Libya: How To Kill a Nation

[@YaBoiHakim]

My usual sponsor has pulled out (because of my stance on the recent controversial "event" in my region). If you'd like to help support the channel and help me pay my editor fairly, please consider giving our sponsor, Aura, a try! It's honestly super useful, and it's completely free to sign up for the two-week trial. Every click helps! aura.com/hakim Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/ComradeHakim Twitter: @YaBoiHakim *Sources:* 1. Chengu G. (2013). Gaddafi's Libya Was Africa 's Most Prosperous Democracy. CounterCurrents.org 2. Buru, M. Mustafa , Barbour, Nevill , Cordell, Dennis D. , Fowler, Gary L. and Brown, L. Carl (2024, January 25). Libya. Encyclopedia Britannica. www.britannica.com/place/Libya 3. Bell A., Witter D. (September 2011) The Libyan Revolution: Roots of Rebellion Part 1. Institute for the Study of War 4. Galgani A., Giorgio M., Martínez-Labarga C., Cicconi R., Mattei M., Amicosante M., Bonanno C., Di Sano C., Gimil G., Salerno A., Colizz V.i, Montesano C. ,HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 allele frequencies in Cyrenaica population (Libya) and genetic relationships with other populations,Human Immunology, Volume 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-59, ISSN 0198-8859, doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2012.10.001. (www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198885912005630) 5. Bearman J. (1984). Libya - the development of the Qadhafi regime. International Socialism Journal 2 : 24, Summer 1984, pp. 101-124. www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj2/index.html#isj2-024 6. DemocracyReporting.org (2012). Assessment Of The 1951 Libyan Constitution According To International Standards. Briefing Paper 28 July 2012. democracyreporting.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/images/3186dri-ly-bp28-1951_libya_constitution_EN.pdf 7. Blundy D. & Lycett A. (1987). Qaddafi and the Libyan revolution (1st U.S.). Little Brown. archive.org/details/qaddafilibyanre00blun/page/38/mode/2up Accessed via free account on Internet Archive and “checked out” via partner online library 8. Al-Qaddafi M. 1975. The Green Book. ia801507.us.archive.org/4/items/TheGreenBookMuammarGaddafi/gaddafi-green-book.pdf#page95 9. Marx K., December 1843-January 1844. A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. Marxists.org. www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm 10. Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2024, January 1). Muammar al-Qaddafi. Encyclopedia Britannica. www.britannica.com/biography/Muammar-al-Qaddafi 11. CAPASSO, M. (2018) The Political Anatomy of the Everyday: The Case of the Libyan Arab al-Jamahiriyah (1977-2011), Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: etheses.dur.ac.uk/12731/ 12. Max, A. (2013). The Fall of LIbya. Monthly Review. monthlyreview.org/2013/04/01/the-fall-of-libya/ 13. Gowans, S.(2012). Gadhafi’s crime: Making Libya’s economy work for Libyans. gowans.blog/2012/05/06/gadhafis-crime-making-libyas-economy-work-for-libyans/ 14. Alafi A., de Bruijn E. (2009). A CHANGE IN THE LIBYAN ECONOMY: TOWARDS A MORE MARKET-ORIENTED ECONOMY. ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/6155331/Abouazoum10change.pdf 15. Ajl, M. (2018). Notes on Libya. Viewpoint Magazine. viewpointmag.com/2018/02/01/notes-on-libya/ 16. Constitution of the Great Socialist People’s Republic of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. security-legislation.ly/latest-laws/the-constitution-of-the-great-socialist-peoples-republic-of-the-libyan-arab-jamahiriya/ 17. Combaz, E. (2013). Political economy of Libya after the Qadhafi regime (GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report 1084). Birmingham, UK: GSDRC, University of Birmingham. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a089a5ed915d622c00031f/hdq1084.pdf 18. AfDB.org. (2011) Economic Brief- Libya: Post-War Challenges. www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Brocure%20Anglais%20Lybie_North%20Africa%20Quaterly%20Analytical.pdf 19. Jennings, D. (2012) Report reveals role of CIA in Libya. Liberation School. www.liberationschool.org/report-reveals-role-of-cia-in-libya/ 20. Horsley, S. (2011). U.S. Intervention In Libya: A Noble Use Of Force. NPR. www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134927059/u-s-intervention-in-libya-a-noble-use-of-force 21. The Big Picture (2018). The Death of Gadaffi. Al-Jazeera. www.aljazeera.com/program/the-big-picture/2018/11/5/the-death-of-gaddafi 22. Fisher, M.(2011).“In Arming Libyan Rebels, the U.S. Would Follow an Old, Dark Path”.The Atlantic. web.archive.org/web/20110531225822/www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/03/in-arming-libyan-rebels-the-us-would-follow-an-old-dark-path/73019/. Accessed via Internet Archive due to paywall. 23. Risen J., Mazzetti M.,Schmidt M.(2012).”U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands”.The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html (accessed via account with free articles) 24. United States v. Turi, No. CR-14-00191-001-PHX-DGC, Initial Motion to Compel Discovery (D. Ariz. Oct. 21, 2014). archive.org/details/pdfy-JD76NVqL77435lHd (accessed via Internet Archive) 25. Norton-Taylor, R. (2011). “Nato will not put troops on ground in Libya”. The Gaurdian.www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/24/nato-will-not-put-troops-ground-libya 26. United Nations. (2011, March 17). “Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions” [Press release]. press.un.org/en/2011/sc10200.doc.htm 27. Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2024, January 11). Libya Revolt of 2011. Encyclopedia Britannica. www.britannica.com/event/Libya-Revolt-of-2011 28. Keyon, P.(2011). “Turks, Europeans Lead Charge On Libyan Investment”. NPR. www.npr.org/2011/11/09/142174955/turks-europeans-lead-charge-on-libyan-investment 29. Libya GDP 1990-2024. MacroTrends. (n.d.). www.macrotrends.net/countries/LBY/libya/gdp-gross-domestic-product

[@scarlet2847]

What event? I might know but I don't want to assume

[@GregorMcIntosh]

@@scarlet2847the genocide in Palestine

[@scarlet2847]

@@GregorMcIntosh thats what I assume it is, do you think they pulled out because he's obviously against it?

[@GregorMcIntosh]

@@scarlet2847 maybe? What’s his usual sponsor?

[@guyontheinternet7786]

Probably Atlas VPN (the aforementioned sponsor) is the 'usual' sponsor Hakim is referring to but I could be wrong.

[@YUGOPNIK]

Back before I knew Hakim I always imagined he looked like Gaddafi, and yes, that's a compliment

[@acid4413]

Is he hot?

[@zubal6121]

But now we know that he is a 28 year old white guy from Wisconsin.

[@lyynxmin]

Does this also mean Gaddafi feet?

[@Barouworks]

Its crazy that a GTA streamer is the most principled leftist on this platform

[@HakimButSouthAfrican]

​@@acid4413he sounds hot. I think he's hot

[@3snoW_]

You didn't even mention how in 2003 Lybia signed a treaty to dispose of its nukes to improve diplomatic relations with the west and hopefully lift sanctions imposed on Lybia by the west, only to have that backfire and face a NATO invasion as soon as there were no more nukes to worry about.

[@bornstar481]

North Korea has learned from this mistake

[@podemosurss8316]

Given the country leaders, the date and how it went, I beat that the treaty was negotiated by Aznar.

[@Based_Gigachad_001]

​@@bornstar481 North Korea is such a shit country you can't even leave it 🤣

[@davidscheumann871]

they should have followed the hasanabi doctrine

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@Based_Gigachad_001Yes you can, but only to eight other nations. The UN has banned travel for the DPRK to the other 186. Not at all something the DPRK can control.

[@SinbathSparrow]

from highest standard of living in Africa to open air slave markets. Thanks NATO, you really showed the Libyan people your version of democracy

[@ceoofratio]

Down with NATO

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

Don't forget ,the fall of Gaddafi coincide with the rise of jihadist in the sahel region which predominantly affected Mali,Burkina Faso, and Niger aka Francophone country. Nonetheless France himself under Sarkozy ,push for the killing of Gaddafi and its no wonder those same countries are fed up with them.

[@redrottenmanguyperson9954]

​@@ceoofratioinshallah soon

[@prometheus5405]

Was Libya the highest standard? Really?

[@A.Severan]

I live in Libya and I’m yet to see any of those slave markets I read under every single English-speaking comment section.

[@enterthevoidIi]

Im from Ex-Yugoslavia, when I was a kid, some of my family members went to Libya to work in construction. They would always come back loaded and with great stories about the country. The dam that collapsed recently, was actually built by Yugoslavs.

[@SinbathSparrow]

and my Bulgarian neighbor got blacklisted for brewing alcohol in Lybia in the 80s xD. Everyone here in Bulgaria knew Libya was doing really well for itself

[@DinoCism]

Honestly, even Canadians I've known who worked in the oil industry there didn't really have anything bad to say about it. It seems like what a lot of these post-colonial African countries could have turned out like (provided they had oil and weren't overthrown by coups). Nothing about the continent's fate was inevitable.

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

@@DinoCismlet’s see how traore does.

[@bosanceros0172]

In Bosnia a lot of boys are named Muamer. The name must have been popularized because of Gaddafi's status back then.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

​@@pallingtontheshrike6374how is Niger doing after the coup, haven't seen any news recently?

[@lbosiphi8]

As a Libyan, I must say this video is an absolute masterpiece. I'm deeply saddened by my country's loss of its decades-long democratic experiment, which was specifically tailored to and worked for us. We invested heavily in the Jamahirya. However, I'm happy to report that the war has ended four years ago, and Libya is slowly but surely recovering. Far from killed. Thank you for covering Libya.

[@ssshoneystar]

Gaddafi wasn’t good tho. Yes, the country was more stable, but he was still an oppressive tyrant. There’s a reason the revolution happened

[@ILoveFishMilk]

recovering in terms of stability but the people are getting poorer and poorer as time goes on.

[@lbosiphi8]

@@ILoveFishMilk Stability and economic improvement go hand in hand. Per capita income in Libya ranks third highest in Africa, narrowly trailing Seychelles and Mauritius, small island nations/tax havens. Most importantly, a lot of the Gaddafi era economic policies that help people are too popular and politicians wouldn’t dare touch them.

[@ILoveFishMilk]

@@lbosiphi8 they nearly lifted subsidies off of fuel, soon enough they'll try again. per capita income means nothing, when most wealth is controlled by a few businessmen who happen to also be politicians, doesn't matter the gdp or the how good the "economy" is getting when the median income is basically 300 usd. That extra economic growth will not touch the average person in libya. they don't have to remove Gaddafi's welfare policies immediately. they'll just chip it away bit by bit.

[@lbosiphi8]

@@ILoveFishMilk I use Purchasing Power Parity GDP numbers, which assess the actual value in an economy rather than the nominal GDP figures biased by the USD and fluctuating exchange rates. You being fair points, but it's also important to recognize the consistent backlash politicians face whenever they even float the idea of lifting subsidies. Also worth noting is that in the last year or two, social welfare programs have expanded more so than in the entire 2010s. It's always a lot more difficult for legislators to strip away social benefits than to establish them, we did establish them. Even the World Bank of all places wrote this recently, “Libya's social protection sector is based on solid legal and institutional foundations and requires policy reforms to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. … Absent the conflict, the economy could have witnessed, on the contrary, a high positive growth of 68 percent over the ten years growth, a possibility that remains attainable and highlights the country's enormous potential.” I’m not trying to paint a rosy picture, but comparatively speaking, things are generally good (certainly not as dismal as all Westerners seem to think) and should get a lot better if permanent stability is achieved.

[@MrSake555]

It is funny how Gaddafi was unalived in less than a year after allegedly "threatening" civilians, but Netanyahu still stands.

[@Praisethesunson]

The "civilians" he threatened were landlords.

[@prometheus5405]

Not funny at all. The US backs the worst kind of people.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

That's what happens when you go against the empire. Netanyahu is on thin ice too

[@spooncerspoon5587]

@@PraisethesunsonI mean landlords are human but I get the sentiment

[@garetroth5683]

​@@spooncerspoon5587 Of course they're human. Just not civilians. Economic war is still war.

[@user-mt6xx3xg3m]

I am from Libya and this is literally the best video in English about Libya

[@raddkahnengels]

Solidarity, my brother 📗✊ Praying for the Libyan people so they can restore their former glory and overthrow imperialism once and for all.

[@bentramer682]

I can't believe how much the US is genuinely the bad guy in all of this. My sympathy and my solidarity as an American who is learning the real history of my nation

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

"Real leftists should support things that make the world better, like NATO". Vaush, the ultimate intellectual.

[@sarimsalman2698]

No way he said that 💀

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

@@sarimsalman2698 Are you surprised?

[@sarimsalman2698]

@@lucianofrancesco4742 Not really but it's hard to believe there are real people out there who believe this

[@wasso9951]

​@sarimsalman2698 I feel you, it's not a surprise, just sheer shock.

[@dawsonlindahl7427]

I was surprised Vaush has been pretty good on Palestine. I fully expected him to be cringe on that issue

[@hany___]

You're an actual legend for spreading the truth about Libya, I hated the injustice and Western hypocrisy in regards to Libya so much

[@DinoCism]

It's important to point out examples that show that post-colonial countries are not inherently doomed to becoming banana republics or "failed states." That requires outside intervention and isn't the fault of the "cultural backwardness" of the people or whatever racist bullshit we are told in the West.

[@Amr_Cinema]

I am an Egyptian my father went to Libya in 1979 to work as a carpenter he always described life there as the best days in his entire life people were always happy and he never felt he is away from home

[@raddkahnengels]

Good music in Libya during the 70s too. The western media always said Libyans were "brainwashed by propaganda" or "isolated from the outside world" or "not allowed to leave the country". All of it 100% bullshit.

[@dawsonlindahl7427]

I took a class on Political Islam, and we were matched up with a Muslim family from the local Muslim community center. The father/husband was from Sudan, and he spoke really fondly of gaddafi. He said he used to get two friends and they would drive to Libya to buy cars, since they were so cheap. And then they would drive them back to Sudan and break the cars down and use the parts for their auto repair business. He says Gaddafi was one of the only North African leaders who actually cared about his people, and despite liking his life in the United States now he will never fully trust the West for toppling Gaddafi.

[@Cartoonnetworkisamazing]

I’m North African and even the conservatives in my family like Gaddafi

[@sinthoras1917]

Hakim video? Parenti book title reference? Ok I watch asap

[@en05a64]

Unbelievably real

[@10aerkhembileg84]

just out of curiosity how trusted of a source is Hakim? because there's a few reddit posts about it that isn't really to positive about him

[@sinthoras1917]

@@10aerkhembileg84 he does make good videos

[@Userf384gw]

​@@10aerkhembileg84reddit🗿

[@kiuxex4875]

@@10aerkhembileg84damn if reddit says so it must be true

[@SteveOnlin]

As an Algerian it breaks my heart to see our neighbors get completely destroyed by the west like that 😔

[@carloshenriquez125]

As a chilean who lives in a country that suffered the antics of CIA and capital to overthrow a government it breaks my heart too

[@alexullrich5694]

As an American, there is no end to the depths of guilt and shame I feel about my country’s actions, past and present

[@ademd9550]

@@alexullrich5694As a French Algerian I feel both way...

[@Yatagurusu]

​@@alexullrich5694 You should leave the sinking ship. As an American you have/will have skills that means you can find employment in most places, and doubly more so if you chose to learn the native language.

[@alexullrich5694]

@@Yatagurusu …family :(

[@jmagowan12]

As an Irish man born and living in the occupied 6 counties I have allot of respect for Libya & Gaddafi for arming us as we fought the centuries long hated English Empire.

[@redlion45]

🫡

[@jmagowan12]

@@redlion45 what is it? 🇮🇪🇵🇸

[@ProudTurkroach]

​@@jmagowan12 Ireland is UK 🇮🇳🤝🇬🇧 Irish are terror sympathisers

[@redlion45]

@@jmagowan12 both

[@christiankalinkina239]

Tiocfadh ar la

[@smelis2755]

I appreciate your video Hakim! I am Turkish, and my family is originally sea merchant immigrants from Crete. After going bankrupt in Crete, they moved to Tripoli in the 19th century and worked at the docks. Eventually more family members came and they got into the Yemeni coffee business. During the Italian occupation, before the official invasion, my family found chests full of weapons while working in the docks and got rid of as many as they could in an effort to fight against the Italian imperialist advances. Eventually they were caught and executed by the Italians, and the rest of the family found themselves on a ship to Naples. They found their way to Istanbul in the early 20th century. I recently found out from my grandfather that some family stayed in Libya, and he showed me letters sent between his mother and his mother’s uncle (they talked about everything from politics to daily life and I was surprised how liberal they were for their time) . While watching this video I was reminded of my great grandmother, who loved to tell stories of her family, so I wanted to share this story with you all. She was an incredible woman, well read and spoke many languages including Turkish, Greek, and knew how to write in several alphabets. She lived to see her 110th birthday and stayed active until she took her last breath ( her secret was a shot of olive oil every morning before breakfast).

[@vernonajai-ajagbe4601]

incredible video, provoking this incredible post of a family story, thank you both

[@SFRJ450]

Libya is sadly one of a long list, speaking of NATO aggressions

[@redlion45]

A list that is about a book long

[@SFRJ450]

@@redlion45 nah, a library long

[@brandonmorel2658]

Yugoslavia supported NATO expansionism against the socialist bloc unfortunately.

[@SFRJ450]

@@brandonmorel2658 if we only knew what it brought...

[@mareknovotny5441]

So called "defensive organization"

[@Karlangas_Khan]

gaddafi should have never dismantled the nuclear weapons program in libya

[@Racoons-hi5dh]

they are fucking libyans how the fuck would they build nukes

[@theindianzone4989]

mashallah daddy hakim has again posted

[@Ausaini17]

I know what it means but mashallah always sounds like a blasphemous command to physically harm God lol

[@toast2300]

​@@Ausaini17"smite him, god" people when "smite god" people enter the room.

[@bilkishchowdhury8318]

​@@Ausaini17'mà' not 'mæ'

[@user-pc3we6gf6j]

As much as I like Back To The Future, I hate how it features cartoon Libyan terrorists as villains. Like, come on...

[@sentientnatalie]

Same! Not that I knew any better, the first time I saw it as a "white" Australian kid.

[@user-pc3we6gf6j]

@@sentientnatalie As a kid, I had no idea who they were since they are barely in the movie at all and are not even brought up in the sequels if I recall correctly. Robert Zemeckis might as well take a cue from George Lucas and digitally replace them with white supremacists or something, because they feel so tacked-on in addition to being embarrassingly offensive. Seriously, could they have not made them to be Biff's relatives or something?

[@enemysub9057]

@@user-pc3we6gf6j The Libyans were heavily involved in terrorism at the time, so it made total sense when the movie was made. Don't forget the time machine runs on plutonium and the Libyans were very much interested in building nuclear weapons so they are not just tacked on.

[@herobrinesblog]

I was old enoug for my dad to explain to me what was happening in these US interventions, so i had already a bad view of american intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan. I remember the media campaign against Lybia, the constant racism, harassment, lies and distortion of what Lybia was like. Seeing the invasion happen live and the war destroy another country for the interests of the few only reinforced my ML beliefs.

[@SinbathSparrow]

it's so difficult to listen to Bulgarian media just parrot Washington propaganda against the Palestinians and how amazing Israel is, so this has also galvanized my belief for the people's movement

[@UnlistedOpinions]

I was too young to understand these concepts so now I just listen to this video rehearing about this tragedy in Libya from this time a lot more of an objective view of the situation makes me sick that I was ever propagated into believing that this country had the peoples best intention at heart

[@calhowell6798]

Our based iraqi king is back

[@sergejbozinovic6096]

This one is phenomenal. I wish all the best to the people of Libya in their struggle against imperialism ✊

[@Naheed_Ahmed1917]

Mashallah daddy Hakim has uploaded

[@GregorMcIntosh]

Knew someone would say it.

[@lyynxmin]

Mashallah Catboy Naheed Ahmed has commented

[@sanepillow59]

Another banger from the Mesopotamian BVLL

[@christopher5846]

​@@sanepillow59Hakim is a lowkey Arab nationalist unfortunately. I will never forgive him as an Iraqi 😔

[@sentientnatalie]

@@christopher5846 Resisting western hegemony is good, don't you know?

[@Johncllctn]

The editing and writing is so good, you should do more ''documentary style'' videos !

[@SinbathSparrow]

I second this, we need longer video deep dives

[@nazar3235]

Gaddafi was by far one of the best socialist leaders of our time. It’s sad to see how he fell Edit: Yes. Gaddafi was an Islamic socialist until the 1990s where he turned into more of a social democrat. And within the last 50 years of history he was one of the best.

[@lllool8404]

He wasn't all that principled. He simped for Condoleezza Rice just because she's black.

[@SPAnComCat]

Indeed!

[@juliankraus1011]

No.

[@cynicalmemester1694]

Sad how you think he was the greatest leader lol.

[@RSjs25]

@@cynicalmemester1694​​⁠Can you read? ‘One of the best’

[@dionysus913]

I only disagree with you on one thing: American Military operations are actually well thought out in their names, they’re just incredibly tone deaf. Libya practically was El Dorado to the U.S, being full of “Black Gold”. Nonetheless, it’s still a disgusting thing to call a bombing campaign. I guess a bit of tone deaf humor is needed to try and distract from the actions committed.

[@YaBoiHakim]

Very interesting, thanks for the perspective!

[@arcadeseeker]

I appreciate your dedication to shedding light on Libya and its complex, and probably most controversial leader in the modern era. Nowadays, people are increasingly adept at discerning truth from media narratives and controlled propaganda. Gaddafi's commitment to supporting what he termed 'Liberation Movements' worldwide, including IRA, ETA, Palestine, Nicaragua, and South Africa, among so many others, is noteworthy. He didn't shy away from openly backing these causes, standing by them financially and logistically, with conviction and without remorse.

[@SinbathSparrow]

I didn't know he supported IRA and Nicaragua, that's mad cool

[@raddkahnengels]

@@SinbathSparrow He did-- he provided a lot of money and material support to the Sandinistas. He also did the same for leftist groups in Brazil during the military dictatorships. He apparently had a good relationship with Leonel Brizola too.

[@juliankraus1011]

Well, if your second paragraph is to be taken consequently, then your conclusion that "people are increasingly adept at discerning truth from media narratives and controlled propaganda" is completely false, specially among Gadaffi's supporters.

[@a.s.8104]

Are you going to make a new version of that video of how capitalism destroyed Ukraine that you had once on the channel?

[@kogutkrulkur8325]

Isn't that FinnishBolshevik's video?

[@YaBoiHakim]

I plan on a new take, keep an eye out!

[@mcnuffin1208]

​@YaBoiHakim you could make one on how capitalism produced a fascist Russian state too

[@a.s.8104]

@@mcnuffin1208 he has on the channel one about how capitalism destroyed Russia called "the crumbling of modern Russia". He used to have one about Ukraine too but it disappeared when a lot of Hakim's videos disappeared and it didn't come back when most of other disappeared videos came back such as the one about Russia

[@mcnuffin1208]

@@a.s.8104 oh much appreciated

[@ktmtxt]

Parenti lives ✊

[@nilsmadej9091]

My aunt grandmother used to be a wife to an ambassador of a communist Polish construction company. She always speaks highly of the country at the time.

[@yousifalturaihy9758]

I'm an Iraqi who grew up in Libya and lived a life above the average of 70% of other kids in the world receiving the best education and access to information, safety, food, you name it. Mind you that I'm Shia and my Libyan friends were totally cool with it. I can talk for hours and days about it but in short, Ghaddafi's most grave mistake is him not stepping down in 2008 and handing it all to his son Saif Al Islam. I pray the Libyan people unite again and rebuild their motherland.

[@raddkahnengels]

I've been hearing for years that he plans to run for president... do you know what happened with that? He would be likely to win...

[@raghadsalem7590]

​@@raddkahnengelsSaif al-Islam is in Libya under the protection of Libyan tribes and is wanted by the Criminal Court. The elections were supposed to take place in 2022, but they were deliberately disrupted for fear of the victory of Gaddafi’s son. I am Libyan, and I tell you that 90 percent of Libyans want him, and we have been waiting for his return for 13 years, and he has been working in secret with his supporters in order to return to power.

[@Elliott_101]

hakim uploaded, day upgraded

[@otto8158]

Hakim back dropping heat

[@newperson4889]

The new editor is amazing

[@GarconTheGuy]

I edited this one, but thank you :)

[@marcriba7581]

@@GarconTheGuy The doubling-down on editing shenanigans is much appreciated! I'd just recommend a more contained use of cute sounds for transitions and popups in more documental videos like this one, I think they'll fit just fine with the debunks and rants which have more space for humour.

[@jimtroeltsch5998]

I have come to the point in my political development as a Canadian who has always lived in the imperial core, that I am completely done entertaining any sort of compromise or cooperation with the western political establishment. I no longer possess any feelings towards them but undiluted contempt and scorn. These western governments of the world, that have aided and coordinated with campaigns of mass death, destruction, and psychotic violence against every peoples in the world that tried to achieve freedom from western colonialism or imperialism, and the right to a sovereign country that is free to develop and conduct their policies and futures how they see fit, have caused an unmatched amount of death and suffering and have robbed the people of the world of both a just and peaceful international order and the potential bright futures which could have been developed if the west didn't constantly seek to enforce its military and economic power and imperial hegemony. I don't believe in good and evil, but there is nothing more deserving of the "evil" designation as the US led western coalition of governments seeking to dominate the entire globe as a singular hegemon. Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, the con's Pierre guy, are all putrid and vile in their support, knowing or unknowing, of the imperial project of US led western empire. I no longer support a single policy or initiative coming from anyone within this myopic, dark political establishment and support anything that weakens it's strangle hold on the globe and hastens it's destruction. If we lived in a just world, the many nations they have been destroyed would put them on trial and condemn them to a torturous death, along with all their supporters and collaborators.

[@Serocco]

Neither China nor Russia deserve your support either

[@BigGainer98]

​​@@SeroccoWho else can bring down the evil US empire? Brics is the only option and had the US not conducted the illegal operation in Benghazi, Gaddafi would have fully backed the Brics pact due to how the central banks of the west have caused bloodshed throughout the entire world.

[@TennesseeJed]

Can't even say Is-real anymore without demonetization.

[@justinwest4923]

The editing continues to improve on this channel!

[@zaraj22]

you said it before me!!! the editing in this video is chefs kiss

[@ibrahimbinomar]

You love you hate him irrelevant to the matter ,Gaddafi was a true liberator he didn't just end a monarchy,He eliminated imperialism, neocolonialism, the remnants of Italian fascism, eliminated the seeds of Zionism that were formed by the Jews of Libya, eliminated the capitalists and their monopolies of the people, stopped communism and extremism and made a real independent state. All of this made by a man born in the desert, he was true arab man

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

Ah yes we love, Arab imperial colonialism. No Landback to Africans, unless they’re white.

[@lettuceatter_9956]

I remember when i was a kid probably around 12, it was mid 2011, during that hot summer, i sat everyday in my living room having dinner with my family while watching these events unfold on tv, not having a clue of what was going on let alone that the media was lying, but always wanting to know more about it specifically why this gaddafi guy was so evil and why were there so many civilians dying in airstrikes from the supposed "good side", i guess i got my answers later on in life, I can confidently say now that what happened to Libya left a mark on me and shapped the beliefs I have today

[@stevesmith7839]

There isn't enough time in one video to describe a lot of the good things Libya was doing before the US and NATO destroyed them. They had advanced agriculture projects in the desert. Gaddafi was in the process of formulating a new oil currency based entirely on gold reserves that would serve as the trade currency for all of Africa. The US had to import ISIS and Al Quaida because there weren't sufficient adversarial groups to destroy the country.

[@jrock71]

And that's why the US wanted him gone...if the US sees a country thriving then other countries will follow suit and they can't have that, not good for their bottom line

[@SinbathSparrow]

wish Hakim had showed the leaked Hillary Clinton emails about the gold and the dinar :/

[@marcriba7581]

Also the humongous public construction work performed to make the massive underground water reserves from the south available for the whole country, allowing them extend and grow their inland settling.

[@g.lucchio5660]

By the title, you will probably attract quite a lot of American apologists

[@rando3939]

They need to hear what we’ve done

[@GerinoMorn]

When the "Arab Spring" operation started I was, due to temporary lapse in reason, more aligned with NATO/USA/EU interests, not to call myself worse names. And yet it seemed like the most blatant, stupid, irresponsible and greedy thing to do. Even though my idea of Gaddafi was basically "crazy terrorist supporter" I did not see anything going on there as in any way better for Europe...

[@SinbathSparrow]

that's how media works in our capitalist world. It serves capital and vilifies those it can't extract from

[@Maharlikano_XYZ]

"Why did you attack Iraq?" 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 "Because they have nukes." "Why didn't you attack North Korea?" 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 "Because they have nukes."

[@sasho_b.]

Iraq didnt have nukes. And Libya got rid of its own. The DPRK has learned from the mistakes of the other nations on the wrong side of American violence.

[@pjaworek6793]

You're the best at concise videos imo. You could do other topics too like medicine or anything. I'd watch it all.

[@mentolibya9952]

As a Libyan, I appreciate the fact that you're trying to give a positive image of Libya but realistically most of what you said in the video is not accurate Libya was never a democratic country nor have we ever had any good life quality we didn't even have the basic infrastructure or housing system or a good banking system etc ,I understand the US and the west, in general, are involved in war crimes but it doesn't have to be always black and white and good versus evil in our case they were both evil

[@merlin5662]

i believed he addressed that point but not overtly. part of the reason why libya ended the way it did was bc of sanctions by the west that weakened the economic state, they couldn't do a whole lot for the people bc the economy was in a rough spot where things couldn't go as planned and as a result the blame was put on ghaffari instead of the sanctions put in libya by the west.

[@thatponybro6940]

Gaddafi seems like a person who'd be pretty chill to hang out with

[@brandonmorel2658]

I would smoke with him and I don't even smoke or stand being around smokers. I'm sure we would all roll green Maghreb blunts while reading his green book on his desert tent, his female personal guard of course accompanying us. Very chill type of nationalist.

[@موسى_7]

He killed Musa al-Sadr. Not chill.

[@vixen878]

@@موسى_7 good

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

The people called him “The Mad Dog” you pampered fool

[@موسى_7]

​@@vixen878 Why do you hate Musa al Sadr? Are you a Wahabbi who wishes to behead me and my fellow Shia? Only the Shia succeeded in the battles against imperialism, and all their enemies fell, including Saddam and Ghaddafi, soon Sisi and Saudis will fall.

[@kiuk_kiks]

Gaddafi shouldn’t have destroyed his nukes.

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

He never had them he only tried to build them unsuccessfuly

[@user-jb5uh9rp9f]

Thank Hakim, I am very interested about the Libia of Gadafi

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

Finland just elected Alexander Stubb as our new president, at the time he regretted that Finland did not take part in the NATO bombing of Libya. Because it would have elevated Finland's international profile.

[@thekhacs]

this editing is fire 🔥

[@pokemonrampagemake]

I believe that Libya recently expelled many western ambassadors under their new government. It will take a while but it is likely that Libya will recover in a decade or so. I remember most people I knew including some Libyans being happy the day Gaddafi was killed, but an Iraqi lady was talking to my mom and said “I don’t know why they are cheering, no matter how bad he was it only gets worse from here” and she was sadly right (and obviously speaking from experience). While Gaddafi was a controversial figure both in Libya and the wider Arab world I don’t think anyone can argue that his removal brought about anything good and shows how easily we were tricked during the Arab spring to support the “removal of dictators” without ever asking “what comes afterwards?”

[@SinbathSparrow]

domestic capital dominates just as much as foreign capital.

[@xxwolfsrainxx]

I had the same argument with my dad about how Libya will be worse but he hated Gaddafi so much even though he personally benefited so much from the socialism that Gaddafi brought. It's sad but there are some who honestly believed the lies of the west and thought that it would genuinely be better.

[@c.o.m.r.a.d.e4541]

@@xxwolfsrainxxwhy did the average Libyan hate him at the time?

[@aaronabarca4919]

Great video Hakim! My eyes were open about Lybia thanks to a video made by an african socialist years ago. Gaddafi's attempt of emancipation from the west was inspiring, I really liked his idea of a new currency to substitute the West African Frank (the french didn't like that though)

[@Hikaeme-od3zq]

My country (Italy) partecipated to the war AGAINST ITS OWN STRATEGICAL INTEREST (Libya, contrary to beliefs, was Italy's number 1 ally in Africa), there were also plans to trade oil between the countries....and then Italy just showed that (US) imperialism exists very much so, and partecipated in this systemical destruction of such a potentially great country, Libya.

[@SinbathSparrow]

you could look up the leaked Hillary Clinton emails about why they wanted to assist the rebels against Gaddafi, because of his gold dinar back currency he was planning for Africa while he was the chairman of the African Union at the time of the coup and how Nicola Sarcozy, then French president, wanted share of oil and political merit for himself. This was all leaked on Wikileaks for which our boy Julian Assange is still suffering. You can find them with a quick google search. Cheers mate

[@marshallgrey2159]

Damn production is great on this one!

[@superbeltman6197]

Mashallah Hakim has uploaded

[@A_C_E_R...]

It's literally insane to me we've never had a coup in the US or UK like dude seriously we are fucked

[@Hirohitorunguard]

"The west" has been stuck inside a bubble where it's the shining example of the world, and reinforced that idea with reliance on capitalism. Today's western peoples are extremely pacified.

[@KaDaJxClonE]

Since he has peaceful transitions of political power, it's easy for the capital to flow to the preferred candidate which is like a short and fast coup, but, we must remember, the power of the US will always be the person who wields capital to oppress the general populace with the least public outcry.

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

It's not insane at all. Centuries of imperialism made it so the average Westerner is wealthier than 90% of the world population. British and American people know that they have it easy and through racism (or a fake sense of meritocracy) they think they deserve it. It's almost impossible to have a coup in the most powerful countries on Earth, especially when the citizens enjoy their privileged standing in the global economy.

[@shoxx48]

Because it's people are weak

[@retineyzer1670]

You had Kennedy's assasination

[@SyrianBugBro]

I literally watched your video about the green book yesterday and started searching for articles about gaddafi and wished you made a video about it this is insane. As a syrian i always heard from people that gaddafi was a loved president that cared for his people but the news and the "revolution" made me question it sometimes.

[@viktorkc1154]

have some shame, the video glances over and mainly ignores the Arab spring, I bet you are an assadist that says the protests in Syria were a Western conspiracy too.

[@Ak0tnik]

I think Hakim can read my mind. I recently had some kind of curiosity about Libya current state and well, here is a good video about how it all started. Thanks a lot!

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

Please check the factuality to others. The USA had Israel under an arms embargo at the time, it was both the USSR & USA that came together to stop it (British French intervention) & whatever Israel was doing. Then the US eventually brokered the peace.

[@Drega001]

I'm sickened by the fact that you have to censor a criminals name to protect yourself

[@suleyman8696]

Syria under Hafiz al Assad and Libya under Gaddsfi were close regional allies and even personal friends

[@TheErva22]

great video as always hakim

[@miguelsilva-bb4wk]

Great video! It's nice to see you doing a more structured and long form content. I feel like it lets your wisdom shine more.

[@Maurisanz211]

NEW EDITOR IS GREAT!!!!!! OMG this looks so professional love it

[@GarconTheGuy]

I edited this one, but thank you :)

[@Nando-po3db]

This editing must’ve taking you a long time 😂😂. I notice the difference, you’re doing great 👍

[@guest_4416]

Hakim doesn't edit his videos

[@mothguy2323]

good job with the editing on this video, normally i just listen to your vids while doing something else but the editing here was really engaging to me. Good job editor!! :)

[@GarconTheGuy]

Thank you!

[@elianes5505]

damn this is a very well produced video

[@Varyazi]

This is like a whole mini season of Blowback concentrated down to one video. Excellent work!

[@Huy-G-Le]

Hakim, can you do a similar videos for the Ba'ath party and the different in their sect in Syria, Iraq etc?

[@_Leninade]

Hakim your history videos are great! You're very thorough in a short time! Also Gaddafi was like top three hottest historical revolutionaries. (the other two bein Malcolm X and Castro)

[@CEOofGameDev]

based and greenpilled

[@kyor127]

Ok like, nice vid but when’s the cook book comin out ?

[@Lenin_enjoyer]

new hakim video!!!!!

[@PC42190]

I prefer this longer format

[@sterlingm1140]

This video was really high quality

[@cptbean5456]

Hey Hakim, I would just like to extend my thanks and appreciation for the videos you make. Even though you might never see this, I think you are doing a great job and it's even more impressive that you make these videos while still working (unlike most political KZbinrs). I appreciate the well read and educational manner of your videos. You provide sources and recommended reading material, rather than just act like your word is gospel. This video is a great example. Even though I only have vague memories of Colonel Gaddafi (as he was more commonly known) in my country of England (or the UK....whatever floats your boat) he was portrayed as an evil dictator who was just a wicked person and defending him would be like defending Hitler. It's interesting to see the other side of what our country's propaganda will tell us. They dehumanised him to the point he just seemed like a total psychopath, I never even knew about all the achievements he and others had made in Libya. While I was aware of the "they have oil, so...." rhetoric. It didn't give much nuance and insight into his life or achievements. It's actually kind of scary to see how easily the powers that be can influence entire countries or continents into believing one person is public enemy number one and they don't even have to provide any facts or evidence.

[@comradegerm5332]

Fantastic episode! I loved how you showed the structure of the people's congresses and instantly made me crave a similar episode about the DPRK if you haven't already. Keep up the great and much needed and appreciated work you do. I use a lot of your videos to radicalize apolitical or non-socialist friends of mine. Love & Solidarity ✊

[@kristoffervalen2935]

The Suez crisis was more like Krustchov told Eden and Coty not do not do anything or we will destroy your empires and starve you, and Eisenhower said just not poke the bear. And to Israel he said they would stop arms shipments to them.

[@podemosurss8316]

Actually Eisenhower agreed with the commie on that one. Which says a lot: How much did you have to screw things up to make both the US and USSR team up AGAINST you in the middle of the Cold War.

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Mashallah Daddy Hakim has uploaded

[@Rh0deRage]

Bumpin for the algorithm. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@SPAnComCat]

Libya was a Great Example of a Socialist Project, the Problem was Western Imperialism and Western Hypocrisy. Obviously.

[@elliot_729]

Thank you, Hakim.

[@terminaldeity]

I read the Green Book back in 2016 and it really opened me up to explore more of the socialist and revolutionary history of Africa in the 20th century. As an American, it's shocking to see how much we've been lied to about geopolitics and history in the global south.

[@gaelbm7421]

awesome content great new visuals

[@ziryabjamal]

Gaddafi is Paul Atredies and Liet Keynes at the same time

[@purplespades9632]

I remembered my parents would always tell me that Gaddafi was a brutal dictator, but as I researched more and more,I found out that he may not be as bad as my parents make him out to be.However,I won't deny what my parents had to go through when they were under Gaddafi's regime since he was discriminatory against Amazigh people.

[@xxwolfsrainxx]

My family is the same, split on hating and loving the man, however, even now, the ones who hated him wish he was back.

[@purplespades9632]

@@xxwolfsrainxx Are you Amazigh?

[@xxwolfsrainxx]

@@purplespades9632 yeah, and Turkish, but family never cared about learning Arabic and speaking it like some Amazigh in Libya who cry about being forced to learn it. That’s not why they hated him haha.

[@purplespades9632]

​@@xxwolfsrainxx Amazighs are the ethnic minority in Libya.They kind of get treated like Native Americans if you think about it.

[@xxwolfsrainxx]

@@purplespades9632 as someone from Gharyan whose grandmothers side is Amazigh id disagree. I don’t think we were treated any differently. We were all Libyan

[@dhunter8286]

Fantastic video! Love the production quality. Played it at 3/4 speed to better absorb and got the added thrill of making Hakim sound a little tipsy. All love comrade!

[@alexyordanov7324]

Very well edited video.

[@jimandskittum]

I always felt like Israel was a dirty word. I wonder why he censored it out.

[@SinbathSparrow]

videos on social media get pushed down if you mention Israel, same thing with TikTok, Facebook, Twitter etc etc. It's because Israel is an important strategic partner to capitalism as it protect the oil in the Gulf from falling to "unfriendly" hands. Unfriendly to western corporations that is. AIPAC is not just jewish people supporting Israel, it's the whole Big Business and Big oil establishment that benefits from Israel being there. Biden said in the 80s, quote, "There's no apology to be made about Israel. If Israel didn't exist the United States of America would have to go out and invent an Israel, to protect her interests in the region". Listen, if you are still confused what he means by this, look up "Your democracy is a sham and here's why" by halim alrah and "Cybersocialism and the coup in Chile" by Plastic Pills. / that should clear out your confusion, cheers mate!

[@jimandskittum]

@@SinbathSparrow Thanks buddy. I understand completely. It was sarcasm and I am going to stop playing with yewtubers

[@jakub.roszkowski]

Great video! Are you planning on making a similar analysis of Syria?

[@poidpd]

huriya 🟩⬜️⬛️

[@jakub.roszkowski]

@@poidpd ameen 🙏

[@ccchopsquad6648]

Great video and I hope Ramadan going great for you brother. Ramadan kareem.

[@aidenbutterfield754]

I enjoy this kind of video by you I hope you continue to do deep dives into commonly misunderstood historical events

[@katakuri2372]

Can someone explain, how a Name of an official COUNTRY has to be censored?! Like where has free speech gone of we can't NAME A COUNTRY‽

[@lolifico_banzago]

probs recent youtube shinanigans

[@guest_4416]

You can but your video will be hidden into oblivion

[@SinbathSparrow]

Israel is too important for western capital, as a defense against socialism and nationalism in the region. Gotta protect the profits in the Gulf considering most of the world oil comes from there

[@brandonmorel2658]

REDACTED isn't a country. It's an apartheid regime. Remember that!

[@zainmudassir2964]

Thanks for speaking truth

[@elfdude8288]

The second I start a research paper on Gaddafi this drops!

[@cheesesticksaregood1]

Okay but can we recognize that “Mad Dog of the Middle East” is a bad ass nickname 😂

[@brandonmorel2658]

"Mad Dog of the Maghreb" Reagan was literally a white supremacist, like what the hell.

[@GuyPerson-jt9tv]

I didn't know who Gaddafi was until recently. After seeing his face, it kinda makes me sick that he kooks exactly like the "typical Middle Eastern dictator," often portrayed in American media.

[@brandonmorel2658]

Gaddafi had an interesting style. Too much military Arab drip. He was a trend setter.

[@idk-lp1ki]

Great video hakim

[@stevesmith7839]

Great video. Thank You.

[@tavishhari5529]

Hakim you could have mentioned that Gaddafi repressed communists and baathists in 1970s. Meanwhile, liberals do not mention Gaddafi's positive socio-economic and developmentalist measures. I see Gaddafi's regime as an oil-dependent but state capitalist economy (turning into a state led mixed economy by the 2000s) and military bureaucracies instead of socialism with a growing private sector in 1990s and 2000s. And one which was repressive but not as much as liberals say. Multiple scholars characterized it as a weak dictatorship. (including Patrick Haimzadeh and Mabrouk Derbesh) You also don't mention the fairly low wages in the state sector (though they had other benefits like cars at half prices and easy loans) which probably was in part due to sanctions impeding economic development. But people earned well by doing other jobs and often didn't show up in their govt jobs. Family and tribal connections mattered a lot even in Gaddafi's Libya for getting opportunities and amenities. And the Gaddafi family did control a lot of things in the economy and politics. Gaddafi did freeze rents and double minimum wages in the 1970s and basic ration was available for quite cheap in Libya but prices for some of these did rise in Libya when the state liberalized prices/decreased subsidy first in late 80s and then in the 1990s. Basically a social contract existed- people had to accept the regime and shut up (although they occasionally could disagree with Gaddafi's policies and often disagreed with local level policies and leaders) and the regime gave them social benefits and stuff (but even then infrastructural development albeit decent was quite uneven). Gaddafi family, leaders of big tribes and military and executive committee officials mostly lead the new big private companies which emerged in the 2000s. Literacy rate did increase rapidly in Libya as did women's rights and free healthcare services were expanded and the artificial river was an important project he undertook. A lot of housing was built in the 1970s by the state (3rd highest in the world after Denmark and Sweden). But yes there was less development (less govt job opportunities too) and more repression (multiple cases) in the Cyrenaica region (a hub of monarchists and royalists and favourite region of King Idriss) as compared to Fezzan and Tripolitania causing discontent there. (played a role in the 2011 protests which was started by reasonably privileged students and discontent was inspired by feelings which were unreasonable like "we should be as developed as Dubai but we aren't due to Gaddafi")

[@BruceAlrighty1991]

This is sloppy propaganda made from vitriol intended for the insane . Sucking off brutal dictators because “America bad”. No, two wrong don’t make a right, often it makes the left

[@موسى_7]

​@@BruceAlrighty1991 You're right, the left wing is all about two wrongs