Immigration & the Fall of Rome

Please forgive my dreadful pronunciation throughout. Latin! Almost as bad as German.
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My previous Rome video:
• Stefan Molyneux's Fall...
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[@BrothersCoffee]

2017: "You can't just have a youtube channel called 'Shaun'.. can you?" 2020: Thriving KZbin channel called 'Shaun'

[@edwardzita3479]

It's funny looking back

[@JBHUTT09]

Someone recommended his videos on reddit and the person's response cracked me up: "Thanks, but 'shaun' isn't really much to go by. I doubt I'll find him just by typing shaun into youtube. Edit: I just typed 'shaun' into youtube and there he is."

[@jbmazhar2000]

Take this as a sign "Kevin"

[@gamermapper]

What was his name before?

[@cheesesteakjimmys7374]

@@gamermapper I think it was “Shaun and Jen”

[@snowboiiii]

Shaun's like my boring uncle who always talks about history and politics but instead of avoiding him at family events I send him money every month.

[@calc2323]

Does your uncle mix it up with race science or something fun like that?

[@snowboiiii]

Nah he's mainly like "Banks are bad" and I'm like "I'm aware, Richard. I look forward to your formal birthday card 3 weeks after my birthday."

[@linguaphilly]

7jsheppard lol now I want the new channel name to be "The Boring Uncle"

[@politicalsloth614]

My uncle's a former Librarian, and god is it soothing to have a family member who likes to talk about books and doesn't complain about Muslims all the time.

[@atheistgroup2948]

then hes like your grandpa

[@tonyrigatoni766]

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but it's important to remember that it didn't fall in a day, either.

[@therealthinker9464]

well said!

[@dogblessamerica]

There are *audiobooks* about the fall of the Roman Empire that are longer than a day.

[@lsthero5863]

Rome lasted until 1453

[@TheGallantDrake]

@@lsthero5863cope harder, Constantine XI

[@alexreid1173]

@@lsthero5863Well, Rome is still a city today so did it ever really fall lol

[@yakapoe]

“They invented a really big gun and shot them with it.” Classic British summation of the rise and fall of empires.

[@TribuneAquila]

How did the empire of Japan fall i wonder...

[@cathemeraltheenby6840]

They added a couple extra "really"s

[@nic6863]

Really^10

[@20shitzngiggles]

"Turning former enemies into allies, like Goku" Roman history makes so much more sense now!

[@DoAllDogsLikeMarmite]

Samnium is Piccolo. Carthage is Vegeta.

[@rubbeldiekatz85]

20shitzngiggles I'd say that Shaun lost a bet with Jen and therefore had to find a way to sneak dragon ball into the video.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

Rana Newlove No Persia is vegeta

[@strubberyg7451]

OK, here's a list of former enemies that turned into allies: Tien - Shin - Han Picollo Vegeta Android 18 (maybe 17 too?) Buu yes, pretty much every DBZ arc we got a former enemy turned ally now match Rome's enemies...

[@ripyungbruh8157]

Frezia is nazi germany

[@Xidnaf]

Actually, a youtube channel just called "Shaun" would be incredibly amusing to me.

[@Scumbagceej]

dudes you're vids are great! i'm happy to see you here!

[@fuckenps3]

It's humble. As somebody who just found this channel I found it refreshing to have such a simple channel name.

[@blackblaze5271]

Xidnaf Makes it too much about him. It should be about the content.

[@Eisofice]

When one of your favourite KZbinrs comments on one of your favourite KZbinrs....

[@thetigerking2613]

Nice videos Xidnaf

[@fightscrimewhilesleeping4024]

"This children for dog meat scam" They really don't make scams like they used to.

[@CarlsSimGuides]

Im glad you stuck with Shaun. I'm suddenly hooked on your channel. Your arguments are so reasonable and well-thought out. I really appreciate the effort and research that must go into every video. It's kind of weird, because you don't do any fancy editing, but you're such a good storyteller it makes up for that entirely.

[@aturchomicz821]

You, here? Cool👍

[@CarlsSimGuides]

@@aturchomicz821 Yeah! I love Shaun's videos. Nice to see you here, I recognize you too!

[@hyperdiegesis]

Hey man, lovely to see you here :)

[@kennethk.5464]

"Rome is like Goku, if you really think about it." - Shaun 2017

[@TayakiNoTenshi]

Also, if you don't treat migrants nicely, they won't develop a Vegeta complex.

[@dominickperez2952]

@@TayakiNoTenshi Wasn't that the opposite though? Goku respected and treated Vegeta nicely and even dug him a grave in the Namek Saga after he died even though he had no reason to do so. Just like Rome, Goku beat his enemies but then treated them nice and respected them so that they would become part of the Z fighters. Yamcha, Tien, Piccolo, Vegeta, and Buu were all enemies that Goku defeated and then treated nicely to turn them over to his side. Granted, Tien wasn't actually evil like the rest, he was still a bit of a dick to Goku before he beat him.

[@TayakiNoTenshi]

@@dominickperez2952 I haven't seen that much Dragon Ball, but yea, that's the point. By Vegeta complex, I meant him joining. Although I now realise how his 'going back to evil' shenanigans might change that metaphor... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Whoops.

[@dominickperez2952]

@@TayakiNoTenshi Ooh my bad, thought you meant how he was narcissistic and entitled, not someone who turned from good to evil. My bad.

[@benwil6048]

Tayaki No Tenshi Vegeta only shows up in Dragon Ball Z I believe, and he goes from evil to good. His complex is the “I’m a prince and meant to rule” imo

[@Patricia_Taxxon]

It's because they didn't have hovermosques.

[@20shitzngiggles]

Also because they defacto entered into a Matriarchy.

[@joelv.6209]

Eric Taxxon their time was before Umayyadwave

[@L0LWTF1337]

Some historians argue that the root of the downfall of rome was in fact the rise of a new degenerate religion: Christianity. Because Christians had new sets of values and generally thought less of anyone that wasn't Christian themselves they sparked xenophobia. But I doubt that Stephan Leukaemia wants to hear it was Christianity's fault.

[@nikojoelmarkkanen1999]

And because of women's ability to choose, HAREMS FORMED

[@pueIIaaeterna]

L0LWTF1337 i 110% agree with this, as does by buddy f. nietzsche.

[@I_dont_need_a_handle]

"Let's talk about how immigration caused the downfall of germany" I got this, I'm german. Hitler immigrated from austria to germany, yadayadayada ...downfall, the end. ... If you wanna have a fun conversation try telling that to a nazi.

[@hildegunstvonmythenmetz6095]

"Fun Conversation"

[@SimonBuchanNz]

I was thinking it was all the scientists and mathematicians etc that emigrated to the Allies and gave them a huge technological and information advantage. The actual description (since this is a year old; the Allies "immigrated" into Germany and "integrated poorly") was much more direct that I've come to expect from Shaun 😄

[@erraticonteuse]

​@@SimonBuchanNz This is where I thought he was going, too. Alternatively, there's also the fact that a significant contributing factor to the fall of Italy was that the US had such a large population of recentish Italian immigrants, so a lot of Italians (both military and civilian) just didn't see the US as an enemy. They had American cousins, some of whom were in the invading army.

[@Pretermit_Sound]

@@erraticonteuseThis was one of the factors that caused Italy to switch sides, joining the Allies not long after we invaded the Italian mainland. Mussolini ended up in the Italian Alps, where the Nazis let him pretend he was Duce for a few more months, but he was eventually caught and had his skull caved in and had his corpse hung upside down by a train station. Crazy times back then 😉

[@shzarmai]

the consequences of Austrian immigration smh......

[@dixego]

Shaun: [reads an excerpt from Tacitus] Also Shaun: ...one of Rome's great strengths was it's ability to turn former enemies into allies... like Goku.

[@pepi7404]

I guess the real treasure really is the friends we made along the way.

[@boiyado6717]

@The Original Rocket Man If we are talking about pure amount, Luffy is a little higher, but Luffy’s villain conversions were usually on much tamer villains, almost no big bass got converted, while most of the big bands in DB got converted.

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

Broad horizons.

[@RoonMian]

"Gaul [...] which had at this point been conquered by Rome." Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invadors. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium...

[@alexturlais8558]

The true cause of the fall of Rome.

[@wilhelmkreis6578]

Nice

[@Xenomorthian]

that pesky potion

[@PhilosophyTube]

"Like Goku." - hahahaha! Brilliant! This video was class. Also, never mind 'forgive the bad Latin' pronunciation, what about the Americanised pronunciation of 'lieutenant!' I pronounced it the American way in cadets once and was given a swift slap. And your channel should be called 'Raw Data Analysis.' I thought Jen was the name of the skull. Or what about 'Shaun²,' pronounced 'Shaun Squared'?

[@HxH2011DRA]

Philosophy Tube shaun squared sounds boss and something I'd want more of XD

[@eltic3]

Philosophy Tube love you to death olly but the American pronunciation of Lieutenant is closer to the original French. So if anyone is pronouncing it wrong it's you.

[@bonhll8070]

How the fuck do non Americans pronounce it??

[@flaviusclaudius7510]

/lɛfˈtɛnənt/, or leff-tenant

[@TheLightningScience]

@@flaviusclaudius7510 which is dumb

[@gagestah]

*long reading of a detailed and thought-provoking primary historical source* "y'know, like Goku" God bless and keep you, Shaun

[@BifronsCandle]

"Integration is a two-way process" This point can't be repeated enough. While immigrant attitudes do play a part, when you treat them like perpetual foreigners, they're much less likely to assimilate. People often overlook this and resort to victim blaming, which is why some white Americans here look at the divide between whites and blacks and blame it on 'black culture' (not even immigrants, more like unwilling slaves).

[@lastpot261]

Which statement best exemplifies what we can learn about Roman migration and settlement from the map above? a Roman migration and settlement relied on previously established technologies to determine patterns of movement b Roman migration and settlement followed previously established patterns of human settlement. c Roman migration and settlement relied on previously established trade routes. d Roman migration and settlement extended from Gaul to Ionia as evidenced by their technology diffusion

[@djweebo]

probably why Canada has such a high integration rate, when someone immigrates to Canada, they're treated as a Canadian, first and foremost.

[@jghifiversveiws8729]

@Marie Antoinette If were talking about the the division between blacks and whites, it's the differences in position in society, one is usually in poverty while the other isn't, it makes black people feel as if they are purposefully disadvantaged by society.

[@jghifiversveiws8729]

@Marie Antoinette And how do you know the U.S isn't racist or more racist than it used to be, it's easy to say children are better off in a two parent household when you don't have to focus on keeping the children comfortable and fed, making sure they go to school so they don't have to live like you do, and be judged by people on the internet for the mistakes you have made and come to terms with, who clearly don't understand the day to day struggle of a black single mom.........if you couldn't tell already i'm very passionate about this topic coming from a black family myself.

[@jghifiversveiws8729]

@Marie Antoinette The funny thing is that the right tends to use some exaggerated boogy man which changes from feminists, leftists, muslims, jews and literally everyone who doesn't believe there *us versus them* dogma the irony is that they are what they hate so much and they will never admit there true agenda which is to remain *relevant.*

[@PristianoPenaldoSUIIII]

tfw too many t-34s migrate to your country

[@SSelkie3]

Dnt Wry good one

[@chocodoco4855]

The tank of peace strikes again!

[@angryreader8857]

Choco Doco hahahahahhaha nice one

[@Vorrester]

Well, good thing pensioners are blowing them up with some Panzerfausts as the Volkssturm.

[@fulcrum2951]

It was kinda a mixture of iosif stalin and t 34-85 tanks

[@alxjasper]

Shaun, has anyone ever told you how soothing your voice is? A+

[@warmlycalculated390]

Not nearly enough, so at least every day.

[@skaterboykavi9999]

Don't be a dick, Dorian

[@warmlycalculated390]

If you think Shaun's scruffy, adorable lilt is grating, I can only assume you live in opposite land and you've selected that a Fran Drescher App replace Siri on your phone.

[@d48731]

My ASMR

[@Broeckchen]

Alexandra Elisabeth Seriously though. I'm super anxious at the moment and listening to Shaun soothes my nerves so much.

[@dimanthehedghog]

6 years later and the channel is still just called Shaun

[@ami_87]

"You can't have a KZbin channel called just "Shaun", can you?" Me watching Shaun in 2020: 😁👍

[@royalty_valens]

Skeleton Justice Warrior

[@atomface101]

Yes. Fuck yes.

[@incognito253]

Andres Reyes Skeletal Justice Warrior flows more cleanly :D

[@MrCrashDavi]

Sounds triumphalist af.

[@MrTrollaid]

But I don't believe that Shaun is a c... Skeleton Justice Warrior!

[@Crlarl]

*SKELETON WARRIORS!*

[@OsefKincaid]

Kind of depressing bit about Claudius They were fighting the same bullshit 1500 years ago, where is the progress :/

[@Davesknd]

We have water closets now! Wait... they had those too... erm... fidget spinners?

[@LackingSaint]

Time don't move in a straight line

[@BollocksUtwat]

Progress is a false concept. The notion that history plods forward toward some arbitrary better future is a contrived way to justify among other things colonialism and the sentiments that evolved from that cultural identity even years after colonialism ceased. Progress for some is regression for others. Some people see NAFTA as progress towards the inevitable globalization of human social conduct, but NAFTA fucked over the Chipas in Mexico who revolted as a result of it. If you consider the reasons why people are loath to include out groups in their in group you will realize why some people come to believe in socialism.

[@OsefKincaid]

Surely you can figure out that when people use "progress" in that context they mean something specific, mainly things related to progressivism and progressive ideas. But I'm glad I could provide context for you to post this, clearly you wanted to do so for a while.

[@alanritchie7850]

P*Funk so you believe history is just shifts in power, demographics, and the like? That’s a neat way of thinking

[@christopherjustice6411]

Trying to blame the fall of Rome on one thing is like trying to claim a computer is run entirely by one keyboard key.

[@dashisneat]

Shaun: “You can’t just have a KZbin channel called Shaun can you?” Narrator: “You could”

[@DJMavis]

I question the accuracy of the short Gallic wars and the long peace. Asterix and Obelix were indomitable, it was well documented

[@L0LWTF1337]

Also The Gallic village was the capital of rome not rome. After Asterix defeated the 12 tasks given to him they were accepted as gods.

[@DJMavis]

What? Did that happen? I fear I haven't read sufficiently of my source material. Though I do have 2 films bookmarked on Netflix. I am off to do research!

[@L0LWTF1337]

It's in the movie 12 Tasks of Asterix. They basically have to redo the Tasks of Heracles but funnier.

[@DJMavis]

oooh, that is one of the ones on Netflix. Not sure how I'll like the voices, but can't be too bad

[@a_diamond]

XD it didn't go for *all* of Gaul ;)

[@GreatPirateSolomon42]

Love it. Its like Sargon's history videos, except correct and un-douchey.

[@jacobthesomething]

Dorian Grey not b8. this person just doesn't like sargon because he's not an sjw safe space.

[@jacobthesomething]

dermot oc you got some pretty bold claims there. i assume you use the same argument for anyone who doesn't agree with you.

[@OsefKincaid]

SJW now basically means "People who aren't in my rightwing safe space" It's a cool evolution for the word, I like it. "We shouldn't use racist too much cause the word will lose its meaning! OH BTW YOU'RE A SJW BECAUSE THIS FACT BASED VIDEO WAS MADE BY A LEFTIST"

[@caitlinerickson7355]

Oh god, Sargon has history videos. That’s frightening.

[@williamatchison5230]

Sargon can't even get articles he's recording himself READING correct....there really isn't much to expect on his history lessons...

[@ghost_in_the_system]

Another interesting fact is that many of these "migrating" German tribes were comparable to Rome militarily. So, to be anywhere near the danger level of Rome, western nations would have to be facing migrant groups with the same military capabilities as their armies, which is of course far from true. No migrant group, for example, would even be able to come close to the strength of the US army

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

It would have to be like the Russian PMC group Wagner roaming our borders with their family's in tow. Or vice versa with Blackwater or Xi on foreign borders. That would be an interesting turn in history tbh

[@kent5627]

@@Mr.InbetweenFX I guess you and I are both randomly rewatching old Shaun videos this evening. I briefly was in training with folks who worked with Blackwater before the great disgrace and subsequent multiple rebrandings. According to them, it was like working with very well trained German Shepherds (who could sit, speak, roll over, and kill). As time went on and the DoD wished to lean even more heavily into the non-liability benefits of using PMCs, it seems that the well-trained German Shepherds (former JSOC) gradually became angry, yappy Boston Terriers (any young man who played lots of CoD but couldn’t/wouldn’t enlist).

[@Mothromance]

how could an empire even exist without some level of migration 😭😭

[@irwegwert]

Every time I hear you say something was "destroyed", I get Minecraft joke flashbacks.

[@carterroane1034]

Don't remind me

[@squadfam4807]

irwegwert is there a link to that?

[@carterroane1034]

Ethan Horn I think they have some clips on their twitch channel

[@jackjones4248]

Did you hear about irwegwert? He was destroyed!

[@flameoguy3804]

The gamer was destroyed!

[@atwcat9370]

"well, you see, the goths actually CONSENTED to selling their children, so it's a fair deal."

[@abbashaidari8313]

I'm pretty sure that's what Ben Shapiro would actually say

[@eac-ox2ly]

lmao

[@hairymcnipples]

So you're a libertarian, then.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

Someone might say, "It's different because, today, the immigrants are brown, and we don't like the browns." And that's would be a more honest claim from many that support anti-immigration laws.

[@Vhlathanosh]

A bit late to this but didn't the empire stretch from parts of Africa all the way to modern day Syria though? Even their "I hate brown people" argument doesn't stand.

[@elpito9326]

@@Vhlathanosh yeah, there were Romans of every colour, really. From Nubians and Aethiopians (who were Black) to Celts and Germanics (who were the type of White people that get red when the Sun hits them). There was a huge diversity of people in the Roman Empire, and the city of Rome itself would've reflected that

[@non_da]

Blaming the fall of Rome on immigration is probably the worst take I hear from "intellectual" rightists. It's such a bad one that it's usually just edgy teenagers or 20-somethings first getting into politics. But I have heard a grown man use this before and I couldn't help but laugh my ass off. The moment you ask them about any actual Roman history they either use a few regurgitated talking points or find a way to avoid the subject completely. While, sure, if you don't know Roman history that's fine.. but don't use it for some anti-immigration propaganda.

[@comradecam9530]

Rome could've avoided a few large and costly wars if they had just worked out a deal and let people immigrate, and treated those who did fairly.

[@pineconesnowstorm]

​@@comradecam9530fairly certain they tried and failed, likely because of the weakened state of the empire at the time.

[@danpaz9485]

If you're gonna blame a group or something else for a problem that has more complicated issues than simply just one, you know that either its not researched much or its a flawed argument.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@pineconesnowstorm They certiantly could have absorbed the tribes into their empire, the just refused to do so and thus the Tribes had to resort to violence.

[@IanWatson]

2017: "I can't just have a KZbin channel called Shaun." 2019:

[@Mystprism]

As someone who just found you a month ago, I love that your channel is just called Shaun. I feel it fits perfectly with your sense of humor and unassuming delivery.

[@IshtarNike]

The beginning is hilarious. Reminds me of a line in the Great Gatsby when he describes WWI as a Teutonic migration followed by an enthusiast counter-raid.

[@blackmoon2128]

Writing my masters, I came up with a problem and immediatly remembered this video that I listened some time ago while playing, and it legit helped me. Thanks a lot dude! Always, a good work.

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

I hope you can rebel and be free from your unjust masters

[@royorbit3800]

Shauny McShaunface

[@UncannyXander]

I call for Liebensraum not Lebensraum

[@hawaiianrobot]

this was a good joke

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Unfortunately it doesn't make sense to people who don't know German.

[@justmonika1]

"Lebensraum" (Living space) is the idea that a species needs a minimum amount of space to be able to supply itself with food and other resources. Initially a phrase used in biology to study territorial behaviour in animals, it was later applied to humanity and used as an excuse by the Third Reich to invade other countries. "Liebensraum" is a play on words replacing "leben" (life) with "lieben" (love).

[@a.morphous66]

I like to call my bed Liebensraum. I’m kidding, it can’t fit more than one person. No, I don’t do that, stop implying things.

[@fulcrum2951]

@@a.morphous66 ...

[@bulletproofblouse]

I quite like the understated simplicity of a channel just called Shaun, if I'm honest.

[@Tlaloc1]

"I can't just have a youtube channel named Shaun, can I?" Bit late but yes, yes you can.

[@Lexi_Zone]

I thought Asterix caused the fall of the Roman empire. Guess I should have picked my library books more carefully...!

[@El-Silver]

Here i though the ottomans cuased the fall of Rome

[@ryancresawn4726]

Crazy how they figured out peaceful transition of enemies to allies, but they couldn't figure out the concept of "peaceful transition of power".

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Machiavelli wrote interestingly on that subject, about how standing armies will eventually realize they can enact regime changes, rob the people without retribution and generally act like bandits. Which is why he recommended citizen armies instead of professional soldiers like the knights of Europe and the Praetorian Guard. A soldier must have a civilian life waiting for him, or else he will crave war and grow restless.

[@apaquette]

2 years later, and the channel is still called Shaun

[@TheAdrinachrome1]

If there was never any immigration we would all still be living in africa.

[@raveun2thejoy]

Lmfao

[@CrimsonMoonChannel]

"They were overwhelmed and destroyed" *places pic of USSR flag raising* *sheds a smol tear*

[@TheHiroyukiutatane]

Crimson Moon

[@CrimsonMoonChannel]

ウタ Hiro aye?

[@aerojetrocketdyners-2538]

Out of the moon came the *SPACE NAZIS*

[@nataliagonzalez1698]

(☭ ͜ʖ ☭)

[@aidoskashenov4532]

This is actually a historical picture, it's soviet soldier, placing Soviet flag over Reichstag, main german government building. They were fighting for weeks for that building, and once Russians secured it Germany capitulated

[@LordTataraus]

Shaun: Justice Warrior

[@henryalbrecht2930]

*_Shaun did nothing wrong._*

[@83croissant]

LordTataraus Shaun Justice Wario

[@flowerditch]

i really like this one!

[@Miniike]

Shaun and Jen Warrior

[@yaoiboi60]

Shaun will personally kill over 1000 trillion fascists.

[@dylanwaters3146]

it's funny coming back to this video and seeing the channel is still called Shaun

[@dstinnettmusic]

Boudicca is my favorite historical figure, no lie. It’s purely due to a bit of “theatre” from a podcast called “The British History Podcast” where they set up A battle of Boudicca with this cool Old West movie music and there was this moment where the Celtic armies were preparing for battle, and there was a shout from the Army. It was the Celtic word for victory. There was nothing else. “Boudicca. Boudicca”. The Romans were silent. Waiting. “Boudicca. Boudicca.” There was no stopping Lady Victory.

[@jaojao1768]

That's cool

[@cookingwithtool159]

Until they did

[@benaiahhampton5340]

I find it funny that,at the time when I'm writing this,the 33 minute video that came out 25 minutes ago , already has 5 dislikes.Hmmmm,somethings afoot.

[@NotMikeStoklasa]

Oh no someone disagrees with me. What a travesty

[@a.morphous66]

Christopher Stone Someone disagrees WITHOUT WATCHING THE VIDEO ALL THE WAY THROUGH. That’s the key point.

[@YippingFox]

@@a.morphous66 Almost like people make up their mind in the first few minutes. I wonder why youtube made 10 minute videos so much more prevelant....

[@augustaseptemberova5664]

@@YippingFox ?

[@AKAHeroes]

Shaun, this is a bit too informative for me. I'd much prefer if you read the top part of a wikipedia entry on these things and repeatedly read it out to make a non-existent point. That's how I like MY history.

[@roosterboots4684]

"Hungry and desperate goths" perfectly describes my ideal mates

[@thomasley4006]

„Can’t have a channel called ‚Shaun‘…“ He said. Four years ago.

[@shiroamakusa8075]

You forgot the real immigration that brought ruin to Germany, that one Austrian postcard painter.

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

That was my first thought.

[@nektariosorfanoudakis2270]

Your profile pic together with the post is liquid concentrated Cancer extract🤪

[@shiroamakusa8075]

@@nektariosorfanoudakis2270 Have you packed up for your impending trip to the frontlines yet, Ivan Sonovavich? I told you since February that this day would come and I'm so happy that I was right!

[@casersatz]

Your channel should be named TBH, because you say "to be honest" all the time. And also because you correct misleading and lying people over youtube? I dunno. I thought it was clever. Don't look at me.

[@melissac8006]

To Be Shaunest

[@darkojan14]

YES

[@incognito253]

casersatz let's not draw any comparisons to TL;DR, the most revolting Sentient Splain on KZbin

[@casersatz]

It just occurred to me that the name also gives his critics an easy line for their response videos: "Looks like TBH forgot the HONESTY part this week". Just like TJ Kirk's critics call him the "not-so-Amazing Atheist".

[@discordant8543]

casersatz *looks at you*

[@gregmark1688]

Well, turns out, yes you can have a channel just called "Shaun".

[@stefanlamb1179]

I genuinely think you should keep Shawn and Jen. It's got a classic ring to it, like Frankie and Benny's. Plus you have a fun story to tell people whenever anyone asks. Also, when I first found this channel, I thought Jen was the skull's name. The skull is now Jen. Shawn is still Shawn.

[@squadfam4807]

i like shaun and jen. its easy to remember, and if jen wants to come back, its easy

[@skepticalfrog3123]

Channel name idea: The Frankfurt Skull (Channel logo being the classical skull and crossbones, but with frankfurt sausages)

[@aforcemorepowerful]

Props for using "Red Wedding" as a verb. Keep coming back to this video just to hear the Nazi Germany analogy again, great work.

[@roger_talks]

Yknow, one of the last things I was expecting to hear in this video was the phrase, “like Goku”, and I had to rewind to hear it again. Incredible, honestly.

[@deadSalesman_GD]

Watching four years later and it’s still just Shaun

[@waterfrogs]

"I cant just have a youtube channel called Shaun" -Shaun, 2017 Colorized

[@madsmari]

"The Romans forced the Goths to sell their children into slavery for dog meat, which is pretty rubbish behavior, frankly."

[@tombarrett5281]

"Like Goku" caught me so off-guard that coffee spontaneously appeared in my mouth so that I could spit it out.

[@salokin3087]

Inb4 nazis false flags

[@legendary176]

SkullcialJusticeWarrior could be a cool one. Not many skull leftists on KZbin, plus it'd piss off some edgelords out there.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Am I getting trolled by the alt left? I'm thinking about the horseshoe theory

[@miskatonic_alumni]

@@haruhisuzumiya6650 It could just as easily be the alt right.

[@lightningfirst689]

I find that little "um" at 8:57 so funny and I don't know why.

[@ReillyReillyReilly]

"I can't just have a KZbin channel called Shaun." me, watching in 2023: 👀

[@kameradkircheis8426]

Your channel name should be Raw Data Analysis

[@Elhabad_ibn_youssef]

Kommissar Kircheis please make that happen

[@CameronAB122]

Kommissar Kircheis if only Kircheis was here...

[@Nora-fg4yc]

Call your channel SarShaun of Akkad. Love your videos, obviously. Thanks for doing what you're doing.

[@ChristyAbbey]

One reads. One won't read. I subscribe to the reader. Beautifully done, Shaun!

[@TheControlBlue]

HENRY He confirms all you guys biases, of course you love him!

[@ChristyAbbey]

Yes, or you could make some small effort to understand the point he's making. Biases can be corrected. Try it some time. It's quite freeing.

[@L0LWTF1337]

Sad gone of Cuckoldry

[@mirmalchik]

He could actually pull a Sargon and name his channel after Claudius, his favorite Roman emperor. But he would actually know something about his namesake and it would be relevant to his videos as more than just an inspiration for all the unjustifiably smug avatars drawn up for him by ass-kissing fan boys, so the parallel falls apart pretty quickly. I vote for something like "Dual Power Shaun" or "No Gods No Masters" to explicitly call out important and relevant leftist movements, personally.

[@jesusaguirre2150]

Just found your channel recently and am extremely happy you stuck with Shaun. It's easy to remember

[@BlindingOrchid]

I honestly love listening to all your videos in the background shaun. They're great to have going while going about missions or quests in games and its all interesting topics. I've stopped mid-raid just to start another one of your videos, especially if they're particularly history heavy.

[@GrandTheftRogue]

I'd love more videos like this honestly. Calmly destroying any and all garbage people on YT is like soothing balm for my soul, but some variety is nice. New name should be Shaun & Goku.

[@MalcH]

I always get so giddy when you upload a video. I love your work, keep it up!

[@keionadams01]

It's 2020 Shaun, you're still Shaun and we like it

[@erikvale3194]

It's hilarious listening to the end of this. 'I can't just have a youtube Chanel called Shaun'. Yes. And you'll like it.

[@mikedittrich-fj5cq]

"I can't just have youtub3 channel named 'Shaun' " Just now finding out that hasn't been the name of the channel the whole time

[@CaptainAndy]

Your channel should be called: Just Shaun... like Just William. Or... Shaun & Not Jen. Or... Shaun & Shaun. Or... Shaun Jenless Or... The Artist Formerly Known As Shaun & Jen (TAFKASAJ). Or... The Lone Shaun... like The Lone Ranger.

[@kristopherscoggin834]

One of the most informative videos I’ve seen in a while. You seriously go in depth about what we can learn from historic events and the Roman Empire. Make more videos man!!

[@AgentPedestrian]

Been bingeing your vids on and off for a couple days... Gets a bit heavy to watch several of these in a row but then you cold open with that absolutely hilarious skit and well... i had to subscribe didn't I? Gonna look for more history vids now

[@nfinn42]

The first two minutes of this are still one of the best laughs I've ever had on Breadtube, and that includes Hbomb asking Ben about selling houses to Aquaman. 😁

[@Kehwanna]

Who the hell are these people @5:22? How do you study the fall of Rome from 1993 and still get it all wrong? That's some PragerU level alternative history right there.

[@Faroresama]

Your lecturing style and organization is top notch! A++ would sit in on your seminar class

[@notveryobservant1056]

Claudius’ response to the senate is quite beautiful, I half wonder what he would think of similar arguments raised today.

[@MrUnbeatable1]

Call it "A KZbin Channel Called Shaun"

[@Longuncattr]

Hell yeah, I like it when you do history videos. I don't have a name suggestion, but "Shaun & Jen" has an undeniable ring to it, so honestly I'm just gonna keep calling the channel that no matter what name you use.

[@Jamie-jz8tt]

Just discovered this channel a few days ago, love the combination of two of my favorite topics politics and history. Great work!

[@Orocou]

This is one of the most informative videos on Rome I've seen on KZbin. Thank you for that. I had never heard of the incident that started the Gothic War or of a holistic argument regarding the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

[@testosteronic]

"I can't just have a KZbin channel called 'Shaun'" Two years and a half later...

[@TheOctavian316]

Shaun, this was great. I'm a Classics major, so I always love hearing history stuff. 10/10 analysis, and great wee bait-and-switch. As for the channel name, 'Shaun' is fine.

[@omarultra612]

I'm so glad I came across this channel. I've been learning so much new, interesting stuff.

[@theknasp]

Watched a few of your videos but the introduction to this one really made my day. Hilarious and spot on!

[@JuanRamos-yw6me]

When he said that immigration destroyed Nazi Germany I thought he would say something about Hitler being Austrian or something like that xD

[@apteropith]

There are a lot of things those TV documentaries about Rome I watched as a kid left out about ancient international politics ... Also, I am always fascinated at how like modern civilizations ancient empires often were.

[@ascenscionstallion2993]

Shaun, I think this was an excellent history video! Please do more of these. I love the name Shaun.

[@icemysta30]

this was very well done. you have a great voice for narration.

[@Morrigan_Spade]

Shaun you should call your channel "Decapitated Skull of a SJW" If not then you should go with "Skeletal Jacket Wearer" because both those names I find amusing and funny

[@blackblaze5271]

Alexia Or just Decapitated Skull

[@skinheadoconnor8721]

"Rome's enemies usually had to win every single time while Rome often only had to win once" Anybody else find this phrase oddly familiar?

[@prince-jordy]

I love when shaun talks history he's my favorite professor

[@sdstuff4937]

Although this is a very old video, I am still going to say that I was very entertained by this video and I hope that you will at one point do another video on Rome as I find this topic as well as the way you presented it very entertaining