Yanis Varoufakis on what's wrong in Europe today and how to fix it tomorrow morning | DiEM25

Yanis Varoufakis, MEP candidate for Demokratie in Europa and DiEM25 co-founder, explains what's ailing Europe today and how we can fix it tomorrow morning.
The European Spring, that will be contesting the May 2019 European elections in 11 countries, brings together politicians and activists to give a new, European perspective on these critical issues.
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[@ecklunddavid]

Yanis Varoufakis has the ability to bring people from the right into dialogue. I can speak as one of them. We need deep, sober, battle-tested thinkers like him, whatever their political stripe!

[@johnbarrett5229]

Yes AND people from the left. Yes?

[@davefroman4700]

Someone new on the stage doing the same thing in the US today, Candidate Andrew Yang.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

What kind of right-wing views do you have?

[@gennaterra]

Matthew McVeagh... I can only guess TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMY and the fact that the RIGHT BELIEVES THEY ARE ABOVE ANYONE TO PAY THEIR FARE SHARE OF TAXES because the rest are "socialist" or "Lazy" or "Stupid enough to be INDOCTRINATED" Shift Capitalism towards the working class... and see what happens.

[@capitandelnorte]

@davidecklund I hold the same position

[@simjea]

He get my vote too. I think it is his most inspirational talk yet. "we are not going to reform but transform Europe"!!! Please do!!!

[@Nemania10]

😎😎😎

[@jpckuijer]

His first 2 minutes were already big, big truths. Dutch media didn't portray him very favorably because he got into words with Dijsselbloem. I love seeing how eloquent and smart he is.

[@maniak1768]

Yanis is on fire. He's got my vote.

[@denisebilby4947]

K. B. Make sure he will restore your right to keep and bear arms or he is not good. When seconds count police are minutes away. You are all surrounded by people who hate your culture and want sharia law to replace your European laws. If migrants wont work, ship them OUT. Otherwise your people will be angry and scared and it is not right. Tell the EU and UN to take a flying leap and get out!

[@Zen-rw2fz]

@@denisebilby4947 no one wants reactionaries here, piss off.

[@christineveazey4345]

He is the voice coming to us from the Future. Listen.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

I did listen, but there was a lot of bullshit in the voice transmission from the future and the signal got jammed.

[@budnwiser0]

The UK's future is not with Socialist European claptrap we have it all before at it doesn't work.

[@devonseamoor]

​@@budnwiser0 Yes, but Britain can't do its homework properly without taking a good look into its own inner motives and worn-out systems, corruption. And a class system, that keeps everything in the freezer to this day.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

@@budnwiser0 bullshit.

[@bryangeake5826]

@@budnwiser0 ...back to a de-regulated world Rees Mogg wants? I imagine he reads a lot of Dickens!

[@larsengstfeld6744]

I started actively observing the political process when I was nine years old, about 25 years ago. Never have I witnessed a politician with a more reasonable, accurate or deeper analysis of our situation than Mr Varoufakis, nor have I come across anyone before, proposing a political path so close to what I think is necessary, realistic and the right thing to do. I have been a supporter of "Die Linke" for some time now, in order to back the working class who is being squeezed by the few, and in order to preserve the planet getting ruined for the greed of the few. Not because I felt "politically at home" at "Die Linke", but there was simply no other party that even came close. DiEM25 changed that. Thanks! There is a vote, and a membership coming in...

[@DiEM25official]

Thank you Lars! Together we can do it. #HopeIsBack

[@newworldforward1842]

Varoufakis is not a politician, which is why he still has some trust and following among the public.

[@SeanONilbud]

What a waste of 25 years you still have the gullible ignorant mind of a nine year old.

[@larsengstfeld6744]

@@SeanONilbud Humor me, fool.

[@larsengstfeld6744]

@@newworldforward1842 Not a politician? Come on, don't be silly. Maybe we can agree that he is not part of the corrupt political elite but opposes them...

[@chris19511]

This man gives me hope...He is a bright light for Europe, and I'm hopping, for once, Greeks would embrace the right politician.

[@Elzilcho87]

What I wouldn't give to wake up on a Monday morning and hearing that his plan was being implemented. It'd be the best fucking Monday in my life.

[@hannahg8439]

People like Varoufakis, Chomsky and other members of Diem25 need to reach an even bigger audience. They are pioneers in future forms of societies and political systems.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

Should send them in orbit to relay the message to the whole universe. For good.

[@aspergianheteroclite3014]

This is surprisingly refreshing. He's correct. People who are apolitical and in a precarious economic situation don't care about long-term grandiose theories when they are forced by marketised capitalism into short-termist survival mode.

[@burden9809]

He is my inspiration, much needed for the world. Our current leadership has brought us to this point. Time for a change.

[@roniklinkhamer4031]

Whoah, great speech! From the heart, with passion and compassion. I love it! Go for it!

[@fw1658]

Much love to DIEM

[@thedolphin5428]

Yianni's ON FIRE! I wish I could vote for him but I'm in Australia.

[@theUroshman]

Exactly what I was thinking back here in Belgrade, Serbia. If only, we all had at least one of politicians like Varoufakis in each of our countries. Today's world is going down without more people like him.

[@Camcolito]

You can get involved in Diem25-like movements in your part of the world and form alliances. The idea is to build a transnational organization. That's the only way to achieve anything in the modern world. Nation state politics is dead. Diem25 is focused in Europe but the whole philosophy necessitates it expand and converge with similar movements in the US, Australia, wherever.

[@thedolphin5428]

@@Camcolito 1. Any movement needs its visionary instigator. We do not yet have one here ... and *I* am not the one for that role! I'll look around, though. 2. But the populous have to be ready to embrace such a movement through deep dissatisfsction with the status quo. Australia is not yet as desperate as Europe due to comfy materialism and far less turmoil. 3. A 2 party system is still very strong here. There IS a small and growing rise in independent MPs. Maybe in a decade, after Europe has (hopefully successfully) transformed, Australia might follow suit. All the wondrous thinking Yannis talks is considered crazy stuff at present down here. Also, Australia is more politically conservative than Europe. So all up, I hold little hope for the near to medium term future.

[@Camcolito]

@@thedolphin5428 Yeah the human element is always the kicker.. Anyway, good to see there is appreciation for these ideas around the world.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

You can always get him to Australia and keep him there. Good luck. He f*cked us nicely to promote his brand. Again, by all means take him. I'll chip in 100k euro to assist you if you do it. I'm not even joking.

[@emilysevastou5075]

Intelligence and passion combined with knowledge and experience That is Yanis Varoufakis.God bless You!🥰

[@santiagocorredorvergara7968]

thank you for giving us hope!

[@SeanONilbud]

There's no hope for your kind.

[@geoffdundee]

this man is a pleasure to listen too - ive watched him for years

[@armareum]

This makes me hopeful

[@john-lenin]

The Corporatocracy and their Fascist stooges will do their best to stop it.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

Try hallucigens next time. Faster, better, more efficient and they only affect you, not the rest of us.

[@devonseamoor]

Best speech ever, Yanis Varoufakis is a lighthouse on the edge of an ocean gone mad.

[@t.k.moondog1865]

All European Citizens need to wake UP!!!

[@kb4777]

Yanis talks so much sense every time.... 3,788 views ? seriously ? This needs to go viral....

[@khameeleeon]

No, not really.

[@costage]

It makes sense to the uninformed and unaware. He is just a populist.. tells nice things with no substance..

[@khameeleeon]

@costage He's a great economist, he knows his stuff, though - he's an ace I'd say. But, lately, he engages in heavy platitudes, appeals to the lowest common denominator and, most notably, he never fails to mention those evil Nazis, fascists, racists, xenophobes and what have you, which works on the post-WW2 indoctrinated masses. He still hasn't figured out that those "racists and xenophobes" aren't so because of economy or poverty, but because of principles, which really shows that he doesn't know the kind of people the nations - NATIONS! - of Europe are. And how could he by zooming through the streets on a motorbike, shilling for climate change - a money hungry, globalist lobby? As for populism, there isn't anything inherently wrong about it, just that he's engaged in the same tactics people he criticizes are engaged in. If he stuck to the technical aspects of macro economy, he would've garnered more support also from the right, those evil "xenophobes." His movement, DiEM25, touts a lot of this new-age, neo-liberal lingo, like open borders, feminism, equality (this one always makes me laugh) and all that crap, it most definitely smells a lot like Open Society Foundation - just think of all the necessary resources that go into the public conferences, movement campaigns, public relations, personnel employment, co-hosting, space for rent and so on. I doubt he does it from his own wallet, but I'm sure his heart is in the right place, although, misguided; he's "un-apologetically Marxist" after all (his words).

[@hannahblythhammond]

EU Commission doesn't like J Yanis 2 much... And has SEVERELY hampered passing on information via latest laws on Tim Berners- Lee opposed Article 11 + 13 of so-,called 'copyrite law' allowing film 2 only b shared by wealthy corps (memes r allowed) so, crucially, a political commentator exposing hypocrisy, via film, of politicians displaying contradictory views 2 yrs apart (usually pre and post power) will have 2 pay a lot, risk fines and/or b unable 2 play such clips. I choose commentators, because of context, judicious choice of clips and, crucially, a decent amount of content surrounding such statements eg a 1 minute clip rarely enough. I don't take any commentators word 4 it either, nor do I have time 2 go through all clips a corporation chooses 2 show on-line...

[@kracejiciAlchymista]

Yeah true.

[@eugensander3386]

The rock star among economists. I have difficulties to believe it would work, but the way he speaks makes me want to believe.

[@edwardburroughs1489]

LOL. " makes me want to believe", sums up socialist economic "thinking" really.

[@AndreeeCZ]

@@edwardburroughs1489 It sums up economy in general. Confidence and game theory plays a major part.

[@graemecampbell9685]

Try believing in fairies

[@AndreeeCZ]

@@graemecampbell9685 reduction fallacy. Are you suggesting that belief plays NO role in stock markets etc?

[@stephkou8686]

Why “want to believe”? Why believe at all? Isn’t knowing what we can know, and knowing that we do not know that which we do not know, far better than believing?

[@ginatorres4434]

I agree ...good conference!!! Greeting from Barcelona

[@Confucius_76]

Best of luck in the May elections Diem25!

[@ebzZzZ]

yeah its not about changing the world, its about creating a new one out of the systems and infrastructure already in place waiting for this moment. ty yanis

[@jeremyreagan9085]

O I have thought this for along while he is 100% correct I would do exactly as he suggests! Now act people!

[@georgpapazoglou625]

BRAVO.. It's like i hear my inner voice about all this mess...

[@powertrip1050]

geezus - we need more of Yanis in our politics!!

[@duncanmckeown1292]

My thoughts exactly! When the French overthrew the Ancien Regime in the 1789 revolution...they did not dispense with France! The EU must survive...but undergo a thorough metamorphosis, from a corporatist caterpillar to a progressive (and green!) democratic butterfly.

[@Zardoz4441]

God spare me from that! Europe becoming a global backwater, time to emigrate.

[@LynJegher]

Yanis Thank you for speaking the truth! Change is inevitable, fighting against Social dislivell and Poverty, salaries are too LOW! Democracy is collapsing we urgently need a new System to fight It! IN ORDER TO PRESERVE HUMANISATION!

[@hamidbrunolouani7166]

Yanis a true gentleman and also a true Greek yamass from Dublin originally Algerian ✌️

[@haydenwayne3710]

Bravo, Yanis!!!!! Bravo! to the point and with strict logic. Bless you!

[@MsMM303]

Amazing and truthful speech. Now put this in work

[@devonseamoor]

@Maria M. For that to work, we need you as a worker too, don't sit on your hands.

[@roro4787]

Mission impossible 😂

[@AndyTurfer]

Varoufakis is a genius! I'm a firm believer in the dissolution of the EU, but a new EU designed by Varoufakis is something I'd be very interested in.

[@Robbiewa-bg4lu]

I am a right wing Conservative but there are some very good points there.

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you Yanis 🤗

[@elliepannie175]

Great speaker,great man ,an asset politician and hope for the future.

[@JanSanono]

Such a shame DiEM didn’t break through last year.

[@blackbird5634]

Finally, someone with a broader, clearer vision. Grass roots movement is the way forward.

[@stefanodesimone]

Very Inspiring!

[@m.s.988]

I just subscribed and donate to this movement. I hope that soon we will be more!

[@DiEM25official]

Thank you! :D

[@zantecarroll4448]

I love this man! An intelligent compassionate leader who cuts through all the mystification of the kleptocrats.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

Really? When he was describing my country (Poland) he clearly behaved as either having no clue about our internal political dynamics or disregarded that for rhetorical purposes as it was not matching his agenda at all.

[@zantecarroll4448]

Standardowy Login I grew up in Greece, England and the US and I live in Asia. I have read three of his books and everything he has written and said reflects exactly what I have seen and experienced. But I know very little about Poland.

[@zantecarroll4448]

Standardowy Login As far as I understand, his agenda is a transparent democracy with economic justice. What do you understand?

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

​@@zantecarroll4448 He is using Poland in his narrative of post-crisis nationalist wave sweeping all over Europe because of German imposed austerity. Yup, Law and Justice Party is nationalistic party and is mass producing international PR disasters. The only problem... we neither had serious crisis nor austerity in Poland. Its recent electoral success is result of usual political cycle (we had liberals for prior 8 years) and EU trying to dump us some Muslim refugees/migrants caused some extra outrage among masses.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

​@@zantecarroll4448 Anyway for me impression was that his agenda is winning election in Greece (or possibly also in other Mediterranean countries too) while effectively promising his voters German money. Which is as good as Trump idea of promising his voters some Mexican money. (both may work perfectly fine in election campaign, but in implementation phase require some scapegoat)

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

**Very true..In principle. Leaving it turned out to be more difficult...

[@JavierAlonsoMuruzabal]

So powerful

[@woganjones2012]

Is Yanis the most important voice in Europe right now? Time will tell.

[@kracejiciAlchymista]

DiEM25 ist genial!

[@mikelast7918]

this man has a conscience and most importantly, a love and a care for greece. he also happens to know what he is talking about. furthermore, his dialogue suggests a completely transparent and honest view about greece's situation. this is a lot more of what many of the other ministers had, who previously governed and destroyed greece, because they themselves were governed by non greek entities and non greek interests... varoufakis is worth his weight in gold.....for me he is the only man alive today who makes any sense regarding any greek issues and for any greek interests......when he goes to the other world and when finally greece wakes up, they will build a statue of him.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

This man cares about himself and no one else. His whole tactic was to not have one but try to build a brand around himself and capitalize it later on. He closed the banks and people would stand in the queue to withdraw with a limit of 40 euro but he "didn't think its appropriate for him as finance minister to do that". His whole interest was about portraying a personal brand image on TV wearing leather jackets, lifted jacket collars and bullshit people all over the board - when he wasn't trying to enforce a tutoring of his "ideas" on them. He is a moron, and one of gigantic proportions. Just like his ego. He has no idea about real life whatsoever because he enjoys living in his bubble where he's the center of the universe and God among peasants. He is completely ignorant, one with studies - a charming bullshitter for those who enjoy consuming such content. I admire you having such views. And I mean that, even though I find such views delusional.

[@mikelast7918]

i don't agree with you.... he has an ego.... yes he wears leather jackets and rides a bike....yes. he can appear and could be ignorant.... yes all that. ....but he was all that, way back then before this crisis, i remember well during his time that he spend at sydney university. same man....he didn't just change, just for that crisis to create the image that you are talking about. ....he was like that way beforehand, i can assure you. and he didn't write greek history and could never have known or predicted his fate with the dealings that he had and met. he never planned or ever wanted to become greece's financial minister anyhow. it was tsipras who approached him to become his financial minister, with the view and the plan between themselves to never yield or compromise greece's position...no matter what. the plan was never to borrow again to pay off greek debts, something which should have happened 30 years ago anyway. this was the plan which they both agreed and they both went into. he was then betrayed by tsipras because allegedly, tsipras was pressured by the european union and given the ultimatum to get rid of him (varoufakis) or suffer the closure of the greek banks. something the european union (not varoufakis) did anyway to the greek banks and something that varoufakis did not want. varoufakis could never had all this planned beforehand as you say only to act accordingly and create his brand....sorry but your story sounds somewhat delusional.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

@@mikelast7918 If your argument is YaNNis was forced to become a minister then I urge him to resign from Greek parliament and go back to what he enjoyed doing (whatever that might be). No one becomes a minister by force. Put a camera in front of his face and he will give the best show. "the plan"... Neither him nor the other moron had any plan. Neither has ever worked for a living. I can have many brilliant ideas if I sit on my ass all day and have nothing to do. If I'm a sociopath I might as well develop a nice facade over time for people to fall for it easier. Especially Greeks who love a bullshitter (for example Andreas Papandreou) who says one thing and does another. This guy thinks he's better than everyone else. In my opinion, he's a douche.

[@mikelast7918]

@@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass .... you have missed my point because i never said he was forced into being a minister. in my argument as you describe it, i said that he was approached by tsipras, not forced by tsipras. so straight up, you are trying to colour up the conversation, to suit your argument.... the only force was used later and only by the european union upon on him, from the negotiations that he had with them, to either accept their ultimatum or close the banks. .... but thats history and one cant re write it....not even you. and so papandreou is a bull shitter...?....well he is a politician after all. perhaps you have perfect flying virgin angels flying over as politicians, where you come from...? its clear my friend, that you not only know much about greek politics, but also ignorant about world politics as a whole. it also sounds as if you have discovered that very rare politician who has never lied and did exactly what he/she promised. you are a lucky and special rare breed my friend, you and your truthful political friends who ever they are. you should buy a lottery ticket.

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

@@mikelast7918 I don't need a lottery ticket. I work for my own prosperity and that of my extended family. I don't leave things in luck, that's for the rest voters to do. My bullshit radar is quite sensitive and has warned many people I talked to about the disasters of their choices, before they voted for their "saviors". I don't hang out with politicians, nor I befriend them. But, aA pparently I pinched a nerve there with Papandreou :-) So you might as well be a former Pasok voter who later went along with Syriza and now with Baroufakis? Apparently one with studies and raised up in a upper class family, judging from the tone of your posts. Yes, I still do believe, and I used to even when it was happening, that A. Papandreou was the worst politician ever. But Tsipras now has taken the throne; and it was an easy task for him. I also believe that Baroufakis is highly toxic, regardless if some of his thoughts may make sense to some. He is pure toxic, in my humble opinion, and I am amazed how 30+ percent voted for a complete moron and 3+ percent voted for a non moron but highly toxic person. I guess I will continue having that area of Europe as exclusively recreational and avoid dealing with a big percentage of its inhabitants who ruin it for the rest of us. Tsipras is going to come back in power because he's shit like A. Papandreou. Just a lot worse. So tough luck if you're living there (although most times left rebels with such profile have millions in the bank)

[@K33sha50]

Well said.....

[@edwardmaxwell3951]

Yanis has it all: smarts, charms, and great oratory skills.

[@joanofarc33]

If you don’t have a referendum on whether nation state citizens want a federalize Europe then it’s not democracy no matter how you slice up the pie. Are you going to ask them this question first?

[@SeanONilbud]

None of your business.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

Next suggested referendum: on Muslim refugees/migrants. :D [Come on, after a big economic crisis, it is a tradition to vote for some brown shirts]

[@galileo_rs]

Judging by the comments the leftist are against referendums: the most direct form of democracy. Strange times ...

[@SeanONilbud]

@@galileo_rs You judgement is shit, probably has something to do with your IQ.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

@Sean Setting name calling aside - Do you think that such more radical centralisation of the EU would have any chance in referendum? Hint: there were already moderate ideas like EU constitution which was rejected by voters in both Holland and France. (EDIT: Holland)

[@OgallalaKnowhow]

I've always considered the Euro to be the centre of all problems in the European Union. The only functional alternative being a return to national currencies and internationalism. Varoufakis has successfully made me think about that question more.

[@philippegoogle1388]

Sure: Another Europe is possible. And I'm sure the germans will love his plan.

[@nicholasoliver]

Superb as ever.

[@BenMitro]

We need Yanis back in Australia - politically we are a nut case.

[@Sam._.]

What’s happening in Australia?

[@markhaus]

You don’t need Yanis, awesome as he is. You need your community. Help establish a progressive movement at home, chances are there’s already one there you can lend a helping hand with. It’s not easy but even with a good leader they aren’t going to be enough with out the groundwork of local communities and those local communities joining the other communities. I’m sure there’s an Australian leader that can take the role, but the support needs to be there for them to do so and that starts with you. We all need to take these causes upon ourselves, we can’t wait for others to do it for us

[@BenMitro]

@@Sam._. We have politicians, on both sides of the fence with their heads so far up their arses the don't know what is happening. They are responding to those that support them financially and at their beck and call. Our economy is a giant bubble, ready to burst, we have no clue about what is happening with the environment despite many drought / flood events recently, despite our own agencies warnings. The muppets in Canberra ignore all expert advice - the governments own experts and they treat the populations' concerns with disdain. We are a disaster in the making Sam.

[@BenMitro]

@@markhaus There is a group (that I belong to) called GetUp! who do some good things, but our government supports and in turn is supported by the Murdoch press and they invariably demonise them and we are dumb enough to buy the scare mongering. The polies have tried on several occasions to shut them down. We are a basket case in the making Marcus.

[@markhaus]

I live in the US, and yes I am slightly aware that Australian politics are similarly twisted like the US’s is, but right now an activist progressive politician Bernie Sanders is running. He’s not just clear the front runner for one of our two parties in the presidential election, but right now it looks like the right wing isn’t going to do very well when the final election happens. If this can be done in the US, one of the most disgustingly corrupt governments in the western world, then it can done in Australia.

[@richardsmith2825]

Diem25 is finally getting to the UK. Almost too late though. We have already fallen!

[@truedarklander]

keep up the fight brother

[@jamescc2010]

Never too late to come back..Let's stay unite. Cheers from USA.

[@denisebilby4947]

richard smith it is the EU who should be rejected along with UN. How dare they force a group of people who hate your culture, laws and Christian religion by sending in immigrant from Islamic Culture. It will not co-exist NEVER.

[@drunkensailor112]

@@denisebilby4947 haha. You've been fearmongered by bull shit. Did you even watch the video?

[@adampowell5376]

I am serious about joining Diem 25.

[@thedudeabides5201]

He's a visionary.

[@TownofJezza]

we live in a Lobbycracy - whoever has over 100 million $ makes the rules

[@NanashiStarCraft]

Take my vote and do your best

[@lloydchen1697]

Excellent thinker

[@tookurjaerbs]

Coming from Canada, it's strange to see someone give a detailed and to-the-point answer and solution to a political question. Most politicians here are dodgy AF and have mastered the art of saying nothing in their answers to questions

[@cbarclay99]

The Magic Money Tree explained as it ha snever been explained before!

[@ektorastartanis]

The best politician since Perikles!!!

[@Dumah1]

hohoho

[@tayrowell]

Thank you, Mr. Varoufakis!

[@georgiaskrepetos6705]

Im hard right ...but ....respect for this genius. . .his mind is amazing.

[@anaghashyam9845]

alright, time to get off KZbin and get hands dirty like the good old 19th century activists…

[@TownofJezza]

That's were you're wrong, this is the 21st Century, Politics are made on the Internet not on the street

[@devonseamoor]

@Anagha Shyham. Haven't you heard Yanis, saying we need a transformation? The 19th century style is in sync with the consciousness of that time, in people. We're moving toward a less violent, less destructive way of solving things now. Let the dead bury the dead and let the living live for the living. Yanis is alive! Nothing wrong with being a rebel without a cause, but does it pay off, helpful?

[@johannesbekker1970]

How satisfying to listen to this Mercurial speaker. It gives me hope that there are still wise people who care about everyone. An extremely simple surefire way of fixing this ailing world economic setup would be to give "money" a limited lifespan of say 5 - 7 years in which it progressively looses all its value... and that would be cereal grains ! Nature provided the perfect setup (Rev. of St. John 6:6 ; a seed crystal) Talk about the genius of such insight... and if this makes sense to you go and 'read' Dr Rudolf Steiner [PhD Phil] for mountains of such wisdom & insight on any subject. rsarchive.org/lectures

[@devonseamoor]

@Johannes Bekker. Yes, I see why you share that link with lectures. Yanis and Rudolf Steiner would've enjoyed each other's company much, I believe.

[@etaylor8028]

If you put Mercurial in upper-case, then it makes it a noun (someone from Mercury). If you put mercurial in lower case, then it's an adjective (someone who is changeable, adaptable, dynamic, etc).

[@Muni442]

The way it is !

[@scape.]

Beautiful.

[@kosmosfaber6534]

"... once we are in power..." I think Yanis skipped one crucial step for this to happen

[@antediluvianatheist5262]

People want to know what practical solutions he offers, before they vote. He just told us.

[@LOLERXP]

You should listen again to his last point.

[@mirzaagic7020]

MORE PUBLIC PLEASE!! THIS IS URGENT!! SHARE!!

[@mariettestabel275]

GREEKS-THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 💫

[@josephinestabel9647]

Brilliant Thinker...🌍 🧠👈

[@daliborbartos1396]

But one thing is correct..we need federal Eu that means UNITED STATES OF EUROPE....and that is the truth...we really need this in orde rto be able to protect the interests of all europeans aganist the interests of the USA, of Russia and also aginst the interests of China....if we do not succeed in this then, European small states will be a cheap lunch for the big predators, USA, RUSSIA and China....so this is the choice...live misserable under the foreign ruler or have our own ruler...European ruler.....

[@philippegoogle1388]

Oh please enough with this crap. There are 160 countries in the world that are out of the EU. Does that mean that they have to obey the USA and China ? International relationships don't work like that. Vietnam has the GDP the size of Romania and decided to ban Glyphosate last month. They were able to do it because they are a self-governing country. Many countries including France wanted to do the exact ame thing but couldn't because they had to obey the EU. The EU IS the problem not the solution.

[@daliborbartos1396]

@@philippegoogle1388 yes they do obey the USA and if they do not...some US air carrier will be sent close to the coast of that specific country....to force the country to obey......Do not also forget about secret task forces thatr can change the regime in a country..USA has done that already many times Just read the documents about MOssadegh 1953 and the involvemnet of CIA.......... Vietnam may have banned glyphosate ..maybe bacause they still do remmeber how it was whenn the USA has sprayed Agent Orange in their country..........and MOnsanto was until few months agou a USA company.......and do not forget that anytime when there is a branch of industry of high importance to some country...the president and the government wil always protect it.........even when using military power.........nad USA uses military power constantly....all over the world..........even in Germany, Grmany is still a occupied country by the USA..as of after the WWII.....the life and world really does not functiona s you would lioke tio have it......... If all th ecounbtries wanted to bann the chemical, WHY DID USA NOT do two a three year GO AND WHY DID USA FORCED GERMANY TO BUY THAT COMPANY...??? IN ORDER TO PAY ALL THE FINE ORDERED BY USA COURTS...AND GERMANS WILL PAY THAT WHAT THE USA HAS DONE...DONT U SEE THAT??????? MY FRIEND??

[@grumpy8870]

A much shorter video would be "What's right with Europe".

[@michaelrobanke9266]

I belive you need content to actually make a video. On that topic it would be quite an accomplishment.

[@ohoraherecaptain]

Fantastic proposal Yanis from an Irish man. Makes sense.

[@bbfeign1]

this guy is Brilliant more more more

[@Prelimsupsc2023]

Europe Union is going to fail. It's good to see Yanis putting DiEM but there are many who won't let it happen

[@SeanONilbud]

LOL maybe some day you'll be able to afford something from the European Union, then your whole village can celebrate.

[@Robin-cf9ts]

This is at least a hope my friend. Hopefully we can achieve something and if not at least we will fail doing something with right and justice, rather than laying down and allowing the current situation to continue to create a large poverty ridden underclass.

[@Davesunflower]

wasn't he in control of Greece's finances?

[@Camcolito]

He was elected on a mandate to stop irrational bailout policies that were economically idiotic and didn't benefit anyone, including Greece's creditors. He held firm but was betrayed by others in his party and he then resigned. Read up a bit on it. Yanis has been subject to a smear campaign, same as anyone else who dared question the received wisdom from the Eurogroup.

[@dimitrisbostandas8705]

brilliant #Yanis ✌🏼💭🇪🇺

[@Geo-jv5zm]

Many understand what he saying and few take action. Let's go all together to take on the fortunes of our children's future

[@xxczerxx]

I like his idealism but the idea that you can reform the undemocratic monolith of the EU is just so naive. You will never stop the project as it stands. It is outlined in the Four President's Report (you can read it online) : Capital Markets Union, then banking union, a manufactured new economic crisis and then fiscal consolidation. Finally, through these 'fixes' EU Law will reign supreme and individual sovereignty will be abolished.

[@remcovanek2]

That’s BS

[@themanwithpan6607]

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is 🙂

[@alexisp696]

But not necessarily. There is no certain science when it comes to modern economic and financial policy, and since monopolists, oligarchs, big banks and financial speculators have not solved the problem it is time to try something different.

[@graemecampbell9685]

Yes

[@mchammer3432]

Im 45 seconds in and already I want this guy to lead . and Im in America!

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

He will do great together with Trump. By all means, take him.

[@tomlioni3664]

Yanis Varoufakis. It's correct for your ekszakli explaccion .Good politics in Greek Parliament. Vote for Yanis. Diem 25

[@stephkou8686]

No mention of freedom; no talk of reducing the size and scope of State coercion. Πω πω πω, βρε Γιάννη...

[@Patrick-vh5nr]

I like Yanis but look EU needs dismantling in an orderly(ish) way before it dismantles itself in a disorderly if not explosive way.

[@acropolisnow9466]

Agree

[@terrymartin3224]

Yaris, you have great ideas and the points that you are putting forward make complete sense. However the EU will not take the slightest notice. They have their own agenda.

[@Druzidel]

Pretty good TED talk.

[@summondadrummin2868]

Money is simply numbers. Numbers on screens and numbers on paper. But humans have been generationally conditioned to think these numbers are so special...and yet there just numbers. For economies to work numbers~ have to continuously flow~ but we've allowed the system to be designed so they Pile up! and this design flaw causes the system to crash. Everything we know about life requires flow: blood, chemistry, oxygen etc. But this is not the way the monetary systems of the world are designed! 1)We allow Banks to create the Publics currency as a Debt 2) We give them the power to Allocate this where they want. 3) we allow them to charge a compounding rental fee(interest) for money they create from thin air! Money begins in Banks and returns to banks, flows in circuits they choose, and money goes to money because interest grows exponentially. This amounts to a bad design. Money must flow like electricity or water we need a system based on life. Look up talks by Richard Werner, Ben Dyson, Bernard Litaer.

[@daliborbartos1396]

the wealth in the hands of one or in the hands of few existed already 5 000 yeras ago...faraons........so it is not us today........it is the system of evolution of humans and of human groups..........

[@lomparti]

This guys greatest influencer is karl marx and hes going to tell us how to fix europe?

[@lidiaswan2792]

The Humanities are especially poised to engaged with Yanis' clear sighted reforms.

[@JackSaturday]

Yanis, gamechanger. Done through garnering consensus, not violence. Institutions are chesspieces. Technology itself is forcing change. Yanis V. is an adult - we don't have any of those over in North America.

[@SebiJupanu]

Let's take the profits from the bank and give it to the poor, the comrade says. Not building infrastructure or helping small and medium businesses or reducing some taxes. Instead, let's give the money to the poor. How can anybody take him seriously?

[@dailyrants33]

Whoever is babbling about Green Economy should first surrender their car keys & cell phone.

[@haythamkenway8675]

What an ignorant comment

[@JaydedWun]

@@haythamkenway8675 truly

[@evdaribarovski5698]

I love listening to this man and his very passionate lectures on fixing the capitalist system which is broken poverty is on the rise. Inequality in so many ways. Jobs are harder to find pressure on people no money. Wages are very low in most European countries. People are suffering now as I speak. We have to stop all this bloody rhetoric and getting on with finding solutions now before we end up like the 1930s which was the Americans fault. The whole world suffered for years but president Roosevelt did amazing things in America to help people suffering. A very wonderful president.

[@sternumagnum]

Dalibor Bartoš , Germany haw always been making products of excellent quality but the introduction of the Euro helped Germany overcome the re-unification crisis and go on to become the export powerhouse it is today. The reason for that is the Euro itself - it's a currency that, because of the southern Europe countries also adopting it, is quite low in parity compared to what the Deutsche Mark was and would have been today. This makes German products far more competitive than they ever were! It is in the national interest of Germany that the crisis in Europe is kept simmering because this keeps the Euro relatively weak.

[@pressure40]

A communist invoking democracy.......Doh!

[@hillbillysceptic1982]

A green economy. HAHAHAHAHA! Please do this europe. It will be as successful as multiculturalism.

[@johnnywatkins]

More us against them talk we need to bring people together

[@flamenqueantesthedodges6372]

Hope you're Healthy !

[@bibibrin5035]

Listening to this during Coronavirus pandemic is an eye opener... 500 bn eur, he says... where did I hear this number recently...?