Thank you for a riveting conversation. I'm so proud to find out that Darth is British as I always suspected, his wit being reminiscent of the greatest British satirists from Swift onwards.
Thank you for all you do Darth. Your quote, made in 2022, of "We dictators don't do propaganda to make you believe something. We do it to make you believe nothing. Then you'll do nothing" really made me look at propaganda and make sense of russia's reactions to events.. Thank you.
I follow several Ukraine supporters on youtube and finding Darth Putin in the comment section is always a treat. He's smart, well informed, witty and on point, unlike the madman in charge of Russia.
Hahaha, this is awesome. I never would have expected this. I've been following Darth Putin's insights since the start of the most recent imperial invasion.
To hear the voice of the mighty Darth was an honour indeed. I thoroughly appreciated the discussion, thank you both. Cheers and stay safe. Slava Ukraini🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦
Thank you both. I expected to enjoy this. And at 77 living among wave after wave of Russian (and other) refugees stretching back to the 1920s in Washington Heights, NYC, I am not totally ignorant of contemporary events in the old Imperial land mass. But this discussion has added an additional dimension and point of view to my understanding of the complex power relations and social interactions of the elite near the pinnacle, sharp end?, of the vertical of power. Even tho I know better, I still unconsciously revert to the assumptions of the era of the collective leadership and the existence of Russia, and the Soviet Union, as a continental power with a diverse economy which, with all its flaws, was able to initiate effective space programs (lofted with superbly effective, cleverly designed, relatively inexpensive, booster systems that, as the stock is being run down, have not really been exceeded. For all its flaws, the Soviet system produced the spectrum of goods supporting a modern economy, tho only a few key items may have been of world class quality. For example, the Soviet Union had a large industry producing chip designs and chips, at least into the early 1980s. The military wouldn’t have needed to smuggle in chips used in washing machines and microwave ovens to build controllers for munitions! Put simply, it is hard for me to believe in my bones that Russia has morphed into a petro state exhibiting some of the most devastating characteristics of the same. I can’t even run Keynesian projections (or semi Friedmanite analyses of the effects of money supply changes) of the true macroeconomic effects of a wartime economy. (This should be a no brainer given the historical experiences of both the US and Soviet economies in WWIi, as well as later in the US during the Vietnam and USSR during Afghan war on top of Cold War. Combine the hollowing out of the civilian economy and domestic production with the mind bending, incomprehensibly vast, corruption seemingly amounting to at least several years GNP over the last thirty years and Russia has been reduced to a secondary, primary goods producing, power to be regarded seriously in international diplomacy mainly because of its nuclear arsenal, its supposed ability to blackmail the world/Europe through petroleum embargo (now much reduced) and its ability to bribe/seduce, pay off power elites through licit and illicit payments of cash or questionable business dealings. These are not the realities of a true great, continental, power such as China, which, India, and the United States. If there is a (poor) comparison it might be Australia, with 4 times the population, or Chile, either ten times the population. Both large nations with great deserts and underdeveloped industries, with strong colonial histories determining the core elements. At first glance, Mexico might seem to be a better comparison, a very large territorial extent, a semi petro power and primary metals producer since the 16th century (with a colonial economy into the 20th.)Today, Mexico has about the same population as Russia (130 million) almost the same nominal GNP per capital (about $15,000, though Russian PPI-buying power-is about $10,000 higher (20s vs thirties). Yet those appearances would deceive. Mexico, even as a junior partner of North American economy, has a far more diverse economy (though lacking the Russian dark earth agriculture, or Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi Valley wheat, corn, soybean agricultural cornucopia) has a far more diverse economy. A large and growing industrial sector with currently booming industrial investment (a good deal due to production facilities moving out of higher wage China (?) pretty good infrastructure, tho too concentrated in several North South Zones, large, reasonably well educated labor force. And most of all,!economic and social stability relative to President Xi’s new, somewhat lawless, Chinese autocracy. There is a rule of law in Mexico, hardly perfect but one that can be reasonably counted on, certainly by large corporations. Likewise, personal freedoms are generally respected, with exceptions, true, but nothing like Russia. Judiciary, even with recent reforms, is more independent than not. Taxes 15 pc of gnp (petroleum) admittedly too low leaving public services starved of resources and vulnerable to bribery and extortion. Still, all in all, a nation with a thriving, if start and stop a bit, economy moving towards much more balance and a prospectively brighter future. Not a primary goods producer economy but more of a finished goods. And if I had a choice between the common market with the EU and with the United States, with all its problems, I would choose the United States and Canada, as at present. My point stands in this lamentably huge digression? I now realize that even before 2023, or even the 2014 sanctions, Russia was facing severe economic contradictions without the structural ability, Much less the understanding and will to confront them. Even pobre Mexico, on the other hand does recognize some of its problems and has been struggling politically and socially for decades to address them, however imperfectly. Two other points. 1. Mexico doesn’t have much of an army (about 0.5 pc of gnp budgeted every year since 1980). Mexico has never had great power ambitions, tho its nominal resources aren’t that different than Russia’s) Russia currently (2023) devotes at least 10 pc (Kennan Institute estimates 9/23) Of nominal GNP to all military expenditures ($1,500 per person out of $15,000). Mexico is devoting those funds to other purposes, mainly private thru low taxes. 😢😢😢 2. Mexico receives about 5pc of its gnp from remittances of citizens working abroad: second in the world in gross amounts ($63 billions) after India. While this amount was inflated due to Covid (to the largest earner of foreign exchange) foreign family connections serve as a partial economic net for about 1 in 20 Mexican families, even if absolute numbers fall with the fading of the epidemic. For Russia, remittances were primarily transfers of an individual’s own funds amounting to $6.5 billion in 2021. Current sanctioned amounts are unknown. 4. Tourism earnings. Mexico, 8 pc of GNP. 4 million employees. 5. Demographic pyramid for Mexico will provide a much larger work force in Mexico for the future than in Russia, which has suffered severe drops in birth rates during economic and political crises over the last 40 years. Thus Putin regimes almost insane focus on natalism in recent months. Only possible escape for Russia appears to be the facilitation of immigration, which the regime appears to abhor for xenophobic reasons. I apologize for the length of these tip of my head remarks, typed with one finger on an old cell phone, sparked by your discussion in the stream. Apologies for typos and incoherencies. I guess the discussion jelled my feelings that the world power pretensions of the Russian Federation were just crazy. Then the comparison with Mexico, where I lived and studied many years ago popped into my mind. In some ways, Mexico has more world power resources than Russia. It only lacks the Soviet legacy store of spottily maintained armament passed on from the Soviet Union’s, plus the inheritance of nuclear arms. I realized that even Mexico is more capable of building up an arms industry than Russia, not that it has any desire to waste its substance in such an endeavor. Speaking of continental nations states, while India is on the verge of great power status, and certainly has the resources and perhaps need, Brazil is the other entry. 200 million persons, a diverse industrial economy, significant energy sector, continental extent. PLUS: a significant and growing niche arms industry as well as a large respected civilian aircraft industry . You really need planes to get around Brazil, almost like Russia. Oh Well thank you again. At least I got out some thoughts I didn’t know I had.
@@halporter9 Typed from a phone, impressive. But cojent and I read it. I can't respond fully from my old phone, but... My education was initially in the biological sciences and possibly over influenced by them. In this I draw a parallel between humanity and a population of bacteria. While we are proud of our nominal intellect, viewed from a distance, we have exploited our environment using what tech we have to exceed its previous carrying capacity. Nationalist or economic machinations serve only to rearrange the deck chairs if that tech fails. As it must when growth exceeds resources and the carrying capacity returns to its previous value. I watch with interest to see how our species as a species does or doesn't go extinct via the actions of very few of its members. We think we're very clever, God laughs.
@halporter9 I never met a phor I didn't like. (I would put a smily emoji here except I don't know how and refuse to learn (again)) And it is fair to take my description as a metaphor, yet, I write from within my worldview in which bacteria and humanity represent two instances of a common descriptor. If one uses the Schroedinger definition of life being 'a replicating system which can focus a stream of energy on itself with the result being a maintenance or reduction of local entropy," then both the bacterial colony and humanity constitute living organisms. As such they are capable of Darwinian evolution (the NASA definition of life) with the end states being, survival and expansion, survival and contraction, stasis, or extinction. Both the bacterial colony and humanity fit this definition and, in my mind, are equivalently stupid and effectively make decisions which could be viewed externally as mal-adaptive and likely leading to extinction. The bacteria eat up necessary nutrients until the colony fails for their lack and humanity chooses to (pick one or more) nuke ourselves, pollute enough to make our environment not survivable, create new lethal chemical replicators, AI systems which can 'accidentally' kill us all. In the meantime, I'm having fun. I'm younger than you, tho by less than a decade, and I don't expect to see the end game, In short, I think we're screwed so enjoy whatever time is left.
Voltaire's biting satire and economic incidents along with bad weather led to the French revolution. Satire well told, wounds many a dictator! 💙🇺🇦🩵🇫🇮💙🇪🇪
Great segment!! "according them the respect that a super power deserves" is a chilling remark. And, I suspect that the notion is a cultural touchstone for many Russians. I hope that that sentiment is long past relevant in Washington.
Reading about Byzantine emperors is almost like reading about Putin: When the emperor left his secure and sacred palace for a parade; locations were selected; roads were cleaned, decorated, and any encounters and acclamations the emperor would encounter were prepared by palace officials.
Jonathan, I love listening to your channel, the more I do the more I worry about the horrible little green men visiting you, and the likes of Darth Putin. Take care. And thank you. ❤❤
I live in a small town in the South Island of NZ. About a month or so ago, I met a couple (Kiwi and his 'Turkmenistan' partner), who live in UAE or the like... All about the $,. It didn't take long for her rapsidasical praise for Putin. I almost threw them out, but stopped talking to them, whilst saying I strongly objected to her opinion. Today I had a young family in the place (brewery - tasting room) from Ukraine, living in Christchurch... I didn't engage but felt love, compassion and awkwardness.
@@michaelobrien5964 Interesting. My neighbour is a German single lady 60 years of age. Working in finance/management. She has also fallen for the brainwashing. I don't want to socialize with her. In NZ you have the Kim Dotcom, any news on him?? I see he really disIikes NZ but he does not want to lose his residence permit either? Kick him out! 🤣
The only reason I haven't followed Darth Putin is because he is on Twitter. I have loved quotes that others have released in other arenas. Then you Darth for your satirical incite, and Jonathan for bringing this delightful guest to your channel.
If I could bring myself to use the platform formerly known as Twitter I would follow Darth Putin. I have seen snippets of his work promoted by others of my favourite Ukraine-promoting YT channels.
Now he knows Ukraine is lost to him. However much land he reduces to rubble and families he destroys he will never subdue and control Ukraine. That country now belongs in Europe and that's where it's going, no matter what the kremlin goblin does.
Amazing X posts. Loved reading them. Long may you grow and prosper, Darth Putin. I am left wondering why we have no Darth Netanyahu, given that Bibi's detachment from reality - or perhaps, just his homicidal ruthlessness - rival's Putin's own.
Darth’s real persona is just what I expected: an erudite individual acquainted w/common sense + well versed in Putin’s track record & what actually underpinned it (e.g., lucky timing w/energy prices).
Thanks! The difficulty of parodying Putin reminds me of Matt Stone and Trey Parker giving up on Trump. I can see how it gets difficult, to put it mildly. And Not only does Darth keep trying, it still works. Amazing work, and as the interview shows, truly great comedy takes more than just a quick wit. This is on par with the footlights to BBC heroes of old! Brilliant!
So cool you had him on and he agreed to be on!!! LOL, was expecting more of a James Earl Jones voice! Great conversation, you two are on the same page! So much knowledge and understanding between the two of you! His work will be published in the history books! Thank you to the two of you! Slave Ukraine
Another stellar guest! Appreciate DarthPutin's cutting sarcasm. It brings me valuable moments of levity in these dark times, when it often feels like the whole world forgot what truth even is.
Thank you for getting up each day and applying yourselves to informing us. Thank you for facing up to the relentless grind and giving us hope against the self-centred, self-absorbed autocrats or would-be autocrats who have no stop button for indulging themselves at our expense. This selfishness leads to millions of people dying or having their lives ruined to no good purpose.
I've enjoyed Darth Putin's wit for years and years. LOL I never thought of what he actually sounded like. I guess I imagined him sounding like Sanuel L. Jackson. But the real Darth is quite okay!
Wow! Never thought I’d would seen this sort of interview, thank you Darth Putin for what you did, in the dark times, some laugh can make all the difference. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Love Darth Putin. I've listened to their podcast and was pleased to realise he is both knowledgeable and an interesting thinker. But then, you can't be as dryly witty and on point as the Darth Putin if you're not smart and know your stuff.
Unique insights and point of view. Style of Humor illuminates so much! Brings to mind of the dark, satirical humor of the Soviet era in Eastern Europe. Style is very different of course than short jokes or stories, but the kernel of the spirit of observation and expression seems very similar.
Phenomenal episode, thank you so much, Jonathan and Darth Putin, for this conversation. Thank you, Darth Putin, for your satire. I simply love it. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Congratulations on the interview! I am amazed at the number of personalities in your address book, from Ben Hodges to Darth Putin, as well as dozens of intellectuals, journalists, activists, university professors, renowned writers... I don't know how you do it, but excellent work! 👏👏👏👏
I've seen his work and wondered if it was an AI thing, obviously not. 🤣 Lovely persona to use to poke fun. We enjoy his take on the truly dark 🌑 one. Fun stuff! 👍👏
Jonathan, I got far too distracted trying to read the "Darth Putin" posts, now I am "required" to actually listen to what this Master Strategist has to say. It's not fair!!! 😉😋
Great choice of speakers today.! I love Darth. Thank you Darth for doing what you do. Your twitters help us all keep a calm perspective about this war.
Ridicule is the bully"s kryptonite. My favourite DP quote is "Don't believe anything - until the Kremlin denies it."
Darth Putin rocks! Going to enjoy this...
His posts are comedy gold in contrast to a dark time.
Interviewing Darth Putin is comparable to scoring an interview with Banksy! Excellent!
The existence of this video alone is incredible. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, great to hear from Darth Putin himself. Thanks
This was such a great idea and a huge surprise. Thank you Jonathan and Darth 💀
👍👍👍
Hear Hear 😊
You do realise ' its not the "REAL" Putin 💀 - right ?
😉
@@HNH421 but he remains the master strategist ;)
Thank you for a riveting conversation. I'm so proud to find out that Darth is British as I always suspected, his wit being reminiscent of the greatest British satirists from Swift onwards.
👍👍👍
And Monty Python
The biggest thank you 🙏❤️ Darth Putin’s satire is amazing and so succinct, brilliant 🥰💛💙🇺🇦🇬🇧
Thank you for all you do Darth. Your quote, made in 2022, of "We dictators don't do propaganda to make you believe something. We do it to make you believe nothing. Then you'll do nothing" really made me look at propaganda and make sense of russia's reactions to events..
Thank you.
That's succinct and gold
Wished the russians could see the irony instead of celebrating it...
I follow several Ukraine supporters on youtube and finding Darth Putin in the comment section is always a treat. He's smart, well informed, witty and on point, unlike the madman in charge of Russia.
Hahaha, this is awesome. I never would have expected this. I've been following Darth Putin's insights since the start of the most recent imperial invasion.
A short Darth Putin quote is often the last bit of the narratives of the videos of Dr. Gerdes Explains.
Would be nice to see the Prof on this channel as a guest.
Awesome that you got Darth Putin on. He’s fabulous. Another great interview, thanks
I was expecting James Earl Jones :) That was a special episode. Very cool to hear the brain behind it.
🤣
Thanks,Jonathan and 'Darth'! Humor is a sharp sword! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Heroiam Slava 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
👍👍👍🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Huge respect to Darth who ever he is.
This is awesome, best interview on the net today!🤘🏻🇺🇦🤘🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this guy’s twitter handle
Excellent interview about things that are both funny AND very serious!
Kudos to Darth Putin and his X account
To hear the voice of the mighty Darth was an honour indeed.
I thoroughly appreciated the discussion, thank you both.
Cheers and stay safe.
Slava Ukraini🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦
Total surprise and well worth listening too 👍🏻
Thank you both. I expected to enjoy this. And at 77 living among wave after wave of Russian (and other) refugees stretching back to the 1920s in Washington Heights, NYC, I am not totally ignorant of contemporary events in the old Imperial land mass. But this discussion has added an additional dimension and point of view to my understanding of the complex power relations and social interactions of the elite near the pinnacle, sharp end?, of the vertical of power. Even tho I know better, I still unconsciously revert to the assumptions of the era of the collective leadership and the existence of Russia, and the Soviet Union, as a continental power with a diverse economy which, with all its flaws, was able to initiate effective space programs (lofted with superbly effective, cleverly designed, relatively inexpensive, booster systems that, as the stock is being run down, have not really been exceeded. For all its flaws, the Soviet system produced the spectrum of goods supporting a modern economy, tho only a few key items may have been of world class quality. For example, the Soviet Union had a large industry producing chip designs and chips, at least into the early 1980s. The military wouldn’t have needed to smuggle in chips used in washing machines and microwave ovens to build controllers for munitions!
Put simply, it is hard for me to believe in my bones that Russia has morphed into a petro state exhibiting some of the most devastating characteristics of the same. I can’t even run Keynesian projections (or semi Friedmanite analyses of the effects of money supply changes) of the true macroeconomic effects of a wartime economy. (This should be a no brainer given the historical experiences of both the US and Soviet economies in WWIi, as well as later in the US during the Vietnam and USSR during Afghan war on top of Cold War.
Combine the hollowing out of the civilian economy and domestic production with the mind bending, incomprehensibly vast, corruption seemingly amounting to at least several years GNP over the last thirty years and Russia has been reduced to a secondary, primary goods producing, power to be regarded seriously in international diplomacy mainly because of its nuclear arsenal, its supposed ability to blackmail the world/Europe through petroleum embargo (now much reduced) and its ability to bribe/seduce, pay off power elites through licit and illicit payments of cash or questionable business dealings.
These are not the realities of a true great, continental, power such as China, which, India, and the United States. If there is a (poor) comparison it might be Australia, with 4 times the population, or Chile, either ten times the population. Both large nations with great deserts and underdeveloped industries, with strong colonial histories determining the core elements.
At first glance, Mexico might seem to be a better comparison, a very large territorial extent, a semi petro power and primary metals producer since the 16th century (with a colonial economy into the 20th.)Today, Mexico has about the same population as Russia (130 million) almost the same nominal GNP per capital (about $15,000, though Russian PPI-buying power-is about $10,000 higher (20s vs thirties). Yet those appearances would deceive. Mexico, even as a junior partner of North American economy, has a far more diverse economy (though lacking the Russian dark earth agriculture, or Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi Valley wheat, corn, soybean agricultural cornucopia) has a far more diverse economy. A large and growing industrial sector with currently booming industrial investment (a good deal due to production facilities moving out of higher wage China (?) pretty good infrastructure, tho too concentrated in several North South Zones, large, reasonably well educated labor force. And most of all,!economic and social stability relative to President Xi’s new, somewhat lawless, Chinese autocracy. There is a rule of law in Mexico, hardly perfect but one that can be reasonably counted on, certainly by large corporations. Likewise, personal freedoms are generally respected, with exceptions, true, but nothing like Russia. Judiciary, even with recent reforms, is more independent than not. Taxes 15 pc of gnp (petroleum) admittedly too low leaving public services starved of resources and vulnerable to bribery and extortion. Still, all in all, a nation with a thriving, if start and stop a bit, economy moving towards much more balance and a prospectively brighter future. Not a primary goods producer economy but more of a finished goods. And if I had a choice between the common market with the EU and with the United States, with all its problems, I would choose the United States and Canada, as at present.
My point stands in this lamentably huge digression? I now realize that even before 2023, or even the 2014 sanctions, Russia was facing severe economic contradictions without the structural ability,
Much less the understanding and will to confront them. Even pobre Mexico, on the other hand does recognize some of its problems and has been struggling politically and socially for decades to address them, however imperfectly.
Two other points.
1. Mexico doesn’t have much of an army (about 0.5 pc of gnp budgeted every year since 1980). Mexico has never had great power ambitions, tho its nominal resources aren’t that different than Russia’s)
Russia currently (2023) devotes at least 10 pc (Kennan Institute estimates 9/23) Of nominal GNP to all military expenditures ($1,500 per person out of $15,000). Mexico is devoting those funds to other purposes, mainly private thru low taxes. 😢😢😢
2. Mexico receives about 5pc of its gnp from remittances of citizens working abroad: second in the world in gross amounts ($63 billions) after India. While this amount was inflated due to Covid (to the largest earner of foreign exchange) foreign family connections serve as a partial economic net for about 1 in 20 Mexican families, even if absolute numbers fall with the fading of the epidemic.
For Russia, remittances were primarily transfers of an individual’s own funds amounting to $6.5 billion in 2021. Current sanctioned amounts are unknown.
4. Tourism earnings. Mexico, 8 pc of GNP. 4 million employees.
5. Demographic pyramid for Mexico will provide a much larger work force in Mexico for the future than in Russia, which has suffered severe drops in birth rates during economic and political crises over the last 40 years. Thus Putin regimes almost insane focus on natalism in recent months. Only possible escape for Russia appears to be the facilitation of immigration, which the regime appears to abhor for xenophobic reasons.
I apologize for the length of these tip of my head remarks, typed with one finger on an old cell phone, sparked by your discussion in the stream. Apologies for typos and incoherencies.
I guess the discussion jelled my feelings that the world power pretensions of the Russian Federation were just crazy. Then the comparison with Mexico, where I lived and studied many years ago popped into my mind. In some ways, Mexico has more world power resources than Russia. It only lacks the Soviet legacy store of spottily maintained armament passed on from the Soviet Union’s, plus the inheritance of nuclear arms.
I realized that even Mexico is more capable of building up an arms industry than Russia, not that it has any desire to waste its substance in such an endeavor.
Speaking of continental nations states, while India is on the verge of great power status, and certainly has the resources and perhaps need, Brazil is the other entry. 200 million persons, a diverse industrial economy, significant energy sector, continental extent.
PLUS: a significant and growing niche arms industry as well as a large respected civilian aircraft industry . You really need planes to get around Brazil, almost like Russia.
Oh
Well thank you again. At least I got out some thoughts I didn’t know I had.
Well put! ❤
A great rant, with comparisons I didn't know, thank you.
@@halporter9 Typed from a phone, impressive. But cojent and I read it.
I can't respond fully from my old phone, but...
My education was initially in the biological sciences and possibly over influenced by them. In this I draw a parallel between humanity and a population of bacteria. While we are proud of our nominal intellect, viewed from a distance, we have exploited our environment using what tech we have to exceed its previous carrying capacity. Nationalist or economic machinations serve only to rearrange the deck chairs if that tech fails. As it must when growth exceeds resources and the carrying capacity returns to its previous value. I watch with interest to see how our species as a species does or doesn't go extinct via the actions of very few of its members.
We think we're very clever, God laughs.
@@dhill4001 great metaphor and comparison.
@halporter9
I never met a phor I didn't like. (I would put a smily emoji here except I don't know how and refuse to learn (again))
And it is fair to take my description as a metaphor, yet, I write from within my worldview in which bacteria and humanity represent two instances of a common descriptor. If one uses the Schroedinger definition of life being 'a replicating system which can focus a stream of energy on itself with the result being a maintenance or reduction of local entropy," then both the bacterial colony and humanity constitute living organisms. As such they are capable of Darwinian evolution (the NASA definition of life) with the end states being, survival and expansion, survival and contraction, stasis, or extinction.
Both the bacterial colony and humanity fit this definition and, in my mind, are equivalently stupid and effectively make decisions which could be viewed externally as mal-adaptive and likely leading to extinction. The bacteria eat up necessary nutrients until the colony fails for their lack and humanity chooses to (pick one or more) nuke ourselves, pollute enough to make our environment not survivable, create new lethal chemical replicators, AI systems which can 'accidentally' kill us all.
In the meantime, I'm having fun. I'm younger than you, tho by less than a decade, and I don't expect to see the end game, In short, I think we're screwed so enjoy whatever time is left.
Voltaire's biting satire and economic incidents along with bad weather led to the French revolution. Satire well told, wounds many a dictator! 💙🇺🇦🩵🇫🇮💙🇪🇪
💙🇺🇦🩵🇫🇮💙🇪🇪 indeed
Subbed to darthputin. Thank you for the excellent work gentlemen. Slava Ukraini!
Russia never seems to surprise me how it is able to hurt itself,
both in new and various ways, but also again and again and again.
And as Konstantin says 'There is no absurdity that cannot be realised in Russia today'
i'll channel my interrnal Darth: Thats why West need to keep protecting russia at all cost. it clearly does not want to do it. so someone has to
He's right. One day, children will walk there and be told about Bucha.
Great segment!! "according them the respect that a super power deserves" is a chilling remark. And, I suspect that the notion is a cultural touchstone for many Russians. I hope that that sentiment is long past relevant in Washington.
DARTH PUTIN makes a PLETHORA of INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS!!! Thank you both for your work. THE IRONY OF PUTIN IS UNENDING.
Reading about Byzantine emperors is almost like reading about Putin:
When the emperor left his secure and sacred palace for a parade; locations were selected; roads were cleaned, decorated, and any encounters and acclamations the emperor would encounter were prepared by palace officials.
😂👊🏽
Excellent video as always!! Thank you Johnathan!!!
Great episode Jonathan!
Thank you from Switzerland for this very interesting interview.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Lukashenko is *The Beetroot Baron* 😂 Another great episode.
Potato Fürer 😂
Great Podcast 👍👍👍
I love it. Greetings from Lithuania and Glory to Ukraine!
👍👍👍
It's too late at 3am to listen now. I have never been on twitter/X but Darth Putin is known.
Canadian Thanksgiving is October 9.
American Thanksgiving is November 23.
Ukrainian Tanksgiving is November 6.
This one was fantastic
The British accent is truly a master strategy 😂
Nice catch. Probably built in as a feature of his Bond villain lair.
🤣🤣🤣
it follows long oligarch tradition to live and get education in London :P
Tankies are now confused
What a scoop! 😮
Excellent! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!!!!
Jonathan, I love listening to your channel, the more I do the more I worry about the horrible little green men visiting you, and the likes of Darth Putin.
Take care. And thank you. ❤❤
👍👍👍 Putin’s thugs would definitely stand out in the village I live in! But thanks for your concern.
@@SiliconCurtain No surely you live in the large city so they will never find you. Better give up the Earl Grey!
I live in a small town in the South Island of NZ. About a month or so ago, I met a couple (Kiwi and his 'Turkmenistan' partner), who live in UAE or the like... All about the $,. It didn't take long for her rapsidasical praise for Putin. I almost threw them out, but stopped talking to them, whilst saying I strongly objected to her opinion.
Today I had a young family in the place (brewery - tasting room) from Ukraine, living in Christchurch...
I didn't engage but felt love, compassion and awkwardness.
@@michaelobrien5964 Interesting. My neighbour is a German single lady 60 years of age. Working in finance/management.
She has also fallen for the brainwashing. I don't want to socialize with her.
In NZ you have the Kim Dotcom, any news on him??
I see he really disIikes NZ but he does not want to lose his residence permit either? Kick him out! 🤣
The only reason I haven't followed Darth Putin is because he is on Twitter. I have loved quotes that others have released in other arenas.
Then you Darth for your satirical incite, and Jonathan for bringing this delightful guest to your channel.
👊🏽
Must watch again 👌
And read all the tweets on screen.
His account is one of the very few I miss from my Twitter days. Otherwise, I'm glad I kicked that habit ...
If I could bring myself to use the platform formerly known as Twitter I would follow Darth Putin. I have seen snippets of his work promoted by others of my favourite Ukraine-promoting YT channels.
Yes, I was on Twitter until Musk bought it. Wouldn’t touch with a barge pole now.
Same for me. No interest any longer in that awful platform.
What changed in Putin’s psychy is he never expected Ukraine to fight back. Now he’s seeking retribution.
💯
Now he knows Ukraine is lost to him. However much land he reduces to rubble and families he destroys he will never subdue and control Ukraine. That country now belongs in Europe and that's where it's going, no matter what the kremlin goblin does.
He can seek it but he won't find it.
Darth hits the nail on the head every time.
Love it... big thx for this one and unexpected.
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What an unexpected and pleasurable episode with one of my favourite people on Bluesky
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Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🇺🇦
Oklahoma USA 🇺🇦🇺🇲
Glory to the Warriors
Prayers 🙏🙏🙏
Heroes ❤
Amazing X posts. Loved reading them. Long may you grow and prosper, Darth Putin. I am left wondering why we have no Darth Netanyahu, given that Bibi's detachment from reality - or perhaps, just his homicidal ruthlessness - rival's Putin's own.
Some one who has a deep understanding of Zionism would have to create that one.
Huge surprise and a great video, thank you!
Darth’s real persona is just what I expected: an erudite individual acquainted w/common sense + well versed in Putin’s track record & what actually underpinned it (e.g., lucky timing w/energy prices).
Thanks! The difficulty of parodying Putin reminds me of Matt Stone and Trey Parker giving up on Trump. I can see how it gets difficult, to put it mildly. And Not only does Darth keep trying, it still works. Amazing work, and as the interview shows, truly great comedy takes more than just a quick wit. This is on par with the footlights to BBC heroes of old! Brilliant!
They could have gone meta, and just quoted everything it says verbatim
Subscriber #528, nine videos to date and one is with Ben Hodges🙂
As you converse I keep thinking you’re describing a presidential candidate in the USA and not Putin.
We need your talent Darth.
Georgjis from Ukraine Matters called him Mango Mussolini 😂
Darth Putin??? :O A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one!
This is going to be good 😂
Thank you for your coverage, insights and guests
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Very nice to meet you, Mr Putin!
Things I never thought I'd write....
So cool you had him on and he agreed to be on!!! LOL, was expecting more of a James Earl Jones voice! Great conversation, you two are on the same page! So much knowledge and understanding between the two of you! His work will be published in the history books! Thank you to the two of you! Slave Ukraine
Another stellar guest! Appreciate DarthPutin's cutting sarcasm. It brings me valuable moments of levity in these dark times, when it often feels like the whole world forgot what truth even is.
We are so very lucky that Putin is a giant in his own head
Thank you for getting up each day and applying yourselves to informing us. Thank you for facing up to the relentless grind and giving us hope against the self-centred, self-absorbed autocrats or would-be autocrats who have no stop button for indulging themselves at our expense. This selfishness leads to millions of people dying or having their lives ruined to no good purpose.
Great interview
Thank you both 😊
truly fasinating descushion - thank you
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Darth Putin has what seems to be uniquely Ukrainian sense of humor / humour.
More likely British humour.
@@EvoraGT430 Oddly enough, they're very similar.
@@EvoraGT430 They are very similar but Ukrainian humour can be a bit darker. Unlike Russians they also know how to laugh at themselves.
The Mad Midget in the Bunker is just a Common Thug !
Simple
I've enjoyed Darth Putin's wit for years and years. LOL I never thought of what he actually sounded like. I guess I imagined him sounding like Sanuel L. Jackson. But the real Darth is quite okay!
Thanks Darth and JF
Wow! Never thought I’d would seen this sort of interview, thank you Darth Putin for what you did, in the dark times, some laugh can make all the difference.
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Thank you so much for all your work here Jonathan and Darth.
🤯 you did not! You did! Unbelievable! This is 🔥
Much truth to the comments in the end.
Love Darth Putin. I've listened to their podcast and was pleased to realise he is both knowledgeable and an interesting thinker. But then, you can't be as dryly witty and on point as the Darth Putin if you're not smart and know your stuff.
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The Fellas, who definitely do not exist, approve.
Words can be weapons 😂😂😂
Wow! Incredibly interesting ! But so scary about what is happening with our intelligence services😱 and other government agencies !😨
Unique insights and point of view. Style of Humor illuminates so much! Brings to mind of the dark, satirical humor of the Soviet era in Eastern Europe. Style is very different of course than short jokes or stories, but the kernel of the spirit of observation and expression seems very similar.
Phenomenal episode, thank you so much, Jonathan and Darth Putin, for this conversation. Thank you, Darth Putin, for your satire. I simply love it.
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TY2U gentlemen for the interview.
Congratulations on the interview! I am amazed at the number of personalities in your address book, from Ben Hodges to Darth Putin, as well as dozens of intellectuals, journalists, activists, university professors, renowned writers... I don't know how you do it, but excellent work! 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Jonathan. Another fabulous talk.
I've seen his work and wondered if it was an AI thing, obviously not. 🤣 Lovely persona to use to poke fun. We enjoy his take on the truly dark 🌑 one.
Fun stuff! 👍👏
Jonathan, I got far too distracted trying to read the "Darth Putin" posts, now I am "required" to actually listen to what this Master Strategist has to say.
It's not fair!!! 😉😋
Still surprised Elon Moskow hasn't kicked Darth Putin off Twatter.
Thank you both for your work!
Well done guys excellent interview….👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😂❤ I love to head his commitments.❤❤
Superb. Keep it up Darth, And Jonathan!
Such a cool guest
I'm so proud to share a nationality with both these brilliant commentators.
Great choice of speakers today.! I love Darth. Thank you Darth for doing what you do. Your twitters help us all keep a calm perspective about this war.
One of the very few good things on Twitter
Brilliant 🎉🎉
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Was a brilliant was to do the interview.
Wow! A Master Strategist himself!