How Henry Kissinger controlled the most powerful people in the world | Jeremi Suri and Lex Fridman

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  • @binky1135
    @binky11353 жыл бұрын

    JRE has been lacking this type of content for a long time now. Thanks Lex.

  • @neelj5155

    @neelj5155

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed..

  • @TheColdplay200

    @TheColdplay200

    3 жыл бұрын

    faccts

  • @blunty6feetunder

    @blunty6feetunder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ya, Lex's podcast has overtaken Joe's spot for me. But Rogan is still the GOAT and without him we probably wouldn't even have this podcast and many others.

  • @vezzy_3221

    @vezzy_3221

    3 жыл бұрын

    Joe has too many of his comedic friends... This is great by Lex.

  • @gregmattson2238

    @gregmattson2238

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah I think of lex as joe rogan with a brain. I'm just so sick of how joe bends to any number of inanities and doesn't evaluate his thoughts before saying something stupid.

  • @keithwahrer2223
    @keithwahrer22233 жыл бұрын

    This guy is missing some major aspects of Kissinger here. Kissinger was a heartless broker of war and destruction, and thought of people as cattle.

  • @gj1234567899999

    @gj1234567899999

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is the traditional way leaders thought about people. No different than Egypt’s pharaohs, Roman generals, Chinese emperors, the mongols, European Kings etc. it’s only recently that “morality” has even been given lip service.

  • @brandonburns5365

    @brandonburns5365

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gj1234567899999 still doesn't change the fact..

  • @lunchbox1398

    @lunchbox1398

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is what he said. Listen better

  • @huzi46

    @huzi46

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gj1234567899999 that’s doesn’t mean those nations were correct in what they did, besides if u learn ur history you’ll find out they’re have been many nations in the past that expressed morality

  • @jerryevans4002

    @jerryevans4002

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Neutral whoever insider "is" - he writes like a high schooler who failed spelling and grammar. You gotta touch up on your writing an character creation. Not convincing. Back to the drawing board with you.

  • @sanjayvaidya4925
    @sanjayvaidya4925 Жыл бұрын

    Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control people. - Henry Kissinger

  • @lordjafar8528

    @lordjafar8528

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh he's the one who said that?! wow

  • @pepenakamoto3675

    @pepenakamoto3675

    11 ай бұрын

    Control money supply and you control the entire world

  • @davidschalit907

    @davidschalit907

    10 ай бұрын

    He never said that! One of the biggest problems in modern life is the constant spread of nonsense disguised as truth. It will probably lead to mass death and attempted genocide, as people use this nonsense to advance conspiracies.

  • @MrPoopyPants-qg4kg

    @MrPoopyPants-qg4kg

    7 ай бұрын

    Evil human being

  • @kitsune090

    @kitsune090

    6 ай бұрын

    and you cook food (people) in hot oil (nation) = soldiers who die for their country and for the oil in the middle east.

  • @prettyteeth
    @prettyteeth2 жыл бұрын

    Kissinger is still alive. Im 39 and he was ancient to me when I was 12

  • @sitluxetluxfuit4481

    @sitluxetluxfuit4481

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's all that adrinocrome and stem cells he ingests on a weekly basis.

  • @philipdumont2286

    @philipdumont2286

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably gets organ transplants every 6 months

  • @craftpaint1644

    @craftpaint1644

    Жыл бұрын

    Kissinger was supposedly middle aged in 1970s. 👩‍🔧

  • @purebloodheretic4682

    @purebloodheretic4682

    Жыл бұрын

    "Young Blood"🩸👶🏻

  • @purebloodheretic4682

    @purebloodheretic4682

    Жыл бұрын

    @@philipdumont2286 His mate David Rockefeller had 6x Heart Transplants! Young Blood 🩸👶🏻 I suspect - Keeps these Monsters Alive!

  • @Well_Earned_Siesta
    @Well_Earned_Siesta3 жыл бұрын

    "The realpolitik becomes self defeating, because you're constantly running to keep power but you forget why." Such a critically important insight!

  • @davidpilgrim3455

    @davidpilgrim3455

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah agreed, only for the thrill of power. You became addicted.

  • @gs7828

    @gs7828

    Жыл бұрын

    Realpolitik's one of the tools, along with idealism, peace-making and geopolitics. Finding the balance and the recipe is the art of international affairs.

  • @Coolrunnings007

    @Coolrunnings007

    Жыл бұрын

    Um it’s not that complicated, it power for your country’s well being. That’s the underlying goal much in the same way we take care of our families or procreate in the first place. We advance our interests. There’s no great mystery underneath it.

  • @anaesthesia1549

    @anaesthesia1549

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Coolrunnings007 Your family’s welfare is dependent on the wellbeing of your neighbourhood. Making your family powerful at the expense of your neighbourhood will not provide long lasting peace.

  • @Coolrunnings007

    @Coolrunnings007

    Жыл бұрын

    @@anaesthesia1549 we’ll actually it doesn’t have to come at the expense of your neighborhood. That’s an assumption that is made but not required in order for you to advance. A modern example would actually be China who largely has risen at without violence ( externally that is). They focused on defensive postering while growing economically ( I do know that there has been changes recently). Russia followed a different method and it is not looking good for them right now. So it doesn’t require for it to be too violent or even detrimental to the neighborhood.

  • @jameshook8871
    @jameshook88713 жыл бұрын

    No mention of Chile or Cambodia? Surprising. It was an interesting chat, but I can't shake the feeling that Mr. Suri is deliberately glossing over the worst aspects of Kissinger while at the same time highlighting his supposed brilliance as a statesman. Describing the man as 'fascinating' and 'complicated' is all well and good, but he doesn't dare name him a war criminal. He treats Kissinger with a little too much respect and adulation for my taste. Or perhaps he's simply afraid of him?

  • @vedun9439

    @vedun9439

    3 жыл бұрын

    If he is writing a book on him in the same manner as he talks about him in this interview, he must be on his payroll

  • @Siwsonvirusman

    @Siwsonvirusman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because the uncomfortable truth is that the difference between many brilliant statesmen and war criminals is the same as between a genius and a madman - the victory.

  • @markcarey67

    @markcarey67

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lex was asking him about power, so he was explaining how Kissinger got and maintained power.

  • @barnabykent6698

    @barnabykent6698

    3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent comment

  • @elingrome5853

    @elingrome5853

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hitchens already wrote all we need to know...

  • @johncashrocks221
    @johncashrocks221 Жыл бұрын

    I would never hold it against a Cambodian or Laotian person for not exactly looking at Kissinger with charity. That man has played a serious hand in a lot of unnecessary destruction of human life and intensifying of human misery

  • @Randsurfer

    @Randsurfer

    9 ай бұрын

    Kissinger is one of the most evil persons in human history.

  • @aaronfuller881
    @aaronfuller8812 жыл бұрын

    Loved the podcast with your dad. It was the first of your podcast that I saw. Very humble of you to share how you felt after doing that podcast.

  • @atypicaltexan3834
    @atypicaltexan38343 жыл бұрын

    Henry Kissinger was a sadistic hollow death merchant for Mordor.

  • @robdawg007rc

    @robdawg007rc

    3 жыл бұрын

    except when he was making peace between countries? according to the interview i just watched here 🤷‍♂️

  • @robdawg007rc

    @robdawg007rc

    3 жыл бұрын

    i mean what you said does make sense but he brokered peace talks with japan, got us talking to commie china and got the middle east to stop fighting for a time..are you meaning he started all these conflicts just so he can brokerage a favorable deal...with the US? Himself? The jews? it sounds like there's more to Kissinger than what these guys just said cuz what you said doesn't fit here.

  • @atypicaltexan3834

    @atypicaltexan3834

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robdawg007rc As my enlightenment continues I have come to realize humans can not live in abstract fictions in large numbers. Constructing reality out of abstract thought creates madness. Look at the history of rise and collapse. It always leads to madness. You are in the matrix, 1984, Lord of the rings and the walking dead simultaneously.

  • @robdawg007rc

    @robdawg007rc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@atypicaltexan3834lol well since you sound like Saruman ill be Frodo...wait wait...ill be the chick with the samurai sword...this is good. You already sound like you're going mad and im just trying to survive

  • @atypicaltexan3834

    @atypicaltexan3834

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robdawg007rc Can you not see the metaphor? What happens when one acquires the ring of power? Mad lust for power maybe? Can you think of any examples of power causing madness? The world does not work like the reality show on media. Representative gov't. is just a facade obscuring the same feudal system of history.

  • @christopherscobie
    @christopherscobie3 жыл бұрын

    Kissinger = Rivers of blood..

  • @chrisb1906

    @chrisb1906

    3 жыл бұрын

    Blame rap music

  • @robertafif55
    @robertafif552 жыл бұрын

    So let me get this straight. 'If you don't like Kissenger your anti sametic"... is it just me or is something very wrong with this statement...

  • @walterwolf5354

    @walterwolf5354

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kissinger is not a Semitic.

  • @davidrubel6295

    @davidrubel6295

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anti-semites are just one of the many kinds of people who don't like Kissinger...most Jews don't like him either, so...

  • @-kepha8828

    @-kepha8828

    2 жыл бұрын

    The problem with the statement, is that ashkenazi jews were not real jews. Kissenger is a fraud, not a real jew. Although he is a kabbalist who worships satan through the occult.

  • @daskalman

    @daskalman

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's the same issue with criticizing Soros...

  • @benitosotelo444

    @benitosotelo444

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's just a copout

  • @ChristAliveForevermore
    @ChristAliveForevermore Жыл бұрын

    Kissinger is literally Emperor Palpatine before he officially became Emperor.

  • @MrHarryc727

    @MrHarryc727

    Жыл бұрын

    No my friend, Grand Admiral Thrawn

  • @lldd3072

    @lldd3072

    Жыл бұрын

    48 laws of power taught me bout this guy

  • @tsriftsal3581

    @tsriftsal3581

    Жыл бұрын

    Primarch of the God Emperor. Something, something the heretic Purge the something or other ... Joe Biden

  • @tsriftsal3581

    @tsriftsal3581

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrHarryc727 pawn of the rock challenged by lack of some word.

  • @ChristAliveForevermore

    @ChristAliveForevermore

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrHarryc727 Grand Admiral Thrawn was respectable. Kissinger is deplorable.

  • @SmedleyButlerIII
    @SmedleyButlerIII3 жыл бұрын

    The hand of the king... with an army of Economic Hitmen deployed for Empire...

  • @Claxiux

    @Claxiux

    3 жыл бұрын

    An evil empire

  • @the-selfish-meme7585

    @the-selfish-meme7585

    3 жыл бұрын

    Smedley Butler - Kissinger is exactly what he was talking about - war is a racket, and Kissinger was the racketeer in chief.

  • @keithsweet8840

    @keithsweet8840

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Neutral elaborate ,,i dare you,,, what was the most metaphysical,,and or majikal answers...i dont clikck on link's that are possible ,hack attack's/phishing...

  • @freefreespeech6722

    @freefreespeech6722

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@keithsweet8840 good for you, knowing everyones phones are already hacked in a way is reassuring. Jk. It was just a link to a book about a bloodline insider. Someone's been reading Icke. If anything he said were true, hed be in a cell in belmarsh next to assange.

  • @CosmicValkyrie
    @CosmicValkyrie2 жыл бұрын

    The fact that the US has not put him to trial only shows it's true colours.

  • @paulheydarian1281

    @paulheydarian1281

    Жыл бұрын

    That will never happen. HK is a servant of power.

  • @healthaton

    @healthaton

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not trying to be a dick but that sounds naive dear, the system requires, rewards and protects such people who do a shit ton of evil for the "greater good"

  • @fredricksmith-something.2125
    @fredricksmith-something.21252 жыл бұрын

    I like watching LEX interviews because he actually let's the guest speaker TALK most of the time.

  • @fallout3freak360
    @fallout3freak360 Жыл бұрын

    Kissinger is extremely fascinating. I first read about him in Robert Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power”. A guy who just always seems to come out on top no matter what. Worked under multiple presidents including Nixon - came out of watergate unscathed. Another figure that comes to mind is Talleyrand - once Napoleon’s chief diplomat. There are a lot of parallels between the two

  • @wiseonwords

    @wiseonwords

    Жыл бұрын

    @fallout3freak360 - Talleyrand was repugnant, but Kissinger elicits even more contempt than that repellent figure.

  • @frilansspion

    @frilansspion

    Жыл бұрын

    its almost like hes part of some powerful network or cabal isnt it

  • @gabbar51ngh

    @gabbar51ngh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frilansspion keep in mind Kissinger himself didn't care for rest of the Jewish community and unironically said it's not American concern if tomorrow Soviets puts their Jews into gas chamber too.

  • @suffeeirshad

    @suffeeirshad

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frilansspion he might be a powerful cabal. But i know muslim immigrant who did the same thing as henry kisinger to climb the ladder of power with strategy and succeeded in becoming crucial diplomat. Saying he is in a jewish mafia or cabal which i do not deny, diminished kissinger brillance

  • @frilansspion

    @frilansspion

    Жыл бұрын

    @@suffeeirshad I dont know or really care if its an exclusively jewish thing. And dont get me started on muslim infiltration :) That ethnic groups work together for their own purposes is not surprising or that outlandish a thought of course

  • @eIicit
    @eIicit3 жыл бұрын

    Now this was a really interesting conversation.

  • @eIicit

    @eIicit

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Late Laterson Whew, that was close. Thanks for that context man, I was completely oblivious to Kissinger’s existence prior to this interview and formed my entire perspective from this singular subjective conversation on a podcast. That could have been bad. If it wasn’t for you, saving the day with your incredible insight, reminding me that it’s “only telling the fluff zio side.” Amen. Whatever those words with a random sequence of letters mixed in there, whatever that means…, A-m-e-n. I’m with it. I’m getting that tattooed, and it will be the name of my first born. I nearly disavowed everything I know and stand for, like fundamentally… I mean, I was so close to becoming one of the people who just regurgitates what he hears from uncorroborated sources. Thank you Late “fluff zio side” Laterson. You are truly the greatest mind of a generation, and I mean that.

  • @jj342

    @jj342

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@eIicit absolutely!!!

  • @bennettbullock9690
    @bennettbullock96903 жыл бұрын

    I can't figure Kissinger out, to be honest. Growing up in DC in the 80s, I remember people fell into his aura, would excitedly talk about meeting him. Back then, he was what passed for "exotic", I guess. I think the breaking point was when I lived in China and read his book on the subject. He did not get China at all - his book is basically gpt3 trained on fortune cookies. I get the impression that he actually believed that he was making a strategic alliance against the USSR, and that it was something unusual or unprecedented for China to open itself to trade and foreign influence, and that this openness would endure. When in fact this happened again and again in Chinese history, and was almost always followed by a closing up. Which is exactly what we are seeing today.

  • @maggiemae7539

    @maggiemae7539

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like Tesla !

  • @DORC101
    @DORC101 Жыл бұрын

    The ending sums him up imo. Excellent stuff Lex, and big thanks to your insightful guest.

  • @richvandervecken3954
    @richvandervecken3954 Жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this discussion! I was always perplexed by how influential Kissinger was among the most powerful people in the world. I suspect He was always fostering close personal relationships with whoever the current director of the CIA happened to be. Being able to keep secrets is a very powerful tool when it comes to foreign affairs. Listening to this conversation makes me wish I could have been there so I could ask questions! LOL Thanks again for sharing I have not really thought about Kissinger in at least 20 years or so. I am very interested in history and believe the truth is way more messy than what makes it into the history books.

  • @MrTonycapt
    @MrTonycapt3 жыл бұрын

    the architect of the Vietnam war that l lost friends in.

  • @AndriesduPlessis

    @AndriesduPlessis

    3 жыл бұрын

    My country was sold out due to this evil man. I will sell my soul to meet him in hell personally

  • @vikrantsubakade9281
    @vikrantsubakade92813 жыл бұрын

    I'd also suggest the viewers to read "The trial of Henry Kissinger" by Christopher Hitchens. There is also a biography on Kissinger by Walter Isaacson (the guy who wrote Steve Jobs' biography) which is also very interesting...

  • @lawrencedavid9728

    @lawrencedavid9728

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Price Of Power By Seymour Hersh 1983 is excellent on HK corruption, highly recommended by Seyom Brown

  • @TerryStewart32

    @TerryStewart32

    3 жыл бұрын

    Niall Ferguson has written an authorised biography of Henry Kissinger

  • @kevinnates1736

    @kevinnates1736

    Жыл бұрын

    At 2:48 of this video what is it that he’s saying? Kissinger left right before what?

  • @studywithmir1994

    @studywithmir1994

    Жыл бұрын

    I´ll take my perseption of him by the venture brothers. But thanks anyway.

  • @paulheydarian1281

    @paulheydarian1281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@studywithmir1994 So, you're not a reader.

  • @920411140
    @920411140 Жыл бұрын

    Lex, I've listened to about 20 of your episodes and wanted to thank you for spreading knowledge, seeking insight and making the case for love. Keep up the great work.

  • @LevisH21

    @LevisH21

    Жыл бұрын

    "love" at the expense of lies probably. sorry but many of Lex's guests are nothing else but bias foot soldiers of their elite overlords. even this guy in the video isn't really critical of Kissinger. he is more or less "fascinated" by him.

  • @TravisTellsTruths
    @TravisTellsTruths2 жыл бұрын

    Really good research done. Epic job.

  • @granthawkins88
    @granthawkins883 жыл бұрын

    Lex - fwiw, the episode with your father was one of my favorite podcasts ever. Father-son relationships are complex and (nod to Tolstoy) each is complex in its own way. The evident strain is what makes it so real. Thankful that you'd share something so personal.

  • @jean-paulmorin913

    @jean-paulmorin913

    2 жыл бұрын

    Someday when you are far enough away from your father ( time wise) you may see him in a different life. Your mind needs to take some of the emotion out of the equation to hopefully resolve anything. In my guesswork, you will need to do all the flexing. I had so many issues that I could not iron out as he died 50 years ago and only now am I accepting that he was who he was and no reasoning in the world satisfied my questions.

  • @jean-paulmorin913

    @jean-paulmorin913

    2 жыл бұрын

    Light,not life. Thank you very much for your openness.

  • @TywinLannister666

    @TywinLannister666

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any thoughts on how much of todays popular pop culture media (TV, Movies, Comics, Manga, Basically everything) revolves around storylines involving "fraught" relationships between fathers and sons?

  • @agustinetcheverry2175

    @agustinetcheverry2175

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jean-paulmorin913 rrrhh tr

  • @lancestabler7650
    @lancestabler76503 жыл бұрын

    I will never understand why this man doesn't shave his head. Great conversation though.

  • @nakedsnake6076

    @nakedsnake6076

    3 жыл бұрын

    was thinking the same haha bet he woud look alot better bald

  • @starduster1265

    @starduster1265

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because from his perspective in front of the mirror, he still sees LOTS of hair.

  • @bigjoncash4297

    @bigjoncash4297

    3 жыл бұрын

    he is too lazy to not look like a slob

  • @Nobodyyoucarabout

    @Nobodyyoucarabout

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seriously he should grow out the beard and shave the whole head he's handsome!

  • @ballisticcranberrypeat7777

    @ballisticcranberrypeat7777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigjoncash4297 But not too lazy to write books, be successful, and have useful insights? What does that say about everyone who is wasting their time trying to polish the turd of their looks? Apparently you're too lazy to capitalize letters or use punctuation, you must put every ounce of effort into grooming every day. Keep it up guess?

  • @samansiddiquie1902
    @samansiddiquie1902 Жыл бұрын

    You know what I miss on these podcasts, one person who was in my opinion the best orator, polemic and observer of the now and history. Christopher Hitchens. I miss him. I really do. His eloquence, his articulation, his erudite commentary. What a man.

  • @aromero385
    @aromero385 Жыл бұрын

    I Remember in the 70s, In many Latin American countries, thousands of people were tortured, murdered in those killing fields. Is difficult to comprehend why a person who suffered nazi savagery would design such same cruelty. In contrast, we recognize down here, what a decent human being, Jimmy Carter was to put a stop to that violent craziness.

  • @ifatsultanate1

    @ifatsultanate1

    Жыл бұрын

    The oppressed always end up becoming oppressors themselves..

  • @aromero385

    @aromero385

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ifatsultanate1 Yeah, happens many times. Worse, many Jewish people around here in S. America fell victims due to his policies.

  • @mrweasel
    @mrweasel2 жыл бұрын

    Superb interview and very well spoken and articulated guest. As a political and social actor, Kissenger was thoroughly corrupted by and driven to pursue power.

  • @ReallyStrongGuy
    @ReallyStrongGuy3 жыл бұрын

    First time I have heard another person mention those people referred to as Court Jews. Very interesting story of a people and time.

  • @Jimi_Lee

    @Jimi_Lee

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like the original Rothschild guy in England.

  • @ReallyStrongGuy

    @ReallyStrongGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Jimi_Lee Yes. Exactly.

  • @melvinmorales1349

    @melvinmorales1349

    3 жыл бұрын

    Scriber in ancient times as well..

  • @chrishale5213

    @chrishale5213

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Jimi_Lee Nathan Rothschild wasn't the original, it was Mayer of Frankfurt.

  • @andymullarx6365

    @andymullarx6365

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now consider Shakespeare's take on lawyers.

  • @tradelinemedicallab
    @tradelinemedicallab Жыл бұрын

    Much needed interview. Thank you Lex

  • @onbvd1008
    @onbvd1008 Жыл бұрын

    Impressed with JS analysis, Great JOB explaining critical part of history, Thanks for sharing

  • @furmanodell
    @furmanodell3 жыл бұрын

    Kissinger's policy of playing China against the Soviet Union has the greatest long lasting effect on geo-politics.

  • @toddgaak422

    @toddgaak422

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. And now China and the Soviet Union are playing us against ourselves.

  • @furmanodell

    @furmanodell

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toddgaak422 If the occupant of the White House had any brains he would apply Reverse Kissinger onto the Chinese. But given 'ole Joe's foreign policy record, not likely.

  • @crowdic

    @crowdic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@furmanodell because you know more than the secretary of state right

  • @CharlesAlkhal

    @CharlesAlkhal

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@crowdic Blinken has no clue either. He sat there and took a beating from the Chinese in Alaska like a dog. I have never disrespect like it on our soil...

  • @100Mmore

    @100Mmore

    2 жыл бұрын

    He just helped intensify animosity, China and the USSR had issues with each other as soon as Stalin died.

  • @biljanao448
    @biljanao4483 жыл бұрын

    Casually speaking about Kissinger being a skillful negotiator and power chess player on the world scene...Nobel Prize winner, for God's sake... He was not alone while active (supported by wealthy oligarchs), he was extremely traumatized, even a classic villain. Let's not normalize abuse and violence. Respect for Kissinger? Terrible human.

  • @deevnn

    @deevnn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Biljana...you are correct and Neutral is nuts.

  • @eddiegill

    @eddiegill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not a compressive policy. He ran around putting out fires with poor results

  • @universalconquest4447

    @universalconquest4447

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tako je Biljana!

  • @seams4186

    @seams4186

    2 жыл бұрын

    Everyone should respect Kissinger. Like it or not he brought prosperity to America and the world.

  • @dekae2631

    @dekae2631

    Жыл бұрын

    Human? You give him to much credit by even referring to him as a terrible human. Dude was a monster in his most treacherous form. I'm surprised he wasn't found scaring children through their closet doors to collect their screams for a multi billion dollar company ran by a 8 legged freak. 🚪👻💀😱

  • @danielandrad382
    @danielandrad3828 ай бұрын

    New listener here. You are one of the most interesting KZread channels I've encountered in a good while.

  • @ajijixe
    @ajijixe2 жыл бұрын

    GREAT INTERVIEW! Thanks.

  • @iamspartacus7756
    @iamspartacus77562 жыл бұрын

    Ran into Kissinger @25 yr ago at the Kimball Art Museum in Ft Worth for an exhibit from Egypt. He was with an ancient socialite who was thinner than a toothpick. I remember hearing his voice and knew immediately without turning around who was behind me.

  • @paulheydarian1281

    @paulheydarian1281

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds creepy af. Hopefully, you weren't traumatized.

  • @itsmatt2105

    @itsmatt2105

    Жыл бұрын

    I sat in front of him in a movie theater once. I didn't turn around and look but I knew it was him, it was a war movie and every time a group of soldiers got blown up, I heard an enthusiastic, guttural "WONDERFUL!"

  • @nolongerblocked6210

    @nolongerblocked6210

    Жыл бұрын

    @@itsmatt2105 I'll take "Things that never happened" for 1000 Alex

  • @RyanPerrella
    @RyanPerrella3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Lex for all your work, thank you for hosting this great conversation and opening the book on these critical topics to understanding the world which we all find ourselves in.

  • @bender8275
    @bender8275 Жыл бұрын

    Just for context, "Gymnasiumlehrer" is a highschool/ grammar school teacher, not a Professor (as in university), still someone with status (back then).

  • @giovannamoro8564
    @giovannamoro8564 Жыл бұрын

    Great video today . I loved the subject .thanks

  • @sebastianwalls7001
    @sebastianwalls70013 жыл бұрын

    Great conversation, fascinating topics were discussed. Thanks for this!

  • @SlapStreamGaming

    @SlapStreamGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    i just wish this dude would get a haircut

  • @carminumbarritus8220
    @carminumbarritus82202 жыл бұрын

    A very interesting discussion about a former high profile figure, who's name still raises interest after many years. Jeremi Suri's book sounds like a good read.

  • @itsmatt2105

    @itsmatt2105

    Жыл бұрын

    Have no fear, Kissinger at 99 is still QUITE active and powerful behind the scenes, like he always has been. While I'm a realist, I can't shake the sense that Kissinger was unnecessarily evil and had/has a different agenda for the US than most US citizens would consider to be in our best interest.

  • @devgoswami1584
    @devgoswami15842 жыл бұрын

    Professor Suri was a professor of mine in Wisconsin, time has changed him but still a brilliant guy.

  • @tommyboy0208

    @tommyboy0208

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which college In Wisconsin?

  • @stefanmarraccini8646
    @stefanmarraccini8646 Жыл бұрын

    H-E double hockey sticks is your guest an engaging speaker. Historians are just so likable. DKG and Michael Beschloss come to mind... Just "discovered" you Lex. Impressive guy, impressive and important content. Subbed and will be back. You have a bunch of interviews with people I love hearing from. Thanks buddy!

  • @benhansen3345
    @benhansen33453 жыл бұрын

    That was a profound moment when you both touched on the topic of trauma - Lex, thank you for your willingness to be vulnerable in what you shared. Can you please bring on Gabor Maté re the topic of trauma and addiction? There's so much that we can all gain from understanding how our parents unwittingly pass their brokenness on to us, how it shapes our personality, and how we all have an opportunity to process that trauma and break the cycle (from a place of love and understanding).

  • @sperez3275

    @sperez3275

    Жыл бұрын

    Does he have a book?

  • @osamaahmad4265

    @osamaahmad4265

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sperez3275 The myth of Normal

  • @lawrencevandenberg7725

    @lawrencevandenberg7725

    Жыл бұрын

    Here's a boost for discussing/understanding parental influence--conjugal fraudulence. We're delivered to this understanding; we're, unfortunately the product of need and mutual dependency. Parents are still working this out, individually, when more children come along. What to do? Admit the marriage is a conscription--to one another, and the babies? Fat chance of that. Possibly some few couples enter into baby making with mutual surrender--"We'll make these babies for our God's eternal company. That's it. No restrictions from us." Mary & Joseph did this, for One Child--special case. Who else? The Kissingers of Germany? Who's asking?

  • @dose1208

    @dose1208

    Жыл бұрын

    As a struggling addict I choose to be this way I know there’s a better way just lack self will I’m looking for anything self research to help myself please

  • @lawrencevandenberg7725

    @lawrencevandenberg7725

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dose1208 Jose--the way out is "beyond self." Any self. Can't just dump on somebody else. Self won't ever "will to love." Self is the common addiction. Getting high is still attached--you come back to the same launch site. Hold still. Wholeness will absorb and absolve you. You belong to wholeness--not to your self. You're welcome.

  • @fernandoschmidt8
    @fernandoschmidt83 жыл бұрын

    Great conversation

  • @FearlessP4P1
    @FearlessP4P1 Жыл бұрын

    Kissinger perfectly fits the caricatures the fringes portrayed him as. He’s one of the worst people in American history. He didn’t just luckily get to these positions. He greatly benefited from nepotism and lobbying from special interests groups. This dynamic still exist.

  • @evanfinch4987

    @evanfinch4987

    Жыл бұрын

    are you FearlessP4P1????

  • @Neo-ti2rz

    @Neo-ti2rz

    5 ай бұрын

    He was juuu

  • @HDIII
    @HDIII Жыл бұрын

    Most interesting interview you've done Lex.

  • @kellymc3020
    @kellymc30203 жыл бұрын

    I am definitely not intellectual enough or Lex and his guests, yet I can always follow the conversations. I truly appreciate this ability to speak to all that are interested in these complex topics. I appreciate this podcast.

  • @MichelleAllen206

    @MichelleAllen206

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ditto!

  • @mikasasukasa4479

    @mikasasukasa4479

    5 ай бұрын

    i think youre more intelligent than you give yourself credit for if you can follow along.

  • @charmaine8512

    @charmaine8512

    26 күн бұрын

    Me too, fascinated with intelligent podcasts and it makes sense to see and understand why the Western way of life is bewildering to us ordinary people who come from third world countries (this label framed by colonialists) as we progressed without interfering in the dirty politics outside India. I see a link to colonial powers and those who fled wars due to these 2 figures _ UK and US and their cronies

  • @norbertdrage
    @norbertdrage3 жыл бұрын

    The guy who said "the illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer" (or something to that effect) should never be seen as a role model..

  • @jihyelee7140
    @jihyelee7140 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview. Will check out Suri’s book

  • @ygaudreault
    @ygaudreault2 жыл бұрын

    Henry Kissenger on china was one of the most fascinating books I read in a while.

  • @gavin7772
    @gavin77723 жыл бұрын

    Every other podcast feels like apower point after listening to lex

  • @spaceowl5957
    @spaceowl59572 жыл бұрын

    A "Gymnasium Lehrer" isn't like a professor it's like a highschool teacher

  • @Red-Feather
    @Red-Feather Жыл бұрын

    My father grew up in Germany during the war but was too young to fight. The idea that he had no power also haunted him all his life. He had my sister become a lawyer.

  • @slayerken123

    @slayerken123

    19 күн бұрын

    🧢

  • @slayerken123

    @slayerken123

    19 күн бұрын

    🧢

  • @Jcrpdx
    @Jcrpdx Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant conversations. Thank you.

  • @---zg7ex
    @---zg7ex2 жыл бұрын

    I am really amazed how this is the 1st KZread video mentioned Henry Kissinger ; this dude is the No.1 VIP guest for China as he really smoothed the relationship between US & China and contributed significantly to the China's rise.

  • @frilansspion

    @frilansspion

    Жыл бұрын

    Another nefarious act then. Devastating for world peace, world economics, and the environment

  • @romanval69

    @romanval69

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@frilansspion It was probably deliberate to keep China from having an alliance with the USSR. After all, China profited immensely from western economies, much more then they ever could if they stayed closed off.

  • @ballisticcranberrypeat7777
    @ballisticcranberrypeat77773 жыл бұрын

    Do you think Jeremi draws a little heart when he dots the "i" in his name? Like a Tiffani, or Terri, or Brittani? Smart guy, regardless.

  • @sbccmichaelkelly
    @sbccmichaelkelly Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I need this now. I’m leaving to watch the whole thing. You should’ve sent this to me a year ago.

  • @jamesmiltenbergerjr2250
    @jamesmiltenbergerjr22502 жыл бұрын

    I read a book called "Henry the knife" back in the 80s very enlightening.

  • @martiansurgery
    @martiansurgery2 жыл бұрын

    Kissinger also was instrumental in creating the Petro-dollar. Which allows the US military to be rented to the highest bidder

  • @xfhghe
    @xfhghe Жыл бұрын

    Though short, this was the most insightful analysis of Kissinger that I've heard. His unethical aspect is well known. But what drives him, his rise to power, and his approach; I find that interesting.

  • @STuPification
    @STuPification2 жыл бұрын

    ..and very insightful. Great interview for sure.

  • @walkertongdee
    @walkertongdee Жыл бұрын

    Lex dropped the ball about the evil monster

  • @dovlication
    @dovlication3 жыл бұрын

    so now we're empathizing with and humanizing the biggest warmonger in the world?

  • @scififan698

    @scififan698

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. With so much New World Order propaganda, I can only react as we small fishes can: downvoted and unsubscribed. Me need no stinking world government.

  • @mortyjames5897

    @mortyjames5897

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you expect to understand Henry Kissinger without empathizing with him? Empathizing just means "understand and share the feelings of another".

  • @ryanlankford8634

    @ryanlankford8634

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lex is quite obviously a lizard brained sociopath who suffers from the black and white thinking of capitalist good commie bad since he is from Ukraine.

  • @baldanders

    @baldanders

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes because he was a human just like you

  • @isblue3189

    @isblue3189

    2 жыл бұрын

    To defeat your enemy you need to understand him. To undo or change what biggest warmonger did you need to see the human in him

  • @Linda-oi4pj
    @Linda-oi4pj Жыл бұрын

    He inspired Klaus’s WEF

  • @nikobellic7586
    @nikobellic7586 Жыл бұрын

    Wish one day we can have Mayo Zambada in these Lex clips. A career criminal. Most powerful and dangerous man in Mexico. A career that expands since 1975 til today. Has built an empire that overlaps 6 out of 7 continents.

  • @musicbyphill
    @musicbyphill5 ай бұрын

    Unbelievably good. Thank you.

  • @2sevensdaievans
    @2sevensdaievans3 жыл бұрын

    hands down down the best clip I've ever watched! damn...

  • @2sevensdaievans

    @2sevensdaievans

    3 жыл бұрын

    @fa q ha why?

  • @theplaylistchannel6300

    @theplaylistchannel6300

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@2sevensdaievans it's a decently informative clip but it's but a drop in a bucket of infinite information on everything ever

  • @peterdeacon4628
    @peterdeacon46283 жыл бұрын

    Christopher Hitchens writes about Henry Kissinger in detail

  • @brodyharris7631
    @brodyharris76317 ай бұрын

    'You're constantly pursuing power but you forget why' wow. Nothing sums up politics more specifically democracy more than that statement

  • @REwing
    @REwing2 жыл бұрын

    There is no possible excuse for what this man planned for the world, he is sheer evil to the bone.

  • @Tounguepunchfartbox

    @Tounguepunchfartbox

    Жыл бұрын

    Simple worldviews are for simple people.

  • @Godshonestruth

    @Godshonestruth

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TounguepunchfartboxYou are such an impressive enlightened utube poster. 😂

  • @jadedwitness9840

    @jadedwitness9840

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Tounguepunchfartbox simple he was objectively evil so yeah I guess it’s not hard to comprehend

  • @Tounguepunchfartbox

    @Tounguepunchfartbox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Godshonestruth it’s facts. Simple people subscribe to simple models of thinking. Nuance and uncertainty melts their brains lol. Kind of how ideological people tend to be pretty fu**in stupid.

  • @Godshonestruth

    @Godshonestruth

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Tounguepunchfartbox We are all one. To elevate yourself over “everyone else” intellectually shows your insecurity and lack of intellect. Not to mention ego. Kissinger did more bad for the world than good. There is evil in this world.

  • @YiannisANO1911
    @YiannisANO19113 жыл бұрын

    The Cyprus Problem is also something Kissinger was more than involved in, its been 40 years his choices are still being lived

  • @kloschuessel773

    @kloschuessel773

    3 жыл бұрын

    You would have liked the turks to have it?

  • @YiannisANO1911

    @YiannisANO1911

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kloschuessel773 they have half the island, i'd rather they didn't have any

  • @babiskatopodis2787

    @babiskatopodis2787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@YiannisANO1911 Ποιος νομίζεις ότι κερδίζει από την κατάσταση στην Κύπρο

  • @YiannisANO1911

    @YiannisANO1911

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@babiskatopodis2787 mono i Tourkia kerdizi me afti ti katastasi. O xronos ine me to meros tis

  • @babiskatopodis2787

    @babiskatopodis2787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@YiannisANO1911 Ο Τουρκία δεν έχει κερδίσει τίποτα ακόμη. Τα μόνα κράτη που κερδίζουν είναι η ΗΠΑ η Βρεττανία και το Ισραήλ.

  • @gasa6272
    @gasa62722 жыл бұрын

    Dr Kissinger and Dr Mengele are the same kind of doctors

  • @lukealadeen7836

    @lukealadeen7836

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doctors of death

  • @ramanujamsooriamoorthy4743

    @ramanujamsooriamoorthy4743

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except that Kissinger is much worse.

  • @chengezhussaini1464

    @chengezhussaini1464

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kinda sounds ironic. A man from a Holocaust surviving family does something similar to what was done toy the aforementioned. May God help him and the rest of us I would say.

  • @tvbant
    @tvbant Жыл бұрын

    Great interview

  • @clappedupcup7916
    @clappedupcup7916 Жыл бұрын

    I like lex he’s always speaking well makes a story come alive

  • @MrRudy-vk7xx
    @MrRudy-vk7xx2 жыл бұрын

    Is this the whole interview? Did I miss the part where you guys speak about the real influences on the world stage?

  • @johnsampson6387

    @johnsampson6387

    2 жыл бұрын

    You mean the lizard people?

  • @asheru9254

    @asheru9254

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yews

  • @DelandaBaudLacanian
    @DelandaBaudLacanian2 жыл бұрын

    15:05 ""you get this mutual dependency in a Hegelian way [..] Kissinger builds this through ego and performance"" such an interesting deconstruction of a...remarkable man. Thank you Lex, I'm learning a lot about human nature through your discourse.

  • @nyworker
    @nyworker2 жыл бұрын

    "Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer"

  • @charlesvire7517
    @charlesvire7517 Жыл бұрын

    I am truly enjoying these podcasts. Not really a reader. Much appreciated 😊❤

  • @Patchaddictedpolymath
    @Patchaddictedpolymath2 жыл бұрын

    Christopher Hitchens talking about Henry Kissinger changed my thoughts about America in a lot of ways

  • @wyattrussell7496
    @wyattrussell7496 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine bringing democracy to the land, where you overthrew democracy 60 years ago, after learning about democracy from it 200 years prior.

  • @theriffguy8237
    @theriffguy8237 Жыл бұрын

    Kissinger said "diplomacy is the art of restraining power". He also observed "it never ceases to amaze me how extraordinary men are bought undone by the most ordinary of things". In Diplomacy, he says "the new world order will be fully visible by 2045". Kissinger has a company called Kissinger & Associates. A great statesman, but at 99 years old, times up.

  • @trinabaker3186
    @trinabaker3186 Жыл бұрын

    Nice conversation.

  • @jimluebke3869
    @jimluebke38693 жыл бұрын

    In the Captain America movie, the "wise old man" says that only those who have been without power can be trusted with it. That's never quite rung true, for me.

  • @sonicpoot5692

    @sonicpoot5692

    2 жыл бұрын

    What a moron the Hebrews have almost always been in a position of power and wealth and privilege since the Russo/Kiev viking trade post times it's they just run alot of your learning that makes you think that .... They can't help themselves by try to control ever host nation it's why there universally the most hated people in history can you name a single main stream news station not ran by a Hebrew??

  • @ultrafly100

    @ultrafly100

    Жыл бұрын

    In reality, only those who have had power can be trusted with it.

  • @jimluebke3869

    @jimluebke3869

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ultrafly100 I'm not sure there's really a link, at all. People who have had a good example of wielding power responsibly, and have people willing and able to hold them to account, would be a better bet.

  • @eddiegamarro4379
    @eddiegamarro4379 Жыл бұрын

    Lex should invite Adam Curtis, he has a few thoughts on Kissinger.

  • @Franciscasieri
    @Franciscasieri2 жыл бұрын

    A war criminal. The Trial of Henry Kissinger by C. Hitchens covered this in depth.

  • @ppacal1098
    @ppacal1098 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent summation of the changing of the guard from wasps to ... Really don't want to labeled as anti ...

  • @formercanadiancitizen4756
    @formercanadiancitizen47562 жыл бұрын

    Even as a child growing up watching him on TV it was overwhelming obvious to me that he was evil personified

  • @skp8748

    @skp8748

    Жыл бұрын

    That's AntiSemetic

  • @georgewallace8933

    @georgewallace8933

    Жыл бұрын

    @@skp8748 lol

  • @gilligan87

    @gilligan87

    Жыл бұрын

    If that's what you took away from this video, you are exactly the kind of person who makes it impossible to have reasonable discussions about controversial people and events. Kissinger isn't evil. He has done some evil things. He has done some good things. He is a complicated, powerful person. Can you say for sure that you would've caused less harm in his position? I don't think you can, and if you assume you can, ask yourself what makes you so confident - ask yourself what makes you so sure you'd always make the right call. People who make bad calls are just as confident in their decisions as you are in your ability to avoid them. That kind of self-assured attitude is precisely what fools people into making bad decisions.

  • @skp8748

    @skp8748

    Жыл бұрын

    @@georgewallace8933 😉😉😉

  • @skp8748

    @skp8748

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gilligan87 like Hitler.

  • @pa9121
    @pa91212 жыл бұрын

    The smile Suri has on his face when he describes Latin America and Africa as irrelevant to Kissinger because they have no power is diabolical.

  • @flashgiz1

    @flashgiz1

    Жыл бұрын

    sounds like you're looking for something that isn't there imo

  • @718saurav5
    @718saurav52 жыл бұрын

    10:49 what’s that smile made from? GOLD!

  • @alejandropflucker4857
    @alejandropflucker4857 Жыл бұрын

    FASCINATING INTERVEW. THANKS.

  • @craigcolbourn8351
    @craigcolbourn8351 Жыл бұрын

    Two words come to mind with Henry Kissinger: PETROL DOLLAR

  • @andymullarx6365
    @andymullarx63652 жыл бұрын

    This seems to be an attempt to justify the actions of Kissinger and those he actually represents.

  • @faismasterx

    @faismasterx

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's what it sounds like.

  • @seams4186

    @seams4186

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, that's OK tbh. People are acting like Kissinger is evil or something. He's an american hero.

  • @anthonyleem89
    @anthonyleem892 жыл бұрын

    the guest sounded like he was doing an impression of David Brooks (the columnist) at times throughout this interview.

  • @aqeelyousuf31
    @aqeelyousuf31 Жыл бұрын

    I wish Christopher Hitchens was alive. I missed him so much whilst watching this..

  • @Motivational.Quotes10k
    @Motivational.Quotes10k3 жыл бұрын

    The corrupting nature of power... Well said

  • @cyb3rs1n
    @cyb3rs1n5 ай бұрын

    Fascinating episode

  • @patriciacady6326
    @patriciacady6326 Жыл бұрын

    Refreshing to hear, especially now...

  • @flywithholyspirit
    @flywithholyspirit2 жыл бұрын

    All that back room stuff did not work. Where is the USA today! Lots to think about.

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