I’m not a trump fanboy but I have absolutely despised Biden for a while now. I am glad to hear someone intelligent make a case for why I should have some respect for the current potus. Even if I don’t like the guy, knowing that the country isn’t a sinking ship is reassuring.
As we go through a world wide debt unwind. It’s going to get ugly. He has one trait that is essential. A willingness to work with allies, rather than alienating them. China is doing everything it can, to f us up.
@@Akarpens Objective is always better than extremely partisan. I didn't want Trump, but I didn't want Clinton even more. As obnoxious as Trump was, his economic policies were effective and had the US in one of the best situations we've been in in my lifetime (60 yrs) before COVID. The economy allows people with disparate political views to be able to "live and let live", or ignore each other. Obama and Biden (which seems an awful lot like Obama 3.0) have been fairly hyper Progressive left, which relishes using the government to intrude on people's decisions. And this is foremost in the carbon fuel policy (which is the foundation of a strong economy). Obama was not able to make his policy stick due to the innovation and development of fracking, making the US the largest carbon fuels producer (coal, oil, nat gas) in the world, and keeping the price more affordable and the supply secure. Trump furthered this by reducing regulation deemed unnecessary and fast tracking leases on federal land. That was the launchpad for the economic growth seen during his tenure (growth Obama told him was not possible). Biden's resumption of the federal interference in the carbon fuel industry has thrown cold water on all things economic. Couple that with the purposefully chaotic border policy (during the end of the supposedly catastrophic Covid pandemic, letting millions of untested people in), the extremely sloppy withdrawal from Afghanistan & COVID shot mandates after it was clear that anyone under 50 had very little risk and that older folks could take the shot as they saw fit to protect themselves. This list of policies I've given don't suggest humility at all but great hubris and "I know best, get out of my way and you're going to like it and shut up". Zeihan has a lot of great takes, but he missed the mark on the Biden conclusion, IMO
@@jayclark5034 I would disagree with the Afghanistan point. Could the withdrawal have been better? Certainly. But I would argue that Trump and Obama asked about withdrawal while in office and after learning that it would be chaotic to some extent and would look bad to the general public they both probably decided against it. So I do give credit for Biden for taking the initiative when Trump and Obama likely refused.
I’m so impressed by the comments on this video. Given the subject, I expected to see a lot of partisan attacks and ideological criticism but no, bunch of civilised folks, keeping their minds open and their eyes and ears sharp. Kudos to you all and Bravo to Peter!
This guy has shot to the very top of my geopolitical information source. A non-scripted , off the top of his head open discussion of very deep and detailed topics. The range of his information is spectacular and unrivaled.
out of his ass more like. He ignored the Russian leader between 1991 and 1999. Which is what would explain how and what what has happened has happened.
Probably the things he says here he said 20 times to 20 different ppl before, and also it is "easy" to elaborate on a priori knowledge and continuous research.
It's because he's interested in that topic and more than likely talks about these matters on a daily basis to 20 - 40 people! It's basically his passion to talk about that.
Peter Zeihan is the closest thing we have to a sapiential authority on salient global issues. I used to fear for my country. Peter made me confident in the future of America and gave me a new vastly more interesting and enlightening global and geopolitical view. Thank you, Peter! "The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." Alexis de Tocqueville
Agreed. We (USA) make colossal mistakes but they are transparent, so some tend to focus on them and disregard what the USA does right. Simply put, immigrants aren't trying to sneak in to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela...
American greatness lies in being 'blessed' in every way possible - mainly geoaphical. As Peter describes in his books. And this run of good fortune is going to continue (at least till the 2050s). There is going to be one superpower in the world. And as an Indian I am glad it will be the sole superpower. Since the Russia Ukraine war I realize how US may not be perfect, but it is as close to a good, responsible and largely positive power/ force that we have. Any other country as a superpower and the world would be significantly less liberal, less free, and less democratic. I say this after witnessing what Modi is currently doing in India.
@@mrgyani thank you for your kind words about the usa; we are not perfect, but as the saying goes, "the only thing evil needs to thrive, is for good people to do nothing", comes to my mind.
His demography is spot on. His economics not so much. I'll watch this video to see what's up, but I remain skeptical of his predictions yet since they are heavily based on what seems to be a pseudo-Keynsian economic worldview, which is hogwash.
Best analysis of Clinton and Dubya Bush. I worked in DC in three departments at a high management level, below executives and politicals, as a subject matter expert in an esoteric field so I commented on and proposed policy changes [if you think the politicals and executives did the work you're naive], some of which made it into final policy, and then I implemented final policies. I have the experience to say Zeihan is 100 percent on the mark for those two and probably also with the others. I stopped applying for promotions after I realized I had an ethical problem, that being I had ethics.
@@Irin31 seems it escaped your understanding that I made this question in tandem with the topic at hand, ie, "esoteric field expertise" as a skill of a governmental adviser
Every time I think about how bad things are here in the U.S. -along comes a new Zeihan video that basically says: "You think WE have it bad? Let me tell you about quite a few other country's woes..."
Timestamps: 00:00 - Xi Jinping - China 05:21 - Vladimir Putin - Russia 12:08 - Mohammed bin Salman - Saudi Arabia 17:41 - Bill Clinton - USA, mentions Angela Merkel - Germany 19:53 - George W. Bush - USA 25:02 - Barack Obama - USA 27:31 - Donald Trump - USA 31:34 - Joe Biden - USA
I appreciate your educated opinions on all of these leaders. I prefer strong opinions held loosely to loose opinions held strongly. Nothing but love, Peter.
Thanks Peter. I “encouraged” my whole family to watch you on JRE. As the patriarch of my clan…..proudly that……I can only leverage that move so many times a year. This leadership blob of videos will have to stay seated in my head. I really appreciate you and your disciplined approach to GeoDemoEcoPolitics. You bring balance to my sometimes unbalanced thoughts. I owe you more than just buying and reading your books.
I've been following you a long time and I have been very impressed by your ability to see the trends, your sources ... Things you say tend to come true, word to the wise listen to this man on world events without being clouded by lies and fake news.
The tongue and cheek and all the euphisms surrounding Billy Boy. Well said Peter. Love the background sound too. Makes everything feel more... authentic. Thanks for the distributions of your thoughts. Provides a good level headed perspective I haven't heard.
"tongue in cheek" easy to remember because rather than wagging one's tongue in laughter (like a braying donkey) you bite it to keep from looking foolish. I don't care about spelling, but you might and some do.
Hey! I started listening to your perspective after JRE. In part, because your delivery grates on me a little-but please take it as a compliment, cause I think what you have to say is more compelling than my discomfort. You also seem to be ok to piss everybody off, which I deeply appreciate. Thank you.
I never found it grating, so I don't understand that. Ron de Santis, not THAT is grating. Plus Peter has charisma, since I mentioned the person with the lowest charisma level since about the evolutionary level of garden slugs.
I think Mr Zeihan was a bit "easy" on Biden. On the other hand, I have never considered Biden in this way either. Now I have more to think with. That's why Mr Zeihan is one of a handful from whom I receive regular notification for commentary on the end of the current cycle. Thank you for your work, Peter.
Please combine more of your videos like this in the future! It’s awesome to be able to listen to videos of a similar topic back to back in an easy manner.
This long form break down is so valuable. You make it so easy to understand where we are and give great perspective. You are captivating. Please more history!!
Peter, I really love the stuff you put out. I really think it would be worthwhile for you to create indepth educational programs about some of the more technical aspects of the field that you are in. I cannot get enough of your content, and you do a great job explaining complex geopolitical issues for the laymen to understand. However, I find myself wanting to understand things at a higher level of resolution -I.E in more detail (also with more graphs, maps, statistics, etc). perhaps you could do a master class or something like that? Im sure there are many others like me who would pay good money for such a program. Even if there's not a big enough market of people who would pay for such a program outright, im sure if you were to post such videos on your YT account it would gain plenty of revenue through the views. Keep it up my friend, thanks for helping to educate the world!
What a wonderful and insightful video. I do not agree with everything 100%, but really well thought out and has nicely contrasting perspectives. Thank you Peter.
Thanks for putting this together. And for acknowledging that cutting people up with saws isn’t the way to deal with opponents. Here’s hoping for better days ahead! ✌🏼
Excellent job branching out into important elements of geopolitics - key leaders and their tendencies. Some analysts believe that only the system is important - but individuals and individual values matter greatly.
I'm so glad and amazed about the way he gets these topics to the point in a clear manner, just in a couple of minutes he resumes these 8 year presidencies without taking a political stand, just facts. I'm sure he would be the best person that any President/Dictator would have to navigate the waters of international politics.
"A president that asks and tries to learn" Ladies and gentlemen, the conclusion of someone in the strategic consulting business regarding his favorite kind of president. Cue surprise.
Excellent content! Peter Zeihan is my go-to for understanding how the world functions and behaves, I really look forward everyday to hearing these observations!
I don't know about the take on the last one but otherwise these are some really nuanced descriptions of these world leaders, I certainly learned a few things/found some new angles on all of them.
Thanks for the leadership video. Much enjoyed. I'd say you competently pissed off just about everyone who watches this at some point during the video. Nice work. Look forward to the next.
Really enjoyed it, and agreed whole heartedly, just turned 65, and can't think of anything to argue about, just wish what you said wasnt true, that's all. Many thanks.
Seeing Joe Rogan speechless and struck dumb with fear / awe & confusion speaking to you was the best thing I’ve seen in years. You blow minds because it all makes sense. And that’s scary as hell.
Just because it appears to make sense it doesn't necessarily mean it will come to pass, it is just his assessment, people, including World Leaders as recent events have shown us, do stupid things!?!
Most enjoyable and entertaining purveyor of doom and gloom ever. Best analysis of the big picture while not driven by ideology. Your take on the bipolar LBJ years would be amazing, especially as a retrospective of how it does- or doesn't- impact the the intervening 50 odd years to today. That fallow field that could use some plowing. Not history, but the history of policy legacy. Other than that, take care. Find some time this summer to make it up to my cabin for a hike up Jones Pass. Trout demographics always require intense research.
For those of you wondering, these aircraft are departing Reagan KDCA. I was in DC recently doing the normal site seeing and could not believe the aircraft noise (I’m an airplane nerd so loved it). It is constant and very loud. I don’t remember it being so consistent in my past visits. More air traffic than I recall. Seems like in the past Reagan was not as commercial. Lots of heavy aircraft like 777 and a350
This was an awesome video, thanks for sharing this out there. It is, among others, extremely refreshing to hear an objective and informed voice on both global dynamics and management from the White House.
Peter, question/idea for a short video. What's your take on all the Russian business executives being killed? Is the FSB monitoring these people for dissent and knocking them off? Or is it some kind of power consolidation?
Wow Zeihan this might be my favourite video of yours yet. You're a total inspiration and actually because of seeing your success I've decided to start making videos too! Keep grinding, your hard work clearly pays off!
It might be worth replicating the part where petey worked at stratfor for over a decade. You might be drawing erroneous conclusions from his success, he had a whole career before posting youtube videos that his videos draw off of. Try doing the first step where you work in the field for at least a decade, there' enough youtube videos about current events hosted by A) Eastern Europeans or B) British people with rhotacism Without any direct experience or intense study, you can just repeat what you read in the news; for the most part, this is not what Petey does. I believe adults can treat rhotacism with moderate care and attention. I did also watch one of your videos, like where you call voting machines "black box software", which is a term you made up, and is not an accurate descriptor of voter machine technology. Voting machines are not black boxes, they are computers accessed and used like other computers. There's videos online that demonstrate this. www.quora.com/Is-there-a-way-to-treat-Rhotacism-in-adults-aged-20+?share=1
Great compilation of some very important topics. It is unfortunate that Peter seems to find places to produce these right under the flight path of commercial aircraft. Still, his information is so important and so well delivered that I would strain to listen even if he was delivering right next to a jackhammer.
Peter, I just discovered you. You and I are close to the same age and both from the Midwest. I would guess that politically we are a bit different. However, I appreciate your perspective. You do really well at navigating the hot buttons. I enjoy listening to you.
Peter, you’ve expressed criticisms of each of the last 5 US Presidents. I’m genuinely curious about what you believe that US Presidents get wrong AND what you believe that they SHOULD be doing?
If possible, I would like you to talk about what the likely governance of the world will look like at the end of this century. To me, with technological trends concerning the tracking of individuals; population increases; and the need to tightly manage and control necessary resources (Water, food, energy), world governance will move toward a worldwide central government. I have struggled in the past few years to come up with a different model of world governance that could deal with these and other trends.
0bamacare ? Really meant they dumped Medicaid on to average HC Buyer so you got to pay for 3 more who paid nothing . My HC went from $740 mo to over $2,350 a month or more than my mortgage 😮! Do also know when I pay college for your kids if u pay full your paying for 2 others scholarships, racial preference free education too 😵
It seems you don’t realize that Medicaid is government funded but Obamacare is provided by private insurance companies with subsidies from the government to lower the premiums. So the money you are paying for Obamacare goes to the private health insurance companies and not to Medicaid which is paid with our tax dollars. So why do the premiums keep going up? One big reason is that private insurance companies have to compete against other insurance companies to buy health care services from hospitals. Since no one price shops to save their life, unlike things like cars or refrigerators, there is very little downward pressure on prices when hospital systems have near local monopolies. So the insurance companies have to pay what hospitals charge or it won’t be able to offer services from those hospitals to its subscribers. Plus the fact that they also have to compete with other insurance companies to buy medicines from Big Pharma means that drug prices keep going up as well. What is the solution? Since we are faced with monopolies for health care and medicine, we need a monopoly of buyer to restore a balance of power. This is called a monopsony, a single buyer. The only power big enough to do that is the government. Remember Obamacare is NOT government health care. It is government subsidized private health insurance. Medicare extended to cover everyone with the authority to bargain over prices would be the way to go and this is what every other advanced countries have done.
@@anthonydhan Yes so it’s a double tax . U we’re paying Medicaid through taxes and btw they were sucking out loans from SSI and now you pay again through health insurance. Only your HC has copay and mandatory annual must pay before they pay 💰 how big a sucker is the public ?
I heard every word, and none of them pissed me off a bit. So, not _everyone_ generates anger if we happen to disagree. I feel you are better informed than 99% of the other "influencers", and I have wondered what your conclusions would be about these leaders. Though I have been a fairly keen political observer most years since the 60's, I cannot say that I felt I could prove you wrong about anything you said. Thank you very much!
Any insights into say Mayor Pete our Transportation Secy. Great presentation, as always. So informative. RIGHT TO IT! We need this more now that ever. Straight information. Thank you.
@@seamust1181 Nice language. I was making reference to this rare acception in my "non views" of Rogan. It's not so much Rogan as much as the audience he panders to. Nothing personal Mr Ffs. Have a nice day 😘
Quite enjoyable to see your JRE Clip on YT send the tankies and little pinks into overdrive. I'm sure they mass flagged that video millions of times to no avail. It was a thing of beauty.
“…Donald Trump is one of the bottom ten percent of American presidents in history. Boy am I going to get a lot of hate mail…” Nah, for that I’ll send you a cookie instead.
I would not argue that point as I agree that Trump was not a stellar president. Same can be said about Bush, Obama and now Biden. (Where they have done few good things but largely were screw ups) I only point out that Trump is a symptom much like a cough is a symptom or a Respiratory Infection.
That was the best arse kissing I've seen for Biden. The man has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. Peter must need to keep his contacts in the gov't happy.
Thank you for sharing your opinions. Appreciate your analysis. It appears none of the presidents were perfect and they all had mega-egos (which is probably needed to think they can change the world).
@@mkealy7529 I am commenting on Peter's judgement, Biden is NOT making decisions, I have no clue who is really in charge at the moment. The only problem I have with Trump is his respect for the policies of Fauci, he should have fired him.
He’s an absolute buffoon on diplomacy with his mishandling of the North Koreans and Chinese .He has degraded the rule of law by pardoning war criminals and he has lost prestige for his country with his initial mishandling of Covid and not to mention his horrible environmental policies which aggravate its Allies. His legacy doesn’t look good.
Peter, you know that the flight line for the Reagan Washington National Airport runs along the Potomac River and almost right over the Watergate and the Kennedy Center?
I usually love Peters analysis but sometimes I just can’t wrap my head around his opinions. For example at 32:57 he says Biden is the most engaged president we’ve ever had? He clearly is not engaged as he falls asleep and just reads a script. Not sure where this analysis comes from.
I had huge respect for Zeihan coming in here. However. In this episode he trips and for the first time that I've seen, he allowed bias and his network loyalties come in the way of objective, intellectual thought. I'm referring to his criticism of Trump and the claim that _"he actively campaigned against the CIA."_ *In short:* [1] Since when is it a bad thing that a president takes the side of the people and questions a CIA & FBI that have run wild? [2] If I don't misremember, *_Zeihan does a lot of consulting for the CIA..._*
Also known as "Peter versus Planes" series :). Great to have all of these in one place, thanks!
Ha! For real
Zeihan talks,
Planes fly
Huh?
Could you repeat that??
Well, do you think that Peter would talk about China and XI wouldnt try to disrupt it by sending planes?
Kindly share the link to this video with your friends and family to encourage him further!
Your non-partisan analysis is such a breath of fresh air! I'm so sick of tribalism. It will ruin us all. THIS is the cure.
Me too, bro. It's even reached my family. I'm so tired of it.
I’m not a trump fanboy but I have absolutely despised Biden for a while now. I am glad to hear someone intelligent make a case for why I should have some respect for the current potus. Even if I don’t like the guy, knowing that the country isn’t a sinking ship is reassuring.
As we go through a world wide debt unwind. It’s going to get ugly.
He has one trait that is essential. A willingness to work with allies, rather than alienating them.
China is doing everything it can, to f us up.
@@Akarpens
Objective is always better than extremely partisan.
I didn't want Trump, but I didn't want Clinton even more.
As obnoxious as Trump was, his economic policies were effective and had the US in one of the best situations we've been in in my lifetime (60 yrs) before COVID.
The economy allows people with disparate political views to be able to "live and let live", or ignore each other.
Obama and Biden (which seems an awful lot like Obama 3.0) have been fairly hyper Progressive left, which relishes using the government to intrude on people's decisions.
And this is foremost in the carbon fuel policy (which is the foundation of a strong economy).
Obama was not able to make his policy stick due to the innovation and development of fracking, making the US the largest carbon fuels producer (coal, oil, nat gas) in the world, and keeping the price more affordable and the supply secure.
Trump furthered this by reducing regulation deemed unnecessary and fast tracking leases on federal land.
That was the launchpad for the economic growth seen during his tenure (growth Obama told him was not possible).
Biden's resumption of the federal interference in the carbon fuel industry has thrown cold water on all things economic. Couple that with the purposefully chaotic border policy (during the end of the supposedly catastrophic Covid pandemic, letting millions of untested people in), the extremely sloppy withdrawal from Afghanistan & COVID shot mandates after it was clear that anyone under 50 had very little risk and that older folks could take the shot as they saw fit to protect themselves.
This list of policies I've given don't suggest humility at all but great hubris and "I know best, get out of my way and you're going to like it and shut up".
Zeihan has a lot of great takes, but he missed the mark on the Biden conclusion, IMO
@@jayclark5034 I would disagree with the Afghanistan point. Could the withdrawal have been better? Certainly. But I would argue that Trump and Obama asked about withdrawal while in office and after learning that it would be chaotic to some extent and would look bad to the general public they both probably decided against it. So I do give credit for Biden for taking the initiative when Trump and Obama likely refused.
Genius move to upload a compilation of your older videos. I'm sure a lot of newer viewers like myself really appreciate this sort of content.
Yep
He’s a genius so it was easy for him. Oops, disclaimer, I’m not talking the kind of genius in an Apple store lol.
Yup, seconding.
I’m so impressed by the comments on this video. Given the subject, I expected to see a lot of partisan attacks and ideological criticism but no, bunch of civilised folks, keeping their minds open and their eyes and ears sharp. Kudos to you all and Bravo to Peter!
Amen!
This guy has shot to the very top of my geopolitical information source. A non-scripted , off the top of his head open discussion of very deep and detailed topics. The range of his information is spectacular and unrivaled.
out of his ass more like.
He ignored the Russian leader between 1991 and 1999.
Which is what would explain how and what what has happened has happened.
虽然我的英语并不是很好但是跟着英语字幕还是能大概听懂您的意思，非常感慨一个外国人竟然能这么了解中国的政治历史社会走向，真的很棒comprehensive
The way he’s able to describe and explain these very complex topics right OFF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD is so insanely impressive. HOWWW
Yeah its as if he just makes it up.
He tells the truth as he sees it. And, as Twain famously said, “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
@@nfrancis100 I love this quote! 👍🏻
Probably the things he says here he said 20 times to 20 different ppl before, and also it is "easy" to elaborate on a priori knowledge and continuous research.
It's because he's interested in that topic and more than likely talks about these matters on a daily basis to 20 - 40 people! It's basically his passion to talk about that.
Peter Zeihan is the closest thing we have to a sapiential authority on salient global issues. I used to fear for my country. Peter made me confident in the future of America and gave me a new vastly more interesting and enlightening global and geopolitical view. Thank you, Peter!
"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults." Alexis de Tocqueville
Agreed. We (USA) make colossal mistakes but they are transparent, so some tend to focus on them and disregard what the USA does right. Simply put, immigrants aren't trying to sneak in to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela...
American greatness lies in being 'blessed' in every way possible - mainly geoaphical. As Peter describes in his books.
And this run of good fortune is going to continue (at least till the 2050s). There is going to be one superpower in the world.
And as an Indian I am glad it will be the sole superpower. Since the Russia Ukraine war I realize how US may not be perfect, but it is as close to a good, responsible and largely positive power/ force that we have.
Any other country as a superpower and the world would be significantly less liberal, less free, and less democratic. I say this after witnessing what Modi is currently doing in India.
I respect anyone who knows de Tocqueville, let alone can quote him!
@@mrgyani thank you for your kind words about the usa; we are not perfect, but as the saying goes, "the only thing evil needs to thrive, is for good people to do nothing", comes to my mind.
His demography is spot on. His economics not so much. I'll watch this video to see what's up, but I remain skeptical of his predictions yet since they are heavily based on what seems to be a pseudo-Keynsian economic worldview, which is hogwash.
Best analysis of Clinton and Dubya Bush. I worked in DC in three departments at a high management level, below executives and politicals, as a subject matter expert in an esoteric field so I commented on and proposed policy changes [if you think the politicals and executives did the work you're naive], some of which made it into final policy, and then I implemented final policies. I have the experience to say Zeihan is 100 percent on the mark for those two and probably also with the others. I stopped applying for promotions after I realized I had an ethical problem, that being I had ethics.
"subject matter expert... in an ESOTERIC field"?!?!
@@ivanorozco4274 a dictionary is your friend. It will help you with the new words.
@@RandoPandaSmiles My dictionary says that's akin to being a charlatan, i.e. a fake rofl
@@ivanorozco4274esoteric- “intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.”
@@Irin31 seems it escaped your understanding that I made this question in tandem with the topic at hand, ie, "esoteric field expertise" as a skill of a governmental adviser
Every time I think about how bad things are here in the U.S. -along comes a new Zeihan video that basically says: "You think WE have it bad? Let me tell you about quite a few other country's woes..."
Timestamps:
00:00 - Xi Jinping - China
05:21 - Vladimir Putin - Russia
12:08 - Mohammed bin Salman - Saudi Arabia
17:41 - Bill Clinton - USA, mentions Angela Merkel - Germany
19:53 - George W. Bush - USA
25:02 - Barack Obama - USA
27:31 - Donald Trump - USA
31:34 - Joe Biden - USA
Thank you!
You sir are a glorious gentleman. You didn't have to do that and it is greatly appreciated
I want flyover time stamps 😂
Professor Zeihan, in my humble opinion you're the explainer of the world of the century.
I appreciate your educated opinions on all of these leaders. I prefer strong opinions held loosely to loose opinions held strongly. Nothing but love, Peter.
I was never interested in politics, but this guy makes it interesting. Great video.
Thanks for stitching those together Peter,it make it easier to share your broad picture views with others.
Regardless if I agree with everything this guy seys or not, I find him fascinating to listen to. Good stuff keep it coming
The "Watergate" is a hilarious place to record a video on "Leadership". Well done @Zeihan
Thanks Peter. I “encouraged” my whole family to watch you on JRE. As the patriarch of my clan…..proudly that……I can only leverage that move so many times a year. This leadership blob of videos will have to stay seated in my head. I really appreciate you and your disciplined approach to GeoDemoEcoPolitics. You bring balance to my sometimes unbalanced thoughts. I owe you more than just buying and reading your books.
And how did that go? Making your family watch peter & Joe?
In 2023 making your family less stupid is the most alpha male thing possible.
Yes lol
@@mrgyani well, mostly stunned silence. We did have some interesting conversations. Since we are in the US, they felt somewhat hopeful for our future.
“Ass the patriarch of my family”…
Maybe watch less Joe Rogan?
Thank you, sir. You help me understand the mechanisms behind this madness we are living in.
I've been following you a long time and I have been very impressed by your ability to see the trends, your sources ... Things you say tend to come true, word to the wise listen to this man on world events without being clouded by lies and fake news.
The tongue and cheek and all the euphisms surrounding Billy Boy. Well said Peter. Love the background sound too. Makes everything feel more... authentic. Thanks for the distributions of your thoughts. Provides a good level headed perspective I haven't heard.
"tongue in cheek" easy to remember because rather than wagging one's tongue in laughter (like a braying donkey) you bite it to keep from looking foolish. I don't care about spelling, but you might and some do.
Hey! I started listening to your perspective after JRE. In part, because your delivery grates on me a little-but please take it as a compliment, cause I think what you have to say is more compelling than my discomfort. You also seem to be ok to piss everybody off, which I deeply appreciate. Thank you.
I never found it grating, so I don't understand that. Ron de Santis, not THAT is grating. Plus Peter has charisma, since I mentioned the person with the lowest charisma level since about the evolutionary level of garden slugs.
I really like that these videos have been edited together - very helpful.
Same ..just wish he’ll added some tickers , but I’m more than fine with what there is respect to great content.
I think Mr Zeihan was a bit "easy" on Biden. On the other hand, I have never considered Biden in this way either. Now I have more to think with. That's why Mr Zeihan is one of a handful from whom I receive regular notification for commentary on the end of the current cycle. Thank you for your work, Peter.
Please combine more of your videos like this in the future! It’s awesome to be able to listen to videos of a similar topic back to back in an easy manner.
Yes, this is great because I can eat or do household chores while I listen.
That was a high level (and brief) analysis of our worlds most prominent leaders and I enjoyed every second!
Thanks Peter I really appreciate your nonpartisan analysis it's refreshing. I also believe that when you piss both sides off you're telling the truth.
This long form break down is so valuable. You make it so easy to understand where we are and give great perspective. You are captivating. Please more history!!
These were great on their own as episodes. They are superb when combined into a single video! Again, awesome!
Peter, these longer-format compendium videos are appreciated… more please (where topically reasonable)
Peter, I really love the stuff you put out. I really think it would be worthwhile for you to create indepth educational programs about some of the more technical aspects of the field that you are in. I cannot get enough of your content, and you do a great job explaining complex geopolitical issues for the laymen to understand. However, I find myself wanting to understand things at a higher level of resolution -I.E in more detail (also with more graphs, maps, statistics, etc). perhaps you could do a master class or something like that? Im sure there are many others like me who would pay good money for such a program.
Even if there's not a big enough market of people who would pay for such a program outright, im sure if you were to post such videos on your YT account it would gain plenty of revenue through the views. Keep it up my friend, thanks for helping to educate the world!
Spoiler - there is no higher level. This is all there is.
What a wonderful and insightful video. I do not agree with everything 100%, but really well thought out and has nicely contrasting perspectives. Thank you Peter.
That was a refreshing nonpartisan look at leadership, thank you!
I have started watching your stuff after I saw/heard you on the Joe Rogan podcast. Good stuff
Thanks for putting this together. And for acknowledging that cutting people up with saws isn’t the way to deal with opponents. Here’s hoping for better days ahead! ✌🏼
Peter, I just want to thank you for sharing your well- thought-out insights. It really lends clarity and perspective to complex issues.
Please go back for another JRE, there’s so much more to discuss!
Excellent job branching out into important elements of geopolitics - key leaders and their tendencies. Some analysts believe that only the system is important - but individuals and individual values matter greatly.
The "monuments and planes" compilation. nice! Thank you for your efforts Peter.
I'm so glad and amazed about the way he gets these topics to the point in a clear manner, just in a couple of minutes he resumes these 8 year presidencies without taking a political stand, just facts. I'm sure he would be the best person that any President/Dictator would have to navigate the waters of international politics.
"A president that asks and tries to learn"
Ladies and gentlemen, the conclusion of someone in the strategic consulting business regarding his favorite kind of president. Cue surprise.
Excellent content! Peter Zeihan is my go-to for understanding how the world functions and behaves, I really look forward everyday to hearing these observations!
Very insightful, very informative info presented here for us. Looking forward with vigour for more! Thank you, Peter!
Thank you for your intellectual honesty.
I don't know about the take on the last one but otherwise these are some really nuanced descriptions of these world leaders, I certainly learned a few things/found some new angles on all of them.
You say you will piss everybody off, but to me, it's refreshing to see someone think critically for once!
Fantastic as usual. You make me look so good when i talk about stuff at parties.
😂😂😂 dead on
Thanks for compiling all the episodes in 1 vid.
Very insightful as always. Thanks for your time.
Time to do your videos inside Peter! But please keep it up - love your insights!
fastest growing channel on TH-cam...thank you for your efforts Peter
Thanks for the leadership video. Much enjoyed. I'd say you competently pissed off just about everyone who watches this at some point during the video. Nice work. Look forward to the next.
Great series on very important leadership! Much to learn.
Looking forward to the entire series.
Really enjoyed it, and agreed whole heartedly, just turned 65, and can't think of anything to argue about, just wish what you said wasnt true, that's all. Many thanks.
Seeing Joe Rogan speechless and struck dumb with fear / awe & confusion speaking to you was the best thing I’ve seen in years.
You blow minds because it all makes sense.
And that’s scary as hell.
PUBLIC SPEAKER v conversationalist
Just because it appears to make sense it doesn't necessarily mean it will come to pass, it is just his assessment, people, including World Leaders as recent events have shown us, do stupid things!?!
Most enjoyable and entertaining purveyor of doom and gloom ever. Best analysis of the big picture while not driven by ideology. Your take on the bipolar LBJ years would be amazing, especially as a retrospective of how it does- or doesn't- impact the the intervening 50 odd years to today. That fallow field that could use some plowing. Not history, but the history of policy legacy.
Other than that, take care. Find some time this summer to make it up to my cabin for a hike up Jones Pass. Trout demographics always require intense research.
For those of you wondering, these aircraft are departing Reagan KDCA. I was in DC recently doing the normal site seeing and could not believe the aircraft noise (I’m an airplane nerd so loved it). It is constant and very loud. I don’t remember it being so consistent in my past visits. More air traffic than I recall. Seems like in the past Reagan was not as commercial. Lots of heavy aircraft like 777 and a350
Especially loved the Saudi part, would love to hear more about that!
Great information and analysis, and thank you for not dressing during the video.
Nice, you compiled them. Thanks
This was an awesome video, thanks for sharing this out there. It is, among others, extremely refreshing to hear an objective and informed voice on both global dynamics and management from the White House.
Great to see you on Rogan. Keep going!
bought his book because of that podcast.
@@puckman6369 watch his YT video "Peter Zeihan-Fort Benning-The Changing Character of War." Great video. Cheers.
He absolutely killed it. I already knew his positions and was still glued to my screen. 😂
Love your stuff PZ! I use it as a guide to my future as a young man! Wish you the best and really like the long videos! 2nd only to your books
Peter, question/idea for a short video. What's your take on all the Russian business executives being killed? Is the FSB monitoring these people for dissent and knocking them off? Or is it some kind of power consolidation?
We should strongly consider electing this guy, and encouraging him to run for office.
Wow Zeihan this might be my favourite video of yours yet. You're a total inspiration and actually because of seeing your success I've decided to start making videos too! Keep grinding, your hard work clearly pays off!
Grand
good man
Cool, what sort of videos are you looking at making? What is your area of training or specialty
It might be worth replicating the part where petey worked at stratfor for over a decade. You might be drawing erroneous conclusions from his success, he had a whole career before posting youtube videos that his videos draw off of. Try doing the first step where you work in the field for at least a decade, there' enough youtube videos about current events hosted by
A) Eastern Europeans
or
B) British people with rhotacism
Without any direct experience or intense study, you can just repeat what you read in the news; for the most part, this is not what Petey does. I believe adults can treat rhotacism with moderate care and attention.
I did also watch one of your videos, like where you call voting machines "black box software", which is a term you made up, and is not an accurate descriptor of voter machine technology. Voting machines are not black boxes, they are computers accessed and used like other computers. There's videos online that demonstrate this.
www.quora.com/Is-there-a-way-to-treat-Rhotacism-in-adults-aged-20+?share=1
Geez, is there ever a second in DC without the deafening roar of airliners?
Hi Mr. Peter! I was just wondering if you are factoring excess deaths into your demographic analysis. Great info! Fascinating analysis.
Thank you for making your knowledge available to us plebeians. Bests.
Great compilation of some very important topics. It is unfortunate that Peter seems to find places to produce these right under the flight path of commercial aircraft. Still, his information is so important and so well delivered that I would strain to listen even if he was delivering right next to a jackhammer.
Loving your “End of the World is Just the Beginning” book Petey my boy.
I was always told that US is very air travel heavy. But half way into this video I am starting to understand how much that is an understatement.
It's Washington DC. it's not really necessary to say anything else.
@@trplankowner3323 you still hear nothing but planes a couple hours driving into Central VA
@@ryankolbe365 Ah, nothing has changed in the last 25 years I see.
Most major cities in the world will have aircraft coming into them. If you are in certain parts of the city it will be much more noticeable.
Peter, I just discovered you. You and I are close to the same age and both from the Midwest. I would guess that politically we are a bit different. However, I appreciate your perspective. You do really well at navigating the hot buttons. I enjoy listening to you.
Peter, you’ve expressed criticisms of each of the last 5 US Presidents.
I’m genuinely curious about what you believe that US Presidents get wrong AND what you believe that they SHOULD be doing?
Holy cow, all of that off the top of your head... thanks!
If possible, I would like you to talk about what the likely governance of the world will look like at the end of this century. To me, with technological trends concerning the tracking of individuals; population increases; and the need to tightly manage and control necessary resources (Water, food, energy), world governance will move toward a worldwide central government. I have struggled in the past few years to come up with a different model of world governance that could deal with these and other trends.
Since Peter doesn't seem to believe in skipable bookmarks, changing backdrops every few minutes for every leader is appreciated.
0bamacare ? Really meant they dumped Medicaid on to average HC Buyer so you got to pay for 3 more who paid nothing . My HC went from $740 mo to over $2,350 a month or more than my mortgage 😮! Do also know when I pay college for your kids if u pay full your paying for 2 others scholarships, racial preference free education too 😵
Based
It seems you don’t realize that Medicaid is government funded but Obamacare is provided by private insurance companies with subsidies from the government to lower the premiums. So the money you are paying for Obamacare goes to the private health insurance companies and not to Medicaid which is paid with our tax dollars.
So why do the premiums keep going up?
One big reason is that private insurance companies have to compete against other insurance companies to buy health care services from hospitals. Since no one price shops to save their life, unlike things like cars or refrigerators, there is very little downward pressure on prices when hospital systems have near local monopolies. So the insurance companies have to pay what hospitals charge or it won’t be able to offer services from those hospitals to its subscribers. Plus the fact that they also have to compete with other insurance companies to buy medicines from Big Pharma means that drug prices keep going up as well.
What is the solution?
Since we are faced with monopolies for health care and medicine, we need a monopoly of buyer to restore a balance of power. This is called a monopsony, a single buyer. The only power big enough to do that is the government. Remember Obamacare is NOT government health care. It is government subsidized private health insurance. Medicare extended to cover everyone with the authority to bargain over prices would be the way to go and this is what every other advanced countries have done.
@@anthonydhan Yes so it’s a double tax . U we’re paying Medicaid through taxes and btw they were sucking out loans from SSI and now you pay again through health insurance. Only your HC has copay and mandatory annual must pay before they pay 💰 how big a sucker is the public ?
I heard every word, and none of them pissed me off a bit. So, not _everyone_ generates anger if we happen to disagree.
I feel you are better informed than 99% of the other "influencers", and I have wondered what your conclusions would be about these leaders.
Though I have been a fairly keen political observer most years since the 60's, I cannot say that I felt I could prove you wrong about anything you said.
Thank you very much!
"The fact that Biden was there when the pyramids were built means that he understands what's going on in the world and the broader context of it." 😂😂
You can learn more here in 20 minutes than watching tv news for 20 years.
How does a guy this sleepy and disoriented manager a meeting effectively? I want to see this
Any insights into say Mayor Pete our Transportation Secy.
Great presentation, as always. So informative. RIGHT TO IT! We need this more now that ever. Straight information. Thank you.
I saw you on Rogan.... I don't watch Rogan.
Ffs, no one cares about your views, least of all Peter
@@seamust1181 Nice language. I was making reference to this rare acception in my "non views" of Rogan. It's not so much Rogan as much as the audience he panders to. Nothing personal Mr Ffs. Have a nice day 😘
@@jjohnston7837 Ohh! What did Seamus say?
Seems his comment got scrubbed...
I don't listen to Seamus 😜
I appreciate Mr Zeihans perspective on all the recent presidents from Clinton to Biden. Keep up the good work!
Quite enjoyable to see your JRE Clip on YT send the tankies and little pinks into overdrive. I'm sure they mass flagged that video millions of times to no avail. It was a thing of beauty.
Are you talking about pills? Wtf does this even mean?
@@dirtcache6128 it means mommy needs to get you off the computer.
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Also "tankies" and "little pinks"? That IS some esoteric slang.
@@trplankowner3323 they usually flag Wumao.
Thanks for all the videos in one ❤
“…Donald Trump is one of the bottom ten percent of American presidents in history. Boy am I going to get a lot of hate mail…”
Nah, for that I’ll send you a cookie instead.
"... alongside Obama." Yes, he'll get hate mail since not many shares his view both O & T are ineffective presidents.
I would not argue that point as I agree that Trump was not a stellar president. Same can be said about Bush, Obama and now Biden. (Where they have done few good things but largely were screw ups) I only point out that Trump is a symptom much like a cough is a symptom or a Respiratory Infection.
That was the best arse kissing I've seen for Biden. The man has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. Peter must need to keep his contacts in the gov't happy.
You can’t read history in the present.
Thank you for sharing your opinions. Appreciate your analysis. It appears none of the presidents were perfect and they all had mega-egos (which is probably needed to think they can change the world).
we all know this guy is cia, right..?
Millennial here. Absorbing all of this 🙏🏻👽
Nothing on being barely sentient for Biden? I guess we all have to play politics at some point.
If a man who belongs in memory care is the best of the last 5 Presidents, then complaining about men who are hands off is not valid.
@@jeffreysmith236 is he the best of the last 5? There’s enough smoke to suggest he’s the most corrupt, is there not?
@@mkealy7529 I am commenting on Peter's judgement, Biden is NOT making decisions, I have no clue who is really in charge at the moment. The only problem I have with Trump is his respect for the policies of Fauci, he should have fired him.
This is from a year ago.
Great content Peter! Please talk more about BRICS in the future! Greetings from 🇧🇷
thought you were a smart man until that biden rant. yikes
Really Enjoy your videos! Thank you!
Trump energy independence and NAFTA 2. I will hold my nose and take Trump over any of the rest
He’s an absolute buffoon on diplomacy with his mishandling of the North Koreans and Chinese .He has degraded the rule of law by pardoning war criminals and he has lost prestige for his country with his initial mishandling of Covid and not to mention his horrible environmental policies which aggravate its Allies. His legacy doesn’t look good.
Peter, you know that the flight line for the Reagan Washington National Airport runs along the Potomac River and almost right over the Watergate and the Kennedy Center?
Well, I think he knows now...
I thought you were cleaver until you declared Biden a good leader because he listened. Perhaps you need to look at a man struggling to be present.
Are you a neurologist Judy? Because your assessment requires a professional assessment by a neurologist
Trump and biden both aced the same mental test.
I usually love Peters analysis but sometimes I just can’t wrap my head around his opinions. For example at 32:57 he says Biden is the most engaged president we’ve ever had? He clearly is not engaged as he falls asleep and just reads a script. Not sure where this analysis comes from.
I had huge respect for Zeihan coming in here. However. In this episode he trips and for the first time that I've seen, he allowed bias and his network loyalties come in the way of objective, intellectual thought. I'm referring to his criticism of Trump and the claim that _"he actively campaigned against the CIA."_ *In short:* [1] Since when is it a bad thing that a president takes the side of the people and questions a CIA & FBI that have run wild? [2] If I don't misremember, *_Zeihan does a lot of consulting for the CIA..._*