard and Kit Klarenberg are a breath of fresh air.
Add Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate. Just finished Miko Peled. The generals son.
two good men
I was a paperboy in the 1960s.
The trickle of news in the MSM is more sinister than they said -- it is how they get the public used to accepting genocide. In the meantime, dissenting youth find themselves tens of thousands in education debt and their job offers withdrawn. You know why that has the public's attention.
Point out an example or shut up
Matt summarized the American Empire very well.
Tariq was the head of the student union when i was in college , he is such a great person
Tariq Ali has been prominent in every decade since the 1960s, and the 1970s ❤️.
It's brilliant that people are actually telling the real truth. 👏👏👏👏🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Both legends !
Tariq Ali is a legend
@@SabaMalik-v8p I remember him from my time at Leeds Poly during the 1960s, the Red Lion Square Protests,, and Anti Apartheidism.
a legendary idiot
Thank you Matt
Those in power won't change course unless forced, and only the Public can do this.
The public is the "power", always has been, a power the people more often than not intentionally hand over to others.
@@nuqwestr The Public get rolled over and screwed unless organizing to exert their power. Should be clear to everyone by now.
@@nuqwestr The Public get rolled over and screwed unless organizing to exert their power. Should be clear to everyone by now.
The Public get rolled over and screwed unless organizing to exert their power. Should be clear to everyone by now.
The Public get rolled over unless organizing to exert their power. Should be clear to everyone by now.
Tariq Ali and Matt both great people........... Tariq was right about Ukraine ......
Peace......
Peace by giving Putin whatever he wants from Ukraine?
Tariq Ali and Matt Kennard, brave brave warriors, this is what love looks like
Absolutely right. I call it an extractive economy. It explains the huge increase in PIB od USA compared to EU. Varoufakis attributes this to the cloud economy.
Rent seeking is our original sin, and we're still wrestling with it at a fundamental level.
Legends always talk the truth
The Western Alliance has 2 sets of rules, One for themselves one for the others.
Gaza is Guernica every day since october 2023 and yet have we heard any protest from our leadership?
Thank You🤲🏻🌿🙏♥️
In 1964, the U.S. Under Secretary of State visited Cyprus, accompanied by Major Martin Packard on a fact-finding mission. Packard recounts, "When we returned to Nicosia, Mr. Ball complimented me on what had been achieved. He then said, sympathetically, 'But you’ve got it all wrong, son. Hasn’t anyone told you that our target here is partition?'"
In June 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a blunt statement to Greek Ambassador Alexander Matsas regarding the Cyprus issue. Johnson said, "Forget your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant, and Cyprus is a flea. Greece is also a flea. If these two fleas continue to irritate the elephant, they may just get whacked hard. We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks, Mr. Ambassador. If your Prime Minister talks to me about democracy, parliament, and constitution, then he, his parliament, and his constitution may not last long." True to his words, in 1967, the CIA supported the installation of the Greek military junta, and in 1974, the U.S. gave the green light for the Turkish invasion.
This underscores the fact that the US deep state has no interest in other countries' freedom and democracy. This goes far back to the First and Second World War where they were playing a geopolitical chess game rather than a valiant stand against the threat to democracy, freedom etc. Didn't the post-war dependence on the US in Europe keep Europe just where the US wanted it, under its thumb, constantly subject to US interference and dominance, so that an independent stance on issues such as Gaza is rare among European countries?
Thank you for unearthing the truth about the history. LBJ will go down the history with his deeds.
@@costaskarseras7876 what was the reason for giving the green light to the Turkish?
@khalidhussain8584 the partition of Cyprus
@ why does the partition benefit the USA?
City of London still pulls the strings. Britain is the master, America is the blaster.
In my opinion Britain is behind all this scheming to retain their colonial conquests of the past. Australia can try to woo the Aboriginals but you know in your heart, how conniving that little island is
When they meet with the karma, it will come, a matter of time.
Exactly. USA the BODYGUARD & HITMAN.😮😮
TsunamiBomba awaits 😃
Haha nah the Brits are just butlers to America now
Taliban; why be a 4th class Americanized citizen of the world when you can be a 1st class warlord in your own land.
A brilliant commentary and analysis of what is wrong and hopefully a solution.
I heard about Tariq Ali, first time I am listening to him, what a intelligent wise man
Do not poke the bear is a realistic opinion. I am not an expert. It just makes sense
It makes good sense not to wake up sleeping Bears 💯%
Well said sir!
As a Southamerican and a leftist, i am familiarized and somewhat sympathetic to the idea of an informal empire that determines the internal politics of other states. However, this idea is often interpreted in a way that presents weak countries as victims and underestimates internal class contradictions. In such framework, countries like Argentina or Chile, etc, would suffer coups mainly because of external pressure. Neoliberal candidates would be elected for the same reason. The sovereignty of these states would be violated in this sense. However, this is far from the truth if we focus our analysis on the interests of the local ruling classes, that are the main drivers of regressive political change, and they happen to coincide broadly with the world order. This and the influence of economic cycles should be at the center of the analysis of local policy, while external influence should be understood as a factor of support to willing class allies, rather than of violation of their will. In this setup, the working class is the victim rather than the country as such.
I think this interpretation is more accurate and is also more conducive to independent class politics. The opposite would be thirdwoldist politics that always lead to see the main contradictions in terms of countries and therefore lead to class collaboration.
The people of America, Britain and Germany have to put up with the misguided policies of their governments. Blame the politicians, but don't punish the people
@@grahamfield1570 True, the oligarchs are in control of both political parties, and they are feeding off the middle and lower classes.
Who votes for these governments? Not the people? Such talk smacks of cowardice
You still don't see that governments are purchased and not misguided and that people are linked to parliament not government.
Who controls the politicians?
@@Zxuma The fundamental question is who inserted this utterly useless political caste in the system.
How very livid God must be with America then! Profiting off the garden He gave to His peoples
If there was a God these awful things wouldn’t be happening. The cruel monsters who make this harmful policies have no fear of an afterlife.
God is NOT doing it humans are doing it !
@@Chuckruu exaxtly! God BLESSED us with His garden, at no cost! Satan lusts to destroy diminish destruct God's garden
Another Grand measure...GRATITUDE 🌟❤️
Double Standards will never work. The Rule of Law should be equal for all...
Truthful discourse
The Americans get away with it because the general public doesn't interest itself in the politics of their countries. Approximately 99% of the public is easily controlled with tittles tattles, deliberately placed in its way by those who have vested interests. I got into conversation with a Bulgarian mature man recently while travelling to Sophia. I asked him of his views about the conditions that led to the Soviet Union dissolution. He didn't know that there were conditions. He seemed to have been fed Anti-Russia propaganda ad infinitum.
At the end of 2017, there were approximately 41 000 listed companies in the world. Their combined market value was about USD 84 trillion. (OECD) This is probably now about USD 100 trillion.
Institutional investors, that’s pension funds, life companies and insurers, hold 41% of global market capitalisation, i.e. ordinary people with private pensions, life, motor and fire policies. A further 14% is held by the public sector, i.e. sovereign wealth funds, public and municipal employee pension funds. This compares with the total wealth of all billionaires of USD 14 trillion (Forbes 2024).
Very well said gentlemen... we don't trust anymore our west governments...
Finally we come to it 🙏Time fore this group to be placed into the light 🖖 karma is real and the American people are victims we live in a plolice state.
Thank you.
I'm sure there are Ukrainians who'd like to negotiate with Putin about how many of their fellow countrymen they'd be happy to sell out for a quiet life.
May God bless you!
Strengthen your mental sharpness and amazing narrative skills…..
Spread the CORRECT TRUTH
May the force be with you!
Very disappointed half way through I was unable to access the link to finish the discussion and analysis.
You are amazing great voice voice of reason logic logos
Why is the rest of this interview impossible to find !?????
@@metrohex yes, nowhere to be found
Well clearly you didnt even finish the video 12:04
The reputation of the west has been in tatters long before the genocide happening in Gaza. This just compounds what we already knew.
Got your book Racket. Looking forward to reading it.
3 days ago, no notification tho I have that switched on...thanks RUclips er not.
AJ is great on Gaza but is just as bad as BBC on Ukraine and, sadly on Syria or Lebanon, or Hezbollah's coverage, mostly since it's funded by Qatar and staffed with former BBC Middle East desk. But in Gaza and West Bank it has journalists. Why not a single western outlet hire English speaking reporter who are already in Gaza? They would do it in any other location they could not reach.
If the ICJ was right about Yugoslavia that says nothing about their musings regarding Israel. Proclaiming genocide as you have done does not make it real! You need to provide evidence.
The man is correct about the ukrainian war.
What a shame we can't watch such debates fully and your channel forces us to go buy subscription...
Why not PressTV?
Just follow orders... That's how every empire falls. John Prine. Rip.
Satan's plan did end up in failiure.
The other side= Russia + China + Turkey + Iran et al.
14th amendment equal protection for all nations and states at UN international law
Thanks
Show me an “equal” country
There isnt one and that isnt proof of anything but us being in a capitalist world
@@triforcelink 🇳🇴
Why not constantly strive for that rather than promote the opposite.
China for now well getting there
@@qjtvaddict Theyre still really far mate, there is no equality under capitalism and they are still a capitalist state
does anyone know the name of the author & book Tariq Ali mentions at 6:12? I can’t quite make out the surname
Richard Marles in Australia embedded US defence analysts in its Defence Department ostensibly because CHINA and the Pacific.
If it's not the Yanks it will be China or the Califate or the Malaysians or Disney.
Ahee its all about LAY DOWN ALL INDUSTRIE AND WAR WORK WITHIN-JOBS!!!
LAY IT DOWN. SAY NO TO ALL OFFERD JOBS WORLDWIDE FOR JUST INDUSTRIE BUSINESS AND MONEY!!-HUMANS!! ITS ON US WHAT I WORK AND WHAT NOT!!
WORK PEACE AND LIFE ONLY WORK REGIONALY AND DIRECT LIFE AND PEACE FOR HUMAN. WHERE WAR JOBS IS MUCH MONEY FOR...
LAY ALL JOBS DOWN. INDUSTRIE DOWN!!
since two state solution is Islamic UN, if not Muslim then stop doing two state solution; otherwise doing UN global empire war as Islamic UN two state solution is meant to demonstrate and overthrow
What are you even trying to say? UN couldn't even stop a live-streamed G-cide because Uncle Sam refuses. It won't do anything Uncle Sam stop pulling its strings all over the world. How could any country be sovereign when Uncle Sam has tabs on every country and their internal politics?
🔥💖🔥
👍❤️🕊️
Describe a timeframe when people did not have one or more empires in their global geopolitics. Any?
Doesn’t make it ok.
What's your line of thought there?
Its not a genocide
Thats the truth
God free will sovereignty for divine central authority unity of UN international democracy
Mature humane man in our times?
What is wrong with him?
I agree about the empire, exploitation of the global south, the genocide. I feel the same pain. But I couldn't agree less on Ukraine. I think you really do not read the room ( by which I mean the Ukrainians and other East and Central Europeans), there is no way they are willing to concede anything to Russia unless they are crushed. But ignoring that, which you shouldn't, ever, a strategy of handing your potential enemy countries you don't much care about is short sighted, just remember Munich. Putin's regime had made it very clear they had considered all old eastern block their territory. They should never have been allowed to even think that.
They will be crushed and are being crushed by the Russians. Ukrainians are being decimated and demoralised as they know they can't win and that it's either lose or stalemate. That is the room that needs to be read. They are fighting to be a lapdog of the US, NATO and the EU with the freedom to continue bullying ethnic Russians in Donbass and elsewhere. Ukraine is a 'regime' too which shuts off the opposition, and imprisons critics of Zelenski. Zelenski has halted the democratic process by not allowing elections, which could possibly lead to a resolution.
😂😂😂
This audience is so incredibly immature.
Does this guy actually think that Italy should take in every migrant that makes it to its coast? The naivety is staggering.
No, he belief the West should stop the destruction of countries , stop it's wars = no more refugees. According to a US study, the socalled War on Terror (in reality a war OF terror) is equal to WW2 in regard to number of refugees. The study was conducted before the war in Ukraine and Syria + before the genocide in Gaza.
@aaronsmyth7943 no, he is saying that perhaps we should not go around starting or supporting illegal wars that end up causing refugees to flee their homelands. If we, the West, cause the wars, then we have quite a lot of responsibility in taking these people in during their hour of need. If u don't like that, then you should always protest ur government every time it gets trigger happy and wants to start a new war somewhere!
Thats not how I heard him...he said we should all stop supporting the Nato corporate destruction of serial countries so that their desperate populations flee the terror unleashed and try to follow their extracted resources.
Maybe you should replay it.
If only it was as simple as ‘stopping boats’. Alas, the world’s people are more complicated and have their own needs and desires.
@@damienflinter4585 Gibberish. NATO has noting to do with sub-Saharan African migration. Idealism and facts don't make good bedfellows, but they do make you look absurd.
Why do Palestinians occupy Gaza which was Egyptian and the west bank that was Jordanian.
If the Palestinians are indigenous, why can no one name one from one or two hundred years ago?
Where are the Palestinian artefacts as old as the dead sea scrolls?
Why did the Palestinians try to turn Jordan into a terrorist state that led to black September?
Why on two occasions did Palestinians turn down the offer of a state?
The man is right about the degeneration off the west, it's linked with islamic immigration.
The west is the best 👍🏿
He is great but he is too old
From Canada, it is difficult to watch someone serve as an apologist for Putin's Russia. You can be pro Palestine AND pro Ukraine at the same time. Both are about David fighting Goliath. The contradiction featured in this talk is nauseating.
why, ...what's wrong with putin, boomer?
Your ignorance is way beyond belief.
😂😂
What an utterly stupid take.
Babblespeak
@@scottwilkinson7109 Just cause you refuse to listen, doesn't mean it isn't true
@@scottwilkinson7109 so..what do YOU have to say, then, hmmm?
@@kristianhart856 Definitely listening. You refuse to see this as oratorical refuse. It always comes down to, an intellectual who is rooting for someone to be the global hegemony.
@@readynowforever3676 who is he rooting for?
@@kristianhart856 Virtually anybody other national opposition, other than Western Thinking or Enlightenment methodology.
Eads will roll
Pffft. Both are clowns. It will be the US or others. It's easy as that.
Got your book Racket. Looking forward to reading it.