President Nixon Makes Prediction About Russia Post Cold War

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[@mangarrian]

Bro described exactly what is happening in 2024 word by word. It's insane.

[@leonhowe1299]

About communism being defeated but freedom still being on trial, because of communism?

[@klmullins65]

Heʻs like Nixtrodamus!

[@DJWESG1]

​@@klmullins65 kissenger damned us.

[@ulfosterberg9116]

And that is to be compared with blabbing idiot that is the current leader of the republican party...

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Thats the part he describes after missed opportunities. Obama rejected Putins peace offer. trump then only signaled "nothing missed & nothing new since general Custer".

[@jammin6816]

Back when presidents could speak intelligently

[@generacion2636]

Back when the president could SPEAK an entire sentence 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hedwiggwalczak3204]

Ya you need to read up on this president lol

[@fadedglory1045]

@@hedwiggwalczak3204 read his book. Don't believe the "history" they created.

[@JB-xl2jc]

@@fadedglory1045 So you're saying that rather than the public version of events, much of which happened on tape or video, I should trust what the man has to say about himself. Huh.... What does he say about sabotaging the Vietnam peace talks by backchanneling them in 1968?

[@jammin6816]

@@hedwiggwalczak3204 - I lived through it Skippy, this was a liberal lynching much like they’re trying to do to Trump. Nixon’s only mistake was bringing China into the world economy.

[@justinlegault9684]

"The ideas of freedom are on trial." Wow... there has never been a more true statement made in politics.

[@tedmed7349]

yes the " understanding of freedom we have at a particular time and are living by" But are they truly in accordance with with true freedom. To extent we learn ,aquire, live by AND DEFEND, PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND PROMOTE, true principles of freedom there will be liberty and justice and peace for all doing that, bar a foreign entity attack or something subversive.

[@justinlegault9684]

@@tedmed7349 Some would argue that "freedom" is subjective. I believe Nixons speech here was saying that "Freedom" in the way that the American citizen recognizes it, is on trial.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

yeah except its equally true when applied to the USA these days

[@justinlegault9684]

@@julianciahaconsulting8663 That is what I was saying.

[@BOOTBOSS1]

The more I listen to Nixon the more amazed I am at how knowledgeable he actually was. We didn't heed his advice and now have this situation in 2024.

[@user-ie2on7nc9y]

Back in 1960 Catholic priests were advising us to vote for Nixon instead of JFK. He was the more in line with Catholic principals.

[@spartancrown]

What I’ve now began to wonder more and more is how much of the Nixon narrative was BS and inside baseball. Deep state before it was called deep state.

[@f0xygem]

He had his good points: he had his bad points. He started the EPA. But he vetoed Universal child care

[@SagaciousFrank]

No, you didn't heed the advice of George Kennan about NATO expansionism.

[@CivilizedWarrior]

@@f0xygemall kinds of universal child/health care sounds great, if you actually have an economy that can afford to support them. Nixon, as a Republican (ie. realist) knew that we didn’t then, and we still don’t now. You can’t support your own people, and foreign wars, and illegal immigrants, and college debt relief all at the same time. Dems need to get their priorities in order. Because no matter what Biden seems to think, that money has to actually come from somewhere. He can’t just keep printing more money, and say that it has nothing to do with the current inflation we’re experiencing. It has everything to do with it.

[@jimfalvey246]

No one ever accused Nixon of not being intelligent. He sure nailed this prediction.

[@georgeinjapan6583]

Nixon had great ability, especially in regards to foreign policy. Sadly he was too paranoid with his enemies list, or he could have done even greater things.

[@schnoz2372]

He wasnt

[@schnoz2372]

Its not really a predictions. He just said "we destabilized them now they are not stable" like no shit

[@plastictouch6796]

The jump cuts in this are so obvious. Looks incredibly stitched together. I highly doubt the legitimacy of this video. Seriously needs to be fact checked if he actually said this as is presented in the video.

[@me4eG]

Ever heard about self fulfilling prophecies?

[@pacldawson]

I have to say, watching late Nixon interviews has shown that Nixon had extremely savvy views on international affairs.

[@sprafa]

He was. His China deal with Kissinger effectively set the stage for the end of the Cold War. The USSR couldnt win without China

[@jsshay01]

My dad grew up watching communism take over Russia and their family left in 1926. He always said that Nixon was brilliant in foreign policy. These in control of our nation right now, haven’t a clue! Trump knew, as did Reagan. Carter and the Democrats, and now Biden? No.

[@israelnwanne8401]

He was awesome, very knowledgeable. May his soul Rest In Peace.

[@subsamadhi]

Nixon was a disgusting lowlife

[@ad5232]

He was absolutely brilliant

[@CaspianWint-dn6nj]

One of America’s totally underrated presidents, very smart man

[@brandonhanrahan1748]

This man had a grasp of foreign politics that few politicians or presidents have had since.

[@skymaster4743]

No wonder he worked out the visit to China and stunned the world amidst the Cold War.

[@robertdfondren4962]

Kissinger helped too

[@hanstun1]

What are you talking about? The US is still hated across the world from his policies. He is responsible for starting the chain of events that killed half of Cambodia. He made sure the genocide in Guatemala escalated. I could go on and also mention that other presidents around the same time made similar mistakes but Nixon stands out as having zero foresight along with zero respect for human life and suffering.

[@rachelolson5488]

Agreed!

[@DddFff-qg8tz]

😂 a president says ONE good thing and dumb people like you already saying he’s smart.

[@woody5476]

I love how he starts talking about China, and they immediately pan over to his Asian interviewer. Lol

[@sethmyers5666]

Haha, good catch!

[@CbazzDX]

Was looking for this comment 😂

[@OsamasStory]

IKR!😅

[@magneto44]

yeah no kidding, like wtf lol

[@c.jjohns6758]

That's to show you who really controls the media today! Right?

[@bcvetkov8534]

It's terrifying how accurate this was.

[@markusbroyles1884]

He was a brilliant idiot...

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

He basically predicts Trump and this current Republican party

[@EricDraven-ci8wi]

"This is not your grandfather's Republican party..." These new Republicans are trying to kill American Democracy and set up a Republic; an society ruled exclusively by rich oligarchs, where common people have no voice in their government.

[@siddharthshekhar909]

​@@IWannatalkpodcastHe is predicting people like Putin and Xi jinping.

[@timmmahhhh]

​@@siddharthshekhar909 he is predicting both and the Republicans are taking full advantage of Putin, Xi Ping, and Kin Jung Il to do the same. Heck tRump IDOLIZES two of them.

[@Mocktezuma111]

Man I never really realized that this man was actually very smart. He is really an underrated president.

[@Billswiftgti]

He is not but TOP OF THE MORNING FOR YOU

[@AncientMorbidity1991]

The same guy that said “I don’t know why any individual should have a right to have a revolver in his house.” Pretty stupid quote I’d say!

[@TheAto2000]

I forgot that he was a lawyer in Los Angeles and I don't think it was an accident he was a two term President

[@M3Besh]

One of the worst presidents in American history

[@Tully241]

Ok he was an intelligent criminal and yeah, not nearly as bad as Trump.

[@elisewelge2134]

I genuinely forgot that we could expect presidents to be able to speak intelligently and coherently.

[@sambassil7825]

Yeah, not like the present cabal who don’t know shit.

[@markberryhill2715]

and just think,there were literally hundreds of Senators and congressmen,and other American political leaders at that time from the greatest generation who were as equally smart as he was. Dare I say it,some would have had the audacity to say he(Nixon) was just average.

[@Helen-mh8mq]

He wasn't stupid.Frighteningly accurate

[@EwgenijBelzmann]

For sure. He was a scumbag, but definitely not an idiot.

[@mortvald]

It's easy to be accurate when you're moving the pieces

[@Helen-mh8mq]

@@mortvald Well,he wasn't moving the Soviet Union

[@tombogan03884]

@@EwgenijBelzmann No, he was just a victim of lying democrat scumbags.

[@simba8665]

All presidents are part of the same gang behind the scenes that why they push these agendas of a one world order instead of living other countries be. Russia is holding the last line I hope it doesn’t fall.

[@austinmetro6317]

He knows more about Russia than a lot of present day leaders😊

[@noelnicolier3780]

Not really. He was no better than Bush.

[@derekbaker777]

I think it was Nixon who formed America's relationship with China, which was a huge mistake because the CCP cannot be trusted and are friends with both Russia and Iran.

[@tuckerbugeater]

You know his motivations? LOL. Presidents don't run the show. @@noelnicolier3780

[@fried0nion503]

No he projected about European imperialism while saying America is peace and freedom while taking on nazi personal for nato and their ideals in the US economy. American aristocracy are some of the most closeted national socialists and passive aggressive bolsheviks mad about true Christian values.

[@jcmorton899]

No.. you are comparing him to trump. Compared to trump most people seem smart and worldly

[@don63]

Nixon was a supremely intelligent man.

[@Neo-bf3ro]

President Nixon understood how our enemies thought politically and the nuances of decision making, if you do this A,B,C,D,E,F could happen and if it did another set of possibilities might occur. Brilliant mind, very underrated President!

[@Magoover1]

Nixon was an EXTREMELY intelligent man.. He got caught up in the dirty games of politics, and he paid a price. We wonder why we are perennially posed with a choice of "the lesser of two evils" when election time rolls around. Question: Would you risk your entire career, reputation and personal relationships for the "privilege" of being the puppet in charge of this country????

[@nickthompson2023]

For all his faults I think Nixon was very underrated in his intellect.

[@ITL1377]

Yes. Never thought of him as stupid. Plenty of other things but never stupid.

[@MadnerKami]

His failing was his Ego. He never managed to be reflective about himself and his choices.

[@bradleymarshall5489]

He actually said Thomas Hobbes was one of his favorite authors. I doubt Trump, Biden, or even the Bushes know who Hobbes even is

[@someoneelse7724]

@@bradleymarshall5489W was actually one of the most well read presidents in history believe it or not, very smart guy. Also one of the worst presidents in history and a gaffe machine but most of his folksy persona was a put on.

[@pyrophobia133]

​@@bradleymarshall5489 life is brutal and short

[@stormhawk3319]

I’m looking at Nixon in a completely new light now with these interviews he did. Certainly more intelligent than most of the Presidents that came after him.

[@ajledbetter2197]

Actually Nixon was no good because he gave all of our manufacturing jobs away to China . Now China owns us. ☝😳

[@kurtwicklund8901]

I have heard it said he was probably the smartest GOP President save for Lincoln. But as recent history shows, the GOP does not rate being smart a virtue. Rather the opposite.

[@mr.whythescienceguy3429]

Maybe that's why they called him Tricky Dick?

[@pat442389]

He and Kennedy were probably the two smartest presidents post WW2 until clinton and Obama. But I think Kennedy and Nixon were 100x the statesmen than Clinton and Obama.

[@AlexB-pp7dc]

@@pat442389Obama was a good public speaker but was not smart. His policies were horrendous for the country. Clinton I have to concede was very good for the country. Obama…horrible.

[@peterhrick6789]

His own words and knowledge, no script, no notes or dummy card. What a contrast to todays President.

[@iche9373]

His world was easier than today’s world.

[@JJarv213]

I'm a lifelong liberal, but I have to admit that Nixon has perfectly predicted the future.

[@iche9373]

He didn’t predict, he was just saying that Russia was at a crossroad

[@chandlernathan3816]

I'm not a fan of Nixon but what he says here is exactly right. spot on. I've never heard anybody say it better. beautifully said.

[@josephsmith688]

Where's the part where he said, that american foreign politics wanted Russia to be exactly where it is now so the military industrial complex can still earn a buttload of money?

[@cyclone8974]

not surprising since there was a 60+ year campaign of anti Nixon propaganda.

[@chaseviking5096]

​@@josephsmith688 got any more wild conspiracy theories?

[@chandlernathan3816]

that part must be in the rest of the interview. this is just a short segment of his whole interview lasting a few seconds. if america falls authoritarianism and dictatorship will rise all over the world again. and there'll be plenty of wars. you wouldn't even have to worry about the military industrial complex then.@@josephsmith688

[@ThePelicans44]

Were you alive when he was President? How old? Watergate is nothing compare to what has gone on since.

[@MrSunturion]

This Statement is MUCH more Relevant Today. Than it was back in 1991. So well said by President Nixon.

[@alannahprestaynofbraavos5759]

But that’s the point. Nixon was predicting a possible outcome that seems to be what actually happened.

[@101jir]

It's relevant in a different way. The fall of communism and a sudden shift to capitalism was very difficult, as the economy had to be virtually rebuilt in certain respects. This left a lot of young Russians bitter that have been coming of age over the last decade or so. The Russians older than them don't remember the USSR fondly, but also remember how difficult the transition was.

[@TheAmosTree]

Russia since rejected communism & embraced a more capatalist/democratic style of governance. They also restored their Christian Orthodox faith. The west on the other hand has since rejected their Christian roots, embraced a new mutated form of communism/marxism ie ‘wokism’ ‘globalism’ ‘open borders’ ‘lgbtq ideology’ ‘censorship’ etc etc etc

[@jeanneganrude8549]

⁠@@TheAmosTreebull💩. I don’t know what country YOU live in but it’s not the US. You described something that’s only IN YOUR HEAD.

[@danman6431]

@@jeanneganrude8549He is partly correct a lot of these woke marxists are in a lot of academia circles at universities and they propagandize the newer “Intellectuals” and pretty much anyone who goes there. It’s quite concerning as these people will run our country one day. You can see this everywhere. Not to the point he describes but it’s becoming ever more prevalent.

[@kevinmcdermott4730]

This proves how smart Pres. Nixon was. We need guys like this in the white house

[@richardbernard8491]

Richard Nixon has been greatly underrated and criticized by leftist historians of our day. He was a brilliant man, but as a man he had his faults and failures as do all men. He should be remembered and respected for his accomplishments for America .

[@russellcampbell9198]

Nixon was, despite some character flaws, a very clear-eyed thinker about foreign affairs.

[@GoodAtheistAlway]

Well, there was Chile, not that good morally and counterproductive. Alliende may have failed but Nixon and Kissinger did not want to have one example of a socialist system to succeed in the context of a democracy. So he may be after all the cause of China reverting to dictatorship as it happens today and people to dream to try again.

[@BelowMeGoggle]

And clearly he’s projecting with a Death Star. It’s Britain, not Russia, that’s invaded every inhabited continent on the planet and most counties in the world. US, not Russia, that’s overthrown dozens of democracies post WWII. Anyone who laos this 💩 up is a fool and a tool.

[@yungyahweh]

He wasnt very clear eyed when he was drunk and wanted to launch some nukes and had to be stopped

[@2200Stinger]

@@yungyahwehWow, I’m sure that totally happened.

[@LakeGameCreepr]

"some character flaws" is a wild way to say virulent racism, antisemitism, and disregard for fair democracy

[@knutknutsen5610]

How refreshing to see an American president who is actually able to articulate his intellectual views in a coherent manner.

[@stephenallen4635]

yeah you guys are boned

[@pawejankowski9364]

Not every president was senile like Biden. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised, if he turned out to be the only one.

[@BelowMeGoggle]

@@pawejankowski9364Reagan was also senile, but he could still form a sentence. Genocide Joe can’t even walk or talk.

[@peaaanuuutz]

@@pawejankowski9364We really don't have much of a choice. It's either him or the other, and I'd rather pick him than a big man child.

[@stephenallen4635]

@@peaaanuuutz your problem is that you're all ok with the choices you've been given when everyone knows they're both terrible

[@fabiankunz7599]

This gets me every time, he was so on point, the only thing I doubt is that Freedom ever had the chance to succeed in Russia, after 1990

[@Trad_chad1122]

The man absolutely predicted modern Russia to a T. Say what you will about him, but the man was super intelligent and knew a lot about foreign policy. I would vote for Nixon if he were a third party candidate in 2024.

[@mrquadrivium7497]

Back when presidents knew how to form a coherent sentence.

[@jennifer60515]

The only one who couldn’t form coherent sentences was Don, who made Watergate tiny by comparison.

[@mrquadrivium7497]

@@jennifer60515 So you honestly believe that Biden can speak without saying something completely idiotic and nonsensical? You obviously have no clue what your president struggles with.

[@jaredgibson7462]

Watergate tiny by comparison but its ok when the intelligence community spied on Trump prior to and during his Presidency to frame him for Russian collusion. TV box says thats totally ok after calling it a conspiracy theory for years. 🤡🐑

[@JoeNarbaiz]

​​@@mrquadrivium7497 President Biden struggles with stuttering. What is Trump's excuse? 😮

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

@@JoeNarbaizBiden doesn’t have a stutter. He has dementia, which compared to him in the 80’s, 90’s, is very apparent. Also, bringing up Trump is irrelevant. He’s not the best at public speaking and his vocabulary could be larger, but he’s not a demented old man who can’t be understood and gets lost, trips, and has to be led around everywhere.

[@justaweeb9039]

What’s scary is he was actually right on the money with this one

[@brucetucker4847]

He usually was. Probably the most capable president of the 20th century, but derailed by his paranoid personality.

[@noah4822]

people are waking up to the intrinsic inequalities in capitalism. with the internet, the slave caste that capitalism requires is no longer content with slaving for the middle class/rich to be happy. equality feels like oppression when you're the ones on top lol

[@cv990a4]

This was the tragedy of Nixon. He could be extremely perceptive. But at the same time, he was beset by inner demons that made him act out in tremendously damaging ways. In the end, his personal demons meant that he could not be trusted with power. And that's a shame, because as this video shows, there was nothing wrong with his powers of observation.

[@donboldon3104]

The strange thing is that freedom has partially failed in the USA because of the radical totalitarian Democratic Party.

[@chickenlover657]

LOL, he was just spewing propaganda as all murrican "leaders" are obliged to do. Idiots.

[@jsthereforfun1648]

USA wants freedom and peace 😂😂😂😂 biggest joke of century

[@guapocat203]

Comment section is full of people who “do their own research”, guaranteed

[@jakubwarenich4439]

It used to want.

[@alicassidy8913]

It's citizen do

[@robertchiarizia9463]

You will comply, one way or the other.

[@bryantc2899]

Your right people want peace, but the politicians and the elites want war. War brings them money.

[@Dawar55]

Todays Americans should know what a real American president looks like.

[@darthtrabia]

Nixon was a lot smarter than most people give him credit for.

[@angelabender8132]

Nixon was always given credit for being intelligent and clever 😂

[@mvanluven78]

Nobody ever once called him dumb. Not once. He is smart as a criminal

[@buckjohnson1119]

@@mvanluven78If he was a criminal hillary, then what does that make the ‘Resident,’ that is bought and paid for by China?

[@stevenwilliams1805]

I'm beginning to understand why he was pushed out of office.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

He was corrupt, paranoid and vindictive. But he was far from stupid.

[@sebastiant853]

Leaders who actually speak like adults and not children throwing temper tantrums.

[@MrScotts321]

On camera, but that man could curse like a sailor. Not negating the intelligence of what he’s saying, just mentioning

[@theresacarmen9847]

We never saw the real Nixon. He was no angel. Read one of his biographys.

[@kevinmckethan1506]

Also totally cognizant of his surroundings

[@BIacklce]

ah yes the paragon of American Politics, Richard Nixon.

[@thetake-geopolitics4961]

By the way all of the important government officials we have are actually very experienced experts in what they do, so they can make very good predictions, but Nixon was just very particularly good so he got to be president😂

[@robbryant52]

A very intelligent man and speaks well

[@tchristianfuhriman5177]

Nixon was the smartest & most perceptive president in the past 100 years.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

No the smartest and most perceptive leaders are the ones that get killed - JFK< RFK MLK

[@MartinBettler]

It's good to see an American president every now and then who can manage a straight sentence that makes sense.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

A privilege we won't get to experience for the next 4 years no matter who wins.

[@evangreenberg1666]

@@BlGGESTBROTHERseriously man. I’m so over trump and Biden. I’m begging for someone in their 50s

[@bloooooooof]

@@evangreenberg1666Desantis seems like a good companion

[@WackyWadslow]

Trump is fine and can also speak in coherent sentences.

[@r3dst0rm308]

Do you mean this Nixon interview? Cuz this must be atleast 30-40+ old, i dont remember when Nixon went in a coffin and 6ft under but maybe youre reffering to Trump?

[@halfdeadfish]

This 30 second clip made me gain a lot of respect for Nixon’s aptitude for foreign policy

[@joho0]

Nixon and Kissinger rewrote the book on US foreign policy and set the stage for American supremecy in the 21st Century. Its just too bad they were crooks.

[@lauramalizia9636]

So sad he’s branded with Watergate. He knew what the world was coming to.😢

[@juerdprinsen9327]

​@@lauramalizia9636he was and always will be a crook that tried to rig an election in his favor.

[@davidbuzzerd7356]

I remember Nixons administration very well. Even though I was a teenager at the time I thought ans said out loud that Nixon was a great president, absolutely better than most gave him credit for. He just got caught in the Watergate scandal which is nothing compared to what Joe Biden has done.

[@gabilaooalibag89]

Absolutely

[@pv3Hpv3p]

Love him or hate him, Nixon was an incredibly intelligent guy with insane knowledge of geopolitics

[@northernrogue1]

He absolutely nailed it.

[@marclaporte3710]

Wow. He hit the nail on the head.... I'm genuinely blown away by how insightful and correct this is 30 years later.

[@noonespecial9704]

He was a fantastic president and really knew the best direction for the country at the time. Its sad he had bad people on his campaign and fell into axiety over his legacy

[@terrypussypower]

ALL the US Presidents and British PM’s in the 20th century, whether they were “Left”, “Right” or whatever, were educated and informed in world history. It’s only since the turn of the millennium that politics in the West have become an insular joke, and a really bad joke at that.

[@paleshelter5376]

amazing insight...very classy

[@michaelterrell5061]

He was a good president, but attempting to usurp the electoral process which has kept this country stable for centuries? that will forever tarnish his reputation. It's ironic isn't it? in trying to secure his legacy, he forever ruined it.@@noonespecial9704

[@mattclark6721]

​@@noonespecial9704 same cia group that killed jfk

[@tommyt4062]

Back when politicans actually had to give real answers to questions.

[@timmyb7734]

I guess that is why he never answered any questions, resigned and was pardoned by Dummy Ford... Get a job hippy.

[@Darloss9508]

You think, eeh, u think capitalism is freedom? Bro he killed millions of civilians in Vietnam lol

[@IamUroboros]

Unless they were related to ethics, then he was just like everyone else.

[@baconbliss4796]

Filibuster used to be a tool for politicians now it's all they do

[@jeanclaude7555]

Nixxon, really ?

[@pattyayers]

THIS is how an intelligent former President speaks. At least they all did until Trump

[@DavidSmith-fr1uz]

The more people listen to President Nixon the better he looks to history.

[@Shane46587]

Love him or hate him the man was a political mastermind.

[@Slinger43]

Best foreign policy president in American history, he may have been a little crooked, but at his core he LOVED AMERICA 🙏 RIP RMN

[@randall1959]

His only problem was he believed in loyalty both ways. He would have survived had he not covered for the plumbers.

[@magww1]

Man was pretty sharp still at 80 here.

[@bullwinkle60]

Absolutely.

[@bullwinkle60]

​@@Slinger43yep.

[@IamBuffal0]

He's articulating exactly what is happening right now. Nixon, still trying to help America from the grave. We best listen to this great American ancestral spirit.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

The man understood how the world works better than 95% of those in DC

[@Rildar]

Nixon was genuinely one of the most intelligent presidents we ever had

[@victorsamsung2921]

How, what *imperialism* is Russia exactly doing at the moment? They do *not* have 1.000 military bases across all continents on this Earth, nor have missile rockets directly pointing at LA or Miami.

[@Rildar]

@@victorsamsung2921 Is this a joke comment? Are we going to pretend that Russia isn’t currently ethnically cleansing eastern Ukraine to repopulate it with Russians? Now I’m not gonna pretend I love Ukraine but trying to say Russia doesn’t have imperialist ambitions is delusional. They have plenty of bases outside of Russia too, such as in Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (Abkhazia and Ossetia), parts of Africa, and Syria. Try again Z-tard.

[@davidkottman3440]

At the moment they are attempting to once again suppress an independent competitor nation and culture on their western border known as ukraine.​@@victorsamsung2921

[@Joegb68]

I've always loved watching interviews with Nixon

[@roymacaskill6610]

The world needs President Nixon's wisdom and understanding of world politics today!

[@ernestov1777]

He predicted EXACTLY what the future would look like... insane.

[@CherryBlossomOhka]

Yea, if only he predicted the future struggle with China and didn't open it.

[@ddvette]

@@CherryBlossomOhkaOur economies are dependent on each other. Infinitely better than fighting a billion people with nuclear missles.

[@rebbrown7140]

​@@CherryBlossomOhkasplitting China from the Soviet Union helped end the first cold war. A new generation will have to find a way to end the second cold war we are now in.

[@fazole]

​@@rebbrown7140 China split with the USSR in 1962. In 1968 they almost went to war off the coast of North Korea. Nixon sent Kissinger to China in order to take advantage of the split and to put pressure on N. Vietnam.

[@inigo7780]

How so? Communism is now being taught as superior in US universities.

[@nikolayvelikov4133]

No matter if you like him, or not, if you agree with the man, or not- I think it is impossible to deny his intelligence and his vision

[@charlesgrover4065]

Yea if he was so intelligent why did he send those Cubans into watergate . Paranoia maybe , he was bat shit crazy

[@shariaguillon7861]

His big mistake is that imo, he wanted to do as Trump and become a dictator. He didn't want to leave office and it destroyed him.

[@twilightsparkle75]

Didnt he start the war on drugs which has irreparably damaged our country? We would be so much more advanced and powerful if not for tha bull.

[@joc2150]

@@twilightsparkle75theyre just complimenting him cause he speaks well. They dont even realize the context behind why what hes saying is extremely hypocritical

[@narendraatluri4960]

@@charlesgrover4065rear view mirror is so very convenient isn’t it?

[@tedadams1324]

Absolutely spot on. Utter genius.

[@haoruchen4216]

Nixon didn’t need to be managed or handled, he manages the world and future. Brilliant man!

[@duanemoses9571]

Nixon was always brilliant, not always principled, but definitely brilliant.

[@rubyclark7595]

YES Precious One.... this old girl was a teenager than. Smart but he couldn't restrain other things that ruined him. 💙💙💙🌷

[@mikekasich836]

Dude was one of the best presidents in the United States and that's why he won by 15 million votes which was more than anybody ever

[@user-jx7dg7ci9g]

​@@rubyclark7595President Nixon was 'set up' by men in the shadows !

[@gregoryquint7653]

​@@mikekasich836I'm not sure how many votes Reagan got, but I'm fairly positive he won 49 States in 1984.

[@noahno]

Nixon was a complete imperialist and idiot. Nothing he said here is anything but propaganda

[@SJMan2022]

what terrifies me is that every word he said here was correct.

[@martingonzalez2850]

No it wasn't. Unless you flip it the other way around.

[@Mr.Obongo]

@@martingonzalez2850So China will turn to democracy if it fails everywhere else?

[@martingonzalez2850]

@@Mr.Obongo Oh, are you under the impression we live in a democracy?

[@Burtifly]

The good news is that he is not correct.

[@ata5855]

What terrifies me is we haven't had a president this intelligent and eloquent in a half-century

[@user-rr6ix3eq4d]

He seems far more intelligent than what I gave him credit for and insightful and articulate in a way the latest US Presidents cannot match.

[@pete86]

Imagine having a president who could speak this intelligently.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Despite his grave sins, Nixon wasn't dumb.

[@hungusthefungus3461]

Correct, however, we can't say that about Trump.

[@kevinrenn9123]

I'm pretty sure that what he did was not atypical for politicians of the time (today, I'm sure it's still going on, just electronically)

[@williammartineau6781]

No wars with Trump and respected around the world. And a healthy fear where needed. Can't say that about Biden or whoever is running the country. We're a joke to those other countries. And our economy is terrible, and the border is a sieve. Our Democrat run cities are awful. etc... etc... etc... @hungusthefungus3461

[@ChillAssTurtle]

He was pretty fuckin dumb, you should read more.

[@xanfortunato]

His sins pale in comparison to Johnson, Clinton, Bush, or Obama. The world they tried to spin was all a much greater lie.

[@heybabe8438]

A President that had actual thoughts.

[@dorotheaivanovna9457]

Thoughts that make sense! Can you imagine him talking about something like "Cornpop"?

[@trevorcarey3997]

Nixon is ahead of Trump in the presidential scholar rankings, actually all presidents are ahead of Trump ranked the worst presidents ever.

[@alibecheikh9659]

Anyone watched europa the last battle ???

[@pasqualemuzzupappa1991]

Watergate, do you remember? The American imperialism, do you remember? Capitalism as shit, are you experienced?

[@Dolores-iy8kz]

Thought's that make sense ? NOT ! What's wrong with the American presidents ? All working from the same playbook. The fact is I'm sorry to say this is not the best country in the world as much as I once was proud to be a part of it But we been seriously lied to , Betrayed. and because of it are lives are being destroyed. To much war , to want love and peace for are children and the world is war worth fighting for. Not death and destruction ​@@dorotheaivanovna9457

[@theodredofrohan9727]

It's not about democracy. It's about a constitutional republic.

[@lordbendtner9328]

That's a distinction without a difference

[@theodredofrohan9727]

@@lordbendtner9328 do some research bub

[@Helkat65]

I watch this man when I was a kid he was so intelligent my father at the time said he was one of the smartest men in the world and he was right

[@sammyyourmammy8170]

This was when Presidents actually understood foreign policy.....

[@daringmore6892]

USA IMPEACHED HIM & CALLED NIXON A LIAR IN WATERGATE when President Nixon said "RUSSIA INFILTRATED THE USA WH CABINET, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DID IT BUT I KNOW THEY DID." They did it by 1st getting gorbachev Russia coldwar KGB agents in the FBI PROTECTIVE SERVICE OF THE PRESIDENT, then breached the USA WHITE HOUSE OVAL OFFICE CABINET OF USA LEADERSHIP MEETINGS IN 1960s & 1970s. I put a Russia access on beginning of my FB TIMELINE. Nixon was impeached and by the end of years of reshuffling of USA PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT ROCKEFELLER was appointed to Vice President having bought & paid for the demise of Nixon in USA WH. Now dirty USA GOV THE SAME FRAUD RICH 1% IN PREDATOR BANKING SELLING PRESIDENTS, WORLD LEADERS, USA STATES, COUNTRIES, USA FAMILIES AS ABLE TO ATTACK & STEAL US, OUR SMALL MORTGAGE HIGH EQUITY IHINES FARMS COMPANIES, ROB SUCCESSFUL LIFES FROM US BY STARS BANKS GOV AS RICH ARE IN TREASON AS TRAITORS ON USA IN ILLEGAL DEATH MURDER WARRANTS COLLATERALIZED HUMAN TRAFFICK SECURITUES BONDS FRAUD LIES HIRING GOV HITMEN TO DO OWNERS IN TO STEAL ALL WE HAVE. FRAUD USA 1% WANT TO USE NIXON THAT THEY CALLED LIES ABOUT RUSSIA. Such absolute double dealings. In the 1970s Nixon WATERGATE TRIALS FOR IMPEACHMENT USA GOV FRAUD TRAITORS FIRED NIXON USING HIS WARNINGS ABOUT RUSSIA & took away the presidency from Him. Now the dirty traitors use Nixon to try to go against Russia they denied in 1970. What creeps not polits that USA OLD FEEBLE PEOPLE GFOUP DEADPARTIES DEMS REPUBS ARE IN USA.

[@petebaron4643]

This was when there wasn't a RUSSIAN COLLUSION to get in a Trump.

[@kri5hie]

While I hate other parts of his presidency, I cannot deny that Nixon was a genius when it came to foreign policy

[@cancelanime1507]

Reagan and Trump understood foreign policy like this

[@petebaron4643]

@@cancelanime1507ex-President Reagan actually was the negotiator that won the cold war, during the G.H.W. Bush administration. Bush was compromised by the 'QUID-PRO-QUO' with Noriega controversy. Trump, a mole and a sellout to Russia, concerning Ukraine. Its now said that if Trump was President the Ukraine war wouldn't have happened. That's because he would've influenced Ukraine to have another PUPPET Ukrainian President for Putin. The one million page 'Russian Collusion' investigation report was INCONCLUSIVE, and didn't find Trump 'innocent'.

[@georgemorley1029]

The key here is that he was able to predict the future so clearly because he had studied history with such clarity.

[@notaklansman]

There's a reason Yuri Bezmenov told us to remember your history.

[@777jones]

Imagine if public figures or “journalists” or “influencers” had a such a solid education today. But… they don’t.

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

He was only half-right. New Despotism came from America not Russia. Russia and China today are democracies, and US is a tyranny of Biden who jails his political opponents and prohibits inquiry into his family business.

[@randywoodside5308]

Unfortunately history wasn't a subject Donald was interested in,and hi doesn't look profitable. I suppose you know where this is going!

[@jemperdiller]

yeah, US wants freedom and peace, such a prediction

[@LagmasterB]

“America just wants peace and freedom”. Everything he said before and after just got discounted.

[@Maddolis]

Yeah seriously. So many people in the comment section praising his intelligence simply because he can form a coherent sentence - never mind taking what he said in context with his actions. Super depressing.

[@shanejoseph1700]

This man is the most underrated president

[@ronniecoleman2342]

Nixon was probably our best foreign policy president. He knew and could see things unfold. He nailed the current situation.

[@benyaminpourmohamad4370]

He was definitely. Maybe only Iranians could say perfectly that who is the best USA president in the aspect of foreign policy. I’m replying from Iran. Everyone here loves Nixon and praises his friendship with the Shah.

[@drrepair]

I find it ironic that current commentators can’t see the dissolution of The US 🇺🇸 as we speak and Nixon didn’t see that coming. Russia 🇷🇺 is only a threat now because your 🇺🇸 elites created that scenario by aggressively pursuing the demise of the Russian Federation.

[@ronniecoleman2342]

@benyaminpourmohamad4370 Nixon understood the balance necessary to keep peace. The war between Russia and Ukraine for example is a failure to maintain the balance between the East and West. Diplomacy and empathy are lost arts in the US government.

[@orlandob9958]

You’re replying from Iran? The Same Iran that controls all internet access for its people, patrolling your web searches ? The Iran whose leadership is descended from those who removed the shah!?! I don’t see you having a long and fruitful life in Iran if you’re posting this.

[@strangebrew1231]

He sold us out to Globalists

[@BrianFolks]

Nixon was an extremely intelligent man. He nailed it here.

[@InwardRTMP]

He caused this to happen, of course he would know the consequences of his own actions.

[@pgc2442]

This is why Nixon was one of the best at foreign policy the USA 🇺🇸 has ever seen.

[@dylanfox4239]

Wow, Nixon literally predicted what is happening exactly now down to the inch. Say what you want about him, but he sure was a political genius

[@cbrad-eo6nt]

Although I was never a fan of nixon, his insight here demonstrates very clearly why he very much deserved to be president. His warning came decades in advance.

[@surfrunnerd8457]

Watergate is a very interesting deep dive. The Father of a friend very high up in one of the political parties told me Watergate was about the JFK Assassination and keeping a lid on the truth. Some of the perps were in JFK's own Party, one was not but went on to become President of the United States itself. Although Nixon was not a conspirator or participant in the Assassination, he had the inside savy and knowledge and could name names. In fact. Nixon was in Dallas at the time of the Assassination. He denied it for years but eventually it was revealed he had attended a Pepsi board meeting in Dallas during that time period. I believe that during his stay there he may have made overtures in an effort to stop it but was unsuccessful. The wheels were too far in motion. The Watergate safe contained photos which incriminated some that were involved. Nixon felt that as we were trying to win the Cold War, if the truth got out that our own CIA and their confederates had killed a U.S. President, it would irreversibly damage our credibility worldwide and perhaps even cause us the loss of allies in the Cold War. Hunt was blackmailing Nixon over it. Hunt's wife Dorothy went down in a plane crash with a suitcase full of cash. An on site supervisor in Dealey Plaza who went on to become President, according to visitors logs, visited the White House 180 times during Watergate. In retrospect, I think Nixon would have been better off to let the truth get out. But even then he might have been assassinated himself. And the CIA would have controlled the narrative rather quickly. Nixon would be just another name on the hit list. JFK, RFK, MLK, and then RMN. I think he knew that.

[@texaswunderkind]

He's clearly intelligent, and can express coherent thoughts eloquently. Unlike the insult spitting buffoon Trump.

[@jhandle4196]

Eisenhower's warning about the government falling under the control of the military industrial complex and a few Oil Men preceded that of his V.P.

[@4KindnessGal]

Don’t believe everything said about Nixon.

[@Graacie1111]

The "media" defined him, just as they frame our leaders today. Question: Who does the media answer to? Nevermind. I don't feel like going down that rabbit hole.

[@McCrapweasel]

Very intelligent. And not the worst president in history anymore.

[@miros1]

Uncle p3d0 Joe send regards 😂😂

[@robertsnyder5531]

The one in office right now holds that position

[@Jared-wy5zw]

@@tomab21🤡

[@RaccoonMan.]

@@tomab21 The country was doing great when he was in office. The last 3 years have been awful.

[@ATEC101]

The country was doing great during Covid? You have taken all the doses Trump created in record time, right?@@RaccoonMan.

[@michaeldeangelo4374]

He was president when I was in HS. His strength was foreign policy and both Reagan and even Carter, Bush 1, went him to advise on situations

[@johnnybravo9633]

Not a fan of what Nixon’s domestic policies were, but his grip on foreign affairs was beyond top notch and makes me wish more people got into positions in government with same or similar foreign policies/knowledge since then.

[@Rockmaster867]

Can you imagine a US president talking so coherently, in full sentences without stumbling or ranting about someone. Sure Nixon's politics werd not my cup of tea, he was a smart man.

[@karlgroendal]

You had Obama…

[@robcanisto8635]

I understand you forgot about our 44th president being able to at least make it through sentences and thoughts and over-arching themes and whatall . But yeah the overall decline of literacy and speech in general is a shame

[@davidmays8974]

​@@karlgroendal Lol like 10 years ago. Now we screwed.

[@davidmays8974]

​@@karlgroendal I think he's retired or going to do so soon.

[@rich-ard-style6996]

Obama

[@ricardosena8269]

Haven't seen a US President speak so well; he really knew his stuff.

[@andyt2456]

Agree, the last extremely bright GOP president we’ve had imo

[@arsenasvarov1400]

I think pure strategically Nixon was the best

[@benthekeeshond545]

JFK was better as a speaker. JFK was also a good strategic thinker but not as accurate as President Nixon.

[@herecomesforego1787]

Well, admittedly, the bar is currently quite low and has been for a while😂😂😂

[@calebroberts5422]

​@@andyt2456porque????Reagan....we had Reagan😂

[@imawake9369]

He would've been great for this time period cause everyone was afraid of him cause he's a strong and intelligent man. Scary how he saw this coming

[@wylldflower5628]

It is a shame he let bad decisions bring him down. I think he was one of our best politicians in his understanding of foreign affairs!

[@nossingo]

Man, it must've been wild to have a President who can form lucid, cogent, arguments in standard English.

[@Tbone.357]

As opposed to the cardboard cutouts we have to choose from in '24. 🫣

[@Rasscasse]

Me too, I admired his clear concise delivery.

[@elaztec.aztecca]

No brain farts lol

[@cacatr4495]

If you think that's impressive, you should hear (JFK) Kennedy.

[@puny-tinsucks5102]

i don't have a problem with Biden he still speaks the truth

[@anniesue4456]

Nixon's predictions and warnings about the media and military have come true

[@delallegood5799]

One of the smartest men who ever lived concerning international government.

[@bobbyli2274]

As someone who grew up in China, I can say that Nixon is one of the most famous US presidents in my country - everyone of my generaton has seen the famous picture of Nixon reaching his hands out to Zhou Enlai in Beijing, commecing a historic diplomatic relationship. It is truly refreshing and a bit spine-chilling to hear his views from years ago matching exactly what is taking place today.

[@chriscoxfanpage]

Is this Bobby Lee’s burner?!

[@chriscoxfanpage]

Oh wait nevermind Bobby Lee is Korean

[@daseapickleofjustice7231]

Except that he thought America was free and Russia was enslaved. It’s the opposite

[@anotherperson2629]

Both are free in a certain way and slaves in another, much like the rest of the world really ​@@daseapickleofjustice7231

[@oscarencinas7011]

​@@daseapickleofjustice7231how?

[@Texasfrank512]

Imagine what this man could have done as an elder statesman without the fallout and weight of Watergate.

[@E.V.A.N-COProductions]

While he would've probably done get foreign moves. The main focus should've eventually shifted back to America itself. Which is part of what he's saying here. He had done that, in an illegal way. He would've been emboldened to break the legal system altogether.

[@Texasfrank512]

@E.V.A.N-COProductions After the chaotic 1970s, our very own hardliners were emboldened by the failures in the world stage and the internal economy. That brought about a new America First movement using the Christian Right as its base and personified by Reagan. So what Nixon correctly predicted for the Russian people also came true for us.

[@kelliintexas3575]

And think he just listened to the DNC phone line. OBAMA sent the CIA to entrap and set up Trump and 5 nations to plant evidence and lied to the Supreme Court to do it all. NOTHING HAPPEND TO HIM.

[@kelliintexas3575]

Just think 0b@m@ lied to Supreme Court, sent every alphabet agency to set him up, 5 nations to plant evident on Trumps entire cabinet, and NOTHING happens to him.

[@YTxGalaxy]

​@@Texasfrank512If Reagan, who was democrat his whole life before post - war tax hikes, is a hardliner, I'm scared for what you consider even somebody like Barry Goldwater...

[@welcometothenextstep6496]

Anyone who has studied the political history of the Russian region would reach the same exact conclusion. However it is admirable that Nixon was able to see past the "victory" in the Cold War and reach this conclusion

[@lolboii8275]

Nixon was ahead of his time

[@stephanieh2671]

Wow! I miss having our leaders speak so eloquently like this. No bullshit. I didn't realize how smart this guy was. Great video!

[@Rosskles]

Smart and profoundly corrupt.

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

He was knew about the Juws

[@matthewmosier8439]

​@@RossklesWatergate was laughable compared to crossFireHurricane

[@Rosskles]

@@matthewmosier8439 Are you being serious? Trump officials had direct contact with Russian intelligence and you think the over-zealous investigation into that was worse than Watergate?? You people are next level delusional jeez.

[@kylieclark3825]

Eloquent? Nixon's disciple Roger Stone is behind Trump's despotism in America.

[@dennismccabe7937]

Always thought he was one of the very best Presidents of my time and I’m 77.

[@shaneb.2464]

Say what you will about Nixon, but holy shit, he’s absolutely right. Scary right.

[@zsuzsannahertelendi2456]

Nixon was absolutely right here!

[@warzy01]

Ninon is wrong... the ones who start war all over the world is the united state... all of it for profit...

[@johninman7545]

He wanted give everyone a guaranteed income and in the Nixon tapes that he'd end th in 1969 Kussnger talked him out of it

[@GeronimoLogistics]

​@johninman7545 the synagogue of Satan conversion with Billy Graham are more critical than anything that's ever happened with any president

[@Interrobang212]

This is AI generated, don't be fooled

[@Sam-gr7mk]

Nixon isn’t right and communist parties exist in every country on the planet and there are hundreds of millions of us communists like myself in the world rn in 2024. We demand a better system where the people own the business and government therefore making a democratic system. I’m proud to say I’m part of my local communist party here

[@ultralightpablo]

Despite all his moral flaws, one thing that cannot be debated about Nixon is that he he had a truly deep understanding and impressive foresight when it comes to foreign policy.

[@annham4136]

Having lived through that time, I cannot imagine that there was a chance that he could have lost w/o cheating as the incumbent. Too bad! It makes no sense.

[@nicolasbernardini3413]

He didn't do anything nobody else was doing. He was just the guy who got caught.

[@rikk319]

@@nicolasbernardini3413 That's 2nd grader logic, refuted by any decent mother's reply: "If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you, too?" He was caught red-handed. He was brilliant with foreign policy but also ego-driven and paranoid.

[@nicolasbernardini3413]

@@rikk319 its actually not. You couldn't survive in Washington without playing like that. It was the way of the world an honestly still is. He didn't even order the break in, the prosecution concluded as much, he just covered it up because he legitimately had no choice. It was basically a war, and he lost

[@rikk319]

@@nicolasbernardini3413 "Why not do it? Everyone else is!" is not a morally defensible position. And claiming he didn't have a choice is indefensible as well. He could have been open and honest about it, and faced the repercussions with honor, rather than falling back on "the president is above the law" bullshit. We as a population are just used to expecting politicians to lie and obfuscate.

[@ree9056]

Amen that. I never imagined in my life to say that Nixon said something so intelligent.

[@brucecarlson6143]

He was also an excellent Poker player.... He earned all his campaign money, for his being a Senator for the state of California. Don't forget he was also Dwight Eisenhower's VP for 8 years. This interview was in 1992. He was older than what Biden is now.... His mind is Sharp. His predictions are Accurate. Nixon was not a Crook. He was a Great President, and, we should've listened to this man more closely

[@globalspiritualrevolutionmedia]

President Richard M. Nixon as tragic as his presidency was in the end - was indeed one of the greatest political statesmen in the 20th Century.

[@jmlin501]

Yeah, but his legacy of opening up China may come back to bite U.S. at the end.

[@user-hj4wr6ec3r]

He prolonged the Vietnam war by another 7 years by lying about a peace agreement he said he had with the south Vietnamese government a week before the 68 election thus destroying a ceasefire that LBJ and Humpries had secured thus putting Humphries ahead in the polls…34,000 more US soldiers died as a result….so….fuck him !!!

[@cekuhnen]

He also had a very realistic view of what America needed as a health care system - and then came Hollywood Reagan with his bible and other stuff ...

[@drelocs2878]

@@cekuhnenwell good thing their both resting in 🔥 flames.

[@JoseBurgos-cz7hy]

Yes Trump boy Nixon The crooked republican president out the white house 🏡

[@billyrock8305]

The president predicted the future with 💯 % accuracy. INCREDIBLE

[@cubertmiso]

we push and push and they retaliate (cia docs)

[@antmothirteen6540]

He was treated by the democrat press just like someone else we know.

[@breakthewheelnow8223]

@@antmothirteen6540Get over it. Trump is No Where near the intellect or vision of understanding that Nixon was even with his flaws as the leader of the United States. Trump is Not fit to touch the sole of Nixon’s shoes. No comparison what so ever.

[@antmothirteen6540]

@breakthewheelnow8223 still the exact thing. I didn't say Trump. You did. Maybe you should take your head out of your ass. I was actually alive at that time period. I know what happened.

[@antmothirteen6540]

@@breakthewheelnow8223 What a True Clown.

[@cesarnoriega8507]

Now I admire President Richard Nixon I want to listen his speeches and writing maybe he wrote some books want to study his thoughts. I praise President Nixon without the stigma resignation

[@mrdonutswildride7808]

Say whatever you will about the man, but Richard Nixon was, in my opinon, the smartest man in American politics in the past century. Far too pragmatic for his own good in the state of flux that was the 1970s, but his acumen for foreign policy throughout his career was undeniable and with very few peers.

[@alinucalinuc4124]

This is the real Richard Nixon: a genuine thinker! He is spot on.

[@skat0rzZzz]

Where's the fake one hiding then?

[@ezrablasi9973]

Truly Visionary! It’s too bad his Strengths and Virtues are so overshadowed by his Faults by unforgiving Morons… 😔

[@ybvb]

Well, 9/11 inside job followed by 5 countries receiving "freedom and democracy" in 7 years isn't really nice, is it? And on China and Russia, the west was naive enough to believe that a built up China would be thankful, on the contrary, they're an enemy now for good reason. Russia..well, actual peace and freedom without bombs, evil plans and deception would work (not really) but then again, someone had to cash in on those securities that skipped audit on 10/11/01 and the 2.3trillion dollars missing mentioned before 9/11.

[@kwamebushman606]

And also the same asshole who contributed to this mess when he became president. You Americans have the memory of a chipmunk

[@TJXXY]

Also a mad racist

[@Seytom]

Better understanding of today's events than most current analysts.

[@birdie_cathare]

all the categories and concepts he uses have shown their weakness to explain the world as it is nowadays: the American "freedom", the caricatural thinking in terms of "communism", "despotism" and "democracy" And the definition of Russian imperialism without mentioning other major imperialism of the 20th century (namely France, US and UK)

[@jayabee]

I don't think he's wrong that imperialism is a larger part of Russian identity. The other powers you named have felt the cognitive dissonance of espousing values of freedom and incongruous behavior. Russia never has. It's been one tyrannical system after another.

[@birdie_cathare]

@@jayabee if by "cognitive dissonance" you mean incoherence between values and actions, i'd rather call it propaganda. All imperialist states developp a moral justification to their action, manufacturing consent of a large part of the people. Colonialist imperialism didn't have any problems with aknowledging invading and stealing other countries, remember it was "the white man's burden". Moreover i'd argue that Russia is "less or more imperialist" (if that makes any sense) or authoritarian than any mentioned countries

[@michaeldunbar2127]

President Nixon, his words make sense!

[@user-mm1qy8fw8n]

Why oh why can’t we have leadership that has full command of the broader implications of the actions of our country like this, and can articulate them so clearly. Regardless of his manifest failings, R. Nixon was in full command of the stakes we all faced then and, unfortunately, now.

[@01nmuskier]

I wish we could have a president who spoke this intelligently.

[@karlgroendal]

You had Obama

[@01nmuskier]

@@karlgroendal I said intelligently, not eloquently. The difference is subtle, but important. You may recall Obama dismissing Russia as the next global political threat.

[@rambleon2011]

You will soon if the Dems don’t massively cheat again.

[@benedekgabor.]

Then don’t vote for geriartric idiots on neither side.

[@mikebrooking988]

​@01nmuskier yep...he mocked Romney during the debate

[@GeeBeeMike]

Incredible foresight from an incredible man, regardless of his rap sheet. I’m British, but I sorely miss the statesmen of his era in both the US and here. Never has the free world needed their wisdom and their mindset more than it does now.

[@snapdragon9300]

The same people that consider Nixon a great elder statesman and former leader, also think Trump a great President. While Trump has admired openly dictators like duterte in Philippines , Putin in Russia and Chinas President Xi .😂

[@williambuttlicker6598]

But they did serve during an important time they would probably just say " we are fuxked " if we just brought them back here and now, but if they also served during the fall of the soviet union, or atleast someone as intellectually capable ( Not Clinton not HW Bush ) then we would be fine especially with MLK and other civil rights activists doing 30 + years of work

[@lucasmed2351]

This guy lied to the American public and to the world in order to get the US in an atrocious and failed war in Vietnam, in which he used biological warfare, and carpet bomb Cambodia. He also got impeached for spying on the opposition through the state apparatus, he pegged all international trade to the US dollar, which has tied many poor countries in a forever losing trade war, and he created the War on Drugs, which has killed and jailed dozens of millions of people n his country and across the world while destabilizing entire regions and communities. Stop romanticizing the past and dead people.

[@ScottPartridge-uc4iz]

Amen brother, amen. FINALLY when someone talks about how good it was in the 'old days' there is some truth to it. We need more statesmen from the old days... Reagan anyone? He had always been my favorite President.

[@rojoeditor]

"rap" sheet.