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KunstlerCast: Rappin’ with Dmitry Orlov
James Howard Kunstler raps with Dmitry Orlov, author of Reinventing Collapse and the forthcoming new book, “The Five Stages of Collapse.” We delve into some heretofore unpublicized details of Mr. Orlov’s personal history as a young emigre from the old Soviet Union in the 1970s, and his journeys back to Russia (both Soviet and post-Soviet) since then. The new KunstlerCast music is called “Adam and Ali’s Waltz” from the new recording Waiting to Fly by Mike and Ali Vass.
The new KunstlerCast theme music is called “Adam and Ali’s Waltz” from the new recording Waiting to Fly by Mike and Ali Vass.
5 Comments on "KunstlerCast: Rappin’ with Dmitry Orlov"
J-Gav on Fri, 5th Apr 2013 3:21 pm
Good podcast but I’m waiting for the next one after Dmitry’s book comes out.
He’s probably correct when he suggests Russia is in an upward-moving phase while the West dithers, squanders its former advantages and fails miserably to even understand what’s at stake.
Arthur on Fri, 5th Apr 2013 4:24 pm
44:40 –> Orlov says that Russia is becoming what Europe once was and that the US and Europe are degenerating into third world status.
Kunstler obviously is not interested going too deep in that subject.
There will come a day that the liberal elite of the west will be seen by the population as something that needs to be get rid off, just like Eastern Europe got rid of their communist elite. The Slavic world is in this respect decades ahead of Europe and the US and not behind. If nothing changes Detroit will be the fate of every western city, if you want to know how Europe and America were in the fifties, go to cities like Kiev and Petersburg.
Fascinating interview.
noobtube on Sat, 6th Apr 2013 12:42 am
Well we know that the 50s was the period that the US began winding down its World War 2 war machine and replacing it with the military industrial complex.
The 50s were also a time of great oppression of minorities (Mexicans, black people, Chinese, indigenous tribes). This set the stage for the violent unrest of the 1960s.
The 50s also saw the rise of McCarthy-ism and the fantacism of the Red Scare.
If you are saying Kiev and St. Petersburg are like that today, they are in for a world of hurt.
rollin on Sat, 6th Apr 2013 12:23 pm
As I predicted 40 years ago, the US is taking on many characteristics of the Soviet Union. Now agency heads are even being called czars here, is that a little bit blatant?
I keep getting a “file not found” response when I click on the player. Any solutions out there?
Arthur on Sun, 7th Apr 2013 9:22 am
Noob: “The 50s also saw the rise of McCarthy-ism and the fantacism of the Red Scare.”
Noob is still soldiering on for the USSR, the old buddy of the forties US. Joe could be a little strict at times but he was the right man at the right place. The US power structure was riddled with Soviet spies, a left-over of he days of Stalin-groupie Roosevelt. Boy, could the US use another McCarthy in 2013, although Alex Jones is doing fine as we speak.
“If you are saying Kiev and St. Petersburg are like that today, they are in for a world of hurt.”
Really? The fifties were not bad at all for the US, where the American Dream was in full gear.
rollin: “As I predicted 40 years ago, the US is taking on many characteristics of the Soviet Union. Now agency heads are even being called czars here, is that a little bit blatant?”
You should find out what the current US has in common with the early days of the USSR and you will understand why that is. The Constitution is the only protection you have against becoming a full-fledged USSR yourself, but the upper layers of the US power structure are working overtime to get the Constitution abolished: 9/11 –> terrorism meme –> patriot act. What is happening in the US today is a bolshevik revolution in slow motion.