Comments by "hg2" (@hg2.) on "Zeihan on Geopolitics" channel.

  1.  @morro190  Peter Zeihan makes snooty, condescending remarks about Trump (and his working-class constituents) every chance he gets, including here, with the "tweet" remark, in case you missed it. No, he's an ivory-tower academic privileged elitist with condescension for the middle class that elected Donald Trump.
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  2.  @7891ph  1: Peter Zeihan makes snooty, condescending remarks about Trump (and his working-class constituents) every chance he gets, including here, with the "tweet" remark, in case you missed it. 2: What do you expect? You have to start somewhere. Give it time -- it's a government organization. 3: your comment is repulsive.
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  3. When it comes to everyday life of the middle class, Peter is an out-of-touch academic elitist. ... He spends too much time in mountains ("head in the clouds") and hotels with room service. He should at least Airbnb on his his speaking gigs.
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  4. Watch out for Peter's smugness and condescension. Don't underestimate the Chinese. Underestimate them at your peril.
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  5. No. People still want BETTER lives <--- that will be the source of growth.
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  6.  @jantschierschky3461  Extreme weather events???? What a load of media crap. Don't drink that koolaid.
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  7. Peter needs to get a REAL JOB for a while. That way he (and these other glorified academics) wouldn't be so cavalier about inflation and skill sets. Scott Kilmer: don't buy any car made in Mexico.
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  8. Interesting, but with PZ's characteristically elitist condescension for Donald Trump.
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  9. What about Japan and it's history of debt games?
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  10. Watch out for Peter's smugness and condescension. Don't underestimate the Chinese. Underestimate them at your peril.
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  11.  @bennyboy5374  I'd rather hear his analysis than yours.
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  12. Peter needs to get a REAL JOB for a while. That way he (and these other glorified academics) wouldn't be so cavalier about inflation and skill sets.
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  13. Interesting, but with PZ's characteristically elitist condescension for Donald Trump.
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  14.  @jeffk464  Try getting your money out. Do you know about FATCA? Do you think they're going to let you off that easy?
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  15. I don't care about global warming. Am I going to impoverish myself by 25% in order to "fight global warming"? No. What are the consequences of global warming? 1) A 1-2 degree increase in average temperature: I don't care. I can deal with that by turning down the temperature on the AC thermostat (and I prefer milder winters). 2) A 1.2 inches per decade rise in sea level: again, I don't care becuase: a) Most people live well enough above that for that to be of any concern to anyone alive today. b) In 100 years time, this may be a concern for people living on beachfront property, but they are the most wealthy people among us and I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% to preserve their vacation homes. Coastal cities that haven't already built their waterfronts to handle a 1.2 foot rise in sea level have 100 years to deal with the problem. c) Poor and low lying subsistence agricultural lands have a tough row to hoe, but sea levels have been rising for more than 100 years, and their circumstances would be better improved by moving out of subsistence agriculture and into higher value added (and mobile) occupations. 3) Oceans becoming less basic (currently 8.1 pH; 7.0 is neutral, i.e. tap water): again, I don't care. a) I don't care if clam shells become more fragile at this level of pH. b) I find it preposterous to hear that clams, with billions of years of evolution behind them in a hostile environment (sea water), can't handle a 0.1 decrease in basic ("alkaline", not "acidic") pH -- which is a movement toward neutral, i.e. "fresh" water. [The term "ocean ACIDITY" is used by climate hustlers to incite fear for political and personal gain.] Have I missed anything? Melting glaciers? Sorry, I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% over receding glaciers. Sorry, but I don't care. The costs and power grabs behind this issue are astounding. So are the lottery-ticket benefits, unless you are in on the scam: the politicians, enforcers, and renewable energy opportunists. If you feel so strongly about global warming, you should lobby for THORIUM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS -- not only for electricity, but for manufacturing synthetic gasoline -- all carbon neutral. If not already familiar with it, here is a playlist for it: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6JjafE5gsb9nSmudoj5MUKxX8LTKO0-J
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  16. Sorry, this "fusion power" is just a HUGE BOONDOGGLE. I'm surprised Peter doesn't know about thorium and good-old fission. FISSION, works at 600 degrees C and there's unlimited fuel for it - thorium (see the Kirk Sorenson videos). But the fusion world starts at 10 MILLION degrees C. It's stupid to try and make a POWER plant under those conditions. It's stupid to try. You'll scream when you figure out how stupid we've been in this business. Meanwhile, Fusion boondoggle artists are laughing all the way to the bank.
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  17. Yes! This is Peter Zeihan being an apologist for the paper-money rapers of the middle class. "Chronic poverty"? "Income inequality"? <--- paper money inflation!
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  18.  @WoTMike1989  Wrong. Look at the graph of median per capita real income vs. GDP per capita.
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  19. Watch out for Peter's smugness and condescension. Don't underestimate the Chinese. Underestimate them at your peril.
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  20.  @markdesrosiers9179  Context: new batteries * Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that.
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  21. If this is another PZ video that infuriated you, watch the Tucker Carlson interview of MIKE BENZ.
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  22. This is crap: "Remember Donald Trump most Pro narcotic most pro-illegal migration uh president of the United States has ever had..." ^^ It shows that for all Peter's brilliance, he's never-had-much-of-a-real-job condescending twit.
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  23.  @maryhadda8420  Sorry, but "that's nonsense". Please spend a few hours on the Kirk Sorenson thorium videos. We have been such fools. "Be among the first to figure that out."
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  24.  @maryhadda8420  Then you didn't read enough. It has everything going for it. "burning dirt" they call it.
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  25. Watch out for Peter's smugness and condescension. Don't underestimate the Chinese. Underestimate them at your peril.
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  26. This is crap: "Remember Donald Trump most Pro narcotic most pro-illegal migration uh president of the United States has ever had..." ^^ It shows that for all Peter's brilliance, he's never-had-much-of-a-real-job condescending twit.
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  27. I don't care about global warming. Am I going to impoverish myself by 25% in order to "fight global warming"? No. What are the consequences of global warming? 1) A 1-2 degree increase in average temperature: I don't care. I can deal with that by turning down the temperature on the AC thermostat (and I prefer milder winters). 2) A 1.2 inches per decade rise in sea level: again, I don't care becuase: a) Most people live well enough above that for that to be of any concern to anyone alive today. b) In 100 years time, this may be a concern for people living on beachfront property, but they are the most wealthy people among us and I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% to preserve their vacation homes. Coastal cities that haven't already built their waterfronts to handle a 1.2 foot rise in sea level have 100 years to deal with the problem. c) Poor and low lying subsistence agricultural lands have a tough row to hoe, but sea levels have been rising for more than 100 years, and their circumstances would be better improved by moving out of subsistence agriculture and into higher value added (and mobile) occupations. 3) Oceans becoming less basic (currently 8.1 pH; 7.0 is neutral, i.e. tap water): again, I don't care. a) I don't care if clam shells become more fragile at this level of pH. b) I find it preposterous to hear that clams, with billions of years of evolution behind them in a hostile environment (sea water), can't handle a 0.1 decrease in basic ("alkaline", not "acidic") pH -- which is a movement toward neutral, i.e. "fresh" water. [The term "ocean ACIDITY" is used by climate hustlers to incite fear for political and personal gain.] Have I missed anything? Melting glaciers? Sorry, I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% over receding glaciers. Sorry, but I don't care. The costs and power grabs behind this issue are astounding. So are the lottery-ticket benefits, unless you are in on the scam: the politicians, enforcers, and renewable energy opportunists. If you feel so strongly about global warming, you should lobby for THORIUM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS -- not only for electricity, but for manufacturing synthetic gasoline -- all carbon neutral. If not already familiar with it, here is a playlist for it: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6JjafE5gsb9nSmudoj5MUKxX8LTKO0-J
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  28.  @KevinBalch-dt8ot  ?? Does the US have a competitive attitude and capability when it comes to nuclear power? No and No. But China does.
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  29.  @jamieheald8732  He is an elitist, with public policy influence.
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  30. This is crap: "Remember Donald Trump most Pro narcotic most pro-illegal migration uh president of the United States has ever had..." ^^ It shows that for all Peter's brilliance, he's never-had-much-of-a-real-job condescending twit.
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  31.  @marcondespaulo  Peter Zeihan makes snooty, condescending remarks about Trump (and his working-class constituents) every chance he gets, including here, with the "tweet" remark, in case you missed it.
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  32.  @marcondespaulo  Right. My issue is with Peter Zeihan being a smug twerp about Donald Trump and his constituency.
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  33. Hey PZ -- given your usual condescension for Donald Trump, any thoughts on Space Force?
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  34. Chinese virologist: Not An Accident https://youtu.be/WedKKuP9NNw
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  35. What about Japan, and its promise to protect Taiwan?
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  36. I don't care about global warming. Am I going to impoverish myself by 25% in order to "fight global warming"? No. What are the consequences of global warming? 1) A 1-2 degree increase in average temperature: I don't care. I can deal with that by turning down the temperature on the AC thermostat (and I prefer milder winters). 2) A 1.2 inches per decade rise in sea level: again, I don't care becuase: a) Most people live well enough above that for that to be of any concern to anyone alive today. b) In 100 years time, this may be a concern for people living on beachfront property, but they are the most wealthy people among us and I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% to preserve their vacation homes. Coastal cities that haven't already built their waterfronts to handle a 1.2 foot rise in sea level have 100 years to deal with the problem. c) Poor and low lying subsistence agricultural lands have a tough row to hoe, but sea levels have been rising for more than 100 years, and their circumstances would be better improved by moving out of subsistence agriculture and into higher value added (and mobile) occupations. 3) Oceans becoming less basic (currently 8.1 pH; 7.0 is neutral, i.e. tap water): again, I don't care. a) I don't care if clam shells become more fragile at this level of pH. b) I find it preposterous to hear that clams, with billions of years of evolution behind them in a hostile environment (sea water), can't handle a 0.1 decrease in basic ("alkaline", not "acidic") pH -- which is a movement toward neutral, i.e. "fresh" water. [The term "ocean ACIDITY" is used by climate hustlers to incite fear for political and personal gain.] Have I missed anything? Melting glaciers? Sorry, I'm not impoverishing myself by 25% over receding glaciers. Sorry, but I don't care. The costs and power grabs behind this issue are astounding. So are the lottery-ticket benefits, unless you are in on the scam: the politicians, enforcers, and renewable energy opportunists. If you feel so strongly about global warming, you should lobby for THORIUM MOLTEN SALT REACTORS -- not only for electricity, but for manufacturing synthetic gasoline -- all carbon neutral. If not already familiar with it, here is a playlist for it: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6JjafE5gsb9nSmudoj5MUKxX8LTKO0-J
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  37. This is Peter Zeihan at his worst.
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  38. Trumpism trounces Europe, PZ gives his usual condescending short shrift.
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  39. Peter needs to get a REAL JOB for a while. That way he (and these other glorified academics) wouldn't be so cavalier about inflation and skill sets. Scott Kilmer: don't buy any car made in Mexico.
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  40. Watch out for Peter's smugness and condescension. Don't underestimate the Chinese. Underestimate them at your peril.
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  41. Peter needs to get a REAL JOB for a while. That way he (and these other glorified academics) wouldn't be so cavalier about inflation and skill sets. Scott Kilmer: don't buy any car made in Mexico.
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  42. @SomeTrader74  "Renewable energy" is a kid's lemonade stand business model.
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  43. El Salvador has a Donald Trump for a President. Bravo!
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  44. This is Peter Zeihan being an apologist for the paper-money rapers of the middle class. "Chronic poverty"? "Income inequality"? <--- paper money inflation!
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  45.  @Will-xk4nm  If nothing else, you're good for my sense of self esteem.
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  46. When it comes to everyday life of the middle class, Peter is an out-of-touch academic elitist. ... He spends too much time in mountains ("head in the clouds") and hotels with room service. He should at least Airbnb on his his speaking gigs.
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  47.  @heathclark318  Exhibit A from the Climate Crap Coalition: One of the glaring stupidities of the climate change argument is the fact that the climate was warmer than it is now in years 800 to 1200 – the Medieval Warm Period. Greenland had a thriving Viking colony and England was producing so much wine that the French were getting upset about the competition. Neither Vikings nor the English drove SUVs. The stupid assertions of climate change is government expanding its boondoggle empire through quackery and superstition. “Government imposed superstition” in the 21st century is something we should be ashamed of.
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  48.  @JW-qf2fx  This makes me want to start a "Stupid Australia" playlist, to go with Stupid California and Stupid Canada.
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  49. When it comes to everyday life of the middle class, Peter is an out-of-touch academic elitist. ... He spends too much time in mountains ("head in the clouds") and hotels with room service. He should at least Airbnb on his his speaking gigs.
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  50. This is Peter Zeihan being an apologist for the paper-money rapers of the middle class. "Chronic poverty"? "Income inequality"? <--- paper money inflation!
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