Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "ReasonTV" channel.

Sanctions don't have the effect that politicians like to tell us they have, but instead they serve another important purpose: In the long run, they slow or even arrest the economic and technological development of the sanctioned country, slowly rendering them less and less competitive against us, both economically and militarily. That is a grim truth, but that is how great power politics work, and other countries would do it to us, too, if they could.
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What are you, Harvard?
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The Crazy Psychopath I don't have a back yard.
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@KyleTheDalek Try to finish high school.
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I don't think Tucker Carlson is stupid, nor does he necessarily like Putin, but he knows what his core audience want to hear, and he gives it to them. After all, he runs his own media company now, and he needs to make money. People should view him more like a marketing effort for his own business. It's very similar to Alex Jones, except that the views expressed are different (of degree, at least). There's a very particular narrative being pushed, rather than an attempt to explain the news / the world. This probably happens a lot on the progressive side, too. It's just that Tucker Carlson is better at what he does than many others.
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Great piece! Well done, Reason!
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Or both...
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@inannaenigma9391 I think the participants are from all over the country. The event just happens to take place in Texas. But I think you're right that most of them are self-identified conservatives or libertarians.
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Yes, I think in his earlier days, he had extreme nationalist views. But didn't he move more to the center later on? This is not an unusual journey in politics, certainly not in European politics. Just think of Italy's Meloni, or Sweden's 'Sweden Democrats‘. Many European center-right politicians started out being quite extreme (and many on the left did, too). Perhaps this is the case with Navalny. In any case, it's a moot point. The man is dead, but even alive and free, it's unlikely he would have been allowed to run for office.
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+Ryan: "Socialism always fails". Your premise is wrong. There are no real socialist countries left in the world and there are no real capitalist countries left in the world. Rather, all countries are a mix of market economy and government involvement. Governments are often needed to establish the infrastructure to help private enterprise flourish. Governments often invest funds in cutting edge science and technologies and once they have matured, private enterprise takes over. In the modern world, socialism and capitalism work in symbiosis, not in opposition.
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Ryan, could you give us an idea of what functions you think government should reasonably have, if any. My suggestions: -National defence -Law enforcement and judiciary -Certain national infrastructure (rail, power grid, roads, sewage, water, communication lines) -Standards and regulations on safety, units, consumer protection. -Support for basic scientific research (eg. NASA) On top of this comes the more 'socialist' functions: Basic education, basic health care, basic social security.
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I love Taibbi's gopnik outfit.
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Both debaters are unfortunately delusional. This conflict is not about morality, or who is right and who is wrong, or who started it, or who is more Nazi. Debating those questions only serve to make the debaters (and the audience) feel more warm and fuzzy about their own feelings. The war is ongoing. The debate starts there! What do we do now? The question is: Who do we want to win? Do we want us (and/or Ukraine) to win, or do we want Russia to win? It's really as simple as that. There's no other option. If we do nothing, Russia will take over Ukraine and never let it go. Never! If we help Ukraine, we win. Yes, it involves risk and perhaps a better debate would be how we go about winning without igniting WW3.
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Great interview. I've viewed a number of interviews following the release of Late Admissions, but this is one of the best. Nick Gillespie is a really good interviewer.
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Generally speaking, most modern innovations have gone towards greater convenience for users: Household electronics, cars, Google search, online music and video, etc. If it helps you save time, helps you relax, you'll want it. That is certainly an argument in favor of electric scooters, AI and drones. Lab grown meat may well become successful, but it will not replace the meat that is grown on an animal's body. You just can't replicate the flavor of 'real' meat, not least because different cuts of beef taste different, and different breeds of cattle taste different, and different ages of cattle at slaughter make the meat taste different. A can of pineapple slices cannot really replace a real, fresh, ripe pineapple. Health monitoring tech on your body may become very common, especially if they provide more information. Once they can approximate real diagnoses of a variety of diseases they will probably become ubiquitous.
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@HealingLifeKwikly Ok, how about you start shrinking your lifestyle? Are you going to... -Drop your internet plan? -Stop buying laptops and smart phones? -Only buy new clothes when the old clothes are worn out? -Refrain from going out to restaurants and bars, and only eat at home? -Occupy a home of no more than 40 square meters? -Get rid of A/C? -Turn down heating and wear more layers in winter? -Only buy locally produced foods and goods? -Only travel by foot, bicycle and public transport? -Never travel outside your local area unless it's absolutely necessary? -Only drink tap water? -Stop eating snacks, but only eat at meal times? -Stop drinking coffee, tea, or other imported foods and drinks? I'm sure you can think of other ways to 'shrink your lifestyle'.
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@HealingLifeKwikly Well, that is wonderful! Hats off to you for actually doing something. Considering you have already come so far, it might be interesting for you try to calculate your personal carbon footprint, compared to where you were before. It's probably a complicated calculation, but I think there are websites that can help.
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Well, as I wrote, there are elements of socialism and capitalism in most countries, except for the poorest of the poor. But I don't really care if socialism 'always fails' or capitalism 'always fails'. Those are just ideologies. The goal is to make a functional society, regardless of ideology, wouldn't you agree?
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Ok, not ideologies, but economic theories or systems. Nevertheless, if you leave theories behind and look at the world, you will notice that both systems have been tried and it appears that most countries have found that a combination of the two work very well. And that includes America. As I wrote earlier, there is virtually no country that is purely socialist or purely capitalist, though N. Korea and Cuba are trying to get socialism to work, with mediocre results. I am in favor of free markets, combined with a strong government to set the framework and invest in the infrastructure to make the markets run smoothly.
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I just use more mildly-mannered words for the same thing.
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Well, let's not get into an argument over what exact words to use. I have no sympathy for the North Korean system, but it may still be a better managed country than totally failed states like Somalia or parts of Syria and Iraq, where there is no functioning government at all. I currently live in China and I am well familiar with the failures of communist countries. I am not a socialist or a communist, Marxist or whatever. As I said earlier, I am in favor of a free market, but with government regulations and protections for citizens.
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Re. the snowed over LED traffic lights, I believe this problem has since been solved through a redesign of the lights or the screen around them. It should be a fairly easy problem to solve in the design process.
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Good conversation.
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@BegissoR Do you have some data to back up that assertion?
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@BegissoR Yes, I've noticed the Ruble is back to pre-war levels. Is that all it takes to have a 'growing economy'? We'll see if you guys can pull it off. You're used to hardship for many centuries. It almost seems like you enjoy it.
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@BegissoR What else? Supermarkets are full? That's great, you can buy food. Oil and gas prices up? Also great, but what if your customers won't buy your oil and gas? We're only at the beginning, I think. There is a growing feeling in the west that we can no longer have a reasonable relationship with Russia, in trade, culture, diplomacy, anything. People here want to cut all ties, forever. It's just too much trouble to engage with Russia, so why even try. Perhaps relations can be improved, someday in the distant future. We'll see.
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@pedrob3953 It's historical fact: The Soviet Union did it to Eastern Europe against their will, and tried to do it against Afghanistan. Further back, Nazi Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Roman Empire, Inka Empire, Mongolian Empire, etc. etc. As for pure sanctions, China did it against Australia in recent years. It's how the world works, love it or hate it.
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@badmofaux How is that different from what I wrote?
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Lance Armstrong should be able to do his podcast, but I am not going to listen to it or anything else he has to say about the sport. He has lost all credibility for me, forever. But I'd be happy to have a beer in his pub in Austin, just nothing related to the sport. (I'm a former amateur bicycle racer).
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Judging by the people interviewed, it turns out Americans are pretty smart after all.
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Ok, REASON, could you dial down the background music, please?
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Where is that disclaimer? I don't see it when I play the video.
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@sofvines3940 Ok, that doesn't appear when I play the video. I watch through a VPN, so maybe that's the reason.
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Or how we invest other people's money. As we get more of the world to develop economically, that means a new and bigger market for our products and services. So it's not just spending, but investing for future benefit. If you have any kind of pension plan, you're letting other people spend/invest your money.
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@HealingLifeKwikly Thanks, you too.
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