Konstantin Kisin
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Now, surprise, surprise, not everyone in the world is a lawyer. And so societies do change track over time and people change track over time. But it's the job I feel of people like me who've had that experience of knowing that society doesn't last forever to remind people that like it's all our civilization is, is like a big Jenga block. Like you can pull some out and it will stay standing.
Now, surprise, surprise, not everyone in the world is a lawyer. And so societies do change track over time and people change track over time. But it's the job I feel of people like me who've had that experience of knowing that society doesn't last forever to remind people that like it's all our civilization is, is like a big Jenga block. Like you can pull some out and it will stay standing.
But if you pull all of the cause bits out, it is actually capable of collapse. This isn't guaranteed to last forever.
But if you pull all of the cause bits out, it is actually capable of collapse. This isn't guaranteed to last forever.
But if you pull all of the cause bits out, it is actually capable of collapse. This isn't guaranteed to last forever.
And I get it, you know, the vast majority of Western citizens are, historically speaking, very passive, very, very unwilling to revolt, very unwilling to engage in violence, very unwilling to overthrow the government, very comfortable by comparative standards to previous, you know, centuries ago where it's literally like, well,
And I get it, you know, the vast majority of Western citizens are, historically speaking, very passive, very, very unwilling to revolt, very unwilling to engage in violence, very unwilling to overthrow the government, very comfortable by comparative standards to previous, you know, centuries ago where it's literally like, well,
And I get it, you know, the vast majority of Western citizens are, historically speaking, very passive, very, very unwilling to revolt, very unwilling to engage in violence, very unwilling to overthrow the government, very comfortable by comparative standards to previous, you know, centuries ago where it's literally like, well,
I could like die tomorrow of disease and hunger, starvation, because you're not looking after me. Or I could try and overthrow you. Like, what do I really have to lose? Most people in the West are not like that. And so the people in charge are very insulated and protected.
I could like die tomorrow of disease and hunger, starvation, because you're not looking after me. Or I could try and overthrow you. Like, what do I really have to lose? Most people in the West are not like that. And so the people in charge are very insulated and protected.
I could like die tomorrow of disease and hunger, starvation, because you're not looking after me. Or I could try and overthrow you. Like, what do I really have to lose? Most people in the West are not like that. And so the people in charge are very insulated and protected.
Yes, I get it. But you've got to recognize that that can change over time. And I would really like us not to push as far as we possibly can to find out where that line is, where you piss people off enough. Do you see what I mean? Is that a risk, do you think? Not right now, but it was in the summer in this country.
Yes, I get it. But you've got to recognize that that can change over time. And I would really like us not to push as far as we possibly can to find out where that line is, where you piss people off enough. Do you see what I mean? Is that a risk, do you think? Not right now, but it was in the summer in this country.
Yes, I get it. But you've got to recognize that that can change over time. And I would really like us not to push as far as we possibly can to find out where that line is, where you piss people off enough. Do you see what I mean? Is that a risk, do you think? Not right now, but it was in the summer in this country.
We had riots in this country from people who, as you rightly say, the media and other people tried to call them far right. I thought the vast majority of them were not remotely political at all. So what does that tell you? It tells you that there's a significant body of the population who are very, very, very frustrated.
We had riots in this country from people who, as you rightly say, the media and other people tried to call them far right. I thought the vast majority of them were not remotely political at all. So what does that tell you? It tells you that there's a significant body of the population who are very, very, very frustrated.
We had riots in this country from people who, as you rightly say, the media and other people tried to call them far right. I thought the vast majority of them were not remotely political at all. So what does that tell you? It tells you that there's a significant body of the population who are very, very, very frustrated.
Yeah. The kindling is undoubtedly there. And by the way, not just among those people you saw from the Muslim community, the feeling that like, well, we got to go and tool up and be in the streets to defend ourselves. Now you have those two forces rising at once. It's not a good outcome.
Yeah. The kindling is undoubtedly there. And by the way, not just among those people you saw from the Muslim community, the feeling that like, well, we got to go and tool up and be in the streets to defend ourselves. Now you have those two forces rising at once. It's not a good outcome.
Yeah. The kindling is undoubtedly there. And by the way, not just among those people you saw from the Muslim community, the feeling that like, well, we got to go and tool up and be in the streets to defend ourselves. Now you have those two forces rising at once. It's not a good outcome.