Hearted Youtube comments on William Spaniel (@Gametheory101) channel.

  1. if NATO chose to reform to include states like Australia and Japan they could be called the "Pacific Ocean & Trans Atlantic Treaty Organization" or POTATO for short.
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  2. I think William Spaniel blew up the pipes in order to create an ongoing series following the "who-done-it" mystery and grow his channel.
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  3. An aspect you might be missing is that one of Ukraines military goals is accelerated attrition of the Russian army so they lose not just their willingness but also their ability to fight, thus ending the war. So they might not want the Russians to be able to flee, like in Kherson.
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  4. Among us, but this time, it's the world leaders who are playing it.
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  5. Did they learn to stop worrying and love the bomb?
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  6. Historical records never mentioned that Napoleon had extra fingers....
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  7. Finally: Lines on Congress.
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  8. Minor correction: Although Sealand has some resemblance to an oil rig, it was not an oil rig, it was a WW2 sea fort, previously known as HM Fort Roughs.
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  9. I was surprised you didn't make the pun "Killing two birds with one drone ." šŸ˜
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  10. Getting updates on current events from this channel feels much less stressful than general news because of the educational insight that comes along with it. I at least feel empowered that Iā€™m learning more about the world than I would from simply seeing terrifying headlines, a summary of events, and moving on with my day. Thank you. It helps to feel like thereā€™s something I can grapple, encapsulate, and walk away with during all this conflict. And for anyone reading this in the US, I hope you share the vigor that itā€™s given me to get my vote in, it seems like thereā€™s potential for a lot of war these next few years and this election couldnā€™t be any more important.
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  11. On mobile, the title reads as ā€œHow Moscow was attacked and what the fuā€¦ā€ and I had to laugh cause i imagined a very different title than what we got!
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  12. I'm watching essentially a video textbook for a course I'm not even taking. Yeah, I'm happy with how I'm spending my life.
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  13. thank you for taking the heat out of this and doing your best to educate the people
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  14. I wish there was actually more channels like this discussing the war. This guy at least actually does his research on things.
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  15. "Dutch Disease" isn't imposing enough. It sounds like something you'd get from persistent bike strain. They should call it something like, ā€œSpiraling the Netherā€ ā€“ give it a real flavor of doom.
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  16. How is it possible to miss a 'Putin' in the long string of pudding, putting, punting, etc wordplay?
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  17. Speaking as a technical writer with lots of experiencing editing MS docs, I'm guessing the awful formatting for the Iran Deal document was the result of cutting and pasting parts from different documents into another doc with different default styles. Do this often enough and you can really ruin any document. This was extremely easy to do for older versions of MSW. In most cases, the formatter should simply begin with a fresh doc and import everything unformatted. More recent versions of MS Office made it easier to strip or combine styles to avoid a hodgepodge of styles overriding one another. Obviously they should have taken the time to make it look right, but I have a feeling that lack of technical skills + time crunch -- not diplomatic inattention -- was the underlying cause.
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  18. As a former HIMARS battery commander, I am so excited for this video!
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  19. I'd like to point out that the video you made on Sept. 28, 2022 pretty much predicted much of what is transpiring now.
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  20. Itā€™s not an island. Itā€™s a special geologic formation
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  21. Oooo! Those additional info blocks are slick
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  22. No clickbait, no sensationalism - Great job . Subscribed.
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  23. "We must focus on the lines that bring us together, not the lines that divide us!" -William Spaniel's Inaugural Address Speech, Probably
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  24. Greetings, Political Will ;-). I send my regards from Poland. Such extensive content must have required a great deal of effort on your part. I wish you continued growth for your channel! ;-)
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  25. I watch a handful of videos daily since Ukraine's offensive in Kursk but man, none of them even come close to the amount of significant details put in just one of your videos. New subscriber here
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  26. "Evidently they're a censortive bunch" This is the quality content I come to you for. Excellent stuff.
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  27. This channel makes me feel like when you find out how a magicians trick is performed, except for massive geopolitical events.
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  28. Hey William I wanted to thank you for providing a good look into the Ukrainian's situation for us. I've been watching you for a few months and I think you provide great insight into the situation.
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  29. 16:32 The flags at the NATO HQ are in alphabetical order by the country's English name, so funnily enough Sweden's flag will actually be raised next to Turkey's.
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  30. One other thing to consider was the kaliningrad blockade. Lithuania halted all transport of economic goods from Belarus to Kaliningrad in late June, but lifted its ban just days after the grain deal. Seems very likely that Russia was given access to kaliningrad under the table in exchange for opening the blockade of Ukraine.
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  31. My adult autistic son and I love watching these during his feeding time before he goes to work. Your voice really calms him down which is great because it makes it so much easier to get the tube in (he hates the feeding tube).
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  32. The only logical answer is to pick up the plant and move it to Poland. The soil is similar and it's in summer so it will have plenty on energy to help repair the roots that were cut.
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  33. What annoys me is the fact that I am paying Ā£9000 a year to go to university, and this guy, my now dear friend William (haha), has taught me a whole module with free videos and an amazing textbook. Thank you so much, without these videos I didnt stand a chance.
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  34. 1:45 "nor am I an agent of an intelligence organization" That's exactly what an agent would say!
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  35. Absolutely phenomenal analysis, William. Your projects continue to get better with every upload, my friend. I really appreciate you sharing these with us. They're incredibly well-made, extremely informative, and very entertaining. Combining all three of those factors into a presentation is not easy to do by any stretch and you have figured out how to do it almost seamlessly. Thanks again, bud. Please, keep up the amazing work, good sir.
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  36. 2:22 I like how the car crash is considered only 5 times as painful as waiting at the red light lmao
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  37. Your conclusion about the Kremlin's concern for public opinion reminds me of the famous Klemens von Metternich quote, "You can do many things with a bayonet, but you cannot sit on it "
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  38. To all of my American brothers and sisters. Please šŸ™ VOTE šŸ—³ ā˜‘ļø this November.
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  39. I don't know how a Spaniel can sit down and focus so intensely on geopolitics. My Spaniel cannot calm down, he is currently walking in circles outside my room. He is planning something.
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  40. Absolutely blown away at how thorough and easy to follow this was. Data driven to the utmost and I am so impressed. Great job!!!
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  41. "HIMARSing the Stroganoff out of them" might be the single greatest phrase I've ever heard in my life šŸ˜‚
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  42. "In Truth, all of Macroeconomics is Black Magic, and no one is ever really sure about what is actually happening" as someone with 10 years of experience & a masters degree in Macroeconomics, I want this engraved on my headstone.
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  43. "[Insert War Here] is all about oil" might be the most tired and cynical trope in all geopolitics discussion. Really appreciate this nuanced analysis into the actual relationship between oil and warfare.
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  44. Youā€™d be the second most famous person with a PolSci degree from the U of Rochester, but youā€™d still be first in our hearts.
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  45. It's absurd how we passed from "Israeli/Iranian war will be the start of WW3" to "Every country would benefit from the higher prices". I think that in your videos you say something really important, and remained stuck in my mind for days: You don't need to watch what politicians say, but what they do.
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  46. I really appreciate this continued in-depth coverage of the war in Ukraine, as well as the high-quality of your videos overall! I kind of miss when we used to have discussions on your game theory and game theory puzzles playlists, but maybe we'll meet again someday...
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  47. I use YouTube as a replacement for tv and streaming services and have been doing so for 15 years, and your videos are the ones I look forward to the most because they have a lot of substance and I actually learn from them instead of just consume here and now information. Cheers William
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  48. ā€‹Ā @Gametheory101Ā  You were too mesmerised by the lines on maps. So was I, can't blame you
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  49. Cme to India buddy... Here no Nash but 'rash' equilibrium...
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  50. "Unless of course, it is a man named Miles." Me, in my head: "Miles OĀ“Brien!" Well, would be fitting for him, to be cought in one of most brutal wars in that decade, for "character development"
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