“Peace, Not NATO”: German MP Decries NATO’s 75 Years of War & Hypocrisy

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President Biden is hosting heads of government from NATO member nations for a three-day summit in Washington, D.C., to mark the 75th anniversary of the expanding nuclear-armed military alliance as leaders pledge to continue supporting Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. We get response from German lawmaker Sevim Dağdelen, who is in D.C. to protest the summit and is the author of the new book NATO: A Reckoning with the Atlantic Alliance. She lays out how NATO is based on a series of myths about its purpose, respecting democracy and upholding human rights - as exemplified by member states’ staunch support for Israel’s war on Gaza. “You have rising contradictions and crisis within the European Union and the NATO states,” Dağdelen says.
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[@johnwong6828]

75 years of Nato’s evil deed.

[@Tresi-lm7of]

I'm proud of NATO. Chinese and Russians are just jealous.

[@richardhussey-cq2se]

No, not really. NATO only first used force against another country in the early 1990s. For the first 40 odd years ,NATO did not attack anybody.

[@user-su6ol6wy9b]

ىوط'طص طر 😮 ه. ي 😮مرحبا d v is 'd. there f

[@chrismitchell4622]

@@richardhussey-cq2se Incorrect statement NATO has never attacked anybody and its anti terrorist / anti criminal activities are not war!

[@urszulaurszula1164]

@@chrismitchell4622 Too much of TV. “The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

[@danielmichelon6331]

She is one of the few ones in Germany who has got a plan, consciousness and a heart.

[@Mark-12-31]

A plan to welcome friends from the east?

[@adresa1341]

@@Mark-12-31 Why not? "The US has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests..."

[@user-kf1pf5qw4d]

Blabla ... She is one of the parties NO ONE cares about ... But you can still put your money on the oldest limping horse you can find 🤣🤣🤣

[@danielmichelon6331]

@@user-kf1pf5qw4d Well, they got 6 % of scratch at the european election and polls say about 15 in eastern countries in autumn and that is more than the spd or green party will score there.

[@RA-vq3dk]

​@@user-kf1pf5qw4dcowboy

[@diannikolov]

NATO is gang..

[@ValKornil]

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[@markogavrilovic2583]

Telling NATO you want peace is like telling a vampire to hunt at daylight

[@elisabethelbaesch7288]

Richtig 👍

[@TimBaker369]

You should have given her a full interview, this topic deserves the full attention of everyone.

[@jurgenrohrbach4499]

Exactly! I find it somehow funny to tell her "we have 5 seconds"!

[@i13tony]

Agreed. That abrupt ending was amateur hour.

[@JohnnyYounitas]

Democracy Now does not really feel comfortable talking about this subject. I'm shocked Mrs. Dagdelen even made it on the show.

[@markp.thickou6707]

​​​@@jurgenrohrbach4499Exactly! They're "broadcasting" on KZbin. I understand they must have some kind of time limit but it's not like in the 80's with an episode of Hill Street Blues up next. 😉

[@n91312]

She's not even respected in Germany why would you care about her opinion?

[@SabirshahidMuhammad]

One need only look at NATO’s relationship with Africa where the organization’s original members were brutal colonizers on the continent. Significantly, a number of Hitler’s former Nazi soldiers served as officers in NATO. Over the seventy-five years of existence, NATO has led one war of aggression after another, from Serbia to Libya

[@MaryLou5239]

Agree

[@janusz-kowalski]

Im from Poland (controlled by Wall-street and Nato) and i agree with you.

[@zvonkobogdan9634]

Exactly. But they just hid it under carpet, and talk about "democracy" 24/7 while doing everything opposite

[@halon7476]

So true 👍

[@SuperAna1954]

True

[@annmowatt7547]

Why is Scholz still in power, especially after Nord Stream and the disaster it has been for Germany? I am right with this lady. WE need this money: the West is in dire straits. As for Orban, NATO and the West have never heard of diplomacy or, if any idea, they think it is blowing countries back to the middle ages. The West is insane.

[@RainerEgonOlsonSeidel]

Because most of German people are compromised by German mass media controlled by the establishment and their party’s

[@ingridhildebrandt8053]

I am so proud of this wonderful german woman Sevim Dagdelen ❤ . In german darkness she is a shining light.

[@MaryLou5239]

Agree 💯 Ganz meine Meinung

[@UmiYogi0205]

Absolutely ❤

[@Kenny1McCormick]

A friend from Germany told me, that his „wonderful“ German woman, who talked about human rights in this video, was against the right of muslim women to wear a hijab in universities etc.

[@UmiYogi0205]

@@Kenny1McCormick that is very sad. Many people don’t seemed to get the reasons for Muslim women who decided to put on the hijab. Hopefully she will be enlightened soon.

[@ingridhildebrandt8053]

@@Kenny1McCormick Ich weiß nicht ob damit die Verschleierung bis zu den Augen gemeint ist? Ich habe versucht im Internet etwas darüber herauszufinden. Wo es erlaubt und wo es verboten ist. Das wird in allen Bundesländern, aber auch in den Universitäten und Schulen ganz unterschiedlich gehandhabt. Einem Verbot der Gesichtsverschleierung würde ich persönlich, außer in der Öffentlichkeit, auch zustimmen. Das hat damit zu tun, daß wir in unserer Kultur darauf angewiesen sind in der Kommunikation Gesichter lesen zu können, da wir weniger von Ge- und Verboten gelenkt werden.

[@awrupi.6272]

Good to hear a voice of reason and compassion from Germany!

[@nivisalba]

Yes ❤

[@shroomyesc]

Even if she is on the right path with what she says about NATO she is not a voice of reason or compassion. She's a part of an unhinged populist party and she has in the past on this very channel refused to lay a single ounce of blame on Russia for the war in Ukraine despite very emotionally showing justified outrage at what Israel is doing in Gaza.

[@Raygeemusic]

​@@shroomyescThis! Thank you! Greetings from Germany :-)

[@annmowatt7547]

@@shroomyesc The US and Nato are responsible for Ukraine. PLease do some research.

[@thisiskevin1000]

@@shroomyescBasically it is a matter between Russia and Ukraine. Her former Die Linke and current Alliance parties stand with a peaceful settlement of the conflict

[@grzegorzgreg09]

How much did it cost to kill over 15000 innocent children I wonder?😡

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

Who knows as long as China, Japan, S.Korea, and others are buying American debt.

[@nivisalba]

Wayyyyyy more than any citizen would consent too!!!!

[@wnklee6878]

500 000 in Iraq.

[@eatstuffanddie]

This person is a Pro war in Ukraine. Listen to their lies at your own peril.

[@tedmom3029]

Palestinian’s are all culpable in these deaths. They started the war and still have hostages.

[@l23918]

Now they are pressuring Canada to spend more..disgusting these warmongers, we need peace on earth.

[@carolineatkins2900]

America needs Kennedy to win and change the direction of everything.

[@Tresi-lm7of]

You judging just NATO lol. If you want equality and peace you should judge russia and China too. Or according to your comment NATO is the devil and russia china are the saint? Lol

[@myhrre11]

75y NATO - 75y to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down!

[@freepalestine7687]

💯💯💯

[@user-kf1pf5qw4d]

LOL ... And how long took it to learn russian propaganda slogans? 75 min or 75 sec? The US is in because they have money to buy our stuff and russia is out because we are the costumer! And we shouldn´t finance russia imperialism!!!

[@tonl4498]

Surprisingly the German agreed.

[@myhrre11]

​@@tonl4498 Germany is still not sovereign, ist is still FRG, an occupational construct of the West-Allies.

[@elisabethelbaesch7288]

@@myhrre11ich frage mich immer wieder , warum lassen wir das alles mit uns machen. Nur kleines Beispiel: Deutschland zahlt viel Geld für die Stationierung der amerikanischen Streitkräfte. Meine Freundin vermietet ihr Haus an amerikanischen Soldaten. Sie kann tausende Euro Miete verlangen. Der deutsche Steuerzahler kommt dafür auf 😮

[@MaryLou5239]

As a German I'm proud of Sevim and I wish that she and the new party BSW will have many support and voters. It's the only party in Germany for peace and justice. Thanks,Amy for having her on the show ❤❤❤❤

[@JessicaDainese]

This is the first time I hear her talk and she seems great! I wish her and all German people like her the best ❤❤❤ ps: I wish we had someone like her in Italy.

[@frankyeo8931]

You are right. The foreign minister Bear something is a war monger like stoltenberg

[@llluke4657]

The U.S. government has no problem supporting the Israeli government's war crimes because the U.S. has committed so many crimes over the past 75 years in Latin America, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.

[@davidpethick83]

We did not listen to Eisenhower when can the madness end

[@user-mm1zd2tc3o]

Caucasians are the reason

[@carolineatkins2900]

Two different kinds of war.

[@anneli1735]

@@carolineatkins2900🤔 so you want to tell us that there are good corps and bad corps depending on the political perspective and/or motives ?! Dead is dead 🤷‍♀️ Just don’t kill anybody

[@zivaradlovacki2666]

​@@carolineatkins2900explain, please.

[@ttrons2]

The world is in hopleess hands all greedy fools

[@Syncopator]

I don't think "fools" quite decribes them. Seems to me they're either simpletons, idiots, or insane.

[@DacianRider]

none more greedy than Putin and Xi

[@donnavorce8856]

Money and power and prestige are all they crave.

[@richardthomas4471]

Absoloutly love this Woman!❤ NATO is an anachronism.

[@censorthis152]

Stop

[@marimar1255]

This medal for Stoltenberg ! Is this a joke?

[@wnklee6878]

Obama got the peace prize.

[@ArleeStarr]

Well...Hitler's dead and benny yahoo's terrorist state is not in the NATO poodles club. So Stolie was available.

[@ArleeStarr]

I wrote an answer that Hitler's dead and nuttyahoo does not head a state that's a member of N orth A tlantic T errorist O rganization. So Stolie gets the prize. Will this pass the izzytube piss test?

[@ArleeStarr]

Who else would get it? Hitler's dead.

[@ArleeStarr]

izzytube keeps removing my replies.

[@MA-sk4fg]

This young lady should be elected PM of Germany.

[@thisiskevin1000]

She and Sahra Wagenknecht, are chancellor material and even current Die Linke leader Janine Wiessel

[@MA-sk4fg]

@@markturoyo1787 yes!

[@sixmillionaccountssilenced6721]

Hahaha... no... Germany is run by the same people who run the US hahaha...

[@Superbates123]

Disband NATO

[@Mark-12-31]

And welcome friends from the east?

[@pollyIV]

​@@Mark-12-31what's the problems? Are you racist?

[@user-kf1pf5qw4d]

Welcoming Sweden and Finland ...

[@azelucy1798]

@@Mark-12-31 stop being cringe there are litelarly milions of europeans that have been saying the same she says since before even ww2

[@Mark-12-31]

@@azelucy1798 Not true. It is just a Russian attempt to weaken the stronger opponent.

[@dfwtransport2420]

America and Europe are on the wrong side of history when it comes to Gaza and Ukraine

[@bendis4053]

Sevim Dağdelen ist eine sehr vernünftige Politikerin .

[@mercedesebert629]

Very True, she's always remain on her Words and she's so Broadly Intelligent compared to our present Politician here in Germany.

[@PixelProlo]

That‘s true ✨👨‍🎨🎨❤️👍🏻✨

[@joeblow3990]

@@mercedesebert629 The United States House of Representatives in Washington DC has 435 members and NOT A SINGLE one of them expresses the anti NATO views that German MP Sevim Dagdelen expresses. The United States Senate has 100 members and NOT A SINGLE one of them expresses anti NATO views either. So 535 elected representatives in Washington DC, and NOT A SINGLE one of them dares tell the truth about NATO. Looks like the Washington D.C. version of "democracy" is not that big of a deal. These anti NATO views are very important, and they are the TRUTH of the reality of NATO. The bottom line: NATO should be abolished.

[@emiliobello2538]

We want peace

[@user-FUCKYOU18]

Not really, too much exploitation & taxes avoidance too

[@angelozeppieri3051]

Does anyone remember the 60s Cuban missile crisis? The USA did not want Russian missiles at they're door step. The shoe is now on the other foot, Putin did not want NATO at his door step.

[@jamesmckeon9689]

and Putin said to the US, no NATO on our doorstep.. this war could have be resolved with Diplomacy.

[@lucatoni4509]

Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi main principe of american democracy

@@lucatoni4509 also known in some places as the "funnel law" (wide side for me, of course).

[@chrisstegman445]

Give her a 1 min warning not 5 seconds!!

[@Neonlike0]

Right? She's always been awful with this.

[@Give_Peace_a_Chance123]

Yes, it was so abrupt, it seemed almost rude.😮

[@TheLabecki]

Yes, she had little time to state her fundamental position on the matter - that Germany (and Europe more broadly) should have its own independent foreign policy.

[@heidi9547]

NO NATO! ☮️✌🏼☮️

[@farooqkhan1149]

Peace is the right thing not war and hypocrisy, the majority of the people want to live in peace but a small gange of warmongers are betting and pushing for a horrible choice. We must talk and support peace.

[@janetbaker7848]

Once again I will state a very simple fact. The people of a country do not make war only the leaders make war!!!

[@dka618]

How do you stop Russia and China expansions if you don't fight them?

[@howardmctroy3303]

Peace is good? Wow, what a revelation!

[@estherV4N3V9]

@@dka618 You mean NATO expansion!

[@KarlHonore]

@@howardmctroy3303 Most Europeans are totaly endoctrinated and want war and support the US proxy war in Ukraine. They even refuse to understand that this war is as much against Europe than against Russia.

[@alimohammadi6869]

NO TO NATO NO TO WAR

[@nictanghe98]

YES DONT ALLOW A GROUP OF PEOPLE DO DEFEND EACH OTHER THATS A GREAT IDEA

[@alimohammadi6869]

@@nictanghe98 it’s not defense it’s offense that’s the issue nato is not a defensive organization it’s a terror organization it’s been at offensive war for 75 years

[@MoSylla45]

NATO = war against militarily weak nations. Russia will give them a true run for their money.

[@DacianRider]

suck it up bot. NATO stands for peace ! you are the one who supports war.

[@dka618]

No to Russia, no to war

[@chamberpot969]

Exactly, peace not NATO.

[@naas699]

Liz Cheneys net worth went from $7 million in 2017 to $44 million in 2021 - who says Americas forever wars don't pay? Lockheed Martin CFO stated how they received a $10 billion order for UA and another $10 billion to replace what has already been sent

[@donnavorce8856]

Country Joe 's Vietnam war song. From Woodstock. Says it all.

[@Mark-12-31]

Please continue with the data from the Russian side. Why are you informing us about just one country?

[@melindamaxwell7923]

I’m right with her if they were going to do anything good they would STOP what is going on in Gaza.

[@useyourbrain1539]

Read Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. Gaza isn't in the North Atlantic.

[@ebflegg]

@@useyourbrain1539 You think Iraq and Libya are in the North Atlantic, do you?

[@mrs.w5145]

@@useyourbrain1539 Article 5 only applies if the US says so apparently

[@useyourbrain1539]

@@mrs.w5145 It does seem so.

[@soulsphere9242]

@@ebflegg Iraq and Libya were not NATO operations, they were multilateral operations by a subset of countries within NATO.

[@halon7476]

The metal for Stoltenberg is for top salesman in the military industrial complex

[@minimax9452]

very rude to say we have 5 seconds...

[@soulstar2401]

As a German citizen, the party of Sarah Wagenknecht BSW is MY ONLY hope for sane politics and somewhat non suicidal politics!

[@thisiskevin1000]

How about their former party Die Linke? In terms of foreign policy objectives, they are identical - anti-war and pro-peace, independent and better engagement with the non-Western nations like Russia, China, Turkiye, Iran and the wider Global South nations

[@domassinkevicius88]

so being against NATO is suicidal. I am from Lithuania and all these anti-NATO spoiled people are joke to me. I can understand these woke Americans from California complaining (they never stop)...but Germans? 😂 what NATO did to you?

[@domassinkevicius88]

I can understand some of these spoiled "democracy now" Americans from California...complaining about "evil" NATO...because they dont know what is evil...but Germans? what did NATO do to you? 😂 I live 40 km from Russia in NATO. we like NATO. the only reason why we are not liberated AGAIN.

[@domassinkevicius88]

I can understand these woke, confused, spoiled Californians complaining about "oppression of evil NATO" (because they dont know what is evil)...but Germans? 😂 what did NATO do to you? I live in NATO, 40 km from Russia and we like NATO. the only reason why we are not "liberated" AGAIN. and you? what NATO did to you?

[@freepalestine7687]

The left are hypocrites. All they do is argue and they also label any kind of criticism of Israel as antisemitic. ​@@thisiskevin1000

[@tamaschovanec3251]

Calling Zelensky as Putin is like calling Biden as president.

[@rul4522]

Peace, not Nato! How wonderful!

[@patricialongo5870]

How late. After making peace impossible and making NATO unstoppable. How dishonest to pretend peace was ever his goal.

[@Mpr47276]

No peace without NATO.

[@patricialongo5870]

@@Mpr47276 war always calls itself the path to peace. It's not.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@Mpr47276 Maybe if NATO lived up to the principles that it espouses.

[@Governor-General.of.Qanada]

She's on the internet. She doesn't have to leave it there. She could go on for hours and hours. 😊

[@a.esquivel2434]

This German lady is legend

[@stevedotwood]

agreed

[@189Blake]

She's labeled an extremist and antisemitic in Germany.

[@manuherreraku]

there’s zero accountability for their actions

[@user-yg8mn9ub4b]

There will be accountability. First I feel I must attest to MP Dagdelen to be a courageous and excellent representative of wisdom and truth by truth. However I proclaim that these violent men will be terrified in the day when Yahveh (God) rises up to punish them. In that day they will cast away all their Satanic peace and bravery medals. The head chieftains will tremble in fear when judgment comes upon them. That day is very near. I was told about this in June 1966. I was told I would be taught by Holy Spirit of Heaven and Earth's Creator by the writings of the Prophets. That has came to be true as Prophesied in Luke 1:45 and John 6:44, 45..

[@MrRespectable-gw2xd]

Poor ending. Pretty unprofessional Democracy Now

[@ChuckPalomo]

Yeah that was rather rude.

[@sparrowhawk81]

I love democracy now but what is with the "we have 5 seconds" stuff? You're not actually live on TV are you? I know you have time limits but like....it's really jarring.

[@Jaywrites23]

Right! I would understand if it were rolling live but why the strict time constraints? They need to just make a patreon if they want to be paid for longer segments.

[@usmanwaxun]

That was crazy !

[@jfakoggl]

I hate these time limits when interesting guest are being cut off----

[@gigimon9638]

Thank you Sevim, best Regards from Germany.

[@jamesyohanna5601]

Amey, it’s not the first time that DN is cutting its guests in most un respectable manner. It’s is very irritating! 😢

[@user-cj8yl8dw8e]

She is correct... well said 👏 Unfortunately the truth about war atrocities isn't loved by the warlords of the century!

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

Sevim is a welcome guest. Thank you Amy.

[@RezOz9916]

In a sane, safe, civilised world, 80% of our politicians would be like this lady, n only 20% would be blood thirsty warmongers working for corporate America. Also bit rude how Amy cuts ppl off becs of some arbitrary time limit.

[@MrSteinerik]

Well said, Sevim 👍

[@frankfernandez7456]

Wao. Finally someone explained the truth about NATO and their evils complicity.

[@diehortusxana]

awesome, thanks Sevin Dagdelen for your work!

[@Bennybeef2]

Criminals and hypocrites. Free PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@DacianRider]

hasn't been free for a while now. kudos to IDF for their efforts in making it free !

[@begood9423]

Always amazes me how an independent KZbin channel cuts off important and interesting interviews because they act like they must keep time down to the second: what exactly is going to happen if you take an additional 5 minutes? Your KZbin account is going to blow apart? What a joke!

[@nivisalba]

Well they have their program timeline to follow. However, I do want them to bring her back----she is straight shooting facts ❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@jfakoggl]

Indeed, I just commented: I hate these time limits when interesting guest are being cut off----

[@humanbean5547]

I left a similar comment. I think the program is syndicated to radio stations, hence the time limit. It is still unprofessional to cut off every single interviewee. It would be far better to say, "And for our final question..." with a minute to go and wrap things up as part of the conversation.

[@davidmenasco5743]

This KZbin channel is simply rebroadcasting a program that is produced for and broadcast on many radio and TV stations across the US. Thus, the time format is fixed. As a longtime viewer and big fan of Democracy Now, I am encouraged to see that the KZbin channel has found many viewers who don't even know that it is also a radio and TV show.

[@Governor-General.of.Qanada]

​@@davidmenasco5743 I've never seen on tv. What channel?

[@Governor-General.of.Qanada]

You're on the internet. You don't have to leave it there. You could go on for hours and hours.

[@user-ln3lh2pz8h]

Great to hear view which condemns NATO, responsible for countless lives from the German MP. More should speak out. Hoping that Corbyn will take up that cause and stop wars.

[@nivisalba]

Bravo Sevim !!!!!! PEACE FOR THE WORLD!! no more wars! Finally a bit of the truth regarding Ukraine/Russ war

[@pacivalmuller9333]

NO to NATO NO to AUKUS

[@user-bt1he1ii4y]

Please stop repeating 15000 children killed it’s an old number nowadays it’s more than 50,000 child killed

[@Dawgcatcher2728]

Humanity does not want endless wars, period. I lost my brother in Vietnam, and for what?

[@hocinelahlah5379]

DID YOU HEAR A WORD ABOUT PALESTINIANS OR PALESTINE IN THEIR MEETINGS PEACE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE

[@hassamneetoo956]

Not one word. The UN spokeswoman in her Nato opening speech mentioned all the war casualties except Palestine

[@jamesmckeon9689]

@@hassamneetoo956 😣😡

[@thisiskevin1000]

@@hassamneetoo956Well Jens Stoltenberg asked the guest not to raise the ongoing Gaza atrocities

[@charmaine8512]

Has globalisation done this to the world. Growing up in India with just my father working in our family of five, we saw better days. I think we need to go back to basic living. Now it is only wars, death, sickness and working for a few corrupt individuals

[@MrTenom]

Sevim Dagdelene should have been given more time,rude to tell her 5seconds,worth a full interview!

[@minimax9452]

She is great she has to be our next foreign minister.

[@MaryLou5239]

Wäre wunderbar

[@pausereflect5911]

We need more than a single front person. The system behind her MUST be CHANGED. Otherwise nothing will change. Just saying. First we need MANY like her.

[@Mark-12-31]

In Russia?

[@MarinoFrank-zr3tt]

.... "US and our partners .." Yes, US has no bollocks nor power to act alone, US needs partners!

[@gerhardgiedrojc991]

Medal of peace to a war enabler, seems rational. But that’s what is so criminal with the aggressive mindset of most Western leaders.

[@johnbodman4504]

They gave Obama the Nobel Peace prize.

[@literatious308]

@@johnbodman4504Media enables an upside down version of reality

[@user-bd7hn3dd3v]

What a pathetic show. You have a great woman on the show and you just cut her off

[@lassel1344]

I completely agree with Sevim Dagdelem and have expressed this for many years. First, these NATO countries financed a coup d'état in Ukraine in 2014 in which a democratically elected president was forced to flee. The NATO countries that participated in the wars they started in the Middle East and Africa have never been sanctioned and its athletes have never been excluded from Olympic competitions because their countries participated in over 1 million people killed and many more injured and many millions forced to flee. Nor have the Western countries been sanctioned for seizing these countries' raw materials such as oil and gas. The double standard we have in the West is hard to beat and it's not something I'm proud of.

[@lucatoni4509]

Cuba Berlin Korea Vietnam Grenade Malvines Panama Iran Lebanon Yugoslavia Iraq Somalia Yemen Libya Afghanistan Syria etc etc etc...

[@elisabethelbaesch7288]

Genau so sehe ich das auch!🙏🫶

[@d.d.6045]

5 seconds??? WTF? That was weird and extremely rude!

[@andersonpenrose]

At first I was nervous about Sevim Dagdelene--until I heard her here in DN. She makes sense here. However, my trust in all policiticans is at an all-time low. Thank you for interviewing her. Amy, you rock!!

[@JessicaDainese]

Trust in politicians is very very low in most countries today. For example, in Italy we have the worst government since Mussolini. People are so disgusted that they dont even vote anymore :-( which, of course, is very dangerous. Democracy itself has never been more in danger in Italy since 1945.

[@NPCONSULTING247-jy3pz]

What 5 seconds? I watch 4 hours and more interesting content !

[@turcoboshnak]

Why only German politicians of Turkish origin can tell the truth about Palestinian genocide. Are Germans not free to talk about this subject ?

[@johnkingsley2689]

I love Democracy Now, always very insightful features and guests.... BUT what is this thing of suddenly announcing there's only a few seconds to go??? Today it was "we have 5 seconds" and then suddenly cut off, the guest was in shock! It's very unprofessional

[@lukeamongthemmongols6258]

Finland Wake Up!

[@ssb1056]

Right of self defense only applies to one state against the aggression of another state and not to a state that illegally occupies and oppresses the land of a people under their control. Israel never had a right to self defense!

[@del7724]

That's the truth. Interesting that no Western leader or mainstream media are able to speak to that fact

[@levistrasser7797]

United Nations is like that bad uncle that’s into crime, but looks like a country club golfer

[@ResistEvolve]

This lady calls it "The NATO" haha, makes it more ominous sounding!

[@Governor-General.of.Qanada]

Articles are more important in some languages, like Spanish and German. El, la, Der, die, das. This carries over into the English. 😊

[@ronstephen-wy4ib]

Would you say "I'm talking about North American Treaty Organisation " or "I'm talking about THE North American Treaty Organisation " ?

[@joeblow3990]

@@ronstephen-wy4ib North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Not North American

[@dimimegesis]

please display a timer to your interviewees

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

Is there no other technical way to signal to the interviewee that times's up, than spooking them by shouting *_"ONE SECOND!! ... "_* Horrible practice! ... >

[@rebellerevelle]

I love this show but I hate how they always do that to their guests. It actually upsets me and I would be so annoyed if I were a guest. I've commented on that before, but maybe I should write them an email and hope it gets to someone in the ranks who can change this very unprofessional practice. Like c'mon, this show has been around for years, you'd think they'd figure out a better way to keep within their radio program timeframe...

[@Vorname_Nachnahme]

@@rebellerevelle e-mail is a good idea. Goes deeper into the (DN) system than complaining in the comment-section. We should maybe agree on a common subject for this e-mail and maybe also a common short sharp message so that these e-mails are popping up in their system and are not time consuming for them to read and understand the issue? Subject maybe _"Complaint about current process of cutting off interviewees by "confronting" them with sudden time-limits."_ ,but i'm no native english speaker. Or shorter like _"Horrible time-limit practice in your yt-videos. Alternatives possible?"_

[@carolyn7691]

This revelation is long overdue. 75 years provides enough historical data to put a truthful record together. If we followed the money, where exactly does it lead?

[@thisiskevin1000]

And Eastern European leaders Viktor Orban (Hungary) and Robert Fico (Slovakia) has been lashing out at NATO and the EU for fuelling tensions with Russia over Ukraine

[@romanski5811]

Russia is run by billionaires.

[@sydhardie9339]

It Leads to...where it wasn't meant to Go !

[@peanut0brain]

ŰȘ military industrial complex

[@michael-ls1nc]

NATO what a warmongering outfit

[@ralphbernhard1757]

The people of the Greater Middle East, including the Levant (most of whom are Semites, and the followers of Abrahamic religions) have been divided and ruled over by outsiders for centuries. Because it is easier to divide people based on personal differences, than it is to unite them, based on what they have in common. Strategically ambiguous rulers make use of this, for own advantages. In the era of empires, first Rome/Constantinople, then during WW1 the seat of POWER playing these games changed to London/Paris (Sykes-Picot/Balfour Declaration/WW1), then after the 1950's as European colonialism's power decreased, starting around the time a bark by Washington DC in 1956 (Suez Crisis/War) showed who the new boss was, the role of divider was simply taken over by Washington DC (the entire ME was the playground during the Cold War). Now the intention is simply to avoid unity in the ME, in order to "rule" over the dissent which is classical "divide and rule". Today, their leaders are ALL tools. Draw lines on the map without asking any of those affected. Endless wars, constant dissent. Divide and Rule. Oldest trick in the book... Who wields the POWER? Who has had (in all historical cases in the ME/Levant) the GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE of being able to reach all the other little buck catchers (tools, and other Roman-era style instruments of POWER), but could not be reached itself, because of a geographical-, technological-, organizational-, military-, strategic-, political advantage at any given point of a historical timeline? Same types of people and systems. Different times. Same games. ------------------------------------- The people of the Africa have been "divided and ruled" over by outsiders for centuries. Because it is easier to divide people based on personal differences, than it is to unite them, based on what they have in common. Strategically ambiguous rulers make use of this, for own advantages. In the era of empires, first Rome/Constantinople in North Africa, then during the era of Western imperialism the seat of POWER playing these games changed to the USA/Europe, then after the 1950's as European colonialism's power decreased, Africa was the "playground" during the Cold War. Moscow was taking on the role of arming the resistance. Once the dividers have reached peak power for themselves, by simply drawing lines on the map without asking any of those affected (Congo Conference/1884) so the own systems of gain can siphon off wealth like a giant vacuum cleaner. The intention was simply to avoid unity in Africa, in order to "rule" over the dissent which is classical "divide and rule". Today, all African dissenters, including some of Africa's own greedy corrupt leaders, are ALL tools. Endless wars, constant dissent. Give them money, and they will dance for the dividers... Divide and Rule. Oldest trick in the book... Four corners of the globe. Different rules. Same games. -------------------------------------- The people of the Americas (most of whom are Christians), including the USA, have been divided and ruled over by outsiders for centuries. Because it is easier to divide people based on personal differences, than it is to unite them, based on what they have in common. In the beginning stages of era of European Imperialism, first Spain and Portugal entered the Americas, employing the divide and rule technique of top-down power on the local systems (Aztecs/Incas), then after 1900 as European colonial powers' influence decreased, the role of divider was simply taken over by Washington DC. As the own power increased incrementally, the entire world became the playground after around 1900. _Today, it is the globalists who employ imperialist tools to play divide and rule games on their neighbours._ *Forget "nukes". The "divide and rule/conquer"-strategy is the most powerful force on the planet.* Ever since the two-faced "snake" slithered down that tree of unity (fable), speaking out of both sides of the mouth (lies, deceit), human beings have fruitlessly warned and have continuously been warned, against "divisions" within a peaceful status quo. Such divisions create GAIN for OUTSIDERS (Eden as a "system" divided by lies and deceit). Now the intention is simply to avoid unity in the Americas, in order to rule over the dissent which is classical divide and rule. Endless wars on anything and everything from "drugs" to "terror", constant dissent with everything's a war war war... Insert levers of lies, mistrust... Create favourites: favouritism, by granting access to the own POWER, to those who volunteer to act as proxies... Point the systemic finger, everywhere else, by use of the own paid stooges of power... Divide and Rule. Oldest trick in the book... *In February 1948, George F. Kennan's Policy Planning Staff said: "[W]e have about 50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population. ... Our real task in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to maintain this position of disparity."* [Critical question: Who is "we"?] And that is what they did. And that is what you are fighting for. America's friends and self-proclaimed default rivals in Europe are still being burnt to ensure this disparity continues, with a "pattern" of alignments which are beneficial to the own rule. Set up European and Eurasian nations (including the MENA region) against each other. It is how divide and rule is implemented. The imperialist playbook of Great Britain and the USA for more than 100 years. Read Halford Mackinder (Pivot of History, 1904) and Zbigniew Brzezinski (Grand Chessboard, 1997) regarding Eurasia for the template. Who wields the POWER? Who has had (in all historical cases in the ME/Levant) the GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE of being able to reach all the other little buck catchers (tools, and other Roman-era style instruments of POWER), but could not be reached itself, because of a geographical-, technological-, organizational-, military-, strategic-, political advantage at any given point of a historical timeline? That is what empires have always done. Create the default rival/enemy on their own marching routes. It is usually the power most likely to succeed which is determined as the default rival/enemy. Notice how, as soon as a rival starts mass-producing products high up in the value chain of capitalism, and starts vying for markets, and becomes successful, it immediately becomes the systemic rival, and is then geopolitically encircled by the greater empire. It happened around 1900, as Germany started building high-value products, and it happened around 2000, as China started moving away from building cheap toys and labor intensive kitchen appliances... The games start on the home turf. The first victims are their own people, locked in the eternal struggle for wealth and personal gain which they have been deceived into thinking is "good", but which WILL be exploited by the snakes who deceive them in the divide and rule technique of power. Because ..."most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place." - Walter E. Williams *War is a great "divider." It goes straight through the heads of millions and billions of people from the very top tiers, right down to the individual level. War divides alignments and alliances, goes straight through organizations, divides political parties, tears through families, and finally at the very bottom tier, goes straight through individual hearts and minds as individuals struggle with themselves.*

[@AlimuBah-hb9jj]

A lengthy comment but educative

[@ralphbernhard1757]

@@AlimuBah-hb9jj Thank you for reading. Many channels delete it.

[@eudyptes5046]

@@ralphbernhard1757 I'm a chronic casualty of comment-disappearance and I'm also astonished that your comment exists. It's well written and true.

[@ralphbernhard1757]

@@eudyptes5046 Thank you for reading and spread the warning. The divide-and-rule strategy is what has given the USA/collective West their power these past 200 to 300 years, and it is toxic: it sets up brother against brother, and the dividers skim off the profits.

[@veladinarasimhachary229]

Excellent analysis of history. Thank you.

[@corymattson6350]

How can a digital show have "5 seconds" till a supposed "hard break" ????????????????????

[@socialistprofessor3206]

😂

[@davidmenasco5743]

Democracy Now is produced for TV and radio and broadcast on many local stations across the US. This KZbin channel is just a sort of mirror site, showing content that is made for TV. Thus, the time format is fixed.

[@corymattson6350]

David thanks

[@EmBeezy123]

Also i hate how they alwyas cut people off, it's ridiculous

[@timchildress2048]

Hppens too much. They need to manage it better.

[@genesisbenitez_]

I was just about to comment and say how I think it’s rude of them to do that

[@jfakoggl]

Indeed, I just commented: I hate these time limits when interesting guest are being cut off----

[@jumboslice9414]

Bad time management. Only Amy Goodman presents. She always lists every person's books and qualifications all the time and slows it down. We know this woman is a member of parliament you don't have to say it again as you ask a question.

[@ronstephen-wy4ib]

Amy: Explain the meaning of life - you have 10 seconds. lol

[@zanzimirzanzimirovic5671]

Medal of "freedom" to nato chief Stoltenberg??? WTF?

[@louisepelte2942]

Bravo Sevim. Much respect and warm regards from Germany.

[@whatelse1222]

What a mess the World is in when peace is becoming a dirty word.

[@Cheguebuddha]

Peace, not NATO!

[@corymattson6350]

Sevim sounds sensible

[@evacarr-arden785]

Agree get rid of nato and focus on peace treaty

[@squintoo]

9:51 "we as Germany have to go our own independent foreign policy" - but one's not allowed to say this anymore :)

[@deffaly9056]

I hate Nato

[@baruchspinoza9672]

Ms Dagdelen is a really smart and responsible politician who criticizes German neoliberal and business-oriented politics from the perspective of a left-wing party. Her reckoning with NATO in her new book (now also in English) is recommended, as all aspects of her critical debate are not only mentioned, but the geostrategic and power-political actions are also referenced in numerous ways. The author does not forget to point out the extent to which Germany and Europe have become satellites of NATO and the USA, which dominates NATO. As a German, I am happy about Ms Dagdelen's policy, which is oriented towards people and their needs.

[@thisiskevin1000]

The current face of Die Linke, a left-wing German party. Sahra Wagenknecht left them and formed a similar party patterned her former party

[@lancelothogben1297]

Would she prefer to be brutally dominated by the Russian Federation?

[@scriptkiddy1492]

Cool story, russki bot.

[@lancelothogben1297]

@@scriptkiddy1492 disgusting to see DN supporting a ridiculous Russian shill just because NATO bombed the fascist Serbs a quarter century ago. Her whataboutism regarding temporarily fascist Portugal half a century ago is even more absurd in the face of the immanent threat posed by militarily aggressive Russia. Note her complete lack of criticism of any of the vicious genocidal actions Putin’s regime has undertaken over and over again with no NATO instigation or reprisal. Her argument benefits only one man: Vlad Putin.

[@baruchspinoza9672]

@@lancelothogben1297 Even if Russia is not a flawless democracy, this does not make the capitalist West and its values ​​a shining light.

[@stevedotwood]

Sevim Dağdelen is one of the great politicians in Europe! "We have 5 seconds" - why the abrupt cut off every time? I can listen endlessly to a politician who's for peace.

[@pederjohansen2029]

This politician needs to be on Tucker Carlson or Joe Rogan to be able and give a full interview. The reporter was disrespectful cutting her off like that. Extremely poor journalism.

[@lolasaint7370]

Nato a War Machine...

[@sukhenduchoudhury6813]

Salute to this German lady for speaking the plain truth.

[@beba5865]

NATO is not about democracy and human right

[@bosse641]

Aggression is what I see. Arrogance. Delusional minds. What a package. ....God help us.

[@nealclark4106]

Thank you for some truth. MP Dagdelen.

[@Rainforestdelight]

She’s been spewing nothing but lies!

[@nivisalba]

​@@Rainforestdelightlol false. Please read information from the opposite spectrum so that you may make your own conclusions.

[@estevesayres2967]

Dismantling of Nato and all offensive military pacts, non-participation of Portuguese troops in imperialist wars....

[@Keepthepeacesharethelove]

NATO is a defence alliance. It doesn't attack.

[@Mpr47276]

Oh so dismantle nato but not UNRWA or how bout the Iran-terror proxy conglomerate?

[@danielbb8570]

You got no Brains , glad you not a leader

[@carolineatkins2900]

America, we need to vote Kennedy in to end the funding to Ukraine. This war was not necessary.

[@alexanderblonk7883]

Not the citizens of the Netherlands,we want nothing to do with Ukraine war

[@NoahLinden]

She must be one of the very few far-left MPs. Germany's largest political parties would never have someone like her among their ranks.