I like the fact that the good things people are listing about what America has done in other countries, notably removing dictators, was the result of western countries(mainly America), installing them in the first place during the cold war. Almost ALL of South America had right-wing dictators back by the U.S.(a couple examples are in this video), helping them overthrow democratically elected leaders. Saddam and Gadaffi are really good examples. Now they are starting to clean up there mess -_-
K, Us is bad, look up in utube of Sialkot brothers brutal killing, then tell me who are we fighting for ? Atleast, I always safe and free in this Country ( USA ) then the rest of your sorryass country !
@Nucci604 Just because it focuses on a theme, a single idea, doesn't make it biased or one-sided. I could easily make a documentary about all the great things the U.S. has done, but that's not what this history lesson is about. The lesson here is that this is information that Americans aren't taught in school and should know to be able to make informed decisions.
@MicK22ICE Umm, America was always here. It may have not have been called America, but there were people here and living here. Not sure what you're talking about.
well, geographically, sure it was always here, but you highlight the American Republic as it exists in 2012 and not the native people groups that had to be killed in the name of Western expansion. It should be a collection of dots until at least the 1700s.
I live here and I have no love for this country. Of course the idiot rednecks who have been force fed patriotism since birth will get angry at me for it, but I see the US as it really is: Big Brother. It tries to play big brother to all the world, not realizing that the world doesn't fucking care. We stick our nose in others' business too often, and we force democracy on those who don't want it. If people don't accept Democracy, we either shun them or go to war with them. When will it end?
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@jakiner Yeah, sorry, I felt that part wasn't so much "imperialistic"...I would put that in a completely other timeline regarding all of the domestic atrocities we have caused here along with oppression of women, minorities and a million other things.
@damoninsky yeah actually i agree. that would require probably about another 12 hours of film to document those other american atrocities. you actually did a really nice job on the videos. thanks!
Very good,. The only thing I would add is the invasion of Canada in 1775. And again in the war of 1812. There is a book by a person from Canada by the name of David Orchard. He documents all the ways the US tried to dominate Canada, with some interesting quotes from our Founding Fathers about what hey were up to.
@razag911 no, we were in a cold war. if those countries would have become communist it would have been more of a threat to the united states. and i think that if something is threatening my country ,and as cruel as the tactics may be, i would want it eliminated. besides that there a good chance if communists took over those countries they would do the same thing to opposers.
after the boxing day tsunami ,a single american actress initially gave more aid money than the entire govt of canada .other industrialized countrys dont dispatch an entire naval task force to haiti or indonesia with food ,water and medicine , they dont even bother to fund a proper navy because they know that their own maritime intrests and indeed their national defense ,has been paid for by the sweat ,blood and treasure of the american people ..
after much blood and treasure spent in fierce combat ,we gave BACK cuba japan,okinawa ,germany ,panama,the philippenes,etc... we spent billions rebuilding and propping up democracys in europe and asia after vww2 ,we americans ALWAYS privately FAR outgive (from our own pockets)any other ppl in disaster relief the world over ,plus we send our military to help as well .
fear not though ,haters ,soon WE will go bust and YOU will learn what the post US world feels like ..you poor silly fukwits..
@woodenmajor Sorry, but you are terribly mistaken about how much the U.S. gives (probably from listening to too much FOX NEWS propaganda). The U.S. gives a smaller % of it's GDP for foreign aid/relief than pretty much any other industrialized country (5 cents per $100). Other countries sacrifice far more to help other people than us. You should watch part II as well.
@DJBuckCallYo It is NOT "anti-american" to be critical of your own country. I know this is what FOX News would like you to believe. Do you honestly believe we are the greatest country ever that does no wrong and doesn't even need to look at its past? Have you ever questioned WHY we are so wealthy? These are simply historical facts that focus on the worst parts of the U.S. One doesn't need to balance goods and bads for everything. Just learn new stuff and apply it to what you know.
@Allisoninsky This analyses is unbalanced and therefore it is biased, and I believe this video has its own agenda. This video draws nothing but hatred towards ourselves, and our fellow countrymen. Why hasn't this video highlight the good historical moments that the United States was able to fulfill? The Liberation of France, the Liberation of the Philippines (yes this video claims that the US killed people, MOST FILIPINOS TODAY look up to the US as liberators who freed them from Spain and japan
@DJBuckCallYo Your logic is a problem. Just because you tell one side of the story, doesn't mean you are biased. If someone wrote a historical book about the horrors of war, are they obligated to write a chapter on peace? Historians aren't biased for focusing on a theme. I mentioned in the video that I am American and love America, it's just not nearly perfect. This is an objective piece. This is not hatred, this is pointing out terrible, imperialistic decisions our government has made.
I'm actually living near the Philippines right now, and they certainly do not care too much for the U.S. (especially the elderly people who remember what we did when we were over there 100 years ago.
@Allisoninsky you live NEAR the Philippines, I am Filipino in blood and visited there twice and stayed there for TWO years, so I can tell you that I KNOW they look up to Americans with gratitude! The Spanish and Japs were bastards, they treated them like shit, my Grandma survived both the Japanese and American occupation, and she praised the Americans for what they did, they liberated her village, and saved the women from being raped by the Japanese. You obviously know nothing about them...
@DJBuckCallYo I'm living in Guam. Sure, the native people were thrilled that the U.S. saved them from Japanese occupation, at the time...but what has happened since? The U.S. has set up several permanent military bases on the island and now own 30% of it. Deforesting the land, using resources, increasing crime rates, destroying historical landmarks and coral reef, increasing the population by 25% in the next few years...the U.S. are NO LONGER "praised". Does grandma remember 1899-1902 war?
@Allisoninsky So now your saying that our efforts of liberating them from tyrannical dictators was a bad thing? That present day democracies such as South Korea and the Philippines all went in vein? That the soldiers who gave their lives giving freedom to others was a waste? That the prevention of mass genocide in countries like the Philippines and South Korea was unnecessary because of the destruction we are doing to the environment today is just as bad!? You're a mad liberal, face the facts!
@DJBuckCallYo Please site your source that states that the U.S. PREVENTED "mass genocide" in S.Korea and the Philippines. WE were committing genocide in the Philippines when we went there to claim it as a territory for economic purposes. You think we went back during WWII to HELP them? hahaha...No son, we went to destroy the Japanese. We never do anything to help other countries unless it is in our self interest. You didn't see us going in before Pearl Harbar, did you?
@damoninsky We prevented them by liberating them from the Japanese and Spanish Slime that once inhabited the region. The Japanese raped women, killed children, and killed man in EVERY village they entered. Sure they "Occupied" Manila but they have burned down villages and killed innocent people! I know a thing or two about my ancestral history. My great grandfather was among the liberators, and the Filipinos fought on the AMERICAN SIDE on BOTH ENGAGEMENTS. That SHOWS SOMETHING.
@DJBuckCallYo I'm not sure what your point is. This video revealed the long lost historical fact that the U.S. committed horrific acts. You can't ignore the fact that the U.S. was committing genocide against the Philippines for years and years. You probably didn't eve know that fact.
@Allisoninsky The Genocides were against the Filipino Muslims Rebels, which have been rebelling in the Philippines up until now! The Philippine Government and military aided the Us in these "Massacres" The US did not perform these acts alone, and for all we know could have just stood by and watched. These Muslims Rebels have and STILL UP TO THIS DAY massacred innocent Christians and Filipinos. Regardless, these Muslims have and still are rebelling against any form of Christian Government.
@DJBuckCallYo Go read details about the Philippine American War. Learn why were we there and how we treated the people. It was absolutely horrible. I rebel against Christian Government too, anything religious for that matter.
@Allisoninsky That's still besides the point you haven't even successfully retaliated to the points I just given you. The massacres weren't of Filipinos, because these "Muslim rebels" have caused nothing but trouble throughout Filipino History. They are nothing but a group of raiders who massacre their own neighbors. How are we to know that the Filipino Army committed these atrocities out of hate and vengeance? These rebels, still is TODAY massacring people in the name of "Allah"
@DJBuckCallYo You are forgetting the AMERICANS giving "trouble" in Filipino History. And people go to war in the name of Jesus (ie. Bush and the republicans going into Iraq).
@Allisoninsky Most Empires have done good things for the people in the past, don't just disregard the good our "imperialistic" nation has done, there are plenty of people that look up to us for what our nations has done in the past. Like the Philippines for example, the circumstances for the occupation may seem reasonable, not only did the US remove two Nations from oppressing the Filipinos, but they provided knowledge of democracy. My grandma survived both occupations, and I know she's not alon
@Allisoninsky You're a hypocrite, you laugh because you ran out of things to say, you have to admit we would not be here today without the influences and technological advances that empire such as Rome has provided to the world. It's people like you who continue to downgrade our society. You ruin it with your biased propaganda to spread hatred towards my country. I'm only 17, and yet your 31!? I seem more knowledgeable than you are about this country. So go ahead an laugh , I know your agenda.
@DJBuckCallYo I figured you were pretty young. I would also guess you are living somewhere in the south, and live in a very republican family, and have "support our troops" stickers on your car. I would be willing to bet you didn't know 90% of these horrible acts the U.S. committed (which should be taught in our history books but isn't). Go read A People's History of the U.S. by Howard Zinn. You are missing the point of this documentary, it simply states facts. Sorry, the truth hurts.
@damoninsky What interests were Islands like Iwa Jima then huh? No I'm not from the south , but I love my country, I found it upon my self that I am more conservative than liberal. I live in Liberal CA home of the liberals, not that I have anything against the people themselves it's just their ideology I hate. I'm just stressing important points. Just trying to show that the US is not necessarily the bad guy. Our country has done great things, which people needs to respect.
@DJBuckCallYo You do realize that liberals are responsible for women's rights, civil rights, pension plans, social security, overtime pay, medicare, medicaid, GI Bill, peace corpse, OSHA, EPA, welfare, worker's comp, college benefits, etc...liberals try to share the wealth to help everyone. The US is not necessarily the good guy either. Sure we have done great things, but also many, many, very awful ones.
1. The US has done more good than Harm in the Philippines (I STUDIED THERE FOR 2 YEARS FOR GOD'S SAKE.
2. The Iraq was has nothing to do with Religion.
3. America is helping countries like Libya and Iraq to get back on their knees, brought freedom to Japan the Philippines, South Korea and MOST European countries.
4. What did we get out of the islands then leprocaun gold?
5. Provided aid to 3rd world countries
6. Helped the Filipinos quell the Insurecctionists
1. Tell that to the tens of thousands blatantly murdered 100 years ago.
2. When people vote for a president simply because he has the same religious faith as them, is a perfect example of what is wrong with religion and this country. They vote in unqualified people.
3. WE brought Iraq down too it's knees. How many times do I have to say that I know we have done great things for the world. We also do the opposite or nothing at all.
1. I have heard plenty of EYE WITNESS Stories in my visit, they know the difference between both occupations and they knew that the US was FAR more better than Japan
2.What do you suppose we do BAN RELIGION(tyranny)? Bush and Kerry were Christians so I don't understand the context in which you are talking about.
3. Iraq was a shithole before we got there the dicator killed his own people
1. Things lightened up over there decades later, but you can't dismiss the decades before...it was GENOCIDE (something the Japanese wasn't doing).
2. Not ban it, but teach people away from it. One was of a more fundamentalist faith than the other.
3. Nearly every Iraqi knows someone who's been killed now. for years, they say it was better under Saddam. Will it get better? Yes. Again, we did more harm than good.
@damoninsky Look I can see that you are biased, and obviously won't ever change your mind, but we have good people in our nation thinking of good things for people. I talk to you as a member of the future generation of this nation.
I understand you have your own liberal views on everything, but you obviously haven't even answered my last point which was the most important...
6. You claim you love this country (no proof or examples why)
If you cant answer this I doubt you even are american
@DJBuckCallYo I know we have good people here (I'm one of them). My proof is that I made this video! The only way to better yourself (or country) is to know the past. If you don't know your history, you are doomed to repeat it. This country is full of ignorant Americans that blindly solute the American flag as if it stands for perfection. We have been repeating our mistakes because Americans don't participate in democracy, the majority are lazy sacks that need to know what's going on.
@damoninsky You really think your a good one do you? Well a video like this can draw a lot of hate from the International community, and our local community. This will just stir up confusion and hatred towards the United States and its people. I understand you want to expose our errors as a nation, try to at least emphasize hope in our nation, don't give people the sense of hopelessness.
Hope is what keeps people moving,as for the war in the Philippines, just shut it, I know more than you do.
@DJBuckCallYo You obviously knew nothing about the American/Philippine war. I beg you to go read what we were doing over there BEFORE the war, what we did during, and for years after. On the other note, I am aware that some people will take this video the wrong way; unfortunately, that's the society we live in, one where very ignorant people who see what they want to see and believe what they want to believe without much of an education. It's a history lesson.
@damoninsky You're reasoning is flawed and destroyed beyond repair. You like to point the finger and complain about the past but will not open your eyes about the good we have actually brought. I will no longer waste my time with such arrogance. You who are so blind to even admit that you hate everything our great nation has done for people, to just base his thoughts on the "mistakes" that our nation have made. I will no longer waste my time here, consider this debate over. Your mind is broken.
@DJBuckCallYo Dude, I have already acknowledged the "good", you seem to repressing the 'bad'! In just the last 10 years, the U.S. started two different wars and would have started a third with Iran if McCain had won. Our presence in Iraq has killed over 100,000 innocent people! When will we stop bullying the world around with our might? Learn your history to stop it from continuing! Peace.
Its great how someone can now post anything they want to.....thier own mind is now open to everyone else...influicing to to others that dont know......Its sad that people use the inet for thier own societal terrorism. DONOT BE AFRAID>>>>>>>>>WE WILL ALL BE OK! And to you Inet Thugs.....take me One on One......be happy to please you!
@MrFreedomrequired I'm not sure what your comment has to do with this video. If you think this an opinion piece, that my "mind is open to everyone" then you are mistaken; these are historical facts. In regards to "we will be ok"...sure, WE wil, but it doesn't look like the rest of the world benefits much from us. And I'm not sure what taking you on "one on one" means. Would you like to debate something? I'm always happy to be pleased.
@screnplay I would have to say that it's not entirely USA. What's destroying cultures is Globalization, the U.S. just started it. It's time to start fighting for greater regulations on corporations.
@ladykillertime You're absolutely right that I left out quite a number of examples. If I had more time or was paid to make an actual documentary, it would include much more. Thanks for your input.
@woodenmajor...What makes you think Americans would be given free oil? They want to SELL us middle eastern oil. Corporations run the world. They don't give away oil. They take it from the natives and SELL it.
so then ,do you feel that the iraqis and kurds and marsh arabs were actually better off under sadam ,the he did not invade his nieghbors ,commit genocide ,harbour and aid international terrorists and in fact actually USE proscribed WMDs on numerous occasions ?
how about when we attacked the serb militias to STOP them from murdering tens of thousands of bosnian muslims ,there was clearly no oil involved or WMDs ,did that make it then ,a just war , in your opinion ?
@woodenmajor wao, you actually think bombing their country senselessly is doing them a big favor.
thinking deeply, within a dictatorship, at least the dictator won't bomb his own country (unless he is a psycho, then nothing will help the citizens anyway because removing such crazy bastards may consider more bombing a necessity).
you know, the middle east used to be beautiful, until we bombed it into ruins.
damon ,we can argue about the effecacy of the iraq war ,especially from the armchair safety of 20/20 hindesight, which would assume we have totally good and unbiased data (which ,of course ,we do NOT ) but i trust you will agree that the neither the US govt nor the america ppl actually recieved any free oil out of this war and that US soldiers and gunship pilots routinely require layers of confirmation and permission before engageing any suspected enemy combatants .more than in any other war .
@woodenmajor I do agree that we never received the full benefits of free oil out of this war; but it was their main reason for going to war. You can even watch Ari Fleicher referring to the war (prior to it), as Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L). The point is that the Bush admin finessed their way in against all of the intel that contracted what they wanted to hear. Over 100,000 innocent people died due to this unilateral decision. They gave "confirmation" and "permission" for a false war.
in a sense ,you are correct that the war is about oil ,the free world runs on oil and virtually EVERY intel service was convinced that sadam was in fact ,attempting to produce / stockpile WMDs (which would incl pois gas ,btw ) . the fact that such evidence was not found does not prove that it never existed .the former head of the iraqui AF claimed ,in fact ,that much of sadam's wmd material was secretly transfered into syria just prior to the invasion , as per his AC to iran in DS1
@woodenmajor I have to strongly disagree with "virtually every intel service was convinced that Sadam was stockpiling WMDs", this is why virtually every country would not support our war with Iraq. There was hardly ANY evidence at all! The idea it was transfered to Syria is just a claim, again, no evidence. The Bushies spun all evidence, took old evidence and played it as new, picked and chose what they wanted to hear and disregarded the fact that 99% of all intel said there were NO WMDs.
damon ,according to the UN charter ,the leader any country can be legally forced out if ...#1 .he attacks a sovergn neihgbor , #2 .he uses WMDs (including poisen gas ) .#3. he commits genocide (see number 2 per the kurds ) and #4 ,he harbours and abets intnl terrorisim ...now it should be noted that any ONE of these four infractions is grounds for military action per the UN ...sadam hussain was known to be guilty on ALL FOUR counts. btw ,congress under clinton voted unan to remove SH.look it up.
@woodenmajor No doubt Saddam was a shithead and should have been taken out (multilaterally by UN agreement), but they decided against it 2003 because there was no evidence of WMDs, not an "imminent threat", not "harboring terrorists" and genocide crimes were in the past. These were NOT reasons we went to war (we went for OIL). There are FAR worse dictators than Saddam in the world, why didn't Bush go after them? Because they don't have OIL!!!
no ..i think ppl are pretty well aware of what it entails ,especially the senior officers .im not sure im following you ,u saying that we can never be justified in going to war.ever ?
should we and just hope everyone else on the planet plays nice from now on ? sounds as if you dislike any defense ,what society or ppl has ever been able to survive in this world without the means to a credible defense ? i agree that war is awful .its not as bad as being robbed ,raped or murdered ,right ?
@woodenmajor I have never implied that there is never justification for war. the U.S. involvement in WWII was justified, our war with Iraq was not. The United Nations is the best idea the planet has for defense and peace, unfortunately, it doesn't work very well just yet. This does not mean that the U.S. should be allowed to rule how it chooses. Our imperialistic decisions to taking out democratically elected leaders in other countries led to millions of raped and murdered civilians.
war is nasty business it entails killing ppl by the tens of thousands ,war has changed much in the last several decades and we have relied heavily on airpower to save US lives .airpower until fairly recently was (and still is) a inexact science .
you are correct however, our policy IS drastically more benign towards civillians than any of our recent enemys .we might debate reasons for our military actions but to claim that we went to war soley to kill civillians is patently ridiculous .
@woodenmajor I should backtrack a bit; war isn't that much more benign now than how it ever was. Technology makes sure of that. Also, nobody ever said that we went to war to kill civillians. The fact that we are still going to war shows that we are either barbaric or ignorant to what war is really about.
@damoninsky i believe, that most americans are ignorant to anywhere not america. i mean, we are materially rich, why would we care about some small, not so well known country being bombed by our bombers or that low wage workers are working their butts off for a pair of our overly expensive levi's jeans in some foreign country like china.
Douchebag. There were thousands of American immigrants that became friends with Indians. I watched about 5 seconds, it doesn't take me long to see where someone is going. Truth is the only answer, search your soul
@Teapartyla 5 seconds, wow, it doesn't take long for you create your ignorant opinions. "search your soul"??? What the hell does that mean? Your logic sounds like whatever you want to believe is the truth...so pathetic.
damon ,millions of civillians were killed by US forces in WW2 ,korea and VN ,unlike the IJN ,the nazis and the red army ,we didnt ever kill those civillians INTENTIONALLY .we did and still do support unsavory dictators when they served our purposes ..
hell ,we supported the murderous beast stalin while he was killing the lions share of german troops ,later we supported dirtbags all over the stinking third world ,as long as they were AGAINST stalin ..the world is quite imperfect ,as are we..
@woodenmajor "american occupation should be compared to what other victors have done" This was your recent quote. No doubt we will compare it; and so far, although on the surface it appears drastically more benign, it is still absurd and should not be taken lightly. The choice of going to into any war will kill civilians, Bush administration made this decision (twice)...in other words, they "intentionally" decided that it was ok to kill civilians.
@woodenmajor No, I mean the implementation of dictators all over the world (watch part 2 as well). But we should definitely include the number of innocent people killed throughout the Vietnam War, and Bush's Iraq War (for example).
american imperialisim ? the world should be so lucky that the imperial invaders of the future should be as restrained and benign .american occuparion should be compared to what other victors have done and will do .
@woodenmajor Oh yes, all of those tens of millions of people that were killed were "so lucky". According to your logic, the lesser of evils is satisfactory with you.
@begforyourmasterCHN Great comments; however I'll have to defend the fact that we're not "full of scum", but rather about half full actually. Unfortunately, that scummy half tends to over shadow the rest of us.
this is a pile of crap when did evil not have its presence on this earth. All leaders are evil go live somewhere else for 20 years and come back then tells me this story good luck
@ez2u1 You speak as if learning history is a waste of time. Surely we can learn from our mistakes? Surely we must first learn our mistakes so we don't repeat them? "All leaders are evil"? Hmm, there are over 190 leaders (of countries) right now, and I don't see many of them invading other countries or assassinating democratically elected leaders. Please,I dare you to prove even 5% are committing such atrocities right now as the U.S. has done in the past. Accept this pile of U.S. crap!
American imperialism? I've never heard of a more one-sided argument. I wonder what would the world look like if America never existed. How many Jews would still be alive if America hadn't stopped Hitler?
@BlackFox0911 I appreciate your comment. I thought I made it clear that I love America from my opening text. Of course there are many great things America has done; however there are many bad things as well. The point of this video was not to argue that America is purely evil; but rather to reveal the darker side which doesn't often make it into our high school text books.
Ex-Nazi George Papadopoulos? He fought the Nazis in WW2 for Greece and even after Greece was occupied he was never a Nazi. What else in this video is inaccurate?
@Berothsloth He actually helped the Nazis in 1943 by supporting "security battalions" in Patras to help oust Greece's Leftists, In 1944, he helped create a fanatical nationalist right-wing secret IDEA organization. He went on to be just another dick-head dictator.
Peace will only be in this world if america is nuked, look at all their troops and bases all over the world, look at all the wars and pain they have caused.
bitch ass america has already surpassed England and Nazi Germany as the most hated country.
@Sasukekillsitachi Actually, there are other ways for peace; for instance, if the U.S. begins dismantling their bases and reducing their military budget and illegal foreign interventions. The Okinawa base will be shut down shortly, that's one...
[Fr. World Future Fund: The Death Toll in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War of 1898: The overall cost in human lives of American actions in the Philippines was horrific. One scholar has concluded concerning the American occupation that: "In the fifteen years that followed the defeat of the Spanish in Manila Bay in 1898, more Filipinos were killed by U.S. forces than by the Spanish in 300 years of colonization. Over 1.5 million died out of a total population of 6 million."]
Lets see you ass holes try to fight off communism and still shit out gold bricks both at the same time huh? And besides 90% of the time when the US " Installed a dictator". It was either between a communism dictator or a fascist dictator? And we just gave a nudge to the anti-communist side... Many of these places have been ruled by tyrants long before the US was ever around...
@dadecountyhustler305 That's cute, I wonder what evidence you have to suggest a fascist dictator is more just than a communist dictator. Hmm, well, if we compare Castro to Hitler, your reasoning fails immediately, doesn't it. Why are you over looking the anecdotes of the U.S. assassinating DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADERS??? They WEREN'T tyrants, they were the same kind of guys that are taking over now (Chavez, Cabrera, Lula, etc...)...Socialistic.
@damoninsky or you can compare Stalin to Mussolini.... The point is, the US is not responsible for the worlds dictators... Due to the fact that the people of those countries have always been ruled with an iron fist... Qaddafi is an enemy of the US, he killed 150+ Americans in the 80's in an airline bomb and suicide bombed a German night club killing civilians.
@damoninsky Yes, but not all of them, which is what some people try to blame us for... Qaddafi is a perfect example... not a "puppet" of the US, but still a ruthless tyrant like all the others....
@dadecountyhustler305 I've never heard of anyone saying the U.S. is responsible for all dictators. You rarely find anyone knowing that we've ever sponsored a single dictator.
@damoninsky Go to the middle east than and you'll see what I mean... Everything there is a "US Zionist conspiracy"... mainly blaming us for ALL their problems...
@dadecountyhustler305 They definitely hate us, but rightfully so. We have permanent military bases all over their land and region, forcing our ideals into their culture. By no means are they strictly against the U.S., they condemn most industrialized countries, hence why you see their attacks all over the world (not just the U.S, it's not a conspiracy).
@damoninsky that has some truth to it, but thats not 100% of it. This is why you see Jihad attacking India and Russia? Those countries certainly dont align themselves with US foreign policy? Everywhere the Muslim world borders, their fighting with their neighbors as their Koran tells them too...
Also when you learn about the Barbary wars (early 1800's). Their justification is EXACTLY the same as it is today... Long before "imperial American policy" ever existed...
Quote from George Carlin-"The US can't create good cars,can't educate the children,can't create a VCR worth a fuck and can't have a proper health care for the elderly,but the US can sure bomb the shit out of other countries."
Yes I understand and I am very appreciative of the videos you have made they are a great service. I believe in your facts, and the majority of your pictures are bang on.
Thanks for very informative clip. When talking about Notorious Shah’s secret police – SAVAK (3:19), a march by Mojahedin’s army is shown. The march is against Khomeini’s and Islamic Republic regime of Iran which was put in power by US President Jimmy Carter (with UK Prime Minister James Callaghan, French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt agreement in Guadeloupe Conference in January of 1979). How can I send you a photo of SAVAK’s emblem to use instead? Nima
@ 3:28 the picture of a burned male corpse with a saffron orange turban is of a Sikh man who was killed by the indian Gov under the fascist dictatorship of Indira Gandhi. Most likely he was a member of the civil rights "Dharam Yudh Morcha" organisation as they were killed in their thousands. I have seen the picture before and he is a noted revolutionary and a matryr. You can clearly see his Sikh's Blade on his corpse the Kirpan knife. Saffron is the colour of sacrifice and martyrdom.
@aransingh Thanks for the note. I had a difficult time correlating a few pictures with the information, realizing only later that those few photos I found from the internet were mislabeled. If I had more time, or was paid to do this, I would have been more vigilant with the photos, but the historical facts are as accurate as I could get them.
@ARRIBAPERU1231 the key word is IF because IF USA nuke north koprea it's will also affect USA ( remember the world is round and USA is pretty close to NK)
also USA will fall soon enough we will let's them a little time to "breathe" but as an empire it,s will be doomed soon enough
Why is pointing out USA imperialism so important? The US and Europeans are hardly the only imperialists throughout history. Native Americans were not saints, sorry to say. The Azetecs ripped out the hearts of rival Native American tribes they conquered and sacrificed them to their sun gun. Numerous Native American tribes tried to use the Europeans to wipe out their rival tribes. There is MUCH more to say on leftist fetishes but that would be better done on a program like Skype.
@IndividualAutonomy It's important because we have millions of ignorant citizens voting people into office to continue our government's foreign policy (which they don't even know what that is). If people realized how horrific our imperialistic actions have been, they wouldn't vote for people like McCain who would have been bombing Iran by now if he had been elected. We're trying to lesson war and atrocities, and the only way is to learn from our history.
Actually I should appologize for something because I get mad when people do it myself. It is hard to cover every topic in one video. It takes numerous videos to cover just American imperialism, much more for European and other areas' imperialism. However, I don't think imperialism by itself is something bad. Material conditions and certain legal systems were improved by a great deal of places coming into contact with the West. This applies more to Europe than the US.
You are right! Imperialism was fantastic! You plundered lands across the oceans of all wealth and resources, killed and enslaved millions of people, indoctrinated and corrupted entire nations with foul western propaganda and social conventions, destroyed thousands of years of cultural heritage, pillaged and looted cities and villages, but wait! You brought christianity and western supremacy! Us simpleminded savages must be eternally grateful!
I know the leftist lines and third world nationalist talking points but thanks for giving them at least one last spew. Imperialism and slavery is not even close to being only done by the West first of all. In fact it was the British Empire who largely stopped the slave trade which was done by Arabs, Jews, Blacks, Asians, and Europeans. If you want me to name a list of non white imperializers I will. However, many got beat at their own game by better tech.
It's no secret that other races of people have made use of slavery, but that is irrelevant. The point is that you are trying to justify the imperialism of the west. It's absurd. There were no honorable or moral intentions, there were no benefices to the subjugated. That was all western artifice. There was only one thing going on. Literally and figuratively, rape and pillage.
Well if it is not relevant and neither is it the British Empire largely halted the slave trade then don't bring it up. Just like not all people are equal, not all imperialism is equal. Most of the US's imperialism I may or may not support depending. However, British and to a lesser extent French imperialism on the aggregate materially benifited the areas conquered, especially in the long run. Sub-sarh.Africa for instance didn't have the wheel, a written language, or TS building
The only reason you halted the slave trade was because you no longer had need of it. Brits replaced slaves with industrial machinery. Places where slavery was still used, anti-slavery laws were flouted. If africans wanted the wheel or a written language they would have gotten it themselves. The japanese sent people to the west to learn their tricks. Africans never asked for anything. Also, all the wars that have taken place in india or africa are of british culpability.
Don't forget to add the white labor unions didn't want to compete with slave labor :). Come on though, along with the "practical reasons" there were moral and religious reasons, no matter how wrong they may be to why it ended as well. What is amazing is what the WEST with its superior tech didn't do, not what it did do. While just to note I am not British (though a big anglophile). Again the material gains were done, as well as tech to mine the resources for industrialization.
good video, and commentary, but is it possible to turn down the music a bit. thanks & bEST
Neopythagoreanism 1 week ago
We must stop the terrorists in our own government! We must stop congress and the people above them pulling the strings!!
petemaxwell431 1 week ago
@petemaxwell431 Corporations are pulling the strings.
damoninsky 1 week ago
I like the fact that the good things people are listing about what America has done in other countries, notably removing dictators, was the result of western countries(mainly America), installing them in the first place during the cold war. Almost ALL of South America had right-wing dictators back by the U.S.(a couple examples are in this video), helping them overthrow democratically elected leaders. Saddam and Gadaffi are really good examples. Now they are starting to clean up there mess -_-
oz4210 1 week ago
K, Us is bad, look up in utube of Sialkot brothers brutal killing, then tell me who are we fighting for ? Atleast, I always safe and free in this Country ( USA ) then the rest of your sorryass country !
Nucci604 1 week ago
@Nucci604 I'm sorry, I don't know what you're trying to say.
damoninsky 1 week ago
lol, totally onesided view !
Nucci604 1 week ago
@Nucci604 Just because it focuses on a theme, a single idea, doesn't make it biased or one-sided. I could easily make a documentary about all the great things the U.S. has done, but that's not what this history lesson is about. The lesson here is that this is information that Americans aren't taught in school and should know to be able to make informed decisions.
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AK47AFGPAK1 3 weeks ago
Americans didn't come to the New World in 1492. America as a country didn't even exist.
And "The United States was victorious as usual"? It was like America's 4th war ever.
MicK22ICE 1 month ago
@MicK22ICE Umm, America was always here. It may have not have been called America, but there were people here and living here. Not sure what you're talking about.
damoninsky 1 month ago
@damoninsky I said America as a country.
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MicK22ICE 1 month ago
@damoninsky
well, geographically, sure it was always here, but you highlight the American Republic as it exists in 2012 and not the native people groups that had to be killed in the name of Western expansion. It should be a collection of dots until at least the 1700s.
LiamUe 3 weeks ago
@damoninsky
it was good to see the forgotten chapter of the native though.
a high number died, indeed.
LiamUe 3 weeks ago
I live here and I have no love for this country. Of course the idiot rednecks who have been force fed patriotism since birth will get angry at me for it, but I see the US as it really is: Big Brother. It tries to play big brother to all the world, not realizing that the world doesn't fucking care. We stick our nose in others' business too often, and we force democracy on those who don't want it. If people don't accept Democracy, we either shun them or go to war with them. When will it end?
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Allisoninsky 1 month ago
wtf? just totally skip over slavery?
jakiner 3 months ago
@jakiner Yeah, sorry, I felt that part wasn't so much "imperialistic"...I would put that in a completely other timeline regarding all of the domestic atrocities we have caused here along with oppression of women, minorities and a million other things.
damoninsky 3 months ago
@damoninsky yeah actually i agree. that would require probably about another 12 hours of film to document those other american atrocities. you actually did a really nice job on the videos. thanks!
jakiner 3 months ago
@damoninsky Amazing video man, keep up the good work !!
rascalz819 1 month ago
suharto was indonesia
BlackDeath12345 3 months ago
This video made me want to become American : LET THE KILLING BEGIN !!!!.....
MrSayonara7777 3 months ago
good - needs better production - better audio - (narration & balance)
GiveGuide 3 months ago
Very good,. The only thing I would add is the invasion of Canada in 1775. And again in the war of 1812. There is a book by a person from Canada by the name of David Orchard. He documents all the ways the US tried to dominate Canada, with some interesting quotes from our Founding Fathers about what hey were up to.
shaysreblog 3 months ago
@shaysreblog Thanks, that's fascinating, I'll check it out.
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WeToldYouSo1 4 months ago
U.S is terrorist state.
razag911 4 months ago 14
@razag911 no, we were in a cold war. if those countries would have become communist it would have been more of a threat to the united states. and i think that if something is threatening my country ,and as cruel as the tactics may be, i would want it eliminated. besides that there a good chance if communists took over those countries they would do the same thing to opposers.
siverhawkproductions 2 months ago
...And they call Imperialism the White man's burden. :-/
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DeaththeKiddtk1 5 months ago
after the boxing day tsunami ,a single american actress initially gave more aid money than the entire govt of canada .other industrialized countrys dont dispatch an entire naval task force to haiti or indonesia with food ,water and medicine , they dont even bother to fund a proper navy because they know that their own maritime intrests and indeed their national defense ,has been paid for by the sweat ,blood and treasure of the american people ..
woodenmajor 5 months ago
after much blood and treasure spent in fierce combat ,we gave BACK cuba japan,okinawa ,germany ,panama,the philippenes,etc... we spent billions rebuilding and propping up democracys in europe and asia after vww2 ,we americans ALWAYS privately FAR outgive (from our own pockets)any other ppl in disaster relief the world over ,plus we send our military to help as well .
fear not though ,haters ,soon WE will go bust and YOU will learn what the post US world feels like ..you poor silly fukwits..
woodenmajor 5 months ago
@woodenmajor Sorry, but you are terribly mistaken about how much the U.S. gives (probably from listening to too much FOX NEWS propaganda). The U.S. gives a smaller % of it's GDP for foreign aid/relief than pretty much any other industrialized country (5 cents per $100). Other countries sacrifice far more to help other people than us. You should watch part II as well.
Allisoninsky 5 months ago
Said this before, and say it again: nice upload! :-)
lodproductions90 6 months ago
@lodproductions90 Much appreciated. I find myself defending it more often than I receive positive feedback.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
What about the good things that the US has done? This video is plainly and simply anti american.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo It is NOT "anti-american" to be critical of your own country. I know this is what FOX News would like you to believe. Do you honestly believe we are the greatest country ever that does no wrong and doesn't even need to look at its past? Have you ever questioned WHY we are so wealthy? These are simply historical facts that focus on the worst parts of the U.S. One doesn't need to balance goods and bads for everything. Just learn new stuff and apply it to what you know.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky This analyses is unbalanced and therefore it is biased, and I believe this video has its own agenda. This video draws nothing but hatred towards ourselves, and our fellow countrymen. Why hasn't this video highlight the good historical moments that the United States was able to fulfill? The Liberation of France, the Liberation of the Philippines (yes this video claims that the US killed people, MOST FILIPINOS TODAY look up to the US as liberators who freed them from Spain and japan
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo Your logic is a problem. Just because you tell one side of the story, doesn't mean you are biased. If someone wrote a historical book about the horrors of war, are they obligated to write a chapter on peace? Historians aren't biased for focusing on a theme. I mentioned in the video that I am American and love America, it's just not nearly perfect. This is an objective piece. This is not hatred, this is pointing out terrible, imperialistic decisions our government has made.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
I'm actually living near the Philippines right now, and they certainly do not care too much for the U.S. (especially the elderly people who remember what we did when we were over there 100 years ago.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky you live NEAR the Philippines, I am Filipino in blood and visited there twice and stayed there for TWO years, so I can tell you that I KNOW they look up to Americans with gratitude! The Spanish and Japs were bastards, they treated them like shit, my Grandma survived both the Japanese and American occupation, and she praised the Americans for what they did, they liberated her village, and saved the women from being raped by the Japanese. You obviously know nothing about them...
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo I'm living in Guam. Sure, the native people were thrilled that the U.S. saved them from Japanese occupation, at the time...but what has happened since? The U.S. has set up several permanent military bases on the island and now own 30% of it. Deforesting the land, using resources, increasing crime rates, destroying historical landmarks and coral reef, increasing the population by 25% in the next few years...the U.S. are NO LONGER "praised". Does grandma remember 1899-1902 war?
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky So now your saying that our efforts of liberating them from tyrannical dictators was a bad thing? That present day democracies such as South Korea and the Philippines all went in vein? That the soldiers who gave their lives giving freedom to others was a waste? That the prevention of mass genocide in countries like the Philippines and South Korea was unnecessary because of the destruction we are doing to the environment today is just as bad!? You're a mad liberal, face the facts!
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo Please site your source that states that the U.S. PREVENTED "mass genocide" in S.Korea and the Philippines. WE were committing genocide in the Philippines when we went there to claim it as a territory for economic purposes. You think we went back during WWII to HELP them? hahaha...No son, we went to destroy the Japanese. We never do anything to help other countries unless it is in our self interest. You didn't see us going in before Pearl Harbar, did you?
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky We prevented them by liberating them from the Japanese and Spanish Slime that once inhabited the region. The Japanese raped women, killed children, and killed man in EVERY village they entered. Sure they "Occupied" Manila but they have burned down villages and killed innocent people! I know a thing or two about my ancestral history. My great grandfather was among the liberators, and the Filipinos fought on the AMERICAN SIDE on BOTH ENGAGEMENTS. That SHOWS SOMETHING.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo I'm not sure what your point is. This video revealed the long lost historical fact that the U.S. committed horrific acts. You can't ignore the fact that the U.S. was committing genocide against the Philippines for years and years. You probably didn't eve know that fact.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky The Genocides were against the Filipino Muslims Rebels, which have been rebelling in the Philippines up until now! The Philippine Government and military aided the Us in these "Massacres" The US did not perform these acts alone, and for all we know could have just stood by and watched. These Muslims Rebels have and STILL UP TO THIS DAY massacred innocent Christians and Filipinos. Regardless, these Muslims have and still are rebelling against any form of Christian Government.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo Go read details about the Philippine American War. Learn why were we there and how we treated the people. It was absolutely horrible. I rebel against Christian Government too, anything religious for that matter.
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky That's still besides the point you haven't even successfully retaliated to the points I just given you. The massacres weren't of Filipinos, because these "Muslim rebels" have caused nothing but trouble throughout Filipino History. They are nothing but a group of raiders who massacre their own neighbors. How are we to know that the Filipino Army committed these atrocities out of hate and vengeance? These rebels, still is TODAY massacring people in the name of "Allah"
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo You are forgetting the AMERICANS giving "trouble" in Filipino History. And people go to war in the name of Jesus (ie. Bush and the republicans going into Iraq).
damoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky Thats the problem with you Liberals you just can't understand the points I shown
1. This Analyses is Biased
2. Imperial Powers have provided benefits to modern day society
3. The US has liberated more countries than any other country IN HISTORY
4. If the US went to war for their own Interests why even liberate the Tiny Pacific Islands? IE Iwa Jima
5. Every time I show my point you shift on saying how Evil our country is
6. You claim you love this country (no proof or examples why)
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo
1. Historical facts which you are denying.
2. Imperial Powers have benefited Americans but at the suffering of millions across the world.
3. Other than WWII, what countries did we "liberate"? I just gave dozens of examples of how we instilled DICTATORS!
4. We didn't "liberate" islands. We took them over for our own ECONOMIC purposes.
5. I am trying to get you to accept that there are many Awful things we have done.
6. Because I was born here and I'm biased:)
4.
damoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky Most Empires have done good things for the people in the past, don't just disregard the good our "imperialistic" nation has done, there are plenty of people that look up to us for what our nations has done in the past. Like the Philippines for example, the circumstances for the occupation may seem reasonable, not only did the US remove two Nations from oppressing the Filipinos, but they provided knowledge of democracy. My grandma survived both occupations, and I know she's not alon
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo "Most empires have done good things for people"....hahahahahahahhahahahaha
Allisoninsky 6 months ago
@Allisoninsky You're a hypocrite, you laugh because you ran out of things to say, you have to admit we would not be here today without the influences and technological advances that empire such as Rome has provided to the world. It's people like you who continue to downgrade our society. You ruin it with your biased propaganda to spread hatred towards my country. I'm only 17, and yet your 31!? I seem more knowledgeable than you are about this country. So go ahead an laugh , I know your agenda.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo I figured you were pretty young. I would also guess you are living somewhere in the south, and live in a very republican family, and have "support our troops" stickers on your car. I would be willing to bet you didn't know 90% of these horrible acts the U.S. committed (which should be taught in our history books but isn't). Go read A People's History of the U.S. by Howard Zinn. You are missing the point of this documentary, it simply states facts. Sorry, the truth hurts.
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky What interests were Islands like Iwa Jima then huh? No I'm not from the south , but I love my country, I found it upon my self that I am more conservative than liberal. I live in Liberal CA home of the liberals, not that I have anything against the people themselves it's just their ideology I hate. I'm just stressing important points. Just trying to show that the US is not necessarily the bad guy. Our country has done great things, which people needs to respect.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo You do realize that liberals are responsible for women's rights, civil rights, pension plans, social security, overtime pay, medicare, medicaid, GI Bill, peace corpse, OSHA, EPA, welfare, worker's comp, college benefits, etc...liberals try to share the wealth to help everyone. The US is not necessarily the good guy either. Sure we have done great things, but also many, many, very awful ones.
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky
1. The US has done more good than Harm in the Philippines (I STUDIED THERE FOR 2 YEARS FOR GOD'S SAKE.
2. The Iraq was has nothing to do with Religion.
3. America is helping countries like Libya and Iraq to get back on their knees, brought freedom to Japan the Philippines, South Korea and MOST European countries.
4. What did we get out of the islands then leprocaun gold?
5. Provided aid to 3rd world countries
6. Helped the Filipinos quell the Insurecctionists
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo
1. Tell that to the tens of thousands blatantly murdered 100 years ago.
2. When people vote for a president simply because he has the same religious faith as them, is a perfect example of what is wrong with religion and this country. They vote in unqualified people.
3. WE brought Iraq down too it's knees. How many times do I have to say that I know we have done great things for the world. We also do the opposite or nothing at all.
4. what?
5. A pathetic amount.
6. yay!
damoninsky 6 months ago
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DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@damoninsky
1. I have heard plenty of EYE WITNESS Stories in my visit, they know the difference between both occupations and they knew that the US was FAR more better than Japan
2.What do you suppose we do BAN RELIGION(tyranny)? Bush and Kerry were Christians so I don't understand the context in which you are talking about.
3. Iraq was a shithole before we got there the dicator killed his own people
4. It was a joke xD we gained nothing
5.Still better than other "Empires"
6. Yup
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo
1. Things lightened up over there decades later, but you can't dismiss the decades before...it was GENOCIDE (something the Japanese wasn't doing).
2. Not ban it, but teach people away from it. One was of a more fundamentalist faith than the other.
3. Nearly every Iraqi knows someone who's been killed now. for years, they say it was better under Saddam. Will it get better? Yes. Again, we did more harm than good.
4. Trade. Economics. Read about the war.
5. still weak.
6. !
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky Look I can see that you are biased, and obviously won't ever change your mind, but we have good people in our nation thinking of good things for people. I talk to you as a member of the future generation of this nation.
I understand you have your own liberal views on everything, but you obviously haven't even answered my last point which was the most important...
6. You claim you love this country (no proof or examples why)
If you cant answer this I doubt you even are american
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo I know we have good people here (I'm one of them). My proof is that I made this video! The only way to better yourself (or country) is to know the past. If you don't know your history, you are doomed to repeat it. This country is full of ignorant Americans that blindly solute the American flag as if it stands for perfection. We have been repeating our mistakes because Americans don't participate in democracy, the majority are lazy sacks that need to know what's going on.
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky You really think your a good one do you? Well a video like this can draw a lot of hate from the International community, and our local community. This will just stir up confusion and hatred towards the United States and its people. I understand you want to expose our errors as a nation, try to at least emphasize hope in our nation, don't give people the sense of hopelessness.
Hope is what keeps people moving,as for the war in the Philippines, just shut it, I know more than you do.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo You obviously knew nothing about the American/Philippine war. I beg you to go read what we were doing over there BEFORE the war, what we did during, and for years after. On the other note, I am aware that some people will take this video the wrong way; unfortunately, that's the society we live in, one where very ignorant people who see what they want to see and believe what they want to believe without much of an education. It's a history lesson.
damoninsky 6 months ago
@damoninsky You're reasoning is flawed and destroyed beyond repair. You like to point the finger and complain about the past but will not open your eyes about the good we have actually brought. I will no longer waste my time with such arrogance. You who are so blind to even admit that you hate everything our great nation has done for people, to just base his thoughts on the "mistakes" that our nation have made. I will no longer waste my time here, consider this debate over. Your mind is broken.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
@DJBuckCallYo Dude, I have already acknowledged the "good", you seem to repressing the 'bad'! In just the last 10 years, the U.S. started two different wars and would have started a third with Iran if McCain had won. Our presence in Iraq has killed over 100,000 innocent people! When will we stop bullying the world around with our might? Learn your history to stop it from continuing! Peace.
damoninsky 6 months ago 9
@damoninsky I see that you have, but you still show a strong amount of hatred for our country. Anyway, politics aside, peace be with you too brother.
DJBuckCallYo 6 months ago
Its great how someone can now post anything they want to.....thier own mind is now open to everyone else...influicing to to others that dont know......Its sad that people use the inet for thier own societal terrorism. DONOT BE AFRAID>>>>>>>>>WE WILL ALL BE OK! And to you Inet Thugs.....take me One on One......be happy to please you!
MrFreedomrequired 7 months ago
@MrFreedomrequired I'm not sure what your comment has to do with this video. If you think this an opinion piece, that my "mind is open to everyone" then you are mistaken; these are historical facts. In regards to "we will be ok"...sure, WE wil, but it doesn't look like the rest of the world benefits much from us. And I'm not sure what taking you on "one on one" means. Would you like to debate something? I'm always happy to be pleased.
damoninsky 7 months ago
USA is evil. They silently slaughter other cultures and ideologies. The world must unite and fight against this.
screnplay 7 months ago
@screnplay I would have to say that it's not entirely USA. What's destroying cultures is Globalization, the U.S. just started it. It's time to start fighting for greater regulations on corporations.
Allisoninsky 7 months ago
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kakaleite7 8 months ago
It isn't mentioned not one time in this video the American imperialistic presence in Africa. How does it shoot to 1846 from 1492?
ladykillertime 8 months ago
@ladykillertime You're absolutely right that I left out quite a number of examples. If I had more time or was paid to make an actual documentary, it would include much more. Thanks for your input.
Allisoninsky 8 months ago
@woodenmajor...What makes you think Americans would be given free oil? They want to SELL us middle eastern oil. Corporations run the world. They don't give away oil. They take it from the natives and SELL it.
JessicaEBigham 8 months ago
so then ,do you feel that the iraqis and kurds and marsh arabs were actually better off under sadam ,the he did not invade his nieghbors ,commit genocide ,harbour and aid international terrorists and in fact actually USE proscribed WMDs on numerous occasions ?
how about when we attacked the serb militias to STOP them from murdering tens of thousands of bosnian muslims ,there was clearly no oil involved or WMDs ,did that make it then ,a just war , in your opinion ?
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor wao, you actually think bombing their country senselessly is doing them a big favor.
thinking deeply, within a dictatorship, at least the dictator won't bomb his own country (unless he is a psycho, then nothing will help the citizens anyway because removing such crazy bastards may consider more bombing a necessity).
you know, the middle east used to be beautiful, until we bombed it into ruins.
gundamnduke0 8 months ago
damon ,we can argue about the effecacy of the iraq war ,especially from the armchair safety of 20/20 hindesight, which would assume we have totally good and unbiased data (which ,of course ,we do NOT ) but i trust you will agree that the neither the US govt nor the america ppl actually recieved any free oil out of this war and that US soldiers and gunship pilots routinely require layers of confirmation and permission before engageing any suspected enemy combatants .more than in any other war .
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor I do agree that we never received the full benefits of free oil out of this war; but it was their main reason for going to war. You can even watch Ari Fleicher referring to the war (prior to it), as Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L). The point is that the Bush admin finessed their way in against all of the intel that contracted what they wanted to hear. Over 100,000 innocent people died due to this unilateral decision. They gave "confirmation" and "permission" for a false war.
damoninsky 9 months ago
in a sense ,you are correct that the war is about oil ,the free world runs on oil and virtually EVERY intel service was convinced that sadam was in fact ,attempting to produce / stockpile WMDs (which would incl pois gas ,btw ) . the fact that such evidence was not found does not prove that it never existed .the former head of the iraqui AF claimed ,in fact ,that much of sadam's wmd material was secretly transfered into syria just prior to the invasion , as per his AC to iran in DS1
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor I have to strongly disagree with "virtually every intel service was convinced that Sadam was stockpiling WMDs", this is why virtually every country would not support our war with Iraq. There was hardly ANY evidence at all! The idea it was transfered to Syria is just a claim, again, no evidence. The Bushies spun all evidence, took old evidence and played it as new, picked and chose what they wanted to hear and disregarded the fact that 99% of all intel said there were NO WMDs.
damoninsky 9 months ago
damon ,according to the UN charter ,the leader any country can be legally forced out if ...#1 .he attacks a sovergn neihgbor , #2 .he uses WMDs (including poisen gas ) .#3. he commits genocide (see number 2 per the kurds ) and #4 ,he harbours and abets intnl terrorisim ...now it should be noted that any ONE of these four infractions is grounds for military action per the UN ...sadam hussain was known to be guilty on ALL FOUR counts. btw ,congress under clinton voted unan to remove SH.look it up.
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor No doubt Saddam was a shithead and should have been taken out (multilaterally by UN agreement), but they decided against it 2003 because there was no evidence of WMDs, not an "imminent threat", not "harboring terrorists" and genocide crimes were in the past. These were NOT reasons we went to war (we went for OIL). There are FAR worse dictators than Saddam in the world, why didn't Bush go after them? Because they don't have OIL!!!
damoninsky 9 months ago
no ..i think ppl are pretty well aware of what it entails ,especially the senior officers .im not sure im following you ,u saying that we can never be justified in going to war.ever ?
should we and just hope everyone else on the planet plays nice from now on ? sounds as if you dislike any defense ,what society or ppl has ever been able to survive in this world without the means to a credible defense ? i agree that war is awful .its not as bad as being robbed ,raped or murdered ,right ?
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor I have never implied that there is never justification for war. the U.S. involvement in WWII was justified, our war with Iraq was not. The United Nations is the best idea the planet has for defense and peace, unfortunately, it doesn't work very well just yet. This does not mean that the U.S. should be allowed to rule how it chooses. Our imperialistic decisions to taking out democratically elected leaders in other countries led to millions of raped and murdered civilians.
damoninsky 9 months ago
war is nasty business it entails killing ppl by the tens of thousands ,war has changed much in the last several decades and we have relied heavily on airpower to save US lives .airpower until fairly recently was (and still is) a inexact science .
you are correct however, our policy IS drastically more benign towards civillians than any of our recent enemys .we might debate reasons for our military actions but to claim that we went to war soley to kill civillians is patently ridiculous .
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor I should backtrack a bit; war isn't that much more benign now than how it ever was. Technology makes sure of that. Also, nobody ever said that we went to war to kill civillians. The fact that we are still going to war shows that we are either barbaric or ignorant to what war is really about.
damoninsky 9 months ago
@damoninsky i believe, that most americans are ignorant to anywhere not america. i mean, we are materially rich, why would we care about some small, not so well known country being bombed by our bombers or that low wage workers are working their butts off for a pair of our overly expensive levi's jeans in some foreign country like china.
gundamnduke0 8 months ago
Douchebag. There were thousands of American immigrants that became friends with Indians. I watched about 5 seconds, it doesn't take me long to see where someone is going. Truth is the only answer, search your soul
Teapartyla 9 months ago
@Teapartyla 5 seconds, wow, it doesn't take long for you create your ignorant opinions. "search your soul"??? What the hell does that mean? Your logic sounds like whatever you want to believe is the truth...so pathetic.
damoninsky 9 months ago
damon ,millions of civillians were killed by US forces in WW2 ,korea and VN ,unlike the IJN ,the nazis and the red army ,we didnt ever kill those civillians INTENTIONALLY .we did and still do support unsavory dictators when they served our purposes ..
hell ,we supported the murderous beast stalin while he was killing the lions share of german troops ,later we supported dirtbags all over the stinking third world ,as long as they were AGAINST stalin ..the world is quite imperfect ,as are we..
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor "american occupation should be compared to what other victors have done" This was your recent quote. No doubt we will compare it; and so far, although on the surface it appears drastically more benign, it is still absurd and should not be taken lightly. The choice of going to into any war will kill civilians, Bush administration made this decision (twice)...in other words, they "intentionally" decided that it was ok to kill civilians.
damoninsky 9 months ago
tens of millions ? you mean the dead of our wars against the nazies ,japanese and communists ?
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor No, I mean the implementation of dictators all over the world (watch part 2 as well). But we should definitely include the number of innocent people killed throughout the Vietnam War, and Bush's Iraq War (for example).
damoninsky 9 months ago
american imperialisim ? the world should be so lucky that the imperial invaders of the future should be as restrained and benign .american occuparion should be compared to what other victors have done and will do .
woodenmajor 9 months ago
@woodenmajor Oh yes, all of those tens of millions of people that were killed were "so lucky". According to your logic, the lesser of evils is satisfactory with you.
damoninsky 9 months ago
with killing and invading building bases without any right?or proof?americunts have the most cowardlike atitude the rats of humanity
would be a nice awakening
can somebody turn this into a tourist attraction?
and capture some tv stations send it over isolated shithole usa?
would they cry and scream our troops?
if that experiment failures press a button and deliver them once for all.
send a letter to north korea russia pakistan etc
maybe one of them has the goodness
whoever it does is the savior
begforyourmasterCHN 9 months ago
@begforyourmasterCHN Americunts? Fuck you punk
Teapartyla 9 months ago
@begforyourmasterCHN Bet you love Obama's muslim ass don't you?
Teapartyla 9 months ago
unbelievable that americunts have the nerves to deny/find excuses for the crimes
done by their evil leaders and cant even admit it online.
this shows this hillbillie nation full of scum need to get pulverised economically which is already happen or military
dirty leeches this is intolerable
they need to face the reality a hard punishment would be perfect
drag their fat asses to iraq and stand next to them one interpreter
Than say repeat what you wrote how great you are
that is nothing wrong etc
begforyourmasterCHN 9 months ago
@begforyourmasterCHN Great comments; however I'll have to defend the fact that we're not "full of scum", but rather about half full actually. Unfortunately, that scummy half tends to over shadow the rest of us.
damoninsky 9 months ago
this is a pile of crap when did evil not have its presence on this earth. All leaders are evil go live somewhere else for 20 years and come back then tells me this story good luck
ez2u1 9 months ago
@ez2u1 You speak as if learning history is a waste of time. Surely we can learn from our mistakes? Surely we must first learn our mistakes so we don't repeat them? "All leaders are evil"? Hmm, there are over 190 leaders (of countries) right now, and I don't see many of them invading other countries or assassinating democratically elected leaders. Please,I dare you to prove even 5% are committing such atrocities right now as the U.S. has done in the past. Accept this pile of U.S. crap!
damoninsky 9 months ago
American imperialism? I've never heard of a more one-sided argument. I wonder what would the world look like if America never existed. How many Jews would still be alive if America hadn't stopped Hitler?
BlackFox0911 9 months ago
@BlackFox0911 I appreciate your comment. I thought I made it clear that I love America from my opening text. Of course there are many great things America has done; however there are many bad things as well. The point of this video was not to argue that America is purely evil; but rather to reveal the darker side which doesn't often make it into our high school text books.
damoninsky 9 months ago
@BlackFox0911 i wonder how many jews would be alive if american and British corporations hadn't done business with Hitler
fallenempireoverdrve 9 months ago
Ex-Nazi George Papadopoulos? He fought the Nazis in WW2 for Greece and even after Greece was occupied he was never a Nazi. What else in this video is inaccurate?
Berothsloth 10 months ago
@Berothsloth He actually helped the Nazis in 1943 by supporting "security battalions" in Patras to help oust Greece's Leftists, In 1944, he helped create a fanatical nationalist right-wing secret IDEA organization. He went on to be just another dick-head dictator.
damoninsky 10 months ago
Peace will only be in this world if america is nuked, look at all their troops and bases all over the world, look at all the wars and pain they have caused.
bitch ass america has already surpassed England and Nazi Germany as the most hated country.
Sasukekillsitachi 10 months ago
@Sasukekillsitachi Actually, there are other ways for peace; for instance, if the U.S. begins dismantling their bases and reducing their military budget and illegal foreign interventions. The Okinawa base will be shut down shortly, that's one...
damoninsky 10 months ago
[Fr. World Future Fund: The Death Toll in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War of 1898: The overall cost in human lives of American actions in the Philippines was horrific. One scholar has concluded concerning the American occupation that: "In the fifteen years that followed the defeat of the Spanish in Manila Bay in 1898, more Filipinos were killed by U.S. forces than by the Spanish in 300 years of colonization. Over 1.5 million died out of a total population of 6 million."]
procommenter 11 months ago
@procommenter I'm actually reading Twentieth Century by Howard Zinn right now, and yeah, we totally brutalized the Philippines! Thanks for the stats.
damoninsky 11 months ago
@damoninsky : The late, great Walter Karp's "The Politics of War" covers the Spanish-American War of 1898 in detail.
procommenter 11 months ago
Fuck motherfucking USA. If these bastards invade Russia I will kill them.
myjanuary151987 11 months ago
So why isn't this Native American Holocaust remembered every year??
kakompo 11 months ago
@kakompo It is, it's called Thanksgiving:)
damoninsky 11 months ago 3
@damoninsky ah! You couldn't have put it any better than that. Exactly. Thanksgiving.
kakompo 11 months ago
All facts here seem to be accurate, the only response is hate America to death
USA "The great Satan"
cultofmao 11 months ago
@cultofmao Only about half of us actually (the republicans).
damoninsky 11 months ago
The 60,000 statistic for Vietnam is enormously incorrect.
Conservative estimates place the death tole in Southeast Asia at over 5 million.
Sounds like a genocide to me.
youngbuck189 1 year ago
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO, GOOD JOB...KEEP IT UP.
mia919100 1 year ago
The problem with the US meddling in with foreign affairs is they abuse it by domination.
98bigbutt 1 year ago
Sweet. America has BALLS. Nobodies fucks with US!
mmysama 1 year ago
It was the fault of the Mexicans for allowing Anglo-Americans to come into their Territories in the Southwest.
98bigbutt 1 year ago
Lets see you ass holes try to fight off communism and still shit out gold bricks both at the same time huh? And besides 90% of the time when the US " Installed a dictator". It was either between a communism dictator or a fascist dictator? And we just gave a nudge to the anti-communist side... Many of these places have been ruled by tyrants long before the US was ever around...
dadecountyhustler305 1 year ago
@dadecountyhustler305 That's cute, I wonder what evidence you have to suggest a fascist dictator is more just than a communist dictator. Hmm, well, if we compare Castro to Hitler, your reasoning fails immediately, doesn't it. Why are you over looking the anecdotes of the U.S. assassinating DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADERS??? They WEREN'T tyrants, they were the same kind of guys that are taking over now (Chavez, Cabrera, Lula, etc...)...Socialistic.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@damoninsky or you can compare Stalin to Mussolini.... The point is, the US is not responsible for the worlds dictators... Due to the fact that the people of those countries have always been ruled with an iron fist... Qaddafi is an enemy of the US, he killed 150+ Americans in the 80's in an airline bomb and suicide bombed a German night club killing civilians.
dadecountyhustler305 1 year ago
@dadecountyhustler305 The US is most definitely responsible for SEVERAL of the world's dictators (see video), to say otherwise is denying facts.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@damoninsky Yes, but not all of them, which is what some people try to blame us for... Qaddafi is a perfect example... not a "puppet" of the US, but still a ruthless tyrant like all the others....
dadecountyhustler305 1 year ago
@dadecountyhustler305 I've never heard of anyone saying the U.S. is responsible for all dictators. You rarely find anyone knowing that we've ever sponsored a single dictator.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@damoninsky Go to the middle east than and you'll see what I mean... Everything there is a "US Zionist conspiracy"... mainly blaming us for ALL their problems...
dadecountyhustler305 1 year ago
@dadecountyhustler305 They definitely hate us, but rightfully so. We have permanent military bases all over their land and region, forcing our ideals into their culture. By no means are they strictly against the U.S., they condemn most industrialized countries, hence why you see their attacks all over the world (not just the U.S, it's not a conspiracy).
damoninsky 1 year ago
@damoninsky that has some truth to it, but thats not 100% of it. This is why you see Jihad attacking India and Russia? Those countries certainly dont align themselves with US foreign policy? Everywhere the Muslim world borders, their fighting with their neighbors as their Koran tells them too...
Also when you learn about the Barbary wars (early 1800's). Their justification is EXACTLY the same as it is today... Long before "imperial American policy" ever existed...
dadecountyhustler305 1 year ago
Quote from George Carlin-"The US can't create good cars,can't educate the children,can't create a VCR worth a fuck and can't have a proper health care for the elderly,but the US can sure bomb the shit out of other countries."
98bigbutt 1 year ago
someday begin to pay all the misery they have sown in the world, I believe in divine justice
United States=satanic, zionist, illuminati country
Systematic89 1 year ago
I think you love your country but not your government man , >.<
47999673 1 year ago
Yes I understand and I am very appreciative of the videos you have made they are a great service. I believe in your facts, and the majority of your pictures are bang on.
aransingh 1 year ago
Thanks for very informative clip. When talking about Notorious Shah’s secret police – SAVAK (3:19), a march by Mojahedin’s army is shown. The march is against Khomeini’s and Islamic Republic regime of Iran which was put in power by US President Jimmy Carter (with UK Prime Minister James Callaghan, French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt agreement in Guadeloupe Conference in January of 1979). How can I send you a photo of SAVAK’s emblem to use instead? Nima
you100tube100 1 year ago
@you100tube100 Wow, thanks, it's always a nice surprise getting feedback from informed people.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@ 3:28 the picture of a burned male corpse with a saffron orange turban is of a Sikh man who was killed by the indian Gov under the fascist dictatorship of Indira Gandhi. Most likely he was a member of the civil rights "Dharam Yudh Morcha" organisation as they were killed in their thousands. I have seen the picture before and he is a noted revolutionary and a matryr. You can clearly see his Sikh's Blade on his corpse the Kirpan knife. Saffron is the colour of sacrifice and martyrdom.
aransingh 1 year ago
@aransingh Thanks for the note. I had a difficult time correlating a few pictures with the information, realizing only later that those few photos I found from the internet were mislabeled. If I had more time, or was paid to do this, I would have been more vigilant with the photos, but the historical facts are as accurate as I could get them.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@ARRIBAPERU1231 WHAT??? VIVA Kim Jong IL??? DUDE, you are seriously confused, and are just as out of your mind as Hitler was of his.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@ARRIBAPERU1231 nah don,t use atom Bomb I dont wnat My country ( canada ) being atomised because of the stupidity of our southern neighbour
keldius 1 year ago
@ARRIBAPERU1231 the key word is IF because IF USA nuke north koprea it's will also affect USA ( remember the world is round and USA is pretty close to NK)
also USA will fall soon enough we will let's them a little time to "breathe" but as an empire it,s will be doomed soon enough
keldius 1 year ago
Why is pointing out USA imperialism so important? The US and Europeans are hardly the only imperialists throughout history. Native Americans were not saints, sorry to say. The Azetecs ripped out the hearts of rival Native American tribes they conquered and sacrificed them to their sun gun. Numerous Native American tribes tried to use the Europeans to wipe out their rival tribes. There is MUCH more to say on leftist fetishes but that would be better done on a program like Skype.
IndividualAutonomy 1 year ago
@IndividualAutonomy It's important because we have millions of ignorant citizens voting people into office to continue our government's foreign policy (which they don't even know what that is). If people realized how horrific our imperialistic actions have been, they wouldn't vote for people like McCain who would have been bombing Iran by now if he had been elected. We're trying to lesson war and atrocities, and the only way is to learn from our history.
damoninsky 1 year ago
@damoninsky
Actually I should appologize for something because I get mad when people do it myself. It is hard to cover every topic in one video. It takes numerous videos to cover just American imperialism, much more for European and other areas' imperialism. However, I don't think imperialism by itself is something bad. Material conditions and certain legal systems were improved by a great deal of places coming into contact with the West. This applies more to Europe than the US.
IndividualAutonomy 1 year ago
@IndividualAutonomy
You are right! Imperialism was fantastic! You plundered lands across the oceans of all wealth and resources, killed and enslaved millions of people, indoctrinated and corrupted entire nations with foul western propaganda and social conventions, destroyed thousands of years of cultural heritage, pillaged and looted cities and villages, but wait! You brought christianity and western supremacy! Us simpleminded savages must be eternally grateful!
Also, fuck you.
killkill0 1 year ago
@killkill0
I know the leftist lines and third world nationalist talking points but thanks for giving them at least one last spew. Imperialism and slavery is not even close to being only done by the West first of all. In fact it was the British Empire who largely stopped the slave trade which was done by Arabs, Jews, Blacks, Asians, and Europeans. If you want me to name a list of non white imperializers I will. However, many got beat at their own game by better tech.
IndividualAutonomy 1 year ago
@IndividualAutonomy
It's no secret that other races of people have made use of slavery, but that is irrelevant. The point is that you are trying to justify the imperialism of the west. It's absurd. There were no honorable or moral intentions, there were no benefices to the subjugated. That was all western artifice. There was only one thing going on. Literally and figuratively, rape and pillage.
killkill0 1 year ago
@killkill0
Well if it is not relevant and neither is it the British Empire largely halted the slave trade then don't bring it up. Just like not all people are equal, not all imperialism is equal. Most of the US's imperialism I may or may not support depending. However, British and to a lesser extent French imperialism on the aggregate materially benifited the areas conquered, especially in the long run. Sub-sarh.Africa for instance didn't have the wheel, a written language, or TS building
IndividualAutonomy 1 year ago
@IndividualAutonomy
The only reason you halted the slave trade was because you no longer had need of it. Brits replaced slaves with industrial machinery. Places where slavery was still used, anti-slavery laws were flouted. If africans wanted the wheel or a written language they would have gotten it themselves. The japanese sent people to the west to learn their tricks. Africans never asked for anything. Also, all the wars that have taken place in india or africa are of british culpability.
killkill0 1 year ago
@killkill0
Don't forget to add the white labor unions didn't want to compete with slave labor :). Come on though, along with the "practical reasons" there were moral and religious reasons, no matter how wrong they may be to why it ended as well. What is amazing is what the WEST with its superior tech didn't do, not what it did do. While just to note I am not British (though a big anglophile). Again the material gains were done, as well as tech to mine the resources for industrialization.
IndividualAutonomy