Conversation with Aaron Good, American Exception: Empire and the Deep State

[@SallyValjean]

Aaron Good is one of the very best American public intellectuals-historians of the post-WW2 US Empire working today! Thank you, Professor Sachs!❤☮🙏🏽

[@jamesgilmore2389]

This is possibly the most important and interesting conversation I have ever heard regarding the true character of the United States. It answers many questions I have had about why the world and the US look the way they do today. Thank you.

[@GlobeHackers]

Thanks for having Aaron on; he deserves to be featured on more enlightened platforms.

[@merfymac]

I'm glad Jeff Sachs got to know Aaron Good. Aaron is a clear-eyed, rigorously academic, and no nonsense interlocutor, collaborator, and - on occasion, for Prof Sachs - father confessor. Mutual benefit. Long live both of these honest Americans!

[@josephcaldwell7692]

Fascinating conversation cannot wait to read the book, Aaron. Like Professor Sachs I was naive when I joined the intelligence community (1985). I served during Iran/Contra, Iran/Iraq war, Soviet/Afghan war, Cold war and Panama invasion. Working in the same room with powerful warlords was a lesson in arrogance.

[@pilard4482]

It's 3 am in Costa Rica, can't sleep, and I find an Aaron Good video.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Try CBD oil...😴😴😴

[@teardrop720]

Thanks Prof Sachs. I bought Aarons book in early 2023 and I am glad that now it is getting the visibility that it deserves. As an Indonesian which is part of the Global Majority, it was definitely an eye opener.

[@MLF-kq8ut]

What a massive vote of confidence in the good work Aaron Good's been doing with his American Exception project. Having Sachs invite him on to discuss this is a boon and hopefully a lot more people get to hear Aaron's work on parapolitics as a consequence.

[@juliegrimme]

Aaron Good rocks. Thanks for putting him on.

[@uhu597]

I'm a big fan of these two true scholars. It's fantastic to listen to them both at the same time.

[@TheDAT573]

Thank you both for this wonderful conversation.

[@aliciaczechowski3281]

Aaron is exceptional. Thanks, for inviting him to share his insights.

[@dontaskmewhy100]

I read the book and it's good！ I recommended it to the public library here and they bought it and out in circulation almost two years ago！

[@vincentnguyen7385]

I bought the book. It was very interesting and I learned a lot from his book. Thanks Aaron Good and Prof. Sachs.

[@LyBamOli]

This was excellent, thank you.

[@honestyfirst3994]

Such excellent educational session, thanks to both of you professors!

[@kittysawtelle5552]

A discussion par excellence!

[@Hystericall]

Thank you for having this discussion. You guys are awesome!!! God bless and protect you.

[@ptassets]

Great new kid of the block . I understand so much more on why the world is heading this way. Mr Sachs I watched you all the time but with Aaron doubling down its crystal clear. Hope BRICS can be the solution to cure this evil.

[@marie-laure.]

It's doubtful. Human societies always come with some major inhumane flaws. That said, I agree that this is the only visible option.

[@jeffgardner7515]

Excellent analysts- Aaron Goode is a major figure in US political science.

[@mnet1514]

It's great to see Aaron Good and Jeffrey Sachs on the same platform. Aaron did an excellent overview series of his book with Ben Norton at Geopolitical Economy. They unfortunately didn't finish the series, but it was brilliant.

[@justinredente347]

I’ve been watching that series. Any idea on why they didn’t finish it?

[@StabilityReport]

Thanks guys. Glad I got to know about Good, he is definitely not bad.

[@talathaque2904]

How lovely to hear the truth for once !

[@jasperigbokwe5166]

Great discussion fellas

[@jasperigbokwe5166]

you two need another video please 🙏🏾

[@pattyhoge1725]

Such a great conversation. Thank you!

[@micheleyapur2065]

What an amazing talk, great thinkers and humans! Thank you for this!

[@tishm2102]

I love Aaron!

[@DavidLockett-x4b]

I always find it fascinating that young people with zero experience of life other than attending school, feel that they are somehow entitled to tell others with more experience, how they should live their lives. Plus, I am amazed at how Americans can delude themselves into believing that they are somehow exceptional and superior to everyone else on the planet. I have known many Americans during my long life, and the words arrogance and stupidity constanty spring to mind.

[@ClaraLoughin]

Aaron would be a great guest for the judge to talk to

[@dimitredimitrov-k4b]

Fascinating ! Thank you Gentleman !

[@suki0venkat]

Wow! Jeffery what a book! What a guy and erudition.

[@Larkinchance]

Omission is the most effective propaganda tool. To call attention to deleted or omitted facts is to conjure up an unlikely conspiracy theory.

[@justmaj]

Excellent show, gentleman.

[@ginob6062]

Thank you!

[@catchmonster]

Thank you both. Yugoslavia, my country where I grow up and I would not change my childhood for any other country was bombed and ran over by Nato planes. I can tell you this much, most of the world is done with psychopaths in white house. GB, US, France and Germany among other west countries will go down and go down hard. I am 100% behind Bricks, Putin and China. I hope that in my lifetime, I see west being marginalized to third grade countries. This type of hypocrisy and greed combined with no moral scruples is just about as low as you can get. Biden and his cohorts are the worst evil trash i have ever seen ...

[@honestyfirst3994]

Totally in agreement!

[@anastojanovic2552]

Excellent comments and reasoning especially on Serbia.

[@sejaleeuwen]

The overworld 😊 i like that. I'll watch the rest tomorrow it's late.

[@evanokeroa4877]

Your strong Jeff because uniquely your truthful

[@justmyopinion9883]

Aaron Goode’s book is not available at my library. ☹️

[@galileo_rs]

When it was built Camp Bondsteel was the second largest USA military base in Europe. Some 10 years after it was built it was quietly expanded so now it's probably the largest USA base in Europe.

[@toscabrutus1781]

Prof Sacks! Hy is Briljant!

[@KristiBrennan-e7d]

Great discussion

[@fartunali7857]

I dont know if KZbin is trying to enforce the message that America is not for the people by the people because lately George Carlin clips have been showing up often. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 He nailed it when he said the American dream only comes true when you are sleeping.

[@Jimi_Lee]

Good show. 😎👍

[@MatewanMassacre]

Excellent discussion fellas. 👍

[@louisesumrell6331]

Thank you gents!

[@barbara-b5m]

Great discussion. Aaron has also discussed his book extensively with Ben Norton like 16 episodes chapter by chapter.

[@StephenPadgett-e5f]

Obama conned me too, but I found he would not say anything in his state of the union speeches, just platitude.

[@judykinsman3258]

Wow. You just explained the connection that Jack Ruby had to assassinate Lee Harvey Oswald. Been wondering that for over 60 yrs.

[@NancyRode-u9i]

🙋🏽‍♀️Jeffrey Sachs Aaron Good

[@os3ujziC]

Very interesting discussion.

[@edgeman148]

Thank you, as always, this is a wonderful episode. What happens when those serving in US Security Forces become openly aware of all this?

[@danielhutchinson6604]

I am no Scholar or Economist, but I can see that the US Dollar is as valuable as a Wiemar Deutschmark. The ability to define Value is what Currency is supposed to present. That is the argument the G-7 offer. They define their fat currency as a valuable substance. They will defend it to the death. It is what indicates power. those who have massive amounts of money can dictate terms to Politicians. They are the ones who offer their good and faithful Servants to represent an elected government. Their consent for the names printed on a ballot seems to be like a divine edict. Some of us attempted to indicate the power of the Oligarchy with humor in 2016. The Oligarchs seem to have shut us down. In 1968 Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman attempted to indicate that the money was gone. I have attempted to follow their suggestions and I have seen what the oligarch's are capable of. Like Thysson pushing Hitler into a spotlight to save the Holy Roman Empire, from lesser Humans, the efforts continue. Russia is similar to the Big Guy in the Bar, quietly drinking a beer. They have resources and they distributed them to their citizens for centuries. The efforts of greedy individuals who like some Narcissist Individual attempt to find a fool to beat the Big Guy. The World is just a big Bar fight to beat up a peaceful Big Guy.

[@brian5001]

China may be able to make this claim, South America and Africa can make this claim, Southeast Asia can make this claim. The Russians they have a 1500 yr old civilization of kleptocracy and alcoholism, go read The Idiot again, your propaganda is sad and worn out.

[@anastojanovic2552]

Bravo!!!!

[@eemoogee160]

FYI - Sachs endorsed Jill Stein and would have been Secretary of State had she won

[@robertseaborne5758]

It is time to stop beating around the global geopolitical bush. The pre-eminence of an American driven rules base world order with it's neo-Liberal forms of governance has come to an end. These challenging times demand more sophisticated, resilient and adaptable forms of governance; those which are capable of meeting the social and cultural needs of the people. Clearly the best example of such governance today is the People's Republic of China (PRC) with a system of governance it refers to as 'Socialism with Chinese characteristics', governed as it is by a single centralist party known as the Communist Party of China (CPC). The CPC has been successfully modernising socialism since the 1970s; to the point where China has risen from being among the poorest of countries in the world to now being the wealthiest when using the most pertinent metric of global Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).

[@warrennelson5190]

If only this type of content had an audience to match MSM numbers

[@uncleshamus3451]

Thank you

[@Kuleto]

Great conversation. Thanks much. I said some things about Sachs economics earlier regarding one of his books and I think I spoke (wrote actually) too soon and judged too quickly. It probably is a good book, surely, environmental health such as improving the very poor people's of the worlds water and sanitary comditions etc. And trying to help with malaria etc. Is good. is a huge deal. At the same time I may disagree a bit with him with the prescriptions the world should take economically as the right, most correct path forward for humanity and that's fine, it's a very large issue and we are probably not that far off from each other in actuality. Assalaam alaikum.

[@Kuleto]

I got more into politics as well when I was a very young adult, about 20 or so, with Obama and had some hopes of real change as well. I did vote for him again in 2012 as I thought he was the still the best pick at the time considering the alternative and how Obama handled some situations it seemed he was a lot more reasonable (or sober) and pragmatic than the Republican opposition. I was in year 2 of the Army and it seemed important to choose a commander, a president, with more intelligence and patience in handling the various sticky situations and conflicts the U.S. was and had been going through at the time, especially that past year. I wasn't so knowledgeable about the criminality of the U.S. foreign policy neither, like these two gentlemen. I had actually got a Noam Chomsky book and started reading a little bit of it before and while I had already signed up to join the Army in late 2010. It seemed, I was a bit intimidated psychologically to read the book more while knowing I was joining the Army; albeit, I was just going into a very short 3.5 year contract and my MOS being a mostly defensive MOS (14S short range air defense (SHORAD)). So I went in to the Army with an attitude of I was just going to do my job, experience life and gain more personal improvement for myself, but I wasn't going to let the Army change who I fundamentally was or what I believed in.

[@Kuleto]

I remember, one of my college professors, who was an I.T. professor who taught introductory computing, (probably Microsoft Windows)/networking classes and web design and development at this small community college encouraged us to look at the news everyday. He recommended CNN. I was 20-21 actually. I remember, CNN and some other MSM outlets like the NY Times, we're still more "center left" at the time where I would call them "center right" now, along with the core or the mainstream of the Democratic Party now days. How much the mainstream media has been captured now by the deep state/"national security state". It seems the deep state and the whole of the U.S. government is now more militarized than ever. It has obliged or taken over even the technology conglomerates such as Google, etc. I've always been, even as a teenager, adamantly against the Iraq war and the horrible policies of the deep state or national security state that were put in place while Bush Jr. was in office. It's truly a tragedy and a criminal takeover of the government of the United States. It really should be characterized more so as a kind of failed state or a... fake kind of, I don't know the words to best describe it.... It's really sad so many people are used and brainwashed kind of like, into serving this system which is characteristically oppositional to life, prosperity for humanity and the good welfare and sustainability of our planet ecologically.

[@josephcaldwell7692]

I agree with Aaron that it all started with Reagan. One could take it further to Brezinsky and Carter, but Reagan was the catalyst that transformed the political mind. Clinton solidified neoconservative/liberalism.

[@haniefhaider4528]

Totally agree.Neoconservatism was incubated under Ronald Reagan.

[@robertrichard6107]

From Shirley Temple to B B Rebozo, Stalin and continuing on to Khrushchev, were both jealous of all the power J Edgar Hoover had!

[@mattluck2826]

This is why I’m a full blown Marxist. The Soviets under Lenin and Stalin praised us democracy as the most progressive revolution of its time but said in the 20s(!!) that thIs exact thing would happen with wall st.

[@richardbluhm1873]

It is a fantastic book! I read it a couple of years ago and took it off the shelf to review the scribbles and underlines that I made back then. Now in my 80s and often forgetful, it reminds me of why I've been so against the criminals that are running America and the duplicity that abounds. I keep thinking that perhaps America will wake up especially during the country's complicity in the Gaza genocide. Every Saturday I join a bunch of real human beings who are demonstrating against this genocidal slaughter of the innocent in Palestine. I repeat the words of the old western song: "Stand of something or fall for anything."

[@bryansmith9231]

It all started when Governor Jerry Brown was running for President. How to Ross Perot stop his momentum and Clinton came in from nowhere. Think about it, Jerry was removed how, making Clinton who? Yeah, right here in America. Maybe the novel Harrison Burgeron was right, just have a public lottery for U.S. President, they don't make any difference, and all have a lovely smile!

[@TerryClemens-uv2er]

Greetings

[@geguieffawilliams]

With all do respect, every time the guest started on a point, he was never given a chance to finish his thought and then interrupted and led to another point before finishing the last point. I have much respect for Professor Sachs, but it’s important to let the guest finish their thoughts. That will then allow the viewer to be enlightened from both the guest and the host.

[@EldersTree]

What about Palestine 🕊️ & Gazah now

[@NashDr]

It's always been a mess indeed, internally inside Gazans leadership corruption and outside interests Iran

[@philiphewett2803]

Great to hear Aaron speak of his thesis but a pity Jeff Sachs didn't leave him enough free space to speak without breaking the audiences train of thought as Aaron explained his writing. Too much Jeff Sachs speaking. As a result there is limited intellectual flow in this interview, it's frustratingly disjointed. desperately wanted to hear Aaron's views but got mostly got Jeff Sach's views.

[@billyclifton5710]

I heard Aaron Good say on a podcast that Vincent Bugliosi's masterful book on the JFK assassination 'Reclaiming History' (1200 pages w/1000 pgs of notes) was "likely written by the CIA". This was after Mr B. passed away and Prof. Good also opined that a review of the book he read was sufficient for him not to read it but make the insulting remark (without a shred of evidence) about the book's deceased author. I only wish the CIA was writing books rather than committing crimes all over the world!

[@Nicer2BNice]

Your discussion is very interesting. In my opinion the US blew an opportunity to lead by example and not meddle in the internal affairs of other’s countries after world war 2. Then the US completely blew an opportunity to lead by example and not meddle in other countries’ internal affairs after the fall of the Soviet Union and during the unipolar moment. To cut to the chase, I don’t agree with the commentators in that I do not think that the diminishment or fall of the US as the world’s dominant power is a good thing. I think the best thing that could happen to the world is if the president of the United States would speak directly to the American public and level with them on all fronts. As outlined in my “course” in order to be a good president the person has to be honest logical, and do the right thing. In my opinion this set of actions is the only way in which we as a species can start the reset of that which will be required in order to save ourselves from ourselves.

[@gmw3083]

If DS got JFK and RFK over 50 years ago...

[@gmw3083]

How can RFK Jr or trump think they can actually take it on?

[@gmw3083]

It's all a show. Scripted and choreographed

[@lunaridge4510]

Is this wonderful, righteous, pure-at-heart Jeffrey Sachs ever going to acknowledge and apologize for the tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of lives his 90s austerity policies in the post-Soviet Russia cut short? Was he too young and "naïve" in the 90s too? Is he doing all this to rehabilitate himself? Unless he expresses deep regret and guilt -- or gets punished -- no way he is going to be forgiven.

[@brian5001]

I'm gonna miss the Deep State after a few years of the Derp Reich: Handmaid's Tale Edition

[@aliciaczechowski3281]

No more secret agent men hero movies.

[@brian5001]

@aliciaczechowski3281 sure thing pizzagate girl

[@cz5978]

If Americans can learn little bit from other cultures and understand how dynasties change who would understand the current state of USA is going into a revolution and the drawn of new dynasty.

[@cidacosta6182]

Tripartite state = Holy Trinity state!!

[@RobertGeilfuss-z9h]

That’s why Garfield’s my hero

[@mns8732]

I would not be hopeful.

[@MegaWayfarer]

That is all fine. But why do these scholars air brush the Srebrenica massacre and various ethnic cleansing by the Serbs?

[@BobNob-dk7wy]

🖤

[@iart2838]

Why have a guest if you're going to talk the whole time

[@PACotnoir1]

Exceptionalism is a facet of American culture, stemming from their affinity for "preachers." In this regard, Trump epitomizes the political preacher who makes bold claims, captivating his "fans" with the belief that the USA was divinely ordained to lead humanity. It's crucial to remember that American culture originated with "pilgrims," devout individuals whom the United Kingdom expelled in the seventeenth century. These pilgrims spread across American territories, establishing the ideology of American exceptionalism. Sorry, but a large part of humankind doesn't share this vision of the world, which boils down to that of an American exceptionalism. Whether it is mired in religious bigotry or that coming from so-called "liberal" circles, it is defined by the supremacism that Americans place on their values, norms, and institutions toward other cultures. But when you're looking closely, you find that the American political culture is characterized by unconventional speeches and exaggerated practices like at the conventions of the two major parties. As a northern neighbor, it's astonishing to witness them intersperse electoral pledges between speeches supporting their presidential candidates, based on the loudest shouts of "Aye" or "Nay," signifying approval or disapproval. You find that American society, whatever it is embedded in puritanism or "wokism", is profoundly individualistic, advocating individual identity finely sliced as a virtue and balking at the enunciation of collective rights.

[@linz8291]

More widely, every high-level political leader and military authority has double-checked on secret society and their orgins(in particular if they're related to draco-lizard and related projects), so some selection reasons and knowledge not allowed to shown the public. Furthermore, ideologic conflicts has spreading in two blocs, not fully accepted by high-level members. Both the US, UK, USSR(later Russia), France, and the other countries has participated German and Japanese secret space projects since 1940s, in other words, deep state participants across the globe as globalists(internationalists, not capitalists or socialists). Western capitalism has raised military private function when Rockfeler as vice president and then had sponsored Secretary of states - Kissinger to continues previous transatlantic capitals. Even though Rockfeler and Kissinger themselves had killed and hidden from the public in late-1979, and had cloned the new walker(AI) by military authorities in underground military facilities. So deep state has very serious standard to new comers than traditional secret society, when some greedy politicians or "fake blue-blood" trying to take advantage from deep state members, they'll met threats and assassinations which came from deep state. Meanwhile, many secret space projects has started in 1940s, not just during the cold-war and weaponized "star wars" in late 1970s to 1980s. When two blocs had tried send some space nuclear weapons to the Moon and near-earth orbits, these dangerous weapons had damaged by the other forces(neither the US, UK, nor USSR-Russia). That's also means onland countries doesn't have any rights to destroy earth natural ecosystem as residents, so that civilian governments and the public infrastructure has far behind the deep state(military facilities and the other forces) about 1200 to 3000 years since 1950s in linear timeline.

[@NashDr]

So Trump is our modern day anti-war best President! GO MAGA GO 🙏

[@ludviglidstrom6924]

I don’t think you’ve been paying attention…

[@NashDr]

@@ludviglidstrom6924 yes, true, but i was curious to get their insight on the current shift with Trump winning; they did not and ended with a dark note, not hopeful, hinting at white supremacy better end, a bright spot for the world... it's not the way to put... the Deep State yes...

[@NashDr]

And talking neutral academia type analysis, will it solve our problems? the rhetoric is correct but elitist feels good.... that's all. The Darkness more than the light... of course, agreed. Are Americans or Europeans rebelling against the deep state or the leadership? no.

[@blyth6907]

I've heard Sachs's viewpoint a million times over. I don't need to watch him embedding it into forums of other subjects I came to hear. Please!

[@Nine-Signs]

A criticism: The only thing I disagree with is the statement towards the end when the interviewer said private money has corrupted institutions. This is false. Private money without incentive and reward sits there and does nothing. It is CAPITALISM that provides the rewards and incentives for private money to be used to corrupt institutions so that they best serve the capitalist minority. Money in politics is a symptom, not a cause unto itself.

[@Mystic4000]

Another long winded intro from the host… 4min 30 into this and still no question for the guest. Shall I stay or give him another minute to get over himself?

[@Buf-g6m]

Right wing internationalist's , Trotskyist's, imagine that. 😮

[@uncleshamus3451]

Obama was the last chance😢✌️

[@NashDr]

Trump is the best one indeed

[@adammarshall6257]

I'm sorry, he said 600,000 Ukrainians have died in Ukraine in the war? He knows that's incorrect right?

[@that_heretic]

Several assertions were made in this interview that were egregious. That was one of them for sure, but ... yea I have several questions and am quite skeptical.

[@kulaengineering]

I cannot believe of what I am hearing. You are completely wrong.

[@jackal0122004]

Jeff do you ever shut up.

[@josem.deteresa2282]

Thank you!

[@eemoogee160]

FYI - Sachs endorsed Jill Stein and would have been Secretary of State had she won