Former Greek Finance Minister Explains, Why He Doesn't Like Putin (eng)
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Why make an interview in such a noisy room
Preben Soe- Because all Eastern Orthodox Christians have inherited from the Greeks a need for utter chaos.
Guys from this channel are a typical "click bate", "bad, yellow news". Yanis , in this video, does NOT say "I Don't Like Putin". He just says he is not a fan of the way things are, same as other, so called "leaders".
This Man Needs to Be in Charge of the EU.
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Why did not they find a more silence place to make this interview?
Yannis is a truly outstanding mind and a brilliant communicator.
you dont like positive opportunity? Russia saved Greece, they offered their sons to save your heritage, your culture, and your faith.
Most people who interview varoufakis simply nod as he speaks pretending they are understanding what he is talking about. The man is on another level and let's face it, economics isn't an easy subject for most people
At least, she respected him and let him speak, because all Greek jounalists who interview him, do is interrupt and slander him.
Looking back this seems ridiculous. Equating Merkel with Putin has now proven to be absurd.
Varoufakis is, generally speaking, correct. In an ideal world, you wouldn't need a strong man as a leader, however, with so many parasitic predators barking at your heels, a country as big and important as Russia needs a very strong leader and Putin is at the right place and time on the time-track. And yes, the whole world and especially the EU is majorly fucked up. I love Varoufakis, he's quite bright but here his partially being a whack! The statement that Putin and Angie Merkel are similar is so off base, I'm rolling on the ground dying of laughter. Somebody pick my as up please.
+Noe Lebanidze yeah yeah they were all eating cabbage rolls under the commies
+spurssimon booo hooo he locked up the pussy rioters and jewish oligarchs, all hail the mighty putin
Could not put it better.
"But but but". Either you are a democrat or you are not
What if Putin is one of those predators?
in a democracy that is effective, the people ensure their leaders act with conscience and give them their strength. I really dig Varoufakis. Real integrity and intelligence with no bullshit.
I find the audio very poor, much background noise. For an important commentator such as Mr Varoufakis, the interview should have a transcript if it could not be made in a studio.
Brilliant Varoufakis
Varoufakis= respect
+Fatbo1 Duggles Eh?
+Fatbo1 Duggles ?? he had nothing to do with it.
Fatbo1 Duggles
He had nothing to do with the Greek government nor Greek finances before his brief stint as finance minister, and when the establishment wouldn't change, he resigned.
Prior to this he has spent his life teaching, he is Marxian economist, the type of person western media and fanboys of neoliberal economics (the system we have today) warns you against listening to lest you hear an unbiased fact.
You sir are an idiot.
Fatbo1 Duggles
*the Greek government. At least get that right...
Fatbo1 Duggles As opposed to?
This mans mind is like a sex object; endlessly prodigious and utterly fascinating! He's incapable of saying anything obvious let alone stupid!
Wat?
Well said!
Yanis strikes me as an honest man
I believe Mr. Varoufakis (whom I like listening to because he's actually smart) seems to be confusing Laocracy - which is the rule of the people - with Democracy. In acient Greece only citizens had the right to vote, which were usually higher ranked military people, judges, clerics, civil servants and the rich (land owners). The plethos (plebs in lat.), had no or very limited political say at that time. Today we have parliamentary democracies where the countries are ruled by elected politicians and where the ordinary citizen has the opportunity to give (away) his voice to a political representative. A Parliamentary Democracy is still far away from the concept of "Laocracy" which by the old Greeks was seen as a perversion of Democracy.
Strong leaders may indeed be what arises in countries that are in trouble. And in times of trouble, this may not necessarily be the worst thing to happen - especially if the leader influences the fate of his country based on patriotism, compassion and the rule of law. I think we need to take into account that many Democracies are in trouble because of being remote controlled by foreign powers or due to overwhelming hostile foreign influence.
The term „Representative Democracy“ would not exist if democracy was representative by definition. Democracy has changed a great deal from it’s beginnings, yet is still called Democracy. Let‘s not use terms and titles to separate ideas from each other, that are very much connected - brand it Laocracy, Direct Democracy or whatever you want - it‘s a legitimate proposal and very much an attempt of further improving Democracy, not replacing it.
If you want a leader you want a strong leader... not a weak leader... I think he is saying the wrong thing in that sense.
When you Say "strong" referring to a dictator, the Word strong has a different meaning than usual.
Thanks for the interview but the person who chose the location should consider other job opportunities (background sound!!)
He didn't say he does not like Putin btw...
No it's not the same thing... If I'm saying that I'm not the fan of you, it does not mean I dislike you. I'm just not your fan...meaning I'm neutral... there is difference when you say "I'm not fanatic" of someone...and "I don't like" someone.
He expressed it as "I am not a fan of Vladimir Putin", which I think is clear enough
Love listening to Varoufakis!
WISDOM from the man......Varoufakis for PM!? (he wouldn't bother) to SMART
Never heard Yanis talk anything but great common sense
+Allan Jones has words in his power
That's a very misleading title.
BAD audio!!!!!!!!
Tiresome!!!!!
It's a shame Varoufakis doesn't like Putin. I like both of them, both are much more articulate and intelligent than most other politicians. While Varoufakis rightly dismisses the demonisation of Putin in the West, he criticises Putin for being a strong, authoritarian leader and accuses him of being so in order to preserve his own power, I think Putin has to be a strong and authoritarian leader in order to preserve Russia. We have only to look at Ukraine and Venuzuela to get some inkling of the dangers that Putin is steering Russia past. In my view Putin's authoritarianism (and I am no fan of authoritarianism where it is not necessary) preserves Russia rather than diminishes its democracy. Varoufakis's own experience battling against an alliance of Greek and EU oligarchs should tell him how fragile states are against international oligarchies and how sometimes they need to be protected by ultra strong leaders. Varuofakis says also that he doesn't believe in borders, that he doesn't like walls. I don't like walls either, but sometimes we need them, and strong men and women guarding them.
The little mouse doesn't like the cat. By the way smartie Yanni...Putin has gotten reelected with huge majorities...and he puts his country first not like Greek politicians who put their pockets and egos first.
a beautiful interview but very distractive noise in the back!
Great discussion, it's a shame that the background noise is so loud that listening is well nigh impossible.
Head line not quite right. Yanus did not say he dislikes Putin, Just he does not agree with the way Putin has encouraged authoritarian system.
Just politically ideology difference although on a lot of things they would agree
+grouchoglobe yeah he also called out the horse shit western leaders say about putin
7:05 very sensible and truthful answer. The oxymoron he highlights at the end is illuminating: we saw this with Saddam, where murderous sanctions only bolstered the level of his support among Iraqis
Though I personally support VP, I appreciate and respect the thoughts Yanis expressed here. Good go keep in mind some of the criticisms he set forth and periodically mentally check in if they are ringing true.
The background noise is unbearable. Why don't you filter it ?
She is so into him
If Yanis Varoufakis speaks you leave everything you do and you listen carefully.
Truth teller.
respect !!
Make this Man Leader of Europe.
nice chairs
Former Greek Finance Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The reason Russia is in trouble is because NATO put them in that position. Russia needs a strong leader simply because WW3 is constantly knocking on their door.
I love Yanis, but disagree with him here.
B. De Campo So they should be replaced with Zionist oligarchs that murder third world refugees?
Or just EU technocrats that topple economies and hijack democracies?
B. De Campo Oh. That's right. They're the same thing.
B. De Campo Go learn some critical thinking skills and do some research.
B. De Campo Dude, don't love Zionists. They only love themselves.
And Putin couldn't give a shit what Varoufakis thinks of him.
Who chose that ridiculously noisy location?
this guys views very similar to mine must say
If it is true that people in troubled countries are seeking strong leaders, then what in kind of trouble is Russia in today?
Russia never had anything resembling a democracy until the 90s. They went from Tsarist autocracy to communism.
The trouble is they completely surrounded by US allies and their missles systems, and being attacked on economy and political front.
Shame on you Yanys! You just envy Mr V Putin and his Billions of admirers!!!
Former ofcourse.
Is there no way to get rid of the backnoise, such an interesting interview can't be ruined by that. Thanks for the upload.
This is experimental music in the background. They seem to be in a museum or art gallery.
Very hard to listen/ bad choice location
the more i listen to this man on matters other than economic theory, the more my liking of him declines...
+rocco flavioni If referring to this interview in special the justification for him not being a "fan" of Putin is the exact opposite of all I stand for; actually I think it´s one of our main problems in the west -Oligarchs using politicians as their puppets
+TheEvangelisticBoxing Kangaroo Putin is a despot. A despot so implicated in political and financial crimes that he refuses to leave power, certain that it's the only way to remain impune. Varoufakis may not be a saint and more than often, people who fiercely fight despotic institutions like the TROIKA or despotic individuals like Putin, in a way are envious of their power and would like to be in their position. But that doesn't mean ALL of those who fight despotism are despots. Otherwise, where would that leave democratic people?.. Are we going to believe that democratic people don't fight despots? Maybe Varoufakis doesn't have that much of a hidden dark agenda, as many believe.
***** I have the same thoughts, I´d rather have 60 people cheating us than 60.000 as would be the case in western countries
+TheEvangelisticBoxing Kangaroo Unfortunately, I don't agree that order is the ultimate value. I don't believe order should outweigh the importance of freedom. I prefer less order with more freedom than order at the cost of freedom. It's a matter of personal gradation of values.
Secondly I profoundly disagree that Russia is an orderly state or even society. Looking at Scandinavia or Holland with their democracies and then comparing it with Russia. I'd say Russia has less order AND less freedom, which doesn't surprise me much because Russia is a country that never experienced democracy in all its history. It's simply an alien concept to its cultural tradition of violence and despotism. Russia is magnificent rich culturally! It has produced an incredible amount of outstanding talents in arts, culture, sports, etc... Undoubtedly its people have great value. But a balanced and fair realtion with power, is not one of Russia's cultural qualities, I'm afraid.
Finally, regarding the balance against US hegemony: Although I believe any form of world hegemony is highly perverse and should be avoided at all costs, I also believe that the only reason why Putin wants to fight US bullying is not because he's against bullying, but because he wanted to be the one bullying the world, just as he bullies Russia. Putin is far from being the cruzade that some Russians like to see in him.
I have a lot of respect for this man, but he completely fails in understanding in what Russia is and how it works. Nobody's perfect I suppose.
TV Rain. There's a very simple, free instrument called a "limiter". Before you upload another video like this please run the audio through FL Studio (or similar). Open the limiter. Turn on the "noise gate" preset. Then raise the floor high enough to mute the background noise. It takes 2 mins to do TYVM.
Horrible background noise.
This video did not age well especially about putin future actions.
Neverjetno. Noro. Intervju v takih razmerah!!!
Thé noise os unberablé and spoils to whole interview.
The Soviet Union was most definitely an Imperial power and only stopped because they knew if they overstepped the Americans would lay waste to them. Varoufakis' dreams of a Centralized European Power and his complete lack of understanding of what the real problem with the Middle East is most sad...
couldn't you find a quiet room? awful...
Captivating speaker but surely the comparison of Putin taking Russia away from the ridicule of Soviet Collapse compared to the ridicule experienced by Greece by the banking system, that was there to support her, in essence states the reason for the need of a ‘strongman"
Severe background noise
*Say it loud*
*Say it clear*
*No one likes Putin*
+Путин Геть syrians seem to like putin
+Путин Геть Everybody loves Putin.
LukeTEvans
Presumed all these Syrians are al-Assad relatives and minions - yes. They seem to like their country completely destroyed.
+Путин Геть I like!
Say for yourself. I like Putin. Everyone who ever heard his speech from begining to end and without any interpretation must like him and wish such leader for his own country. Pure logic and common sence!
What is democracy? 10 people vote. 7 or 8 have no clue how the legal and monetary system works against them.
Varoufakis my ass.Speaker loves the sound of his own voice.Listen to the way he pulses during a sentence, trying to act intelligent.
The TH-cam University - always reliable for a fucking good laugh.
Where are comments?
Yanis, are you enjoying your tesseract chair?
17:00 dragons in the background
+pif paf thar be, Komodo dragon
Varoufakis is smart, very smart but sometimes wrong, very wrong. His take on Putin is an example. Putin cannot be explained as being merely a politician, even a "brilliant" one. He is not "like Merkel." Vladimir Putin is a historically important leader. His depth is not detected by Varoufakis because, despite Yanis' intellect, he lacks a corresponding level to correctly view Putin.
+joshron99 Ya, the depth of Putin's KGB-arm is pretty deep. Indeed Mr. Varoufakis has little idea of how far Putin's Spiderweb goes, it's probably a lot uglier than he even thinks.
Very well said, I agree
Again an assumption, the fact of the matter is that we have pretty much evidence of the deep arm of the NSA spying abilities, the programs the CIA runs - vault 7 for example etc etc... Ofcourse I'm not saying that the FSB doesn't monitor people but it doesn't compare even close to what the US deep state does.
Please buy mic
Earth to Yanis; the only reason Russia is not impotent - unlike Europe - is because it is SOVEREIGN, i.e. free(r) from US influence. Your objective study of how the world actually works was useful - thank you. Your prescriptions for what *ought* to be done about it are woeful - just like Marx's, funnily enough. The conditions on this planet being what they are, 'pure democracy' has never and will never work. The best case studies from history are strong leadership *with conscience*.
Great awnser, absolutely agree with you...
With the conscience of an ex-secret policeman? I don't think Putin's conscience ever gives him much trouble. He'd have it shot if it did.
you are spot on.
Of course got back emptied pocket and as founder of democracy very disappointed with Putin rule!
Greece was created by the Bavarians at around 1829, and given a modern version of the old Koine trade language to be their own. Greece did no exist in ancient times as western false mainstream history would like people to believe. There were hellenes back then who were of a cultural/religious movement. The ancient Macedonians from the north conquered them. Greece today has occupied Macedonian territory in 1913 and needs to return it to the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonians today are direct descendants of the ancient Macedonians, and many from Aegean Macedonia have suffered horrific acts of murder committed by the Greeks since 1913.
"Russia never was an imperialistic power." 7:30 He is so sweet. He should talk to the Poles.
You can tell by body language that the female reporter is a bit smitten by him, hahaha1
Russia has only bad press ? really ? tell that to families of millions of Poles killed by ZSRR soldiers, killed by NKWD, etc. Tell that to Ukrainians that want to go west and have war because of that. Don't be silly mr. Varoufakis. get real.
+Dolgo only bad press now they free from the jewish oligarchs, worse than the press they got in the cold war
Who is that WOMAN :-) WOW! Hello
a classical liberal and admirer of Nasim Taleb , he makes some good points , especially around a powerful Central govt. .....unfortunately , true democracy's dissolve quickly into tyrannies....they best model continues to be a democratic Republic, such as the Founder's of the US set up.....
+xerakis
Not really... Democracies tend to be overpowered by outside forces.
See Revolutionary Catalonia, where the western capitalists, the fascists and the soviets worked together in backing the fascist Franco to overcome the libertarian socialists.
I can recommend the documentary "Living Utopia (The Anarchists & The Spanish Revolution)" with contemporary witnesses.
Pretentious dribble and the arrogance of left leaning dogmatism. Yanis looks at the world from the pages of K.Marx . What he fails to take into account is that humans are fallible and consequently all sociopolitical and economic systems are imperfect and have the seeds of their own demise embedded, with one prominent difference. Highly centralized political economies are likely to tumble because they lack the resilience. Liberal economies despite all the not so apparent dirt, usury and exploitation can sustain and weather a crisis for one simple reason that requires no mathematical algorithm : they are multi-pivoted,in other words decentralized, which help sustain and provide the resilience for recovery. Centralized socioeconomic structures tend to be brittle and when cracks show there is little room for mending. China has survived and flourished because it incorporated major characteristics of a market economy which has to date given it a great deal of resilience in the face of major crisis, both, global, by the good offices of the USA, and local. And, incidentally, his derogate reference to President Putin is a Curriculum Vitae ploy for the next well paying Job. His short tenure as minister is probably a result of too much show and little go.
C. Marx?
Loooooooooooooooooooooool
TV rain is an American TV station in Russian... just saying...
they don't represent Russia not even 1%
He believes in open borders, thus he is a gobalist. As an econ prof, he should know that such a position means a race to the bottom for wages.
The sound is so atrocious that it destroys the content of the interview.
"Russia never really was an imperialist power."
Oh, Yanis.
+SuperConsie Aye, a real blunder!
shes cute
Yanis made a very good point. Putin is not the answer for a prosperous Russia. A strong democracy is the answer. Russia is always enamored by the idea of a "strong" leader. It's almost an inherent cultural requirement but a spinoff of their historical existence in their defence. I don't think Russia needs to change their Constitution to keep Putin in office anymore, which they will do to keep a "strong" leader in place. Leftism, the main concern, is thankfully dying (loudly). Trump is in office, and a movement of common sense is taking over. BTW I'm not backing Trump as a person but I do back the vehicle he is driving. That vehicle is anti-Leftism which has been the demise of the planet since the 1960s.
You back the vehicle which has been the demise of the planet since the 1960s? May I ask why?
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mflores1234 We saw what anti leftism did in WW2 and unfortunately the fascists further west was not removed from power which is why right wing oligarchy is destroying the planet.
The bitter pill is having an Economy IS capatilsm. There's no otherway, never has been.
There have been moneylenders and banks since Greek times.Wenever there is capital(even in the form of goods)you can make more capital with it.
Thats just semantics though isn't it.There is always a black market operating beneath such systems. And my Greek comment was in the context of someone who thinks capitalism started a few hundred years ago.Rome was built on it(Yes I know Tthats not Greece)
What I meant is our discussion is a disagreement about the use of words.To me capital means goods,assets or currency that has liquidity.You can regulate an economy,but that isn't Communism. There has never been a truly Communist country, If there is money, people find a way to make(as opposed to earn)more than others that is my definition of Capitalism.
And The value of an oil rig is the oil it can(or cannot)extract,Its value is directly related to how much oil it represents over a certain time.
You can raise(borrow) capital of the back off any asset.
I like Yanis and Putin. Doesn't bother me if they have thought differences.
Yanis understand that Putin is demonised by the West particularly US because Putin has balls of steel and he is eloquent and smart. He can outshine many US Presidents IMO.
immature countries need powerful/visionary leader
You can sense some sexual tension going on there.
Europe.
NBD
Fluttery eyelashes and short skirts! OR - flinty, sharp voices! Get women out of the media. It is all so silly.
Yanis is dead to me now
That's a shame. If done right, hearing out someone with opposing view points (especially someone who isn't behaving maliciously - looking at you USA), is often a helpful and productive endeavor.
do you owe him money to???
first mr varoufakis he have to ask the Greeck people if they like him?
oh we do, the brainwashing isnt affecting everyone in this shithole
What is up with the background sounds!? $&!#@
what is this? a swimmingpool ?
she has a nice mouth... and so does the interviewer :P
i tell you why hes in george soros pocket
Russia never was an imperialist power since the Czars...? Lol right, tell that to Stalin
"Russia was never an Imperialist power"?!? Eastern Europe? Atghanistan?!?
unprofessional Interviewer . boring
Russia isn’t an imperial power since the czar?! Sounds like a bizarre thought. Otherwise an excellent interview