Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28
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Date: 2022-04-04
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shaun
This video glazes over the ways by which contemporary economic activity looks very much like colonialism. John's shirt is likely made by very cheap labor in Asia, using cotton that also very likely comes from Asia. The legacy of colonialism is such that the US and Europe continue to have outsized economic power. -Western- powers continue to exploit land and labor from the -non-West. - John sometimes seems sympathetic to capitalism and its later forms. In particular, he sometimes claims that the growth of technology and the profusion of luxury consumer goods has been a good thing. As far as I can tell, John never makes the point that non-capitalist societies have contributed to technological development-let alone that -capitalism- isn't a necessary condition for the prospering of people. He also, to my knowledge, never claims that any such development ought to be couched in a system that prioritizes the needs of vulnerable people. While this all is usually somewhat vague, in this particular video, the lack of reflection on contemporary crises (would we not also place the current ecological catastrophe at the hands of free market ideals and techno-optimism, and how they relate to liberal ideologies is especially problematic.
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This video glazes over the ways by which contemporary economic activity looks very much like colonialism. John's shirt is likely made by very cheap labor in Asia, using cotton that also very likely comes from Asia. The legacy of colonialism is such that the US and Europe continue to have outsized economic power. -Western- powers continue to exploit land and labor from the -non-West. - John sometimes seems sympathetic to capitalism and its later forms. In particular, he sometimes claims that the growth of technology and the profusion of luxury consumer goods has been a good thing. As far as I can tell, John never makes the point that non-capitalist societies have contributed to technological development-let alone that -capitalism- isn't a necessary condition for the prospering of people. He also, to my knowledge, never claims that any such development ought to be couched in a system that prioritizes the needs of vulnerable people. While this all is usually somewhat vague, in this particular video, the lack of reflection on contemporary crises (would we not also place the current ecological catastrophe at the hands of free market ideals and techno-optimism, and how they relate to liberal ideologies is especially problematic.
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bitruf
I usually really like CrashCourse: History, but this video is really off. I understand that you're trying to speak uncomfortable truths, but claiming that trains in no way benefited the local population and were designed to control the indigenous population is just over-simplified villifying of history. Yes, genocides and other crimes against humanity have been committed in the name of colonisation, but if you use serious language to discuss basic principles of trade, i. e. the transportation of goods, then you're taking away from the gravity of the unequivocal evil. Also what's that with Darwin? That's just cherry-picked misinformation. Darwin concluded that what would later become social darwinism is wrong.
Please, try to be more objective and less in it for the controversy in the future.
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I usually really like CrashCourse: History, but this video is really off. I understand that you're trying to speak uncomfortable truths, but claiming that trains in no way benefited the local population and were designed to control the indigenous population is just over-simplified villifying of history. Yes, genocides and other crimes against humanity have been committed in the name of colonisation, but if you use serious language to discuss basic principles of trade, i. e. the transportation of goods, then you're taking away from the gravity of the unequivocal evil. Also what's that with Darwin? That's just cherry-picked misinformation. Darwin concluded that what would later become social darwinism is wrong.
Please, try to be more objective and less in it for the controversy in the future.
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Sam
I think the promary effect of colonization in almost every society where local people were abused and dominated, is that it created the belief that the state is something over the local people and not something that comes from the cooperation of then. This causes that decisions that affect people are often made whithout the participation of them (srry or bad english i'm a chilean brokeman)
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I think the promary effect of colonization in almost every society where local people were abused and dominated, is that it created the belief that the state is something over the local people and not something that comes from the cooperation of then. This causes that decisions that affect people are often made whithout the participation of them (srry or bad english i'm a chilean brokeman)
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GamerInVoid
This is such a great video.
When the Brits came to India and colonized the country, India was the richest country in the world in terms of wealth and resources.
When they left after 200 years, India became one of the poorest in the world with only 2% of the World's GDP!
And we are still reeling today to recover from that
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This is such a great video.
When the Brits came to India and colonized the country, India was the richest country in the world in terms of wealth and resources.
When they left after 200 years, India became one of the poorest in the world with only 2% of the World's GDP!
And we are still reeling today to recover from that
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Harrison
2: 00 I think the Kennedy's also made their fortune from selling illegal alcohol in America during prohibition.
Imagine if Pablo Escabar was the same thing today.
Well, that isn't a perfect comparison.
The operation the Kennedy family was running was probably very different and probably less violent than Escobar's.
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2: 00 I think the Kennedy's also made their fortune from selling illegal alcohol in America during prohibition.
Imagine if Pablo Escabar was the same thing today.
Well, that isn't a perfect comparison.
The operation the Kennedy family was running was probably very different and probably less violent than Escobar's.
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Harun
One of the long-lasting effect of imperialism is that even today in many former colony nations, white people are seen as superior, that marrying one is a success in and of itself. Heck, even we use words -expatriates- for whites and -immigrants- for people of color while in reality they are the same thing: people who work abroad.
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One of the long-lasting effect of imperialism is that even today in many former colony nations, white people are seen as superior, that marrying one is a success in and of itself. Heck, even we use words -expatriates- for whites and -immigrants- for people of color while in reality they are the same thing: people who work abroad.
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paulaqueiros
This video needs to shown to Portuguese people! They are the only Europeans I know today that speak with disdain about their former colonies, with that -we conquered you, oh uncivilized one! -
Colonization and imperialism is something to be ashamed of, and not proud!
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This video needs to shown to Portuguese people! They are the only Europeans I know today that speak with disdain about their former colonies, with that -we conquered you, oh uncivilized one! -
Colonization and imperialism is something to be ashamed of, and not proud!
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armanke13
How Dutch colonization affect Indonesia --?
Well, we still inherit the law with Dutch language found in many law books. the bureaucrats are still somewhat superior like that of old days. so yeah, I think colonization has lasting effect.
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How Dutch colonization affect Indonesia --?
Well, we still inherit the law with Dutch language found in many law books. the bureaucrats are still somewhat superior like that of old days. so yeah, I think colonization has lasting effect.
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GM
What can I say about Imperialism? How about -you're welcome-?
John makes a classic mistake -the wealth taken- - there was no wealth, it was not utilized. It was nothing.
We turned it into something, and continue to do so.
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What can I say about Imperialism? How about -you're welcome-?
John makes a classic mistake -the wealth taken- - there was no wealth, it was not utilized. It was nothing.
We turned it into something, and continue to do so.
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Ko-yu
Very objective and praiseworthy comments on China's confrontation with the Brits! Quite thought-provoking when referring to the parts of imperialism and the Empires' scrambling of colonies.
Like from China
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Very objective and praiseworthy comments on China's confrontation with the Brits! Quite thought-provoking when referring to the parts of imperialism and the Empires' scrambling of colonies.
Like from China
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