What’s Really Going on in Russia | Facts Ep. 10

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Russia has been at the center of nearly every major foreign policy conversation in the United States for decades, and there’s a good reason for that. Let's dive in. Here are 5 things you don't know about Russia.
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[@user-nc6jd5uo9m]

As a Russian I thrilled do hear some sane voices on conservative side of the aisle

[@andersliwenborg3355]

You’re a Neanderthals- we don’t see as a Russian- an Orchs….

[@poppi510]

I think Europe made itself clear that we don’t like Russias imperialism. Even Orban had to concede

[@blane404]

Great, I love when we can find a way to appeal to Russians who hate their country. Can't think of a more useless and contemptible ally.

[@professionalpsychologist8148]

Are you sick?! Russia has the largest fertility benefits in the world. Have you lived in America, in the West? I think never, otherwise you would not have written this disgusting nonsense

[@anacc3257]

@@poppi510 Yea but there's still a disturbing number of people on the right who tries to excuse or glorify russia. It's never made any sense. It used to be the communist thing to do.

[@AzuriushSolo]

As a former russian i whant to notice one fun fact. When Prigoshin and his 5000 prisoners was on their famous "justice march" to Moscow in 2023 summer, their was litterely nobody to stop them. No one came out into to support and defend Putin and his regime. The people of Russia just didn't care. They just took a bigger bucket of popcorn and watched how it will end.

[@momala3919]

Logically, such a joke is called operational space, they found themselves in the rear of the Russian army. Prigozhin was not supported by the army, his popularity plummeted, and Putin's authority only grew.

[@vvp_rus]

Utter nonsense

[@thejfactor1]

Yet somehow they ended up on Ukraine’s northern border the very next day.

[@ranenelemson8547]

Defend Putin? From who? In Prigozhin's very own words before, during, and after this march, "I have no qualms with the president's leadership" which always meant exactly that, to back it up he never once expressed criticism towards Putin. This may be because he knew of the dire consequences this could entail, but Prigo always adressed the people he wanted to criticize by name. What's funny is you mentioning your past citizenship, as if that makes your statement more believable, to then lie cluelessly about things you've never taken an interest in.

[@thejfactor1]

@@ranenelemson8547 Americans don’t have the attention span to read your comment.

[@wackzingo]

BUT....they have nice train stations and fresh bread in super markets.

[@chriss6625]

:) well said. To add yeah, _some_ nice metro stations. I have been to many many of those stations. They are not all like that. There are many beautiful ones. But I always felt it was an attempt to compensate for the dingy, depressing perestroika concrete structures that suck your soul, at least visually. (I’m American)

[@askeladd60]

And they don't have to worry about their government either going bankrupt or its central bank creating a hyperinflationary crisis like the Us is

[@skywillfindyou]

@@chriss6625 This sound fake. Because if speak of beautiful metro stations - it's in Moscow. And if you're in Moscow - you won't see "perestroika" buildings.

[@user-zy1dy8mv5t]

All video stupid propaganda 💩💩💩

[@saitaro]

​@@skywillfindyou There're all types of buildings in Moscow, of course including those of perestroika times.

[@andrecustodio2432]

The last part which talks about a upcoming documentary is the best one. I'm from Brazil, and in my time in school, I never heard about the genocide committed by the communists. Until some years ago, I didn't know what was a gulag, didn't know about the holodomor etc. We have been manipulated since forever.

[@victoriaa.578]

Not very different from what socialists/communists did in South America - it was not genocide though but I would consider it way worse Strange you didn’t know considering you are from Brazil

[@RayOfLight.101]

Clearly, Trump and Putin are collaborating (now also with Orban and Milei) on destrucion of democratic regimes worldwide. They use conspirators and social media to manipulate masses to cause riots. As a result the people will enslave themselves by voting for far-right or far-left parties, calling for autocratic totalitarian regimes. Guys, this is not a game. Do you want to raise your kids in freedom and security or under oppression, tyranny and dictatorship?

[@JS-lh5pz]

If they didn’t tell you about that in school it was a mistake, but I guess Brazil was more on the side of Russia so they tried to hide that from you. My grand parents lived through the communist genocide in Eastern Europe. We’re talking about tens of millions of people dead or deported from their countries. You’ll find info if wish on internet if really interested.

[@rollinrat4850]

Public education IS propaganda. Mere brainwashing. Research fact and true history on your own. Its fascinating, eye opening and you just might understand why we are the way we are better. Any evil, oppressive tyrannical government wishes to control every aspect of your existence. Its awfully easy when we allow them to control our mere thought.

[@andrecustodio2432]

@@JS-lh5pz The worst thing is that it wasn't a mistake, It was done on purpose. Since the military left the power and the civilians took over, Brazil has had socialists governments for the last 4 decades, and what happens is that, because the government controls the education system, the government only would sign contracts with publishers that would tell the history the way they wanted it to be told.

[@ToxicMasculinityClub]

Yeah... but Tucker said the subway system was clean... 🙄

[@sebastians.s65]

You actually Benny? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Ben is citing information from an agency funded by western nations. Ben is lying! 🤦🏻‍♂️🫵😂🤣

[@FfMan-gf2fh]

And Bread was good😂

[@aedonwilson2524]

Tucker doesn’t believe half of what he says. He’s just trying to keep his far-right supporters on his side.

[@adamcuneo7189]

Sure, but it doesn't mean they're not a tyrannical regime, China for example has way more capital punishment for heinous crimes, but it doesn't mean they're not tyrannical.

[@sincitychris]

The point was, and I’m sure you’re too dense to miss it, that if a POS like Russia can have a clean efficient subway, why can’t we?

[@reave_rs4983]

As a Russian I gotta say this is utterly accurate and objective. Here are some interesting details not covered in this video: 1) Before the presidential elections (15-17 March) people have nobody to vote for because all candidates are trash. So much so that Putin, as he always does, doesn't even go to the pre election debates with other candidates, doesn't even give ANY promises at all and it is obvious that Putin is gonna win unless we manage to vote for Davankov (the only anti-war candidate who is still really unexperienced and objectively weak as a potential president) and somehow he manages to win. 2) Russians. Don't. Want. War. Demography isn't just about people not willing to create families because they don't have enough money and the benefits are too bad - it's about them simply not having the money to live even with no baby, that's why the abortion rate is so high. Only crazy proputins and prokremlyns want this psychotic war to continue. 3) We are being massively influenced by the propaganda that The West and America is the real evil, and we live in poverty not because of govenment corruption but because of the West and US. The propaganda is not brilliant but the problem is that almost all elderly people watch TV all day and get completely brainwashed by the media since on TV you can only watch prokremlyn federal channels and no opposition. God save us.

[@fleetcenturion]

I hear you. Especially about the propaganda. It's like that in America too-- we just have more channels!

[@pootthatbak2578]

Thank you for this information

[@tonks78]

I watched a documentary of women getting abortions. They were anesthetized and in rooms stacked side by side ready for the procedure. I would estimate there were at least 20 women per room.

[@Rundik]

Agree, averything Ben said was accurate

[@crusher1980]

This sounds maybe absurd but I cant help and think that all the leaders are really working together behind closed doors. In media it always looks different but the "Elites" / NWO always controls both sides same as in America with Republicans and Democrats, both are corrupt. The goal is to destroy the middle-class and depopulation and thats exactly whats happening. Again maybe it sounds absurd to some but I really believe that. Just look for example at England and the Monarchy, they are so absurdely rich but dont help anyone, that should tell you something as well with the Catholic church. They give a damn about normal people, isnt that telling ? I think so.

[@tjurzyk]

I'd say the most important thing to know about Russia in US is: the closest way to Russia from USA goes through Alaska, not Poland.

[@mersin1179]

Yes, indeed; however, the US government is trying to avoid the mistakes they made in the past in Vietnam. I mean, sending their people into the wars they are involved partially. They ended the war in Vietnam because Americans demanded it. That's why they would rather invest in private military contractors, like they did in the wars in the Middle East, or send some of their equipment and soldiers to countries fully involved in conflicts. Also, getting in by Alaska would be the toughest of attempts at taking over Russia done in the past, so good luck with this idea. American soldiers would need to go through the territories with the harshest of climatic conditions. So, probably the most likely attempt at getting over Russia is in East Europe; Moscow is not far away. Have you ever heard of the European Plain? Because of it, it makes it even easier; that's why Russia always wanted to have their territory ending in Germany because there, the European Plain is the narrowest. We shall not forget that Americans and Europeans would never want to go to fight in wars, or you would need to force them like Russia does with their people.

[@tjurzyk]

@@mersin1179 Dude, I'm from Poland. Of course I know that my country always was a gateway between Europe and Asia. I'm also aware of pre NATO accession defense plans, in case of Russian invasion, basically it said lets nuke everything east from Vistula river so soviet troops have to cross at least 200 km of nuclear desert. And I'd really like to avoid such events, even if they moved the line further east.

[@tomwilson9010]

@@mersin1179 I don't believe OP was arguing a tactic to invade Russia, but rather highlighting the fastest path Russia could take to the US. Saying that if we are truly acting in favor of our own national security, protecting Alaska is more important.

[@j.ceasar]

@@tomwilson9010 Your national security is more than just borders. Without Europe you lose your allies and all of your interests overseas. You either become an isolated country or you will have to be shills for russia, which would be a lot more expensive than your current European alliance.

[@drewmalesky9869]

He's an expansionist dictator. "bUt hE's nOt wOkE."

[@fentermacherin]

Preach 👏

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

And that's better?

[@elninodecobre2294]

Yeah, Ben is ridiculous.

[@stepanserdyuk4589]

No more expansionist than Clinton, Bush, or Obama.

[@RenanMendes-zd8hj]

He is not, he made it clear for years, you guys tried to block them in the black sea, 2008 in Georgia and 2014 in Ukraine was the biggest of the warnings with "don't even try to mess up with us" you guys are just projecting

[@user-vk1yv1no7u]

It is incredibly important that someone influential is speaking about this. We in the west are not the 'bad guys'. The government that invades sovereign states and kills its political opponents is generally not the one in the right

[@encouraginglegacy]

Exactly, bud. God bless you.

[@scottfay3553]

yes we are

[@michaelvongiersbach7726]

Nah, the "west" just wants to trans the kids, destroy the family unit, import multitudes of "different peoples", and relinquish sovereignty to an elitist globalist technocracy.

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

Remember everyone, invasions are only bad when the people we call “bad” do them.

[@svenhaheim]

@@scottfay3553 You have to live in an alternate reality to make that statement.

[@tonks78]

And the last tzar was worth about $300 billion at the time of his death. What did the Bolshevists do with all that money, property, etc ..? How much did it help the people with the takeover/coup?

[@Matt..S]

Russia did have an extreme technological and social boom after that, to be fair. Tsarist Russia would not have been a leading figure in nuclear and space technology.

[@anna-tn8mg]

How did the Romanovs accumulate this amount?. Don't bother. It's a rhetorical question.

[@worldeater5278]

​@@Matt..S I guess that the domination of central Europe, which includes half of Germany, may contribute more. And there were also many great scientific discoveries in Tsarist Russia.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

@@Matt..S Tzarist Russia, in the early 20th Century, was among the fastest developing economies in the world. What bolshevik revolution did was arrest this development, and then resume it with a decade delay, only at a slower speed and at much higher cost: that Soviet 1930's industrial boom was purchased from the West with money from grain exports - while Soviet population starved. There is absolutely no reason to believe that without revolution Russia would not have developed better and faster than it did under communists.

[@Matt..S]

@@worldeater5278 Uh that happened 50 years after. The GDR barely contributed anything to the Soviet Union

[@equos5060]

At least in America, poets are not jailed and r*ped in prison with a steel bar for performing poem against the war.

[@expertizer]

Oh wait... Bradley goes in, Chelsea comes out...

[@sammayer3332]

Lgbt poets?

[@captainchaoscow]

@@expertizer Russians greatest fear: People who change their gender. But Bro - why did you left Russia and went to Germany? Was is the money? Is your dignitiy buyable? I was actually pretty nice to Russian living in Germany but probably I was to naive.

[@AustinOmoria]

You mean the ones that don't challenge the government of the day? You're so wrong. America is the problem of the world.

[@samv.7594]

Ben - please make a fact episodes about US healthcare topics. For example: the truth about US healthcare costs, the truth about US prescription drug prices, etc.

[@attiepollard7847]

We already know the truth exactly what do you want him to talk about?

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

​@@attiepollard7847Who is "we"?

[@attiepollard7847]

@@magicalfrijoles6766 the American people that's we.

[@magicalfrijoles6766]

@@attiepollard7847 You think all or most Americans understand why healthcare and RX prices are so high?

[@attiepollard7847]

@@magicalfrijoles6766 yes because of government intervention. Govt being in the healthcare business has always been a bad thing because they subsided them and the health care companies keeps jacking up the cost.

[@chrisfosburg3986]

10 million more women than men... I like those odds 😂

[@adamcuneo7189]

Lol 😂

[@stanislavfrul6339]

Those women are quite old (and vote for Putin)) In Russia men live much less than women

[@TP-om8of]

Those Slavic chicks are all after me. I keep getting invitations from them on the internet

[@chrisfosburg3986]

@TP-om8of That would be a "pop-up add"

[@chrisfosburg3986]

@@stanislavfrul6339 Age is just a number 👵

[@polski1683]

demographic collapce not unique to russia almost all of the developed world has this problem

[@Brockliy]

Europes replacement population is lower but they’re accepting in migrants so they won’t have as bad of a collapse/might not have one at all. Depending on if current immigration levels keep up. Same case for the US and that’s only counting legal immigrants

[@NW-bz1jw]

@@BrockliyYeah, let's replace our native population with the hostile Third World army, in order to avoid some abstract future "collapse". Do you actually hear yourself? You're no avoiding collapse - you're ensuring and facilitating it.

[@sten260]

why is demographic collapse a problem? It's not even related to economy, you can have less people and higher living standards.

[@polski1683]

@@sten260because state run retirement systems will collapse because of there isn't enough people paying into the system.

[@sten260]

@@polski1683 that's fine, that just means the current retirement system is bad and should be changed. The system where old people live off of young people is fundamentally bad because it requires more influx of young people. Each person should have their own pension fund, and pay into it during their working years. It shouldn't depend on other people. Obviously you can't change it over night, but you can gradually do it over the decades.

[@hyperbeast134]

8:27 you seem to forget he said in that same quote 'whoever wants it back have no brain'

[@augustsmith9553]

has*

[@dddrdr]

Like a communist system, but not from the point of view of imperial influence. He is quite happy with a fascist Russia as his favorite philosopher Ivan Ilyin wanted it to be

[@VVayVVard]

Yes, because the reason it collapsed was partly due to the autonomy of the various members. What he wants to re-create is not the Soviet Union, but the Russian Empire, with himself at the top. This can be plainly seen from his actions since 2008.

[@Wattawalkka]

But....the bears ben, you never mentioned the bears. Do Russians keep bears that ride unicycle as pets?

[@zeehero7280]

in Russia, bear ride YOU

[@kidfox3971]

Russians aren't as tough as you think, they're either too scared or too sociopathic to do anything about the war or their government

[@stanislavfrul6339]

Many traditionalists in the West naively believe that Putin is a champion of traditional values, although in Russia men are routinely discriminated against during divorces and there is a "The men's movement" that helps the victims

[@AlTarif]

Also abortion rates in Russia are so high.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Tucker Carlson *cough cough*

[@anna-tn8mg]

There were massive propaganda efforts to present the known KGB officer as St. Vladimir. In 1990s, right after the collapse of the USSR, New York's top cultural non-profits were invaded by VIPs of Soviet institutions, such as the Hermitage and the Lenin Library - almost all with crosses on their Soviet chests. It became immediately clear that the size of the cross was linked to the KGB connection. The stronger the connection, the bigger cross. Putin had a huge cross. Not surprisingly, the idiots in the West, celebrated his as a Saint.

[@PopeSixtusVI]

Not that Putin would understand this because he only makes daughters.

[@anna-tn8mg]

Not traditionalists. The Illiterate.

[@andreyivanov-fedorov236]

Oh well, at least in the 90-s when we demolished our economy for couple US bucks we were good for a while

[@ruslankhoroshvili]

Yes... only Russians can call the economic growth demolishment of economy, and economic breakdown and isolationism - 'standing up'!

[@vanillasalt8284]

Explain to me how Russia’s weak terrible economy somehow managed to outperform every single G7 economy in 2023 despite the US and its client states enforcing every sanction possible against them. Meanwhile every European economy is facing some sort of crisis because it deindustrialisation or recession.

[@levikvarsnes7322]

Because Russia is still installing novel toilets and plumbing, which counts towards their gdp. GDP in US/Europe is driven by innovation, in Russia it is driven by modernization (things we already had in place in the 70s,80s and 90s) and military spending.

[@Z329-ut7em]

@@levikvarsnes7322 lol? in US/Europe GPD is driven by DEBT. printing $6 trillion for covid is not innovation. unless you count debt as innovation, america would be an expert

[@liquidgoose1518]

Because these impressive numbers are made up from massive influx of state money into the military industrial complex and frontline salaries. Looks good on paper but it's a bubble that gives nothing in return besides military production, that's what happens when your countries average salary is 250-400 bucks but you start paying 2000 dollars a month to several millions of people out of state budget.

[@bobbyraejohnson]

Honestly don’t really care when our own government is more of a problem right now. Americans need to prioritize their shit.

[@rudiruttger]

I am suspicious of comments like this.

[@TGuard00014]

@@rudiruttgerwhy?

[@TKUA11]

You should care. Most of the stuff you own is made in china, your chips and electronics made in Taiwan and Germany. If you want to live without those items then yeah “don’t care”

[@rudiruttger]

@@TGuard00014 It's meaning to draw equivalence with autocratic regimes creating major conflicts around the world and our government, or indicating that it's more erratic or destructive than such entities. dramatic, unbalanced, and suspicious

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

Exactly. I don't give af about Ukraine. We're in serious trouble HERE.

[@etherscholar]

Thank you so much for this series but this episode in particular.

[@scottsandmeyer]

All solid points. Please produce Facts more often and get Bill Whittle up there as often as possible!

[@rigocris1076]

Tucker needs to watch this

[@slava.ukraiini]

He won't, because confirmation bias. All the influencers on the right have jumped on his bandwagon because it's trendy to be contrarian. It was a disappointing and weak interview and no one should be impressed with his performance.

[@_Michael_Scott_]

Vladimir Vladimirovich: "let me tell you something about Russian history" Tucker: "of course, please" Vladimir Vladimirovich: "so, a 97 000 years ago...

[@yozimerio]

You're putting pictures from Soviet Union times. That's why we're going the way we're going: any one can open a KZbin channel and convince the convincible.

[@AlexandraK1]

yup ....

[@lesselp]

Putin constantly looks back to the Soviet era. He learned everything he knows in Soviet security services.

[@domerame5913]

mad ivan

[@pork_eater_Z666]

Crying looloomba​@@domerame5913

[@THall-vi8cp]

Geography point: Russia doesn't just border Asia. It covers Northern Asia from it's border against Western Europe all the way to the Pacific Ocean. It practically _is_ Asia.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

I love how Ben puts honesty over partisanship and the thrill of playing stick-it-to-the-man.

[@S-tank_]

Me and Ben disagree on Trump. But this video gave me a new respect for him.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

@@S-tank_ as in you’re all the way pro-Trump or all the way anti-Trump?

[@giantfactory]

What honesty? He neglects to outline how the US/NATO cause this conflict, it doesn't matter that Putin is a "bad man." Many things can be true at once and Shapiro, like many others trying to hold up this notion of the West being the 'force for good,' cannot or will not acknowledge this country's malfeasance and duplicity. If this is about respecting the sovereignty of a nation... then call out Obama's CIA led coupe of the Ukrainian government back in 14'. Or was that justified because it was us vs them? Patriotism is blinding, causing "patriots" to go slack jawed and the discarding of reason when it's the world stage, but then will turn around and criticize this government for being Orwellian on the flip side.

[@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel]

Now explain to us what's honest about a Jew who rejects his own king. Were Annas and Caiaphas honest, too?

[@TheDeconstructivist]

​@@Dennis-nc3vw I'm enjoying the ambiguity.

[@user-HellcatHemi]

This is what we need, FACTS w more speech NOT less per Candace Owens & I support that unconditionally 💯 I truly appreciate & am grateful for Ben making these video's as they're much needed.❤😊

[@hohhan1978]

There is more propaganda end emotional manipulations than facts.

[@Mishkhr]

Facts?? ROFL!!!!!!

[@j.ceasar]

@@Mishkhr Point out the lies.

[@j.ceasar]

@@hohhan1978 Point out the propaganda.

[@ciscof4041]

I love when you do your Facts episodes!

[@sebastians.s65]

Benny is lying. The data he is citing is from a western agency funded by western nations. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@viktor7977]

Never thought Ben would turn into a typical government talking head 🙄.

[@silviuvirgil12]

Care to point out specific a fact that he got wrong?

[@Irina-fc8fk]

As a Russian i must say this is far from facts!!!

[@murrrkit]

yeah, probably because your brain is dead from all the propoganda your government has been feeding you

[@napobg6842]

Maybe because that's not what you are told by the Lord in Kremlin

[@RomanII499]

Ignore the replies, anybody with a proper mind knows Putin is not a Marxist Leninist

[@ARM1NIUS]

Remind me, was it Warsaw Pact that expanded up to America's border or was it NATO that expanded up to Russia's border?

[@titaniumsten6156]

Shapiro represents the WORST of "conservatism". he is the kind of right-winger easily manipulated by the liberal stablishment to destroy their enemies. Guess what, if russia had "political freedom" , it would be a matter of time until it became woke. its very rare a country being polically liberal but socially conservative. look at greece, where the pro-western so called conservative party legalised everything related to lgbt stuff and also legalised abortion for decades now. no one is calling russia perfect, but its a fact russia is becoming more and more conservative and atheism is dropping there each year while it grows in almost all of the e.u. mark my words, in 20 years poland and romania willl be fully woke and with religion decrease too. the system is made to do that. and as an enemy of globalism , russia deserves support. nato is the armed wing of globalism.

[@user-wm5rt9pw5l]

I'll fix it for you. Countries bordering Russia chose the blue team, and countries west of Russia did not chose the red team. And yes, joining NATO occurred at the will of those joining; joining the Warsaw Pact took place after the appearance of Soviet soldiers on both sides of the border. So tell me, what are we dealing with here? With the "expansion" of NATO to the east or with the failure of Russian diplomacy in convincing its neighbors that Russia is not a threat to them?

[@josefh.2590]

@@user-wm5rt9pw5l Exactly. We, Central Europeans, have had enough of Russia/USSR meddling in our affairs for decades to horrible results. That's why we proudly and eagerly applied to join NATO.

[@napobg6842]

Who is Russia to say who joins NATO and who doesn't?

[@stevelauda5435]

@user-wm5rt9pw5l the key agreement was to keep nukes out of former Warsaw pact nations which the U.S and nato agreed to. Do you think the U S would tolerate Russian nukes in Cuba today?

[@nottypical8774]

The US is close to the exact facts about Russia

[@dv4497]

Lol no. The US is and will continue to be the world's #1 economic and military force for at least a few more decades.

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

Russia is much less of a threat to America than China is because of the economic reasons mentioned in this video.

[@tacituskilgore80]

Russia is only a threat to itself. Small population, dying insignificant economy, and a dying military.

[@ShadowReaper-pu2hx]

@@Niko.., for now. All big countries want to be on top, it’s just that right now in 2024 America is still the most powerful (however on an obvious decline), so the competition sees it fit to work together.

[@michaelvongiersbach7726]

If China stopped exports to the west, it would be catastrophic. Within a week, you'd see civil unrest to an incompressible degree. Cannibalism within months.

[@stanislavfrul6339]

How is China a threat to the US? The US is NOT specialized in manufacturing of low value-added products. Besides, China is not self-sufficient in production or food, while the US produses much more food per capita of its population

[@npdaz3092]

True, but he made a video on china as well

[@benjaminmatte5225]

Check out the price of gas and food in Russia despite Western media. Ben. I respect you and that coming from a fellow Ben, Russia is far from perfect but American Democrats are the single greatest threat to anyone anywhere.

[@Aussiedreamer-pz5uw]

Well I liked how Putin spoke in the Tucker Carlson interview, he is intelligent and it was a good history lesson on Russia , as an Australian living under a labour government who got in on 30 % of the vote due to its alliance with the WOKE /socialist greens , it was refressing to listen to a leader loves his Country and is not a pupet for the globalists .

[@michealbaker8216]

Ahaha. Pretty funny to hear Ben Shapiro talking about Ukrainian war. He doesn’t know a lot

[@j.ceasar]

Ok russian propagandist, whatever you say.

[@michealbaker8216]

@@j.ceasar Ok CJ from America. Such an honour for me to receive constructive criticism and be nicknamed as a russian propagandist without a reason.

[@j.ceasar]

@@michealbaker8216 You just said "he doesn't know a lot" without a reason. It's hypocritical for you to hate on me for being irrational.

[@michealbaker8216]

@@j.ceasar Of course I am. Because it is a joke. Many people like to answer shortly to long messages which have a lot of arguments. Just your comment is very similar to the ones under videos about politics.

[@aleksandrgrishin4560]

btw he did not talk about the War in Ukraine that much, the emphasis was on Russia. and it was spot on

[@vittorioquattrone3526]

Yeltsin wanted to choose as his successor Nemtsov, however Berezovsky (the most influential business man of Russia at that time )put pressure on Yeltisn to appoint Putin as his own heir , then Putin killed Berezovsky and Nemtsov . That's all

[@ozanareyiz7773]

Nice story. Cope harder.

[@grim_2000]

​@@ozanareyiz7773 it's an oversimplification of history, but not wrong though.

[@billharpster7968]

I never saw Russia as an enemy. No worse than the USA where I live.

[@thereeseterbunny]

It’s not often the people as much as it is the government that is the “enemy”.

[@igors442]

A little confused about what's going on here. The information is quite accurate, but from a very specific point of view and wording, mostly negative. For example, nothing about healthcare. What is the real point of the video?

[@igorzimin2518]

Бен Шапиро известный манипулятор и лжец. Он не любит Россию - значит он biased. Советую держать ухо в остро или лучше вообще его не слушать - его фанаты чаще всего те, кто о России почти ничего не знают

[@unchikenboy]

Oh yes, healthcare is great in russia, that's why all the people with the money fly to Germany, Israel and Turkey to perform complex surgeries and forfill a treatment. Also there is a clean subway in Moscow! TOTALLY WORTH IT🤡🤡🤡

[@AnnaArmstrong.]

you know nothing about healthcare and surgery level in Russia and that's showing, babe 🙃

[@unchikenboy]

@@AnnaArmstrong. dude, im from Russia, i'm well aware about healthcare in RU

[@kratos4956]

@@unchikenboy у меня бабушка со своей пенсией (в москве на секундочку) не может лечить зубы. нука расскажи мне и всем нашем американским друзьям какая у нас "суперская" система здравоохранения?

[@seppolaitela814]

And Trump said that Putin can take Eastern Europe if he wants. Of course the majority of NATO countries doesn't spend enough money to military. But I want to know, is Trump committed to help Finland?

[@johnmelo1]

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?" Matthew 7:1-5

[@Captaincapafew14]

He is Jewish not Christian, so he would not care about Matthew

[@foxtrotunit1269]

"Get better eye pro" Home Depot 18:6-9

[@johnmelo1]

​@@Captaincapafew14you are right. The idea was to use bible example to ilustrate similarly with his point of view, that's it.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

Except the situation is opposite: Ben is pointing to the plank in Russia's eye, while you are attempting to draw attention to a speck of sawdust in US's one.

[@TimberTaipei]

Did Russia focus on the speck in Ukraine's eye or no?

[@alexdubinsky6098]

Unfortunately the way the west has been going during and after Covid has been more and more like the old USSR. Targeted lawfare, state-aligned media is scaring the daylights out of me... and I came from former USSR! Things are getting interesting and I am not confident my children will continue to live in the free society we so much wanted to be a part of.

[@jaymannewell]

The timing of the Gold advertisement is well, Gold.

[@hopejoylove13]

Доверьтесь Христу

[@1565kat]

Thank you for this video Ben! Americans need to be exposed to the truth! 💪

[@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq]

Yeah and you're going to get that from a 30-year-old multi-millionaire Jewish guy

[@notsoeloquent]

​@@ChrisWilliams-kq9qqdo we have a Palestinian Hummus dope here?

[@augustsmith9553]

It’s bizarre when people are like “Those millions of people were already dead: Russia didn’t do anything.”

[@thorvidarr]

Americans are already exposed to all of this "information" through their mainstream media. What has Ben done? Do you believe most Americans support Putin?

[@EmilRadsky-ll8kx]

@@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq kremlin fascist detected. tell me u believe russian conspiracy document called zionists' protocols

[@tannerbennett4784]

What happens if the west keeps supporting ukraine and Russia “isn’t able to keep going”? You think they’ll go down without a fight? You think china will sit by and not launch wars to help their only potential ally in a world war?? You don’t think there will be nuclear war?

[@kokoromarudi7717]

China is already helping them, but China will definitely sit by. Russia has withdrawn troops from invasion before, read up on their invasion of Georgia.

[@tannerbennett4784]

@@kokoromarudi7717 as per China, Russia and China have an innate hatred of eachother. Vivek was right when he said that we have pushed Putin into chinas arms. The farther we push him the more desperate he will be and the more likely he is to rely on China. I’m by no means a putin supporter like some people on the right don’t get me wrong, I think he’s a Machiavellian dictator. However out of self interest I don’t think we should destroy Russia because of the principles of mutually assured destruction.

[@kokoromarudi7717]

@@ntf5211 Why did Russia withdraw from Georgia then?

[@user-sm9ky9mq4g]

@@kokoromarudi7717 We liberated South Ossetia and returned home, man, don't argue if you don't know the essence of the issue

[@soupycask]

Why would China launch random wars because Russia lost its war in Ukraine? How would that “help” Russia? How does invading Taiwan hurt the Ukrainians? These conflicts are half-way across the world from each other, and Taiwan and Ukraine, although supportive of each other, don’t have any close military or economic ties, so attacking one doesn’t weaken the other. China invading Taiwan to stop a Ukrainian victory is like if Nazi Germany invaded Sweden to help Japan win Iwo Jima. The two actions would be entirely unrelated to each other and would have no weight on the outcome of the other.

[@hdrote9701]

Problem is, the current Trump campaign sounds less confrontational and more isolationist

[@iskatelbist]

Умом Россию не понять, Аршином общим не измерить: У ней особенная стать - В Россию можно только верить. 1866 г. Федор Тютчев.

[@m3po22]

Looking forward to the Bill Whittle thing

[@unclescar5616]

And this is the country that many of my fellow Africans and African leaders swoon over as long term reliable partner, global leader and alternative to the west? Please🙄

[@ashfield1425]

Unlike the U.S., they are a reliable partner and I can give you facts to back that up if you’d like starting with none other than Kissinger ‘to be an enemy of America is dangerous, to be its friend is fatal’. That is the reputation of the U.S. and it has demonstrated it many, many times. Russia is more reliable than the U.S.

[@jetsenmarin1117]

Africa really what does Africa It’s a big country, and you are all killing each other that country that ain’t 💩

[@user-tu8mc4on3r]

Россия в отличии от стран запада сотрудничают на более выгодных для стран Африки условиях. Обучает армии, строит електростанции и больницы. Россия много чего может дать африканцам, чего страны запада не дадут никогда. Поэтому и считают

[@lukebruce5234]

Uncle Tom spotted.

[@captainchaoscow]

@@user-tu8mc4on3r Why do you write someone from Africa, Who is on an English speaking channel in Russian? The audacity - there is no colonisation anymore. But hey the Chinese will exploit you real good. Just wait - they are not so naive and nice like the West dear Russians. Cheap Russian oil for the Chinese, cheap Russian women for the Arabs.

[@CSAcrazy]

Sounds like all the corruption and economic issues mirror the issues we have in the United States to a T… to criticize him while we are identical is silly

[@GregoryM1]

I am so excited to see Bill Wittle again with another show! He's so amazing!

[@james130211]

Bigger problems in the U.S.A. are the Democrat 'Party", Central 'Intelligence?' Agency (CIA), and Federal Investigation Bureau, F.I.B. (aka F.B.I.) as a threat to the legal people here in the United States of America (U.S.A.). Russia is hardly the threat anymore like they used to be decades ago. There are Much MUCH problematic countries, Corporations, and so-called entitled rich people that far exceed this threat by factors of 10's.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

Not even close. It takes somebody completely innocent of any knowledge of what's going on in Russia to say what you've said. In reality, you'd have to multiply current US problems by a factor of 10, if not 100, to approach the Russian situation.

[@yarikyaryi]

Nah, I'm all right in the Russia. The only real problem I see is immigration. Other than that Im pretty much doing fine. ​@@Alex_Shishkin_1962

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

@@yarikyaryi Now, if folks like you learned to be 'all right in Russia' without constantly trying to enslave your neighbors - everybody around you would be all right, too. I guess this is too much to ask, though...

[@yarikyaryi]

@@Alex_Shishkin_1962 I didn't try to enslave anyone, bot😂😂😂 Also that "enslave" and blaming me ordinary man speaking very much about you🤣

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

@@yarikyaryi Your country did. And if you live there and do not see that as a problem - than you are, in fact, to blame for what your country is doing. P.S. Of course what I say speaks about me, as well. Just like your attempt to divert and distract does about you.

[@SlegsBlankes]

You forgot to mention two very important facts that apply to a foreigner like me; 1. In Russia you can date a super model…., till she realises she is one (no entitled woke overweight Karen’s to be seen) 2. I feel more safe in Moscow at 2a.m. than in Paris or Brussels at 8p.m. (Not to mention most American cities)

[@user-hr4lq8ue8j]

that’s for that critical information 😂

[@momala3919]

the main thing to remember is that in Russia 20% of houses do not have sewerage, and in rural areas 50%. (I've been living in Siberia for 30 years, I've never seen a house without a sewer, don't listen to Shapiro, he's an idiot)

[@eyepain4992]

Good job comrade. But careful not to say anything bad

[@kentuckyfried9499]

Moscow is a beautiful city yes but go outside of Moscow it is mostly villages and plenty of people without running water and plumbing. The standard of living is much higher in the west. Moscow is where all the political elites live.

[@terrracottta]

Yeah, as for safety, it didn't work that well for Evan Gershkovich, did it?

[@melissarains1017]

I’d like to hear these stats for the US. Please, what is going on with US? I’d love a true overview answering these questions.

[@masonkrejic5928]

Russia can win it's doing it in the Israel way or the American way in Iraq way.That's why Russia has not been isolated

[@josefh.2590]

All facts - excellent video! That makes me even more confused, though - why would Ben Shapiro defend Trump's policy on Russia, when he quite obviously often acts like a Russian asset, trying to undermine hardline policy v. Russia and NATO's position?

[@xirk8860]

That last sentence is huge. Trump was the only one to out that dog on a leash. Not the other way around.

[@oleggrudko8137]

Trump said that Russia can take anything it wants

[@xirk8860]

@@oleggrudko8137do you know the context of that quote? If not you should check it out. Furthermore actions speak louder than words. History shows that Trump was the only modern president to not escalate this situation while in office. Im sorry if that’s hard to learn about.

[@SamuriLemonX18]

Except now he says he's going to let Russia win. That's anti-American

[@liyarowe5034]

And yet Russian government is rooting for Trump to win 🤨

[@j.ceasar]

@@liyarowe5034 putin actually said it's better for russia if Biden wins.

[@user-bd5nh5eb4b]

Thanks Ben, You are one of the most trusted people in journalism today. I have been on the fence on this one, but you have made some simple clarifications that have been very helpful. I liked this format also slightly longer and with historical examination. I would enjoy seeing you present a thirty minute podcast at least weekly. ❤love and respect and Godspeed 💗!

[@sebastians.s65]

Benny is lying. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@swatkabombonica4103]

Bs

[@jsharp9735]

Geopolitics and foreign policy is his willful blind spot. He repeats false narratives about so many things.

[@dontdare7982]

😂 seriously?

[@dfmrcv862]

​@@sebastians.s65what did he say that's factually wrong?

[@scarredchild]

My mom never let us forget how Christians and other groups were treated during WW2. It helped encourage my love of history, even the unsettling parts.

[@seperependipity]

Are you talking about Nazzi Germany restoring Christian Church in Ukraine? Are you grateful for that? Or what are you talking about?

[@kratos4956]

Never ask: - a man his salary - a woman her age - the bolsheviks what they did with 10 million crimean tatars right after liberating the peninsula from germany

[@seperependipity]

@@kratos4956 Nice joke! I know the original: Never ask: - a man his salary - a woman her age - a German why his grandfather lives in Argentina. Also, may be rephrased like that: Never ask: - a man his salary - a woman her age - a Ukrainian why his grandfather lives in Canada.

[@kratos4956]

@@seperependipity perhaps because the soviet regime gxnocided the ukrainian people and forced them to flee to other countries?

[@ec1582]

Thanks for this non-biased info. Ben. You are a brilliant young man. One quick question - What does Putin and the Clintons have in common?

[@jacoblavin7598]

Why does Candace Owens insist on comparing Russia to the US in terms of political freedom? I agree the current admin acts in a similar manner to Putin, but our constitution protects us to the extent the admin acts within its realm of power. It has frequently overstepped its bounds, however at least we have a safeguard, unlike Russia. I remember, for example, there was a whole day where people crowded the streets of Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine. One day is the key word. Meanwhile, you can walk the streets of the US with minimal issues. You, of course, have less right if you are protesting against the left, but no where near the extent of Putin.

[@thebestblainejohnson]

Because our government stretches its power to the point of breaking whichever way the administration wants it to go.

[@thedumbguncollector5546]

Candace is nuts. Haven’t you noticed?

[@jacoblavin7598]

I don't think she's nuts, especially pertaining to Womanhood and the black community. I just don't agree with her isolationist view on foreign policy.@@thedumbguncollector5546

[@jacoblavin7598]

I agree. Biden should be in jail and the head of administrative agencies should be removed. But it's still not comparable to Putin. @@thebestblainejohnson

[@alexchapman7287]

@@thedumbguncollector5546 She's always been nuts.

[@wowaivanov]

Ben, before you talk about Russia, just come to us and find out what it all looks like from the inside. if you want to know how things really are. As for gasification, most villages and towns in central Russia have all this. but the problem is that the country is not small and most of the territory is not suitable for ordinary life. Therefore, wherever gasification costs a lot of money, there is no gas. Yes, Putin let his oligarch friends make money. but don't companies in the US lobby their interests in the Senate and pay senators for laws that are beneficial to them? in the USA there is gas piped in every house throughout the entire territory? Don't US military companies make huge amounts of money selling weapons and pay senators for it? do you have any corruption? Did Biden win the last election fairly? And the fact that they are trying to prevent Trump from participating in the elections and are opening criminal cases against him is not corruption in the judiciary?

[@samaxik]

A good tactic for defending Putin. It seems to be called whataboutism, right?

[@sebsebski2829]

Listen, Wowa. Russia could be the richest country on earth, yet you keep following Putin and his crooks. Shame on everyone, because these idiots will start WW3.

[@user-dr4sn8lq8b]

Здравствуйте.

[@lizziedae91]

Can we get a sub series just on different countries?

[@ReaLityBlue]

Who needs missiles when you have shovels.

[@phillconklin382]

I love this series Ben, your skill with analysis and research is really helpful.

[@iskatelbist]

Вы задавались вопросом, за счёт кого идёт рост демографии в США???🤦🏻‍♀️….

[@user-ez8le1rp3x]

They will have a drastic decline in demography once the nukes go flying.

[@grim_2000]

в основном, за счёт тех же, кого и в России. Мигрантов.

[@Chris-ti3gq]

Where’s Tucker looking to trade his freedom for nice trains. A fool

[@delux4285]

so true

[@markbisson6166]

I definitely thought that was Nathan Fielder at 2:20 😂😂😂

[@zoltesduras6425]

Very well, good analysis ! Please sent it to Tucker Carlson, he's ecstatic after that interview with Putin. Maybe he learns something.

[@daviddonadze221]

He won’t

[@EmilRadsky-ll8kx]

he is smart opportunist that earns 50+millions of dollars a year by pleasing ultrights

[@fentermacherin]

Preach! 👏

[@marietgagliardi]

This was very interesting. I like to learn about countries in unbiased reporting

[@RomanBayanov]

Tell me if you find one😅

[@dawnerickson7199]

You think Ben Shapiro is unbiased? 😂

[@krod3020]

Ben who cares about… we should care more about our own country more.

[@TimberTaipei]

Ben, I've got a lot of respect for you. I thought you were going to tow the MAGA line on this. I speak Russian and lived in Siberia for several years. Anyone in the comments saying Russia is doing well financially hasnt left the Putinomkin villages in Moscow and St Pete's.

[@jonah1976]

Indeed. This is why I subscribe to Ben. As an independent, I can disagree with his anti-abortion crap and his lack of criticality regarding Trump, but he talks a lot of sense.

[@Zeetana1]

People misunderstand this a lot... On purpose it seems. What is good for Russia does not = good for the civilians. Russia seems to be doing fine economically as a country, but it's not the civilians that are seeing it in the form of more prosperity or higher wages. Just like when the Nordstream pipeline got cut, the day after Norway benefitted greatly! That doesn't mean WE the common people notice any change in our wallet. We are being squeezed more than ever, even though the Norwegian economy seems to be doing fine and have benefitted in some ways.

[@user-rx6pz5tu2o]

I've been watching Ben Shapiro for a long time. I live in Russia, and I fully share our administration's approach to the United States. You will remember for yourself what you did with the SFRY (especially with serbian kosovo), the Russian Federation then also declared that it was a time bomb under international law. Remember what you did in Libya, Tunisia, Iraq and so on. In addition to this, if you did not recognize the independence of the DPR and the LPR, then why do you recognize Kosovo? We protect our citizens in places where they are oppressed, including in Ukraine. And you invade the affairs of other countries only out of a desire for profit. God bless Russia and our people!

[@CineGisticMedia]

So they do what the US does.

[@marvinwilliams7938]

I counted only two citations and one of them was a US article (biased). and btw, almost every major country is suffering declining birth rates

[@ira233]

Classic Ben with his Neocon take, "No peace with the Russians they will submit or we will destroy them" is what Ben is saying basically.

[@NJIT22]

No, you are not paying attention.

[@actinium2754]

Interesting interpretation of something that wasn't even remotely said, but sure, go for it.

[@ira233]

@@actinium2754 What you fail to realize is that his foreign policy is the same as Bidens he said many times what his stance on Russia is and I followed him for years, from Russia wants the USSR back to they are not a democracy so we can't trust them etc. those are all Bidens and neocon positions, and ofc he is not for Trump and never was.

[@fentermacherin]

Ok, Neville Chamberlain.

[@ira233]

@@NJIT22 No, you are not paying attention, he says this all the time and I followed him for years.

[@schokobar4133]

"Russia does have a long history of throwing boddys at millitary problems" in the napoleon wars died 300k french soldiers to 210k russians, in ww2 died 8,6m soviet soldiers to 6,5m axis, as an comparison died 1,5m west allies to 800k axis and its to not true with the toiletts, this article comes out of 2019 and it claims 20% of people has no sewage system what dosent mean automatcly they have no toiletts, they use instand a cesspool and its important to mention russia made huge stepps in that 5 years also dont spray such desinformations

[@LightKnight_Age_Of]

Where are you getting these figures from? On Wikipedia it's 11 million USSR (and allies) vs 5.5 million Germany (and allies) for the eastern front, while it's a little less than a million each on the western front - the exact opposite of your narrative! As for the Napoleon war, they literally abandoned Moscow and burned their own countryside and food to win over Napoléon - the 300k vs 210k didn't occur during battles (in Napoleonien battles, Napoléon quasi systematically managed to get lower casualties than his adversaries because he emphasized on proper strategical organization).

[@schokobar4133]

@@LightKnight_Age_Of where did u get your numbers? 8,6m is the offical number and from the axis died 5,1m + 1,5m that get killed in pow Camps, i count them with because 38% of the soviet loses came from camps to, from the west allies died 316k amaricans,45k canadians,217k french, 300k british, 58k other europeans + 30k of the colonies, to even around 700k european axis, the polish and serbian battles i would count as they own seperate fronts and about napoleon are the casuals higher when u count thr allies all together, when we just look the war betwen russia and france sufferd russia less

[@LightKnight_Age_Of]

@@schokobar4133 I'm pretty sure you're getting to 1.5 million because you're including Allies' losses in the Pacific, which is clearly offtopic here. If you remove that, you get to 1 million. As for the Russian invasion from Napoléon, it's hard to compare it properly since most casualties didn't come from combat - and the very Russian strategy was the main reason why the French coalition lost so many of its men.

[@kiwitraveller6451]

this makes me now think that Snowden is one of the bad guys, who in their right mind would flee to russia knowing theres no freedoms in russia, imo snowden is a double agent

[@ministryofzim]

but Ben, Tucker said their subways were clean and they had great deals for bread in their supermarkets.

[@attiepollard7847]

And this is why you do not listen to Tucker Carlson because he went over there and bashed United States. Now I understand you took a Carlson's criticism but at the same time he is the problem in the West anti-interventionist who wants to sit on his hands say that it's not our problem Knowing damn well a invasion by the Chinese on Taiwan would mess up the commerce and geopolitical order of things in the West.

[@user-tq9kx5vk5w]

Yes, and we have a gas at price of 0.6 $ if converted to dollars from rubles. And what about in US?

[@user-zq7wo8sf3l]

Another fun fact is a russian immigration crisis. The number of people moving there from muslim ex-soviet republics has grown dramatically during last 10 years. Today there're areas in Moscow with no russian population at all.

[@SeattleRain66]

Another fun fact? Where are you getting this info?

[@anacc3257]

@@SeattleRain66 That russia is very multicultural and has seen conflicts between different groups/interests as a result isn't anything new.

[@SeattleRain66]

​@@anacc3257He or she is a bit off with his facts. Have you ever been to Eastern Europe, specifically Russia? I don't deny the presence of multi-cultural populace, but they are spread out more than he/she stated.

[@mrsucc7355]

Oh God, please shut up, we are a multinational country, full control over immigrants, you are an ordinary soya liberal who has no idea what is happening inside our country, an offended miracle

[@forgiven3]

What a joke. Stop talking Ben

[@United-Nations-Space-Command.]

They also almost killed the Greek Prime Minister in Odessa when he was with Zelensky

[@iscreamNFS]

It’s hard to understand what Russia is, because in Russia, like in North Korea, they create shows for tourists, show a well-kept metro, and this is true, but ordinary people in most regions of Russia ride in old dirty garbage buses, Russia has an incredibly bad public transport system in comparison with European countries. Free medicine, it's true, but you have to pay for everything, it sounds ridiculous, but that's how it works, and it's so bad quality that it can seriously harm you, but for show, medicine really is free. on paper it is a great country of opportunity, but in reality only for those close to the government, and people in russia don't want to be shamed, so they maintain this illusion of a good country

[@simonablanch2199]

Please send this to Candace Owens

[@seandelap8587]

Or 5 things you think you know about Russia but don't

[@tacituskilgore80]

All I saw was empirical facts. What do you know about Russia? Most people in Russia barely know their country.

[@hgalindo12]

@@tacituskilgore80 Are you kidding!!! It's the opposite!!

[@tacituskilgore80]

@@hgalindo12 What did Ben get wrong in this video? I know how Russia is like. The truth is that the majority of Russia supports Putin, because of propaganda and censorship. Most elders that only watch TV can only see state propaganda. Those that oppose Putin are arrested and silenced. And elections are completely controlled by Putin. Boris Nadezhdin was banned from running for president.

[@j.ceasar]

What exactly did he say that you consider incorrect?

[@tacituskilgore80]

@@j.ceasar I am from Eastern Europe and I confirm that everything Ben said is on point.

[@nateg08]

But Tucker said...

[@davidsingh6944]

Russia has been critical to western history for over 1000 years. The world is not Anglo Saxon like us. If you expect the rest of the world to think like us without the benefit of our heritage and history is a blunder. The political factions in Russia have remained the same since the Medieval period.

[@fishheadbreakroom]

Ben, hello from Estonia. Our PM's name is more like kaaaayaaaa kaaaallllyaaas. Nice try tho :)

[@SvetaSnofrid]

Почему всех так волнует, где у нас сортиры? 🤔

[@johndong7524]

в головах

[@2ndAmendmentMF]

Russia has the right to defend themselves

[@idunno4real]

Потому что это один из примеров о том что правительству нужно заботится о людях в первую очередь

[@user-dg7ss6zj4n]

Это показывает с чем надо бороться НАТО

[@SvetaSnofrid]

@@idunno4real люди, честное слово, сами могут решить, где им писать и какать. Это вопрос частный в большей степени.

[@manuelmoran9554]

Its a big mistake to see Russia as a country, Russia is the last militar colonial empire, everything east of perm is just a huge colony, but Tucker will show you the Moscow subway

[@mikematuska6850]

Hey ben why is it ok for isreal.to defend their borders but america cant?.and why do u help fund hias?

[@ashfield1425]

I do love the way Ben says that Russia is involved in nearly every war…just a small point Ben. What was America doing at the same time? Russia’s economy is also doing better than the U.S. currently. It’s GDP is growing faster than the US.

[@kokoromarudi7717]

Did we invade countries to make them ours like Russia? GDP growth doesn't mean anything. By your own logic does that mean Uzbekistan and Cambodia are doing better than us since their GDP growth rate is higher?

[@Daniel-xs8tr]

Oh here we go, more whatboutisms. You also missed the part Russian GDP growth js driven by government spending on the war. Government spending to artificially grow GDP, Putin is taking a page out of Bidenomics!

[@oldpaint7533]

​@@kokoromarudi7717

[@brianmatsika8628]

@@kokoromarudi7717this is the new American argument, we killed millions but atleast we didn’t take their land so we are good people

[@brianmatsika8628]

Speaker Nancy recently admitted at the Munich Security council that Afghanistan was invaded without sufficient intelligence to support claims, now 20 years later America simply pulls out and becomes the new beacon of right and wrong

[@debbylou5729]

We have the same thing here. In fact I was afraid to name the building

[@Mr007Zeta]

No, you don't

[@markfieten9558]

You can judge a man by the company he keeps....

[@Milton2k]

0:39 I really hate horizontal handshakes...

[@SinjinRutlish]

We all criticise countries for their authoritarian ways, and hold the democratic model up as something to aspire to - and rightly so - but don't forget that countries don't exist in a vacuum where the choice is good vs bad, or the demos or autocracy, instead they exist in a world where the US is pumping billions into their countries to influence elections, get 'their man', and all via institutions like the National Endowment for Democracy, friendly-sounding NGOs, while their writers in the MSM make it all sound acceptable.

[@Alex_Shishkin_1962]

The game of influencing other countries' politics did not begin with US; it is as old as the institution of government. Yes, US does it. So does Russia. So does China, to an extent that dwarfs US and Russian efforts, combined. So, to a larger or smaller extent, does every other country on the globe. How does this fact invalidate any of Ben't points?

[@TKUA11]

This is all hearsay. Promoting fair elections is a good way to influence elections. Do you really want to go back to the time of medieval Europe?

[@TKUA11]

@@Alex_Shishkin_1962whataboutism argument. Stop trying to compare war criminals and authoritarianism to our country. Here we have rule of law, Russia and china don’t and they kill anyone that stands in their way

[@yosefyonin6824]

it still doesn't excuse any of russia's atrocities

[@lesselp]

Novichok and Polonium used on political opponents is specifically Putin's Russia. Why don't any Russian media condemn that?

[@darbyheavey406]

When Trump admits that Putin is a capable leader he is simply stating facts not admiration. FDR and Churchill flattered Stalin when it was in the Allies interest to do so. It is not a sign of authoritarianism in Trumps policy.

[@JoshuaRichards2010]

Yeah but Trump-bashing gets you a seat at Leftoid cocktail parties (they still trash you behind your back but at least you can attend).

[@giornogiovanna845]

Sure buddy....Keep telling yourself that

[@JoshuaRichards2010]

@@giornogiovanna845Wait, so Hillary wanting a relational 'reset' with Russia, Hillary and Obama laughing at Mitt Romney saying 'the 80s called and they want their foreign policy back' and Hillary selling Russia our uranium (Uranium One deal), and Obama telling Russia's advisors to tell Putin that he 'would have more flexibility... after the election' are all figments of our imagination, right?

[@Brockliy]

@@JoshuaRichards2010Not sure what your even proving with the shit your saying. Rambling doesn’t help my man you still look like a nut case. The world isn’t some giant conspiracy my man

[@orlyowl5301]

Until you reached the freedom and assassination part, your criticism applied more to the US than to Russia.

[@clevertaco306]

Almost thought you were talking about America. The similarities are many, and the irony of it seems lost on Ben. Big surprise there. We aren't there yet but we are definitely on a road that looks much like this, imo.

[@createdbeing]

He wasn't. While the similarities are many, the differences are a million times many. The lack of self-awareness isn't amazing, it's horrifying. It shows how evil men have become, so as to support evil regimes just because 'the similarities are many'. Be thankful you aren't chopped off for opposing your president, as it is true in Russia.

[@yosefyonin6824]

America doesn't put people in jail for talking shit about the president. how the fuck is that similiar to US in any way?

[@wombatsgalore]

Just a few weeks ago Tucker Carlson LIED to the world, that "Russia is not expansionist"... While other Conservatives -- such as Ben -- avoid confronting Tucker for fear of splitting the movement, Tucker himself has no such qualms at all.

[@stepanserdyuk4589]

The US military is literally all over the globe, including the Ukraine, but it's the other guys pushing back who are expansionist. Did I get this right?

[@luckynyaa2826]

Russia has right to protect itself. So gtfo

[@wombatsgalore]

@@luckynyaa2826, Ukraine is the one protecting herself. Russia is the agressor. So gtfo [sic]

[@rosariobejarramirez]

The moment I saw his face in the Tucker interview, I thought the sam, Tucker made a huge mistake

[@wombatsgalore]

@@maverick9370 we have moral superiority, because there is NOTHING, that you can accuse America of, that Russia hasn't done multiple times worse. Ukraine was not "part of Russia until the 90's". Ukraine was part of the USSR, which no longer exists. Stop taking your history from Carlson and Putin -- they are both liars.