I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SS! will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.
I know this lady you just mentioned. Stephanie Janis Stiefel is a portfolio manager and investment advisor. She gained recognition as an employee of neuberger berman; a renowned investor she is. Stephanie Janis Stiefel has demonstrated expertise in investment strategies and has been involved in managing portfolios and providing guidance to clients.
I’m planning on moving to Thailand in the next 5 years if trump’s government doesn’t do anything with the high prices of groceries and taxes What about you??
Musk is about free speech and merit.This is not extreme in any sense but absolutely fundamental to Western civilisation.So important to Britain and Germany where the governments are showing totalitarian extreme tendencies.That Starmer has Tommy Robinson in solitary is an outrage.That people like you do not seem to grasp this situation is an indictment of the state of western media.
You are spot on. When you look at the actual posts from Musk, he is outraged about grooming gangs. We should all be. We need o put our children’s safety and wellbeing first and foremost… 🤔
completely agree with you, totalitarian tendencies are exactly correct. deeply related to fundamentals like the reformation. In this age of information and very quick change.
Musk wants bold “Trumpian” leaders in European countries that will restore the values of democracy, free speech, political parties that listen to their own people, and halt and reverse immigration. Restore western civilization.
Musk talking about liberating us from our tyrannical government might not sound friendly to you and your friends in the Uni-Party. While it is only rhetoric, you might find it warms the hearts of the common people.
The "common people" tend to vote for the uniparty. In the general election in 2019, Tommy Robinson received 3.5% of the votes in the most working class constituency in Liverpool.
That is such a great point. If you can't imagine why people would vote for a candidate that claims the economy isn't doing great, but the numbers state otherwise. Then look at the common people and not the numbers. The crony corporatism system isn't working for everyone and people can feel it regardless of the stock market and GDP numbers.
Their hearts may become very warm in a world of blocks. It will be expensive to be able to defend yourself against your former allies and your traditional adversaries at the same time. The divorce has begun...Europe is moving away.
It's fascinating seeing legacy journalists and institutions still clinging to the old "left vs right" paradigm and the archaic obsession with diplomatic language.
Gideon should read Trump's book. He always starts off with outrageous demands then rows back. The opposition, then feeling relieved, agree to something they wouldn't have done otherwise.
There are consequences for being a bully: many people start to hate you and look at different alliances. Europe has many reasons now to look much more at China for investments and partnerships.
Yeah if he needs 100m he demands 300m. Whoever he’s negotiating with laughs in his face and offers 150m. His opponents walk away believing they’ve won, Trump walks away with more than he wanted. It’s a great strategy.
@mez8384 Even Africa who turned to China for cash soon found out that China was only interested in domination despite their talk of win-win. America is the only option for the world
@@mez8384then they are seriously uninformed and will find themselves in the position of the American manufacturers. They have no respect for patent rights (and where are most knockoffs made), cut the quality of materials to pocket more profits for them individually, reduce the quality of the product itself, engage in child and slave labor to save more money, sell Chinese products to everybody else that are poisoned and dangerous, and they shortcut everything. The quality of building materials is infamous and dangerous. And they have got an "espionage" law that went into place a year or so ago, which means if they suspect that you are a "spy" they will happily jail you and wait for your country or company or family to pay up.
@@mez8384 : So you think Europe is really stupid. Fair enough but you are wrong, Europe is silly but not stupid look at the trade agreement with Canada that destroyed small and medium business in Canada.
with respect but from my perspective the Uk seems under threat what the heck is a non-crime hate incident from an unknown complainer? and Humza Yousef. Uk just seems crazy. not logical at all.
Not joking, more like stoking up hatred, causing violence. Question of degree. Also, a difference with random nobodies, and billionaires, at the top of "Allied" government, calling for the overthrow of any elected leader. But you were in favour of Jan 6 insurrection, i presume, so not concerned for democracy - as long as your side wins?
As an over-enthusiastic American, let me say that Freddie Gray is a wonderful interviewer! I especially enjoyed the Zemmour interview, conducted in French, among many others.
The respect for Trump has gone from being nonexistent before the election to now looking at him as a potential statesman who could sort out many of the world's problems.
@@erlindaekvall6229 only fascists Americans respect Trump. No one else does. You want to invade your allies, but at the same time you want respect. Yeah, na. You don't get both options. Choose one.
@@j.burgess4459Oh, I think they do. It's just that they struggle with the idea of grown men in responsible positions doing something which is rightly the province of nasty minded teenagers. I struggle with the same idea myself.
The quality of discourse in the spectator has been slowing sliding downhill with with elevation of Grey, Andrews etc, intellectual pygmies compared Liddle, Murray etc
Gideon Rachman comes from the perspective of a European Jew, who desperately seeks to avoid European Nationalism before all else. As such, he’d rather side with China than an America that bolsters its allies heritage and self confidence
The world has grown soo accustomed to America putting the global community first that they can’t comprehend Americans putting America first. The next few decades are going to be a real shock for some countries.
How naive are you? The US government always puts America first. Or, more accurately, the interests of the US economic elite first - bankers, CEOs of large US corporations.
@@casey203 that's not the case. I think it's just your allies who grew used to the soft power imperial model. After all USA used hard power with other nations, even if they tried to dress it up a little. Now Trump wants to bring back a hard power imperial model. Which means the times of making pointed remarks, pretending weakness is strength, and dressing up in moral superiority are over.
But It’s ok when billionaires buy news papers fund ngo’s etc and influence British politics that way?? I think I’d prefer if like musk they just come out and say what they think, gimme that any day
Globalization…… It didn’t work out well for the American worker. Myself I’m not opposed to tariffing a trade imbalance. I have no problem leaving NATO and cutting the defense budget. I’m curious as to what tariff/requirements the EU has on American products? How about Canada? Things are changing because they have to change. New opportunities await
I cannot quite express just how monumentally wrong this man is. He represents the baby boomer consensus that has largely squandered what the silent generation and greatest generation so valiantly fought for.
Who is this guy? Am I listening to a child? Am I listening to someone from another galaxy who has very limited understanding of what is going on around him?
Brexit stands on its own two feet. It's not about replacing one union with another, it's about keeping alive the British constitution, indeed keeping Britain.
Biden’s sweet talking got us into the majority of the current world problems. We need a different approach, but remember, that Trump’s bullying rhetoric needs to be seen in that way.
It is interesting that The Spectator really doesn’t get the Trump phenomenon, or that any country should put its own interests first. Whilst there are obvious synergies within the Anglo-sphere, none of these countries owe the other ones anything. The relationships can be facilitated by their Anglo heritage, but anyone with a nominal degree of common sense can see that those relations must be transactional, that is normal.
Elon Musk capacity for work and intelligence coupled with his memory allows him to control at lease 100 problems or moving situations with ease. Most people with an IQ above 100 can handle between 6 to 30 problems or moving situations at once.
Thanks for this. One question though… Why cant we just settle on the truth of why Russia attached Ukraine? There were several treaties and agreements that US & UK failed to honor that forced Putin’s hand. This is common knowledge now. 🤔
Many British pundits, in their institutional hatred of Russia, believed putting missiles minutes away from Moscow would ultimately be tolerated by Moscow. This view was reinforced when a weakened Russia was initially too weak to respond. Worse, they convinced themselves Russia could be kept weak forever. Sadly this does not say much for the competence of our intelligence agencies.
UK , Canada, Australia and New Zealand in an alliance would be great and an alliance of much more equal countries, an EU set up with the U S A would not work , the U S is too powerful and would dominate, equally UK as to accept it's cosy social state cannot survive in the modern world, we have to significantly increase defence and drop are precious moral foreign policies in pursuit of national interests first
Yep, would make sense for the "post rules based liberal order" world we're moving into. Logically we should also basically mothball / convert to a purely Territorial Army type force the Army and Air Force (if we're not going to be doing derpy "regime change" stuff as America's lapdog, why do we need them except for island defence?) and divert all funding to the Royal Navy, as we used to back when we were a proper country. Would make the most sense for a CANZUK alliance to focus all military spending on Navy, since we're all islands (functionally Canada is too, since its only border is friendly / not worth defending if the US ever tried to invade anyway. But would require real vision from our leaders, who are mostly sheep who think it's still 1997 and wasting money on nonsense like preparing to fight Russia in Eastern Europe.
I would like NZ to LEAVE the British Commonwealth. The Brits are openly puppets of the WEF -- both the PM and the King. I would like NZ to leave them to it and become a Republic, like America. Obviously much SMALLER than America. But I don't WANT the world to fall into a "post rules based liberal order", whatever that means. I want our nation state to rule itself, not be told what to do by a bunch of self-aggrandizing, unelected globalists. Blow that for a joke, thanks very much.
Sorry, say again how will it transform the world in 2025? These guys certainly don’t know. Such an incoherent set of speculations, with forced optimism if you’re a liberal European. Change seems to have outpaced both their understanding and emotional acceptance.
Doesn't sound like these experts ever read any books by the staff of the White House of trump 1.0 All these things and worse have been covered, stopped and diverted first time around. Not so much experts just salary men.😅😅😅
Trump’s “power-based order” is not “congenial with” Putin and Xi but in response to. Refer to context in Trump’s speech and his history. Very important distinction when reading Trump-never the aggressor.
Musk is not "calling for the overthrow" of the British government. He might believe that Stamer should go. But he's not suggesting it happen in an actual coup.
The current world order may benefit some abstract notion of American power; and no doubt benefits a small number of extremely wealthy Americans, but it has been a disaster for the US middle and working classes. And those people you should remember are Trump's base. When Trump talks about making America great again he means making it a great place to live again for THOSE people; the ones whose interests and future was sacrificed to bring about the current world order. So by all means carry on with your abstract geopolitical theorising, but be careful when you talk about 'American interests' - because there is more than one America. Indeed much recent history can best be understood as two very different Americas with different interests fighting for control of the global agenda.
Correct. Last time I caught the train from LA to Denver, there were by my estimates 100,000 people living in tents along the railway easement between Grand Union station and Riverside. The reason? Apparently local authorities can't evict them from railway land. The US has a lot of work to get itself in order.
Trump's quip about HAMAS brings back memories of Iran 1980 where they had the 'joke' about 'what's dark, quiet and glows in the dark?" the answer being Teheran 5 minutes after Reagan's inauguration if the American hostages haven't yet been released' Note that unlike Trump Reagan hadn't publicly said anything on the matter. And is a big part of the reason I said last week that Carter was a great man but not a great president. And listen to CBC long enough to learn how to pronounce Opposition Leader Pierre Polievre's name - if you pronounce it "POLLY-EV" you'll be close enough no Canadian would object
Offering Canada the opportunity to become one or more states is hardly an insult. I think it is a bad idea for the USA or Canada, but it isn't an insult. The real question isn't will Canada become part of America, but more which provinces will stay Canada?
@@iceshakle All the Canadians are worth is territorial status. Same as Puerto Rico. We can settle the indigenous whites on reservations and grab the oil and mineral rights for Exxon and US AirGas. Plus we pay the Inuits 56 Billion for Greenland and Baffin Island. Plus they get US citizenship.
The idea of the USA placing tariffs on Denmark is funny because on one hand Denmark's imports from the US make up like 5% and are easily replaced while the US imports stuff like medicine (Ozympic), important military hardware (For F16, F35 and satellites) and services like sea transport (Maersk). Of course the EU would get involved too.
We will pass through time and space. People who lived 100 years ago did not know about theory of relativity. We are becoming His story for the future generations.
Yeah, unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine at this point. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender. Post war settlement is Russia's business.
Statue od Liberty - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, send these the HOMELESS, temptest-tost to me I lift my Lamp beside the Golden Door
As a Brexiteer (voted remain but I've converted) I have absolutely zero interest in 'joining' America. I've got zero interest in 'joining' the EU. We should be our own sovereign country and forge our own destiny. And where trade might be problematic? Run our economy fully capitalist but, where we fall short, go full socialist (create the factories to produce traded products, payed for by tax payers, nationalisation), and let British businessmen buy it out once it's up and running - with caveats. We are not going to effect world politics. But we can still effect ourselves. Let us use all these political theories, and pick and choose, Liberalism included, to forge our best way ahead. And in that idea - ALL foreign forces, ALL are rejected. We are a sovereign country. Let's act like it.
China is not justified in going after Taiwan, just as Serbia would not be justified in going after Croatia. China's claim on Taiwan needs to be questioned more robustly. That conflict would not benefit anyone. The insistence of the claim reeks of lazy, old-fashioned nationalist populism/populist nationalism to prop up the current government or the entrenched regime. Very much in the way that Argentinian governments have used the Malvinas/Falkland Islands over the years to garner nationalist/populist support when needed. It doesn't benefit anyone, but it gets people, already brainwashed to the idea, riled up in favor of the government.
Exactly, Trump is actually much less of a bully, he's just honest about his demands. Trump wants deals, he isn't trying to tell the rest of the world how to run their societies, while the "liberal internationalists" smile and say nice things while subverting and regime changing and wrecking entire nations.
Was really great listening to Gideon Rachman. Would be interested to see whether all the people criticising him could actually elaborate on why. As someone who has studied the financial history of U.S-UK relations, i'd agree that it's incredibly transactional. I have yet to find anything sentimental about it. That's not to say that shared heritage, values and dare i say ethnicity don't play a part. I suspect they do to a small bit. But i believe interests come first.
It's only "extraordinary," Freddie, if you haven't been paying attention to President Trump's modus operandi. As for an objective appraisal from the leftists at the FT... spare us!
You guys miss the point entirely, he is purely about himself. Some nations will have to grease his palm shelling out big bucks. The Brits however, have a short cut to head of queue. Knighthood. Lord Sir Donald Knight Garter of Balmedie has a good ring to it. Together with a seat in House of Lords Bull rampant with crossed gold plated golfsticks the heraldic emblem. That and a ride down the Mall in the Royal Coach with King Chilla will stitch things up for the UK.
Amazing - even at the Spectator, where one expects sanity and reason, it’s talk about Trump’s rhetoric vs Trump’s track record. Not interesting, frankly. For example, we all know he is not going to violate Denmark’s right to Greenland. Can you honestly say he will? At the same time, he is raising the issue of American security - that is reasonable. Same with Panama, Mexico etc. As for the outrageous rhetoric, it seems the fashion these days. Need only to listen to the officials in LA right now. Your associate editor said it well: “Would the grown-ups please stand up?” And thank you, FT, for our (Canadian) now former Finance Minister - she was employed by you for quite a long time and, since her only other qualifications for the job were her knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian literature, one must assume she’s learned all her financial wisdom at your newspaper.
Why do all these editors , reporters, critics, the managerial class of all things legacy ( & aging rapidly out the door ) they all to a T look like humping a gallon of milk up a relatively low angled hill would he the challenge of a lifetime especially if once a top that mountain ( wink wink ) to be forced to then use their strenuously overworked muscles, nearing complete fatigue, to on command twist & open that same gallon of milk a near impossible task. Do men still enter the relatively elite class of journalism ( regurgitation of the state's view) ? Ps that dude said anglosaxonian .. bruh point to one of those that isn't completely overrun by the WEF/Davos/UN dream 3rd world replacement citizens of the world 😅😅😅😅 good luck on that task.
I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SS! will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.
I know this lady you just mentioned. Stephanie Janis Stiefel is a portfolio manager and investment advisor. She gained recognition as an employee of neuberger berman; a renowned investor she is. Stephanie Janis Stiefel has demonstrated expertise in investment strategies and has been involved in managing portfolios and providing guidance to clients.
I’m planning on moving to Thailand in the next 5 years if trump’s government doesn’t do anything with the high prices of groceries and taxes
What about you??
Been debt free for two years thanks to Stephanie Janis Stiefel. So sad to see my friends in their 40s with car loans, mortgages and credit card debt.
My new American Dream is to leave.
Housing costs, medical costs, and the IRS are three of the big reasons that make it so.
Please stop gentrifying countries
Musk is about free speech and merit.This is not extreme in any sense but absolutely fundamental to Western civilisation.So important to Britain and Germany where the governments are showing totalitarian extreme tendencies.That Starmer has Tommy Robinson in solitary is an outrage.That people like you do not seem to grasp this situation is an indictment of the state of western media.
You are spot on. When you look at the actual posts from Musk, he is outraged about grooming gangs. We should all be. We need o put our children’s safety and wellbeing first and foremost… 🤔
@@beingandreafabulously So why didn't he have anything to say about Epstein's predatory elite group of sex abusing creeps?
completely agree with you, totalitarian tendencies are exactly correct. deeply related to fundamentals like the reformation. In this age of information and very quick change.
By "solidarity" do you mean solitary confinement?
Musk wants bold “Trumpian” leaders in European countries that will restore the values of democracy, free speech, political parties that listen to their own people, and halt and reverse immigration. Restore western civilization.
Starmer antagonized Trump during the US election. Don’t forget that Starmer snubbed Elon Musk when he invited tech companies.
British happily comment on US politics and criticise individual US politicians yet hate it when the favour is returned.
No one listens to Britain anymore, sadly.
@@buildmotosykletist1987 Fortunately!
@@buildmotosykletist1987 the current British State do not deserve to be listened to, they are blithering incompetents
If you guys employ a gameshow host to be a politician, you can’t be surprised when he soaks up all of the media attention.
Musk talking about liberating us from our tyrannical government might not sound friendly to you and your friends in the Uni-Party. While it is only rhetoric, you might find it warms the hearts of the common people.
Boom.
The "common people" tend to vote for the uniparty.
In the general election in 2019, Tommy Robinson received 3.5% of the votes in the most working class constituency in Liverpool.
That is such a great point. If you can't imagine why people would vote for a candidate that claims the economy isn't doing great, but the numbers state otherwise. Then look at the common people and not the numbers. The crony corporatism system isn't working for everyone and people can feel it regardless of the stock market and GDP numbers.
@@connoroleary591 Musk liberating anyone from tyranny is a cruel joke.
Their hearts may become very warm in a world of blocks. It will be expensive to be able to defend yourself against your former allies and your traditional adversaries at the same time. The divorce has begun...Europe is moving away.
It's fascinating seeing legacy journalists and institutions still clinging to the old "left vs right" paradigm and the archaic obsession with diplomatic language.
Lord!! the more I listen, the more out of touch this guy sounds. lol
Yep, seems like we just need to replace them, they never learn.
@@jakenunya1587 lololol GR is out of touch now you know. is it because he's measured and takes stock instead of those mentalist soundbites u love
Good point.
100%
Gideon should read Trump's book. He always starts off with outrageous demands then rows back. The opposition, then feeling relieved, agree to something they wouldn't have done otherwise.
There are consequences for being a bully: many people start to hate you and look at different alliances. Europe has many reasons now to look much more at China for investments and partnerships.
Yeah if he needs 100m he demands 300m. Whoever he’s negotiating with laughs in his face and offers 150m. His opponents walk away believing they’ve won, Trump walks away with more than he wanted.
It’s a great strategy.
@mez8384 Even Africa who turned to China for cash soon found out that China was only interested in domination despite their talk of win-win. America is the only option for the world
@@mez8384then they are seriously uninformed and will find themselves in the position of the American manufacturers. They have no respect for patent rights (and where are most knockoffs made), cut the quality of materials to pocket more profits for them individually, reduce the quality of the product itself, engage in child and slave labor to save more money, sell Chinese products to everybody else that are poisoned and dangerous, and they shortcut everything. The quality of building materials is infamous and dangerous. And they have got an "espionage" law that went into place a year or so ago, which means if they suspect that you are a "spy" they will happily jail you and wait for your country or company or family to pay up.
@@mez8384 : So you think Europe is really stupid. Fair enough but you are wrong, Europe is silly but not stupid look at the trade agreement with Canada that destroyed small and medium business in Canada.
with respect but from my perspective the Uk seems under threat what the heck is a non-crime hate incident from an unknown complainer? and Humza Yousef. Uk just seems crazy. not logical at all.
British worried about "freedom of speech" while people were jailed for making offensive jokes.
Not joking, more like stoking up hatred, causing violence. Question of degree.
Also, a difference with random nobodies, and billionaires, at the top of "Allied" government, calling for the overthrow of any elected leader. But you were in favour of Jan 6 insurrection, i presume, so not concerned for democracy - as long as your side wins?
As an over-enthusiastic American, let me say that Freddie Gray is a wonderful interviewer! I especially enjoyed the Zemmour interview, conducted in French, among many others.
The respect for Trump has gone from being nonexistent before the election to now looking at him as a potential statesman who could sort out many of the world's problems.
Have you never watched the X factor?
The world is looking at him as such a threat that China is a better partner.
@Deepfake820 No
Uh, no.
@@erlindaekvall6229 only fascists Americans respect Trump. No one else does. You want to invade your allies, but at the same time you want respect. Yeah, na. You don't get both options. Choose one.
Re. Musk...one feels that neither of the gentlemen in this discussion understand the concept of 'trolling'.
@@j.burgess4459Oh, I think they do. It's just that they struggle with the idea of grown men in responsible positions doing something which is rightly the province of nasty minded teenagers. I struggle with the same idea myself.
The quality of discourse in the spectator has been slowing sliding downhill with with elevation of Grey, Andrews etc, intellectual pygmies compared Liddle, Murray etc
After twelve years, Gideon Rachman has not worked out Trump's playbook.This is pitiable given he's supposed to be the expert.
Hopefully it will be the start of the big pushback against radical far left politics!
Gideon Rachman comes from the perspective of a European Jew, who desperately seeks to avoid European Nationalism before all else.
As such, he’d rather side with China than an America that bolsters its allies heritage and self confidence
A European Jew? The horror! The horror! You people pollute the Internet.
Stinging but true 😮
The world has grown soo accustomed to America putting the global community first that they can’t comprehend Americans putting America first.
The next few decades are going to be a real shock for some countries.
Hypocritical fairies like this guest ..... what a pearl rattler
How naive are you? The US government always puts America first. Or, more accurately, the interests of the US economic elite first - bankers, CEOs of large US corporations.
@@casey203 that's not the case. I think it's just your allies who grew used to the soft power imperial model.
After all USA used hard power with other nations, even if they tried to dress it up a little.
Now Trump wants to bring back a hard power imperial model. Which means the times of making pointed remarks, pretending weakness is strength, and dressing up in moral superiority are over.
AMERICA NEVER PUT THE WORLD FIRST. EVER. NOT ONCE.
WE ARE NOT STUPID. YOU HOWEVER ARE IGNORANT BEYOND MEASURE.
But It’s ok when billionaires buy news papers fund ngo’s etc and influence British politics that way?? I think I’d prefer if like musk they just come out and say what they think, gimme that any day
When u hear such political commentator it's clear why Britain is so woke
Americas gift to the world 🎁
Thanks for that.
The US, certainly the costal cities are the most woke, DEI infected places in the world. The mind virus there has been allowed to run rampant.
I love Elon Musk for being the spanner in the works! Long may it continue!
Globalization…… It didn’t work out well for the American worker. Myself I’m not opposed to tariffing a trade imbalance. I have no problem leaving NATO and cutting the defense budget.
I’m curious as to what tariff/requirements the EU has on American products? How about Canada?
Things are changing because they have to change. New opportunities await
I cannot quite express just how monumentally wrong this man is. He represents the baby boomer consensus that has largely squandered what the silent generation and greatest generation so valiantly fought for.
8 years and they STILL take him literally but not seriously.
DUMB.
Gideon demonstrating lack of knowledge and lack of sense of humour - though he is at the FT!
What "our democracy" he is talking about? Does he really believes that we are living in a democracy?
Trump is doing the right thing.
Who is this guy? Am I listening to a child? Am I listening to someone from another galaxy who has very limited understanding of what is going on around him?
Who are you?
What do you know?
armchair experts getting really rattled with this one you know lol
Brexit stands on its own two feet. It's not about replacing one union with another, it's about keeping alive the British constitution, indeed keeping Britain.
Trump is a deeper thinker than many people realise.
Biden’s sweet talking got us into the majority of the current world problems. We need a different approach, but remember, that Trump’s bullying rhetoric needs to be seen in that way.
personally, I feel a lot of this is a consequence of the EU's weakness. but I do not know.
This man you talk to has extremely limited vision.
It is interesting that The Spectator really doesn’t get the Trump phenomenon, or that any country should put its own interests first. Whilst there are obvious synergies within the Anglo-sphere, none of these countries owe the other ones anything. The relationships can be facilitated by their Anglo heritage, but anyone with a nominal degree of common sense can see that those relations must be transactional, that is normal.
Elon Musk capacity for work and intelligence coupled with his memory allows him to control at lease 100 problems or moving situations with ease. Most people with an IQ above 100 can handle between 6 to 30 problems or moving situations at once.
Peace through strength!
Thanks for this. One question though… Why cant we just settle on the truth of why Russia attached Ukraine? There were several treaties and agreements that US & UK failed to honor that forced Putin’s hand. This is common knowledge now. 🤔
It is common knowledge that Putin did not honour any agreements.
Why aren't you fighting on the front line, Igor?
Many British pundits, in their institutional hatred of Russia, believed putting missiles minutes away from Moscow would ultimately be tolerated by Moscow. This view was reinforced when a weakened Russia was initially too weak to respond. Worse, they convinced themselves Russia could be kept weak forever. Sadly this does not say much for the competence of our intelligence agencies.
Putin not 'forced' to do anything. The Ukraine invasion was simply a product of his lurid delusions.
TRUMP TRIUMPHANT 💖 💕 💖 💕 💖 💕 💖 💕 💖 💕
UK , Canada, Australia and New Zealand in an alliance would be great and an alliance of much more equal countries, an EU set up with the U S A would not work , the U S is too powerful and would dominate, equally UK as to accept it's cosy social state cannot survive in the modern world, we have to significantly increase defence and drop are precious moral foreign policies in pursuit of national interests first
Yep, would make sense for the "post rules based liberal order" world we're moving into. Logically we should also basically mothball / convert to a purely Territorial Army type force the Army and Air Force (if we're not going to be doing derpy "regime change" stuff as America's lapdog, why do we need them except for island defence?) and divert all funding to the Royal Navy, as we used to back when we were a proper country. Would make the most sense for a CANZUK alliance to focus all military spending on Navy, since we're all islands (functionally Canada is too, since its only border is friendly / not worth defending if the US ever tried to invade anyway.
But would require real vision from our leaders, who are mostly sheep who think it's still 1997 and wasting money on nonsense like preparing to fight Russia in Eastern Europe.
I would like NZ to LEAVE the British Commonwealth. The Brits are openly puppets of the WEF -- both the PM and the King. I would like NZ to leave them to it and become a Republic, like America. Obviously much SMALLER than America. But I don't WANT the world to fall into a "post rules based liberal order", whatever that means. I want our nation state to rule itself, not be told what to do by a bunch of self-aggrandizing, unelected globalists. Blow that for a joke, thanks very much.
The FT with its WEF buddies IS very transactional in its "values>"
Sorry, say again how will it transform the world in 2025? These guys certainly don’t know. Such an incoherent set of speculations, with forced optimism if you’re a liberal European. Change seems to have outpaced both their understanding and emotional acceptance.
Good discussion. I appreciate it.
Why does Trump not want Australia
Too far away.
Because the Aussies have categorically refused to take any US prisoners.....
"that ended 200 years ago mate!"
Don't want to hurt no kangaroos.
America basically already "has" Australia.
@@rarewordGreat. Can we have Pine Gap back thanks?
Doesn't sound like these experts ever read any books by the staff of the White House of trump 1.0
All these things and worse have been covered, stopped and diverted first time around.
Not so much experts just salary men.😅😅😅
Trump’s “power-based order” is not “congenial with” Putin and Xi but in response to. Refer to context in Trump’s speech and his history. Very important distinction when reading Trump-never the aggressor.
Musk is not "calling for the overthrow" of the British government. He might believe that Stamer should go. But he's not suggesting it happen in an actual coup.
The current world order may benefit some abstract notion of American power; and no doubt benefits a small number of extremely wealthy Americans, but it has been a disaster for the US middle and working classes. And those people you should remember are Trump's base. When Trump talks about making America great again he means making it a great place to live again for THOSE people; the ones whose interests and future was sacrificed to bring about the current world order. So by all means carry on with your abstract geopolitical theorising, but be careful when you talk about 'American interests' - because there is more than one America. Indeed much recent history can best be understood as two very different Americas with different interests fighting for control of the global agenda.
Correct. Last time I caught the train from LA to Denver, there were by my estimates 100,000 people living in tents along the railway easement between Grand Union station and Riverside. The reason? Apparently local authorities can't evict them from railway land.
The US has a lot of work to get itself in order.
Timestamps
Trump's quip about HAMAS brings back memories of Iran 1980 where they had the 'joke' about 'what's dark, quiet and glows in the dark?" the answer being Teheran 5 minutes after Reagan's inauguration if the American hostages haven't yet been released' Note that unlike Trump Reagan hadn't publicly said anything on the matter. And is a big part of the reason I said last week that Carter was a great man but not a great president.
And listen to CBC long enough to learn how to pronounce Opposition Leader Pierre Polievre's name - if you pronounce it "POLLY-EV" you'll be close enough no Canadian would object
Two mithering public school boys who fail to understand Trump’s statecraft as it offends their sensibilities
It's POLY-ev
Really fascinating insights from GR, great interview. Good video.
Offering Canada the opportunity to become one or more states is hardly an insult. I think it is a bad idea for the USA or Canada, but it isn't an insult. The real question isn't will Canada become part of America, but more which provinces will stay Canada?
Trump's humor and wit you dont get, gentlemen.
Making Canada the 51st state is a brilliant idea. Canadians may become more interesting.
@@iceshakle All the Canadians are worth is territorial status. Same as Puerto Rico. We can settle the indigenous whites on reservations and grab the oil and mineral rights for Exxon and US AirGas. Plus we pay the Inuits 56 Billion for Greenland and Baffin Island. Plus they get US citizenship.
Whatever comes out of the next four years, it will help set (or perhaps reset) the world up for better or worse for years to come.
The idea of the USA placing tariffs on Denmark is funny because on one hand Denmark's imports from the US make up like 5% and are easily replaced while the US imports stuff like medicine (Ozympic), important military hardware (For F16, F35 and satellites) and services like sea transport (Maersk). Of course the EU would get involved too.
I am more than content to leave Europe’s defense to Europe. Enough generations of my family have served over there. Do it yourself…
Did I hear 'if you are a Conservative, you stick up for your country'? Was he referring to UK?
Should be good for a laugh, this guy's organization has about as much credibility as the BBC.
We will pass through time and space. People who lived 100 years ago did not know about theory of relativity. We are becoming His story for the future generations.
Yeah, unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine at this point. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender. Post war settlement is Russia's business.
The Bible tells us that " In the latter days the Alliance would Consist of the Mother lion and herYounng Lions " .
Statue od Liberty - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, send these the HOMELESS, temptest-tost to me I lift my Lamp beside the Golden Door
As a Brexiteer (voted remain but I've converted) I have absolutely zero interest in 'joining' America. I've got zero interest in 'joining' the EU. We should be our own sovereign country and forge our own destiny. And where trade might be problematic? Run our economy fully capitalist but, where we fall short, go full socialist (create the factories to produce traded products, payed for by tax payers, nationalisation), and let British businessmen buy it out once it's up and running - with caveats. We are not going to effect world politics. But we can still effect ourselves. Let us use all these political theories, and pick and choose, Liberalism included, to forge our best way ahead. And in that idea - ALL foreign forces, ALL are rejected. We are a sovereign country. Let's act like it.
Brilliant post.
The Anglosphere? Now, there's an idea.
China is not justified in going after Taiwan, just as Serbia would not be justified in going after Croatia. China's claim on Taiwan needs to be questioned more robustly. That conflict would not benefit anyone. The insistence of the claim reeks of lazy, old-fashioned nationalist populism/populist nationalism to prop up the current government or the entrenched regime. Very much in the way that Argentinian governments have used the Malvinas/Falkland Islands over the years to garner nationalist/populist support when needed. It doesn't benefit anyone, but it gets people, already brainwashed to the idea, riled up in favor of the government.
Total waste of time
As if america has been abiding by the rules based order or hasn't been acting like a global hegemon until trump
Exactly, Trump is actually much less of a bully, he's just honest about his demands. Trump wants deals, he isn't trying to tell the rest of the world how to run their societies, while the "liberal internationalists" smile and say nice things while subverting and regime changing and wrecking entire nations.
Nothing about the Middle East in this discussion.
Trump/Musk administration, and that is what it is, has become much, much more aggressive than previously advertised.
Think about it. Trump only wants to be another god with having Greenland & naming everything ‘great’.
If you listen closely to what Putin is saying, basically the present world order “is over” and Trumps language matches that.
Really enjoyed this conversation, thanks Spectator TV, appreciate you.
I think I like that tie.
Agree. I’m guessing Sulka, Jermyn Street.
What do you mean “if”? Have you not learned anything from the experience of the last 35 years? Minute 34:00
We have to pray for their souls 🙏. They're so lost
With more to come.
The USA is $36 trillion dollars in debt.
CANZUK is a great idea. 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁
Was really great listening to Gideon Rachman. Would be interested to see whether all the people criticising him could actually elaborate on why. As someone who has studied the financial history of U.S-UK relations, i'd agree that it's incredibly transactional. I have yet to find anything sentimental about it. That's not to say that shared heritage, values and dare i say ethnicity don't play a part. I suspect they do to a small bit. But i believe interests come first.
5:50 people from England have no clue how to speak French 😂
Mais nous les Écossais nous nous débrouillons pas trop mal 😅
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I would think Mexico could become 52nd maybe?
And Canadians can move to somewhere warmer ⭐️
It's only "extraordinary," Freddie, if you haven't been paying attention to President Trump's modus operandi.
As for an objective appraisal from the leftists at the FT... spare us!
The UK is on the provisional list
Failed states like Saddam, Syria...due to less U.S. interventions - I laughed out loud at that part.
Just be honest and simple ask for a hand out, you are nothing more then beggars!
Was Musks father not born in England ? Too sad.
Am- Erica Foist .🇱🇷
A very good interview. It is always good to keep a balanced view.
An excellent podcast; very insightful.
Trump originally from Germany. Mummy from Scotland.
You guys miss the point entirely, he is purely about himself. Some nations will have to grease his palm shelling out big bucks. The Brits however, have a short cut to head of queue.
Knighthood. Lord Sir Donald Knight Garter of Balmedie has a good ring to it. Together with a seat in House of Lords
Bull rampant with crossed gold plated golfsticks the heraldic emblem.
That and a ride down the Mall in the Royal Coach with King Chilla will stitch things up for the UK.
trumps first step should be paying of his 30 trillion dollar debt
FT gent seems out of the loop.
BRIGADIER ARMCHAIR REPORTING FOR SERVICE
Idk about that but he should certainly be locked up
Amazing - even at the Spectator, where one expects sanity and reason, it’s talk about Trump’s rhetoric vs Trump’s track record. Not interesting, frankly. For example, we all know he is not going to violate Denmark’s right to Greenland. Can you honestly say he will? At the same time, he is raising the issue of American security - that is reasonable. Same with Panama, Mexico etc. As for the outrageous rhetoric, it seems the fashion these days. Need only to listen to the officials in LA right now. Your associate editor said it well: “Would the grown-ups please stand up?”
And thank you, FT, for our (Canadian) now former Finance Minister - she was employed by you for quite a long time and, since her only other qualifications for the job were her knowledge of Russian and Ukrainian literature, one must assume she’s learned all her financial wisdom at your newspaper.
The rules based order is a myth.
desperately clutching for straws......I'd be more concerned about internal matters...you country is imploding
Why do all these editors , reporters, critics, the managerial class of all things legacy ( & aging rapidly out the door ) they all to a T look like humping a gallon of milk up a relatively low angled hill would he the challenge of a lifetime especially if once a top that mountain ( wink wink ) to be forced to then use their strenuously overworked muscles, nearing complete fatigue, to on command twist & open that same gallon of milk a near impossible task. Do men still enter the relatively elite class of journalism ( regurgitation of the state's view) ? Ps that dude said anglosaxonian .. bruh point to one of those that isn't completely overrun by the WEF/Davos/UN dream 3rd world replacement citizens of the world 😅😅😅😅 good luck on that task.
Wtf are you talking about?
you wanna try this one again, ida? lol
The USA defence spending is 13.5%, not 3.5, as stated by your guest.
its 3.0