Rory Stewart Gives His Side Of The J.D Vance-Off

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@restispolitics 5 күн бұрын

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@tau3457 5 күн бұрын

That's 2am in Sydney. Wonder if you can find a better hour to stream in the future.

@3000waterman 5 күн бұрын

Boys - he's not being serious, just poking the bear through the bars. Please calm down.

@conradbo1 5 күн бұрын

Very interesting

@heatcheck3 5 күн бұрын

Damn man we are shaking in our boots as to the canadian response.

@intelligenceofacertainkind 5 күн бұрын

If I could get an Alistair Campbell merch bundle I might think about signing up to Fuse Energy. Without an Alistair Campbell merch bundle it is pointless and no interest to me.

@ThomasMurray-n8o 5 күн бұрын

As an older Canadian, threats of tariffs are not new, what is new is the level of anger coming from the Canadian people. All of our politicians are on the same page which never happens. Whoever wins the next election will have cart blanche to stand up to the Americans. For myself I will do my best to not buy American goods.

@SL-sd3sg 5 күн бұрын

They don’t deserve your custom. As always 45 & 47 is in the wrong. He’s an id**t.

@ethanadkins5638 5 күн бұрын

This American supports you.

@robertmcfarlane4151 5 күн бұрын

Agreed. As a Toronto based Canadian, I think it would be terrific to stand up to the bully and bloody his nose. However, tariffs don't benefit any party. Part of me thinks that both parties need to set up the administration to deal with what this means; imagine stopping every truck across the border locations to pay an extra tariff. Where does it go? It's a practical nightmare with the largest trading partners creating unnecessary churn for political purposes.

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

Ffs your own prime minister block bank accounts of peaceful protesters.

@macflod 5 күн бұрын

Yeah! I think a lot of the world who is concerned is going to try this too and what ever you do, utterly reject any of Elons companies. Get of twitter, boycott tesla, no starlink

@DrG79 5 күн бұрын

So when the Bishop spoke about Christian values-doing exactly what her role entails-she was accused of mixing religion with politics and told to "stick to religion." Yet, when Vance does the same, nobody is lamenting. Shouldn’t he be told to stick to politics, then?

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

He absolutely should. Also, the faces and whispering tell you everything anyone needs to know about his "Christianity".

@sararichardson737 5 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972quite.

@chrish5184 5 күн бұрын

He wasn’t mixing religion and politics. He was explaining the appeal of America first and observing that it was based on a basic moral truth. A truth that had also been recognised within Christianity. At no point did he say “we should do America first because it is Christian”

@tolhumexy6706 5 күн бұрын

MAGA doesn't do anything 'Christian.'

@bcoll182 4 күн бұрын

@chrish5184 JD Vance has either an imperfect or deliberately selective understanding of ordo amoris. What he actually did was use a basic amoral truth, that of the selfish gene, to explain the appeal of America first.

@junee9466 5 күн бұрын

Your conversations are an absolute joy. Thanks xx

@SatiricalPlanetNews 5 күн бұрын

Rory Stewart is no match for JD Vance - A Reply to Julie Burchill Of The Spectator Dear Julie Burchill, Ah, The Spectator-where irony sips a gin and tonic and pretends it’s not at the country club. Your recent article, "Rory Stewart is No Match for J.D. Vance," was quite the literary feat. It’s not often one gets to witness a seasoned columnist attempt Olympic-level mental gymnastics while convincing readers that the Vice President of the United States is, somehow, still an anti-establishment hero. Bravo. It takes some impressive rhetorical acrobatics to sell the idea that J.D. Vance is still a scrappy underdog battling against privilege. The man is backed by Silicon Valley billionaires, has navigated politics with the ease of someone who’s been handed a VIP pass, and now sits a heartbeat away from the nuclear codes-but sure, let’s all pretend he’s still a coal-dusted hillbilly fending off the Etonian overlords. I assume next week’s article will be about how Rishi Sunak is actually a struggling single mum. What makes your argument particularly amusing is that it hinges on one of the oldest, laziest tricks in the populist playbook: the idea that power is bad when the other side holds it, but totally fine when your side does. You rail against Stewart as the embodiment of elite excess while conveniently ignoring that Vance is just another breed of elite-one that happens to wear cowboy boots while cutting tax deals for billionaires. It’s a familiar con, repackaged for a new audience: paint one politician as an out-of-touch aristocrat while dressing up another as an everyman, even when both are creatures of the establishment. Let’s be real-Vance is as entrenched in elite power as anyone in Washington. His Senate run wasn’t some grassroots, fight-the-system insurgency; it was bankrolled by Peter Thiel and the same dark-money networks that shape modern American conservatism. His ascent to the vice presidency wasn’t some organic rise driven by the will of the people-it was the result of careful grooming, calculated ideological shifts, and a keen awareness of where power was shifting within the Republican Party. If he had stuck to his original anti-Trump stance, he’d be just another forgotten commentator. Instead, he flipped, and he was rewarded handsomely for it. Meanwhile, Rory Stewart-despite his privileged background-actually did the work. He didn’t just write about hardship, he governed through it. He served in war zones. He was put in charge of entire provinces in Iraq and Afghanistan at an age when Vance was still figuring out his political brand. He tackled real policy, not just grievance-laced monologues on cable news. And yet, in your world, none of this matters. All that counts is that Stewart went to the “wrong” schools, spoke with the “wrong” accent, and failed to master the populist art of dumbing himself down for mass consumption. Then there’s Vance’s cutting remark about Stewart’s IQ being 110 but thinking it’s 130. Ah, the great political debate technique of our time: sneering at intelligence. Once upon a time, people valued competence, expertise, and yes-intellectualism or even I might dare say journalism. Now, the new right has embraced a peculiar obsession with tearing down anyone who displays actual knowledge or independent thought. This is the movement that rages against “experts” while electing Heritage Foundation backed funded senators to lecture the public about being “real Americans.” It’s a peculiar trick, to cast yourself as an outsider while attending Yale and collecting Silicon Valley checks, but Vance has managed it spectacularly. If Stewart’s crime is overestimating his IQ, then Vance’s is underestimating how obvious his opportunism is. The man is not a political philosopher; he is a marketing strategist. He saw which way the wind was blowing and rebranded accordingly. His shift from Never-Trump is a Nazi conservative to MAGA nationalist wasn’t some grand ideological awakening-it was a business decision. And it worked. But let’s not pretend that someone who so effortlessly reinvented himself in service of power is somehow the antidote to elite excess. But here’s the real kicker, Julie-your entire article hinges on the tired trope of “the elites vs. the real people,” but conveniently ignores that Vance is now every bit as entrenched in power as the so-called establishment he rails against. The only difference? He wears a trucker hat while doing it. The right-wing populist grift is built on selling the fantasy that there is a “good elite” and a “bad elite.” The bad ones read books, speak multiple languages, and take nuanced positions on foreign policy. The good ones pretend to hate the system while using it to their full advantage. This is how we get people like Vance-hand-picked by billionaires, propped up by the Heritage Foundation machine-still being framed as an anti-establishment warrior. Stewart’s great sin, in your eyes, is that he engages in serious, measured discussions on governance rather than pumping out Fox News soundbites. His mistake is that he doesn’t perform working-class authenticity as a party trick. He doesn’t pretend to be something he’s not. Unlike Vance, he hasn’t rebranded himself every few years to match the mood of the billionaire class. He’s remained consistent in his worldview, even when it’s cost him politically. That, in my book, is far more admirable than someone who changes ideological stripes whenever it suits their ambitions. At the end of the day, this isn’t a battle between a plucky, working-class hero and a detached aristocrat. It’s a contest between a man who has demonstrated competence and a man who has demonstrated an exceptional talent for self-promotion. The true mark of a leader isn’t where they started-it’s how they wield power once they have it. And when given that test, I’d take someone with actual governing experience over a man whose greatest skill is knowing when to pivot. What’s particularly galling is that you seem to recognise that Vance has won, yet pretend it was an underdog victory rather than the carefully orchestrated rise of a man who made all the right moves at the right time, for the right amount of $$. The reality is, you don’t actually oppose elites-you just prefer a different type of elite. You don’t mind power, so long as it’s power that plays to your ideological preference$. That’s why Vance gets a pass, while Stewart-who actually engaged with governance rather than marketing himself as an angry outsider-is dismissed as a relic of a failed establishment. The biggest irony here is that this debate shouldn’t even be necessary. Once upon a time, people valued leadership, intelligence, competence, and integrity. Now, the standard has shifted: anger is mistaken for authenticity, cynicism for wisdom, and performance for leadership. In that climate, it’s no surprise that Vance has thrived. But let’s not pretend that makes him the better man. It just makes him the more useful one idiot. Yours sincerely, We Value Substance Over Slogans-And Prefer Leaders Who Govern Over Those Who Grandstand. Willy And Bill Satirical Planet News

@annphillips1086 5 күн бұрын

Nice work, gentlemen 👏👏👏

@thomassharmer7127 5 күн бұрын

Decades ago, a very wise American explained to me that the U.S. public is instinctively suspicious of sophistication and intellectual subtlety. This is why their successful politicians speak mostly in simplistic soundbites and slogans rather than engage in intelligent political discussion. Vance is just appealing to his cultural support base in portraying Rory as a smooth-tongued Limey egghead who doesn't get the simple, homespun honest-to-God truths that the average American voter wants to hear.

@Lollipop-n8z 5 күн бұрын

Wonderful reply gents . Thankyou.

@sararichardson737 5 күн бұрын

Bravo. Thank you so much for placing in the YT comments. I do not subscribe to the Spectator. I shall now return to R/S and AC’s discussion..

@sararichardson737 5 күн бұрын

@thomassharmer7127folksy is the ticket there agreed.

@Laurie-l1w 5 күн бұрын

I’m very happy that I stumbled upon this channel. It is refreshing .

@lncompetentGaming 5 күн бұрын

Proud of Rory for standing up to these people instead of the easier path of appeasing them. You have our support!

@inmyspaghetti 4 күн бұрын

Rory you did Britain proud in your online spat with Vance! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@360flipmaster Күн бұрын

Majority of Britain hates these two nasty, treasonous cretins

@pm6693 5 күн бұрын

Love the fact that JD Vance accused Rory of believing himself to be more intelligent than he actually is, when Vance is boot-licker to a moron who declared himself to be a 'stable genius'. You really couldn't make this stuff up.....

@levestane6383 5 күн бұрын

I worry that judgements are being make on the basis of IQ, sinister strains of the past.

@steveharrison4176 5 күн бұрын

Vance is an idiot , But Rorys very dodgy history does indeed lead me to think ,that he thinks of himself as being rather more intelligent than the rest of us ,a supporter of apartheid ,a chairman of a cia backed right wing group ,he is just another smug person who thinks he knows best.

@frankshailes3205 5 күн бұрын

@@steveharrison4176 the self-unawareness is breathtaking.

@gm9075 5 күн бұрын

@@levestane6383 Despite my comment, that hadn't occurred to me, and it puts an even darker slant on the Trump Administration's objectives, especially when you think he couldn't possibly lower the bar any further, and he does precisely that...

@4x4r974 5 күн бұрын

JD Vance is an incredibly accomplished person who has achieved drastic social mobility you couldn't even imagine. Sit this one out. Your contribution to the country has been to merely accept more immigration and ruin the social fabric of your community.

@johnhughes2124 5 күн бұрын

If JD vance has the time to go after Rory, then his boss isn't giving him enough work to do

@ntw3002 5 күн бұрын

What's his job anyway, is he some kind of Fox News talking head

@cgdimension 5 күн бұрын

thats probably a good thing, keep him in the treehouse and away from the controls, Trump isnt religious but Vance might be a bit of a religious fanatic, the worst kind of person to have in power

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t 5 күн бұрын

To be fair, the main jobs of the VP are to be alive in case the President stops being alive, and to go to offical things the President probably should go to but doesn't want to.

@danoneill8751 5 күн бұрын

Vice Presidents don't normally do anything at all to be fair. That's why they often struggle to get elected - they spend 4 or 8 years looking a bit pathetic. Biden did very well to get elected and he didn't manage it straight away. It just isn't a job where the boss gives you stuff do to, not least because the president wants to look as powerful as possible, and this particular president? He's a massive egomanic, even less likely to allow his number 2 do anything at all. Arguing with podcasters about religion is probably the absolute most he's allowed to do.

@Marc-ww7cc 5 күн бұрын

Vance is a total knob

@TihetrisWeathersby 5 күн бұрын

The fact that they felt the need to go after you guys tells you all you need to know

@keirmitchell5560 5 күн бұрын

The fact those 2 are on youtube is all you need to know. Muppets

@adamskiii89 5 күн бұрын

Was the other way round

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

It tells you the world that Alister n Rory leached off for decades is dead. Also it was a big W for both parties, DJ bitch slapped them and they got promoted.

@hughoxford8735 5 күн бұрын

Well yeah. Rory and Al are the enemies of ordinary people.

@ronald3836 5 күн бұрын

It means there is Joe Rogan and then there is The Rest Is Poltiics.

@jazy3091 5 күн бұрын

I'm not a Canadian, I'm European - so in the group of nations that are still waiting for Trump's tariffs play, but this whole thing convinced me to check what I'm buying and avoid American products from now on. I'm aware that this kind of consumer protests tend to be weak, but really I need some sort of feel of control over this madness that he imposes on us all.

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

This is a great approach! I do something similar whenever there's news that makes me feel helpless. Individual action is tiny, but it's still heaps better that zero. And the consequences of our actions are so complex and unpredictable - we can inspire people, we can uplift or exhaust ourselves and other people can feel that... - that it's always better to simply do what you think is best.

@jamesworley2674 5 күн бұрын

How's that working out for you. Does it include Google, Alphabet, Android, and KZbin?

@jazy3091 5 күн бұрын

@@jamesworley2674 I'm sure you think this is some sort of gotcha. But if you give it a moment of thought you'll find that it's not. I'm not buying youtube, I'm not buying google and I definitely not buying android. But that's not even it. I wonder if you can find it.

@sgjoni 5 күн бұрын

@@jamesworley2674Can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ve really started thinking on how I can minimise my reliance on those American oligarchic monopolies. But it’s not easy because they have vacuumed up or taken down almost all potential competitors.

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын

Regarding Canada, I disagree with tariffs BUT they are not squeaky clean Here’s some facts: 🇨🇦 invited 🇨🇳 Army to train in Ontario while bashing Trump in 2019. TD Ameritrade Canada worked with cartels laundering their money & 🇨🇦 government knew yet didn’t act. 🇨🇦 also imposed Digital Service Taxes overwhelmingly impacting 🇺🇸 Tech. 🇨🇦 NATO doesn’t spend on defense assuming US umbrella protection 🇨🇦 has also been dealing with mass migration and they now have have gangs and drug manufacturing popping up left and right Canadians are getting caught in the USA with enough fentanyl to kill millions. Look at the Canadian who was busted in Indiana recently. As far as Mexico, I agree with tariffs l. They’ve been letting China transship through Mexico into the US helping China sidestep tariffs. Also, Mexico has never taking the migrant crisis seriously and much of Mexico is beholden to the cartels In hindsight, ROSS PEROT was right about NAFTA being a massive blunder. In hindsight, Robert Lighthizer was DEAD RIGHT about China being welcomed into the WTO. What an insane decision. China steals IP, forces tech transfers, uses espionage to steal trade secrets and military technology, uses illegal subsidies to stack the deck in global trade, manipulates their currency, transships, over fishes, illegal fishes etc Regarding the EU, they are fiercely protectionist and opportunistic. They agree China is waging economic war yet when the US hit back at China the EU exploited the opportunity to boost exports to China. Some ally!! Also, the EU enjoyed a $500 billion trade surplus with the US over the last 3 years. The EU uses excise taxes, import taxes, non tariff measures (nefarious rules), carbon border adjustment mechanisms to create barriers for imports. The EU also uses the DSA and DSM to target American tech for more taxes to pay for their socialist policies I don’t like tariffs but the story isn’t the US is a “bully”. The story is the US is doing what any other country would do to address mass migration, drugs, and massive trade imbalances. The US runs a $1 trillion trade deficit yearly. No other country would tolerate that

@TheDude3007-dd7fg 5 күн бұрын

Rory probably has a higher IQ than Trump & Vance combined !! 😂😂

@SL-sd3sg 5 күн бұрын

For sure!

@GorgeDawes 5 күн бұрын

Most of us do!

@Goggleboxing 5 күн бұрын

@@GorgeDawes Sad but true. Not to detract from Rory's Mensa score of course.

@kimyeung5307 5 күн бұрын

Anyone who has the intellect of Winnie the Pooh would be able understand the matter. But Trump or Vance does not have the intellect of Winnie the Pooh.

@virtualal 4 күн бұрын

And yet will still never achieve half of what they do. Unless chirruping away in his echo chamber ranks as an achievement

@JuliaF60 5 күн бұрын

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” The Tempest. William Shakespeare.

@Durzel 5 күн бұрын

For our international friends who don’t know these two - they were politicians from opposing parties. Alistair was more senior in the Labour Party, but Rory was in the Conservative Party for a decade. So this is like a Republican senator sitting down with a Democrat senator and being able to have a perfectly civil discussion, with mutual respect for and a willingness to listen to each other’s opinions.

@richardbartlett6932 5 күн бұрын

Err This is just two out of touch white middle class elitists enjoying their usual Notting Hill champagne socialist echo chamber morally superior politicking. This podcast is all about agreeing slightly more at the end than they did at the beginning 😂

@ajward137 5 күн бұрын

Yes: breathtaking, isn't it? Not at all the way politics seems to be heading these days, at least on the right.

@sasserine 5 күн бұрын

Alaister wasn't an elected politician, he was communications director, handling the press, and keeping MPs on-message. I'm not sure who would be the equivalent, in the previous US administrations. He had more responsibilities than, say Jen Psaki, as he was providing politicians with the data and the polling, to steer them how to sell it to the public, rather than him simply answering questions from the press.

@Durzel 5 күн бұрын

@@sasserineApologies, yes, you’re right. It would still be fair to say that he is on the side of Labour though due to his position. I guess an equivalent would’ve have been Steve Bannon?

@bradhombre6912 5 күн бұрын

Probably the most similar US podcasts are the Bulwark (mostly former anti-Trump Republicans) and Pod Save America (former Obama staffers). Long-form, mostly civil, deep-dive discussions.

@websmink 5 күн бұрын

Wow. The last thing I would have expected. You are in Syria and spoke with the new president. I wish Syria and Syrians well. They have been through hell.

@lindafletcher1628 5 күн бұрын

Canadian here, the anger in Canadians is real. There is a sense of betrayal and there is a loss of trust. Things have changed and I dont think Canadians will forget this for a long time. There is a a sense of urgency now to decrease our connections with the US and broaden our partnerships, Canadians are still talking about buying non american goods, selling real estate in the US and stopping travel there.

@simonnilsson5356 5 күн бұрын

This is either under estimated by the Trump administration or, if correctly estimated, his reforms and leadership might be more transformational and radical than expected.

@superdeluxified 5 күн бұрын

Yep. Distilled, we're saying "Fuck 'em."

@tisFrancesfault 5 күн бұрын

It's akin to the pig war, except dumber... There's a massive increase in hostility for no real reason.

@lindafletcher1628 5 күн бұрын

@@tisFrancesfault troll

@tisFrancesfault 5 күн бұрын

@@lindafletcher1628 what's trollish about what I had said? The US is demonstrating pig war sentiment. I assume you know that the pig war is an actual thing, right?

@fantustiq 5 күн бұрын

"Clearly a man on a journey" gave me a good laugh

@elinstar6034 5 күн бұрын

Excellent snark from Alastair 😂

@simonnilsson5356 5 күн бұрын

Not a fan but gotta give kudos on that one 😄

@gavinbuck8130 5 күн бұрын

@@elinstar6034 A road to Damascus moment. Or a hotel on a road in Damascus.

@juliemcdowell527 5 күн бұрын

Canadian here, we are united as a country with almost one voice that we will boycott USA as much as we can. Trudeau was right and now we need Carney

@bennyv4444 5 күн бұрын

Oh no what will America ever do

@SuperKimjong 5 күн бұрын

think the whole EU is about to boycott USA right along with u

@4x4r974 5 күн бұрын

@@SuperKimjong How do people even feel comfortable typing this bs? You boycott, NATO goes away, and Russia can take out the UK's air defenses in like 2 days. Then what, genius?

@philipprudhomme6967 5 күн бұрын

@@4x4r974Then? The USA.

@brucewalsh-in6np 5 күн бұрын

You will take responsibility for the destruction of a friendship. You will explain why you elected a fascist. You will suffer fir your choices

@KarmaKittyFubarZen 5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your fair and balanced presentation of important stories that are often ignored or seriously skewed by the US corporate news outlets. I trust your coverage-high praise in these days and times.

@kimholder 5 күн бұрын

Canadian who's lived in Mexico the last 20 years here. Trudeau bought time and displayed Canada's willingness to try and work this through. Good call - we need to make plans with allies, and we needed proof Trump really is that mad in order to make serious plans. Also, if you want your population to stay lined up behind the fight after tariifs have been biting for a year, you need to be able to honestly say 'We really tried. He's not being reasonable.' And who should Canada make plans with more than anyone else? Mexico. Now all of Mexico and all of Canada has proof how important this is. Let's get down to business and make a free trade agreement of our own, minus the USA. So sad.... We'll be friends again, America. Be strong.

@pjpredhomme7699 5 күн бұрын

All very good observations and I suspect spot on - except the part about needing proof that Trump is that nuts - I don't think anyone doubts that

@sararichardson737 5 күн бұрын

A Brit living in Mexico also. Shipping is the best option vis Canadian/Mexico trade routes

@marynewcomer4067 5 күн бұрын

Have always liked Rory and have always been sure of his intelligence. Great podcast!

@tvismyonlyfriend 5 күн бұрын

I love how natural the analysis in the UK is.... nothing in the USA seems natural it all seems manufactured to me. Everybody in the USA is saying what you want to hear, and they are very miserable

@ThePreityEffect 5 күн бұрын

lol. natural???? yeah, they are a dead empire and a failed country. they have no choice than to be real about what's going on

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын

@ajward137 5 күн бұрын

We have our share of manufactured talking points (Farrage, Tice, Badenoch). It's just that they're not in the ascendancy at the moment in the UK after 14 years of disastrous Conservative rule. I think the difference is that we've managed to keep a lid on some aspects of money buying politics. Although Cameron introduced lobbying to Parliament, which we could have done without.

@mr2981 4 күн бұрын

You, dear, are mad. Not as mad as ajward137, but I digress. I wonder, if I were in the UK would what I just said be a jail-worthy offence?

@Paragon62 4 күн бұрын

Don’t listen to war criminal.

@lauradunn1619 5 күн бұрын

Saying it like it is, Alistair you are on fire! NZ listener

@smudger4497 5 күн бұрын

what Borders on the Stupid ? Canada and Mexico 😂😂😂😂😂

@saberint 5 күн бұрын

And Russia surprisingly.

@CrazyTechLab 4 күн бұрын

@@saberint They border the US as much as we border France or Norway. There's no land between the two.

@saberint 4 күн бұрын

@@CrazyTechLab they share a sea border. The land is 2.4 miles or 3.8km apart.The border btw was agreed on in 1990 (or maybe '91) but the russian duma never ratified the agreement. And then here is the fun part, you can actually walk between the two island in winter as the sea freezes over. Mainland Russia and Mainland Alaska are approximately 55 miles (88.5 km). For fun, the approx. distance from France to the US is 7,685km (4775 miles) so you are actually 1,989 times closer to russia than France!

@LisaLane-v8d 5 күн бұрын

How do you keep faith in humanity? I've never felt so depressed

@Paintbrushlicker 5 күн бұрын

Same same, think I've got to completely ditch all media and just pretend none of this is happening

@helencahn7293 5 күн бұрын

We can't afford to ignore the news altogether, but we can mitigate the crazy by finding podcasts and sources that are balanced and logical like this one. But do take care of yourself.

@seanoconnor8843 5 күн бұрын

Get out and about. It's a fantastic country and it's the immigrants that make sparkle. Get yourself round Manchester, that'll cheer you up

@RobinINSC-ob7bb 5 күн бұрын

Watch the Richard Attenborough film Ghandi

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

Have the same problem, but I keep looking for good people and sometimes manage to find them 🙂 Good thing to remember is, a lot of people have the exact same sadness about humanity for the same reason as you do 🙂

@monique4172 5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for reporting on Syria. Please continue to update us. : - )

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

Second that!

@goodmorningsteve 5 күн бұрын

Canadian here. In response to your question - many Canadians have increasingly disliked Trudeau. But we were glad he stepped up as a leader in a firm and professional way, not making huge concessions (most of what he agreed to had been established before Trump in office). However, the sentiment is that we're still angry at Trump and the US for making such threats, and in being cordial we can now diversify our supply chain and continue to separate from the US economically. I personally wonder what would happen if Trudeau was firmer and more aggressive, but I think he would likely foster resentment among most Canadians in the long run

@Bar-Hillel 5 күн бұрын

So much to say on this one. Well done Alastair! The first direction for your love (and note the word in Greek means "to lay down your life" not 'have nice feelings for') is God. If he is the first love of your life everything else will naturally fall into place after that. As a member of Mensa I can tell you there is no doubt Rory passed that test; the lowest you can get and be accepted is 148. J.D you are out by a whopping minimum of 38 (which at that level is huge!) As a Canadian citizen I can also tell you that what the PM said was correct. There is no drug issue going south; there is coming north. Very little new was agreed, over what was agreed in December, but just enough to let Trump sell it as a win; it wasn't....for him anyway. Many felt it should not have happened, but most were happy that the tariffs didn't happen....yet anyway. He should have taken Rory's view, but you must remember that Justin did not want to shoot the next Liberal leader in the foot, before he even gets there. However, the law is changing to make it easier to trade between Provinces and Territories, people are cancelling trade and holidays with/in the US, moving money, cancelling contracts, doing deals with other countries and more. The feeling in the country is that they will NEVER trust the US again. The anti-American sentiment is higher than it has ever been. The feeling here is that Trump wants Canada because he wants the north. The trading routes are opening in the Arctic and Russia and China have already made moves on them, Trumps want to own them which, currently Canada does. As Brits we were VERY aware of the silence from the UK in support of Canada. Seeing the UK sucking up to the Americans would be horrendous. The opportunities for the UK and Canada to get closer can't ever have been better, likewise with the EU. I'd like to hear someone talking about why it is that Canada and Mexico were responsible for the US borders, but the US isn't doing any more to protect itself.

@halfamo2422 5 күн бұрын

Oh please please please keep spatting with J D Vance, Rory! We need the light relief so much rn!!! 😂And you guys, EPIC you've gone to Syria. He is one of the most interesting leaders on the planet. Well done. Can't wait for the interview.

@donaldflett1504 5 күн бұрын

Great discussion as always. As a 76 year old American engineer living and working in Kherson Ukraine throughout the full scale invasion, I try to follow European politics very carefully because we really depend on our European friends and surely more so with the new American administration. And as an American, I had only a superficial understanding at best of European politics before. These guys are terrific in explaining these European politics so even an American like myself can begin to understand. (lol) As I see it, it is like we in Ukraine are in our house which has been set on fire by a fanatical, serial, criminal arsonist. We need the help of our neighbors (Europeans and Americans) to help us put out the fire at least in part that it may spread to their houses if the wind is wrong. But the arsonist has threatened to set a fire in the neighbors' houses if they hep us. The threat is real and the arsonist has done it before. To complicate matters further, one of our now friendly neighbors has set our house on fire in the not so distant past. European politics is their own of course but I DO try to follow it as it applies to Ukraine and America. Again, great discussion and keep up the good work.

@frankgavin1022 5 күн бұрын

I'm another Canadian. To address Alastair's question: people here generally think Trudeau was strong and effective in his response to Trump's bullying--stronger than Sheinbaum even though he is leaving in a month and her term will be longer than Trump's. (I didn't, though, think Trudeau was right to go to Mar-a-Lago in November. Just going there is an act of fealty.) Should Trudeau have gone further and told Trump to eff-off a few days ago? I was feeling that way, but I also think securing at least a month to prepare for possible tariffs is of practical value to Canadian businesses, especially small ones. Bottom line: Trump's actions /threats have shifted the ground here in Canada. Yes, there are some Trump-admirers here, but there are fewer than there were, and lots of people who are not fans of Trudeau by any means are now keen to make sure Trump doesn't get his way.

@theheatdeathiscoming 5 күн бұрын

Never appease a dictator

@danoneill8751 5 күн бұрын

And yet... they usually do.

@adamskiii89 5 күн бұрын

Starmer?

@hughoxford8735 5 күн бұрын

He was elected with a far larger mandate than two-tier

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

Leftist are everything they accuse Trump of being.

@scooby1992 5 күн бұрын

@@hughoxford8735 Sadly that is true. The mandate , not the ' two tier ' meme

@marcussmall782 5 күн бұрын

Re the Rory v JD argument. Here is Bonhoeffer writing in the Germany of 1930s, (and I am drawing any other comparison): “ [this] was the fatal mistake of the false protestant ethic which diluted Christian love into patriotism, loyalty to friends and industriousness, which in short, perverted the better righteousness into civil justice . Not in such terms as these does Jesus speak. For him the hallmark of the Christian is the extraordinary.” ie the love of enemies. Dietrich Bonhoeffer The cost of discipleship.

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

Thank you! Bonhoeffer was a hero, he's hugely respected in my small (Czech) denomination.

@nekowelt2135 5 күн бұрын

When I asked Deepseek who has more wisdom JD Vance or Rory, here we go:- **Conclusion** - **Rory Stewart** likely has the edge in terms of **wisdom**, given his extensive experience in diplomacy, governance, and global affairs, as well as his reflective and philosophical approach to problem-solving. His ability to synthesize complex issues and his humility in acknowledging the limits of his knowledge are hallmarks of wisdom. - **J.D. Vance**, while wise in his own right, brings a more focused, experiential wisdom rooted in the struggles of the American working class. His insights are valuable but may not yet match the breadth and depth of Stewart's global and historical perspective. writing, and American politics, while Stewart is renowned for his diplomatic expertise, writing, and British political career.

@tovbyte 5 күн бұрын

I agree with Rory. Give a bully what he wants and he’ll keep on pushing. Give his voters what they want and they’ll keep voting for him. Sometimes you have to make a decision between what is convenient and what is right

@andrewmclean-reid1461 5 күн бұрын

We shouldn't underestimate the key role that Christian Extremism has played in the Trump rise to power and the impact that apocalyptic yearning drives Trmp's ME policies. Scary.

@macflod 5 күн бұрын

Ironically in a lot of ways it supports un-Christian policies

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

@@macflod Exactly. You only needed to see Vance's face during the inauguration sermon to know how far from actual Christianity they are. I'm Christian in Europe and their unhinged mentality is actually further from the mindset of me and my Christian friends than common basic atheism is. And that's saying something.

@pjpredhomme7699 5 күн бұрын

Yeah- here is the thing - Trump does not believe in anything but himself - he only used the christians for votes - he does not believe anything that they do he plays along . He's just a con man albeit - a very mentally unwell one.

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

And Vance making those faces at the bishop's sermon tells you all you need to know about how much "Christian" they are. What the bishop was saying was totally basic stuff. NO normal Christian would have even batted an eyelid. I hear stuff like this every other Sunday. So I just don't get WHAT ON EARTH do THEIR pastors preach about?!?

@fumbleBumble82 4 күн бұрын

"It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven" - these people don't even believe their own scripture, they are morally bankrupt.

@kimika53 5 күн бұрын

Rory's response to Vance's tweet was just as brilliant as I anticipated. Vance's tweets reveal his shallowness and immaturity.

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

This is why I find it hard to have a serious conversation with leftists, totally delusional

@AndreasapArthur 5 күн бұрын

Rather than quoting Galatians, how about Hebrews 13 vv 1-3? "Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. Some did that and welcomed angels without knowing it."

@dujematosic4051 5 күн бұрын

Oh yeah because the two guys here that supported the Iraq war are real mature Classic liberal clowns

@geraldbutler5484 5 күн бұрын

Vance is a weather vane where the wind blows mainly from the right but changes direction often, especially when it’s blowing out of Trump’s arse. Musk needs to go back to his ‘16 hours a day, sleeping on the floor job’ because without him how can anything survive? That may give Vance a bit to do and ease the relevance deprivation syndrome.

@sqedmonton 5 күн бұрын

im a Canadian Born in Wales. Justin should have told Trump to F off eh! Canadians are furious.

@bluemonday70-bl5ne 5 күн бұрын

Alistair and Rory, I was wondering if it is possible Trump does these announcements so the markets fall, he and his billionaire friends buy up a bunch of stock on the cheap, then the next day he removes the threat, the markets go up and they have just made a bunch of money. Is that a thing?

@Hexanitrobenzene 2 күн бұрын

Of course, that's a thing. It would be insider trading on steroids.

@bluemonday70-bl5ne Күн бұрын

@@Hexanitrobenzene I'm Canadian and have heard all kinds of other reasons for him to make these stupid tariff threats (i.e. bargaining leverage, psychological bullying to open up environmental blocks, personally wanting to humiliate Trudeau and the Liberal party, actually wanting to weaken Canada's economy and make it part of the US, etc etc). But I have not read or heard about insider trading being the reason, even if it seems fairly obvious to me. I'm not a business person though so I wondered about that

@wfifa199 Күн бұрын

Musk did it with Crypto, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was part of the equation when making a decision

@AnythingMachine 5 күн бұрын

I think we learned something revealing about Vance. It's genuinely outside of his conception that somebody might care about the suffering of people in other countries, not just as a performative political tool

@joshyman221 5 күн бұрын

I don’t think it’s helpful to interpret his statements like that. He was just saying he puts Americans first. Not that he doesn’t care of others. That being said, as a Christian, I’m in between. We should love everyone not in a hierarchy but in terms of their individual dignity in being in the image of God. That being said there is obviously a priority and special responsibility to one’s family. In terms of practical considerations also those around you locally are those to care for first. But it says nothing about where those around you are from. You should love the immigrant and enemy near you as anyone else.

@AnythingMachine 5 күн бұрын

@joshyman221 To be clear, I think he is very used to seeing people use the suffering of immigrants or foreigners as some kind of bludgeon in the political realm and he's not used to somebody like Rory who is actually in it because he thinks it's important. I think Vance might actually be right about many of those people but he's not used to people like Rory

@Krytern 5 күн бұрын

@@joshyman221 I interpret his statements that way because you don't need to screw over people from other countries to put America first. That is literally not caring about those people to get an advantage over them.

@joshyman221 5 күн бұрын

@@Kryternsometimes you do have to make a choice though, and indeed it is much easier for Americans to help Americans than to help other countries. But yes I agree there are many people who want to be seen as Christian who just don’t care about others… I guess I’m just not sure JD Vance really is that one (yet). His statements weren’t really what you’re saying. We should clarify things to have meaningful discussion. The first response everyone is giving is statements like “should you really put someone 10000miles away over your child?” Which is obviously ridiculous and comes from just talking past each other I think.

@bennyv4444 5 күн бұрын

It is not a Christian belief that there should be unlimited migration into my country. This is easy to prove, by looking at migration policy in Christian countries for literally all of history. “Care for the refugee” and “accept infinite voluntary migrants as permanent residents” are unrelated propositions.

@BoatDawg 5 күн бұрын

American here. I 100% support Canada. I apologize to my Canadian cousins for the insanity of the Trump regime. I can only hope and pray that the Republicans lose control of the government next round of elections.

@Laurie-l1w 5 күн бұрын

American here. I agree

@tonyz975 4 күн бұрын

American here. LOL.

@Jamestheblue22 5 күн бұрын

It never ceases to amaze me how people respond to debate to say 'I'm smarter than you' and think this doesn't lose them the argument immediately

@macflod 5 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@PaulaCarroll-z1i 5 күн бұрын

Few people know how to debate these days, they just slide straight into personal insults

@geraldbutler5484 5 күн бұрын

As they say in Australia,’Vance has bought tickets on himself.’

@sararichardson737 5 күн бұрын

Bo boom!

@ajward137 5 күн бұрын

Notice Vance didn't actually say whether he thought his IQ was higher or lower than 110.

@cgdimension 5 күн бұрын

if Trump kicks the bucket during the next 4 years, we have Vance as the next Prez, good grief

@juicedgoose 5 күн бұрын

That would be..not better, but less bad. I don't think Vance has what it takes to run a successful cult

@elinstar6034 5 күн бұрын

He'd be a total puppet for the techno bros agenda tho

@juicedgoose 5 күн бұрын

@@elinstar6034 that's true. But whatever the f it is that makes so many people blindy follow trump, Vance doesn't have it.

@cgdimension 5 күн бұрын

@elinstar6034 depends who can get you the most votes, the tech bros who swing in the wind or the evangelicals, the religious leaders representing the various communities

@22BAANA22 5 күн бұрын

You must be doing something right to upset JD Vance

@SL-sd3sg 5 күн бұрын

Yes 😂, he’s an idi**

@formulabrian 5 күн бұрын

The thing with the Canadian border is that there’s more fentanyl and illegal immigrants going from US to Canada than the other way from Canada to US. Absolutely insane excuse to use.

@SL-sd3sg 5 күн бұрын

Not surprised, who wants to live in the US atm, sounds like an absolute dump. Also amount of guns coming from the US to Canada? I’m sure Canadian border forces on top of that.

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

@@SL-sd3sgatm? Hence why Trump is trying to reverse decade of batshit crazy policies

@pjpredhomme7699 5 күн бұрын

dude you can not take anything Trump says at face value - it is not like talking to a normal adult person . I want you to realize that in the span of a week - he has said - Canada is ripping the USA off , the border is unsecure, they are flooding the USA with fentanyl , Canada won't allow US banks into Canada - those have all been used as justifications - from his mouth in less than a week . Now ask yourself - when was the last time you witnessed a head of state behave like that . And besides all that - he also said - that the trade imbalance between Canada Vs USA - was outrageous the terms of trade were insane - he could not believe how awful the terms of trade were - and he never recognizes that he actually was the person who dictated those terms 7 years ago - that is literally how nuts the guy is .

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын

@twirlingswirlinggirl 5 күн бұрын

Love your take on American tariffs on Canada. As a Canadian, I'm not unhappy with the current outcome but I wouldn't have minded had Trudeau stood firmer. I guess it's truly just not our nature (we are polite and peace-loving) and when dealing with the stupidest, most unpredictable man to ever hold his office, I'm okay with Trudeau's strategy to let Trump think he won something. We'll see what comes next in 30 days. Thanks to you both for your brilliant analysis and showing the world how to have an actual conversation about a problem.

@UrbanWoodAlliance 5 күн бұрын

What Rory may not fully appreciate is just how crippling the 25% tariffs would have on Canada. They would crush our economy almost overnight - think 1929 - 1930.

@ronald3836 5 күн бұрын

Of course Trump won this. Trump isn't really planning to cripple the US economy, but he is willing to do it if that's what it takes, or at least has been sufficiently convincing. Trudeau did not want to take the risk, so he gave in. In a few weeks the EU will give in and lift the ban on US poultry, etc. Whether this type of behaviour will be beneficial to the US in the long term is of course another question.

@dredtory4705 5 күн бұрын

@@ronald3836 Trump *thinks* he won, which is the point. The main so-called "concession" Trump got (increased funding/resources for border security) was announced in December, and the other ones (e.g. a ridiculous "Fentanyl Czar") are meaningless bureaucratic flummery that probably won't even happen. Trudeau's tactic was out of Canada's classic repertoire for dealing with Americans: let the arrogant, braggart blowhards think they've won, so that they'll calm down, untwist their knickers, and leave us alone. We'll see how it pans out. Mind you, like Rory, I'd have much preferred if Trudeau had just told Trump to get bent, as his father would have done. But whatever.

@Dude0000 4 күн бұрын

I don’t understand anyone who thinks Trudeau has any substance to him at all. He’s a midwit narcissist who’s degraded his country on many levels. But he speaks nicely? Is that it? This is geopolitics. It’s not for the faint of heart.

@johnwatt5921 4 күн бұрын

Rory can't you come up to Scotland and be first minister I think you would be amazing. But I think that you are the prime minister we should have had. I hold out hope that you will get a big job in the UK or the UN. The world needs more people like you

@jasonstevenson617 4 күн бұрын

Canadian here. The Tariffs would not have been an immediate effect for the US, there has been a stock piling of imports. They wouldn't have been felt in the US for months. In Canada, we would have felt it immediately. We (Canada) need to move on from the US. We will not forget it, we are actually using this crisis to further eliminate our internal trade barriers. We are looking to creating the ground work to work with the EU, you guys and Japan, South Korea, Australia etc. I have a question on your thoughts on CANZUK and if it would be a good idea or even realistic?

@markrw5964 5 күн бұрын

Until 200 years ago, for most people, their frame of reference was limited to a small locality. These days,taking on a sense of global responsibility is overwhelming.

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

Yes, totally agree and this seems to be one of the reasons for today's world's problems. Only solution that comes to my mind is - teach international relations at school, as much as possible. The UN simulations, where pupils choose a country and defend its interests, seem to be a step in the right direction.

@Hexanitrobenzene 2 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972 What an interesting idea!

@jamesbennie705 5 күн бұрын

Before I watch this, I must say that Rory's Twitter reply to Vance's personal criticism, was the most inspiring thing I'd heard for a long time. If it had been delivered by my rugby coach, some 40 odd years ago, I would've been ready to run through a brick wall

@TihetrisWeathersby 5 күн бұрын

Instead of governing they are yelling at podcasters

@bennyv4444 5 күн бұрын

Of all the complaints you can make is ‘not doing enough’ really a reasonable one?

@4x4r974 5 күн бұрын

They are either governing too much and becoming dictators or they are doing nothing .. choose one

@TesterAnimal1 4 күн бұрын

@@bennyv4444wheat are they doing? Sitting back and letting a billionaire destroy the government while bleating on in press opportunities and social media.

@bennyv4444 2 күн бұрын

@@TesterAnimal1 You have to be honest with yourself about the situation my friend

@philipwhiuk 5 күн бұрын

A weird thing about Trump is he confuses trade deficit with an actual 'debt' owed.

@georgewoods5543 5 күн бұрын

I get the impression from his comments that he does not know the difference between a fiscal deficit and a trade deficit. The US does have a problem with its national debt (cumulative fiscal deficits) of $36 trillion caused by fiscal mismanagement in response to various crises (2008 financial crisis, Covid, tax cuts, etc.) and unfunded wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.) and some action has to be taken to reduce the debt over the longer term. However, the national debt is not an immediate crisis as around $28 trillion is held by US entities. The growing trade deficit is also a problem. For a couple of decades countries such as (China, Germany, Korea and Ireland) have run large and persistent trade surpluses that have been absorbed by a relatively few countries (USA, EU ex Germany, India, etc.) who have run persistent trade deficits. For anyone interested in this issue, I would recommend a paper "Trade Intervention for Freer Trade" by Michael Pettis and Erica Hogan on the CarnegieEndowment.org web site.

@GorgeDawes 5 күн бұрын

He is too thick to understand the difference.

@dredtory4705 5 күн бұрын

@@GorgeDawesHe understands it. His moronic cult doesn't.

@userxyz64 4 күн бұрын

In some cases, Trump has not included service based earnings in calculating his version of trade deficits.

@Dude0000 4 күн бұрын

@@GorgeDawes a son of a millionaire who became a billionaire, then became leader of the free world as a retirement plan, only the second non consecutively, is unimpressive to you? Are you on you $1B yacht, because you must be amazing?

@nane2622 5 күн бұрын

As a German, I have to say that there are some points, that Alastair and Rory simply do not understand about the situation in Germany: 1) The numbers on asylum applications are down considerably. We had about 230.000 applications in 2024, which is a decrease of about 30% compared to 2023. 2) Only 20% of german voters thought, that migration is the most important issue right now. My guess is, that these are exactly those 20% who are willing to vote AFD. 3) Merz NEVER had any position in government. Not on a national, a state or even on a municipal level. Being chancellor will be his first governing position ever. He has no experience in that. 4) Most important and maybe not easy to understand for british or american viewers: in Germany you cannot govern without a partner. Our governments are always coalition governments. That means: you need to be able to compromise and to negotiate. Merz has not only shown, that he is unwilling and unable to do that. He effectively has burned the bridges to the SPD and the Greens, the only two possible partners within the democratic spectrum. So, last weeks spectacle showed two things: a) We now have a monothematic campaign, in which all other issues (housing, education, climate, healthcare, pensions etc.) have been overshadowed by migration... No one is talking about anything else. b) Merz is going to be our next chancellor, I am sure of that. Last week he has effectively shown, that he lacks all competence for that job!

@Dude0000 4 күн бұрын

Who cares, he will govern a Provincial vassal State of the USA. He has virtually no power.

@Alienalloy 5 күн бұрын

iv been so waiting for this and Rorys kick back at liar liar Vance on fire..

@davebox588 5 күн бұрын

There's a lot about IQ measurement that's open to discussion, but Vance raised the term. IIRC the threshold for Mesa was a demonstrated IQ of 150. Impressive or not, that Rory qualified is impressive. Vance's problem is that his mouth takes up 95% of his head.

@PaulJacobelli 5 күн бұрын

Canada's PM announced today a Canada-U.S. Economic Summit to take place in Toronto on Feb 7, 2025. You guys should fly over and cover it.

@joanne0 5 күн бұрын

as a devout (protestant) christian, i definitely agree with rory and not vance. i think the most telling this is that vance decided to quote church fathers rather than the bible itself. anyways, this whole debate sheds light on why the protestant and catholic rift was so large in the earlier centuries - it completely redefines your approach to governance and social relations

@margaretmcnamee6411 5 күн бұрын

Vance became a catholic last Tuesday and clearly does not understand catholic theology.

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

I attend Catholic church and I, too, wholeheartedly agree with Rory. Vance is one of those people who prefer to use Christianity as a tool, rather than make the effort to study it and live it.

@macktravels68 5 күн бұрын

Lufthansa and their investments in: Frankfurt, Munich (Lufthansa), Zurich (with Swiss), Vienna (with Austrian), Milan, Rome (with Alitalia), Belgium (with Brussels Airlines) and Latvia/Baltics (with Air Baltic) are getting what it will take to truly own the skies from Europe to the World. I agree with Rory, the UK needs to start making investments in the other airports around the UK versus flying everyone to Heathrow for BA. Airports in Scotland can reach the US with the Airbus XLR. Why send everyone to Heathrow? Makes little sense.

@jamesmungai3092 5 күн бұрын

Wow, today I find myself agreeing with Rory 100%. Great program !

@LesOubliesQuebec 5 күн бұрын

As a Canadian i most say we dint fold he only got what he already had. Alot of premier remove american product from the announcement and i can tell you alot of canuck now wont be buying american until Trump is in office.

@pjpredhomme7699 5 күн бұрын

that is what he does all the time - stirs up shit - fucks things up - and then declares victory - it is as predictable as the sun rising in the east tomorrow morning .

@michellegeall887 5 күн бұрын

I am a Canadian, I do not think Trudeau had a choice, a standoff was not an option.

@CubedDimensions 5 күн бұрын

Regarding the tariffs, i really hope they go through. Economic collapse and an insane focus on domestic manufacturing might actually be what limits the climate catastrophe we are on course for

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

It might, but the problem is - a lot of today's products require raw materials from all over the world. Either we keep some level of export and import, or the world economy collapses.

@pyroyergen5986 5 күн бұрын

Rorys absolutely on the money about infrastructure projects. We dont need massive projects we need smaller ones that link together. In my part of the country transport is amazing, but we always hear about how bad it is elsewhere and when i do travel i can see it. Bigger projects seem to always go wrong too.

@tom5216 5 күн бұрын

But Sir Sadiq would not be pleased.

@Quasime42 5 күн бұрын

Love the synopsis of last weeks happenings in German politics. ❤

@trex6195 5 күн бұрын

As a Canadian, people are feeling the effects of the inflation that has occurred since 2020 and the cost of living is pretty crushing. Additional costs to Canadians at this time would be more impactful than allowing Trump to feel like he has won. The only potential downside with not standing up to Trump is that he will continue to threaten Tariffs for more concessions. He has already stated that he wants Canada to allow American banks into Canada. The thing that bothers me the most is that the inconsistency of Trump leads to too much uncertainty in the economy and will also have a large impact.

@JustME-ft4di 4 күн бұрын

That is global. It is a problem of greater wealth distribution to the very rich amongst other factors.

@magpiegirl3783 3 күн бұрын

What is the reason Canada does not allow American banks, and is it only American banks? I think in Australia, we don't have any foreign banks .. although some foreign banks are shareholders in Australian financial institutions. There's a level of protection in banking by the Australian government. It would possibly be the same in Canada given we are both Commonwealth countries?

@tommystevenson2921 5 күн бұрын

every time I listen I learn, political discussion at its best

@baikhous 5 күн бұрын

Did Vance really ask if morality is variable depending on your personal relationship with another person? 😂 It's almost too hilarious when individuals don't comprehend the failure of their own words.

@gopherfacts6915 4 күн бұрын

Welcome the stranger, JD Vance, don't lie about them eating their neighbours' dogs and cats.

@cooperlevesque6097 5 күн бұрын

Canadian here, and as a leftist and passionate Trudeau supporter, I really really want to convey that this was the ONLY option. We are NOT the country that can afford to stand up to Trump. I don’t really know if any other country can really grasp having a trade relationship so dependent on one partner that no matter how much we unite, protest, or demonstrate, those tariffs would’ve been catastrophic to Canada compared to a minor inconvenience for Americans. And while the mood online was fierce, the physical social mood was much different. And I don’t mean that we weren’t standing strong, but there was just an eerie quietness that you could pick up for a few days. We were, and are, worried of the tariff’s. I’ll tell you it’s one of the most surreal feelings to ever experience (more so collectively as a country) that on Monday everything is completely normal. You wake up, get ready, go to work/school, come home, and then go to bed. But the thought of knowing that on Tuesday, when the tariffs come, your life and all the individual lives around you are going to completely change for the worse. Sitting at home just knowing that people were going to lose jobs, houses, friendships, investments, hell even their lives, simply because some American says so, is not something I ever want to go through again. And I must say, out of absolutely everything, the silence from the UK was the most deafening. So Rory while I love and appreciate your perspectives and world views, this just simply was not something we could’ve handled on the best of days. And Trump knows it.

@annphillips1086 5 күн бұрын

As a Brit, that reminds me of Brexit - only we did that to ourselves.

@bluemonday70-bl5ne 5 күн бұрын

I completely agree. The mood was so somber and remains so. God how I hate that smug orange bastard. I believe him when he says he wants us to be the 51st state. I think what the rest of the world doesn't realize (which Canadians do) is that they can absolutely bring us to our knees if they wanted to. They are in a position where no one can stop them if that is really what their goal is. If it is a question of chicken, the U.S. is that powerful. All the other countries will lie low, hoping they can avoid detection. However, for the immediate future, they might just be interested in removing all the environmental barriers that have been erected so far. And the thing is, Canadians will have to give in to all that. We will forget our idealism and commitment to the environment because of the economy. We will be relieved to still do business as usual at the cost of the environment, I'm afraid.

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын

Glad tariffs were avoided. I love Canadians. That said, lots of Albertans vocally support annexation to the USA. Ottawa has treated Alberta so unfairly going back to Pierre Trudeau

@theurbanegentleman4550 4 күн бұрын

As a passionate leftist, would it be okay if we deport all our illegals to your country?

@PeterUrbanPhoto 5 күн бұрын

On tarifs a quick side note for people who have never worked in product distribution. When Trump / Trudeau talk about 25% tariffs, they don’t talk about 25% more at the checkout for affected products. What they add is 25% at the border. Now, when products cross a border you tend to have distributors and retailers put their margin *on top* of the cost of goods from the border… so let’s say 30% for the distributor and on top of that 60% for the retailer … now the 25% tarif at the border *become a 52% price increase at the checkout.*

@jorddy9209 5 күн бұрын

Tariffs are a negotiation tactic simple as that. Only one realistically to go ahead will be with the Chinese and even that will be 5/10 max

@peterquibell9773 5 күн бұрын

@@jorddy9209Musk will not allow the Chinese tariffs to go through. Musk needs China, he is finishing in Europe.

@boozebeard9501 5 күн бұрын

There's no way I would have been able to resist dropping the Mensa card when Vance started going on about IQ, big kudos to Rory for not sinking to it.

@Ragdollcatlover 4 күн бұрын

He knows he has nothing to prove. People confident in their own intellect don’t need to boast about it or prove it.

@hassanabdi1824 5 күн бұрын

Greetings from Kenya. Very insightful podcast. I wish this was aired on prime TV. Also please try doing subtitles on the interview with the president instead of voice over. Thank you

@martavdz4972 5 күн бұрын

From Czechia, nice to hear from Kenya 🙂 🇰🇪 🇨🇿

@nicoleme1457 35 минут бұрын

Rory Stewart, the voice of reason and real common sense. Extremely clever, just leagues above Vance & Trump. Rory you have a conscience, something they are very sadly devoid of. Thank you for being considerate. 🙏

@fourthchute 5 күн бұрын

Canadian here -the tariffs are only held off for 30 days -i think Trudeau acted correctly. People are still very united and boycotting us goods. I think Trump is going to come back in 30 days and go after the our supply management system -this has been an issue before and before Trump.

@georgewoods5543 5 күн бұрын

I agree, but the supply management system, especially in milk, will be the target of the renegotiation of the USMCA or CUSMA as they call it in Canada. Other than Cdn oil exports to US, Cda imports more goods and services from the US than it exports. The threat of tariffs is an attempt to redirect manufacturing investment from US and foreign companies away from Mexico and Canada and into the USA.

@pjpredhomme7699 5 күн бұрын

Oh you are absolutely right - this is not over he only put it off because he did not want the story to be that he started these tariffs and the stock market plummeted more than it ever had in history because that is what was going to happen - and why he backed off . He will come up some story about how he corrected the trade imbalance - and then start in on something else - like supply chain . Canada should recognize that this is economic warfare - that he has begun and he will continue to do whatever he can to destroy the Canadian economy

@magpiegirl3783 3 күн бұрын

@@pjpredhomme7699 A-la Russian playbook.

@scottbarrett4746 4 күн бұрын

One of your best videos yet!

@steventealby2549 5 күн бұрын

This past week has been a wake up call for Canada. Being overly reliant on one trading partner for 75% of your export income can have disastrous consequences. Trump is trying to use this leverage over Canada to force even further expansion of USA territory. The USA has twice tried to take over Canada and failed miserably. Canadians do not take kindly to bullying. Trump's nonsense forcing Canada to become the "51st" state, is incredulous to most of my fellow Canadians. The boycott by Canadian citizens of all USA imported products has begun. It is noticeably in my local grocery store, as the store shelves have Canadian and European products clearly indicated to help us make better choices. The Federal and Provincial governments have taken the initiative and pushed back and are now emboldened to work towards fostering more robust trade partners around the world. This will take time and must be done.

@magpiegirl3783 3 күн бұрын

Australia faced heavy sanctions by China in the last few years because they were upset by comments by the then Australian Prime Minister about Covid. Our farmers and miners were put to the sword. So, they went out and found some other markets, although not likely as lucrative as with China. But it was a lesson in diversification of trade. The tariffs and sanctions are very slowly being lifted by China. We have a testy relationship with the Chinese. Again - big country over a smaller country (in population and economy).

@A_kiwis_view 4 күн бұрын

Defending yourself and family is the law of the jungle 😂

@paulaa.8586 5 күн бұрын

Go Rory - keep speaking. Only deranged Telegraph agrees with Trump

@lauriepabreza9426 2 күн бұрын

I love this show. Helping my sanity in this wholly upsetting, chaotic time in history. You guys are funny, informative, smart and genuine.

@benketteridge9150 5 күн бұрын

Rory's wikipedia page already has a mention of the JD Vance 'spat'!

@mikkelandersen2328 5 күн бұрын

Concerning the US tarrifs: I wholely understand you Rory. 100%. My worry, when I first saw Mexico's 'deal' and later Canada's was: What will you give next month? I was vividly reminded of Kipling's poem Dane-geld: "We never pay any-one Dane-geld, No matter how trifling the cost; For the end of that game is oppression and shame, And the nation that plays it is lost!" That said, Trudeau is not elected to make the rest of the world a better off place - though I do not doubt that he would like to! - he was elected to take care of Canada in the best way he knew how. If Trudeau feels that Trump's eagerness to back down comes from the seismographic trembling of the stockmarket then I can understand why he left well enough alone and just gave him a cosmetic win. Despite all this, I am with you, I wish there had been just a taste of what a bitter pill that Trump is actually threatening to force down American and indeed the rest of the world's throats.

@kernowchris 5 күн бұрын

As someone who cares about the environment and nature, I hope the 3rd runway plan gets ditched, along with the oilfields. I am disgusted and disappointed in Labour, promising so much but of course rowing back on so much that seemed good. I agree with Rory, smaller projects with greater local worth are better. This country is already turning into a giant car park, the last thing we need is more wildly expensive nature destroying projects born of Ministers Egos and Ideologies. More nature, less concrete.

@GordDiv 5 күн бұрын

A Canadian’s perspective to Rory’s idea. The automobile industry is a tightly integrated work flow where certain items actually cross the border several times. Multiple applications of a tariff would quickly mount to more than 100% of value plus the just in time nature of this process means that there is often less than a half day’s inventory therefore starting and stopping flows would be catastrophic

@j.d.4697 5 күн бұрын

Calling Trump an "extraordinary communicator" just because he speaks Caveman which apparently is the language of many Americans is a weird way to put it.

@drgeorgek 3 күн бұрын

Maybe Americans should take responsibility for their own health and stop taking drugs and have their own rehab programmes to eliminate the fentanyl problem.

@tau3457 5 күн бұрын

I did not know you went to Damascus. Very cool.

@juliangiulio3147 5 күн бұрын

Great talk, both of you, like the joy ad the smiling and the little observations amidst the madness... of what you talk of.

@harveybrown37 5 күн бұрын

Vance is a thick Joker

@matthewt5239 5 күн бұрын

At least Joker is charismatic

@SL-sd3sg 5 күн бұрын

@@matthewt5239 ah, but is he?

@elinstar6034 5 күн бұрын

Or Cabbage Patch Satan as M8chael Spicer calls him...

@harveybrown37 5 күн бұрын

@@SL-sd3sg See his argument with Rory Stewart for proof. Vance is just another Yank with crazy Christian views like the fools that landed on the Mayflower.

@harveybrown37 5 күн бұрын

@@elinstar6034 He looks like a grown up Chucky doll to me.

@AltRock0827 3 күн бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy listening to Rory and Alister. Love the understated dry Brit humour and their ability to find light among the shade.

@phoenix-xu9xj 5 күн бұрын

I’m 71 and when I was doing O level RE, I had a light bulb moment when analysing Jesus teachings, it went something like OMG he’s one of us. I was in a small mining town in the N East with a miner dad. Since then I’ve tried to tell people ( if it came up) Jesus was a socialist. Oddly, it’s my Tory , leave voting sibling who is the practising Christian 🙄🙄.

@Dude0000 4 күн бұрын

‘Render unto Caesar what is his, and unto God…’. So, no. Definitely not. His ‘trial’ with Pilate also disproves this nonsense that socialists seem to specialize in.

@George-l7r 4 күн бұрын

Even though I'm a life-long Labour voter supporter, I almost always agree with everything you say Rory. It's a great shame in my opinion that you have left politics. Even as a Conservative! You would represent the acceptable face it now shamefully lacks. Alistair, you are missed in your official role too. You have the nous and the nose that our Government needs. Together, you make a formidable team. I thoroughly enjoy your channel. Thank you both.

@MargaretDeakin-d6m 5 күн бұрын

Will that extra runway ever materialise? And, if it does I would hope that our government does not pay for it.Regarding plant fuel, it requires acres of agricultural land, needed to grow food. The UK does not have this land. This would involve importing it from another country. Very expensive. I agree with Rory, public transport could be improved all over the UK, especially where I live in the West Midlands. Lots of small improvements would lift our spirits, and reassure us that Labour are actually doing something.

@mkkrupp2462 5 күн бұрын

WE LOVE YOU RORY !

@helencahn7293 5 күн бұрын

No, we did not assume he would go after enemies. He said in advance he would impose tariffs on Canada and Mexice. He is too afraid to fight an actual trade war with enemies.

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын

EU agrees China is waging economic war yet when the US levied tariffs on China, the EU exploited the situation to increase their exports to China. Do you consider that an ally? Imagine if the US used the Russia Ukraine War to force Europe to buy more American machines and cars in exchange for continued Military Support for NATO and Ukraine.

@Nainj_B Күн бұрын

Thank goodness for you two. Have been avoiding news since Trump. He’s vile. And what he said about Gaza is unforgivable . Promise that you’ll never change .

@superdeluxified 5 күн бұрын

Excellent discussion. Also, the thumbnail for this is absolutely perfect!

@smit4me 4 күн бұрын

I'm an Evangelical Christian . As Christian, we are to love our God with all our heart, all our soul. With all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves. Westminster Confession. As for Jesus, been a Socialist ? My Tory friends would smile at that. Good podcast, keep it up.😊

@j.d.4697 5 күн бұрын

Jesus told me Vance is Satan. There, irrefutable truth, can't question Jesus.

@9964jjc 5 күн бұрын

Loved this. Thank you both

@roberttilimbici9139 5 күн бұрын

On CBC news, the commentators were very emotional this weekend. They said "no country came to our help, we are alone". We are not China, nor the EU to retaliate in kind, we are "the mouse" and they are "the elephant".

@TexasSiege 5 күн бұрын