Paul Buitink talks to former Greek Minister of Finance (2015) and author of several books like ‘Technofeudalism, What Killed Capitalism’ about the risks of modern technofeudalism in which cloud capitalists extract rents from the public and distort public discourse. He says we need to tax big tech to the hilt since privatizing wouldn’t work. Also he proposes how cities should create their own tech alternatives.
The gentlemen also talk about the euro, why Bulgaria shouldn’t join and Greece should exit. The Netherlands should perhaps try to reform it or join a union with other hard currency countries. Yanis would like to federalize the EU but realizes it’s maybe time to dismantle it. Also he laments Europe’s military Keynesianism and thinks it’s not wise to spend all that money on defense. The EU has taken the wrong turn and each path since 2014 when it comes to the war in Ukraine Yanis believes.
So instead of fixing it, they should dismantle it?
That’s basically like saying “hey, the car broke down, let’s just slit our throat”
Yes, for someone of his calibre and political field, Yanis has increasingly spewed the occasional shit take for about 2 years now…but this is the worst he’s got. I just hope we don’t see him get chummy with the usual RT crew one day…he’s already platformed vatnik cheerleader Jeff Sachs, that’s another major red flag about his judgement.