Vlad's main channel ua-cam.com/users/VladVexlervideos Support Vlad's work on Patreon! www.patreon.com/vladvexler Support Vlad via PayPal www.paypal.com/paypalme/vladvexler?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB 00:00 Intro 04:55 damaging format 09:52 crisis isn't collapse 12:45 Biden context 18:00 could Biden step down? 20:20 double camera angle 22:22 neurodiversity in politics 25:25 Biden and cognitive decline 30:30 Wishful thinking 33:35 Bookies and odds 34:00 Trump move 35:00 Biden's glitch 37:50 Trump's best line 38:45 Ukraine section 40:55 democracy section 42:20 Golf 43:10 Trump, buffoons vs hard nosed authoritarians 46:46 Tips for Dems 49:00 Tips for Biden 53:20 framing for Dems 53:40 we will not sink!
Yes. I agree on all of this. I am a poet and I have now been fighting Long Covid for two years and a week now, and I recognize versions of this. It is as such a fascinating process of losing layers of your cognitive ability and slowly, slowly finding new ways back up into the light. There are ways to deal with this and it starts with acknowledging the limitations (I still struggle with this and keep running into walls, but I am getting better at it). Thank you for the valuable contribution to the debate. I so wish that someone high up in the Democratic party would watch and consider this.
It was on American news that Biden is sick. They gave him a COVID test shortly before the debate to make certain it was safe. All Trump did was lie and you say he "obliterated" Biden? Not making an excuse for Biden, wish dems had another option. But being pummeled with lies with no real time fact checks from the hosts... I wish Gavin Newsome had replaced Biden for this election. But the old man having one bad day while being sick. That is not much of a game changer.
Trump had the same policies for 50 years, they did not change, but the US decided to swing diametrically opposed to Trump’s advocated policies with disastrous results. The Left in the US engineered the culture to make Trump possible.
@@Bokto1 This! I think there are very few journalists in the USA with integrity and without bias that really investigate and bring actual factual news. Or perhaps they are there but do not get to do the big jobs...
@@Bokto1 it's facts, with sources checkable. See how you become when global paranoïa and overexposure to conspiracy theories poison the mind, you cannot trust anything, but still you might believe some guy on social media and their paranoied nonsense. But maybe you are thinking about American journalists that are more endoctrinated to their respective TV channel political alignment?
I hear what you are saying but Trump supporters know he is lying... they aren't buying what he is telling them, they are buying WANTING what he is telling them to be true. He could sell T-Rex Eggs and they would buy. I know you think people are rational and logical most of the time, they are not, not you or I or anyone. Cos every thought we have and every thing we hear and see goes though our LIMBIC system first... So fact checkers might matter in France... not in the US. American do not value intellect they value strength and the ends justify the means.
That's because the US press is uniquely awful, firstly in it's polarisation and secondly that the diseminators of information lean overwhelmingly to one side. 9 outlets out of 10 will censor/misrepresent Trump every time. In the UK (my country) and Europe as a whole, while our media is noticeably biased to the left, it is far more balanced.
it's much easier to cover-up cognitive decline with trump's method of automatic, basic and childlike accusations. he has the luxury of being able to literally revert to being primal/primeval. he doesn't have to think. he can literally say anything and for the most part he opted to stay in this 'safe' space.
Destruction is always easier than creation, as is chaos over order. Biden is stuck in the position of explaining and justifying complicated policy decisions and offering attempted solutions to problems, both real and perceived. He does not have the luxury simply to lie, exaggerate, and boast as his opponent does.
As an American, I find myself increasingly drawn to, and reliant on, thoughtful and insightful commentary from abroad. I especially appreciate Vlad’s steady voice of reason. He has helped me to begin to re-engage with effective politics locally and it is both my hope and observation that others like me are working quietly to avoid panic and do the same. If you find yourself on the fence, worried that becoming more engaged will increase your level of anxiety, please know that exactly the opposite is true. There is comfort and satisfaction in knowing that you are doing what you can; however small and apparently insignificant that contribution might seem.
"Familiarity breeds contempt" - you suffer from "the pro from Dover" syndrome. Europe has no business getting smug with regards to the USA; they can't seem to kick the habit of reducing their own continent to rubble every 50 years or so.
An aggressive, energetic, compulsive liar vs a doddering drooler....... Fortunately much of the world runs itself without presidential leadership. And Biden has some good people around him....And he generally listens to them.
Trump had the same public policy thoughts for 50 years, the US did the wrong policies continuously, and terraformed the US to make Trump possible to become President not only once, but now likely twice.
This has been my question since 2016. The Democratic Party didn't seem to function very well - or, indeed, democratically. And the Republicans proved to be even less democratic, less constitutional and more populist. I can't deny that from 2014, I was worried by Obama's foreign policy choices, and suspicious already when Hillary Clinton visited Moscow, to make a theatrical reset. Choosing Clinton as candidate was horrific in at least two ways: it signified a confirmation of the aspiration to seek Russia's support against China, which was a bad omen for the post-WWII world order, and a movement towards a system of polical clans, so that the Bush family was no longer an exception.
Given how we treat people in elected positions it's surprising we get some high quality candidates for any office. It's horrific that the press and the opposing candidates go after family members of candidates. It's disgusting that irrelevant behavior as a young adult is brought up decades later. The only ones left either have had a bland and mediocre record in lower positions or have no shame.
I think what Biden said made more sense than what Trump said if you go beyond the stutter and the literal words he said. He wasn't unintelligible. Yes he has cognitive decline and he shouldn't even run but that is even more true for Trump except he has no cognition that could decline. Despite Bidens condition I think he would be a better president.
Vlad can't diagnose Biden and actually health professionals have come out and said trump is dementing not aging like Biden. Biden is just aging, he has gaffs and he lost his train of thought on one question. Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. This cognitive decline bs is agism. You know what, we're all aging, so by this logic we're all experiencing cognitive decline. Get your semantics right. It's a normal aging brain. trump's brain is dementing, that's accelerated decline. Nobody does homework anymore.
Even if Biden is completely mentally unfit, I would still prefer whoever his handlers are to Trump, but that is a very low bar. I'm currently hoping Kamala will take over, though, and I don't like her one bit.
Inflation, immigration, impending war. Sorry but Biden had bad polls way before this. People think him and his cabinet suck. They've actually been called the most radical cabinet ever. And people claim trump is dangerous. Go figure. Biden had a cabinet full of radicals. Picked not for their capability. picked because they are radicals
As someone watching from Lithuania, the debate was terrifying. Trump winning would be devastating for Eastern Europe. Biden meanwhile is absolutely physically and mentally unsuited for a presidential role anymore, and it will only get worse for him from here...
the thing about Trump that isnt really touched on is just how bad an administrator and consensus maker he is. He cannot turn his tweets into policy that are not enacted by fiat, like economic tariffs. As far as eastern europe I imagine he will defer to generals as he did in his last presidency (consider his failure to withdraw from syria AND afghanistan, despite promising to do so), and status quo in Ukraine and Palestine are what you will get. The worst outcome for eastern europe imo are a Trump presidency AND a democratic congress, because nothing will be passed at all.
I don’t think you understand how unpopular biden is among normal people in America. We can all see that he has dementia, we can see that he’s killing our country. I can’t imagine Biden trying to negotiate with foreign leaders, if I had to guess he’s not doing any negotiation himself and leaving it up to other people in his admin. Biden is an embarrassment and all of his supporters seem to be completely ignoring any of this. I say this as someone who has supported Ukraine since 2014 and I sincerely hope we continue to support Ukraine, NATO, and Eastern Europe. So I suggest Eastern Europe begins to accept this and starts appealing to trump instead of deluding yourselves. I know you don’t like trump, but you have to accept this if you want your country to influence him.
My stepfather was an architect of some note. He went to Cal Tech and had three degrees from Rice University. In the 1970s he was based in Manhattan did some work for Fred and Donald Trump. They stiffed him and his firm for $50,000.
A battle between declining, very old men is so unbecoming of any nation choosing its executive, let alone a nation of the scope, standing, and capabilities of the US. I'm afraid that it says as much about the state of education and society as it says about anything or anyone else.
Well, there is a group of Americans who believe that education doesn’t matter, in fact they don’t want people to be educated or able to think for themselves.
I'm not sure how much it says about the state of education in the US, because the American electoral process isn't particularly democratic. If anything, it speaks to the incompetence of the American political class
@@AngryKneesThe primaries system sucks. The US parties simply chose their candidates in “smoke filled back rooms” until the 70s which, ironically, gave us some of our best presidents in history. Trump and Biden are the fault of Americans, people like you and me, not the parties.
@@ptbelttactics I watch US media watch market analysis. Read project 25. I know the facts because I use multiple sources from all sides. Don't kid yourself trump is a compulsive habitual liar.
@@ptbelttacticsonly because you belong to the trump's cult, and Fox News tells you to believe that the US is in shambles. The rest of the world can't understand why so many Americans will vote for a narcissist and a felon. You truly are a disgrace.
@@ptbelttactics Inflation increased all over the world, not just in the US. The president doesn't really have that much to do with it. People who live in other places in the world are much better able to know that inflation is not a US issue than someone who lives in Texas and barely knows what's happening in the rest of the world.. A lot of it in Texas is also just because many people moved there from other parts of the US so the demand for housing and many other things have increased. As far as the others go, there is no reason to think that Trump will be good for the economy. He was sending the US into a recession due to his trade war before COVID hit. I also think that if there were fewer illegal immigrants you would be complaining about inflation due to labour shortages. The US is very dependent on that economically.
Hey everyone, do not give up this pro democracy movement. You guys may have been disappointed but it did not sway your vote because you know the alternative is far worse. He may have had a cold , but his messages were coming clear , especially when he said his pact act and tax cuts for the rich and roe v wade. He also said people complained that he was the youngest senator and that he was the oldest president. He showed that he did not give up. I remembered when Hillary ran.She had to postpone because she was sick. Biden knows how important this is and he wanted to show that he was there. Keep the energy. Biden/Harris 2024
Taking the high ground until proposing a solution which involves the Democrats telling lies and covering up the truth ( 47:37 ) unfortunately got you all into this situation in the first place. Joe needed to stand down a year ago, not continually be "covered up".
It came as a complete surprise to me that facts and manners are not important in political debates in the USA, the interviewers interrupted Biden many times, and Trump talked over him a couple of times.. In Finland, the core of political debates is the facts, and the debaters are matter-of-fact and polite to each other, and especially the interviewers can't stand it them and they don't interrupt each other
The debate terms were set by the Biden team and agreed by the Trump team. Each debater had an allotted time to answer, and the media was only interrupting them when their time had expired. It was 100% fair, much fairer than the normal rules.
@@VladVexlerChat So many missed opportunities and unforced errors - even while Trump blithely lied constantly and confidently. But while it was painful to watch I don’t think it’s the end of the world, but more of a wake up call. I want to find tools to help people wake up and your advice on engaging folks where they are has actually worked for me, so thank you so much for that. I refuse to give in to despair. I am old enough to know that this bad moment will pass and the journey still has leagues to go.
@@cathleenst2443 Quick question. Did you notice how Biden repeatedly declared the Trump would raise taxes? All while he himself was proposing raising taxes and Trump actually has a history of lowering taxes?
@@warlock64c I think they both were rather disingenuous about taxes. Trump’s tax cuts primarily benefit(ed) the wealthier citizens and businesses as opposed to his base and the plans he has floated recently, including his bizarre and rather naive idea of eliminating income taxes and just slapping tariffs on all imports would be devastating to the average citizen, who would end up paying more taxes in the form of tariffs (which are always passed on to the consumer) and sales taxes. Biden is obviously floating ideas that will need funding, which of course always means raising taxes. He claims he can achieve his goals by raising taxes on those earning more than $400K, but those types of tax hikes never seem to actually materialize. At least not in my lifetime. I anticipate that the taxes on the average citizen will increase no matter who’s in power. From my POV the only good stance Trump ever took while in office was his economic stance on China. But that’s not enough to cancel out the negatives he brings to the table, especially his lack of any genuine policy positions. He’s an impulsive opportunist who at least had some competent advisors guiding him while he was in office. Those people are gone now and he’s surrounded by sycophants. We can’t rely on Trump to follow through on anything he is promising right now. He’ll do a 180 on anything if he thinks it is what will get him an advantage. I say this as someone who has been watching him since the 80s. Yes, I am that old.
Denouncing lies doesn’t help because lies are no „bug“ anymore, instead they became a „feature“ to claim power since they are much appreciated or at least accepted by „folowers“ for that purpose. Sad
I couldn’t watch it, after 10 minutes I went back to sleep with the depressing thought “Biden lost”. And this morning I’m only watching cute animal videos. (I’ve created a playlist with animals on a trampoline, for this kind of situations)
It's not nearly as bad as the media or Vlad makes it out to be. Biden was slow to start and messed up one question where he lost his train of thought. He was fine after. trump was a complete mess lying constantly and not answering barely any of the questions, just going off like he does.
You should of watched the entire debate. Anything less is juvenile. I did. And I can tell you trump lost. B/c he's a bullshit narcissist grifter with absolutely no substance.
Usually a debate like that would make me feel angry. And it is fine, a debate should be a confrontation on important issues. But this one, I feel bad... Sad, fearful, even ashamed for some reason. I feels like I have watched an old (one might even say senile) man voluntarily get beaten to pulp. And not even beaten with the typical populist arguments and personal attacks, but with distilled rhetoric and uncontested lies.
Oh relax, Biden had a slow start and one big gaff where he lost his train of thought. trump was his usual insane self. You guys are like agoraphobic pre-teens or something.
The whole election is a disgrace. That party A couldn’t think of anything better than recycling an aging toddler unfit for office while party B couldn’t think of anything better than “doing what we did last time” just shows that neither party has a clue. Both grandpas should have retired over a decade ago.
@@josehawking5293 I know I have no idea what Vlad was on or his angle on this. I suspect he wanted clicks so went with a shock value take? B/c to use Biden's term, this content was a whole lot of malarkey.
Yeah, I'm never voting for Trump (or any Republican), so my mind is not being changed in that sense. But I did watch the debate. I was not expecting Biden to perform so poorly. He said "We finally beat Medicare." I live in a red state, where all the electoral college votes will go to Trump, regardless of how I vote; thus my vote has no effect on the outcome. I will probably vote for Jill Stein, unless they replace Biden with someone I can vote for (but either way it will not affect the outcome).
It’s such a shame Biden did not perform better, I watched his State of the Union speech and I thought that was reasonably well delivered. It is obvious people of 81 will have good days and bad days. He is too old sadly. Stopping Trump at the ballot box is so important for the free world.
@@richardarriaga6271 Wait a minute. The world has never been closer to nuclear armageddon than it is right now. All escalated by Biden's foreign policy. But, he is not that bad. I really don't know what your standards are.
@@jaazz90 Yes. While Biden was president we had provocation of the war between Ukraine and Russia. Zelensky stated in various speeches how Ukraine wanted to join NATO and get nuclear weapons. American officials never corrected him. And then, under Joe Biden, Ukraine started the offensive against the Donbas that kicked this Ukraine/Russia war off. Joe Biden was, during his vice presidency, a key player in Ukraine. All of the state department in the Biden administration had key roles in the colour revolutions in Ukraine. Joe Biden's administration left weapons in Afghanistan for the Taliban. That was intentional in trying to destabilize that part of the world. Trump went to North Korea, with the president of South Korea in an attempt to tone down tensions in that part of the world.
The mistake that we are continually making is to treat an obvious enemy as a good faith interlocutor, because otherwise we are not nice people. You don’t talk to an enemy, not until you have defeated them. And our enemies, the far right, understand that. That’s why they have chosen to be our enemies, rather than a good faith opposition. We, the left, don’t seem to get that. We are not equipped to win this cold civil war that we are in. Not equipped to fight it mentally, and not equipped to fight it physically.
@@itsallminor6133Trump essentially lies on everything. And that's because he's a narcissist, that is, a person with a personality disorder. He belongs to a mental institution.
I'm not an American, but one of the things I've found so frustrating about all this, for months if not longer now is that Biden's specific form of mental decline has been obvious for a while, but I've found raising it as an issue just results in "how dare you criticise him!?" from a lot of liberals and centrists, as if the very notion of pointing out that a guy now in his early 80s might not be up to challenging a very aggressive, and dishonest opponent is just defeatist. It's just met with "but Trump is also showing signs of mental decline" and yeah, sure, but they aren't affecting him in the same way. Biden should have stepped down, whatever his talents as a politician he's a liability now and the prospect of a vengeful and frankly, increasingly senile Trump in the whitehouse again is terrifying.
@@ronald3836 honestly I think fear and group think. There's so much whatsboutism with Biden's cognitive decline, "oh, Trump is obviously going senile" and like, yeah, sure, but he's also very much more energetic and he doesn't sound so old. I think there's be a refusal to think about how this looks to undecided voters, Trump at his worst sounds crazy, Biden at his worst sounds like a senile old grandad you find disoriented at a bus stop. Unfortunately I think people credit Trump with being "energetic" while they look at Biden's bad days and seriously wonder if he's going to, you know, die. The problem for the Dems is that they can't get past their own position of "but Trump is horrifying" which, ok, yes, but if you already think that then you don't need to be campaigned to in the first place.
Any Democrat alternative should have started collecting the funds and connections for a successful run several years ago. Most of the money is tied to the Biden-Harris ticket and cannot be used by any other candidate. The choices for Biden and Trump were locked in over a year ago because of the insane amount of money in US elections and politics.
@@ronald3836 Well there wouldn't be any point. And frankly it isn't obvious in my view that they aren't making the right call. Just making Pete buttigieg the VP would go a long way to fixing his perception issues.
Just waking up here in the East coast, US, coming to the realization that last night happened, it wasn't just a bad dream. It was so bad. We could not believe the disaster of that debate as it unfolded before our eyes. Thank you, Vlad, for being here this morning. 😢 ❤
Taking to account that Biddin stutters alls Trump did was repeat the same as he has for the last few years, he had nothing to add to the debate. Trump repeatedly didn’t answer the questions and just kept repeating him self. I heard everything he said like a hundred times. Trump didn’t contribute anything new at all. Just saying…
Saying “they both did bad” is a distraction from the fact Biden wanted this debate early and his ego led him to the worst performance since Nixon vs JFK.
@@DolphinWithIgloo-fg3owI don’t think they’re going to replace him, I think they’re hoping people will forget how bad he looked during the debate between now and the election
Any Democrat alternative should have started collecting the funds and connections for a successful run several years ago. Most of the money is tied to the Biden-Harris ticket and cannot be used by any other candidate. The choices for Biden and Trump were locked in over a year ago because of the insane amount of money in US elections and politics.
Since Biden is committing genocide I'd be looking for alternatives. K Harris seems suspiciously absent from the scene, one might almost think they planned to swap her in as a genocide free candidate once Biden has done as much damage to the Palestinians as he is able to do. Jill Stein maybe a viable option , would certainly shake up the system to brake free of 2 party dominance and perhaps begin to offer some real democracy
I mean, this is just pure cope. Vlad is talking as if politicians lying was invented by Donald Trump. He knows full well that rhetoric has been the way democracies have operated since the days of Cicero and Plato. Who is lying is less important than who's message is resonating with the voter.
A competent intellectual or politician should have no difficulty dismantling his opponent’s lies and leaving him in the dust of his own irreconcilable falsehoods.
@@BooksForever while this is true and also true that the debate was about winning over undecided people and not converting Trump supporters, I feel that in this "post-truth" society even when you completely prove something false, many people will still not care. When faced with irrefutable evidence right in their face, they'll just shrug it off and not care. It's mind boggling watching them just ignore facts and finding excuses for them.
@VladVexler You did a great job of getting your points across in this talk! I know how hard it can be when your brain won't do what it used to. I think you have done well in this talk because you have developed good skills for managing your symptoms. I found your comments about how to manage when you lose the ability to make several points to be quite helpful for my own struggles with my brain. I think you have presented a good analysis of the debate. I did not watch the whole debate, but I watched a lot of it. Thanks for this video! Thanks for making the effort to give us your insights. From my own health struggles, I know how hard it can be to get things done. So I appreciate how much content you put out for us.
@@richardarriaga6271 i think biden is unprepared to enter a debate that is actually just being shouted at and having lie after lie said. he's not as snappy with the comebacks, even if he may have been in the past. his team should have known that and advised him against it imo
I am extremely impressed, grateful, and, as the high point of my immediate reaction, personally/experientially and intellectually sympathetic to the substance and style of your commentary.
You would perform the same against non-stop lies. Struggle? Biden hung out for hours with voters afterwards and went to Waffle House to shake hands at midnight. Where was Trump?
@@richardarriaga6271 I think the real Biden died some time ago and this current double is the best they can rustle up at short notice. Until Kamala Harris steps in. Or one of her doubles.
I think Biden still has most of his faculties, and is more knowledgeable than Trump, but he is simply too old and has too many difficulties communicating to come across as a convincing leader.
Honestly I think that's what makes him ok. He IS enacting sensible legislation, giving power to the IRS to combat tax fraud, Ukraine, the climate. He doesn't look good on TV so what? He's doing his job, which is more than most presidents can say, let's not even look at the putin supporter.
By the end of video I am proud to say I have had the exact same takeaways from the debate. Your content is not only helpful as raw information but moreover as an inspiration and model for how we should process the world of politics and beyond. Thank you
As a Bidan supporter and that is to say, a supporter of democracy, this show was balm for my brain, body and soul. My popsicle stick house of hope and fear was toppled after this debate. You have made it possible for me to look at the destruction and find ways to rebuild.
I'm one of those personalities who tend to catastrophise when things go the wrong way in exsistential matters such as American politics or, well, a major war in Europe. Especially as I live in Europe right next to Russia. But all these videos and chats from you keep me relatively calm and believing in hope for the future of the world. Even when I imagine an outcome where Trump wins this year, I haven't lost any sleep over that possibility or spent all my days fearing it, and I truly think it's because of you. You're a lovely personality, also intelligent and constructive, and I can trust you to always tell the truth whilst somehow you manage to do it in a calming way. A while ago I realized I'd ended up subscribed to nearly 30 channels covering American politics and/or Russia and how terrible it was for my mental health even when I didn't watch all of them every day. I unsubbed from every single one of them, except your channels. You're my rock. ❤Thank you, Vlad. ❤
For me it would be an easy choice and I already knew Biden could do this kind of debate. I already seen it, in the democrats primary. It was so weird that he became the only nomine against Bernie then. He had a cold this day and that was obvious. But that aside it does not matter. Trump is crazy. Biden is not.
Sadly & to their shame DNC made _sure_ Sanders was not nominated. The installation of Clinton against the wishes of the majority handed the election to Don Whoreleone
Vlad, the problem is not simply the lies, the media and its unpreparedness for handling post truth politicians like Trump. Whatever you like to admit or not, the problem is that a large chunk of the population loves those lies, loves the style of endlessly lying. In a country where most of the population was not like that, Trump and people will not be an issue. It is the structure of society that is rotten, to the core. Changing the format of a debate cannot fix that.
And really Vlad, much love and all the best to you, you are doing great, you do the best you can and that is what all of us can do. The right thing to the best of our ability.
@@chris8612- Biden picked someone who had color and was a woman. He said those demographics were driving his criteria in the former election cycle, and he boxed himself in. This is what happens when people choose race & gender for a job, rather than the best person they can find. This is the problem when racists put their thoughts into actions.
Thank you, Vlad. I am an American citizen who watched the debate. Thank you, for touching on so many aspects of it and helping me digest it in that way. Man…
Dearest Vlad, thank you! I have to admit in the middle of your podcast I thought, what the heck is he talking about, but then wow! thank you for your very informed perspective on something I could not imagine( not knowing what it might feel like from inside.)Your perspective on things is always so unique! I wish you the very best health and spiritwise
Vlad. I have a good friend who is wheelchair bound and he went to bed crying because he’s so scared. I wish I knew what to do to make him feel better. I can’t only imagine what our allies are feeling
Like who? We’re four months out. Shapiro and Whitmer are the only possible options & they’re kinda busy with with their jobs in battleground states. When you don’t understand the game, you don’t get a say.
@@golddigger8759no. I’m a republican voting for Biden, but if Gavin Newsome is the Dems go to I’ll be all in for Trump. Newsome has further destroyed San Francisco then California and hasn’t earned his right to now further destroy the U.S.
Thank you Vlad, i wasn't able to watch the debate yet, I'm watch some at least, but couldn't wait to see what you had to say. Love from North Carolina!
Hello Both presented as incompetent to be a U.S. President! The U.S. political system should be ashamed! A competent President will solve the issue of Americans hurting! Regards
No it wasn't mass media CNN just likes to sensationalize everything and the headline "trump was insane and lying and delusional" is old and has no shock value so instead it's Biden fumbles.
@@humanonearth1 the biglyist Armageddon the world has ever seen, even putin said with out me TUMP the most amazingist leader in the world ,he would have, only been able to have, a very small Armageddon, not a gold platted extra big, one, like I can make.
Unfortunately, a lot extremely serious issues that matter a LOT are very present right now, but yeah. It FEELS like pointless absurdity. We are in a crisis but it feels like a punchline.
Vlad, your words bring clarity and give voice to my worries and hopes all at once. I’m grateful that you took the time to make this video. I know I’m not alone in my feelings of frustration and hopes for something better, but when I hear you addressing specific points it seems to take the sting out of the doom. Hopes for your improving health.
I voted for someone else in the primary. But Biden still has to earn my vote in the general. Not voting for Trump is easy. I can simply stay home. Anti Trump isn't enough. The alternative needs to be viable.
@@stupidburp Biden has done a lot for America so far and I'm sure he will do more when he's reelected. If he's passes on during his term I'm ok with that because Kamala Harris is more than capable of running the country.
@@Peace17292 NO. That is not how voting works. Not voting against the candidate you hate is not voting for them. Your candidate's chances of winning are reduced if I don't vote for them. But they are not entitled to my vote without EARNING IT.
Many of us in the USA advocated for Joe Biden to NOT run in 2024. Living under the constant barrage of media's obsession with Trump for the past 9 years, what I feared transpired last night. Now here we are, again and many of us are pretty terrified. I will be voting for democracy and that means Biden; no matter what.
Yes, Trump is the better „salesman“ and we all knew that since a long time ago. In fact, he is a very, very good salesman since his whole life is based on it. A decent and honest man can never be a good salesman and will loose any competition against an experienced salesman willing to sell you coal for gold. But that being said, I think enough people won‘t fall for such salesmen and willingly listen to the boring but honest facts from a decent person.
@@henriikkak2091 Well, maybe it‘s because I don‘t live in the US and people here in Switzerland engage in a way more pragmatic way when it comes to politics. But it also has to do with the political system and not only having two political parties to be part of and mistaking politics for a football match where winning is everything. I strongly believe that even the majority of Trump supporters know who he really is, but their disliking of the „other team“ blocks their ego to vote for them. It‘s no longer about „team America“ and finding solutions - it‘s about „we vs them“ and to score a win, it is even tolerated when the whole country has to suffer from it.
I bet he would have if the republicans didnt sit on the Ukrainian aid package, Give Harris some time to show what she can do to be the front runner in the election.
I think Biden is by far the better person, but, your right. He should have never attempted to do this second run. I think it is more ego than common sense.
He's still enacting sensible policies, and there's a hint of Bernie on what has passed. Regardless of his mental state, he is not only the better option, he is pushing and doing stuff that no other president passed before (unions, climate). Just for that I believe it's not irrational to vote for him. Even with all the other stuff (Israel...)
@@quintrankid8045 I know, I would bet a significant numbers of americans dont. but this would be a the best time for her as the people who care about that still know she is the best person up there for any kind of reforms vs trump and project 2025.
A year ago I was like this feels exactly like a RBG situation and that wasn’t particularly perceptive at the time but the White House was like no he’s fine. Don’t worry about it. He can do push-ups. He’s great in meetings off camera.
It was too cringe for me to finish it. At any event, this election *should* be the easiest slam dunk for the Democrats in history by every metric. If they're incapable of thinking out of the box even a little bit and putting forward a younger candidate, the US is in trouble.
@@war-painter It will be in so much more trouble if the Democrats hand the presidency to Trump for the second time. And this time the damage might not be repairable.
The young people on the democrat side are post-truth marxists and man haters. I don't think this is going to work for them. The created an army of imbeciles and armed them with idiotic ideologies.
Yup. The algorithms are toast if you don’t already have a lot of independent creators in your subscriptions and even then they get sifted out of my recommendations
Is it damaging for democracy to vote for policies instead of people? Okay Biden isn’t young but he doesn’t run his administration all by himself, why so much focus on the person?
@@timothyrussell4445 It is however a pretty big prerequisite for almost any other aspect of politics. I mean, if he talks like this to his cabinet on a day to day basis they hardly are getting clear and executable instructions
I'm an American. I turned on the debate for a few minutes, and I couldn't bear to watch anymore knowing that one of these two men will end up running my country for four years. What hurt the most was hearing Trump say absolutely nothing of substance; he just rambled, lied, and threw out buzz words without actually laying out a coherent policy plan. Biden actually made an attempt to outline a coherent plan, and he made an attempt to push back against Trump's lies, but his age and his cognitive decline overshadowed anything he said. Americans believe Trump won because they don't care what he says, they just care how he says it.
She dragged him out to a Waffle House afterwards with a full camera crew and he looked even more puzzled and surprised to be there, stumbling around with that incomprehensive open-mouthed look on his face! Why?
@@itsallminor6133 Yea, the American people never voted to open the borders to the Third World. In fact politicians like Ted Kennedy then promised the 1965 Immigration Act _“will not change the ethnic mix”_ of 90% White America. But you can find the same story repeat in the UK and other Anglosphere countries: _“we were never asked.”_ So much for democracy.
I wasn’t able to watch the debate at the time because of timezone issues… now I’m a bit relieved I couldn’t. What an embarassing, scary catastrophe. Thank you for this levelheaded analysis, Vlad!
What concerns me for democracy is that people are trying to jail Trump and are so desperate that they are changing laws to extend the statute of limitations on crimes, using charges never before used to jail anyone or setting insanely unprecedented fines, and using summary judgments and denying him the ability to defend himself, and then claiming that they're only being fascists in order to "save democracy" from people who want to elect him democratically.
Oh get a grip it wasn't that bad. The worse was the golf stuff. So biden started slow, he's old. trump just revealed how he's a delusional conman and an insane moron as usual.
Trump now leads Biden when poling on who “protects democracy.” I guess using the Government to “trump up” charges and convict your political opponent will do that.
I am on the spectrum and I find the part about neurodiversity a bit problematic. You are correct about that privacy has to step back when a person runs for a high office. But I don't see the relevance. ADHD does not make you a bad person. It's many other reasons which disqualifie Trump. Besides a remote diagnosis of ADHD is impossible.
I think his point was that we have to acknowledge the possibility that Trump may have ADHD in order to better understand his behavior, not that it's disqualifying or anything.
There are at least three world renowned psychiatrists and psychologists who have diagnosed Donald Trump as being a Narcissist. At least one has made a hour long video detailing precisely why, and goes as far as to determine "malignant narcissist" as the actual precise diagnosis.
Thanks for the quick reaction, Vlad. I've only seen some X clips, which gave me a strong indication on how it went, but I was looking forward to your impression, as always.
Vlad's take atypically was way off imo. I don't know what's up but his analysis on the debate was terrible. Biden was slow to start, and had one terrible answer where he lost his train of thought. The rest Biden was good on substance, made sense, perhaps tried to quote too many numbers and get too much in at times, but compared to trump, he was golden. trump as usual came off as a raging narcissistic conman, whom was so disconnected with reality it really doesn't make any sense debating him. It's like debating a fantasy sci fi novel. It's impossible. trump lives in an alternate universe where I assume he's not a liable rapist nor a felon.
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00:00 Intro
04:55 damaging format
09:52 crisis isn't collapse
12:45 Biden context
18:00 could Biden step down?
20:20 double camera angle
22:22 neurodiversity in politics
25:25 Biden and cognitive decline
30:30 Wishful thinking
33:35 Bookies and odds
34:00 Trump move
35:00 Biden's glitch
37:50 Trump's best line
38:45 Ukraine section
40:55 democracy section
42:20 Golf
43:10 Trump, buffoons vs hard nosed authoritarians
46:46 Tips for Dems
49:00 Tips for Biden
53:20 framing for Dems
53:40 we will not sink!
It is easy to say Trump lied when you don't live in the US. But, I live here, I see the damage Biden has done to my country.
@@VladVexlerChat I'm Australian I don't understand apparently. I guess that goes for you too Vlad 😁 thanks 👍
Yes. I agree on all of this. I am a poet and I have now been fighting Long Covid for two years and a week now, and I recognize versions of this. It is as such a fascinating process of losing layers of your cognitive ability and slowly, slowly finding new ways back up into the light. There are ways to deal with this and it starts with acknowledging the limitations (I still struggle with this and keep running into walls, but I am getting better at it).
Thank you for the valuable contribution to the debate. I so wish that someone high up in the Democratic party would watch and consider this.
Vlad made a fool of himself in this piece. Diagnosing biden talking about coffee mugs and fear lol.
It was on American news that Biden is sick. They gave him a COVID test shortly before the debate to make certain it was safe. All Trump did was lie and you say he "obliterated" Biden? Not making an excuse for Biden, wish dems had another option. But being pummeled with lies with no real time fact checks from the hosts...
I wish Gavin Newsome had replaced Biden for this election. But the old man having one bad day while being sick. That is not much of a game changer.
the fact that the most powerful country of 330 milion people ends up with these two as their choice of a leader is trully sad
It's very sad
Donald Trump is great, Biden is a real criminal puppet beyond redemption
Trump had the same policies for 50 years, they did not change, but the US decided to swing diametrically opposed to Trump’s advocated policies with disastrous results.
The Left in the US engineered the culture to make Trump possible.
I agree it is sad, but the people didn't nominate these two candidates. The parties picked these 2 losers and the people just got stuck with them.
Biden won the convention fair and square, primary voters gave us these candidates.
In French presidential debates, the journalists did do live fact checking, so it's done in some countries, and can be done elsewhere
Who then fact checks the journalists?
@@Bokto1 This! I think there are very few journalists in the USA with integrity and without bias that really investigate and bring actual factual news. Or perhaps they are there but do not get to do the big jobs...
@@Bokto1 it's facts, with sources checkable. See how you become when global paranoïa and overexposure to conspiracy theories poison the mind, you cannot trust anything, but still you might believe some guy on social media and their paranoied nonsense. But maybe you are thinking about American journalists that are more endoctrinated to their respective TV channel political alignment?
I hear what you are saying but Trump supporters know he is lying... they aren't buying what he is telling them, they are buying WANTING what he is telling them to be true. He could sell T-Rex Eggs and they would buy. I know you think people are rational and logical most of the time, they are not, not you or I or anyone. Cos every thought we have and every thing we hear and see goes though our LIMBIC system first... So fact checkers might matter in France... not in the US. American do not value intellect they value strength and the ends justify the means.
That's because the US press is uniquely awful, firstly in it's polarisation and secondly that the diseminators of information lean overwhelmingly to one side. 9 outlets out of 10 will censor/misrepresent Trump every time. In the UK (my country) and Europe as a whole, while our media is noticeably biased to the left, it is far more balanced.
it's much easier to cover-up cognitive decline with trump's method of automatic, basic and childlike accusations. he has the luxury of being able to literally revert to being primal/primeval. he doesn't have to think. he can literally say anything and for the most part he opted to stay in this 'safe' space.
This is a much under-appreciated comment.
@@davisutton1
Weren't they also not allowed notes?
Destruction is always easier than creation, as is chaos over order. Biden is stuck in the position of explaining and justifying complicated policy decisions and offering attempted solutions to problems, both real and perceived. He does not have the luxury simply to lie, exaggerate, and boast as his opponent does.
So it's Trump in cognitive decline, and not Biden? Your objectivity here make it impossible to see who you're cheering for.
As an American, I find myself increasingly drawn to, and reliant on, thoughtful and insightful commentary from abroad. I especially appreciate Vlad’s steady voice of reason. He has helped me to begin to re-engage with effective politics locally and it is both my hope and observation that others like me are working quietly to avoid panic and do the same.
If you find yourself on the fence, worried that becoming more engaged will increase your level of anxiety, please know that exactly the opposite is true. There is comfort and satisfaction in knowing that you are doing what you can; however small and apparently insignificant that contribution might seem.
"Familiarity breeds contempt" - you suffer from "the pro from Dover" syndrome. Europe has no business getting smug with regards to the USA; they can't seem to kick the habit of reducing their own continent to rubble every 50 years or so.
"Feel really bad" is an understatement. That was a shitshow of monumental proportions.
An aggressive, energetic, compulsive liar vs a doddering drooler....... Fortunately much of the world runs itself without presidential leadership. And Biden has some good people around him....And he generally listens to them.
Why can't you find any better candidates among all 330 million Americans?
Trump had the same public policy thoughts for 50 years, the US did the wrong policies continuously, and terraformed the US to make Trump possible to become President not only once, but now likely twice.
Because of lies about electability.
This has been my question since 2016.
The Democratic Party didn't seem to function very well - or, indeed, democratically.
And the Republicans proved to be even less democratic, less constitutional and more populist.
I can't deny that from 2014, I was worried by Obama's foreign policy choices, and suspicious already when Hillary Clinton visited Moscow, to make a theatrical reset.
Choosing Clinton as candidate was horrific in at least two ways: it signified a confirmation of the aspiration to seek Russia's support against China, which was a bad omen for the post-WWII world order, and a movement towards a system of polical clans, so that the Bush family was no longer an exception.
Why are there not better people after 200 million sperm.
Given how we treat people in elected positions it's surprising we get some high quality candidates for any office. It's horrific that the press and the opposing candidates go after family members of candidates. It's disgusting that irrelevant behavior as a young adult is brought up decades later. The only ones left either have had a bland and mediocre record in lower positions or have no shame.
Thank you, Vlad. I feared before the debate, and now I panic. And I'm not American.
I may be getting one thing wrong in my talk - I may be underestimating the odds of Biden getting replaced. The voices calling for this are many now.
Same
@lucabakiObama would win this election stepping in 1 day before the vote lol :D
@@RIP212 Unfortunately, the 22nd amendment precludes this.
@@Shadowguy456234Not for Michelle.
I think what Biden said made more sense than what Trump said if you go beyond the stutter and the literal words he said. He wasn't unintelligible. Yes he has cognitive decline and he shouldn't even run but that is even more true for Trump except he has no cognition that could decline. Despite Bidens condition I think he would be a better president.
"...no cognition that could decline." Perfectly stated!
Vlad can't diagnose Biden and actually health professionals have come out and said trump is dementing not aging like Biden. Biden is just aging, he has gaffs and he lost his train of thought on one question. Stop making a mountain out of a molehill. This cognitive decline bs is agism. You know what, we're all aging, so by this logic we're all experiencing cognitive decline. Get your semantics right. It's a normal aging brain. trump's brain is dementing, that's accelerated decline. Nobody does homework anymore.
@@anotherwarren7994 ya that was a good line lol
Even if Biden is completely mentally unfit, I would still prefer whoever his handlers are to Trump, but that is a very low bar.
I'm currently hoping Kamala will take over, though, and I don't like her one bit.
Inflation, immigration, impending war. Sorry but Biden had bad polls way before this. People think him and his cabinet suck. They've actually been called the most radical cabinet ever. And people claim trump is dangerous. Go figure. Biden had a cabinet full of radicals. Picked not for their capability. picked because they are radicals
As someone watching from Lithuania, the debate was terrifying. Trump winning would be devastating for Eastern Europe. Biden meanwhile is absolutely physically and mentally unsuited for a presidential role anymore, and it will only get worse for him from here...
the thing about Trump that isnt really touched on is just how bad an administrator and consensus maker he is. He cannot turn his tweets into policy that are not enacted by fiat, like economic tariffs. As far as eastern europe I imagine he will defer to generals as he did in his last presidency (consider his failure to withdraw from syria AND afghanistan, despite promising to do so), and status quo in Ukraine and Palestine are what you will get. The worst outcome for eastern europe imo are a Trump presidency AND a democratic congress, because nothing will be passed at all.
I don’t think you understand how unpopular biden is among normal people in America. We can all see that he has dementia, we can see that he’s killing our country. I can’t imagine Biden trying to negotiate with foreign leaders, if I had to guess he’s not doing any negotiation himself and leaving it up to other people in his admin. Biden is an embarrassment and all of his supporters seem to be completely ignoring any of this.
I say this as someone who has supported Ukraine since 2014 and I sincerely hope we continue to support Ukraine, NATO, and Eastern Europe. So I suggest Eastern Europe begins to accept this and starts appealing to trump instead of deluding yourselves. I know you don’t like trump, but you have to accept this if you want your country to influence him.
No dude, he did fine and actually answered the questions unlike Trump.
@@josehawking5293 you’re delusional if you think Biden did “fine”
He’s a blubbering mess who can’t finish a sentence
Yep, also watching from eastern Europe and it's scary. I'm already making peace with orange man winning unless some miracle happens.
Trump did what he always does: Say whatever sounds good and lie through the whole thing. It's his main trait from his life of shady business.
But it is not Trump's fault that Biden is his opponent.
He is the stereotype of a politician carried to the nth degree.
He speaks with slogans and repeats them
My stepfather was an architect of some note. He went to Cal Tech and had three degrees from Rice University. In the 1970s he was based in Manhattan did some work for Fred and Donald Trump. They stiffed him and his firm for $50,000.
@@Mortac he's the Gish Gallop grandmaster.
A battle between declining, very old men is so unbecoming of any nation choosing its executive, let alone a nation of the scope, standing, and capabilities of the US. I'm afraid that it says as much about the state of education and society as it says about anything or anyone else.
Yes, it’s an unbelievable mess. trumps only qualification is money. Very sad that a country can sink so low.
Well, there is a group of Americans who believe that education doesn’t matter, in fact they don’t want people to be educated or able to think for themselves.
I'm not sure how much it says about the state of education in the US, because the American electoral process isn't particularly democratic. If anything, it speaks to the incompetence of the American political class
No dude, he did fine and actually answered the questions unlike Trump.
@@AngryKneesThe primaries system sucks. The US parties simply chose their candidates in “smoke filled back rooms” until the 70s which, ironically, gave us some of our best presidents in history. Trump and Biden are the fault of Americans, people like you and me, not the parties.
All I heard from trump was lies and a refusal to answer questions. Not my idea of a democratic leader.
Then again, Australia doesn't have constitution worth the paper it's written on, or any protection for journalism or freedom of speech.
You only think he was lying because you live in Australia, I live in Texas. The immigrants, inflation, and economy are problems.
@@ptbelttactics I watch US media watch market analysis. Read project 25. I know the facts because I use multiple sources from all sides. Don't kid yourself trump is a compulsive habitual liar.
@@ptbelttacticsonly because you belong to the trump's cult, and Fox News tells you to believe that the US is in shambles. The rest of the world can't understand why so many Americans will vote for a narcissist and a felon. You truly are a disgrace.
@@ptbelttactics Inflation increased all over the world, not just in the US. The president doesn't really have that much to do with it. People who live in other places in the world are much better able to know that inflation is not a US issue than someone who lives in Texas and barely knows what's happening in the rest of the world.. A lot of it in Texas is also just because many people moved there from other parts of the US so the demand for housing and many other things have increased. As far as the others go, there is no reason to think that Trump will be good for the economy. He was sending the US into a recession due to his trade war before COVID hit. I also think that if there were fewer illegal immigrants you would be complaining about inflation due to labour shortages. The US is very dependent on that economically.
Thank you for addressing the lies and how media handled it.
I appreciate your analysis, useful thoughts.
CNN had a whole clip rattling off the lies that Biden told. Everyone is one-eyed it seems.
Hey everyone, do not give up this pro democracy movement. You guys may have been disappointed but it did not sway your vote because you know the alternative is far worse. He may have had a cold , but his messages were coming clear , especially when he said his pact act and tax cuts for the rich and roe v wade. He also said people complained that he was the youngest senator and that he was the oldest president. He showed that he did not give up. I remembered when Hillary ran.She had to postpone because she was sick. Biden knows how important this is and he wanted to show that he was there. Keep the energy. Biden/Harris 2024
The problem was in part with the rules of the debate, the rules which the Democrats had insisted on. Those rules effectively neutered the moderators.
Taking the high ground until proposing a solution which involves the Democrats telling lies and covering up the truth ( 47:37 ) unfortunately got you all into this situation in the first place.
Joe needed to stand down a year ago, not continually be "covered up".
I am very glad that you're here for us Vlad. x
i would literally vote for a frozen pizza over Trump
That's stupid
@@golagiswatchingyou2966 Not as stupid as trump
Are we talking Red Barron or Screaming Sicilian?
Well of frozen pizza is an option then I'll pick that over most people.
I would vote a head of cabbage over Trump
It came as a complete surprise to me that facts and manners are not important in political debates in the USA, the interviewers interrupted Biden many times, and Trump talked over him a couple of times.. In Finland, the core of political debates is the facts, and the debaters are matter-of-fact and polite to each other, and especially the interviewers can't stand it them and they don't interrupt each other
America used to be like that too.
The debate terms were set by the Biden team and agreed by the Trump team. Each debater had an allotted time to answer, and the media was only interrupting them when their time had expired. It was 100% fair, much fairer than the normal rules.
@@InqvisitorMagnvs "The presidential debates suck cause there are too many brown people around."
I remember when it was like that in the UK.
That sounds like decent adults should behave. And I would love that in my country. Greetings from Italy
Thank you for calmingly talking us all off the ledge after tonight’s catastrophic exhibition!
So sorry it was so catastrophic.
@@VladVexlerChat So many missed opportunities and unforced errors - even while Trump blithely lied constantly and confidently. But while it was painful to watch I don’t think it’s the end of the world, but more of a wake up call. I want to find tools to help people wake up and your advice on engaging folks where they are has actually worked for me, so thank you so much for that. I refuse to give in to despair. I am old enough to know that this bad moment will pass and the journey still has leagues to go.
@@cathleenst2443 Quick question. Did you notice how Biden repeatedly declared the Trump would raise taxes? All while he himself was proposing raising taxes and Trump actually has a history of lowering taxes?
@@warlock64c I think they both were rather disingenuous about taxes. Trump’s tax cuts primarily benefit(ed) the wealthier citizens and businesses as opposed to his base and the plans he has floated recently, including his bizarre and rather naive idea of eliminating income taxes and just slapping tariffs on all imports would be devastating to the average citizen, who would end up paying more taxes in the form of tariffs (which are always passed on to the consumer) and sales taxes. Biden is obviously floating ideas that will need funding, which of course always means raising taxes. He claims he can achieve his goals by raising taxes on those earning more than $400K, but those types of tax hikes never seem to actually materialize. At least not in my lifetime. I anticipate that the taxes on the average citizen will increase no matter who’s in power. From my POV the only good stance Trump ever took while in office was his economic stance on China. But that’s not enough to cancel out the negatives he brings to the table, especially his lack of any genuine policy positions. He’s an impulsive opportunist who at least had some competent advisors guiding him while he was in office. Those people are gone now and he’s surrounded by sycophants. We can’t rely on Trump to follow through on anything he is promising right now. He’ll do a 180 on anything if he thinks it is what will get him an advantage. I say this as someone who has been watching him since the 80s. Yes, I am that old.
@@warlock64c "Trump actually has a history of lowering taxes"
Disproportionately for the wealthy.
For the few.
Not the many.
My theory is that no sane person wants to be US President.
Personally I'd love the job. But the time, money, effort, and frankly, luck required to obtain the position make it something that I'll never do.
If I could just sit back, in my pyjamas, and tell someone what to do as president, that would be nice.
maybe if we could adjust the hours a bit
Even if a sane person wanted to be president, it is impossible to climb the greasy pole of American politics without a dangerous level of psychopathy.
@@improbability greasy pole lol
Thanks Vlad. You are here when we need you.
Thank you!
Denouncing lies doesn’t help because lies are no „bug“ anymore, instead they became a „feature“ to claim power since they are much appreciated or at least accepted by „folowers“ for that purpose. Sad
I couldn’t watch it, after 10 minutes I went back to sleep with the depressing thought “Biden lost”. And this morning I’m only watching cute animal videos. (I’ve created a playlist with animals on a trampoline, for this kind of situations)
It's not nearly as bad as the media or Vlad makes it out to be. Biden was slow to start and messed up one question where he lost his train of thought. He was fine after. trump was a complete mess lying constantly and not answering barely any of the questions, just going off like he does.
Well done for focusing on cute animals - sometimes it’s a good choice.
You should of watched the entire debate. Anything less is juvenile. I did. And I can tell you trump lost. B/c he's a bullshit narcissist grifter with absolutely no substance.
Wonderful coping mechanism, i think i will do that too
Your hyperbole should land you on instagram.
Usually a debate like that would make me feel angry. And it is fine, a debate should be a confrontation on important issues. But this one, I feel bad... Sad, fearful, even ashamed for some reason. I feels like I have watched an old (one might even say senile) man voluntarily get beaten to pulp. And not even beaten with the typical populist arguments and personal attacks, but with distilled rhetoric and uncontested lies.
Biden wasn't beaten to a pulp please. He had a slow start and one gaff at a ONE question. You guys are like fanatical teens or something.
He didn't get beaten by anyone but himself. There would be absolutely no difference if this was a footage of Biden speaking at a park.
This wasn't a "debate" it was a DISGRACE!
To the country and the American people.
Oh relax, Biden had a slow start and one big gaff where he lost his train of thought. trump was his usual insane self. You guys are like agoraphobic pre-teens or something.
Trump would never had arisen had it not been for the rise of the radical left in the US. The rise of Marxism in the US is the foundational disgrace.
No dude, he did fine and actually answered the questions unlike Trump.
The whole election is a disgrace. That party A couldn’t think of anything better than recycling an aging toddler unfit for office while party B couldn’t think of anything better than “doing what we did last time” just shows that neither party has a clue. Both grandpas should have retired over a decade ago.
@@josehawking5293 I know I have no idea what Vlad was on or his angle on this. I suspect he wanted clicks so went with a shock value take? B/c to use Biden's term, this content was a whole lot of malarkey.
Well done Vlad! Your commentary is needed. 🫡
I didn’t watch the debate. I can’t stand to see Trump or to hear his lying voice anymore. Nothing could change my mind.
Yeah, I'm never voting for Trump (or any Republican), so my mind is not being changed in that sense. But I did watch the debate. I was not expecting Biden to perform so poorly. He said "We finally beat Medicare."
I live in a red state, where all the electoral college votes will go to Trump, regardless of how I vote; thus my vote has no effect on the outcome. I will probably vote for Jill Stein, unless they replace Biden with someone I can vote for (but either way it will not affect the outcome).
It’s such a shame Biden did not perform better, I watched his State of the Union speech and I thought that was reasonably well delivered. It is obvious people of 81 will have good days and bad days. He is too old sadly. Stopping Trump at the ballot box is so important for the free world.
What if this was one of Bidens good days?
@@renstein8210We don't know. But aside from Israel, he hasn't broken the world. And even compared to Trump, he's still not as bad.
@@richardarriaga6271 Wait a minute. The world has never been closer to nuclear armageddon than it is right now. All escalated by Biden's foreign policy. But, he is not that bad. I really don't know what your standards are.
@@renstein8210can you point a single action that Biden took to bring WW3 closer and a single action that Trump took to prevent WW3?
@@jaazz90 Yes. While Biden was president we had provocation of the war between Ukraine and Russia. Zelensky stated in various speeches how Ukraine wanted to join NATO and get nuclear weapons. American officials never corrected him. And then, under Joe Biden, Ukraine started the offensive against the Donbas that kicked this Ukraine/Russia war off.
Joe Biden was, during his vice presidency, a key player in Ukraine. All of the state department in the Biden administration had key roles in the colour revolutions in Ukraine.
Joe Biden's administration left weapons in Afghanistan for the Taliban. That was intentional in trying to destabilize that part of the world.
Trump went to North Korea, with the president of South Korea in an attempt to tone down tensions in that part of the world.
I have been saying it months, Pro Ukrainian supporters need to be working to convince Republicans not push them away.
There is no convincing trump to support Ukraine. He loves Putin like a brother.
Pro-Ukrainians do have massive republican support, just not the MAGA wing.
@@UkraineJames2000 The MAGA wing is a significant chunk of Republicans though. Trump is Putin's little puppet.
The mistake that we are continually making is to treat an obvious enemy as a good faith interlocutor, because otherwise we are not nice people. You don’t talk to an enemy, not until you have defeated them. And our enemies, the far right, understand that. That’s why they have chosen to be our enemies, rather than a good faith opposition. We, the left, don’t seem to get that. We are not equipped to win this cold civil war that we are in. Not equipped to fight it mentally, and not equipped to fight it physically.
@@UkraineJames2000 There is no non maga wing. It has been eliminated from the party.
If trump wins a debate for being a good liar , omg , fact check?
Which lie? Give example
@@itsallminor6133Trump essentially lies on everything. And that's because he's a narcissist, that is, a person with a personality disorder. He belongs to a mental institution.
@@itsallminor6133 seriously do your own research you obviously have plenty of time on your hands if you need to ask
@@itsallminor6133 Vlad counted 16 or 17 as stated early in the video. I think he missed a few 😉
Joe was a big fibber himself.....but he can't remember the lie....
I'm not an American, but one of the things I've found so frustrating about all this, for months if not longer now is that Biden's specific form of mental decline has been obvious for a while, but I've found raising it as an issue just results in "how dare you criticise him!?" from a lot of liberals and centrists, as if the very notion of pointing out that a guy now in his early 80s might not be up to challenging a very aggressive, and dishonest opponent is just defeatist. It's just met with "but Trump is also showing signs of mental decline" and yeah, sure, but they aren't affecting him in the same way. Biden should have stepped down, whatever his talents as a politician he's a liability now and the prospect of a vengeful and frankly, increasingly senile Trump in the whitehouse again is terrifying.
I cannot understand why people close to Biden have failed to be BRUTALLY honest with him and with Jill.
@@ronald3836 honestly I think fear and group think. There's so much whatsboutism with Biden's cognitive decline, "oh, Trump is obviously going senile" and like, yeah, sure, but he's also very much more energetic and he doesn't sound so old. I think there's be a refusal to think about how this looks to undecided voters, Trump at his worst sounds crazy, Biden at his worst sounds like a senile old grandad you find disoriented at a bus stop. Unfortunately I think people credit Trump with being "energetic" while they look at Biden's bad days and seriously wonder if he's going to, you know, die. The problem for the Dems is that they can't get past their own position of "but Trump is horrifying" which, ok, yes, but if you already think that then you don't need to be campaigned to in the first place.
Any Democrat alternative should have started collecting the funds and connections for a successful run several years ago. Most of the money is tied to the Biden-Harris ticket and cannot be used by any other candidate.
The choices for Biden and Trump were locked in over a year ago because of the insane amount of money in US elections and politics.
@@ronald3836 Well there wouldn't be any point. And frankly it isn't obvious in my view that they aren't making the right call.
Just making Pete buttigieg the VP would go a long way to fixing his perception issues.
I think everyone knows it. It's down to not having a better alternative.
Just waking up here in the East coast, US, coming to the realization that last night happened, it wasn't just a bad dream. It was so bad. We could not believe the disaster of that debate as it unfolded before our eyes.
Thank you, Vlad, for being here this morning. 😢 ❤
Wtf are you going on about, you and Vlad need a drama queen pill. It wasn't that bad. You guys should be on cnn.
😂 seek help FFS 🙄 what an absolute snowflake and drama queen!
One is old and the other a deranged liar. Shame on CCN for not fact checking!!!!
Both are very old.
The rules were what both parties could agree on. Trump likely would not have agreed with fact checking him.
They are both old lol
@@bennymountain1 Yes. And one is a deranged liar... Hard choice 🤪🤪
They are both old and they are both deranged liars
Taking to account that Biddin stutters alls Trump did was repeat the same as he has for the last few years, he had nothing to add to the debate. Trump repeatedly didn’t answer the questions and just kept repeating him self. I heard everything he said like a hundred times. Trump didn’t contribute anything new at all. Just saying…
Of course he didn't, but that won't matter to the people who will vote for him
It was not a debate, how can one debate with someone who is lying all the time?
There are techniques for that.
They're not even that hard for any decent retorician.
You can do far far better than Biden did unfortunately.
Vaush
You're right every line out of Biden mouth is either incoherent mumbles or outright lies
It was a cognitive test, and Biden failed it.
Saying “they both did bad” is a distraction from the fact Biden wanted this debate early and his ego led him to the worst performance since Nixon vs JFK.
The Democratic Party wanted it early. If they want to replace him now is the time.
@@DolphinWithIgloo-fg3owI don’t think they’re going to replace him, I think they’re hoping people will forget how bad he looked during the debate between now and the election
Any Democrat alternative should have started collecting the funds and connections for a successful run several years ago. Most of the money is tied to the Biden-Harris ticket and cannot be used by any other candidate.
The choices for Biden and Trump were locked in over a year ago because of the insane amount of money in US elections and politics.
@@frankdevo5715People's attention spans are short if they are still undecided
No dude, he did fine and actually answered the questions unlike Trump.
Even if Joe was in a wheelchair speaking via a tablet (like Stephen Hawking) I would still have more trust in him and his team than trump.
Since Biden is committing genocide I'd be looking for alternatives.
K Harris seems suspiciously absent from the scene, one might almost think they planned to swap her in as a genocide free candidate once Biden has done as much damage to the Palestinians as he is able to do.
Jill Stein maybe a viable option , would certainly shake up the system to brake free of 2 party dominance and perhaps begin to offer some real democracy
A string of lies has a way of leaving most people blinking in bewilderment.
What's the point of moderators if they don't moderate? Both were a joke.
I mean, this is just pure cope. Vlad is talking as if politicians lying was invented by Donald Trump. He knows full well that rhetoric has been the way democracies have operated since the days of Cicero and Plato. Who is lying is less important than who's message is resonating with the voter.
A competent intellectual or politician should have no difficulty dismantling his opponent’s lies and leaving him in the dust of his own irreconcilable falsehoods.
Trump lies.🤔
@@BooksForever while this is true and also true that the debate was about winning over undecided people and not converting Trump supporters, I feel that in this "post-truth" society even when you completely prove something false, many people will still not care. When faced with irrefutable evidence right in their face, they'll just shrug it off and not care. It's mind boggling watching them just ignore facts and finding excuses for them.
@VladVexler You did a great job of getting your points across in this talk! I know how hard it can be when your brain won't do what it used to. I think you have done well in this talk because you have developed good skills for managing your symptoms. I found your comments about how to manage when you lose the ability to make several points to be quite helpful for my own struggles with my brain. I think you have presented a good analysis of the debate. I did not watch the whole debate, but I watched a lot of it. Thanks for this video! Thanks for making the effort to give us your insights. From my own health struggles, I know how hard it can be to get things done. So I appreciate how much content you put out for us.
During this debate I couldn't help but wish to be a fly on the wall in Putins lounge.
They were undoubtedly rubbing their hands in pure excitement
Ha! Yeah, for sure they would've been watching it and thinking, "what can we do?? How can we dumb down to this level? Do we send 13 year olds?"
And listen to the popping of champagne corks!
Not sure why you think that the Russian old, disconnected bunker dwelling grand pa is anything but more of the same degrading political landscape
No dude, he did fine and actually answered the questions unlike Trump.
Attacking the format during the debate would not have made a lot of sense imo. If a format is so terrible, don't agree to it ahead of time.
It would have been fine if Biden sounded as well as he did after the debate
@@richardarriaga6271 i think biden is unprepared to enter a debate that is actually just being shouted at and having lie after lie said. he's not as snappy with the comebacks, even if he may have been in the past. his team should have known that and advised him against it imo
@@demoncorejuniorI’m ready either and I’m 53
I am extremely impressed, grateful, and, as the high point of my immediate reaction, personally/experientially and intellectually sympathetic to the substance and style of your commentary.
Its a big loss for all of us. Neither are fit to lead.
Yeah, Trump constantly lying and Biden seems too old, what a mess.😅
Give me the old guy who's telling the truth
there is no old guy who gives you the truth. one guy is out for himself and the other is out in la la land @@timothyrussell4445
Which lie/lies ?
@@timothyrussell4445 The truth that he beat Medicare?
@@MrT01582almost everything he said was a lie...if no everything
There is something deeply painful about watching an old man struggle like that....even when its an old man I passionately dislike...
Dude Vlad is only in his early 40s!!!!
You would perform the same against non-stop lies. Struggle? Biden hung out for hours with voters afterwards and went to Waffle House to shake hands at midnight. Where was Trump?
Imagine how you would feel if you didnt dislike him..
Which one are you talking about?
@@timothyrussell4445 how much jonusjonus9271 dislikes vlad vexler - do try and keep up
If the candidates were allowed and required to bring out statistics to support their claims, I think the result would have looked a little different
Takes too long and few people trust facts
At least in Russia they would think to field a body double.
You think that wasn't a Biden double?
In Russia the best known body double enthusiast ignores the debates entirely 😂
@@jethrobradley7850Wouldn't they get someone better? Lincoln joked if he had a second face he would choose one less ugly.
@@richardarriaga6271 I think the real Biden died some time ago and this current double is the best they can rustle up at short notice. Until Kamala Harris steps in. Or one of her doubles.
That's funny right there 😂 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇦🇺
I think Biden still has most of his faculties, and is more knowledgeable than Trump, but he is simply too old and has too many difficulties communicating to come across as a convincing leader.
Honestly I think that's what makes him ok. He IS enacting sensible legislation, giving power to the IRS to combat tax fraud, Ukraine, the climate. He doesn't look good on TV so what? He's doing his job, which is more than most presidents can say, let's not even look at the putin supporter.
By the end of video I am proud to say I have had the exact same takeaways from the debate. Your content is not only helpful as raw information but moreover as an inspiration and model for how we should process the world of politics and beyond. Thank you
As a Bidan supporter and that is to say, a supporter of democracy, this show was balm for my brain, body and soul. My popsicle stick house of hope and fear was toppled after this debate. You have made it possible for me to look at the destruction and find ways to rebuild.
I'm one of those personalities who tend to catastrophise when things go the wrong way in exsistential matters such as American politics or, well, a major war in Europe. Especially as I live in Europe right next to Russia. But all these videos and chats from you keep me relatively calm and believing in hope for the future of the world. Even when I imagine an outcome where Trump wins this year, I haven't lost any sleep over that possibility or spent all my days fearing it, and I truly think it's because of you. You're a lovely personality, also intelligent and constructive, and I can trust you to always tell the truth whilst somehow you manage to do it in a calming way.
A while ago I realized I'd ended up subscribed to nearly 30 channels covering American politics and/or Russia and how terrible it was for my mental health even when I didn't watch all of them every day. I unsubbed from every single one of them, except your channels. You're my rock.
❤Thank you, Vlad. ❤
For me it would be an easy choice and I already knew Biden could do this kind of debate. I already seen it, in the democrats primary. It was so weird that he became the only nomine against Bernie then. He had a cold this day and that was obvious. But that aside it does not matter. Trump is crazy. Biden is not.
How did Sanders lose his primaries against Hillary?
Trump is sane and has been correct on almost everything, USA is just a clown country
Sadly & to their shame DNC made _sure_ Sanders was not nominated. The installation of Clinton against the wishes of the majority handed the election to Don Whoreleone
Vlad, this was absolutely superb and very very valuable. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you so much!!
Vlad, the problem is not simply the lies, the media and its unpreparedness for handling post truth politicians like Trump. Whatever you like to admit or not, the problem is that a large chunk of the population loves those lies, loves the style of endlessly lying. In a country where most of the population was not like that, Trump and people will not be an issue. It is the structure of society that is rotten, to the core. Changing the format of a debate cannot fix that.
I just wanted to say that your speech style has always made me think of you as extremely thoughtful and intelligent. I never knew you had any issues.
And really Vlad, much love and all the best to you, you are doing great, you do the best you can and that is what all of us can do. The right thing to the best of our ability.
I agree with your assessment on Harris. Indeed, I would say the prospect of Harris vs. Trump is the main reason Biden is still running.
Biden was a strong VP, and knew the advantages of that. Yet perplexing did not pick a strong VP.
@@chris8612- Biden picked someone who had color and was a woman. He said those demographics were driving his criteria in the former election cycle, and he boxed himself in.
This is what happens when people choose race & gender for a job, rather than the best person they can find.
This is the problem when racists put their thoughts into actions.
Indeed.
@@DavidHalkoWhat is so terrible about her?
@@richardarriaga6271 She's that much more of a statist hack than Biden is.
Thank you Vlad!... always appreciate listening ❤
Hugs to you Vlad! Truth may hurt. 😢
❤
Thank you, Vlad.
I am an American citizen who watched the debate.
Thank you, for touching on so many aspects of it and helping me digest it in that way.
Man…
Dearest Vlad, thank you! I have to admit in the middle of your podcast I thought, what the heck is he talking about, but then wow! thank you for your very informed perspective on something I could not imagine( not knowing what it might feel like from inside.)Your perspective on things is always so unique! I wish you the very best health and spiritwise
Vlad. I have a good friend who is wheelchair bound and he went to bed crying because he’s so scared. I wish I knew what to do to make him feel better. I can’t only imagine what our allies are feeling
We have to learn about narcissism if we want to counter lies
^
Prof. Sam Vaknin is an excellent place to start.
4000 pledged delegates need to grow a pair and tell Biden they will nominate someone else.
Agree 💯
Last chance for democracy is Dems to nominate someone else for POTUS for the election.
Like who? We’re four months out. Shapiro and Whitmer are the only possible options & they’re kinda busy with with their jobs in battleground states.
When you don’t understand the game, you don’t get a say.
There are legal restrictions due to primaries. Biden must withdraw.
Gavin Newsom.
@@golddigger8759no. I’m a republican voting for Biden, but if Gavin Newsome is the Dems go to I’ll be all in for Trump. Newsome has further destroyed San Francisco then California and hasn’t earned his right to now further destroy the U.S.
Thank you Vlad, i wasn't able to watch the debate yet, I'm watch some at least, but couldn't wait to see what you had to say. Love from North Carolina!
Hello Both presented as incompetent to be a U.S. President! The U.S. political system should be ashamed! A competent President will solve the issue of Americans hurting! Regards
It's so bad, it's a disaster.
No it wasn't mass media CNN just likes to sensationalize everything and the headline "trump was insane and lying and delusional" is old and has no shock value so instead it's Biden fumbles.
Sounds like something Trump would say
@@timothyrussell4445 it was the most amazing bad, the best and biggest disaster,
@@HNH421 It's the most bad and obliteration the world has ever seen. Vlad told me with tears in his eyes. A grown man.
@@humanonearth1 the biglyist Armageddon the world has ever seen, even putin said with out me TUMP the most amazingist leader in the world ,he would have, only been able to have, a very small Armageddon, not a gold platted extra big, one, like I can make.
I watched the collab with Jake Broe. I thought you were awesome, you were all coming at things from different angles which was fascinating.
We seem to be living in a time when nothing matters.
It correlates to the rise of tech.
The one thing still does: profit. And it undermines everything else.
@@SomeOne-mp6ym and the internet
@@agapitoliria I think those who cannot profit financially are looking for a different currency to trade with
Unfortunately, a lot extremely serious issues that matter a LOT are very present right now, but yeah. It FEELS like pointless absurdity. We are in a crisis but it feels like a punchline.
Vlad, your words bring clarity and give voice to my worries and hopes all at once. I’m grateful that you took the time to make this video. I know I’m not alone in my feelings of frustration and hopes for something better, but when I hear you addressing specific points it seems to take the sting out of the doom.
Hopes for your improving health.
Ole Vlad from Spain... always a pleasure hearing your kind , thoughtful honest views
While I'm not happy with the debate....I NEVER voting for the felon.
Yeah, but I'm still voting for Biden. The alternative would be chaos 🔥
Someone in another chat said they would still rather vote for Biden's corpse than Trump
I voted for someone else in the primary. But Biden still has to earn my vote in the general. Not voting for Trump is easy. I can simply stay home. Anti Trump isn't enough. The alternative needs to be viable.
@@stupidburp Biden has done a lot for America so far and I'm sure he will do more when he's reelected. If he's passes on during his term I'm ok with that because Kamala Harris is more than capable of running the country.
@@stupidburpStaying home=a vote for Trump. Thanks (not).
@@Peace17292 NO. That is not how voting works. Not voting against the candidate you hate is not voting for them. Your candidate's chances of winning are reduced if I don't vote for them. But they are not entitled to my vote without EARNING IT.
I love your sharp and clear analysis. You are awesome 🌈🦄🤗
@ 29:06 mug of water and golf!..... reminded me of a recent Trump classic talking of batteries and sharks. What a tangled web of verbiage that was!
The debate was an unmitigated disaster. Today's SCOTUS rulings are also a disaster.
I may take up drinking again.
Many of us in the USA advocated for Joe Biden to NOT run in 2024. Living under the constant barrage of media's obsession with Trump for the past 9 years, what I feared transpired last night. Now here we are, again and many of us are pretty terrified. I will be voting for democracy and that means Biden; no matter what.
Yes, Trump is the better „salesman“ and we all knew that since a long time ago. In fact, he is a very, very good salesman since his whole life is based on it.
A decent and honest man can never be a good salesman and will loose any competition against an experienced salesman willing to sell you coal for gold.
But that being said, I think enough people won‘t fall for such salesmen and willingly listen to the boring but honest facts from a decent person.
A problem is that biden is really far from decent. Corruption has followed him in his entier career.
Biden is a very bad person and a known criminal
I like your optimism but I don't know what it's based on.
@@henriikkak2091 Well, maybe it‘s because I don‘t live in the US and people here in Switzerland engage in a way more pragmatic way when it comes to politics.
But it also has to do with the political system and not only having two political parties to be part of and mistaking politics for a football match where winning is everything.
I strongly believe that even the majority of Trump supporters know who he really is, but their disliking of the „other team“ blocks their ego to vote for them. It‘s no longer about „team America“ and finding solutions - it‘s about „we vs them“ and to score a win, it is even tolerated when the whole country has to suffer from it.
A good salesman who went bust 6 times
If Biden did in fact care about the politics in America he would have stepped aside months ago.
I bet he would have if the republicans didnt sit on the Ukrainian aid package, Give Harris some time to show what she can do to be the front runner in the election.
I think Biden is by far the better person, but, your right. He should have never attempted to do this second run. I think it is more ego than common sense.
He's still enacting sensible policies, and there's a hint of Bernie on what has passed. Regardless of his mental state, he is not only the better option, he is pushing and doing stuff that no other president passed before (unions, climate). Just for that I believe it's not irrational to vote for him. Even with all the other stuff (Israel...)
@@kchortu IIRC Harris has quite an interesting record as CA AG on wrongful convictions. Her Wikipedia article covers it.
@@quintrankid8045 I know, I would bet a significant numbers of americans dont. but this would be a the best time for her as the people who care about that still know she is the best person up there for any kind of reforms vs trump and project 2025.
Summarizing this in 5 words: Post truth beats cognitive decline.
Good to see how you deal with cognitive disruption, and how you explain it.
Thank you Vlad
A year ago I was like this feels exactly like a RBG situation and that wasn’t particularly perceptive at the time but the White House was like no he’s fine. Don’t worry about it. He can do push-ups. He’s great in meetings off camera.
Same with the Dianne Feinstein situation. I would want to go out at the top of my game, not refuse to acknowledge reality.
It was too cringe for me to finish it. At any event, this election *should* be the easiest slam dunk for the Democrats in history by every metric. If they're incapable of thinking out of the box even a little bit and putting forward a younger candidate, the US is in trouble.
The U.S. is in trouble. Glad you noticed.
@@war-painter It will be in so much more trouble if the Democrats hand the presidency to Trump for the second time. And this time the damage might not be repairable.
The young people on the democrat side are post-truth marxists and man haters.
I don't think this is going to work for them. The created an army of imbeciles and armed them with idiotic ideologies.
1. The format was requested by Biden.
2. It is the responsibility of the debating opponent to call out the lies.
Dear Vlad, THANK YOU! I was in such despair before listening to this talk. I am very grateful for your always pragmatic but hopeful insight XO
I search for Biden vs Trump and ONLY get main stream news.
Literally 0 options for independent people.
You don’t need independent media to watch Biden WRECK Putler and The Orange ™️
A guy called "Agenda-Free TV," was streaming it. Steve.
The independents are saying Biden lost. Immediate polls have trump winning 80 percent plus
CNN did a good job being neutral- the was surprised
Yup. The algorithms are toast if you don’t already have a lot of independent creators in your subscriptions and even then they get sifted out of my recommendations
Is it damaging for democracy to vote for policies instead of people? Okay Biden isn’t young but he doesn’t run his administration all by himself, why so much focus on the person?
You're wasting your breath. That's too complicated for most Americans.
If you say he did a lot compared to others who can string two sentences together, that means he isn't the one running things.
Of course he isn't. He's a elderly puppet in cognitive decline. They probably tell him what to sign
Politics is not just about stringing sentences together.
@@timothyrussell4445 It is however a pretty big prerequisite for almost any other aspect of politics. I mean, if he talks like this to his cabinet on a day to day basis they hardly are getting clear and executable instructions
I'm an American. I turned on the debate for a few minutes, and I couldn't bear to watch anymore knowing that one of these two men will end up running my country for four years. What hurt the most was hearing Trump say absolutely nothing of substance; he just rambled, lied, and threw out buzz words without actually laying out a coherent policy plan. Biden actually made an attempt to outline a coherent plan, and he made an attempt to push back against Trump's lies, but his age and his cognitive decline overshadowed anything he said. Americans believe Trump won because they don't care what he says, they just care how he says it.
THE LIAR IS WINNING. THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED.
This helps as always. Thank you!
The saddest part of this is Jill Biden. How can she allow her man to publicly self destruct like this?
Because she is probably closer to being the actual president than Joe Biden is.
Did you watch her telling him how good he did afterwards too?
@@coldwar45 That is how a person talks to a toddler.
She dragged him out to a Waffle House afterwards with a full camera crew and he looked even more puzzled and surprised to be there, stumbling around with that incomprehensive open-mouthed look on his face! Why?
@@war-painter maybe his nose is blocked?
The whole thing was a technical failure.
Biden did fantastic. Only Putler sleeper agents are pretending otherwise
It was painful and scary.😮 It puts the USA in jeopardy. They both were terrible.
The USA has been in a downward spiral of jeopardy since the 1960s.
@@InqvisitorMagnvsimmigration act of 65.
@@itsallminor6133 Yea, the American people never voted to open the borders to the Third World. In fact politicians like Ted Kennedy then promised the 1965 Immigration Act _“will not change the ethnic mix”_ of 90% White America. But you can find the same story repeat in the UK and other Anglosphere countries: _“we were never asked.”_ So much for democracy.
@@InqvisitorMagnvs both sides did it. The polling of citizens had been steady and mostly anti-immigration for years
The US no longer matters.
This might be the best video on your chat channel for me to introduce friends and acquaintances in America to.
I wasn’t able to watch the debate at the time because of timezone issues… now I’m a bit relieved I couldn’t. What an embarassing, scary catastrophe. Thank you for this levelheaded analysis, Vlad!
Sorry I had to wear my HAZMAT suit.. it was terrible .. very concerning for democracy…
Lol delusional
What concerns me for democracy is that people are trying to jail Trump and are so desperate that they are changing laws to extend the statute of limitations on crimes, using charges never before used to jail anyone or setting insanely unprecedented fines, and using summary judgments and denying him the ability to defend himself, and then claiming that they're only being fascists in order to "save democracy" from people who want to elect him democratically.
Oh get a grip it wasn't that bad. The worse was the golf stuff. So biden started slow, he's old. trump just revealed how he's a delusional conman and an insane moron as usual.
wow sensational much? you should work at cnn
Trump now leads Biden when poling on who “protects democracy.” I guess using the Government to “trump up” charges and convict your political opponent will do that.
I am on the spectrum and I find the part about neurodiversity a bit problematic.
You are correct about that privacy has to step back when a person runs for a high office. But I don't see the relevance.
ADHD does not make you a bad person. It's many other reasons which disqualifie Trump.
Besides a remote diagnosis of ADHD is impossible.
I think his point was that we have to acknowledge the possibility that Trump may have ADHD in order to better understand his behavior, not that it's disqualifying or anything.
There are at least three world renowned psychiatrists and psychologists who have diagnosed Donald Trump as being a Narcissist. At least one has made a hour long video detailing precisely why, and goes as far as to determine "malignant narcissist" as the actual precise diagnosis.
Thanks for the quick reaction, Vlad. I've only seen some X clips, which gave me a strong indication on how it went, but I was looking forward to your impression, as always.
X is pure lies.
I found it hard to watch.
@@VladVexlerChatYou may have just created a new Me Too movement. It was unbelievably painful to watch sitting here in California.
Vlad's take atypically was way off imo. I don't know what's up but his analysis on the debate was terrible. Biden was slow to start, and had one terrible answer where he lost his train of thought. The rest Biden was good on substance, made sense, perhaps tried to quote too many numbers and get too much in at times, but compared to trump, he was golden. trump as usual came off as a raging narcissistic conman, whom was so disconnected with reality it really doesn't make any sense debating him. It's like debating a fantasy sci fi novel. It's impossible. trump lives in an alternate universe where I assume he's not a liable rapist nor a felon.
@@humanonearth1 that is very unrealistic!
Thank you, Vlad! I really appreciate your analysis.