Africa Never Used Its Greatest Strength

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• Why Africans Never Inv...

[@thundarbro]

I miss the original intro Home Team had before. Gave me strong focused energy lol

[@latiocosmos4160]

It pumped me up forreal!

[@mj34]

I was thinking the same thing I hope he brings the old theme back.

[@Ntombi_Red]

Right?! 😅

[@pierrewilliam7119]

So do I!

[@bettyangwenyi1797]

Same. It's the voice and drums. Please bring Africa back.

[@JerseyRican]

Why would they leave when the resources are where they were there wasn't anything for them in Europe

[@onlythetruth883]

oneal They did invade. Check the words refgee and slvy.

[@VlogginTherapy]

@@onlythetruth883get out of Africa troll

[@fortunatomartino8549]

China is currently colonizing you

[@gastonneal724]

@@onlythetruth883no if look you can see, we always went back home, except if it was an empty island. Like Fiji, New Zealand. We went to war with Europe (Hannibal), but we taught more than conquered. Taught too well, which is why we are in this situation. That and the Rosetta Stone.

[@onlythetruth883]

@@gastonneal724 Nope. Didn't go back home at all. The opposite. Check caribbean and now usa. There is an intent.

[@strength9621]

Yes! Imagine the sheer amount of different tribes and militaries you would’ve have to have gone through if you were some random king on the edge of the Kongo with ambitions to go take over France or something. Way too many obstacles to wade through

[@scientificninja7622]

Just came across your channel and I have another reason to be grateful for the internet. Thank you for taking courage in forming a thought in a public pace and also giving a side history lesson in the process✨️ ps: the background sounds are a perfect touch!

[@beatworldrecords6080]

Interesting. The tower of babel in relation to the sheer density of African Languages.

[@maragolihistory2118]

If that story was true, America would have experienced similar event since they also invaded the sky with satelites and even landed on the Moon!!

[@Tsuruchi_420]

I'd arguee strongly that the diversity "issue" Is just the CONSEQUENCE of there having been no massive empires constantly covering sub-saharan Africa, large states always lead to the promotion of certain languages, customs and religions

[@zerragut2969]

Don't use the term "sub saharan africa"

[@Tsuruchi_420]

@@zerragut2969 why? Also, if not this one, is there a better one?

[@soda8736]

​@@Tsuruchi_420some don't like the term because they want to blend in with North Africa ( Egypt) to try to take those peoples accomplishments.

[@zerragut2969]

@@Tsuruchi_420 use actual terms like East, South, West, or Central Funny how no other continent has a "sub" In it but africa (and keep in mind this term wasn't made or even used by Africans) By this logic, South Europe is "sub alps Europe" All of East and south east Asia Is "sub himalayan" or "sub gobi" Asia

[@zerragut2969]

@@soda8736 it's african and has tons of history and affiliations with the rest of the continent so therefore ALL Africans can claim it Just like how an Azerbaijani can claim Asia and its history (despite the differences in cultures but no one points it out, only they point out africa xd). Hypocritical foreigners and this is coming from a half European.

[@zephaniarutlokwana2891]

Thanks you make Africans think about themselves about us not them. Our weakness and strengths. Then we can be able to move forward with our Pan Africanism. Know your and know your enemy to be succeed ina war situation

[@vonniofdoom5590]

Vibranium

[@judahmourns2995]

Yes It did.. numerous times

[@uriellevelupriley684]

Because the internal love for MAAT . Why invade when you can harmonize with the environment? Taking over anything is left brain 🧠 thinking 😶

[@darealliljable]

Africa's and any places greatest strength is humility.

[@KENSHIx5]

No.

[@darealliljable]

@@KENSHIx5 Absolutely Yes, and that's the problem you and a lot of people like you are too foolish and immature to understand the value in humility.

[@badge5575]

Greed overpowers humility every single time

[@darealliljable]

@@badge5575 Think so? 🤔 I beg to differ. True Humility knows when to not define itself as humble or humiliate, but it's never for the purposes of overt greed or avarice, which leads to hubris .

[@darealliljable]

@@badge5575 Hubris or misplaced over zealousness that leads to gluttonous behavior in any way almost always ends up leading to an extremely risky decision where the collateral just isn't more valuable than the result in the eyes of the person who's hone down this path of gambles. Hubris. Gluttony is a very disgusting identity it relies on taking advantage of those weaker than itself far too much. Humiliation is a detterant, and so is a thoughtful heart and mind. Those who are humble have many who would die for them without asking, while those who would request will be left holding their spears alone. Greed is a state of derangement and not a rational state of mind. It's a state of mind that detours it from restraint when restraint, maybe the only truly viable option. In SHORT, "Greed" leads to self-destruction almost always.

[@manfrommars6416]

I gotta unsubscribe. You haven’t crated one video that is honest about Africa and its history. You’re doing harm.

[@kbtitan2464]

Dude you’re a whole troll

[@zerragut2969]

Prove it

[@JJacobs803]

Europe was ruled by many moorish people until 711AD

[@tylerrobbins8311]

😂 you mean Iberian. Do your have any idea how massive Europe is?

[@king.-1557]

@@tylerrobbins8311 eutope is the second smallest continent

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@king.-1557 And? It's still absolutely massive. You act like europe is small, sure on comparison to the others it's smaller it's still a huge region.

[@wingzero7316]

Moores were majority meditreanian people from north africa and no black rulers of Spain and Portugal. The sub sharan africans were foot solders not rulers. French Montana and Pokimane are true moores decendents.

[@JJacobs803]

@@wingzero7316 Moores mean black meaning they were from Africa..........

[@vintagechild4418]

Afrika has pleasant environment and resources that support all of the population. When you do not have a mindset of survival, you can develop other things that support community .I think the more hostile the environment with resource scarcity, you develop a dog eat dog mentality, you develop a mindset to steal and plunder at all costs, eventually collectively join in numbers for tribal survival. Certainly this was a contributing factor.

[@miguelcastro8506]

The main historical vulnerability with Africa's militaristic strength has been: "guns, germs & steel." Slightly beneath that compendium was the fact that many African countries considered themselves to be empires instead of segments of an 'intertwined-cohesive-continent.' Europe as a whole eventually considered Africa to be a Black continent ripe for the picking. So in other words this "Black continent" because of it's diversity & divisions were oblivious to the dangers of isolated weaknesses in their individual empires. Had they all collectively anticipated something like the "Berlin Conference" they could've better prepared for the eventual onslaught of European treachery.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah if they put aside a lot of the tribal issues that would also contribute to them being able to stand up much more effectively against outside forces.

[@saeedboynes7129]

Yes because even with the division in africa it was still hard for Europeans to take the whole continent. They couldn't even make a real attempt until they had certain advances in medicine weaponry and just tech in general. Plus they still had to use enemy ethnic groups against each other. Had the varying groups coordinated with each other they would have been able to repel the europeans (and others). But hind sight 20/20 and I don't think they understood who and what they were up against until it was to late.

[@HypnoticHollywood]

@@saeedboynes7129 Black Africans started the slave trade by capturing and selling weaker tribes to whites and Arabs.

[@HypnoticHollywood]

Black Africans started the slave trade by capturing and selling weaker tribes to whites and Arabs.

[@blackenpowerment0140]

​@@saeedboynes7129 The question now is: Do they understand that now?🤔

[@saeedboynes7129]

@@blackenpowerment0140 tbh in my opinion for the most part NO! It seems tribalism is still rampant on the continent.

[@Daron7181]

They weren’t warmongers nor did they have any need to invade other continents do to the abundance of resources already on the continent.

[@qjtvaddict]

And it was too damn difficult too many cultures!!!!

[@djnitetime2324]

This is by far my favorite KZbin channel!!! God bless!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@mormontsraven4072]

This is really interesting, I don't think even South Asia or Southeast Asia has this much diversity density. There are hundreds of languages and dialects, but they are close enough to be learned by an interpreter who knows one language in a particular region. I think that in the ancient world, high diversity density was more common across the world. As the size of kingdoms grew, many languages would be abandoned in favour of one standard to facilitate governance and trade. I would be curious to know if you think that there are geographical or other factors that have contributed to the high density of languages in Africa below the Sahara.

[@maragolihistory2118]

Its directly related to genetics....African we are so old. A group such as Pygmies are thousands of years older While KHOISAN are far older than Pygmies and then the Nilotes comes in second. Language is directly related to genetics and Africans are so diverse, non related and groups are older while some are very young...Bantu's are the youngest groups in Africa and today the most numerous and widespread. So all these groups dont share anything in common...other that FORCED identity that Europeans gave to us ie "Sub-Saharan" or African!! But in real sense, there is no common relationship whether its on culture, food, physic or language....!!!

[@mormontsraven4072]

@@maragolihistory2118 That is quite interesting and makes sense. Could you recommend any resources to learn more about the ancient history of Africa? I am afraid to just read anything because there is a lot of bias and misconceptions about Africa even in academia.

[@zerragut2969]

ALL of Africa

[@TheSingularityReport]

How Europe underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney is a good starting point. He delves into ancient history as well to lay a framework for dismantling yt colonial lies that Africans couldn’t organize

[@SweetTaleTeller]

Diversity is an amazing strength. We should embrace that wonderful power nowadays. The more diverse life experiences we have, the more wonderful ideas and perspectives will come of it.

[@maximillianphoenix9374]

I love the way you rationalise your delusions 💀

[@zerragut2969]

Salty western European

[@maximillianphoenix9374]

@@zerragut2969 a racist attack gotcha 😉

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Can you do better?

[@maximillianphoenix9374]

@@vernonrobinson1685 the British Empire says yes 👍🏿

[@vernonrobinson1685]

@maximillianphoenix9374 oh, the people who who threw the Boers into concentration camps, along with causing famines in India and bankrupting the world( and itself) with two wars in 30 years? Yeah, now THAT'S "rationalizing delusions. " I'm sorry, you can do better.

[@TrademarkTee]

Have you compared what you found about Africans to Asians and Indians, besides the Mongolians? I am curious to know why they did not make more aggressive attempts at invading, conquering, and colonizing countries not directly connected to them and if it supports or contradicts that of Africans? Just a tip... if you reference one of your previous videos, add a link in the current video. It would help in getting to what you are speaking about quickly. Thank you for what you do for us! It's wonderful learning so much!

[@Grant918Tulsa]

Well, we've learned in the modern area. It takes tyranny to change people's language and religion.

[@abdulsharif6541]

"BLACK AFRICA" (West, East, Central, and Southern Africa) and it's Afro Diaspora must learn from our incidents, situations, and etc. and aggregate our ideas, skills, and available resources to establish our Self Preservation and Independence from everyone that insist on subjugating and exploiting BLACK AFRICA and our Afro Diaspora

[@bc7015]

The disadvantage african had was that they didn't have guns cuz without it the arabs n Europeans would've had no chance ..🙄🙄

[@julianaansah6367]

Some tribes did have guns Lmfaoo and traded things for guns and some even made there own guns the Ashanti for example but u right not all

[@bc7015]

@julianaansah6367 wait a minute are u african American? Did u hear the african perspective of history or did u get ur facts from the European historical view?...incase u ddt know less the 1% of african were involved in slave trade or rading cuz every society has baddit, criminals n mercenaries n other were forced cuz the Europeans n arabs had guns..the Europeans were working with a very small group of africans specifically those that were oustrsized by african kingdoms n society .but 98% was by thhe Europeansn arabs. Get ur fact straight sweetheart.🤔 😳

[@matthewmartin7391]

The Europeans had a lot more firepower and superior transportation which abled them to spread out their troops effectively across the continent. With how much war Europe went through in the dark ages (before the renaissance) I think it was always gonna be obvious that they would develop weapons of untold horror.

[@hernandezjudea]

You probably won't see this comment, but you're the GOAT! I found your channel on a whim a few weeks ago... Your video covering the "blacks sold blacks" fallacy of the transatlantic slave trade COMPLETELY changed my viewpoint on the topic! Until now, I never realized just how culturally diverse Africa is! This additionally helps me understand the politics of African history! Thank you for all you do! Please, keep the videos coming!

[@thevisitor1012]

I feel like the most unified Africa has ever been was during the Moorish period. You had Muslims in West Africa working with Muslims in North Africa because they shared a common goal of spreading Islam. You also saw the birth of the trans-saharan gold trade during this period. Once that period ended Africa never saw such a massive level of organization again.

[@marilainedictan4851]

Islam brought more harm than good to the rest of the non islam practicing africa, the Arab slave trade is the best symbolism

[@maragolihistory2118]

It sounds like a good fantasy!! Africans have NEVER been one on any issue....

[@thevisitor1012]

@@maragolihistory2118 Which is why I said "the most unified." Also, this statement doesn't surprise me as the same can be said for Europe.

[@matthewmartin7391]

@@thevisitor1012 which always begs the question. The Europeans were never united at all. Up until the Berlin conference yet they were still able to do so much.

[@BalanceJustice679]

Salute🖤 Perhaps the Social Order from Matriarchy to Patriarchy is the source of the problem? Lets research that angle also🖊️📜🖤⚖️ Asante sana!

[@VikingElf]

Because they could not invade the rest of the world simple as that.

[@oritsegbubemidottie3236]

I like these videos created more

[@claytonporter7878]

Interesting information PIVOTAL PERHAPS

[@aishabailey3568]

Great video as always. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. Question; do you have any detailed research about the Southern African Regions that coincides with the Northern/Western Regions? What was happening in the South that was happening in the North/West at the same time? That type of research. Or is the Southern happenings not as impressive as the Western/Northern happenings?

[@selkissun6270]

But there's also a giant dessert in your way

[@danielcallum8015]

I want people to read education

[@katherineniemiec9078]

While watching this a thought came. Yes emotion develops intelligence om shanti bless, but also the tool of intelligent intellect expands and lapses to condition to promote growth of emotion. Beauty is intelligence is emotion.

[@katherineniemiec9078]

The stick limbs and the bendy stick fingers feet spine, and the symbolic ball with hard and wiggly both, are what the emotional energy like the light body in shamanism which can be found in a tolmec shamanism video, is what can be on the stick like a vegan shishkabab, and there’s always more to think about.

[@CreolePolyglot]

interesting thoughts on linguistic diversity!

[@Bone-rx4fz]

We couldn't be conquered because of language and ethnic diversity become a subsequent barrier. Whilst also preventing us from conquering other lands as a whole because of the cultural diversities being so vast and other reasons as you explained in this video.

[@abdulsharif6541]

Great Broadcast

[@tylerrobbins8311]

My theory is geography. Not sure why subsahran africans didn't have strong blue water navy but the atlantic to the west and indian to the east with the sahra to the north isloated most of africa from the rest of the world.

[@TommyStrategic]

Africans were known to build large boats and ships for use on rivers and on the ocean. There was considerable trade in the Indian Ocean.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@TommyStrategic They didn't have blue water navies is the problem. Also most of the trade Africans did across the Indian ocean was not direct. There are some cases of African ships that were sea worthy, and it really is odd they didn't become common. But for all intents and purposes Africa didn't have sea worthy blue water ships. It's honestly a puzzling as east asian nations not building up large blue water navies. China even famoisly had done but destroyed it and never built another.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@TommyStrategic Then again maybe there just wasn't much needed or drive for blue water ships in Africa, they are extreemly resource rich. Why sail to Asia or Europe when you don't need to, especially because they have a huge incentive to sail to you?

[@TommyStrategic]

@@tylerrobbins8311 Right, I think they lacked the incentive. A navy is primarily for military or trade when needed, and the most powerful African states didn’t need extensive maritime operations for either. So ironically it may have Europe’s lack of resources that compelled them to develop militarily and that led them to colonize so extensively.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@TommyStrategic That is a good point, given I think its has more to do with the various conquest and empires in Europe that led it to seek colinization. After all we only see mass colonization after large empires form. It's way I suspect geography, like the Edo, Ashanti, Kongo, and Songhai empires were more than strong enough to. But they geography probably made it cost more than it was worth.

[@donaldsmith1415]

That's the main reason that we as a people although we speak the same language as Americans can't get along in this nation!!!!!!!

[@CAM8689]

african diversity was and is not a problem nor something to overcome it simply is......doesn't mean ppl can't work together when interest align and when they don't that is fine to big world out here everybody won't agree and assuming as much due to something like skin color is one of the biggest mistakes one can make.

[@coffeeandscarves]

The book Noughts and Crosses by Marjorie Blackman does explore an alternate history where Africa colonized the West instead. There's a BBC mini series based on it and I think it's very well-made. Maybe you could review it?

[@lordvonmanor6915]

Afrikans did invade a great deal of the world and became known as Europeans, Arabians and Israelites. If you recall Egypt and Abyssinia settled Europe.🧐 Ethiopes and Leucaethiopes settled Europe and Arabia

[@phaizonosborne2806]

Love this video man, Good job.

[@lsporter88]

I believe your Theory has great Merit. Superior research. Superb presentation.

[@robertpundsack1363]

Never had one . Ability to use wasted numbers Maybe to overcone an enemy. What great power never used

[@daviousking3828]

Thank you

[@Mboogy]

take it easy with the AI art use my guy... ruins the whole theory of the video in a sort of ironic way lol

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

In order for Africa to have got expansionist mindsets the already huge kingdom's would've had to take on other ethnic groups and wipe out their language and culture and adopt them to the big successful expansionist tribe, they would've had to keep doing this to smaller groups, they definitely would've had a harder time doing it to large groups, but they could've worked side by side with larger groups. Ultimately this would've had to happen a long time ago when many of them groups were way smaller and not so scattered because as the other's would've seen whats happening they would've just run off and still would've settled elsewhere and kept getting larger since they didn't have to depend on hunting as much for food with crops and keeping live stock and fishing for seafood. So i agree Africa was way too dense with diversity, cultures, languages, different spiritual practices. Hell, in the Ashante kingdom there was another Kingdom that big they ended up conquering them though and adopting them into that culture even though they come from the same people, they had a different ethnic group though. Europeans really succeeded because as you said Europe is not that big and not that densely populated, even when they did have different ethnic groups with different languages they had large Kingdoms not more than one in different countries, plus Europeans invaded the shit outta each other and they wiped languages out and adopted one language for most countries. i think of all European countries Russia is more diverse than all of them because they have way more different ethnic groups and languages, but even they don't have that much, plus Russian did take control of many Eastern nations plus those nations still have no where close to the amount of languages African has, so it was easy to spread the Russian language but they kept their own too. Russia had expansionist mindset, but only in Europe they've been allies to African, south America and other nations of color because they too have all the natural resources that's the maine reason they developed the expansionist mindset they were trying to protect themselves from the other Europeans. Now look what's going on toady Russia is being blocked in by Nato, and the propaganda that's been sprad about Russia for 100s of years is confusing some ethnic groups in his nation, his people that believe the lies don't understand what evil empire they're up against and wonder why the Russian government is strict on their people. Putin trying to protect the Russian empire. During the Europeans expansionist into Africa Russia never wanted anything to do with it, because they have their own resources, they don't need to steal from other nations, Putin and the ex leaders know the history of those barbarian Europeans and what they done to damn near the entire world. He knows they want his resources for European nations so they can divide it. Russia is the only European nation that fought other greedy Europeans, tried to free other nations of color and teach them how to develop nuclear power for protection. Africnan nations that refused to become Russian allies have learers that are puppets with no backbone. Look how they're still blocking all trade for Haiti out of spite for becoming a free black nation and Cuba for resisting Imperialism and booting out a dictatorship. Cuba looks stuck in the 60s, Haiti collapsed they're starving and no president. Lastly Europe is the babies of the world, they haven't been on earth long enough, Asia is definitely a densely populated place, but its still not as dense as Africa with languages, cultures, tribes. Asia has way more birth defects even though its a pretty diverse place, but they was conqured as well and many countries are now allies of America and Europe they just aren't invading countries, not that they wouldn't they couldn't because they have China and other Asian nations that are enemies, that aren't only pissed they're allies for America, but their enemies have expansionist ideas and still despise America and its allies for invading their nations, drawing up borders. China had a lot land into India and Taiwan was apart of china alon with other places, China had a huge empire. I think Vietnam, of course North Korea and china has always been allies china's guerilla war fighters helped push British, American and other soldiers out of North Korea and that was one of the worst attacks on the US, British and Canadian soldiers they imprisoned them worked them to death, only a handful was released back to America. It was 1,000 soldiers.

[@Nkosi766]

Maybe because they sold them

[@Qhawe_Jameson.]

Really? That's all your narrow minded brain could pick up from all this? Jews sold jews out does that make them(Jew Nazi Collaborators) responsible for the holocaust? It's Europeans who put together the sick twisted evil ideology of the Atlantic slave trade, yes there were also Africans who Collaborated but there's over 3000 ethnic groups in Africa and probably at most 10 chiefs who worked with the Europeans which leaves out 2990 ethnic groups which had nothing to do with the slave trade, including those who fought against it and for some reason they never get mentioned. My point is Europeans are responsible for racism, slave trade just as much as the germans(nazi regime)are responsible for the holocaust. It's the same logic.

[@Ramiiam]

An African invasion of other parts of the world is happening right now, driven by population growth in excess of what the continent can support. The cause is the increase of Africa's population tenfold since death rates began to plummet and life expectancy increase during the colonial era.

[@VlogginTherapy]

Nope it’s due to the monetary system And colonialism

[@binder946]

Monetary system more specifically role of colonial french union which sends funds first to France and from there it comes back to africans who were mostly their former colonies. Colonial Frank is similar to reserve colony there. All the mo ING operations are owned by french companies who just lecture them about human rights but don't allow any real economic development. Independent governments are not allowed to africans. They are kept poor by one excuse if a war or another. Usually supported by one form of gunboat diplomacy or another. Yes africans themselves are to blame as well we can't keep on blaming others.

[@sasbridgecloserstudent]

Imagine an "invasion" with no weapons and not taking power. What Africans/black people do is magnified in the imagination of those who do not want explain the differences. Taking land, deleting people, and stealing resources is called 'conquering' and expanding territory, but Africans migrating for better opportunities because colonization still exists and their leaders are still puppets (under the control of colonizers) is called 'invading'? Interesting.

[@danbeaulieu2130]

This invasion... How many infantry divisions?

[@Ramiiam]

@@VlogginTherapyColonialism created the preconditions for the African population explosion. It did so by suppressing pre-colonial wars and jihads, abolishing slavery, and initiating the first public health campaigns. The result was that life expectancy increased by 15 years and population doubled over the colonial period. Africa gained its independence in Stage II of the demographic transition, with high birth rates and falling death rates. That has continued and has fueled the outmigration.