Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style democratic government. All evidence pointed to the idea that capitalist representative democracies made for the best economic outcomes. It turns out that isn't the only way to succeed. In the last 40 years or so, authoritarian capitalism as it's practiced in places like China and Singapore has been working really, really well. John is going to look at these systems and talk about why they work, and he's even going to make a few predictions about the future. Also, thanks for watching this series. It has been amazingly fun to create, and we appreciate all of you.
Citation 1: John Micklethwait & Adrian Woolridge. The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State. Penguin, New York 2014 p. 68
Citation 2: Han Fook Kwang, ed., Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas. Times Edition: 1997 p194
Citation 3: Quoted in Micklethwait & Woolridge, p155
Citation 4: Micklethwait & Woolridge, p159
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[@AceHawk37]

Don't leave us Crash Course World History! Seriously is there another history series with John Green planned for the future?

[@sterlingarcher3857]

no

[@Farfromhere001]

Nothing compares to a John Green CrashCourse with any type of History! COME BACK JOHN, WE NEED YOU!

[@oathkeeper65]

As far as I know, John is taking a year off of crash course.

[@nixsommers2203]

Sterling Archer And you know this how?

[@Propsm8]

willkommen217 Wait it's about to end? :(

[@aliensinnoh1]

More John Green History, anything! British History, Chinese History, Middle Eastern History, European History, anything!

[@mr.bantman8189]

William Stockhecker Euro history, or Asian History.

[@Charlie-zq5el]

african history

[@markpatterson3723]

red Afro-History

[@edwardl1344]

William Stockhecker Adult movie history!

[@Bluefalcon6154]

Government series not about explaining reason of government but explaining how America has ducked up God dammit Apple I don't me duck "I never meant duck" John Green

[@pedropatricio8070]

8:11 "Fortunately, here in the United States we don't have any ties between business and politics so you won't see any corruption here" LOL

[@joecleveland6525]

In china they have government owned business, in the US we have business owned government.

[@panandamao5061]

Joe Cleveland right！

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

Joe Cleveland Wrong.

[@peterzhang6551]

wheezypea sorry to break your western dream but I have never been sent to camp during my 17 years living in China.

[@Len124]

Beautiful comment.

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

In India we have mixed economy . Here most of strategic sector like oil and railway and banking is under government company while others like textile etc are private

[@CassandraCarter]

Hey, John Green: Checking in here from China. VPNs rule.

[@13ullseye]

Cass Carter Having uncensored internet rules, but well done nonetheless ;)

[@CassandraCarter]

13ullseye There is a bonus to having VPN and that's being able to get free BBC iPlayer and then switch it up and watch US Netflix. Ha ha.

[@CassandraCarter]

***** Bah, you and your fresh air!

[@Djorgal]

***** There's a great firewall of China? What is it with you and great walls? ^^

[@CottonDrifting]

Well it obvious not a great, just average.

[@flagcoco69]

I'm a history major, and I REALLY like the thing he said at the end, There is more than one history of the world. History is like geography in this sense; you can draw a map that can be purely political with just national borders, it can be based on cities and roads, it can be vegetation or elevation or social sciences, or it can be in combinations of all of these. Voltaire once said, History is the lie we all agree upon, and I've come to disagree with that, because over the last 200 years humankind has come up with more than one way to discuss our progress, more than one way to connect the dots, the events, the people that made us what we are. Marx and Malthus may have been wrong in their predictions for our species, but the idea of Marxist historical theory that the narrative of humankind can be told through class struggle and the Malthusian argument that overpopulation will outstrip our ability to maintain a sustainable society are certainly concepts that have merit today. Is the whole point in our being to conquer the earth, to overcome disease and nature, and become something greater than what we are now, or is this the best I will ever get; by looking at our past through the lens of technology, medicine, and philosophy, we make sense of what we've done and try to get a grip of where we're going. There is indeed more than one history of the world, and it's up to us, we who are inquisitive and open-minded, to scour through the many histories that have been written and forge one of our own, unique in its perspective.

[@EternalHappElements]

People who has major in Humanity would understand.

[@jeongminyoun5388]

May be the history is the whole perspectives of humankind and as you mentioned earlier, past present and future. We made thr routines what we made with individual choice. And will have made future as the same menthod. I couldn't understand whole thing since i am foreigner.

[@chase4294]

Think of it as a choose your own adventure

[@imhung8472]

This is really beautiful :) thank you.. edit: your majoring in history is shining through and it fills me with a strange sense of inspiration :)

[@srnumber1]

You are really committed to write ALL of that. You are an impressive human.

[@chrispeacock1257]

When's World History 3?? I need more!!

[@JaxTheCartographer]

YESSSS

[@slovinstienwanderer6768]

Or any humanities based series. Enough of the video games.

[@UdyKumra]

What about Crash Course Philosophy? That's Humanities-based.

[@dhartmahmed50]

WHAT?!?!!

[@TuveanYGloir]

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED MORE

[@huddlestonb16]

Commenting in 2023 on how John nailed AI being able to reduce creativity-based jobs.

[@fluorine3]

As a Chinese American who pay very close attention to both Chinese and American politics, this is about THE MOST accurate representation of what Chinese political system is like, and about the MOST balanced and acute analysis of Chinese politics. Thank you and I learned so much from your world history series. Please continue making more!

[@VicmundLim]

Feifei Wang do you like democracy

[@maxwellaaron3291]

I was wondering whether you are the "Feifei Wang" on Quora. If it's too personal for you to reveal, my sincere apology for being curious for a moment.

[@SimonAshworthWood]

Caleb Maupin's videos are much more accurate when he discusses China and numerous other topics, too.

[@Nikolapoleon]

And he still never dedicated a single episode to the Napoleonic Wars.

[@tsuich00i]

Yes, that is a tragedy.

[@karlkarlos3545]

tsuich00i It was.

[@Viciousswarm88]

Or really to the Holy Roman Empire.

[@aaabbb-gd8no]

Viciousswarm88 Wich isn't nor holy nor romans nor an empire.

[@Ph0enixGam3r]

Justin Briand What a butchering of such a good quote...

[@666Tomato666]

John, I think your sarcasm is a bit too subtle...

[@GavinMangini]

+Sideeq Mohammad obviously joking

[@jamesking2591]

+Sideeq Mohammad he was joking....sarcasm

[@data7traveller]

Yea... he also said there is absolutely no relation between politics and businesses in the US!! And I was left wondering....did I hear that right?

[@JungleScene]

+666Tomato666 maybe its cause he was being facetious, not sarcastic?

[@duartemad]

+666Tomato666 Telling him to not tell the truth hummm?

[@starryfae]

"You are a part of that, the choices that you make over the course of your life will shape history both in the future and in the past. In short, we ask you to think about history and how we study it because we are counting on you." ~John Green, April 2015

[@comrad9372]

Will there still be videos about history when this series is over?

[@roidroid]

Connor Dunn shhh shhh, history is over. Only *CRASH COURSE FUTURISM* now.

[@MarcianusImperator]

***** Um, this is the third history series (World History 2). The other two were World History an U.S. History.

[@astro1980roblox]

roidroid LOL

[@Abdul54cp]

MarcianusImperator Fourth. World History, U.S History,Big History, World history 2

[@UnashamedlyHentai]

***** I think Big History came after this series.

[@horacioaust]

I'm a chinese and I've been working in Spain for 8 years, since my job is cultural exchange, I'm in contact with both western democracy and china. So here is my opinion, there is no universal solution for goverment type, each country has their different social condition and cultural background. A successful political system in one country is almost certain not gonna work in another country if you just copy paste it. For example, from my viewpoints, both spain and china have their success and failures in governng. Spain is more liberal, opened to different opinions, but all the bickering among different parties of politicians really hinders a lot of long term projects. And the fact that lots of politicians say things only for people to vote for them, which I call politics only for elections also damages the trust of the people. China on the other hand, get things done in a lot of things, building new infastractures, upgrading urban facilities, but without another party to constantly attacking the governing party for their faults, a lot of good politcs take a very long time to reach more rural and less developed areas. The huge population also slows down a lot of the modernization process. So I guess that's why we look at each other. See each other's success and failures, and learn from each other to find a most suitable way for your own country to develope.

[@alesolano5507]

Living in Spain and big enthusiast of Chinese recent history. I agree with you completely

[@helenarosno]

I’m American and have never left the country. I found your comment really interesting and I agree with you. You can’t copy and paste one system to another because we’re talking about millions of people who have spent their entire lives living one way. It’s more important to tweak and perfect or change a bit year by year for a better system I guess.

[@brixflores5121]

You're Absolutely Right.

[@Jnbsksbsgcvn]

You are right as long as police dont raid your house for ideology crime.

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

Communist govt in china (and believe Vietnam now too) reminds me of a board of directors in a company. Could be profitable if directors are competent and dont strike down dissent...at least not in the board (standing committee of the states council). The dual nature of party at each level can be inefficient, IMHO (eg politburo standing committee at same level as standing committee of states council, etc).

[@dorkmax7073]

That line about Brazilian democracy has not aged well. Come at me, Bolsonaro supporters...

[@larafreitas5791]

they had a picture of Dilma in another video when John talked about how powerful democracy was in Brasil like... that aged like fine milk

[@ArticGrizzly0526]

At me

[@cjbonner8587]

Lmfao y'all remember the "Liked from Brazil!" comments? Wonder what happened

[@saranshparimoo4245]

I think its time for 3rd series, after all so much has changed in last 2 years.

[@konway17]

Even more so now

[@asnekboi7232]

Definitely now

[@don_oscar_6436]

@@asnekboi7232 super definitely now

[@sgqberry]

My 11 year old daughter cried after this video today because you said you might not make any more World History. She devours your crash course, scishow,mental floss etc and can repeat all of them verbatim. As a teacher, I use them constantly and would love more Literature. Don't stop making these, we already support but will try to up our support as well!

[@ArchdukeVN]

We never actually went to Napoleon's Paris, or when Baghdad was the centre of Islamic learning. I really wanted to learn about it.

[@ArchdukeVN]

However, I really loved this year, it was absolutely fantastic!

[@quintenfranks8024]

Pretty sure there was an episode or two in there about Baghdad's science craze. No Napoleonic wars tho

[@ArchdukeVN]

I loved this season, don't get me wrong, but we never once focused on Europe. Before anyone says anything, I do understand that this show takes a stance against imperialism and Eurocentrism, but Europe is just as much a part of the world, and thus world history as any other place on the planet. Combining both season one and two, at least six episodes have been about just China. When events like WWI were discussed the focus was on the world effects and the world at large. I just wish that we could have had more time together really.

[@TheWolfgangGrimmer]

Kyle Nichols Well there was that one Vikings episode.

[@sidetracker3496]

Or the great migrating period and how it forever changed europe or the sengoku jidai and how it send japan on a collision course with western culture or the rise of parthia and the sassanids and how to build an empire with client states and how those empires made the existence of islam as a mainstream religion possible or the ...

[@RenqiuChen]

What's the opposite of pro? Con. What's the opposite of progress? Congress.

[@Jade-mm1wl]

Congress actually comes from a different Latin root, 'Gradi' which means 'walk', and the 'Con' prefix means 'together' in this case. This was then changed to 'Congredi' which means to 'meet', and you can see where congregate, and Congress came from. If you need further proof, the word 'Digress' means to walk away/apart, or in today's language, to seperate

[@RenqiuChen]

Its called a joke lmao

[@Jade-mm1wl]

Yeah, I could tell it was a play on words, but what's life without a little dash of reality? Plus, some people actually don't know that congress is not the opposite of progress.

[@totalcrash5006]

+Renqiu Chen so abolish the congress?

[@mrmapperil8144]

+Renqiu Chen I know that joke from Family guy. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@phantomstrider]

"The poor were now victims, not layabouts." Our political parties are still getting their heads around this idea in Australia >_

[@SimonAshworthWood]

In the USA, the media and rightwing churches and politicians have blamed poor people for being poor for most of U.S. history, including the past few decades.

[@stuckcase7775]

Imagine how much more I could invest if 34 percent of my pay was not held ransom to fund your ideals. I might retire at 50 instead of 73 because of the ever growing welfare professionalized class

[@Shangori]

Personally I like the idea of combining the good of both structures of government. Part technocratic, part democratic.

[@preferredpronoun3689]

Diana Peña "Letting the public of a country that is 40% creationist decide on scientific policies is a bad idea." Look at it in a positive aspect. How else are these 40% creationists going to learn, if not by enacting a mistake?

[@criticismbecauseitisfun7019]

Well, since creationism has been proven wrong and they still believe it. Do try and keep up"

[@criticismbecauseitisfun7019]

What? So you mean to tell me that creationism and evolution exist? That God created evolution aswell. Also I thought these comments weren't on these videos. If I want these kinds of arguments I go to Mrrepzion's videos.

[@lukenewman9485]

The Nordic Model?

[@Hal2718]

***** Well to be fair, many young Earth creationists are also global warming deniers and pressure their elected officials to argue against policies and laws that would have us switch to cleaner energy sources. Let's also not forget the long time ban on government funded stem cell research because of their prolife positions. I could add a few more things to this list, but I want to keep this brief. I'm not saying that young Earth creationists are solely responsible for these things, but they do make up a rather large chunk of the people with these political inclinations.

[@JunSian1001]

"Fortunately, here in the US, we don't have any ties between business and politics. So we won't see any corruption here." - John Green That made me laugh.

[@JunSian1001]

sarcasm, my friend.

[@hencrazy]

China and Singapore are examples of an emerging type of authoritarian capitalism best called technocracies, though there isn't really a formal name for it. Governance by people trained specifically for the job, with expertise in that specific field. For example, Ministers of Health are de-facto required to have experience in managing hospitals or other related medical structures of smaller size. The military has been doing this form of specialization control for a long time. In this society, instead of the politicians having background in lawyers or business, most of the politicians come from science, engineering and economics expertise. It conforms to the trend throughout human history where people's roles in society become increasingly specialized.

[@scwirpeo]

It could lead to somthing better for everyone. That would be nice. That or we end up in ww3. The one downside they have is the same as every government sadly. Power corrupts.

[@reddeimon475]

what about Japan?

[@dexterred4932]

Japan is the original country applies authoritarian capitalism, a combination of noble/authority and trusts, China learnt from them after Mao died, and though America rammed them hard but they just will never go away.

[@dexterred4932]

Actually...the ideology of Mandarin is to form stablized ruler class and group, so specialization won't help unless you are dealing with a capitalist or a communist boss or supervisor, but most of Mandarins won't let you do so.

[@reddeimon475]

Z Stefan so instead of state absolute control in China, Japan is more to the trust of the people to their government? But both has the same concept which the wealth of the country is control by the state?

[@RunItsTheCat]

Mr. Green, your sarcasm is too strong.

[@jeremias-serus]

Too subtle*

[@salomonflamenco7162]

Crash course philosophy next please Ok thanks

[@blobbert912]

Salomon Flamenco There's a KZbinr called Tom Richie who does some pretty good videos on politics and philosophy.

[@queenbloxar]

Philosophy, the *almost* useless occupation

[@MarcianusImperator]

queenbloxar Yeah! I mean, what's the use of logic, ethics, knowledge etc.? We don't need those things, am I right? You are very insightfull, you must be at the top of your class, I can tell.

[@totalwarandcomedy]

THEY NEED TO START WITH NIEZTCHE

[@XerosXIII]

The School of Life, great channel

[@stefankamzol917]

Alright everybody, let's work to that 4%...we need more History!

[@CaptNSquared]

***** You guys are thinking to small we should keep it 3% and 97%, but have the 97% supporting Crash Course and the other 3% be poorer people who need the free education.

[@stefankamzol917]

I know that not everyone can pay that N Squared I was just saying that because John Green hinted at another season :)

[@CaptNSquared]

Stefan Kamzol I know but new season or not it would be nice if everybody who could donate did, even though they don't need nearly that much money to keep running.

[@Abdul54cp]

N Squared Kids watch this

[@jacobbernard1393]

John's intro to this video feels all the more poignant today, 7 years from its publication. The interwoven nature of time is a powerful force, tying us together to the past and future.

[@incorporealnuance]

Well here's the thing: authoritarian governments are fantastic if you have a good leader. If you don't, well, you're fucked.

[@MichaelShulski]

No, they're not. Democracy is better.

[@incorporealnuance]

Michael Shulski that's the point I was trying to make

[@BloodSugar7]

I'm glad that Singapore has good leaders huehue

[@deadbutmoving]

Is that so different than Democracies? If Democracies have shitty leaders, they're just as fucked. GW Bush got the US into Trillion dollar wars that amounted to nothing and destroyed America's finances. The debts incurred by these wars will haunt America for generations. I'm not saying authoritarian governments would work for everyone. I think it has worked for the Chinese and Other East Asians because of their unique histories and Confucius cultures. They have a more collective and communal mentality that emphasizes the group rather than the individual. Even in Japan where there is Democracy they have one party rule. The Japanese people (and East Asians in general) want a unified, efficient, and strong central government. This is a very different vision of governance than the West who prefers multiparty competitions. Asians want to be united under strong governments. Westerners desire more independence. Both have their upsides and downsides.

[@spreadthewordofwalpole9737]

The people can also be easily fooled by demagogues in a democracy.

[@OYSTERPERPETUALS]

CRASH COURSE ECONOMICS SOON? K. THNKS.

[@ThatGuy-yk9qp]

This.

[@christianalexanderthegreat8941]

And Ancient Mythology....hopefully he hasn't covered that.

[@georgeholmes2134]

And philosophy.

[@omarhussein4303]

Christian -Soy Ese Luchador-Alexander You want ancient mythology? Go read a bible or pretty much any other religious texts

[@christianalexanderthegreat8941]

Omar Hussein​ what about the Quran?

[@brpk9377]

In the States, there isn’t any corruption in the government since corruption is legalized and has Name like political party funding or who knows what else.

[@trevinbeattie4888]

"Hollywood, which is more cultural than intellectual." Having lived in that area for several years, I can confirm this is an apt description. :D

[@VSO_Gun_Channel]

I really appreciate your style Of humor

[@JeremysCrazyMind]

I'd prefer a constitutional monarchy. One where there are elected officials and a parliament/congress but the monarch can oversee it and work on long term progress as well as have powers to veto legislation and make decrees.

[@gebys4559]

lol like the Ayatollah? Maybe two houses one composed of engineers and scientists and one of population representatives, monarchy is hereditary not sure whether you would like prince Harry calling the shots.

[@colinphang503]

Kings are useless egoistic maniacs who don't deserve power because if u look closely all they actually are just a group of people who just so happen to be born into a now irrelevant family who makes a living off doing nothing and using tax payers money

[@JeremysCrazyMind]

No not like Ayatollah. I'd want someone like William with a system like Lichtenstein.

[@yourmajesty1361]

I myself as an Iranian wish a constitutional monarchy for my country as well. Since only the institution of monarchy can satisfy every ideology and fulfill people's needs. This is why I support a democratic, secular, & progressive Iran with a system of governance in the form of a Constitutional Monarchy - a system that is deeply rooted within Iran's thousands of years of history & rich culture.

[@bubbawatson4089]

***** I prefer Dictatorship. I mean, how many people are going to continue speeding on that road if the last people who were caught got dragged out of their car and shot...

[@Asmark2]

Contemporary China wasn't the first time "Authoritarian Capitalism" has been attempted. In fact, the first successful corporatist state would have been Mussolini's Fascist Italy.

[@WorthlessWinner]

***** England between 1945 and 1979 was pretty corporatist

[@shooter5503]

I think the Ottoman Empire would count as a State Capitalist power stretching back all the way to the 15th century.

[@danielmathews9101]

***** Nope, House of Medici .

[@theworldisgood]

Singapore: fine example of autocratic capitalism

[@Idiosyncfilms]

Dutch East India Company = state-regulated/autocratic capitalism? It was featured on the Capitalism episode. Did it follow the Chinese model?

[@JTGwozdz]

"You'll be gone in 20 years [Kim Jong-Un], that's my prediction!" John may have nailed it.

[@zacharyyan4898]

JT Gwozdz spoiler: he didn’t (at least yet)

[@kaydenchan7093]

JT Gwozdz it’s 5 years lol

[@qinyuanliu9254]

Zachary Yan So the possibility is still open?

[@JTGwozdz]

Robert Liu Update: the mad lad Kim Jong Un has bamboozled us all.

[@JTGwozdz]

Kayden Chan and he’s still alive. John may have still nailed it. 👁

[@elliottrosenquist7273]

The best educational show on KZbin by far. I'd love to see a third season of World History. We simply need more John Green and more history!!!

[@michellecrocker2485]

I hope you'll bring this series back. There's so much more about World History to talk about

[@KannikCat]

John thank you a tonne for producing these, for inviting us to broaden our perspectives, and for reminding us that there is no History, just histories all viewed through differing lenses. Crash Course is an inspiration to me in many ways. Looking forward (to that nebulous future!) with anticipation for whatever project you do next.

[@TheJohan167]

Thanks John Green and the team! Have watched both series at double speed with captions whenever I eat and have learned a lot!

[@kathleensutherland6593]

Thanks John and production team for this series. I really enjoyed it and will miss it! Best wishes for your future endeavors.

[@ViciousViscount]

Crash Course Physics, please.

[@askeskipper3783]

wait is that the guy who wrote the fault in our stars?

[@SuperKing604]

Yes

[@mohitberi8355]

You can bet

[@Drecon84]

Thank you so much for this series. Your slightly differing views on the same facts have really been a boon to my understanding of history.

[@sitongli1416]

Hello Crash Course! Love your history videos, especially love your approach to history in a impartial way from as many different angles as possible. Long time fan, and genuinely appreciate all you are doing. Please make more history videos about like anything. French the llama, Dont forget to be awesome

[@fingerling54]

7:54, this "a little bit of struggling" made my day...

[@kian6858]

We all know the mongols will rise again

[@totalcrash5006]

+Sciipi Plays wot

[@JonMow]

+Sciipi Plays this time they use Russian weapons...we all fucked

[@mcray0309]

+Duc Tran we all fucked

[@playc.holder6432]

*Upper Chinese

[@randomdude4136]

+Sciipi Plays armed with chinesse nukes this time

[@lainwired5254]

Can't believe it's over.. what an amazing video series. Changed my perspective about something in nearly every video. I'm too lucky to have been born at the beginning of the information era. Thanks John, Stan, and everyone at Crash Course!

[@koredeaderele1666]

good series, a holistic view of history (or more accurately, a view of history that recognizes that there's no way to view it in whole/objectively) is an immensely useful piece of exposure

[@coreygeorge1874]

More world history please !!!!!

[@alexn.2901]

+Corey George I think is the last.

[@stephanazor8898]

No corruption in US politics? You're joking right?

[@stephanazor8898]

Upon further watching, yes he's joking LOL

[@timtruo1881]

lol , he werent joking . But what he meant were kind hard to grab . I think he were comparing how Chinese government run almost everything in the economy , while the US government has pretty much little or no control over economy . Chinese government are running the largest bussiness in the country , but the revenue from these state own corps are more likely to go into state official's pockets rather than the government 's budget . In the US almost all of the state spending budget come from taxes

[@stephanazor8898]

I think you mean wasn't

[@surajbhat5447]

Stephan Azor he was being sarcastic...

[@stephanazor8898]

Really?! Wow

[@ichardmith3926]

Thanks John Green, crash course and all others for the videos you provided us with. John you so entertaining and present these videos well. Don't forget to be awesome too

[@rigbysan]

John, if you read this: thank you so much. Utterly fascinating series presented excellently by yourself. Bravo!

[@msjnaomi]

Hi John, thank you so much for mentioning Singapore and Lee Kwan Yew at such a timely manner since his passing last week. While a lot of younger Singaporeans may not necessarily agree with his methods, we do acknowledge that the steps he took did quicken the modernisation of our city state at such a pivotal time in history. As always, history is not linear and he had a lot of remarkable leaders that helped contribute to the success but he was definitely the face of the People's Action Party.

[@AndyWelsh94]

"Fortunately, here in the United States, we don't have any ties between business and politics so you won't see any corruption here" lol You should've had the Koch Bros.® in the background.

[@stuckcase7775]

Andy Welsh lest you forget George Soros

[@bautistakeithcharles3302]

Nothing better to have a mentor that encourages you and open your mind about the choices you have to make, impart you with the profound realization that choices in the present greatly affect the future and the past for better and for worse. You and me as a part of the greater society called human beings have an important part to play in this stage called humanity.

[@alessandramacedo18]

Thank you for the series! I would totally watch a third one!

[@qz7277]

Well I'm watching this in China...

[@jayjung5234]

So ur breaking a law...

[@keyang4177]

a law that no one gets punished by breaking it :)

[@pzg_kami6472]

China's under attack !

[@UltraSoftLover]

She's probably in Hong Kong.

[@yytyytg]

UltraSoftLover a person from Hong Kong will probably talks about how oppressive their main land counterpart is.

[@cchen325]

Thanks to the help of (insert VPN company name), I can watch this video in China with no problem :)

[@sofe6451]

Chen Chen good job Chen Chen

[@ASgViewer]

Yes. Finally you talk about Singapore. Love from... Singapore

[@ronaldhuerta5727]

Very good series of videos. I cannot wait to see Crash Course World History 3. Greetings from Panama. History has a lot to be talked about

[@user-vb3rv2cr4t]

In summary: China and United States' political system both have their ups and downs. Both can be extremely successful or screwed up, yeah.

[@soundslave]

"The poor are victims, not layabouts." Such shame that the UK government (and press) is reversing this idea now.

[@Steven-wq8tx]

Awesome series! History used to be my least favourite subject as a kid but as an adult I’m loving it!

[@Jesse_Dawg]

What a wonderful series. Great job CrashCourse!

[@bocholotthethird3159]

"Here in the united states we don't have any ties between government and business so you won't see any corruption here" Ruh roh

[@gabriellaureano2570]

Don't go cause I'm... Spending all my nights, all my money going out on the town Doing anything just to get you off my mind But when the morning comes, I'm right back where I started again Trying to forget you is just a waste of time Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was something in everything about you Baby come back, you can blame it all on me I was wrong, and I just can't live without you All day long, wearing a mask of false bravado Trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear But as the sun goes down, I get that empty feeling again How I wish to God that you were here Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was something in everything about you Baby come back, you can blame it all on me I was wrong, and I just can't live without you Now that I put it all together Give me the chance to make you see Have you used up all the love in your heart Is there nothing left for me? Is there nothing left for me? Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was something in everything about you Baby come back, you can blame it all on me I was wrong, and I just can't live without you I was wrong, and I just can't live Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was something in everything about you Baby come back, you can blame it all on me I was wrong, and I just can't live without you Baby come back

[@georgeholmes2134]

Ummmm...... Okay...

[@Abdul54cp]

What?

[@tezz5702]

Thank you. Thank you for providing in my opinion not super biased information. I’m a big fan of paternalism, and I do consider Singapore as one of the successful practices of paternalistic policy.

[@teodoraradi]

My most sincere thanks for the series. Even my kids are hooked on history now! Congrats for the great job done.

[@sudiptaagarwal264]

Hey can you please do a crash course on the INDIAN HISTORY... Please!! It'll be of much help. Thanks :)

[@thektusurvivalguide6361]

+Sudipta Agarwa i totally agree ,i felt he never spent so much time on one of the greatest histories of alltieand pretty leftout.....

[@aviefern]

It's a thin line for him to tread. Most Indian audiences wouldn't appreciate an unbiased review of our history. It's more than likely it would land him in trouble. Many Indians generally like to sugar-coat and glorify our past with platitudes and inaccurate info. I don't think he'd want to step into controversy by doing a video on Indian history that would probably anger a lot of people.

[@ApexArtistX]

India is republic state. Which maintains secularism

[@abhiprakash74999]

Yes , but unfortunately I don't think many ppl would be interested in seeing it. But he could make like a 7 video series

[@raeldrikp]

I recall watching one episode of GPS with Fareed Zakaria on the Modhi administration. There was an interesting bit that stuck out to me; China is often seen as a model for government for poor nations to quickly build infrastructure, modernize, lift its people out of poverty,etc. And it has done a lot, as John and other commentators point out, but China was incredibly unique in that the autocrats from Deng Xiaoping and his successors were both competent and could thing about long-term self-interest. So Fareed was talking about whether the Chinese model could actually be exported/emulated by other nations successfully. His conclusion was that it could not, because it one of the most necessary components was that it seemed to require Chinese autocrats. Instead, Fareed looked towards Modhi's administration and his record of running Gujarat. If the world's largest democracy, full of corruption and inefficiency, composed of a vast array of different social/cultural/religious/ethnic groups could modernize under Modhi, maybe this model might be something that other developing nations could emulate. Idk, but this is something I'm constantly watching.

[@raeldrikp]

Mycel I've read some papers that speculate that China's recent neo-colonialism (using state-corporations to exercise soft-power) in Africa will eventually result in something of a historical anachronism. They think that slowly the Chinese corporations which are already quite alright with dealing with corrupt politicians will take on more power. At the same time these corporations will take on more roles that governments traditionally held (i.e. building roads, educating the populace). This would all be run under the CEO's which are selected, unofficially, by the Chinese government. Of course this might just be some humans wishing to read into the world too much. I guess it would be tempting to see this as a return to either the British/Dutch East Indies Corp, or the Banana Republics of old.

[@raeldrikp]

***** Yeah Modhi is facing, more than the corruption or culture, the infamous inertia of the Indian bureaucracy and political system. And I agree that Modhi is unlikely to be able to change India in the same way that Deng Xiaoping was able to change China. But that’s not a problem, I think. Modhi’s election/administration should serve another purpose. It should serve as a watershed moment for the Indian electorate and cultural mindset that you do not have to get used to having corrupt/populist/inefficient politicians, no you should start learning to expect more from your politicians. Moreover the fact that the PM of India is, supposed to be, strong and that there are no term limits (IIRC) Modhi has a chance to change the system in a way that no politician in the West can. And yeah, I watched the same GPS episode, lol’d (I’m an OCI). And I’m not sure I agree that Modhi is a Hindu fundamentalist, and even if he were I doubt that he’d let this get in the way of real socio-economic change. After all, supposedly double the number of Muslims voted for him in this election as the last election. And I know that quite a few educated Muslims voted for him. Right now, I am keeping a close, but hopeful eye on Modhi’s government. It has been an exciting few years for India, other than Modhi. The AAP won almost all of Delhi, and they are only 3 years old. In my home state, a new political party has taken a third of the seats from the incumbent party (who normally has like 80-90% of the seats).

[@HarshGuptahargup]

PotaTOES It is Modi not Modhi.

[@raeldrikp]

Harsh Gupta My bad.

[@Joe--]

***** It Already has. China & India both had double digit growth rate in 2010. Now.... China India 2010 10.4 10.3 2011: 9.3 6.6 2012: 7.7 4.7 2013: 7.7 5.0 As You can see, even with a larger pop China has maintained it's target growth rate, while India's Growth rate slowed down a long time ago. Source: data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

So glad that you explained why it's not subbable anymore!!!

[@miguelarturomoramena2194]

this video particularly has a great message! keep it up guys!

[@smaimth]

" Things are getting better in China" That Did not age well at all

[@raymondzhao9557]

actually, it's because the rest of the world is getting worse

[@james192599]

socialism is workers owning their own workplace and democratically making decisions while state capitalism is the state owning everthing calling itself socialist while in reality it acts the same way a capitalist does(profit for the state not worker, undemocratic managers, and repression agianst strikes.)

[@SoulCrapper]

The fact that you wrote Capitalist "profiting for the State" is a huge red flag you don't actually understand what capitalism is...

[@james192599]

SleepySoul capitalism at its heart is the search for profit.

[@SoulCrapper]

Yeah, but not "for the State." lol.

[@ryanrusch8644]

"Workers owning their own workplace?" Sounds more like communism, and your overall description of socialism vs state capitalism shows that you are one of the people thinking that there will be a utopia with a "classless, stateless, society" that Karl Marx envisioned. Get real.

[@james192599]

Ryan Rusch worker cooperatives are real.

[@phindog1045]

Make another history playlist because there are many fascinating yet less major historical events that most teachers never talk about or you guys could do crash course world geography

[@airandres24]

History never ends and always needs to be studied! I need more in order to learn! more crash course history!

[@trollyxd2423]

Hey John Green, I think you should make a review about the AP world exam. Thanks a lot.

[@daveharrison84]

First you said "Athens wasn't a country, it was a city-state". But then you spent a lot of time on Singapore, which is a city-state.

[@KameRaidar]

Athens is a part of Greece. Singapore is a city-state and a country. They are not mutually exclusive.

[@TheAwp45]

KameRaidar Greece was just a region back then, not a country. I don't know what reasoning John Green is using to say that Athens isn't a country, but it might be because the idea of sovereign countries did not exist during the ancient era.

[@jrrseydel]

Congratulations, John. Your course is really amazing. I´m looking forward to World History 3.

[@animeisstinky123]

there ain't gonna be one

[@MatheusCayresdeMello]

Thank you, mr. Green! I see you next week!

[@samuelcaruzo2209]

Time for a Crash Course World History 3...

[@PerryMartinGreen420]

dude can you make a world history on the huns ? I'd love to see it!!

[@MrZhiyuan]

World History!? They only ravaged europe at most. Unless its the mongols...

[@Kurvaux]

Frederick The Sassanid Nope. They originated in China however after the Chinese kicked their asses at the battle of Mobei they went to Europe. But I still feel like that would be a pretty narrow episode.

[@vaibhavtripathi4951]

Crash course has biggest impact on the world in recent decade. It changes how we see KZbin, technology and education. thanks to green brothers.

[@centurymemes1208]

1:46 That was Otto von bismarck His words Reflected to kaiser wilhelm ll that his Empire will fall after 20 years 1898 - 1918 You rock it john green

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

I've been alive for 36 years, never in my life have I been more terrified to live in this country than the past six months.

[@prettygoodpieproductions2432]

Can we talk about how at 13:05 he mentions an artificial him, which now only 7 years later can practically be done with deepfake and ai voice technology. And that type of technology will only get stronger and harder to differentiate between what’s real. I remember sitting in class and watching these crash course videos as a part of class discussions. What an intriguing timeline we have found ourselves in.

[@breaktide251]

Youre an incredible professor Mr. Green 🎉❤

[@johnwendland1971]

Mr. Greene, thanks for this video, it was balanced as far as I am concerned. Your're staff obviously did amazing work and I hope you can continue to put out well balanced videos like this. BTW from this video I deem that you need a haircut, but considering that it is 6 months from the time that this video has aired I'm sure you have cut your hair at least 3-4 times already, so keep up the good work.

[@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894]

American Capitalism is reffered to as Corporatism due to the massive intervention of government in capitalism and the massive intervention of corporations (Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems) in government affairs. I believe in free-market capitalism. I hate how the gov't subsidizes the over production of Corn just so that companies can keep costs low by pumping high fructose corn syrup into our food.

[@rollychairs]

Ummmmm no, the US along with the rest of the west used free market pre world war 1. With in these free markets corporations created monopolies and practiced ethics

[@rollychairs]

rollychairs *bad (missed a word before ethics)

[@comrad9372]

One potential negative effect of free market capitalism is monopolies and bad conditions for laborers like we had in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

[@RustyShackleford1066]

Do libertarians want to see a return to the gilded age, or are they really as stupid as they sound?

[@SashaandStorm]

Connor Dunn I would argue that those bad standards would not be prevalent in a modern free market economy and that those conditions and poor wages were necessary at the time for unskilled workers to lift themselves out of poverty. I would also argue that nearly all monopolies come to be by exploiting the state and government corruption.

[@pompeiusmagnus2276]

Will CrashCourse post an update on China and East Asia updated to 2019?

[@viveknayak6279]

Its been 4 years and his predictions have been fairly accurate. Kudos John Green 👍

[@OFKVT]

i'm watching this three years after you published it and he's still not gone.

[@Mynameismegalex]

11:39 Here's another accurate prediction!

[@Mantha8225]

5:51 Student on right puts down "The Fault In Our Stars." I see what you did there......

[@ThorgrimOdiseo]

Well, first of all, thank you John Green for the work you've done. Really podagogical material, incredibly deep but simple at the same time. Talking about some of the history we never hear but yet addressing some of the most importants subjects in the way of really talking about history. For all that, really thank you and congratulations for your work. In the other hand, even though you try to avoid it, you're perspective is really from the United States, mostly in the way you show an equidistance between comunism (which has almost nothing to do with China, and little to do with Stalin's USSR) and fascism. I'm telling you this because I know you question yourself, and I want you to know that the point of view that you people from the USA have about that subject has caused a lot of suffering in my country due to mere geopolitical interest in your agenda. Anyways, thank you again and as we say in my town, salud y república.

[@geotechmore8855]

Thank you for these videos. I enjoy them :)

[@xavieralmanza7937]

I laughed so hard when he said, "You'll be gone in 20 years Kim Jon yung!" lmfao!

[@crusher4973]

Who else watching this in 2019 and wondering what past green would think of present day China and trump

[@TheeGameTable]

World History 3! Can't get enough of Crash Course History and there certainly enough History to make more episodes :P

[@PsyX99]

Thank you so much for this. It was awesome.