Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Novo: novo.co/lex - Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - SimpliSafe: simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour 2:54 - Nuclear power 15:52 - Russia and US relations 21:07 - JFK and the Cold War 26:24 - Interviewing Putin 50:02 - Invasion of Ukraine 59:20 - Why Putin invaded Ukraine 1:13:44 - Propaganda 1:21:02 - Interviewing Putin in 2022 1:28:17 - Nuclear war 1:34:28 - Advice on interviewing 1:38:09 - Interviewing Hitler 1:41:30 - Putin interview language barrier 1:42:41 - Love 1:44:36 - Advice to young people 1:47:42 - Mortality 1:48:44 - Regrets 1:50:41 - Meaning of life
Why don't you talk about ISRAELI OCCUPATION SIR. IF RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE , WHY DON'T PEOPLE OF USA OPPOSE ISRAELI OCCUPATION ? Hypocrisy is the word for this phenomenal support of Usa Government.
@@shakebraza196 Perhaps he does not have all the time to talk about everything that everyone cares about, or perhaps his guests are talking about certain topics, given the limited time they have. Oliver Stone could talk about multiple topics, they just have to choose what is interesting to him and current. I think that a 1000 interviews could be made just with the topic you are referring to. Blaming an interviewer for not choosing what you want to talk about, perhaps, not the right way...By the way, this can lead to WW 3, so it is a strong topic, perhaps stronger than others, although other topics might still be very interesting.
@@shafferd90 you and many others are mixing the terms a bit between War, Invasion, Special Operation, especially and deliberately in Western MSM media, it is the similar situation with mixing terms, when in Christianity for example, especially in the West, Jesus is God, and Jesus itself said he is "son of God" 😀 War=when two or more countries are shooting at each other for prolonged period of time, no matter if its a Full Invasion or Special Operation or whatsoever, so this in Ukraine is War between Russia and Ukraine (and proxy War between Russia and US/UK but thats another subject) however its not an Invasion, it is a Operation and that is as clear as a day. Invasion = when one country officially declares a war against other country or countries, and uses maximum available forces to destroy and fully invade that country, Operation (special or you name it) = War is not declared by the attacking Country against the attacked one, attacking country uses limited resources in order to achieve only specific goals without fully invading some country. For example, war between US and Vietnam during majority of time was more Special Operation than Full Invasion, War against Serbia in 99 was also a Operation and not a full invasion, War in Libya was a Operation and not an Invasion, War against Iraq on the other hand in 2003 was a full Invasion as there was no special objectives but total defeat and destruction of Iraq (aside the weapons of mass destruction 😉) and they succeeded I believe - 1milion deaths, mostly civilians unfortunately but it is what it is, WW2 of course was not an Operation of any kind, it was Germany, Japan and etc. Invasion on various countries across the globe. So practically its not correct that when those specific journalist in Russia say in public media that Russian actions in Ukraine are not a "War" but not a "Special Operation" which is an official statement and strategy of the country officials, those journalists are practically being hostile against its own country or are considered as such, especially in this kind of "be or not to be" situation Russia is. So War is always War, but there is a big difference between Invasion and Special Operation.
Edward is in Moscow now and yet I don't hear him speaking out about Russian State crime. He is trapped and every day his outrage at the USA data gathering is losing it's inertia, big whoop. Now his real fear is Putin. He's a smart guy and he probably wonders if his Russian girlfriend is a plant and why does it all have to be so ironic. Edward is hollow - full stop.
--- TimeStamps --- 00:00 - Introduction 02:54 - Nuclear power 15:52 - Russia and US relations 21:07 - JFK and the Cold War 26:24 - Interviewing Putin 50:02 - Invasion of Ukraine 59:20 - Why Putin invaded Ukraine 1:13:44 - Propaganda 1:21:02 - Interviewing Putin in 2022 1:28:17 - Nuclear war 1:34:28 - Advice on interviewing 1:38:09 - Interviewing Hitler 1:41:30 - Putin interview language barrier 1:42:41 - Love 1:44:36 - Advice to young people 1:47:42 - Mortality 1:48:44 - Regrets 1:50:41 - Meaning of life
There are those in this world who purposefully shoulder more responsibility on their shoulders for the benefit of humanity and I put Oliver Stone in the top rank. Thank you for all of your dedication.
All of stone is a propagandist, unfortunately. Brilliant movie maker. But total scumbag after re-watching this year and a half later. Total scumbag full of either lies or false beliefs. Is rather amazing.
"Censorship is a way of life when democracies also feel threatened. They're much more fragile than they pretend to be. A healthy democracy will take all the criticism in the world and shrug it off. And say okay that's what's good about our country." That's a good point. Whether you agree with his opinions or not.
@@rdalge And what do you think the Democratic Party tried to do to Trump? Just because they failed doesn't make them different from any autocracy or dictatorship.
I never felt inclined to and never bothered leaving any comments at anything anywhere, however I've only just discovered Lex Fridman. Aside from his guests' personal views and opinions, I'm very impressed with his interviewing skills. The angle from which he drives the conversation, his manner and tone when asking his questions. It is always respectful and curious which in the end always translates to very insightful conversations. Great job.
He gives me market researcher vibes, except he gets to ask questions about genuinely interesting things and have more of a real insightful conversation as opposed to having to rush through certain talking points.
Apart from letting Roger Stoned uninterruptedly give a warped Putin centric view of the world, sometimes even when letting people speak you should call them out, it's healthy.. But Lex himself seems biased towards Russia anyway so maybe he just quietly completely agrees with this whacko.
Russia takes $720,000,000 / day from EU for gas supply There is no other choice but nuclear, to stay competitive, which means most advanced. No future as a world leader without nuclear, unless u own all the oil.. Ukraine is target for oil / gas reserves, easily dominating EU delivery once on line. Methane may be catalytically converted to H, is a preferred fuel in SpaceX rocket launch, who exactly is in control of US ..those same who led all wars.. Ballot box ? Ha
I love the way you let OS speak. I fundamentally disagree with his position, but it is good to hear him articulate it without opposition or interruption. You see more of the man this way. Well done.
I also disagree with much that Mr. Stone espouses, but I found the interview interesting. He doesn’t acknowledge that Communism is, at its core, a system that creates a society of servitude. Compare that with the founding principals of the US, which fundamentally gives each individual the right to choose his/her own path, to prosper, or not. Stone seems to gives less governmentally-moral countries a pass, but doesn’t do so for his own. He has always made his living off of pointing-out what he believes to be the flaws of America. I also think that he mischaracterizes Putin, as if he were someone to admire. In reality, I believe that Putin is a cold-blooded killer. Just ask the great majority of Ukrainians.
I feel that Mr Stone has an unbound capacity for introspection and that that is worthy and admirable - to better understand the need to express humanity at every juncture.
While our view of Putin may not be anywhere near as complimentary as Mr Stone's, he speaks from his experience of meeting and spending time interviewing him. I also don't necessarily share his views and perspective in some things, he gives a very open and honest perspective. I really like Lex's way of allowing his guests to express and explain their views freely in a non-combative and belligerent way. A lot of people in the comments prefer the aggressive and critical approach, debates and arguments but this is a very refreshing approach to hearing different views and perspectives and allowing listeners to form their own views. Thank you, Lex. Strength to you and your work.
What has shaped your views on Putin? What Putin himself says and does, or what the Western media say about him and how do they "interpret" what he said?
@@lanija19 On Putin or anyone - it is what they do. There may be some truth in his accusations of NATO expansion but Eastern European countries have chosen to join NATO because of his aggression. He invaded Ukraine and is the aggressor. In human history there has been no other person that has threatened human existence as he has. Western countries like the US have blood on their hands but he has threaten use of nuclear weapons which has always been a deterrent and assured mutual and global destruction. If Putin were to launch a nuclear attack even a so-called tactical use, that would be suicide and if it resulted in mass extinction - he will become the most infamous human that ever lived. I really don't have much regard for any form of media. There is a very thin line between what we have called media and social media. There is such a radical polarization of views, we have lost the moderate and logical center and the fringe of lies and conspiracy theories is now the air people breathe. Earth is not flat and there is no flat political spectrum, it is a sphere - you go far enough left or right and you end up in the same place and most people left and right are on the dark side of that political moon.
@@TheSteinbitt It is the Kiev regime that had killed more than ten thousand civilians in Donbass before Russia intervened. The war there started in 2014.
@@lanija19 Russia “intervened” in both Donbas and krimea with their “little green men” annexing krimea and creating a rebellion and separatist movement in Donbas. What would Russia have done if Ukraine started helping opposition “liberate” Kaliningrad? Stood by idle? Lol
Years ago, Mr. Stone sat next to me at a TED conference. I was thinking holy sh*t that's Oliver Stone. I was thinking about what I might say to him and he just starting commenting to me about the speaker on the stage, and we just had this cool friends sitting next to each kind of conversation. I'll never forget that. Probably the most real person I met in my years of going to the early TED conferences.
I can imagine this very well. He seems like such a genuine and real guy. I really enjoy his work and interviews. He has a very valueable perspective and is an important voice in todays shrill media climate.
yeah, does he usually interrupt his guests then? because i don't appreciate that sort of so-called-journalism or info-tainment, haha...unless it's alex jones, that is:: alex doesn't need guests unless they're superduper powerful, and that happens fairly seldom... owen shroyer's apparently taken over now, which is a bit of a drag, tho he's good, he's no-alex-jones, but nobody is, man...
@@SerbanTV i guess i don't get it tho: why would we expect him to be interruptin' folks: even lex luthor, had really good manners, y'know? oh, hey: i might ask, if you don't mind, do they not behave so well, then, in hell? {dang, jackie, ha ha}
Where do I even begin? I have immense respect for Oliver Stone as a film-maker and as a tireless critic of American and Western imperialism, but why is it that opponents to the latter (Chomsky, Varoufakis, Lula, Stone...) feel obliged to defend the author of the very same crime when it is not the USA? As the Kenyan ambassador to the UN eloquently put it shortly after the invasion began, what Russia is doing in Ukraine is very reminiscent of colonialism. Mr Stone, you praise President Chirac and Chancellor Shröder for condemning the invasion of Iraq by G. W. Bush, and rightly so. Can't you see that when Macron and Scholz denounced Putin's invasion of Ukraine, they were doing precisely the same thing: opposing the aggressor? Your narrative that this is proof of Europe's increased loss of sovereignty since 2003 is not only sloppy but null and void, since it ignores the key factual element: whose territory is being invaded... Similarly, while on the topic of sovereignty, Russia's was not under threat in any way. Its geopolitical status as a superpower was, as it has been steadily losing influence on the global stage since the end of the Cold War (with some exceptions as in the Syrian crisis). No Ukrainian (or German, or Finnish) tank was going to cross the border into Russia and kill Russian citizens. As for the hypothetically imminent attack on the Donbass by Ukrainian forces, need I remind you that these (as well as Crimea) are technically rebel provinces, not sovereign states? Now I happen to have been in favour of the Minsk Accords and some or even total autonomy for these regions (Crimea only became part of Ukraine under Khrushchev and so its return to Russia following the collapse of the USSR does make sense). However, the invasion of Ukraine changed my perspective entirely. At the very least, you should acknowledge that the attack of one sovereign nation by another and the "retaking" of lost provinces are very different matters. On the topic of Mr Putin's intentions and character, I obviously do not have your experience of face-to-face conversation with the man. However, you seem to be deliberately ignoring several aspects of his methods of government. If it is true that his direct commissioning of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal for instance has not been established, you know better than me that this is no argument. By the same logic, you could never prove that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered Jamal Khashoggi's murder. The fact remains that Putin's opponents like Alexei Navalny are in prison following political trials, that Russian media dishes out increasingly blatant propaganda (in comparison, western lies, which of course also abound, are almost cute) and that laws have been passed in Russia to suppress any criticism of the regime. NATO is undoubtedly guilty of many crimes and has been relentlessly pressuring Russia since the nineties, making sure that it could never again threaten US supremacy. Its enlargement may have been a cynical, hypocritical (especially following the reassurances that had been given to Yeltsin on this topic) and even ill-advised policy, but it was by and large victimless. There is a difference between cornering a former enemy, even by means of forming a military alliance against it, and putting boots on the ground. In the latter, people get killed as in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine... Mr Stone, I would urge you not to choose the wrong side of history on this occasion. Denouncing Russian imperialism doesn't mean condoning that of the US (or other Western powers). In fact, the best you and other Leftist leaders can do is to propose a third way: a humbled Russia, one that has accepted its true status of regional power (like France and Germany have), could become a major player in a revitalised and genuinely sovereign Europe. This I believe is our only hope for the future, one that doesn't confine humanity's choice to the bleak alternative between the capitalist pseudo-democracy of America and the nationalist neo-fascism that has been developing in Russia and China over the last decade.
The Kenyan ambassador probably needs to educate himself that Russia began as Kievan Rus with the capital in Kiev. The Viking tribe Rus gave its name to the country. If there is colonialism, it must come from the Vikings. Please forward this to the Kenyan ambassador along with my regards.
@@nikolaishmelev7837 Nah, the Vikings were invited, even asked to rule over the different groups along the rivers that was constantly in war with each other. That is at least according to the chonicles of the monks. And the word Rus is more to do with Men who rows, and not a tribe from Scandinavia. Its basically the same as Viking, which is not a word for a people but for an action, to go viking. And my beginning was a bit ironic, invaders are always invited, always has been, or come to save....
@@svenhanson398 bear in mind that those medieval chronicles were written centuries after and were comissioned by the ruling princes (the Ryuriks) who has to justify the onset of the dynasty. So, i am not sure if we can take the invitation claim seriously. The origin of the word Rus is contested, there are many theories. Naming a tribe or a group of people by their main ativity was quite common. Many Slavic tribes bear such names.
"The line between good and evil runs through heart of every man. And who is willing to cut the piece of his own heart?" To me the next sentence is even more powerful.. don't know why.
Who is willing to cut a piece of his own ❤? Way to many, to include women. Women are rising and taking male roles in many powerful leadership positions. Greed, money, and power has overtaken humanity. It is not working and it will never work. It's unfolding right before our very eyes in real time.
@@pite9 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7: 3)
Russia during Gorbachev - peaceful relationship, peace dividend, Russia had sovereignty. Then he says US is denying Russia sovereignty when Putin is in charge. Problematic. Stone is on an island .
Oliver Stone blaming neoconservatives for the war in Ukraine and other USA war "operations" around the world is laughable; as if is wasn't Joe Biden signing for the $40 billions to go to Ukraine, as if is not Pelosi and the company pushing for this war, as if the Democrats are no running the USA right now, as if it wasn't Obama and Hillary waging some of the wars in the Middle East and Libya . And what is wrong with Oliver Stone ? How nuts can he be , voting for the demented Biden? He did not see that Biden was senile? Trump has not gotten in any war but Biden is going to take USA to war with China , next.
France never actually left NATO, per se. DeGaulle downgraded France's membership in NATO and withdrew France from the U.S.-led military command to pursue an independent defense system. In 2009 France rejoined NATO's military command.
Precisely. There were talks during Jacques Chirac's presidency for a comeback of France to the "integrated commandment" (which implies resuming its annual financial contribution to NATO budget) in the 1990s. Chirac was ready to come back, but he asked for the removal of the US sixth's fleet ships from the Mediterranean sea. The US refused, and thus it was postponed to 2009, four years after Sarkozy succeeded to Chirac.
Yep, and some French people, count me in, does not see our involvement in the military command as a good thing. There's one country leading the command and all others forced to follow. There are some discrepancies between the Atlantic alliance interests and the UE interests.
No wonder that Vladimir Lenin was calling this type of people "useful idiots". I think if he had had a chance to talk to Vladimir Bukovskyi, maybe he might be able to see a little better that kind of "honest man". It is amazing how even smart people are happy to see what they hope to be the truth....
I am shocked by his lies and excuses. Besides, nothing, absolutely nothing that Oliver said about Donbass is true. He only quotes Russian propaganda as if it was programmed. On the contrary, Ukrainians in Donbas, where they are in the majority, have been discriminated against, killed and raped since 2014. Also, the number of dead he mentions is the number of soldiers killed on both sides in that conflict since 2014.
He was the creator of Ukraine, he took a part of land which was called " Kievan Rus' " to create Ukraine, in that process he has killed the whole Russian royal family Romanov including their six children , burned and looted more than 1000 of churches and killed 11 millions of people, that is how Ukraine was created.
@@vinkywink Lenin did NOT create Ukraine. That is Putin lies. And Ukraine as a name for that region existed from at least around 16th century, way before Russia existed as "Russia".
@@oslickbarn3077 You should read about Romanov family, Kieven Rus and etc and please enlight me in which document before 1922. Ukraine was mentioned as independent state and not as part of imperial Russia.
"The environmentalists have played a huge role in doing good things, many good things. But also confusing and confounding the landscape." ~ Oliver Stone
Yeah we did! And there's a lotttttt to do more.... Environment is not only about Nuclear, Coal or Oil. They only talk about this stuff because that's where the big $$ is (speculating.. a bit). There's many many other variables to take care off. And I'm still not buying this nuclear energy deal! I don't know those Green Political parties because they all seem like puppets of big corporations or something. They never say anything right, their level of knowledge is dubious at best, I don't see credentials, I don't see their work anywhere, etcetcetc. Actually it seems more of the oil business rhetoric that has been fed to us for decades... Nuclear is not exactly clean and not exactly safe. Yeah for the most part is clean and safe but then there's the other opposite... And that's a BIG opposite. People barely speak about Fukushima and Chernobly for example... Fukushima was close to the Ocean... You telling me that the disaster didn't contaminated the water? Chernobly is STILL under disaster management... Nobody talks about the range of the disaster. Is the water clean?? Is the land safe?? What's the range of the contamination btw?? Last time I was educated on the subject, radiation can last thousands of years and spread veryyyy far. And Oliver Stone here saying that the world should go nuclear.... Yeah that's like dousing the world in gas, expecting that we don't get hit by a solar flare or something... Flammable. And with this war atmosphere.... Who can tell that madmen don't target Nuclear power plants just to gain an advantage over the enemy. Or a simple terrorist attack! Hell, even in 1st world countries there's people that shoot someone or blow up buildings. So, there's NOTHING "completely safe" even if it gives the appearance to be safe
Nuclear power plants are problematical- especially on earthquake faults, or near them. Case in point: Fukushima-3 nuclear meltdowns, their robots melted/ malfunctioned to even be able to see/ monitor the exploded landscape. There are so many huge vats of radiated water, that they have to start dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of the radiated water into the Pacific. They hope to have it under control in 40 years. These were only nuclear power plants for energy.
That is sometimes required, LibertyMatrix. As an urban planner, I met many types of environmentalists, from the geniuses who thought up the Citizens Growth Management Initiative to the guy who offered us getting his environmentalists to go away for a fee. Even my favorite had a taxidermized desert tortoise that he carried in a bag to pose in the foreground of his slide presentations. I thought that was smart. There are risks to any energy source. If one zooms out and looks at all the factors that influence the future, the risks in disposing of nuclear waste are minimal compared to stopping these wars over energy or global warming. We might develop a better way to do things someday but appear to be on a speeding train.
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx) All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it. Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers. It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get. Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do?
I wonder what would Mr. Stone say nowadays. A discussion between him and Stephen Kotkin would be something spicy to witness eventually. Lex, you or Joe... Make it happen
EXACTLY!!! That was what I was referring to in my second from the top of the page overly lengthy post! Stephen Kotkin has devoted his entire lengthy ‘political history professional career’ to the ‘study of Russian leaders’ and has huge amounts of fact from huge amount of other experts that have ‘much closer long time close associates of Putin and the direct ‘result’ of Putin’s action, not his talk. It sounds it sounds trite, but REAL-TIME “actions speak louder than words”! Stone’s accretions that Putin’s statements, and Stone’s belief that if Putin said it so convincingly, it must be right and therefore all the U.S. intelligence experts were wrong, sounds so similar to former President Trump’s statement at their Helsinki, Finland Summit during the first year of the Trump presidency! For anyone to have an unbiased opinion on Stone interview, it would only be prudent to listen to the same interviewer interview lifelong soviet/Russian leadership expert Stephen Kotkin re: Putin! Additionally, I have witnessed many others that have studied Putin, with all agreeing with Kotkin extremely closely and absolutely none with Stone! Again, Stone is an extremely gifted filmmaker, but we can see what an extraordinarily skilled electric automobile & spacecraft expert can do to destroy a top internet company with Mr. Musk. Being an expert in one field of endeavor does not translate to all other fields of endeavor!!! Again, apologies for my composition and grammatical errors, as it is difficult for me to push a grocery cart and dictate coherently at the same time! Hell, l can’t even chew chewing gum and walk at the same time!😊
@Tom Douglas Sicks lol kotkin is a historian stone is a filmmaker. Put him up against Alexander Mercouris, Mark Sleboda or Brian Berletic and they would absolutely slap him across the room lol
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”- Frank Herbert
Oliver Stone wrote on March 3 about Putin's "mistakes": 2) "Overestimating the military's ability to achieve its objective." - He doesn't say what the objective was and Lex doesn't ask him.
Stone is merely parroting the Kremlin, note that no one knows what Russia's objectives are, hence you know who the propagandists are from this statement alone
No, he wouldn’t because I would require him to get both sides of a story, men like this, or not interested in that they’re only interested in reinforcing their own bias believe.
@@AnthonyBlamthony I don't think you're right here. Mr Stone has very specific view on the American government and politics in general. He has a bit of communists views as far as I can tell. In fact, communism is not a bad thing at all, it is, however, very prone to corruption and dictatorship. That is why he took interviews of several dictators. But what I think he doesn't realize is that these dictators are extremely charismatic and persuasive. In combination, these 2 qualities can make you believe that a cow is a rat.
"I believe the moment we draw lines between good people and evil people, we lose our ability to see that we are all one people on the most fundamental of ways"
Lex I feel your guests really warm to you through an interview. You have a great gift and it’s so great to hear you get to the heart of matters because of the trust you build. Really well done.👏🏼👏🏼🙏
Stone: "Poland has always been attacking Russia as far as I remember back to another century I mean the two world wars that occupied Russia".. interesting lol
I found this statement confusing as well. He clearly had a warped view of world history. He must have forgotten how many times Poland has been invaded and occupied in just last couple centuries.
It's true they were constantly in war. He meant the Lithuania Poland commonwealth up to 19 century, Poland and Russia were 2 powerhouses in those times in Europe. There were many clashes, especially in 1609 and 1792.
@@MathieuDuponchelle They blamed Germany for WWI, but anyone who's studied it will understand that Germany was just scapegoated for it. The bloody thing started in Eastern Europe. Germany is only responsible for starting WWII. But unlike the Japanese, they've apologized for it, and they've made Nazism and Holocaust denial illegal. Germany today is not a threat.
@@Dan-sw8tg Formally, Germany did declare war first. My comment was however a Norm MacDonald reference so just chill your horses you misguided patriot.
Any Western media, or spokes persons are found to have been receiving payments from Russia to sow discontent and undermine Western support for Ukraine, should face trial as traitors when the war in concluded
@@1985truthseeker what truth? This interview was just speculation. Point to one part of the interview where Stone give evidence to his claims. You can’t
Yeah, but what's your point? The argument can be made that many of the hardships of communism were due to capitalist/conservative nations undermining it...
@@johnsnider8236 "marxism is communism is socialism that's why they're all spelled the same way" every ignorant person whose too dumb to know they're ignorant 🤦♂️
Communism is an ideology which does not exist in the real world. Dictatorships of RF by Putin, PRC by Xi, Iran by Khomenei, Syria by Assad, North Korea by Kim are the real threat to our democracy. None of these are “communist” states no matter what propaganda they spout. They rob, enslave their own people and attack their neighbours. These are autocratic totalitarian dictators.
Thank you for a great interview. The fact that Oliver Stone was able to speak without much interruptions really allowed me to realize to what level he lost touch with reality. He is obviously smart and some of his opinions I agree with, but a lot of it is so shocking to me that I wasn't really prepare for it. Thank you Lex for your work.
I heard a lot of objective facts in there, not just opinions. If you need references to take a piece of information as a fact, remember that this is an interview, not a doctoral thesis.
@@maryhalverson5713 He's delusional. At about 27-28 minutes he is claiming Putin believes strongly in sovereignty for all nations! And Stone strongly objects to people not believing Putin in Munich etc. Without shame he is saying this in 2022 after the invasion has started! His idiocy is staggering. Falsehood after falsehood in this video and his documentary. When challenged with facts he sometimes just waves his hand and mumbles he doesn't know much about the topic, hard to watch. This issue really made me realize he doesn't care that much about the issues he talks about. He simply is a contrarian psychologically. I can't really believe anything he says on any topic is well thought out.
@@vatri357 all the while saying the east propaganda is blown out of proportion, he rolled his eyes over Putin poisoning people among other oversites in Putin's motivation for invading a sovereign country. Get a frigin grip on reality please.
Power might or might not corrupt an individual, but power does attract the corruptible, or the already corrupted. The military industrial complex has fallen under the control of corrupt or criminally minded people, who would then use the complex to further their own individual goals. Humans are in control of this planet, not some abstract bureaucracy. It's just easier to blame bureaucracy, instead of ourselves. As you say Lex, evil lies in every heart.
Well thank God the US military isn't taking instructions from the Biden regime. Notice they only send money and weapons no personnel probably no advisors. Notice how the US military pulled out of Afghanistan that was to give Biden the image he deserves. That's the only instructions they've taken from the Biden regime and they done it that way on purpose.
@Paul Hurst “Humans are in control of this planet and not some abstract bureaucracy”. Wow, I would say it’s obvious, but somehow feels very revealing. Something that’s a good idea to make sure not to forget.
First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared. (That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, earlier inhabitors, Asians, Christians...and even most Democrats.) Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Gabriela Jimenez was videoed saying she was enslaved and saw people eating people. She looked sad, disgusted and in shock as she moved her hands to her mouth while explaining how they were eating. She said they smelled like humans. She said billionaire Carlos Slim knew about it. Police took her away and I've read she was never seen again. Gabriela was a little frantic, as would be anybody, and why is she missing now? I've seen at least 4 other people telling of the billionaire crowd doing the above kind of activities. God's own people were doing Satanism often in the Old Testament. He slaughtered many and booted the rest out of the promised land. He said he would bring them back one day and they would worship him. They recently got their land back but their billionaires are still aligned with the devil.
"Seek to understand." That was the line that resonated the most for me. This was my first video on your channel so I didn't quite understand your introduction. It made sense, of course, by the end. Well done. Thank you for this interview,
Is it really? Wouldn't it be a better investment of time to build anti-tank weapons and send them to Ukraine, instead of trying to understand the motivation behind the presence of those tanks in Ukraine?
@@highdefinist9697 It depends upon what kind of future one wants to invest in-more war mongering or a jump in evolution with peace as a core element -and what role one feels called to play at any given time. So, yes, “seek to understand” is the line that resonates the most for me. In this conflict, if one felt called to brokering peace talks, understanding Putin’s motivation would be key to advancing peace negotiations. If one felt called to promote peace by more arms, they would seek to understand how to get those tanks built and delivered without tipping the conflict into a nuclear response. Since history shows us that war only feeds the Industrial Military Complex, which feeds itself on war, I’m inclined to ask, “Isn’t it time we seek to find and understand a new way of living together on this tiny planet of ours?”
@@numbersix8919 That's why it's up to us-we the people-to shift the thinking. We've been passively hoping and waiting for the political powers to change their power-mongering ways for far too long. You're right, they're not going to unless we demand it in collective numbers.To do that, we need to get out of our individual echo chambers and seek to understand each other on the ground level so we can find that collective voice across tribal borders. Personally, I have hope because I believe in humanity's ability to grow and develop in ways other than just tech related. Of course, I also recognize it's going to take work on our part. Still. We can do it, no?
I started listening to this interview thinking I would have to cut off at some point and attend to some chores - but kudos to both of you. Oliver Stone is a gem of a person. May there be more people like him in the West.
The question about "power corrupts..." was very clear and direct, but I was surprised to hear the response fly over and around it. That left me wondering what the interviewee wanted us to take away.
IMO, it negates itself. Power corrupts everywhere that there's a great deal of power. What does corruption mean and how much power do people really have? How does one lead powerful people? Because all the powerstructurs of the world are composed of ever more powerful people following each others' leads.
I think I've heard him clearly state that he thinks Putin was not corrupted by power while wielding it for over 15 years. Then they transitioned into wondering whether calmness can be used as manipulation. (Maybe I didn't interpret it right, I'm too lazy to go looking for it.) I'll give my thoughts - no facts in here... 😉 I wouldn't agree that power corrupts everyone. There are those, who like power and endorse hierarchies who I would guess could get corrupted very easily (but not always) when power falls into their hands. Then there are those who like values and authenticity and those are not as easily corrupted by power. And some people have none of that (neither pull to power nor to authenticity) and some people can have both which could create a dissonance in them. So yeah... while it is true that power is wielded by those who seek it (and therefore those who are easily corruptible by it), it is not true that everyone is corruptible by power. It depends on the human and his/her development, really. Everyone has a blind spot and you need other people to oppose you so you don't fall for the trap of idealizing your own cognitive processes. It's much easier to get corrupted by power when you isolate yourself (mentally) from people around you and loose introspection.
If you make a system with power, people who wield it will change (for example because no one lives forever) and so it is only a question of time until power will be misused. I wonder if it's possible to build a society without power structures, but it's probably just an unrealistic utopia.
@@fadingintent Putin wasted the best years of his life in military compounds and overseas in east-germany. This man likes to be useful to his country and help it succeed. Putin cant be corrupted by power because he doesnt use it for himself but for a higher cause.
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx) All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it. Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers. It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get. Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
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Could you give examples as to which questions he didn’t answer? I’m halfway through and there’s either answers as he understands them or “I cannot answer that” if he doesn’t know. Personally, I have no complaints
@ He defends dictators by comparing them to the american system. For him Chavez and Putin are not any different then the capitalist system.
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@@pa9904 Comparing them to American examples isn’t defending him, more so pointing out pretty blatant Western hypocricies. Also, would you not want to understand the thought process of your “enemy”? Or are you just here for more “Putin bad” content?
While i agree largely with Oliver Stone about the hypocrisy of the West, he is very unwilling to even listen to criticism of the Russians. It's almost hypocritical! :) He mentioned the loss of sovereignty of the western nations, but when Lex brought up the question of whether Ukraine was doing the same, he just went on a rant about their existing government and how they 'stole' sovereignty. If only things were that simple!?
Major respect to Lex ! He managed to maintain his usual composure despite the personal aspect to all of the topics particularly towards the end in relation to interviewer objectivity and hitler. Keep it up
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx) All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it. Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers. It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get. Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
I find it sad that Stone is far from unbiased. Oliver speaks as if Russia has a rigth to rule over it's smaller neibours. "Protecting a empire in Georgia and Chechnya" -wtf he did not mention that these people did not want to be bart of Russia! Thats why they fougth. As a Finn I find it suspicious that this man speaks implying that this invasion is some way or another justified. Ukraine has had a huge corruption broblem wich is a relic of Soviet times. Now when the nation is westernising and breaking it's chains from russian influence Putin is trying to keep the old soviet sphere of influence. The Finnish people have a long history of defending against russian invasions and we dont want to support a agressive nuclear state who is also our neigbour. Thast why we want to join nato. It's our choise and we wanted to make it. America is far from perfect but Putins empire is full of corruption and neclect of human life.
HAIsulful … not completely correct but I do understand the/your argument. See in these days, when the west has completely gone voke with destroying your health on every level 😷 run by the same order that initiated both the Bolsheviks And the Nazis… funded and planned by the Jesuit banks and swiz /Vatican banks and British throne … hell .. even Roosevelt was a Pro jewish “Socialist” a term both communism and Nazism has in common. funding both sides as a Pro IsRa-EL .. for isRa “Elites” ..grand plan. See they needed a giant war to create Israel 🇮🇱 in the first place. Now an evil place that has only led to destruction and war crimes against humanity. NATO, US, EURO, USSR, CIA, FED are all Jesuit initiatives to create a sadistic NWO. And even though Putin grew up as Jewish and trained by the Jesuits … he does not want to go back to the USSR. In fact he is more likely to want to go back to the Russia from Tartaria times . The two sides were fundamentally controlled oppositions to one another. Both favoring reductionism to deep core sadism. Putin is now fighting that order. And that means fighting big tech and their obvious propaganda too. Something you unfortunately seems to be extremely blindfolded to even grasp
@@zneusenrunus7395 Have you considered that promoting the idea of corrupted homefront is a weapon of infromation warfare. In Finland people know and recognise that there is many different forces trying to sell you a narrative. We are used to russian disinformation campaings and what you did describe was an idea that plays in the hand of China and Russia. If you study Russian history you realize that what ever happens you dont want to be under their rule. The russian society is not as developed as other European and Northern european cultures. They rule by fear and violence. It's telling that they have three different words for lying. So whatever this 4chan meme theory represents to you for Finnish people it's not as real of an threat than living next to russia without strong military ally.
HAIsulful that’s crazy… Are you serious? Or are you paid to speak like that? I’ve nothing to do with Russia and never been there, however I’ve been in many other places and cultures around the planet also the last five years and measured with quite reproducible measures with my own RF smog meter how the radar (scanner) radiation emissions have exploded in populated areas everywhere in western civilization since 2018 directly correlated to the modules put up everywhere and how these “signals” thresspass concrete down to basement levels in most homes in line with them with chronic exposures high enough to make most sterile for starters. How the fuck can that have anything to do with “Russia”? And around same timespan I’ve documented airplanes ✈️ leaving trails that are artificial and does not disappear but spread out forming clouds or mist 🌫 next to other airplanes at same altitude leaving only trails that disappears quickly (as they used to!). Also researched that 95 %+ of global warming comes from cloud cover as the planet can’t get rid of (infrared) heat if clouded all the time. I’ve seen reports from natural reserves all over the Western Hemisphere measuring high loads of aluminum, titanium, barium, lithium and Graphene that are new and weren’t there ten years ago in loads that ruin wildlife and also correspond to the equity market as these minerals becomes more expensive as they are obvious dropped down on us from airplanes. And I’ve. Og iced the difference if I filter the water I feel better. Now how does that have anything to do with your “sh!tty Russia”? I haven’t heard one Russian speaking about it either! And yet, you dare tell me that asking questions about possible corruption of my own country’s government is a war crime ?! Are you deranged or a sadist or something? Because if that’s just your honest opinion then can I remind you, that if what you tell me is true, shouldn’t that tell you that your own government doesn’t have the best interest of yours in mind if you’re not allowed 🚫 to ask questions if and when mass killing and harming of your own people is taking place in silence in alliance with your own government? Shouldn’t that start som alarm 🚨 in your conscience? Nothing of what I just told you have I gotten from any Russian sources! Are you even capable to understand what I write ✍️? .. you actually scare me 😳 .. especially if you can’t respond properly on this one…
That’s the whole point. Don’t interrupt the interviewee and hear him/her out. Discover what’s in there without interrupting the flow. This is what makes Lex such a great interviewer.
so keen to hear Oliver Stone is making a documentary about nuclear energy. Hoping to program it when it is released for our community-run environmental film series Be the Change.
@@00tonytone I think maybe you are thinking of Roger Stone the political operative who has written about Epstein's island which I believe both Gates and Harvey Weinstein visited.
@@00tonytone I guarantee you watching *Robert* Stone's Pandora's Promise will be a better use of your time, than playing a video game, or watching some biased bugman 60 minutes Australia story. If you can watch Luke Smith talking about Proto-indo European history, Linux or how to live a more Kaczynski-esq based life, then you can certainly watch this film.
Disagree 100%. He’s ok. Says and asks some really obvious or dumb things which makes me hit the pause button and look for other content. He can be unbearable, but has great guests.
@@daniellarsson2106 i don’t know what it is about him…he has such good guests, and he holds the interview pretty well in most spots, but sometimes he says something that shatters anything good that could have been…I actually get pissed when I listen to him say stupid shit. I’m not necessarily jealous of his success…although I do wonder why everyone thinks that a guy who can consistently say stupid shit, is considered to be so „brilliant“ by so many. Whatever…he’s still infinitely better than Jimmy Fallon.
DPR: Residents of Svetlodarsk recount robberies and rapes committed by Ukrainian soldiers by Christelle Neant. On May 27, 2022, we were in Svetlodarsk, just days after the takeover of the city by Russian forces and those of the People's Militia of the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic). The inhabitants told us about the eight years under the yoke of Ukraine, and the crimes (thefts and rapes) committed by the Ukrainian soldiers against the civilian population. Before arriving in town, we pass by the former positions of the Ukrainian army, in front of Debaltsevo. We find a lot of waste there, including a large number of syringes that suggest that the Ukrainian soldiers took drugs. A guess that will be confirmed by the residents of Svetlodarsk. A lady tells us how in the middle of a discussion, an obviously drugged Ukrainian soldier suddenly took out a knife and started to cut through the air with it, in a trance. In the center of Svetlodarsk, near the shops, we find a large number of locals, who have a lot to tell about the crimes of Ukrainian soldiers and the complicity of the OSCE. There are so many people who want to tell us what they have experienced, seen and heard, that the interview is difficult. Everyone absolutely wants to tell such and such a fact, which seems important to him, even if it means cutting off the person who is speaking. Unanimously, all the inhabitants met said they were happy to have seen the arrival of the Russian army and the people's militia of the LPR. When I report to them the accusations of war crimes that the Ukrainian and Western media are peddling against Russian soldiers, they all respond in unison that they are lies. The population of Svetlodarsk has nothing to reproach the Russian soldiers or those of the LPR. On the other hand, it is not the same with those of the Ukrainian army. The inhabitants of Svetlodarsk tell us for almost an hour about the robberies and rapes committed by Ukrainian soldiers. As soon as they arrived in Svetlodarsk in 2014, Ukrainian soldiers stole rings, chains, and even Christian crosses. They also stole metal gates, plasma televisions, furniture, doors, electrical outlets, and many other things, which they then sent home through the "new post" office. And the Ukrainian soldiers not only robbed the residents of Svetlodarsk, they also raped young women and girls. One of the women interviewed, Praskovia, tells us how, in 2018, Ukrainian soldiers drove away and raped her who is now her stepdaughter, when she was only 16 years old. Luckily they find her quickly, and alive. Another woman, Natalia, recounts how they robbed the cigarette and vodka section of the store where she worked, gun in hand, before stealing the jewelery of the young woman who worked in this section, Irina, then raping her. Natalia, and her friend Viktoria, also tell us how Ukrainian soldiers landed in a house where there was an invalid woman in bed, and her daughter who was taking care of her. They raped the young girl in front of her mother, before killing her. Praskovia also told us that the Right Sector fighters had organized a real delivery system for young women. They were caught in town, then taken by car to their headquarters, where they were raped. This testimony reminds me of that of Natacha, a survivor of a Right Sector prison. She had told us how Ukrainian fighters raped prisoners in chains. In addition to robbing and raping, Ukrainian soldiers killed civilians, never being charged for these crimes. So a Ukrainian tank literally drove over a car in which there was a family. The four occupants, including two children, died instantly. Residents of Svetlodarsk also told us how Ukrainian soldiers were shelling them, or each other, with the complicity of the OSCE, which then declared that the shots came from Gorlovka, when the direction of origin of the shells was totally inconsistent with this assertion. The OSCE, which also turned a blind eye to the heavy weapon fire conducted from the Ukrainian soldiers' base, where we found four holes for howitzers and self-propelled guns and numerous shell casings proving that these artillery pieces had fired since that location, which is close to the observers office! However, Svetlodarsk was in the zone of withdrawal of heavy weapons provided for by the Minsk agreements. Evidence of OSCE complicity in Ukrainian military crimes mounts: organization employees transmitting location data of People's Militia units, satellite phone bearing their logo found in Azovstal , and the discovery of software in the computers of Ukrainian soldiers allowing them to control the surveillance cameras installed by the organization on the front line. It will be difficult after all this to make people believe that the OSCE was a neutral organization, which faithfully reported violations of the ceasefire in Donbass. This organization turned a blind eye for eight years to the violations of the Minsk agreements by Ukrainian soldiers, just as the West turned a blind eye to the crimes committed by these same soldiers against the population of Donbass.
Watching this episode made me some discomfort (Which I appreciate a lot) I agreed with Oliver Stone on - how the US is pushing its influence across the globe, - Russia has strong oppositions within itself (but we know VERY well its a more dangerous climate to be an opposition there than in the US) - the lack of empathy of American media and public to anyone who has not subscribed to its political or economic influence, BUT him speaking of Europe as lacking sovereignty?, whitewashing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its atrocities in the war (as he mentions from 2014) praising the work of Russia's RT? And with all that, assuming Putin can be removed from power by Public pressure ... There is a funny irony here, his standards of assessing foreign policies for Russia and US & the West are different. It is funny because American media does the same thing; Mr Stone; tough on US, soft on Russia, US Media; tough on Russia, soft on US
Lol. Europe lacks sovereignity. Those are pure vassal states to the US since they depend on them and their good will. Germany is the least sovereign. I'm from Europe btw. (Germany) American media is pure propaganda. Same in EU countries. They ignore the role of NATO and deny the legitimate security interest of Russia in Ukraine. They consequently whitewash neonazis in Ukraine and even pretend they're not there at all. They ignore the fact that Stepan Bandera is a hero to most western Ukrainians even though he is an SS collaborateur. They pretend only Russia is commiting atrocities and the Ukrainians are heroes even though the Ukrainians are at least at the same level of cruelty. They reproduce ukrainian Propaganda non-stop. For example all the massacres that allegedly happened. I know that kinda "horror propaganda" too well. Our defense minister Rudolf Scharping (German) participated in staging a massacre in Kosovo so the german public agreed to join the war. They collected dead bodies from the streets, put them in one place and said: Look, look, MASSACRE. It smells the same in Ukraine. In terms of media in Russia I actually don't know about RT since it's banned in EU and I'm too lazy to use VPN.
his 'whitewashing' was in the context of propaganda and war crimes and the fact that we simply don't get any information that is negative towards ukraine without actively searching for it, which is pointing out that we in the west are willing to believe anything without proof and are being fed bullshit. The only evidence I've heard of that exists of war crimes is by ukrainian soldiers for example. And on multiple occasions, ukrainians have used propaganda to gain support and endanger other countries.
@B B Wow, really Russia does not bully smaller nations????? I live in Estonia and Russia has all the Putin years, I mean ALL the 20plus years attempted to destabilize Estonian life several different ways: always pushing Estonian russians against government, funding anti-Estonian groups in Estonia, funding A LOT of spies and diversants here, doing constant cyber attacks, trying initiate civil wars some times, contantly critisizing Estonian government and even sending serial killers to Estonia! Get real!
@@derbigpr500 I thought of that. And that may cut some grass in a very narrow sense. However, Mr. Stone was clearly using this figure in a much broader sense, as in he was clearly comparing the total deaths caused by several different methods of electricity generation. And in that context you can't use the figure of 50 deaths at Chernobyl.
Vice verca with the number of civilians killed in Donbass. He puts it, I believe, as high as 14000, though most of these are military from both sides. So when he needs he puts figures as low as possible, in other case exaggerates enormously.
Exactly. Not a word about the 1994 Budapest Memorandum signed by Russian guaranteeing Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity in exchange for the transfer of the substantial nuclear weaponry Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union. No mention of any of the international agreements to recognized all nations rights to territoritorial integrity, political sovereignty and right of all nations to form alliances and associations with whatever states the so chose. No recognition that NATO is solely a defensive organization, and their was no coersion to have Ukraine join. In fact, Ukraine freely sought to join the EU and NATO but met with hesitation. The European Union told Ukraine they had to clear up the corruption in their government first and make some other changes before they could be admitted into the European union. Russia's intrusions into other neighbours, its history of occupation of Eastern Europe, and attracted Eastern nations to seek union with NATO, and the same goes for .. Clearly Clearly Russia wasn't honouring its commitment with its annexation of Crimea after seizing Sevastapol. This is why Georgia sought to join NATO as there were signs the Kremlin was stirring up trouble in Georgia and likely to annex portions or all of Georgia. Russia did indeed invade and annexed two regions. NATO never was aggressive. Russia was. It doesn't respect its neighbours. That's why they have a huge force in Trinestria, the Eastern strip of Maldova and were seeking to link up with it and possibly annex that territory. The Russians tormented dissentian in that region, and armed rebels and Russian agents that started an insurgency. The Russians then in 1992 sent in the XIV army to stabilize the region and protect ethnic Russians from alleged persecution. Familiar story to Ukraine and Georgia?
Regarding Energy being a reason for starting war - I have understood that the primary reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor was because of the US was limiting the oil supply to Japan and Japan felt their only option was to destroy the US Atlantic Fleet so they could be able to take control over the South Pacific.
Mr. Stone is completely detached from reality when it comes to Europe and it's relation to Russia although his work on covering what US is doing in many places in the world is second to none.
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx) All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it. Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers. It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get. Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
It is. In china. That's because china is run by engineers and they understand tech, and dont have the bs associated with western liberal democracies. Nuclear energy and other green tech is how china will be carbon neutral by 2060. Imagine if china was like USA or Australia or other climate change deniers. Imagine India turns out the same way, we'll all be fucked.
It would make things easier if the energy cost was competitive with solar and wind. It would also help if building time wasnt about a decade and if projects wouldnt frequently suffer massive delays and cost overruns. Then there is the fact that it takes several decades run time to break even, with massive subsidization, at which point most investors look for more attractive alternatives.
What about methane produced from waste? No extractive mining needed. Digesters very easy to construct. Byproduct is liquid fertilizer. This technology was used during WWII when gas was scarce.
Ask the people that used to live in Fukushima Japan. By the way, the Japanese government (Tepco) will be start dumping radioactive cooling water into the Pacific Ocean. Don't worry, they will "filter" it before they dump it in! Fear that?
+Robin Lundkvist The man-made Global warming doesnt exists. If you are a Swede? Take a look at the High Coast you have in the north? The landmass is still rising!
Interesting perspective from Mr Stone. He’s essentially blamed every Russian show of aggression across their history post WW2 on US cloak and dagger moves behind the scenes.
I would value the opinion of an average person who has lived in either Russia or one of the other governments mentioned and had to maintain themselves and then lived on the other side over Oliver. It’s very different sir, interacting in presidential offices and being shown the facade, no objective opinion can be formed then. Much respect to Oliver but he seems very far from objectivity.
Your point is well taken, the irony is that LF came to the US via Russia and Ukraine. I don’t understand how he allowed OS to say some of the nonsense he said about Putin etc
I lived in Russia for a half of my life and then spent the second half in the US, as well as travelling around the world, and I can tell you that I agree with pretty much everything Oliver Stone said. It’s pretty entertaining to watch how western media talks about Russia, its culture and people, with such confidence, when in fact, they have a very limited knowledge of how things are in reality.
@@missoliya he needs to speak to Ukrainian people about poor misunderstood pootler and how evil west is misrepresenting the glorious Russian world. The majority of criticism towards Russia is completely justified, I say this as someone who has been living in the country for 30 years
You know about his documentary and Putin interview series? The documentary Ukraine on fire, you can find it on rumble. Everywhere else it gets taken down.
I don't know how people feel about this but I think he deserves to be interviewed by such a professional... President Donald Trump. It would be massive and extremely informative.
Hey Lex .. First .. I listen to your podcasts **a lot** .. You are an engaging interviewer and I'm impressed with the caliber and diversity of your guests. It must be an amazing experience for you as it is for us, your audience. I don't do Twitter (it's an abomination) so I ask my question here .. and if it gets lost in the ether .. so be it. My question .. I have not seen any interviews with past "heads of state". I have noticed that your interviews tend to be with top scientists, film makers, etc ... essentially people at the "top of their craft". But .. what about people at the top of power? Have I missed some podcasts? .. Or do these folks not deign to interview with you? Do you try to court them in any fashion? Would it be too difficult to honestly deal with people who are embroiled in the power game and need to maintain their message? It would be nice to know a politicians true thoughts for a change. Also, what about Bill Gates or Bezo's? Have you tried enticing them on your show? These are two people who have affected our landscape in an incredible way. Even more so ,at the moment, (dare I say) than Musk. I know I will get a lot of disagreement on that last statement. My argument is basically this. I am typing this comment using a Windows PC. Later today I will shop on Amazon. I don't own a Tesla though I am enthralled by them .. and the rockets.. just Wow. But I digress. I don't expect an answer to my queries. My intent is to put a "bug in your ear" .. ;-) I think your podcasts are easily the best and they have personally broadened my horizons. Please keep it up as long as you enjoy it.
The British and Americans attempted to block Imperial Japan from the energy assets of Indonesia, leading into WWII. Iragi was about the oil/Banking System separation from Wall Street and the Bank of London. . .
So what?!! Really, so what? If that’s what America did, they dominated the space they needed to. The Imperial Japanese would have done the same. We just happened to have doggedly beat them down to submission.
This seems to be exactly the same as people like Stone blaming the west for the unilateral decisions of a single imperialist dictator invading his neighbours. Oh it is the same, if you're implying it was the fault of the west for attempting to curtail Japans invasion of SE Asia...
I think Lex will sometimes wonders himself how on earth he reached this level just with a bit of integrity, curiosity, education and preparation. Also the discussion with Sam Harris about AI, although Sam is obviously going through a difficult period, is a celebration of human intelligence. Thank you Lex and your guests.
Where is his objectivity on Ukraine, OS, Putin and more on the war in Ukraine? Not calling out OS on how clouded his Putin series/opinion is puts him in not being objective but rather laying down to fame. There is little objective criticism in this and is sickens me. They fit the classic DUMBEST SMART PEOPLE I KNOW! Anti Russian was against Communism, and the lack of religion freedom. I used to have respect for Putin in his stance on adoptions to same sex couples. It seems logical that a male and female in a home raising kids would show them what is seen as normal. How can a child grow up being objective about looking for a partner, as we are all animals with essentially the same design, to breed and die then breed and die. That's a simplified explanation but I think you may understand. Not allowing entities to advertise nontraditional relationships to our youth is also logical. Think of it this way, if a child in a divorced home can be purposely alienated against one biological parent because they are easily persuaded and still maturing, then certainly they could be easily swayed towards what they see in their home as normal because they mommy and mommy or daddy and daddy told them it was normal. I agreed with Putin on this not because I hate same sex couples or people. I have people in my life that are one of the new LGBTQRSTUV initials, so that's not it but even they say a child needs a mom and a dad to then decide for themselves. That one option I thought was only logical but Putin is a smart man...he knows the game and he played Stone like a violin. I agreed with the exchange of information and cooperation in the fields of space and rare earth materials explorations. That was a Putin idea...but we notice that while Stone touched on the Ukrainian president that was poisoned. He didn't push back on Nevalny either. He didn't push back in the former FSB agent that was killed with nuclear material. Why? Stone is blinded by his own narcissistic and arrogant views. Stone says he was European so he gets it??? Whaaaa? My son is half Russian/Belarusian and 50% American so any real deep criticism of me on not being open minded won't work. Again, objective opinions are different than opinions clouded by arrogance. Imperialism is a very Russian idea. NATO expanded just as Russia did. It's patently false that Georgia started the war with Russia. It's stupid for ANYONE to say Ukraine and Georgia both planned on attacking Russia because the west armed and equipped them...then why are we having all these countries send weapons to Ukraine POST INVASION? According to Stone and Lex the USA pushed for this...wrong. Vassal states that they talk about also exist in Russia. Kaliningrad, Dagestan, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Syria. His family is in corporate life and they do hold positions making insane money. Finally, Stone skips over the bad part of Russian RECENT past. Stone insists the Russians love him. No, they mostly do not. They have a saying in Russia...do you want a boot on your neck or a bullet in the head? They settle for the boot and if they resist or think freely, a bullet in many forms is on its way for sure! Chechnya did not take down the apartment buildings in Moscow...PUTIN AND THE FSB did. An apartment building superintendent was looking in his basement and found bombs. He called the police..FSB shows up and they call THIS ONE a training exercise! Does ANYONE believe that? I find that a really far stretch. Thx and sorry for the long post. The Americans are always the enemy to Russia. How do we have so many allies in the world? Does this mean our debt is because we pay every single country off? That would mean that every soldier, sailor, marine, air force....all hate Russia and have no opinion. It's too big a conspiracy to keep quiet. Its a naive opinion! There was joking with Putin because he is so anti American...Stone that is. Putin absolutely charmed him..HES A MASTER SPY!?! Putin doesn't want to get along with us...he openly BLAMES America going back to the wall coming down! Since then it's all our fault. Again, small minded thinking. It's not a fact that Ukraine exists because of Russia and Russia was settled first. That also is wrong. A Ukrainian priest started orthodoxy and the first capital of the region with Roman's and others there long before Russia. So Putin is the smartest man in the room and America is the great oppressor. Russia us first in it all and they are picked on for it...again that is small minded. Stone clearly didn't really read and dig into Ukrainian history. Gorby was and is a hero. He's not in the can and he can be seem speaking out on the war and Putins ONE BIG ISSUE...NATO expansion. There was never a writen or verbal agreement and Gorbachev said it OVER AND OVER. In fact he admits that he never asked ANY country for ANY concessions. So Putin telling this lie to the world and his people began the war on this NATO lie. The Budapest accords were an agreement between Ukraine and Russia and the USA that guaranteed security for Ukraine in exchange for giving their nuclear weapons back to Russia. We never hear about that WRITTEN agreement, while Putin says that a handshake agreement between Gorbachev and the west on the NATO expansion. Putin also says that if it's not in writing then it means nothing. Stone is almost subhuman in his assessments of Putin and their reasons for what they do. A narcissist will always justify their actions. Remember that.
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Unlocking 'Energy' is what it's all about and what it's always been about. It's the same way in the Natural World since year dot. That's a given. Our chief energy source is the Sun, without the Sun's energy or even too much of that energy we will cease to exist. In the Plant World vegetation competes for energy from the Sun. Of course our species will compete for ways and means of reaping energy sources. There is no doubt about it, we live in a pivotal time where this combat is reaching new extremes.
Mr.Fridman, way you drive interviews, calm try to understand the issues, present not your ideas, but really, intelligently, polite and also calmly "push" your audience to "think by themselves" is remarkable, no doubt, remarkable
34:26 Stone says that Putin was not in power the whole time, that Medvedev took over and Putin took another appointment. Putin never, ever left power. He made this clear even during this period and yet Stone pushes the line that Putin was not in power and that Medvedev was. How can he seriously not see that or expect us to take him seriously if he can't ? This guy got totally played... sad ..
Great podcast Lex. This is how its suppose to work. Give them a platform allowing them to speak in relative comfort. Drawing them out for the world to see. Then allowing people to make up their own minds. I think this worked very well with Stone. I find him to be as tribal as any. Performing mental gymnastics worthy of gold in his attempts to stay on side. There is a lot of truth in what Stone says but he never applies the same standards to his narrative. Stone's analysis of Hitler's Germany taking it easy on Britain by not invading is so heavily flawed. Not only highlighting his problem with facts but also demonstrating how far into la la land he is willing to go.
Agreed. His anti-americanism is so strong that he aligns his view with any person who combats USA's hegemony, no matter how vile they are. If he was born in the soviet union and was anti-sovietic, I wonder how many hours he could spill his idiotic vitriol before getting old fashion "cancelled".
@O.W. Lichtenberg What shit! Churchill was no less a perpetrator of genocide. Look up Bengal famine. In my book Churchill was an A - grade SOB. of course you being European, would apply racist yardstick where Indian lives matter less.
Wow, Stone sounds like such an apologist, conspiracy theorist and self agrandizing narcissist. Not disagreeing with everything he's saying by any means, but he definitely looks like he's getting paid to express a particular dialog.
He's a soviet romantic. The fact that he's more keen to pick holes in neo-con thinking than that of a bloodthirsty fascist called Putin speaks volumes. That's not to say that western thought shouldn't be criticised.
@@MALEXI10 I wholeheartedly agree. Western Imperialism and it’s consequences should be criticized and exposed to right many wrongs and Stone is correct when he does criticize the western powers. It’s his blind spot and sheer audacity to claim Putin is some benevolent leader being made the villain by the western media is asinine. Shocking actually.
You introduction was moving - may we some how find a path to peace and leave war as a horror in our past. God bless you Lex. Thanks for doing what your doing. Xx
Does Lex ask Oliver about being fooled by Putins' supposed war/special ops footage? Not being sarcastic, it was video game footage with Russian voices added and Oliver gives no indication in the series he's aware of this.
Speaking of Kubrick, the first scene after the Stone Age monolith scene when the bone hurled upward fades to a satellite in LEO - its not mentioned but originally that was a nuclear weaponized satellite and the plot was based around the world being on the brink of war. Then and now ... who knew? Kubrick did ...
"Kubrick did ..." Well, being that since we have been evolving from chimps, we have been warring against each other. Kubrick didn't "know", he just had to use logic. We've only been humans for less than 1 million years, life has been evolving on earth for 3 billion. We are Babies, from an evolutionary perspective.
@Verbal DK "War is life itself" Great quote. Thankyou by the way for this clip because Ive never seen the movie White Tiger. I am half way through and loving it!
Kubrick also showed us the depraved nature and sexual deviance of much of the upper crust. Go back and rewatch Eyes Wide Shut.. and remember that there are 22 missing minutes of shocking content that the studio cut after Kubrick's death. With what we know today about connected, high end pedorings and fantasy underage bang islands, i believe Kubrick was trying to tell us something since he mingled with these folks EWS was probably more a documentary
@@scroopynooperz9051 I agree having known some of these nasty upper class cuntz via a few middle class friends ( who were okay) and couldn’t stand being around them for more zen twenty minutes and their hatred towards animals and other people was very sinister
Next interview: Sergey Lavrov, head oh Russia foreign ministry department: why russian interests have to be respected by countries without nuclear arsenal, western hypocrisy and Russia's holy mission to wipe out neighbouring nations.
Stone sounds like he came on Lex's show to advocate for Putin rather than discuss Putin, and his personal knowledge and his opinions of him, objectively and unemotionally. After listening, as for me, I think Stone is a fan of Putin and his views should be taken with a spoonful of salt.
I know what you mean. It's the kind of elevated and intelligent discussion that used to be possible on television, maybe as late as the 1980s, but it's certainly something that I associate more with 1950s archive. So much so, in fact, that I don't think I would've batted an eyelid if Lex or Oliver had lit up cigarettes or started puffing on tobacco pipes :)
hello charlie, I'm from the opposite side of the planet - relatively close to the war. I always had a ton of respect for Oliver Stone, he educated me on quite a few stuff. that's why I tuned in for this podcast, to hear him talk about the war and his insights. But to put it bluntly, this time around, Mr. Stone has no clue what he's talking about, so don't take him at face value. Russia staight up attacked Ukraine and is comminting war crimes there daily, tying up civilians and executing them, shelling public apartment buildings and.. executing even their own soldiers for treason, if they protest in listening the orders - becuase a big chunk of russian soldiers were being lured into the battlefield under an assumption it's just a military training. at the beginning, vast majority of them didn't have a clue they are crossing a country boarders and will have to fight for their lives in no time. And as of now, the rest of the army - as well as most of the Russian population, they live in a complete lie. They've been lied to for decades now, surrounded by propaganda everywhere.. TV, radio, newspaper, social media.. they pretty much see the world upside down. And sadly, Oliver Stone is spreading a piece of it right on this podcast. Please do your own research on the matter, if you don't believe me.... Finally, even tho Vietnam war has nothing to do with me, I've been always fascinated by it. So let me say - thank you for your service and I wish you a good health. Cheers from the Czech Republic.
@@martincapek96 Mr. Stone isn't really denying the reality of the war right now, but he (like some others) believes that the West put Russia into a corner where they somewhat legitimately perceived themselves as having no other choice (disagree with that description if you want but that is the level of debate which needs to be discussed not whether Russia is committing war crimes which it horribly is).
@@watching99134 The sad part is that russia always "feels" and "perceives" shit from the west but never feels for it self. While claiming you have a seperate civilization as they claim always, they never "feel" for themselves. They have aaaall the time in the world to fix their country but never do. In contrary always trying to terrorize neighbouring countries (which did not have a great time under their rule) I am Georgian, I know 5 languages and I am very curious about history and philosophy. Everytime I look at russia it is doing something horrible, not that west is ok, but everytime I need to "choose" , I choose west. Its very sad actually, not the choosing but the ideologies and realities.
I had a Russia language teacher from grusia back in 1979 and up to today I remember her pain when she talked about the suffering of her family under Stalin
When asking a question, approach it with humility and rapport. What excellent commentary. American media is the worst because of these reasons. We can be better!
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2:54 - Nuclear power
15:52 - Russia and US relations
21:07 - JFK and the Cold War
26:24 - Interviewing Putin
50:02 - Invasion of Ukraine
59:20 - Why Putin invaded Ukraine
1:13:44 - Propaganda
1:21:02 - Interviewing Putin in 2022
1:28:17 - Nuclear war
1:34:28 - Advice on interviewing
1:38:09 - Interviewing Hitler
1:41:30 - Putin interview language barrier
1:42:41 - Love
1:44:36 - Advice to young people
1:47:42 - Mortality
1:48:44 - Regrets
1:50:41 - Meaning of life
Have a good week Lex !
Great interview ♥️♥️♥️
Why don't you talk about ISRAELI OCCUPATION SIR. IF RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE , WHY DON'T PEOPLE OF USA OPPOSE ISRAELI OCCUPATION ? Hypocrisy is the word for this phenomenal support of Usa Government.
@@shakebraza196 that's one point of view...everyone has their opinion
@@shakebraza196 Perhaps he does not have all the time to talk about everything that everyone cares about, or perhaps his guests are talking about certain topics, given the limited time they have. Oliver Stone could talk about multiple topics, they just have to choose what is interesting to him and current. I think that a 1000 interviews could be made just with the topic you are referring to. Blaming an interviewer for not choosing what you want to talk about, perhaps, not the right way...By the way, this can lead to WW 3, so it is a strong topic, perhaps stronger than others, although other topics might still be very interesting.
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.”
- Edward Snowden
@@greg5023 should they have stayed and be prosecuted by criminals?
Snowden is hiding out in Moscow and is awfully quiet in the face of Russia's war crimes against the Ukrainians. His silence speaks volumes.
@@shafferd90 you and many others are mixing the terms a bit between War, Invasion, Special Operation, especially and deliberately in Western MSM media, it is the similar situation with mixing terms, when in Christianity for example, especially in the West, Jesus is God, and Jesus itself said he is "son of God" 😀
War=when two or more countries are shooting at each other for prolonged period of time, no matter if its a Full Invasion or Special Operation or whatsoever, so this in Ukraine is War between Russia and Ukraine (and proxy War between Russia and US/UK but thats another subject) however its not an Invasion, it is a Operation and that is as clear as a day.
Invasion = when one country officially declares a war against other country or countries, and uses maximum available forces to destroy and fully invade that country,
Operation (special or you name it) = War is not declared by the attacking Country against the attacked one, attacking country uses limited resources in order to achieve only specific goals without fully invading some country.
For example, war between US and Vietnam during majority of time was more Special Operation than Full Invasion, War against Serbia in 99 was also a Operation and not a full invasion, War in Libya was a Operation and not an Invasion, War against Iraq on the other hand in 2003 was a full Invasion as there was no special objectives but total defeat and destruction of Iraq (aside the weapons of mass destruction 😉) and they succeeded I believe - 1milion deaths, mostly civilians unfortunately but it is what it is, WW2 of course was not an Operation of any kind, it was Germany, Japan and etc. Invasion on various countries across the globe.
So practically its not correct that when those specific journalist in Russia say in public media that Russian actions in Ukraine are not a "War" but not a "Special Operation" which is an official statement and strategy of the country officials, those journalists are practically being hostile against its own country or are considered as such, especially in this kind of "be or not to be" situation Russia is.
So War is always War, but there is a big difference between Invasion and Special Operation.
@@shafferd90 exposing American war crimes is apparently a crime in America as well, punishable by death.
Edward is in Moscow now and yet I don't hear him speaking out about Russian State crime. He is trapped and every day his outrage at the USA data gathering is losing it's inertia, big whoop. Now his real fear is Putin. He's a smart guy and he probably wonders if his Russian girlfriend is a plant and why does it all have to be so ironic. Edward is hollow - full stop.
"A healthy democracy will take criticism and shrug it off." So true.
@Al Coholic that's how it's shrugged off.
That's how it's shrugged off
@@dangdoldangdol9568 So who gets to measure “healthy and educate?”
Someone needs to read Plato's Republic. democracy is MOB RULE. You don't want to live in a democracy.
Yeah so true. Too bad Stone’s idol Putin kills anyone who criticizes him.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:54 - Nuclear power
15:52 - Russia and US relations
21:07 - JFK and the Cold War
26:24 - Interviewing Putin
50:02 - Invasion of Ukraine
59:20 - Why Putin invaded Ukraine
1:13:44 - Propaganda
1:21:02 - Interviewing Putin in 2022
1:28:17 - Nuclear war
1:34:28 - Advice on interviewing
1:38:09 - Interviewing Hitler
1:41:30 - Putin interview language barrier
1:42:41 - Love
1:44:36 - Advice to young people
1:47:42 - Mortality
1:48:44 - Regrets
1:50:41 - Meaning of life
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Nice job. Ty. You should send this to the Duran email & maybe they can implement you're handy work. 💁♂️🍻
and 31.45
Thanks
There are those in this world who purposefully shoulder more responsibility on their shoulders for the benefit of humanity and I put Oliver Stone in the top rank. Thank you for all of your dedication.
Correct analysis
All of stone is a propagandist, unfortunately. Brilliant movie maker. But total scumbag after re-watching this year and a half later. Total scumbag full of either lies or false beliefs. Is rather amazing.
He's a spineless sensationalist. I wouldn't trust him alone with my dog, let alone rely on him for political analysis
"Censorship is a way of life when democracies also feel threatened. They're much more fragile than they pretend to be. A healthy democracy will take all the criticism in the world and shrug it off. And say okay that's what's good about our country."
That's a good point. Whether you agree with his opinions or not.
The US and other Democracies are criticized ad nauseum, I have no idea what Stone is on about here.
Isn’t it funny how dictators can be so honest and gentle with a star film maker and yet have jails filled with political prisoners and dissidents?
You mean like Assange?
in belgium they censored Russia Insight, Russia Today, and a lot of people support censorship.
@@rdalge And what do you think the Democratic Party tried to do to Trump? Just because they failed doesn't make them different from any autocracy or dictatorship.
"The real President is the one in control of the teleprompter."
Lmao
Yup. Elon's "Anchorman"
Biden loves his teleprompter... too much.🤣
Speech writers are trash too
If your going to quote someone you should write the person's name from who your quoting below the quote. In this case your quote is from Elon Musk.
I never felt inclined to and never bothered leaving any comments at anything anywhere, however I've only just discovered Lex Fridman. Aside from his guests' personal views and opinions, I'm very impressed with his interviewing skills. The angle from which he drives the conversation, his manner and tone when asking his questions. It is always respectful and curious which in the end always translates to very insightful conversations. Great job.
He gives me market researcher vibes, except he gets to ask questions about genuinely interesting things and have more of a real insightful conversation as opposed to having to rush through certain talking points.
Apart from letting Roger Stoned uninterruptedly give a warped Putin centric view of the world, sometimes even when letting people speak you should call them out, it's healthy.. But Lex himself seems biased towards Russia anyway so maybe he just quietly completely agrees with this whacko.
I absolutely agree with you. Lex Fridman was as mesmerising as Oliver Stone. I will certainly follow Lex from now on.
Very hypnotic those two toads... Wonder if theyre on LSD
Russia takes $720,000,000 / day from EU for gas supply
There is no other choice but nuclear, to stay competitive, which means most advanced.
No future as a world leader without nuclear, unless u own all the oil.. Ukraine is target for oil / gas reserves, easily dominating EU delivery once on line.
Methane may be catalytically converted to H, is a preferred fuel in SpaceX rocket launch, who exactly is in control of US ..those same who led all wars.. Ballot box ? Ha
One of the rare free- thinking people in this chaotic world- Oliver Stone! Great respect to you, sir! 🙏❤️
Stone is a charlatan
@@XerxesGammon200 A charlatan because the government told you so in their media? Don't smoke propaganda, think with your head, not your ass.
putin propagandist steal murder and blame on America.
@@XerxesGammon200you are a brainwashed dimwit 😂
I love the way you let OS speak. I fundamentally disagree with his position, but it is good to hear him articulate it without opposition or interruption. You see more of the man this way. Well done.
Can you please point out with what you disagree and why. Thank you...
You don't believe Ukraine is full of Nazis... and they attacked the Donbass for 8 years before the invasion.
Yeah. Please explain why you disagree with he's way of seeing things
I also disagree with much that Mr. Stone espouses, but I found the interview interesting. He doesn’t acknowledge that Communism is, at its core, a system that creates a society of servitude. Compare that with the founding principals of the US, which fundamentally gives each individual the right to choose his/her own path, to prosper, or not.
Stone seems to gives less governmentally-moral countries a pass, but doesn’t do so for his own. He has always made his living off of pointing-out what he believes to be the flaws of America. I also think that he mischaracterizes Putin, as if he were someone to admire. In reality, I believe that Putin is a cold-blooded killer. Just ask the great majority of Ukrainians.
I feel that Mr Stone has an unbound capacity for introspection and that that is worthy and admirable - to better understand the need to express humanity at every juncture.
While our view of Putin may not be anywhere near as complimentary as Mr Stone's, he speaks from his experience of meeting and spending time interviewing him. I also don't necessarily share his views and perspective in some things, he gives a very open and honest perspective. I really like Lex's way of allowing his guests to express and explain their views freely in a non-combative and belligerent way. A lot of people in the comments prefer the aggressive and critical approach, debates and arguments but this is a very refreshing approach to hearing different views and perspectives and allowing listeners to form their own views. Thank you, Lex. Strength to you and your work.
What has shaped your views on Putin? What Putin himself says and does, or what the Western media say about him and how do they "interpret" what he said?
@@lanija19 On Putin or anyone - it is what they do. There may be some truth in his accusations of NATO expansion but Eastern European countries have chosen to join NATO because of his aggression. He invaded Ukraine and is the aggressor. In human history there has been no other person that has threatened human existence as he has. Western countries like the US have blood on their hands but he has threaten use of nuclear weapons which has always been a deterrent and assured mutual and global destruction. If Putin were to launch a nuclear attack even a so-called tactical use, that would be suicide and if it resulted in mass extinction - he will become the most infamous human that ever lived. I really don't have much regard for any form of media. There is a very thin line between what we have called media and social media. There is such a radical polarization of views, we have lost the moderate and logical center and the fringe of lies and conspiracy theories is now the air people breathe. Earth is not flat and there is no flat political spectrum, it is a sphere - you go far enough left or right and you end up in the same place and most people left and right are on the dark side of that political moon.
@@lanija19 perhaps the fact that he invaded Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people?
@@TheSteinbitt It is the Kiev regime that had killed more than ten thousand civilians in Donbass before Russia intervened. The war there started in 2014.
@@lanija19 Russia “intervened” in both Donbas and krimea with their “little green men” annexing krimea and creating a rebellion and separatist movement in Donbas. What would Russia have done if Ukraine started helping opposition “liberate” Kaliningrad? Stood by idle? Lol
Years ago, Mr. Stone sat next to me at a TED conference. I was thinking holy sh*t that's Oliver Stone. I was thinking about what I might say to him and he just starting commenting to me about the speaker on the stage, and we just had this cool friends sitting next to each kind of conversation. I'll never forget that. Probably the most real person I met in my years of going to the early TED conferences.
You should have told him he should have taken the blue pill.
I can imagine this very well. He seems like such a genuine and real guy. I really enjoy his work and interviews. He has a very valueable perspective and is an important voice in todays shrill media climate.
Would be very interesting to repeat this interview with Oliver Stone, 2 years into the Ukraine war and find out if any of his views have changed since
I would say not!
He said 2014-2022 it was terrorist state, and this hasn’t changed
The fact that he's not interrupting is just awesome as fk
I appreciate Lex for that!
Yes
yeah, does he usually interrupt his guests then?
because i don't appreciate that sort of so-called-journalism or info-tainment, haha...unless it's alex jones, that is:: alex doesn't need guests unless they're superduper powerful, and that happens fairly seldom... owen shroyer's apparently taken over now, which is a bit of a drag, tho he's good, he's no-alex-jones, but nobody is, man...
@@jackieann5494 well dang, jackie: {sorry, i say that to almost everyone, and they never appreciate it, ha ha, isn't that funny?}
@@SerbanTV i guess i don't get it tho: why would we expect him to be interruptin' folks: even lex luthor, had really good manners, y'know? oh, hey: i might ask, if you don't mind, do they not behave so well, then, in hell? {dang, jackie, ha ha}
Where do I even begin? I have immense respect for Oliver Stone as a film-maker and as a tireless critic of American and Western imperialism, but why is it that opponents to the latter (Chomsky, Varoufakis, Lula, Stone...) feel obliged to defend the author of the very same crime when it is not the USA? As the Kenyan ambassador to the UN eloquently put it shortly after the invasion began, what Russia is doing in Ukraine is very reminiscent of colonialism.
Mr Stone, you praise President Chirac and Chancellor Shröder for condemning the invasion of Iraq by G. W. Bush, and rightly so. Can't you see that when Macron and Scholz denounced Putin's invasion of Ukraine, they were doing precisely the same thing: opposing the aggressor? Your narrative that this is proof of Europe's increased loss of sovereignty since 2003 is not only sloppy but null and void, since it ignores the key factual element: whose territory is being invaded...
Similarly, while on the topic of sovereignty, Russia's was not under threat in any way. Its geopolitical status as a superpower was, as it has been steadily losing influence on the global stage since the end of the Cold War (with some exceptions as in the Syrian crisis). No Ukrainian (or German, or Finnish) tank was going to cross the border into Russia and kill Russian citizens. As for the hypothetically imminent attack on the Donbass by Ukrainian forces, need I remind you that these (as well as Crimea) are technically rebel provinces, not sovereign states? Now I happen to have been in favour of the Minsk Accords and some or even total autonomy for these regions (Crimea only became part of Ukraine under Khrushchev and so its return to Russia following the collapse of the USSR does make sense). However, the invasion of Ukraine changed my perspective entirely. At the very least, you should acknowledge that the attack of one sovereign nation by another and the "retaking" of lost provinces are very different matters.
On the topic of Mr Putin's intentions and character, I obviously do not have your experience of face-to-face conversation with the man. However, you seem to be deliberately ignoring several aspects of his methods of government. If it is true that his direct commissioning of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal for instance has not been established, you know better than me that this is no argument. By the same logic, you could never prove that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered Jamal Khashoggi's murder. The fact remains that Putin's opponents like Alexei Navalny are in prison following political trials, that Russian media dishes out increasingly blatant propaganda (in comparison, western lies, which of course also abound, are almost cute) and that laws have been passed in Russia to suppress any criticism of the regime.
NATO is undoubtedly guilty of many crimes and has been relentlessly pressuring Russia since the nineties, making sure that it could never again threaten US supremacy. Its enlargement may have been a cynical, hypocritical (especially following the reassurances that had been given to Yeltsin on this topic) and even ill-advised policy, but it was by and large victimless. There is a difference between cornering a former enemy, even by means of forming a military alliance against it, and putting boots on the ground. In the latter, people get killed as in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine...
Mr Stone, I would urge you not to choose the wrong side of history on this occasion. Denouncing Russian imperialism doesn't mean condoning that of the US (or other Western powers). In fact, the best you and other Leftist leaders can do is to propose a third way: a humbled Russia, one that has accepted its true status of regional power (like France and Germany have), could become a major player in a revitalised and genuinely sovereign Europe. This I believe is our only hope for the future, one that doesn't confine humanity's choice to the bleak alternative between the capitalist pseudo-democracy of America and the nationalist neo-fascism that has been developing in Russia and China over the last decade.
Great comment! Thank you!!!
The Kenyan ambassador probably needs to educate himself that Russia began as Kievan Rus with the capital in Kiev. The Viking tribe Rus gave its name to the country. If there is colonialism, it must come from the Vikings. Please forward this to the Kenyan ambassador along with my regards.
@@nikolaishmelev7837 Nah, the Vikings were invited, even asked to rule over the different groups along the rivers that was constantly in war with each other. That is at least according to the chonicles of the monks. And the word Rus is more to do with Men who rows, and not a tribe from Scandinavia. Its basically the same as Viking, which is not a word for a people but for an action, to go viking. And my beginning was a bit ironic, invaders are always invited, always has been, or come to save....
@@nikolaishmelev7837 the Kenyan ambassador is nothing more than a coattail rider trying to take advantage of a situation
@@svenhanson398 bear in mind that those medieval chronicles were written centuries after and were comissioned by the ruling princes (the Ryuriks) who has to justify the onset of the dynasty. So, i am not sure if we can take the invitation claim seriously. The origin of the word Rus is contested, there are many theories. Naming a tribe or a group of people by their main ativity was quite common. Many Slavic tribes bear such names.
"The line between good and evil runs through heart of every man. And who is willing to cut the piece of his own heart?"
To me the next sentence is even more powerful.. don't know why.
Who is willing to cut a piece of his own ❤? Way to many, to include women. Women are rising and taking male roles in many powerful leadership positions. Greed, money, and power has overtaken humanity. It is not working and it will never work. It's unfolding right before our very eyes in real time.
Second that. Such a powerful line
Most ppl try to cut out the evil part in others hearts instead, or their perceived evil.
@@pite9 Hurt people, hurt other people.
@@pite9 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7: 3)
Platoon was such a great war movie, me and my dad, watched it probably 100 times together
If Dad is still alive, watch MERRILL'S MARAUDERS, BIG RED ONE, THE STEEL HELMET, and FIXED BAYONETS together.
@@beausie-woesieherewegoesie2548 no
So sorry. I miss my dad too.@d3maccus
Russia during Gorbachev - peaceful relationship, peace dividend, Russia had sovereignty. Then he says US is denying Russia sovereignty when Putin is in charge. Problematic. Stone is on an island .
I miss my papa
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- forever." George Orwell
That's a sick quote. Depressing though haha
Oliver Stone blaming neoconservatives for the war in Ukraine and other USA war "operations" around the world is laughable; as if is wasn't Joe Biden signing for the $40 billions to go to Ukraine, as if is not Pelosi and the company pushing for this war, as if the Democrats are no running the USA right now, as if it wasn't Obama and Hillary waging some of the wars in the Middle East and Libya . And what is wrong with Oliver Stone ? How nuts can he be , voting for the demented Biden? He did not see that Biden was senile? Trump has not gotten in any war but Biden is going to take USA to war with China , next.
@@kelvinlewis3947
Emotional discharge you have.
From The Ministry of Truth
War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength
- George Orwell 1984
@@kelvinlewis3947 Yes, depressing but true.
I really appreciate these long form conversations. You really get to see alot of the person being interviewed.
France never actually left NATO, per se. DeGaulle downgraded France's membership in NATO and withdrew France from the U.S.-led military command to pursue an independent defense system. In 2009 France rejoined NATO's military command.
Precisely.
There were talks during Jacques Chirac's presidency for a comeback of France to the "integrated commandment" (which implies resuming its annual financial contribution to NATO budget) in the 1990s. Chirac was ready to come back, but he asked for the removal of the US sixth's fleet ships from the Mediterranean sea. The US refused, and thus it was postponed to 2009, four years after Sarkozy succeeded to Chirac.
Was it because the CIA tried to kill DeGaulle?
Yep, and some French people, count me in, does not see our involvement in the military command as a good thing. There's one country leading the command and all others forced to follow. There are some discrepancies between the Atlantic alliance interests and the UE interests.
I thought after Libya France wanted to step down from Nato leading role in Europe or at least not be forced to send troops on "democracy" missions.
@@datmesay right, you guys just hide while US AMERICANS pay for and fight for the rest of the world's freedom... all good we got this
Would love to hear a conversation between RFK & Oliver Stone
sure, me too! they actually know each other, and live close to one another
That's a good one.....make it happen Lex
Oh god please no
RFK jr. is a zionist shill like all politicians in the U.S. are. He supports the people who killed his father and uncle and I find that despicable.
No wonder that Vladimir Lenin was calling this type of people "useful idiots". I think if he had had a chance to talk to Vladimir Bukovskyi, maybe he might be able to see a little better that kind of "honest man". It is amazing how even smart people are happy to see what they hope to be the truth....
I am shocked by his lies and excuses. Besides, nothing, absolutely nothing that Oliver said about Donbass is true. He only quotes Russian propaganda as if it was programmed. On the contrary, Ukrainians in Donbas, where they are in the majority, have been discriminated against, killed and raped since 2014. Also, the number of dead he mentions is the number of soldiers killed on both sides in that conflict since 2014.
He was the creator of Ukraine, he took a part of land which was called " Kievan Rus' " to create Ukraine, in that process he has killed the whole Russian royal family Romanov including their six children , burned and looted more than 1000 of churches and killed 11 millions of people, that is how Ukraine was created.
@@vinkywink Lenin did NOT create Ukraine. That is Putin lies. And Ukraine as a name for that region existed from at least around 16th century, way before Russia existed as "Russia".
@@oslickbarn3077
You should read about Romanov family, Kieven Rus and etc and please enlight me in which document before 1922. Ukraine was mentioned as independent state and not as part of imperial Russia.
@@vinkywink In Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian Central Council, for example.
"The environmentalists have played a huge role in doing good things, many good things. But also confusing and confounding the landscape." ~ Oliver Stone
Yeah we did! And there's a lotttttt to do more.... Environment is not only about Nuclear, Coal or Oil. They only talk about this stuff because that's where the big $$ is (speculating.. a bit). There's many many other variables to take care off. And I'm still not buying this nuclear energy deal! I don't know those Green Political parties because they all seem like puppets of big corporations or something. They never say anything right, their level of knowledge is dubious at best, I don't see credentials, I don't see their work anywhere, etcetcetc. Actually it seems more of the oil business rhetoric that has been fed to us for decades... Nuclear is not exactly clean and not exactly safe. Yeah for the most part is clean and safe but then there's the other opposite... And that's a BIG opposite. People barely speak about Fukushima and Chernobly for example... Fukushima was close to the Ocean... You telling me that the disaster didn't contaminated the water? Chernobly is STILL under disaster management... Nobody talks about the range of the disaster. Is the water clean?? Is the land safe?? What's the range of the contamination btw?? Last time I was educated on the subject, radiation can last thousands of years and spread veryyyy far.
And Oliver Stone here saying that the world should go nuclear.... Yeah that's like dousing the world in gas, expecting that we don't get hit by a solar flare or something... Flammable. And with this war atmosphere.... Who can tell that madmen don't target Nuclear power plants just to gain an advantage over the enemy. Or a simple terrorist attack! Hell, even in 1st world countries there's people that shoot someone or blow up buildings. So, there's NOTHING "completely safe" even if it gives the appearance to be safe
Please help protect Thacker Pass Nevada
Nuclear power plants are problematical- especially on earthquake faults, or near them. Case in point: Fukushima-3 nuclear meltdowns, their robots melted/ malfunctioned to even be able to see/ monitor the exploded landscape. There are so many huge vats of radiated water, that they have to start dumping hundreds of thousands of tons of the radiated water into the Pacific. They hope to have it under control in 40 years. These were only nuclear power plants for energy.
That is sometimes required, LibertyMatrix. As an urban planner, I met many types of environmentalists, from the geniuses who thought up the Citizens Growth Management Initiative to the guy who offered us getting his environmentalists to go away for a fee. Even my favorite had a taxidermized desert tortoise that he carried in a bag to pose in the foreground of his slide presentations. I thought that was smart.
There are risks to any energy source. If one zooms out and looks at all the factors that influence the future, the risks in disposing of nuclear waste are minimal compared to stopping these wars over energy or global warming. We might develop a better way to do things someday but appear to be on a speeding train.
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx)
All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it.
Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers.
It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get.
Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do?
I'm impressed with Lex Friedman podcasts. There are levels to podcasting and this is the top of the pyramid 👌❤️
Yes, he’s a gifted interviewer which appears to be rooted in the idea of humility and that he thinks he’s not a good interviewer
This video made Lex Fridman’s Russian bot audience very happy
He looks very dead and soulless, hes like every other corporate, dead inside and just doing his job for the sake of money, no charisma or anything.
The best way to know one's position is to shut up and listen. Thank you for not interrupting him.
I wonder what would Mr. Stone say nowadays. A discussion between him and Stephen Kotkin would be something spicy to witness eventually.
Lex, you or Joe... Make it happen
EXACTLY!!! That was what I was referring to in my second from the top of the page overly lengthy post! Stephen Kotkin has devoted his entire lengthy ‘political history professional career’ to the ‘study of Russian leaders’ and has huge amounts of fact from huge amount of other experts that have ‘much closer long time close associates of Putin and the direct ‘result’ of Putin’s action, not his talk. It sounds it sounds trite, but REAL-TIME “actions speak louder than words”! Stone’s accretions that Putin’s statements, and Stone’s belief that if Putin said it so convincingly, it must be right and therefore all the U.S. intelligence experts were wrong, sounds so similar to former President Trump’s statement at their Helsinki, Finland Summit during the first year of the Trump presidency!
For anyone to have an unbiased opinion on Stone interview, it would only be prudent to listen to the same interviewer interview lifelong soviet/Russian leadership expert Stephen Kotkin re: Putin! Additionally, I have witnessed many others that have studied Putin, with all agreeing with Kotkin extremely closely and absolutely none with Stone! Again, Stone is an extremely gifted filmmaker, but we can see what an extraordinarily skilled electric automobile & spacecraft expert can do to destroy a top internet company with Mr. Musk. Being an expert in one field of endeavor does not translate to all other fields of endeavor!!!
Again, apologies for my composition and grammatical errors, as it is difficult for me to push a grocery cart and dictate coherently at the same time! Hell, l can’t even chew chewing gum and walk at the same time!😊
@Tom Douglas Sicks lol kotkin is a historian stone is a filmmaker. Put him up against Alexander Mercouris, Mark Sleboda or Brian Berletic and they would absolutely slap him across the room lol
@@marcuslarsson9548 -Stephen Kotkin is a populist and defender of America
which is not and never was - he is what the fascists were
You don’t get what get he is trying to say.
Joe Holbrook
How about Professor Stephen Cohen, an expert on Soviet Union/ Russia?
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”- Frank Herbert
How to make institutions that are vulnerable to this more stringent on vetting personnel?
@@fauxguyfawkes6156 Checks and Balances
Oliver Stone wrote on March 3 about Putin's "mistakes": 2) "Overestimating the military's ability to achieve its objective." - He doesn't say what the objective was and Lex doesn't ask him.
Taking eastern Europe
@@cooldudecs lol what? another western media shit
Stone is merely parroting the Kremlin, note that no one knows what Russia's objectives are, hence you know who the propagandists are from this statement alone
It was subjugating the whole of Ukraine.
World wide conquest. Bolshevism from Vladivostok to Lisbon. Always has been their stated goal.
I would be very pleased if mr Stone interviewed regular people in Ukraine.
He would love to do that but he was banned by their government
No, he wouldn’t because I would require him to get both sides of a story, men like this, or not interested in that they’re only interested in reinforcing their own bias believe.
putin puppet doesn't like to face reality
@@AnthonyBlamthony I don't think you're right here. Mr Stone has very specific view on the American government and politics in general. He has a bit of communists views as far as I can tell. In fact, communism is not a bad thing at all, it is, however, very prone to corruption and dictatorship. That is why he took interviews of several dictators. But what I think he doesn't realize is that these dictators are extremely charismatic and persuasive. In combination, these 2 qualities can make you believe that a cow is a rat.
@@ddal3998You just poorly explained why the person you were responding to was right.
"I believe the moment we draw lines between good people and evil people, we lose our ability to see that we are all one people on the most fundamental of ways"
Lex I feel your guests really warm to you through an interview. You have a great gift and it’s so great to hear you get to the heart of matters because of the trust you build. Really well done.👏🏼👏🏼🙏
What are you talking about, all I see is someone hating that Putin is a good man
Stone: "Poland has always been attacking Russia as far as I remember back to another century I mean the two world wars that occupied Russia".. interesting lol
Yup, that's how that all went down. Poland attacking Russia. Definitely.
There is ‘something’ wrong with Stone
Oliver “ Stoned” is how Gerald R. Ford viewed him, I tend to agree.
I found this statement confusing as well. He clearly had a warped view of world history. He must have forgotten how many times Poland has been invaded and occupied in just last couple centuries.
It's true they were constantly in war. He meant the Lithuania Poland commonwealth up to 19 century, Poland and Russia were 2 powerhouses in those times in Europe. There were many clashes, especially in 1609 and 1792.
Mr Stone- THE LEGEND! Thank you Lex for inviting him and for conducting this meaningful conversation
Thank you for bringing up France and Germany. I point out this case study every time the green energy conversation crops up.
@@cneuhauser1 deservedly so, on account of them starting two wars WITH THE WORLD
@@MathieuDuponchelle They blamed Germany for WWI, but anyone who's studied it will understand that Germany was just scapegoated for it. The bloody thing started in Eastern Europe. Germany is only responsible for starting WWII.
But unlike the Japanese, they've apologized for it, and they've made Nazism and Holocaust denial illegal. Germany today is not a threat.
@@MathieuDuponchelle are you really sure about that though ?
@@MathieuDuponchelle how did my country start World War 1? Care to explain?
@@Dan-sw8tg Formally, Germany did declare war first. My comment was however a Norm MacDonald reference so just chill your horses you misguided patriot.
Wow, I never realised Oliver Stone wrote Scarface. Another excellent episode Lex.
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Any Western media, or spokes persons are found to have been receiving payments from Russia to sow discontent and undermine Western support for Ukraine, should face trial as traitors when the war in concluded
Different man back then. Now Oliver Stone is a nut.
@@channelname1700 Telling truth seems crazy to ignorant
@@1985truthseeker what truth? This interview was just speculation. Point to one part of the interview where Stone give evidence to his claims. You can’t
Stone describes the hardship of communism and then lashes out against Republicans for seeing communism as an enemy.
Yeah, but what's your point? The argument can be made that many of the hardships of communism were due to capitalist/conservative nations undermining it...
True socialism has never been tried....the mating call of every socialist 🙄
@@johnsnider8236 "marxism is communism is socialism that's why they're all spelled the same way" every ignorant person whose too dumb to know they're ignorant 🤦♂️
Communism is an ideology which does not exist in the real world. Dictatorships of RF by Putin, PRC by Xi, Iran by Khomenei, Syria by Assad, North Korea by Kim are the real threat to our democracy. None of these are “communist” states no matter what propaganda they spout. They rob, enslave their own people and attack their neighbours. These are autocratic totalitarian dictators.
Thank you for a great interview. The fact that Oliver Stone was able to speak without much interruptions really allowed me to realize to what level he lost touch with reality. He is obviously smart and some of his opinions I agree with, but a lot of it is so shocking to me that I wasn't really prepare for it. Thank you Lex for your work.
You're account is 3 weeks old.
@@bengaisford3304ad hominem attack doesn’t add to discussion my friend
Sorry you must be brainwashed because everything he said was true
Totally agree, please don't talk about Donbas crimes from 2014, a disillusioned rhetoric
@@nataliavasluian7747 you are disillusioned and indoctrinated clearly
Stone speaks in a way where he asserts his opinions are facts.
That's right. This was just Oliver Stone saying his opinion. I don't think he said one fact.
That is why he is dangerous. People believe things he says but he is just speculating.
I heard a lot of objective facts in there, not just opinions. If you need references to take a piece of information as a fact, remember that this is an interview, not a doctoral thesis.
@@WilkinsMichael Stone's opinions are based on facts, rather than Mainstream blather.
@@maryhalverson5713 He's delusional. At about 27-28 minutes he is claiming Putin believes strongly in sovereignty for all nations! And Stone strongly objects to people not believing Putin in Munich etc. Without shame he is saying this in 2022 after the invasion has started! His idiocy is staggering. Falsehood after falsehood in this video and his documentary. When challenged with facts he sometimes just waves his hand and mumbles he doesn't know much about the topic, hard to watch. This issue really made me realize he doesn't care that much about the issues he talks about. He simply is a contrarian psychologically. I can't really believe anything he says on any topic is well thought out.
I am honestly disturbed buy this level of spin from someone I thought had insight. Great interview Lex
What do you mean "spin"? Hes telling you what u cant hear on west propaganda media, and you call it SPIN? God damn it... theres no hope for ya...
@@vatri357 all the while saying the east propaganda is blown out of proportion, he rolled his eyes over Putin poisoning people among other oversites in Putin's motivation for invading a sovereign country. Get a frigin grip on reality please.
Starting from the war in Ukraine you lost me Mr. Stone. Too much speculation and disregarding too many facts.
Mister Stone you are a leading filmmaker in Hollywood. Full of humanity.
Power might or might not corrupt an individual, but power does attract the corruptible, or the already corrupted. The military industrial complex has fallen under the control of corrupt or criminally minded people, who would then use the complex to further their own individual goals. Humans are in control of this planet, not some abstract bureaucracy. It's just easier to blame bureaucracy, instead of ourselves. As you say Lex, evil lies in every heart.
Sounds like a dissenter in Ancient Rome who decries the empire while the Legions are dying in battle fighting off the barbarians.
@@richardivey9186 nothing lasts forever
Well thank God the US military isn't taking instructions from the Biden regime. Notice they only send money and weapons no personnel probably no advisors. Notice how the US military pulled out of Afghanistan that was to give Biden the image he deserves. That's the only instructions they've taken from the Biden regime and they done it that way on purpose.
Power is an amplifier. People already mean, become meaner. And the contrary.
@Paul Hurst “Humans are in control of this planet and not some abstract bureaucracy”. Wow, I would say it’s obvious, but somehow feels very revealing. Something that’s a good idea to make sure not to forget.
Thanks for this. Great work by all involved. Few realise how close to the edge we all are.
People are dumb and they will die coz of original sin. 3rd world war is last 2.5y and still people are sheeps.
First plan on the new world order Georgia Guidestones is for 93% of all people to be disappeared. (That includes blacks, whites, Mexicans, earlier inhabitors, Asians, Christians...and even most Democrats.)
Isaiah 65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Gabriela Jimenez was videoed saying she was enslaved and saw people eating people. She looked sad, disgusted and in shock as she moved her hands to her mouth while explaining how they were eating. She said they smelled like humans. She said billionaire Carlos Slim knew about it. Police took her away and I've read she was never seen again. Gabriela was a little frantic, as would be anybody, and why is she missing now?
I've seen at least 4 other people telling of the billionaire crowd doing the above kind of activities. God's own people were doing Satanism often in the Old Testament. He slaughtered many and booted the rest out of the promised land. He said he would bring them back one day and they would worship him. They recently got their land back but their billionaires are still aligned with the devil.
@@TheBestLife2184 nice shitpost bot
@@Pixelkip I'm for rep -a - rat -ions too.When will you ultra dark people finally pay us?
"Seek to understand." That was the line that resonated the most for me. This was my first video on your channel so I didn't quite understand your introduction. It made sense, of course, by the end. Well done. Thank you for this interview,
Is it really? Wouldn't it be a better investment of time to build anti-tank weapons and send them to Ukraine, instead of trying to understand the motivation behind the presence of those tanks in Ukraine?
@@highdefinist9697 It depends upon what kind of future one wants to invest in-more war mongering or a jump in evolution with peace as a core element -and what role one feels called to play at any given time. So, yes, “seek to understand” is the line that resonates the most for me. In this conflict, if one felt called to brokering peace talks, understanding Putin’s motivation would be key to advancing peace negotiations. If one felt called to promote peace by more arms, they would seek to understand how to get those tanks built and delivered without tipping the conflict into a nuclear response. Since history shows us that war only feeds the Industrial Military Complex, which feeds itself on war, I’m inclined to ask, “Isn’t it time we seek to find and understand a new way of living together on this tiny planet of ours?”
This channel have some great talks/discussions
@@numbersix8919 That's why it's up to us-we the people-to shift the thinking. We've been passively hoping and waiting for the political powers to change their power-mongering ways for far too long. You're right, they're not going to unless we demand it in collective numbers.To do that, we need to get out of our individual echo chambers and seek to understand each other on the ground level so we can find that collective voice across tribal borders. Personally, I have hope because I believe in humanity's ability to grow and develop in ways other than just tech related. Of course, I also recognize it's going to take work on our part. Still. We can do it, no?
@@alexanderpapadopoulos2383 I'll take your testimonial to heart and listen to another. Is the one interview you particularly recommend?
I started listening to this interview thinking I would have to cut off at some point and attend to some chores - but kudos to both of you. Oliver Stone is a gem of a person. May there be more people like him in the West.
Yup. Same thing with me
Great director, blatant putinphile and propagandist.
Except for him praising Putin, which is a complete load of shit.
The question about "power corrupts..." was very clear and direct, but I was
surprised to hear the response fly over and around it. That left me wondering what the interviewee wanted us to take away.
IMO, it negates itself. Power corrupts everywhere that there's a great deal of power. What does corruption mean and how much power do people really have? How does one lead powerful people? Because all the powerstructurs of the world are composed of ever more powerful people following each others' leads.
Stone rambles on like the fool he is.
I think I've heard him clearly state that he thinks Putin was not corrupted by power while wielding it for over 15 years. Then they transitioned into wondering whether calmness can be used as manipulation. (Maybe I didn't interpret it right, I'm too lazy to go looking for it.)
I'll give my thoughts - no facts in here... 😉
I wouldn't agree that power corrupts everyone. There are those, who like power and endorse hierarchies who I would guess could get corrupted very easily (but not always) when power falls into their hands. Then there are those who like values and authenticity and those are not as easily corrupted by power. And some people have none of that (neither pull to power nor to authenticity) and some people can have both which could create a dissonance in them.
So yeah... while it is true that power is wielded by those who seek it (and therefore those who are easily corruptible by it), it is not true that everyone is corruptible by power. It depends on the human and his/her development, really. Everyone has a blind spot and you need other people to oppose you so you don't fall for the trap of idealizing your own cognitive processes. It's much easier to get corrupted by power when you isolate yourself (mentally) from people around you and loose introspection.
If you make a system with power, people who wield it will change (for example because no one lives forever) and so it is only a question of time until power will be misused. I wonder if it's possible to build a society without power structures, but it's probably just an unrealistic utopia.
@@fadingintent Putin wasted the best years of his life in military compounds and overseas in east-germany. This man likes to be useful to his country and help it succeed. Putin cant be corrupted by power because he doesnt use it for himself but for a higher cause.
The problem with Oliver stone is not what he says. Its what he doesn't say. He doesn't answer direct questions.
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx)
All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it.
Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers.
It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get.
Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
Could you give examples as to which questions he didn’t answer? I’m halfway through and there’s either answers as he understands them or “I cannot answer that” if he doesn’t know. Personally, I have no complaints
@ He defends dictators by comparing them to the american system. For him Chavez and Putin are not any different then the capitalist system.
@@pa9904 Comparing them to American examples isn’t defending him, more so pointing out pretty blatant Western hypocricies. Also, would you not want to understand the thought process of your “enemy”? Or are you just here for more “Putin bad” content?
@ I understand the difference but i think Oliver Stone picked who he prefers to align his ideology with. He respects power and rejects hypocrisy.
You have a lovely interview style. Very informative with excellent questions which put your guest at ease. I shall watch more. Thank you.
This man embodies wisdom and intelligence . Great American
While i agree largely with Oliver Stone about the hypocrisy of the West, he is very unwilling to even listen to criticism of the Russians. It's almost hypocritical! :) He mentioned the loss of sovereignty of the western nations, but when Lex brought up the question of whether Ukraine was doing the same, he just went on a rant about their existing government and how they 'stole' sovereignty. If only things were that simple!?
i got the same feeling especially when he said about the russians signing a pact to not use chemical weapons...
He's an ideologue. He only sees what he wants to see.
@@Myndir like that veteran australian reporter, Gisele!!
Major respect to Lex ! He managed to maintain his usual composure despite the personal aspect to all of the topics particularly towards the end in relation to interviewer objectivity and hitler. Keep it up
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx)
All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it.
Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers.
It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get.
Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
I find it sad that Stone is far from unbiased. Oliver speaks as if Russia has a rigth to rule over it's smaller neibours. "Protecting a empire in Georgia and Chechnya" -wtf he did not mention that these people did not want to be bart of Russia! Thats why they fougth. As a Finn I find it suspicious that this man speaks implying that this invasion is some way or another justified. Ukraine has had a huge corruption broblem wich is a relic of Soviet times. Now when the nation is westernising and breaking it's chains from russian influence Putin is trying to keep the old soviet sphere of influence.
The Finnish people have a long history of defending against russian invasions and we dont want to support a agressive nuclear state who is also our neigbour. Thast why we want to join nato. It's our choise and we wanted to make it. America is far from perfect but Putins empire is full of corruption and neclect of human life.
HAIsulful … not completely correct but I do understand the/your argument. See in these days, when the west has completely gone voke with destroying your health on every level 😷 run by the same order that initiated both the Bolsheviks And the Nazis… funded and planned by the Jesuit banks and swiz /Vatican banks and British throne … hell .. even Roosevelt was a Pro jewish “Socialist” a term both communism and Nazism has in common. funding both sides as a Pro IsRa-EL .. for isRa “Elites” ..grand plan. See they needed a giant war to create Israel 🇮🇱 in the first place. Now an evil place that has only led to destruction and war crimes against humanity. NATO, US, EURO, USSR, CIA, FED are all Jesuit initiatives to create a sadistic NWO. And even though Putin grew up as Jewish and trained by the Jesuits … he does not want to go back to the USSR. In fact he is more likely to want to go back to the Russia from Tartaria times . The two sides were fundamentally controlled oppositions to one another. Both favoring reductionism to deep core sadism. Putin is now fighting that order. And that means fighting big tech and their obvious propaganda too. Something you unfortunately seems to be extremely blindfolded to even grasp
@@zneusenrunus7395 Have you considered that promoting the idea of corrupted homefront is a weapon of infromation warfare. In Finland people know and recognise that there is many different forces trying to sell you a narrative. We are used to russian disinformation campaings and what you did describe was an idea that plays in the hand of China and Russia.
If you study Russian history you realize that what ever happens you dont want to be under their rule. The russian society is not as developed as other European and Northern european cultures. They rule by fear and violence. It's telling that they have three different words for lying.
So whatever this 4chan meme theory represents to you for Finnish people it's not as real of an threat than living next to russia without strong military ally.
HAIsulful that’s crazy… Are you serious? Or are you paid to speak like that? I’ve nothing to do with Russia and never been there, however I’ve been in many other places and cultures around the planet also the last five years and measured with quite reproducible measures with my own RF smog meter how the radar (scanner) radiation emissions have exploded in populated areas everywhere in western civilization since 2018 directly correlated to the modules put up everywhere and how these “signals” thresspass concrete down to basement levels in most homes in line with them with chronic exposures high enough to make most sterile for starters. How the fuck can that have anything to do with “Russia”? And around same timespan I’ve documented airplanes ✈️ leaving trails that are artificial and does not disappear but spread out forming clouds or mist 🌫 next to other airplanes at same altitude leaving only trails that disappears quickly (as they used to!). Also researched that 95 %+ of global warming comes from cloud cover as the planet can’t get rid of (infrared) heat if clouded all the time. I’ve seen reports from natural reserves all over the Western Hemisphere measuring high loads of aluminum, titanium, barium, lithium and Graphene that are new and weren’t there ten years ago in loads that ruin wildlife and also correspond to the equity market as these minerals becomes more expensive as they are obvious dropped down on us from airplanes. And I’ve. Og iced the difference if I filter the water I feel better. Now how does that have anything to do with your “sh!tty Russia”? I haven’t heard one Russian speaking about it either! And yet, you dare tell me that asking questions about possible corruption of my own country’s government is a war crime ?! Are you deranged or a sadist or something? Because if that’s just your honest opinion then can I remind you, that if what you tell me is true, shouldn’t that tell you that your own government doesn’t have the best interest of yours in mind if you’re not allowed 🚫 to ask questions if and when mass killing and harming of your own people is taking place in silence in alliance with your own government? Shouldn’t that start som alarm 🚨 in your conscience? Nothing of what I just told you have I gotten from any Russian sources! Are you even capable to understand what I write ✍️? .. you actually scare me 😳 .. especially if you can’t respond properly on this one…
The interviewer doesn't confront Stone in any way. He just keeps asking new questions.
That’s the whole point. Don’t interrupt the interviewee and hear him/her out. Discover what’s in there without interrupting the flow.
This is what makes Lex such a great interviewer.
@@anonymous.youtuber the point is to challenge the person who you interviewing. He doesn't do that at all.
@@TheKrankHead That's a debate, not an interview.
I really appreciate the hell out of this man...Nothing like a honest man. Thank you sir...
so keen to hear Oliver Stone is making a documentary about nuclear energy. Hoping to program it when it is released for our community-run environmental film series Be the Change.
First Robert Stone on nuclear, then Oliver Stone
Hell no.ima watch a podcast of paint drying.
@@tealc6218 wasn't he on an island with Harvey Weinstein and Bill Gates, chilling and vacationing.
@@00tonytone I think maybe you are thinking of Roger Stone the political operative who has written about Epstein's island which I believe both Gates and Harvey Weinstein visited.
@@00tonytone I guarantee you watching *Robert* Stone's Pandora's Promise will be a better use of your time, than playing a video game, or watching some biased bugman 60 minutes Australia story. If you can watch Luke Smith talking about Proto-indo European history, Linux or how to live a more Kaczynski-esq based life, then you can certainly watch this film.
You are an outstanding interviewer. What a gift. Thank You!
Agreed 💯 prosent
Disagree 100%.
He’s ok. Says and asks some really obvious or dumb things which makes me hit the pause button and look for other content. He can be unbearable, but has great guests.
@@rschloch really 🤔😅😅🤣
@@rschloch well, I can agree he do sometimes ask very obvious questions which has a given answer
@@daniellarsson2106 i don’t know what it is about him…he has such good guests, and he holds the interview pretty well in most spots, but sometimes he says something that shatters anything good that could have been…I actually get pissed when I listen to him say stupid shit.
I’m not necessarily jealous of his success…although I do wonder why everyone thinks that a guy who can consistently say stupid shit, is considered to be so „brilliant“ by so many.
Whatever…he’s still infinitely better than Jimmy Fallon.
U can't invade your own country. Donbas is Ukraine. Oliver what are you talking about?
Donbass has more Russian speakers than Ukrainians.
Right!? hahaha. I like that everyone here says: Great interview! Oliver is the best!
@@AG-gr4fm he brain washed for sure. It's unreal, I am shocked that can happen with such intelagent western person. Wow
DPR: Residents of Svetlodarsk recount robberies and rapes committed by Ukrainian soldiers
by Christelle Neant.
On May 27, 2022, we were in Svetlodarsk, just days after the takeover of the city by Russian forces and those of the People's Militia of the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic). The inhabitants told us about the eight years under the yoke of Ukraine, and the crimes (thefts and rapes) committed by the Ukrainian soldiers against the civilian population.
Before arriving in town, we pass by the former positions of the Ukrainian army, in front of Debaltsevo. We find a lot of waste there, including a large number of syringes that suggest that the Ukrainian soldiers took drugs. A guess that will be confirmed by the residents of Svetlodarsk. A lady tells us how in the middle of a discussion, an obviously drugged Ukrainian soldier suddenly took out a knife and started to cut through the air with it, in a trance.
In the center of Svetlodarsk, near the shops, we find a large number of locals, who have a lot to tell about the crimes of Ukrainian soldiers and the complicity of the OSCE. There are so many people who want to tell us what they have experienced, seen and heard, that the interview is difficult. Everyone absolutely wants to tell such and such a fact, which seems important to him, even if it means cutting off the person who is speaking.
Unanimously, all the inhabitants met said they were happy to have seen the arrival of the Russian army and the people's militia of the LPR. When I report to them the accusations of war crimes that the Ukrainian and Western media are peddling against Russian soldiers, they all respond in unison that they are lies. The population of Svetlodarsk has nothing to reproach the Russian soldiers or those of the LPR.
On the other hand, it is not the same with those of the Ukrainian army. The inhabitants of Svetlodarsk tell us for almost an hour about the robberies and rapes committed by Ukrainian soldiers.
As soon as they arrived in Svetlodarsk in 2014, Ukrainian soldiers stole rings, chains, and even Christian crosses. They also stole metal gates, plasma televisions, furniture, doors, electrical outlets, and many other things, which they then sent home through the "new post" office.
And the Ukrainian soldiers not only robbed the residents of Svetlodarsk, they also raped young women and girls. One of the women interviewed, Praskovia, tells us how, in 2018, Ukrainian soldiers drove away and raped her who is now her stepdaughter, when she was only 16 years old. Luckily they find her quickly, and alive.
Another woman, Natalia, recounts how they robbed the cigarette and vodka section of the store where she worked, gun in hand, before stealing the jewelery of the young woman who worked in this section, Irina, then raping her.
Natalia, and her friend Viktoria, also tell us how Ukrainian soldiers landed in a house where there was an invalid woman in bed, and her daughter who was taking care of her. They raped the young girl in front of her mother, before killing her.
Praskovia also told us that the Right Sector fighters had organized a real delivery system for young women. They were caught in town, then taken by car to their headquarters, where they were raped.
This testimony reminds me of that of Natacha, a survivor of a Right Sector prison. She had told us how Ukrainian fighters raped prisoners in chains.
In addition to robbing and raping, Ukrainian soldiers killed civilians, never being charged for these crimes. So a Ukrainian tank literally drove over a car in which there was a family. The four occupants, including two children, died instantly.
Residents of Svetlodarsk also told us how Ukrainian soldiers were shelling them, or each other, with the complicity of the OSCE, which then declared that the shots came from Gorlovka, when the direction of origin of the shells was totally inconsistent with this assertion.
The OSCE, which also turned a blind eye to the heavy weapon fire conducted from the Ukrainian soldiers' base, where we found four holes for howitzers and self-propelled guns and numerous shell casings proving that these artillery pieces had fired since that location, which is close to the observers office! However, Svetlodarsk was in the zone of withdrawal of heavy weapons provided for by the Minsk agreements.
Evidence of OSCE complicity in Ukrainian military crimes mounts: organization employees transmitting location data of People's Militia units, satellite phone bearing their logo found in Azovstal , and the discovery of software in the computers of Ukrainian soldiers allowing them to control the surveillance cameras installed by the organization on the front line.
It will be difficult after all this to make people believe that the OSCE was a neutral organization, which faithfully reported violations of the ceasefire in Donbass. This organization turned a blind eye for eight years to the violations of the Minsk agreements by Ukrainian soldiers, just as the West turned a blind eye to the crimes committed by these same soldiers against the population of Donbass.
You are a solid individual. Thank you for your podcast Lex.
Lex is super unlikely, man!
Watching this episode made me some discomfort (Which I appreciate a lot)
I agreed with Oliver Stone on
- how the US is pushing its influence across the globe,
- Russia has strong oppositions within itself (but we know VERY well its a more dangerous climate to be an opposition there than in the US)
- the lack of empathy of American media and public to anyone who has not subscribed to its political or economic influence,
BUT
him speaking of Europe as lacking sovereignty?,
whitewashing Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its atrocities in the war (as he mentions from 2014)
praising the work of Russia's RT?
And with all that, assuming Putin can be removed from power by Public pressure ...
There is a funny irony here, his standards of assessing foreign policies for Russia and US & the West are different.
It is funny because American media does the same thing;
Mr Stone; tough on US, soft on Russia,
US Media; tough on Russia, soft on US
at least Germany is lacking sovereignty. No way their politics serve their people.
Lol. Europe lacks sovereignity. Those are pure vassal states to the US since they depend on them and their good will. Germany is the least sovereign. I'm from Europe btw. (Germany)
American media is pure propaganda. Same in EU countries. They ignore the role of NATO and deny the legitimate security interest of Russia in Ukraine. They consequently whitewash neonazis in Ukraine and even pretend they're not there at all. They ignore the fact that Stepan Bandera is a hero to most western Ukrainians even though he is an SS collaborateur. They pretend only Russia is commiting atrocities and the Ukrainians are heroes even though the Ukrainians are at least at the same level of cruelty. They reproduce ukrainian Propaganda non-stop. For example all the massacres that allegedly happened. I know that kinda "horror propaganda" too well. Our defense minister Rudolf Scharping (German) participated in staging a massacre in Kosovo so the german public agreed to join the war. They collected dead bodies from the streets, put them in one place and said: Look, look, MASSACRE. It smells the same in Ukraine. In terms of media in Russia I actually don't know about RT since it's banned in EU and I'm too lazy to use VPN.
his 'whitewashing' was in the context of propaganda and war crimes and the fact that we simply don't get any information that is negative towards ukraine without actively searching for it, which is pointing out that we in the west are willing to believe anything without proof and are being fed bullshit. The only evidence I've heard of that exists of war crimes is by ukrainian soldiers for example. And on multiple occasions, ukrainians have used propaganda to gain support and endanger other countries.
@B B Wow, really Russia does not bully smaller nations????? I live in Estonia and Russia has all the Putin years, I mean ALL the 20plus years attempted to destabilize Estonian life several different ways: always pushing Estonian russians against government, funding anti-Estonian groups in Estonia, funding A LOT of spies and diversants here, doing constant cyber attacks, trying initiate civil wars some times, contantly critisizing Estonian government and even sending serial killers to Estonia! Get real!
@B B Putin has nothing to do wth socialism
10:04 "50 people (died) at Chernobyl" I was kinda surprised that you let him get away with that without any pushback.
There's a difference between people who died AT the Chernobyl plant as opposed to the aftermath.
@@derbigpr500 I thought of that. And that may cut some grass in a very narrow sense. However, Mr. Stone was clearly using this figure in a much broader sense, as in he was clearly comparing the total deaths caused by several different methods of electricity generation. And in that context you can't use the figure of 50 deaths at Chernobyl.
Vice verca with the number of civilians killed in Donbass. He puts it, I believe, as high as 14000, though most of these are military from both sides. So when he needs he puts figures as low as possible, in other case exaggerates enormously.
Yes, I thought this was a very obtuse statement and very telling
… and no mentioning of the waste.
28:25
Sovereignty for everyone except Ukraine. Sounds legit.
Ukraine wheat Russia can feed Yemen population and in return get the Aden position to regulate shipping toRedSea /Suez . Dijbouti? No.
Ukraine lost its sovereignty in 2013 following it's right for existence in following 8 years
Exactly. Not a word about the 1994 Budapest Memorandum signed by Russian guaranteeing Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity in exchange for the transfer of the substantial nuclear weaponry Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union. No mention of any of the international agreements to recognized all nations rights to territoritorial integrity, political sovereignty and right of all nations to form alliances and associations with whatever states the so chose. No recognition that NATO is solely a defensive organization, and their was no coersion to have Ukraine join. In fact, Ukraine freely sought to join the EU and NATO but met with hesitation. The European Union told Ukraine they had to clear up the corruption in their government first and make some other changes before they could be admitted into the European union. Russia's intrusions into other neighbours, its history of occupation of Eastern Europe, and attracted Eastern nations to seek union with NATO, and the same goes for .. Clearly Clearly Russia wasn't honouring its commitment with its annexation of Crimea after seizing Sevastapol. This is why Georgia sought to join NATO as there were signs the Kremlin was stirring up trouble in Georgia and likely to annex portions or all of Georgia. Russia did indeed invade and annexed two regions. NATO never was aggressive. Russia was. It doesn't respect its neighbours. That's why they have a huge force in Trinestria, the Eastern strip of Maldova and were seeking to link up with it and possibly annex that territory. The Russians tormented dissentian in that region, and armed rebels and Russian agents that started an insurgency. The Russians then in 1992 sent in the XIV army to stabilize the region and protect ethnic Russians from alleged persecution. Familiar story to Ukraine and Georgia?
This couldn't have aged any worse
How so?
@@benjamingladinathor686Get real.
Regarding Energy being a reason for starting war - I have understood that the primary reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor was because of the US was limiting the oil supply to Japan and Japan felt their only option was to destroy the US Atlantic Fleet so they could be able to take control over the South Pacific.
Are you geographically challenged?
Exactly !!!! ...........Pearl Harbout was created by the US.......
Ww2 was the first major energy war
Or maybe the US was threatening Japan from mainland China air bases...
Most wars have been over oil, pipelines in almost all conflicts
Stone's expression after commenting on Bucha - Lex obviously gave a "don't go there" look...
I would love to see the Lex camera there....
1:07:08 😜
Very suspicious!
yeap
Stone is right.
Mr. Stone is completely detached from reality when it comes to Europe and it's relation to Russia although his work on covering what US is doing in many places in the world is second to none.
I take it your not European?
What did he say that made you think that?
True enough
What a fantastic person. I thought I would listen just a bit and just couldn't stop listening.
Hey Lex, please get John Vervaeke on your podcast. That would be an amazing dicussion!
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx)
All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it.
Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers.
It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get.
Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do? Remember no organic life can exist without CO2. It’s the fundamental building block for all plants 🌱 🌳 and what you eat 🍎 🌰
I would love it if nuclear energy got brought up as a legitimate solution and not just for fear mongering.
It is. In china. That's because china is run by engineers and they understand tech, and dont have the bs associated with western liberal democracies. Nuclear energy and other green tech is how china will be carbon neutral by 2060. Imagine if china was like USA or Australia or other climate change deniers. Imagine India turns out the same way, we'll all be fucked.
It would make things easier if the energy cost was competitive with solar and wind. It would also help if building time wasnt about a decade and if projects wouldnt frequently suffer massive delays and cost overruns. Then there is the fact that it takes several decades run time to break even, with massive subsidization, at which point most investors look for more attractive alternatives.
What about methane produced from waste? No extractive mining needed. Digesters very easy to construct. Byproduct is liquid fertilizer. This technology was used during WWII when gas was scarce.
Ask the people that used to live in Fukushima Japan. By the way, the Japanese government (Tepco) will be start dumping radioactive cooling water into the Pacific Ocean. Don't worry, they will "filter" it before they dump it in! Fear that?
+Robin Lundkvist The man-made Global warming doesnt exists. If you are a Swede? Take a look at the High Coast you have in the north? The landmass is still rising!
Interesting perspective from Mr Stone. He’s essentially blamed every Russian show of aggression across their history post WW2 on US cloak and dagger moves behind the scenes.
damn I missed the part where of the aggression from Russians in Yemen, Kosovo, Lybia and Syria. can you add time stamp.
Read more guy
He’s become a Putin stooge. Always making excuses for that authoritarian. He should do a movie on Chechnya. He might learn something.
@@alexanderpapadopoulos2383 He also missed how Russia has invaded and occupied half of europe after 1945
Is Oliver stone russian?! 🤨
What a great interview. What an extraordinary man Mr Oliver Stone. Thanks.
Shared with so much pride.
I would value the opinion of an average person who has lived in either Russia or one of the other governments mentioned and had to maintain themselves and then lived on the other side over Oliver. It’s very different sir, interacting in presidential offices and being shown the facade, no objective opinion can be formed then. Much respect to Oliver but he seems very far from objectivity.
Your point is well taken, the irony is that LF came to the US via Russia and Ukraine. I don’t understand how he allowed OS to say some of the nonsense he said about Putin etc
As a Russian I can assure you that the guy is completely out of touch with reality or is deeply into putins pockets
I lived in Russia for a half of my life and then spent the second half in the US, as well as travelling around the world, and I can tell you that I agree with pretty much everything Oliver Stone said. It’s pretty entertaining to watch how western media talks about Russia, its culture and people, with such confidence, when in fact, they have a very limited knowledge of how things are in reality.
@@missoliya Thank you for your comment✌️
@@missoliya he needs to speak to Ukrainian people about poor misunderstood pootler and how evil west is misrepresenting the glorious Russian world. The majority of criticism towards Russia is completely justified, I say this as someone who has been living in the country for 30 years
Stone seemed to back Putin/ Russia more than I would expect. Interesting...
That's probably because he has some understanding of the Minsk Agreement, and the history of US reluctance to support.
You know about his documentary and Putin interview series?
The documentary Ukraine on fire, you can find it on rumble. Everywhere else it gets taken down.
It’s nice to hear a stable voice on the matter. Oliver knows the facts so he gets it right.
Objectivity.
well he cannot bite the hand that feeds him, he need putin in his future docs
Lex is my new favorite Pod Cast, he gives everyone to state his view, good work
I don't know how people feel about this but I think he deserves to be interviewed by such a professional... President Donald Trump. It would be massive and extremely informative.
@@AnangryGiraffe1 You think Donald Trump is a professional interviewer? Or that Lex should interview Trump?
Always liked this guy. A profound and a beautiful person, a true citizen of this world of ours.
Hey Lex ..
First .. I listen to your podcasts **a lot** .. You are an engaging interviewer and I'm impressed with the caliber and diversity of your guests. It must be an amazing experience for you as it is for us, your audience.
I don't do Twitter (it's an abomination) so I ask my question here .. and if it gets lost in the ether .. so be it.
My question ..
I have not seen any interviews with past "heads of state". I have noticed that your interviews tend to be with top scientists, film makers, etc ... essentially people at the "top of their craft". But .. what about people at the top of power? Have I missed some podcasts? .. Or do these folks not deign to interview with you? Do you try to court them in any fashion? Would it be too difficult to honestly deal with people who are embroiled in the power game and need to maintain their message? It would be nice to know a politicians true thoughts for a change.
Also, what about Bill Gates or Bezo's? Have you tried enticing them on your show? These are two people who have affected our landscape in an incredible way. Even more so ,at the moment, (dare I say) than Musk. I know I will get a lot of disagreement on that last statement. My argument is basically this. I am typing this comment using a Windows PC. Later today I will shop on Amazon. I don't own a Tesla though I am enthralled by them .. and the rockets.. just Wow. But I digress.
I don't expect an answer to my queries. My intent is to put a "bug in your ear" .. ;-)
I think your podcasts are easily the best and they have personally broadened my horizons. Please keep it up as long as you enjoy it.
Uhhhh mark Zuckerberg? The Pfizer ceo. They have more power than some countries
He isn't on that level yet
The British and Americans attempted to block Imperial Japan from the energy assets of Indonesia, leading into WWII. Iragi was about the oil/Banking System separation from Wall Street and the Bank of London. . .
Don't forget it was a fascist military dictatorship that invaded China and committed Terrible war crimes there. The rape of nanning.
So what?!! Really, so what? If that’s what America did, they dominated the space they needed to. The Imperial Japanese would have done the same. We just happened to have doggedly beat them down to submission.
This seems to be exactly the same as people like Stone blaming the west for the unilateral decisions of a single imperialist dictator invading his neighbours. Oh it is the same, if you're implying it was the fault of the west for attempting to curtail Japans invasion of SE Asia...
I think Lex will sometimes wonders himself how on earth he reached this level just with a bit of integrity, curiosity, education and preparation. Also the discussion with Sam Harris about AI, although Sam is obviously going through a difficult period, is a celebration of human intelligence. Thank you Lex and your guests.
Sam Harris is going through a hard time because he revealed himself as an arrogant scumbag.
We need more men likes these here. God bless and all the respect!
Harris is a facist grifter
Just wonder how?
Where is his objectivity on Ukraine, OS, Putin and more on the war in Ukraine? Not calling out OS on how clouded his Putin series/opinion is puts him in not being objective but rather laying down to fame. There is little objective criticism in this and is sickens me. They fit the classic DUMBEST SMART PEOPLE I KNOW! Anti Russian was against Communism, and the lack of religion freedom. I used to have respect for Putin in his stance on adoptions to same sex couples. It seems logical that a male and female in a home raising kids would show them what is seen as normal. How can a child grow up being objective about looking for a partner, as we are all animals with essentially the same design, to breed and die then breed and die. That's a simplified explanation but I think you may understand. Not allowing entities to advertise nontraditional relationships to our youth is also logical. Think of it this way, if a child in a divorced home can be purposely alienated against one biological parent because they are easily persuaded and still maturing, then certainly they could be easily swayed towards what they see in their home as normal because they mommy and mommy or daddy and daddy told them it was normal. I agreed with Putin on this not because I hate same sex couples or people. I have people in my life that are one of the new LGBTQRSTUV initials, so that's not it but even they say a child needs a mom and a dad to then decide for themselves. That one option I thought was only logical but Putin is a smart man...he knows the game and he played Stone like a violin. I agreed with the exchange of information and cooperation in the fields of space and rare earth materials explorations. That was a Putin idea...but we notice that while Stone touched on the Ukrainian president that was poisoned. He didn't push back on Nevalny either. He didn't push back in the former FSB agent that was killed with nuclear material. Why? Stone is blinded by his own narcissistic and arrogant views. Stone says he was European so he gets it??? Whaaaa? My son is half Russian/Belarusian and 50% American so any real deep criticism of me on not being open minded won't work. Again, objective opinions are different than opinions clouded by arrogance. Imperialism is a very Russian idea. NATO expanded just as Russia did. It's patently false that Georgia started the war with Russia. It's stupid for ANYONE to say Ukraine and Georgia both planned on attacking Russia because the west armed and equipped them...then why are we having all these countries send weapons to Ukraine POST INVASION? According to Stone and Lex the USA pushed for this...wrong. Vassal states that they talk about also exist in Russia. Kaliningrad, Dagestan, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Syria. His family is in corporate life and they do hold positions making insane money. Finally, Stone skips over the bad part of Russian RECENT past. Stone insists the Russians love him. No, they mostly do not. They have a saying in Russia...do you want a boot on your neck or a bullet in the head? They settle for the boot and if they resist or think freely, a bullet in many forms is on its way for sure! Chechnya did not take down the apartment buildings in Moscow...PUTIN AND THE FSB did. An apartment building superintendent was looking in his basement and found bombs. He called the police..FSB shows up and they call THIS ONE a training exercise! Does ANYONE believe that? I find that a really far stretch. Thx and sorry for the long post. The Americans are always the enemy to Russia. How do we have so many allies in the world? Does this mean our debt is because we pay every single country off? That would mean that every soldier, sailor, marine, air force....all hate Russia and have no opinion. It's too big a conspiracy to keep quiet. Its a naive opinion! There was joking with Putin because he is so anti American...Stone that is. Putin absolutely charmed him..HES A MASTER SPY!?! Putin doesn't want to get along with us...he openly BLAMES America going back to the wall coming down! Since then it's all our fault. Again, small minded thinking. It's not a fact that Ukraine exists because of Russia and Russia was settled first. That also is wrong. A Ukrainian priest started orthodoxy and the first capital of the region with Roman's and others there long before Russia. So Putin is the smartest man in the room and America is the great oppressor. Russia us first in it all and they are picked on for it...again that is small minded. Stone clearly didn't really read and dig into Ukrainian history. Gorby was and is a hero. He's not in the can and he can be seem speaking out on the war and Putins ONE BIG ISSUE...NATO expansion. There was never a writen or verbal agreement and Gorbachev said it OVER AND OVER. In fact he admits that he never asked ANY country for ANY concessions. So Putin telling this lie to the world and his people began the war on this NATO lie. The Budapest accords were an agreement between Ukraine and Russia and the USA that guaranteed security for Ukraine in exchange for giving their nuclear weapons back to Russia. We never hear about that WRITTEN agreement, while Putin says that a handshake agreement between Gorbachev and the west on the NATO expansion. Putin also says that if it's not in writing then it means nothing. Stone is almost subhuman in his assessments of Putin and their reasons for what they do. A narcissist will always justify their actions. Remember that.
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Thanks for the time stamps. It's really helpful. Best wishes from Patagonia, Chile.
wow Patagonia where is captain Grant?
It is honor to listen to both of You
The correlation between energy and war... That's a great question, Lex.
But apparently Stone hadn’t thought about it b4.. he’s been blinded by Putins propaganda
When you redirect the humid CO2 rich exhaust from burning methane gas… into a greenhouse growing facility… everything starts to grow exponentially faster. And methane gas can be eternally produced by organic waste and your own 💩 and of the mix. So seriously 😐 how fake is the premise for this interveiw? Even in the movies he is claimed to be a controlled opposition (tjeck mil gibsons resume fx)
All methane gas (that is produced whether you want it or not from your leftovers/garbage of Living (organically)) when burned is reduced to 1/10th of the “greenhouse effect) .. and on low ground (not airplanes fx) it’s absorbed quickly by plants 🌱 growing directly from it.
Burning methane to run electricity generators can run the DeFi crypto verse and if you like… like all the flares from excess harvesting natural gas on the oceans asf.. can drive hydrolysis and produce hydrogen fuel og the leftovers.
It’s the biggest curse in human history to repeat the fallacy that methane is bad! Serious WAKE UP ⬆️.. it’s our biggest back into the cycle of organic life that we got. The more methane burned and exhaust to plants and mushrooms the more and bigger fruits and edibles you’ll get.
Unfortunately my IP address is known by the system.., and probably almost no one will even receive to read this. So where does that leave you… if You do?
Unfortunately without cheap and plentiful energy or way of life dies, including millions of the humans that live that life daily.
Taylor Ikari and methane burns for electricity ⚡️ and exhaust going into greenhouses for growing.., would be the solution for all . CO2 is the essential building block for all that you eat and need. Zero CO2 is an anti life scam! Wake up ⬆️
Unlocking 'Energy' is what it's all about and what it's always been about.
It's the same way in the Natural World since year dot.
That's a given.
Our chief energy source is the Sun, without the Sun's energy or even too much of that energy we will cease to exist.
In the Plant World vegetation competes for energy from the Sun.
Of course our species will compete for ways and means of reaping energy sources.
There is no doubt about it, we live in a pivotal time where this combat is reaching new extremes.
Mr.Fridman, way you drive interviews, calm try to understand the issues, present not your ideas, but really, intelligently, polite and also calmly "push" your audience to "think by themselves" is remarkable, no doubt, remarkable
Stone cannot resist being frank risking getting bruised. So he’s generous with himself.
He was in a war. He understands real threats vs fake ones.
Stone is a kgb agent and you are simple dupes
Fantastic Interview Mr. Fridman.
34:26 Stone says that Putin was not in power the whole time, that Medvedev took over and Putin took another appointment. Putin never, ever left power. He made this clear even during this period and yet Stone pushes the line that Putin was not in power and that Medvedev was. How can he seriously not see that or expect us to take him seriously if he can't ? This guy got totally played... sad ..
Heh, I was just going to say that.
He is Putin propagandist. It is always other people faults that Putin has to steal, murder.
Lex, thank you for your wonderful interview with Oliver Stone, i admire the work that both of you are doing.
...richard
Thank you so much for such intresting interview!!!!
Great podcast Lex. This is how its suppose to work. Give them a platform allowing them to speak in relative comfort. Drawing them out for the world to see. Then allowing people to make up their own minds.
I think this worked very well with Stone. I find him to be as tribal as any. Performing mental gymnastics worthy of gold in his attempts to stay on side. There is a lot of truth in what Stone says but he never applies the same standards to his narrative.
Stone's analysis of Hitler's Germany taking it easy on Britain by not invading is so heavily flawed. Not only highlighting his problem with facts but also demonstrating how far into la la land he is willing to go.
Agreed. His anti-americanism is so strong that he aligns his view with any person who combats USA's hegemony, no matter how vile they are.
If he was born in the soviet union and was anti-sovietic, I wonder how many hours he could spill his idiotic vitriol before getting old fashion "cancelled".
@O.W. Lichtenberg What shit! Churchill was no less a perpetrator of genocide. Look up Bengal famine. In my book Churchill was an A - grade SOB. of course you being European, would apply racist yardstick where Indian lives matter less.
Wow, Stone sounds like such an apologist, conspiracy theorist and self agrandizing narcissist. Not disagreeing with everything he's saying by any means, but he definitely looks like he's getting paid to express a particular dialog.
HITLER COULD HAVE KILLED THE STRANDED SOLDIERS ON THE BEACHES OF DUNKIRK BUT HE OPTED TO LET THEM GO BACK HOME...that much is true
He did not mention sovereignty for Ukraine. Curious.
Yes he did.
He's a soviet romantic. The fact that he's more keen to pick holes in neo-con thinking than that of a bloodthirsty fascist called Putin speaks volumes. That's not to say that western thought shouldn't be criticised.
@@MALEXI10 I wholeheartedly agree. Western Imperialism and it’s consequences should be criticized and exposed to right many wrongs and Stone is correct when he does criticize the western powers. It’s his blind spot and sheer audacity to claim Putin is some benevolent leader being made the villain by the western media is asinine. Shocking actually.
You introduction was moving - may we some how find a path to peace and leave war as a horror in our past. God bless you Lex. Thanks for doing what your doing. Xx
Does Lex ask Oliver about being fooled by Putins' supposed war/special ops footage? Not being sarcastic, it was video game footage with Russian voices added and Oliver gives no indication in the series he's aware of this.
Speaking of Kubrick, the first scene after the Stone Age monolith scene when the bone hurled upward fades to a satellite in LEO - its not mentioned but originally that was a nuclear weaponized satellite and the plot was based around the world being on the brink of war. Then and now ... who knew? Kubrick did ...
"Kubrick did ..."
Well, being that since we have been evolving from chimps, we have been warring against each other. Kubrick didn't "know", he just had to use logic. We've only been humans for less than 1 million years, life has been evolving on earth for 3 billion. We are Babies, from an evolutionary perspective.
@Verbal DK "War is life itself" Great quote. Thankyou by the way for this clip because Ive never seen the movie White Tiger. I am half way through and loving it!
Fantastic film too
Kubrick also showed us the depraved nature and sexual deviance of much of the upper crust. Go back and rewatch Eyes Wide Shut.. and remember that there are 22 missing minutes of shocking content that the studio cut after Kubrick's death.
With what we know today about connected, high end pedorings and fantasy underage bang islands, i believe Kubrick was trying to tell us something since he mingled with these folks
EWS was probably more a documentary
@@scroopynooperz9051 I agree having known some of these nasty upper class cuntz via a few middle class friends ( who were okay) and couldn’t stand being around them for more zen twenty minutes and their hatred towards animals and other people was very sinister
Next interview: Sergey Lavrov, head oh Russia foreign ministry department: why russian interests have to be respected by countries without nuclear arsenal, western hypocrisy and Russia's holy mission to wipe out neighbouring nations.
would be nice tbh
Russia does not have a holy mission to wipe out neighbouring countries.
wipe out neighboring nations? Are you sure this is not the other way around? West trying to wipe out Russia?
@@theMuritz or we could talk about bolshevik killings and torture of civilians and holodomor
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Mr Oliver i wish this tipe of interview will be tramite in every school in the USA, you are a great man with clear honest thoughts Good bless you ❤
Stone sounds like he came on Lex's show to advocate for Putin rather than discuss Putin, and his personal knowledge and his opinions of him, objectively and unemotionally. After listening, as for me, I think Stone is a fan of Putin and his views should be taken with a spoonful of salt.
Agreed.
Obviously. Check out how Oliver falls for Putin's lies. m.ruclips.net/video/-ZGx9XtPUrw/видео.html%EF%BF%BC
Agreed. Sounds too biased.
Notice he doesn’t provide any facts for these claims. Mostly just empty claims or gut feelings.
Your emotional setting created by western narrative propels you to believe i science instead of facts.
Ide like to hear Mr stones opinion on the war 1year on .....
Excellent interview
This felt like a podcast after teleportation to 1956. Uncanny 😂 Where's the time machine 🤔
It does have that quality to it.
I know what you mean. It's the kind of elevated and intelligent discussion that used to be possible on television, maybe as late as the 1980s, but it's certainly something that I associate more with 1950s archive. So much so, in fact, that I don't think I would've batted an eyelid if Lex or Oliver had lit up cigarettes or started puffing on tobacco pipes :)
In the Pentagon
@@blatherskite3009 I seriously wish they did xD
@@blatherskite3009 its not intelligent at all, atleast on stone's part.
I'd love to see another interview now a year later... What a wonderful, thoughtful, talented and highly intelligent man, Mr Oliver Stone.❤
I’m 80 with two tours in Vietnam . Immhave to remind myself to take seriously Stones comments as he was dead on writing about that war.
hello charlie, I'm from the opposite side of the planet - relatively close to the war. I always had a ton of respect for Oliver Stone, he educated me on quite a few stuff. that's why I tuned in for this podcast, to hear him talk about the war and his insights. But to put it bluntly, this time around, Mr. Stone has no clue what he's talking about, so don't take him at face value. Russia staight up attacked Ukraine and is comminting war crimes there daily, tying up civilians and executing them, shelling public apartment buildings and.. executing even their own soldiers for treason, if they protest in listening the orders - becuase a big chunk of russian soldiers were being lured into the battlefield under an assumption it's just a military training. at the beginning, vast majority of them didn't have a clue they are crossing a country boarders and will have to fight for their lives in no time. And as of now, the rest of the army - as well as most of the Russian population, they live in a complete lie. They've been lied to for decades now, surrounded by propaganda everywhere.. TV, radio, newspaper, social media.. they pretty much see the world upside down. And sadly, Oliver Stone is spreading a piece of it right on this podcast. Please do your own research on the matter, if you don't believe me.... Finally, even tho Vietnam war has nothing to do with me, I've been always fascinated by it. So let me say - thank you for your service and I wish you a good health. Cheers from the Czech Republic.
@@martincapek96 Mr. Stone isn't really denying the reality of the war right now, but he (like some others) believes that the West put Russia into a corner where they somewhat legitimately perceived themselves as having no other choice (disagree with that description if you want but that is the level of debate which needs to be discussed not whether Russia is committing war crimes which it horribly is).
@@martincapek96 wow, what a bunch of straight brainwashed rant...😐
Don't forget about russian soldiers eating ukranian newborn babies for breakfast 😁
@@watching99134 The sad part is that russia always "feels" and "perceives" shit from the west but never feels for it self. While claiming you have a seperate civilization as they claim always, they never "feel" for themselves. They have aaaall the time in the world to fix their country but never do. In contrary always trying to terrorize neighbouring countries (which did not have a great time under their rule) I am Georgian, I know 5 languages and I am very curious about history and philosophy. Everytime I look at russia it is doing something horrible, not that west is ok, but everytime I need to "choose" , I choose west. Its very sad actually, not the choosing but the ideologies and realities.
I had a Russia language teacher from grusia back in 1979 and up to today I remember her pain when she talked about the suffering of her family under Stalin
I would just looooove to see an Oliver Stone documentary about Bill Gates..
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Maybe. Maybe not.
Absolutely!!!!
Absolutely lol
Mee Toooooo 😊☝
James Corbett did a very good documentary on Gates. I think it’s called Meet Bill Gates.
When asking a question, approach it with humility and rapport. What excellent commentary. American media is the worst because of these reasons. We can be better!