Assassination Attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico || Peter Zeihan
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- On Wednesday May 15, there was an assassination attempt on Slovakia's Prime Minister, Robert Fico. At the time of recording, the PM was still in critical condition and there's no clear political group or foreign entity claiming responsibility.
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Just a detail for those who are interested: it's actually pronounced "fitso" as it's a slavic language.
thanks for mentioning this. I always laugh (through tears, unfortunately) whenever I hear someone foreign pronounce it "Fiko".
To an Italian, that looks like an Italian surname, it is indeed an Italian surname in italy. It means fig, or cool...really
@@LawrenceReitan Well, our president-elect's surname is Pellegrini :)
“Please assume the position.”
He mispronounces every single name of every, person, state, city he ever mentions except maybe the US ones.
Hello, so 20year old slovak fan here(one of the Pro European Bratislava people), yeah, we are a special mix between the West and East very conspiratorial and dividend at the moment. Very nicely done Peter! A lot of the foreign media coverage is kinda inaccurate, but you hit the nail on the head.
No, he is trying to say that the Eastern side of Slovakia is like the right in America to score points for Biden. He is wrong, it’s the dumbest comparison.
@robbycook4298 the person above who is Slovak says that Peter nailed his description of what is going on there. You seem to disagree, but you haven't explained why he is wrong.
@@robbycook4298 Yeah whenever Peter gets a chance he slips in some US political propaganda that doesn't fit. Peter has to get paid from somewhere. Bringing up Slovakia is like having a radical similar to Boebert on both sides when we literally have violent radicals promoting riots on the left is laughable. Boebert is an idiot but we don't have to pretend people worse than Boebert don't exist on the left.
@nicolasolton Old Robby is probably MAGA so don’t expect too much from him intellectually
In Islam we don’t believe that a human like me and like you is god , Jesus is not god , he is a human like me and you , Allah the most high created prophet Jesus
Hi Peter,
Slovak here, living in Bratislava. Just to add some things which are very important. Fico has always been very pro-russian and used mostly anger and political attacks to maintain power. Recently after he got in his most recent term (4th) he became even more aggressive with his policies towards everybody, domestic and foreign. He is basically trying to be discount Orban - going after opposition, media and the European Union. The worst part is he is spreading Putin's propaganda (about Eu, Covid, Ukraine...the list is long). He is very effective with this namely with more "simple people" who do not check facts (mostly those "rural" people which you mentioned). The situation right now is the parties are trying to burry the hatchet at least for a short while, but his party SMER and SNS seem to be not willing to do that (still attacking media for causing the attack). Our society is extremely polarized and on the edge (Its basically west leaning folks vs Russia leaning folks).
The biggest irony is a 71year old pensioner from a very small town shot him - demographics which is the base of his power. I highly doubt any foreign involvement, he was just really frustrated with current political changes. There will be more news on Tuesday - we will see if both parts - the coalition and opposition are able to work together. A bit long but the situation is difficult.
Wish us luck, we are going to need it.
PS: There is a nice saying since you have mentioned Czechoslovakia's split. "The Czechs got the balls and all they left us was a dick"
Sincerely, a huge fan of yours
Your comment highlights not only your ignorance but also your "racism", the typical wisdom of people who think they have the scepter of truth in their hands and look down on all the useless scum who don't think like them. "Simple" people? Russian propaganda, covid etc etc? I have also lived in Bratislava for many years, I am Italian, I love Slovakia, graduated with a doctorate and I don't consider myself a "simple" person. What would be the Russian propaganda that Prime Minister Fico has publicised, in your opinion? Talk about peace and try to avoid World War III? You know, in the normal world and not in the absurd world into which we have fallen in recent years, talking about peace meant stopping sending weapons and forcing adversaries to sit around a table. Today, however, they have put it in your head that sending weapons is equivalent to talking about peace or perhaps that staging peace conferences in which only one of the parties sits (the loser among other things) is a normal thing. Everything is normal in the world of the absurd and the opposite into which your propaganda has placed us. Maybe you're also one of those who talks nonsense about climate change and the "green deal": in fact, a thousand atomic bombs scattered around the world would be excellent for the climate, don't you agree (in addition to the millions/billions of deaths obviously)? Regarding Covid, the truths are finally coming out (watch Fauci's interrogation and then you will also know the answer). Truth about the increase in deaths (Australia, New Zealand and even in the UK governments have started to take action in this regard), about the deprivation of constitutional freedoms etc etc. One last question, just to understand: why does American propaganda do so and that of other nations no? For the ideological assumption that liberalism (new Nazism) is good and everything else is rubbish? Allow me to point out that the "simple" people as you call them are those who built the nation you are in with sacrifices and are people with brains and intelligence, believe me even much more than mine and yours at times. Society is not polarized. The problem in Slovakia, as in the rest of the West, the so-called golden billion, is that abnormal economic interests have decided to lead us towards the abyss! The truth isn't just on one side or the other: most of the time the truth is in the middle.
I live in Slovakia, thanks for the video. It's not that simple, but actually you cannot fit the whole history of modern Slovakia into a 5 minute video. I am happy to see you Peter talking about my country, though it is due to some really sad and extreme circumstances.
Feel free to fill us in on the details that Peter missed....
This is US propaganda channel, you won't see anything real here.
@@IleBudic So true.
@@aphilippinesadventure9184 So what's your propaganda?
@@hififlipper I am referring to the channel.
Zeihan's American triumphalism non-stop, even in the face of American decline and decent into depravity, seems rather propagandistic simply because he avoids those topics as if they are of no consequence though they are becoming the elephant in the room.
To explain Fico: he's a bitter former communist who had to "change coats" in the 1990s and become a 'socialist.' He is the worst kind of populist with devilish charisma and extreme political intelligence. His superpower is to be able to give an impromptu speech in almost any venue (in public, on TV debates) and be very coherent and aggressive. His debate skills are unmatched in Slovakia. He is the greatest panderer in European politics to his aged, rural base who is nostalgic for the 'good old days' of communism. He used to hate Viktor Orban because of the Slovak/Hungarian ethnic politics, but now loves him for creating a blueprint for becoming an autocrat. The playbook: anti-EU, anti-Ukraine, anti-free press. He regularly calls them things like "dirty whores."
Does that mean the person who shot him is pro-EU, pro-Ukraine, and pro-free press? Reportedly the person a is 71-year-old poet, a member of the Slovak Society of Writers, not really a populist group, and a supporter of the Progressive Slovakia Party. He's also an anti-violence activist... who uses violence to get his point across.
BTW, there are no European countries with a free press. Speech laws and ESG commitments have seen to that.
Depression is just anger without the enthusiasm.
Socialism is just communism without the enthusiasm.
Biden is just Obama without the enthusiasm.
Politics is important to those in debt.
The rest, not so much.
Shades of Herr Drumpf then? Wow, that makes so much sense thx for that bit of key info :)
Sounds a lot like Lula here in Brazil
You've made the same mistake where you frame guns as a left/right issue. It's not, it's a rural/urban divide. Rural sees them as just something you have on the farm and some fun to shoot while urban sees them as only used in crimes. I shall gleefully point to Vermont which is left leaning yet rural and awash in firearm owners.
It's only the blue states/cities (i.e., democrat) that promulgates anti-gun measures. I live in the People's Republic of Kalifornia which is the worst of them w.r.t. anti-gun laws.
@@Tony-om5kr The mayor of Houston managed to get a handgun ban for a bit. It didn't go well for her politically but it's not just urban areas of bright blue states.
Firearms make a lot of sense out in the countryside, and no sense in the densely packed cities. This means that any law, whether allowing universal firearm ownership, or banning all firearm ownership, will not have the desired effect. The best case scenario is a layered system, whereby the general rules for owning firearms nationwide are similar to that for motor vehicles, but in the countryside and rural areas there are no further restrictions. Within densely packed urban center, much more restrictive policies should be in place. What we have now is just a random mess of every state doing it's own thing, with the worst outcomes for everyone.
@@inoculateinoculate9486 What you suggest is unconstitutional here in the USA, but that doesn't stop the anti-gunners. With the present composition of the SCOTUS, the Heller and Bruen decisions, many anti-gun laws should be overturned over the next 4-5 years, but it's no guarantee.
@@inoculateinoculate9486Maybe. Im not sure how you would effectively stop guns getting smuggled into the city.
I never thought you'd ever speak about my country, sadly in this situation...
Stay safe, strange times we live in.
Is how he is describing the political situtation in Słowacja accurate?
@@zaroproductions1793 surprisingly accurate. the country is split in two politically. and the tensions have been high the past few months but I would honestly not take this as anything more than actions of one angry individual.
@@zaroproductions1793 yes and no. I would go by definitions placed down by Thomas Sowell more, people who believe they have no agency and expect somebody else to resolve everything for them (with comfort of not taking responsibility) and those who want actively influence their lives. First group expects strong hand of state/socialists, second is more conservative/liberal. But about the division by urban/rural and EU socialism vs Venezuela style socialism it's accurate I would say. First group is of course in favor of sexy strong benevolent dictator like Putin or Orban. Or at least the believe that...
On si ľúbi pokecat o vsetkom možnom. A toto je novinka ktorá obletela celý svet. Tak nebuď prekvapený.
Why the hell are you comparing Slovakia to US politics? You don't even understand Russia. Gimme a break.
I wonder if he's ever been to Slovakia. He seems to know a lot about countries he's absolutely never been to or interacted with people from there (and I don't mean like minded individuals only).
Here's some additional context, after five years in opposition, Fico’s party won parliamentary elections last year on a pro-Russian and anti-American platform. He vowed to bring an end to Slovakia providing Ukraine with military support as it battled Russia’s full-scale invasion, and has argued that NATO and the United States provoked Moscow into war. Now with that said - he actually did NOT veto or obstruct the EU / NATO help for Ukraine. The assassin was affiliated with the "Slovenski branci" (Netflix documentary: When the War Comes). This is a pro-Russian (although already disbanded paramilitary group). Now this is a speculation, but it might be that the assassin just got sick and tired of Fico pleasing his electorate with his pro-Russian agenda, while never executing on his promises. All in all - I would not trust the pro-Russian government on any of the police investigation findings, given they took full control of the police force...EDIT:Turns out the assassin was anti-Fico and anti-Russian after all,expressing his discontent with the policies.irrespective of his motives,this is a condemnable act. Whether Fico survives or not, this will likely only strengthen his party’s position- cementing the support of an already brainwashed electorate…
From what i heard it's the other way, his support of Russia disappeared after the invasion
@@matejpavelka4153 You mean the assassin?
You guys tripping calling everyone you dislike as pro-russian
@@matejpavelka4153 His support for Russia disappeared the moment he won the election. First thing he did was went to Brussels and bow down to EU because siphoning EU funds is the overall business model if their party: smer-sd. Always has been.
He is very pro Russian and the communist regime. Lets not forget he was involved and accused of orchestrating an assassination of a young journalist and his girlfriend, who was conducting investigative journalism on Fico. The young journalist discovered some important facts connecting fico to mafia-like dealings that also involved murders. It appears fico used tactics from putin’s play book and orchestrated the assassination of the journalist….was said in media circles at the time. At that time it affected the election and he lost political power. Recently he came back to political arena as the PM but as it appears people did not forget his shady behavior from the past. And yes, he is very pro Russia and a hardcore communist. With these type of politicians Slovakia will be declining further and further.
Love Peter’s not so subtle jab to us rubes in fly over country. Didn’t know I wasn’t smart enough to know why I’m angry.
Life is good from the Colorado ski chateaux high above the peasants on the front range. If he does have to mingle with the unwashed it’s only as he scoots to United’s Sky Club in DEN to await for First Class to board and then it’s off to his five star hotel on the other end. It’s truly going to suck come November if Trump and the rest of the Clampetts retake Washington.
@@jamesnichols7507 I've been stocking up on popcorn for the occasion.
Hoi polloi deplorables?
@@jamesnichols7507 nice! couldn't have said it better! 👌
You ARE rubes, it IS fly over country, and there is a statistical possibility that you are less well educated than the general population. That being said, to ignore the American heartland and rural communities is a huge mistake, one that both D's and R's have been making over the past 2 decades, and that is why a con artist panderer like Trump was able to swoop in and win an election despite predictions. After his failed 4 years in office, unions were weaker, rural America was poorer, and the coastal cities had soaked up all of the wealth generated by his trillion dollar tax cut for the rich. Yet, given no alternative option, the rubes may yet again cast a ballot for the charlatan, for no other reason than he pretends to understand their suffering.
Berlin efficient? Berlin? Do not leave the airport.
He was talking about the airport.
😂
Ahh Berlin
First positive review I have ever heard about BER 😂
Yeah German national stereotypes doing some serious heavy lifting
"They were socialist but the Venezuelan style socialist where you had a lot of crony activity and theft..."
LOL what OTHER kind of socialism is there? The Venezuela end state is a FEATURE, not a bug, of socialism. "Euro socialism" is not socialism. It's just a generous welfare state paid for by CAPITALISM.
Cronyism came from Capitalism. Is was birthed, cultivated, and cured in the US. But the big boogeyman man of socialism gonna get us all. Jesus Christ it's SOCIALISM not Communism. Maybe learn the difference. Also, if you believe that the US is a Capitalist society only then you know nothing of what you speak. The US is a hybrid so to speak. It's mix of Capitalism mainly and Socialism with a dash of Communism sneaked in there. There isn't a purely Capitalist society on the planet.
Yes, which is why it gets referred to as social democracy, not so socialism.
90s slovakia was not socialism either, it was putin style socialism - socialism rhetoric while everything was about the money, essentially mafia state at the time. It was the wildest capitalist era in slovak history hiding behind social slogans
The "socialists" in America want Finland style socialism, but the right always smears them as wanting Venezuela style socialism. Granted the Finland style is actually a mixed economy where the government only provides services where it makes sense like healthcare and education. They must be doing it right since they are rated one of the happiest countries in the world.
@@Alexadria205 that is the problem. There is no Finland style socialism. Finland is a capitalist country. There is a difference between wider social support and socialism. Once you start talking about Marx anything about Finland goes of window. Those who want system similar to Finland should say it and not call it socialism and clearly distant themselves from Marxists etc...
In 2002 Pim Fortuyn who was going to be the pm in the netherlands was shot and killed..
By a member of the Dutch Green Party, IIRC.
Unfortunately Volkert van der G peaked to early...
@@howtoappearincompletely9739 Also relevant: Pim Fortuyn was winning based on his policies towards limiting immigration and with critique towards Islam.
After he was murdered nothing came of those plans.
Unfortunately he s free again and still alive..
Van der G: he killed Fortuyn to stop him from exploiting Muslims as "scapegoats" and targeting "the vulnerable sections of society" in seeking political power.
What!?! Berlin completed it's forever airport project!
Seems to have finally opened during the pandemic.
I am shocked.
@@zapfanzapfanWhat shit timing.
I was waiting for Peter to work Trump into this and was not disappointed
Trump occupies a very special place in Propaganda Pete’s head. It’s really the best, and completely rent free.
He's a Hater
He knows where his bread is buttered (the establishment), he's gotta tip the hat
Right-wing populism is not only a problem for the US. Many countries in Europe have to deal with such parties.
Sometimes these groups find a talented "leader" and than these group turn from an annoyance to a real problem.
Populism is a always a means to grab power - not to represent the will of the people.
@@hermes7587 It's a feature, not a problem. And all political stripes are a means to grab power, so get real. Funny how Obama called himself a populist back in the day.
I did a google search for Trump Derangement Syndrome and it lead me here...? Weird...
Hey Peter you should stop by the BMW factory and check in with them. See if the "last BMW ever" has been manufactured yet
He called bitcoin a “dumpster fire” when it was at 15k and it hit 70k a month or so ago.
@@eokeuz I'm reading this on an iPhone 15 - two models past the "last iPhone ever"
My roots are from rural eastern Slovakia and I lived there for 18 months in the early 2000s after college. That's a pretty good take on the situation. Rural and eastern parts of the country have tended to be poorer and more eastern oriented with nostalgia for the stability of socialist times. That said, the country, including the east benefited from rapid manufacturing led economic growth in the past 20 years as the country integrated with Europe. Along with that more western economic orientation came western cultural norms which threatened traditional Slovak values. The Russians are taking advantage of this tension and have engaged in a significant online propaganda campaign in the last few years to exacerbate this cultural wedge with many Slovak politicians playing into this anti western sentiment. Slovaks and Hungarians had always been bitter enemies but now populists, anti western leaders in both countries seems more united than ever. Interesting times to say the least.
@brianmartalus6231 The EU has its own propaganda apparatus.
I can't imagine anyone caring about where you are filming your videos. That said, I do enjoy your content. So, thank you!
"Efficient" and "Berlin Airport" in one sentence... That is a wrong assesment, even for Zeihan levels. 🤣🤣🤣
You know how people keep saying he needs to stick to big picture analysis? This is why. He makes a lot of Blatantly false generalisations.
In Islam we don’t believe that a human like me and like you is god , Jesus is not god , he is a human like me and you , Allah the most high created prophet Jesus
When you air criticisms or complaints about people and/or things and fail to provide examples or specifics, you've rendered your post useless and worthless.
@@joe18750 Well one example would be how he constantly asserts that gen z is a bunch of introverts who just want to work in a closet with a computer, yet record percentages of us are going into blue color jobs and trades.
@@TheMeepster72 There! See how easy that was. That gives you credibility. However, here's why you're wrong. Both can be true. You can be in blue-collar jobs, and after work, rush home to your computers instead of engaging in people.
It is the opposite of that. LOL. I've been to Charlotte NC airport. Never seen so many missing ceiling tiles in my life.
I have never heard anyone describe BER Airport as "efficient."
He mainly does it to get a dig in on USA
In Islam we don’t believe that a human like me and like you is god , Jesus is not god , he is a human like me and you , Allah the most high created prophet Jesus
@@Hassansalhi440 wrong threat! Besides, everyone knows that only the Greek Gods are real. 😅
By comparison to many US airports where the TSA will delay you an unnecessarily long amount of time, airlines will lose your luggage, and airlines love delays that until recently often handle that with a string of terrible policies. Woo woo.
Used to live in Prievidza, in the SK countryside, very close to where this guy was shot. Peters analysis of rural SK is accurate.
anytime I see SK I think Saskatchewan
21 years ago the foreign minister and likely future prime minister of Sweden was stabbed while shopping and didn't survive the night (11th September of all days) of operations.
Swedish PM Olof Palme was shot and killed in the street in 1986 after watching a movie with his wife. No one's ever been charged with his murder.
Yes, I remember this. A young woman in the Labour Party in the UK who was considered a rising star in the party, met a similar fate in the street while campaigning for the No side in the Brexit referendum. She was killed by a deranged Brexit supporter.
Your TDS is showing.
YOUR TLS IS SHOWING
Are you people so sensitive any time Trump is off handedly mentioned you become instant snowflakes??
I remember in 2017, a man shot up a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, VA...
Turned out he was a left wing democrat from blue state Illinois. I guess I'm not sure, but I don't think he was a farmer...
Yep. Peter tries to show a thin veneer of political neutrality, but he slips in his loaded bias whenever he thinks he can dress it up as an aside. Still interesting analysis, if you factor in his political bent when necessary.
He was a Bernie Sanders [Socialist, but caucuses with the Dems] supporter.
Peter's massive bias makes domestic US analysis largely null and void. Dude expected Trump to lose the primaries FFS.
He never said Trump would lose the GOP primaries this time around. That's false. Why would you lie up front. Only Trump can get away with that. But when you see the folks who support him, it makes sense.
Remember in 2017? 7 years ago? Yeah, remember that ONE TIME? Please forget about the hundreds of more recent times a radical right winger did the same thing, leaving behind racist manifestos openly stating his objectives. Don't focus on the nearly total right wing nature of mass shooters in America. PLEASE only remember that one time in 2017. I beg you. I have nothing else to deflect with. Have mercy on my frail argument.
I can still remember excactly where I was when I read the headline,"Oluf Palme assasinated". Mid 80'e I think.
Thank you, Peter! That helped a lot to understand this horrific act!
Peter is proof that a high information person can be as closed mindedly biased as a low information person.
It's mostly correct description of our country. Is not only urban/rural divide, it's also west/east divide in the country. I would disagree that the hate/violence is on both side of the political spectrum. Fico is actually mostly responsible for the hate in Slovak society. It started long ago, like when he's party was gaining political points on hate speech against Hungarian minority (case of Hedviga Malinova). He always finds some enemy which than he directs his hate against, weather it is minorities, LGBT people, journalists, EU, US, NATO, migrants ... even bears recently. He was booted after the assassination of investigative journalist (Jan Kuciak) and lost elections afterwards. For a while it seemed like he's done and that hate politics will not come back. But after Covid, high inflation, war in Ukraine, energy crisis ... he came back, radicalized more than ever fueling the hate in Slovak society ... until this happened.
That hit hard after an awful couple of experiences in Charlotte just a couple days ago!!
thanks for this short but clear and precise summary of what was and is happening in my country. we will see where it leads.
Thanks!
this guy is like the jim cramer of politics xD
He works for the reg|ime.
We all fell for Jim at first...
He's visiting the country that he said would be well on it's way to collapsing by now....
Peter never passes up an opportunity to take a dig at Trump and his supporters.
Dude is incredibly partisan but calls himself an independent. 🤦🏻♂️
To be fair to Zeihan, everybody hates Trump supporters. Republicans, Democrats, AND independents all have massive unfavorability for Trump supporters. His 30% base is a cult, he should just start his own party. People keep confusing Trump supporters for conservatives, and it just ain't right.
Ya its sad. He gonna lose his shit if trump wins and I can't wait to watch his melt down 😂
Lofl at the Charlotte Airport mention. Had my first flight out of Charlotte just last month... never seen so many people running through an airport in my life. Surreal experience.
Peter neglects to mention that America's rural populists were once Democrats. They were an important faction of his home state of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Missouri, etc. Even parts of Texas. This goes back the late 19th century. William Jennings Bryan was leader of the Populist Party that merged with the Democrats. Bryan ran three times as the party's nominee for President in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He was Secretary of State in the Wilson administration. You may recognise some of these names: Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, Sen. Tom Eagleton of Missouri. Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, and Rep. Jim Symington of Missouri. All 'Prairie Populists'. In the 1980s there was the House (of Representatives) Populist Caucus. The Democrat Party shifted to a base that is the universities, tech companies. and Hollywood, groups who are not populist.
But they still vote for the same ideas lol, why are you trying to depict an image of progressive rural voters? The only thing that changed is that the republicans and democrats swapped places, not more than that. Republicans were anti-slavery, while democrats were more pro for example. Vox made a good video about that.
Don't forget Wall Street, 85% of Wall Street donations went to Biden last time. Also the richest counties in the country all vote Democrat now. I'm worried about Peter's mental health if/when Trump is president again.
Republicans ideals gave women the right to vote. When it came to civil rights for blacks under Democratic leadership in the 60’s followed by women’s rights, the party constituents then basically flipped.
Democrats have become the party of War, War, Wallstreet and American last policies..... oh and the party of Slavery, Jim Crow Laws, the creation of the KKK and the Deep State currently, party of corruption, which we call the Unparty with the rest of the traitors in congress and otherwise.
Wow, talk about taking a long bow.....
wau, I have been following Slovak politics since I was a teenager (as I grew up there), and this analysis by P. Zeihan covers the key points (with the use of quite a few words only) real well and is beyond insightful. I have consumed Peter's videos for quite some time and I've always considered him to be a bit of a 'dr. Doom' internet personality however, he'd really turned my opinion of him around. I have never heard this succinct concise insightful usefully informative analysis of the Slovak society's political leanings and the background behind this, and all of that shockingly packaged into 4 minutes.
What would be this very different video about I keep wondering
@@OlafRooster the 71 y/o assassin was a vigilante so there's no point in speculating on all the possible alternatives. However, there was some information in the media that the old man was a Russofile and considered Fico to break his pre-election promises that he's made to please Russofiles and allure them to vote for him (which's worked) only then to come out post-elections and declare publicly that nothing will change and that Slovakia will continue same as before (only with no weapons delivery due to own shortages and a crackdown on justice, police and other security forces and press = so that his party can go back to looting the state coffers unimpeded and have nobody to come in their way/ after them or report on it). I guess that old man took it as if he was personally betrayed by Fico (who did pretty much stretch his promises quite far just to get back to where he's got to - elected as Prime minister and have his lap dog become the President = all in one swoop). Fico's sinister plan has worked out immaculately, he just couldn't forsee that there (amongst the masses of "sheep") will be someone who's had enough and won't mind to commit one of the worst crimes just to punish Fico for his lies, corruption, manipulations, etc.
@@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge Interesting. How does it play That Fico and his goons who love money and wealth dont see potential benefits to Slovak arms indusrty in this Ukraine case. Yep I actually do understand how some smaller nations can not afford to give arms away without compensation. But surely richer nations who in general have lots of money but no arms indusrty cant pay for Slovak made arms and then deliver those to whom ever they please.
@@OlafRoosterThey see benefit in it. For political purposes, they say "no arms to Ukraine", but they support arms industry. Fico's right hand Kalinak (minister of defense currently) is actually a co-owner in arms industry companies. When confronted with this fact by a journalist, Fico's own words are "if west can make money on Ukraine war, we can too"
thank you
Peter what microphone do you use? It sounds fantastic
Really Trump again? Can you leave him at least of that issue
Yes it's getting out of hand Peter
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
pretty on spot for a foreigner, I am impressed. I would also mention the Russian hybrid war that has had a devastating effect on our fragile post-communism societal balance and it is still ongoing since 2014. We as a state but also as Eu fail to protect ourselves from it with some exceptions.
Exactly!!! I hope the government will treat the russian influence more seriously after this event. However i am very sceptical as they tried to milk it for their own gain, and there are still people like blaha or danko which are borderline fulltime russian agents.
Fico is pronounced closer to "Fitso" not "Fiko".
For someone who is a geopolitical expert, his pronunciations are usually wrong.
@@stephenpepper1790 You could quite easily be a geopolitical expert without knowing the correct pronunciation of many languages. Otherwise you would be a geopolitical AND linguistic expert.
@@alka7145 if you spend enough time around studying other cultures and geopolitics, you catch onto correct pronunciations fairly quick.
@@stephenpepper1790 It probably means that he gets the majority of his information through reading. I always used to mispronounce English words I hadn't heard anyone say. My most embarrassing was pronouncing "scimitar" as "sch-MEE-tar".
@@Alorand That’s fair, And I don’t mean Peter is not knowledgeable. I’m not a linguist but I still know how to pronounce most names in other languages based on life experience or a quick google search. But, my point is if you have been a geopolitical expert for decades, you should pick up on linguistics on major names and countries after a while. This is certainly not out of the question for someone in his position.
Peter's elitist flaw is showing again
Can you elaborate?
@@nicolasolton
His gift for analysis has insulated him from the real world of the middle class (world wide, not just America).
Especially infuriating is his ignorant and cavalier attitude about INFLATION - i.e., the screwing and robbery of the middle class by government debasement of the currency. "He'd fit in well with the Davos crowd."
His dismissal and contempt for the American working middle class (i.e., MAGA Trump voters) is elitist to the core.
"Get a real job, Peter!"
I've been to Bratislava several times for conferences and as a tourist. Everything Zeihan related about the history, after independence and split from Czechoslovakia; the distribution of rural/urban population, etc. rings true 100%. What I hadn't been aware of until now is the depth of vitriol and the amount of time it's been going on. Now I'm super interested in visiting the rest of the country - starting with Košice, then trekking my way through mountains and villages back to Bratislava.
Peter, can you also do an analysis on Azerbaijani involvement in the violence in New Caledonia (French colony).
Merci for mentioning this!
if this is true, then I have bad news for France
I thought it was a joke question, but its real lol.
Wait what? Azerbaijan is involved in the New Caledonia riots???
@@CornixCaducus I’m being totally serious.
Thanks for the breakdown on Fico Peter. Good work!.
“everyone in slovakia are like people in politics i despise”
That’s kind of what I thought. “Trumpists” and “only 1/5th of the population.” Peter obviously has his biases for being a self described objective analyst…
@@HankSemoreButz Yep, a tragic dem... I bet he secretly beats off to pics of Boebert...
@@HankSemoreButz He was talking specifically about more rural people. In that sense he is right that rural folks are much more likely to vote for Trump.
@@Tiasung he was making snide remarks…🤷🏻♂️
I have been to the Charlotte Airport and really it reminds me of a mini O'Hare
The most incredible part of this video: Peter did not mistook Slovakia for Slovenia.
😂😂
C'mon, he is a geopolitical analyst , for god's sake. He is paid to know the map.
@@pavolhorvath7850 Yeah, but his pronunciations on the other hand...
In 2023 Gallup poll 45% off Slovenians sad they miss former country off Yugoslavia ,highest was in Bosnia with 77%
@@dzonikgnostalgia for Tito?
The agents at Charlotte Douglas Int. definitely don't like being bothered with passengers.
I follow Peter Zeihan on geopolitics. He has interesting analysis on what is happening everywhere in the world. Today he talks about Slovakia, the history of the past 30 years.
Getting strong Franz Ferdinand vibes
Not gonna happen - Russia's got its hands full now and for the foreseeable future in Ukraine.
The analogy appears weak to me.
Especially given who's in the white house right now and how they sleepwalk into everything these past few years.
Franz Ferdinand was invader who tour country he invaded so not same
The Slovak Republic is only a tiny part of the former Austrian Empire. There is no comparison in the scale of events.
Peter! I think, in politics and diplomacy, it is a major indicator of one's diving in a topic, if one pronounce a name correctly. I know English, and mostly USAian, spelling have nothing to do with pronunciation, but you shall do the effort. Make yourself and your assistant to learn IPA or ask them for native news clips, where the name is told!
Charlotte airport.... got stuck on plane when the walkway got... stuck....
As one of the few European leaders not stroking to start WW3 with Russia, China and all BRICS nations, let’s pray for his speedy recovery.
Hello Peter, would be great if you could delve into Serbia. It's leaders seems on the cusp of walking away from any attempt to align with EU, and rather becoming the gateway for China. Kushner also did a big property deal with the government including getting the bombed put building from war. Strange time. Also benefits from 200k Russians moving in
A national with 6.6 million people wouldn’t be worth mentioning simply because they align with China. Would probably take something major for Peter to dedicate a video to Serbia.
If Serbia is not in the EU, then it being a 'gateway for China' is a gateway to what exactly? Outside of the EU, Serbia won't enjoy tariff-free trade and has no say so in the EU's parliament. Further, it being landlocked adds another constraint. At best, Serbia is the gateway to... Montenegro.
His perception of German efficiency will change at the latest when he travels with Deutsche Bahn.
Meanwhile DB workers riot in order to get 1 million Euro netto salary annually and 20 hours work week :D
It’s efficient at incentivizing Germans to not use it, which in turns allows the government to justify defunding it.
@@ROBOROBOROBOROBO The train drivers go on strike quite often but I have never noticed them rioting. We talking about Germany - not France!
Do you have any sources for your assertion?
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As ALWAYS
Our C is a soft one, like in city, cinema or cellar. Thus, his name is pronounced as Fitso/Fitzo.
Rural slovak here : no we are not upset about the split . You can live in the middle of nowhere and still be 30 min from the nearest town so why to live there if you have more space.
I think you kinda missed the point.
Peter is a shill
Rural American here. Peter seems to have compared you to all of us "Trumpists" and "gun nuts" which he clearly despises. All of which makes me think that you're probably really good people. What Peter fails to mention is that we enjoy safe neighborhoods. Less homelessness. Our schools are less likely to turn out dysfunctional illiterates. It takes less hours of work to pay the rent. Nobody is going hungry. Of course Peter thinks that we are all fools for defending our way of life.
The split was the dumbest thing Slovaks could do….because they listened to Meciar who was also another pro-Russian hardcore communist. Since then Slovaks sold out the country piece by piece to foreign investors and became a colony of warehouses and cheap labor. Since 1989 Slovaks did not improve their standard of living…it worsened dramatically and the country declined. The wages in Slovakia are the lowest in the entire EU. Salary of €1200 is considered “very good “ and the average retirement is about €400. Thousands of young people are leaving to other countries for work and better pay but most never return. So the population of young workforce is declining while numbers of retirees is climbing. Birth rate is declining too. Slovakia has its own military but its a joke. They have about 7 f-16s. What kind of war they can fight with that I don’t know. This is economically unsustainable. If it continues, in 50 years Slovakia will disappear as a country. Most likely it will be absorbed by other nations in EU. Sad but true.
@@nn431xru1 slovak people wanted allways own state.
We where always someones colony.
Homeownership in slovakia is 92% which is 3 highest in the world .
After the fall of cssr people flee to other countries too salaries was back than 8x higher comparate to slovak , nowadays you can get only 2x . Birthrate in 1994 was 1.2 , nowadays it is 1.6 .
Average pension is 650€. I make 8€ per hour with average job in north slovakia. On the road i see new cars and people own 2 to 4 cars, so the situation is not bad at all .
People will always cry because of something.
Sleek? That airport? I must be living in a different world.
Probably relative to US Airports.
Berlin has two airports, one in the north-west that was in west Berlin (Tegel) that is larger and more modern and one in the south-east that was in east Berlin that is smaller and more crowded and is mostly used by low cost airlines (Schönefeld).
You have not been to US airports have you? 😂
@@chainsawfreak You live in the past, there is only BER now
@@chainsawfreak There is only BER now.
How did calling Lauren Baubart "morally vacuous" have anything to do with this script?
Peter has grown noticeably more serious in the past few weeks reporting on issues, things really are bad right now
lol the airport in Berlin used to be anything but, it was a big scandal, if I remember it right 😀
Is it just me who's suspicious that it happened when Peter was geographically close... 😅
Where was he on that fateful afternoon?
I hate the CLThole, too, I always avoid flying through there.
Welcome to my home town!
lol 😂Berlin versus Charlotte
Moneroooooo
Its slander the right today
It is not slander when it's true. Stop being a snowflake
Ive been through CLT, as always man speaks the truth
Just watching this to hear Peter bastardize Fico‘s name 😂
Talking smack about the fly over states while in a foreign country… nice
I didn’t hear him talking smack about fly over states. He mentioned Bobert which is his rep and the lack of efficiency of the Charlotte airport which is hardly a fly over area.
@@Lucas-hb1uq you say tomato, I say tamato.
@@user-if8vi2hs7e This is not tomatoes v tamato. This is “where did he say what you claim he said?” I would love to understand what you think he said about “fly over states”. Sounds more like you are in a twist about his Boebert remarks and nothing else.
There is an increasingly long line of idiots looking to do whatever mental gymnastics are required to justify talking smack about Zeihan. (It's because he says their boy can't win, and they are utterly childish and petty, just like their boy)
@@Lucas-hb1uq I was trying to keep it polite… but if you want to drag the ugly truth behind my comments out , I will be happy to oblige you.
Wait, violence from both sides ? I don't see any violence from the anti-Fico camp. This shooter has no connection to anti-Fico side.
What do you mean? He literally attended anti fico rallies, this is not an anti fico move? Shooting fico is not an anti fico move? What is wrong with you people? What about people like former defence minister calling people "desolates" etc... how this is not fuelling the division, how this particular guy was not in anti-fico camp when he literally shot him?! Maybe it is a time to start looking for our differences and seek unity instead?
@@xlukas93 Blaha didn't seem too interested in seeking unity when he immediately pinned blame on the 'liberals and media'.
@@xlukas93 the question is what is wrong with you? At 1st I thought you were onto something in your previous long comment, but seeing your other reactions now - looks like you are very confused. Are you seriously claiming, that Fico did not drive division, by constantly attacking opposition, who were pointing out the corruption and the aggressive takeover of not only the political apparatus (which he has the right to) but also the unprecedented interventions in the judiciary system, non-profit etc.? But the real question is, how do you suggest the nation is supposed to unify, what narrative should be used to calm things down? The president and the opposition suggested to sit down with the coalition at one table, but I want to see them agree to that...
This murder attempt is violence from anti-Fico camp by definition. Nobody is more anti-Fico than the perpetrator. You probably mean he’s not connected to the official opposition or the anti-Fico people who are visible in the media.
Is it not safe to say that when someone tries to F!@#$ing assassinate someone, they are anti-that someone? Mental gymnastics of someone who has a dog in the race.
Did you get through the door at Berghain? :p
What did you do to get your content restricted? I had to check your page for new videos. I haven't gotten a notification in weeks. That includes Spotify.
And it is not Bratislava and rest of Slovakia which is not entirely rural. We have other big cities except Bratislava which are well developed.
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Well, Kosice, Presov or Zilina are not exactly rural, but calling it ‚well developed’ or ‚big’ is a bit of a stretch ❤
Big cities? Lol are you serious? Even Bratislava would not be considered a big city in the US
From economic perspective IT IS "Bratislava" and "the rest of slovakia". While Bratislava is among central Europe wealthiest and with high quality of life and wages, the rest of Slovakia is poor. Even elections showed ppl leaning differ based on that. There is big divide without any doubt. Unfortunately. Thats not saying that ppl are bad/worse outside Bratislava. Just that there are these problems and differences. No point in ignoring them.
That split is more between old 40s 50s generation and younger than between urban and rural population.
Yes, but this incident is not the case, as the shooter is in his 70s.
actually, it is between urban and rural population.. you can check the last elections data... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Slovak_parliamentary_election#/media/File:Slovak_parliamentary_election_map_2023.svg
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The airport is also the excact opposite of the city I am afraid.
the Berlin Airport which one the absolute disaster fest 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You think it was sarcasm, I couldn’t tell 😅
I think so. I flew last year from there to Ireland and it was a sh-tshow. The scanners didn't work, the staff did in large parts neither speak German nor English, I was patted down very, very thouroughly by one of the unfriendliest Berliners I've ever met (and I lived there for 5 years!) and all in all the airport seemed to me just extremely inefficient, insecure, overpriced and chaotic.
And I haven't even started about all the issues with the building of the airport.🤣
But it seems that Peter is probably going to fly to the US or elsewhere and maybe has a business class ticket or at least some lounge access, so he might have to deal with the 'better' part of the airport staff in the more efficient part of the building instead of us normals who just fly to Dublin for a weekend.😂
It's not sarcasm, the Charlotte Airport is in my state of North Carolina, it's poorly designed.
@@wookie2222 How do the staff *in Berlin* not speak German?!
@@howtoappearincompletely9739 cause no native Germans want to do the job?
Holy Christ! Never heard someone praising BER airport unironically 😮
Is the culture of violence on both sides? Here in the US it’s only one side that is violent.
Yes and no. There is big division in society and some nutcases who try to take matters in their own hands. There is no organised political violence in slovakia, at least not yet. But the mood in society is not good, the division is growing. There are many reasons for that - massive russian propaganda campaigns trying to fuel division, people not really understanding social media and their effect, american political situation (that too, many slovaks spend way too much time on internet, understand english pretty well and get touched by this american nonsense, without understanding the cultural underlining in america - which makes it even more insane), political figures trying to score some political goals by fuelling hate and othering the others, general frustration in society coming from low trust in institutions (because institutions are fairly corrupt) and economical struggle, there is a growing wealth gap in the society (for example housing prices in bratislava are DOUBLE those in New York City - in relation to incomes, and the rest of the country is not in much better situation) etc...
In case to US - this is not true. Same as in slovakia, this animosity is on both sides and every side likes to believe that it is only on the other side and is unwilling to accept the reality. Take this incident as a warning for you if you are an american, and try to seek for unity with the other side of political spectrum, because if you will continue to deny the humanity to the other side of the political spectrum this is where you will get. And unlike in Slovakia where this is still an action of one person, there are no armed organised groups, at least not with political motives, in US similar incident can sparkle full blown civil war. And i assure you - this is not what you want. Wars are not nice at all, especially civil wars.
It has been both sides but as of the past few years it’s been pervasive on one side as it pertains to attacks on political figures or by party affiliations and perceived political influence.
The (threat of) violence is mostly from the conservative/nationalist/anti-West side, though the antagonistic language comes from both. It's not entirely clear on which side we should pigeonhole this shooter - initially Fico's allies pointed at the urbanized liberals and the media, though as more details of the shooter emerge, it seems he is perhaps more from that conservative/nationalist/anti-West side.
Only one side doing it in EU as well. The pig EU system protects and encourages them.
@@abcdeabcde4877 Could you elaborate for us non-Europeans who don’t understand EU politics?
I thought it was interesting that the birth rate in Slovakia is only 1.64, which means even though it has a large rural population where children could be used on the farms, this does not reflect in the birth rate. Meanwhile, countries like Kazakhstan have increased their birthrates to 3.3 despite in the past being a soviet dumping ground for nukes and also suffering from a famine caused by Stalin. I mention this because these facts might pose a problem for Peter's arguments on the declining birth rates and how urbanisation causes a fall in birth rates because it isn't clear that a more rural country will have a high birth rate . It seems population decline or growth is determined by a multitude of factors. If it is as neat as Peter and others suggest, then surely you'd expect places like Slovakia to have increased birthrates because they are more rural, and you'd expect places like Kazakhstan, with the suppression of the native people and impact of environmental disasters, to have a declining birthrate but the opposite is true.
Rural places in Slovakia are mostly populated by old people. That's why.
Birth rate is still higher then in west europe,but west europe replace missing people with imigrants from other continents
Young people are leaving the country, so even if they have children - it is often in their new countries. Also for starting a family you need stable situation, at least housing - which in slovakia is very difficult. More than half of young slovaks live with their parents (which is the highest in europe) because housing is a big problem. For example, prices of apartments in bratislava are double those in NYC when adjusted accordingly to incomes, and the rest of the country is no better. Can you imagine if the prices in NYC were double and the rest of the country was pretty much in the same situation? Even then the bratislava is one of the most affordable places in slovakia (depending on your job) because the difference in incomes vs difference in house prices is more favourable in bratislava - higher prices but much higher incomes.
Isn't the birth rate falling in Bhutan, too? It would be interesting to know why this is such a widespread trend.
You analyze this from a big market like US point of view. In Slovakia there is no economic activity in rural areas and very weak farming, so not enough money is being made to have high birthrates.
Kazachstan still have low cost of living. Slovakia has European level of costs with lower pay.
how do you submit a question to the "ask peter" series?
E-mail if I'm not mistaken
CLT catchin strays heh
Typical BS of equating Trump supporters with rural gun nuts. You're so full of crap.
Umm hello. That’s what they are. Have you been outside in the last 5 years?
? A lot of Trump supporters ARE rural gun nuts.
@@A_Derpy_NINJAall you anti-American leftist who never leave their coastal cities don’t realize they are surrounded by conservatives.
@@A_Derpy_NINJA Have you been outside much? You probably walked past thousands of Trump supporters that you didnt recognise because of your bias.
Those large crowds Trump pulls aren't in rural areas unless you call everything outside the likes of NYC farmland.
The demographics of MAGA is mostly urban. That may be because that's where most of the people are, but it's not a geographically deterministic exercise to determine who falls in what camp. See the Univ. Of Washington study.
Basic math says well over half of Trump's 2020 voters were "urban". The country is 80% urban (and rising).... even if ever single "rural" vote was for Trump, that's still less than half of the votes he received.
No analog to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination? (I hope not)
all of what you said was important, but I got to ask...
Did Charlotte take over for "Worst Airport in all categories" now that Kansas City replaced their airports?
Peter is a perfect example of how straightforward analytical study into demographics can be diametrically opposed to political philosophy relating to freedom. Meaning….. I can agree with his analytics and projections on demographics while at the same time being absolutely disgusted with his deep state, elitist attitude towards the people and their constitutionally recognized sovereignty. Thomas Jefferson: “the God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time, the hands of force may destroy, but cannot dis join them”!
You just put into exact words how I also feel about Peter. I both love and loathe him at the same time. His analysis is awesome, but his underlying disdain for true constitutional liberty, individualism, and a free people drives me nuts! He clearly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome.
People who vote for state handouts and strong man leadership don't want freedom. They want security. So therein lies the contradiction. How do you give freedom to people who want to be slaves?
@@mennovanlavieren3885 Absolutely agree! How much of your liberty and freedom are you willing to give up for security and mitigation of risk by any level of government? For me, very little. To get one, you must give up some aspect of the other. America has become a country that demands that the government mitigate all risk and provide absolute security. The government (politicians and political parties) gladly accepts this power and will snatch every bit of liberty and freedom you have left. So sad!!!!
yeah , he is definitely a champagne socialist snob !
where exactly is he opposing freedom?
Sorry, but i am German and i HATE this airport.
It toke to long to build, was over budget, had to be rebuild/redesigned so often, was a bureaucratic nightmare... and so on and so on.
Right... build, budget, redesigned, bureaucracy - those have nothing to do with actually being in there.
@@F12165 Still hate it ^^
Are you at Superbooth?
Airport in frankfurt is terrible.
What you taking about Slovakia is one of the most peaceful crime free countries in Europe what happened is totally shocking
What are you talking about - he never mentioned crime levels or crime in general. FFS.....
It is not that shocking. Yes, street crime is low, etc... but political division is growing rapidly thanks to hybrid war and there is literally a biggest military conflict in past 70 years in europe going on on the border. This was to be expected. To be fair, fico is partly responsible for this with his own divisive rhetoric. Now he got what he created, i wish he and other people - both politicians and public are going to learn a lesson and stop this hateful politics while they still can
@@xlukas93 Hybrid war waged by the EU and the international left against the indigenous White Nations of Europe.
Your credibility really suffers when your contempt for rural people, gun owners, small government advocates, and election integrity advocates shines through your otherwise informative presentation.
I think Peter is generally pro small government, no?
You did rather 'out' yourself with the election integrity part.
@@nicolasolton He is a CIA mouthpiece - nothing more.
Would you mind commenting on Georgia? The situation is pretty tense here
Fascinating!?!?! Which Side Is The Shooter On????
It's pronounced "fitso".
It’s so much easier to generalize your political opponents as nuts than to actually listen intently to understand their valid points. It is also lazy and arrogant.
Nobody thinks that Fico is "nuts" but many think he is corrupt and Putin-supporter. When he came back to office his first move was to get rid of anti-bribary laws, shut down investigations against his allies and disband the anti-corruption prosecution office.
well what do you expect from lefties other than snobbery , condescension and anti-civility ?
Saw that name and thought credit score ?