General J.R. Videla: The Face of Argentina’s Dirty War

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Source/Further reading:
‘El Dictador’ Biography by María Seoane and Vicente Muleiro:
books.google.com/books/about/...
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/spec...
Biographical summaries of Gen Videla:
www.biografiasyvidas.com/biog...
www.libertaddigital.com/intern...
elpais.com/internacional/2013...
elpais.com/internacional/2013...
elcomercio.pe/mundo/actualida...
Terrorism in Argentina:
www.lanacion.com.ar/editorial...
www.marxists.org/history/arge...
www.hacer.org/pdf/ARGTERROR.pdf
CIA Reports on Gen Videla:
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
Christopehr Hitchens, Jacobo Timerman and Gen Videla:
www.scribd.com/read/353164029...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
Renée Léonie Duquet and Alice Domon:
www.hcdmoron.gob.ar/institucio...
Stories of the ‘Dirty War’, the desaparecidos and the stolen babies:
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/spec...
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/spec...
www.scribd.com/read/372690580...
Flights of Death:
elpais.com/internacional/2012...
Border conflict with Chile:
apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltex...
core.ac.uk/download/pdf/14688...
Videla, Bergoglio and the Catholic Church:
www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/20...
www.laizquierdadiario.com/Jorg...
elpais.com/cultura/2016/04/15...
www.cultura.gob.ar/enrique-an...
Operation Condor:
www.jstor.org/stable/29767180...
www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
www.globalpolicy.org/componen...

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[@builditright9923]

Simon please do Lory Torne. This other history Channel covered him but they are not talented journalists like you. Look this guy up simon man this is view worthy. He fought the Russians for Finland then as an ss soldier for Germany and then he trained green beret and airborne rangers at fort brag. He was awarded the medal of honor.....get it Simon bro!!!!!!

[@builditright9923]

Knew it was view worthy lmao 🤣😂😆💀😅

[@0utd0wns0uth]

You’re saying lieutenant wrong for someone that’s a Brit mate 😉🇬🇧

[@deathmonkydominik8875]

Hej there 😭 Can you please make a video about the uyghur genocide ? Since 2015 throws the CCP, people in concentrationcamps, mothers get seperated from their children, abused, tortured and killed. Fathers get the same tragedy. Children getting "abducted" from their parents and placed in chinese families. IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHES AGAIN 😭😭

[@nicholassimonetti8394]

Simon you have to do a biography about Nikolai Ceassescu the last Romanian dictator

[@agustinacarrizo8500]

Hi! I am from Argentina and I just wanted to say that even though I am not proud of how things happened in the past for what we have now I still feel shocked and honored that you chose to search and talk about my country, what we have been through and what we are still suffering like many others in the world. ❤️🇦🇷

[@scottessery100]

why do dictators always seek an enemy ?

[@magoid]

@@scottessery100 That is not exclusive of dictators. Plenty of democratically elected leaders had searched for international trouble , to distract the population from the problems in country. Take for example Macron's suddenly preoccupation with the fires on the Brazilian part of Amazon. He was facing heavy protests over his politics in France and found a perfect target in Brazil's foul mouth president. All smoke and mirrors to deflect attention to something else. Remember the "coalition" strike in Syria because of the civilian chemical attack? That was a godsend for Trump, who at the time was being eaten alive by American press over some Russian stuff. In both cases, the subterfuge only lasted a while before their internal troubles came back, jaws snapping.

[@kelerews]

@@scottessery100 a United county is less likely to change current government. and nothing unites a country like a foreign enemy. years before the dictatorial government also had something to do in the 78 world cup...

[@aaropajari7058]

Congratulations for the Copa!!!

[@kelerews]

thanks, mate

[@s10meb95]

My mum's family had to leave Argentina due to my grandfather writing about the disappearances. Great video Simon.

[@vulpes7079]

What's the name of his book? Or was it in letters?

[@s10meb95]

@@vulpes7079 A state of Fear by Andrew Graham-Yooll. He originally wrote about them in the Buenos Aires Herald.

[@FD-xr5qw]

Do you think Videla was needed although he was brutal?

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

@@FD-xr5qw Yeah. Do "kidnape babies" and "murder of middle schoolers seem" sound like necesary to you?

[@fransoler5278]

@@FD-xr5qw as an argentine, I personally think he was needed, although, I don't think they should've exterminated the guerrillas, those terrotists should've been tried and encarcerated like anyone else. I really liked the video, but I do think Simon should have put more emphasis on the crimes committed by the guerrillas, that was the main reason the military took power.

[@mati_qac9722]

As an Argentinian i would lke to thank you for sharing this to the world, a dark time in our history. Big fan of the channel, keep up the good work!

[@kartir4879]

maybe you already know this but here in Iran most the people love few dictators in the world which Videla is one of them.

[@vincenzoscaloni6303]

I´m Italian but I have heard from argentinian friends that it was a great period for argentina

[@lacanian1500]

@@vincenzoscaloni6303 ah yes, a great period of time with repression and censorship

[@fredlandry6170]

Such an evil dictatorship so many innocent people suffered and died just like in Chile.

[@kartir4879]

@@fredlandry6170 since when communists are innocent?

[@deadreckoningthe3rd503]

My mom would tell me stories of how her friends from school would just disappear one day, never to be seen again and no one could question why, it’s scary and one of the reasons why she came to America, so me and my brothers would never have to experience something like this. Thanks for this video, history like this is often over looked but important nonetheless

[@martads3207]

A little bit more than 8000 people disappeared out of 25 million, that is actually not many people. Your mom's circle of friends were probably very active peronists or terrorists if she knew a 'lot of people who disappear'. Her friends claimed to be anti USA, anti capitalist and yet a lot of them ended up living in the US or Europe, nobody ended up in the USSR or Cuba. Too much hypocrisy from their part. Nobody who is sane in Argentina has any respect for your mom's friends. During the last 20 years, the ideology that her friends followed, populism/fascism took over in Argentina . The military junta was bad but the ideology that your mom's friends pursued has destroyed Argentina.

[@Ty-dg7uh]

Her friends were clearly communist then, out to seek the destruction of Argentina.

[@antoniobenegaslynch2879]

My father almost got snatched up when he was young, he doesn’t like to talk about it because some of his friends did disappear, but he told me that he went out and had forgotten his i.d, which was a practical sentence back then. Scary to think I wouldn’t have been born hadn’t he run away.

[@SimonVanliew26]

Never seen something be so specific and yet gives no real information

[@lcoscarella]

Are you related to Alberto, the writer?

[@javkiller]

My father's brother went on the run and was eventually caught. We believe he might've had a kid on the way when he and his fiancee were taken.

[@shahrulamar5358]

@@SimonVanliew26 😃😃😃

[@shahrulamar5358]

@@javkiller 😬😬😬

[@larockefa1670]

Great video Simon, very in depth as always! I´m from Argentina and its always intresting to view how foreigners see, study and expose out tragic political history. All i can comment from my place is what my dad told me about those days of the Junta... very very dark times, you couldnt trust anyone... Cheers and keep up the good work!

[@eduardogutierrez4698]

It's ironic that in trying to save Argentina from "Communism" , Videla only turned his country in a totalitarian state quite similar to those Communist countries he claimed to despise so much....

[@veronicagorosito187]

@@eduardogutierrez4698 Don't worry, opposite totalitarisms shake their hands when fully implemented. Communists at power now are taking revenge of that dark age. Then the right will take power again... And so on.

[@BadBoy93143]

Pregunta...¿porque hoy se reivindica a Videla y otros como heroes? ¿porque hay gente que justifica la dictadura diciendo que todos los muertos eran guerrilleros cosa que no es cierta, algunos si otros no? y ¿Cual es la cantidad exacta de desaparecidos? Como mexicano siempre he escuchado mucho acerca de la dictadura argentina y de verdad fue horrible.

[@o_____o1029]

in my opinion its not ironic. I think capitalism is just as dangerous, in latin america it sure was, so many dictatorships under Plan Condor. Communism, Capitalism, thats not it. The thing that makes it totalitarian is authoritarianism. Also, i dont think communism is something "to be saved" from.@@eduardogutierrez4698

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:15 - Chapter 1 - Officer & altar boy 5:35 - Chapter 2 - A country in chaos 8:15 - Chapter 3 - The only possible answer 12:00 - Chapter 4 - Cattle to the slaughter 14:30 - Chapter 5 - Lambs to the slaughter 17:50 - Chapter 6 - The short life of the junta 21:30 - Chapter 7 - Conviction - Chapter 8 -

[@gstele09]

.hygghigjggijigokhi

[@MrHBK2012]

A video on 'Papa Doc' Duvalier would be most appreciated. And timely.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

There's one in the channel's library, iirc.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

The other crazy side of the island

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Keep the crazy dictator train rolling lol

[@nahuelvillar4973]

Great video! I think the influence of the US is a little bit softened (School of Americas is the beginning of all 70’s Latin dictatorships). Anti terrorists tactics were identical as France used in Argelia and they were taught by the CIA in School of Americas.

[@UlisesHeureaux]

Have you read about the French OAS in Algeria? They were sick fucks. Btw, we call the country “Algeria” in English, not Argélia.

[@pepi88]

And all of the economic decisions made by the military government were drawn straight from the "Chicago Boys" school of neo-liberalism, as were the decisions made by Menem after the regime ended. These are not coincidences.

[@nahuelvillar4973]

@@UlisesHeureaux you’re right! Thank u for point that out for me! I’m still working on my english :) Yeah, sadly I’m very familiar with french methods in Algeria because they were about the same that Argentinian military used in illegal detention centers.

[@nahuelvillar4973]

@@pepi88 you’re 100% right

[@UlisesHeureaux]

@@nahuelvillar4973 No problem. Where are you from?

[@johnchase9054]

I was there during the vote in 1983. Interestingly each Argentine was provided with a multipage document at birth (and updated periodically) that identified them. From the most poor to the richest everyone had one of these equalizing documents to identify them. The fact that they showed up to vote was marked in the pages of that document. This document was required for them to obtain work, go to school, move about the country, and to vote. Each Argentine had to vote at the place where the documents were issued. So there was much travel leading up to the vote.

[@zddxddyddw]

We still have them, the DNI (National Identification Document) but it's no longer a little book, now it's an ID card similar to a driver's license.

[@Inzaynmembrain97]

My man basically sent a note to America and said “hey I’m gonna do a fascism just FYI you cool with that” and the American Government was like “yeah sure”

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Meh, this was the Carter time, a man with a habit of excising limp-wristed responses to monsters.

[@anuvisraa5786]

the american goberment trained half of the guys that make the gunta goberment

[@souvikrc4499]

@@owenshebbeare2999 And then came Reagan who straight-up supported these monsters with military aid.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

It seems to me that America has no trouble with fascism. We are too busy worrying about communism.

[@takisa2882]

We need one on “San Martin” liberator of Argentina and “Santa Ann” the man who lost half of Mexico 🇲🇽

[@garretth8224]

Mexico's army wasn't going to win anyways.

[@smiller3995]

@@garretth8224 so true

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@garretth8224 Mexican pride fucked things up, specifically his pride. Mexico should of seen the writing on the wall and accepted Polk's offer to buy Texas straight up. Would of saved us all a lot of grief.

[@garretth8224]

@@TheBucketSkill If the situation was reversed would the US ever agree to that proposition during the time period? Doubtful. Stop looking at the past with modern views, times were quite different then.

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@garretth8224 Well of course not, because we don't want to and were clearly a stronger country. Mexico was filled unrest since forever, how could they not know they would lose? Pride.

[@nathannewman3968]

Biographic Suggestion... Hedy Lamar; actress, spy, inventor and self-rescuing "princess"

[@meeeka]

Hedy Lamar: who did all the above and to whom we should all be grateful for "Bluetooth" her invention. She developed it, for "fun" and to help in the WWII war effort then gave the patent --for free, a true gift--to the US Armed Services who filed it away because, hey, let's be real: what truly useful thing could a woman who looked like THAT! create anyway?

[@sandra7319.]

I traveled to Argentina in December 1983 and when I landed in Buenos Aires there were military tanks and the military everywhere. I went onto to Cordoba and when I flew home Alfonsin had been inagurated into office. Buenos Aires was totally different as I left; no military anywhere and the atmosphere felt lighter and freer. A great movie on thus period is The Official Story ...it's on Prime and won best foreign film in 1985...it hints to the US role behind the military.

[@christopher9727]

Only Jesus Christ blood can cleanse us of are sins come to Jesus Christ today Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void. The Holy Spirit can lead you guide and confort you through it all Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@niconico486]

New to this channel, Agentinean, pleasantly surprised Thank you. It means a lot

[@TheJaviferrol]

You should do Vladimiro Montesinos sometime: Fujimori's Beria in Peru

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

The problem is that Montesinos just keep's on giving new material everynow and then.

[@jcsv12345]

@@saidtoshimaru1832 lmfao

[@Pmartin7254]

not so much (there have been worse) but yeah, he's the last great murdering bastard in the state.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

A video on Alberto Fujimori himself would be interesting. A true fascist my wife’s father liar his job as a high profile lawyer and they were stripped of all their wealth when that evil man came into power. Voted in to defeat the shining path , he became worse than the terrorists.

[@Pmartin7254]

​@@alastairbrewster4274 worse than terrorists? I mean, the leg was terribly corrupt, but calling him a fascist is an exaggeration (even more so considering that we had worse dictators).

[@bloatedblitz]

Loved this video, you explained it very well. Memoria y Justicia.

[@tompollard751]

Would love to see a video on Britain’s most violent prisoner “Charles Bronson” or Charles Salvador!!

[@melvinmerkelhopper5752]

I remember he got put in a cell with British serial killer Robert Maudsley. He asked for a new cell because Maudsley freaked him out so much.

[@badluck5647]

Pope John Paul II is overdue for a Biographic as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

[@tomsommer8372]

Spelling: a long forgotten art in the USA

[@badluck5647]

@@tomsommer8372 I assume you had to edit your comment due to a typo or misspelling.

[@ihamptonii]

Very well done. Thank you for providing links to the historical sources. 👌

[@christopherhoffer6643]

Can you do a video on Haile Selassie, who was the last emperor of Ethiopia.

[@kdoud152]

Yeah I want to hear about him not wanting to get off the plane in Jamaica haha

[@dylanmurtagh666]

No

[@wilberttecla543]

That'd be great

[@DMS-pq8]

Technically, his son was the last Emperor

[@sadabchowdhury2653]

Ashoka the great would be a nice guy to cover.He’s not really talked about.👍

[@badluck5647]

Who?

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

Disney: I’m copyrighting this! History: you don’t own the past,present, nor the future!

[@Tiberon098]

I first heard of him when I played Civilization IV.

[@RodolfoGaming]

Second this

[@shakiMiki]

@@badluck5647 You're on the internet. Look it up. One of the most remarkable rulers in history.

[@itisforza8025]

Thanks for the video Simon, would love to see more Argentinian biographies in here. Juan Manuel de Rosas was quite a character

[@francismunozcoll4490]

Te imaginas si llega a cubrir la historia de Rosas?

[@itisforza8025]

@@francismunozcoll4490 Me vuelvo loco

[@padawanmage71]

I’m reminded of the song by Sting ‘They Dance Alone’, which deals with the women in Argentina protesting the loss of husbands and sons to the junta.

[@archstanton6102]

I was in BA in 2006 and saw the mothers still protesting

[@67marlins81]

As an American I'm a bit embarrassed I'd never heard of that...it sounds terribly sad, and like something I should have heard of through some faction of the international press...

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

@@67marlins81 Well the cia Installed such dictatorships in the first place.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

@@67marlins81 Well the cia initiated such dictatorships , that should explain why u didn't heard about it in so called radio liberty Europe or ur international media.

[@67marlins81]

@@bhutochakrabarti4173 Wrong.

[@lowcountry79]

Always a pleasure watching these informative short biographies . Thanks for the quality content.

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

A suggestion : Papadopoulos, Ioannidis, Pattakos, the colorful triad in charge of the Greek junta ( 1967-74)

[@HugoDanielCaro]

Great report, but ERP was "People's Revolutionary Army", thanks.

[@zeejoo]

I have always been obsessed with history. I loved watching history channel (before it became the garbage it is now) documentaries, reading historical fiction.... But I hated history in school. It was so dry, so memorization based, no story, no context, no intrigue. If these channels had existed when I was in school, I'm convinced I would be a historian. I'm so glad one day I'll have these to show my kids.

[@PonderingStudent]

I'm an historian and I also hate what I call "dates, kings and battles," which a lot of older history curriculums focused on. I specialise in sexual behaviour in early c17 London. If you want story and intrigue, there really is nothing more fascinating. The questions "who's the daddy?" and "who's responsible for paying for the upkeep of this baby?" are pretty much perennials across time.

[@BadBoy93143]

I had studied alot of Videla and the Argentine dictatorship, as a Mexican this topic is very well known all over Latin America and I'm always surprised by how brutal and horrible it was. Hope Videla is paying in hell for everything. Also, I hope you should cover the biography of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz the Mexican president responsible for the Tlatelolco massacre and very similar to Videla on his personality traits although he wasn't in the military nor his family. Was very conservative and morally strict.

[@user-mg9zk1ss4w]

Самый лучший правитель Аргентины ор

[@JackSmith-xx5mi]

So he was based & awesome?

[@unitariansavage8513]

British people will unironically see this and go "you're welcome for the falklands war"

[@florrcorr5607]

Es gracioso porque es cierto

[@tannermurphy8230]

You should do a Biographics video on Charles Pinckney. He's a mostly unknown former American politician but was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence at just 26 years old who also contributed 28 clauses towards the Declaration through his own writings known as "The Pinckney Plan." He is often referred to as "the forgotten founding father" in his home state of South Carolina.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Sounds interesting!

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

18:26 - One of the guys in this photo was awarded a Noble Prize for peace.

[@fernandocarrazzoni]

Henry Kissinger, the true mastermind behind all these atrocities.

[@GarkKahn]

I mean if hitler was awarded back in the 30s what else can we expect?

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@GarkKahn He was nominated, not awarded.

[@sbevexlr848]

@@GarkKahn Stalin was Also nominated aswell lmao

[@sbevexlr848]

Henry Kissingeeeerrrrrr

[@DrPlatypus1]

YES you finally did the sponsor read at the beginning of the video! Bravo sir, well done.

[@mortenjensen1692]

Very well done. My next suggestions for Latin American dictators would be Alfredo Stroessner and Rafael Trujillo

[@thalesbr]

Stroessner is buried in Campo da Esperança cementerty in Brasília (my hometown) and his grave is the perfect place to fell Percy Shelley's Ozymandias poem.

[@JustinGrays]

Seconded. 👍🏿

[@matthewsmith7502]

On the theme of the junta of Argentina, how about Galtierri, who coordinated Argentina during the Falklands War

[@nataniel998super]

how about operation condor , for putting the military junta in power in 1976.

[@shahrulamar5358]

@@nataniel998super Isabel Peron still alive.

[@vincenzoscaloni6303]

As italian I have heard he was a great general of the ESMA and a great president of Argentina. He could be relative of mine from far, but my father denies it

[@jamescarter5883]

I loved thid video. Can you do a video on Warren G. Harding or William Howard Taft please?

[@sbevexlr848]

What's paul von hindenburg doing in your pfp😂

[@varschnitzschnur8795]

I had heard of this from y former wife who had her doctorate in Spanish and was born in Argentina. Thank you for presenting this subject.

[@ryaneldon2848]

Can you cover either one of these Nazi Field Marshal's - or at some point (hopefully) both - Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb or Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus. I think both would be extremely interesting, Leeb of Hitler's oldest general who achieved pretty much every goal Hitler set him, including breaking through the maginot line and Paulus, the only German Field Marshal to surrender

[@thegunslinger1363]

Field Marshall Keitel would be a good video.

[@ryaneldon2848]

@@thegunslinger1363 I agree, I do think Field Marshal Keitel would be a good video also. However, Keitel is more well known compared to Field Marshal Leeb and Paulus thus I believe these would be better due to the significance they played in WW2 for Hitler and the Nazis

[@ryaneldon2848]

@Crank Yanker Field Marshal Paulus worked closes with Heinz Guderian and helped with the ideas of mechanised warfare, he is the only Prussian and German Field Marshal to have ever been captured and was a major benefit to the Weimar Republic and Soviet Union relations, giving speeches and lectures at the university of Moscow, though he may be best remember for his capitulation at Stalingrad there is so much more to him which so often gets overlooked, from joining the National committee for a free Germany and trying to convince the German army and officer to turn on Hitler and testifying at the Nuremberg trials. There is much more to his story than what people may think

[@ryaneldon2848]

Also, not to mention that Field Marshal Paulus was key in helping to plan for operation Barbarossa

[@adamcadovius4566]

Simon, we baldies sympathize with that gash on your noggin. Raising my DE high.

[@UlisesHeureaux]

He probably did that while shaving

[@ieatgremlins]

Thank you for making this video 🇦🇷

[@warrenkimble4578]

Awesome so keep it up 👍

[@juliewilliams1545]

Hi Simon. Love your work! The red mark above your brow has been noticeable a few times in the last six months. On and off! Have you had it checked????

[@jollyswashbuckler]

You should make a biographics episiode on Lt. Col. Arthur Lyon Fremantle, he was descended from an Illosturous military family and he was a foreign observer or war toirist during the U.S. Civil war and notably he was there at the battle of Gettysburg, thank you and keep up the good work

[@charlesseymour1482]

You know I have wondered for decades about the disappeared ones. Thanks so much for shining a 🕯️ light in the darkest corners of humanity. Well done.

[@lautarodelascatonas]

there's a song called "vuelos" by La Bersuit Vergarabat, in which the band was inspired by the book called " el vuelo" written by a journalist that interviewed one of the officers that were in charge of the flights .

[@nicholasmckenzie8736]

hell of a story.you did good explaining it.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@aejbermensch4932]

This guy's regime was the closest thing to a totalitarian one here in the Americas. He banned math concepts like vectors and set theory because it was alleged it was used by, precisely, 14:09 Karl Marx.

[@ArdanArianis]

There's a story about a science textbook called "La cuba electrolítica" (The electrolytic cell) that was banned because it had the word "cuba" and the army thought it was about Castro's regime (yeah, our military is THAT stupid)

[@alexlammyman2467]

@Dan Gander it’ll always be the people with zero critical thinking skills and no empathy who open the doors to fascism. That applies to you as much as it does to people who think “math is racist”.

[@NEALBABBITT]

I read a great book years ago on sir Richard Burton the explorer by byron farwell that was amazing! I highly recommend the authors Byron Farwell and Alan Moorehead for amazing historical content. The flashman series by George McDonald Fraser uses some amazing obscure history as basis for his books. Like the insane queen Ranavalona of Madagascar.

[@bcfairlie1]

I am,so grateful that I live in a stable democracy in New Zealand. I always feel sorry for the political upheavals and violence that has happened so often in the south Americas. All the people I have met from there have always been so nice and humble. Argentina is a favorite place of mine. ( have not been there) and my original interest steemed from 'Evita ' the musical and then the Falklands war, when I was a teenager. But I find Argentinas history fascinating and have enjoyed learning more,from this video.

[@--enyo--]

Lucky. I think New Zealand is one of the best places to live at the moment (although personally I couldn’t hack the weather). In Australia our government wants to be a dictatorship but they’re too incompetent to do anything right. 😒

[@zddxddyddw]

Argentina has fortunately been a democracy ever since. But the 20th century was very tumultuous indeed.

[@tudoribanescu5430]

You should definitely do a video on Nicolae Ceausescu. He was a viscous communist dictator in Romania for 24 years, until he was was taken to trial because of anti-government protests, and killed by firing squad for genocide charges on Christmas Day of 1989

[@sage6211]

he wasn’t a communist lmao

[@tudoribanescu5430]

@@sage6211 i think he was

[@tudoribanescu5430]

@@sage6211 the google summary's first sentance is "Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian communist politician and dictator."

[@sage6211]

@@tudoribanescu5430 yeah and im fuckin santa claus. what did he do that was communist

[@tudoribanescu5430]

@@sage6211 do you have any idea about what government means? he lead under the communist party. the reason i called him a dictator was that he was the main leader and he didn't listen to his advisors and other government officials.

[@simonecolombo1253]

Business blaze ruined me i read the title and thought to my self "allegedly"

[@orestisdionyssiosvonk4906]

Simon how are you? Enjoy your movies from Greece! Can you do one about Georgios Papadopoulos the military junta leader of Greece from 1967 to 1974 what also led to the Turkeys occupation of Northern Cyprus? Thank you for all the things that you learnt me! Sending my respect

[@abdirahmanbadal781]

Hi,Simon.can yu do a video on BUckminster fuller.

[@RocZi]

in order to watch the movie Argentina, 1985 (2022), i am watching what happened first before the prosecution

[@angelalvarado4849]

A great story to cover is the Grito de Lares and Grito de Yara. On of the first time that Cuba and Puerto Rico tried to go to war with Spain

[@carlosacta8726]

Definitely! So few people know about Pedro Albizu Campos...

[@mybrandnewlogin]

Very little was said about OSS, later CIA (and to a lesser extent FBI) as one of key players, advisor and coordinator of actions undertaken by all these regimes in South America since the 1940s.

[@jonathanc.8424]

Such was the fear of Russian influence during the cold war that they supported monsters down there

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

@@jonathanc.8424 Like FDR said "He may be a bastard but he's our bastard" That has defined US foreign policy: supporting dictators as long as they're subservient to our interests

[@kelerews]

this was beautifully explained... good job, mate. I really think you did a better job than my history teacher

[@EurojuegosBsAs]

It is a great summary indeed. But alas, history is much more nuanced that what a half hour video allows. Still, I believe it is worth mentioning some things. CIA (at bare minimum) knew about Plan Condor, you cannot cook something that big in the dark. The persecution of the far left factions started with Peron, before the Junta arrived. The coup (as described in the video) was "bloodless", and that's telling something (many people dont dare accept). And regarding Chile, the Junta was not of one mind about it (or anything) and Videla was actually in minority against more hawkish postures, the brokered peace actually cost him his position. I dont like the guy personally, just chipping in my 2 cents. Thanks for the video

[@joshuawalker301]

Bro, this is weird as hell to see that tittle as an argie. Well to be fair almost all Latin America suffered from this kind of characters unfortunately.

[@zico739]

Argie lol.

[@100domathon]

Yes, nearly all Latin American Countries were ruled by dictators. My dad came from Guatemala which was a military dictatorship from 1954-1986. The USA supported many of these dictators

[@northwestnightmaresenterta9917]

Can thank the good ol' CIA for that!

[@daleleisenring4275]

@@100domathon Supported? CIA created most of them!

[@lowe8778]

My dad is a survivor of one the people who fought against the dictatorship. We live in Sweden right now :)

[@masterimbecile]

My college Spanish teacher showed us La Historia Oficial (1985 film by Luis Puenzo), and that's how I learned about the dirty war. Pretty amazing what people can do with the right excuses.

[@Carlton_Wilson]

Excuses, or motives?

[@plcmts17]

Peru was not right wing during the 1970's. Peru had close relationships to Cuba and other communist countries during this time.

[@Schlierfy1]

Just wanted to say your beard and commitment to multiple channels is an inspiration.

[@do-ol2540]

Could you please do Woodrow Wilson or Philippe Pétain next?

[@tomsommer8372]

@giancarlo rivas Oh yes he does - especially his racist views!

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

4:50: ID the 2 fun couples in the photo. Seemed so glad to see each other at least at first.

[@boboctusnagy8360]

Hi do you make video about Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg ?

[@notfoxingaround]

Just throwing this out on the newest video - Wojtek would be an excellent topic

[@simbamufasa]

Amazing video simon like always!!! Can you please make a bio video about king baudouin I of Belgium? Born 1930- died 1993. He was amazing king and realy care about his people. He been through a lot hardship and stil he has heart for everbody. He care like prinses diana and may i say, ever more because he died of heart attact becauce he fight for the pore people others. Please make a docu about my great king Bauduin I king of Belgium. Sorry for my writtings fault. Greetings from Belgium

[@Frankszky1923]

Just wanted to correct something: ERP is not "People's Republican Army" but "Revolutionary People's Army" or "People's Revolutionary Army" Just a mini-error but quite importance since neither communists nor the military believed in the Republic back at those times.

[@kylo_ben]

Could you please do one on Alfredo Stroessner or Leopoldo Galtieri?

[@vincenzoscaloni6303]

Yes a god idea! I`m italian and i think Leopoldo is a realtive of mina from far but is not sure. I don´t know so much about him

[@EdMcF1]

In some South America countries, the military were banned from using homing pigeons, in case they staged a coo.

[@LogieT2K]

🙄😂

[@youtubetroller2451]

(*coup) lol idiot.

[@TechSupport900]

The man who allowed “The Empire Strikes Back” To be a news title

[@EG-cs1wl]

Wasn't Galtieri who allowed that?

[@E.mc2210]

As an Argentine I can say that the corrupt, tyrant and alcoholic (now dead) Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri. Btw if the Empire striked back, guess the Tories themselves via Brexit basically killed the empire 🤣 Btw It's coming Romeee

[@slimdiddyd]

@@E.mc2210 still mad about the falklands are you?

[@E.mc2210]

@@slimdiddyd Haha not mad, m8. Just thinking about UN Resolution 1065 from the 60s. Well it's really sunny in the Gibraltar rock btw

[@archstanton6102]

@@E.mc2210 And what does the population of the Falknands want? And wanted in 82? Oh yes British rule.

[@memofromessex]

Can I make a suggestion or two? Wernher von Braun and/or Ernest Shackleton. Thanks 😊

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh would be a fascinating subject for one of your videos, Simon.

[@pivotmundi]

Of course we learn about the regime in history class. And a lot of people is working hard to never forget, so we don't repeat the past. It was horrendous, methods of torture where a lot, and people could be incarceleted only for having long hair. I've been to ESMA and La Perla, both museums now, and both times ended up with an urgence of getting out of there as quickly as possible, terrorific places. With a growing in far right thinking vindications of Videla are starting to apear, not in a big scale, but its still sad nonetheless. Great video!!!

[@renalove2537]

❤ General Videla

[@polumathes9729]

There’s good evidence to suggest that Bergoglio actually worked with, not against, the Argentine government at this time

[@Vatoxido]

What do you think about his depiction on the netflix show?

[@reellifeoutdoors2905]

Please do Stonewall Jackson, General Mcclellan, or Joshua Chamberlain

[@staceyrivers3297]

OOOh yeah, Stonewall!

[@421less1]

@@staceyrivers3297 aristocratic slave owner, who died fighting for his right to own them and lost. Fucking thoroughly. There. Biography done.

[@Arcanyum]

yep, I recognized the "parrot's perch" used during the dictatorship in Brazil

[@mrsupreme4668]

Might someone know the name of the song that starts playing at 5:35

[@Spookulv]

Did you walk into a nail or something? Good video

[@lenorecatalogna9752]

What was bergolio like again? I was usually with my second cousins,Ricardo Viera,St. Peter 1q and his holy spouse ,St. Katerina Volpicelli. and his brother St. Joseph,and his sistewr,t. artha. My dad is St. Lazarus. My grandparents are St. John the Baptist and St. Frances of Rome from Foggia. Italy.

[@staceyrivers3297]

Simon, whack your head, or did you nick it shaving? Take care, we really love your vids and your presentations are awesome!

[@carloambrosio8323]

Can you please make videos about Thich Quang Duc and Baruch Spinoza? Very interesting individuals.

[@Aliyaevans1994]

Another amazing video as always simon massive fan im subscribed tp here top tenz mega projects side projects casual criminalist and geographics For biographics could u do pakistanis benazir bhutto

[@thevozhd9846]

Your awful English gave me eye cancer!

[@bernardobuffa2391]

thanks for throwing some light over one the darkest periods of our past. I must say that Juan Domingo Perón, collaborated himself in the coup d'etat agains Yrigoyen in 1930 (into Uriburu forces)

[@altinmares8363]

Plase post more videos about -Thales of Miletus -Cicero -Heraclitus -Democritus -Empedocles -Al Kindi -Parmendies I'm waiting for....

[@davidoltman2853]

A video on Corrie Ten Boom would be really good

[@perstaunstrup3451]

On the subject of the 1970‘s, would be very interesting to cover the suite of European terror groups; Rote Arme Fraktion, Brigate Rosse, IRA, Black September, etc. They caused lots of now forgotten chaos and death that would be wise to remember.

[@theunboxer1677]

My dad and grandma told me 2 stories about this Era... and they were both happy with Videla. The first they came to my grandma house to search for stuff, they saw a photo of my dad in the army and they ask her, who's that in the photo?. That's my son, he's on the service, they thank her and left the house. Another was when my dad was walking late to my mom's house, they stopped him, asked for ID, and they left with no issues. I guess if you weren't into some crazy stuff, you are safe. Makes sense. They felt safety. Now?? No security at all, they kill you for a cellphone, or a bmw motorcycle (that happened yesterday btw) so sad

[@thegoblin9387]

You should cover Erik bloodaxe. Hes got quite the history.

[@mrsupreme4668]

Could you maybe cover some of the Banana Republic Leaders like Anastasio Somoza Garcia or Efrain Rios Montt

[@briangarrow448]

I remember those mothers and being touched by their bravery.

[@pipiramirez9470]

You should listen to them now. Hateful communists. If they were in power they'd make Videla look like a... Choir boy.

[@bubarules]

@@pipiramirez9470 and the way how they speak clearly shows that what they were raising were not innocent teenagers but terrorists trying to impose a regime that the majority didn't want in the first place in the country. Fucking extremists.

[@twocvbloke]

Some lunatics take power by force, others we vote into it through democracy...

[@owenshebbeare2999]

These loonies also try and maintain the myth that they run democratic regimes.

[@rawlahiabetes6969]

Not voted thru democracy. They call it democracy after they win to make it look legit.

[@garretth8224]

No country is a pure democracy though.

[@valhalla9688]

Whoever controls the voting machines controls the democracy

[@sbevexlr848]

Agusto pinochet and Hitler

[@DigitalinDaniel]

Have you done a Biographics on Chef Ettore Boiardi "Hector Boyardee" yet?

[@jeroenmeester9528]

Based on this video, could you please also do one on Jorge Zorreguieta? And if you do, please don't forget to mention that his daughter is now queen of the Netherlands. Also, you have done a video on Putin but not yet on Gorbachev and Jeltsin, I think those would be very important too.

[@cedricthehustler]

Her daughter is busy with the cbdc, financial repression under the guise of financial inclusion and fairness. Look it up, spread the news.

[@SaltynGay]

Where to find the tango music at the beginning of the video?

[@Oilburnerful]

How about a bio graphics on Charles Taylor. The plight of Liberia under his rule would make a good addition to biographics rogues gallery.