Ambassador Jack Matlock: How Myths and Ideologies Led America Astray and How to Return to Reality

[@paulrivera5231]

We tried to humiliate Russia 🇷🇺. We underestimated Russia. So did Napoleon and so did Hitler.

[@GH-oi2jf]

Don’t forget Charles XII of Sweden.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

America will fight Russia until the last Ukrainian

[@paulrivera5231]

JJ said it best !!!

[@macrosense]

The soviets would have fallen to nazi Germany without the massive amount of arms and supplies the U.S. gave them. Or at least, lost a thousand miles of territory, at which point there would have been an internal coup against Stalin, after which the new soviet regime would have made a generous treaty with NAZI Germany. On the other hand, in regards to the Soviets being an adversary with the U.S. after world war 2, Stalin actually aided the U.S.: Stalin killed so many Russians that he actually made the Soviet Union weaker.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

@@macrosense let’s both agree you haven’t faintest idea what would’ve happens had the west not armed Russian in ww2, the least if there would’ve been a coup. What we do not is the Russia lost 27 MILLION break the Nazis and the mighty 6th army, something the west never could have done . You are welcome

[@jaqatlantic]

Jack Matlock is in his 90s by now; but even without the full energy of his earlier years, he'd today be INFINITELY better for the country--and for the world--than the diplomats now in charge of US administration policy.

[@hkup1983]

Maybe the world should take advice from this gentleman.

[@jamesfratzia]

These insights are very good. Offers a way forward to the contemporary conflict

[@JohnRobertsTV]

Great comments on end of Cold War, reunification of Germany, Ukraine's problems, etc. I would have liked a bit more on how to find a way out of the Crimea mess, but perceptive comments about that also. A pity that it feels like the voice of reason is always OUTSIDE our government.

[@cheleftb]

2022... Led me here.

[@waverunnerMN]

Democracy: Need Institutions that make Democracy Work @ - 24:00

[@gofar5185]

a book/s written by a profound philosopher and students presenting the basics mechanisms complexities illustrations of democracy is needed... all knowledge introduced by china from buddhism to marxism-leninism have complete books presented for peoples to read or for teachers to illuminate/elaborate... all knowledge introduced by india from yoga to hindu etc produced illuminated books... if the west genuinely endeavour to introduce democracy as knowledge, the west should send teachers around the globe to teach expounded books on socrates plato aristotle to the said writer/philosopher john locke... the globe is arguing "democracy" wherein democratists have only two things to say: freedom freedom... what about the complexities in exercising freedom... how do freedomists "democracy" protect themselves without illuminated "democracy" books to quote from... how do freedomists speaking "democracy" ENSURE not to HURT the freedom of peoples/societies who adhere in different knowledge like tribalism, sufism, confucianism socialism, christianism, islamism, etc etc... how does "democracy" come in with the many other knowledges without hurting the "freedom of choice"... how does "democracy" come in, in matters of conflicts wherein civilians dont vote in a military action by a certain democratic government... why do people in democratic governments need to exercise street marches to protest an already ongoing war... it is because their democratic government did not firstly make referendum for a certain war expedition... and to know that their democratic government warred a certain country to make the people democratic...

[@chainoad]

51:00 - obviously, nobody listened to Matlock

[@GH-oi2jf]

Or George Kennan.

[@MariaMMCardoso]

How come in 2022 as I am writing this comment only 3148 people watched this?

[@EmmanuelGoldstein3]

Well, it's 9000 and something now, so tripled in a month. But still way less than it should be.

[@NachttiSchlampE65]

How come on 31st December 2024 its at 12.844 ? My algorithm is most likely perfect for such videos, therefore its safe to assume that attempts are made to make certain content as inaccessible as possible

[@truthaboveall7988]

9 years ago - today in 2024 America is trying to start WW3

[@penhdog2207]

Maybe the Soviets weren't racist but they just figured the Americans were racist hence the black woman must have been their maid.

[@mcheatle8270]

Pen Fog Shows how much he knows about the Soviets. They had a university in Moscow called Friendship University which had African students studying for free. This was the sixties while Black people in the US were still fighting for their civil rights and were dealing with segregation.

[@johnwojcik2924]

"Im not gonna take a lot of time" and he takes 6 and a half minutes. Jeez