The Origins Of The Neocons And Their Lunatic World View | A History With Professor Michael Brenner

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

"Species" is a well chosen descriptor. Like something that crawled out of a dark and nasty swamp somewhere. I swear, Nuland alone could make a crocodile blush.

[@singularityagi5562]

Cannot agree more with you!

[@bunsw2070]

At least she's easy on the eyes. Lol

[@syourke3]

It’s no coincidence that most of these neocons are Jews. They’re all agents of Israel.

[@AndrewCooke-dl2dh]

Neocons ..sociopathic personality disordered narcissists

[@ulrikwinther221]

The crazies in the basement.

[@williamc9578]

This interview offers considerable insight into the depths of American political ideology and public psyche. Neo-Conservatism is not fringe, it is very much mainstream. The political class is united in it, the media is fully supportive and serves as the propaganda engine to "guide" the American people to it, the industrialists and financial class have identified their interest and gain aligned to it, and Academia has been co-opted to provide some intellectual support for it (those academics who oppose it, are sidelined and censored). This is a full National ideology purposely shaped and aligned, and corraled around the singular myth of American Exceptionalism. If you look for where the chances are to off-ramp from this ideology, they are scarce, and marginalized. This is the tragedy before us. For all its intellectual might and liberal ideals, the US has neutered itself to becoming aligned to a single neo-conservative ideology. We've seen this before, in 1935. It is called Fascism. We should call it what it is.

[@syourke3]

The neocons are agents of a foreign power: Israel.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Few intelligent people, and everyone else, do not own their own minds. Most trust the US Gov't and believe that the Gov't works for citizens. MSM and Corporate News is trusted. Fundamentally, most everyone isl Delusional. Certainly, few can understand nor grasp this phenomenon. My entire dysfunctional parental family were/are Delusional - and now nephews, etc.. I've dug deeply to understand first hand, because I, too was Delusional -- I was able to escape, but it was extremely difficult and emotional traumatic which is why most choose the lifestyle of "Ignorance is Bliss.".

[@4411825]

Well stated!

[@terencechaiwat6750]

I agree. Neocon ideology stinks of hubris, arrogance and false pride. This will sink America. America doesn't need enemies to destroy it. This ideology will annihilate a once great nation...completely.

[@zivaradlovacki2666]

Loads of American businesses and politicians supported and finansed nazis in 1930s and 1940s and still going strong.

[@bruceclark4754]

Professor Brenner is a great man. Such honesty and integrity and a rare intelligence; rare at least in Washington.

[@tonygallagher6291]

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[@ambition112]

0:11: 💡 Neoconservatism is a term that has evolved over time and is now used to characterize anyone who favors an aggressive American foreign policy and has an expansive vision of the US. 9:30: 🌍 The passage discusses the anxiety and doubt that arose in the United States after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reconstitution of Russia as a power by Putin, and the evolving attitudes towards China. 19:37: 💡 The speaker discusses the rise of neoconservatism and its impact on US foreign policy towards China and Russia. 27:45: 📚 The American foreign policy community has largely accepted a wolfish view of American strategic purpose and operation in the world, driven by powerful emotions. 36:25: 🌍 The United States has shifted from promoting public goods to advancing its own interests through the IMF and World Bank, and is now using all instruments of influence to control world affairs. 46:19: 🔑 The speaker discusses instances of elite betrayal and the lack of opposition to wars in the US. 56:36: 🔍 The speaker discusses the lack of independence in American think tanks and universities due to their financial dependence on large corporations and wealthy individuals. 1:04:44: 🌍 The speaker discusses the goals of neoconservatives and their views on Russia and China, as well as the delusions and misconceptions held by Western Europeans about the United States. 1:13:56: 🌍 The speaker criticizes the United States for leading various crises and confrontations around the world, while praising Vladimir Putin as a superior leader. 1:22:06: 🌍 Discussion about the involvement of American drones in providing guidance for missile attacks in the Black Sea region. Recap by Tammy AI

[@josephsullivan1612]

Thanks for the outline!

[@yaoliang1580]

Russia is defending its national security against a militarised US proxy at its doorstep. On the contrary the endless conflicts crimes n atrocities committed by the US around the world is due to pure greed n aggression as neither its national security is at stake nor its territorial borders are disputed. Do understand the difference

[@tirusew]

Thanks, extremely helpful due to some unclear voice

[@stevewang2]

Why is this dangerous group called Neocons and not Neolibs?

[@TrickyVickey]

Lindsey Graham be the poster boy for Neo-Con. There are many others.

[@pikachus5m166]

Poster girl.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

Rent boy

[@thadtuiol1717]

Y'all just jella coz nobody rocks a pair of heels and Daisy Dukes like Lindsey

[@Albert-Arthur-Wison225]

His politics, such as they are, are atrocious. He’s long been teetering on the edge of war-criminality. He’s never a war, or a massacre, that he’s not slathered over the prospect of hurling tens of thousands of US lads into,..a stomach-churning image, I know, but one can easily image him slipping some glossy snaps of casualties into his folder, and making his excuses..

[@paulheydarian1281]

​@@thadtuiol1717 🤔🤭😂🤣🤪

[@bassoprof]

It is a tragedy to see America turning into an embodiment of mischief, trouble making, misguided behavior, cause of destruction/suffering in the world while it is blessed to have so many intellectual giants and decent/honorable human beings like professor Michael Brenner.

[@anonymousAJ]

Well, once you turn your back on the Renaissance & Enlightenment (and thus abandon logic & persuasion) what is left but force?

[@1LaOriental]

It always was like this. Just getting worse.

[@danthemansmail]

Turning into? Where have you been the last fifty years....

[@vanillaketamine6060]

@@danthemansmail 50 years ago was when the Church Committee took place and the Pentagon Papers were released. It was only then that the public began to be exposed to the shadowy machinery that pulls many, if not most, of the strings of US policy. It may seem more plainly obvious today, especially since this machinery continued growing, but one of the components that resulted in the current state of the world is the fact that--even for the past 50 years--what seems to be in plain view today is the result of incremental exposure thanks to the work of, primarily, intrepid journalism and uncompromising historians.

[@scottwatrous7649]

Brenner is a huge critic of the 45th President. He also has swam very well in the waters of elite academia throughout the neocon triumph. He's not necessarily to be trusted.

[@kiwikeith7633]

An excellent informative video in my estimation. My own position is much the same as expressed here. When I reveal my views, I get insulted, belittled, accused of being a "BOT", or a "Putin puppet". But I contend this perspective is Obvious for everyone to see if they choose. A big problem is that the community around me is trained to watch TV and other media approved of by the NEOCONS or their minions. Media is now a controlling brain-washing business. I recall when TV was introduced here, and all the jokes about it hypnotically mesmerising viewers - jokes that now seem true. I meet it all the time - people who repeat inane claims that are obviously wrong and easily disproved. When I remind them of inconvenient history they know to be true, they are caught in an inconsistency and so just go quiet and escape. It is like their whole being needs to support the version they get from media / government. Maybe if I had a TV, and followed mainstream media, I would be like that, but I am not. The propaganda still reaches me by way of others who like spreading panic, telling me about it. Such occasions don't last long. I have an ex Vietnam bomber pilot living nearby. He is old and alone, so he talks to me. I can't reason much with him, I suspect it is that his positions are required to validate what he has done. He was scathing about Russian pilots in recent action, until I reminded him of his job. I asked him if he knows for sure that there were no civilians effected by the bombs he dropped? That silenced him at that moment, but he comes back repeatedly with similar stories - he misses what I am driving at, or chooses to. As for USA - these days I consider it a "mad-dog" war-monger. It is truly EVIL. And sadly I grew up when Nuclear extermination of life was expected - it did not happen then - But I expect it any time now - USA keeps working on it. Finally, USA's approach of getting others to die for the NEOCON cause seems to me to be the essence of COWARDICE on USA's part. Shame on the USA.

[@craigrik2699]

Kia ora Kiwikeith, OtakiCraig here. Suma suma here bro, when I point out the issues of Ukraine and the history of the breakup of the Soviet Union till now, I'm a Putin puppet! In fact, after following Scott Ritter and conducting my own research of how President Putin came to power, I must concur with Scott that President Putin became the "accidental" President of Russia. A position he never wanted and something imposed onto him by President Yultsin (for selfish reasons, he didn't want himself or his family prosecuted after he left office for corruption) and the US, who thought they had another puppet to control. Thank god he is not! This talk certainly gets me ostracized by my work peers, my real friends know how I roll and understand how I research what I believe in, not many have me on but those that do certainly understand my stance after our korero. Funny though, before 24/02/22, I had been researching and watching China for at least 5 years trying to understand what they were about? I'm a Western socialist and I thought China had really gone off the reservation and turned to totally capitalism, they haven't. I didn't even look at Russia, believing the Western narrative that Russia was just another capitalist state full of oligarchs running everything, wrong again.

[@D64nz]

​@@craigrik2699funny enough, another kiwi here. While I agree when talking out loud most people who don't dig any deeper have just accepted the story as presented, but there are a growing number who have looked beneath the surface and see this conflict for what it really is. The story falls apart the second you question any part of it or go deeper than Putin bad, Russia bad.

[@dianal3542]

So, you believe that war crimes US did in the past, gives Russia a green light to commit war crimes in Ukraine? Like US did it before, and we have the right to do it now? Did US annex any territories of Iraq or Vietnam? If you follow the news, even Russian news, you know that Russia already annexed 5 Ukrainian regions and is fighting to get more. Russia is for land grab...

[@kiwikeith7633]

​@@craigrik2699 Did you see that YT has deleted Scott Ritter's channel? Do you follow "The Duran"? Being without a TV, Radio, and not taking papers, means I search for myself, and evaluate it personally. It worked for the recent "political Jab" and the USA proxy Ukraine hostilities too. Sounds like you are an independent thinker - that is good, not enough of them.

[@got2bharmony]

I'm from the UK and all of your comments ring true for me too.the stock response from the typical Brit who thinks that are ecucated (they are quite clearly ignorant of geopolitics) is that I believe in conspiracy theories. The degree of Russophobia in the UK right now is truly disturbing, and the jingoistic warmongering is frankly sick. The UK has many deep problems that are likely to get worse. The last thing we need is war, though we never need war and how sad that the peace movement of the 1980s (CND etc) has totally disappeared. The fact that many seem to think war is something we should want is a barometer of the seriousness of the current mental state of the UK masses. Many Brits dislike Blair and his complicity in the Iraq war, but he has never been held accountable and is still travelling the world being paid huge amounts to push his warped point of view, acting like a god. Britts have long been apathetic and their support of war is probably an act of apathy rather than a re kindling of the aggressive culture that Brits demonstrated during the period of the Empire. Excellent video summarising what is fairly easily discovered if you can be bothered to look, for example the Wolfowitz Doctrine. Adam Curtis' documentary Bitter Lake, amazingly available on BBC iPlayer, is a rather bizarre composition, but it contains a lot of important facts that are hard to find elsewhere and backed up by remarkable BBC archive footage. I can only believe that the obscure nature of Curtis' many documentaries has avoided censorship by the BBC, who are usually a cheerleader for the UK state, with lots of meaningless celebrity and LGBTQ distractions.

[@madeinengland1212]

The sooner this criminal regime is overthrown the better.

[@AndrewCooke-dl2dh]

How can u overthrow those that are in control .... Impossible in current US political system

[@papalazzzaru]

@@AndrewCooke-dl2dh It can be done, it's been done before. But it needs a united population - and that is the main problem, because it's difficult to see how western populations could be any more divided.

[@nerofiddles8798]

@@AndrewCooke-dl2dh Don't need to overthrow, just de-fund the deep state mischief makers and keep them safely away from the purse strings. A populist President in the next election will do precisely that.

[@anonymousAJ]

Sell 💵 for 🪙 It will only end when the currency goes to wallpaper

[@danthemansmail]

@@papalazzzaru The people have been divided against themselves and therefore are already conquered.

[@user-bt3iz7vi7q]

We all live on this planet for a short time and no one can live forever so why not live with decency and happiness with each other? ✌️❤️🙏🙏

[@spacemunky8164]

You need to read the ot it's a battle plan for world domination, and the nt is to pacify the gentile to allow this. Is that anti-Semitic!? I hope so!!

[@lioneldemun6033]

We live pretty long lives actually. Ask ants, mosquitoes, or even dogs and cats....

[@fndngnvrlnd]

Hahahahahaha try telling insane Americans that!!!!! They think that they alone have the right to pursuit of happiness!!! What a delusional,amoral LOST swamp of a country!!!!

[@svarog63]

@@lioneldemun6033 We live pretty short lives actually. Ask sharks and turtles.

[@yaoliang1580]

The aristocrats have different mindset from the ordinary public

[@johnsmith1474]

Americans don't "care" because they are normal average people, who are busy working and living their lives. They suffer nothing from Iraq, or Ukraine, and they do not have the time to spend actively opposing various US policies. I speak with co-workers on a construction site, and they will very often agree with the views of Pascal. But, then they go back to work and that's it. When they go home they are tired, their families have needs, and they gain nothing straining their minds to be anti-Neocon. Conversely, the people who operate the US war machine are very clever and see a lot of real gain to be had if they succeed - careers, income, profits. Thus interests, which are the normal motivator of events, are behind the American acceptance of governmental foreign policy violence. Conversely, if you want Americans to stop wrongheaded war, just sent them a monthly bill, and if you want them to prevent wrongheaded war, re-institute the draft.

[@paulbadics3500]

But they are impacted..just dont know it because of media..trillions spent on endless wars take away from social programs & infrastructure..ukraine war major cause of current inflation

[@timjamesg158]

You see, honesty today is something we see little of, and whether intentional dishonesty, or misguided beliefs, there's never any excuse to see what we all really have seen from these American people themselves, as I'll explain as nobody else seems able to understand this reality… When you're speaking the truth, no matter if you're the only one speaking the truth, you'll always be right, while the rest, (regardless of how many), will always be wrong. Every democratic society has a responsibility to keep their own government under control, no excuses. The Americans really do need to understand that no matter where anyone's loyalty may lie, we NEVER support wrong over right, but should always be more than willing and prepared to stand up and fight for, right, over wrong! The Americans completely misunderstand this truth today, and it's driving us all to Nuclear war... Americans really do believe, that supporting your own country (no matter what), is the patriotic thing to do! Really, quite unbelievably, this is exactly what these people really think today. Only, that's so far from patriotism, It's not even close, but it is the complete opposite of patriotism, It's treason, and It's outright treachery. - So why are they all being traitors against themselves? It can only be because they don't know what patriotism really is! To the rest of the world, when and if you ever found out that your own country is doing things it shouldn't, like breaking International law, and like committing criminal acts against other countries and their people, then being (100% against) your country and government, is known as being patriotic! And even more patriotic than it is if proudly supporting and praising your country, for maybe doing something good, something helpful, or something right. This is something else none of these Americans understand today! Yet it's so damn obvious, why?! Because if you have ever found out that your own government is doing wrongs to other countries and their people, to then support it, or to ignore it, or even worse, to deny it?, is committing treason against your own country! - No patriot would ever support his country if he'd found out his country was doing wrongs to others in the world, because doing so would be, in effect, the same as supporting the corruption, supporting the terrorism, supporting the brutal murder of innocent people, and supporting his own government breaking International law! And that would be no different from supporting his very own country's demise! And that's known as treachery! Not patriotism! And that enormous mistake they continue to make, also comes down to morals, ethics, and a reasonable education. We all must understand right from wrong, above all else, right?. We should also understand the importance of truth, right? And the truth really is, that there's only one major thing at fault, today? Guess what it is? It is, entirely, 100%, the American people themselves who are all at fault! And when I say "all Americans", I mean all! I'm not tarnishing anything, or anyone, I am only speaking the truth. If not all Americans, show us any American standing up against this, and demanding it stops? - There's something very seriously wrong with these American people today, honestly, there must be something mentally wrong with them all! And I say this with every right, and with every damn reason, (least of which is, it's only the truth). Because the factual truth is, that in 2015, Russia exposed the US government (to the American people), and to the entire world, for supporting terrorists in Syria! And that forced the US government, (to admit to the American people) and the whole world, that they had recruited - trained - armed - supplied - protected - paid - and used, brutal terrorists, the “Free Syria Army”, in Syria, sorry, the Americans use the term "moderate" head chopping "so-called rebels", it's only terrorists to the rest of this world, pardon me, my mistake. Yet not one of the Americans have ever condemned it, not one has done the right thing, and stood up against it, or even protested against it, (demanding it stops), as every other society on earth, would be doing, if any of our governments were forced to admit what the USA admitted. We'd all be out on the streets in the millions, and bringing our countries to a standstill, if any of our governments had admitted what the US government has, right?. It just seems today that all of these Americans must feel that's below them all, or something just as cowardly, self-righteous and arrogant, I guess, those lives, just don't matter? In fact, the truth really is, far from seeing anyone of them protest against it, let's tell the TRUTH?... What is the reality, what have we really seen from any of them, (since they all found that out)?? We've seen millions of them cheering their criminal presidents, and we've seen millions of them chanting USA USA USA, (just like the Nazi's of the 30s). And we have never seen a single American, stand up against it, let alone start demanding it stops, why not? 2018... Teresa May announces British strikes on Syria, within 3 hours, literally hundreds of thousands of people are stood outside Parliament protesting against it. 2018, Emmanuel Macron announces French strikes on Syria, later that evening in Paris, hundreds of thousands of people are protesting against it. 2015, Russia exposes the USA to the American people and the entire world for supporting and supplying terrorists in Syria, and still, 9 years later, man! Not one American has even condemned it, let alone stood up and protested against it! It's like these people today, don't even know, let alone understand, that the only society we've ever seen do this before, (throughout modern history), a society not even bother to stand up and protest against their own government's admitted criminal murder and killing of innocent people (once the people found out), was indeed, Nazi Germany 1933-1945? That's the only time in modern history the people of any society, have done (or not done), what these American people are today. And this is just another truth, another truth, that seems to be forgotten today, but what was the most asked question after WW2, a question asked all the way into the early 1980s? "Why did the German people do nothing"? What's worse, is, we can understand today, why the German people did what they did, they were starving to death with the harshness of the Versailles treaty, and dying in large numbers during the great depression, so quite naturally, they'd of supported absolutely anything that offered them hope! These Americans have absolutely no such excuse. This is the biggest problem facing all of us all today, it is the biggest problem the rest of us have ever faced in our lifetimes! - These incredibly uneducated, and remedial propaganda swallowing and believing, American people themselves, don't know or even understand right, from wrong any more! - They clearly, and without any doubt at all, have no morals, and as for any kind of understanding of ethics?, you're joking, they'd all need to look up what ethics are! Truth will always come out, and it must always come out and be said, and that truth today, is, it's these American people themselves, who are all, 100% at fault and responsible for all of this today. Why? Obviously because it's up to all of them to stand up and start demanding their government stops all of this! Nobody else can do that, only they can! - But the huge problem we all have, and we all face today, is, that none of these uneducated, and extremely cowardly fools and clowns will do a thing. Also, I really do wonder why this is so clear to me, yet many are not even aware of this reality today? So, I'd be fascinated to hear just one of these Europeans or Brits tell us who they think is going to pay for these self-righteous American fools refusal to do a thing about it? - Will it be all the Americans paying for their own lack of morals, their own lack of ethics, their own stupidity, that sees them (once again) swallow dangerous, yet remedial propaganda, and outright deliberate lies? Or will it actually be, only all the Europeans and British, well? WHO? Wake yourselves up, man! Basic principles, ffs!! Principles like, the (people) of any society, only ever need to remember that the easiest way to figure out the right from the wrong? (in any likely oncoming or future war scenario), is to just ask yourself what you'd be fighting for? Because it's the answer to that question, that should always be showing you whose right, and whose wrong. For example, if the American just asked themselves, that if, the USA went to war today, against either Russia or China? What would they all be fighting for? Then ask themselves what the Russians or the Chinese would be fighting for? They'd come to find, that both the Russians and the Chinese would be fighting for their own freedom, and fighting for their own country's freedom! While the Americans would only be fighting for attempted American global tyranny, (and that's no different from Nazi Tyranny). How Ironic! - That's what they're all, in effect, supporting today, and if they really can't see that?, well, all I can say to that, is, the Nazis were just like that, they all claimed they couldn't see it either! The Americans will all be seen by history, as the Axis powers, trying for American Tyranny over the rest of the world. While the Russians, the Chinese, and much of the rest of this world, will all be seen by history as the allied powers, fighting against this clear attempted American tyranny, and fighting for their own freedom. Make of that what you will, but again, it's just more of that good old thing known as truth, honesty, and the reality.

[@timjamesg158]

This is good to know... "@johnsmith1474 1 hour ago Americans don't "care" because they are normal average people" Surely you mean because they are, without question, the least educated society on earth today, absolutely not a single thing average about them, they are cowards all too scared to do what everyone else does, and is doing, and taking on these criminal US controlled governments. "@johnsmith1474 1 hour ago They suffer nothing from Iraq, or Ukraine, and they do not have the time to spend actively opposing various US policies." A perfect example of a narcissist, a coward, with the education of a potato, and zero understanding what that will without question result in. Of course, when those Russians and Chinese decide enough of this pathetic clueless ignorant bravado, and actually call your bluff and outright confront you, you have absolutely nothing to fear then, and then regardless of what time you can afford to put towards anything, becomes irrelevant, as you're going to be removed, annihilated, utterly destroyed, and you can't do a single thing about it today, only the arrogance is hilarious to read, you really are the worst kind of filth imaginable. Boy, you're in for a rude awakening, and it can't come soon enough.

[@timjamesg158]

A child wrote this, right? An American spoilt brat? From a society of 325 million people who have never even condemned their own government (who were forced by Russia to admit) they had recruited - trained - armed - supplied - protected - paid - and used, brutal terrorists, the “Free Syria Army”, in Syria, (sorry I forgot, today, the Americans like the term "moderate" head chopping rebels), it's only terrorists to the rest of the world, my mistake. The truth clearly is, that they're all just cowards, all too scared to take on these criminals leading us today Yet, we read their endless lies and endless excuses. Everything we see today, according to all of them, has been from Europe's fault - to the Communists fault - to North Korea's fault - to Vietnam's fault - to Iran's fault - to China's fault - to Iraq's fault - to Libya's fault - to Afghanistan's fault - to Russia's fault - to Putin's fault - to Syria's fault. Or it's been a criminal president's fault - to a criminal government's fault - to a deep states fault - to the Israeli's fault (who've apparently, infiltrated the USA government, and secretly rule the USA today) - and it's even been, an international clique of elites, fault. The WTC has been Al-Qaeda's fault - the Taliban's fault - Bin Laden's fault (who was already dead) - Iraq's fault - Saddam Hussein's fault - Libya's fault - Gaddafi's fault - Saudi Arabia's fault - and I've even read it being said, it was Great Britain's fault? Strange the one thing it's never been, is the USA's fault? The USA has admitted what they've done in Syria! But in the American mind - that does not mean it's the USA's fault! Hell no, it's everybody else in the World. It's never the USA's fault, It's Russia, It's China, it's a deep state, It's Elites, it's the CIA, it's the banks, it's the English, It's the French, blah blah... No, the truth really is, that, it is, and without question or doubt, 100% the American people's fault. Everybody else in this world would have been out protesting against their own governments, and demanding they stop, had any of our governments admitted what the US has! But what do we see from all of these Americans, and see endlessly? We see them all deny everything, and blame the whole world, before they'd ever blame themselves! The distinctive traits of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder include: Lack of empathy. An exaggerated sense of self-importance. Feelings of entitlement. Selfishness in relationships. Enviousness and suspicion of other people's motivations. A need for excessive praise and attention. Superiority and entitlement. Exaggerated need for attention and validation. Perfectionism. Great need for control. Lack of responsibility-blaming and deflecting. Lack of boundaries. Warped emotional reasoning... Well, 325 million of them, can all be found in the USA.

[@f1aziz]

"Conversely, if you want Americans to stop wrongheaded war, just sent them a monthly bill, and if you want them to prevent wrongheaded war, re-institute the draft." American establishment have devised clever mechanisms to avoid both taxes and the draft. American establishment exploits USD as reserve currency to print copious amounts of money but spread the negative side effects by throwing inflation to the rest of the world to worry about, thereby, avoids imposing unpopular wartime taxes on the populace. For draft, they have endless supply of immigrants, asylum seekers to fill the needs for raw meat, thereby, avoids unpopular draft. So fact of the matter is Americans have been shielded from the negatives of devastating American wars abroad, but that's not to say Americans have been unscathed. Just look at the social, economic, political trends in America, there's general sense that America is broken as a system of governance and cohesive state, there's increasingly large segment of populace that's not only OK with America breaking apart but have no problem talking about civil war.

[@joaomartins7413]

Congratulations for your excellent work Mr. Pascal Lottaz and for this exceptional interview with Prof. Michael Brenner. (Porto, Portugal)

[@mnet1514]

Brilliant discussion! Much appreciation to Prof. Brenner!

[@Pnumi]

No mention of the Dulles brothers and assassination of JFK in the entrance of the neocons to the American scene

[@spacemunky8164]

It was oswald, right? And putin blew up nordstream!

[@JohnChrysostom101]

Israhell killed JFK

[@bradipous1]

prof. Michael Brenner is very subtle and intelligent, great interview

[@michaelk5507]

The Neocons in Washington, though a small group, weild enormous power in both of the political factions which make up the Democrat/Republican war party. It shows what a highly motivated group of ideologues can achieve with determination and the will to press their ideas through, regardless of the consequences. The Neocons are powerful and influential, because no other faction or group has any ideas at all compared to them. There is no opposition or alternative. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. That a cult, can take over the running a vast and powerful empire like this is deeply disturbing. At the moment it doesn't seem like there is any organized opposition to the Neocons, despite their record of failure and mass destruction of entire countries. It seems like the only opposition, comes from within the ranks of the US Army that's trying to delay or avoid going to war with both Russia and China, at the same time.

[@antonio703]

It reminds me of the Italian mafia, commanded by truly ignorant people who governed many of the most important sectors in the US, such as transportation. I find it disturbing that people so foolish, mean and mean so easily come to power.

[@secularnevrosis]

The cult is formed by the profiteers of capitalism. Democracy is a serious problem that gets in the way of exploiting the working class and taking control over their societies. The Neocons will walk over corpses in order to get what they want...and they want it all.

[@LaurianSuzann-ov2ls]

@michaelk5577 you’re 100% right Thanks for the great explanation

[@johnperniciaro785]

Thanks Pascale... but Micheal Brenner is correct about Levin from the Quincy Institute---he only regrets that the plan for regime change in Moscow is not working... The point here is that this lunatic cabal has totally unchecked power and is completely beyond any semblance of a democratic process.... who occupies the White House makes absolutely no difference

[@stephencunningham6557]

Maybe just one war at a time eh? We can only pray the dollar reserve collapses before these psychopaths burn us all.

[@thartstone]

Neo Cons need to be identified and dealt with extreme prejudice

[@davidemmet7343]

Sounds a little too close to how authoritarian regimes deal with their political enemies.

[@Aramsa-Khan]

Some Presidents or aspiring presidential candidates themselves are neocons. It is the American people who must identify them. They can be from both sides of the political divides. They are very clever in hiding the true intention/motive. People who tried to individually identify or track the neocons are murdered, citing suicide as the reason. The USA is doomed, with the neocons having penetrated in every sector of the country. The only answer is another civil war or revolution.

[@MKSense1]

Neocons are known to be very conservative but now they come from some liberals. Yes, that is right for a confused academic.

[@phantompanther648]

We had the moment when “ Apologies “ were actually placed as relevant upon the News. America apologized when it by Cruse Missile destroyed the Chinese Embassy during lraq War. Suprizingly , people in pod casts are much agreed the IRaq was a certain disaster on massive scale. Because the US propaganda gears immediately went into overdrive , upon the war’s closing . Near 100 “ Books glorifying Iraq war “ were magically appeared on public library shelves, at the war’s closing ( upon reaching the 5000 dead count ) People are not aware possibly , that they are spouting ‘heresy’…. when they denigrate Iraq War..

[@haleybrown2836]

Not very difficult. Biden and his cabinet are a prime example of neocons.

[@johnhaffenden9576]

Brilliant interview, I agree with his view that we all wish we had a Putin running our country, instead of the corrupt donkeys that infest Whitehall

[@treefrog3349]

This conversation has been the best discussion/explanation of contemporary American lunacy that I have ever heard. It doesn't encourage me at all. But at least I feel like I am not a delusional old man bordering on senility

[@peterandersson5242]

I really like this channel. Thx for makeing this content

[@pacoshuman7642]

Thank you for bringing up Hawaii...my home and where as an anthropologist, I taught for years. You would be amazed by how 'little' most Americans know about how Hawaii was taken, not really annexed, but taken by some very powerful plantation owners.

[@neutralitystudies]

Hawaii‘s incorporation into the US body politic was illegal even under US domestic law. Congress actually voted against it in 1898 (or a year later, I don‘t recall) but then it was incorporated as a territory anyhow by executive oder and over the next years pol just forgot about it and 50 years later nobody was talking about that anymore but if Hawaii should be a full state or not. It‘s a wonderful example not only of illegal aggression and imperial aggrandisemen, but of narrative controle, too. The Kingdom of Hawaii even had an ambassador in Japan in the 1880s and full diplomatic relations with most European states. But, in the end, nobody cared. I‘m still sad about the fate of Hawaii and the Hawaiians.

[@fabiengerard8142]

Don’t tell me! 😵 • • • •

[@lesliestenta3084]

I could never understand why so many schools, buildings, streets named after the rich white landowners. I’m from Hawaii and how beautiful, affordable , no homeless and how much it’s changed for the worse. Homeless, tent cities everywhere, a tent city in every park in Honolulu, a huge tent city in Waianae, mostly Hawaiian and local people, horrible pot holed roads, filthy zoo, an international airport that has never been updated. I had to leave Hawaii because I can’t afford to live there, 2-3 jobs just to live, bang up job our corrupt bought off politicians has ruined paradise.

[@peetsnort]

God didn't give iron to hawaii. Man planted pineapple and it failed. Hawaii stayed pristine. Man put iron into the soil and pineapple crops thrived and the shine of hawaii was lost forever

[@peetsnort]

affectionately termed Hawaiian red dirt (the red color is due to the presence of the oxides of Fe). Although Fe is farily abundant in many Hawaiian soils, it is poorly available to pineapple plants because of the minerals it occurs in and because pineapple has a limited root system. (so other plants with more extensive root and ion uptake systems can extract sufficient iron for their needs from Hawaiiain soils). So this is why it was and still is added to pineapple plants today

[@bruceclark4754]

Thankyou for this brilliant conversation. Wish everyone could hear this.

[@EgonTheViking]

Excellent interview and exchange. Love the many excellently informed guests on the channel and of cause your own contribution it very in lightening despite not often being optimistic.

[@penglim224]

HUMANITY has come to a very very sad state where fellow human does not hold that life is sacred anymore. Majority of the people of the world love PEACE and live peaceably guided by noble values. These peace-loving, caring people who are always being victimised and coerced and forced to do things against their held values. Let PEACE be and let PEACE flourish.

[@grantbablitz]

Victoria Nuland is the Chrystia Freeland of The USA!

[@stanleyberger8654]

Dumb translation,Google.

[@bunsw2070]

Except I suspect Nuland's IQ is 40 to 60 points higher than Freeland's. And Nuland is no genius.

[@stanleyberger8654]

IQ is not the issue and should not be disparaged.Both of them promoted the regime change in Ukraine of 2014 and the resulting conflict between Ukraine and Russia that have led to inevitable disaster for Ukraine,which is tragically Freeland’s ancestral homeland.

[@pikachus5m166]

​@@stanleyberger8654Doesn't Nuland or her husband Kagan have Ukrainian ancestry? Possibly explains her M.O, a personal blood feud.

[@KassandraFuria13]

​@@pikachus5m166they come from Bessarabia, which could be Moldovia , Romania or the part of Ukraine close to these countries. Blinken also has Ukrainian ancestry and both are of jewish origin.

[@roycanriz]

Thank you for this programme. A wonderful discussion.

[@alaskavaper2490]

I am an 87 year old man. In the past 25 years my eyes have opened to the incredibly misguided US foreign policy. This policy, especially against China, is leading to a catastrophic disaster for the world. I despair that my children and grandchildren will likely perish from planetary overheating caused WW3’s massive destruction. This possibility can and should be avoid but, I am doubtful that it will be. This podcast has been excellent, particularly the last half.

[@neutralitystudies]

Thanks for the support. And I still hold some hope that we will manage to walk away from the brink in the end. It's partially based on my faith in humanity, and partially based on the believe that even the neocons will value the survival of their children and grandchildren over their megalomania. Once it gets really scary, I hope that pure fear will make them walk away from the escalation. Although I know, they might believe in the superiority of their dogma until the big one evaporates them. But I do hope enough of them have a survival instinct that will tell them to stop it. In any case, thanks for the support!

[@asbeautifulasasunset]

Hello. Just wondering how you began to see foreign policy in a different way. Was there something in particular that happened 25 years ago to shift your perspective? Why do you think your eyes were closed before this time? Influence of mass media? lack of time to analyze what was going on?

[@supertruckertom]

Nuclear Winter stops Global Warming. Look for the positives and move to Uruguay as soon as possible.

[@cosmic7748]

​Maybe it was the Internet? we are in the middle of a revolutionary time in terms of the flow of information that reaches the common man. Information that will change minds and attitudes forever. Both for better and for worse.

[@mikemiller659]

From my pov china through its actions has caused much of the anti china policies

[@htunlin2000]

Thank you Pascal. For this wonderful interview. My first time ever listening to dr. Brenner. I am thankful that you allowed him to have his stream-of-consciousness from a man so rich in experience and history He touched on so many points of interest, which I found intersected my own personal ruminations, such as: The Psychopathology of neoconservatism as forms and mutations of Anglo-Saxon Supremacy; colonialism and neocolonialism; Confederate history of lost cause; Manifest Destiny; in confluence and historical continuity as the professor pointed out, with the Mexican-American war of 1846 and Spanish-American War of 1898,. . . . Tracing the historical connecting dots all the way to World War and War II ; and the Allied Victory which created NATO hegemony and the Cold War,.. Which upon a serious reconsideration, never really ended, but actually transform into a red-hot one, expressed contemporarily as NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. I would like to see more of dr. Brenner's wisdom and I hope your Channel and others find a way to extract more knowledge out of this kind of mind before it disappears completely from the scene.

[@rebeccagreen548]

Excellent discussion! Thank you both.

[@peterjensen3076]

Brenner has the load of a historic and highly intellectual gun. Thanks a lot for getting his views out.

[@spacemunky8164]

How they cheered when the wall came down and cheered when the soviet union collapsed, but are they cheering now as the bear has risen up above the Eagle!

[@ChristianMiersch]

I applaud what you are doing here, it is simply invaluable! One thing, a transcript (or better audio) would be excellent for the non native listeners. The topic definitely would warrant it. At least me has to rewind several times in order to understand some passages. Thanks for your work!

[@alexg7836]

Michael Brenner is the best professor!

[@kathycollett4318]

I am so glad I found this podcast! Love this discussion.

[@hongolloyd8728]

Is there a relationship between the neocon participants/think tanks and the military industrial complex ownership? One hand seems to feed the other when they are both on the same entity/person.

[@tariquekhan1118]

Is the Pope Catholic?

[@lillyschuler]

Great guest! Scary times.

[@tommyhorne3303]

I'm halfway through at this point, and you're a VERY gracious host Pascale cause your GUEST is "something else"! The LORD SAY THE SAME I'll be back to FINISH listening to the interview!

[@peterj2518]

Interesting that he does not comment that neo-Conservatism is fundamentally a Jewish movement centred upon Israel-First...missing out a core feature of the phenomenon...

[@tariquekhan1118]

This was rather glaring omission - however, self censoring academicians and media are de rigueur in present day US in order to avoid certain accusations of being against a very particular ethno-religious linguistic group.

[@rosihantu1]

Agreed and I might also add that Neocons wasn't as much anti Communist as they were anti Russians. After all, these people were hard-core Trotskyites. That anti Russian sentiments has an ethnic component to it.

[@treefrog3349]

The insidious and persistent dilution of objective wisdom and age-old truths that this conversation exemplifies is bone-chilling. Machiavelli and Orwell are alive today.

[@edcotterjr1926]

Mr Lottaz says at one point: I don't understand why there was no opposition to the Iraq war versus the Vietnam war? The answer is straightforward. In Vietnam we still had general population participation via the draft. In my opinion, much of the resistance to Vietnam was naked self interest, not principle. Current elites are disengaged from any actual fighting now under the all volunteer force structure and thus see war as an easy option in any difficult situation. It does not impact them or the people they know in a direct way. FYI I joined the Navy in 1969 and served for the next 24 years, retiring just after the USSR disintegrated. Thank you for your discussion. Very enlightening.

[@brianadlich4406]

He mentioned it being a volunteer vs draft as point 1 for reason why. Edit: It was brenner that said that.

[@phantompanther648]

Yeah .,,,……..,,,But President Bush publicly threatened media ; “!Watch what you say .,,.” In Europe there ere protests in the media , US media wa a locked down propaganda stoopid…ity.

[@Gattara2]

Marvelous interview. Very good explanation for the irrational hate of Putin (and extend it to all things Russian) : pure envy.

[@D64nz]

The biggest obstical for the US military is that the US people will not stand for any signifigant losses in any combat. They absolutely hate the idea of another Vietnam, with high losses and ultimately ending in defeat. This has forced the US into smaller and smaller conflicts and where possible using proxies to do the fighting instead. It was that way when they used ISIS against Syria, and it's that way now with Ukraine. The entire US war doctrine has gone to small conflicts with minimumal friendly casualties. They have no ability to engage in large scale wars at present. They think a handful of F35's will hold off literally thousands of Russian and/or Chinese aircraft. It's now clear that missiles are the future of air attacks and aircraft are no longer able to cross the frontlines in any conflict with modern Anti air defenses. Same with the tanks which melt like butter in the face of modern anti armour weapons.

[@monaliza3334]

It seems like the Russians didn't waste their time. They knew about Washington scammers. Remember this 🎬 The American general, the General Staff said: "Why are we drinking, celebrating, having fun like that? We are celebrating the victory over the Russians ... We did not defeat the Russians, we deceived them. And when they understand this, we will greatly regret it." By deceiving the Russians, the Americans deceived themselves and declared this deception a victory. They forgot that there was no victory, but they convinced the world and themselves that there was. "This was the foundation of world hegemony...

[@billhammett174]

Erasmus - the great European humanist, wrote a book titled "Dulce bellum inexoertis" - -- "War is sweet to those who have not experienced it." All one needs to know about neocons...

[@kiwitrainguy]

"If war is what they want, let them have their fill. They will soon tire of it."

[@skylangford6083]

In the mid 1960s, Leo Strauss, an obscure and secretive political philosophy professor at Chicago University had a goal of forming a loyal band of students and teaching them that the liberal society they were living in was corrupted by individualism which would lead to nihilism sowing the seeds of their own destruction. To counter this, Strauss taught his students that they needed to create and promote simple yet powerful myths to the American populace such as good vs. evil which would give meaning and purpose to their lives. This loyal band of students soon entered the political sphere and in 1975 began creating their first myth, the myth of an enemy, the Soviet Union. And as for these students of Strauss, they would soon be coined the neo-conservatives

[@josh-ox3vj]

he was right..if it would only be about good and evil. god=good, no god= evil. myth or not

[@hillbelly1093]

Leo Strauss was from Jewish origin ,and he was god father of neo conservatism ,

[@citlalli9]

Pascal, tu canal es excelente, los invitados son todos conocedores de la historia y de los fenómenos socioeconómicos y geopolíticos. Los espero siempre con anticipación. ¡Te felicito! Saludos desde Tucson 🌵

[@citlalli9]

Espero que el profesor John Mearsheimer sea tu invitado en un futuro cercano.

[@neutralitystudies]

Muchas Gracias, amigo! Saludos desde Japon!

[@franklinblunt69]

Never agreed with them being any way conservative but despotic, amoral, absent virtue, & ultra-liberal in wanton harm, impose disparity, & violate without accountability.

[@vincentamato6572]

Once again, Pascal, a wonderful job. First in inviting Professor Brenner, and secondly for eliciting from the professor some of the most important insights into the political and even cultural landscape of our very troubled nation. His bringing up the impact of the country having abolished the draft is a factor too rarely brought up.

[@charlesyang4923]

I totally agree with Prof. Brenner view that Vladimir Putin of Russia owns better political and geopolitical skillsets and wins more support from Russian than contemporary Western elites as demonstrated from re-constitute Russia after dissolve of USSR 1991 and transitioned into a major superpower today.

[@monaliza3334]

Remember this 🎬 The American general, the General Staff said: "Why are we drinking, celebrating, having fun like that? We are celebrating the victory over the Russians ... We did not defeat the Russians, we deceived them. And when they understand this, we will greatly regret it." By deceiving the Russians, the Americans deceived themselves and declared this deception a victory. They forgot that there was no victory, but they convinced the world and themselves that there was. "This was the foundation of world hegemony...

[@gerdfehlbaum7059]

Very informative, thank you!

[@truthaboveall7988]

Wonderful guest, thank u for sharing ur plethora of knowledge sir. We r so uneducated as Americans thanks to our media being captured by neocons & oligarchs

[@118Psalm]

u feel this was a discussion? lots of good info though.

[@kathycollett4318]

We could still read, but unfortunately America is glued to their phones and Hollywood.

[@ameliawhiting6943]

It will be great to hear more of this.

[@medialcanthus9681]

Social democracy and benevolent authoritarian ❤

[@stuartwray6175]

eh?

[@medialcanthus9681]

@@stuartwray6175 socialist state, with democracy, voting rights, a benevolent wise authoritarian leader at the helm .

[@medialcanthus9681]

Something like Singapore.

[@nerofiddles8798]

The Road to Serfdom. Humanity's been there, done that. Big body counts.

[@yotoma]

EXCELLENT!!! Wow! How clear and articulate!

[@tyme5837]

We are in deep dudu and there is no way out.

[@selassietetevie4966]

Tyme5837 no condition is permanent, man proposes but God disposses, they are at the end of the road,and nowhere to run too, we are living through the change as we write.

[@suzymac27]

Excellent Reporting

[@aaronhoffman9020]

Perpetual war is how London became the centre of the biggest empire in history. US followed this model, like Rome followed Alexander.

[@seanmoran2743]

That’s a very simplistic view

[@timjamesg158]

One of the most wrong, and tragically uneducated comments one could make. Do get an education before ever trying to discuss things your own words prove you know nothing about. London became the centre of the biggest empire in history, because London is the capital of Great Britain, therefore was the capital of the British Empire. So, are you trying to suggest the British Empire was involved in perpetual war, at any time? Or are you trying to suggest the British Empire was created by perpetual war? If not, what are you trying to suggest? I'll tell you, you're trying to suggest the British Empire was a brutal empire, that sailed around invading countries, terrorizing people, and forcing them into the British Empire. And LOL @ That!! You can ONLY be an American. A completely clueless idiot, that knows less than nothing, and speaks while knowing nothing, the ultimate thicko. How could I know, you're American? The American has been taught completely remedial propaganda from birth, and all because of that, they then turn around and say, the US is only doing what the UK did, hilarious rubbish. And such a juvenile thing to do. I suggest you get an education mate, you could not be further from the truth, look much closer to home, even at yourself.

[@davidemmet7343]

This is human nature. Humans have an instinct to dominate and control and to try to make the world safe for themselves. It is no different with the left. Most of America's institutions have been taken over by the left and yet they have pursued the same foreign policies from conservatives that they used to hate

[@naynay1139]

They imposed it on the US. after they failed physically colonise US they came back to occupy intellectually and through intelligence services. US also made a mistake following anglo "philosophy"

[@selassietetevie4966]

​@@seanmoran2743yes,you are right it's more than profits, its driven by self preservation of the tribe that has arrogated world dominance as the only way to physically survive the mess in the world their greed and megalomania has created, their greatest fear is history repeated, but this time there is nowhere safe to be expelled to.

[@TheEraLad]

After watching Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin last night, I wholeheartedly agree. As an American, I was shocked by how well educated, intelligent, articulate, and coherent Putin is. Neither Trump or Biden could have a two hour conversation about history or recall anything that they said a week ago.

[@GOBEF3]

Bravo again Pascal :) Brenner hit the truth right on it head! I humbly suggest you read/view some of old Spengler's theories, so you know where its all headed :(

[@desert.mantis]

Fascinating discourse. Thanks, William and Pascal.

[@abduladheemal-tamimi2371]

American foreign policy since the end of World War II until now tells the story of how the most powerful superpower ascends forcefully to the world stage and how this policy has made itself the most horrible and tragic recipe for its complete destruction, but after it has left behind more tragic effects on the rest of the world. BUT it is not the only empire in history that rose and eventually deteriorated and got miserably defeated.

[@lioneldemun6033]

I kind of bought the narrative of the " containment" in front of Communism before the fall of the Berlin Wall. But since then the US military expansionism has absolutely no justification.

[@LaurianSuzann-ov2ls]

I want to thank you for keeping me sane 👍 God bless you and your Chanel

[@SM-df9hm]

This gentleman spoke a lot of truth and many of his views are very interesting and worthy of deeper thoughts and evaluations. Getting the benefit of listening to someone that has been around, due to age, for a while and observed many things and came to his own conclusions. Good points were made (directly and indirectly) about the impacts of culture and psychology that are very important in shaping the characteristics of various people beyond the economical classes.

[@panosstroumpis9222]

Pascal, I love your show, is one of the best on the air. I am 83 years old , but I am American Citizen for 50 years. The largest BS in this Country is that we have the best Democracy in the World, I nothing but the truth, USA never had Democracy, we have Plutocracy, because the money is that elect all the politicians including the President. l like you to invite to your show Giannis Varoufakis, you will enjoy him as your gest .

[@SuzanneWheat]

Great discussion and thanks for informing me about the Quincy Institute. Paranoid irrationality must be exactly what we need to stay on top!

[@elizabethrobb8620]

Fabulous guest i cant argue with anything he says. 👍 Thankyou so.

[@jillfryer6699]

I tried to email a speech of Putin's to a friend. He was not thrilled because a sign came up saying contents of the attachment could be dangerous. Retired computer programmer I think too and afraid I might infect him with a russian computer virus. World's gone nuts.

[@Robert-n5t9v]

Michael is giving good explanation what the neocons are.

[@elliottcovert3796]

One factor that is critical to understanding contemporary Neo-conservatism is the effect that Trump's election and presidency had on conservative elites. Follow me for a moment because this is important. After Trump was elected, many predicted his presidency would lead to a massive re-alignment of the political parties. This did not happen on the level of ordinary voters. The vast majority of rank-and-file Democrats remained Democrats and the vast majority of Republicans remained Republicans. There was, however, a minor but significant re-alignment of the political elites. Specifically, neo-conservatives and C-suite elite business interests felt that Trump and Trumpism were too off-putting and left the Republican Party. Democratic elites and media organs like Neera Tanden and The Washington Post welcomed these constituencies into the Party, under the illusion that (a) they represented an old, "respectable" form of conservatism and (b) they could align with the Democratic Party to form a united front that would impeach Trump and remove him from office. Hence Neera Tanden's cozy public appearance with Bill Kristol, Max Boot's shift to the Democratic Party, Ellen DeGeneres' rehabilitation of George W. Bush's public image, Mitt Romney becoming Trump's loudest critic in Congress, etc. These are figures and ideologies that previously would have been totally anathema to the Democratic Party and American liberalism more generally. But post-Trump, they were part of the "Resistance." Over the past several years, Democratic elites have become more and more used to these figures having ideological and political influence within the Party. This has led to neocons having a significant voice within the Democratic Party. Bill Kristol and Mitt Romney may be the first to say that Trump is too boorish to be the face of America, but they haven't changed their views on almost any foreign policy issues. They're still hawks who think America has to search for monsters to destroy abroad. At this point, however, the utter failures of American Middle East policy have burned many Americans out on the idea of reconstructing the Middle East in America's image, and instead they have started to look to more "worthy" competitors in China and Russia. Add to this, of course, the fact that the original pretext to remove Trump from office was supposed Russian "interference" in the 2016 election and you've got a recipe for pervasive neo-conservative influence in both political parties. (For what it is worth, I think Trump was a horrible President and I did not vote for him in either of his elections. However, this doesn't mean that the attempt to remove him from office based on "Russian interference" was anything but a pretext. It most certainly was. He should have been removed via the electoral process, and he was. Unfortunately the "Putin-Trump" narrative caused many liberal elites to look at foreign policy in a highly emotional manner that they couldn't separate from American domestic politics and their anger towards Trump.)

[@neutralitystudies]

Wow, that is a very comprehensive overview! It has been puzzling to me how Bush got rehabilitated so swiftly and the Democrats seemed to be sliding deeper and deeper into the neocon black hole. What‘s your background? Would you have time to talk about this shift more?

[@elliottcovert3796]

@@neutralitystudies I'd love to -- this is one of my favorite channels on KZbin! My background isn't anything special, I'm really just a guy who reads a lot.

[@neutralitystudies]

@@elliottcovert3796 People really underestimate the power of "just reading" and "just thinking". I'd love to have you on and hear more about that observation of yours of how the Trump factor has influenced the neocon development in the US. I think you are right on the above. Could you please reach out to me via mail? pascal.lottaz[at]neutralitystudies.com

[@andyjones1982]

Interesting analysis.

[@northstarmind1049]

​@@neutralitystudies, @elliottcovert3796 _ And yes, great for reading a lot & thinking a lot. Same here. A lot better than any pro-war propaganda drone in academia or neo-Cold War "liberals" like those at the Quincy Institute. And Prof Brenner was *right* about Anatol Lieven too. I've got another thought for you both...: Whether contrived or hysterically self-believed, the Democrap elite had to claim that the only reason they couldn't shove Killary Clinton down the majority of the American voters' throat, & hold a 'coronation' for her, could only be because of evile "RRRusssian interference!!...: it's PPUTIN'S fault!!" Don't get me wrong...: I am not Repuglican, & I certainly didn't & wouldn't vote for Trump, but would I *never* either vote for chronically lyin', slimey, morally crooked, BFF of the banksters & super-rich corporations, influence peddling (Clinton Fdn), up to ~$800K per speech collecting, Killary Clinton either -- probably the most hated Democrat presidential nominee in at the least any living voter's memory. And so arrogant she neglected Wisconsin, Michigan, & Pennsylvania, just like docu filmmaker Michael Moore kept warning her that she was. It's poetic justice that she was defeated by what should've been the easiest Repuglican presidential nominee to defeat in U.S. history. The Democrap party felt that Black & Brown people had no where else to go, but the white working-class, poor, & even middle-class (indeed the class always literally caught in the middle, making "too much" & not enough at the same time), sure at least felt (even if incorrectly) that *they* did -- after 8 years of empty "hope" & no fundamental "change" by the Democraps. And now "The Squad" has become "The *Fraud* Squad"...: had soon become political careerists & Democrap go-alongists (ahhh the Congressional life is goood so why rock the boat anymore) & reduced to only virtue signaling (when they're not silent) & fundamentally meaningless verbal posturing. Game knows game -- & Trump described Hillary to a "T".

[@vasianeokleous3985]

In 1992, 32 years ago precisely and accurately Fidel Castro told: “The next war in Europe will be between Russia and fascism, only fascism will then be called democracy”

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

The fact that we have neocons and neoliberals in America is testament to the fact that we have no progressive parties whatsoever . Yes the word progressive is used a lot but this means nothing , never judge a politician by what they say . Always judge a politician by what they do and which policies they enact .

[@sunzeneise]

Progressives have “progressed” beyond the rational, and now argue against the Book of Genesis, like Demons.

[@cinemaartsgroup]

Excellent talk!

[@toveirenestrand3547]

So, some of the neocons "supported" criminal activities in foreign lands from their beginning (war is outlawed since the Korean war)...the Wolfowitz doctrine (which announces the US' status as the world's only remaining superpower following the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War and proclaims its main objective to be retaining that status - world hegemony or global supremacy)... Since the 9/11 attacks in America in 2001, a free-floating anxiety occurred, a state of mind that acquires that people are disconnected from their natural and social environment, a state of mind that can be exploited to create the phenomenon of mass formation, forming new bonds now related to the collective instead of the individual, these new bonds now enhancing even into paranoia (a contagious psychosis whose masterpiece is harassment), which is used under TOTALITARIANISM. The good news is that this horrible thing called mass formation or totalitarianism is self-destructive (Hannah Arendt). Some of the original neocons redefined the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) to be THEIR Right to Protect (adding insult to injury by calling the bombing of the former Yugoslavia in Europe a humanitarian intervention). (The Koch brothers, and Yale, are mentioned here.)

[@margaretgoodheart4167]

Interesting comment. For a younger generation 9-11 produced the "free floating anxiety and societal disconnect". But for my generation it was the murder of our president in whom we placed total hope for a world without war, for positive domestic and international relationships. Our collective psyche never recovered: private interests could and did kill an American president....and then were allowed to get away with the lie. Yes, similar to 9-11. Crushing hope. Changing power structure.

[@toveirenestrand3547]

@@margaretgoodheart4167 Keep the hope up, the best is yet to come, and seems to be fast in progress now.

[@tiffsaver]

WOW. The best single dissertation on the origins and aims of modern day neocons I've yet heard. Kudos.

[@johnstrawb3521]

4:54 - the definition of "neocon." No offense to Professor Brenner, but he also speaks wonderfully at 1.25x speed, as well.

[@gerrardstones4246]

Was great to hear from Mr Brenner....

[@syourke3]

For “neocon” read “Israel”.

[@lioneldemun6033]

Not that simple. Israel is not a monolithic country.

[@probablyjustme77]

@@lioneldemun6033 So what? Do you spend your life constantly paralyzed unable to name any other group or pattern? Or is this particular group the only one? Israel is monolithic enough to be a country and have a name. You are a victim of brainwashing.

[@sunzeneise]

Thank you Professor Brenner for your candid analysis.

[@tomack12]

RESOURCES... RESOURCES... RESOURCES... And a Failing 100 year plan...

[@tamimq5895]

Brilliant conversation 👏👏👏

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

5:37 Paul Wolfowitz was a student of that Chicago Neocon professor. Forgot his man. Neocons and Neolibs ( Zbigniew Brzezinski) are in bed together.

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

Leo Strauss is the father of Neocons. To understand Strauss read Nietzche and Plato.😊

[@ripvanwinkle1819]

One focuses on delusional coerced domestic change, the other is foreign coerced change. Change is fine, these are unnatural clown people, top heavy, their perception of change itself is unnatural

[@yashaashayeri7055]

That was a great interview, thanks!

[@mmojave]

1:04:42 What's the goal of the neo-con itineration? I think Pascal sort of answer his own question. The goal is to break up all countries into individual global citizen : no more countries or nations, no more foreign governments (This is the Ideal case for those capitalists families behind the US govt- which is the elephant in the room that Pascal forgot to discuss here) . One totalitarian system with the globalist families in charged of the world is the ultimate endgame here but this is of course very daunting. So currently they ( the globalist) are trying to break up those big countries (or strong countries) into smaller ones and taking control of their head of state. That's why they love to introduce American "democracy" and its money politics into many countries so that they can have regime change anytime they want if the "son of bitch" at the top doesn't fall in line with their policy. Hence you see why the media has been condemning Putin (Russia) & Xi (China) in every possible way. Until you see the global media make a U-turn in this area, I don't see there is any chance that these globalist families will have the slightest inkling in changing their mind towards the endgame

[@RUSidestreamed]

Neo-feudalism is spreading throughout the United States and the "libertarians" love it.

[@innabobolina6490]

Invaluable and thank you so much for a great interview! The only thing - is there any way to use subtitles and time stamps? That would make it so much more accessible and would be super helpful!

[@frostflower5555]

The question is, why make war and suffering?

[@paullooney2522]

It makes money.

[@terywilliam9730]

@@paullooney2522 we should send every neo-con to war zones to make money by themselves then.

[@johnsmith1474]

Struggle is considered cleansing by hard right nationalists, it is considered a necessary and noble path to redress of grievance and establishment of justice via revenge. Why do two men who argue wind up fighting? I hope you have at least minimal life experience.

[@HeatherMiddleton-p6q]

Profit profit profit

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

Because big pay days for defense contractors, also big pay days for Wall St when control over this or that country enables them to back cronies who then sign on to predatory IMF and World Bank "structural readjustment" loans which are designed to never be repaid so they have a pretext to privatize their public sector and enable western investors to loot the country

[@kathycollett4318]

Excellent guest!

[@janklaas6885]

📍52:51 1:20:54

[@道德经-q9g]

Thank you sir. Professor Brenner , you have enlightened me with profound insight into world affairs.

[@wetung8090]

До того, як Зеленський став президентом, Україна була мирною та мирною країною, все перетворилося на пекло, коли Зеленський став президентом, мирним населенням свідомо приносили жертви, щоб отримати симпатії світової спільноти, Зеленський жив заможно та заможно, а його люди страждали, навіть охоче померти за Зеленського

[@bwhennes]

iF MY TRANSLATOR IS CORRECT YOU ARE SAYING: Before Zelensky became president, Ukraine was a peaceful and peaceful land, everything turned into hell, if Zelensky became president, sacrifices were made to the peaceful population in order to take the sympathy of the light of sleep, Zelensky is alive as much as possible, and yogo people are suffering do you want to die for Zelensky. Yes, Yes, this demolishing of Ukraine was written about by George Soros in the 1990's. Sacrifice the Ukrainians for the destruction of Russia. This is SOros' big plan.

[@7swordmary567]

MassMurder-MassDestruction for Personal Gains is CRIMINALLY DEPRAVED

[@monaliza3334]

Remember Poroshenko speech about Russians in Donbass. He started Russophobia.

[@amug.7279]

Greetings to Moscow

[@gregtriplex5878]

thank you Professor for your education and share it to us

[@bruceclark4754]

Fascinating talk. Can i just suggest the professor uses a microphone to improve the sound quality. A bit difficult to hear everything.

[@laogong52]

Very refreshing to get another confirming and many further perspectives on the Neo-Cons from conception to contemporary times. The elites have progressively distanced themselves from the citizens in the west.

[@viceroyxerxes8829]

What I have witnessed is a change mostly in the Democrat party. It has become much more hawkish and aggressive. The Republicans have always been that way but never have I seen old and young Democrats embrace an aggressive imperial system. My opinion is it started under Clinton when the Democrat party embraced Wall Street. Today we have a Republican party beholden to big business/industry and old money and a Democrat party beholden to big banks and big tech. Both are willing to use aggressive military power and a bully foriegn policy. This can't end well.

[@rickschenfeld6472]

Great show!

[@krisburke1712]

Putin is brilliant as is Lavrov... agreed our western leaders pale in comparison there really is no comparison.. my favourite recent President Putin speech is Valdai 2022

[@margaretgoodheart4167]

Visionary, insigjtful, ethical...also my favorite

[@barbh1]

Thank you for a wonderful show. I began to appreciate Putin after listening to his translated speeches. Compared to the political players I'm used to, he comes across as being more concerned about his country than his own ego. He also has the discernment to recognize the talent of his Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

[@lilleypops1868]

There is also neoliberals which are just the same as neocons

[@arcturus4067]

I think neocon is the political ideology and neoliberalism is the economic model. So, the same person can believe in the two ideologies. I might be wrong though... Just an opinion only.

[@jakobtragardh]

Great talk, thank you very much

[@西贝-l9r]

You take off the new cloths of the Emperor and you are hated and wanted.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The American empire is waning but it will not go quietly

[@Nine-Signs]

Last post, here is a major reason why Putin enjoys regular above 50% support (the likes of which western leaders can only dream of) and he gets that support not just from those that like him but also those that have their grievances and would even want change under the right patriotic democratic circumstances: Russian yearly average wage when Putin took over: 2200 roubles a year. Russian yearly average wage today: 57,000 roubles a year. ^ That ain't no gas station posing as a country, that is a rate of economic diversification and recovery that has gone entirely unnoticed by mainstream western/global economists but is a rise in living standards at such a rate and in such a short time span that it rivals China's itself. There is not a Russian alive today who is poorer than when he entered office. In 40 years of living no prime minister of my nations nor president of the USA could say the same.

[@blcheah2672]

I would temper this claim by pointing out there has also been substantial inflation. But the average Russian is definitely much better off than before Putin. Not by 25x as implied by your figures, but more like by 4x. More importantly, this is an ongoing process. Which most Americans have ignored. Even while the war is going on, Putin has been making lots of trade, currency, technology cooperation deals with other countries. You contrast that with Biden, who is entirely focused on making alliances to fight China and getting other countries to fight Russia. Putin's work will benefit Russians 5, 10 years from now. Biden's work will burden Americans 5, 10 years from now.

[@Nine-Signs]

​@@blcheah2672 Your context is perfectly valid and accepted and is indeed what I am referring to, I just gave the literal figures to denote there has been a considerable raising of living standards in a shockingly small amount of time and the only other comparison I have for that success is China or historically the USSR between 1920 and 1950. It is amazing how western analysts and pundits have entirely ignored this and still seem to think of Russia as if it was 1998 over there. I mean I am British but by God am I proud of the Russian people for their hard work and for their wise leaders despite faults, that have evidently governed in the best interests not just of their people on many an occasion. All you say about Biden vs Putin in terms of economics and partnerships is also true. The western leadership got fat, ignorant, and lazy over the last 50 years, they allowed capitalism to pillage their peoples and abandon its originator nations in pursuit of higher profits from cheaper workers, and destroyed the long term life prospects of their majority working classes now shackled with 40+ years of stagnant to falling wages in real terms with western millennials the first gen to be rendered poorer than their parents since records began despite working longer hours than their parents and having more people in work per household than their parents did. All those high value production jobs, the leaders we elected over the last 4 decades let it all go while telling us it was good for us because they were having their pockets filled by the capitalist minority at the time. And now the west is is such a shockingly bad state in terms of its hollowed out production base that every western nation combined cannot produce the same amounts of basic armaments as Russia alone is doing, and China alone now has more production capacity for goods and services than the entirety of the US and Europe combined. The gifts of capitalism over time were supposed to be egality, liberty, fraternity. The first it never delivered, the second what liberties were gained are being eroded in order to maintain western capitalism in the face of its rampant decline, and as for fraternity, capitalism literally incentivises people to sell out their family, community, and nation, to get ahead. Best wishes friend.

[@kathycollett4318]

Bingo!

[@DJEDzTV]

I watch this whole talk 3 times now, its amazing how many things that happened prior Ukraine (Georgia war for example), was pretty much stamped as Russian aggression and nobody wanted to hear about American instructors and hardware on the ground. I knew back then that Russian explanation was the right one. Georgia was advised to secure control of its borders as one of the requirements for joining NATO, USA was happy to help and train Georgians to do exactly that. This was after the famous Bucharest summit.