Hearted Youtube comments on TIKhistory (@TheImperatorKnight) channel.

  1. Stalingrad is that one topic that just is simply too much for one man to do ALL the work in a detailed manner. David Glantz has dedicated years just to finish HIS books. It's one thing to manually dig through sources to write a book, it's a whole new level to create an animated video with EVEN more digging. Personally speaking, the Stalingrad series should only be done bi-monthly as to give you more breathing room and cover more topics. You shouldn't crank a battlestorm video every week, let alone bi-weekly if the topic is detail-packed as Stalingrad.
    461
  2. It’s great to see a unbiased historian at work. This is how all schools should be taught when it comes to history and philosophy in the western world
    460
  3. I've learned that "Man of the Year" has no rating in itself; At least not in an only glorifying, positive way. It's just a person that has done something very considerable/history-changing - let it be for the worse or better - and thus became "Man of the Year". Anyway, love your works. Interesting video & very informative, as always!
    458
  4. I like these videos better than tanks. Because I can get tanks anywhere but you are the only one talking about these important questions.
    458
  5. I have never commented on your videos but I feel it's time to do so. I drive for a living and listen to books on audio or listen to documentaries exclusively. Your channel has educated me more on Nazi Germany and WWII than any other resource I have found. Thank you.
    458
  6. this is the best history channel on YouTube
    457
  7. It would have been suicide for Britain to fight Germany and the USSR at the same time after they invaded Poland in September 1939.
    457
  8. Here is a quote from John Keegan's "The Second World War". "The Balkan Campaign, often depicted by historians as an unwelcome diversion by Hitler's long laid plan to attack the Soviet Union and as a disabling interruption of the timetable he had marked out for its inception, had been in fact no such thing. It had been successfully concluded even more rapidly than his professional military advisors could have anticipated; While the choice of D-Day for Barbarossa had always depended not on sequence of contingent events but on the weather and objective military factors. The German army found it more difficult than expected to position the units alocated for Barbarossa in Poland; while the lateness of the spring thaw, which left the Eastern European rivers in spade beyond the predicted date, meant that Barbarossa could not have begun very much earlier than the third week of June, whatever Hitler's intentions." In essence, the weather was not feasable for an operation in mid May. The lack of infastructure meant that the operation in May would be over muddy roads and rivers that overflowed their banks. Rivers like the Dnieper, Dvina and Bug would be big obstacles. The weather conditions for an armored speared offensive were only achieved in mid June. Balkan campaign had no influence over the start of Barbarossa.
    456
  9. Herr Starmer needs to be removed. NOW!
    454
  10. It seems to me like this means history is alive and well. You are doing your part to keep it going.
    452
  11. I cant believe it has been 3 whole years since you started this series. I was a 15 yo highschool student back then and now im in collage studying history.
    448
  12. I love that you put Xi as a british politician.
    447
  13. Its insane how he built an audience so big and got away with it!
    447
  14. You should make more of these TIK, it is a good way to get people into history.
    446
  15. My brain You watched every episode separately. There is no need for this. Me: I know, I know, but...
    446
  16. We need to throw you a massive party for this colossal accomplishment. You worked like such a madman on this that you deserve your own Get Out of Jail Free card.
    445
  17. I'd blame the Nazis and the Bolsheviks for conspiring to split the European continent between the two of them. The shittiest thing was the Bolsheviks kept their spoils until 1991. Only then did WW2 in Europe truly end.
    445
  18. I was also starving for new Stalingrad content. Thanks for airlifting this to here in finland Tik.
    445
  19. As a brazilian, this is so embarassing. Its actually not uncommon for brazilian content creators to steal from foreign stuff in english, since there is a large amount of brazilians using the internet but without english skills. I hope you and other creators being plagiarized from can do something about this awful situation!
    444
  20. A few years ago, a local TV channel started showing history docs on wednsday nights (they still do) . I, as a big history enthusiast was naturally very exited. In the beginning there were some interesting stuff, which I quite enjoyed. But now the subjects make me really angry. There are some general themes: Nazis and secret bases in Antarctica, Nazi inventions, Nazi occultism, Nazi conspiracys etc. I have stopped watching those "history" docs a long time ago. Recently I found this channel on Youtube. Having watched several of your works, I keep asking: What is wrong with those TV bosses?!
    442
  21. Halder being sacked makes me sad…. TIK bashing Halder in each episode was always one of the best parts :)
    442
  22. Hitler wanted to confuse and divide future historians
    441
  23. Possibly shortest Tik video I’ve ever seen
    441
  24. You made history TIK, this is probably the longest documentary video of one battle ever published. WTG..kudoos to you
    441
  25. They should play this video at the start of every university history class. Daily.
    440
  26. Why bother even calling themselves fascism if they are gonna deny being collectivists? Musollini was openly collectivist.
    440
  27. Harold James unironically believes that private ownership and property were left untouched while the laws defining property and ownership were radically transformed...? Did he even proofread that? Those two sentences are mutually exclusive.
    440
  28. Remember, if you ever read a Hitler quote you must use in you mind the Tik's Hitler voice.
    439
  29. Jesus Christ... this must have been a nightmare to upload.
    438
  30. Denial is a powerful drug Tik. Many still aren't ready to face their own childhood trauma.
    438
  31. TIK history DESTROYS child's sand castle with facts and logic
    437
  32. The Stalingrad series IS THE best documentary on the eastern front i have ever seen. The detail was fantastic.
    437
  33. You're going to trigger soooo many wehraboos...
    437
  34. In my last year at university getting my aerospace engineering degree and I have never been more convinced it is a scam. Professors are useless, and I am paying thousands of dollars a year to teach myself the material. Really wish I (and my parents who are the only reason I went to university) had watched this video 4-5 years ago
    437
  35. I have my first university history exam tomorrow and I have to say, throughout this first year, your videos have blown my mind and completely changed the way I think about modern history and politics. You sir, have done more for my degree than any internet commentator could. Well done, the most incredibly well researched videos I have seen. Your videos have given me a passion for understanding political philosophy!
    436
  36. It cannot be over emphasized. Logistics, fuel, spare parts, crew maintenance and specialized maintenance is more important than “the art of war.”! As it had been said, amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics. A tank is nothing more than an expensive pile of metal unless it’s crew has the resources and training to keep it operating. The Russians can’t overcome this so resort to infantry attack. Although the tank is in the mix, it is not alone the battle winning element for either side. Great video.
    436
  37. Hands down the best Stalingrad video series ever made, this beats a History channel or BBC documentary any day.
    436
  38. I'm glad you are keeping up the "fight" against suppressing human history. If we dont know how these things happen then we could not prevent them from being repeated. Thank you !
    434
  39. I've known of TIK for roughly 10 years now, he knows me under my personal name, as we played games with eachother beforehand. He's an extremely hard working man and deserves some rest. Rest up my guy
    433
  40. Why didn't Germany just continue to fight the RAF instead of giving up during BoB ?
    432
  41. It speaks volumes about German's logistical and fuel situation in this stage of war when 700 motorized equipment is just sitting around in a depot far behind front lines, getting dust on, or snow in this case. The oil crisis of the Axis powers is indeed overlooked. Thanks, for enlightening us TIK!
    432
  42. I like how TIK mimics the 1930's radio announcer style voice. Once again TIK delivers a informative and descriptive video.
    431
  43. - Builds an army with clear and massive offensive capabilities. - Builds a navy as an interdiction force rather than a costal defense one. - Builds an air force that favored ground attack training pipelines rather than fighters. No no no the nazis clearly had no business in being the aggressive force.
    431
  44. New skin unlocked: Tik with headphones
    430
  45. Communists do nothing but criticize.
    430
  46. TIK, when you released a video saying you need to take a break, I was expecting a two-month wait for this newest episode. I believe you certainly deserve however much time you feel is appropriate. But thank you for returning with fresh content so quickly! I started watching this series when episode 18 was the latest, and I have eagerly anticipated each new episode since then. Phenomenal work.
    430
  47. You would be surprised of how many people take that scene of enemy at the gates like an accurate representation of the whole eastern front. I don't get how people can think that the soviets even won the war by sending unarmed men against machineguns. If the germans lost against that, they were probably really shit anyways
    428
  48. Love how you substitute "to shoot" for "to tax" or "to centrally plan"
    427
  49. I can confirm as a Wehrmacht veteran that Tarzan jumped out of a foxhole.
    426
  50. Hi TIK, great video! During the pandemic I went deep into the "ancap hole", so I think I can answer few of your questions. 1. Is man always rational? Short answer is yes, but we have to specify that it is a weaker definition (aka more stuff is applied to it) than what are we thinking of as rational in common speech. In misesian understanding, action is necessarily rational. That is when man has goals, he uses means that he thinks are the best to achieve them. It is impossible to think "I want A. If B then A, if C then not A. Therefore I'll do C to achieve A". It does not matter if the action actually results in fulfilment of the goal, what matters is what person is thinking, because it is driving his action. 2. Is there a market for a state? No, because state is by definition coercive. If taxes are optional, so you can choose not to pay and use alternative services, it ceases to be a state. In the words of Murray Rothbard "the State is that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion" (Anatomy of the State p11). If you want the alternative name for ancap, to break negative conotation of anarchy and capitalism, there exists one: voluntaryism. And techically it is better description of what the ancaps stand for - society where all interacions are voluntary. As you are already familiar with the "capitalism" part (thanks God for the Mises Institute), for the "anarchy" part I recommend Larken Rose. He has an active yt channel with lots of content regarding the subject of REAL anarchism and anti-statism, presented in an easy way for everyone to understand. There is also a great compilation of Larken's speeches "Statism: The Most Dangerous Religion" - https://youtu.be/QKfT5zv9WRs There are a lot of other good vids on yt on that topic too. I can link some more materials if someone is interested in exploring these ideas further.
    426