Comments by "William Davis" (@williamdavis9562) on "TLDR News EU" channel.

  1.  @dpt6849  This comment was gold.
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  2.  @elbmw  If I were ashamed of my ethnicity I wouldn't have my name on my account. My ancestry is from the North Caucasus, my family fled to America in the early 1900s trying to get away from the Russians. My identity doesn't in any way shape or form change what Greece is attempting to do to it's neighbor's. Arming islands which by treaties they signed they can't be arming. If you use islands as a weapon against your neighbors, I'd imagine neighbors will react. So you can cry a river all you want and come up with all the different conspiracy theories you want but it won't change these facts .
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  3. EU Logic. An elected leader does what the voters want= Not democratic An elected leader who does want the globalists want and ignores their voter=Democratic EU lol
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  4.  @Quickshot0  Well if the EU didn't break it's own rules by letting Cyprus in, the EU wouldn't have been party to a territorial dispute. What happened happened and now the hot potato is in the EU's lap.
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  5.  @robman2095  That global firepower rarely takes a fighting force's effectiveness into account. France has for all intents and purposes a paper tiger military. By the admission of their own retired generals.
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  6. 10 years from now Poland will be looking at this video thinking "Man I wish the EU had kicked us out back then."
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  7. What ever democracy is, we know the EU isn't interested in it.
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  8. At least the Germans are realistic in their view that it's nearly impossible for any EU nation to project any real sort of powerful internationally. France is quite delusional on this front.
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  9. @Robert Kaevur Liberal doesn't always mean not authoritarian. Look at the neo liberals in the United States. Probably the most authoritarian bunch this country has ever seen.
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  10.  @pyellard3013  If they kept it mostly as a single market yes, things might go well. But they didn't stop there did they? It's turning more into a soviet union 2.0. There were also fools who believed the Soviet Union was too good to collapse. We saw how that turned out.
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  11.  @pyellard3013  I think everyone saw how the E.U. mafia treats members who want to leave. Poland isn't as strong as England, imagine how they'll be treated by said mafia. I guess we're going to find out soon enough no?
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  12.  @davidjma7226  You have a lot to learn about how the EU works.
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  13.  @milan431r  A defense agency for a block which doesn't have the ability to defend itself? How exactly will that work? It would be like trying to build a police force of people in wheelchairs. No easy task.
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  14. @TheconqueringRam, oddly enough their major problem seems to be the same problem we have. Ever increasing authoritarianism from a highly centralized entity. In Europe however it probably feels worse because people are still under the impression they live in a nation state.
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  15.  @Quickshot0  Except France isn't implementing their thought crimes laws in the way Germany has. They're actually passing these laws and using the full force of their authoritarian government to control what people think and say.
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  16.  @Quickshot0  "I'm not acquainted with these particular French laws." "Though I personally think there isn't much of anything to find there." So you're not really interested in facts, you're more interested in letting your ideology narrate what you think might or might not be true? This is confirmation bias at it's purest definition. People that think like this are terrifying.
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  17.  @Quickshot0  I've always wondered what exactly the French are planning to do with an "EU army." It's not like they have the ability to project any sort of power internationally without hiding under the coattails of America.
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  18.  @Quickshot0  What rock have you been living under or have you simply not been paying attention? The French wanted regime change in Libya and talked Obama into it. It was supposed to be a French operation with America "leading from behind." What happened? The French military was exhausted after 4 days and America had to take to lead to get the job done. The French right now are being chased out of Africa and the only way they're able to project any sort of power is against small third world nations and that is slowly changing as they're finding new patrons. France also tried military powerplay in the eastern med sea against Turkey recently which blew up in France's face and horribly embarrassed the regime in Paris. If you send your Navy into an area to scare someone into changing their behavior, you must be prepared to use that Navy if they don't change their behavior. France sent their Navy to push the Turks out of an area in the med, and instead of backing down the Turks sent more ships. The French went from a wanna be superpower powerplay to leaving with their tail tucked between the legs. If second rate powers like Turkey can push France around, if France isn't even to perform simple no fly zones in Libya without American help, my point still stands. France is itself a second rate power who is still under the impression it is a first rate power. That is a dangerous situation.
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  19. All these random stats a joke considering important factors like upkeep of platforms, stores of ammunition and the readiness and willingness of that nation's soldiers to actually fight a war are taken under consideration. You can count that a nation has X amount of tanks. But that means nothing when 60% of them are broken down and not working. Nor does any of that matter if they only have enough ammunition to last a week or so in a large scale war. Aside from maybe (big maybe) Poland, there is no EU nation which is even half capable of fighting a major war.
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  20. @Carlosss Nato is basically America.
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  21.  @eVill420  This is simply not true. Out of all the EU nations it seems like Poland is the only nation that might be able to fight a protracted war. Germany for all intends and purposes has no army and France's military can really only stay strong in a conflict for about 4 days. We saw this in the Libya operation and by the admission of their retired generals. There really is no army in the EU to speak of. Without England, Turkey and America. The EU would get trampled over by any midtable military force.
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  22. You act like they had a choice.
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  23. This is interesting for sure. But it isn't exactly full blown inditement material. Having a Nato nation who is having financial troubles lead an investigation of a crime you may or may not have committed if you're Russia isn't exactly wise. And this is all assuming this story is true. Which I'd bet against. If the Turks had made this offer and were rejected they'd be screaming about it day and night.
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  24.  @zjeee  Except they won't really get the economic benefits they probably thought they'd get 10-20 years ago. It will probably constrain them more going forward than help them. These are all really ridiculous arguments being thrown around. The reality of the matter is Turkey doesn't really want now and most EU nations were never going to let them in anyway. It's simply a dance with neither side wanting to be the one walking away.
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  25.  @onesixfour1905  When people talk about EU ideals I really wonder what in the world they're referring to. Are they referring to globalist governments who simply don't give a rats arse what their people want?
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  26. @Sander de witt. Europe is in no position to stand up to anyone over anything. The situation they're in they'll either be a political vassal of America (which they already are) or an economic vassal of China (which they'll soon become) There really is now way out at this point.
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  27. They'll simply change their labor laws and import more low wage workers.
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  28. I'd imagine pretty soon they won't even have that.
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  29.  @bigjoseph1876  That's some cheap rhetoric. I've been to Turkey many times, I'm fairly sure people don't get put in jail for voting for the wrong guy. If this was the case, the opposition wouldn't have won the midterm elections not too long ago. I would appreciate it if people would stop writing nonsense which falls apart under a microscope.
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  30.  @bigjoseph1876  Critique is one thing, assuming you know better what leader nation X or Y should have is another. Critique is one thing, but seeing random claims which make absolutely zero sense is another. The people who live there aren't children, I'd imagine they know better than us who is doing what in their country. Especially when our knowledge is mostly what we've been fed by our fake news networks with easy to understand rhetoric.
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  31.  @bigjoseph1876  How exactly does that change the fact that in your analogy you named a country which has thought crimes on it's books? You could have at least said New Zealand or something like that no? France is the last place you'd put on a list as the bastion of freedom no? Also just like our news networks and our backs here in the west, I'd have a hard time trusting this "freedom house" index as well. That same index claims we have a good amount of freedoms here in the United States which we clearly don't, we're probably under the most surveillance of any other group of people aside from China. Lets be a little realistic here.
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  32.  @bigjoseph1876  I live in Turkey part time when I'm not in the United States. I watch the news all day with people reeling against the dude. His opposition is constantly taking jabs at him (as well they should.) This idea you've been given that people are being thrown in jail left and right for speaking their mind doesn't jive with reality. Have you ever been to the country let alone spend extended periods of time there? Or are you just going off what you hear once in a blue moon on the mainstream media? I'm no fan of the guy, if I could vote there (which I can't) I'd vote against him. There are plenty of things to critique the man on, but claims which have no basis in reality serve nothing aside from spreading misinformation.
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  33.  @BeesKneesBenjamin  It's interesting to see an EU citizen talk about how it's "not safe to speak your mind." When I call the EU "Soviet Union 2.0" people get triggered but it's not far off.
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  34.  @BeesKneesBenjamin  It's an interesting situation for sure. While migrants are trying to flood into western nations, people in western nations who have the means are moving to other nations, in essence becoming refugees themselves. In the past 2 years I've had 4 of my friends leave the United States. They simply didn't want to raise their children here. They ended up going to countries people used to scoff at, which now provide a better quality of life.
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  35.  @BeesKneesBenjamin  If you have the means to do so, just leave my man. Right now the Euro and dollar are strong (while that lasts) and if you go to a newly developing country your Euros will go a long way to set yourself up. You'll also be treated a lot better in a lot of these nations, you'll have more freedom of expression. There is a youtube channel called nomad capitalist. You should check it out. Many people are leaving their western nations. My wife and I are also considering the possibility of it. One of our friends moved to Serbia, he loves it. The other friends all moved to a resort town in Turkey called Fethiye and they're living the time of their lives. Here in the state I have to worry about my wife getting robbed while shopping or fired because she has an unpopular opinion. Not to mention the insane tax burdens of living in a modern western state. Success is punished.
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  36.  @DaroriDerEinzige  To be fair that entire winged Hussar thing is pretty ridiculous. Two guys were fighting for months, both tired. Poland showed up and hit one of them from behind during the fight. I agree with you, that is a pretty pathetic historical triumph. lol With that said, I'd imagine France and Germany wouldn't be too happy if Poland also left the EU. There are reasons they are willing to pay to keep nations like Poland in their orbit of influence.
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  37.  @michakrynicki7299  The way I explained it is actually exactly how it happened. Showed up to the party late after two guys had been slugging it out and both were exhausted. Poland sucker punched one of them from behind, which as you said saved the Austrian guy from getting knocked out. So we're both right, mine is just a more detailed description of how it happened.
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  38.  @michakrynicki7299  You'd have to ask them why they didn't notice. Apparently they didn't as their entire formations were facing the other way and they weren't able to form up in time. Yes war is war and there is nothing wrong with what the Polish did, I would have tried the same thing if I was their commander. What I wouldn't do is bill this out to be the most heroic thing my nation has ever done. That's pretty damned ridiculous and self deprecating. Poland has been around a long long time, I'd imagine there has to be something in there better than this no?
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  39. Yes China is autocratic. You know what is so different about them than most EU nations? China doesn't try to hide the fact it's autocratic. Most EU nations though? Autocratic as all hell, they just market their autocracy better. It's a akin to a terrible tasting product with great marketing.
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  40. @Elso. US maybe. But Europe is simply not welcome in Africa, especially after all the shenanigans the French have been up to. For all this talk of human rights and morality the reality is EU nations (mostly France) has been doing some terrible terrible things in Africa. The Africans aren't easily going to forget this, they have very little appetite to work with Europe because of this. You may ask why the rest of Europe should be punished for the sins of France. Well, they did all turn a blind eye to it. So it is what it is. Europe really has nowhere to turn. Political vassal of America or economic vassal of China. Or a combination of both.
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  41. ​ @villevalste1888  EU has been strained by the pandemic just like any other nation which has printed or borrowed insane amounts of money. If you think the EU has unlimited amounts of money, you're gravely mistaken.
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  42. Interesting video, very well put together. One thing confused me though, Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia? Seriously? Enforcing UN resolutions/pushing illegal militia groups off your territory being considered aggression these days? Odd.
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  43.  @RealCherry8085  As an economics student I'd imagine you can understand that there are limits to printing money. Even if your currency is the world reserve. As an economics student I'd also imagine you know about the current uptick in inflation in the United States as well. This seems to be what happens when you let a genetically damaged inbred believe they're educated.
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  44.  @pyellard3013  England left because it is an extremely powerful nation. Yet the EU still tried their best to make it as messy as possible for them. Now imagine a smaller nation with economic problems, the level of threats they'd receive would be nearly unbearable and they'll essentially have to comply with any demands made of them. The EU in many ways is like a mafia.
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  45. The EU cannot stop this exploitation. The EU must align it's interests with a real power to get anything from said interests. You speak as if you don't understand the EU's waning influence in international affairs. This isn't the 1800s anymore.
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  46.  @hyhhy  It won't help them much when their people revolt.
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  47.  @maxdavis7722  Do you really consider Russia a European country? It's an Asian nation, considering the vast majority of their landmass is in Asia.
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  48.  @maxdavis7722  The French and British had colonies, not pieces of property which were no different to them than their mainland. As far as the geography debate it is a fact most of Russia isn't in Europe. But even if you take that aspect out of it. Russians themselves aren't really European either and considering the way things are going I'm not sure they'll want to be considered as such in the future. Culture is another big issue here considering geography doesn't seem to matter to you. Russian culture is pretty far removed from European culture as well. Fact of the matter is, I'd feel awkward considering Russia as some run of the mill weak European country that is on the verge of civilizational collapse.
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  49.  @PabloTBrave  I'm not sure most people consider Turkey as European. When I say no European nation has the ability to project military power outside the EU, I'm obviously excluding Turkey. They most certainly have the ability to project said power.
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  50. The media outlets in the EU and the EU's autocratic rulers are too busy brow beating the few democracies in their midst. Anytime a leader shows willingness to take actions their voters want they're branded with names like dictator and fascist. So what democracy are you talking about exactly?
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