Situation In Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex

[Loadedone82]

It's funny, but this is your blue collar American on most world news.

[suffern63]

There are no easy answers,that is clear.By the way Nigeria is a bit fucked up at the moment

[Andybaby]

There are obviously a lot of factors involved, and if we work together, we can all make a change, for a better world, for our children.

[theOrIginalbk]

am i watching Fox News

[jkiss622]

It's The Onion people, it is all FAKE.

[TheColaPrince]

@jkiss622 don't ruin it by saying it...you know that would make their videos worthless?

[sensoriussupremus]

That question was easy, what is wrong with these people!?

[Mcread8000]

I hope this is a joke...lol

[Savoree790]

I don't agree with what i said either.... Lol!

[toocoolfornick]

By reading all the comments here I guess the criteria for a news network to be trustworthy is the presence of some half-bald suited gentlemen wearing spectacles... FML

[QRS3C273]

I think it's fair to say that they don't care about the situation in Nigeria

[marcotai]

This is exactly how discussions about the subject of the human mind, between psychiatrists and psychologists, are carried out. 

[fishzima]

I love how confused everyone is. Its hilarious. This is EXACTLY how the pundits are!

[Bablet16]

I hope the onion ACTUALLY DOES write Clifford Banes' autobioraphy, because I WILL totally buy a copy. I want to know what this amazing man has done!

[gilkwad]

38 people actually understood what was going on...

[TheSolitaryTraveller]

it's funny how they are maker fun of news casters on how they never know anything about the subjects.

[stew6776]

i love it how some people think this is real

[dadfafasdew]

@stew6776

haha yeah some people have never watched the news =D

[Japaneseanimeguy]

could it be any more obvious that panel don't know what they're talking about?

[reigns09]

Nigerian official language is ''french''. haha

Those people are as confused as the video.

[SnowofLight]

1:11 : Wikipedia isn't always the best source of information

[Audiotwist]

"The first one, the first on- the second one..."

lol ahaha

[mashmiles]

I don't agree with what I said either.

[JavaJaxRex]

Comments are almost as funny as the video.

[MrDontHaveusername]

Lolz this is probably the best Onion video I have ever seen. This really had me rolling on floor after watching this.

[Aletheophile]

Nigeria has 14,000,000 population lmfao

[uxet]

"the comparisons are there"

[bollocks2who]

Oh my GOD!! It's like when Ann Coulter, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck come together to talk about Russia. LMAO!!!!

[TheCommonCritic]

@bollocks2who Don't forget Bill O'Reilly

[Daladun]

I was sitting down studying with some coffee... and I remembered this video. I laughed, slapped my knee and left everything to come and watch it again.

[cutiepatootie66]

This sounds like the discourse in a freshman course at a community college. LOL

[WhutsYourName]

lol "since 1896" at 0:01

[kakompo]

LOL

[GMScorpion]

I don't agree with what I said either. WHAT????

[Retallacka64]

So much confusion.

[vibraharp226]

Another reason this is so funny? No laugh track.

[TheYouwontgetit]

just say you do not give a fuck about some nigeria or niger...

[MidgardEagle]

So many gems from FOX News and the political right that this frankly isn't needed.

"Your police don't even carry guns, that's not what I would call a democracy."

Priceless.

[mohamedchubby]

This is like Fox News, and inviting Sarah Palin to talk about Russia.

[aflsbrng]

haha this is damn funny.

[TheWorldclassplayer]

dude in the glasses got it wrong, official language is english, population is 150 million lmao

[1flyingspaghetimonst]

@TheWorldclassplayer That's the point, those are actually the stats for Niger

[TheWorldclassplayer]

@1flyingspaghetimonst

lol

[ikosabre]

This parody really shows the Africas position in the world. It's so fucked up that even the most politically-aware people don't know or don't care to find out about why things are so bad out there. It's just "complex". A news about famine, war or genocide in Africa isn't even suprising. If there's some bloody incident in the west it's allover the news, but similar incident in Africa is barely a news. You's just "oh, a battle in Mogadishu, famine in Sudan or genocide in Darfur, again". It's sad.

[dwilmer7]

this is completely underrated comedy gold imo. funny as hell.

[sanchoblade1983]

1:49 Priceless!!!!!!!!  Hahahahaha

[1979Spica]

Looks like Fox news

[crowtservo]

OMG! They named a country after Nyjer Morgan? That's awesome!!!!!

[PumaOPumaOPumaO]

lol, all his Nigeria facts were about Niger.

[loszhor]

This is like watching debate club back in college, ha!

[chernobylFarms]

...that was one gay beer advertisement.

[MeMbErOfZiT]

This is every school report every written.

[killingseason777]

@MeMbErOfZiT Dude i've bullshat so many reports that have sounded so much like this

[winning12341]

@killingseason777 lol dude put the drink down

[anonymousman555]

@MeMbErOfZiT The comment section on YouTube was created for comments like that.

[blk24ga]

Nigeria's National Language is French??? loll funny

[caleb462]

@blk24ga He was reading facts about Niger.

[TheLadyGrasshopper]

hahaha this is so funny :D

and i think it accurately sums up the way America treats other countries in the new sometimes...

[AngelFluttershy767]

@TheLadyGrasshopper

Are you seriously THAT gullible to actually believe those stupid stereotypes about America? That's like stereotyping an entire race, you know. Except, you're stereotyping everyone from an entire COUNTRY. Nice.

Just because we love our country doesn't mean we hate all the other countries, and it isn't wrong for us to love our own country either. 

[Wafflepudding]

@AngelFluttershy767 Key words were, I think, "In the new(s)". News media in general and American news media in particular (Because they're that big) seem to do an awful, awful job when it comes to actual substance or ethics in reporting, regardless of political slant. From illusory WMDs, through Katrina and the financial crisis of 2008, the Obama birth certificate non-issue and the terrible healthcare "debate", to the Casey Anthony trial, you can always count on the media to do a terrible job.

[stephykamzy]

ahahahahaha

[delishia10]

fools

[delishia10]

foooooooooooooools



[2012singularity2012]

@delishia10 LoL do you think this is real?  =)

[soccergirl97979]

well they make quite the provacative point there but i have to disagree...

[2012singularity2012]

@soccergirl97979 u believe this? lol

[soccergirl97979]

@2012singularity2012 calm down its sarcasm

[InsomniacOfTV]

Best representation of politicians out on the internet.

[zzzxtreme]

LHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Bostonguy182004]

yea.. i dont agree with what i said either hahahaha!

[iDreamInHelvetica]

"I agree, yes. The comparisons are there." Indeed.

[atmatheprophet]

I want to read Clifford Banes' autobiography.

[demanalles112]

' I disagree with what I said' :P

[TheJdott]

0:11

Just looking at her face makes me wanna laugh . x :D

[jposh707]

Hey, that's the guy from the Sonic commercials!! I love that guy!!

[99avarice]

all i can say is.... hahahahaha

[larune]

lmAOOOO this never gets old....and to all the people who finds fault in this...IT IS A FAKE NEWS STATION...geez some of the people youtube produces are gullable as SHIT

[Furicist]

Pretty much anyone who wasnt a complete imbecile would be able to better answer the questions than these guys :D Its funny how you hear the phrases they use being used by ACTUAL politicians and journalists whose careers it is to tackle and discuss these problems. Its always nice when they get an expert from a university on to cover their asses, just shows how lazy politicians and the media have become in brushing up on international affairs!

[jusy872]

huh?...Nigerian's national language is English!!!!!!!!!!!

[Antoshik81]

@jusy872 They are joking, it's called political satire. :)

[2012singularity2012]

@jusy872 *Nigeria´s

[jusy872]

@2012singularity2012 oh,yea...oops!!...i stand corrected...thx...

[TCt83067695]

lol look how shocked the black guy gets at 2:21

[ellville0]

French as nigeria national language...........WOW!

[rottmist]

@sandie891 Oooooooh, lack of a basic understanding of a topic taught in high school English... Suddenly you look like you need education.

[vegetarian2000]

lol Clifford Bains doesn't exist :D

[EasyTalk007]

hey peepz...these guys always make videos like this....its a joke so dont get all worked up...its funny too...check their other videos so u'll get the picture

[sandie891]

LOOOOOOL!"The right choice is to support the right answer" . These pple clearly dont know much abt Africa....Americans need to be educated about other countries

[alall94]

@sandie891 It's a joke you idiot.

[ABigToeforYou]

@sandie891 You clearly need to be educated on satire.

[DarkPanthera]

@sandie891 ...so do you, because Africa is not a country

[elosize]

WTF IS DIS VIDEO SUPPOSE TO MEAN FUCK THE PUBLISHER OF THIS VIDEO IGNORANT FUCK

[cchukwudum]

hahaaaa, this is legendary lmao hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa. fucking idiots lol

[cchukwudum]

hahaaaa, this is legendary lmao hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa. fucking idiots

[lisab2008a]

Waaw ! what an ignorant bunch. LOL

[dbzfan988]

This is CNN without scripts

[mbemiro]

Hey Onions, stop this nonsense. Its not productive or progressive. Making a joke out of the issues makes things worse.

[MonsieurRondu]

@mbemiro You're that one guy on an onion video that completely misses the point. And there's always one.

[Commentator3]

"Yea I disagree with what I said too" LAWLS xD

[mickys333]

Nigerians speaks french?! ahahah you're thinking of Niger LOL

[macgeek2004]

Wow...even the Onion has it's duds??? Definitely not their A-grade material. This is just dumb. Not really funny.

[THRILLHOUSE85]

Typical Americans... Kinda scary how this is not at all far from the truth.

[catluva2285]

I've definitely had a grad seminar or two just like this! haha

[justscottiful]

Who else thought they were going to talk about Nigerian prince scams?

[ACanuckSince92]

This sums up my reaction to a lot of news broadcasts.

[Monumentum616]

I've been 'In The Know' since 1896!

[elosize]

@Monumentum616 FUCK YOU AND YOUR COMMENT GET A LIFE

[Monumentum616]

@elosize Oh dear. Maybe you should attempt to get 'In The Know'. Or perhaps just take a bath with a toaster.

[TheDavidedmond]

Nigeria is not a country, Its a dead Nation

[TheDavidedmond]

Nigeria Is a Lost Kingdom

[elosize]

@TheDavidedmond AND YOU ARE A LOST SOUL

[psyche003]

this is like my college seminar's where no one's done the reading... or when everyone's done the reading.... either way

[Asianpersuasion3]

We just started learning about Nigeria in Comparative Government class. This is pretty much what we sound like when the teacher asks us questions.

[tubestick00]

she says i disagree... and i laugh

[Savaniel]

Hmm... After seeing all the interesting stuff Clifford Banes is always doing, I think I would actually buy his autobiography.

[awdrifter3]

@Savaniel He's Juliana McKannis.

[851852093114208513]

WTF. The Onion stole my fucking Social Studies term paper!

[MrAmerica1995]

This is pretty much the exact dialogue of my classroom when I asked the teacher about the riots in Egypt.

[TheSheiban]

Sounds like my mom when she talks about world issues :P

[SeanMichaelJohnson]

fox news on Nigeria.

[nomoreheroes93]

@SeanMichaelJohnson *america in general on africa

[ML1556]

It's scary how close this is to a lot of cable news discussions.

[shoplifting1is1fun]

Shut up and stop debating religion on youtube.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 .. i dont believe in religion if u think im some christian that bashin u .. religion came in a time were their were no such thing as "science" they were brough to separate and divide people plain and simple..its no hell it no heaven.. have u seen jesus have u seen muhammed huh!! have they talk back to u when u pray huh!! ohh wat u are gona tell me is believe, believe in your heart that he is listen..and all your prayers are gonna be answer.. lmao religion=confuse people on earth

[myw67]

@mofire9999 i respect ur right to not believe in religion there were times in my life were i thought religion was a bunch of bull. i am just saying take caution in how u judge people, and dont let your stereotypes get in the way of how u treat other human being. thats all am done with this whole argument i just hope that you choose reason over passion when dealing with other people.

[mofire9999]

@myw67cadaffi lybian leader came to ghana to invest now he does not want to invest he now wants to build mosques he has his agenda to make the contin,under islam now the people in the north wants him out no more dictators that sponsor terrorisit..in suadi arabia the first blacl leader name is Sheik Adil Kalbani after hundreds of years no black leader wow..even racist europeans give blacks head of churches and their is no racism in islam..please*u are asleep arabs was behind the slave trade aslo

[myw67]

@mofire9999 Arabs ( islam) took part in the eastern slave trade which was much less than, the western( Christian) slave trade. 16mil + 5mil +.. that how many people died at the hands of Christian conquestors at the hight of the aztec and inca empires. add to that the Brazilians who were almost wiped out as well as 100+ years of slavery, and you will see that Christianity has a darker past than Islam. live and let live dont judge someone based on their religion but how the chose to adhere it.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 yes we know europeans and muslims were both behind the slave trade we know this already we know europeans was the most eviliest ones ..we know this,,,,,,,,, but nice talking to ya ,u dont get what im trying to say ..

[mofire9999]

@myw67yes we cant blame the muslims im sorry if u are a muslim and u are offended..get your opo corn out now.. islam is about peace right? yes.. in the 21 century islam is one of the most racist religion in the world black people in sudan,egypt,yemen,palestan,sua­di arabia,iraq have been systematically held back becasue of being black or african. in the 21century mostly every muslim nation ahve bin commiting acts of terror on christians living their,

[myw67]

@mofire9999 where does personal responsibility come in , I know there many many racist, evil Muslims but there are as many evil and racist Christians, you dont hear me saying all Christians are nazis because the nazis were Christians. you dont hear me saying all Christians are evil because WW 1 & WW 2 were started by Christians. you dont hear me saying all Christians are cruel because of the history of slavery, one that was at one point supported by the pope himself. personal responsibility.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 get your pop corns out ..biggest population in africa that should be an advantage more young people and their economy cant compare to south africa,150 miilion black people biggest in the world in front of brazil blacks and can get over these so called leaders that are dividing the country watch my friend their will be a civil war soon its about to happen..now your country is on the terrorist watch list.. Good job nigeria yes your religion and corrupt government = fail country

[mofire9999]

when u got barbaric moslems in the north and civilizalise christians in the south all u see on the news is that nigeria is on the rise of a civil war and on the terrorist watchlist, religion and curruption will allways hold that country back it has the potential the be huge in terms of super power in that region..and maybe one day worldwide, but nigeria in the past and also now has too many barbaric moslems and a government that not cared about the people religion and curruption= fail state

[myw67]

@mofire9999 I think ur confusing Nigeria with Sudan and u seem too ignorant to understand the underlying factors that has led to this country into being "fail state". Nigerias biggest obstacle isnt "barbaric moslems" rather the barbaric why western capitalism deals with under developed people with natural resources. its the same thing that is happening in Congo a mostly Christian country, but Its much better to blame the barbaric moslems so lets go with that.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 and yes the west has alot to do with nigerias failures a country only wat about 20years of independence..british came got what they wanted and left the country is crumbles not respecting different tribes and people..and yes the are to blame also but i will take back fail state and say fail country..one of the most corrupted and puppet governments that dont care about their people name me one great leader of nigeria..WHO? that united the country.

[myw67]

@mofire9999 why do you think their hasn't been any good president? because of the lack off leaders? i think not. rather how much the west has "invested" they cant allow Nigeria to have good leadership, am not saying that they are assassinating candidate, but the deeper the pockets the louder the voice. Nigeria has the worst oil contract in the world less than 1/3 of the oil gains actual go to the Nigerians , the elitist think they have a good deal monopolise and leave the common man hungry.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 yes i know this ...but who gets richer a few people the oil companies and handful corrupted leaders that why u need strong leaders and government.. i really deep down in my heart want nigeria to succeed but their are not if they dont get their act together..corrupt governmet and religious violence people are gonna turn their heads away from nigeria..if im investing in a country i dont want another egypt or sudan i need stability and no corruption,..

[myw67]

@mofire9999 the reason I first replied to ur comment was because u are trying to blame everything on the Muslim population which is not fair , but since Muslim are an easy escape goat I suppose its ok to blame everything on them. am just saying don't blame one people on the burdens of a whole country. nigeria needs more than anything a revolution.

[mofire9999]

@myw67 wat your country needs is smart good leaders, that really cared about the country and can say to dividing the country for their political agenda its has happen before and will happen again, i think u know have a good leader but watch and see goodluck fall soon. northeners want a full muslem president not a christian goodluck..he is tryin to work with them but the barbaric muslims want him out..Arabs came spread islam, europeans came spread christianity ,now nigerians are confuse..

[IronSheik2000]

Nigeria Niger Niggers? WTF??? the situation is hard and that's all.

[BardOfShwa]

Sometimes I watch In the Know just to find out what Clifford Banes is up to.

[blizard0717]

Am I the only one that bursts out laughin even before watching the video just by looking at the titles?

[Cujoh]

Its Fox News without a script

[victor96659]

they are totally saying rubbish

[thedrummerization]

They're still better than how the government is responding with the protest in Egypt haha

[jahlinem]

XD Clifford Banes is such a legend.

[DevNulZor]

About as informed as most news panels are during elections.

[xDuchessx]

Hahah :D

[198CharlesMartel198]

Couldn't agree with you more on, disagreeing with yourself.... :D

Would be so funny to see this some Nigeriaspecialist being inteviewed about Niger

saying all shit totally unprepared

[shapaza]

Sounds like what we all do when we have to write essays

[Feaisian]

@shapaza More like a monday seminor.

[auomu]

@shapaza sounds more like my class discussions

[jescarpita7180]

"nigeria is not niger, they are spelled differently" LOLOLOL

[Beesahili]

Call it satire,fake or whatever!It doesn't differ from what we always get from our so-called AfricanSpecialists&NewsReporte­rs who show nothing but sick&dirty kids running around whenever we hear of Africa! No WesternNewsMedia talked about Niger's rich mineral resources until Niger bypassed France&decided to sell its Uranium to Arabs!I wished the lady would ask someone to just name the Capital city!The newest african trend is the Chinese language&services!Damn anything Chinese is better the West!

[kemori14]

i disagree... with who?...uuuh you... yeah i don't agree with what i said either. where's palin?!

[L00NGB00W]

This news team should run for office.

[hymnofashes]

This reminds me of Sarah Palin.

[kevinoux1989]

ziieeg heil 88 2012

[dwildkat]

This is the most hilarious thing i've seen all week....Im Nigerian by the way :D

[MegaRockingGIRL]

@dwildkat Lol my friend is

[ragnarok154]

@dwildkat are you a prince in need of help? monetary help? 

[dwildkat]

@ragnarok154 And that! is the most racist thing I have heard all week. Shame on you!

[natedaug1]

@dwildkat Thank god you think it is funny, it is just intended to be a joke. People are getting offended at everything.

[atafies1]

@dwildkat Naija Peeps Unite :D

[dwildkat]

@atafies1 haha...na d way forward o :D

[laq2]

@dwildkat you a prince? :P

[dwildkat]

@laq2 you'r an asscrack :P

[Mechagnomics]

We gotta make a petition about Clifford Baines...

[gamerguy322]

the correct answer was....."what"?

[kairisoralover]

lmao, they don't even know what she's talking about xD