Keiser Report: Facing New Peasant Revolt

[marmar]

Published on Jul 11, 2013

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the puffery behind politics and finance that has spawned a generation unable to see or understand the world around them, a world in which the chief economist of a major bank is warning we are on the eve of a new Peasants' Revolt. In the second half, Max talks to Professor Yanis Varoufakis about the latest in the Greek bailout saga, the collapsing German export market and what the future holds for Italy.

[IrishAyes]

1. I've always known I'm far from alone in my steady drumbeat of warnings,

But maybe a few people will actually listen to this guy.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Most people today would ignore Paul Revere, methinks.

I find the reaction to "heads up" posts very disappointing, esp. when it comes to finance or serious political issues.

If this were back in the time of Paul Revere, we would hear:

" Only a idiot would believe him, because..........
a. he is just a silversmith, what does he know?
b. He is a mole for the British
c. Show me proof the British are coming
d. He's riding the wrong type of horse
e. When I was in the army, no one would send out alarms like that.
f. The British are probably just doing exercises, not a march towards us.
g. British have not attacked in all this time, why would they do so now?"

[cheapdate]

2. Smart commentary. And entertaining too.

[dtom67]

4. love the sentiment, but ....

any "Peasant Revolt" would result in a bloodbath. The Police have weapons and training that insure the failure of an insurrection, while the spying capacity of those in power would give plenty of warning to allow a swift and brutal response. And that's just in the USA......

It is also my belief that peasant revolts generally require some support from at least one faction of the Power-Elite. I certainly do not see that in the UK OR the US.

Love Max Keiser, but do not agree with everything he says. People in the UK and America are not stupid or lazy for not standing up for their rights or fighting against a government that allows large scale fraud in the financial sector. Here in America, "We the People" are slaves to the debts we have foolishly undertaken. Step off the hamster wheel and you may find yourself in a financial free fall. This doesn't apply to everyone, but the idea that " Workers that have mortgages don"t go on strike" IS a factor.

If my union calls for a strike , I would have to go, but I would be screwed beyond belief. My own fault for maxing myself out, but there you have it...

This is not to say it could not happen; it is just my opinion that such an event would be horrific in terms of the human cost. I see no repeat of the Arab Spring here in the USA or UK.

I'd settle for a Democratic Party that would return to the Left, but even THAT revolution seems like a long shot....

[AnotherMcIntosh]

5. You're right, of course. It appears that Peterloo was not commonly taught in some schools.