Comments by "richie" (@richiesd1) on "GZERO Media" channel.

  1. Sounds like wishful thinking rather than an accurate analysis of the war. Time will tell. Remember Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan when the reports kept on saying victory is right around the corner.
    21
  2. Wishful thinking. People should listen to John Mearsheimer. Time will tell.
    11
  3. Well, we, as a country, enabled the deplorables. We deserve the outcomes
    10
  4. Ian’s voice is at a higher pitch. He’s worried but he won’t say.
    10
  5. In the West, not in the world
    9
  6. The new HK security law is actually the same as US law. Would the US accept foreign judges or foreign intervention? Btw, I’m American and I’m trying to be objective.
    8
  7. OMG. Really? American diplomats were telling Europe to wait. But they did not listen. Angela Merkel wanted a deal and rushed it, if anyone did. China did not. Watch DW’s reports on the deal.
    7
  8. I am really sorry for the USA that you are actually drawing this equivalence. A large proportion of the population is uneducated, uninformed.
    7
  9. It’s our job to educate the population. If we don’t do it, we will just suffer the consequences.
    7
  10. On thé Minsk Agreement, the ambassador was factually inaccurate. Ukraine and the West never wanted to implement the agreement. It was a delaying tactic and Russia was hoodwinked.
    6
  11. Why should the EU side with the US to support American hegemony? We should work to improve the well being of our citizens not protect hegemony. So what if China continues to grow at a faster rate than the USA or Europe? We can all get richer together; but China may get a bigger share of the pie. It’s up to us to be more productive and efficient than China.
    6
  12. Typical austerity measures don’t fix anything. Only the poor suffer.
    6
  13. That part about Hong Kong was not fair. The HK security law prevents foreign interference, something that Americans don’t want either. Why do Americans think they can fund HK protests?
    5
  14. The trainer was incompetent.
    5
  15. Seems like always the same refrain “China has so many problems, authoritarian regimes cannot succeed, china will underperform, government planning does not work.….” If that’s the case then go to sleep and don’t worry about china. I am American and I listened to too much western thinking and I lost out. Some of my friends were working in shanghai in 2000. They bought property and they are now rich. I was thinking back then that prices were too high to be supported by local salaries. Ha! I was so wrong.
    5
  16. Exactly. The West should have made a deal with Russia to begin with and avoid the war altogether
    5
  17. I don’t understand Ian’s argument. Companies will take all the available facts into account and make the most rational decisions. That’s how economics work.
    5
  18. Sean R , give me a break. If we don’t trust China, why didn’t we prepare? No matter the failures in China, It’s our job to prepare.
    5
  19. Fentanyl? Nancy Reagan said “just say no to drugs”. Easy peasy.
    5
  20. We, in the west, believe that our political and economic system as almost the “laws of nature” and would always create the superior results. Well, the results speak for themselves.
    4
  21. Stephen Peel, I'm glad you say a hard border is not needed. Tell that to the brexiters. Without a border people and goods can come and go unchecked.
    4
  22. It is futile. They are so illogical and ignorant.
    4
  23.  @ladagol  , I agree with you. I am American and I don’t trust America anymore simply because we the people elected Trump.
    4
  24. I was always told democracy is more efficient and allocates resources better. What changed?
    4
  25. The West broke Lebanon. The West should fix Lebanon. Honestly, the contract should be given to a Chinese company to rebuild the port. I don’t think the French or Americans can do it.
    4
  26. Sounds a bitter comment from an American or European. Why are you worried about what they think? Let them work with China and Russia all they want.
    4
  27. I thought the United States might be happy about it. Didn’t Trump order some Chinese companies delisted? If Chinese tech is less innovative then it’s less pressure on the United States
    4
  28. Is Russia the culprit for rampant inflation that is hurting purchasing power in the global south? Preventing Russia from selling energy into the world market has cut supplies and caused inflation. Russia is more than happy to sell its energy.
    4
  29. Whatever Ian said is not American policy is because Americans can’t do it.
    4
  30. Better than low class uneducated parents raising their kids on their own.
    4
  31. I hate to say it, Ian, you made excuses for Trump at the beginning of his presidency. Now, serves us right for the disaster of a presidency we have. As a whole, we Americans, deserve Trump.
    4
  32. The developing world is more untrusting of the USA and former Colonial powers than China.
    4
  33. Let Trump win again. America would get what we truly deserve.
    3
  34. Don B, I have been following Ian Bremmer years. I like his commentary and I’m glad he has his own media outlet now. However, maybe because he consults CEOs, whatever the issue, Ian always takes the slightly more “conservative”issue of the day. For example, Ian said Peter Navarro is a serious guy. Really? Navarro has been a failure and Navarro’s writing is full of stories he totally made up. Navarro admitted it. On trade with China, how is the first phase where the Chinese state commits to buying American products advancing trade liberalization? On the one hand we want China to free up its markets; but on the other hand, we want China to force feed American agriculture to its citizens. About GAFA, it’s about internet sovereignty because tech companies can operate unfettered extraterritorially. America having initial internet competitive advantage can dominate the world. Europe wishes it had built a great firewall but it’s too late for that. Now Europe wants do tax American tech giants. If you recall, back in the early 2000s, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and all the tech luminaries were sure that the great Chinese firewall would crumble because Chinese consumers would find ways bypass it to access superior “free” American internet services. I don’t recall if Ian was so sure as well. The Great Chinese firewall was a resounding success and China created its own Internet giants which are now often more innovative than us. My point is that we need to learn from China and do better than China. We need to stop being so sure that China will fail. And we need to stop being so aggrieved when they succeed. John Mearsheimer says that we put all our energies on the forever wars of the Middle East (which Ian Bremmer supported) and weren’t paying attention as China rose. If we think that China is a worthy competitor, we need to outdo China in technology and development for the world — prove that our system generates more wealth and innovation. If we truly believe that China is not a worthy competitor, then we don’t need to worry about China.
    3
  35.  @kshen7485  , i agree democracy is only a veneer. All countries have hegemonic ambitions and that’s normal. A country’s power has to do with the dynamism and vitality of its internal population. Right now the US is losing and China is winning in terms of vitality. Chinese people feel positive about the future whereas Americans feel increasingly negative.
    3
  36. Ian Bremmer now sounds like John Meirsheimer. Ukraine should have negotiated before the start of the war, or at the Istanbul talks. It was a mistake for Ukraine to listen to the west.
    3
  37. As Americans, we sure deserve Trump.
    3
  38.  @liiv3354  , According to Kishore Mabubhani, US diplomats go around Europe telling Europeans not to cooperate with China in Africa. Europe should invest alongside China in Africa. Europe should not be drawn into a US led containment of China.
    3
  39. Green paradigm? China is now leading in green tech We Americans believe that green is a cost, not an opportunity.
    3
  40. OMG, I see a lot of government planning and intervention. Where does that leave the ideology of “government is not the solution, government is the problem”?
    3
  41. @Romeo Matei , haha I agree. But that has become almost theocracy in USA. Many people, believe it’s a law of economics or nature.
    3
  42. True. Up to congress to legislate. Can’t leave it up to the courts.
    3
  43.  @mandarinandthetenrings2201  , ok. Whatever you say. What if there is a frozen conflict like in Korea; and Russia keeps Crimea and Donbas which they already annexed through Russia’s parliament? Who won in your estimation? There a good chance Russia will also capture Odesa. Trying to be a realist here — wishful thinking is not facts.
    3
  44. Why should China not have the same ambitions as the USA? The Republicans say government planning is bad. So let China fail by picking winners and losers. Of course, as an American, I’m being facetious.
    3
  45. State subsidies, planning, etc .... ie “picking winners and losers”, that’s what the Soviet Union did and failed at. What’s different with China?
    3
  46. I believe it’s “heart rending” and “gut wrenching.” Sorry for the nit pick
    3
  47. Update for Ian: For decades, Washington had the largest diplomatic network in the world. Now China does, boasting 276 diplomatic posts—including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions to international organizations. The United States’ network, meanwhile, stands at 273, down one post since 2017. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-11-27/new-geography-global-diplomacy Of course, it’s more nuanced than the number of embassies, but our diplomatic supremacy is far from assured. https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/475690-does-china-have-the-most-diplomatic-pull-on-the-planet
    3
  48. Wolfgang sounds very much like an American. Very much an Atlanticist. Europe should chart its own course and not wait for the USA. The national interests of Europe are different from those of the USA.
    3
  49. Is the US not provoking China by flying to close to their coastline? What if the tables were turned.
    3
  50. I too have read the basic law and the new security law. They are available in English on HK’s government website. The basic law required HK to pass a national security laws which HK had not done. The national security law disallows foreign judges from sitting on national security cases, and prevents foreign NGOs from interfering in politics. It’s actually no different from the USA where foreigners, even permanent residents, are not allowed to contribute to political campaigns. We don’t even have foreign judges sitting in our courts. People should read the joint declaration and read the basic law before they talk.
    2