Ik heb hier geen actieve herinnering aan.

@erikxtrema3845

17 күн бұрын

Nederlandse bevolking wel

@RS-Amsterdam

17 күн бұрын

Klaar om NATO te verzieken zoals hij de laatste jaren met NL heeft gedaan

@erikxtrema3845

16 күн бұрын

@@RS-Amsterdam Meer macht voor de W.E.F. agenda

@pervisual

16 күн бұрын

Het geitenpaadje naar de Nato. Maar voor de rest is ie ver van het padje af.

@bjornberkers1622

16 күн бұрын

Eerst ons land naar de knoppen geholpen, nu mag hij het in de NATO doen. Onbegrijpelijk

As a Dutchman, I did not expect a Warographics on our former prime minister

@BiggaSpeedbuster

21 күн бұрын

Same here (Hoi)

@stefa4013

21 күн бұрын

Yes! This is so strange. Also for some reason I have no active memory of this video

@JeffBilkins

21 күн бұрын

It is about the new NATO leader not just his previous job.

@Ukbrummie

21 күн бұрын

The Dutch are cool people. I'm glad he has been appointed

@Iflie

21 күн бұрын

Yeah me neither, it's like my news tab and my youtube tab molded for a second. Rutte certainly has positive qualities that make him a good leader, if he's in need of a spine he has a steel one. But he's also quite capable of lying with a smile on his face. He's not corrupt or greedy though, highly unlikely to be shown to have a history of assaulting women or the other things you might find in men who get power.

Who is Mark Rutte? As a Dutchie, I would have to say "Daar heb ik geen actieve herinnering aan".

@Tijn-nd8ro

9 күн бұрын

@@Theturtleowl Hij heeft nu functie elders

@sykens587

5 күн бұрын

@@Tijn-nd8ro supergaaf!

That letter you labeled as 'Rutte's Apology letter' for the Hungaryan PM contained absolutely no apologies.

@rjdeseijn

16 күн бұрын

So you have fully read the letter?

@Me1le

15 күн бұрын

I have. Orban posted it in full on twitter. It is well written and does not contain an apology.

@abbofun9022

15 күн бұрын

Ergo he is such a sharp operator

@rjdeseijn

14 күн бұрын

@@abbofun9022 I simply have trust issues about someone who has ties with a dictator and you can never be sure if it's altered or not before made public.

@piotrcarafa7993

8 күн бұрын

@@rjdeseijn I can understand that way of thinking. It's way harder to gain respect and trust

A tall, pragmatic Dutchmen who is a cunning bargainer, eh? So you're saying he's a Dutch, Dutch Dutchman who is Dutch?

@wimdb86

19 күн бұрын

Only biologically, Mentally he's a Jew.

@willumbermarchant5510

18 күн бұрын

I hear he is also from the Netherlands...

@BboyKeny

18 күн бұрын

As a Dutchman, I can confirm he is a very Dutch Dutchman

@jannecoolen2816

18 күн бұрын

Yea, his brand in the netherlands is also dutcher then dutch. He also famous for biking to a meeting with Obama, who showed up in a limousine escorted by column of cars.

@1aapmens

18 күн бұрын

thank you Baldrick

This man has one gift above all and thats the art of compromise. He can put multiple parties at a table and make them all believe they walk away with the biggest piece of the cake while barely giving them anything.

@adoteq_

20 күн бұрын

Exactly

@NewHandle_

20 күн бұрын

Sign of a 'good politician'

@itsokaytobeaselfhatingjew5971

20 күн бұрын

Lol, he only fooled the voters...we had a left leaning government.

@davonmulder8458

20 күн бұрын

Well said

@EGO0808

19 күн бұрын

It's spelled 'compromise' and no, Rutte doesnot have that ability, that is a myth. I have been on 3 'handelsmissies' (trade missions) with mr. Rutte and he is a different man, when he is not the center of attention. He shows little interest in other people, than those he assumes to be the right people to talk to, he cannot be trusted for his words and most will notice this behaviour pretty fast. When he is around people he doesnot know, he is out of his comfort zone. He is by far not the extrovert, humorous man he always portrays to be. A wolf in disguise.

I recall Rutte as a guy who's governments were brought down by major career ending scandals again and again yet somehow walked away clean each time

@victorsamsung2921

9 күн бұрын

Politics is gonna be politics. Just look at the current white house shambles with Biden/Harris etc.

@AEgir347

4 күн бұрын

So just your average bourgeois liberal party leader

@rickvisser1986

2 күн бұрын

Only happens when there s a lot of power behind a person who wants him to stay put. And that only happens when he is doing the things this power wants.

@Alakablam

Күн бұрын

And still the majority voted VVD again and again and again, so yeah politics ain't hard

Small but important correction: the letter to Viktor Orban was never an apology. He just acknowledged Hungary’s dissatisfaction with his comments and promised to uphold the unity of the alliance

@harm7602vicount-Visconti

18 күн бұрын

So true. I found this the only flaw in this clip though.

@Centurion101B3C

18 күн бұрын

As mentioned above; Do not assume anything on a handshake with him without carefully counting your own fingers afterward.

@user-qz2ld3vt2d

17 күн бұрын

@@harm7602vicount-Viscontianother one i noticed is calling him a conservative. Because fiscally he is, but on social issues he is progressive (think end of life care, abortion, lgtbq rights etc)

@Centurion101B3C

17 күн бұрын

@@guydreamr Yep. With sand in the vaseline.

@autohmae

16 күн бұрын

Sounds like a compromise.

The one interesting detail about Rutte's apology letter to Orban is that it actually does NOT contain an apology. And yet for some reason Orban swallowed it.

@ronintje7647

19 күн бұрын

I'm sure along with the letter there were some other promises/rewards offered to Orban. Orban only opposes things to get a benefit for Hungary, he'll always give in for the right price, just like he seemingly left the meeting when there was a vote to help Ukraine some time ago. He never voted in favor so he kept his word and the others got what they wanted for a negotiated reward that wasn't made public.

@Centurion101B3C

18 күн бұрын

Tells you a lot about not only Mark Rutte, but maybe even more so about Viktor Orban. Aesop had a nice story about a crow and a fox and some cheese. Very much applicable to this particular example.

@stysner4580

17 күн бұрын

Exactly. It was a compromise letter, not an apology letter. Apologizing to Orban for being too harsh on LGBT issues would be political suicide, Rutte's far too smart for that.

@hans7856

17 күн бұрын

We can only guess what Rutte did to please Orbán. Rutte is known to make the Dutch people pay for his own career perspectives, so I fear the worst..

@kaydesign

17 күн бұрын

The US dictates, the rest follows 😅👍

The correct pronounciation of the "u" in Rutte is like "fur", not like "oo" in "good"

@brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407

21 күн бұрын

no offense but dutch pronounciation is so so weird 😂

@nuke298

21 күн бұрын

Who seriously cares?

@jamesharris184

21 күн бұрын

Tomato tomato

@stinnna

21 күн бұрын

@@nuke298 Well if you dedicate a whole 20 minute video on one man, at least get his name right lol

@svenrio8521

21 күн бұрын

Damn Dutch!

As a Dutch woman I can tell you he is an utterly slippery snake. In Dutch...a gladakker or also ..hij heeft het achter de ellebogen

@RDLondon2023

9 сағат бұрын

Gladjakker bedoel je

Rutte also really loves to deny things by saying "I have no active memories of that."

@borodel619

15 күн бұрын

daar komen ze wel vanzelf achter, wij zijn hem kwijt, maar indirect........pffff

While I hate Rutte for his policies, his scandals, and what he did to the country, even I can't say that he isn't a great politician. International alliances benefit from pragmatists, and this guy is the ultimate one.

@gp-1542

21 күн бұрын

I guess because of these times, I don’t think we can be picky with our choices Rutte has one and only one job: keep the nato gears turning as smoothly as possible

@siertje100

21 күн бұрын

I just hope this role doesn't require any vision... cause he lacks even the concept of vision.

@teaser6089

21 күн бұрын

@@siertje100 That is wrong

@saint-miscreant

20 күн бұрын

This; the choice of Rutte itself seems pragmatic - NATO is preparing itself for a potential Trump presidency... and unfortunately, I doubt Trump would respect a female SecGen. Also, in a time when NATO is not very sure about what it wants for the future, maybe they decided that a compromise-builder and set of steady hands was in order.

@flipdrumkip

20 күн бұрын

He said himself that vision is the elephant in the room preventing a solution.. or something like that. He is proud he lacks vision. Still... probably a good choice for secretary general​@@teaser6089

Canadian here, that's a fair reaction. We may not want to spend that much on defence, but it's an obligation, and our government should abide by it.

@Scapestoat

21 күн бұрын

It is not an obligation. It is a guideline.

@jacobq.2204

21 күн бұрын

With how absolutely leftist and totalitarian Canada has become I am surprised they don't spend more. They seem to want a iron grip on their citizens and usually a strong military would be a part of that. It boggles my mind that Canadians keep electing such obvious WEF stooges into power.

@domenico_ginny6164

21 күн бұрын

@@Scapestoatyeah but that being said they we are in a pinch here and they along with the rest of Europe need to step up to the plate because daddy America won’t be around to help much longer it seems

@worldwanderer91

21 күн бұрын

Has Canada figured out where they are gonna get the money for more defense spending from?

@Lord_Foxy13

21 күн бұрын

Not to mention, we have so much coast and such a small Navy... we really should have a much larger Navy than we do

Over here we used to call him Teflon Mark. A man more slippery than an eel in a bucket of snot.

@henryvanosenbruggen4694

16 күн бұрын

With a very bad Memory!

@jaaput

15 күн бұрын

Obviously the opponents are even worse, since they cannot gather a majority of the votes.

Dutchie here. This guy is the real two-face Harvey Dent. Always playing the every day John while constantly making backrooms deals and evading public inquireries about it.

@RoastHardy

16 күн бұрын

Je lult man, dit meen je niet. Ging 't 28 jaar geleden dan zó verrot vergeleken met nu?

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

En hij lost de problemen nooit op he schuift het door en door en de problemen worden aleen maar erger tot er niks meer aan ge daan kan worden en als men het tog probeert stribbelt hij tegen

@glennakiN69

16 күн бұрын

​@@j.cv.bmerwe6304SNAPJE

@raphaelbriganti6030

16 күн бұрын

I second this! people should know what they get themselves into

@Lightning_Lance

16 күн бұрын

very good description

I just hope our lovely Rutte will remember everything he needs to, to do this new high pressure job. I dont think Mark "I dont have any active memories" Rutte will get away with acting like nothing happened when he made a mistake at NATO

@Scapestoat

21 күн бұрын

Gosh, if he even has 10% of the scandals as he did in the Dutch government, NATO is doomed!

@Rikku6405

21 күн бұрын

Kan nu al niet wachten op zn verklaring😂

@Namaride

21 күн бұрын

Zou iedereen bij de NATO een bonus van 1000euro zijn beloofd tijdens zijn sollicitatiegesprek?

@TodaTruth

20 күн бұрын

Just the way he did make alot of mistakes in NL

@thesaw9988

20 күн бұрын

Sure he will. It is a ceremonial job. Most Dutch will fail under any stress. I see them come and go every day at my job. And many end up in de WIA. or even born with a so called handicap. Wajong. Every one seems to be born with some disability these days. ADHD, Dyslectia.... Actually, when Lubbers said: Nederland is ziek, he was overstating. It got worse. If you give them a deadline they freak out.

"If you have a political vision you should go to the optician," he once said

@JohanWilt

18 күн бұрын

I remember that as "If you are looking for vision, go to an optician."

@DoubleUProds

17 күн бұрын

How can you butcher such a simple quote. He jokingly quoted german chancellor Helmud Schmidt: "Wer eine Vision hat, der soll zum Arzt gehen" He actually said "Als 'visie' betekent tot in detail voorschrijven waar we over 25 jaar uit moeten komen, dan verzet als liberaal alles in mij zich daartegen. Een land, een samenleving past niet in een mal" during the De Schoo lezing. Which is a very reasonable take in our modern political and technological landscape.

Teflon Mark as he is indeed called in the Netherlands. Has no plan, no vision and no beliefs (also states that himself). Just manages what comes his way. The game seems to be the goal itself.

@adbos4555

15 күн бұрын

Ja . Hij is ook een professionele leugenaar . De gladdekker !

@baronmeduse

15 күн бұрын

And yet a majority voted for him four times, like Balkanende before him. Mostly because the electorate are also complete idiots and right-leaning. VVD only has to shout enthusiastically 'mouwen opstropen!' and the cross goes into the box. Someone else suggests a useful policy like e.g. affordable healthcare and the electorate goes into a flap believing all the lies spewed out around it. De gemiddelde stemmer hier in NL is een volstrekte domkop.

Dutchman here, Rutte has become an almost larger than life figure in Dutch politics. He’s an extremely good debater, and his charisma made him get away with things he really shouldn’t get away with. Almost no one could beat him electorally, to the point that parties were formed just to pull his party to the left or right. It was often said that the only person who could end his rule was himself. I have no doubt that he will be a figure of authority within NATO, especially given that he tends to be a lot more brazen when he isn’t dealing with party politics.

@teabsbytoerkoeveluwe1490

18 күн бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAH good debater. He never answers key questions. rutte is a huge lyer

@drewmagnet

18 күн бұрын

So you're saying some might call him a master debater?

@Calligraphybooster

18 күн бұрын

And now say that double quick😉

@lasse9272

18 күн бұрын

@@teabsbytoerkoeveluwe1490liar* you illiterate mess

@moniquevanderaa8635

18 күн бұрын

@@plolsteg7705 he is a bad man grrrrrr

When he takes over, could you possibly do a video on Stoltenbergs achievements and failures?

@Kameeho

20 күн бұрын

Yes please

@GoodMan_000

18 күн бұрын

Which achievements ?

@martavdz4972

16 күн бұрын

@@GoodMan_000 Getting Hungary and Turkey to accept Sweden and Finland, establishing the NATO-Ukraine platform

@GoodMan_000

16 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972 Can you explain exactly where is achievement ?

@MrRono19

16 күн бұрын

@@GoodMan_000 getting Sweden and Finland into the NATO is the achievement.

Over 14 hears as PM he has always had to build coalitions with right wing parties, left wing parties or center parties. He has led 4 party coalitions and often relied on some more parties to get stuff through the Senate. Many of his predecessors would not have been able to do this. Love or hate his domestic policies, he has a perfect skillset for leading a 32 country alliance and keep it together. Add to that the recognition and respect world leaders have for him due to his tenure, and there's your man

@thesaw9988

20 күн бұрын

eh.... could you mention a left wing party he had coalitions with? And there presidents of successors who did just that. Lubbers, Balkenende, Bos. Please don't include D66 as "left wing" They are liberal. More progressive as opposed to conservative VVD. But don''t have much incomon with socialists like the SP or Groen links. And I would not include CDA or other religious parties as left. because they are, you know.... religious. They are usually conservative right. Now, in all honestly, I admit he agreed to a gedoogregering in support of PVV. You could considder PVV leftish. Not so on their asylum policies, but the rest of their party program is actually rather socialist. But it didn''t last that long.

@mrhpijl

20 күн бұрын

@@thesaw9988 his second cabinet Rutte 2 with the Labour Party (PvdA). They didn't have a majority in the senate so they had to close deals with others from the get go. The Lenteakkoord/KunduzCoalition that precedes Rutte 2 is also is a remarkable agreement

@Simon-gv4md

18 күн бұрын

​@@thesaw9988The PVV isn't left-ish, and their party program isn't socialist. They are a far right party that dabbles in copious amounts of opportunism and populism. Their party campaign program is just that, a campaign program to sway voters in their favour. What the PVV has actually pushed in the past, and for the new coalition, is anything but socialist. Things like tax cuts for the extremely wealthy and corporations, further cuts to public services, scapegoating of immigrants (especially of Muslim and Arab immigrants). The PVV also openly spread insane fascist dog whistles such as the great replacement. Which shouldn't come as a shock, as the PVV base of support has always had sizeable fascist and neonazi elements. Let's not forget about Bosma's history of spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories. And Wilders' complacency towards such views.

@Floris_VI

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for correcting that for me

@WalkingOnWater86

18 күн бұрын

And it never worked!

What I will never understand is why reporters are incapable of saying names properly. It literally takes 10 seconds to look up how to pronounce Rutte, not rootuh.

@marla-1923

16 күн бұрын

thats just the english/british mentality

@silverhawkroman

16 күн бұрын

Even like the word rut in English is enough to have a somewhat decent pronunciation, rut-tuh

@Insomniac1813

16 күн бұрын

@@courageousmelon5654 dutch names are mispronounced by everyone outside of the Netherlands, my name was never spoken correct outside of the Netherlands or by foreigners...

@MelroyvandenBerg

16 күн бұрын

It's just Rut te

@lucas82

16 күн бұрын

You are aware that you probably mispronounce plenty of foreign names as well, right?

Mark Rutte even enriched our vocabulary..... We now have the frase "I don't have any active memory of ....." . I bet it will be a famous world wide frase once he's done st NATO.

the only country that saw this coming was Poland. over ten years ago Poland made a commitment to expand and modernise its armed forced while the rest of Europe twiddled its thumbs. they are now one of Europe's largest militaries and rapidly growing.

@Alessus95

18 күн бұрын

Not the only one. There is a reason Finland still has universal male conscription and it isn't because we think the Swedes will invade...

@leanderbuijtendijk6241

18 күн бұрын

Poland and other eastern European countries should have had the honor to provide this Nato leader in my opinion. We Dutch, as well as other western counties, were by far to late and did not listen to your advice.

@pro_grapist

18 күн бұрын

Poland was not the only country, Findland and the three Baltic countries saw what's coming and tried to warn others too.

@ChristiaanHW

18 күн бұрын

@@leanderbuijtendijk6241 i think that for this time Rutte is the right choice. but NATO should appoint (way) more people from Eastern Europe on roles that assist Rutte (so other top positions), and that would be a great way for them to gain experience in the top of an organisation like NATO. and when the current tensions with Russia, China and the US boil down that experience would make them a good choice for the next "election" for the top position. we need to choose the right person at the right time, and not just choose a person because it's a change from the previous choices. and like it or not, but right now Rutte might be the best choice.

@farsalami8605

18 күн бұрын

Every sane and knowledgeable person knew if some lines are crossed this will happen. Stoltenberg even got it sent to him on black and white as he himself admitted.. Btw we ( yes even me ) considered this could happen if... 16 years ago not 10. Personally i thought that the west would wake up and stay behind the obvious last red line. Btw i think Poland is safe.... and i see a scenario that Poland actually becomes the most powerful military power in mainland Europe if sh... hits the proverbial fan lol International relations is a simple game and is at least 5000 years old. it was and is almost the same and little has changed. You want a simple example? one great power supports the reign of a king deposing the previous king which had alligned with the opposing great power. This great power attacks to put their king back on throne. The small kingdom gets devastated. The 2 great power fight eachother on the ground of this small kingdom. If one wind ... well case is closed. If not they negotiate about what to do and stop the bloodshed ( money, treasury lol ) and risk of rebellions at home because of too much troops being away or invasions. So they come to agreements. Either they partition this kingdom. Or they exchange..... you take cilicia back...we take Armenia and we both declare ouw victory to our people. We'll fight later on some other issue .... no hard feelings. They even might decide that one decides who will rule the kingdom, while the other should assign that person as a king. Again both powers claim a victory. You can find 100 of these between the Romans and persians in their long rivalry. In conclusion.... we knew what could happen..... and now we know how to settle it. One party does not want to settle it

This guy is the personification of the word politician. Extremely slippery/cunning when talking and softening difficult questions with ease. Even tho his tenure in the netherlands was awful being responsible for numerous big scandals he always somehow smoothtalked his way to a victory

@salamandarin8626

17 күн бұрын

Funny how being an obvious liar translates for you to: cunning XD

@TenkabitoShien

17 күн бұрын

@@salamandarin8626 its basically the same thing.

@salamandarin8626

17 күн бұрын

@@TenkabitoShien not if its obvious...

@TenkabitoShien

17 күн бұрын

@@salamandarin8626cunning in the dictionary having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion. "a cunning look came into his eyes"

@salamandarin8626

17 күн бұрын

@@TenkabitoShien hes not a good liar. No skill

It's a case of replacing something bad with something even worse. When Rutte talks he lies and if somebody asks him a question he does not want to answer he suddenly has a case of "not having an active memory about it

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

Of : dat weet ik niet maar ik zal me er over buigen als ik tijd heb wat was het volgende onderwerp ?

THE GREATEST GIFT THIS GUY HAS IS THE POWER TO FORGET EVERYTHING.

As always, a wonderful analysis! Congratulations for the work!

1:10 - Chapter 1 - The dealmaker 5:00 - Chapter 2 - The quiet man 9:10 - Chapter 3 - All that is gold 14:10 - Chapter 4 - Controversies 17:40 - Chapter 5 - Where next ?

@MJBRidge

19 күн бұрын

helpful thx

@origami83

17 күн бұрын

chapter 6 - the liar that forgets

The defense spending thing of the USA is a bit unfair. When the USA is investing in its military, it is investing in its own industry. When the Netherlands do it, it is an investment outside of the country. Something you dont want to do in a crisis.

@timotheusvanesch3959

18 күн бұрын

There are more reasons. For one: Europe has been held hostage by the USA since WWII, spending most of its defence budget on USA weaponry. Not all, most. Word even goes, that NATO prevented the EU from properly expanding. Mais bon. Then there is NATO vs the USA vs the Pacific. The USA spends 3.35% of their GDP on defence. How much of that 3.35% is spent on NATO (North Atlantic TO), how much is spent on USA-only interests (the Americas) and how much is spent in the Pacific? Europe's main interests are Europe and Africa. We might have a lot of financial stakes around the world, but we have no defence spending there.

I think one of his strongest points is that he is a credible likeable person in the way he presents himself and in formal and informal contact. That makes it hard to dislike or even hate him, although there were enough reasons for that in 14 years of Dutch leadership.

A politician with "Flexible" morals! Say it ain't so.

@Rasaevire

18 күн бұрын

Idealists never get shit done in a democracy. He is a political juggernaut you want in these times in that position

@ismarwinkelman5648

18 күн бұрын

Buy some shoes before you start talking crap

@bommelmapping307

17 күн бұрын

​@@Abram2020Why are you lying, he lead the economy through the aftermath of the 2008 crisis and the crisis didn't hit the Netherlands as hard as other EU countries. All numbers prove our economy is better off now but of course you're lying, the thing you're blaming Rutte to have

@stysner4580

17 күн бұрын

@@Abram2020 He actually averted multiple economic crises, what are you on about?! The economic recovery after COVID was one of the best in the world. The GLOBAL economy is down the drain, nothing the Netherlands can do about that. The worst thing that has happened during his tenure is the housing crisis.

@arneclements6911

17 күн бұрын

@@Abram2020 So did the housing situation here in the Netherlands

Pretty bummed that Kallas didn't get the job. If anyone will not treat the Russians with kid gloves its someone from the Baltics

@piotrcarafa7993

21 күн бұрын

Or Poland, Finland and Romania.

@Vanyali

21 күн бұрын

nope, to close, that would just escalate things faster and farther in the long term... although you are correct about the kid gloves

@JFHism

21 күн бұрын

Thats why im glad its not her, I'd rather avoid nuclear war.

@rik8612

21 күн бұрын

Rutte would be the only one to handle Trump when he gets the presidency. He has a way with people that you just cant learn and certainly cant know before you know the guy.

@lenny5774

21 күн бұрын

Someone with an ax to grind, against a potential foe, is not someone you want leading you before a credible reason comes to fight. Former Warsaw Pact countries need to be heard not followed right now

He's that guy that always says '' oops sorry i forgot''

Mark Rutte: we gaan geen handen meer mogen schudden *Schud hand met andere politicus* Rutte: Ik heb hier geen actieve herinnering aan

I'm Dutch, and even so, this perspective is very eye opening and welcome!

Your assesment on our former PM is pretty well done. But you left out a nickname " Pinocchio ". XD Love your channels man.

@golagiswatchingyou2966

21 күн бұрын

Teflon Mark

@TheSolMike

21 күн бұрын

@@golagiswatchingyou2966 He said that one lol

As a Dutchman I'm very proud that most of this comment section is "Ik heb daar geen actieve herinnering aan." jokes. Why though, I don't know, I don't have any active memories of that.

He might not have lived through great decisions, but he's definitely a brilliant politician. Master of compromise and doesn't let ideals get in the way of a resolution. He has a task and he makes sure he gets it done. Any Dutch commenters saying hes awful are wrong. Winning 4 elections speaks for itself.

Lmao mark used to be a teacher at my highschool he chill af

@helgavanraam29

12 күн бұрын

onbevoegd, ja

@vpmvda

2 сағат бұрын

rofl, this top comment was made by someone dumb af

When I was serving from 2008 to 2015 we always yelled "budget cuts" while doing training

@Drteomas

17 күн бұрын

You are the problem

@01Bouwhuis

16 күн бұрын

​@Drteomas it is not a joke.....

@Drteomas

16 күн бұрын

@01Bouwhuis this is why I am more happy than you. It's something we can not change.

@MrTruth-ib5ce

9 күн бұрын

Then why do you feel to call it out?

@Drteomas

9 күн бұрын

@@MrTruth-ib5ce Why do you feel people are not allowed somehow to say stuff..

as a dutchman i'm impressed with your insight in the swamp of dutch politics, please keep up these informative analises.

Great video, too bad i won't have any active memory of it😢

A couple of years ago, Rutte was a guest at Zomergasten, a Dutch talkshow/interview program. I like it, because it's an all-evening show and it gives the interviewer a lot of time to really get deeper into the material. Anyway, if you can, you should watch the episode with Mark Rutte, because it does explain a lot of why he is the kind of man that he is. Why he rather avoids dealing with unpleasant things, for instance. His father was a prisoner in a Japanese interment camp, his mother was the sister of his father's first wife, who was killed in the camps. Mark Rutte had a brother who died of aids. All very traumatic memories, but neither of them were ever talked about in the Rutte's household. And he doesn't think that's potentially damaging to one's mental health. It paints a picture of a man who never learned how to handle negative emotions, so he avoids them. And that's something I recognize in how he does politics. He doesn't solve problems, he waits untill the problem becomes a crisis, and then he can't avoid it any longer. But he never takes responsibility for it either, everything just seems to happen, without there being any reason for it.

Mark Rutte , alias 'Teflon Mark' as he is better known by the EU Members. He's goes from scandal to scandal without ever bringing him in trouble . I can't stand the guy , he's represents the high income society .

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

Ja en propaganda doofpot mark

Thanks Simon and team, foe me as a dutch person, it is very cool to see a independent view of our former prime minister and new Nato leader

great video.

Dutch soldiers training, yelling “bang bang bang”

@amazer747

21 күн бұрын

Took them back to their childhood days.

@jannetteberends8730

19 күн бұрын

That was so very Dutch 😂

As a Dutchman, I can only say that this video has made the perfect profile of Rutte. I’ve met the man a few times. Both at work during the French state visit to the Netherlands, and walking down the street in The Hague. You really can’t hate the guy when you meet him. He’s really kind, respectful and funny too actually.

@destructionnl8165

17 күн бұрын

You're either forgetting or skipping some important details.. NAVO must be blind or corrupt or something like that for hiring him.. The list of scandals that stick to his name is huge AF and he's done nothing to correct the mistakes, never apologized for the times he lied and told excuses about his memory, and that's not even mentioning the fact that he's broken the law multiple times by deleting stuff that should've gone into archives.... NAVO should sack this guy immediately. He's very bad news.

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

Ja ik snap niet hoe hij die baan heeft ge kregen en wij zijn nog steeds zijn troep aan het opruimen en zijn er nog lang niet klaar me en wat hij deet in het parlement kan je geen debat noemen problemen door schuiven of aan andere geven en dan nog grotere blunders maken waar door de vorige blunder vergeten wordt of uitgesteld

@borodel619

15 күн бұрын

Ben je dan ook een goedbetaalde staats WEF trol? Tuurlijk is die man vriendelijk en goed gemanierd, maar herken je de geniale psychopaat niet? Lees het boek: destructieve relaties op de schop van meneer Storms.

Mark is disciplined, a Christian (with conviction), very balanced, interested in people, hates pomp, friendly and approachable, loves his work, not materialistic, incorruptible.

@geertminderhoud2641

4 сағат бұрын

I would consider him a satanist. Like his masters....

An episode of the comic book of Astrix and Obelix is called, "the schemer". Rutte is that man.

@helgavanraam29

12 күн бұрын

Oh, that's so true.

Rutte is the combination of a Chameleon and a snake.

"The new leader should be from a new member & a woman." How about qualified, or isn't that a progressive enough requirement?

@danielgreen1124

20 күн бұрын

Qualified? What in the diversity and inclusion are you talking about?

@JoshSweetvale

20 күн бұрын

What kind of whining are you doing? Reality is doing what you want. Do you never stop whining?

@ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem

20 күн бұрын

That sort of thing is fine, BUT only if the final few candidates are found to be equal in qualifications.

@martavdz4972

17 күн бұрын

It's just an idea that was floated around, for heaven's sake. There were some capable female candidates, so they were considered as a possible path to new viewpoints and new ideas. It wasn't a rule.

Random suggestion, You could render your video in the aspect ratio you use for your facecam. I think that would lay more emphasis on you and play better with the bunker vibe your camera vignette is already creating. Not to mention that it makes the videos feel more unique, especially on non 21:9 devices

I'm dutch, and there's a family buried right infront of my grandfather's grave whom perished from MH-17. One was my father's old classmate.

Master of doublespeak

So after a good amount of scandals in The Netherlands, the personification of an insurance salesman goes to NATO.

@YnseSchaap

21 күн бұрын

Pretty much

@marilynlucero9363

21 күн бұрын

Ikr... We are f*cked.

@HRM.H

21 күн бұрын

First he screwed over our country, now itll be all of NATO. Rutte is literally ONLY known for the scandals.

@YnseSchaap

21 күн бұрын

@@marilynlucero9363 😁fucked anyway

@destructionnl8165

17 күн бұрын

Yes he is. Proving that in politics you can do whatever you want and you'll still get a good promotion afterwards. Try doing what Rutte's done in a normal company and you'll never have a job again. Might even end up in jail.

Chameleon? His nickname is pinnochio. Or dementia.

Rutte is never responsible, but his subordinates are. This is his success formula. Denies having had sensitive knowledge during political scandals despite evidence saying otherwise. 'In hindsight I must have remembered it incorrectly' is typical rutterian lingo.

@borodel619

15 күн бұрын

een typische goed gemanierde, zeer intellingente psychopaat dus........pf......... en nu de zeer transparante ex geheime dienst ,meneer Dick......... toch maar emigreren?

Break the mold of middle white men? Basing such a serious appointment on gender is wild

@arwing20

21 күн бұрын

Well she would have been a better choice. She has bigger balls then most men in the NATO organisation

@pantherdddjvdgx

21 күн бұрын

@@arwing20they are in debt in this department

@piotrcarafa7993

21 күн бұрын

Apparently they prefer DEI Kakistocracy to Meritocracy.

@piotrcarafa7993

21 күн бұрын

​​@@arwing20If you go with that I agree, but that's the point, attacking the choice based on merit and attitude, not for ethnicity and gender.

@thedorkside6090

21 күн бұрын

Fr

The Netherlands sends Mark with the highest gratitude. He's going to do a great job, for he is a Vogon of a man, who is not troubled by the various qualms, ethics, practicalities or realities anyone else is bothered by. He'll make sure NATO endures, even if all its member states have to collapse for it.

@gessie

16 күн бұрын

Excellent summary. I'll add that he's well-known for berating his own constituency, whom he regards as mindless peasants. To be fair - his own incompetence combined with his many absurd re-elections evidenced the point.

@sorsocksfake

15 күн бұрын

@@gessie Thank you, but I do sincerely say he's a highly competent leader. What he leads, often isn't worth leading though. Sometimes we can do with a little incompetence.

@borodel619

15 күн бұрын

Are you a ducth man? A lot of dutch people are pissed of because of destroying the midclass...... yes he is calm, wel mannered, intellingent and a psychopath.....

@niekv9683

13 күн бұрын

@@sorsocksfakeYou are so ignorant, he is very dangerous and has ulterior motives. Not for the people but for the elite. He is a psychopath but maybe that qualifies him for the job because our world is blind and crazy.

When he’s in trouble his answer is just that ‘he has no active memory of it’.

Well said!! Everything you said was spot on and even mostly unbiased!! That is how journalism should be!!

Rutte isn't so much a conservative as an oppertunist. Also, not only the military was sold out under his reign but he finished the selling off of government tasks to private entities (from energy to healthcare) - lowering service and driving up cost.

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

And lowering standards to rock bottom

he lowkey has the secretary general aura just like Jens Stoltenberg

Our former 12year prime minister that sold out our beautiful lands to golbalists😢

Quite a sufficient summary.

I have no active memories of that -mark rutte

@Frank074

17 күн бұрын

A classic and useful quote 😂

@pauliusiv6169

15 күн бұрын

the same guy that literally said that he'll put the constitution aside if it's politically inconvenient for him

Your pronunciation of R in Rutte is funny. In Dutch you purr the R. Cheers for including the biking footage.

@woeshaling6421

21 күн бұрын

More like gargling gravel

@Martcapt

21 күн бұрын

Simon seems to make a point of mispronouncing most foreign names, is the only conclusion I can make. He did a piece on Chávez and didn't get it right a single time (or even close with an English pronunciation)

@Snagprophet

21 күн бұрын

Was he really praised for cycling to work? Surely that's a basic standard in the Nederlands by now? Even Boris Johnson cycled to work and our infrastructure for bicycles is shit.

@guigoGOGO

21 күн бұрын

@@Martcapt the one that cracked me up was the one for Jair Bolsonaro, he used the J like they do in Spanish but its very different in Portuguese lol

@WkKijkt

20 күн бұрын

Actually, we have both. We have what’s called a “rolling R” (what you call a “purr”) and we have a “flowing R” (which is I guess the more standard anglo/American way of pronouncing the R)

Rutte is someone, when saying someting and after a few weeks/days it wasnt right he says : "i jave no active memories of this"

As a Dutchman, I never knew there were already three Dutch leaders of nato before Rutte. I was especially impressed by Joseph Luns (never heard of him before), who is by far the longest leader: almost 13 years in the 70s and 80s.

@jdj8168

18 күн бұрын

Zoek maar even naar luns, bizarre gast en carrière

@arneclements6911

17 күн бұрын

Luns had plenty of scandals of his own. Look it up.

@boretti1307

17 күн бұрын

Joseph Luns was an ultimate diplomate. In his time as a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands he convinced De Gaulle, president of France, that the UK should enter the European Economic Community. De Gaulle was against it, but thanks to Joseph Luns he changed his opinion.

@apveening

16 күн бұрын

@@boretti1307 And the EU lived to regret it.

He is a great politician, meaning he's skilled at dodging any real responsibility and slithering through the political landscape of today seemingly unscathed. As a Dutch citizen, I have spent my teen years with this man in office, slowly dismantling important social structures without taking any accountability for the impact, directly contributing to the division and polarization we have to deal with today. His pragmatism and lack of a good moral compass, makes him a good politician, but a bad leader.

@allenk6373

2 күн бұрын

As a Russian that was born under putin I start to realise that all these democrasy BSis just a hoax for people Honestly if people are so dislike their leader where is your democrasy ? Why don’t you protest ? Why don’t you vote for different people Why don’t you organise political movements Like if I do that I will be jailed for extremism But are you also will be jailed ?

Great video. I feel like I learned more about our former PM in 20 minutes than in the last 10 years hahha

Regarding him allegedly collapsing his own government in the end... as someone who followed that quite thoroughly, he absolutely did. He just found himself an excuse to get real hung up over, way more than was reasonable for his or anyone's standards and collapsing the government was completely avoidable. In his long tenure as MP, this may be the single most outwardly bad thing he's done though. I have respect for a man who was able to keep a country together during so many tough times, crisises and covid.

As a Dutchman i loathe him for what he’s done for the country but he’s a damn good politician

In the Netherlands we call him Pinokkio

@supernenechi

13 күн бұрын

Who said you had the right to speak for me? You can call him whatever you want yourself, but you have no right to speak for me or others.

@DanielLichthart

13 күн бұрын

Never heard anyone say that, only teflon Mark.

Dutchman here: I have not been a fan of his political actions in most cases, and the way scandals seem to leave him unharmed. Or the fact that he has a tendency to lie about certain things. I would never ever vote for him and most people were tired of him. That being said, I would 100% vote for him being the leader of NATO. Like you said, you need a specific set of skills, and I dont know anyone who seems to have all of these like he does. Though I usually dont agree with him on domestic policies, everyone will tell you that he is a good man. A kind man, simple, decent, humble. He would never have a personal scandal, perhaps a political one, but thats it. He know how to talk to people, he knows how to play the game. Its weird. I wanted nothing more than for him to leave office, but now we have a waay shittier government on the right and its just a matter of waiting it out. Excited to be hearing about Rutte still. Call it dutch pride or whatever, not that thats a very big thing out here.

Note that its prounounced like 'Ruhtte' as in 'Duh' and not 'Ruuthe' as pronounced in the video

The defense spending plummeting under Rutte's watch is an aftereffect of budget cuts that were already instated in the 90s and continued by coalitions before Rutte. He had little influence in this. His party (VVD) has always been in favour of more budget for the dod, and no one in his position could have increased it. However much you might dislike him, you can't discredit him here, he tried his best.

@j.cv.bmerwe6304

16 күн бұрын

Ja het hele Nederlandse rechtssysteem is bezuinigd tot de rand van de doot Rutten = death Bay a 1000 Cuts

@Conclusius68

11 күн бұрын

Not at all! He was the one that wanted to cut the budget of the Dutch government with no less than 40 billion euros after the financial crisis of 2008. And he made it happen. He was prime minister in 2014, when the MH-17 disaster happened and NATO made it's commitment. He could have raised defence spending to 2% GDP gradually from then on and would have reached the target in 2017. But no. He never was interested in security in the first place. Only in the oil and gas industry.

He can't keep getting away with it!

We also call him Rubber Rutte because he has the backbone of an inflated tire.

Oh FFS you can't get rid of him

@Martcapt

21 күн бұрын

Many feel the same in Portugal with António Costa. Seems as far as politicians go, only our worst go abroad. When we finally thought we were done with the cunt he goes of into the EU

@jacobq.2204

21 күн бұрын

Seems like he was a great choice after listening to this piece from Simon.

@autobootpiloot

20 күн бұрын

@@jacobq.2204 he might just be the most capable politician in the world at the moment. But his moral compass is not existing. He should be in prison for treason. The way he left the Dutch politics for a personal carreer should never be forgotten and definitely should never pay off.

@YoungAsznee

20 күн бұрын

What personal career?​@@autobootpiloot

@autobootpiloot

20 күн бұрын

@@YoungAsznee how about his new position at NATO?

I'm sad to see him go but I'm glad to see he'll take a position like that. I think the man did a great job back home and out of all the politicians in dutch politics he seems like someone who would keep the boat afloat and headed in the approximate right direction and that is exactly what I expect from him in the NATO role. He's not extreme, he's not too stuck in his ways, he's just gonna steer the boat slow and steady around the rocks but if anyone pisses him off he can draw a line in the sand and make you regret pissing him off. I like that quality, really amicable until you cross the line and go too far, then you will suddenly see him pull on a whole lot of strings to isolate you.

@jackthatmonkey8994

21 күн бұрын

'Pechgeneratie' and 'toeslagenaffaire' aside, he failed at properly dealing with the dangerous effects of propaganda injected into social media

@thesaw9988

20 күн бұрын

I think most Dutch would disagree. Now, regardles of my own political vieuws: left despices him. Rigth despices him. Religous people, whatever. Now, I never ever, honestly voted for Mark Rutte or VVD. I appreciate and respect him as a prime minister. I don't think Mark will piss off Putin. "keep the boat aflote ...." end quote. Jesus man. Op welk VMBO heb jij je diploma gehaald?

@rwmaliepaard

19 күн бұрын

@@thesaw9988 Waarschijnlijk dezelfde waar jij "views" hebt leren spellen.😀

@pizza1530

19 күн бұрын

Bro wie zijn deze mensen die zo goed over hem praten 😂😂 jokers

@rafox66

18 күн бұрын

@@thesaw9988 Jezus man, jij vraagt op welke VMBO school hij zijn diploma heeft gehaald, maar volgens mij ben jij niet eens naar het VMBO geweest😂 regardless* views* right* despise* religious* afloat*

Love how he pronounces his name, rootaah hahaha

Look at the Netherlands, was a thriving country proud everything, and now? its a puff of air full of "refugees". and own folk let down deeply. Thank you Mark!!

R-uh-tte Not R-oo-tte Isn't financially corrupt. He is however morally corrupt.

@martavdz4972

17 күн бұрын

No, the correct pronunciation of the "u" is a sound that doesn't exist in English.

@Drag0nvil

17 күн бұрын

​@@martavdz4972 Rut (A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.) I would say that the pronunciation matches pretty well. If not how about `fur`

@martavdz4972

16 күн бұрын

@@Drag0nvil No, that's not correct. Definitely not "fur". It's something between "oo" and "eh". You pout your lips a bit. One of my relatives is Dutch, my sister translates books from Dutch etc., so I should know.

@Drag0nvil

16 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972 and for the word rut? I guess I once more am getting confirmed that I got a thick Dutch accent. Would still say that pronouncing rut as written is better than pronouncing it as root though

@Creamcups

16 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972 You're just wrong. The u in fur is pretty much exactly how a native would pronounce it.

In a heated, day-long debate in parliament, with the contunuation of his gevernment at risk, he repeatedly answered questions with: "I have no active recollection of that". For some time afterwards it became a nation-wide catchphrase indicating either a disputable denial at best or a lie at worst ... actually because he got away with the political problem in saying so without pissing people off too much.

As a Dutchman: Opportunistic tacticus, at the cost of strategic vision.

Do not underestimate this man.

The man is a true chameleon, he is able to change no a dime. That is someone you should not trust. In my opinion.

@JeffBilkins

21 күн бұрын

Are you new to politics or just naïve?

@sickbozo8152

21 күн бұрын

he's a politician... nuff said

@tvh024

16 күн бұрын

When he was younger he was with a political party that wanted to lower the age of consent to 12 years and he was pro commercial surrogacy...

Whoever suggested that the next leader should be a woman needs to seriously sit down and think of the reasons why NATO was formed and why it's important that meritocracy is used, not diversity for the sake of it. I have nothing against a woman leading but I do if they were arbitrary chosen because of gender.

@jannecoolen2816

18 күн бұрын

Mark Rutte suggested it as matter of fact.

@martavdz4972

17 күн бұрын

Agreed, but pointing out that it was a suggestion, not a rule. I got the impression women were mostly not even considered because they were women, so if it's true, it's good to break out of that. But it would be foolish to force a woman into the position if a more capable male diplomat was available. Like, I'll take Jens Stoltenberg over Georgia Meloni any day.

@neondystopian

17 күн бұрын

@@martavdz4972 I wouldn't be worried, if that was the case, but it never is. Honestly, I don't care anymore. If I don't like it, I guess I can just move to a BRICS nation or something, 🤷

WOW. As a dutchman I completely recognize his strenghts and flaws in this video. This was really well researched by the team!

Rutte sometimes said: "governing is making mistakes". By that definition, he was very, very good at governing...

After like 15 years us Dutch people still have no idea who this guy is. We do know him as the epitome of the managerial, visionless, technocratic elite, loyal only to himself and power for power’s sake.

@MusicheadRick

18 күн бұрын

Pfff, while Italy, Spain, Greece, UK, France and even Germany were barreling full force towards demographic and economic collapse, Rutte kept NL relatively strong. Did he had to make horrible decisions? Scandalously hard cuts and stops and did it hurt people? Oh yes. But believe me, Rutte will go down as an absolute genius when he becomes embedded into our national history.

@bommelmapping307

17 күн бұрын

Don't say us Dutch people when he won 4 election with the last 2 being not even close, he was the only presidential figure and now that he's gone our parliament looks like a clownshow, and most people from far left to far right agree with that

@ruwardbol

17 күн бұрын

Totally agree, only got elected so much because people tried to keep out the PVV

@Frank074

17 күн бұрын

He got elected because the alternatives were shit. And it still is.

@destructionnl8165

17 күн бұрын

Rutte was bad news from day one and you know it. If you're seriously trying to ignore all the scandals, the lies and the excuses about his memory, you're out of your mind. Or a fraud, as all VVD people are. Frauds, and liars.

Though I liked to see him leave the Dutch government some years ago, he never lost my respect as a great politician. I wish Mark Rutte the best of luck in his new position!

@Thomas-xd4cx

19 күн бұрын

Ah, so lying through your teeth while destroying the social fabric of a country is worthy of respect now? No wonder our country is fast becoming a dump…

@MyDrules

19 күн бұрын

Letterlijk stockholmsyndroom. Mark Memory Loss Rutte heeft nooit iets goeds gedaan voor ons land. En is dus bij definitie geen goede politicus. Wel een goede leugenaar die de belangen van multinationals verdedigt ten koste van de werkende man en vrouw.. Als dat een goede politicus is zijn we verloren als mensheid. Een goede politicus zet het belang van het volk (en nee niet alleen de blanke nederlander voor ik het racistisch nationalistische stempeltje krijg) voor het belang van de multinationalen en kleine rijke elite..

@pizza1530

19 күн бұрын

😂

@erikxtrema3845

17 күн бұрын

Wat vertel jij de mensen hier ? Deze man is 1 grote leugen en heeft schijt aan de mensen die hij vertegenwoordigd . Ik weet niet onder welke steen jij elegen hebt afgelopen jaren. w.e.f. puppet , nothing more Jeff ! 🤬🤬🤬

@goldenlight1922

17 күн бұрын

Are you paying all the persons that paid a lot for the Solar panels that are now worthless. Are you helping the farmers because the are bullied to leave there farming ground to have houses for immigrants? Why do Immigrants have more right to a new house than a 20 or 30 year loyal Holland citizen?

Fun fact: robert caro's biographies of LBJ are rutte's favorite books...

He’s one of my rolmodels i saw him at the supermarket yesterday and we took a picture togheter

In the Netherlands he is known for his major scandals and never taking responsibility.

@knole378

17 күн бұрын

And for being the longest serving prime minister and winning 4 parlement elections in a row. Considering cda and pvda were dominating from 1945 to 2010, pretty impressive.

@salamandarin8626

17 күн бұрын

​@@knole378in the Netherlands we dont judge a mans character by the amount of votes but by his behaviour...

@ensar4115

17 күн бұрын

​@@knole378 it's not impressive when considering the obvious corrupt government. Like man, jusr think a little teany bit.

He is a very competent politician. He is also know for having literally zero integrity, no personal ideals and a complete willingness to lie through his teeth. In other words, he might be very qualified for this position :')

@dangermouse9348

21 күн бұрын

Some would say, "over qualified".

@coenvanpoelje5498

21 күн бұрын

Not sure about the "lie through his teeth" part, part of being a leader is working with many people who lie all the time, he is great at making the best of shit situations despite catching the blame for those who caused the bullshit. I voted for his party for years and am happy to see him attend this new role. A role that can really use his talents.

@methos4866

21 күн бұрын

​​​@@coenvanpoelje5498If the people that answer to you and work under you cause bullshit then you are responsible for that bullshit.

@mormacil

21 күн бұрын

@@coenvanpoelje5498 He straight up lied on numerous occasions, lying through his teeth is extremely apt here.

@PivotCyroy

21 күн бұрын

​@@coenvanpoelje5498He literally was the cause of the majority of those issues.