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[@afinoxi]

"We want Napoleonic Wars." "Here , Prohibition." "So you're ignoring it ?" "Whoa whoa whoa , I'm looking into it." "So you are ignoring it" *"WHOA WHOA WHOA"*

[@tylererror8255]

“Look at you with the crazy talk!”

[@sussycfte9940]

So your ignoring it.

[@Joseph_Stalin5]

In the doctors office, there is a poster saying that this isn't about the Vietnam War, so the next one is most likely that.

[@sussycfte9940]

So your ignoring.

[@sydlawson3181]

Yooooo retweet Especially with that fancy new intro Neolithic Wars would be incredible

[@teragram38crows49]

Funny fact: Carrie Nation didn't use a hatchet until her husband made a joke about it. After smashing a few saloons with just rocks, Mr. Nation jokingly told his wife she should use a hatchet to do maximum damage to the places. And Carrie told him, "That is the most sensible thing you have said since I married you."

[@bettyunicorn6132]

Oh hell

[@whathappened5797]

Roasted

[@sixohtwo12]

Definitely a fun fact. Maybe not so much funny

[@nikolaus2688]

Well, he married her in the first place. Probably not the most sensible fella to begin with.

[@cashmsc]

Carrie Nation is unbelievably based

[@funfings842]

"When something is legal, you can usually regulate and control it. But make that thing illegal, anything become fair game," is the national embodiment of "STRICT PARENTS MAKE SNEAKY CHILDREN" and i love it

[@hawaiian_hero3293]

Guns laws make mass shootings

[@xbryant2k1]

With that mindset, make Cocain legal now, I wanna have some fun with my friends. Drinking ain’t do nothing anymore.

[@pinchofgoth5477]

this is only applicable in some cases for example, weed is illegal here, which is why most people stay far FAR away from drugs. then take a look at the US, where weed is legal wheres the regulating and controlling? shit isnt looking too good man

[@NocturnalPyro]

One of my favorite ideologies I've seen is the idea that, trust gives freedom and leniency, If the parents give a curfew to come home from a party at say 11, and you keep it most of the time and you make sure they know when you have to break said curfew, they will usually allow it since you usually keep it. Eventually the parents can trust you enough to basically not have a curfew.

[@Isaac-ot6jh]

@@pinchofgoth5477weed isn’t nationally legal here, also there are regulations.

[@kracerplayz4033]

the fact that capone was caught not from the murders or the alchohol selling but from the irs getting him for tax evasion goes to show the power of the irs

[@fredfry5100]

For what it's worth, not even the Joker will take on the IRS. (Old scene from cartoon era Batman).

[@that1nerdyblackgirl736]

The IRS is the only thing that scares me shitless

[@esutton26]

You can dodge a car, a wrench, a bullet. But try to dodge the American IRS, they will get you in the end.

[@stahh]

Al Capone: "I murder, steal, and bribe almost constantly" Government: "American Dream brother carry on" Al Capone: "oh yeah and I dont pay taxes" Government: "and I took that personally"

[@leeloooooooooo]

The video says they got him on tax evasion because of lack of evidence for the other crimes.

[@steve29384]

@@leeloooooooooo it’s a joke

[@Real_Mick3y6]

@@leeloooooooooo this might deserve a r/woooosh

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Drug dealers and the government don't want things legalized because they would be out of a job. Cops, jails, courts, labs for drug tests, rehabs, etc EVERYONE is getting paid.

[@shgalagalaa]

@@Real_Mick3y6 redditors...

[@P1T9GotSaved]

"I'm gonna let you in on a little secret. I don't pay my taxes." *This enraged the IRS, who punished Al Severely.*

[@mr.dappermarsh3213]

I dont care who the IRS sends i am not [saying my taxes

[@zoranstam9136]

And, in oversimplified tradition, it got cold, stupid cold

[@MsaneGaming]

@@juliodicochea2927 Now release the lions.

[@uv-al]

oiI

[@wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww]

I read this when he said it.

[@SakuraGirl21]

There's one story I like regarding Carrie Nation. A saloon owner in Oklahoma invited Carrie to speak at his business, but she had to promise not to break his bottles. She broke them anyway. After this rampage the saloon owner then made a sign, "All Nations Welcome Except Carrie." It became a slogan, and saloons started to buy them and hang them in their taverns as a reminder to their patrons to be thankful that Carrie isn't here and that they can enjoy their drinks in peace. lol

[@kingrahzar9351]

I wonder if stephen king heard about this women and was like "yeah I think I'll write a story about a women who kills people"

[@Roxas13XIII]

"A woman talking? In public?? That's outrageous!" lmao

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Funny thing is, women having power wasn't as big a deal in many states west of the Mississippi River. Argonia, Kansas actually elected a female mayor, Susanna Salter, in 1887 and other western localities even elected all-female town councils partially because they were fed up with blatant corruption or crime and thought women as the "fairer and more virtuous" sex would surely bring more honesty and order. Iowa also allowed women to become lawyers from the 1870s onward!

[@thatguywhoanimids]

Woman talking? *Theres gonna be a tax for that*

[@jacobwilks9204]

@@hawkeyeten2450 Did having an entire council of women actually stop the corruption, or did the women just become corrupt?

[@jacobwilks9204]

4:45 "Ye Olde _Feather Hat_ Shoppe" in the background

[@dragoe7441]

Based

[@DrewDurnil]

"We want to ban alcohol!" "There's gonna be a tax for that"

[@tafrog1]

Hey, it's my favorite paintbrush.

[@tatehoschka6997]

Lol

[@nottreblinka4119]

Knew gay paintbrush had to appear

[@FriZal]

Relatable XD

[@firstnamelastname5161]

@@tafrog1 Calling him a paintbrush? Theres gonna be a tax for that.

[@sheevirwin8399]

US Government: makes alcohol illegal American citizens: “I’ll drink to that!”

[@brunogrill3774]

Cheers bro I’ll drink to that

[@brianhelmick1105]

Thats the best description of US culture and attitudes

[@RonReagan847]

You couldn't even get the meme right, even though you edited your comment.

[@sheevirwin8399]

@@RonReagan847 what meme? And the part I edited was the change from “USA” to “US Government”.

[@donz6211]

Underrated comment.

[@user-gv7kz6pn6c]

My paternal grandparents made beer and wine in their basement. Well, actually, my grandmother made the beer and wine from recipes passed down through her family. My grandfather owned a produce store so he could supply my grandmother whatever she needed. The local ice cream truck driver supplied the empty root beer bottles for my grandmother to bottle the beer and wine in. My dad recalled hearing “pop-pop-pop” noises at 1 AM from the beer bottles that were over-carbonated. It was a great business model. My grand father could write off whatever produce was used as spoilage, the ice cream man sold adult root beer as well as kids root beer so everything was listed as root beer. No doubt they supplied some local speakeasies. My grandmother even had a potato beer recipe.

[@kevin8712]

The Irish would kill for that potato beer recipe.

[@theodoregamer9105]

The War on Drugs proved that America truly learned nothing from Prohibition.

[@yasirpanezai5690]

War on drugs was basically to incarcerat people

[@asdf0747]

@@yasirpanezai5690 Nixon said on record that they banned Cannabis to arrest anti war protestors.

[@connorbosley4431]

America never learns anything, look at mass shootings as well

[@The_king567]

We should use the military next time

[@The_king567]

@@asdf0747good

[@mridulsharma7994]

"This guy bluntly admitted to murdering his wife." "Not guilty" Andrew Dufresne dislikes

[@krash4970]

@@dont6439 Ok

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture3943]

Don't

[@michael.angelo6064]

@@krash4970 🛡

[@krash4970]

@@michael.angelo6064 🗡

[@sqrt-1646]

* Ace Attorney music intensifies *

[@bobtank6318]

All the weird stuff in American history can be explained by this quote: "Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing - After Exhausting All the Alternatives" Edit: Those of you saying that Churchill said this quote - apparently this quote was a variation of a saying that was made as a remark in the 1960s, after Churchill’s death. So no, this isn’t his quote.

[@jerryberry3773]

Churchill kinda a hipocrite when he said this, cause he did jack shit to help the poles when Germany was invading them

[@heloux6816]

@@jerryberry3773??? Churchill wasn't even in office when Germany declared war on the Poles??? That was Neville Chamberlain, and he was a Appeaser

[@jerryberry3773]

@@heloux6816 fine, you want me to replace Churchill with England as a whole?

[@giantWario]

@@jerryberry3773 That would make even less sense since it's not England as a whole who said that but Churchill. And Churchill didn't even wanna let Germany get away with annexing Austria even though that was done peacefully. Just admit you didn't know what you were talking about and said something ignorant.

[@praxisfaloon9164]

@@jerryberry3773 There are much better examples of Churchill utterly failing to do the right thing. Look into the Bengal Famine of 1943, or his personal views on the "natural racial hierarchy".

[@tomasaurusstack6200]

My grandmother was a maid at alcapons house, supposedly he treated her very well and treated her to a few nights on the town, she even referred to him as uncle al whenever she spoke about him, I never met her but she seemed pretty cool

[@SCP-DrRayn]

That's really cool, this is why I like to look in the comments of Oversimplified videos. I get to learn stuff like this 😊

[@Someguyfromtheinternet36]

Snorky actually said he got scars from fighting in "The Lost Battalion" in World War One. He didn't even let the fact he never served stop him. What a guy.

[@FranciscoFernandezD]

Everyone: We want the Napoleonic wars Oversimplified: I’ll look into that

[@42duggswhistle49]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevesweeney391]

Yep

[@RealLewis]

Hm.

[@yosore861]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cyanide_leak6080]

God, that’s funny.

[@genericpinesol]

My grandma actually witnessed Al Capone do a puppet show in elementary school, what a wild time

[@sandberg_01]

WOOOAAAH

[@IPgamer]

What was it about lmao

[@aidenwalsh9124]

My grandpa was al Capone’s chauffeur

[@danielg6542]

I can’t imagine him doing a puppet show out of all things lol

[@genericpinesol]

@@danielg6542 funny enough, my grandma spoke highly of him and was ironically a very gentle man when it came to kids

[@avery-mj3gl]

prohibition didn't lose, it merely failed to win

[@skywolf8978]

I applaud your reference to the over simplified Civil War videos. But honestly, the same thing could've been said for Wheeler. He didn't lose prohibition; he simply failed to win its longevity.

[@mitcheltse]

haha lol american civil war refrence

[@jereico7587]

The way I always remembered the Amendment numbers for these- "You can't drink at 18, but you can at 21"

[@OccultistLord4812]

Wait, I didn't realize that

[@pudpudjd]

Fun fact: when prohibition was abolished, the people who ran moonshine in their cars, which were heavily modified to outrun police vehicles, figured the best thing to do with the vehicles was race them, which eventually led to Stock Car Racing.

[@CJM-rg5rt]

"Qxir"

[@DaShoopdahoop]

I see this as an absolute win

[@deandrenicholas2545]

I learned that from Ricky Bobby...

[@Zeoxis6]

Yeah, I bet there'll Never Ever be something quite like it again.

[@CookiedoughProductions]

This is the greatest thing moonshiners have ever done

[@justreviews8081]

“This angered the women, who protested them severely”

[@henryviii8918]

I know a lot about women protesting

[@a.nonnymouse7655]

@@henryviii8918 bro?

[@folderboy]

@@a.nonnymouse7655 did he stutter?

[@dzxstche6864]

Me: mommy how do I pay taxes

[@TWTO8818]

Aaah so there it is

[@RedBlitzen]

What I learned from this video. 1. Never give an order you know won't be obeyed. 2. When seeking to cure a disease, cure the disease, not its symptoms. 3. The first step to create a paradise, is to get people who would want to live in one.

[@mastergamernoah2387]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="143">2:23</a> “Oh crap, women! RUN!!!” Literally me

[@brickhistory]

Carrie’s middle initial was A, so her full name was Carrie A. Nation

[@luftwaffebomber1340]

That’s amazing

[@sightl3ss]

She was destined for greatness

[@mmrw]

It really is amazing, I can’t believe I didn’t know that

[@martymcflyy6775]

Good job Carrie A Nation's parents

[@austine7858]

A self-fulfilling prophecy indeed

[@elainadeeter9788]

"Women praying was so terrifying that in some towns, schools were shut and business stagnated... On one occasion, firemen were called out to hose down the dangerous praying women." That is hilarious.

[@dont9790]

Don't read MY Profile Picture :)

[@lilchunky8204]

@@dont9790 ok I can’t read

[@wannabefoleyartist9635]

@@dont9790 sure

[@The-ct1xq]

@@dont9790 lol that was funny

[@shitass1394]

Lmfao

[@Sleepy4213]

“You shouldn’t force your own morals on people who don’t share them” If only we could get half the population to follow this rule.

[@sugarcrash5053]

Okay but the guy tasting bath water WAS weird, he had a point

[@RdTrpBrgr]

"For all his murdering, the IRS finally got Capone on Tax Evasion." And that's why the Joker pays his taxes.

[@thebowler5506]

Unlike a certain green dinosaur from the ever popular Nintendo franchise

[@cottoneyejoe8285]

@@thebowler5506 Trying to get yoshi to pay his taxes is like trying to ban alcohol in the United States.

[@dirtegarbage]

@@cottoneyejoe8285 all must pay their tax before the great bologna bucket

[@canaanclb]

"I'm crazy enough to take on Batman. But the IRS? Nooooo thank you!"

[@TheRightPart]

Obscure TNBA reference? I likey!

[@ainsleycousins5311]

I did a project on Carrie Nation, she had husband probems because of alchohol and went out smashing saloons like crazy- she would even sell axes as a sort of tourist souvenir, where the money made would go to paying to get carrie out of jail whenever she was arrested XD

[@nezhamapsofficial]

Fun fact: In The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass explains how slave masters gave their slaves uncanny amounts alcohol and other guilty pleasures to disgust themselves with what freedom has to offer; this also disgusted them with freedom itself.

[@Adroityro]

"See America? You've always been this way" I'd say shots fired but they'd like that as well

[@radjadawamindra697]

Where in the video they said it?

[@Adroityro]

@@radjadawamindra697 9:35

[@glitchy_weasel]

English isn't my primary language, so I don't understanding what it is refering to. To America being evil? To the anti-german sentiment?

[@udaytejsingh3998]

Ohh snap this was savage

[@marcelocalucho1756]

@@glitchy_weasel Its making a joke about american gun culture

[@theraginginfernape9496]

Al Capone's defense in a nutshell: *"I don't kill people. That is my least favorite thing to do"*

[@hello_world2767]

caponeeeee that kills people!

[@vishnu4234]

woooaaahhh!! with a head spin.

[@genericperson753]

His best defense:Wow on the day of the trial it seems that all of the witness have vanished for unknown reasons.I wonder why.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

@@genericperson753 They Got Out of Town!!!

[@maplesyrupminer437]

Llamas with hats and oversimplified. Nice

[@Irisverse]

Fun fact: the government of New Zealand also attempted prohibition around the same time, and very nearly managed to make it happen. They passed a national referendum in 1919, and the people who voted for prohibition actually slightly outnumbered those who voted against it... until 40,000 troops returning from World War I came back and swung the vote in the other direction.

[@reddude9415]

Cool little fact, my great grandmother, Ran a little restaurant in deep Chicago, and every day according to her testimony, Al Capone himself would walk in, order something and call her “toots”

[@San-uv9ue]

But oversimplified George Remus didn’t kill his wife, the vikings did

[@never8931]

And you would be wrong. I dont why you would think that.

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

@TrashDiaper 0211 Lol that's part of the phrase. You just r/wooshed someone for no reason.

[@zyphru1200]

@TrashDiaper 0211 r/woooosh

[@zyphru1200]

@@brrrrrtenjoyer a man of culture i see

[@kingryansyoutubechannel7469]

But hey, if you love Vikings so much, then why don’t you check out today’s sponsor!

[@Gabowsk]

American Starter Pack: - Drink Beer - Shoot Guns - Mud Wrestling.

[@imcarlosjr4898]

Yup

[@annoyingperson2255]

And communism Take a joke please

[@KH29_]

@@annoyingperson2255 *capitalism*

[@flamesword2354]

@@annoyingperson2255 that's the stalin pack

[@NumptyDumpty33]

@@annoyingperson2255 wrong one dude that’s actually the Soviet Pack which is Drink Vodka,Shoot AK-47 and carry hammers and sickles.

[@justagamer7755]

It’s so hard to believe that this is already 3 years old, I remember watching it the day it came out.

[@randompersonlady]

THIS IS THREE YEARS OLD

[@skturbo107]

I just got a Domino’s ad with the best timing possible. “And there was plenty of murder, because GET 50% OFF DOMINO’S PIZZA RIGHT NOW!”

[@envyofthegodsabove]

The perfect allegory for America and capitalism lmao

[@sarsath7481]

Fun fact: some people would wait until winter, when the Great Lakes were frozen, to travel across the ice to Canada to get whiskey.

[@TruePT]

The movie ‘Untouchables’ is a good movie about the police in Chicago during the prohibition. Edit: Untouchables.

[@Michrailfan]

Lol I already new that

[@angelsayazeng]

@@TruePT i thot it was. untouchable? no?

[@thebrokedoc4210]

That’s very interesting

[@elias7748]

@@TruePT you mean “The Untouchables”

[@hogpsking33]

"If you tell Americans not to do something, that's the one thing they'll do." Why is that the truest thing about our country?

[@tehpunisher4568]

**Looks at antimaskers**

[@mhk6943]

That's almost every country.

[@spaceshipearth481]

It's... human

[@hellishcyberdemon7112]

@@tehpunisher4568 if you really cared about covid you would wear a full hazmat suit

[@flamingrubys11]

"dont supply britain with weapons" "ok" *does it anyways*

[@polmeister.]

Kids: “Can I drink this?” Teacher: “Do you want to explode?”

[@EdgyShooter]

Such an interesting juxtaposition, the fact that everyone was committing a crime made social divides break down, but at the same time brought a level of corruption never before seen and handed huge amounts of power to the mob

[@cwautomotive5952]

Fun fact : moonshine smugglers often escaped from police in their tuned cars , they eventually started racing each other , this later became an official racing league called : NASCAR

[@belkismartinez5428]

Empalemon

[@The-Big-Boss]

Really?!

[@cwautomotive5952]

@@The-Big-Boss yup , look it up !

[@axleblevins3571]

@@The-Big-Boss Yeah thats true

[@baranorak4080]

I remember learning about that and laughing hysterically

[@McMannis505]

“If you tell Americans not to do something that is the one thing they will definitely do”. That is one of the most accurate statements about us that I’ve ever heard.

[@thunderflare59]

If only the American government understood that.

[@QW96858]

I agree

[@trla6505]

*humans*

[@MobiusPeverell]

That's generally the case for most people, not just Americans.

[@trla6505]

@SuperSydneyPerson 1 so i recently saw a map about the air condition of the california cost and dame, mask should be keep there aleays

[@googolplex9535]

Prohibition: * Gets repealed * Al Capone (in prison): WOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@vinayxd9557]

When I was watching this, when it said "there was plenty of murder" at the "plenty" it showed a hungry jacks* commercial of its bubble gum drink *Hungry Jacks is basically Australian Burger King

[@allandejesusjr.1722]

Congress: No More Beers Guys Americans: Cheers to that

[@Kriegerbieger]

Cheers I'll drink to that

[@CoolzerYT]

They are drinking apple juice

[@murdasippislim]

@@CoolzerYT hey HEY... sparkling apple cider these are fine people not peasants

[@jefferyboudreaux2361]

Release the lions

[@zerieth6620]

@@CoolzerYT Apple juice... Suuuuuuure let's go with that.

[@Bigdog5400]

“What’s this in the tub?” “That’s bath water.” “Why’s it taste like alcohol?” “Why are you tasting my bath water?”

[@brandondungo3963]

Oh the burn

[@Terry_the_maidenless]

belle delphine regreting selling her bath water

[@icehall4247]

More like "Why are you wasting my bath water?"

[@jptyrannosaurus29gaming73]

Belle delphine simps: i dont get it

[@afinoxi]

I mean , he got a point.

[@beans8938]

“Stop calling me fat Susan!” “AW C’MON, FORGET GET ABOUT IT, IM WALKING ‘ERE”

[@FutsuDokou]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="677">11:17</a> the best "OHH NOOOO" to date

[@Dragonspirit223]

"I'm crazy enough to take on the Batman, but the IRS? NOO SIR!" -The Joker

[@hershloodu8925]

I mean he had good reason to be afraid.

[@csd1919]

the IRS would actually kill him instead of batman.

[@godzillafanboy1824]

a sad man and his potato kid was poor and why were they poor there was a sad egg who was smart and his mommy is a trex with apple sauce and a sad depressed angry cat on top and that is why the taco is angry. that is called crazy

[@PHSDM104]

That was one of the best episodes of Batman:TAS.

[@Palora01]

Outdated joke, Microsoft has pretty much castrated the IRS and made it a lot easier for all corporations to get away with tax evasion and fraud.

[@CoolNinja925]

"We want to ban alcohol!" "This enraged his father, who punished him severely"

[@hidude5644]

Good one

[@Emeraldbarrelanimations]

Lol

[@thecocoflamingo5775]

XD

[@MCopulos]

:D

[@mikaelleonbriones6356]

And you still got 693 likes (never gets old)

[@StarlightViolets]

I like the continuity of the tabloid magazine announcing Spaghetti Jeff gave birth to twins after the pregnancy was mentioned in a magazine from the Russian Revolution videos 😂

[@30frogsinatrenchcoat]

This is my comfort video, I’ve seen it like… 30 times? Thank you oversimplified for making such informative, entertaining, funny videos.

[@ToaHannah007]

Fun Fact: During Prohibition southern bootleggers would modify their cars to go faster than normal vehicles making it quite easy to outrun the cops during their rum runnings. In their downtown they started racing each other for fun, then local people started coming out to watch them. And make a long story short that is how we got NASCAR. The end :D Wow thanks for all the likes! :D

[@Rockhound6165]

True story.

[@snifferfiffer2773]

Bruh

[@LionsInBoots]

fr?

[@dumbbuilds1751]

aaahh a fellow car lover i see

[@floricel_112]

bruh

[@501stcloneboi2]

Bars: exist This enraged Carrie who smashed them severly.

[@jacentertainment3353]

Underrated comment lol

[@Totas_funnynumber]

The famous type of feminism

[@dominicishino2256]

Carrie: And I took that personally.

[@brok56]

Hey is that a simplified referense

[@punchygameing920]

But oversimplified the government didn’t ban alcohol the Vikings did

[@koopatroopa7968]

You forgot about one thing, Al Capone was done in by his own lawyer, a certain EJ O’Hare, Who inspired his son, Edward Butch O’Hare, to become a fighter pilot during WWII, Butch then managed to stop an entire Japanese task force of 8 Betty bombers from hitting his aircraft carrier, The USS Lexington. He shot down three bombers, and spooked the rest of the pilots so much that they all missed the carrier! And that’s how we got O’Hare airport.

[@dominiqueisunique41]

For anyone curious, the newspapers say “Smash that like and subscribe button. Hey, thanks for taking the time to read this.” <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1116">18:36</a>

[@beonbyMusic]

Prohibition: Gets ratified Americans: So anyway, I started drinking

[@ohmygoshitscole]

Everyone: let’s all celebrate with a nice big toast

[@barbarianremover2463]

*"Telling the Americans not to do sth, that is the one thing they'll definitely do"* is the most Americans thing I heard.

[@zacbouch42]

And as a Canadian I can say: Thank God we have the United States as neighbours, I wouldn't want another push over country like ours when shit goes down . God Bless America !

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Well, none of the Prohibition would have happened if men had *not* listen to their wives. Now they've also ruined the Scouts, Marvel, covid, the NFL, video games, open spaces.. NO'MAAM !

[@mr.kevin1206]

I entirely agree with you sir

[@agentsus3032]

It's not that surprising when you remember what happened in the 1700s... And yeah, true I guess.

[@dbclass4075]

@@goofygrandlouis6296 Back then, they do have a point: significant amount of domestic abuse have alcohol as contributing factor. Problem nowadays, they went too far and become Karens.

[@PrimalTexan]

So because a bunch of people didn't like booze is the reason like 12k is missing from my paycheck annually?!?!

[@rachelk4805]

Can you imagine having the tax AND being unable to legally drink?

[@hishamalaker491]

Cops: dang it, its so hard to find incriminating evidence on capone *IRS has entered the chat*

[@oswald7597]

Everyone: *Wants Napoleonic Wars* Oversimplified: "Here have Prohibition" Everyone: "I'll, allow it"

[@elvincoronado8374]

Anything is allowed

[@rempuia69]

@@elvincoronado8374 *always has been* We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you (Ooh, give you up) (Ooh, give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but You're too shy to say it Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

[@thewonderfulwonderfulcat2803]

NOW RELEASE THE LIONS

[@thee8858]

@@rempuia69 goddammit

[@kingstonten2942]

yes

[@aeuihatlilordofthevoid7879]

"do you like breaking the law?" why ye- "then shame on you"

[@peterg76yt]

There's a tax for that.

[@rohanguhathakurta1178]

“Do you like breaking the law” Of co- WOOOOOOAAAAAH

[@t6amygdala]

@@peterg76yt translation: do you want to do literally anything? Yeah we’re gonna steal more from you

[@aeuihatlilordofthevoid7879]

LMAO 34 minutes and 200 likes

[@petrhamera9399]

@@peterg76yt to the GUILOTINE

[@ianmcgeehan4627]

What can we learn today? That people will enthusiastically guve up freedoms for only the mere promise of security. While government power brokers lack for neither.

[@72carguy]

The 30 second clip starting at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1450">24:10</a> is the greatest Oversimplified clip to date, in my opinion. “I’m walking over here!”😂😂

[@bencraig4895]

“But Oversimplified Americans weren’t the first to utilize prohibition, the Vikings were”

[@thedude4039]

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[@gavinzvideodump3083]

and you'd be wrong

[@sarahm283]

@@gavinzvideodump3083 I’m not sure why you’d think that

[@mykids5269]

Wow

[@lemin-lyme8807]

@@sarahm283 but if you love vikings so much, why don’t you...

[@chungliulam-sq8qo]

“We need probation!” “This enraged the men who kept them back severely“

[@RazorSharpMC]

Those shacks set up in parks and other places are called Hoovervilles

[@gregorgoodman]

Everyone: “Did you murder this person?” Al Capone: “Yes” Everyone: “Understandable, have a nice day”

[@juicysock]

Lolll peaky blinders be like

[@jordanpatterson8536]

Wait a minute did I hear tax evasion!!!!

[@vittxrio5198]

"We drink beer, we shoot guns, we mud wrestle!!" The most American thing in 19th century.

[@zulu0489]

Obviously, you don't know Germany...

[@anondescriptbullet]

wait, Americans _don't_ do this now?

[@deadperson6227]

It would actually be the 20th century not 19th. The 19th century was the 1800s.

[@infiniteannus3389]

@@anondescriptbullet Nah, we mostly complain about things that aren’t issues and don’t talk about actual issues

[@Jjb-gk4ce]

@@zulu0489 a thing can be both American and German. America also has a lot of Germans

[@A_gr3mlin]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="188">3:08</a> 😂 “I don’t know what she’s talking about” “Do you take care of your family?”

[@Ezolder1]

TLDR: Prihibition was a result of mass hysteria

[@roycepeterson4096]

Old lady: Smash, Smash! Abolitionist John Brown: Now, THAT'S a woman!

[@couchpotato4928]

Her and John Brown would be a smashing couple

[@thefutureismeaninglessthep7364]

@@couchpotato4928 that's a smashing pun you got there

[@olypiad4609]

@@thefutureismeaninglessthep7364 That extra joke was Smashing while you look dashing

[@TheNintendoNerd-wd7bv]

John Brown confirmed for Smash.

[@zemces5816]

This was a genius joke, that it made Jeff Goldblum cry

[@Dawnerst]

“Unfortunately, all of his whiskey came from Canada, YUCK!” Canadians: Dude, so uncool

[@walterbrunswick]

Being Canadian, the fact Canada never experienced prohibition is almost surreal... worlds apart from the US.

[@walterbrunswick]

Also ironic part is that Canadian whiskey is some of the best, well known in the US, has made appearances in Hollywood films etc.

[@ty-tybell4069]

@@walterbrunswick Yeah, not sure where the yuck came from lol

[@nathanalexander1701]

Canadian whiskey is god tier. Although I am canadian and extremely biased.

[@mightymacaque]

I'm Canadian and I chuckled at this part. Good line.

[@Guntherson220]

U.S. Government: Damn, no matter what we do we just can't nail this Capone guy! Al Capone: I don't pay my taxes. U.S. Government:... oh no... IRS: [One-Winged Angel Intensifies]

[@janstosius6363]

idk how often I've watched this video, but why did I only notice Waldo yet? ... is there a waldo in every video?... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1900">31:40</a> here is waldo

[@Korum211]

Oh my god you're right

[@AxShadexSwag]

I felt personally attacked when Thelma called Mitch stupid.

[@mitchellbutarch8347]

Same

[@ywoisug8845]

Bruh

[@phantomthiefjeff9667]

Brüh

[@elishab6521]

Don't be so "Mitchy" 😉

[@_idrinklemonade_5258]

@@elishab6521 HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

In *slight* defense of Remus, his wife *had* previously hired a hitman to kill him; the only reason he wasn't killed is because the hitman thought he'd be double-crossed, and instead told Remus about the plan. They are all terrible people.

[@SlightNegative]

"This may strike some viewers as harsh, but I believe everyone involved in this story should die."

[@jasondashney]

Obviously, this short video can't cover everything, but that should've been a major point, considering the jokes about Remus being cheered in the courtroom.

[@Elenrai]

I mean Remus is kinda respectable out of the lot of them. His morals were always consistent, had he been a european I am willing to bet both my balls he would have done like my family and formed resistance cells during the fun time when the germans were busy occupying us and yeeting grenades into street cars... Technically illegal but I bet none of you would complain anyone breaks the rules to secure your freedom and liberty and diabeetus riddled grandpa when he was kept alive by "Terrible people"(according to the winners, dont get over your head as a partial winner, remember Athens?)

[@ritam8767]

ehhh i kinda like Remus. Like him for his violation of Prohibition, and although murder isn't justified, his wife didn't just betray him, she destroyed his life by selling everything he owned.

[@finemernop7201]

@@ritam8767 You tried to kill George Remus? There's gonna be a tax for that.

[@KristinCockrell]

A fact about the moonshine stuff: during prohibition, many moonshine runners had tuned up cars to outrun the police. After prohibition, they had no need to run from the police to sell it, so they started racing each other for money and respect. In 1948, a group of men got together in a hotel at Daytona Beach to establish a sanctioning body for these early stock car racing events. That sanctioning body became what we call NASCAR

[@AlGeneratedComments]

This video from OverSimplified is such a fun and entertaining way to learn about the complex history of Prohibition! I loved watching the humorous and lighthearted animations, and it was great to see how the complicated political and social environment of the 1920s was presented in such an accessible manner. I especially enjoyed the comedic delivery and creative use of imagery to illustrate the various aspects of Prohibition. This video is a great way to learn more about a significant and often overlooked period in American history.

[@akyer8085]

Alcohol is banned Americans: "oh no!" Americans, holding beers: "anyway"

[@Needler13]

Same with weed as well. Biggest cash corp and still federally illegal.

[@manjunathdanavadi3573]

My man Jeremy Clarkeson! He would have done exactly the same.

[@doggydarwinism2565]

I'd like to continue that joke. Americans, holding beers: "Anyway, I started drinking."

[@legoworksstudios1]

@@Needler13 give it time, we'll figure out how to tax marijuana eventually. And I mean that nationwide. There'll be a weed tax, a prostitution tax and maybe a porn tax if there isn't one already.

[@seagull_in_space1007]

Do I sense a top gear reference?

[@nathanielcard7509]

Oversimplified: Releases Prohibition Me: *still silently awaiting Napoleonic Wars*

[@yanivrubin4166]

Yeah!!!!

[@fa1con730]

I’m serious! I would’ve loved Napoleonic Wars, although this episode was good I guess.

[@fork2309]

Nam would be cool too

[@ansaral-tawhid8790]

I'm waiting for the arab conquests

[@spoopyloaf8832]

Well this one had a beginning and end and was long so no part 2

[@23_island]

are we going to ignore wlado in the back of FDR's statement

[@tobedecided7103]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="448">7:28</a> was just pure genius, from both Wayne Wheeler and Oversimplified

[@soursyrup6065]

"The divorce upset Remus, who killed his wife severely."

[@solartree9301]

At least it was quick and painless

[@amarogos2023]

True.

[@chrisconway7827]

"A Healthy Drink" Worn by the unhealthiest looking dude.

[@pot8os]

i can see it in the neck folds, and the 300 pound stomach.

[@thatonefootballcardguy]

200th like!

[@TheJerbol]

They probably thought being overweight was healthy back then

[@manjotbali8985]

@@TheJerbol they thought being fat meant you were rich

[@daftong919]

If anyone's as curious as me, and ever thought to himself.. Did Frederick Douglass really ever say that? Well, yes. But actually no. In an antislavery and temperance speech delivered in Paisley Scotland on March 30th 1846, one of the many things he said was this: I knew once what it was to drink with all the ardour of old soker. I lived with a Mr. Freeland who used to give his slaves apple brandy. Some of the slaves were not able to drink their own share, but I was able to drink my own and theirs too. I took it because it made me feel I was a great man. I used to think I was a president. And this puts me in mind of a man who once thought himself a president. He was coming across a field pretty tipsy. Happening to lay himself down near a pig-sty, and the pig being out at the time, he crawled into it. After a little [while], in came the old sow and her company of pigs. They commenced posing at the intruder. An individual happening to pass at the time, heard a voice demanding order, order. He went forward and looked, when he saw a fellow surrounded by the pigs calling for order, order. (Laughter.) He had imagined he was the president of a meeting, and was calling for order.

[@greenAbbot]

Prohibition may have been a terrible era in American history, but it was still better than the era when everyone put those “whoosh” noises between every single graphics transition in their videos.

[@mwebb999]

At a point in the future, a video like this will be made about the War on Drugs

[@augustkuuskvere79]

They’re a great band but I don’t know how long a video that would be

[@jessicaevans7847]

I'm pretty sure oversimplified already did that. I could be thinking of the in a nutshell people that I can't seem to spell the channel's name right now.

[@JupiterKnight]

ohk

[@jessicaevans7847]

@@JupiterKnight kurzgesagt!

[@slayer19978]

They need to do it

[@IronCobraTD]

"She wasn't there to get smashed, she was there to smash" -Oversimplified 2020

[@landlighterfirestar5550]

Smashy smash

[@shurr3996]

*SmAsH*

[@averagecat4220]

SMASH

[@FinalPark-bj2vg]

CARRIE SMASH

[@mia-gm5tg]

sMAshY sMasH smAsH 🏌️‍♀️

[@deborahcunningham532]

My social studies teacher played this in our win class and I loved your channel so much I went home and found your channel and subscribed😭❤❤

[@CatNDAct1]

I probably shouldn't be drinking while watching this.

[@mackamoo]

susan: STOP CALLING ME FAT SUSAN. literally everyone: *italian noises*

[@calvinscarvings.66]

Lol

[@beepboop2700]

im walkin heeh

[@olisama6283]

I ruined 69

[@isaaccheung1843]

These mobster organizations are actually originated from Sicily, just like the Mafias. They just immigrated from Italy to America.

[@yibithehispanic]

@@isaaccheung1843 Rome didn't liked that

[@hurricaneforce5259]

Last time I was this early, Hitler’s father was angry, who punished him severely.

[@behappy-fl4vw]

SAME

[@domp5014]

Same

[@jaineee2048]

Same

[@bikassingh5123]

*SAME*

[@KevinMartinez-ji6gc]

Yes

[@LordyT34]

Hearing that Prohibition was the cause of income tax made me hate it immediately

[@comp0_]

This is not only the greatest Oversimplified video but this is the greatest KZbin video of all time

[@koalatydm]

Shame the script is plagiarized from Ken Burns' docuseries on Prohibition

[@jackdamascus4506]

The fact that he drew every saloon in Kansas differently instead of copying, proves how much we underestimate this lad

[@bozotron100]

Wow 😯

[@minecraftgreifer4045]

Is it bad that for your profile picture, before I even read the text, I knew it would say we cant expect god to do all the work?

[@guenffer]

@@minecraftgreifer4045 ???

[@averageyoutubeuser851]

@@guenffer fallout new Vegas

[@sny-sodathe3rd618]

@@guenffer he’s talking about Jack Damascus’s profile picture

[@bravenew1934]

Just got a sudden urge to have a glass of wine while watching this. Damn subliminal programming!