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Kremlin propaganda doesn't have enough time to bed in over Kamala. Biden has played them well. Even better if Michelle Obama becomes the candidate at the last second, but I doubt that will happen.
You've mentioned this growth etc but I don't know what they expect to be underneath the froth. Could you at least attempt to clarify? Authoritarianism? Autocratic government? Governments completely dissolved?
@@ninemoonplanet it’s that underneath the froth you will discover, they think, that Canada is really no different from Hungary. We may call one a lapsed democracy and the other a still functioning democracy, but that’s largely a difference of rhetoric. They claim.
Agreed. If you are on line long enough the bad faith commenters pop out very hard. Even if they are being subtle you instantly know where they are going.
That's exactly the attitude that gets us further and further away from world peace - and it's not Putin or Xi Jinping that are to blame, it's the genocide supporting West that loves not even to listen to others in self-righteous arrogance, imo.
@@thehunzz The Russian propaganda puppets clearly showed something different though. They are _not_ fond of Harris. Not at all. Which makes sense, given her ideas on NATO and military aid. But _again,_ you knew that already.
@@VladVexlerChat Especially if talk of replacing him being whispered around the Trump camp is true. JD has found himself firmly on the starboard side of the boat Nikki Haley is sinking on, who is now by the way trying to sue her own supporters because they want to support Harris for being stabbed in the back by her. Makes perfect sense right?
You have to remember they aren't *all* Russian bots. there are A LOT of useful idiots, but probably more importantly there are real people who actually believe those things. They are the ones that are in need of the most care.
I find the American left the most puzzling. It's almost as if they have been sold the primacy of their country so successfully that they can't see the limitations of the US at all. The irony of their support for fascism is utterly lost to them.
Don't know what to say except that listening to your thoughts reminds me that there are many sane and reasonable people in the world and that social media has a tendency to give the crazies more exposure. Thanks Vlad.
Thank you so much. Chats like this are terribly unproductive in the algorithm but they are the heartbeat of the Chat channel and slow down people's thinking constructively.
The root of misogyny being intolerance towards the feminine within is intriguing. I've long thought it a fault rooted in defining manhood in contrast to womanhood, instead of in contrast to childhood.
The system over there really is south park quality, you didn't get much choice. Congrats on being able to go against your beliefs to prevent the bigger evil though. Not everyone is aware of what's at stake.
im waiting dems pull big ace: biden resigns 1month before term end and Kamala can be president for a while. They still have this ace in sleeve. Prof Gerdes meme(he told) of putin and xi discussing what is resigning is exactly how western democratic system can pull rug under them. without confidence dictatoriships are weak. they get confidence when west is systematic, very predictable when that is not whole story. (im not favoring Kamala or any other candidate but seeing these hilarious reactions now would make it worth it)
Wait, who is they? The Russian trolls or the actual citizens? Yes, the citizens themselves are freaking out because not a single Democratic Party primary voter voted for Harris (not to mention, she was so unpopular that she dropped out of the 2020 primary with 1% estimated Democrat support). But I guess that’s A.O.K. with those who are still registered Democrats, because those of us who are concerned with corruption left the party after the 2016 and 2020 corrupted primaries. Now the party is trying to overcome the obvious issue of having not certified in Ohio, by “changing rules,” as you so gleefully and undemocratically state. It is revealing how you are so vengeful regarding Trump, that you disregard actual disenfranchised Democrats. Russian trolls don’t even need to spread their cheesy memes to create “chaos,” as the Democratic Party has dived head-first into authoritarianism. I.e., “With friends like these…” Anyway Russia covering all bases, as they and China sense weakness, as evidenced by their first ever joint skirting of U.S. airspace.
My daughter's ears popped up when you said something to the effect that 'men's intolerance to their female side causes them to think derisively about women's strength or ability generally to be as good as men'...more or less. Well I did not know she was listening. Then she asked me to send your video to her. That was pleasing to me. My daughter is in her 40's.
@@VladVexlerChat Yes, we (2 sons and 1 daughter) and me, totally agree. We try to embrace our male and female side as a balanced personality. Yes, sometimes one side or the other is more dominate but both aspects are equally beautiful and appreciated. Thank you Vlad. I appreciate you very much.
Putin made up this story about "preferring Biden" only after Russian enthusiasm began to be noticed in the West. If you don't believe the Russians prefer trump listen to them complain about Harris now that she is seriously threatening trump.
Putin is friends with openly communist Lula, Brazil’s president, yet many ignorant folks on the American right praise Putin. American Politics has gone to the dogs. People on the right and left are easily swayed by propaganda these days. Putin will tell what people want to hear and they blindly buy into it
Yes that was an appearent feint. Putin always had high hopes that trump wins, even in 2020. He knows this would make grabbing ukraine and destabilising europe a lot easier. It really is crazy. Ronald reagen would turn in his grave over trump
I think/hope/pray/wish Kamala Harris wins and becomes President of the United States because the absolute meltdowm of MAGA, Russians & Co. will be EPIC and I'll enjoy every second of it.
"I think/hope/pray/wish Kamala Harris wins and becomes President of the United States " And Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. God help us all. But maybe she will concentrate on yellow school buses.
@@VladVexlerChat I was wondering your thoughts on Trump having second thoughts on Vance ? Surely he made that decision under a different candidate (Biden), and possibly even mindset (after shooting, perhaps stress/anxiety) . I think had he gone in a more pragmatic direction such as Hailey (crazy due to attacks but he overlooked Vances) he would have expanded his voting block Rubio and secure Florida and possibly even New Mexico. Just feels like he hamstrung himself, and the Harris ticket is like the cherry on top. Hope and wish you for lots of health, the United States needs a cohort of people such as yourself, much thanks from across the lake Vlad
@@VladVexlerChat Kamala did a terrible job managing the border "Border Tsar" which the Dems / Media are trying to pretend she never was responsible for (gaslighting /lying) and was the furthest left Dem senator only one further left was Bernie who is independent. She is wildly out of line with the center of American poltics, and a terrible choice for a mainline Presidential candidate.
@@VladVexlerChat They're still looking for an attack that works...making fun of her laugh, her love of Venn diagrams, calling her a DEI hire, none of that is working. They're even going for impeachment now (based on what I'm not sure), that'll have even less success.
It's not so much that Biden dropped out. Trump's campaign and propagandists considered the possibility that this might happen. It wasn't entirely unexpected. They are having more issues with the fact that so far it has been handled smoothly. How well it has gone pretty much surprised everyone. I think they expected the chaos of trying to nominate a new candidate was gonna do the job for them.
I think thats because the Democrats are working as a party for the party, where the Republicans are working for Trump. If Trump drops out their campaign fails.
@PjRjHj I don't think it's astroturf so much as it is relief that we don't have to do 2020 all over again. I'm not a die-hard democrat (in fact, I'm a fairly serious critic of the dems) but I'm genuinely motivated and excited about what happened this past week. The dems executed the lateral pass flawlessly, and I think it got a lot of people genuinely excited. I'd love to criticize the dems like I usually do, but I can't.
Looking at mental and physical abuse by men against women must be also part of this important discussion. There are deep wounds that too often are completely ignored, but they are there. In a culture such as Russia where alcoholism is rampant, it would be ludicrous to think that such abuse is a minor problem.
I traveled to the Soviet Union as a teen in the 1980's. One thing I learned was that the USSR lost so many men in WWII (and from Stalin's purges) that older Russian women didn't have sympathy for younger Russian women trapped in abusive marriages. They'd tell them "At least you have a man!" A man, any man with a pulse, was a prize for a generation stripped of their menfolk. I also learned how normalized domestic violence was when my roomate and I in our hotel room could hear the woman in the next room being beaten and the man screaming at her and her body hitting the walls and things breaking, even while we didn't understand Russian. We called the front desk to report it and get help for the woman and held the phone up so that the attendant could hear what we were hearing. They couldn't have cared less. They told us that it was the couple's private business what they did in their room. We were kept up all night listening to the assault. It was a harrowing experience as my roomate and I were 16 year old girls. Yes, you can find this pathology in the United States. The surprise was the total lack of response and any concern. "Deep Wounds" is the operative phrase and I believe you are correct.
@@EvgeniyYakushev-m2u Try looking at the figures (WHO 2019) for the TYPE of alcohol consumed. Russia consumes a high proportion of spirits in its mix (43%). Compare this to France and Ireland (21%). Both of these countries have local sources and traditions of spirit based alcohol. Both drink more units of alcohol but less units of spirits.
It is panic and fear. I noticed yesterday bots now spread through comments, this time around they fail, sounding desperate. Called out or ignored as they are so obvious they fail.
I have the feeling, people get more and more indifferent about what's coming from russian media and russian polititians. It it's so absurd and crazy that it's simply no longer taken seriously. 
@@jasoncowley4718 ?? What are you trying to say? In my oppinion western societys cared a big deal about the confused russian "needs". A silly missconception, as we all have learned by now .. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6GqWDhHzRdo.htmlsi=99bDHxKB6uRoHJHs
WoW. You think it's cool to have the highest level female laughing stupidly at serious stuff. LOLOLOLOL I personally expect more of females and I am one.
Such elation over JD Vance so quickly dissipated as his irrelevance became clear. Their sure thing is now a maybe. Very unsettling for people dependent on a sense of control.
The selection of Vance exposes where the R's felt vulnerable. Nothing more. For example, the RNC convention was held in WI and the DNC will be in OH. It's old political gymnastics in the US...build your campfire as deep in enemy territory as possible to unnerve them.
Wouldn't it be perfect if Don.Old were to be overtaken with chatter that JD is really The Verile One, the man on the ticket the alpha MAGAS and media want to be seen with. Even after the inevitable coaching / disciplining of JDV to come, his *brilliance could drive an angry Trump out of bounds.
@@GarrFagen There are hints that Trump is already experiencing buyer's remorse about Vance. It would be hilarious if a month or so from now, Trump devises some plausible reason to fire Vance just so he can shove a less macho nobody into the Veep role. That would be a perfect mirroring of what's happened with the Democrats.
They're also afraid of her. She'll very likely continue similarly in policy to Biden, but she's more charismatic and youthful, and has better odds to beat Trump.
"She'll very likely continue similarly in policy to Biden" Full on communist; 1936 Soviet Constitution stuff. Fortunately the president is somewhat limited in power.
She is not reasonable! The number of times I've been told that by my dad when he disagree with my opinions or projects... 😂 The medieval "hysterical" is only just below the surface 🤣 The same dad who raised us with "my girls can do anything boys do!" I see exactly what you mean! 😅
As the father of a now teenage girl, my attitude has always been that she can do anything a boy can... but I sure as hell hope she _doesn't_ do lots of things that boys can.
She's just a downright stupid woman. Look at how mentally challenged she acts at press conferences, meetings with leaders and world summits. It's very clear that the only reason why she's gotten anywhere is because of democrat's morbid obsession with affirmative action, and she hits two points on their little checklist.
the most impressive display of control would have been a total media silence about kamala, as if she's a non-threat. but that would take actual discipline on the troll farm's part.
@@negy2570 If the Republicans took themselves seriously they would have had the impulse control to wait until after winning the election to spout racism and sexism towards Kamala
I want to again express my appreciation for Vlad's insights and his deepening of the depth of discussion. We are very lucky that his RU-vid channels exist.
All this story of the Western decline and moral decay put into service of Kremlin political goals seems to me disastrously Russian in its essence. Its roots lie far back in the Russian past, the Times of Troubles, Godunov and the likes. So this has been deeply rooted into the Russian collective subconsciousness, In a sense Jungian. You were talking about this dark side of the collective Russian soul. I experienced it in the years 1999-2011 in Russia during the best times of Putin's Russia. When heard then one Russian child back from the nursery repeated a slogan learned there "Da zdrastvuet Putin" (Long live Putin) I understood the future was bleak. It was 1999.
@@hillside21 "Dunning-Kruger, to maximum effect!" You have just demonstrated it. Thank you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect "Among laypeople, the Dunning-Kruger effect is often misunderstood as the claim that people with low intelligence are more confident in their knowledge and skills than people with high intelligence." "The most common approach to measuring the Dunning-Kruger effect is to compare self-assessment with objective performance. The self-assessment is sometimes called subjective ability in contrast to the objective ability corresponding to the actual performance"
@@thomasmaughan4798Try to remember that for some of us, English is a third or forth language. And it’s a really difficult language with unique rules for certain words in certain contexts. There are kinder ways to correct people if that was your intention, because the way you did comes across as trying to invalidate their point.
Fun fact that Bangladesh had many women as presidents, kinda refuting theories on both sides. In my opinion a politician is mostly a politician: usually a narcissistic person masterful chameleoning as somebody who sincerely cares about something. By the end of it gender would mean very little.
Not neccessarily; His precidency was actually rather spotty in its Putin-boot-licking. And Obama, on the other hand, with his not believing in a war coming ("The 1980s called and want their foreign policy back"), helped Putin too, so its not as simple as that..
@@thesunisup_why, the support of MSM for Trump is evidence enough. Never Trumpers on the right in the US who clearly support Putin and repeat Russian propaganda frequently turn to Trump. Shady JD is a perfect example. The Ruscists may pillory Trump, they may not trust him but their preference for him is without question.
Yesterday, on Russia Media Monitor, I saw Olga Skabeeva just after she watched Kamala Harris's speech comparing herself directly to Donald Trump. I got the distinct impression that Olga rather admired the speech, despite the condemnatory discussion about Kamala that she had just taken part in.
@@olavl8827 How do expect these propagandists will contrast the buzz around Harris' nomination with that of their recently defenestrated economist Valentina Bondarenko?
Можно гораздо проще. Проект в России правый - совершенная правда. Выживает сильнейший. У власти - силовики и мафия которые сплавились в 90е до степени смешения, до невозможности отделить одно от другого. Плюс бизнесмены пережившие 90е - времена кровавого беспредела, рэкета и бизнеса на крови и по головам. Это все комплект элит России. Что объединяет все эти группы? они все прошли школу жизни где слабому сворачивают шею. физически. а слабый физически у нас кто? правильно, женщина. совершенно не удивительно что они принесли именно такой комплект ценноостей и менталитет с собой и сейчас транслируют его сверху вниз дорвавшись до останкинского шпиля
i appreciate your videos. i applaud the dedication it takes to them, from conception, outlining, shooting, posting etc. i find it remarkable, without any mention of the severe health challenges you face all day, every day. thank you.
@@aurelia5614 "Are you trying to make some kind of a point?" Usually; not always. Sometimes I respond "in kind" to a post that has no point so my response also has no point. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Reddy "1976-1990: Career decline" Seems the roar turned into a whimper.
Never in these last few years have I've seen Vlad chap his lips so much and with as much gravitas. It's amazing how he can communicate and behold all that nuanced complexity without going bonkers. A fantastic explanation, as usual. Thank you. Note: I've developed a dimple on my right cheek in these last few years from what has now become a permanent grimace in my countenance. I think people find it a charming fixture on my aging face, just like I think Vlad's lip-chapping adds a lot of character to his discourses.
Its true - and quite Jungian. The inability or unwillingness to integrate the contra-sexual elements within a person is what drives the sexism. And then it’s projected outwards. It’s really the only logical way to think of how the mind works. And he’s also talking about an image based pre-language! this is also entirely true too. I mean, this is probably what babies have but certain there is a visual proto-language within us. It’s why memes work among other things. It operates at the tacit level. You can deny it all you want but you can’t find it if you look for it, but you can see its effect on people. I’m very glad Vlad said this !
While this rings true, it makes female sexism (against women) more difficult to explain. I think the denial of male femininity is a factor, but there must be other factors (trauma? Evolutionary advantage?).
Please, be careful with Baumeister. He is Ukrainian, but he has resentment of the collapse of the Great(as he thinks) USSR. His mentality of a Ukrainian, but with a russian view, russian language and glorification of the russian imperial culture. Everything that comes in the russian language - not a Ukrainian point of view ourselves. We have some speakers that don't know anything about Ukraine or even russia in the complex.
This is not a truthful post. Baumeister and I have very different views on many questions, and as with anybody as online as he is you have to watch for changes in their message, but his view until now of Putin's project is that it has nothing to offer except violence, that it is imperialism, and that it is evil.
ps. Just to re emphasise that when I give answers like that they are open to amendment if the subject changes their public position. With Baumeister my answer holds for six months ago, as I haven’t seen his videos recently. Another part of your message I don’t recognise is that Baumeister resents the collapse of the USSR. Baumeister is right wing and he thinks the USSR was a disastrous tyranny. Please criticise his views as bad but you need to be more accurate.
Thank you for your response. I just want to clarify something. Many people are not familiar with the Ukrainian language, which can make it difficult to fully understand our national issues and long-standing tragedies. That's why it's important to critically assess what some Ukrainians may say about global matters. Especially when they speak Russian in public. Baumeister has a circle of friends like Arestovich that are trully believe in some project «Ukraine-Rus'» and want to implement like a political movement or even make some kind of country. While much of what they say might be true or reflect a democratic viewpoint, it's essential to recognize that it may come with a certain bias or perspective. So be cautious, my friend. If you are not familiar with Vitaly Portnikov, I recommend watching his channel. He provides accurate insights into global issues, Russia, and, of course, Ukraine. He is a well-respected Ukrainian journalist.
@@awdeyplease criticise Baumeister! Including on factual claims he may get wrong. But I can’t recommend not to listen to him. I recommend presenting his view faithfully and then critiquing them.
Nothing wrong with VV Philosophy channel. So good stuff there. I highly recommend it. I highly recommend Vlad posting more there and I highly recommend The Beautiful Community viewing more there.👍
They showed a clip of Kamala laughing, and it sounded a bit different. Like they distorted it. Tomorrow I will watch the two videos on Russian media monitor again. See if I understand it better. A man called her evil. Do Russian women perceive it different?
"I dont know anything about Kamala Harris" There's not much to know. Be worried about the potential Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces being more concerned with yellow school buses where the wheels go round and round.
yes, 'Breaking up Moscow empire is the only way to end its imperialism', And I don’t mean Putin´s imperialism, but Moscow imperialism in general , from Solzhenitsyn and Brodsky to Yeltsin and Dugin.
Jordan Petersen, once about a time was sane and mocked the far right, but then he got so unfairly persecuted by the far left he went to the dark side in his bitterness.
Pish. If Petersen had sincerely believed his positions, and if he truly had figured out how men can deal with life in a psychologically healthy way, he would have had no problem coping with the criticism. He's just another grifter who came to see that his easiest route to greater fame and fortune would be telling the easily impressed rubes on the right what they want to hear.
@@allanmason3201 he became a grifter after he became famous and the whole culture war thing took over, he had some good lectures about psychology and religion etc before that
I have little respect for self-help gurus trying to package basic stuff my dad and a municipality-ordered therapist can say. I can call my dad and he will tell me making my bed is a good routine for no charge, without ranting about a marxist conspiracy. This man is not the first such guru and definitely not the last.
Thank you, Vlad. I was unsurprised by the Russian commentariat having a collective meltdown about Kamala Harris. It was the most expected political response I've heard to anything in a while.
Hi Vlad very interesting and useful chart/map of looking at dealing with prejudices. Dark and a little less dark...I enjoy your posts I like the way you explain the issues at hand. I send you a smile from my heart ❤️ Michael
Why the difficulty with women??? Wtf . Why are we always putting ourselves and others down with actions that are beneath us. It reminds me of the two ronnies skit - the worm turned. Riduliculllllous
Thanks Vlad for the more nuanced presentation of the laughter "issue". I still think it makes her come across as a person capable of joy which no one would ever say about the smirking and sneering Trump. But with the expanded comments I get what you are speaking to.
I agree with you @youtubewatcher2. I was initially very disappointed with Vlad's criticism of Kamala's laughter because so often women's laughter is demeaned so as to dismiss them. I appreciate this broadening of his remarks.
I always find it interesting, I love understanding how different cultures work. There are men, close acquaintances of mine, who feel oppressed by women. It's almost as if you can see the inner child upset with mom. It's comical because we live in a very masculine world. I've experienced situations at work where people ignored a more experienced female colleague and only asked me questions. I feel like there is a form of resentment among some men for being treated, in their view, as disposable and women as precious. In fact, we think carefully before sending a woman into danger. There's this idea of "men's jobs" and "women's jobs". Regarding Kamala, I notice that she laughs to calm the situation, which is generally seen as shyness. However, there are other things in her favor, she has a very feminine energy that is not seen in all women. The archetype of a mother who is a source of comfort and warmth is very strong, even the hardest of hearts cannot resist it. There are no people more despised by society than those who attack a mother.
Nothing new whatsoever. There were lots of rumors back in 2020-2021 that Biden was not gonna be able to continue as president until the end of his first term and that Harris would then replace him as a presidential successor. So Harris’ elevation has been widely expected.
I've heard of nor seen Russian propaganda against the Kamala. Previous accusations of Russia propaganda in the United States turned out mostly without having merit. If you find any, it's rare. I have no idea what he's talking about
Vlad, a lot of people don't know that the Stalinist USSR had a "Thoughts of Stalin" that NKVD people who wanted to rise used to learn. Just like Mao's red book. The God bothering aspect of modern Russia is a replacement for that. To see that you must read "I Chose Freedom" by Victor Kravchenko. It shows where Russia is going.
It's important that men accept their feminine side, but this needs to be a part of a broader framework or it will just become toxic in a different way. More generally, all real things need to be treated as potential good. Maybe good that isn't worth the cost of extracting in some cases, but the good is there none the less. If we don't look at this within that broader context, then men's feminine side will simply be used as a tool to try and dominate the masculine. In my opinion, we are already seeing this in the feminist movement. Actually on both sides, where women are seen as needing to be more masculine at the cost of femininity, and men are seen as needing to become more feminine at the cost of their masculinity. Because the issue is not the discrepancy, it's the amount of objectively lost potential. Potential good extracted from a place where much already is being harnessed is worth no less than good from a place where there is barely any good recognized. (Diminishing returns are a thing, but it's not that important since we'd quickly figure it out anyway if we genuinely desired to extract maximum good) This is in my opinion the ultimate driving force behind all modern western social problems. The moment that equality became the goal rather than simply moving in the correct direction is the moment that we decided that good wasn't good enough. Unsurprisingly we are in short supply of it now. And even worse, we have less functional diversity with which to draw apon in order to resist these forces and parallel problem solve. And if you want to retort that good is subjective, you really should ask yourself why you bothered to retort at all.
