Comments by "VoidX" (@aus-li) on "The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2)" video.

  1. The real heroes are the soldiers who are risking their life for a war they may or may not believe in.
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  2. Deni TS Well, the definition of a “hero” could have many meanings. For one, a hero could be an individual who is willing to die for a cause, or as I said, someone who is forced to die for a cause they don’t believe in. The persistence of an individual who is willing to survive in an intense circumstance, could be a hero. A leader, from the perspective of the people, who liberate the people could be seen as a hero. A martyr is usually always defined as a hero (Jesus, for example). Although, I wouldn’t use “hero” as a term to define an individual. I’m more about dignity and honor. I guess a “hero” sounds very indigenous and false to a point. Unfortunately, families don’t mean anything in a war. In cliche words: kill or be killed.
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  3. Deni TS But yea, I guess you’re right the more I think about it. Maybe the word itself just sounds so superficial and cynical...that’s the problem. In a general sense it’s easier to label those who sacrifice themselves for a “noble” cause to be justified as a “hero”. I’ll just stick to honor and dignity since I use that to define my philosophy, lol. Since I’m an atheist, I have sort of a “bushido” sense of code.
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  4. Deni TS Yea, the start of the Civil War is misconstrued and portrayed as propaganda because they want you to think it was started to end slavery, when really it was about state rights and economic reasons. Look up the Haitian Revolution. The southerners were afraid of that specific event would occur if they didn’t enforce their ideologies. You really have to dig deep to find the truth. I agree, they do. I used to love all that stuff and then I matured and evolved, so now I love the underground art scene and realism. I read a ton of Japanese manga (specifically Seinen) because they’re very dark. It also explains my dark personality XD No, I’m very curious...what’s his name?
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  5. You should probably do the research yourself. I seen this on trending and I don’t fully trust these videos.
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  6. E e So I can’t encourage people to further educate themselves? I’m just saying not to fully rely on a video, lol.
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  7. E e Exactly, lol, that’s the sad part. I would hope most people watching these videos would further their research, but I doubt most would.
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  8. Kostic The 6th Have you read the comment section? Not much to read, really. No opinions or anything that’s full of substance. Not really “generalizing” if I’m making an accurate observation of this fanbase. I think you should be more aware of the content you view, because it really reflects the fanbase. What are those “4 projects”? Are you a student? I’m genuinely curious.
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  9. Kostic The 6th You didn’t, lol. I just didn’t see any interesting points in the comment section. You’re right though, not like I expect anything better. But some fanbases or videos do give better opinions/responses to the content. Love the Balkans! I am a US citizen and have read the constitution, lol, not many people read it, tho XD But do you mean the Declaration of Independence? Because the constitution wasn’t ratified until 1789? Before that, the Articles of Confederation was used after the Americans beat the British in the Revolutionary War. The constitution was also based on Anderson’s Constitutions, which was based on freemasonry. The Ustaše and the genocide of the Serbs are never talked about, but that region has an interesting history. I also love theology! Lol, I’m glad you’re interested in all that. I research everything as well because I have bad OCD. Political science is also something I’ve invested my time in.
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  10. Kostic The 6th I see :) Well, nationalism and patriotism can be identified are two different philosophies. I identify myself as a patriot also because I do not like my government, or it’s history. But I love the land and it’s people :) Hmm, that’s an interesting point of view. Although the forgiving aspect could be argued, I can agree to educating parts of history that we should never forget so we could evolve.
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  11. Veteran Alpha Because I wouldn’t trust you at all. If you’re not willing to put in some time to do your own research, then that’s sad. You’ve gathered no understanding of how this war shaped this country, or shaped others. If you read Lincoln’s speeches, he wasn’t against slavery, in fact, he said blacks were inferior to whites in his first speech. He wanted to move Africans to Africa, which was already a thing when they gained independence in Liberia in 1847. I didn’t see any mention of Robert E. Lee and his opinions on slavery, because he was against slavery, he only fought because he loved his state and didn’t want to abandon it (Virginia). No mention of how important Native Americans were during the Civil War. No mention of the biggest execution of Native Americans in 1862. No mention of the enslavement of Africans by the Native Americans. The start of corruption started in the Civil War with contractors. While the Civil War was going on, Napoleon the Third was trying to reclaim his empire in Mexico. I hope you learned something from this, which is to further educate yourself and don’t rely on one source that doesn’t go in-depth on all the important details.
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  12. Veteran Alpha I’m smarter than most individuals because I have OCD and I read from the sources. I’m sure you don’t know how the world works because you haven’t studied history in general if you’re getting all your info from this one video, on one particular event. I’m sure you don’t know much, and that’s fine. You could change all that by reading and further educating yourself. The internet has everything you need.
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  13. Abraham Lincoln is one of the best presidents, objectively speaking. However, he never wanted to end slavery, and he wanted to move all African Americans to Africa. I just want to clarify some facts about him, but I’m glad he evolved near the ending of his life.
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  14. Deni TS Lol, who do you think starts the war(s)? In general, the ones who are to blame are the ones in power. The real heroes are the ones sacrificing their life for a bigger cause, either for bad or good. At the end of the day, humans are humans. Propaganda will always rule humanity.
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  15. Deni TS Yea, definitely. Even Lincoln had flaws in the beginning and middle of his term, but he evolved and died gracefully. You should read his speeches regarding how he viewed African Americans, and used the Emancipation Proclamation as a military tactic after the Battle of Antietam. Slavery wasn’t meant to end originally, he only wanted to stop the expansion of slavery. I guess that’s also why I dislike the superhero genre, lol, because it doesn’t represent reality.
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