Comments by "William Davis" (@williamdavis9562) on "James Ker-Lindsay" channel.

  1.  @salamikroket8543  My man I get what you're saying but to accuse this guy of blatantly being one sided is strange. Lets say for example I have a small youtube channel that I do part time and I find myself in Bosnia. I might at that moment decide to do a video on how the wars with Serbia affected them. Would that mean I'm part of some sinister plot against Serbia? No, I just happened to do a video on Bosnia. Does it also mean that I should be forced to do a video on Serbia as well? No, what If I don't feel like going there or I feel the video won't get enough views to warrant the expense or time it takes to make it? Trust me I get how you feel, I find the Armenian point of view on this conflict absolutely ridiculous too when the facts are laid out. But to take it out on this guy who simply decided to make a video is insane bro. This guy took his time to make this video and all of us (for free I might add) were able to watch something fascinating.
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  2. @Dominic Perez. There was an area of Azerbaijan where Armenians lived. So Armenia invaded Azerbaijan to take the area where Armenians live, however they also decided to take huge swaths of places where Azeris live too. So a large chunk of Azerbaijan was taken by Armenia in the 1990s and over 800,000 civilians ethnically cleansed. Azerbaijan tried to negotiate to get some of the land back for 30 years to no avail. Eventually they got sick of it and invaded to take it back. This is one of the few conflicts I've ever followed and researched that wasn't very complex in it's origins.
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  3.  @JamesKerLindsay  To be fair James you can't make a video on eastern European politics/ history and expect rational debate lol You're asking for a lot my man 😂😂
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  4.  @karlcx  We will see how long that holds true. A few decades ago I'd imagine there will people like you calling Hong Kong British land. And decades before that people calling India British land. To all those guys then and to you today, I'd simply say "good luck with that."
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  5. They also need to find a way to reconcile with Georgia who is another neighbor they are making territorial claims against.
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  6.  @JamesKerLindsay  Hey man you're doing your best and I'm sure you're getting a lot of shit for it. That's to be expected when dealing with topics like war. My critique was more so constructive than complaining in nature. As I said earlier I commend you for the work you did and the content you gave us in this video. I was basically just saying that if you're going to talk about what led to this crisis talking about the 800lbs elephant in the room might have been a better way to go. I do appreciate that you took the time to respond to my post and I hope you keep this channel going, I'm a fan.
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  7.  @JamesKerLindsay  Dude I get it, I saw a lot of the abuse you got while reading through the comments section. Just keep doing what you're doing, putting out excellent content and god willing your channel will blow up and be more than just a bit of ad revenue for it. The quality of your content deserves it.
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  8. Another fantastic video. Don't be shocked if a year from now we see this channel with 1 million subscribers.
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  9. @Koorali esque, these conflicts exist because of Russian policy. How exactly are you going to pawn this off as some sort of peace and stability push? Insanity.
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  10. You do realize that mentality caused a war right?
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  11. The Circassian genocide will never really gain adoption. 1. They don't have enough people in the west to push forth their claims. 2. They're Muslims so the most powerful media outlets won't really push their claims. It's literally that simplistic.
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  12.  @aksmex2576  The Algerian one was very recent and extremely nasty. The Algerians haven't forgotten.
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  13. @Edward Blair, those are all very valid reasons but I really believe Russia thought the Ukrainian resistance would crumble a lot quicker than it did. They figured it would be no different than when they took Crimea barely firing a shot. Now it's going to take them forever to properly mobilize and make a real push.
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  14.  @xemnassuperior6553  They have nothing to lose? I'd imagine a nation being invaded has everything to lose no?
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  15. The Assyrian, Bulgarian and Pontic Greek I understand and agree with you. But the Cypriot Greek one the genocide was actually the other way around.
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  16. Did you really expect the European Union and United States to back the side which invaded and is illegally occupying their neighbor's internationally recognized territory? Not to mention the massive ethnic cleansing campaign they undertook there? Is that your definition of "responding well?" As far as an Islamic alliance in the region, that's an odd claim. Especially when you consider the fact that out of the neighbors of the region Christian Georgia sided with Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran sided with Armenia. It's so odd to see people spreading massive misinformation with no regard for reality or the facts.
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  17.  @navysteve95  The issue isn't what the Armenians or Azeris claim. The issue is that there were 800,000 civilians who lived in an area and then suddenly there were 0 of them. You simply can't sweep this under the rug, just like the Turks can't sweep under the rug the 1.5 million Armenians that vanished from Anatolia over 100 years ago. I also find it interesting that you're literally rationalizing the ethnic cleansing of 800,000 people by mentioning and a genocide those people had nothing else to do with well over 100 years ago. Imagine being the victims of genocide and then 100 years later doing and doing it to someone else and then pretending it never happened. Mind you this isn't some relic from ww1 either. This literally happened when I was in grammar school. People who did this are still alive and considered heros in Armenia. It's surreal.
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  18. Read your original statement again. Israel backed the side which was the victim of ethnic cleansing in the region in question.
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  19.  @Cecilia-ky3uw  So basically what you're saying is that the Azeris are trying to do on a small scale what the Armenians did on a HUGE scale in the 1990s? Well at least not as violently. Also ethnically cleansing over 800,000 civilians while slaughtering god knows how many isn't a proper "defense" of anything. It's outright war crimes on a massive scale not seen in that area of the world since the Armenian genocide.
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  20.  @Cecilia-ky3uw  So 800,000 people vanish over night from an invaded territory and you call it migration? hmm Look up Kojali massacre to see what happened to the ones who tried to stay.
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  21.  @JamesKerLindsay  I prefer to use the term England and will continue doing so. I'm fairly sure you're aware of who I'm referring to. As far as the "wishes" of the islanders, do you truly believe that is what is driving England's policy on this matter?
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  22.  @JamesKerLindsay  So my wanting to to refer to the UK as England either means I don't know anything about international affairs or makes me a conspiracy theorist? What is next you're going to tell me your dad can beat my dad up? You were a lot more rational when debating your point on your Nagorno Karabakh video. Not sure what has changed since then. I can see the trolling eventually got to you and you're a lot more likely to have emotional responses these days. Sad really, I had enjoyed debating you when you used to be rational. Oh well.
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  23.  @markm5758  You don't seem very interested in gaining more knowledge. You basically come off as a hyper emotional ideologue who simply isn't interested in rhyme or reason. You might as well join the feminist movement lol
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  24. Another fantastic video. I am a simple man. James puts out a video, I click on said video.
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  25. I get where you are coming from but what is the alternative? Allow the country to descend into chaos with even more people dying and never ending instability? Yes we get it, Assad isn't the best of guys. But what is the alternative for Syria right now? ISIS? The bands of terrorists sent into Syria by America, Turkey and Saudi Arabia? Is it good for Syria that Russia and Iran essentially own the country because they're the only ones holding it together? I'd honestly love to hear your opinion on what the alternative to Assad is? I'd imagine wanting him out is a lot easier for someone who is no longer there. What about people who are still there? Any consideration for them and their future?
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  26. @The One, You can't possibly be serious. The Russians saved your entire army being surrounded and slaughtered and you still want to fight? What happens next time if the Russians don't show up last second? Are you that callus to human life? Is your hatred so great you'd send 10s of thousands of young men to their death without batting an eye? Terrifying, absolutely terrifying. The war is over, concessions have been made and agreements have been signed. Both sides should abide by what they signed and stop sending young men to their deaths.
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  27.  @TheOne-um7rp  I think you should think long and hard when you read something before responding, especially when responding with phrases like clown. The term Artsakh, is a word used to describe the occupied territories of another nation. A war was started due to such a thing and after two wars you're looking at tends of thousands of slaughtered civilians due to the consequence of trying to make the place "Artsakh." You might want to understand something before mouthing off about it and then being so confused due to your ignorance that you'd belittle yourself to call someone a clown due to your own ignorance.
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  28. I'd imagine the Arab league has no choice but to accept Syria. People are coming to terms with the reality of of who won and who lost in Syria and will be forced to recalibrate their foreign policy. As far as what the EU will do, no one really cares. The EU has very little weight in the international arena, couple that with the fact it's compiled of vassal states and will do what ever Washington tells them to do.
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  29.  Davit M  You do realize this video is made by a guy with a youtube channel he is trying to grow right? This idea that he is part of some vast pro Christian conspiracy theory is insanity. The guy went to Armenia and decided to do a quick video on how people there feel about the war. For god's sake the guy didn't given give any personal opinions of his own, he literally conveyed to us word for word what the Armenians are thinking. Sure it isn't the best look to simply put out opinions of the side which brutally ethnically cleansed nearly 1 million people but I highly doubt that was his intention. All in all this channel is fantastic and I believe this man is operating in good faith. You'd have a hard time proving that isn't the case. Don't forget this guy doesn't work for CNN or another mainstream media outlet pushing a narrative on everyone. We need more people like him reporting the news not less.
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  30.  @levongevorgyan6789  What I am supporting is the idea that ethnically cleansing 800,000 people is wrong. What I am supporting is that invading another nation's internationally recognized territory is wrong. What exactly are you supporting? Illegal occupations and mass slaughter of civilians?
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  31.  @levongevorgyan6789  So again it's your contention that anyone who has ever migrated somewhere should be kicked out regardless of how much time has passed? Where is the cut off? 1000 years? 2000 years? 10,000 years? Or do you simply want this rule applied to areas you feel emotional about and not everywhere else? If so, what makes you so special?
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  32. No fight in war is ever fair. It's not supposed to be.
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  33. @Hik Ak, To be realistic here the Minsk group was unsuccessful in hammering out a solution for nearly 30 years. Do you think all they needed was another X years to get it done? You do know what Einstein's definition of insanity is right?
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  34.  @SenBonZakura2007  Or maybe it's simply based on looking at the comments sections on youtube.
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  35.  @ordinaryvalley  You're probably having an easy time in being a Kabardian in Turkey because you're on the west coast. Just ask other people from the Caucasus who had the unfortunate experience of their ancestors settling in places like Kayseri and Konya. It hasn't been as easy for them, living with people who essentially do everything the opposite of North Caucasian culture. Just ask some Karachay and Adige people who's ancestors settled in villages outside Konya how that went for them in the long term lol
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  36.  @ordinaryvalley  So how do those relatives feel about everyone around them marrying their cousins? How do they feel about the people around them being emotionally unstable due to the genetic damage from inbreeding? How do they feel about how corrupt everyone around them is in relation to their own community? I have mostly second hand experience from older people from the Caucasus who were shocked to their core when they started leaving the confines of their villages and ventured out to where the indigenous Anatolians live in places like Konya. Not saying one community is better than the other but the cultures are complete and utter opposite. What your average Cerkez would find "Ayip" is completely normal for your average Anatolian. Again you're lucky to be living on the west coast, not seeing the insanity of what happens when people inbreed out of control.
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  37.  @ordinaryvalley  Also I'm not "bitter." Why would I be? I'm not the one who has to deal with them on a daily basis. Just explaining the reality of the situation is all.
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  38. @Killerlightning I don't think the Polish Belarussian and Greco-Turkish relations are nearly as explosive as what is happening in Bosnia right now. The issue in Bosnia is quite literally terrifying. It can quickly escalate and start pulling in third nations and spread. Hmm when did we see this happen last :O(
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  39. This is certainly not something which is temporary. Iran's decision makers still believe Azerbaijan is merely part of Northern Iran. Azerbaijan believes a large chunk of Iran is Southern Azerbaijan. As you see, this is a fair intractable problem.
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  40.  @karlcx  I guess if all these insane arguments keep being thrown around Argentina will be forced to take the territory in basically the same way the English did. By force, and like the English simply claim it is now theirs. Hopefully the Brits aren't insane enough to try to keep this island and conflict won't break out. Just like they tried in the 80s they're bound to do it again and eventually they're going to take it.
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  41.  @karlcx  "Someone else's island" really?
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  42.  @golemiqueshill  You're right, there isn't much "trade" going on. It's mostly one side taking from the other. That isn't trade, it's called stealing.
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  43.  @Milothatch17  Do you honestly believe that France exploiting Africa is a conspiracy myth? What else should I believe is a conspiracy myth? That the earth is flat or that global warming is fake? I get it, this topic is emotional for you and you're having trouble being rational. But you really need to check those emotions and be realistic.
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  44.  @Kevc00  Imagine an entire ethnic group were being targeted for extermination. Then we can imagine your analogy actually making any sense.
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  45.  @Kevc00  If you can show me a functioning democracy in Syria, I can show you some amazingly pacific ocean beach front property Berlin I'd love to sell you. It's a great deal I promise, it's about as real as a functioning democracy in Syria.
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  46.  @Kevc00  You literally have an area in chaos, where American military is protecting militia groups in exchange for taking the oil. Tons of instances of the ethnic cleansing of villages not to mention pretty substantial evidence that these militia groups are tied to international terrorist organizations? This is your definition of a democracy in Syria? Seriously? Sounds more like a dystopia. Unless someone is benefiting from this, I can't imagine any rational person to believe all that to be a good thing.
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  47.  @levongevorgyan6789  Would that include the Native Indians for example ethnically cleansing anyone who arrived later? For example in places like California? According to your logic would you being murdered for living in Glendale be considered fair game?
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  48.  @levongevorgyan6789  You don't have to live there to understand the logical conclusion to your point of view. I'm not saying you're blaming anyone. What I am saying though is that your premise if extrapolated across the world would lead to literally 70% of the world population being massacred. Such is the insanity of your talking point.
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  49.  @levongevorgyan6789  Yet you fail to mention all the other regions invaded that were filled with Azeri civilians, to the tune of 800,000 of them. This is the policy you're trying to rationalize. Not to mention the fact it was an illegal invasion of another nation's internationally recognized territory. I know cognitive dissonance is a real thing but the level some people take it to is surreal. What they're willing to rationalize is quite scary.
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  50.  @JamesKerLindsay  I thought your video was fantastic but I can also see how many people would view it as biased. It's almost akin to doing a video about Jewish German relations in 1946 and not mentioning the holocaust.
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