REACTION VIDEO | "ERB of History: Eastern vs Western Philosophers" - Confucius' Fortune Cookies

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East vs. West! As much as I'm a westerner, I gotta root for the Eastern squad, just because I see western philosophers as kinda try-hards, where I think the Easterners are more the real deal... What do you guys think? 🙂
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[@Omega_1111]

Spaz Boys Comedy I wasn't sure if avatar counted as an anime or not, I just let everyone else debate that

[@kibakirishima6833]

Curtis you gotta watch the Epic Rap Battle between Robocop and Terminator

[@metanightmare4454]

​@@Omega_1111 The general consensus I've seen is that it's not, because anime is basically just a fancy way of saying Japanese cartoons (it's literally just their term for animation). So Avatar is an anime-inspired cartoon, but not technically anime. This is the logic that made the most sense when people explained their arguments to me because there are plenty of Japanese cartoons that have art styles that look absolutely nothing like the general look Avatar is imitating, yet they all still count, which means the art style, Avatar's entire reason for being up for this debate, clearly isn't the deciding factor. On top of that, many of the people I've seen who argue that it is anime tend to be blatant weeb-lords who for some reason take the label of "anime" as a seal of quality, as if a show being an anime makes it objectively better than anything that isn't. That's of course just nonsense, because "anime" doesn't mean anything in regards to quality as there are good and bad anime as well as good and bad cartoons from every other developed country.

[@samuel10125]

True to form they all start arguing philosopher's never agreed.

[@cyrrog6779]

I see that you don't like Voltaire. Why? Or maybe you don't like French people as well.

[@joshlavene622]

“Now let me be frank Don’t mess with the Frank Who hangs with B. Franks (Benjamin Franklin) Giving ladies beef franks” Under-appreciated line that was glossed over.

[@dr.waffle245]

For real that was genius because beef franks are weenies lol

[@camilap.1638]

Josh Lavene ikr!!!!

[@grantl9561]

@@dr.waffle245 ? Its dope because that was a hella complicated rhyme scheme and wordplay that made it make sense

[@_spooT]

A lot of us catch well with those lines. But let's be honest, confucius dropping the golden bomb in the end was the tits

[@grantl9561]

@@arch5220 ok dad

[@Norsketrutt]

I guess you noticed while editing, but in the end they question what winning is, truly a philosophy-battle

[@razakrahman2276]

Yeah, what is winning?

[@rockysandman5489]

@@razakrahman2276 Who is next?

[@Ashbringer36]

Fun fact Sun Tzu’s book wasn’t entirely about war, there’s as much about diplomacy as there is about warfare if not moreso “Supreme excellences consists in breaking the enemies resistance without fight” - Sun Tzu

[@requiem6465]

An Emperor makes a plan then goes to war, a fool goes to war then makes a plan.

[@starcraft998thegamer5]

@@requiem6465 true but there are some situations where you gotta change up your plan in the middle of the war so it goes both ways

[@jacobdavis6056]

Sometimes a war is not on the battlefield but at a table instead

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

@@requiem6465 No plan survives contact with the enemy. There's some Western wisdom for you.

[@jameshenryk]

The other thing that missing is the Wu reference is also towards his descendants that are mentioned in the romance of three kingdoms novels

[@georgeprchal3924]

"Your Wu with my Method, Man." Was my favorite part.

[@33amra33]

Yes, this is my favorite too. First for the reference to Method Man from Wu-tang Clan. But also because Wu was actually Tsun Su's clan/family name. And it's also a reference to the Socratic Method.

[@njstuckey]

@@33amra33 yeah its honestly one of the best burns in all of ERB (right up there with "Boba Fetty Wap")

[@ChesireWaltz]

@@33amra33 FIANLLY. Geeze I have been wondering for ages what the references to that were and no one could ever tell me, thanks.

[@lancekloidt4544]

Ivan the Terrible vs Alexander the great is my favorite rap battle

[@belisarius6949]

Ivan was terrible, but Alexander was great!!

[@talizorahnarrayya5916]

@@belisarius6949 prefered Pompey tho, he was also great, he had a good head on His shoulder

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Jawoel

[@SmaugUKA]

The person who plays Confucious also happens to be the best rapper of the group in real life. It makes sense you'd enjoy Jin the most. Jin is a Battle Rapper and Freestyler. He's best known for winning 106 and Park's Freestyle Fridays competition, and his single "Learn Chinese".

[@degisndinga8853]

Deadpool vs bobafett Or The hitler vs vader trilogy

[@zhiyuansun8827]

damn you are the first one who noticed the SARS bar. good job!

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

"That was a good takeout line." I don't know if that was intentional, but it was hilarious.

[@OoKlush]

AHAHAHAHHAGA

[@robertcurley8406]

4:44 that part where Lao Tsu starts beatboxing, the guy who played as him is called KRNFX, I definitely recommend checking out his channel, cause that guy's beatboxing skill is out of this world

[@Metalhammer1993]

did you watch Newton vs Bill Nye already? It is AWESOME. But yeah this one Confucius solo´s both teams. The Nietzsche roast was especially legendary "you killed god? did he die out of shame when he made your mustache?"

[@Omega_1111]

I was legit looking for this hoping he did it when I got the notification... I was rooting for the western philosophers Edit: I kinda wanna give it to lao Tzu for the ludacris reference, but Confucius gets it

[@DrunkinDonuts97]

Really enjoying these Epic Rap Battle videos.

[@zombi3kitt3h66]

Watch marilyn monroe vs Cleopatra. That one is good!!!! Also guy fawkes vs che! Gandhi* vs Martin Luther king is epic.

[@TheAssirra]

Another vote for cleo vs marilyn. That one is amazing.

[@zombi3kitt3h66]

@Wolithung Kikon well thanks, fixed it.

[@Metalhammer1993]

I think he did Cleopatra vs Marilyn monroe

[@talonwolf4415]

I'd have to go with the western philosophers on this one particularly Nietzsche whom I think had the most force behind his rap that being said everyone did fantastic on this one. By the way if you're looking for another great one check out Thor vs Zeus!

[@mindlessscarecrow4886]

Yeah Nietzsche was the strongest in the whole battle to me, a close second would be Sun Tzu

[@SmaugUKA]

So now it's: Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs Renaissance Artists vs TMNT Parts 2 and 3 of Hitler vs Vader Jordan vs Ali

[@loganshore4520]

He was also refrencing the socratic method of debate, these battle are really well made.

[@stxrenegade]

Well I believe I've seen every ERB video multiple times so I think I'm good to watch all ur reactions to them guilt free.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Anybody who has seen the original Conan should recognize Nietzsche, as he was the opening quote, “ What does not kill us, only makes us stronger” And he is also famous for “Got ist Tote”. (German for “God is dead.”)

[@karontequinto917]

I suggest the George RR Martin vs JRR Tolkien

[@gruu]

yeeaah that one is great xP

[@karm971]

At 4:24 you missed the double entendre; method -> Socratic method.

[@zm3616]

I love watching your reaction to these cause i feel like your the only person who actually know a bit of history every one else who react don’t understand the disses.

[@pink_alligator]

well most of the others who react to rap battles naturally are mostly black people... so I don't say that bcs I think so, I'm saying it bcs I've watched them, so so many and when it's really historical figures... it get's pretty bad To their credit there are some who do know the characters (my fav ERB reactor is a black guy who always knows and gets the references, even many I miss despite watching the video's several times) and to even more credit, some that admit they don't know and actually read up on who they are before watching

[@maxmayfire9958]

I love your reactions to the ERBs keep em coming !!😊

[@lessmoore2551]

Stephen king vs Edgar Allan Poe next pls

[@thenuclearreactor9334]

One of my favorite ERB’s! Thanks Curtis!

[@themightycongueror8383]

Overall winners: Eastern philosophers Overall winner on Eastern philosophers side: Confuscious. Overall winner on Western philosophers side: Voltaire.

[@Adam_123]

Ivan the terrible v Alexander the great, one of the best in the past few years

[@karontequinto917]

Good to see you again !!!

[@gamerblazer5284]

Amazing video, like always!

[@queenofspades2365]

I cannot even begin to tell you how much I enjoy your reactions, finally someone who understands the puns to the full extend. Keep up the good work, sir!! And for sure, Easterns won ✌

[@Blitzkrieg8777]

You should check out Renegades, they get all of the references too!

[@mehmetsefaduman9182]

Im Turkısh my cauntry earupe

[@dominikfilip9857]

I really love this one. Almost every line is a reference to their philosophy thesis and works.

[@gleemanradio6877]

Hey Curtis Bill Nye VS. Newton would be really fun!

[@thetestinggrounds7855]

*That's a good "Take out" line.* Nice. 👌

[@georgethakur]

are you a genius

[@kingninja8957]

The bowl is most unused when it is empty

[@TheRichmaster24]

this is my favourite ERB for a reason

[@paulovictordejesusmoraes9641]

YES YOU FINALLY DID THIS ONE THIS IS SO FUCKING GREAT I also kinda agree what you said before the reaction about East vs West: The eastern were like trying to find inner peace and stuff while a ton of western philosophers were like " This is what's wrong with the world and society, and I figured out everything, so let me show you how to fix it!" But I do find Voltaire and Socrate's ideas a bit interesting honestly.Not Nietzsche tho, fuck him.

[@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish]

I always rewatch the original before watching your reactions.

[@SpazBoysComedy]

Thanks, My Friend... I really appreciate that! 🙂

[@allegedpancake2344]

A true reaction channel

[@bararobberbaron859]

I actually found ERB through MC JIN (Big fan), and haven't regretted it, so many awesome rap battles! Ironically, MC Jin got big through battle rapping (Big as in, same posse as DMX), so I suspect he was holding back a bit here.

[@jamesenglebert9149]

Such a good one! Have you seen Cleopatra vs Marylin Monroe?

[@yorgunsamuray]

It seems like you missed the part where he says "what is winning" instead of "who won". That was a brilliant take too.

[@xheralt]

My philosophy is, fortune cookies are meant to be broken open.

[@biggusgreenus]

2:18 Or maybe it's because you became a weeb through us. Okay, technically nobody won, because they ended up just roasting each other... ...but because that's no fun I'll give my opinion anyway. Nietzsche and Socrates had some good lines, but the East was better, with Sun Tzu specifically. When they were fighting against each other, I'm not sure who won in the West, maybe Socrates, but in the East I'd say it was Confucius with that last line.

[@stellaraevum799]

Biggus Greenus What about my man Nietzsche?

[@biggusgreenus]

@@stellaraevum799 What about him? I did say he had a few good lines (And the way he spelled out his name was entertaining).

[@stellaraevum799]

Biggus Greenus I thought he did well.

[@biggusgreenus]

@@stellaraevum799 He did do pretty well. Enough to win the rap battle? Not in my opinion.

[@Nisi1]

It's fun to see you do these. For a guy who claims to have his brain scrambled by chair shots you have good knowledge of history

[@AmaneKoruba]

Holy hell, I was gonna suggest this one yesterday but I had already commented and didny wanna comment twice. Yeeessss! Haha, with this one I love the ending, I don’t know if you noticed. Instead of the normal ending, he said “What is Winning?” Instead of “Who Won” because I think no one won cause they all fought in the end, just an amazing brawl. Might I suggest getting a start on the Hitler vs Vader trilogy (maybe all three in one video, unless it’s too much, which is fine.) or Austin Powers vs James Bond.

[@prestonjones1653]

So far you are the first person to even notice "Me no Third Reichy." Even the Renegades missed it and they seem to catch everything.

[@yuckyballsack5259]

Even the renegades!

[@axelmok4_channel391]

Dont worry Curtis I watched all of these on release and your atleast the 20th person (if not more) im watching React to them.

[@kuronaialtani]

One of my all-time favorites is Shaka Zulu vs Julius Caesar because of the end card

[@requiem6465]

Thor vs Zeus is to date the most vicious Rap Battle they've came out with.

[@ToyosatomimiNoThug]

As far as I know Sun Tzu wasn’t a philosopher, he was a military strategist

[@crustybomb115]

the fortune cookie joke was fucking hillarious XD

[@yami8479]

I laughted when you said that Confucius line on holding his fortune cookies was a good "take out" line. Don't know if that was intentional or not.

[@MCG55SS]

Zues vs Thor...gotta watch it....the bars man.

[@That1powergamer]

I love how much meme value tsun Zu has on the internet.

[@ChromaticCluck]

U want me to watch the original video again? Dude I memorised most of them.

[@cond.oriano4945]

No one notices sun tzu taking pictures of them arguing and sneaking up behind them I mean this one is actually quite genius

[@legendofloki665i9]

Yeah baby, this is one of my all time favorites right here!! ^^

[@wyattjenkins9688]

This is so trippy when you watch it drunk

[@kumbi8368]

BOI! I’ve watched each erb at least 100 times!

[@omalleycaboose5937]

Terminator Vs. Robocop is a personal favorite of mine and I think right up your alley.

[@akaoniryuu4564]

It took me years but i just got the drop western medicine reference to hiroshima and nagasaki

[@JoeDay-me3gr]

Please watch Che vs Guy Fawkes. Their newest one

[@ChaosLegionaire]

@Spaz Boys Comedy Don't worry, I watch these things all the time too. They're getting their money. ^^

[@Zerpderp0]

You gotta watch Mat4Yo's analysis for this. It helps make everything more clear.

[@PokemonTrainerVince]

This is still the best ERB of all time.

[@taglover2313]

Hey Curtis please (if you haven't already) react to erb Cleopatra vs Mariyln Monroe that's my favorite because of the cat fighting and how hot Cleo is in it.

[@stellaraevum799]

As a philosophy major, I loved this rap.

[@nick0888]

The b franks whole line its gold

[@timbrwolf1121]

Stephen hawking vs albert einstein and bill gates vs steve jobs

[@OTBlockEntertainment]

Teacher: so class what do you know about the lord? Me: he's dead Teacher: what? Me: Nietzsche killed him

[@leofong1382]

React to political compass rap battle by jreg please Love it and I know you will love it

[@BessieRiggs]

Why does everyone miss the method line? People go instantly to Method Man, but the punchline is about picking apart an argument using the Socratic Method.

[@NarutosDemonForm]

Best line for me is "Cause I'm N-I-E-T-Z-S-C-H-E and I'll end any motherfucker like my name in a spelling bee"

[@1RamTough]

I don’t know man, Nietzche was really good. ‘I’ll end any mother fucker like my name in a spelling bee.’ Then again though, the line about killing god by shame of Nietzche’s mustache was really funny too.

[@erichludendorff1324]

2:51 Why’s Socrates balling

[@klevishida740]

Erb should have put socrates, plato and aristotle against the eastern ones. The three musketeers of western philosophy vs the three eastern sages.

[@TheNightmareFish]

This is my favourite one. I'll never forget how to spell Nietzsche

[@elementalcolors4977]

Bob Ross vs Pablo Picasso Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe (I imagine you would love this one lmao)

[@biggusgreenus]

There was a Bob Ross VS Pablo Picasso ERB? I must've either forgotten or never watched it.

[@elementalcolors4977]

Biggus Greenus Yeah check it out man: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXixZquXhtB5oZI

[@TheDivineGods863]

I have died in the beginning *Thomas the train horn*

[@gaz5sg5]

So any news why he does not react too red vs blue anymore? all i remember ages ago is he stoped too put more focus on something else getting more views

[@TheTrex22478]

man im like mcdonalds right now cuz im lovin it

[@KrowwJaeger]

Eastern philosophers won, the guys that played them are an actual rap crew if I'm not mistaken. Next you've got to do a classic, Beethoven vs Justin Bieber

[@TekkamanSeraphim]

What are you talking about? Nobody won. That was the point. When you throw philosophers onto a team, they will inevitably begin to argue among themselves. And when that happens, nobody wins.

[@KrowwJaeger]

@@TekkamanSeraphim I'm not saying that they won with arguments, just better rappers

[@Kissamiess]

This is the best one if you ask me.

[@mintjulius275]

I love this battle so much. I don't think there's any winners here but I suppose if I have to choose it'd be eastern, just since the westerners turned on themselves first

[@stellaraevum799]

Some Western philosophers are try hards but some are very humble.

[@demonic_myst4503]

Points are all references “Did god die of embarasment when he made your mustage” niechie said god is dead we killed him

[@jax8740]

You hound check out Babe Ruth vs Lance Armstrong

[@Blackfoxloki]

Hey Curtis :) can you please do Poe vs King next

[@michaelsvoboda1024]

Tryhards? They are literally the sole reason we don't eat dirt today.

[@hypokratesthehypocrite3513]

any chance you could watch Fredrick Douglas vs Thomas Jefferson

[@VVEmil]

Tf2 Jungle Inferno reaction when?

[@tattiercarton5881]

I like the little kakashi Sensai

[@joshgrabinski]

Tfw i watched this one earlier and thought he should react to it.

[@jrs_baneleedleleedleleeili9084]

When u watch all only then can you the gauntlet

[@joelancon7231]

I felt this was more areligious philosophers(except maybe Socrates) vs Eastern philosophers

[@Dante2056]

I think East won too. A detail you might not have noticed that took me a couple watches, Lao Tsu in the background when Sun Tsu and Confucious are insulting each other has some fun little reactions.

[@wobbles3217]

You should really watch the ERB between George RR Martin and JRR Tolkien.

[@22_Will]

React to Skrillex vs Mozart :P

[@urahara64360]

I was a little bit surprised by the western picks since they're several centuries apart and they don't really have compatible philosophy. The eastern philosophers though don't have that much of a real difference between them as a whole. Maybe sun tzu would be different since he was more war oriented.