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  1. A story like this must be shared with as many people as possible. To think that someone could get away with this just because the victim is gay is crazy. The fact that America would have been such a better country with him is crazy. More people need to find this story.
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  2. asking ur assassins to sit and discuss their issues with you is such a power move holy fuck
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  3. I'd heard plenty about the Moonies and their wild antics, but never that madness with Nixon. The craziest part is Nixon heard about it and was like "Oh they are praying for me! Sounds like my type of people, I should invite them to the White House."
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  4. Love this video, Taiwan has always been a fascinating country, particular considering its sorta just…acceptance of the end of dictatorship
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  5. There is absolutely no reason this should be delisted or age restricted. Being critical of china is not a reason to screw with your money. YouTube is stupid
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  6. 8:18 This is an amazing video but i do want to mention an important point- his original target was Moon's widow, but her security detail was way too strong, and her movements were too difficult to track- the former prime minister of Japan was actually an easier target, so he settled for Abe over her.
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  7. The more I read about Paul Bremmer the more it becomes apparent that he was one of the most inept people
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  8. what a fascinating look at how Democracy came about in Taiwan! The thing that stood out most to me is the rise of the middle class's role in it. Could this be a lesson in how the erosion of a middle class could result in the loss of Democracy? I'm so glad I discovered your channel. I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now and it is amazing using the view of Liberal Democracy to examine geopolitics. Keep doing what you are doing. There is no channel like this. Whether it be topic and or production value! I can hardly believe you are under 50k subs.
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  9. 23:15 This segment about unavoidable tradeoffs reminded me of a quote from a famous Japanese sci-fi series: "A good autocracy might be better than even a good democracy, but a bad democracy is far better than a bad autocracy." -Yang Wen-li, from 'Legend of the Galactic Heroes' by Yoshiki Tanaka.
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  10. Next video idea: This is America’s JFK Mystery
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  11. Taiwanese here. First of all, tremendous video here. Salutations to the effort and talent shown in this video. I would like to add some points for people interested to look into further. 1. It is controversial in Taiwan to call 蔣經國 Mr. democracy for good reasons. Especially when one considers the role of US intelligence among the KMT elites. 2. Another perspective of democratization is that of ethical politics. It was the Taiwanese elites and populace who kept putting pressure on the ruling elite, which in turn gave 蔣經國 the idea that KMT would not survive without opening up the political opportunity structure. 3. Following up on point 2, more emphasis should be put on the role of 李登輝 and Taiwanese KMT elites. Cheers!
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  12. I'd get annoyed with all these "X's JFK Mystery" Videos if they weren't all so well made, kudos to you
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  13. how in the world do just two people make such high quality videos? this is literally so much better, higher quality, and more interesting than tv documentaries
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  14. I’d never thought about how incredibly similar the succession of Mao and Stalin were until this video. Both had a cult of personality and a big succession crisis once they died, involving family members and arrests of old allies. Both had a weak willed 2nd in command who was unable to take control of the party and ultimately was beaten out by a reformer (Kruschev, Deng) who still held to a totalitarian view of government but increased party democracy. Finally, their nations are still run by dictators.
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  15. I can’t even knock your formula for using “x countries JFK mystery” because you know what, it’s gets my attention and I love these videos, well played
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  16. I was stop-lossed into deploying there in April, 2003. My unit provided security for Bremer and his fellow "Ambassadors" in and around Baghdad. It was such an unorganized, chaotic environment. No one knew what was going on. Too many men and women died there for no reason. This deployment was only 6 months for me but it convinced me to not reenlist. This video is spot on.
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  17. Can’t lie I had just a Place: … Place, Japan: !!!
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  18. as the first commenter here I just wanted to say this channel has very quickly become one of my absolute favourites, the storytelling and animation is just so slick and always keeps my attention glued to the screen
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  19. SPECTACLES SAID GAY RIGHTS
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  20. The quality will never cease to amaze me
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  21. This video is incredibly well made. The production, story telling and visuals looks those of a big production team. Keep producing this high quality content, can't wait to watch more of your videos! 🙌
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  22. Thank you for making this video. I hope more people adopt a more critical view of German militarism.
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  23. I really liked the narrative thread of openness vs closedness throughout this video. It helps elevate it above a simple historical retelling of Oppenheimer's life and the development of Atomic bombs.
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  24. The greatest thorn to Chinese government over 5000 years 1- Eunuchs 2- Cults 3- Hungry Peasants 4- Emperors getting too horny
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  25. Hey! Resident of Aotearoa New Zealand here with a handy pronunciation guide for Te Reo Māori: A = cAr E = Egg I = frEE O = OAr U = trUE NG = thiNG WH = gaFF (this one is confusing, I understand) If you see an accent over a vowel, or a double vowel (ie Kākā or Kooti) simply elongate the sound. Te Reo Māori is really easy to learn once you know these basic rules, as it's one of the only languages in the world that's 100% phonetically consistent, meaning once you know how to pronounce all the letters, you can confidently pronounce every word in the Māori dictionary! I hope you enjoyed my fun little lesson about our beautiful corner of the world. Ka pai, kia kaha!
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  26. Excellent video. In Italy, there is a debate about whether it was right to keep mid-level former fascists in their place after 1945. Of course, I have no sympathy for them, but the example of Iraq demonstrates a lot about what happens when institutions are dismantled in a single day.
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  27. With Moro died the hope for a more righteous Italy and Europe. The "historic compromise" would have put the continent on the path of a stronger social approach to economics and politics. For those who may want a last laugh, the DC was brought down in 1992 by the biggest corruption scandal in the history of Italy and Giulio Andreotti (the then PM that condemned Moro in order to get his place as the sole playmaker) is widely considered one of the most shady politicians of the century. Oh and bonus nugget: you know who was a member of P2, years before becoming PM? Exactly: Silvio Berlusconi
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  28. Being able to explain very complex things in such a concise and simple way while also sneaking in a Warhammer reference has got to be a new intellectual milestone.
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  29. Having your sources mentioned in the subtitles is insane. This puts such a high standard on your video essay. I wish more people did this, congrats to you (and the team) !
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  30. Hi, I'm Matthew Lenoe's son. My sister and I have let him know about the video and, while he hasn't watched it, he's happy that his research is being shared to a wider audience. He remains convicted that Nikolaev acted alone and expressed disappointment to me in the past that his work on the murder would do little to sway public opinion, because it was meant for a scholarly audience. Now, over 100,000 people have seen this video! I'm also thankful that you did your homework and read his absolute tome of a book (over 600 pages!) to summarize it to an audience on Youtube. Seeing my dad's work in this format was really exciting, and now I have something to show my friends what he actually does. If you are willing to deal with the length, I would highly recommend picking up a copy of the book if you have any interest in forensics since there is a really interesting section on analysis of Borisov's skull, for example. Finally, I think your conclusion to the video is exactly right: it's pretty clear that we often accept conspiracy theories to justify our own views of the world and of politics. Kirov's murder has come to my mind a lot in the past two weeks or so, for obvious reasons. Often, what political assassinations do is reveal a part of a society or ideology that is deeply flawed or difficult to confront. A conspiracy theory allows the public not to meet those flaws head on by providing simple explanations. I think what my father's and your work shows is that truth still matters in public discourse, no matter what others may say.
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  31. A short while after having moved to Sweden in the early 2000’s, I was on my way into Stockholm with a friend one afternoon and we stopped off at Sollentuna centrum to buy some beer at Systembolaget (the state-operated liquor store). After buying our beer we were heading back to the train when we were approached by a man who asked if he could bum a beer. I had no idea who he was but my friend acted like he had seen a ghost. A few minutes later when we were back on the train, he asked if I knew who the person who had approached us was. I replied in the negative. It was Krister Petersson (affectionately known as Krille P). After that, I would see him milling about the area from time to time until his death in 2004.
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  32. Brother got some bad info from a psychologist on the effects of mortality salience
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  33. The quality and effort put into this video is truly commendable. I was captivated from start to finish by your engaging storytelling and nice visuals. The depth of research and attention to detail shine through, making it an informative and enjoyable experience. Congratulations on this beautiful video! Keep making these even though the like/view metrics may not be as high as expected, competition on YouTube is brutal but hopefully quality will win over quantity in the end!
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  34. AMAZING FUCKING WORK. LOVING THIS CHANNEL
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  35. Watching the Epoch Times go from a purely nutjob cartoon publication to something anyone looked at as credible has been nausea inducing
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  36. Such good concise writing. Thanks for this vid.
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  37. Took a pause from work as soon as I saw the notification. We got to lift this channel up, the quality behind these videos (graphics, research, narration) is up there with the best of them.
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  38. I lived in Hungary at the time and Hungarian is my second native language. There is a shocking lack of balanced talk about how and why this is happening. And enough Hungarians understand enough English to feel that they are being attacked by "western media", which often makes things worse., I have to say, which is upsetting. I was expecting similar here, but this video was just great. I would have maybe added that the opposition party really messed up not only with that speech, but also the heavy handed way they cracked down on protesters...though there might have been agents setting off the fights and violence. Either way, it just added even more oil to the bonfire. It was legit scary....and now.... I would also add that there is also, sadly, a long history where people feel left in the cold in Eastern Europe, definitely in Hungary, and thinking they will never be accepted in the west nor ever be anything but on their own...so that adds to such power hungry people's ability to manipulate the public. It's a complicated situation, but this was the first well-made video I've seen explaining the gist of it to someone who might not really understand what's going on. Great video, mate. Thanks. Edit: a link about the "M (agyar) TV Siege" https://index.hu/belfold/ost060919/
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  39. Li Hongzhi & L. Ron Hubbard could have been best friends
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  40. Damn dude the level of production on display here is mesmerizing. Keep it up
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  41. "click here for $50,000" clicks "just kidding it's our patreon" Sir, please do not joke with me like this.
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  42. This video was quite disappointing for me because it was such a good video idea to focus in on this election and tell its story, but I think you dropped the ball. • First I would have dropped as much explanation of other parts of the conflict as possible: just focus purely on the election. • You went really easy on Fatah here. Fatah was very corrupt in those days and they are even more hated now. I was kind of shocked to see they got 41% in the election. Fatah really were a long shot to win the whole time. • Hamas was originally a social services org, a sort of replacement for incompetent govt. They have always been out there helping people that the corrupt Fatah left behind. Criminal gangs often do the same thing, because it really does make you more popular. You can take all the credit for good deeds done and little of the blame for bad stuff the govt fails to do. • Of course the US are idiots when it comes to knowing other nation's opinions, but the Europeans also duped themselves. You should have mentioned that. • The elections were free and fair with international observers. You assumed the viewer would understand this but you should have said it. • Everyone reneged on the elections once Hamas won. The US, the EU, Fatah. That's not how elections work bro. This is the most important thing: there was no longer any mechanism to rein Hamas in! • Fatah cancelled all future elections: forever. They are a dictatorship in the West Bank now and the Palestinian people only allow them to exist because foreign countries pay the PLO worker's salaries, money that the West Bank can't afford to turn away. • Hamas followed suit and also cancelled all future elections in Gaza. I mean, why have elections if your opposition will simply cancel any future elections if they win... Yes you got a lot of this info into your video, but only in disjointed fragments of its 13 min length. This is an extremely charged topic, only focus on the facts (I may have got some of the above wrong, but I'm not producing something so I'm not going to double check), lay out a clear sequence of events, then leave it to the audience. I don't write comments like this often: only when I think people are close, but not quite achieving, greatness.
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  43. Holy shit this video brought back so many memories for me. I grew up in China and I vaguely remember this incident in the news. And I was horrified to see graphic bodies on the paper itself. I was only 7-8 at the time but I still remember how shocked I was.
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  44. Great video on how Japanese politics got to how it is today. Boring, technocratic, and probably the true embodiment of what an End of History truly looks likes. My grandma was a university student during the Anpo protests as a right-winger, but many of her friends dropped out of university and devoted themselves to left-wing politics. One of them got pregnant and then become disillusioned with politics altogether. My grandfather who was quite conservative until his death did vote against the LDP once out of complete disgust for them, he would only do this again in the 90s. Also, at the time it seemed like the socialist parties were the party of small businesses as he was a factory owner while the LDP was the party conglomerates. And in the late 60s and 70s, there was a wave of left-wing student protests which were incredibly violent. My mother's tutor from UTokyo got sent to prison for throwing a molotov at a police officer. Also during this time one of the most notorious terrorist groups in the world came from Japan. And the political infighting within the Japanese left was so bad that I think it was not until the early 2000s when there wasn't at least one person who was injured or killed from sectarianism. And I am sure a lot of people here visited Narita airport which probably represents some of the best things about Japan, but it was the battleground of a years long battle between an unusual alliance of farmers who did not want to give up their land and leftists against Japanese riot police and construction workers which got incredibly violent. There is quiet a few footage you can find of the "Sanrizuka" movement on YouTube that shows just how crazy things got. But if anyone is interested in literature from the 1960s, check out the short stories "Seventeen" and "Death of Political Youth" by Oe Kenzaburo. It is based off of the guy who murdered Inejiro Asanuma. Some of the most intense literature I have ever read.
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  45. When Frank Herbert commented that he wrote Dune to warn against charismatic leaders he specifically mentioned Jack Kennedy
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  46. A sad story given SA's rich history but it's hard to ignore that a lot of what has happened, has happened. A hopeful ending remains in sight for the country though and many who live here, like myself, believe in South Africa figuring it out!
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  47. The last section, "What's Needed" was easily the best part of this video. An interesting discussion about not only what Israel needs to fix it's current issue, but also how more democracy without checks and balances can lead to very bad places. The will of the majority can be a very serious issue, hence the need for individual rights and checks and balances within the government and its institutions. As usual an excellent video. With the excellent discussion, explanations, insights, and well done graphics I can hardly believe you are under 10k subs. Here's hoping you see some phenomenal growth soon! You deserve it!
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  48. Excellent video. Well thought out and superbly researched. As an irish person (from the south) it made me feel really sad being reminded that a large amount of the hatred is still brewing beneath the surface. The older genreration of people in the North have put up with so much crap during their life times always being the bargaining chip. I hope common sense will prevail and the north doesnt return to violence and can return to stabilty without any discrimination of one group or the other. Whatever form that may take I do not know. But I feel we are at definitely at a dangerous turning point where some form of drastic change is currently the likely outcome.
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  49. this video aged well
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  50. Is there an Oscars category for best short documentary?
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