British Guy Reacts to 'The MOST GANGSTER POLITICIAN EVER - Cassius Marcellus Clay' - What A Guy!

[@gregperryman2672]

Don't skip his add reads and also make sure to always watch after the end credits there's normally something added, bloopers, or there something from the hero in the story

[@DarkKatzy013]

This exactly this . Upvote this comment peoples.

[@djj9675]

His adds are the best

[@badlatency9979]

Kentucky is one of the oldest post-Revolution States, and politically it was neutral in the war but was a slaveholding State. The Appalachia region, which Kentucky is in was far more likely to be divided on the issue of slavery than the rest of the South for various cultural and economic reasons. Less total economic dependence on slavery being a major reason.

[@adamskeans2515]

only the Eastern half of the state is in Appalachia.

[@generichardson4771]

Hey bud check out the origin story of don't mess with our boats the Barbary wars also there's a video on the most gangster plane on the planet the F15 eagle

[@AceMoonshot]

Muhammad Ali was named after Cassius Clay. Dueling was pretty common in some circles. Some duelists would be famous for killing a hell of a lot of people. More often than one might think, the duelists were often just hired killers. They'd force a fight with some poor slob that never stood a chance. One of my favorite duelists was a doctor, from New Orleans, I think. He had treated enough gunshot wounds to have noticed that dying from infection was just as likely as from being shot to death. Because the bullets would push the clothing they wore into the wounds. So, every time he fought a duel, he'd fight buck naked. It got to the point no one challenged him, or accepted his challenge, because it was just too damned embarrassing. A fair number of politicians would engage in them for various reasons. My favorite story of politicians being challenged was when a very short duelist challenged a big hulking guy from the opposing party. As the challenged party, the big guy got to set the terms. He said he wanted to fight with sledgehammers in 6 feet of water. The short guy withdrew his challenge.

[@badlatency9979]

That story sounds very similar to Lincoln, who also was a very large man who got to set the terms of his duel, which was to be in a pit and fought with longswords. Needless to say his opponent withdrew.

[@RogCBrand]

What gets me is how Muhammad Ali changed his name to not be named after a slave holder. It's too bad he didn't really look into the man he was named after and 110% embrace it!

[@EmpressMermaid]

He's like something out of a Quinton Terantino movie

[@Myrcella_Rykker]

American here and I've never heard of Cassius Clay until I watched the Fat Electrician. Wish they taught us about people like this in U.S history. Instead it was all memorize what battle happened on what date, where. Bored to tears. This is why in school I loved world and ancient history.

[@adamskeans2515]

Kentuckian here, I had never heard of him either.

[@andyroot1242]

American here; born in Texas and raised in Ohio ... same ... never heard of Cassius in school. The Fat Electrician for ... National Historian !?

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

That's because you can educate yourself on the fact that Rockefeller is the one who developed the current education system we have in America in the beginning of the 20th century with the quote that he's not doing it to make thinkers, he's doing it to make workers. Employees. Drones. They don't want critical thinkers or problem-solvers in America and they haven't for decades. Hence why the average University graduate in America is actually dumber than the average high school graduate of most other countries. Dumb people are easy to fool and intimidate so that they will give up their freedoms willingly for so-called security even though all the problems have been created by the very people that are offering the solution. And being uneducated they don't understand that those who are willing to give up freedom for security deserve neither. Basically Americans have been turned into cattle. It's why people are running the victimhood olympics, virtue signaling, standing out in streets screaming and waving placards even though they don't know what the hell they're talking about, and ignorance and idiocy is at an all-time high. Stay safe because it's not going to get better

[@0101tuber]

The people who make movies these days have a different message to send than the factual knowledge a historical thriller would impart...

[@baddbabylon]

I never knew this story, that's really incredible

[@britishguyreacts]

I can't believe I'd never heard of this dude! Might have to hand back my history degree...

[@BarbaraBylow]

Your about the sixth or seventh reaction to FE's vid on CMC. It never gets old watching folks get slackjawed listening about this Murican Beast.

[@gk5891]

If you haven't seen it his, "America Dismantles Pirate Nations for Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars" is very good. Lots of things that occurred their echo in todays traditions and policies. You also will come away understanding why we have 17 towns named Decatur in the USA.

[@zgreen9673]

Is been half a life time but i am pretty sure Cassius Clay is a generally a footnote in our high school history textbooks around the Lincoln/Civil War chapters

[@Tijuanabill]

Newspaper cannons should point inward, imo.

[@benjamies4136]

This is the best way to do ad breaks! Thank you!!!!

[@kokomo9764]

I have to admit that I had never heard of this guy.

[@katrinaprescott5911]

Kentucky was made a state in 1792. It was the fifteenth state (second created after the original thirteen) it was a slave state, but was one of the four slave states that didn't secede and join the confederacy. It was a border state between the north and the south and sentiment was VERY divided. Many families in Kentucky had members that fought for different sides in the Civil War.

[@kendallneason3645]

Actually Kentucky is a commonwealth officially like a few others and not a “state”. 😊

[@bfallingstar]

I’m old, so I had the advantage of going to school in America when the teachers were NOT shills for Marxist ideology. I learned about Cassius Clay in third grade history class. (History was certainly Taught … I can’t speak to whether it was widely Learned.) That was the same timeframe that a boxer named Cassius Clay beat the living daylights out of Sonny Liston. Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali. You may have heard of him. Everyone in my class listened to the fight on the radio. Because we knew about the Cassius Clay after whom the boxer had been named as a child, we knew what a badass the original was, and my classmate Mike Kirby considered it a tactical error for him to change his name from such a legendary pedigree.

[@jamesgirard1090]

Ironically, Muhammad Ali changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali because that was his slave name. Arguably this could’ve been the most anti-slave name you could have

[@xviper2k]

Muhammad Ali didn't have a "slave name," as he was never a slave.

[@jamesgirard1090]

@@xviper2k those are Muhammad Ali’s words not mine

[@alexisrivera200xable]

@@jamesgirard1090 You are 100% correct. Ali said that when he was interviewed. He believed that having a white man's name was tantamount to having a slave name so he changed to something that had zero ties to white people. Given the high levels of racism and poor education levels of the era It's entirely possible Ali didn't know the the history behind the name. Which was a very fitting name, both men had incredible fighting spirit and tenacity. Makes one wonder if Ali's parents knew the story and did it out of respect for Cassius Marcellus Clay.

[@hannahbeanies8855]

@@alexisrivera200xablethey knew because it was actually his father’s name. He was after this Cassius Clay :)

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

That's what happens when you are uneducated and easily fooled by ideological poisoning. You'll notice Muhammad Ali changed his thoughts later in life when he got not stupid.

[@EricWoodyVariety59]

Never heard of him until a couple weeks ago. Amazing character and should have his own monument.

[@matthewlaird5235]

He either survived by pure luck, or there was some divine hand that decided that no, that’s not happening this guy has more to do.

[@Tijuanabill]

Technically, the Emancipation Proclamation freed zero slaves. It only freed the slaves that were part of the rebellion, of which the US president had no authority to free, at that moment. There were no slaves in the Northern states, and slaves in states like Kentucky, who did not revolt, were not freed by the proclamation, and had to wait for the constitutional amendment.

[@brokenspoon-xl8xf]

Both Washington state and Texas have "mutual combat" laws... its not dueling, but is legal to fight about it.

[@KatBats333]

People aren't taught about him because the establishment doesn't want Americans to know this man's story. I'm sure they think it's dangerous for us to learn about genuine American hero's.

[@91GT347]

Consider whats happening in your country, my country, and several others now. Along with one sentence Nic said. "He's willing to defend the freedom of speech, with the right to bear arms, at any time." May be a clue as to why he has been left out of government regulated education.

[@alaxbird4954]

I've been trying to put something in the comments related to this but it keeps getting removed as soon as i refresh the damn page. tried like five times now

[@joemajor1156]

This is the greatest American System statesmen. Reading his self written Biography is amazing. United Negro press published Clay's biography

[@clinthowe7629]

its almost like he was a reverse of muhammed ali, he was brash and mouthy, hated by many yet won all his fights, and rubbed it in, Clay also hated by many, a mouthy duelist who won all his fights, at least in the beginning.

[@cp368productions2]

Kentucky was part of the Confederacy. But because it's more in touch with Ohio than Tennessee they had a lot of northern sympathizers. I believe a lot of Kentucky rifleman became snipers for the CSA and I think I also read somewhere that a lot of Kentuckians were spies for both sides.

[@JasonGoodman-d5e]

No it was part of the Confederacy. It was Neutral.

[@toddhutchins2492]

Don't worry, I don't think may people have heard of him, unless they studies him in particular.

[@whyaddnamehere]

Kentucky was officially "neutral" but had a large pro confederacy group. There were slaves in Kentucky too.

[@rcslyman8929]

I wouldn't say neutral. They were a slave state, but were also a "border state" that sided with the Union when President Lincoln made some concessions for those states to not go rebel. Maryland was another big one... frankly because if Maryland had ceded as well, DC would have been embedded in the South like post-WWII Berlin.

[@dessatt]

OMG.... Dont ... Do Not... skip the ad reads! That pissed me off enough that i almost clicked off the reaction. Deep breath... i going to watch because i do like your personality. I do enjoy your reactions. Protip. Play the ad reads, and wait 10 seconds after he says quack bang out.

[@xviper2k]

You really like ads, huh?

[@Slateking]

@@xviper2k the original video takes a lot of effort. The minimum expected from a reactor is to leave the ads in, link to the original video, and comment regularly

[@dessatt]

@xviper2k just his, they're often funny and often adds to the over all feel of the video, and they're short. Plus, why not? It's not a KZbin ad, it's a sponsor. At least you can play the sponsor of the creator you're reacting too. They put a lot of work into the video. And this creator actually don't mind reactions to his videos. He encourages it.

[@matthewlaird5235]

Why isn’t he talked about more in Academia or in Hollywood?! That’s a good question.

[@Punk_On_Demand]

Do a reaction to how the states got their names.

[@danielvandusen5724]

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[@evanirvana500]

Dont feel bad not knowing. Im an american and i had heard the name but i think it was a footnote. Not nearly enough know that dude. But isnt that how it works? Remarkable things are pushed aside for whitewashed politicized accounting, because history is not equal. It literally depends on who wrote it, which side of the aisle they were on, and does it make the country look bad or good. Im sure this is same in england as well.

[@RageinriotTJ]

Never skip the ads they are one a bit in its self and two support the creators you react to

[@TheArkyCrew]

Biden vs McConnell in a duel with sabers....Id pay to see that crap.

[@senseibison6237]

Wait. Did he say vegans are hero's?

[@benjamies4136]

Bring back dueling for like 20 years. America will be good again lol

[@mikeross1984]

I'm new here. Only 4 minutes in.. But if Mitch McConnell and Biden had a duel with sabers.. It would probably take longer than the term limit process we have for one to win. I'll comment more later I'm sure lol.

[@brandonjeffries5021]

Little late to this video just watching fat electricians reactions but Hollywood and basically all streaming services have no desire to feature a “hero” that strongly goes against everyone else to do the right thing while also defending himself with guns and fighting for other people’s freedoms. That’s against everything they stand for and also might encourage other people to do the same. Just my opinion on why things like this aren’t widely taught in schools or made movies about. And I’m from Kentucky and he was barely a footnote in the history books. Meanwhile Berea College and Henry Clay high schools are still around.

[@clinthowe7629]

Muhammed Ali 😂

[@benjamies4136]

Bring back dueling for like 20 years. America will be good again lol. Is primarily because of Muhammad ali. Him changing his name was a extremely big deal, especially when he went to jail because he refused the draft for Vietnam. You can imagine that those feelings are still relevant.

[@JoannDavi]

🙂

[@Sarah-cq1vb]

You’re mistaken about the civil war. The north nearly lost that war. They were doing very poorly in the beginning. What Cassius clay did absolutely played a big role in helping the north win their effort. You should do some more in depth study of the civil war. It is much more complicated than most people are led to believe. Not that I am upset for the outcome or anything it’s just interesting from a historical standpoint. Most people just get the brief summary that hits on a few highlights and then don’t look any deeper because the good guys won right. It’s worth the in-depth lol I promise.

[@donniemjr75]

Fast forward through the advertisements a man is doing while trying to make money off of his work..... very classy.....

[@cygnusx-3217]

It's disappointing to see that you platformed the FAscisT Electrician again. You were one of the few channels that challenged his despicable statement excusing war crimes. I guess the possibility of getting 27,000 views again was too much of a temptation.