Konstantin Kisin
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I'm not sure Biden did either.
I'm not sure Biden did either.
And I think part of it is, like you say, the rhetoric. Part of it is also, and I think Charlemagne made this point and it made a lot of sense to me, which is people begin to care. Let's be honest, right? Let's be honest. Americans don't mind spending a bit of money bombing a country on the other side of the world. Right. They've never had an issue with that. Yeah.
And I think part of it is, like you say, the rhetoric. Part of it is also, and I think Charlemagne made this point and it made a lot of sense to me, which is people begin to care. Let's be honest, right? Let's be honest. Americans don't mind spending a bit of money bombing a country on the other side of the world. Right. They've never had an issue with that. Yeah.
And I think part of it is, like you say, the rhetoric. Part of it is also, and I think Charlemagne made this point and it made a lot of sense to me, which is people begin to care. Let's be honest, right? Let's be honest. Americans don't mind spending a bit of money bombing a country on the other side of the world. Right. They've never had an issue with that. Yeah.
Americans like having a powerful military and they're prepared to use it.
Americans like having a powerful military and they're prepared to use it.
Americans like having a powerful military and they're prepared to use it.
The problem is when ordinary people are hurting, that's when they suddenly start going, well, why are we sending money to this country? Why are we sending money to that country? And of course, they're not hurting because they sent a hundred billion dollars worth of weaponry to Ukraine. That sounds like a lot of money. And it is.
The problem is when ordinary people are hurting, that's when they suddenly start going, well, why are we sending money to this country? Why are we sending money to that country? And of course, they're not hurting because they sent a hundred billion dollars worth of weaponry to Ukraine. That sounds like a lot of money. And it is.
The problem is when ordinary people are hurting, that's when they suddenly start going, well, why are we sending money to this country? Why are we sending money to that country? And of course, they're not hurting because they sent a hundred billion dollars worth of weaponry to Ukraine. That sounds like a lot of money. And it is.
But that is a drop in the ocean when it comes to the United States budget, right? The reason they're hurting is decades of government mismanagement of the economy. And that's where, again, I'm very excited. I think the re-industrialization agenda is great. I really hope that happens in America, and I really hope that inspires us in the UK in particular, but elsewhere in the Western world,
But that is a drop in the ocean when it comes to the United States budget, right? The reason they're hurting is decades of government mismanagement of the economy. And that's where, again, I'm very excited. I think the re-industrialization agenda is great. I really hope that happens in America, and I really hope that inspires us in the UK in particular, but elsewhere in the Western world,
But that is a drop in the ocean when it comes to the United States budget, right? The reason they're hurting is decades of government mismanagement of the economy. And that's where, again, I'm very excited. I think the re-industrialization agenda is great. I really hope that happens in America, and I really hope that inspires us in the UK in particular, but elsewhere in the Western world,
We have got to recognize that we do not live in the Francis Fukuyama wonderland. We have to be able to produce our own steel. We have to be able to produce our own energy. We have to be able to make things. And that's important not only for defense. It's important for our people to have meaningful jobs that allow them to make money, put food on the table, have a family.
We have got to recognize that we do not live in the Francis Fukuyama wonderland. We have to be able to produce our own steel. We have to be able to produce our own energy. We have to be able to make things. And that's important not only for defense. It's important for our people to have meaningful jobs that allow them to make money, put food on the table, have a family.
We have got to recognize that we do not live in the Francis Fukuyama wonderland. We have to be able to produce our own steel. We have to be able to produce our own energy. We have to be able to make things. And that's important not only for defense. It's important for our people to have meaningful jobs that allow them to make money, put food on the table, have a family.
These things are very, very important. And reindustrializing our countries is a big part of that. And it's necessary.
These things are very, very important. And reindustrializing our countries is a big part of that. And it's necessary.
These things are very, very important. And reindustrializing our countries is a big part of that. And it's necessary.