Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Things I (Do) Worry About: A Post-Germany Europe || Peter Zeihan" video.

  1. Everyone talks about protectionism in the US as a problem. Really? How has the unrestricted free trade model worked out for the US? Think about it. We need something different than what we have been doing. That much should be obvious to anyone. The other thing that bugs me is talking about Trump or Biden, or any of our political leaders, as if they were thought leaders. In a democracy, this is not the case. Anyone, no matter how smart or idealistic, will not be able to lead in a real democracy without reflecting the will of the people in general. Just a basic lesson in politics for those that don't follow these things. The idealogues in US politics, such as the Green Party and the Communist Party, do not do well in the US. It's not because of the two-party system. It is because, thankfully, the US is not an ideologically driven population. Look back at the 20th century. The best performing third-party candidate was Ross Perot. Was his campaign ideological? Heck no! He was channeling frustrations within the populace. Interestingly, these are very similar to the frustrations people are feeling today. Think of those countries that are/were ideological. Germany in the 1930s. Russia in the first two decades of the 20th century. China from the mid 20th century. Real democracy is a balancing of sometimes competing wants and desires of the populace. Democracy generally does a better job of it than any other system. Just one of my pet peeves, and also my favorite rant.
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