Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "Whatifalthist" channel.

The US has arguably had the most successful colonial empire the world has seen. Military hegemony, opening of markets to American goods and leverage through international actors ie IMF, WTO and the UN. Add to that, the US "empire" was a very light yoke that promoted stability and growth of markets compared to more "exploitative" hegemons.
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I see your points about "colonies" and "empire" in the common definition of the words. You are of course correct in the traditional sense. The point of my comment is to highlight that the US (and USSR) were every part as much "colonial empires" as Britain, France or Spain in their glory days. The approach and tools to reach hegemonic political and economic influence over large groups of countries merely support my claim. With technology and economic development, it was no longer economically or strategically viable to take direct control over a country and its resources. Instead a "world order" for regulating, policing and rewarding behaviour that benefited the US was the main tool in US economic colonialism. A system that that also to a very large extent benefited growth and development in many of the US "colonies"...
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Point 6: African exploitation. I see your point if you look at it from a purely "state investment" perspective. That is, however, a misleading argument to make. Every aspect of life, from race, to culture, to religion, to language was impacted by European colonization. It persists to this day where powerful corporations and/or states exploit the division and corruption of actors to exploit a region, often at a wholesale detriment to the local population. Oil, minerals, rubber, coffee, cocoa, gems are being extracted in an exploitative manner to this day. Heck, Elon Musk inherited his wealth from African slave labor in the mines in South Africa.
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Indian soldiers, The Italian soldiers of the East
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"Crisis of the 21st century" It's a sexy title, I'll give you that. I've seen a handful of your videos, and while I appreciate the analyses, I can safely say that you have more confidence than knowledge on the subjects you've covered. Posing it as questions, and a bit of humility instead of arrogance certitude would suit you well.
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@xXxSkyViperxXx Comparatively. How would you think your country would've fared under colonial Spain, Netherlands, Third Reich, USSR or, as it looks out to be, under the thumb of China?
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From an American perspective, I don't see how you can view large areas of mainland Europe as being "Rightist". Most conservatives in Europe would be considered social democrats in the USA. Almost all core "Western" liberal democracies have established, and uncontroversial, expansive "leftist" policies when it comes to public services ie transportation, education, health, pension, labour rights etc... Sure, when it comes to ethnonationalism and migration, there's been a swing of the pendulum to the right, but all the basic policies are still very much "leftist" and gaining further traction when it comes to climate, energy, corporations and tax havens.
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Sounds like Iran & Saudi today and Israel in 30-40 years...
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Definitely top 7
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Russia, after its founding, has been a shitty place to live for the vast majority of the population. Probably only slightly more shitty than the vast majority of everywhere else at the time, though...
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The people wtih most AR 15's would win. Unless they have bone spurs, of course...
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Great analysis. Wars in the future will be for water, not oil.
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I fear that Ethiopia will balkanize in the coming decade
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@JosephGaming That's an extremly poorly constructed sentence and argument, buddy. It's like saying: "What you said isn't right and has never been right, simply because it has never been right"... You need actual points and/or facts to substantiate your position, sport. Start with looking up the varied definitions of "empire" and we'll take it from there...
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@JosephGaming It IS in fact "an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state". The Sovereign state/oligarchy is the federal US government and the legislative branch. It rules countless states (aside from the obvious ones): Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa and the hundreds of Native reservations. The British Empire never had an emperor either, bub.
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@JosephGaming They are unincorporated American territories, my dude. And have you ever heard of the Phillipines and Cuba and US influence after the Spanish-American War? The numerous defacto client states around the world and the 170+ military bases across the globe? (vis-a-vis my original point) Who the fuck taught you history and civics? An oligarcy can be elected, a republic and democracy are not mutually exclusive, a monarchy can be a constitutional democracy. An empire merely needs a head of state ie the US president. There are no distinction with regards to constitutionality. Or let me put it this way: Would you rather be ruled by President Putin in Russia or King Charles of the UK. (Russia and China are also empires as they fulfill the criterias by the way) Quickly googling shit and copypasting it does not equal understanding an issue, let alone convincing someone in an argument. That's an opinion, not a fact.
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"Gold from the Spanish Empire ended in Spain and Italy and their economies stalled, whilst England and The Netherlands went through massive development" Exactly. The vast wealth was used to buy goods from France and Northern Europe which spurred the development of industry, innovation and banking in those regions. Incidentally, the largest and wealthiest empires of the time were England, France and the Netherlands... It's very hard to explain these points in a couple of minutes, and kudos for trying, but you're making exceptions when it's convenient and cherrypicking facts to support your statements. "Exploitation" is not only measured in state finances, but the detrimental social and economic impact it had on the affected regions and the political instability instituted indirectly after decolonization. South Africa, Zimbabwe, India/Pakistan, Congo, Nigeria, Haiti, Central America etc.
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Sedan? It's a country, not a car, dude...
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"America is bringing industry back" There is, politely put, no fucking evidence that points to this. And it is very naive to believe that Amazon & Walmart Americans will actually start buying more expensive, locally produced products when such a large segment of the population are technically insolvent. Nope.
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