American reacts to Volker Pispers history of USA and terrorism
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- Thank you for watching me, a humble American, react to Volker Pispers history of USA and terrorism
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Volker Pispers retired some years ago..He is not a comedian. It is political satire and common in Germany. Greetings from Berlin and I wish you a lot of fun listening to all parts.
here we have a language barrier.
"comedy" in the USA means all types of funny sketches (political standup as well)
Here in Germany we differ by varous types of that StandUps - and the political standup comedy has it's own word in germany (satire; Volker Pispers style is "Kabarett").
In the US it all belongs to "comedy".
@@Wile_E_CoyoteWhich sounds absolutely wrong
@@Auvas_Damask no, it doesn't - except from the fact that Germany used to make a difference betwen entertainment (not serious in german believes) and serious "entertainment" "ernsthafte Unterhaltung" = seriös, der Rest gilt als "slapstick" und ist nicht ernsthaft / ernst zu nehmen
Also the comedy in political "Cabaret" comes from leaving out certain facts and background information which the audience has to know, to undersand the joke.
So it is more for educated people.
Frend´s "was" common..We all know, that this is over since a looong time. At this point, we can´t even agree on "what is a woman".
We (The whole West) are fu**ed and everyone knew it. "Some german guy, who pray´s for the souls of the innocent"
When satire makes you look things up because you're thinking, wondering, then that's great satire.
Please, do the whole series! Love it! Have seen it from a load of reactors - and I'm really happy you got here, too!
The pacifist slogan is "Nie wieder darf von Deutschland Krieg ausgehen" which does not just mean never again a war must be started by Germany, but the "ausgehen" thing means really that Germany should in no way whatsoever support the start of a war.
Will do! thanks and thanks for the clarification!
Waiting for part 2 🙈
@@ryanwass"von Deutschland ausgehen" means "originating from Germany", the pun is "ohne Deutschland ausgehen", which technically is "finish without Germany" but would be understood as "start without" because the original sentence is well known. ("ausgehen" is "to go out", which also can mean both "to start" and "to end" in English.)
@@ryanwass Really looking forward to it! I'm still not sure how we got from "oh look, an American looks at our memes" to here, but it's good. It's nice to get an American perspective on that.
"Nie wieder darf von Deutschland Krieg ausgehen" does not necessarily mean "Germany should in no way whatsoever support the start of a war."
That is your interpretation. And it is ok if you understand it like that.
But it reads more like "Never again should a war originate from Germany." Putting Germany as the cause or the main actor of an upcoming armed conflict, something that should be avoided. It's a call to remind Germans of their past and not necessarily a call to neutrality.
You really have to watch all of them. Its more or less a really good history lessen. Its shocking but all true. There is also a long version, but that has not the handmade subtitles, so for that reason, better just watch the 5 smaller parts.
That's basically the story you commented on about 3 months ago on the German TV programme "Die Anstalt" (American reacts to American Middle East War explained by Germans). By the way, in both cases the satirists did an excellent job of explaining, I believe.
Ah, I was wondering the whole time: Did he not already watch that? But it was the Anstalt then.
Pispers is LEGENDARY,please watch more from them.
Pipers' pieces are always well researched and his sarcasm is unrivaled. He's a legend.
Respect for taking this one on. I assume it is kind of hard for a non native speaker to follow, or get all the references to German politics. But hang in there, if not for the comedy, for the history lesson. He does take on the US, rightfully so, but doesnt forget to take on our politicians that are not free from blame . Great stuff. Keep going please 😂🤘❤️
Den deutschsprachigen Pispers im englischen Sprachraum vorzustellen
ist beachtlich , mutig und sicher Neuland !
Danke Rayan Wass !
Sehr gut hier kommentiert von " Frans " für die Englischsprachigen !
Der begleitende , befremdliche Blick des Kommentators sagt alles ,
trotz das er es Englisch mitlesen kann - einfach zu viel
" ganz andere Informationen " , zusätzlich zur Sprachbarriere .
Schade , dass bei Englisch - Sprachigen kaum Bereitschaft besteht ,
andere Sprachen und somit auch Kulturen / Empfindungen zu studieren
geschweige zu verstehen .
Weltsprachen sind auch Spanisch , Portugiesisch , Französisch u.a.
Diese englische Sprach - Einbahnstraße reklamiert für sich letztlich auch Deutungshoheit und hat weltpolitisch Folgen .
please do the rest asap! very interesting and funny, wow, he wasnt holding back😂
6:50 - Gerhard Schröder was the german Chancelor at the time this was recorded.
Edmund Stoiber was the CDU/CSU's candidate for chancellor of Germany in 2002. From 1993 to 2007 he was governor (German: Ministerpräsident) of Bavaria and from 1999 to 2007 chairman of the CSU.
@@schnelma605 And also one of the biggest laughing stocks of his time, his transrapid speech is...idk, either drunk, insane or genious. Perhaps all three.
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Stoiber - Biden
@@gerharddeusser9103 Trump-Hitler
You have to watch all parts to get the complete picture… it will change your view on the US I think
Volker Pispers is the best when it comes to roasting the politics. I miss him, dude.
Yes please, watch the rest. It is indeed a history lesson but an entertaining one.
And I agree with the comparrioson with George Carlin. He popped in my mind as well.
Don't mind if you're more quiet than usually - it's a great series of videos to react to imo, but definitely an information dump, especially if you don't know terribly much about the historic events he gets into. Makes it all the more worth it to watch them though, so I'm looking forward to you reacting to the other parts!
Yeah but he is also not always very accurate in his depiction of said history. Not all events were as clear cut as portrayed by Pispers.
Like the support for Saddam against Iran is not as clear if you dig into the matter. It can be argued that there were interest groups in the US to cause chaos but the official line was never on the side of Saddam. And that is the difficult part to objectively criticize the US, on one hand there is a well know strategic interest to keep everyone who could be a cause of concern weak, but on the other hand there is a new president at least every 8 years. And the constant battle for attention in the seemingly never ending campaigning for the next election is quite often partly cause for the shit that is coming from the US. It seems there is never a period where the leaders can think shit through and that leads to shitty decisions.
@@madrooky1398 I totally agree. There's more to these subjects than what he presents. And it is totally ok for a 1 hour show on stage.
Someone who is not that well informed or even hears about this for the very first time, could possibly take everything at face value.
And that is why he has become some kind of "prophet" for conspiracy theorists. But he clearly distanced himself from that kind of interpretation.
I'd say he presents facts in a funny way from a one sided perspective, others who had gone down the rabbit hole as to believe in the deep state and the great replacement or something like that would say he is just telling the plain truth.
@@ChRW123 Yes, I have seen so many comments that seem to take every word at face value. But it is never that simple and Pispers is clearly not a history teacher.
He points rightfully at points in history that would deserve a broader attention from the general public.
Pispers even fails to mention where the lies the US presented at the UN council came from, from Germany. And while it is clear that this is fact, i never heard a panel discussing this very interesting question how a file from the BND ends up as fake evidence to start a war.
@@madrooky1398Doch, es gibt eine sehr lange Version(über 2 Stunden), da weist er auch darauf hin, aus welchem Kanal diese Lügen stammten(ich denke es war der britische Geheimdienst….)
Volker Pispers ist Geschichtslehrer(History Teacher!) und ist von daher zum satirischen Kabarett gekommen.
V.P. beste Darstellung ist, die über die EU, die Griechen und „Staatsverschuldung“
Dazu hätte ich gern ein Reactie gesehen
@@BeaBosse (ich denke es war der britische Geheimdienst….)
Und das ist eben falsch, oder zumindest unvollständig, die Geschichten über Chemie Trucks stammen von Rafid Ahmed Alwan (Irakischer Ingeneur auch bekannt unter dem Spitznamen "Curveball"), der 1999 in DE im Asylverfahren vom BND befragt wurde, und dann eine Weile sogar ein stattliches Einkommen bekam für seine Geschichten. Der BND hat allerdings irgendwann gemerkt, dass diese Stories gelogen sind. Wie das ganze dann am Ende bei den USA gelandet ist und als "Beweis" vorgeführt wurde weiß ich nicht denn darüber redet kein Mensch. Auch nicht Pispers oder andere Kritiker des Irakkriegs.
Aber Kanzler Schröder und Außenminister Fischer wussten 2003 ganz genau warum die "Beweise" nicht ausreichten, nur die haben es auch nicht offen gesagt weil es vermutlich für alle Seiten ziemlich blamabel gewesen wäre offen zu sagen, dass die USA mit vom BND für unglaubwürdig eingestuften Märchen einen Krieg angezettelt hat...
Und natürlich kenne ich die lange Version vom Video, nur diese Reagierer nehmen die kurze Fassung weil lange Videos weniger Clicks bringen.
Volker Pispers is the godfather of satire.
No one else can slap reality in your face so mercilessly and be so brilliantly subtle at the same time.
I'm glad you found Volker. Yes, he reminds me of George Carlin, too. I hope you'll check out the other parts.
The subtitles are even translated very accurately!
Pispers is a highly respected satirist in Germany, if not the most famous. Many (including me) hope that he will come back at some point. But he himself said that his work is pointless because he has been talking for decades, exposing and naming problems in politics, but people still do not change their voting behavior and still believe the lies of politicians. And that's true. I would also give up at some point.
Greetings from Germany and I hope you wear your seatbelt before watching his videos 😁
He planned to come back, but when the Schwurblers happened, he changed his mind.
@@ssm445 Well, who doesn't turn around immediately when confronted with the Schwurblers... :/
DDR = GDR
The real rabbit hole still lays right in front of you. Kabarett is really the best German "comedy" can offer.
Oh, Boy. Buckel up Ryan, this will hurt.
I'm already looking forward to the remaining 4 parts. They are very interesting and funny.
please more of stuff like this , way more better than memes
same here! the meme-reactions are kind of lame and I don´t watch him reacting to that. But to this stuff one can see him REALLY reacting (google-ing sth unknown instantly for instance) and you can see that he is really astonished.
... and I guess he is learning something about american politics by the way
Hey Ryan, cool of you to choose this exact video. Please watch the rest of this!
Greetings from Bonn
And you laughed the kind of laughter he is striving for. The one that gets stuck in your throat.
i really hoped you would one day watch volker pispers. thank you so much! 🥰
and please, when watching the next parts, feel free to stop at any point and talk about what you think, what you understand or dont, what you allready know, what surprises you... for me as a german, that would be the most interesting part to get to know your perspective and the american perspective on those matters. (yes, his criticism might sometimes feel harsh, but know that he also criticises germany, male or female, young or old... just anyone who does stupid things regarding politics, economics, society. and at one point we all do 🤗)
also feel free, to look up anything that interests you. his historical facts are very well researched and true.
and here we go...emotional damage!
Ryan, this video you're watching was recorded in 2004. Just FYI. Also, everything he says is factual. It might sound funny, harsh or even hurt, but its the truth packaged in a form of pessimistic sarcasm that occasionally forces a laugh out of you, and otherwise makes you think seriously about matters. Can't wait for Part 3 & 4. 😈
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You have chosen one of the sharpest political standup comedian in Germany. Even for educated Germans he is difficult to follow. He is really brilliant.
Neither is he a standup comedian nor "difficult to follow for educated Germans".
I saw him live on his last tour before retirement and have to say, he is absolutely brilliant, he can perform more than 2 hours non stop in this light speed of thinking and talking. Sometimes even for a native speaker you have to stay concentrated. But it’s a real joy listening to him.
@@mcjazz733
Well is there something wrong about staying concentrated? ;-)
This kind of political cabaret is quite an interesting form of entertainment. The jokes are supposed to make you laugh, but depending on the severity of the topics being talked about, the laughter might get stuck in your throat. It's supposed to make you stop and think, in a rather mature way. And the way how Volker was doing it is genius. He knew how to word things in a way that really stung.
Putting this into the form of standup-comedy does make these topics sometimes more approachable.
Hi Ryan, slow down the videos to 0.75, so it's easier for you to read the subtitles but still get the audiances reply. Keep it up, you' re doing a very good job.
Volker Pispers is an absolute legend
Naja ich denke nicht das er eine Legende ist...er redet viel aber ohne wirklich es zu begründen...er liefert zwar Beispiele aber nicht alles stimmt so viele dinge sind auch aus dem Kontext gerissen...
Again an American watching Volker. Everybody is watching him since month. I have been at Volkers home in Düsseldorf many years ago. I remember every word of him until today.
Pispers is one of the most fierce kabarett artits of his time and no one came close to his style as far as I know, and I kind of watched all of it^^ I absolutely loved his shows
Great reaction! Im looking forward to the next parts!
Btw this was during chancellor Gerhard Schröder times (who was germanys chancellor before Merkel).
What I like the most, next to the facts spreading, is how he uses the beautiful German language! ❤
Our language has so many different words to say something but with a slightly different connotation in meaning :)
umfahren? oder umfahren!
Saftladen oder Saftladen?!
Volker Pisper was one of the best political cabaret artist. Please watch the other parts :D
Watch all of them! Be aware, its political satire.....
One of my first memories of Volker is him commenting on a journalist asking him about his relation to comedy and it boils down to the punchline that you wouldn't ask the chef of your favourite restaurant about his relation to cat food. So every description of Volker will ardently avoid calling him anything involving that term.
I think you should consider to start streaming these reactions so the chat can explain certain things you cant understand as non german speaker that would really improve your reactions.
I was waiting for you to find this. You should see how many reaction video's these video's have. I think over a 100. Even from Africa.
Actually political satire like this is quite common in Western Europe, but Volker Pispers is (actually "was") one of a kind.
My mother is a huge fan of Volker Pispers and saw him when he was still really young and unknown, cause he is from the same city (Mönchengladbach) His actual job was as a teacher, I would have loooved to sit in his classroom 😊
he is a genius. you can debate on his opinions, but the most of his storys are very accurate.
I don't know if it's even his opinion, it's just that his usually reasonable critics and anti-current-politic-stance is really easy to use for propaganda, right-wing-washing and the indifferent anti-everything of the german right, anti-vaxxers, Querdenker etc. They take all his reasoning and cut that off, to only jump unto the punch lines. Haha Merkel, hahahah USA, hahahah weeeeee areee sooooo muuuuch smaaaaaartter thaaaan all the ooothersssss.. But yeah, I haven't watched anything from him in a long time, maybe he actually got into the weird alt-right-green-but-weirdly-hostile lane where brown and green and esoterics make some ugly mix of sticky manipulation trying to smudge everybody.
ahh no you can`t debate his opinions, he never stated his opinions, all what he is saying are facts. he just learns you facts you eighter didn`t know or don`t want too know, because it would destroy your picture of the world and your own created reality.
Oh, that you didn't say a lot was to be expected. I've watched a bunch of videos where Americans react to this series of videos. And they all didn't talk that much. I hope you will react to the whole series of 5. There's so much to unpack and to learn.
I can't wait for you to watch the next ones. The basic gist of it has already been transported in the 'Die Anstalt' piece about the 'US in the Middle East'. Volker Pispers, however, delivers it with a lot less filtering and a healthy dose of German self-deprecation.
Also, for context: Gerhard Schröder was the socialdemocrat party chancellor at the time (and predecessor of Angela Merkel) and Edmund Stoiber was the runner-up of the Christian parties.
But Schroeder was and is not so social or democratic.
He is one of those being in SPD because of his father or it was easier for him but fits better to the right CDU or even more right FDP.
4:40 History is always written by the winner.
Following your reactions for a year now and was always hoping for this one🎉🎉🎉
You gotta do the other parts aswell!!! Keep it up👍🤙🏼
I am shocked how Volker Pispers is apparently just now becoming popular under those American reaction channels considering most young Germans probably don't know who he is.
To be fair the young generation (gen z) was born between 1999 and 2007 so except if you are interested in stuff like that you probably never heard of that. We do have „modern versions“ of him tho. Although I love this kind of satire and that’s a bit hard to do nowadays cause the society and its humor etc changed so. What I mean if you don’t have a dark humor you probably wouldn’t enjoy listening to someone from 2004 talk about the political situation of the 80s…
@@NelalaluEgal, über was er spricht. Wahl-Lügen, EU und Griechenland oder Staatsverschuldung… Es ist immer noch aktuell, aktueller denn je
@@BeaBosse das bezweifle ich ja auch nicht aber er hat die Rede gehalten, da war ich ein Baby. Woher sollte ich ihn kennen? Es gibt sicherlich Künstler die deine Eltern gesehen oder gehört haben als du klein warst aber deine Erinnerung setzt erst mit etwa 4 Jahren ein und selbst dann erinnern man sich wahrscheinlich nicht an einen Typ der über Politik geredet hat. Klar es ist noch aktuell, aber die junge Generation hat einfach gar keinen Zugang dazu, genau wie die ältere Generation vermutlich wenig bis keinen Zugang zu den Künstlern unserer Generation haben.
@@Nelalalu Ich verstehe nicht, was du sagen willst?
Volker Pispers spricht über Geschichte und Politiker.
Du kannst doch die Namen austauschen…. Hitler mit Hussein, Aristoteles mit Nobel, Stalin mit Putin oder…, ach ist auch egal!
Was dir Volker Pispers sagen will ist, dass die Politiker immer noch lügen, um die Wahlen zu gewinnen. Lügen, um Gewinne zu vertuschen.
Egal, wie alt du bist.
Und, genau wegen solcher Typen wie dir, die ihre Augen nicht aufmachen und ihr Gehirn nicht benutzen wollen, genau deswegen hält er keine „Reden“ mehr. Aber noch lebt er. Er ist eine Legende…
@@BeaBosse außer bei Themen, die Russland betreffen... Diese alterten leider nicht gut
Great that you are reacting to Volker.
My father actually hung out with him back in the days here at Niederrhein.
And he really says some important stuff, in a dark humoristic kind of way, love it
He's not talking about how he feels sir, he's citing historical facts. And I'm grateful for it. Dissident humor and satire is always appreciated. Just as the great minds are. Chomsky, Dawkins and others.
As you know: "How are you doing?" will be answered in german maximum by "Passt" ("It fits") or with "Nichts zu meckern" ("nothing to complain") which is similar all good
Well, it is difficult to Asperger or ADHS people who tend to be more open and honest.
They DO answer truely, quite often, instead of saying empty polite words.
You understood correctly what "Kabarretist" in German means! It is more intelligent and often political stand-up comedy. Sadly, many "Comedians" in Germany often make jokes based on sexist and racist cliches. Cabaret often does the "punching up" and speaking truth to power instead, that's why I like it more than German "Comedy". And I have no problem if you do not talk a lot in reaction, I too have to listen intently to people like Pispers. He drops so much information!
Thank you very much! Looking forward to tomorrow!
Yeah you guys are right. Definately hard to swallow humor, but to the point and the facts are definately much better researched than many things that you hear on TV. 😊
I know this is hard to digest, on several levels. Please do a reaction on all the part! Volker Pispers was a highly intelligent and important stage person for political satire (Kabarett) in Germany. He's quite cynical, but also highly educating. The facts are all well researched and true, btw. I'm so happy you found this.
I would love for you to continue this, it keeps getting better and there is a lot to learn 😎. Keep on your great work, your channel is, as we say in germany, my daily bread and butter. And now think what bread means to us 🤭😂.
Fun fact:
Volker is actually pronounced Folker. The German V is pronounced Fau and the W is like the English V
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@@ngotemna8875Vase originates from old latin and therefore doesn't use the ruleset of German pronunciation.
The same is true for the word Vampir, which has its roots in Croatian.
you guys think a language like German is consequent? Ever looked at determinators?? Why is a table male? Why does the determinator change if you do a „Komposita“ like „Stuhlbein“ german has too many exceptions. There are always basic rules but like my professor liked to say „keine Regel ohne Ausnahme“
@@Nelalalu my french teacher used to say "Französisch ist wie Deutsch: mehr Ausnahmen als Regeln" 😂
Please watch the whole series! It's really good. If you have trouble keeping up with the subtitles, I highly recommend watching it at 0.75 speed since he talks very fast and his text is very dense.
And that's why everyone should learn foreign languages. It enables you to view the world from another angle. It fosters empathy and may even avoid misunderstandings which lead to wars. I am glad we have captions nowadays. Suddenly, you were able to view the world through a German looking glass, as few US citizens would be as critical of their own country.
Volker Pispers is a legend. So funny.
History lesson a'la Pispers, it's a shame he's no longer on stage.
Pispers ❤
Intelligent, straight, big Humor, honest
May be not for every to catch
Boy, this is interesting for me to watch.
Volker Pispers is one of the very best political comedians of Germany. His researches are brilliant and he has a great actor with sarcasm phrases he puts the finger on the points where it hurts. For many reasons you won’t understand a lot of what he is saying. But he shows in the mirror of the lies around the oil wars, how they tricked the world. Yes it’s pure a pure history lesson. It’s interesting about your thoughts while listening / that’s real entertaining 🤭 but finally sad but true. This was one of pispers best performances - germany is a great producer of weapons (it’s the business) enjoy and think twice - he is talking about the reasons behind. Peace and happy new year.
Pisper was the best,keep watching the other parts please
George Carlin is indeed a good approximation to Volker Pispers.
Both of them break into your brain and nobody can deny the truth any longer. Painful but effective.😅
I wish you all a happy Holiday time with that genius Volker Pispers, who is well informed about what he takes on. I am very proud for the fact, that you as young American watcher get in that and understand most of it, I saw it in your smile. Something is beyond words and swings over by tone and pauses. the other comments are right, he talks about facts, no doubt.Have a nice day and thank you for your true interest in some real German hardware. I am not English but German, and listen a lot to US memes..I like them, there is a wonderful short one in German, name horizont_ God bless your family🧸
i was honestly hoping that you would react to this! I hope you go through all 5 parts
Please watch all 5 parts! Volker Pispers is amazing. ❤️
8:45 yes, Shah Reza Pahlavi exiled to Egypt, Marokko, Bahamas and Mexiko, then went to NYC for hospital treatment
shortly afte that in Iran's capital some students stormed the US-embassy and took embassy staff as hostages
is really a very important part of US-history
This was a difficult watch, I remember the history he discusses and had to look at it from his perspective. Quite enlightening.
Yes, Pispers was one of the sharpest tongues in political cabaret. Unfortunately he retired a few years ago, because he felt his work is futile. Nothing ever changes, no matter what he or someone else says. And true, Carlin is perhaps a good comparison.
Con la sua satira professionale il signor Volker Pispers è tra i migliori commedianti e tra le persone più dirette, che arrivano subito al punto, riuscendo a spiegare con semplicità le questioni politiche che spesso e volentieri ci vengono propagandate dai nostri stessi esponenti politici, come altamente complesse.
Volker is talking really fast... in some other reaction videos they slowed down the speed... that makes the reading easier... maybe you'll try that, too :)
Hi, Ryan! I`m very glad you watch Volker Pispers! Thank you!!!!!!!!
-Gerhard Schröder was the chancellor before Angela Merkel!
(Btw: Many of your "colleagues" watch that, too). And you`re absolutely right. You really have to concentrate a little more. It's too complex.
Can`t wait till the next! -Greetings from Germany- 🤗
You have at least to watch all parts, Pispers is a great observer of political connections and has a phenomenal way of presenting the results of this.
If you want to know more about this part of history, keep watching Volker Pispers. It will blow your mind XD
A wise choice watching Volker Pispers 👍🏼
Volker Pispers was the best political cabaret artist we ever had. He presented the conditions in society quite bluntly. And everyone got their criticism. And rightly so.
After diggin all that german stuff, I would love to see a video, where you talk about if and how this changed how you see/feel. Kind of a summary, inbetween.
Thats what i like on you Ryan: you educate yourself - maybe not in the easiest way but you did it!!
That's a good one! Was an absolute eyeopener for me! I believed the news and their pov.
You were right with the pacifistic statement. Never again should a war be started by germany.
The other parts will be even better.
Am besten gefiel mir die, mit den Griechen, der EU und den Steuern…😮
@@BeaBosse Kenn ich noch gar nicht. Aber mich überrascht so schnell auch nichts mehr. Zu guter Letzt, werden wir ja doch alle gleichermaßen verarscht, wenn man sich da nicht selbst ein bisschen schützt...
You are correct. Carlin is the American Version of him. He is brilliant, i watched almost all of his shows.
Me and tigeriussvarne177 suggested it to Shady Shae and afterwards to James Bray and from there many other reactors picked it up, mostly People of Color but it is not a black topic like ChristopherLRussell wondered, it's just that we suggested it to two people of the black community. So it's great to see your reaction to it as i follow you for a long time now. I hope you react to the other parts very soon, to not forget about the content. Volker Pispers is really Germany's George Carlin, but a bit more political and serious. Sadly he quit in 2014, it would have been very interesting to see his research and opinion towards the migrant crisis, and today's political radicalization in all direction by every western society.
hey and greetings from Germany I just happened to come across the video and would not have thought that Volker Pispers has become known to you xDD I totally celebrate your honest reaction and it is also interesting for me to see.😊
Pispers always makes people uncomfortable. Either because they don't understand him, or because they do.
The context of his comment about Merkel: Angela Merkel grew up in the GDR (East Germany) which was indeed a dictatorship. The dictatorship was overthrown by peaceful demonstrations which led to the fall of the Berlin wall. Therefore it did not make sense for Merkel to use the GDR as an example to say that violence was the only way to get rid of dictators it was rather an example for the opposite which is why Pispers made fun of the quote.
I can only imagine how hurtful it must be to watch this as an American 😅
I know, german political satire (and especially Volker Pispers) can be quite merciless in holding a mirror in your face and showing all the dark truths most people would like to ignore.
But it's also important to learn about it, to understand that 90% of todays problems and conflicts are our own faults, as our governments in the past tried to meddle in the affair of those regions for short term gains without considering the long term effects. Thus it helps us in understanding the context and can hopefully stop us from repeating the same mistakes in the present. And as it's quite the dark truths, the vehicle of comedy helps in better stomaching and accepting the truth about this hurtful past.
17:01 Pro Tip: reduce the video speed a bit so you got more time to read.
Also, Volker Pispers speaks to an educated audience, half of his jokes need a certain degree of knowledge about history and world politics to hit.
A really short summary: czcams.com/video/57fMqUl-sng/video.html
i think he was a history teacher at school, i like him super much
he was math teacher
Great that you are listening to him. He is very intelligent, and he has a unbelieveable background about War-History and German Politics/History....He gets real deep into it and his Humor is legendary. He uses the big Facility of the german Language for his Word-play and his jokes. One of the best that ever done political Stand up Comedy in Germany. 🤘🏼👌🏼
Please watch the other parts of this too.Part 3 and 4 are great.
And yes,its a like a History class to most of us.
As the fellow folowers has stated before:
It´s worth watching the rest of it, Pispers was a great satirist!
Thanks for your reaction, I'm looking forward to the other parts... Putting the speed to 75% makes reading easier....
Volker Pispers trifft es oft auf den Punkt.
Georg Carlin is a great comparisson to Volker Pispers really
I'm so glad I am sufficiently proficient in German to understand most of what Volker Pisper said. He is both informative and funny even if what he's teaching us isn't exactly light material. Political satire at its finest. I shall have to look up other ones like him
The fact that you apparently never learned about how the Gulf War came about is... I don't even know what to say... we learned that stuff in school in Germany 20 years ago. This is your country's history, Ryan. How?
Anyway, do continue watching that bit. It's highly eye opening.
Hey , don't point fingers. If we learned it in germany, then i also successfully forgot we ever did. Things get very blurry for a couple of years when you discover that girls have boobs.
Most americans don't have a clue what there polititian, Cia or army are doing.
They are told someone bad is doing bad things and they are there to defend democracy and most of the people believes it.
@@drachior Boobs? Ah, this is what they are called.
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Don't be to harsh with him. you can be sure that there are many things Americans learn about Germany which we didn't even know existed. Thats normal; the view from outside always holds more details.
I find it amazing how you try to follow him. His satire (probably the right translation of what he does) if full of small details. The "Erdloch" is referring to the place where Americans troops found Hussein many years later. And yes, Pahlavi fled to New York getting shelter there which was the reason of the escalade at the American embassy in Bagdad. Not many Germans can follow Pispers fully, I think. But if you want to compare him the closest would be John Steward.
the comparison with george carlin is very accurate as far as i can tell. please do all 5 parts of this.
I recommend watching all five parts. Originally it was one show in german, but split for the translation.
I really hoped that you will watch Pispers at some point. I learned a lot about history from him, he is obviously great. You should also watch a video of Hagen Rether.
Volker Pispers is so right about every word. what he is trying to tell is: it all started with the USA and ended up in a war USA vs. Iraq. He was right to say that the US interests count more than any others!
I would love to see the other episodes aswell :)
Been waiting for this.
Lucky choice. No one ever came near Volker Pispers in telling "how it is". Today no one would dare to say what he did in TV