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Oliver Stone: Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine | Lex Fridman Podcast #286

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Oliver Stone is a filmmaker with 3 Oscar wins and 11 Oscar nominations. His films include Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, Scarface, JFK, Nixon, Alexander, W, Snowden, and documentaries where he has interviewed Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, and Vladimir Putin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Novo: https://novo.co/lex - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour EPISODE LINKS: Oliver's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOliverStone Chasing the Light (book): https://amzn.to/3ywb3J2 A Bright Future (book): https://amzn.to/3yvuGAX PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:54 - Nuclear power 15:52 - Russia and US relations 21:07 - JFK and the Cold War 26:24 - Interviewing Putin 50:02 - Invasion of Ukraine 59:20 - Why Putin invaded Ukraine 1:13:44 - Propaganda 1:21:02 - Interviewing Putin in 2022 1:28:17 - Nuclear war 1:34:28 - Advice on interviewing 1:38:09 - Interviewing Hitler 1:41:30 - Putin interview language barrier 1:42:41 - Love 1:44:36 - Advice to young people 1:47:42 - Mortality 1:48:44 - Regrets 1:50:41 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1393810.jpg'}, {'end': 1469.977, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1440.223, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1444.847, 'text': 'And of course, when Gorbachev came in, it was..', 'start': 1440.223, 'duration': 4.624}, {'end': 1447.289, 'text': 'A beautiful moment for the world.', 'start': 1445.888, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 1448.529, 'text': 'It was a great surprise.', 'start': 1447.369, 'duration': 1.16}, {'end': 1455.632, 'text': 'It was probably the best years for America, at least from my point of view, in terms of this relaxation in the mood.', 'start': 1449.029, 'duration': 6.603}, {'end': 1465.856, 'text': '1986 to 1991 were great years in terms of ability to believe, once again, that there could be a peace dividend.', 'start': 1456.752, 'duration': 9.104}, {'end': 1469.977, 'text': 'But the world changed again in 1991, 92.', 'start': 1467.076, 'duration': 2.901}], 'summary': "Gorbachev's era brought a peace dividend from 1986-1991, but the world changed again in 1991, 92.", 'duration': 29.754, 'max_score': 1440.223, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1440223.jpg'}, {'end': 1549.563, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1514.187, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 1518.649, 'text': 'Some, what is it, 30 million Russians were left outside of the Soviet Union when it collapsed.', 'start': 1514.187, 'duration': 4.462}, {'end': 1521.11, 'text': 'They had no home anymore.', 'start': 1519.309, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 1523.551, 'text': 'They were homes in other countries, such as in Ukraine.', 'start': 1521.15, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 1528.934, 'text': "So it's an interesting story with repercussions today.", 'start': 1525.712, 'duration': 3.222}, {'end': 1535.337, 'text': 'Kazakhstan is a good example of keeping a balance, keeping it neutral.', 'start': 1530.194, 'duration': 5.143}, {'end': 1549.563, 'text': "He played both sides because Yeltsin wanted him to join the Russian Confederation in a certain way where he'd be supporting against Gorbachev.", 'start': 1536.197, 'duration': 13.366}], 'summary': '30 million russians left outside ussr after collapse, with homes in other countries like ukraine. kazakhstan maintained neutrality by playing both sides.', 'duration': 35.376, 'max_score': 1514.187, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1514187.jpg'}, {'end': 1653.955, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1628.363, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 1637.125, 'text': 'And one thing after another, by 14, Putin was enemy number, again, becoming a wanted man on the American list.', 'start': 1628.363, 'duration': 8.762}, {'end': 1640.366, 'text': 'He was enemy, he was certainly in the top five.', 'start': 1637.185, 'duration': 3.181}, {'end': 1645.928, 'text': 'But the animosity towards Putin had been growing since 2007 at Munich.', 'start': 1642.507, 'duration': 3.421}, {'end': 1649.51, 'text': 'I remember that speech when he made it.', 'start': 1647.908, 'duration': 1.602}, {'end': 1650.951, 'text': "It's in my documentary.", 'start': 1649.93, 'duration': 1.021}, {'end': 1653.955, 'text': "It's a four-hour documentary, four different conversations.", 'start': 1651.052, 'duration': 2.903}], 'summary': 'Putin became a wanted man on the american list after growing animosity since 2007.', 'duration': 25.592, 'max_score': 1628.363, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1628363.jpg'}, {'end': 1766.024, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1742.245, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 1749.57, 'text': "but It's much more important is sovereignty for these countries, and the United States has not obeyed that,", 'start': 1742.245, 'duration': 7.325}, {'end': 1753.013, 'text': 'has not even acknowledged it and it never comes up.', 'start': 1749.57, 'duration': 3.443}, {'end': 1764.703, 'text': 'So, from the perspective of the United States, when power centers arise in the world, you start to oppose those, not because of the ideas,', 'start': 1753.634, 'duration': 11.069}, {'end': 1766.024, 'text': 'but merely because they have power.', 'start': 1764.703, 'duration': 1.321}], 'summary': 'The united states has not acknowledged sovereignty for countries, opposing power centers regardless of ideas.', 'duration': 23.779, 'max_score': 1742.245, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1742245.jpg'}, {'end': 1897.256, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 1819.612, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 1826.6, 'text': "although iraq had nothing to do with al-qaeda's attack, going after iraq and of course, 60,", 'start': 1819.612, 'duration': 6.988}, {'end': 1838.297, 'text': 'some other countries that where terrorism had some had some signs of Wherever America judged would be a dangerous country.', 'start': 1826.6, 'duration': 11.697}, {'end': 1839.017, 'text': 'we had the right.', 'start': 1838.297, 'duration': 0.72}, {'end': 1840.859, 'text': "You're either with us or against us.", 'start': 1839.338, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 1845.124, 'text': 'Now, that is a disastrous policy and led to one thing after another.', 'start': 1841.3, 'duration': 3.824}, {'end': 1846.906, 'text': 'The Iraq War never learned a lesson.', 'start': 1845.144, 'duration': 1.762}, {'end': 1851.472, 'text': 'The neoconservatives were never fired, never thrown out of office.', 'start': 1848.108, 'duration': 3.364}, {'end': 1852.152, 'text': 'The people who..', 'start': 1851.552, 'duration': 0.6}, {'end': 1854.694, 'text': 'prosecuted that war are still around.', 'start': 1852.913, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 1859.676, 'text': "Many of them are still around, and they're obviously guiding America now.", 'start': 1855.694, 'duration': 3.982}, {'end': 1862.677, 'text': 'Let me return to this question of power.', 'start': 1860.276, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 1866.598, 'text': "Don't forget the sneer that I saw there.", 'start': 1863.617, 'duration': 2.981}, {'end': 1869.419, 'text': 'That emblemized the United States reaction.', 'start': 1867.238, 'duration': 2.181}, {'end': 1875.801, 'text': 'Also, there were several other American representatives who were laughing, kind of mocking Putin.', 'start': 1869.479, 'duration': 6.322}, {'end': 1876.982, 'text': 'It was very serious.', 'start': 1876.242, 'duration': 0.74}, {'end': 1879.823, 'text': 'I felt there was a divide there.', 'start': 1877.522, 'duration': 2.301}, {'end': 1887.451, 'text': 'So since then, I mean, in a certain sense, the Europe reaction to Putin is crucial.', 'start': 1881.829, 'duration': 5.622}, {'end': 1890.593, 'text': 'And they were more with him back then.', 'start': 1887.832, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 1897.256, 'text': 'And a big thing for America was always to keep NATO, to keep Europe in its pocket as a satellite.', 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1887.832, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 1897.256, 'text': 'And a big thing for America was always to keep NATO, to keep Europe in its pocket as a satellite.', 'start': 1891.173, 'duration': 6.083}], 'summary': "American representatives mocked putin, creating a divide. europe's crucial reaction to putin shifted, with nato being a key focus for america.", 'duration': 27.777, 'max_score': 1869.479, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1869479.jpg'}, {'end': 1984.604, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1953.6, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 1956.503, 'text': 'I never saw a positive article about Putin.', 'start': 1953.6, 'duration': 2.903}, {'end': 1964.178, 'text': 'Although when I traveled in the world and I traveled a lot doing documentaries, It was very clear in the Middle East, in Africa, in Asia,', 'start': 1956.883, 'duration': 7.295}, {'end': 1965.24, 'text': 'there was respect for him.', 'start': 1964.178, 'duration': 1.062}, {'end': 1969.525, 'text': 'That he was a man who was getting his job done in the interest of Russia.', 'start': 1965.78, 'duration': 3.745}, {'end': 1972.989, 'text': 'He was, as I said in the documentary, a son of Russia.', 'start': 1970.146, 'duration': 2.843}, {'end': 1974.771, 'text': 'Very much so.', 'start': 1973.63, 'duration': 1.141}, {'end': 1978.035, 'text': 'In the positive sense, a son of Russia.', 'start': 1975.092, 'duration': 2.943}, {'end': 1984.604, 'text': "Not that he's out there trying to destroy the interests of other countries.", 'start': 1978.075, 'duration': 6.529}], 'summary': 'Global respect for putin evident in middle east, africa, and asia while traveling for documentaries.', 'duration': 31.004, 'max_score': 1953.6, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI1953600.jpg'}], 'start': 925.784, 'title': 'Energy, war, and international relations', 'summary': "Explores the interplay between energy, war, and international relations, covering topics such as the impact of communist regimes on culture, american prejudice against russia, and the potential implications of jfk's presidency on the cold war. it also delves into the fluctuating us-soviet relations, influential figures like brzezinski and gorbachev, and the evolving relationship with vladimir putin. furthermore, it discusses the united states' opposition to emerging power centers, focusing on putin and russia, sovereignty and the neoconservative doctrine, shedding light on putin's leadership, family, views on the united states, and the divide between europe and the united states in their reactions to putin.", 'chapters': [{'end': 1348.985, 'start': 925.784, 'title': 'Energy, war, and international relations', 'summary': "Delves into the interplay between energy, war, and international relations, touching on topics such as the impact of communist regimes on culture, the american prejudice against russia, and the potential implications of jfk's continued presidency on the cold war.", 'duration': 423.201, 'highlights': ['The impact of communist regimes on culture in Russia and Ukraine is discussed, with the speaker highlighting the stifling effect of the communist system and the preference for southern regions due to better culture and comfort. Impact of communist regimes on culture, preference for southern regions, stifling effect of the communist system', 'The American prejudice against Russia is described, with the speaker recounting the prevalent anti-Russian sentiment during his upbringing, influenced by the Cold War narrative and the strong anti-Soviet stance required for success in American business during the 1950s. American prejudice against Russia, influence of Cold War narrative, strong anti-Soviet stance in American business during the 1950s', "The potential implications of JFK's continued presidency on the Cold War are explored, with the speaker asserting that Kennedy was being very much an anti-imperialist and suggesting that his policies and relationships around the world indicated a different approach to international relations. Potential implications of JFK's continued presidency on the Cold War, Kennedy's anti-imperialist stance, different approach to international relations"]}, {'end': 1694.916, 'start': 1350.026, 'title': 'Us-soviet relations: a historical perspective', 'summary': 'Traces the fluctuating us-soviet relations, from periods of detente to heightened tensions, highlighting the impact of influential figures like brzezinski and gorbachev, and the complex dynamics leading to the breakup of the soviet union, ultimately culminating in the evolving relationship with vladimir putin.', 'duration': 344.89, 'highlights': ["The influence of Brzezinski and his role in provoking the Soviet Union's entry into Afghanistan created a significant shift in US-Soviet relations, marking the end of detente. Brzezinski's actions led to the Soviets entering Afghanistan in 1979, ending the period of detente.", 'The pivotal role of Gorbachev in ushering a period of relaxation in US-Soviet relations, characterized by the potential for a peace dividend and improved global atmosphere, from 1986 to 1991. The years from 1986 to 1991 were described as great years for America, fostering a sense of potential peace dividend and improved global relations.', 'The complexities and repercussions of the breakup of the Soviet Union, including the displacement of millions of Russians and the intricate geopolitical maneuvering of countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Approximately 30 million Russians were left outside the Soviet Union after its collapse, leading to significant geopolitical ramifications, particularly in countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine.', "The evolving relationship with Vladimir Putin, marked by increasing animosity from the US since 2007, and the significance of Putin's speeches in shaping global perceptions and dynamics. Vladimir Putin's relationship with the US has been marked by growing animosity since 2007, with his speeches influencing global perceptions and dynamics."]}, {'end': 2439.452, 'start': 1694.996, 'title': 'The power struggle of sovereignty', 'summary': "Discusses the united states' opposition to power centers emerging in the world, particularly focused on putin and russia, highlighting the concept of sovereignty and the neoconservative doctrine, while also shedding light on putin's leadership, family, and views on the united states and its censorship. moreover, it emphasizes the divide between europe and the united states in their reactions to putin, and the changing perceptions of him as a leader.", 'duration': 744.456, 'highlights': ["The United States' opposition to power centers emerging in the world, particularly focused on Putin and Russia, highlighting the concept of sovereignty and the neoconservative doctrine. The United States has historically opposed power centers in the world, especially those led by Putin and Russia. The focus is on the concept of sovereignty and the neoconservative doctrine, as evident from the opposition to emerging power centers and the doctrine of no emergence of a rival power.", "The changing perceptions of Putin as a leader, shedding light on his family, views on the United States, and its censorship. The discussion highlights Putin's leadership, family, and views on the United States, emphasizing his stance on censorship and his respectful approach to his family.", "The divide between Europe and the United States in their reactions to Putin. There is a clear divide between Europe and the United States in their reactions to Putin, with Europe showing more support for him in the past, in contrast to the United States' sneering attitude."]}], 'duration': 1513.668, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI925784.jpg', 'highlights': ['The impact of communist regimes on culture, preference for southern regions, stifling effect of the communist system', 'The American prejudice against Russia, influence of Cold War narrative, strong anti-Soviet stance in American business during the 1950s', "The potential implications of JFK's continued presidency on the Cold War, Kennedy's anti-imperialist stance, different approach to international relations", "Brzezinski's actions led to the Soviets entering Afghanistan in 1979, ending the period of detente", 'The years from 1986 to 1991 were described as great years for America, fostering a sense of potential peace dividend and improved global relations', 'Approximately 30 million Russians were left outside the Soviet Union after its collapse, leading to significant geopolitical ramifications, particularly in countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine', "Vladimir Putin's relationship with the US has been marked by growing animosity since 2007, with his speeches influencing global perceptions and dynamics", 'The United States has historically opposed power centers in the world, especially those led by Putin and Russia. The focus is on the concept of sovereignty and the neoconservative doctrine, as evident from the opposition to emerging power centers and the doctrine of no emergence of a rival power', "The discussion highlights Putin's leadership, family, and views on the United States, emphasizing his stance on censorship and his respectful approach to his family", "There is a clear divide between Europe and the United States in their reactions to Putin, with Europe showing more support for him in the past, in contrast to the United States' sneering attitude"]}, {'end': 3636.592, 'segs': [{'end': 2470.01, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2440.053, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2440.793, 'text': 'Ask anything you want.', 'start': 2440.053, 'duration': 0.74}, {'end': 2443.215, 'text': 'No restrictions, no rules.', 'start': 2441.654, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 2446.154, 'text': 'As with Castro, frankly.', 'start': 2445.033, 'duration': 1.121}, {'end': 2447.775, 'text': 'Castro did the same thing as De 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'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI2440053.jpg'}, {'end': 2627.046, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2598.424, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 2605.73, 'text': "And so, some of the worst interviews I've ever listened to is by American press of Vladimir Putin.", 'start': 2598.424, 'duration': 7.306}, {'end': 2611.633, 'text': "So NBC and all those kinds of organizations, it's very painful to watch.", 'start': 2605.75, 'duration': 5.883}, {'end': 2616.637, 'text': 'And you saw the reception to the Putin interviews in America was hostile without seeing it.', 'start': 2612.174, 'duration': 4.463}, {'end': 2622.501, 'text': 'So many people criticized my series without having seen it.', 'start': 2617.497, 'duration': 5.004}, {'end': 2627.046, 'text': 'Even, I went on a show, a television show with this famous Colbert.', 'start': 2623.141, 'duration': 3.905}], 'summary': "American press's interviews with putin were criticized for being painful to watch and received a hostile reception in america.", 'duration': 28.622, 'max_score': 2598.424, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI2598424.jpg'}, {'end': 3492.76, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3459.975, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3468.941, 'text': 'They were seeing heavier and heavier artillery fire going into Donbas from the Ukrainian side.', 'start': 3459.975, 'duration': 8.966}, {'end': 3476.166, 'text': 'So they had, apparently, Ukraine had 110,000 troops on the border.', 'start': 3470.983, 'duration': 5.183}, {'end': 3477.907, 'text': 'They were about to invade Donbas.', 'start': 3476.206, 'duration': 1.701}, {'end': 3478.668, 'text': 'That was the plan.', 'start': 3477.927, 'duration': 0.741}, {'end': 3479.909, 'text': "That's what I think.", 'start': 3479.288, 'duration': 0.621}, {'end': 3492.76, 'text': 'Russia, because of the buildup on the border of Donbass, brought 130,000 troops to the area near 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in setting government policy, and the unfavorable treatment of putin by the american press in aggressive and shallow interviews.", 'duration': 158.351, 'highlights': ["Oliver Stone's interview with Vladimir Putin had no restrictions on the content and did not require approval before publishing, demonstrating a free-ranging approach to the interview process.", "Vladimir Putin's guarded nature in interviews is attributed to the implications of setting government policy and the potential for his statements to be taken out of context.", "The American press's treatment of Vladimir Putin in interviews is depicted as aggressive, shallow, and lacking empathy, with questions framed in a blunt and negative manner.", 'The unfavorable treatment of Vladimir Putin by the American press is highlighted, with interviews characterized by aggressive questioning, lack of rapport, and the use of a harsh overdub in Russian translations.']}, {'end': 3358.75, 'start': 2598.424, 'title': "American media's misrepresentation of putin", 'summary': 'Discusses how american media misrepresents putin, the lack of research and balanced reporting, the impact of nato on russia, the invasion of ukraine, and the erosion of european sovereignty due to us influence.', 'duration': 760.326, 'highlights': ["American media misrepresented Putin, lacking balanced reporting and research, leading to hostile reception to Putin's interviews in America. The American press's interviews of Putin were criticized without being seen, leading to a hostile reception without basis.", "The impact of NATO on Russia's relationship with the United States and the desire to get along, as stated by Putin, is discussed. Putin's desire to get along with the United States and the history of NATO's relationship with Russia is analyzed.", "The invasion of Ukraine is discussed, highlighting the West's propaganda and the lack of freedom of expression in European nations. The invasion of Ukraine and the resulting propaganda in the West, along with the erosion of sovereignty in European nations, is explained.", 'The historic influence of the United States on European nations and the lack of sovereignty are detailed, with examples from the past. The lack of sovereignty in European nations and the historic influence of the United States, with examples from the past, is discussed.']}, {'end': 3636.592, 'start': 3359.605, 'title': 'Russian invasion of ukraine analysis', 'summary': "Discusses the russian invasion of ukraine, highlighting the buildup of forces on both sides, the propaganda surrounding the invasion, and the potential factors leading to putin's decision, questioning if it was strategic calculation or a trap set by the united states.", 'duration': 276.987, 'highlights': ['The buildup of forces on both sides, with Ukraine having 110,000 troops on the border and Russia bringing 130,000 troops near Donbass, indicating the tense situation prior to the invasion.', 'The propaganda and false flag operations by the United States and its allies, creating a narrative of an impending Russian invasion, potentially leading Putin to fall into a trap set by the United States.', "The potential factors influencing Putin's decision, including his health issues, isolation due to COVID, and the possibility of not being well-informed about the degree of cooperation he would receive from Ukrainian Russians."]}], 'duration': 1196.539, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI2440053.jpg', 'highlights': ["Oliver Stone's interview with Vladimir Putin had no restrictions on the content and did not require approval before publishing, demonstrating a free-ranging approach to the interview process.", "The American press's treatment of Vladimir Putin in interviews is depicted as aggressive, shallow, and lacking empathy, with questions framed in a blunt and negative manner.", "American media misrepresented Putin, lacking balanced reporting and research, leading to hostile reception to Putin's interviews in America.", 'The buildup of forces on both sides, with Ukraine having 110,000 troops on the border and Russia bringing 130,000 troops near Donbass, indicating the tense situation prior to the invasion.']}, {'end': 4991.571, 'segs': [{'end': 3697.913, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3664.271, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 3668.074, 'text': 'And that is a big factor for the Russians because these people are very tough.', 'start': 3664.271, 'duration': 3.803}, {'end': 3673.799, 'text': "See, what people don't understand is that Ukraine, since 2014, has been a terror state.", 'start': 3668.875, 'duration': 4.924}, {'end': 3675.281, 'text': "They've been run.", 'start': 3674.56, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 3687.76, 'text': "Anytime a Ukrainian has expressed any concern any understanding of the Russian-Ukrainian position, they've been threatened by the state.", 'start': 3676.081, 'duration': 11.679}, {'end': 3697.913, 'text': "From 2014 to 2022, there's been a set of hideous murders that people don't even know about in the West journalists, People who speak out, liberals,", 'start': 3688.3, 'duration': 9.613}], 'summary': 'Ukraine has been a terror state since 2014, with numerous threats and murders.', 'duration': 33.642, 'max_score': 3664.271, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI3664271.jpg'}, {'end': 3906.935, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3873.783, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3876.385, 'text': "Okay, yeah, let's get back to that original question.", 'start': 3873.783, 'duration': 2.602}, {'end': 3879.226, 'text': 'You said, what was he thinking at that time? We never answered that.', 'start': 3876.425, 'duration': 2.801}, {'end': 3895.767, 'text': 'Now, by the way, among those people who have been ruined by this war, you have to include the 2014 to 2022 Ukrainian-Russians, 14,000.', 'start': 3879.967, 'duration': 15.8}, {'end': 3900.551, 'text': 'uh were killed not necessarily by uh, some of them by maybe accident.', 'start': 3895.767, 'duration': 4.784}, {'end': 3906.935, 'text': 'this and that, but certainly a large number of that is is responsible to the ukrainian military and the uh,', 'start': 3900.551, 'duration': 6.384}], 'summary': '14,000 ukrainian-russians have been killed in the war from 2014 to 2022, many by the ukrainian military.', 'duration': 33.152, 'max_score': 3873.783, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI3873783.jpg'}, {'end': 4081.915, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4051.977, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 4054.639, 'text': "They're going to go in, and they're going to get Donbas back.", 'start': 4051.977, 'duration': 2.662}, {'end': 4062.566, 'text': 'What do you do? And you have Russian separatists, Russian Ukrainians who are gonna fight.', 'start': 4055.615, 'duration': 6.951}, {'end': 4071.25, 'text': "How far do you go in supporting them? Can Russia at this point say, well, we can't help you.", 'start': 4067.748, 'duration': 3.502}, {'end': 4072.55, 'text': 'You have to get along.', 'start': 4071.65, 'duration': 0.9}, {'end': 4076.893, 'text': 'You have to somehow, you have to be absorbed by the Kiev.', 'start': 4072.57, 'duration': 4.323}, {'end': 4081.915, 'text': "You're going to be absorbed by them and they're going to be, they're not going to give you autonomy and you have to live with them.", 'start': 4076.953, 'duration': 4.962}], 'summary': 'Discusses the challenge of russian separatists in donbas and the support for them against kiev.', 'duration': 29.938, 'max_score': 4051.977, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI4051977.jpg'}, {'end': 4274.273, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4245.622, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 4251.105, 'text': 'The United States would have then NATO-ized Ukraine or certainly put more weapons in.', 'start': 4245.622, 'duration': 5.483}, {'end': 4256.849, 'text': 'You know, the United States has already done a lot in Ukraine with intelligence, with training advisors.', 'start': 4251.125, 'duration': 5.724}, {'end': 4263.813, 'text': "The intelligence aspect of the Ukrainian army has been raised enormously by the United States' contribution.", 'start': 4257.809, 'duration': 6.004}, {'end': 4274.273, 'text': "Is it possible for you to steal a man to play devil's advocate against yourself and say that Vladimir Zelensky is fighting for the sovereignty of his nation?", 'start': 4264.204, 'duration': 10.069}], 'summary': 'Us has significantly increased intelligence and training support for ukraine, potentially nato-izing the country.', 'duration': 28.651, 'max_score': 4245.622, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI4245622.jpg'}, {'end': 4470.336, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4443.55, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4450.276, 'text': 'And, on the contrary, the United States has closed down all the RT,', 'start': 4443.55, 'duration': 6.726}, {'end': 4454.601, 'text': 'all the information centers that are possible alternative news getting to the American people.', 'start': 4450.276, 'duration': 4.325}, {'end': 4463.83, 'text': "They've seriously made an effort, and the BBC, English, And France, I was shocked when France closed RT down because RT is actually pretty good.", 'start': 4455.081, 'duration': 8.749}, {'end': 4465.972, 'text': "Yes, it's called.", 'start': 4464.43, 'duration': 1.542}, {'end': 4470.336, 'text': 'there are distortions, but you know as well as I do because you speak,', 'start': 4465.972, 'duration': 4.364}], 'summary': "The united states has closed down rt and other alternative news sources, including the bbc and france, despite acknowledging rt's quality.", 'duration': 26.786, 'max_score': 4443.55, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI4443550.jpg'}, {'end': 4817.337, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4786.859, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 4790.281, 'text': 'The Algerian War for Independence divided France greatly.', 'start': 4786.859, 'duration': 3.422}, {'end': 4797.685, 'text': "You could not even show Paths of Glory, a World War I film in France for, I don't know, 20 years after it came out.", 'start': 4791.101, 'duration': 6.584}, {'end': 4802.628, 'text': 'Censorship is a way of life when democracies also feel threatened.', 'start': 4799.046, 'duration': 3.582}, {'end': 4804.87, 'text': 'They are much more fragile than they pretend to be.', 'start': 4802.948, 'duration': 1.922}, {'end': 4811.294, 'text': "A healthy democracy would take all the criticism in the world and shrug it off and say, okay, that's what's good about our country.", 'start': 4805.35, 'duration': 5.944}, {'end': 4813.235, 'text': "Well, I'd like to see that in America.", 'start': 4811.314, 'duration': 1.921}, {'end': 4817.337, 'text': "There are times that it's been like that, but it's so scary now.", 'start': 4813.355, 'duration': 3.982}], 'summary': 'The algerian war divided france, leading to censorship and fragility in democracies.', 'duration': 30.478, 'max_score': 4786.859, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI4786859.jpg'}], 'start': 3636.592, 'title': 'Ukraine-russia conflict and media challenges', 'summary': 'Examines the ukraine-russia conflict, discussing civilian casualties, military impact, and potential strategies, highlighting the terror state in ukraine since 2014, the 14,000 ukrainian-russians killed, and the challenges of media and propaganda in the modern world, including censorship and fragility of democracies.', 'chapters': [{'end': 3963.834, 'start': 3636.592, 'title': 'Ukraine: war, refugees, and hypocrisy', 'summary': 'Discusses the ukrainian conflict, the human cost of the war, and the failure of the ukrainian president to promote peace, with highlights including the terror state in ukraine since 2014, the 14,000 ukrainian-russians killed, and the support of death squads by the united states.', 'duration': 327.242, 'highlights': ['The terror state in Ukraine since 2014 has led to threats against those expressing Russian-Ukrainian understanding, resulting in a set of hideous murders and a general suppression of dissent.', '14,000 Ukrainian-Russians were killed between 2014 and 2022, with a large number attributed to the Ukrainian military and Nazi-related battalions, highlighting the human cost of the war.', 'The support of death squads by the United States is evident across the world, not just in South America, including in Colombia, reflecting the hypocrisy of American policies.']}, {'end': 4096.002, 'start': 3963.874, 'title': 'Ukraine-russia conflict analysis', 'summary': 'Examines the ukraine-russia conflict, discussing the civilian casualties, the impact on the military, and the potential strategies of both sides in the donbas region since 2014, while considering the invasion of ukraine in 2022.', 'duration': 132.128, 'highlights': ['The impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine since 2014 is discussed, including the consideration of civilian casualties and the toll on both sides.', 'Speculation on the slowdown of the Russian military and the deliberate difficulty created by Ukrainian military, particularly certain battalions, in keeping civilians in danger is highlighted.', "The potential strategies of Putin and the Russian government in dealing with the situation in Donbass, including the options of supporting separatists or proposing resettlement for the region's inhabitants, are considered."]}, {'end': 4423.871, 'start': 4096.403, 'title': 'Proxy war in ukraine: a closer look', 'summary': 'Outlines the potential consequences of the ukraine crisis, including the proxy war between russia and the united states, the sovereignty struggle of president zelensky, and the prevailing thuggery and censorship in ukraine.', 'duration': 327.468, 'highlights': ['The Ukraine crisis as a battleground for the proxy war between Russia and the United States, leading to potential NATO-ization of Ukraine and increased US influence. The US would have NATO-ized Ukraine and increased its influence through intelligence, training advisors, and the supply of weapons.', "The sovereignty struggle of President Zelensky and the lingering impact of the 2014 coup d'etat on Ukraine's governance and control. Zelensky's fight for Ukraine's sovereignty is complicated by the 2014 coup d'etat and the control exerted by the right sector, leading to a sense of stolen sovereignty and lack of real opposition.", 'The prevailing thuggery, censorship, and intimidation in Ukraine, leading to the suppression of dissent and threats to individuals, including Ukrainians abroad. The prevalent thuggery and censorship in Ukraine have led to the suppression of dissent, intimidation, and threats to individuals, even those abroad, who speak out against the regime.']}, {'end': 4714.83, 'start': 4424.512, 'title': 'Media and propaganda in modern world', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of media and propaganda in the modern world, highlighting the lack of alternative news sources reaching the american people and the presence of fear and apathy in russia, while emphasizing the contentious nature of russian society and the perception of russia as a non-expansionist country.', 'duration': 290.318, 'highlights': ['The lack of alternative news sources reaching the American people is highlighted, with the closure of RT and other possible alternative news centers by the United States, and the shock of France closing RT down, despite the brave job done by RT correspondents in putting themselves in dangerous positions to capture footage of the violence (e.g., RT correspondents in the field in dangerous positions, closure of RT by the United States and France).', 'The presence of fear and apathy in Russia is noted, with observations that there is a mix of fear and apathy among the people, which has a different texture than it does in the United States, and concerns about the lack of flourishing of people in all places (e.g., mix of fear and apathy in Russia, concerns about lack of flourishing of people in all places).', 'The contentious nature of Russian society is emphasized, with mentions of the Russian intelligentsia being known for being contentious and anti-government, and the presence of intellectuals in Moscow and the cities, as well as the historical context of educated people turning against Russia (e.g., contentious nature of Russian society, presence of intellectuals in Moscow, historical context of educated people turning against Russia).', 'The perception of Russia as a non-expansionist country is highlighted, with claims that Putin represents the common man and the interests of Russia, as well as the lack of evidence of Russia having imperialist intentions, while attributing the imperialist imperative to the West (e.g., Putin representing the common man and the interests of Russia, lack of evidence of Russia having imperialist intentions).']}, {'end': 4991.571, 'start': 4715.47, 'title': 'Censorship and imperialism in democracies', 'summary': 'Discusses the issue of censorship and fragility of democracies, highlighting examples from the uk, france, and the us, and contrasting the sensitivity to criticism in china and russia. it also delves into a hypothetical conversation with vladimir putin regarding his decision-making process and the impact of power over time.', 'duration': 276.101, 'highlights': ['The fragility of democracies is highlighted through examples from the UK, France, and the US, where censorship was prevalent, impacting individuals and their freedom of expression.', 'The contrast in sensitivity to criticism between China and Russia is discussed, with China being portrayed as more sensitive to criticism due to its historical grievances, particularly related to British and American imperialism.', 'The hypothetical conversation with Vladimir Putin revolves around questioning his decision-making process, particularly regarding the invasion of Donbass and the subsequent imposition of sanctions, delving into the potential impact of power over time on his behavior and choices.']}], 'duration': 1354.979, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI3636592.jpg', 'highlights': ['14,000 Ukrainian-Russians were killed between 2014 and 2022, highlighting the human cost of the war.', 'The terror state in Ukraine since 2014 has led to threats against those expressing Russian-Ukrainian understanding, resulting in a set of hideous murders and a general suppression of dissent.', "The potential strategies of Putin and the Russian government in dealing with the situation in Donbass, including the options of supporting separatists or proposing resettlement for the region's inhabitants, are considered.", 'The Ukraine crisis as a battleground for the proxy war between Russia and the United States, leading to potential NATO-ization of Ukraine and increased US influence.', 'The lack of alternative news sources reaching the American people is highlighted, with the closure of RT and other possible alternative news centers by the United States.', 'The fragility of democracies is highlighted through examples from the UK, France, and the US, where censorship was prevalent, impacting individuals and their freedom of expression.']}, {'end': 5555.634, 'segs': [{'end': 5092.542, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5038.562, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5044.026, 'text': 'Again, going back to my analogy, when the United States starts that, it starts the conversation going.', 'start': 5038.562, 'duration': 5.464}, {'end': 5053.831, 'text': "It's in the interest of the United States for Russia to be pinned with any kind of chemical or nuclear weapons.", 'start': 5044.326, 'duration': 9.505}, {'end': 5066.265, 'text': "For example, it'd be very, not simple, but it would be possible to explode a nuclear device in Donbass and kill thousands of people.", 'start': 5057.201, 'duration': 9.064}, {'end': 5069.735, 'text': 'And we would not know right away who did it.', 'start': 5067.714, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 5075.917, 'text': "but of course, the blame would go right to Russia, right to Russia, even if it didn't make sense, if there was no motivation for it.", 'start': 5069.735, 'duration': 6.182}, {'end': 5077.997, 'text': 'It would just be blamed on Russia.', 'start': 5076.397, 'duration': 1.6}, {'end': 5082.298, 'text': 'The United States might well be the one who does that false flag operation.', 'start': 5078.317, 'duration': 3.981}, {'end': 5084.079, 'text': 'It would not be beyond them.', 'start': 5082.619, 'duration': 1.46}, {'end': 5091.461, 'text': 'It would be a very dramatic solution to sealing this war off as a major victory for the United States.', 'start': 5084.699, 'duration': 6.762}, {'end': 5092.542, 'text': "That's terrifying.", 'start': 5091.481, 'duration': 1.061}], 'summary': 'Potential false flag operation by the united states to blame russia for nuclear incident in donbass.', 'duration': 53.98, 'max_score': 5038.562, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5038562.jpg'}, {'end': 5188.099, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5159.042, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 5166.752, 'text': "The money we've spent on Ukraine is equivalent almost to what we spent on COVID in our own country.", 'start': 5159.042, 'duration': 7.71}, {'end': 5170.417, 'text': "It's astounding the distortion of our priorities.", 'start': 5167.153, 'duration': 3.264}, {'end': 5172.7, 'text': "There's also chemical.", 'start': 5171.719, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 5175.303, 'text': "Don't forget chemical is probably the easier way to go.", 'start': 5172.92, 'duration': 2.383}, {'end': 5188.099, 'text': 'But in Syria there was far too many incidents of America in its quest to demonize Assad and the Russians of all these chemical attacks that were happening that.', 'start': 5175.824, 'duration': 12.275}], 'summary': 'Us spent almost as much on ukraine as on covid, highlighting distorted priorities. chemical attacks in syria were used to demonize assad and russians.', 'duration': 29.057, 'max_score': 5159.042, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5159042.jpg'}, {'end': 5433.454, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5406.261, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5412.905, 'text': 'a military plan to first strike the Soviet Union and China.', 'start': 5406.261, 'duration': 6.644}, {'end': 5427.153, 'text': 'okay?. It was an Eisenhower plan that had been put into potential operation in the early 60s or 50s, late 50s, SIOP 62..', 'start': 5412.905, 'duration': 14.248}, {'end': 5429.574, 'text': 'This was an attack on the Soviet Union, first strike.', 'start': 5427.153, 'duration': 2.421}, {'end': 5433.454, 'text': "That's why the United States has never given up the concept of first strike.", 'start': 5429.814, 'duration': 3.64}], 'summary': "Eisenhower's plan for first strike on ussr and china in early 60s, siop 62.", 'duration': 27.193, 'max_score': 5406.261, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5406261.jpg'}], 'start': 4992.611, 'title': 'Us nuclear tensions', 'summary': 'Delves into the potential for us false flag operations involving nuclear weapons to frame russia, creating tensions and potential catastrophic consequences. it also discusses the us involvement in ukraine, significant financial and military support, controversial use of chemical weapons in syria, historical context of us nuclear policy, its aggressive posture compared to russia, and doubts about diplomatic dealings under the biden administration.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5110.074, 'start': 4992.611, 'title': 'Us-russia nuclear tensions', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential for us false flag operations involving nuclear weapons to frame russia, creating tensions and potential catastrophic consequences.', 'duration': 117.463, 'highlights': ['The United States is making a lot of noise in the press about Russia using nuclear weapons and chemical weapons, potentially setting the stage for false flag operations (Relevance: 5)', "There's a possibility of the US conducting a false flag operation, such as exploding a nuclear device in Donbass and blaming it on Russia, which could lead to catastrophic consequences (Relevance: 4)", 'The United States may be calculating the use of false flag operations as a dangerous but potentially dramatic solution to seal the war off as a major victory for the United States (Relevance: 3)', 'The talk of nuclear weapons coming into Ukraine and the US deploying heavy weaponry into Ukraine could escalate tensions and potentially lead to catastrophic consequences (Relevance: 2)', "The blame for a potential false flag nuclear operation would likely be pinned on Russia by the United States, even if it didn't make sense or there was no motivation for it (Relevance: 1)"]}, {'end': 5555.634, 'start': 5110.514, 'title': 'Us foreign policy and nuclear risk', 'summary': 'Discusses the us involvement in ukraine, including significant financial and military support, as well as the controversial use of chemical weapons in syria. it also highlights the historical context of us nuclear policy, its aggressive posture compared to russia, and doubts about diplomatic dealings under the biden administration.', 'duration': 445.12, 'highlights': ['The US has provided Ukraine with a billion dollars in weaponry, almost equivalent to the amount spent on COVID within the country, highlighting the distortion of priorities.', 'The chapter raises concerns about the US willingness to freely use chemical weapons in Syria and its potential impact on global conflict, including the risk of nuclear war.', "Discussion on the historical US nuclear policy reveals the Eisenhower plan for a first strike on the Soviet Union, indicating the US's persistent aggressive stance in this regard.", 'The appointment of influential figures like Victoria Nuland in the Biden administration and the doubts about diplomatic dealings with the US raise concerns about its foreign policy approach.']}], 'duration': 563.023, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI4992611.jpg', 'highlights': ['The United States may be calculating the use of false flag operations as a dangerous but potentially dramatic solution to seal the war off as a major victory for the United States (Relevance: 3)', 'The United States is making a lot of noise in the press about Russia using nuclear weapons and chemical weapons, potentially setting the stage for false flag operations (Relevance: 5)', "There's a possibility of the US conducting a false flag operation, such as exploding a nuclear device in Donbass and blaming it on Russia, which could lead to catastrophic consequences (Relevance: 4)", 'The US has provided Ukraine with a billion dollars in weaponry, almost equivalent to the amount spent on COVID within the country, highlighting the distortion of priorities.', "Discussion on the historical US nuclear policy reveals the Eisenhower plan for a first strike on the Soviet Union, indicating the US's persistent aggressive stance in this regard."]}, {'end': 6036.751, 'segs': [{'end': 5585.4, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5556.414, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 5563.637, 'text': "If the Russians use nuclear weaponry of any kind, there's going to be a horrible price to pay.", 'start': 5556.414, 'duration': 7.223}, {'end': 5564.837, 'text': 'She was out of the blue.', 'start': 5563.737, 'duration': 1.1}, {'end': 5568.378, 'text': "I said, what the hell is she doing? She's talking nuclear all of a sudden.", 'start': 5564.897, 'duration': 3.481}, {'end': 5575.561, 'text': 'And then since that day, everybody in the US press, all the shows have gone, talk nuclear, nuclear, nuclear.', 'start': 5568.818, 'duration': 6.743}, {'end': 5579.682, 'text': 'Secretary of State has done it, Blinken.', 'start': 5575.661, 'duration': 4.021}, {'end': 5585.4, 'text': 'It scares you.', 'start': 5584.719, 'duration': 0.681}], 'summary': 'Sudden russian nuclear talk raises concerns in us', 'duration': 28.986, 'max_score': 5556.414, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5556414.jpg'}, {'end': 5660.842, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5631.382, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5638.605, 'text': 'Yeah, the absurdity of escalation, the absurdity of war at the largest scale, the absurdity of nuclear war especially.', 'start': 5631.382, 'duration': 7.223}, {'end': 5645.436, 'text': 'Can we walk back from the brink of nuclear war? Can we? Can we? Yes.', 'start': 5639.485, 'duration': 5.951}, {'end': 5649.777, 'text': "What's the path to walk back? Reason.", 'start': 5646.316, 'duration': 3.461}, {'end': 5651.338, 'text': 'Reason and diplomacy.', 'start': 5650.318, 'duration': 1.02}, {'end': 5652.358, 'text': "There's no reason.", 'start': 5651.358, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 5654.379, 'text': 'I mean, talk to the guy.', 'start': 5652.438, 'duration': 1.941}, {'end': 5660.842, 'text': "Mr. Biden, why don't you calm down and go and talk to Mr. Putin in Moscow?", 'start': 5655.279, 'duration': 5.563}], 'summary': 'Escalation to nuclear war can be averted through reason and diplomacy.', 'duration': 29.46, 'max_score': 5631.382, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5631382.jpg'}, {'end': 5820.168, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5796.893, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5804.437, 'text': "And why do people not understand that kind of complaint as if he can't get outside himself to understand the way other people think.", 'start': 5796.893, 'duration': 7.544}, {'end': 5807.778, 'text': 'Empathies, walking like a dramatist is what I do.', 'start': 5805.117, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 5810.219, 'text': 'You walk in the footsteps of other people.', 'start': 5807.818, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 5813.581, 'text': "When I did a movie about Richard Nixon, it wasn't because I liked him.", 'start': 5810.8, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 5815.142, 'text': 'It was because I wanted to..', 'start': 5814.101, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 5820.168, 'text': 'I think I understood a part of him because of my father, and I think I wanted to walk in his footsteps.', 'start': 5815.862, 'duration': 4.306}], 'summary': 'Actor emphasizes empathizing with others and walking in their footsteps to understand them better.', 'duration': 23.275, 'max_score': 5796.893, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5796893.jpg'}, {'end': 5860.638, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5831.743, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 5837.716, 'text': 'They said, how can you be in any way empathetic Anyway, receptive to this guy.', 'start': 5831.743, 'duration': 5.973}, {'end': 5838.916, 'text': "That's wrong.", 'start': 5838.356, 'duration': 0.56}, {'end': 5841.898, 'text': "Dramatists don't have political positions.", 'start': 5839.757, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 5843.559, 'text': 'They walk in the shoes of.', 'start': 5842.178, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 5848.682, 'text': "That's why Bush movie perhaps was surprising and many people didn't care for it.", 'start': 5843.939, 'duration': 4.743}, {'end': 5853.544, 'text': "Maybe that's what, but that's, you've got to go there.", 'start': 5849.442, 'duration': 4.102}, {'end': 5857.126, 'text': 'If you did a movie about a villain, you have to go there.', 'start': 5853.564, 'duration': 3.562}, {'end': 5860.638, 'text': 'You have to walk in their shoes.', 'start': 5858.117, 'duration': 2.521}], 'summary': 'Dramatists need to empathize to portray characters accurately, as seen in the bush movie.', 'duration': 28.895, 'max_score': 5831.743, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5831743.jpg'}, {'end': 5919.148, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5889.753, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 5892.194, 'text': 'Can I ask you a hard question on that? Yes, sure.', 'start': 5889.753, 'duration': 2.441}, {'end': 5899.436, 'text': "So, because empathy is so important to a great interview, let's ask the most challenging version of empathy,", 'start': 5893.354, 'duration': 6.082}, {'end': 5908.038, 'text': "which is when you're sitting across from a man on the brink of war that leads to tens of millions of deaths, which is Hitler?", 'start': 5899.436, 'duration': 8.602}, {'end': 5919.148, 'text': "So if you could interview Hitler in 1939, as the drums of war start to beat, or 1941, when they're already full-on war,", 'start': 5908.638, 'duration': 10.51}], 'summary': 'Importance of empathy in interviewing, challenging scenario: interviewing hitler in 1939 or 1941 during war.', 'duration': 29.395, 'max_score': 5889.753, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5889753.jpg'}, {'end': 6044.201, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6017.974, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 6024.459, 'text': "We have no doubts now from history, revisionism, that Churchill's interest, main interest, was not Germany.", 'start': 6017.974, 'duration': 6.485}, {'end': 6025.479, 'text': 'It was the British Empire.', 'start': 6024.539, 'duration': 0.94}, {'end': 6028.962, 'text': 'Yes And to preserve it to India, the road to India and all that.', 'start': 6025.84, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 6030.283, 'text': 'Middle East.', 'start': 6029.742, 'duration': 0.541}, {'end': 6036.751, 'text': 'Churchill fought the entire war with the concept of preserving the British Empire, all his goals.', 'start': 6031.244, 'duration': 5.507}, {'end': 6044.201, 'text': 'He sent America on a goose chase into Italy, you could argue, instead of establishing a sincere second front in Western Europe.', 'start': 6036.771, 'duration': 7.43}], 'summary': "Churchill's main interest was preserving the british empire, leading to strategic decisions in world war ii.", 'duration': 26.227, 'max_score': 6017.974, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI6017974.jpg'}], 'start': 5556.414, 'title': 'Nuclear war, diplomacy, and empathy in interviews', 'summary': "Delves into the fear of nuclear war, the role of diplomacy in prevention, and urges president biden to engage with mr. putin. it also discusses the significance of empathy in interviews and portraying controversial figures, citing examples involving george w. bush and hypothetical scenarios with hitler, while touching on churchill's motivations during world war ii.", 'chapters': [{'end': 5752.053, 'start': 5556.414, 'title': 'Nuclear war and diplomacy', 'summary': 'Discusses the fear of nuclear war, the influence of the military industrial complex, and the importance of diplomacy in preventing escalation, with a plea for president biden to engage in dialogue with mr. putin.', 'duration': 195.639, 'highlights': ['The fear of nuclear war and the influence of the military industrial complex The discussion highlights the sudden focus on nuclear weaponry by the US press and Secretary of State, expressing fear and attributing it to the military industrial complex.', 'Importance of diplomacy and reason in preventing nuclear war The need for walking back from the brink of nuclear war is emphasized, advocating for reason and diplomacy as the path forward to prevent escalation.', 'Plea for President Biden to engage in dialogue with Mr. Putin There is a direct plea for President Biden to engage in a discussion with Mr. Putin in Moscow, emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind and seeking the truth during the conversation.']}, {'end': 6036.751, 'start': 5752.153, 'title': 'Empathy in interviews and portraying controversial figures', 'summary': "Discusses the importance of empathy in interviews, demonstrated through examples of portraying controversial figures such as george w. bush and the hypothetical scenario of interviewing hitler, while also touching upon churchill's motivations during world war ii.", 'duration': 284.598, 'highlights': ["Oliver Stone emphasizes the importance of empathy in interviews and portrays George W. Bush as a complex figure in his movie 'W.' Oliver Stone highlights the importance of empathy in interviews and showcases George W. Bush as a complex figure in his movie 'W.'", 'Stone discusses the need for dramatists to empathize and understand the perspective of the characters they portray, citing his approach to depicting Richard Nixon and Bush in his movies. Oliver Stone emphasizes the need for dramatists to empathize with the characters they depict, citing his approach to portraying Richard Nixon and Bush in his movies.', 'Stone delves into the challenging concept of empathizing with controversial historical figures like Hitler, exploring the potential questions and justifications that could arise in such an interview. Oliver Stone discusses the challenging concept of empathizing with controversial historical figures like Hitler, exploring potential questions and justifications that could arise in such an interview.', "The discussion touches upon Churchill's motivations during World War II, highlighting his main interest in preserving the British Empire rather than Germany. The conversation delves into Churchill's motivations during World War II, emphasizing his main interest in preserving the British Empire rather than Germany."]}], 'duration': 480.337, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI5556414.jpg', 'highlights': ['Plea for President Biden to engage in dialogue with Mr. Putin There is a direct plea for President Biden to engage in a discussion with Mr. Putin in Moscow, emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind and seeking the truth during the conversation.', 'Importance of diplomacy and reason in preventing nuclear war The need for walking back from the brink of nuclear war is emphasized, advocating for reason and diplomacy as the path forward to prevent escalation.', 'The fear of nuclear war and the influence of the military industrial complex The discussion highlights the sudden focus on nuclear weaponry by the US press and Secretary of State, expressing fear and attributing it to the military industrial complex.', 'Stone delves into the challenging concept of empathizing with controversial historical figures like Hitler, exploring the potential questions and justifications that could arise in such an interview. Oliver Stone discusses the challenging concept of empathizing with controversial historical figures like Hitler, exploring potential questions and justifications that could arise in such an interview.', 'Stone discusses the need for dramatists to empathize and understand the perspective of the characters they portray, citing his approach to depicting Richard Nixon and Bush in his movies. Oliver Stone emphasizes the need for dramatists to empathize with the characters they depict, citing his approach to portraying Richard Nixon and Bush in his movies.', "Stone emphasizes the importance of empathy in interviews and portrays George W. Bush as a complex figure in his movie 'W.' Oliver Stone highlights the importance of empathy in interviews and showcases George W. Bush as a complex figure in his movie 'W.'", "The discussion touches upon Churchill's motivations during World War II, highlighting his main interest in preserving the British Empire rather than Germany. 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Much less so than I was when I was younger.', 'start': 6490.393, 'duration': 4.602}, {'end': 6498.276, 'text': 'Remember, I was in Vietnam, but I thought I dealt with it there.', 'start': 6495.515, 'duration': 2.761}, {'end': 6500.977, 'text': 'But when I came back, I realized that I wanted to live.', 'start': 6498.336, 'duration': 2.641}, {'end': 6507.14, 'text': "So yes, I've learned over time to get more and more used to it and get ready for it.", 'start': 6501.898, 'duration': 5.242}, {'end': 6513.142, 'text': "What's a good answer to the question of why live? So the realization that you wanted to live.", 'start': 6507.96, 'duration': 5.182}, {'end': 6519.815, 'text': 'What was the reason to live? Because it was better than being one of those corpses that I saw in the jungle.', 'start': 6514.693, 'duration': 5.122}], 'summary': 'Vietnam experience led to desire to live and overcome fear. realization that life was better than the corpses in the jungle.', 'duration': 29.422, 'max_score': 6490.393, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI6490393.jpg'}, {'end': 6598.575, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6569.079, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 6570.92, 'text': 'Well, the same thing is true in its way of filmmaking.', 'start': 6569.079, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 6576.164, 'text': 'There are certain things you learn as you build films and you make mistakes.', 'start': 6571.24, 'duration': 4.924}, {'end': 6578.405, 'text': "It's like putting an engine together and you..", 'start': 6576.744, 'duration': 1.661}, {'end': 6581.627, 'text': 'Oh, the film is flawed in that way, you know it.', 'start': 6579.706, 'duration': 1.921}, {'end': 6587.23, 'text': "Other people may or may not see it, but the car runs or it made money or it didn't make money.", 'start': 6582.388, 'duration': 4.842}, {'end': 6592.133, 'text': "It can be good and it didn't make money, but the point is that everything is a build.", 'start': 6587.25, 'duration': 4.883}, {'end': 6594.274, 'text': 'Every film is a construction.', 'start': 6593.194, 'duration': 1.08}, {'end': 6598.575, 'text': 'Same thing as he goes through on a Tesla, we go through on each film.', 'start': 6594.874, 'duration': 3.701}], 'summary': 'Filmmaking is a learning process, like building a car; success is not solely based on perfection, but also on profitability.', 'duration': 29.496, 'max_score': 6569.079, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI6569079.jpg'}, {'end': 6674.487, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6650.693, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 6661.079, 'text': 'I think to realize ourselves, to realize more of what you are, to realize what life is, to appreciate it, to grow, to honor our life,', 'start': 6650.693, 'duration': 10.386}, {'end': 6664.321, 'text': 'to honor the concept of life and to understand how precious life is.', 'start': 6661.079, 'duration': 3.242}, {'end': 6671.845, 'text': 'The preciousness of life, as the Buddhists say, and, of course, the immediacy of death all around us.', 'start': 6666.222, 'duration': 5.623}, {'end': 6674.487, 'text': 'The causes of death are all around us.', 'start': 6672.386, 'duration': 2.101}], 'summary': 'Realize self, appreciate life, honor life, understand preciousness of life and immediacy of death.', 'duration': 23.794, 'max_score': 6650.693, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI6650693.jpg'}], 'start': 6036.771, 'title': 'Interviewing hitler, love, and life advice', 'summary': "Discusses interviewing hitler, language barriers, and love's role, emphasizing understanding and empathy. it also highlights oliver stone's advice on education, career, and life, reflecting on life's meaning and preciousness.", 'chapters': [{'end': 6265.529, 'start': 6036.771, 'title': 'Interviewing hitler and the role of love', 'summary': 'Discusses the approach to interviewing hitler, the challenges of language barriers, and the role of love in human nature, emphasizing the importance of understanding and empathy while highlighting the impact of love on personal and societal levels.', 'duration': 228.758, 'highlights': ['The ability to love is the greatest virtue one can have, and it brings empathy and strength, extending to the human race too.', 'The difficulty in understanding Russian humor and wit due to language translation, and the loss of humanity between the lines in scientific focus on empirical data.', 'The approach to interviewing Hitler, seeking to understand his thoughts and avoiding expressing contempt, emphasizing the importance of empathy and understanding in communication.', 'The challenges of language barriers in interviewing, especially in learning Russian and the reliance on excellent translators in the Kremlin.', 'The role of love in personal and societal levels, its impact on carrying on in life, and its significance for great novelists and artists in expressing humanity.']}, {'end': 6749.837, 'start': 6265.529, 'title': 'Life, career, and education advice', 'summary': "Highlights oliver stone's advice to young people on education, career, and life, emphasizing the importance of a broad education, coming to terms with death, and learning from mistakes, while reflecting on the meaning of life and the preciousness of it.", 'duration': 484.308, 'highlights': ['Oliver Stone advises young people to pursue a broad education, including literature and history, in addition to their specialization, emphasizing the importance of understanding the world. Importance of a broad education, including literature and history, alongside specialization.', 'He discusses the significance of coming to terms with death and how it becomes less frightening with age, drawing from his experiences in Vietnam and emphasizing the need to appreciate the preciousness of life. The process of coming to terms with death and the preciousness of life.', 'Stone reflects on the value of learning from mistakes, drawing parallels between engineering and filmmaking, where errors and mistakes are opportunities to learn and improve. The value of learning from mistakes in engineering and filmmaking.', 'He shares his perspective on the meaning of life, stressing the importance of realizing oneself, appreciating life, and honoring its preciousness in the face of death. Perspective on the meaning of life and the preciousness of life in light of death.']}], 'duration': 713.066, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ygAqYC8JOQI/pics/ygAqYC8JOQI6036771.jpg', 'highlights': ['The ability to love is the greatest virtue one can have, and it brings empathy and strength, extending to the human race too.', 'The approach to interviewing Hitler, seeking to understand his thoughts and avoiding expressing contempt, emphasizing the importance of empathy and understanding in communication.', 'The role of love in personal and societal levels, its impact on carrying on in life, and its significance for great novelists and artists in expressing humanity.', 'The challenges of language barriers in interviewing, especially in learning Russian and the reliance on excellent translators in the Kremlin.', 'The difficulty in understanding Russian humor and wit due to language translation, and the loss of humanity between the lines in scientific focus on empirical data.', 'Oliver Stone advises young people to pursue a broad education, including literature and history, in addition to their specialization, emphasizing the importance of understanding the world.', 'Stone reflects on the value of learning from mistakes, drawing parallels between engineering and filmmaking, where errors and mistakes are opportunities to learn and improve.', 'He discusses the significance of coming to terms with death and how it becomes less frightening with age, drawing from his experiences in Vietnam and emphasizing the need to appreciate the preciousness of life.', 'He shares his perspective on the meaning of life, stressing the importance of realizing oneself, appreciating life, and honoring its preciousness in the face of death.']}], 'highlights': ["Oliver Stone's films have garnered three Oscar wins and 11 Oscar nominations, portraying stories of war, power, and controversial aspects of American and global history.", 'Oliver Stone has interviewed some of the most powerful and consequential people in the world, including Vladimir Putin.', 'Oliver Stone discusses the pivotal role of nuclear energy in fulfilling the substantial global electricity demand, projecting the need for two to four times the current consumption by 2050.', 'The discussion outlines the challenges faced in promoting nuclear energy, including political will, fear, and prevalent myths and misconceptions perpetuated by environmentalists.', 'Insights from the Idaho laboratory and the Department of Energy personnel handling advanced nuclear research were obtained.', 'The investigation included visits to France, Russia, and the United States to study their advanced nuclear capabilities.', 'The potential for China and India to transition away from coal to nuclear energy due to its environmental benefits, with nuclear energy having the lowest casualty rate compared to other energy sources.', 'The American prejudice against Russia, influence of Cold War narrative, strong anti-Soviet stance in American business during the 1950s', 'The years from 1986 to 1991 were described as great years for America, fostering a sense of potential peace dividend and improved global relations', "Oliver Stone's interview with Vladimir Putin had no restrictions on the content and did not require approval before publishing, demonstrating a free-ranging approach to the interview process.", 'The buildup of forces on both sides, with Ukraine having 110,000 troops on the border and Russia bringing 130,000 troops near Donbass, indicating the tense situation prior to the invasion.', '14,000 Ukrainian-Russians were killed between 2014 and 2022, highlighting the human cost of the war.', 'The United States may be calculating the use of false flag operations as a dangerous but potentially dramatic solution to seal the war off as a major victory for the United States (Relevance: 3)', 'The United States is making a lot of noise in the press about Russia using nuclear weapons and chemical weapons, potentially setting the stage for false flag operations (Relevance: 5)', 'The US has provided Ukraine with a billion dollars in weaponry, almost equivalent to the amount spent on COVID within the country, highlighting the distortion of priorities.', 'Plea for President Biden to engage in dialogue with Mr. Putin There is a direct plea for President Biden to engage in a discussion with Mr. Putin in Moscow, emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind and seeking the truth during the conversation.', 'Importance of diplomacy and reason in preventing nuclear war The need for walking back from the brink of nuclear war is emphasized, advocating for reason and diplomacy as the path forward to prevent escalation.', 'The fear of nuclear war and the influence of the military industrial complex The discussion highlights the sudden focus on nuclear weaponry by the US press and Secretary of State, expressing fear and attributing it to the military industrial complex.', 'The ability to love is the greatest virtue one can have, and it brings empathy and strength, extending to the human race too.', 'The approach to interviewing Hitler, seeking to understand his thoughts and avoiding expressing contempt, emphasizing the importance of empathy and understanding in communication.', 'The role of love in personal and societal levels, its impact on carrying on in life, and its significance for great novelists and artists in expressing humanity.', 'The challenges of language barriers in interviewing, especially in learning Russian and the reliance on excellent translators in the Kremlin.', 'Oliver Stone advises young people to pursue a broad education, including literature and history, in addition to their specialization, emphasizing the importance of understanding the world.', 'Stone reflects on the value of learning from mistakes, drawing parallels between engineering and filmmaking, where errors and mistakes are opportunities to learn and improve.', 'He discusses the significance of coming to terms with death and how it becomes less frightening with age, drawing from his experiences in Vietnam and emphasizing the need to appreciate the preciousness of life.', 'He shares his perspective on the meaning of life, stressing the importance of realizing oneself, appreciating life, and honoring its preciousness in the face of death.']}