Africa's North Korea

How small Eritrea built such a large terror
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“Africa’s North Korea”: www.economist.com/the-economi...
“Africa’s gulag state”: www.economist.com/middle-east...
Brittanica: www.britannica.com/place/Erit...
Diaspora Relations: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon
Emigration by Country: worldpopulationreview.com/cou...
Energy in Eritrea: www.irena.org/-/media/Files/I...
Eritrean Border: hrc-eritrea.org/how-many-erit...
Human Rights World Report: www.hrw.org/world-report/2023...
Isaias Afwerki: www.dw.com/en/from-liberator-...
Italian Administration: shabait.com/2009/11/13/italia...
Political History: jacobin.com/2023/06/eritrea-i...
Refugee Statistics: www.unhcr.org/refugee-statist...
Refugees & Punishments for Leaving: www.refworld.org/docid/577b6d...
Self-reliance paradox/Quotes: www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstrea...
Trade Profile: oec.world/en/profile/country/eri
0:00 Africa's North Korea
3:00 Militarism
8:36 Power
11:38 Command
15:33 Isolation

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[@irelandcountryball271]

Fifa 23

[@Salt_and_Peroxide]

no

[@Thestateofoklahoma]

2 minute🤯

[@streamandtell724]

hi hoser im a big fan im glad i caught you on your newest upload, plz plz plz make a video about malawi plz

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

Eritrea the NK of Central Asia Turkmenistan and ofc North Korea think they're so mighty and dictatorial USA literally beats them in encarceration rates

[@FranciscoCanning]

The Eritrean government took the phrase ‘a military with a state’ very seriously.

[@Mshi-]

Eritrea is Africa’s Prussia

[@shzarmai]

Pakistan moment

[@nicbahtin4774]

@@Mshi- yea just without the enlightenment absolutism, or even basic merit system

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

But i felt as if it was emenating transphobia

[@B727X]

@@JamesWagner-vv9iz tell this to somebody 20 years ago and see if they know what you're talking about

[@Gyrbae]

My mother left Eritrea in the late 80's and doesn't talk much about her time there as she was conscripted at the age of 15 during the 30 year war and still has PTSD of it. Thank you for this video, it's a fascinating insight to where my mother came from and very much solidified the fact that she made the right choice leaving that hellhole.

[@trueordrue]

You should return to save ppl

[@ghgvxcb8105]

Poopoo spawn

[@Facisttt]

​@@ghgvxcb8105😭😭

[@Gyrbae]

@@trueordrue There's nothing left there for us. Most of our family fled to Canada and Australia, and we settled in Finland. Those who stayed are all dead. Besides, I have finnish citizenship and completed my conscription here. If I'm gonna die for a country I'll die for the one that gave my mother a home and a chance to make a living.

[@tombo416]

@@trueordruevery easy for a Western person to say when your countries are the most peaceful on earth. If you came from our countries then you wouldn’t be saying this

[@skrahnha]

A guy my dad works with grew up in Eritrea and was made a child soldier in the civil war at age 13. The good news is he never had to be in combat. He said his small act of rebellion was that he made sure his gun was never loaded

[@beenliktha]

Yeah that's jebha elf not the current leaders they had a big war Ur fathers friend was jebha they used child soldiers Cs they was losing the war

[@Castrate-]

that only get himself killed😂

[@cr1tikal_arc]

not sure what that would have accomplished, lol. if he got into combat, he would've just... died. that wasn't an act of rebellion, it was an act of stupidity. disarming yourself is not rebellion.

[@YourLocalPlushAddict]

Really must have been traumatizing for your father

[@tsorona2005]

As eritrean who's advocating for change this hits most of the horrible stories that my people are facing, but the most horrifying stories are the underground prisons, no one hardly make it alive to tell the story.

[@heruy8274]

What kind of transformative change do you want to happen in Eritrea?

[@tsorona2005]

@heruy8274 a change that is geared towards, equality, respect for the constitution, rule of law, and above the respect for humanity.

[@KOTYAR0]

As a Russian who've read memoirs of GULAG prisoners, - I understand.

[@hillbilly4895]

Pew says Eritrea is (+/-)60% Christian 40% Muslim US State Dept says more like 50/50 As an Eritrean, which is closer to the truth? And last, either way, does it matter?

[@tsorona2005]

@hillbilly4895 The state department is more accurate. The dictator himself made similar reference to the religion population in eritrea is about fifty fifty pretty much. Having said that a lot have changed in th last 33 years.

[@shadowleon659]

I once met a girl and her family who told me the story of how they escaped Eritrea. It was really sad and depressing.

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

NK NK of Africa and Central Asia Turkmenistan and Eritrea flexing their propaganda and control over their pop by incarcerating them USA: world incarceration rate? We're number one

[@kayleighgroenendal8473]

I had a classmate from Eritrea, She was 1 of 3 black girls in my high school of 2,000+ kids.... I really wish I knew ANYTHING about this back then, it would have given me reasons to converse with her and build a friendship. But also prob not cuz I was so painfully shy I still would have been afraid of her laughing at me and being annoyed by me 😂😂😂

[@nadil2631]

tell us the story!

[@astrocontrol5947]

Tell us tell us

[@shadowleon659]

@@nadil2631 They said something about wanting to avoid conscription to the military and they realised that if they refused they would be tortured, imprisoned or killed. So they meet a soldier who was sympathetic towards them and managed to help them sneak out of the country via sea.

[@hunters8571]

As someone who used shipping containers in Iraq (equipment... not people, obviously), if the weather in Eritrea is EVEN REMOTELY SIMILAR to central Iraq, those folks would be facing outright death on a regular basis. I mean, I had to wear gloves just to open and go through the things for any length of time without developing burns on my hands. I can not overstate how dangerous actually living in one of those damn things would be. If it is closed up, you could be dead within hours, even assuming there were holes made to avoid suffocation.

[@lememz]

@@ranro7371 jesse wtf are you talking about

[@pshemoo2019]

The weather in Eritrea is nowhere near Iraq, I’ve been there multiple times and it never gets above 80 degrees

[@Hotshot2k4]

@@ranro7371 Although this has absolutely NOTHING to do with the video or the comment and you seem to get off on carrying hamas's water and invent and spread bull crap, I do have to ask: what's the deal with all the hostages? Were all those women, children, and old folks secretly deadly warriors who were bested in combat by hamas's superior military tactics? Obviously not. Now, on what planet is it ever okay to capture over a hundred civilians and try to use them as bargaining chips to stop a counterattack?

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

It was transphobic in some ways to be honest

[@pshemoo2019]

@@JamesWagner-vv9iz what does that have to do with anything

[@user-hy4fy4gj7d]

I am Eritrean and i left home 10 years ago,just wanted to say you nailed it to 99%. You did your homework. Much respect for that.

[@AbolishTheInternet]

What would you say the 1% mark was for?

[@zac8084]

My dad met a guy at his job from Eritrea. He was horrified by the things he was told and asked why America doesn’t help. His reply was that “there’s no oil so why would they care about us?”

[@danielwoods3896]

Literally what possible reason would we have to interfere in Eritrea. Everyone hates us being the world police until they need our help

[@MinhNguyen-ti5yb]

@@danielwoods3896 police what? It's all the shit show that your dear country and its friends did to these lands. It's not "police", it's to atone for your sin

[@Herobeans]

Why should America intervene? It's not their business

[@ashton1952]

Some people need democracy more than others, especially when there's oil available. * I'll just add that this was sarcastic, to prevent any misunderstanding, because we see the obvious, this is an excuse for invaders to steal local resources.

[@GenMaj_Knight]

Yeah American politics is only about invading countries with oil which is why Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela were annexed in the Great Oil War of 1968. Also the Annexation of Antarctica in 2000 after the final destruction of Festung Neuschwabenland and end to the Antarctic Campaign of WW2.

[@MamadoJoachim]

Hi, I'm originally from St-Louise Senegal directly on the other side to Eritrea on the African continent. This video was actually surprising and outstanding to a west African like me as I was very unaware of the political unrest with the active conscription or the drastic dictorial situation this beautiful nation is going through. I remember going to Ethiopia and having a layover there before I went to the Netherlands and I remember seeing an endless stretch of thousands of flag-waving Protestors filling the streets in Addis Ababa. At this time I was confused of what was going on but many people were possibly opposing and challenging the government at the time for the Tigray crisis .Through my perspective, I see all of Africa alike the rest of the world as one beautiful continent filled with kind-hearted people, diversity, scenery, languages, cultures, and traditions. However it is so shameful and disappointing to millions in our continent literally starving and suffering under the corruption and heartless behaviour of the majority of African politicians

[@DO-YUN-lf3vh3vh9w]

i feel your pain

[@AgxntOrange]

It's a leftover from colonialism primarily. Unfortunately, europeans taught your elites how to more efficiently lie, cheat and steal. It's a sad situation all around.

[@johnnyfields1392]

Womp womp

[@JamesWagner-vv9iz]

I felt as if some parts were transphobic in some ways or another

[@joshuanorman2]

​@@JamesWagner-vv9izwhat

[@caleb2050]

the most annoying shit is that people domestically still like Isaias!!! I argue with my family all the time and they feel like they can't betray him for how he contributed to the independence war. Imagine if Nelson Mandela became a brutal dictator. It hurts but the love for him is still there

[@jakey14344]

He's like Rob Mugabe on crack to me. At least he wasn't forced anyone to be conscripted.

[@danshakuimo]

"If it wasn't for Isaias we would all be speaking Amharic"

[@caleb2050]

@@danshakuimoexactly what they say

[@caleb2050]

@@danshakuimo the funny thing is too, half of my family that is now diaspora didn't even teach their children Tigrinya! thanks to Isaias we are all speaking english in America, Kenya and Canada now!

[@zeytelaloi]

Not the people domestically but the diaspora who fled during Ethiopian rule, when things were much better despite all the oppression, and who supported the EPLF. These people have no idea what living in Isaias' Eritrea is like, they just care about being able to call themselves Eritreans from the US or Germany or UK or whatever. So long as they have that flag to wave they don't care.

[@MrNommerz]

I work with refugees from Eritrea, and here's how I know it completely sucks. When you do an interview to immigrate into my country, on average it takes 4 hours, sometimes up to 8, and there's probably about a 20% chance you get rejected. The Eritreans I spoke to had a 20 minute interview and so far I haven't met one that didn't get accepted. Basically anyone from Eritrea, Palestine, and Afghanistan are automatically accepted. If you are competing with current Palestine and Afghanistan then obviously the place sucks. Another thing is when you speak to refugees from these countries they always say point-blank it is a horrible shithole, whereas if it's a half-decent country they will be more wishy-washy about their criticism and maybe even have some good things to say.

[@sharsasuke01]

What country is that?

[@yonasberhane7385]

What do you expect from someone who is applying for asylum? To tell you how good their country is? They tell you what you would like to hear.

[@thepragmaticwitch2608]

@@yonasberhane7385oh are you an expert in that field and work with refugees? Didn’t realize that and that you know everything.

[@yonasberhane7385]

@@thepragmaticwitch2608 no one knows everything. As a once refugee, I know at least more than you think.

[@MrNommerz]

@@yonasberhane7385 I don't do the interviews so it doesn't really matter what they tell me. I work with immigrants and the system but I'm not an officer. Many of them do tell me how good their country is and that I should visit. For the ones that are dangerous though they tell me as much.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Interesting fact: Eritrea was once the Kingdom of Aksum! The Kingdom of Aksum was made up of what's now Eritrea, northeastern Sudan, northern Ethiopia, northern Djibouti, and even extended to Yemen at its height! Its capital was Aksum in what's now Ethiopia's Tigray for centuries before it was relocated to Kubar around 800 AD. The kingdom existed from approximately 100 to around 960 AD, growing from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period around the fourth century BC to achieve prominence by the first century AD. Adulis, which is what's now Zula in Eritrea, was an important port as this port allowed it to be the major power on the Red Sea. As the kingdom became a major power on the trade route between Rome and India and gained a monopoly of Indian Ocean trade, it entered the Greco-Roman cultural sphere. Because of this, Greek was spoken alongside Ge'ez (the language of the Agʿazian people) in their court. Due to its ties with the Greco-Roman world, the Kingdom of Aksum adopted Christianity as the state religion in the mid-4th century under King Ezana. It was also under King Ezana that it conquered Kush in 330 for a short period of time and inheriting from it the Greek exonym "Ethiopia".

[@freelance232]

Thx for the interesting facts.

[@ivanmatusic5540]

More on same notes, there were plans during Crusades for christian kingdoms of that area to attack Egypt and meet up with european crusaders.

[@BF-bb5us]

The last part is false. Ezana does not appropriate the name thereafter.

[@thenamelesschannel1463]

I feel like this country was the inspiration for Wadiya in "The Dictator" (it even has the same borders as Eritrea). Also I love how you used a chollima to represent North Korea

[@danshakuimo]

I was like, I never knew the national animal of Korea was a Pegasus!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Oops, I just made a similar comment except I forgot the fictional country's name. Aladeen, the titular Dictator of the movie himself, is obviously much more inspired by Libya's Gaddafi, however. And the people and culture of Wadiya don't resemble the people and culture of Eritrea at all. But, they definitely located it in place of Eritrea on the map.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@danshakuimo Yeah, I thought that was weird, too. Has he shown North Korea before? If so, has it always been shown as a Pegasus?

[@GustavoHenrique-kp5sq]

Likely a coincidence. Admiral General Aladeen was likely based on Muammar Gaddafi, with his female bodyguards, flamboyance, and ultranationalism.

[@Vichu.]

That was some of the funniest movies i have ever seen

[@markuskristersson4663]

Good video Hoser! Us Swedes are very familiar with Dawit Isaak, a Swedish-Eritrean Journalist who has been trapped in a metal prison in Eritrea since 2001. I am glad this subject is once again brought up.

[@abdulrahmanzubairu8371]

SINCE 2001!!

[@lisavauhti7675]

He's well cooked pulled pork by now

[@ValentinoDriver]

Have they confirmed this person still being alive? I need to look this up.

[@Mark-vn7et]

Thank god it’s a metal prison! Imagine one build out of candy!

[@shinobi2401]

“Swedes”. Youre probably middle eastern lmao

[@Realluffy7]

I think the best western video done on Eritrea. Even learned new things. (fled when i was 6)

[@Nabalayo]

As a Kenyan this is news to me. Shame on my ignorance. Thank you for the information

[@user-tc7st1kv2n]

Nabalayo, we plead for the Kenyan people and the existing government to treat well for the brothers who found crossing through the country as they are fleeing what you see, recently they were trying to send back and put them in prison.

[@likatalikata3823]

You are not alone. I'm a Kenyan as well with no idea about what goes on in Eritrea. We have news from literally everywhere else but this one country is completely unknown to us apart from seeing a few citizens occasionally.

[@Nabalayo]

@user-tc7st1kv2n our government now is doing a lot of things citizens disagree with. I am so sorry. And we have no way to vote on this issue. I will do my research to see what citizens can do !

[@oslotourism5398]

​@@likatalikata3823 they don't share news about Eritrea, only propaganda. If they reported consistently about Eritrea they would've been forced to inform us about the positive & negative sides of Eritrean government. And people would see who's really causing harm to Eritrea... But because western countries have an agenda of neocolonialism in Eritrea using really dirty methods of politics, everyone will support the eritrean government if media share the real story of Eritrea. Do you want help do do research or can you use Google and see what countries have been oppressing Eritrea and how they use their power to make eritreans suffer? Or do you want to blame another president like Iraq Libya Syria & Somalia? Wake up please, eritrean government have good intentions and they are doing a good job under the circumstances they've been put under.

[@PakBallandSami]

“Eritrean people are strong and caring. And despite all that we had been through we were brimming with optimism. Our country was on the verge of huge change.” ― Abeba Habtu,

[@franciscoacevedo3036]

Eritrea and NK: Look at our incarceration rates, FEAR US NK of Central Asia: Turkmenistan: awwsw cute USA biacha where third most populated nation and we beat in incarceration prnct

[@luisss3929]

​@@franciscoacevedo3036No need to incarcerate people if your whole country is a Jail

[@ZetaMoolah]

@@luisss3929 Florida: North Ko-who? Irann?? CUBA??? We lock up enough every year that folks here can’t legally participate in our elections🤣

[@wazzup233]

@@franciscoacevedo3036 and what's other similarities between North Korea and Eritrea? Well it was once colonized by 2 Axis powers. 🤑

[@keshi5541]

@@franciscoacevedo3036 I mean the entire country is literally a jail so I don't think that matters.

[@lolmao-pb6sc]

It's an example of people fought for their independence to get themself even more doomed.

[@pikapi6993]

you clearly don't know what it was like before independence. Independence is much better than having foreign armies massacre you just because you are a different ethnic group.

[@go-gogodlike6179]

Personally I think the lesson is that great commanders don't make great politicans.

[@thatonejoey1847]

@@go-gogodlike6179 the fateful decision Washington made years ago. To be a caesar or a cincinatus, Americans can thank their lucky stars that the founding fathers were well learned people and chose the example of cincinatus

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@go-gogodlike6179 Some of them actually do, but usually not the ones in 3rd world countries.

[@gtctv7000]

@@go-gogodlike6179 isaias wasnt even a great commander

[@VexingDaftJim1]

Well researched. I have some Eritrean students so it's nice to learn more about the situations they fled.

[@BsG-np9kq]

Where are you from. Please take care my brothers and sisters ❤❤

[@tomjosi742]

Wow...spot on. You have every detail correct. Not many ppl are aware of the small country history and it's current crisis.

[@animekid2979]

If you ever feel your life sucks, remember how people live in Eritrea.

[@Idkwhattonamethis-vr7ce]

And north korea

[@RedCommunistDragon]

@@Idkwhattonamethis-vr7ceDon’t forget Haiti, Yemen, Somalia, the DRC, and Afghanistan.

[@rothko459]

Nah, your life still sucks but you don't have a shitty country to blame for it

[@fakealizer8280]

@@RedCommunistDragon If you ever feel your life sucks, remember the Global South.

[@crescentmoon256]

I remember but it still sucks

[@yorsamore]

I’m from Eritrea, thank you for been the voice for the “voiceless” of my people‼️👏👏👏👏👏🙏🏾

[@SM3X1T]

I just stumnbled upon this vid and I gotta say, well done! Found it super informative and somewhat entertaining

[@Sugarman96]

Next you gotta cover what is essentially the North Korea of Central Asia, Turkmenistan.

[@zachinthehat1707]

IMO Turkmenistan is much less interesting than Eritrea

[@GUNUFofficial]

​@@zachinthehat1707they have an eternally burning hole, a leader that used to be a barber, and their leader has a rap.

[@scythal]

@@GUNUFofficial oh and don't forget - their (now former, he's been replaced by his son) leader also shot a bunch of targets... on a bike... with a revolver... and hit the bullseye every time!

[@elitely6748]

Bright and early for a brand new video from Hoser. I still find the dozens of different governments, cultures and events in different parts of Africa interesting all from the north near Egypt and Morocco to Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. *Great video again though Hoser always a great day when you upload and Happy Holidays to all!*

[@StarlightEater]

I had an uncle thst fought in the Eritrean 30yr war as a mercenary. He had a lot of incredibly graphic Polaroids, and made it sound like hell on earth for anybody involved.

[@matthewnardin7304]

7:50 I can't believe I'm getting to watch 5 star visual and sound fx for free. Thank you for doing such a great job. 🙃

[@nto779]

As someone from Eritrea, it feels surreal to see how much attentions Eritrea is getting recently. (i know its because of Ethiopia threatening war)

[@botbat9645]

Hey im from chad and i live in Saudi Arabia i have many friends from Eritrea and they are very polite and funny to hang with i wish to your country the better ❤

[@Azafell]

are u living there currently?

[@nto779]

@@botbat9645 well that is nice to hear.

[@nto779]

@@Azafell nope, i live in Norway, i have lived here most of my life now, my family left Eritrea when i was only 8 years old.

[@zaynosman5162]

My country ,Somalia, supported Eritrea's independence back in the day when we could actually help. It is sad that our countries are in a sad situation. Wishing all the best to our nations🇸🇴❤🇪🇷

[@flonn5519]

Real ones know Eritrea as Wadiya ruled by Admiral-General Aladeen 🔥🔥🔥

[@pugmir9693]

Fr thoo💥✌️✌️

[@KartingRules]

I dont get it 😅

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

@@KartingRulesit’s from a movie called “the dictator”

[@gidehabtay]

Lmfao 😂😂😂 I’m Eritrean and I think he’d be a better leader for us

[@isaacdavis7979]

​@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986Love that Film !!!!

[@snowohno4898]

Another problem is that, SO MANY PEOPLE (especially the older generation) are STILL loyal to him because they see him as the man who brought Eritrea independence! Like my mom has a framed picture of him next to mine💀

[@vincentng2392]

Even for older Eritreans living abroad

[@matthewwelsh294]

That is so creepy and I dislike people who worship their governments like if they are God. They sound like the North Koreans and MAGA

[@Yacob88481]

Oh my goodness. Free your mom.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Regarding the UN deciding to have Eritrea be a part of Ethiopia, it was supposed to be a federation that would last ten years and then Eritrea would be allowed to become its own nation. So Eritrea was supposed to be granted independence, but of course the Ethiopians didn't want this. For those who don't know about the ELF split: Idris Muhammad Adam and other Eritreans founded the ELF as a primarily Pan-Arab movement in Cairo. Over the course of the 1960s, the ELF was able to obtain support from Arab countries such as Egypt and Sudan as the Arab countries wanted full control of the Red Sea. However, tensions between Muslims and Christians in the ELF along with the failure of the ELF to ward off Ethiopia's 1967-1968 counter offensive internally fractured the ELF, causing it to split. By the mid 1970s, the ELF and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front were the key liberation movements in Eritrea. The EPLF ultimately overtook the ELF as the primary Eritrean independence movement by 1977, and the ELF was subsequently defeated in 1981. When they finally won independence, they combined the EPLF flag and the wreath and olive-branch (used by the ELF) derived from the autonomous flag to create the current Eritrean flag.

[@HASANonYT]

Wow great work, as usual. Although I knew those people had their fair share of difficulties, I didn't know the situation was THAT bad. Thanks for shedding some light on that part of the world. I hope they make a great recovery as soon as possible. Additionally, can you please make a video about Syria? I'm curious and wanna know your take on it.

[@AdTe]

Right as I was thinking about Eritrea, you post this. Wild.

[@odrisrosario2465]

Thanks for sharing 😮 I didn’t have any idea of this political system in this country,is soo sad.

[@PinkyJujubean]

There's a guy from Eritrea that I get as a Lyft driver sometimes. I decided to look up Eritrea once and from what I've read he fled for good reason

[@Dylan-qz9tb]

Really enjoying these newer videos. Always curious to see which animals hoser chooses to represent each country! Curious to see a video on Guyana given what's been going on in the news

[@caleb2050]

he chose the camel for Eritrea because it is a national symbol and is on our passports

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@caleb2050 And yet, I don't recall seeing any actual camels in the video.

[@moah2012]

Thanks for referencing my substack bud! 😃

[@eastfrisianguy]

I had a work colleague from Eritrea, he fled with his whole family in 1991 and came to Germany. He described the country as "hell", many of his family members starved to death and were tortured to death. His family came to Germany, the whole family learned the language as quickly as possible, he caught up on his education and integrated excellently. He retired in 2022. He vowed never to set foot in Eritrea again.

[@EriAdey]

1991 Eritrea didn't had a president it wasn't a country yet

[@sh.7630]

​@@EriAdey what are you on about💀

[@anamendoza6741]

Honest to God I would watch a video like this from you about every country in the world. Top notch script, top notch editing skills, top notch production, top notch voice over, perfect amount of comedy to keep things interesting, perfect pace in dialogue to keep things comprehensible, MAN GREAT FCKING JOB IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. A+

[@anamendoza6741]

I am just leaving comments to first shower your with praises and also to let KZbin algorithm now, more like this please!!🔥

[@mrwiniarsky9585]

Bro i like how u make this so simple to understand, huge +

[@AgxntOrange]

I complain a lot about the state of Canada, but videos like this do put our issues into perspective. It does make you a little bit proud that we take in people from places like this and give them a better life. I would like to see this same compassion for the destitute domestically though.

[@michaelb5119]

Same bro. We are blessed to be Canadian in the grand scheme of things. Makes me feel bad for bitching

[@korakys]

Also think about this though: any moderately powerful democratic state, Canada qualifies, could overthrow the government of Eritrea and enforce democracy, greatly reducing the misery there. A dozen countries could have independently done this at any time in the past two decades, but it has never even been expressed as a possibility that entire time. If there is one thing that unites all the democratic countries of the world it's that they don't want to fight to spread that democracy.

[@michaelb5119]

@@korakys and risk disturbing the geopolitics of that region? There are other nearby countries that would not be happy with that idea. And it's not as simple as just "enforce democracy". Look how Afghanistan went for the US. Not to mention that lives would have to be spent for something that would only drain resources of the country that did it. There are so many factors to consider for an outrageous idea like that. This is such an ignorant comment honestly.

[@hertzwave8001]

​@@korakys >canada qualifies LOL

[@Mqmn]

@@michaelb5119I ain’t feel bad for bitching Canada is shit rn idc

[@rhyssaunders1706]

Very interesting! I find it interesting learning about places that I know existed but don't know any specifics. Thank you!

[@TheoatStudio]

that's an excellent summarization. I liked the simple yet emerging graphic work.

[@anarkitty0]

As a swiss, who knows a lot of Eritrean brothers and sisters, my best wishes to you. I wish you freedom, in Switzerland and in your home country as well!

[@heruy8274]

Switzerland? Is there a country Eritreans are not in? Eritreans really need to take advantages of the freedoms and opportunities they enjoy in host countries and conduct a globally organized political and economic campaign against the despotic regime so the diaspora can finally return and breath freedoms under a government of their own for once.

[@dominik13579]

As a swiss, i see them actually celebrating their current government. They are not an asset to society. And we have to pay because their country sucks and they have to do harsh military service.

[@milchi5122]

@@heruy8274 its a well structured plan to destroy european homelands by sending migrant wave after migrant wave

[@caleb2050]

When I visited my cousins in Asmara back in 2012 I gave my cousin a cracked version minecraft on a USB stick, but he needed to update java on his laptop to run it so we went to the internet cafe and began updating. they asked us why and we told them to run minecraft and then they got mad at us and made us delete it LOL

[@abdullahaanawaleh]

Haha you should've lied. Say it was to access a book or something like that.

[@caleb2050]

@@abdullahaanawalehyeah lol we were young and didn’t realize minecraft wasn’t allowed. They still let him update Java though! I think the Internet cafe staff were more worried about themselves getting in trouble than us doing something we weren’t supposed to because they did not question us on how we got Minecraft.

[@_jpg]

Perhaps they knew about the Uncensored Library map? 🤔

[@caleb2050]

@@_jpg nah it was definitely for a dumber. less thought-out reason than that, and also, this was before that existed I think.

[@llamaboioflusatia]

I loved Eritrea’s portrayal as Wadiyah in The Dictator

[@kzcciynk]

Isnt it supposed to be Libya

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

@@kzcciynkif you look at the map of “wadiya” in the film it’s the borders of Eritrea just renamed to a fake country for the film. But I agree the dictator guy sounds and acts more like gaddafi than isais

[@Osamabinladen2630]

Eritrea stand with Somalia 🇸🇴❤️‍🔥 🇪🇷

[@kzcciynk]

@@Osamabinladen2630 failed authoritarian state stands with another failed authoritarian state

[@dawsonb6040]

u do such a good job in making geopolitics understandble, kudos!

[@vapey1k700]

There was just a massive protest in the Hague in the netherlands where I live about Eritrea. So Thank you for clearing things up Because I havent even heard of this country before

[@flygod.]

Hoser I just wanna say I love your Drake songs in the background in almost every video. You must be a huge fan as well

[@Annadog40]

Been waiting for this one

[@jondoe4842]

That seamless split at 2:07 looks really cool well done

[@danieltondorf-dick6083]

Fascinating documentary. Well done.

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for all the awesome content and great videos!!

[@artthenecromancer404]

I’m half Eritrean half Rwandese and this is p accurate, kinda surreal to see people actually talk about us though

[@manniking233]

That's harsh. Both countries you're from are ran by dictators...

[@GooseGumlizzard]

Rwandese NUTS lmaooo gottem

[@truthhunter1220]

You hit the nail on the head. Kudus. Thanks for the truth. Good work.

[@naz2531]

thanks for this video, it was very informative. I never knew Eritrea had these kind of issues.

[@real_ysm]

I didn't know that much happened in such a small country! This man deserves millions of subs for making unknown history entertaining.

[@thepoleontheroad]

I'm learning more from those videos than from high school. Good job and thanks for talking about those issues, your videos are great 👏 So cool to learn about overlooked parts of the world that are equally fascinating as those commonly talked about.

[@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872]

Well, ignorance breeds more ignorance. So, you think you are learning😂

[@phucknuts.7065]

@@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872well said.

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

@@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872Looks like you’re rooted in propaganda

[@Shiden-bd2vp]

You did a marvellous job! Thank you

[@jayl3840]

great video bro.. its been along time since I learned something totally new to me.. I never knew anything about this place. Keep up the excellent content. I just subbed and look forward to watching more of your content.

[@Stanley_manly]

My friend is eritrean, and talked about how her grandma visited her. Now im confused😭😭 Shes a pretty normal girl, and always talks positively about her country, “im from eritrea!” “Im drawing the eritrea flag” etc. i wouldnt have ever guessed it’d be like this😭

[@nessys6450]

all eritreans are patriotic

[@nerdy8644]

Maybe she’s too young to understand

[@Stanley_manly]

@@nerdy8644 nah, she talks about escaping with hee family sometimes

[@nerdy8644]

@@Stanley_manly that’s cool. What an adventure

[@Moss514]

Great video, short but with quite many info, Thanks !

[@Nikki94here]

Wow I had no idea, those poor people. Thanks for another good video Hoser.

[@Red-Magic]

#12 on trending! Congrats!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Man, I can't believe this Isaias Afwerki guy overthrew Admiral General Aladeen and changed the country's name from Wadiya to Eritrea. I loved it when Admiral General Aladeen arrived in NYC on a camel. Eritrea has a neat flag! The green stands for the agriculture and livestock of the country. Blue stands for the Red Sea and its marine wealth. Red for the bloodshed in the struggle for independence. The yellow wreath symbolizes peace and Eritrean unity. The outer wreaths have 15 leaves on each side, representing the 30 years it took to get independence. There are six leaves total in the center, and the leaves are split into three, with one side representing the 9 ethnic groups of the country and the other side for the 9 national languages. The country's emblem features a camel surrounded by an olive wreath. The camel was the beast of burden used during the war of independence from Ethiopia to transport supplies and goods, and was seen as being instrumental to the movement's success by Eritrean nationalists

[@meloon8940]

Great video as always! Wish you could do a video on my country, Singapore!

[@ojjuiceman]

Well done. I enjoyed this video. Also the camels were my favorite

[@TD-qi9gz]

The British also has some responsibility for how Eritrea is today. It was once a relatively well developed port given how much money the Italians have spent to develope it.However, after WW2, instead of gaining independence, the British decided to take everything that is not nailed down as their compensation. The economy collapsed, and it did not help that Eritrea was given to a nation that shares very little cultural ties.

[@someoneelse3456]

Ethiopia has massive, longstanding cultural ties to Eritrea. In fact, one of the more populous ethinicities in Ethiopia is the majority ethnicity in Eritrea.

[@bernadera2142]

⁠@@someoneelse3456no in eritrea the biggest ethnic group is tigrinya and in ethiopia the biggest ethnic group is oromo. So they are not the same.

[@HolaSoyJuanes]

​@@bernadera2142he said 'one of the most'

[@bernadera2142]

@@HolaSoyJuanes he said the populous ethnic group of ethiopia is the same as eritreas ethnic group but we dont share any ethnic groups. He probably meant tigray but they aren’t the same as tigrinya

[@jackyex]

There's still many Cultural ties, and some ethnic groups that cross the border like the Afars.

[@piplotfs]

Although I already know about this through many videos but not a single one was this lighthearted about it lol

[@Human_01]

Informative video, nonetheless. Good job! 👍✨

[@ruth_southernstar]

Fascinating. Thank you very much for sharing x

[@Abi-hero]

GREAT ANALYSIS KEEP IT UP 👍👍👍👍💙🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿💙🌿🌿🌿💙🌿💙🌿🌿🌿💙🌿💙

[@BagMonster]

Imagine making North Korea look like a safe haven for the free press.

[@wilsontheace6537]

that’s not what’s happening though

[@liampowers8570]

Well that’s not what’s happening here. One of the first parts of the video shows that the press is decidedly more free in Eritrea, albeit not good by any means

[@sleepingseaweed6268]

Bruh what are you talking about smh

[@tombo416]

If you ever feel like an NPC just remember that 118 people liked this comment

[@bababababababa6124]

@@tombo416and it’s still going up for some reason… no way people actually think Eritrea is worse than NK, they’re both bad but NK is magnitudes worse

[@kingace6186]

I'm pleasantly surprised. What a fantastically accurate journalistic analysis of Eritrean politics and society.

[@heavent883]

no it is not

[@StereoMadnessss]

I’ve wanted a video on this country and have been curious for a long time

[@Daangie.]

love these videos

[@theshahman2418]

My home country. Thank you for the video

[@ASH9366]

Hoser explanation is next level 🎚️ I love his videos a lot 🌟🔥🌟

[@SethBrundleDirtyFly]

this was surprisingly accurate

[@chicacousticsongss]

My parent left Eritrea in the late '80s, and their memories of that time are often shrouded in silence. Having been conscripted at the tender age of 15 during the 30-year war, they bear the lasting scars of PTSD. This video provides a compelling insight into the backdrop of my parent's journey, reinforcing the conviction that leaving that tumultuous past behind was indeed the right choice.

[@uaekappa]

AI generated comment

[@hizbawiginbarginbarghinda3872]

Human trafficking is a lucurative business!

[@_sandy_]

bro chatgpt'd a top comment

[@vila777_]

i must say that is an unbelievable tragedy and i hope that your parents are doing well. but why is this comment worded like a thesis statement

[@uaekappa]

@@vila777_ because it was stolen from another comment saying something similar and rewritten by AI

[@perytonz1608]

kinda funny that this is the only channel that could ever get me interested in geopolitics or economy or whatever else u talk about. its the last thing i woulda found myself interested in but the topics you cover and the way your videos and narration are handled make it so easy to binge the entire channel . thanks for making this sorta stuff accessible so i can dip my toes in these topics and actually stay interested and entertained enough to want more

[@perytonz1608]

@@JosoyPniew exactly! im from canada, and i admittedly didnt even know this country existed until watching this video. im thankful for a source like this where i can learn about these sorts of things in a way thats easily digestible. even if theres not much any single person could do its really important that this kinda knowledge spreads

[@allenparker6331]

Love your videos, man!

[@Mrreal-nq8yw]

Nice video! Good job my guy

[@titicad8938]

Pretty interesting! I like the nuance and how you explain why North Korea is way more known than it's african counterpart.

[@radagon-su2vq]

Ayo bro h0ser i always like ur videos i have a video suggestion is about the republic of sudan which have been having alot of problems which i beleive you can make a good video about it.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Explaining Sudan and its history would require a 3 hour video.

[@michaelallison1255]

great video never herd of this country, and now that i do i don"t think it will be on my travel list. Keep up the great work.!

[@gpwildcat77]

Awesome vid as always. Where did the India video go though?

[@Jamal_Aw]

My high school mathematics teacher was from this country. Never knew it was this bad. Really glad to hear he left this country and because somewhat successful, especially in education, and also as he was such a nice guy too.

[@tjdln409]

This guy owns the whole country for himself alone. And the whole population is his bodyguard to keep him in power. In return they get nothing. They are brainwashed in the name of nationality, patriotism, and independence from Ethiopia. He is smart I will give him that.

[@LZ-no3go]

They are not brainwashed Eritrea is filled with spys who jails anyone who goes against him

[@davidrodrigueztoro6512]

Awesome video, do Colombia next please

[@Jacx1m]

Loved the video, as always!

[@The13thRonin]

*Admits to loving hearing about the oppression of an entire nation in 4k.*

[@straykidskep1ertwiceitzy4e19]

I went there recently and it has gotten much worse. They turn off the electricity to remind them who is in power and make the people’s main focus on their day to day living rather then than the abuse they are facing. Now most of the routes to get out are closed (smuggling) and a lot of my family has been separated from one another because of this. It is crazy to think that my family could have been stuck there if we hadn’t been separated and taken the risks. But the culture is amazing, especially the food and tea, and the beaches. If things get better I recommend going.

[@Doenerfactory]

This sounds like some sci-fy movie type of stuff Its just hard to believe that something like this is actually happening just right now on this world

[@icylemur2258]

You know it’s going to be a good day when Hoser posts. Can you think about doing Vatican City as your next video if you’d like. 👍

[@CupGuyDude12]

hoser i love your videos keep it up

[@CS-rh2ce]

Nice video hoser, I am wondering what forces the families living outside the country to pay this "diaspora tax." I mean if they have escaped the country illegally what is forcing them to send money back to it? Perhaps the chance of the government hurting their family members, or something else I do not know.

[@HolaBruv]

No because families live in there and most of us actually return back to it as visitors. So technically we don’t want the nation to suffer more than what’s already happening.

[@ezeket7482]

It’s voluntary. I’m not sure why people say it’s forced

[@mike7671]

It's out of family ties or pity

[@amanuelhabtezghi3470]

this is if you back to visit and have plan to get service as eritrean citizen yes you have to pay 2%. but if you have planned to visit families you don't have to pay it. Just to be clear not everybody have to pay.

[@heavent883]

it is just 1or 2 of big families leave the country so they send money to their relative

[@rozkaz661]

I love your way of describing how diverse, insane and almost every time broken. African politics and economy are. Incredibly entertaining

[@thechacokid1599]

Just came across your channel yesterday (Equatorial Guinea), immediately subscribed. Very entertaining!

[@captainbube1217]

Its kinda unreal to hear you voice at the end 😂. This is best asmr ever.