How The Opium Trade Fueled Global Capitalism

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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
  • Guest: Amitav Ghosh, renown writer, novelist and climate activist. His latest book about the history of the opium trade is called Smoke & Ashes.

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  • @user-gl9iz1bp1r
    @user-gl9iz1bp1r 6 місяців тому +12

    It is all about the transfer of wealth & capital from the “little people” to the “ruling-protected-connected” class. Taxes, debt, rents, big govt, inflation, war & drugs - been going on for centuries.

  • @Marius_vanderLubbe
    @Marius_vanderLubbe 6 місяців тому +5

    Excellent guest with great info. Thanks.

  • @benbashore8561
    @benbashore8561 6 місяців тому +3

    I think of all the morphine used in the U.S. civil war and the ornamented syringes in Sears Catalogues around 1900 being sold to women stranded in the stark patriarchal settler world, used for easing mostly their emotional pain.

  • @МаринаКерн-й6г
    @МаринаКерн-й6г 4 місяці тому +2

    Extremely interesting and very educational and insightful for understanding some currently unfolding situations worldwide. Thank you, so much!

  • @justmyopinion9883
    @justmyopinion9883 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for sharing so many great videos, Mr Jeserich. I learn something new from your guests every time I watch.
    New subscriber here.

  • @olafuragustgudmundsson4464
    @olafuragustgudmundsson4464 5 місяців тому +2

    Something had to replace slavery

    • @justmyopinion9883
      @justmyopinion9883 5 місяців тому

      Being addicted to a substance is a form of slavery isn’t it?

  • @LaLasta
    @LaLasta 6 місяців тому +1

    Great interview!

  • @benbashore8561
    @benbashore8561 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice one!

  • @halsmail
    @halsmail 6 місяців тому +1

    He's also a very good author and has written a trilogy which weaves bonded labour, opium trade and the war with china which I greatly appreciated

  • @kathleankeesler1639
    @kathleankeesler1639 6 місяців тому +1

    Interesting- thank you.

  • @NoPrivateProperty
    @NoPrivateProperty 6 місяців тому +5

    eat the rich

  • @CannabinatedFantasy
    @CannabinatedFantasy 6 місяців тому +2

    blame canada