Comments by "justgivemethetruth" (@justgivemethetruth) on "Analysis of Vladimir Putin's mind | John Mearsheimer and Lex Fridman" video.

  1. 4:09 - This graph of the Russian economy shows that Putin was not corrupt or stupid, he was focused like a laser on building the Russian economy in a very strategic way, and it is not back off and running - terrifying to the US.
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  2. 2:02 - I've studied his strategy and I think he is a first class strategist. Assessing Putin as an intelligent strategist is not siding with Russia. It's clear that that either he is a brilliant strategest, or that the US/NATO are terrible strategists, or that there is something else going on. I think the something else is probably the US working hard to scare the EU away from Russia and to capture the trade and alliance of the EU and lock Russia out. If Russia got into the EU they could build up huge cash reserves and leapfrog their economy and there are in a perfect position to develop like wildfire with a low population, vast land area and almost infinite resources in a planet of dwindling resources. What are we doing and why are we ( the West ) so bad at it?
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  3. Lex ... why can't we all think of ourselves and everyone else as the GOOD GUYS? And how could that happen? Aside from an alien invasion from space. ;-)
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  4. Americans are not very good at putting themselves in the shoes of other Americans.
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  5. 6:30 - "I don't understand why more Americans don't understand this" I think there is a parallel between America and our "empire" and the Muslims and their hopes for empire/caliphate. Meaning that Americans support our military and adventures because like we believe war boosts the economy, and Muslims have this sick visions of dominating and enslaving the world - the most vicious vision of empire, and the most active of supporters all over the world. Americans buy into this fantasy we are told to believe in through the news propaganda, but also our Hollywood depictiions of Russia and Putin. That of course means that the people, the citizens of all the empires in the world are to something extent in with and complicit with the actions of their groups/governments. It is not something most people anywhere talk about openly, but I think when you are programmed from an early age into there empire fairy tales and warring on other people - something that mostly makes up all of human history, people are in a sense evolved to be cogs in their imperial wheel.
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  6.  @IvanBarabanshchykov  So, Russia has oil and sells it, and the economy booms and the people do well. America produces most oil in the world, and the people are falling behind due to billionaire's greed. Yet the lesson is that Russia is corrupt?
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  7. Someone needs to do the job of curating the speeched of Putin and refuting the propaganda the US has fed the West about him. The biggest and most obvious like was that Putin invaded Ukraine as a prelude to taking over Ukraine and re-establishing the USSR. I get that we cannot gamble on something this huge, but whatever the reality the West has blown it bigtime by making it necessary for Russia to stop Ukraine taking back Crimea and Russia's only warm water access to the Atlantic. Surely we knew it was something Russia would fight to the death over, and we have ruined Ukraine, hurt Russia and our chances of being allies with Russia. Perhaps there is another deeper level to the gambling with world stability chess game, but I sure don't see and Mearsheimer is not talking about it if there is.
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  8. I don't think Putin saw the US as a malign hegemon, maybe ever to this day, I think he has a vision similar to JM's that he knows the great powers will try to do whatever they can get away with. It's very probable that if the US could topple Putin and put in a friendly government that the Russia people would benefit materially better than being isolated Russia, but Putin doesn't want Russia to lose its soul ... or for himself to lose his job! ;-) When I see Putin giving speeches or interviews, he seems very retrospect and clear and thoughtful in everything he says. It could me most of this just comes from the US's inability to say PLEASE. But there is a reason for that when the US has made huge investments in other countries, who them want to steal that and allow some dictator to try to create their own fiefdom under the guise of helping their people. ??? JM's & LF's interviews are always so great. Keep'em coming!
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