Did anyone here know that Putin has a PhD in energy economics?

submitted by EthnocratArcheofuturist from self.debatealtright

I've been listening to a couple of podcasts featuring Art Berman lately. He's a petroleum geologist and an expert in the energy industry, especially oil. During this podcast he mentions the fact that Putin has a PhD in energy economics, and that he probably knows more about energy and commodities than all the leaders of NATO put together.

Anyway, Berman has a lot of interesting things to say about energy -- including how Russia is owning the EU -- and the delusional fantasy of "green growth". He's of course a Jew, but that doesn't change the fact that he knows his stuff. I highly recommend his more recent podcast appearances.

By the way, special shout-out to u/casparvoneverec, who also knows a lot about this topic.

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[–]NeoRail 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I did not know that. That is quite impressive, especially given that he already has a military intelligence background. It is hard to imagine qualifications more useful to a Russian president today than military intelligence and energy economics.

[–]Wrangel 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Art Berman is one of few jews worth listening to. He is really good at understanding oil and energy and doesn't really poison his ideas with a bunch of degeneracy. Great to see others in the alt right take an interest in natural resources, oil and energy, it is an underrated topic.

Russia is a natural resource economy. Their leaders come from mining, heavy industry and oil. It is natural that their leadership is far more knowledgeable than other countries on the topic. They are investing heavily in nuclear energy while the western politicians focus on what sounds good, aka wind power that doesn't work when there is no wind.

Russia understands that the world is consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate while the global population increases by an entire new France every year. Their long game is to secure the resources they need and gain geopolitical power by controlling resources around the world. They are taking the best bits of Ukraine, investing in African mining and building a self sufficient agricultural sector at home.

[–]shilldetector 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They are investing heavily in nuclear energy while the western politicians focus on what sounds good, aka wind power that doesn't work when there is no wind.

Nuclear energy comes with considerable risks. If the fucking Japanese cant even prevent a nuclear meltdown do you honestly think it's a good idea to seed the planet with these ticking time bombs as humanity gets increasingly dumber, divided, and degenerate? Once these things are up and running you cant just throw an off switch when things go wrong, and you have to store the nuclear waste somewhere.

[–]Wrangel 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Japan had an unmodern reactor which was hit by the Earthquake of the century followed by a massive tsunami and one person died. Compare that to coal. 60 years of nuclear energy in western countries and that is the worst accident. Coal kills thousands per day.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Honestly, it's kind of shocking how mediocre ivy league educated statesmen and politicians ate in the west.

No western statesman or politician even comes near the accumen and sophistication of Putin and Xi Xinping.

Putin quotes Solzhenytsin and westoids quote marvel movies.

It just goes to sboe that doi good in exams and getting into top unis doesn't necessarily translate to real life competence and foresight

[–]Wrangel 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Western politicians have as their main objective to be elected. They aren't focused on running a country, their focus is on the media circus surrounding elections. Quoting classical literature does worse with the average voter than pop culture. Politicians are speaking to the lowest common denominator which is pretty darn low. Serious and intelligent people aren't going into politics and the clowns that are running are dumbing themselves down for the voters.

China is run by boring, grey men who work hard and manage their country. The west is run by people who would have been excellent var salesmen.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good point. Western politicians are essentially actors playing a PR role at this point. The real business of running the country is increasingly left to the permanent bureaucracy and the intel agencies who themselves are not as bright or capable as before.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

China is run by scientists and engineers. The West is run by lawyers and business people.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I have to say Macron is the only Western leader with at least some vision, competence, and sophistication. I bet it's because he has a degree in philosophy.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

He was a Rothschild banker so he has a degree of competence. The worst of the bunch is either Trudeau or Ursula Von der Leyen.

I don't count jihadi Joe because he's a vegetable.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Mark Rutte and Alexander De Croo are awful as well.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Rutte does come off as intelligent however I do not know anything about Croo

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    [–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    He studied law as well, yes.

    [–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Really? Law as well?

    [–]EthnocratArcheofuturist[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Yes.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I don't know if that's the thing in Western Europe, but here every politician has a PhD, and we all know how they get their PhDs, they're always implied in some sort of affair sooner or later, so yknow, I don't know how legit those degrees are.

    If they're well earned, good for Vlad.