Comments by "William Davis" (@williamdavis9562) on "Whatifalthist" channel.

  1. Is America in decline? Anyone old enough to remember what things were like 30 years ago will undoubtedly give you a resounding yes.
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  2. When ever Whatifalhist makes a video with a map of Turkey expanding, I rush to the comments section to see the emotional meltdowns of eastern Europeans. Thank you guys, you never disappoint. 👍👍
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  3.  Rita Roork  Are we still the superpower of the world? Yes. By as large as margin as we were 20 years ago? Again resounding no.
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  4.  @ericjohnson7234  They don't have to do anything for it to happen. If an area empties out due to demographic collapse and there is adjacent area which is in demographic rise, you will see a movement of people into the area which has been emptied out. However I'm not sure this will happen because it's assuming Turkey's birthrate won't fall below replacement level in the next 100 years. Again that is a big if. The Balkans will surely face a HUGE population shortage in 100 years there is no way around that. They're at a point where demographic collapse is not reversible. However the Turks aren't that far behind with their own pending demographic collapse. It's more likely that in 200 years Turkey and the Balkans will be overrun by Arabs who are still breeding like it's going out of style lol
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  5. @Yuki Schlagel I love the rhetoric. "And fight for the right to be me." As if people breaking down your door forcing you to be something else and you're fighting a the good fight to resist. You're so brave, as brave as those men who stormed the Normandy beaches.
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  6.  @dopey0682  Lets see..... 1.Gas has more than tripled since then but wages haven't. 2. NYC is falling apart again, might be falling harder this time. 3. Back then you had riots which destroyed LA, now you have riots which destroy most major cities in the entire country. So you think issues getting larger, more widespread and in many cases worse is the definition of "the same." If so, please explain how that is possible.
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  7.  @originalname9386  That isn't how invasions work. Bombing a few mountain tops doesn't make an invasion.
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  8. @Yuki Schlagel I don't remember claiming anyone should or shouldn't be allowed to use a bathroom. Is this what you do? Attribute statements to a person they didn't make and attack that statement? You're essentially doing nothing but aggressively lashing out for the sake of lashing out. You'd have to not only be an irrational person to behave this way, you'd also have to be a very mean and miserable person. Have you ever for once in your life debated an issue using facts and logic instead of going on emotional rants, making irrational claims and then doing anything you can to personally attack the person you're debating? In all honesty I feel bad for you.
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  9. @Steffen Altmeier, It's not simply about Germany rearming to get rid of complacency. Europe in most metric is akin to the child of rich parents who is unproductive and will probably squander the wealth left by the parents. Any European populations and governments are still operating under the premise they're still well respected world powers. The trouble is no one outside of Europe believes this and will lead to many mistakes in European foreign policy. This is all not going to end well for most European nations. The misplaced delusions of superiority is what makes the Europeans complacent and I don't see this changing anytime soon. At least not until the time comes when they're completely and utterly humbled during a crisis.
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  10.  @Kokostal-b3g  Are you seriously going to compare today's reaction in international policies to something that might happen 100 years from now? Seriously?
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  11.  @scroopynooperz9051  The wars certainly sped up the process but surely you can't believe that Europe wouldn't have declined and America passing them up eventually. America was going to turn into a superpower regardless of what happened. The wars just sped up the process.
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  12. @Yuki Schlagel You said "churches are fighting against allowing trans folk to exist." Are they banding together and saying you should all be killed? You understand what exist means right? So you're biggest gripe is that you can't use what ever bathroom you want when ever you want? You somehow believe this is threatening your existence? I get it, you're having trouble debating the point and screaming insults like ignorant at people is a lot easier. But for the love of god stop saying ridiculous things which have no basis. I can understand how you're an angry and mean person who wants to lash out, I truly can understand. But again it doesn't mean you have to come off like a raving lunatic.
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  13.  @amyamyamy777  As much as your mom hated her life, if she was a barren single woman in her 40s with no children who's lost all her appeal to attract a mate, she'd hate her life 1000x more. Don't put yourself in a situation worse than your mom's in the future. Find a man start a family. If you don't, years down the line you'll remember this post.
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  14. @Jordan Breon, That's a very eye opening observation. I used to routinely hire young men and you're right about how angry they are. I've never once thought they'll rebel because from my observations they aren't the same as young men from 20-30 years ago. They're extremely passive, very emotional and extremely feminine for lack of a better word. I could be wrong but I'm not exactly sure if these type of young men can lead a physical revolution. They might simply be too busy bickering with each other over nonsense like women do. Nor am I blaming these young men for the way they are. We as a society did this to them, we're to blame not them. :O( We literally ruined an entire generation of young men who will one day have to take over the country.
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  15.  @tomorrowneverdies567  We have the same problems you have. We do not have the problems to the same extent as you though. When America believes itself to be a world power, it isn't a delusion. When America feels it can impose it's will on others, it isn't a delusion. Yes America has severe internal problems and our ability to project power is waning. But again it's like comparing a cold to full blown cancer. I personally don't like our interventionist government. But when they do try to bully and push nations around it is mostly successful. When Europe tries to do so people laugh in their faces. Lets not forget what happened to France last year, which was a huge watershed moment that no one really wants to talk about but will be talked about at length 50 years from now.
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  16.  Rita Roork  I'm fairly you simply didn't comprehend the point in my last post.
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  17.  @jackculler1489  I too believe Biden is accelerating this decline. I can't however agree with you that that we should be glad that America will collapse. Millions of good hardworking people live here. I love my country and the last thing I'd like to see is a collapse of it. I would however for us to fix the problems we have and stop all our ridiculous foreign interventions.
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  18. @Mr Gopnik, The Balkans don't have to be "islamized" to fall under the heavy influence of the Turks.
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  19. @Defective, From the outside it surely seemed like a war between the two was a forgone conclusion. But if you look at Egypt's internal dynamics you'll realize their regime will literally do anything to avoid a conflict. It's an extremely unpopular regime which took power by force and stays in power by gifting the military a massive share of the local economy. Their military is in no shape to fight a war not to mention most the people serving in said military would be more likely to turn on their own leaders than actually fight a war. Ethiopia for her part is glad to not be fighting a war against a neighbor which has a powerful military (on paper.) Conflict=civil war in Egypt. This is why we aren't seeing that conflict. If Egypt had a popular and secure government it might have been a possibility.
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  20.  @BandAid350z  Well put.
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  21. @Taylan Kaya, it doesn't really matter what you want or don't want. A nations behavior in the long term (100s of years) will be determined by 1. Their geography 2. Their demographics 3 their neighbor's demographics. What you "want" is irrelevant in the long term.
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  22.  @amyamyamy777  Not sure why you'd think that. I'm sure there are plenty of people who like tattoos. What makes a person good enough to marry (man or woman) is their character. I doubt you'd want to be married to a douche bag, I'd imagine most men feel the same way. It's not as hard as you'd think to find someone you can mesh well with.
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  23. @Son King, Same here as a kid I constantly drew pictures of fighter jets blowing things up. I don't remember being told I was going to turn into a potential threat to society. Again like you this was in the late 80s early 90s.
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  24.  @Christophernbh  Again all this assumes Turkey doesn't fall into demographic decline as well in that time period. Statistically speaking it's unrealistic to assume they won't. Their birthrates are dropping like a stone in water right now. In 50 years they'll be at a stage in their demographic collapse where the Balkans are right now. Not to say they won't reverse their demographic decline (they haven't hit terminal levels yet) but it isn't something I'd bet on.
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  25. @David Pearson, Honestly I probably would not take part in a civil war if heavy fighting didn't come to my home town. If it did come to my home town and I was forced to pick a side to fight for, I'd probably go with the right wing as well. I hear a lot of people romanticizing how we need a civil war and how we need a revolution. Sometimes I fear that people simply don't understand the level of horror that would bring. What ever problem they're trying to solve they'd end up in a situation 1000x worse than the problem they're fighting against. But if the elites continue to completely and utterly alienate young men from mainstream society, that level of violence will eventually come. Young men have expansive energy and the broader society's job is to make these young men stake holders in the society as quickly as possible, so they use that energy to defend society. If not, they will attack society, especially if they feel disgruntled. Millions of years of evolution can't be undone, at their core young men are killing machines and if you put them in a situation where they turn on that part of their brain, they'll have no trouble doing it.
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  26. @Ethan N, It will probably be your kids who will be around when all the sh!t hits the fan.
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  27.  @ShenronRage  During the plague nearly the entire planet lost population. There were no expansionary powers that zoomed ahead of them during this period. Also the economics of the world was much different in the 1300s. Today we literally have no economic model which can sustain heavy population loss over the long term. If your numbers get low enough the impending economic collapse will collapse your societal structures, especially in industrialized nations. Also your demographics alone cannot make you a super power. However without the right demographics becoming a superpower is impossible. That is the first and one of the most important ingredients.
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  28.  @sindraxo9249  Seriously? You're going to try to turn this conversation into identity? I can too, me personally I'm doing a lot better than I was doing than I was 30 years ago I'm treated a lot better too. But I'm fairly sure this conversation wasn't about that. You'd have to be a real self centered person to try to make every single conversation about you or your identity.
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  29.  @ilirsvenfrancous9011  As weak as the middle east is, there are nations there with far more powerful militaries than in the Balkans. Not that these middle eastern nations aren't horribly weak, they are. But the Balkans is made up of wheelchair militaries. Few regions on this planet are that weak in terms of military capability.
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  30.  @Indian_gae_boii  The UK, France and Germany all of military forces in disrepair (especially Germany.) France from the admission of their own generals only have enough munitions for a 4 day war. UK is in better shape but doesn't have the type of military which an project power far from it's shores in a full blown war. So no, these three nations do not have the ability to protect Europe.
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  31. @Georgios04, If the people weren't this pacified they wouldn't constantly keep electing such leaders. In fact some European leaders are aggressive by nature but either their populations or their nation's lack of ability prevents them from acting out on their aggressive tendencies. See Macron as a prime example who constantly tries to project power but it always ends up blowing up in his face. Europe has raised an entire generation of emasculated and entitled young men that it literally doesn't have the ability to defend itself. When push comes to shove the issue really isn't about racism or migration. The issue is the contaminated newer generations of most young European men who simply aren't prepared to do what is necessary in case of a crisis. They're too busy trying talking about their feelings and trying to figure out which gender they are lol The idea of a major western European power fighting a long and protracted war is an absolute joke.
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  32. @Florian Fasquelle, France might be one of those nations which fall the hardest. It is still operating under the mindset that it's a world power when it is clearly not. It can't really improve because it has this self delusion that it is at the peak of human evolution already(which is again another delusion) Most of what this video explains applies to France more than most European nations. I forsee France entangling itself in some foreign operation to project power and being completely and utterly exposed in the next 30 years. Maybe a military ass kicking by a small African nation will do the trick.
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  33.  @badpiggies988  Yea bro, even when compared to it's neighbors. It's still an outrageous statement. Ukraine is a pretty hard-core right leaning country my man. I'm not saying it's a good thing or bad thing, I'm saying it's a reality thing.
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  34.  @coroso136  I don't think anyone claimed they were Turkic.
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  35.  @Rivar23 it really shouldn’t. It is an artificial state drawn by a drunk British guy
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  36. This channel might just be one of the most fantastic things I've ever seen on youtube.
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  37.  @pringles_mcgee  Your main points. We're the top exporters of culture: Yes we are but can you with a straight face claim we export as much culture as we used to? Our cultural exports are in decline. Our currency is still in use around the world: Yes, but is our currency's standing as a global currency as cemented as it was 30 years ago or are nations looking for alternatives now? Essentially your claim is America is still the most powerful nation on earth, I don't think anyone on this thread claimed it wasn't. The claim was America's power is declining, not that it's gone. I'm also fairly sure no one was claiming we're in free fall or collapsing either. Words matter and they have meanings. It would be wise to understand what you're debating against before attempting to do so.
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  38. The types of heroes tend to change pending on how old the males are. The most important hero of all between the ages of 3-11 are their fathers. That is the building block and once you take that away you've got a BIGGG problem. I was in an industry which hired a lot of young men for years and it was quite obvious that a lot of things wrong with them stemmed from the fact many of them didn't have a male role model growing up and the few who did have dads had extremely weak dads who were probably a horrible example of how to be a man. You'd be surprised how many of these young men are dying for a positive male role model.
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  39. @ you mean the ✡️ getting the ✝️ to fight the ☪️ for them. Would enough ✝️ be that stupid?
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  40. @Kevin Yonan, You notice these days how everyone is talking about how a Turkish expansion long term is inevitable. Yes they do have an insane amount of advantages few nations in their region have. Like you I'm not so sure about it due after looking at their demographics. The high IQ segments of their society aren't even breeding at replacement rates. If they don't get that under control forget expanding in 100 years they might end up looking like Iraq.
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  41. @Emrys, America is slowly starting to pull back into it's own shell. The United States is energy independent and it's overall economy is the most independent of any state in the world. It's only natural that over time policy makers will realize this and understand getting into foreign conflicts simply isn't worth the cost/benefit. So no, it isn't unlikely to see Europe descend into war in the next 100 years and the United States just watching. It's actually very likely to happen.
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  42.  @jillybe1873  Short term yes France is in better shape other large Euro members like Germany. Long term however I'm not sure. France is very dependent on their modern economic colonies in Africa. That trend is not in their favor as these nations are waking up and will slowly start kicking France out of their nations along with France's exploitation of their natural resources. This won't end well for France.
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  43. The boomers are one of the few generations in modern history which left their society in worse shape for their children and grandchildren than they found it.
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  44.  @ralfantino2291  Yea about 6 or 8 genocides would have been avoided in this timeline. Not just one.
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  45. @Link Sab. One of those things is somewhat likely. The other one is extremely likely. Can you guess which is which and why? lol
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  46.  @shadowthehedgehog3113  This all assuming there will be enough Greeks left to have a fully functioning nation state the next few hundred years.
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  47. In this timeline the term Iraqi wouldn’t exist. You’d just refer to yourself as an ottoman Arab. Your life would probably quite peaceful having never seen war. You’d probably be running some small business supplying parts to some ottoman military factory. Essentially you’d be chillen lol But alas we don’t live in this timeline and Iraq is a much different place ☹️
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  48.  @georgios_5342  You could argue that but you'd be wrong.
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  49.  @tongyabgu5877 this is absolutely not true. According to most recent dna mapping the people of Anatolia carry about 15% Turkic genes. Essentially the vast majority of people aren’t racially Turkish.
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  50. @TheswedishHistorian. Which Europe would block them? The one that has already had a really nasty civilization collapse akin to the Romans in the next hundred years? That Europe? Forget 100 years, even today Europe isn't able to defend itself and still relies on the United States. Imagine 100 years from now?
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