Comments by "knoll" (@knoll9812) on "Zeihan on Geopolitics" channel.

  1. You can go for specific to general argument. The greek guy is entertaining but weak on alternative
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  2. Boring but that is what is required. Meetings people meetings people.. Biden could do this evenwhen became a poor debater. Trump can talk all day but cannot read a brief or work with people.
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  3. I think fairly commonly accepted that west is providing enough support to prevent Russian victory with causing Russia to collapse. Difficult balance.
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  4. He has covered in videos. Chinas problem is getting old before getting rich. Average Chinese is poor. Old people are not consumers.
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  5. Unfortunately the ordinance will be restricted and argued over for a long time The west doesn't want to panic Russia
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  6. Biden not running.
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  7. ​ @HankSemoreButz your first statement was opposite if Occam's razor. You expanded entities instead of reducing. Occam's razor would say Limited information,mixed contradictory info on party , therefore probably not party political but we will know more in a few days.
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  8. UK has 1.4 million immigrants in last few years and a labour shortage. Problem is that the immigrants have lost percentage of workers compared to those from EU.
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  9. Other commentators agree. Peter is more extreme and simplified but same gist
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  10.  @theelmagoo  I agree that California needs to do more. I was talking within the context of the Colorado River discussion. Cheers
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  11. I heard too Hearing works.
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  12. Fatmersare competitive. If they aren't growing it is because it is not economic
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  13. There is a reason for that rate. Depositor are taking a risk premium.
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  14. I think this is also about capability building. Low spec chips for seven years build the industry that can step up
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  15. He claimed that months ago and then went with consensus of knife edge.
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  16. Poor average Chinese. Rich country. Any country taken over African countries and with. Space program and a huge military doesn't need special treatment ​ @mouseisbroken 
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  17. System works for acquiring knowledge . Not for making jump to creating new knowledge.
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  18. Things change.
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  19. Times have changed Up until the century societies could replace populations after major disasters. The new element us small family and lack of replacement
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  20. Native wars were a few decades and experienced by a few percent of Americans. People arrived after natives defeated not before.
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  21. Maybe you should leave
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  22. He rambled in a soft environment for hours. No doubt he can talk.
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  23. Bears hate politics.
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  24. He said that a year out. The week before he said too close to call.
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  25. Built on loans they could not repay
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  26. They are high spec but not advanced. China good at.manufacturing at low cost. Would be surprised if anybody other than china.
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  27. ​ @2mek99 the training is how to survive what the Russians fire at you
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  28. Used to be the sirtif people who put that amount into getting to USA were welcomed.
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  29. ​ @joeanonimous1105 Saudi and a few other big Arab producers can flex . Russia brought to knees decades ago when Saudi opened the taps.
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  30. Xi would be crazy to engage in shooting war. Suspect he is hoping to grab Taiwan without the USA intervene. This is a good reason to support Ukraine. If Putin wins then ci us encouraged. Us spending a trillion dollars in anti china military in next decade. Note USA
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  31. World needs Russian oil and therefore no embargo. The price cap us way if reducing Russian profit which is the next best thing.
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  32. Iberia is good Portuguese made an early start. However Spain soon joined them as a deep water power. Europe America Pacific they sailed. UK caught up but was a while before they could carry the tonnage. They started small with privateering and slavery.
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  33. All these things became demoted as economy became finance and offshoring. Hopefully as economy becomes more manufacturing more resources will be directed into those areas
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  34. Never heard that wheat can grown on marginal lands. Wheat us grown on good soils
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  35. Team of twenty and you quoted one and that one doesn't have a department.
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  36. Moving to blue cities in red states
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  37. Conspiracy Men in government will get ruch. Russia happy to pay for that .
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  38. Guessing you are not working on building site and living in a building without air conditioning and your mate isn't killed in another accident.
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  39. Hard to fix country without removing themselves. Country could easily become richer if government did less.
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  40. Germany didn't have a nearby source if cheap labour to shift manufacturing. Japan is within a few hundred miles of countries witwith potential h manufacturing
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  41. Did you make that up or are you reading weird
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  42. Saudi princes don't have to have manners. Their whole life is gettyand doing what they want because they are rich and people don't say no.
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  43. Trump says a lot. Kust avcept that a lot if it is just words. Eait to see what he does.
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  44. Second half is from a different story. Dubai al about business and not about warriors ​
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  45. Countries lining up to congratulate Trump is not to won hid favour. It us heDing off really damaging hits on them.
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  46. ​ @MarcosElMalo2 Mississippi doesn't have high end only low end. Not enough highly educated and skilled people. Nothing to attract them from elsewhere. Not growing their own.
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  47. Good point that is a powerful lobby. Lobby that made USA turn cirn to ethanol using natural gas.
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  48. Ireland UK trade is massive. Ireland is redirecting to Europe via new port facilities on the south coast. The challenge is to rebalance quick enough. The major problem occurs if UK unlinks from Europe in a major fashion. Would they be crazy enough to do that?
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  49. Mexico is moving towards Argentina politics. Populist but ryn countryinto ground.
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  50. Stick a sock on it
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