Indians React to America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars

[@2were5678]

"They fired first" strategy. 😆

[@bunnyfufu9933]

Imagine if all the powerful countries still paying them today. The seas would be so much more dangerous. Love watching your reactions ❤

[@HikingPNW]

Just to highlight how unique the relation between Morocco and the U.S. is, there are about 2,430 National Historic Landmarks that are said to have high historical significance for the U.S. Only one can be found in a foreign country and it is the American Legation in Tangiers, Morocco.

[@AbruptandOffensive]

At 14:05, he tells the story of William Eaton and Presley O’bannon secretly sneaking in to hostile territory, meeting with a rebel leader, training his men, and overthrowing a hostile dictator then he makes the joke about the government approving of it and saying they would probably never do that again or create a branch of the military that specializes in it; He’s referring to what would become the US Army 1st Special Forces (SF) Green Beret “Commandos”. A very specific and very special branch of the US Army Special Operations. They specialize in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterterrorism, and special reconnaissance. Their job is to be America’s foreign specialists who live undercover in foreign countries and teach smaller countries how to defend themselves and democracy. They speak the native languages of the countries they’re in, they dress in native clothing, and are nicknamed “The Bearded Bastards” because they’re the only members of the Army that can grow beards while serving because it helps them blend in naturally. US Green Berets are simultaneously some of the smartest and deadliest humans on the entire planet, hands down, period. The things they do and are involved in, affect all of humanity on a global scale.

[@paulvamos7319]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the creation of the USN! That's why we are so powerful! Also, they really were made differently back then! 😊

[@tjk5598]

The fat electrician is such a great story teller. He keeps your attention and has great comedic relief. I love it.

[@mikeef747]

I wish our present day youth in this country would take interest in American history like our Indian friends do on this channel, instead of wasting their youth away on TikTok and Instagram!

[@hazardsplay5073]

Yeah, I'm with you on this one👌

[@Roxxionluvs3]

I mean...i do🤷

[@barbjhix]

I sure most of us have heard the expression "History repeats itself". I honestly think that the young of today have the same percentage of drive to learn as they did when I was a teen 40 years ago. I found it everybody's brain works differently and processes information differently. And that drive for knowledge that is also different in everyone. And you can find knowledge in some of the strangest places. I took placement test when I was in 9th grade for English. I tested at post college level graduate. Yet in elementary school I had been put in a special class for reading impairment. Only thing that had happened during that time is I had started reading romance novels. My reading IQ my general IQ had increased simply by reading fiction. As an adult I found that I craved learning things. The internet came out and I became an addict. I have a knack for being able to keep millions of pieces of useless trivia in my brain...... The downside to it, my brain never shuts off.

[@anerexicpig720]

@@barbjhix I think we need a little history repeat of Great Depression era suffering. Might wake young people up from their internet/modern world stupor when they cant eat and can barely live a life at all

[@LindaLittle-m7j]

I feel exactly the same as. You!!❤

[@rafehr1378]

The Marines are the go-to force the President can call on at any time.

[@isaacgraff8288]

I can't help but wonder what was Morocco thinking towards the latter years of the war. They have a peace treaty with the US so they are sitting fine, then they look over and see the other Barbary States basically on fire. "Huh... dodged a bullet on that one."

[@Darth_Lunas]

Love watching your reactions! ❤

[@caracoidwren944]

The book "Six Frigates" by Ian Toll tells the story. Very enjoyable read. The story of the US Navy and piracy didn't end there because over 200 years later, Somali Pirates started doing the same thing. Shipping companies had made an unspoken deal with them that their crews wouldn't fight back as long as the pirates didn't kill them and ransomed them off instead along with their ships. Maersk Alabama with an American crew was then boarded by pirates--for the first time in two centuries--but the crew fought back wounding one of them. While most of the crew had locked themselves in a storage room, they did so after disconnecting the steering gear and shutting down the boilers. The US Navy then went into action sending ships to confront the pirates. The pirates eventually fled in a life boat with the ship's captain held hostage. One of the US Navy ships ended up placing snipers on board to take care of the problem. From there they were able to get a thermal image of the pirates inside and killed all of them with head shots. This started an international effort organized by the US to rid the horn of Africa of piracy, which in the end was successful. Moral of the story: the US doesn't like pirates.

[@markbrecher4914]

Ordasity, Innovative Thinking, Toughness, Sheer Meanness, and when necessary, Diplomacy; It only took a few years after their inception to set the tone for the U.S. Navy & Marines.

[@TheEpicSpire]

the only thing i like better than The Fat Electrician videos, are the reaction videos i see from people from other countries and cultures both of you are amazing and i hope to see other reaction videos of you watching The Fat Electrician. Also, thank you for not skipping over his AD, they are almost always very funny and he deserves it. and that last bit you said "Americans were born to be Badass" reminds me of a song "Born to be Wild" by steppenwolf if you haven't heard that song, it'd be great if you could do a reaction video to hearing it for the first time

[@reaperbsc]

"First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine." My father is a Marine. (Long retired from service. But there's no such thing as an "ex" Marine.)

[@johannesnoneoftheabove9957]

HEY Decatur, save us some.

[@INDYANDY4C]

True story about the sword. US Army has sabres, more like a knight or cavalry type sword.

[@rg20322]

Excellent pick and keep up with the FE videos! Love the channel!

[@nixtux2003]

There is more to the wars than this summary. The US had allies in Europe for one. But it does not change the reasons and the US was the major contributor even though it was a new nation.

[@ryanside9117]

People who have tasted freedom will never give it up.

[@HarrisonBirdBrown]

Morocco is the first eastern hemisphere nation to congratulate us after the revolution. They definitely knew who we were. Just not "who we were"

[@Joseph-r6x6o]

Basically America's just want to be left alone. Until somebody fucks with us. We want peace and to be left alone.

[@barbjhix]

Interesting fact about running for President during the birth of our nation, the President ran on a single ticket by himself, with no VP. He has a choice once he was in office to either a point of VP or not. Also, a 2 term limit was not placed on on the Presidency until after Franklin Roosevelt had served four terms.

[@matthewhawthorne8411]

And it showed the importance of George Washington’s setting of precedents because it took till 1945 for us to have a president serve more then 2 terms

[@Jaster832]

That's not true. Multiple people ran, first place got President, 2nd place got Vice President, 3rd place went home. That went on until 1804 and the 12th Amendment being passed during Jefferson's first term. He was re-elected for a second term and he had chosen George Clinton to be his VP running mate. The "2 term" limit was a tradition, following George Washington's example, but then that piece of human filth named Franklin Roosevelt decided to be a giant piece of shit and keep running during WW2 instead of stepping aside.

[@Milleniumlance]

You guys end the videos to soon and miss the after credits scene

[@paulvamos7319]

😂 agree 💯! Some of the end bits are faf!

[@BravoCheesecake]

US Marines are just as bad ass today. You do not want to fight against them.

[@evanirvana500]

Hey guys, this is way off topic but I was wondering as true Indians from India, how has your country and its people thought about native Americans being called Indians? Of course we didn't ask for that name (I have native blood), it was put on us and after centuries of sharing that label with you guys (though none of us likely have ever been to India or know a thing about it), it is slowly changing and more and more are calling us more appropriately native Americans or first Americans. Although we ourselves prefer our tribal name. I say I'm Sioux and Cherokee (along with European blood), but if we're going to be generalized do it right. We are from America's, not India. But I was always curious when TRUE Indians thought of this name sharing.

[@ChosenOne9387]

😂😂😂