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Michael Lanza's avatar

Wonderful guest by the way Lena. You keep good ones coming one after the other.

Terrance Ó Domhnaill's avatar

This by far, one of the best, most informative interviews regarding global conflict I've listened to in many years. I am planning to reference, both this interview, and his substack in my own podcast episode for next Wednesday.

Keep up the good work with researching and hosting more of these unknown (in the U.S. anyway), international scholars. We need a lot more voices like this to bring about peaceful changes to the way the world thinks of one another.

He's right, we're all one humanity, despite our tribalism. To me, tribalism has always been a political construct to enable a select few alpha males to try and rule the rest of us. I hope he's right and someday we can overcome this part of our collective humanity and learn to live in peace with one another someday.

Ron Graham's avatar

For those too sleepy to be aware: ALL political leaders in Europe are vetted by the intelligence services, CIA, MI6, MOSSAD. Unless you are Obedient, you will not be allowed to achieve political power in Europe. These 'leaders, ursula von der creep, kaJa kallis, starmer, macron etc are clearly stupid individuals. But they are OBEDIENT, and that is the point.

Realist's avatar

Agreed, but the same is true in the US.

Realist's avatar

Rapacious megalomaniacs control the US empire. They will not relinquish their power without force.

David A Hill's avatar

What delightful interview. Great to hear a really fresh well thought out and independent view as a way out of today's selected leaders' pissing match!

David

Ilkka Tahvanainen's avatar

Thanks Lena for interviewing Jan!

There is still some hope If voices like this experience and intellectual truth has some channels to express.

I hope Jan has strengh to speak due its so much to aggree and to build future up on!

Michael Lanza's avatar

If Trump somehow takes a deal with Iran which is about the same as Obamas, the people will go nuts here especilly if Iran insists on controlling the Streit of Hormuz. I think oil prices will be high forever

Michael Lanza's avatar

I feel it would be good for us in America to have things changed here. We are going to go through a default shortly and dont need to be workds policeman. We have lots to focus on here and dont but honestly I dont see anything other than a collspse. I am 60 and may very well see at least the first part or half of collapse and maybe the whole one. It will be interesting to see America living as a second or third world coming because that is a possibility. What is more likely with the Lefts move to socialism is just that. A socialist society which will be so different a world for Americans.