Q&A: The One Where I Alienate My Subscribers
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- Help me make a weird historical film: www.indiegogo.com/projects/th... Once again I am answering viewer questions, unscripted and inebriated. In this video I talk about Berdan's Sharpshooters, understanding witchcraft paranoia, James I's Demonology, the morality of secession, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Judah P. Benjamin, Ron Maxwell's Gettysburg, how I would make a Civil War movie, the ethics of satire about tragic historical events, and my political beliefs (kind of).
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As a committed Unionist and a proud small-businessman in the meth industry, I was offended twice in the same point 🤬👎
I'm exactly one of those.
I know exactly how it feels As a fellow pro unionist meth dealer
We need a union for us unionist meth dealers
HAAAAAA!!!
@@TedBronson1918 thank you good sir!
"People in the past were just as smart as we are today" I fail to see how that debunks the idea that they were stupid.
Well, a common idea among modern people is that we are soo much more advanced and sophisticated than people in the past.
Anecdotally, I’ve heard lots of people criticize medieval people for not knowing how germs work and numerous other things.
These people were ignorant, not stupid. In 300 years or even more so 1000 years, the people living will be looking down on us thinking how stupid we were.
@@Rokaize Yeah, how could we not know that dinosaurs had feathers, lmao, amirite ?
I think his point was not to strawman away responsibility by way of simply saying that people couldn't be blamed for witch hunts because they were stupid. Lack of understanding doesn't necessarily indict a person as stupid. That case can be made for willful ignorance. But the smartest caveman on the year 40,000 BC wouldn't be stupid by their standards - they might be the Aristotle of cavemen. We just wouldn't consider them intelligent by ours.
The same could be said about with hunts. Witch hunting (especially during the 30 Years War in Germany) resulting in a massive loss of life. However they were applying the best possible reasoning they could to justify it. One might make the case that they were being stupid considering the papacy had come out with numerous papal bulls decrying Witchcraft as a practice. However, during that period of time, the reformation in Germany was still in full swing and faith in the opinion of the Papacy was low (ironically in this instance, since they were correct in their stand on Witchcraft) and as a result people began to fall back on superstition that was DEEPLY culturally embedded.
Patrick Hyland Right. People have always had a tendency to look at their ancestors as stupid or totally illogical. And I get what he’s saying, that people in the past had the same issues we did and the same tendencies that we do today.
Modern Christians would think the witch hunts were insanity. But to a person living at the time, who truly believes in black magic, a witch would be a real threat. Some of this might come from the huge amount ignorance they had as to the basic workings of the world. A crop yield was terrible this year? Must be a witch casting curses on us.
Where as modern people would understand weather patterns and higher than average temperatures or all manner of other variables that could effect something like crop yield.
These people just did not have the luxury of modern knowledge. The fact is that most of us, maybe even me and you would be totally in favor of the witch hunts if we lived at that time.
People are complicated. It’s human nature to just assume we are complex when everyone else is good or bad, black or white, smart or dumb. But the reality is each individual human is a profoundly complicated creature. We just should try to remember that when looking at the weird things people did in the past.
@@Rokaize Agreed. Hell, I've even heard tale of people today who can't or won't understand how an airborne virus effecting humans can be hindered by social distancing and wearing a mask. Not sure if that's ignorance or stupidity but damn it's scary.
"I think there's something inherently immoral about slavery."
This is possibly the boldest, most controversial take I've ever heard on CZcams, and I think it's very brave of you to put yourself out there like that.
Nice sarcasm!
And yet, on one of his other videos (I think a “Checkmate Lincolnite” production) I very distinctly remember one commenter (Root65? Root76?) demanding in a thread that anyone to prove that slavery was immoral. What a guy.
He is helping the government rewrite history.
Yes
@Jasta 2 it wasn't chattel slavery. There were no laws preventing them from freeing slaves like in the American South.
They treated their slaves well but it's not the case in modern world.
Atun Shei is exercising his 2nd Amendment rights; his right to bare arms.
That he is! 😂
Talk about a good guy with guns... 😅😅😅
But what about his right to bear arms??? WHAT ABOUT THE BEAR ARMS, CZcams COMMENTER THANATONYX MOURA????
@@fandomcringebucket in't it a bear tattoo on his right arm? if it is - you can call it "his right bear arm"
@@baburik ...FUCK
I'm dying...
"You wouldn't call the founding fathers traitors"
Sips tea engrily.....🇬🇧
RULE BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES! BRITONS NEVER, NEVER SHALL BE SLAVES!
@@cracno1125 The nations, no-o-o-o-ot so blest as thee,
Must i-i-i-i-in their turn, to ty-y--yrants fall,
Must in their turn, to ty-y-rants fall,
While thou shalt flourish,…
@@cracno1125 Your empire's built on fighting wars
That's how your income's swollen
Your British things are from abroad
And most are frankly stolen
British things! British Thiings! I'm afraid there's hardly any!!
@@dummyaccount8378 lol yea tea is Chinese
@@dummyaccount8378 As Terry Pratchet put it so wisely:
"If you've come to riches, because your father was a thief - you would hide this secret until your dying day. However if you've come to riches because your great-great-grandfather, was a slave-trader, warmonger and mass murderer - than it's an amusing tidbit at a reception."
"I've got that Nazi uniform in my closet." I would be so worried if I heard anyone else say that.
I’ll one up you, I got a whole Nazi in my closet.
@@chugachuga9242 Just one?
@@supergoomba926 well I have more there just in a storage container in Argentina
Dude. I want a Nazi uniform. Or at least the hat. That would be so cool.
@@paramjotsingh8 they look snazzy, but they stand for something horrible. Pros and cons
"The Civil War was about states right... to burn" General Sherman
czcams.com/video/_ER8a44uQwc/video.html
I love this comment lol
Do it again, Burnin' Sherman!
I thought it was state RATS
r/ShermanPosting
I would watch a scene for scene remake of Gods and Generals where you play every single character, sarcastically.
yes
I can't believe my comment was in the thumbnail. I've never been mentioned by a channel I like before.
But why didn't he answer my question?
You're a star now, kid!
How dare you?
Atun-Shei Films I’m with AlmostIncredable. I need to know... exactly how you dare. Please give me an answer to this question.
what about a channel you hate?
You should make a video about Southern Unionist units!
Yes! Or even just individuals!
yes one of my great uncles fought in the 1st volunteer alabama us cavalry
@@bigbluegaming6558 Those guys absolutely deserve recognition. So do the freedom fighters of Newton Knight and the Free State of Jones.
Heck, even Southerners who went north to join Northern regiments should be acknowledged for their courage.
@@Stardweller1 1st Texas Calvary!
@@Stardweller1 yes there should be a film or short series on it like band of brothers
"Mr. Dickenson I'm surprised at you. You should know that rebellion is always legal in the first person such as 'Our rebellion'. It is only in the third person 'Their rebellion' that it is illegal" - Ben Franklin 1776 (Musical)
I mean, the rule of law is a thing - I know the US is an iffy subject in that regard but the Brits HAD to have had something on the books saying “can’t be rebellin’ okay?” It’s a major catch 22 because if you try to legally challenge something that says it’s illegal, you really tip your hand don’t you? But I mean, it’s not a matter of “Well in MY opinion the JEDI are evil!” I still really like that quote though.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 Have you seen the Musical? It's full of great quotes with surprising relevance.
@@ArchAngel087 Admittedly I’m not much into musicals but the writing does seem very sharp.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 It is worth finding.
"Please Mr. Dickenson must you start banging how is a fellow to get any sleep?" - Franklin
"Please Mr. Franklin must you start speaking how is a fellow to stay awake?" - Dickenson
@@ArchAngel087 I’ll make sure to check it out, thank you very much for the suggestion. :)
I think this is the first time I've seen a cigarette ad in almost two decades.
And it was pretty much the only thing I didn't like about this video
Need to do a video on Tobacco Lobby / Lung Cancer next...
(Granted i know it is hard af to quit so i hope i'm not coming off as all "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps", but getting a fucking sponsorship from them and promoting it isn't a good look imo)
@@haidenlotze7530 was it an actual sponsorship? He laughed through it and said "get your first 30 packs free".
I sell them for a living. I've never seen a company give out 300(at least here, it varies from place to place) in merchandise for free.
Plus the link says Phillip Morris, but they own Marlboro. Maybe I'm wrong, but a different company owns maverick I'm sure.
Edit: ITG owns maverick. Just checked
@@haidenlotze7530 I’m fairly certain it was a joke…
That fuckin bit about Irish characters in American (and even our own) historical films was spot on which is why I yearn for a more accurate and human portrayal of us in those films.
Same way us scots
Aye. I'd be so happy I could do me a little jig with me pot of gold. I swear on me mum
Same here!
You need to impersonate every single scene of Gods and Generals and upload it.
He could reenact every scene in an over the top way just to make fun of how ludicrous it is. That might make it more enjoyable for him
There is no time... there is no time
.... using Legos in stop motion animation.
Fuck off, Nazi.
He should do it with the nazi playing the union officers so our favorite reb can yell at him about them damn yanks taking German help
"Civil war over an election."
"Wait 4 years and vote him out."
Oh boy.
OOOOOOHHHH BOY.
What he meant was: “Secession? Over an election?”
The obvious answer is: South Carolina sucked!
They thought that the North would let them go and had a very dim view of the fighting prowess of a bunch of yeoman farmers and mechanics.
They were almost right about Northern willingness to let them go, until Fort Sumter. Then the North was roused to fight.
This comment really hits differently since the election is about to happen
ITS COMIN UP BUD
It happened again.
“The civil war was over an election. AN ELECTION.”
- laughs in 2021
Don’t worry, they were 93% peaceful
@@jb76489 BLM and the Capitol stormers can’t be compared
@@yashjoseph3544 indeed the Capitol twats are paying for their actions
@@jb76489 And rioters during the George Floyd protests aren't?
@@yashjoseph3544 generally speaking no, certainly not compared to the manhunt being directed at the people who walked around the Capitol
I have a question:
Why doesn't your dog have his or her own costumes for your episodes? I demand puppy costumes and will not leave until my ridiculous demands are satisfied!
THIS
Little do you know, but Atun-Shei is making his dog impersonate the period-specific attire for a dog of the time he himself is impersonating!
Gives the dog an ss visor
We dont want a repeat of Nazi pug
We hold, that puppy costumes to be, an inalienable right!
I wish there would be a movie/series on the 1st Minn. Those men deserve a hell of a lot of praise & recognition.
The actions of the other 10 Minnesota regiments are also incredible like the entirely separate Sioux Uprising in 1862, or the Siege of Chattanooga
I'd even take a Fargo style historical black comedy about Pvt. Olle Nygaard trying to recreate the perfect hardtack hotdish whilst politely dropping Johnny racists at a rate of fire of three opes a minute
as a Minnesotan I would love to see a mini series on the Minnesota regiments and i was very surprised that he mentioned the 1st Minn.
@@psychomichael8154 where in Minnesota? I'm near Stillwater
In 6th grade we had to do a project on Minnesota during the Civil War and I reacted with wait we fought in that war much less were the 1st state to volunteer troops
C'mon, history sisters, represent! He's right about the whole "sausage fest" thing,
My theory is men are too focused on the topic of war. War is maybe, 10% of history, at best, but then most guys just sit back and chat about Romans, Confeds and Nazis all day.
@@DuoXCity that is an interesting idea. I do find myself more often focusing on mythologies, disasters, artwork, literature and civiliations as a whole than I do war when I do things myself.
Anthropologist and lady here, wars are typically the boring part of history if you aren’t a boy trying desperately to connect with his emotionally distant father who also likes war history
@@BobHoss4 That's a little... harsh. War is cool. That's why I like studying it. I can grant that war being cool is pretty much a male-only idea, but it is what it is. That being said, I find the actions of people and the politics of the past that lead up to a war to be far more interesting than the war itself. (But wars are cool and when the big guns go BOOM it awakens the child within me.)
@@mr.whitechristmas280 sorry I didn't mean to sound so harsh or make you feel like your interests are stupid or anything... personally, I find war interesting, but hard to really get enthused about studying because of the high costs and constant tragedy. Yeah explosions are cool, but in war they cost lives and livelihoods. Wars are typically fought for terrible reasons, also: hard to find a war that 1. Had to happen 2. Was fought for the right reason (i.e. not for profit) or 3. Ended and afternathed in any positive way.
Like, maybe the 3rd crusade, or ww2. But even there, these wars could have been avoided if the previous stupid ones hadn't happened.
Lots of interesting things happen during war, but its terrible that they happen. You see cool guns go boom and heroic moments, and I do, too! But I also see displaced people, raped civilians, burned libraries, and generations of truama that *didnt* have to happen...
Ww2 has Wojchek, and the Night Witches, but it also has the Holocaust and the civilian toll in countries like Belarus. It's hard to think of it as fun for me.
Besides. What happens in peace-time has way more influence on those wars folks love to study than people think.
I agree "secession" in itself is not immoral. But the reasons people divide apart can very much be immoral.
Yeah. If a section of the would be slave owning West succeeded to stop slave owners from coming to their states with their slaves and expanding slavery, that would be moral.
Well in this circumstance, we have a union of states that have signed a contract. So all that matters is whether the contract was being violated or not. Slavery was condoned if not guaranteed by the contract, as were certain other rights of the states.
Your personal notions of rightness or wrongness do not matter- only what the contract says and whether it was being violated. A legitimate argument could be made that the government being created by republicans at the time was more "national" than "federal."
@@hughg.gaines6027 Except that's just not how anything works. The original question and the opinion were strictly about whether secession is immoral or not, it is specifically not about whether the act is legal or ethical. Secession is by definition a declaration that the seceding party is no longer willing to follow the laws and affiliations of the party they're separating from, so the legality of it is purely a basis from which to institute punitive measures afterward should it fail.
Well yeah, any act is inextricably linked to it's motive, but they're almost never equivocal. It's perfectly reasonable to condone an act and condemn it's motive, or vice versa. Giving money to the lower class as gifts is a pretty universally good thing to do, but if you're doing it to buy influence, we condemn it. Murder is a reprehensible thing to do, but we readily and frequently look the other way and justify it in war, self defense and capital punishment. Deciding whether one side outweighs the other is what creates grey area and nuance. In a free society you should absolutely have the right to choose to sever ties with a person or group, but doing it to continue denying that basic human right to others is pretty damn evil. You have to be pretty far out on one of those axes for the what or the why to not matter at all. Genocide is bad, no matter why you do it. Providing life saving medical care to dying children is a good thing to do, even if you're secretly trying to start a sex cult composed entirely of child soldiers, something so evil I'm not sure it has ever happened.
@@skynyrdjesus during the ratification in 1787 they specifically addressed whether or not the common government could use force of arms against a state that wasnt cooperating you absolute dingus. On both occasions, it was decided that the common government would NOT have this power. Even Hamilton agreed lol.
So where does that fact leave your argument that secession is allowed only so far as punitive measures fail? It was specifically states that the common government would and should not use force against a unified state or collection of states. I recommend you actually read something like Farrand's notes on the ratification before you start running your mouth like a complete idiot.
thanks for the answer!your thoughts were very interesting.
edit Nathan Forrest did leave the KKK after a bit and he made a few speeches to black audiences .
but he was also trying to save his reputation and even admitted lying to congress about founding the KKK ..i wouldn't call it civil rights activism as much as "saving his post war reputation for war crimes as much as possible by getting photos of him with black people "
"i can't possibly be a slaver, I have a picture with a black man!"
so?.....he was still an amazing person with incredible skills in how to fight....that he had poisonous ideas in his head is hardly significant.....I think we should celebrate more that these chauvinism's are dying rather than smearing our faces with ashes about the fact that our ancestors held views that are now unpopular...
@@bbbushhh yeah but he never did anything good for society or others. his skills you pointed out? used to help a insurgency bent on enslavement and tearing apart the united states . his life was a waste it's biggest achievement was killing loyal americans and prolguing a helpless war
his tactics are still used in our miltary today and that's helpful i admit and he was a interesting person worthy of study but he isn't someone to be admired.
@Tim Smith yes but not GOOD things.
he kept an war going longer then it needed to for an unjust cause
@Tim Smith He was an amazing military tactician, he did not do GOOD things as others have repeatedly pointed out to you. Also he made his fortune on slave trading. So again, not GOOD. Apart from his prowess as a general (which again is impressive) he did very few GOOD things in his life. He did many, many, many, many BAD things.
Love your videos man, the way you deliver your skits and with good info is pretty creative 👌, btw, being Mexican, you can talk about the Mexican-American war "the war the USA seems to forget and the one Mexico can't" and how it set the way of Americans to fight wars, the first spy agency and how the famous "Filibusteros" attempt to break Mexico like 3 times afterwads and same in Latin America 👌
The Filibusteros started earlier. The Gutierrez Magee expedition led to the Battle of Medina, the bloodiest battle on Texas soil, fought south of San Antonio in 1813. Santa Anna was a subaltern in the Royal Army and learned how to treat bandits.
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St Patrick's Brigade Long may the Irish Harp and Mexican Eagle Be the best of friends!
@@Atransbaikal-kubancossack *southern irish
@@tompatterson1548 no Irish death to Britain
Speaking of the 1st Minnesota, I believe that regiment captured a Confederate flag and we've consistently refused to hand the flag back to Virginia.
It's the flag of the 28th Virginia Infantry, captured during Pickett's Charge. Currently in the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.
I forgot to add I live in Minnesota and that has been a hot topic in the past few years to return the flag to Virginia.
@@DianeBianchi_MNStormSpotter Don’t do it.
@@DianeBianchi_MNStormSpotter fuck that, don't give those little shit something to worship lmao
@@DianeBianchi_MNStormSpotter keep it! Yours fair and square! If they want it back, let them come and take it back!
Imagine having a picture of yourself with the man, the myth, the legend, Vermin Supreme. That’s pretty damn cool.
"Witch hunting was hysterical" 3:35 Literally summons a dog out of his asshole.
Great video, stumbled upon your channel like a week ago and have been loving the content so far!
Also awesome with the spyro theme in the background
You replied to someone
Props for addressing illegalism and moralism. o7
If a law is clearly immoral, then breaking that law is, itself moral. If it were illegal to give out free food to homeless people and you were to break that law, you would be doing the moral thing.
There actually are places where that is illegal
@@pleasant_asymmetry Exactly. Which is the point where that law is immoral, and SHOULD be broken.
@@LordVader1094 Exactly.
Many such laws are immoral.
Such as the Illegalization of weed where many many are put in jail for smoking a harmless plant.
Or laws perhaps agasint exacting vengeance upon the ceos that caused the 2008 recession and exacting vengeance upon the ceos of the fifty one corporations massively polluting and killing us all.
Almost all immoral laws are a perversion of moral thinking. In many places it is illegal to feed the homeless because one needs a permit to serve food to others, and the government an opportunity to assess that the food being served is safe and sanitary. In some cases, where people saw trouble for serving the homeless, the food was "leftovers" unfinished or unserved meals that could not be safely served to customers at a later date. The argument then is that if it is unfit to serve in the future, then it should not be given to vulnerable homeless people now.
The degree to which these arguments work on you is, I'd imagine, very closely related to how you would answer the philosophical thought experiment of the "Trolley Problem." Although I hate that problem.
To me an argument that uses worst case scenarios to explain why we shouldn't feed homeless people is akin to arguing we shouldn't provide any essential service because malpractice is possible. "Emergency care? What if the doctor's a serial killer? Fire Dept? Why not set your home on fire, increase demand?" They have orphanages and foster homes even though children are abused in those places. That's considered an acceptable risk because children without homes is unthinkable.Though evidently, the homeless without food is _not_ unthinkable. So I guess in an extreme convergence capitalizing on this worst case scenario logic, the best way to shake people out of apathy would be to convince people to change the law that "makes it illegal to feed starving homeless children."
@@futurestoryteller And that's how I became a communist: To each according to their need, from each according to their ability. Especially in a post industrial world where human productivity has increased so much. I highly recommend reading Bookchin's Post Scarcity Anarchism. libcom.org/files/Post-Scarcity%20Anarchism%20-%20Murray%20Bookchin.pdf
The Whitworth rifle was a "sniper" rifle used by the confederates. It fired heptagonal bullets, so it had better accuracy than most guns at the time. If I remember correctly, it had an effective range of 400 yards.
I never understood the “you wouldn’t call the founding fathers traitors” argument - they won. The issue isn’t of opinion or even morals, it’s a matter of legitimacy. The patriots declared their independence, fought the mother country, got recognized and supported by some sugar daddies, and won - and after doing so they crafted myths to bolster an already-extant separate identity from said mother country. Are they traitors? Yeah - to the mother country.
The big difference with the Confederacy should be evident - like those colonial jackanapes, the Rebs declared independence and fought the mother country, and like those treasonous colonials they after the war crafted a mythos in an attempt to bolster the legitimacy of their cause - the difference is that nobody in Europe wanted to touch their stanky ass and they lost. THOSE PROPONENTS OF THIS FAILED STATE WERE STILL IN THE MOTHER COUNTRY - ergo, they’re traitors. Craft all the myths you want, until the South “rides again” and actually wins all of the attempts at legitimacy are smoke and mirrors. True legitimacy as a state comes from - things like the ability to provide security and rule of law. That’s one reason Sherman’s march was so effective, it destroyed the last semblance of Southern legitimacy.
Being a traitor isn’t inherently bad - it’s often treated as such because we’re indoctrinated early to be obedient to the concept of the nation but it doesn’t have to be - it takes a lot of courage to be a traitor in most cases. Tim O’Brien has always stated that of all his experiences in Vietnam his most regretful act of cowardice was lacking the courage to act on his beliefs and turn his back on his family and country and community and run to Canada. To be a patriot to one’s conscience you sometimes have to be a traitor to one’s country - ask Edward Snowden. I support what the man did, he seems like a genuinely conscientious person - he’s a traitor and that’s okay.
So, when someone calls a Southern Nationalist a supporter of treason or the Dixie flag a treason rag or anything like that, it’s primarily as a counter to what’s being viewed as an attempt on their part to bolster the legitimacy of the south or the confederacy as a national idea or potential project. Both parties are probably totally unaware this is the case, but that’s what it is and as a rejoinder Jonny Reb can say “So? Sometimes to be a patriot to one’s conscience you must be a traitor to one’s country” and that basically defeats the attempt but most don’t do that because they’re some of the most ideologically-confused, contradictory, and nationally-conditioned folks out there so when you call them a traitor they get all fucking flustered like a robot caught in a causality loop or something.
People call them traitors because it often works, either they have to confront their contradictory beliefs or worst-case scenario they say some reductive shit about the founding fathers which allows them to reconcile the bundle of contradictions they call a belief system.
I’m coming off as very denigratory towards southerners, but like, I was born in Memphis and spent half my life in the rural south - I am a southerner, if I want to shit on the south then fuck you, I’m going to squat down and read a newspaper. Also, some of my best friends sell me meth so I’m also very very offended at those remarks.
"Treason never prospers, and for this reason - that if it prospers, no one dare call it treason"
The idea of a "declaration of independence" sounds completely bonkers, when you remove the context of historical significance to the Founding of the US. This was a group of men, many of whom were lawyers, coming up with the best possible idea for legitimizing their rebellion. What better way than paperwork, with your arguments grounded in "universal rights" that have been infringed upon. If they would have failed, they said so themselves, they would have hanged for their traitorous actions. Crazy world, innit?
Every human has the right to freedom without subjugation, they had a legitimate reason to fight, and they weren't fighting their own brothers-in-arms they were fighting a foreign power across the ocean who wanted to control them.
Maybe to the British they were traitors, but objectively, they weren't.
The south were legitimate traitors who succedded because the candidate they wanted president for 4 years lost, and they thought lincoln would take away their slaves despite telling them several times that wasn't his goal or intention. They murdered their own countrymen because they wanted to hold human beings in subjugation, and the slaves wanted freedom.
You see the connection here? The South are almost exactly like the British, and yet they believed themselves to be fighting for the same rights their founding fathers fought for. Oh how such delusions of grandeur can convince a group of people that they're right.
@@LethalByChoice I don’t intend on attacking your main point but I do want to point out some stuff you might have gotten wrong about the revolutionary war. When you were talking about the revolutionary way you seemed to imply that it was kind of unanimous or something. You were talking about them not fighting brothers-in-arms and while that may be somewhat true depending on your meaning, they definitely fought their own colonist countrymen during the revolutionary war. The idea of leaving the British empire was heavily contested. Besides the fact that the concept of “Americans” wasn’t a thing yet and most of not all of the colonists considered themselves as from their home country (not as Americans), many of the colonists all over the colonies were still loyal to the crown (up to around 20% iirc). And sometimes they even formed militias to fight against the patriots.
When it comes to armed rebellions and revolution it’s never a clean break from the parent nation.
SO Happy to be part of your History Sausage Fest! 😂😂😂
:)
@@AtunSheiFilms shut up bitch
@@jeffcambell4771 What did he do?
It's incredible to come across another person from the South who is extremely educated and not biased by Southern views. I grew up in Texas, but have always loved history.
Well, he lives in the south, but I do have to break it to you that he's actually from here in Massachusetts. If you are interested in a content creator who gets into political topics as a guy who is VERY southern but politically progressive and knowledgeable about history, Beau if the Fifth Column is a place I would point you to.
When you take your tenth drag, you DO feel like you can do anything, anything except walk 10 steps without running out of breath.
I can’t believe he did a cigarette ad. Wtf
@@samuelfraley8737 You believe that was a sincere ad? You thought you could get 20 packs of cigarettes for free with his promo code?
If Florida ever wanted to secede, I honestly think we might gather together to make a constitutional amendment to let them.
Texas keeps threatening to secede and to that I say "Go ahead and give it a shot. See how long you last."
Or California!
No need. Congress has complete authority upon the admission or expulsion of states and territories.
You know, it really is a very, very small minority group who actually would want to secede. It's unlikely Texas at least would vote for it.
What’s with all the Florida hate?
I'm glad my prof linked one of your vids about reenactment for her History & Memory course. This is a really neat channel you've got here.
From the way you counter the lost cause myth and hearing your comments on Come and See a similar video on the myth of the clean Wehrmacht would be excellent to see.
I’m glad you’re not shy about the 0 tolerance thing against bullies. There’s a difference between being critical of someone/something and just being an asshole. Thumbs up
The horror in his eyes as he read the Nathan Bedford Forrest comment. Apt reaction
That is something I have actually heard before. The story goes that later in his life, he regretted his actions of founding the KKK and did some civil rights stuff as well as even volunteer to help lead a group of men to help take down the clan. I have not done enough research to say of thos is true or not, but I belive it to be complete and utter bull shit.
2:15 "People in the past were just as smart as we are today." Exactly. Which proves how stupid they were! They were just as smart and just as stupid as we are today. Compare world events then and now and see that as a species we haven't improved as much as we would like to believe. BTW I just found your channel and am loving it.
You're 100% wrong. There is less war, famine, poverty, sickness and death than any other point in human history. Don't just scoff either, go do your homework. When you start having to worry about bandits and polio, we can talk again about how it's just as bad as it ever was.
@@DuoXCity There's a difference between things being better because of a better understanding of how things work and available technology on one hand, and people being inherently smarter on the other. What is meant is that the human condition, including the ability to reason, hasn't really changed. And if you had done the homework yourself, you would have noticed that, for instance, the same stupid behaviour that could be seen during the black death, can be seen now as well. Just look at the sheer idiocy displayed by people these days and tell me that we're so much smarter....Hell, the fact that religion is still a thing proves that all on its own
@@DuoXCity Bandits? We still have those. They're called "gangs".
@@oilslick7010 I agree with you, another thing is to compare european society after the fall of Rome. Europe basically declined in it knowledge and understanding till the Renaissance. Some would argue that was due to supression by religion. So would you say people of Roman times were less smarter then medieval Europe history shows us otherwise.
@@WunHeart Didn't the Papal states in Italy the first to have a Renaissance? Or was it paganism you're talking about that's hindering growth on knowledge?
Official: I'm female, I'm here. And yes, Dallas can be a girls name.
I knew a women named Dallas
I've never known anyone to be named Dallas, let alone a guy or girl. Interesting, you learn something new every day.
Well considering you can call a kid Apple or North, Dallas isn't so farfetched
Dallas can be a girl's name, but Debbie is rarely a man's name.
I know two women and one men named Dallas
I didn't even notice there was a dog there until it stuck its head up
I greatly appreciate your use of the Spyro soundtrack.
Thought I was the only one who noticed 👌
Yes!
"I don't have a basement, I live in Louisiana" felt this. Lived in and around floodplains near the Red River for a decade.
I fucking lost it at the spot on impression of the Fredericksburg scene in Gods and Generals that was so fucking great 10/10
Seriously I watched that over like 3 times and it's still fucking halarious
Regarding your political views at the end: if people can’t value a quality CZcams channel regardless of political leanings, then it is a sad state on our society! Appreciate your content
He's supports national socialism
He denounces the most cancerous of political beliefs, that of bigotry in all it's flavors. That's good enough for me, as it speaks to good character and rational thinking. Once you remove the vitriol of this kind of thinking, just about anything becomes possible.
@@jacobkyle4573 does he really?
The 'sitting on my porch in a vest top with a can of beer' energy of this video is palpable and I love it
I was a volunteer at Chancellorsville many years ago. During the winter we would transcribe letters. There was one from a soldier in the 2nd USS. He was so bored he calculated the number of lice in the army (per horse, mule, different numbers for privates and officers, etc). You should contact them and get a copy.
Most people have skeletons in their closets. You have an ss officer 💀
Secession or as a more general term, breaking away from a state and becoming a separate one is one of the big unsolved problems of international law. Does Scotland have the right to "secede", Catalonia, Tyrol?, Bretagne, Bavaria? South Sudan? Timo leste? Kurdistan? Croatia? The Ukraine? Donezk, Crimea?
Although there is sort of a term of law, the "peoples' right of self government" it is very unclear what makes a people and on what grounds it can claim these rights. Even l,ess clear are any procdures how to do it.
There only really peaceful "secession" on equal terms, with no bloodshed and mutual respect was basically the separation of Czechoslvakia in the early 90's.
Balkanization is the reason why federalism is a good thing.
It prevents bad neighbors from continuing blood feuds.
At the same time it enforces the necessary cooperation to get the sort of stuff done that will benefit the union as a whole.
Like flood control projects that convert kinda shit farmland into really good farmland.
“I should know because one of my ancestors…” never instills me with confidence that someone knows their history. I mean, talk about having a dog in the race. “One of my ancestors…” should be widely seen as a disclaimer announcing a conflict of interest, not somehow painting yourself as a secondary source.
Really enjoy your Q & A videos. Great stuff as always man 🤘
Agree with your points about secession. I'm a Georgian. If at some point a majority of the people of Georgia said "hey, we don't like how things are going in the US, we're out!", I don't think that it would be morally wrong of them to move forward.
Pretty sure that the “Nathan Bedford Forrest as a civil rights activist in the antebellum south” myth was either started, or at least spread by Shelby Foote
wouldn't it be post-bellum?
I mean, to be fair, he was active in the realm of civil rights, just on the opposite side
I highly doubt that.
@Jan Brady "Foote's work has been accused of reproducing Lost Cause fallacies. Foote lauded Nathan Bedford Forrest as "one of the most attractive men who ever walked through the pages of history" and dismissed what he characterized as "propaganda" about Forrest's role in the Fort Pillow Massacre. Foote compared Forrest to John Keats and Abraham Lincoln, and suggested that he had tried to prevent the Fort Pillow Massacre, despite evidence to the contrary." (The Contested Image of Nathan Bedford Forrest,
Court Carney, 2001)
@Jan Brady Hell, you don't even need to take my word for it. Just search "Shelby Foote Talks About Nathan Bedford Forrest" on youtube to hear Foote praise Forrest in his own voice.
I’m glad I stumbled on to your channel. I find you entertaining, knowledgeable and compelling. Your pup is amazing as well. Thank you.
10:15 “Just wait for years and vote him out.”..... I’ve literally always said this ... 😂😂
Yeah, except there was already a trend that the Southern states were concerned about. They saw Lincoln's election as another part of the erosion of their regional interests.
Four.
@@LesHaskell It also didn't help that Lincoln won the Presidency without needing the South.
You should make a video about Strong Vincent. He's clearly a Union soldier you have some level of affinity for.
This has got to be one of my favorite videos you have made!
This guy is so full of the good stuff. I love his output and love to listen to his pretty darn good Irish accents. I just hope that one day he will allow his camera to peruse the books on his shelves. Yes I'ma nosy bibliophile and books are my world.
The only one I can spot by sight alone is a leatherbound Barnes and Noble edition of the Complete Edgar Allen Poe
Great vid and Cheers for answering my question, I was just interested on your take on it all (even if it was a very broad question) and it was funny recommending “Daemonologie” as I had briefly learned about it as part of my history coursework on Witchcraft.
Found your channel today. Really looking forward towards seeing more, cheers!
Really liked your answer on the political question, I too was curious about your political leanings. I loved/appreciated your answer!
When you have a home invasion, what’s your preferred weapon on the wall? The musket? The needle gun? Or the great sword?
I always have a hard time deciding between the cutlass, the mace, the tomahawk, the broadsword or just grabbing something a little more modern :-)
@@adamlemons7909 me who has a small knife: does a knife count?
8:59 "You wouldn't call the Founding Fathers traitors..."
Shays Rebellion: *U Wot M8*
@Matthew Taylor The 1/3rd proportion has never been properly verified - there are instances from both sides where the same individuals give wildly-varying estimates of the loyalist population depending on what’s best politically and a consensus still has not been reached (because patriotism keeps getting in the way)
In all likelihood the majority of colonists were indifferent, just wanted to be able to live good lives and support their families and were slightly more endeared to the status-quo as a result. I say that because in almost every civil conflict like this one - that’s the case. It’s a minority who ardently supports either side and everyone in the middle deals with it and change is scary so the rebels inherently fight with a handicap until everyone is FORCED to pick a side.
I’m confident in the assertion that claims of only 1/3rd of the colonial population being loyalist are bullshit because I live in New Jersey and am a keen student of local history and what most people don’t realize is that while the Independence War was happening, New Jersey was essentially fighting a civil war amongst themselves - Loyalist vs. Patriot and the Loyalists (led by Ben Frankies’ son, oddly enough) were very well represented.
It’s so common to see mentions of the loyalists end with bits like “but their numbers were few” and almost always it either takes a gross, vague political estimate out of context or lacks attribution entirely, and of course it would - once the war is over, you’re either a patriot or you’re leaving. Nobody asked for their opinions on the matter.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 I think the popular saying is it was like 1/3 loyalists, 1/3 patriots and 1/3 indifferent. At least that's what I think when I hear the 1/3 loyalists.
Speaking of German history... German TV regularly produces excellent, very introspective movies dealing with various eras of their history, especially the Cold War era. Most never make it to English-language markets, especially if they don't involve the Third Reich (Das Boot, Der Untergang, and Unsere Muetter, Unsere Vaetter are some of the few released in the US, and the last of these was completely misunderstood over here). You can watch them when they show up on the German national broadcaster's (ARD) free streaming service when they pop up, but they won't have any English translations or subtitles.
Speaking of Germans in the US Civil War, I would like to see a film about the 48'er political exiles who fought for the Union. We're so used to seeing Germans reactionary conservatives in film, so it might come as a surprise how politically liberal many of the 19th century immigrants were.
One found Marx too conservative.
It's amazing how often I hear about Lost Cause theory since I saw your video about it. Please keep up the great work!
i’ve always seen this man in some sort of costume so i’ve never seen his arms till now. after seeing them i can safely say that i’m extremely gay for him.
I would like to see a movie about freed slaves building communities and what happened to Reconstruction, post bellum.
We had blackdom in new mexico
This was friggin great. Much appreciated.
I just just found your channel today! All your videos are rad and super clever. Great job, dude! More content!
Them: Only people with big arms should wear no sleeve shirts!
Me: (an asparagus) .....
He just wants to show off his manly tattoo.
Love your dog, man! Looks just like one we had about 40 years ago! She was a stray and gave us a bunch of puppies. Almost all of them lived about 20 years! I sure miss those doggies sometimes!!🙂
Keep up the good work!
THE UNION FOREVER!
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I'm so envious of all the books you have.
Great channel! Humor mixed with great historical insight.
Well done! I'm loving this (history hon. grad here - though specialising in the English Civil War)
So - Hi from a trans, Australian historian. We'll screw up that demographic of yours yet! ^_^
17:36 Honestly...why isn't there more media on Antietam? It could be brutal and bloody,(literally known as the bloodiest day) focus on the soldiers, avoid the politics and shed light on a battle that, although contained the bloodiest day, is somehow overshadowed by Gettysburg.
Edit: I mean can you imagine portraying Bloody Lane on screen? Bodies piling up on both sides, being used as cover. Damn
I really like your content and I hope you won’t stop with this until at least 25’
Atun-shei you single handedly got me so interested in Americans history. Thanks
I’m a little skeptical of that reading of Demonology. I think there’s a fair bit of that which is also an attempt to suppress support for and the hegemony of Gaelic culture in Western Scotland.
10:10 "just wait 4 years and vote him out no reason for 600 000 ppl to die "
Oof
Big oof!
How easily manipulated you two are.
@@Hornet135 what?
Heck, at least wait until he tries to do the thing you're afraid of.
I'm a new subscriber, thankyou for the tongue and cheek approach, it's very enjoyable. Great research, content backed with reason is a wonderful thing. Seems like you're getting bigger, but a couple small topics to fill time and content gaps...1)Lord Dunmore's War, 2)focus on WV leaving Virginia during the Civil war
Nice take on the "german history" question! So looking forward to you doing those videos, even if it takes some time!
Past Person: I'm just as smart as modern people!
Also Past Person: That man who can rip off his own thumb works with the devil!
I know what you're saying, it's just a funny thought.
Absolutely agree with your ideas regarding a great civil war movie. Make a mini-series told entirely from the standpoint of men at the regimental level, getting little snippets of the overall battle, emphasis on the confusion and individual hardship.
And actually depict a battle like a battle, not two disconnected lines of men standing tall in some random field and firing a nice reenactor parade-ground volley while a gun in a different location fires a shot that miraculously causes no recoil and lands with a fireball explosion that had no shell-fragments beyond five feet, all amidst land that is more-or-less irrelevant to the fighting which seems to consist entirely of shots of men from the front, with no context as to the proximity of the men they're fighting or the scope of an engagement.
And don't have your token Irishman who's super woke about race and tolerance and is a good catholic boy (because of course there are no Irish protestants) and is just so full of folksy wisdom and love of freedom and who only exists because the writer really bought into IRA propaganda in the 90's and wants a nice stereotype to soapbox off of for the sake of his rampant Anglophobia disguised as American patriotism.
And also get off my yard you stupid kids!
Duuuuuuuud! I totally saw that picture during the campaign! Right on brother!
Finding this now! Will love you to take a look at literature describing the civilian experience of the Civil War, like Across Five Aprils
How is that guy so sure that people in the early modern era were wrong about witches and witchcraft? I think that they were right, and WE are wrong about witches! Get the torches!
The only way we'll know is with a supply of very large scales for weighing the accused and, of course, ducks!
Don't forget the pitchforks!
Finally, someone gets it.
There you are Witchfinder Sargent Shadwell
@@henrycolestage4249
Hmmm?
Holy shit, that question is the one to be answered in a Q&A?🤣 Btw when I said that everyone in the world will know I meant it as just an embarrassing thing, but anyways thank u for answering it made my day
Been on a streak of your videos after seeing vlogging through history. Subbed after the kikimora bit. Witcher is my buttery spot. Also. fan fucking tastic content
A "Checkmate Allies" series would be great. There's SO many great myths you could bust about Nazi Germany. Not just on the military front, but things like economics, diplomacy, and individuals just as colourful as the confederate generals.
Checkmate alliets
Since you don't talk a lot about the Union, does that make you a Johnny Reb Soy Boy? 😂
Yes
No such thing
@@AtunSheiFilms but i identify as a Southern gentleman, not some soyboy johnny reb
That mummy reference. Well done!
Love your sense of humor
I love the Spyro soundtrack in the background! You, sir, have good taste!
Any musings on the 1876 Presidential election, the ending of Reconstruction & the imposition of a near-century of Jim Crow?
Well, he doesn't want to get into politics... which will limit his topics severely about these thing.
He's basically Britain in the Civil War. He's building ships for leftists and backing them, but afraid to say anything out of losing revenue support lol. The coolest dudes in capitalism are still capitalists.
@@DuoXCity To be fair, the election of 1876 was the most disputed presidential election in US history (even more so than the 2000 election). There's plenty of history there to cover without venturing into 140+ year old political views.
Can someone explain the Maverick ad to me? I'm sure it's a joke but I can't help but feel it's a deeper joke than I'm getting....maybe this is just because it's been literally decades since I've seen an advertisement for tobacco that wasn't a poster in a convenience store.
Either way I laughed my ass off......I got a big kick out of it even though I feel like there's more to it
New sub - just going through your playlists now - loving the content.
Can I just say I appreciate your fantastic music choice.
The slow pan to your sad pups face... thats next level
13:06
The question was incredibly stupid, but your response was perfect.
I don't know why I haven't found your channel earlier but I love your stuff dude
I love ur consistent use of Spyro music
Re: the German history question - could you do a video on the “48ers” that came to America and thereby had an influence on the Republican Party, Lincoln’s election, and the Civil War? Most Civil War references to German Americans are limited to a punchline that “our Germans” weren’t so good at war.