How Drug Lords Took Over Colombia (AGAIN)

[@historyofeverythingpodcast]

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[@akumaking1]

Did you see the bingo cards I sent to you in an email?

[@ThexInsidexMan]

@@historyofeverythingpodcast maybe you can listen to a person from the country or at least fluent in the language pronounce the name of the places you mention. At least for major cities, let alone the capital. It's not like there are multiple names, you're just flat saying it wrong and clearly never spoke not listened to even ONE Colombian in the process of preparing for this video...

[@nmmeswey3584]

@@historyofeverythingpodcast It would be unreasonable to ask of you to pronounce every name correctly seeing as you cover such a wide range of countries, however, the phonetic alphabet and phonetic notation is there for a reason. It would be a good investment to learn how to read it for future proyects (and its history would make an interesting video)

[@AdamMisnik]

You don't look old enough to have heard Bogota (bo-ga-ta) pronounced on the news every week during the war on drugs. 😆

[@thomastheisman1751]

He's saying The Tube Of You didn't like the correct pronunciation and kept blocking the video.

[@ewill3435]

I am honestly A-ok with covering more current events, because unlike most news outlets, you don't just read out headlines and call it a day. You go into WHY these current events are happening, which usually have fairly old roots. So really, we get unbiased, up to date current events AND historical events all in one neat package!

[@F4Wildcat]

especially unbiased is why i am watching this channel. It doesnt matter if the radical left, left, center, right or extreme right frak things up= HOEP covers it.

[@kalebdye4378]

Hasanabi collab?????

[@larrote6467]

unbiased, don't make me laugh; you all live in a bubble

[@F4Wildcat]

@@larrote6467 unbiased people are the greatest enemy of radicals and extremists

[@captain6915]

@@F4WildcatAn unbiased view is impossible. Bias can only be reduced not eliminated

[@Korenus]

Bagadah será el nuevo nombre de Rololandia de ahora en adelante.

[@fanero3046]

Y el departamento de caca.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Folks, as a cyber security specialist and certified ethical hacker, VPNs do not improve your online safety as much as you want to believe it does. You still need to take extra steps beyond a subscription to a VPN for real personal and data security online.

[@akumaking1]

Such as?

[@thereseemstobeenanerror1219]

​​​@@akumaking1 It helps to have a password manager and a dummy email if you need to sign up for something. Also masking your debit card when you're making online purchases and having a fake phone number.

[@jacobfox7274]

@@akumaking1I mean one of the best things you can do is avoiding sketchy websites and not clicking any links in emails or messages from people you don’t know or even people you do know if you don’t know where they lead. If you do get a link from someone you do know you can try calling them to see, but it’s always better to be cautious. VPNs are decent for accessing content or websites blocked in your region but they don’t really have much in the way of protection on their own. Windows defender is a decent antivirus for personal devices but I would recommend using caution while on any public access WiFi and you should really avoid connecting to any public connections that you can’t verify the source. If you’re a large business (even a medium or small business may want to) or in a high security environment you may want to consider using additional protection or even an outside firm, but even these have issues as we’ve see previously with crowdstrike.

[@dadrising6464]

​​@@akumaking1 nothing a leyman could do. Proxy through usenet + probably alot more (daisychaining several vpn maybe ?)

[@blindsniper35]

​​@@akumaking1You need browsers that actually take privacy seriously. We generally "fingerprint" devices based on things that make them unique. And then we associate a user with them.(The overly simplified explanation) Essentially the problem of how do we track a person between a smartphone a laptop and a desktop which may or may not be all on the same or different networks. If you've solved that problem more or less VPNs aren't going to help much. Beyond disguising the server you're connecting to a VPN doesn't do a ton. It can protect some of your DNS queries as well. But from an encryption standpoint it's just as secure as any website using SSL. Which in today's day and age is almost every website. I had a more detailed version of this but apparently it was too long and disappeared. So this is a shorter version. (Apparently the KZbin comment section here was having technical issues) They really don't do a whole lot. Mostly VPNs were meant for pirates and then dodging geofencing. Then somebody needed to figure out how to sell more and it turns out the general public is a lot larger of addressable market then internet pirates.

[@lllllliiillllll]

“Bohgahdah”. Stakuyi has never seen Narcos eh?

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

Me Dell in too

[@MrRdvs87]

Ness ah see tow sa bear Ken es!

[@maxpower8170]

Honestly, bro how hard is to say Bo-go-ta?

[@svensnus]

Boggodda with lots of gorilla warfare

[@swarrior67]

That and "La Violencia".

[@phdupont2500]

Congratulations to drugs, for winning the War on Drugs.

[@veil6655]

MVP: Money

[@enternamehere4124]

The only country to have won a war on drugs is the UK And they fougth on the side of drugs twice

[@babayaga6376]

You either do it like the Singaporeans(and win the war), or you do it( or not really)like the Muricans, and lose.

[@entertainmentyoutube3606]

Thanks to american drug addicts

[@dreebk2915]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@phoenixmastm]

Colombia: Ah FARC it...we give up.

[@kingkayfabe5358]

Beautiful... farcing beautiful

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

Proof that terrorism wins. Funny enough we suck at combating it

[@somedandy7694]

We were all thinking it: "Will there be a FARC joke?" Our guy did not disappoint.

[@ThexInsidexMan]

the way you said "bogota" just gave my entire family cancer. Thanks

[@Kuvantor]

I was like "it can't be that bad" But nope, my cat said he hates me for just allowing such pronunciation to be uttered in this house

[@jaimay125]

Even this comment couldnt prepare me

[@elibolton6235]

I literally cringed so hard

[@miken3963]

Regularly watching TLDR and hearing them pronounce "junta" with a hard J has adequately prepared me for this.

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

I didn’t even realize he said Bogota until he said “mayor of bogota”

[@mikehurt3290]

Growing up as a Colombian its kinda wild seeing that Colombia is somehow doing better than both Venezuela and more surprisingly Ecuador wouldnt have expected that 10-15 years ago

[@brendanconlon8292]

Sure...but that has more to do with those countries doing so poorly recently than Colombia dramatically improving.

[@mikehurt3290]

@brendanconlon8292 a win is a win I guess lol

[@hittingdasauce]

Well, your country has been going through this thing since post ww2. So like eventually, Colombia will get its shit together.

[@badart3204]

@@hittingdasauceItaly didn’t have its shit together for over 1300 years from fall of Rome to unification. Never underestimate how long bad things can stay bad

[@hittingdasauce]

@badart3204 thats so true

[@Joeschmoe8930]

the pronunciation was spot on, for a defunct Atlantic City casino....

[@nicolasde9949]

My Colombian gf (from bogota) didn’t even realize he was talking about bogota until I pointed out that what he was trying to say.

[@babelboy-akababz2889]

Needs 2 layers of translation.

[@robertwhite1181]

I've lived in Ecuador for 8 years now. The gringos can't pronounce that word at all.

[@markgoggin2014]

“The internal civil war”. Most civil wars are internal

[@FarberBob678]

all civil wars are internal

[@PobortzaPl]

Not all of them stay that way.

[@FarberBob678]

@@PobortzaPl That’s a good point. Civil wars are by definition internal, but some expand into something more

[@TabordaEl]

Well it depends this """Civil War"""" I happening only in some little towns and states (we called "departamentos) so not everybody is on it just the unlike ones and our government doesn't matter 😐

[@David-pu3lr]

Is NOT a civil war.

[@carlosmaurokrma92]

Ok, this is my second try at writing this comment, I'm from Colombia, im 32 years old and here is my take on your video. I really appreciate that you included the "La Violencia" times in your video and how you actually related that with the born of the guerrillas and the Current political picture. But! I think you underestimated the Colombian government role in the whole conflict and how some very very rich families have been in power and thus why the Colombian government has always been (until recently) mostly right wing and yes that's counting "Los Liberales". You can get may be 5 of these family trees and see most of high ranking politicians in Colombian history. An member of one of these "distinguished" families is Alvaro Uribe Velez who is awaiting trial for allegedly bribing some ex paramilitarily soldiers on testifying against him on the case for ordering the extra legal killings of AT LEAST 6402 innocent civilians and classified them as FARC members KIA. This is only one of the most important trials against the Colombian government for funding and sometimes ordering the killings of at least of 45% of the civilian casualties from 1985 to 2018 (I'll leave links with the sources). Fun fact: In 1984 an airport used by Pablo Escobar to traffic drugs to the USA was seized by the Policia Nacional and in one of the hangars the found a helicopter with the registration number of HK-2704X that at the time was owned by Alvaro's dad company.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If you want to see a more human side to this conflict, there's a documentary called "El Testigo" available on Netflix at www.netflix.com/title/81130373. Sources: www.eluniversal.com.co/colombia/2024/09/06/en-vivo-audiencia-preparatoria-de-juicio-contra-alvaro-uribe-velez/ www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/juan-guillermo-monsalve-testigo-clave-en-el-proceso-contra-el-expresidente-uribe-MO24191951 es.statista.com/grafico/19344/numero-de-victimas-del-conflicto-armado-en-colombia/ www.noticiascaracol.com/colombia/tranquilandia-asi-fue-destruido-el-mayor-laboratorio-de-cocaina-que-tuvo-el-cartel-de-medellin

[@tomk.6846]

Couldn't have said it better myself I even had to like twice

[@jeanchristophergarcia1256]

As a fellow Colombian, love to see the clarification on some details. It also would’ve been nice to see more analysis on La Toma del Palacio

[@carlosmaurokrma92]

@@jeanchristophergarcia1256 You have to do an entire video just about it to get a may be clearer image of what actually happened.

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

I mean, he also ignored basic stuff and spread putroght disinformation. He called Rojas a CIA coup when he literaly remove the guy who sent troops to Korea???

[@kevinbarrios5718]

Ur totally spot on with Uribe and the Colombian government having an equal or even greater participation in acts of violence. I’ll spare it cuz it’s a remarkable achievement the way he explains in less than an hour a mostly accurate and easy to understand a recount of what’s happening with Colombia. So kudos to him

[@CountGremlin]

Love your videos and historical breakdowns but god damn man the way you pronounced Bogotá... Ay Dios mio. Bless your heart 😂

[@xvzf115]

Kek

[@delgado.adrian160]

Great video, but damn, that pronunciation of Bogotá hurt to hear, even more so because you pronounced "Bogotazo" well enough, and all you had to do is take off the "zo" from that word

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

And Medellín isn’t medelin 😭

[@EmilyJelassi]

I failed Spanish, but even I know that that's not how you pronounce "Boh-Go-Tah!"

[@ScootyThunder]

Bahgatta. pls no.

[@JC-gv6sq]

Just wanted to say I enjoy both the Historical content and the more modern events you have been covering.

[@cff00551]

Whilst I do miss the pure history content, you've become one of my best sources for current events. A lot of that has to do with the historical context you give. No current event happens in a vacuum.

[@bryceanderson7468]

I like the new video style keep it up!!

[@zeroholly]

I just want you to know i'm liking your video not just for your content, but also that pun.

[@jongeiger5295]

Love when i refresh my feed to one of your new videos

[@jamesdouglas6977]

Another issue that has occurred with members of FARC receiving amnesty in 2016 is that if your a Colombian citizen that want a visa to the USA you have to prove that you were not a member of a guerrilla group

[@TJ-hs1qm]

Same happened in Sicily when landowners hired thugs to fight off impoverished population. Which gave rise to the Cosa Nostra.

[@orodcollects]

I love your videos , but your pronunciation of Bogota could constitute a crime against humanity 😢

[@nshilts5829]

The way you say Bogotá gives me psychic damage

[@dvidsilva]

Great report. I grew up in Cali, Colombia and went to the demilitarized zone as a peace activist. Peace is difficult with so many competing forces, and the giant of profits of coca, but is good to see the country getting better.

[@ladybuzzkillington2072]

BABES WAKE UP OUR FAVOURITE HISTORY PODCAST POSTED

[@dadrising6464]

Cringe

[@Nathan.L.R]

I always look forward to new videos since they cover current events, like you state, and because they enlighten me on other countries worldwide. Always fantastic work.

[@masturchief]

It’s funny how the line between “extortion” and “taxation” is basically just who has more power at the time 😂

[@jonathangrafton4016]

It boils down to the legitimacy of the entity getting paid.

[@zathri8485]

I don’t know if you’ll read this but personally I skip over the “podcast” episodes because I don’t like the presentation/format of them, but would actually prefer that content over the current events. However I very much enjoy how you present these videos and watch all of them I can. If you did the same topics of actual history in the way you do these videos I would watch those too.

[@Just_168]

everyone thinking he said bogota wrong and then he comes up whit "JORGE EH-LIC-CIER GAITAN" i am DEAD

[@dvidsilva]

MANUEL MARULANDA VAAAALEZ

[@suburbanburrito210]

Georgr

[@louise4c]

cheers for the backstory, i used to share a dorm with a Colombian guy in Australia, he was cool. He used to laugh "yes that's what we're known for".

[@andreaam805]

Thank you for the very well done summary of the conflict!!

[@Whitetara18]

I love the history behind current events!

[@davidj.3897]

1st colombian comment, looking forward to this video thanks for talking about my flawed country lol

[@MCSkiure]

who do you support in the conflict

[@segiraldovi]

@@MCSkiure pre 1991 surely the guerrillas, post 1991 no person in their right mind would support the guerrillas, right now they are just drug traffickers

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

@@MCSkiurethis isn’t a thing about who you support (if anything that can sound a bit insensitive), it’s about what will help the country become safe and prosperous. The violence is from all groups is what caused this issue and why many have left the country because if it’s not the poverty it’s the violence in the streets.

[@orboakin8074]

As a Nigerian, I will assure you that your country is far FAR better than mine and most here in Africa.

[@MCSkiure]

@@joshuaatehortua7352 what will stop the violence in your opinion... it's been almost (or perhaps more) 100 years of sectarian violence entrenched into every level of society... i blame the US for a lot of it.

[@camilopoveda9228]

Awesome research and laid out nicely , as a first generation Colombian American the main thing I’ve known to be true about the political situation is that it’s extremely complicated and I should not comment on it this give me better perspective thank you

[@Runsofourlives]

I think understanding how the history that came before has shaped the world as it is now is incredibly important and I'm very interested in seeing more.

[@lisbon1492]

Your videos are phenomenal! I have a lot of friends who are social studies and history teachers/professors, and I will definitely recommend your videos to them.

[@PhilippAurand]

It would have been nice to hear how Pablo Escobar fit into all of this as a contextual reference point, since so many people have heard of him. Like how did he fit into the hierarchy and/or ecosystem; in the middle, top dog, one of several top dogs? Was he somewhat beholden to some kind of convention or structure or was he the absolute “monarch”…

[@ulfhugud]

I'm Colombian and really happy to see you talking about the history of my country! some of the stuff I already knew, but there was so much more that I didn't! btw I don't mind how you pronounce Bogotá*

[@alphawolf1919]

Really impressive editing in this video great job

[@GuapoG0tGuap]

I'd be really interested to y'all cover the drug game and gang wars in Jamaica. It kinda ties in with this stuff in Cololmbia, since Jamaican gangs were mostly exporters of Colombian coke into the US, Canada, and UK. But it's real interesting stuff. A lot of the gangs were affiliated with the main political parties and it's all in the music. Not just the lyrics (although there's plenty of that too, just check out Ghetto Red Hot by Super Cat) but the a lot of musicians themselves were directly involved, like Ranking Dread, Vybz Kartel, and, in fact, Super Cat himself.

[@hollysielaff5453]

I enjoy your videos concerning current events. You go into depth regarding the history surrounding those events and explaining why the current situation is what it is. Isn't that "history" in itself? I am more concerned why things are the way they are in the current world I live in, then information regarding a somewhat distant past....and this is a comment from a devouted history fan.

[@Johan_the_Marshal]

I have learned to hold my tongue until the end of the video as its so fascinating to listen to.

[@shiggityscott]

Please keep making content like this

[@babelboy-akababz2889]

"Vayolenssia" "Bogata" ... No, no, I'm leaving.

[@carlosmaurokrma92]

I was relieved on how you pronounced "El bogotazo"

[@rexamillion8446]

I love the videos that stem from current events and delving intot he history of how did we get here.

[@Foobits]

New video‽ let's goooo!

[@GRY246]

Great job!

[@robertnesta1797]

great video thank you!!!

[@paisastic]

Nice video. As a colombian I just want to add something: First of all, Colombian guerrillas are mostly narcos. The 2016 peace agreement was annexed to the constitution, despite being rejected by the people in a plebiscite. President Santos managed to convince congress and constitutional court to do so ($$$?). Since then, the government cannot attack narco-guerrillas. We are officially a narco-state. Peasants don't want to grow coca, but they are forced to by the drug lords.

[@paisastic]

Farmers do not want to plant coca, but they are forced to do so by drug traffickers and often find themselves involved in disputes between drug traffickers who want their crops. The subsidies for not planting coca are received by drug traffickers and they go back to planting coca elsewhere. That is not a good solution.

[@franzstigler3323]

Love your stuff man and please don’t take this as anything besides constructive (at least that is my intent) but the pronunciations in this video are rough. Rough to the point where it distracts from the actual content being shared. As a fellow white dude I get that sometimes we’re not going to nail pronunciations in other languages, but holy cow. Bogota can basically be pronounced phonetically and Medellín is super famous because of Pablo Escobar and his cartel named after the city. I get that looking these places up to get the pronunciation is another step in the many I’m sure it takes to make these videos but it is really impactful.

[@charleshurst1015]

Historical context for current events is great. Failure to account for "How we got here" is the reason why we keep failing to deal with current issues 😅

[@viceralman8450]

Just yesterday the ELN bombed an army base killing two soldiers and wounding twenty-five ending the goverment negotiations with the ELN definitely.

[@martinlara2357]

I understand it's the other way around, Marulanda was the ideologue (former rular census worker for the government) and actual founder of the group, and Arenas was the military man, ironically a former presidential guard member and part of the actual Colombian military.

[@otfinoskiotfinoski8856]

Good history but PLEASE learn to pronounce BOGATA.

[@DauthEldrvaria]

Love your work!

[@stengon2603]

Id be very interested in videos detailing gang structure and politics

[@sharkchaos5160]

Great video.

[@wafflesaurus_supreme]

I'm here for the extra American pronunciations.

[@Ekdrink]

No one cares about your fake language

[@usernameONBEKEND]

This is history that needs to be repeated and remembered. Seems KZbin wants people to repeat history for not letting you tell it.

[@robertwhite1181]

bo-gA-TAH, brother. Otherwaise, great video.

[@deadby15]

if these countries fired all local politicians and bureaucrats and hired some Scandinavian management firm or something, they could expect alot of improvenents.

[@Dsonsee]

You truly understand nothing

[@BxGizz]

Some lines on maps for the different states of Columbia would of been nice

[@daniellovestortoises3044]

Peru has also had a long term conflict with guerilla groups turned drug traffickers you should also talk about the Peruvian armed conflict and its impact on peruvian society

[@CrisisMoon7]

Been watching a lot of vids on FARC 3:04 Oct 16 24 Wednesday

[@MrIrishpunk]

Most current events have history spanning decades if not centuries.

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

18:00 Uraba is not a deparment. It is a region of the deparment of Antioquia... And u misspelled it too.

[@terranceaddison4599]

The names of political parties tend to be..very practical

[@joestutzman4519]

That was espectaculo!

[@BigNBrother]

You know what, I'm liking this video BECAUSE of the pun thirty seconds in.

[@newtonianpineapple2817]

I think you need a better travel mic

[@ArcaneCannonChey]

I stay away from the podcast entirely due to the difference in audio.

[@12nuk]

Breh it’s Boe-Gah-Tah sheesh, I almost threw my phone and I’m not even Colombian 😂😂😂

[@Fite1989]

I‘ll like this video for the pun right now!

[@oscarpapa8936]

well done

[@sandmandf]

I think the podcast episodes dint get a listen because most of us have already heard it on the pod.

[@nmmeswey3584]

It's weird for a channel that does so much research into every video to not even attempt to search the correct pronunciation of the capital city the video is about

[@majorian6201]

The pronunciation is not that important.

[@mathissveistrup3575]

It's hard for us gringos

[@nmmeswey3584]

@@majorian6201 Packaging is not important to the overall function of a product, but it still speaks to the care put into every step of its manufacturing that it be neatly contained in a good looking, sturdy feeling box. Similarly, if something is delivered in a plastic bag or a paper envelope with newspaper shredding for padding, it reflects poorly on the rest of the process and the end product. Pronunciation isn't a function critical aspect of these videos, but not putting the effort in to make sure its up to standard reflects poorly on the rest of the video, which troubles me especially because I know that these guys do make high effort content. It's like if a brand of clothes you know are good quality and made sustainably sent its product out in plastic bags, it irks me that way; Pronunciation is such a simple thing to fix it should not be overlooked

[@whodarboilebamnames3990]

​@@nmmeswey3584It doesn't reflect poorly for the vast majority of his audience. This is most definitely a you problem.

[@Serge-cm5my]

​​@@nmmeswey3584There is a massive difference between speaking with an accent and totally making up your own pronunciations. You're being sensitive and making a big issue out of a none issue. You know and understand exactly what he meant. But, are choosing to be childish and a perfectionist. When this man is clearly not a native speaker of Spanish.

[@colcommissar23]

You didn't cover the Joan Wilder's involvement or Jack T Colton's either.

[@lauracassidy8152]

I like your channel. Sub’d.

[@jack7413ify]

BowGotta

[@hunterdragon7210]

May i clarify that took over is a gross exaggeration

[@spartanhawk7637]

Well on the bright side, action movies are probably gonna get a lot more fun again.

[@Gewehr_36]

11:40 more like “under new management”

[@johnbofarullguix1499]

Great video, really. Humbly and respectfully : It's pronounced /bogoTA/ , not /boGOta/ .

[@Racks47]

pro tip: put the names of cities and people on google translate to the language of the country and click on the little speaker

[@Ricky2Toes]

YT must be mad at this video. It refuses to let me like it

[@triciac.5078]

Can any one recommend a good video on the Yugoslav wars?

[@normaldude101]

Armchair Historian and feature history have some decent videos on it.

[@jaimay125]

The present past how to destroy a nation

[@triciac.5078]

@@normaldude101 thank you. I’ll check them out.

[@triciac.5078]

@@jaimay125 is that a name or a video recommendation?

[@jaimay125]

@@triciac.5078 The channel is called the present past the video was called how to destroy a state. (I got it wrong before)

[@danielmauricio8504]

BogoTAAAAHHHH 🤣. Besides that great video!

[@MateoMGJ]

Bogada what? You even said "Bogotazo" well enough, should that have been a hint?

[@johnnail532]

The people of equador have the same right and responsibility to bear arms as it is a God given right- if it was not infringed there for the general population then they would not have as many problems with government and criminals

[@danielcanon7602]

Hi, nice vid really complete i just have like 2 things to say (given u even read this) 1 the justice palace take over by the farc is still a really foggy chapter on colombian history there is video fotage of parlamenters and personel being stracted by the military but they where never found, familys still to this day are looking for some of them and the running teory is that the military fueld by the extreme right took the chance to kill a lot of people on that event. 2 the uribe relations with paramilitares and narcos is very much confirmed there is a documentary done by a colombian reporter called "Matarife" there he exposes the links of uribe and at least 70% of his ofice for both presiencial periods with narcos and paramilitares, uribe is allegedly responsable for the authorization of Pablo scobar airstrip in ascienda napoles as it was done wile he was the aerocivil director. letting aside his involvment on the "masacre del aro" and the "falsos positivos" at this moment uribe is on trial for witnes manipulation. so yeah really nice vid i just wanted to point out that uribe is a really dark figure in colombian political landscape and that there is a really strong relation betwen paramilitares and far right in this country

[@jacoboreore]

Colombia is the kind of country that will never give up Drugs, as Mexico. You are well informed!!!

[@armedelflander8550]

Liked the video and here for the puns.

[@CallMeRito]

Kinda sad you had to put the (Again) in the title

[@blankistblankophobe9078]

Bogota - boh-guh-tah

[@TheLegacyDan]

Ok boys, second verse same as the first