Trump redoubles on Greenland and Panama

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[@moggadah]

I don't know how many comments you read? I'd like to tell someone that the moderation if KZbin comments seems to have certain goals. The goal seem to be to keep a consistent atmosphere in a thread. This may be a hindrance for debate and a way to cement polarization. In some way it might be a good thing, but it's very opaque. Why have is it that we have become dependent of the decisions big business in this way? Can't there be another way?

[@jewelianwest2324]

As a Canadian, sharing a border with a ravenous lunatic, gives me even more empathy and unconditional support for Ukraine. 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

[@bakedbean37]

"a Canadian, sharing a border" You should consider joining a defensive alliance with your other neighbours. "As a Canadian ......" Ah, I see your concern.

[@MelioraCogito]

@@bakedbean37 Your point? Canada is a founding member of *North Atlantic Treaty Organization* (NATO) / *Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord* (OTAN). We also have a bilateral alliance with the Americans in the form of the *North American Aerospace Defence Command* (NORAD). So again I ask… _“Your point?”_

[@bakedbean37]

@@MelioraCogito “Your point?” My point? Humour. Whoosh ...!!

[@vencik_krpo]

@@bakedbean37Let us know when to laugh.

[@b.mclean5479]

I am with you brother. As a Fellow Canadian the strength of the Ukrainian resistance gives me strength to resist the US.

[@BrianMoore-uk6js]

Dictator Playbook: 1.a.: When you have no solutions to real crises, you invent new ones.

[@joaoluis654]

Bingo

[@mireillelebeau2513]

Are we entertained enough ?

[@jonpettas]

Literally the Falklands

[@kathrinscharrer3923]

Spot on.

[@NunoSalgueiro]

Spot on!

[@heathervt]

Thanks Vlad. I am Canadian and I'm very confused and concerned by Trumps threats.

[@DoloresJNurss]

Hey, I'd rather have you conquer us than the other way around. Then we'd have health care. Seriously. though, I've talked with some of his most ardent followers, and they don't take it seriously. They see it as starting dickering by throwing out an unreasonable proposal to get to a reasonable one. But they don't say who they think he's dickering with or what his end game is.

[@beckyconstantinides2546]

Me too❤

[@surfingonmars8979]

Ok to be confused, but do NOT be concerned. Trump is an insane blow hard. He never built the wall, he never did an infrastructure deal, he never did ANYTHING in his first term except get tax breaks for billionaires and appoint drunken rapists to the SUPREME COURT. Canada is safe. Trump could not find it on a map if it were labeled “CANADA”.

[@New0racle]

I'm not Canadian and I share your concerns. Even if this whole Canada and Greenland annexation talk is dropped tomorrow, it's an indication Trump is willing to throw outrageous statements. And he's confident he'll never be held responsible - someone else will pay for any damage he causes.

[@kirstentrolle-hansen5389]

I'm a Dane and share your concerns about Mr. Trump's expansionist ideas. For now, however, I'll consider it advanced-level arm wrestling with Putin - giving the seasoned chess player (and the rest of us) a good scare and see what will happen ;-)

[@nickfindsgold9788]

If recent history is anything to go by .... when dictators start talking about conducting Special Military Operations, we should believe them and formulate a response

[@kazkaskazkas8689]

Even earlier than that. When they just start vaguely questioning the legitimacy of other countries having certain territories or some nations being "artificially created". There have been Putin's essays about Ukraine that, in retrospect, were clear warning signs.

[@kathrinscharrer3923]

Recent and not so recent...

[@nickfindsgold9788]

A tale as old as time and the people are powerless to stop it

[@ninemoonplanet]

Canadians ARE planning. We're nice UNTIL we're NOT. From the top political office to the people on the street, we're going to stand with our allies, and that includes Panama.

[@PandaPanda-ud4ne]

Trump is not a dictator! He is a populist, a polemic politician. To be a dictator would make necessary to completely take over the Congress, and to also control the media and society in general, to a point where criticism is not possible.

[@agffans5725]

There was a press conference yesterday, where the Greenlandic and Danish PM's said that Denmark is going to invest more in the Greenlandic infrastructure, and Greenland will be invited more to sit at the table when Arctic and other important matters are discussed. The Greenlandic PM said that > “Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic .. We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house, this is something everyone should respect. But that doesn’t mean we are cutting all ties, all cooperation and all relations with Denmark,” He also mentioned the heritage and cultural ties with Denmark and that Greenland agree more with Denmark than they disagree with. We should not forget that a large part of the Inuit population also have Danish ancestry, so it's kind of a mixed culture.

[@arekkusub6877]

50K population on such a huge territory can't effectively be independent.

[@GarrFagen-zc3em]

The people of Greenland have everything in common with the Inuit of Canada and Alaska (and eastern russia), and precisely nothing in common with Donald and his idiotic spawn, or his MAGA Republican political base - a slim majority of Americans. Good to hear the PM of Greenland speaking so clearly at this time.

[@freespiritable]

They take huge grants from EU for being part of Danemark. They'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they declared independence. They've been free to do so and they haven't done. Not ready yet for that step.

[@arekkusub6877]

@@freespiritable agree they are free to do whatever they want except to invite China there!

[@agffans5725]

@@freespiritable As it is now, there are 30 areas where Greenland could rule on their own but cannot afford to whiteout Denmark paying for it, like something as simple as having their own police and prison system. As it is, 60% of the Greenlandic government budget and spending's, including their new luxurious prison in Nuuk and expensive infrastructure, free health care, free day care, paid sick leave, 52 weeks of fully paid parental leave, free University college and the right to live and work anywhere in the EU that is a subsidy by the Danish Government. According to both the Danish PM and the Greenlandic PM, the discussion is not about Greenland cutting their ties to Denmark, but getting more independence, in they sense that they want to go from being more of a territory ruled by Denmark, to a real independent country within the realm of a United Kingdom of Denmark. With this small a population, Greenland would never be more than a territory under a US wing, so this goes against everything the Greenlandic people want. In any case, Denmark is subsidizing them with around $12,000 per citizen, while the state that receives highest funding from US fed gov is Alaska at $8,000 per citizen which is very high compared to other states, and again, Greenland would only be considered a territory and not a state. But it's crystal clear that this is never going to happen. The Greenlandic PM just want to make sure that Trump understand and respect this, and he will grant the USA the rights to patrol the waters as much as they want, and build a base more if they want, which is actually old news, because this possibility has already been agreed upon by the USA, Denmark and Greenland.

[@julilab]

“Trump's brain is exclusively occupied with two things: Money and Attention” (A. Scaramucci) Money equals possessions and fantasizing about possessing Greenland and renaming the Panama canal gives Trump a dopamine rush. On top of that, he gets 24/7 attention. A sweet deal for a narcissist like Trump.

[@jean-michelvanpruyssen936]

He loves power too.

[@joestrat2723]

You're right, he's doing it because he can.

[@juliekrolak1450]

Money, attention. humiliating others, and POWER

[@xealit]

that's certainly true, but wtf. The "leader of free world" is mocking this same world just to steer things up and get attention around? It's idiotic. One good thing that should come out of it - Europe must start waking up faster. Come on.

[@Volkbrecht]

Thing is, the Greenland thing almost makes sense, and I say that as a European. Greenland a part of Denmark? Yeah, right... just as Iceland is a real country... But if you wanted to make Greenland part of an American country, the closer option would be Canada :)

[@Eowynnofrohan]

Admiring dictators should be unthinkable for any US politician

[@adrianaloborec2205]

Do people really still think in "should" and "shouldn't" rather to look the reality clearly? All the wars and violence in the history (and the present time) were not just an accident. There are too many bullies and bootlickers among people. They were always able to corrupt every good idea and good system. Humanity is just the same it has always been.

[@christianbolisca1493]

And it’s not like it’s the Cold War. You can’t keep genuinely praising dictators.

[@AndreasDenkste]

It's just pathetic how people smoke their copium trying to rationalise Trump as if he was some kind of genius, since seemingly, accepting that there is no sane strategy behind his ramblings is anathema.

[@CricketsBay]

Dementia is behind Trump's insane ramblings.

[@Eowynnofrohan]

Sadly some of family fall into this category...

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Hmm... That's how some Russians saw Putin for decades. 'Putin's plan" they called it. "Putin against oligarchs" they said. "Putin tries to fix this corrupt government" they repeated.

[@xealit]

for sane people, probably there are many who are just trying to make some normal sense of this. There were comments like "he's joking". I do think it is important to make him not joke about international law. One can understand why Putin undermines international order - he marginalized himself and there is just no place for him in normal law. But, the supposed leader of free world making fun of the same order that maintains its leadership. That's dumb. Also, on pragmatic side, one could say that Trump sees that the world is falling apart and has decided that the US should start power grabbing first, to secure the region around itself for its own autonomy, to not rely on allies and not bother about the rest of the world.

[@Volkbrecht]

Why are people so quick to declare guys like Trump insane? Insanity is rare, especially in highly successful people. It would make much more sense to look for the rationale behind what he is saying. Being evil is not the same as being insane, and neither is trying to become a successful imperialist. It might be morally wrong and illegal, but insane? The fact you have understandable reservations about Trump doesn't mean that he doesn't know what he is doing.

[@TKMcClone]

Americas openly discussing Canada joining the US without considering what Canadians think is so offensive. Their elected leader is proposing that by making my life more difficult, though economic warfare, it will benefit Americans. How should that land in the minds of Canadians? Canadians need to start pushing back on US content creators who talk about Trump's rhetoric without acknowledging that is extremely offensive to the people he is talking about. Why are we even discussing this during wartime in eastern Europe?

[@jrochest4642]

That's the whole point, I think. The purpose of this is to smear shit on Canada's face -- being offensive is the point.

[@macmcleod1188]

Canada need to start routing around the U.S. for trade and build up it's strategic reserve and military. The U.S. is no longer trustworthy. You could be 1938 Austria or 1940 Poland. Prepare. Be wary.

[@TKMcClone]

@@jrochest4642 For Trump, sure. But, the content creators and media discussing like it's a real thing? Canada is not a sandwich, It's people

[@petemcnaughton2482]

Yeah, it’s wild how the idea of Canadian Annexation is treated like a semi popular idea with Canadians (if they’re ever mentioned), when Pro American nationalists among the Canadian electorate and political system are an extreme minority that even the Canadian far right despise. A substantial amount of far right Americans are often emigres from Canada

[@thedukeofdukers]

Did manifest destiny ever die in American politics or was it just put aside for another day?

[@vladimirnovakovic3495]

In my country we have a proverb that says something along the lines "a crazy person throws a stone in a lake and ten wise persons struggle to recover it". With so many implications that fit the current Trump - the rest of the world relationship.

[@burtlangoustine1]

He negotiates 'crazy' but plays straight. I think GL is a real estate grab to boost funding, capital and resources. If the US increases in size and scope, so does the money. Am I wrong?

[@Jesse-v7h]

Canada is inviting California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska to join Canada.. I think that's a better offer.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

They have a submarine base on the Great lakes... I think I'll go visit this weekend, I hear the weather will be lovely! Making a note to start a scoreboard! Subs look great on a scoreboard!

[@PhilTomson]

As an Oregonian I would definitely be on board.

[@Eowynnofrohan]

I'm from Wisconsin!! We are close too. When trump won I considered going to Canada....

[@Suralin0]

Hey, let the Northeast join, too! We'd happily do so.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Washington D.C. should jump onto this offer as well, it's not like they'll get any representation in US any time soon. 😵🤷‍♀️

[@Jesse-v7h]

Who's PUTIN those ideas in his head?

[@iris1224wwad]

putin must be so proud of his apprentice.

[@mireillelebeau2513]

@Jesse-v7h, 😂😂😅😊

[@richardperkins2781]

Trump did: suffering from kissing Putin’s ass constantly.

[@Volkbrecht]

They do make some sense... thing is, he hasn't really thought them through. Greenland is much closer to Canada, so taking it away from Europe may be sensible, but that doesn't mean the U.S. would get it... and if he really wants to control the continent, then he'd have to make the South of North America part of the country... which would include most of those pesky immigrants he's currently trying to get rid of. Running an empire is hard :)

[@ninemoonplanet]

Remember that incoming president "loves" Xi, Kim Jung Un, thinks Putin is a "genius" and told NATO members they "need to pay dues" like he owns a private golf course, it "Putin can do whatever the hell he wants!" See the parallels? I do.

[@PieterKoffie]

Vlad: Don't indulge in overoptimistic magical thinking Me: No, I wasn't really doing that...

[@IBACb]

Interesting that Trump made no mention of these plans during his campaign... In that respect he's more reminiscent of yanukovich than putin.

[@ikariameriks]

That would potentially wake up more people to go out and vote for his opponent. And this seems like a "normalisation" of aggressive territorial expansion.

[@RuneDrageon]

"Its true ... that in other regards Trump is not Putin." Luckily Trump is to incompetent for that. And i just said that about a future US president, what a sad time we live in.

[@Jonassoe]

Putin's competence is probably wildly overestimated. He's good at speaking and making his argument, and he's good at gathering people around him and keeping them in line, but he's not some shrewd political and strategic mastermind. The point is that Trump may appear to be or even be a bumbling fool, but that doesn't mean he can't be just as dangerous as Putin.

[@RuneDrageon]

@@Jonassoe Oh I fully agree, on both points. However, you'd generally want your political leaders to be *more* competent rather than *less*.

[@Volkbrecht]

Trump doesn't need to be as competent as Putin. Putin does imperialism the hard way, by controlling everyone and everything himself. All Trump would need to become a successful imperator is outsourcing the U.S. military into a corporation. He'd rule the whole of North America in no time, whether he wants to or not :)

[@adrianaloborec2205]

@Jonassoe Putin still seems much more subtle, strategic thinking and patient than most if not all Western leaders, unfortunately.

[@ginniemess]

​@@adrianaloborec2205🤡

[@pawelstuglik4737]

The US is joining ranks with Russia and China. The Trump-Putin meeting is giving me Ribbentrop-Molotov vibes... T___T

[@Etaoinshrdlu69]

What has China done to be grouped in?

[@pawelstuglik4737]

@@Etaoinshrdlu69 Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan (repeatedly threatened with invasion)?

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

@@Etaoinshrdlu69 Xi (and Putin are) giving standing ovation for Trump's idea of "WE TAKE WHAT WE WANT for National Security purposes".

[@musicaccount3340]

​@@Etaoinshrdlu69Trump talks about Xi much like he does about Putin. It's possible he will seek some kind of a deal to give up Taiwan for something that boosts his ego

[@Etaoinshrdlu69]

@@pawelstuglik4737 Your attitude is why Europe is finished

[@saskhiker3935]

Thank you for saying the truth and not dancing around it. The media is failing us by normalizing this

[@Clairejart]

I recognized his words as Putin’s when he was justifying the Crimean annexation and invasion of Ukraine.

[@musicaccount3340]

Yep. Even if other officials will not let this proceed, a precedent has been set that an American leader can demand other countries to give up territory just cause he wants it

[@mireillelebeau2513]

​​@@musicaccount3340Trump spoke of Greenland imitating Putin words before invading Ukraine : It is for national security Reason.

[@kurolotus4851]

But in the defence of Putin (what a insane thing to write about that n*zi goblin right from the start😅), he at least transforms his allies into enemies (in the minds of russians at least) by first vilifying them to his citizens (Ukraine, Chechnya, Georgia) Unlike Trump who goes after his allies right from the start.😅

[@O1993nik]

Im panamenian and I can surely say that the canal is not managed in any way by the Chinese. That's a lie he has been making for distraction and also it has been creating confrontations between Panamanians and American maga followers here. The Panama Canal is managed by the ACP ( Panama Canal Authority ); most employers are panamenian. Lastly, since his first comment on taking back the canal, which was done after December 20 ( a national morning day for panamenians because on dic 20,1989 we had the US invasion and several panamenian civilians died and others disappeared), trump made this comment. It's like Irak saying they will invade and take NY on September 12, a day after a national morning day for Americans. Because we have a complicated relationship with the US we even have in school a subject called " relaciones de Panama con estados unidos " (Panamanian and USA relations ). All because of the events since the canal construction and the several historical events between americans and panamenians during the 20th century. To put things into perspective, for many decades the USA not only had military bases in Panama but schools, hospitals, and a full city with USA laws and no panamenian could cross that part of Panama because it was like a colony on Panamanian soil under US control. And because of this exact reason, we have morning days like January 9 (Martyrs Day) because, on that day in 1964, there was a full riot between panamenian high school students and US Balboa high school students. After all, the panamenian teens wanted to put the panamenian flag next to the American one. 4 students died and the panamenian flag with the fight was shattered. I'm sure Trump is doing such rants as a distraction from the actual issues he is facing in this term. I wish people were curious enough to search for the details when it comes to the Panama Canal and not just speculations Trump and his congressmen have been doing

[@juliekrolak1450]

I've visited Panama and read several books on the Canal and the country. I know about the flag incident, the horrible laws of the PC Zone, and the invasion.

[@juliekrolak1450]

What kind of confrontations have there been between Panamanians and MAGAts? When I was last in Panama, I noticed that most of the retired Americans who settled in Panama were MAGA.

[@O1993nik]

@@juliekrolak1450 and well there have been minor protests of workers burning the USA flag with trump's face in it . I think that was yesterday at the memorial Martyrs day ( Jan 9)

[@O1993nik]

@@juliekrolak1450 there's a dude ( an American retiree Michael Yoon) who is pretty active in twitter that has been making a bunch of conspiracy yap about how the ONGs are the fault of the US invasions ( the immigrants) he has been encouraging maga people coming to the area and " studying" how they will take it .. don't think they will but I'm afraid it will create more tensions if he keeps reuniting people . Panamenians online have been arguing with him online mostly but according to my mom because of trump's comments, people have been taking an anti american mentality , and considering we haven't seen such scenarios in decades. Also most of the American zonians who lived in that time at the canal zone area were Republicans mostly, sons of soldiers, people from the south.

[@Volkbrecht]

Trump doesn't care about history. What he does care about is a potential conflict with China, and how economical interest might aid block building in such a case. As the Ukraine war shows, most countries that are not directly affected by the war will still side with their own economic interests, regardless of who the agressor is. So being able to control a major shipping bottleneck would give Trump a powerful grip on countries and global corporations alike.

[@rachelatwood9555]

kkkkhhhhello! His talk about colonizing Canada, Greenland and Panama are terrifying in their own right, and also serve as a massive smoke screen for other more immediate nefarious policies he wants to see rammed through Congress while we're all preoccupied

[@juliekrolak1450]

I don't think he needs smoke screens to ram anything through congress. Most people don't care and are not paying attention.

[@colBe-ex9re]

‘Words are actions. At that level’. Correct. ‘Disconcerting to see the ideological overlap..’ anyone starting to feel Europe caught in a pincer movement… ?

[@jean-michelvanpruyssen936]

Yes, imperialism is on the rise both on the East and on the West.

[@NLTops]

As a European, nope. Even Trump is just talking nonsense. For example... if he starts trade wars with China, Canada, Mexico and the EU as he has suggested he will... the US economy will simply crash. Let alone if he starts annexing territory like Russia is.

[@adrianaloborec2205]

When the Croatian independence war started in 1991, former Yugoslavia (i.e. mostly Serbia) had military bases all over Croatian territory. Now USA has military bases all over Europe...

[@ginniemess]

​@@adrianaloborec2205because those countries want these bases there

[@jean-michelvanpruyssen936]

@@colBe-ex9re I agree with you. Europe is wealthy but militarily weak, so both Trump and Putin would love to exploit them. Only the countries bordering the Baltic sea understand the danger and are willing to resist.

[@kellyfarley5925]

In four years he couldn't even build a wall...how can he take over 3 independent nations? An odious character who can't be taken seriously. Watching, and laughing, from Canada. Thanks Vlad.

[@macmcleod1188]

Well he corrupted the military about 25% in 4 years. If he gets past 50% this time, all bets are off. Don't picture it as *him* doing it. Picture it as his shadowy much more intelligent handlers doing it.

[@brucecampbell6133]

Your entertainment is our pain. Haven't been able to laugh about Trump here.

[@personzorz]

Stupid people can destroy quite a lot more than they can build.

[@kellyfarley5925]

@@brucecampbell6133 where are you friend?

[@iris1224wwad]

Remember when, back in 2015, trump said he was going to replace Obamacare with something beautiful on day one of his (first) presidency? Nine years later, he said he had "concepts of a plan" for that.... At that pace, nine years from now, he may have "concepts of a plan" to take Canada, Panama and Greenland. IF he's still among the living in 2034.

[@_amalfitano]

Good to see you today!

[@dallastaylor5479]

What happened to "No New Wars"!!!!!

[@Carol.Allison]

Exactly he'll be starting one

[@mark-o-man6603]

That was always bs. He basically lost 1 year due to the pandemic. Even Putin waited it out.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Vlad, for talking to us. We live in very strange times and I do hope, our boats will not drift out into the ocean quicker than you thought... I wish you all the best for your health. Lots of love to you and to the Very Beautiful Community. 🤗

[@GeoffV-k1h]

Threatening to attack /invade a small friendly country for refusing to cede lad over which you have no claim is totally unacceptable.

[@adrianaloborec2205]

When did that ever stop bullies if they saw somebody as weak?

[@personzorz]

It's already so much worse than I thought.

[@samfann1768]

I don't understand when people say this. Bombastic and disgraceful rhetoric regarding foreign nations was the least I expected from Trump. He's not even in office yet and has not begun his real attempt at breaking American democracy. That's the main thing he cares about, and a lot of this really is a kind of smokescreen/something to appease his supporters.

[@New0racle]

I'm also surprised things are getting so bad so quickly. Trump isn't even in office yet and he's already busy creating large scale damage. I was expecting the sh*tshow to start on Jan 20.

[@Infopirates]

I was on "the nutcracker" classical ballet in Hermitage imperial theatre yesterday. 🙂 It was magnificent as usual. 🙂

[@Infopirates]

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[@macmcleod1188]

I don't think they will let him do it. But if they do, we are in 1938 to 1940 germany. Right now we are eerily paralleling with 1932 to 1934 germany. This is really bad.

[@EvoraGT430]

Just after the election of the madman.......dead right.

[@personzorz]

Who is 'they'

[@macmcleod1188]

@@personzorz The military and congress primarily as he violates the constitution. Then the court system as he violates the constitution. Finally the rest of the administration. Many of our checks and balances were damaged or obliterated during his last term and he's been told legally by Scotus that he's immune to prosecution if he claims to be doing something as president.

[@comicipedia]

Why do you think he filled his cabinet with so many criminals and incompetent people? Because "They" stopped him last time so he decided to get rid of "Them"

[@GeneralSamov]

This is just 2016 rewind and replay. Bombastic soundbites to distract the masses while shady businesses take place behind the scenes. And in the end, everything is forgotten. Yesterday I had the dubious pleasure of realizing I was apparently the only one among my coworkers who remembered Trump's similar rhetoric during his previous term. A whole deck of cards is thrown up in the air, but the targeted one has already been skewered onto the knife when the knife is thrown. And the spectators marvel.

[@AntNo100]

BTW, loved to see Bush junior snobbing Trump at Carter's funeral, one of his few genuine actions. Also laughed to see Pence's wife look the other way and ignore Trump. Good for her. None of this matters, but it is humorous.

[@hrabathor]

we gotta have legendary content in the upcoming years ...

[@TreforTreforgan]

A new age of Strong Man Leader is upon us. I prefer the old Strong Men who didn’t have plastic surgeries and fillers and wear more make up than Barbara Cartland. Gotta work with what we’ve got, I suppose.

[@mrmayo5905]

Gaddaffi was a real trend setter it turns out

[@vattenpoel1328]

Lots of love Vlad, lots of love

[@PeleKen8]

Thanks Vlad. Looking forward to those main channel videos.

[@rogercarmel6619]

Excellent points made by Vlad Vexler

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Again, ignoring that in the international game of poker, where everyone is cheating, ignore what your opponents say, and instead focus upon what they do. If i were Zelensky, I'd be writing proposals that include building a 200 foot statue of trump in downtown Kyiv and a 100 story trump tower in exchange for unfettered access to the entire US military conventional weapons inventory. Its just a thought.

[@Eric-sy1xu]

Zelensky understands what his discussions with Trump were to be serious, from Notre Dame, and to be honest I think Zelensky is the only person who should actually seriously worry about Trump committing to the discussion he had with Zelensky. I say "worry", only because everything is fun and games until you get to office. Zelensky is likely prepared to go on without Trump, but Zelensky has seemingly negotiated with Trump quite well to have Trump back him. We will simply have to see if it comes to fruition come 9 days from now.

[@jamesreid6494]

(Howdy there internet people...)

[@item6931]

Flattery and bribery I think are excellent tactics when dealing with Trump.

[@item6931]

@@Eric-sy1xu Check the news. Trump has walked back his ending the conflict in a day promise. Now it's 100 days. So much for his chest beating that the bloodshed had to stop immediately. Almost for sure Ukraine will not get US aid in those 100 days, which would favour Russia very strongly. I suspect that Zelensky's efforts were in vain and Trump is planning to throw Ukraine under the bus no matter what.

[@tomislav5689]

Judging by the recent interview Zelenskyy had, he will handle Trump better than Putin.

[@ElizabethAnderson-t8p]

So pleased to see you feeling better. It has been a long haul.

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

Fearless old Kropotkin raged about these very same issues a hundred years before anyone really had electricity in their hovels. It's the same game that Gogol so weirdly described. Hierarchy, the antithesis of all that is noble and good.

[@ruthwolfer4154]

Have a good rest & thinking ...dear Vlad

[@paulgallagher6544]

Appreciate the discussion. Await update but that feels a little better having a perspective on it.

[@williammccormack7858]

Fantastic as always

[@Lou.B]

Excellent points, Vlad! Looking forward to more - on ANY venue! All the Best!

[@Zakatak-mf4iq]

Not sure where else to put this ... Vlad, thank you for all you do with educating others on Geopolitics and philosophy. I have learned so much from watching and following you. It is always fascinating and interesting to hear your perspective and knowledge on the subject. However, I now am trying to seek advice on how to disengage. Ive become so wrapped up in these issues, Russia's invasion, NATO, China, the future of Europe, the path the US, my home is going, etc, and its consumed me. Ive always been interested in history and geopolitics but now I just want to stop thinking about it. The war in Ukraine made me believe that incredibly important history, like what i read about in decades past, was unfolding before my very eyes, and that I could somehow take part. But I cant. Ive read so many things, stayed up late watching air raid maps, listened to people like you and Tim Snyder, made donations, tried to talk with and educate others, and a myriad of other things. But it doesn't matter. The wheels of the world will continue to turn, no matter what we wish for. The truth I've been struggling to accept is that the world will always be ruled by murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, and con-men. The powers that be are either too weak, too divided, or too compromised to effectively counter brutal dictators like Putin. I can't change that, I can't even move the needle on that, and its maddening. I don't have the connections, experience, or job situation to go over and volunteer. I dont have adequate funds to make a real difference. And I can't even change people's minds by a small margin. No matter how much I read I cannot improve my social IQ or my argumentation skills. It feels as though everything i have learned has been utterly useless. I wonder if I tried to explain to someone why the earth is round, whether they would walk away believing it is flat. I know this isn't your problem, but I want to know your thoughts on what people like me should do. I want to stop caring, I want to stop thinking about it, I wish I could forget any of this ever happened. But I can't. Is it right for some of us to embrace being "apolitical" or apathetic, like you often discuss with Russia's population, if our vote has already been cast and there is nothing more we can do?

[@jdocean1]

I’m with you. I’m 52 and surrounded by a sea of idiots. I’m trying to limit my exposure to this circus. I thought there were more good people in the US. I was sadly mistaken.

[@mintyPlenty]

Yes, many times we feel like we are losing our energies and mental health. Vlad has many times said that our own mental health has to be prioritised, when you feel all this info is affecting you. So it’s always good to take a step back and then return when you are upto. It.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*DONT WORRY VLAD* I never for one second thought there was any strategy behind the scenes of the MAGA party, beyond keeping Trump happy...

[@deanhooper1234]

Love you man! be Well!

[@IW4DBX]

❤❤❤ Dear Vlad you are looking wonderful today

[@michelleagnew8780]

Looking forward to seeing the main channel videos. I’m happy to see you up and about. This is a needed video. Thank you sir! 😇❤️

[@danielmadar9938]

Thanks

[@beckyconstantinides2546]

Thank you! Well said.

[@maximiliandort3489]

on an unrelated sidenote, that sweater is pretty cool. Thanks you for all your work Vlad.

[@thezieg]

Xeллo from the beautiful community! 😊

[@accesscrimea]

Look forward to your main channel vids Vlad and holding you in my thoughts.

[@jeffwills2669]

Dear God. What have we done? Hang in there world...its going to be a long 4 years.

[@TheVaporEyes]

I never really understood what politics was until i started watching your channel. Thank you for the education, and helping us make some sense of this crazy world.

[@kathrinscharrer3923]

I am no longer sure if we are back in 1939 or the XIXth century😮

[@mark-o-man6603]

Either 1939 or 1789. It's up to us.

[@audreyw8521]

Lots of love, Vlad!

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

Was nice knowing you, Vlad, never thought it would end this way! Much love! 😘

[@berenicehickey9755]

Love you Vlad!

[@yamaneko-ex8fy]

Thank you Vlad. Take care.

[@mireillelebeau2513]

A Vlad Vexler's vid: my day is complete, and I'm happy.

[@lulul]

Give them circus and bread, or whatever...

[@mark-o-man6603]

I'm eating my cake while studying guillotine blueprints on the internet.

[@BellSPA-n8s]

Loved the fashion-pic, Vlad. Best wishes and hopes for your health.

[@sharonsmiler4938]

Thank you ❤

[@konankunoichi94]

Trump and putins ideologies arent identical but they are paralell and compatible. But putin will certainly try to make trump as putinized as possible

[@tages_matuna]

Vlad, in these 4 years of the man-child at the White House I feel European societies have the obligation and the responsibility to project in the world maturity, common sense, seriousness and trust. We must become the last stand to sanity and encourage other countries in the world not to slip on the side of the chaos.

[@HansLemurson]

Meanwhile, Orban exists. 😢

[@ShadyGuy69]

good luck with this, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria etc., the right is becoming more and more popular and Trump's successes will inspire many

[@mgabor6936]

@@HansLemurson Not only Orban but a whole bunch of far-right leaders and groups are emerging all across Europe who cozy up to both Putin and Trump. It's soon gonna be global fascism. No wonder all tech and social media companies bowed down to the orange lunatic.

[@danielmcinnes20]

Thanks!

[@jamesharrison3045]

Nope. Never occurred to me that Trump’s plan includes any coherence.

[@beurling-um8qy4hh5n]

Merci pour vos lumières Vlad. Ces informations que vous nous partagez font diminuer mon appréhension de cette administration qui autrement pourrait engendrer chez moi une réflexion apocalyptique de l’avenir du monde. 🇨🇦

[@stevenjohns-savage7024]

Thanks Vlad 🙂

[@alicex4570]

Vlad, I found your channel just a week ago and have already watched so many videos. Please keep sharing your thoughts when you feel strong enough! Your videos are so insightful and a great respite from videos which are just algorithm bait

[@joeperkowski]

Imagine if Trump actuallyput in the time to actually work on something constructive instead of creating bullshit.....

[@cthree87]

This is going to go badly :(

[@MarianaSantos1974]

Hello, very beautiful Vlad 🙏

[@MikaMoupondo]

My intuition is kind of strange in this case. Trump being ao childish, reminds me of my puberty. We used to compare penis sizes. I remember the wish of having the biggest one. I can see Trump looking at the map and seeing how big Russia is, and wanting america to be bigger. With Canada and Greenland (Which I suspect he doesn't know much about), the US would be of similar size... It's too childish and silly, it couldn't be... Right?

[@guardiangypsy2682]

You’ve slightly shattered my dreams that there could be something better going off behind the scenes 🤦‍♀️

[@Volkbrecht]

There is. Trump is realist. He understands people like Putin because he's cut of the same cloth. Trumps rhetoric is probably his idea to dabble a bit in imperialism himself. I just doubt it can work. Panama is a bit too far away for the U.S. to create facts too fast for the international community to react. And while aquiring Greenland would somewhat extend the American resource base, a lot of it is in easy middle distance rocket reach from Russia. So even if Trump could bully the world into compliance somehow, I doubt he gains what he expects out of it.

[@Stikkelsbær]

Given what you say here about words being action, when spoken by political leaders, the recent public statements on this matter by the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador strike closer to the heart of how many Canadians feel on this issue. Dr. Andrew Furey noted that Canadians value their sovereignty and that sovereignty is paid for in 'blood'. This strikes a far more serious tone than we have heard from Canadians so far. Canada has a latent nationalism constructed around sacrifices made in WW1 that often disturbs international visitors and immigrants when they are exposed to Remembrance Day celebrations, particularly in rural regions. Trump may awaken that sleeping latent side. In the 1950s there was talk of Canada acquiring nuclear weapons, before the post-war consensus fully settled in. Recently, there has been talk in conservative circles here of instituting a national service. I didn't think the idea had any chance here until the last week or so.

[@LR-jk2jk]

So we elected a dictator. Congratulations, America.

[@runrig97]

Say hello to the new era of US colonialism...

[@Conn30Mtenor]

Americans wanted this. Remember, always.

[@susannepeters5886]

To the point🎉

[@zombiekilldemon]

The EU should break up with the USA economically and diplomatically. Then create a separate mutual defence agreement outside of NATO with Canada, Panama, and Mexico to deter Trump from invading. Ramp up military spending and if Trump does invade any of those places then the EU needs to treat that like Hitlers invasion of Poland and declare war on the USA. The USA stopped fascist imperialism in Europe and now it is their turn to stop fascist imperialism here.

[@GiarcraiGO]

USA only came and helped in WW2 after Pearl Harbor. Most other countries had been fighting for over 2 years by that point.

[@ShadyGuy69]

You are crazy

[@tuomasharri9141]

Lot's of love. :)

[@ingo5457]

What you said about words being irreversible and being actions this resonates well with the system theory by Luhmann

[@charlesberg5239]

Hey vlad, could I ask if you think there is a distinguishing characteristic between hyper-neoliberalism and imperialism?

[@CricketsBay]

HNL is more whipping up hatred amongst the Colonizer population with racist rhetoric while not harping about Capitalism and not claiming to improve the world. Imperialism clothes itself in promoting Capitalism and doing bad things "for the good of the natives" in the Colonized lands.

[@jean-michelvanpruyssen936]

Good question.

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

Authoritarianism. Your ways are more valid than anyone else's.

[@CalvinSimpson909]

@4:00 not difficult to believe at all, but expected lol

[@Krazy6ix]

he got sentenced today, puts more chaos to detract from that. you see he's been chatting more about this in the week to preceding his sentence. makes you think it's just to take off the humiliation he is the first president and criminal to take Office.

[@An1Kum]

Canada is USA Ukraine is Russia We can solve a lot of problems by being creative.

[@trleith]

Well, you know, Manifest Destiny and all that.

[@markmongan]

I'd be very interested to hear what fears you have about potential negotiations. Take care Vlad :)

[@neilclay5835]

Snyder's warning about "obeying in advance" now seems sharply apt given Zuckerberg's recent moves.

[@andibpunkt-o8c]

Is it really me ?! That´s the question....

[@AIAudiobooks411]

i hope he takes it

[@fuerstmetternich1997]

Greenland has an incredible significance in terms of geopolitics, natural ressources, national security against Russia in particular and trade routes. People might laugh because of its tiny population but Greenland has a very important role to play also helped by climate change.

[@personzorz]

And that's why you have allies and agreements.

[@ronald3836]

Apparently the US already had to pressure Denmark once to prevent Greenlanders from selling out to China. Denmark was effectively gifted Greenland in 1933 but lets it sit unprotected and undeveloped. Granting it independence would be even worse if that means that 56K people get to decide about a huge area of land that they cannot possibly control. Threatening an invasion isn't helpful, but Denmark, Greenland and the US should get together and come up with a plan.

[@Rikard_A]

​@@ronald3836What a load of made up shit you just said.

[@comicipedia]

You crazy lot are going to start WW3 over that bit of land aren't you

[@janegardener1662]

@@ronald3836 The US lobbied the developer of Greenland's largest rare earths deposit NOT to sell its project to Chinese-linked firms. It had nothing to do with "selling" the country, which wasn't and isn't on the table.

[@Ty_Mathieson]

Nice sweater.

[@Joe-jv5mm]

Word's have consequences, people of Power understand this very well

[@ChrisR-xs9wp]

So glad to see you're looking healthier. Was getting quite worried for you Thank you for saying this. Could you come to Canada and do a lecture tour? Still too many claims that Trump is joking or trolling. Politicians aren't taking this seriously and using it for political gain.

[@brucecampbell6133]

Disconcerting to say the least. Thank you for sharing your insight!

[@cosmicaug]

Thank you for not being another person trying to interpret Trump's 5-dimensional chess. I am afraid that makes you a lone voice in the wilderness but you are also correct as this is one place where Ockham's razor is sorely needed among the commentariat.

[@bogartICQa]

Well put, but no less disturbing. All the best for you and your condition. Unfortunately there is not so much research on this as it would deserve given the large number of people affected.

[@sharonholdren7588]

Where you are you broadcasting from? Hope you are warm enough in those gorgeous (albeit a bit distracting to me) sweaters.