Global Capitalism: Europe 2024: Disunity, Decline, Despair [February 2024]

Global Capitalism
Richard D. Wolff
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Europe 2024: Disunity, Decline, Despair
Ukraine + Sanctions = European
De-industrialization
Fascism’s Resurgence/Immigration
Caught Between: China Up, US Down
Euro-farmers’ Protest: Europe’s Future
UK: Conservative and Labor Collapses
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He speaks easy-to-understand language for complex global issues.

[@jgalt308]

That should be a warning, not an endorsement.

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​@@jgalt308Pseudo intellectual ☝️

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You don't have to go to a university to learn about economics which is extremely difficult . Mr Richard Wolff does it so well and I love to watch his presentations. One thing for sure. He is extremely honest and tell it as it is. Thank you Mr Wolff.

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Economics is not that difficult and he's not being honest.

[@vivalaleta]

He's utterly honest and you don't know what you're talking about. ​@@kelkelly9038

[@kmetharom]

A brilliant teaching from Professor Richard D. Wolff. Thank you. ❤❤❤

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[@jgalt308]

Wouldn't that mean that increasing unemployment would be a cause for celebration?

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you're one of the few who can be trusted with analysis

[@jgalt308]

What is there to trust in? What can you do with it? Take a pill? Build a fall-out shelter?

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@@jgalt308 Trust in terms of being unbisased, turd breath

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Grow an ulcer?

[@understanding.everything]

😂😂😂 Europe is built on colonial loot and nothing is there for growth in Europe and bankrupt like USA and China they all are broke

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Sucker.

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[@VDP207]

Richard seldom fails to offer the most relevant and fascinating perspectives on the world economic conditions I've encountered on YT, but what I find most striking is how concisely effective his presentation style is. He presents his ideas without reading directly from text and yet, his sentences always flow without any hesitation or second thought. I don't think I have ever witnessed him waste a single "umm" or "uh" or even grasp for an evasive word. I lack this skill. To recover from a conversation with me you will need a snack and a short nap

[@10laws2liveby]

Well, this is a bit dated and simplistic, but his delivery is, well, Pat, I suppose.

[@joevuzekaz2030]

Professor Wolf, thanks for the free university education.

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[@jacksonshaw2981]

Unbelievably valuable. Thank you, Professor Wolf!

[@lchaney]

I won't miss one of these as long as they are made. Thank you so much. You are one of the greatest minds and most well-spoken on the topics you choose to speak about. All of this is sadly more and more important all the time.

[@morganrichrd1520]

Fantastic comments, Thank you, Sir.

[@joeheuft]

Powerful stuff. Prof. Wolff is usually somewhat modest in his forcefulness. You know a situation is dire when he uses such direct language to describe it.

[@scottspa74]

Prof, Dr Wolff, you are the best, and shed so much light on what people and nations should consider. Please keep it up.

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Thought after thought, so organized... Born to teach... Thanks a lot! #judeuslivresporPALESTINALIVRE

[@jgalt308]

Of course...as he has never been capable of....DOING!!!

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​@@jgalt308but he wouldn't go anywhere gurudutt Anna

[@jgalt308]

@@anirudhhattangadi3534 When you can't do... it's hard to go anywhere. And his thoughts have never been organized or consistent...or factually accurate.

[@smelyzzajko]

Agree. Good analysis, great job.

[@jag3975]

Prof. Wolff I am greatly appreciative of the tremendous contributions you have been making to offset the advertisements industry so that we, the populace learn from your analysis of the decline of Europe yet another valuable lesson to never forsake socialism and to support left parties in the world. Thank you Merci Danke

[@MichelleDavis-y7p]

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Incredibly insightful lecture-thank you 🙏

[@egondeur]

Fantastic thank you

[@Amias1221]

Another great lesson, thanks professor Wolff

[@Denitakis]

Fascism is capitalism's emergency button. 🚨 Great lesson, Prof. Wolff. Thank you!!

[@anirudhhattangadi3534]

Am i like Ramesh ​uncle?@@Denitakis

[@honestyfirst3994]

Amazing class MAESTRO Wolf , always I learn so much from you!

[@sl-lz3dw]

Thanks for the clarity Prof Wolff!

[@Stan-g8j]

The ultimate teacher!

[@robertplatte5700]

I really enjoy listening to the Professor, clear concise and definitely to the point, good on you and thanks a heap

[@bma1955alimarber]

However the conclusion of Pr. Richard Wolff lecture was not sufficient! He would give insight of what's should be done to solve all these problems

[@theasianwitch]

Always love listening to your lectures Mr. Wolff, thank you for your thoroughness

[@POENARUEDAN]

Thank you, Professor Richard Wolff!

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Thank you!

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Thahk you.....Thank you for this much needed presentation!!!

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Thank You for your wise words.

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Thank you Prof. Wolff

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Thank you so much for the Great work!

[@MrCortar]

I love these depressing ass weekly talks. Thank you Richard D. Wolff. The world needs more doses of reality like this.

[@jgalt308]

Then you will really love Dane Wigington and the weekly geoengineering watch weekly broadcast... it's a whole hour of doom...every week. Wolff is a rank amateur by comparison.

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​@@jgalt308Oh boy!! Thank you!! 🤣🤣👃👃👃✌️🇨🇦 Seriously......👍👍

[@FredJones-lo2df]

❤loving Inflarion,: we produce and export INFLATION❤❤

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@@galeparker1067 Do I lie?😎😎✔✔👌👌🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♀🤦‍♀👍👍😜😜

[@johndoe1121able]

@@jgalt308 it's not doom. The professor just telling the truth of the current situation of Europe

[@JillianEmerson-me8cx]

These are brilliant!! Everyone needs to hear this!!!

[@migueloliveira4242]

Thank you Richard , i agree with your views.

[@jgalt308]

Which ones specifically? Or the ones that contradict those?

[@anirudhhattangadi3534]

​@@jgalt308am I like Ramesh uncle?

[@jgalt308]

@@anirudhhattangadi3534 Why! Is he lost and confused too?

[@EcoCentrist]

​@@jgalt308 a therapist would be better than the YT comment section for dealing with the feelings of being lost and confused. hope u feel better soon

[@jgalt308]

@@EcoCentrist Things will get easier when you learn to read.

[@CrazieTrayzie]

Grateful for this

[@mariapulidoperez1391]

Excellent, Thanks Prof. Wolff

[@avtarsingh8948]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@omarali4265]

Thanks 👍, mr wolf 🐺 f not only Europe is declining but a whole of western world including US and Canada

[@artelagro]

One of your best Richard

[@marisalin3806]

Thanks you professor Wolf! for give us a chance to get the knowledge of where we are going!

[@Captain8159]

Great job!

[@Pitonisa]

Clarissimo ! Obrigada. From Brasil.

[@ilyabm]

Thank you professor Wolf for the insightful videos

[@Warhead-Vun]

Thank you for another insightful geopolitical analysis

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Excellent Excellent.

[@kellystone5014]

Brilliant very informative podcast by Professor Wolff !

[@gabriel82030]

I always appreciate your in-depth analysis from which I've been learning - PRW.

[@Teklemwo]

So extremely meticulous presentation with your relentess efforts to forcast about what is coming based on the current situation . Mercibeau , chere professeur .

[@JillianEmerson-me8cx]

Wow. Thank you so much for your superlative explanation of what's going on AND what is to be done!

[@adeyinka333]

Thanks again Prof for another insightful presentation of events and occurrences around the world.

[@kylieisola4735]

Thank you Prof! ✊✊

[@prismatic_princess]

I'd like to be able to talk to folks outside the internet about things like this

[@LaTonche24]

This is just monumental. The best geopolitical and historical analysis I've heard in decades. Kudos.

[@JackMadeu]

Every time I watch Professor Wolf, I fill as such as I am in my first grade classes. Thank you for the free lessons. I try and soak up as much information from your videos. It also makes me wonder what kind of education does US politicians have.

[@numbersix8919]

Well said and well done, Professor.

[@ProgressiveTruthSeekers]

Absolutely brilliant commentary!

[@PNNYRFACE]

Thanks for your work 💜🙏🏼

[@cybourne5910]

Advertising mentality! Spot on. The importantance of truth?

[@chrishan2186]

Thanks

[@georgiospanagopoulos4019]

Brilliant information thank you very much professor

[@johnnynelson3361]

Dr. Wolff, I enjoy learning history from you. Dr.Johnny Theodore Nelson, DBA,CPA

[@tarmotyyri6733]

🇫🇮❤Thanks prof. Wolff for this lesson, especially emphasizing the importance of knowing all sides of any argument/situation, just like one must be able to see both sides of a coin to know if it's a fake or not.

[@01MARI49]

Thank you very much sir, it was very interesting indeed. I have lived for the last 46 years in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and what I found most ridiculous back then, was the sickening Russophobia, now I’m really fearful about it. I suppose from years of indoctrination from the US via Hollywood, for example, at the last remembering of the liberation of Auschwitz, the tv forgot to mention it was the Red Army from the Soviets who liberated it and other concentration camps as well. European leaders just parrot everything the US and specially Israel says, ….. “ We have to help Ukraine to defend democracy “ (not seeing there is no democracy at all) or “Israel has the right to defend itself” when it is the oppressed the ones who have that right, not the oppressor. I have remind these people about their own “resistance” during the Nazi occupation, many of which went around killing not only high German officers but also citizens they suspected of collaboration, some times proved false afterwards. These fighters are considered heroes, even after they went in hiding when the Germans carried on represalies on innocent citizens.

[@advandepol7537]

Mijn oma zei altijd: de Russen hebben ons gered. Die Russophobia is duidelijk uit de VS komen overwaaien na WW2, en was bji de oudere generaties (met uitsluiting van de bovenklasse) niet aanwezig.

[@01MARI49]

@@advandepol7537 ik weet alleen dat toen ik hier kwam wonen hoorde niets anders dan “the R …. are coming”. Dat vond ik echt belachelijk, ik lachte hen uit. Maar nu is dat fobia angstaanjagend, de Europese leiders gaan gewoon door als kippen zonder kop.

[@johnnynelson3361]

Agree 💯 %

[@LuisAldamiz]

"History will absolve me", Fidel Castro.

[@deirdre5940]

Thank you Professor Wolff. Your intelligence and wisdom of the economic world stage and your deep understanding that it all starts with sound economic policy. Love your sense of humor too. Keep teaching us. We need it. The lucky few of us that are natural born skeptics and know bold face lies when we see and hear us has saved me most of my life but it is refreshing to have intellects like yourself make me feel better about insisting on the world truths. My best to you and your family. Stay well.

[@michealcurrie8272]

Thank you, Prof. Wolff for being the people's witness.

[@pearls1626]

D Wolff we thank you for taking your time and vocabulary in explaining to us what is happening in our World.❤

[@williamlathan6932]

Excellent Work.

[@Jakaugagi]

Good insights as usual prof.

[@arnold3785]

Well done explaining so much in a very easy and comprehensive way in just 1 hour. Applaus!

[@davidluckens3479]

Thank you for this video,and your article on tools aside from raising interest rates ,for combatting inflation.Once again you provide alternatives to the myth of TINA.

[@noasailing27feet]

Thank you for interesting information !

[@JessicaCooper-m4i]

Thank you for this information.

[@MasterKeeka]

Go go go. You should do full breakdown of EU economy and future pretty please professor

[@toyotaprius79]

There's definitely a growing disillusionment. In Ireland we're just fed up with the contempt, neglect and vandalism justified by Ireland's politicians and neoliberal economy, leaving the social contract and civil society is succoured. Buzzare realisations and contradictions from NATO flirting to green lighting Israel's genocidal aims of Palestinians. the hypocrisy of the EU and our FineGael (EPP) and FiannaFáil (ALDE) 100 Year old duopoly that nepotistically compete through the Revolving door for pushy private sector corporate jobs and EU commission roles.

[@kellystone5014]

Brilliant and very informative podcast by Proffesr Wolff !

[@ResetToZero3210]

Nice summary of the topic. I really appreciate!

[@richardmartin3127]

Well said.

[@colinfuidge8660]

Great and terrifying in equal measure. I think Richard should finish with a song to lighten the mood.

[@veronikalynn5084]

There’s only a few songs that come to mind when I think of this world anymore…”War Pigs” by Black Sabbath, “Money” by Pink Floyd, and “Zombie” by the Cranberries Anything lighter than those just seems kinda quaint now 😅✌🏻

[@jillfryer6699]

@@veronikalynn5084 There's a song on Dylan's latest (Pirate Philosopher or something) starts about a gang of thieves coming down the mountain.

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@@veronikalynn5084🎯💯

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Professor Wolff's like a David of knowledge fights against Goliath of ignorance 🥊

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Truly spoken, Professor Wolff. I have been a follower of yours since RT America and free speech TV. That's also where I first saw Chris Hedges and Lee Camp. Even when it's bad news you have to hear it. But it matters who you hear it from, and Wolff is one of my favorites.

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Richard Wolff the Real Philosopher by all its meanings...Philo=Love and Sophia=Wisdom...all the best...

[@jimmylam1486]

Thank you Prof Wolff. You are one of the few people with insight to analyse this chaotic world in simple terms and with the guts to speak up against a whole lot of hippocrypts.

[@johnmcentegart007]

Thank you so much Professor Wolf.. I am so grateful for your enlightenment.

[@Ahibasabala]

That's how i felt about the Putin interview, wanting to hear what he has to say doesn't mean i'll agree with him, and there are two sides to every story. Journalism has become propaganda in the west, even the BBC has fallen victim, so in my view Tucker did a service in bringing an alternate voice to a landscape where we basically only hear the narrative of western establishments

[@floralies11]

Well said on the propaganda aspect of the media, especially in the UK. It is difficult to get people to discuss videos like this, as the treat the facts as inconvenient truths.

[@jillfryer6699]

Agree. Thought the history intro was interesting too. Even want to listen again. Hope I can find it!

[@jgalt308]

@@jillfryer6699 There are BOOKS...there are even "audio books"...and videos. In fact, there is more information available to you than at any time in history.

[@camillemousse]

Thank you for taking the time to explain the economics of now and the past, and how it affects the societies and its integration with each other with such clarity and plain English. Honesty and Truth. Very helpful in helping our societies to decide what we should be doing, and seeing what mistakes were made in the past, and how to formulate our polices to get on the right track to go forward. I am an older American, and watch you frequently. I think everyone should listen to your channel--very informative, and such a treasurer you are to us Americans and Europeans. I see you even have young people of other countries whom systems are not working, asking you to come on their independant channel shows to have a lengthly informative discussions.

[@franklin3104]

First time viewer and I'm highly impressed. This lecture is in a class of its own all by itself.

[@IsaacSemple]

I'm from Europe everything Prof Wolff has said is true!! Immigration is up but our countries infrastructures can't support the numbers. Ageing populations so our productivity is low. Reliance on foreign energy has sent prices up and the lack of industry has seen unemployment skyrocket.....😐😐😐

[@EcoCentrist]

know what can help with a loss of productivity? immigration.

[@shuidifengliu]

Don’t forget the European electorate elected the politicians who foisted the subordinate status on them

[@moemimouni679]

THANK-YOU PROFESSOR WOLF FOR BEING AWESOME. ITS ALWAYS ENLIGHTENING 2 LISTEN. EUROPE IS TAKING THE LEAD IN ITS OWN SELF HARM. I WILL BE WAITING FOR REASON n COMENT SENSE TO RETURN 2 EUROPIUM HOPEFULLY BEFORE 2 LATE. 👍AGAIN PROFESSOR WOLF.

[@bircruz555]

Keep that hopium, and remind yourself every day of the value of reason and common sense, which is sorely lacking on both sides of the Atlantic.

[@Motorhomemarx]

Appreciate the energy n time putting together these economic critiques -- till we topple it

[@aJarrowLad525]

Thanking you mr wolf

[@charlesandrewtang8789]

Prof. Wolf - One of the most brilliant political scientist of our times I had the privilege to be a fellow keynote speaker in China. Charles Tang

[@Liz-eq4kp]

Well done, Richard. Thank you for this informative and eye-opening talk.

[@AndrewLambert-wi8et]

WHAT A SMART MAN!

[@00TomFoolery00]

Crazy days indeed, when to be informed is seen as a crime.