RR7551A LAOS: THE COMMUNISTS TAKE OVER

[@kwanlinus6999]

The ironic fact that a former prince became a Communist leader

[@Strangerer69]

That’s the only way he could have attained power and leadership. Under the King, he is just a family member with no real power.

[@kwanlinus6999]

@@Strangerer69 true tho, he isn't royal in the legal sense, because his mother was a commoner

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

I mean royal rule is kinda communist.

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

​@@kwanlinus6999 not inbred you mean

[@trueKENTUCKY]

They are Laotion Bobby

[@flyforce16]

Sooo... are you Chinese or Japanese?

[@moondaymood.]

What ocean?

[@bcabskmbonqcnb]

@@flyforce16 あいうえお　かきくけこ　さしすせそ　たちつてと　なにぬねの　はひふへほ　まみむめも　らりるれろ　やゆよん

[@NOLA555]

@@flyforce16 🤣🤣🤣

[@NOLA555]

@@moondaymood.😂

[@user-saraswatidevi]

Great seeing more laos footage The country always interested me but i always struggled to find good footage of its leaders

[@tomdee6819]

They used to be the most bombed country in the world I am sure that record has been broken this last year.

[@kaleeysmith8801]

no its not fool, it's called not being lazy, google search only takes 5minutes.

[@tomdee6819]

@@kaleeysmith8801 Looked it up Laos is the most bombed country there are a lot of landmines there also I have been there three times in the past 26 years nice country and people there was no reason for all that bombing it was a very poor country and things have improved there they have a train system that was put in with the help of their Chinese neighbors.

[@BobHooker]

Depends on how you define 'bombed country:' total number of bombs, total weight, explosive force, bombs/sq meter?

[@janyachaimanont5399]

@@tomdee6819 . The most bomb was bombed for Vietcong North Vietnamese ONLY not for Laotian,Vietcong illegal used Lapland to go to Southern Vietnam ( HO CHI MIN TRAIL ). THIS IS THE FACTS.

[@ytha8424]

They’re still the most bombed country in the world

[@MinhTran-wn3xu]

Thanks AP for this documentation

[@cashcash5995]

Who fought against the French to end the colonization , 100% the Pathet Lao not the Monarchy ?

[@tuongtang8974]

@@cashcash5995 Issara Laos fight and gain independent for Laos in 1946 in the name of the king

[@thi37472]

It’s either most of the viet minh forces and help that fought against france in laos not 100% pathet lao there was lao issara too which was non-communist group against french and then there was the pathet lao pretending to be "successor" of lao issara (which was actually viet puppet)

[@chad12345678]

Very interesting video.

[@gregh2003]

Fact is: when communism came, people escaped. Those who didn't, now regret.

[@enterchannelname5953]

That’s very very wrong

[@vanphongsavan3119]

I was escaped on November 19, 1975 before communist took power on December 2nd, 1975.

[@hebaba4775]

Buddy, it is your wisest decision ever made

[@vanphongsavan3119]

@@hebaba4775, Yes, it was my made the rights decisions to left Laos's on the new regime. I was lucky to have made my own freedom and good life in here USA. I love this country and people have been nice to me as my new family....

[@Karkafs-Desiderium]

@@vanphongsavan3119 Good, traitors should all leave.

[@shinbi6009]

Laos is the most bombed country on Earth thanks to America. Still there are bombs that were dropped during the secret war that is waiting to kill someone. Yet someone like this think its all worth because it means without it, they wouldnt be in America. Imagine how Laos would have been had America never meddled and never decided to drop bombs? Imagine if Laos had actual self determination without America intervening. Laos would look different today. Laos wouldn’t have been bombed to hell. People would have been more peaceful and prosperous. The problem wasn’t communism btw. It was because of a civil war in which America wanted to leave your country destroyed.

[@kaleeysmith8801]

the majority population chose communism buddy, you are the minority...... that's what democracy is, = majority rules, and those majority picked communism. SOO DEAL WITH IT.

[@samsyvoravong4825]

Interesting that AP reporting this. You don't hear much about Laos history and the came about of the current government today, along with how many ethnic minority and the people of Laotian background spreading across the world where many Westerner don't really understand or confused about Laos past history and people.

[@jonnieinbangkok]

Wow a pretty balanced report from a Western news source...not the pro-war anti-Russian and anti-Iranian pro-Western propaganda the press spouts today.

[@kienngo4601]

Im also surprised so much lol.

[@JokersAce0]

8:16 Molotov Breadbaskets, or McNamara breadbaskets?

[@helloguysimethan]

Oh yeahh babyy

[@CARL_093]

Good job and the footage is very preserved clear

[@jonathanbethune9075]

That surprised me. I'm filled with a new respect for life. ( The tower of Babel ) it really does keep us ignorant.

[@hebaba4775]

1975, the start of a protest Asian nation

[@code_red999]

now they are living in one of the poorest country in Asia..

[@BobHooker]

then they were living in one of the poorest countries in Asia, I was there in 2020 and they seem to be going down the Vietnam model of more Capitalism and more trade, and China is investing so lets see what happens. As long as there is peace it can only go up.

[@kienngo4601]

Which was once one of the poorest country on this planet with the record of bomb dropped on them by USA.

[@code_red999]

@@kienngo4601 hello there sir... Hiroshima n Nagasaki was nuked.. Tokyo was fire bombed see where they are now.. laos wanted communism same like Cuba .. see what happen to Cuba Germany was bombed also look at Germany today don't give excuses

[@vinhnguyentien2932]

​@@code_red999Bro Japanese one became the robbed country😅

[@kienngo4601]

@@code_red999 even the nuke counted in TNT ton was far more less than Laos. 🤡 And grow a 🧠. People have made various vid about how Japan became a success.

[@mitnonnarath5745]

This is first time I saw this video a history of Laos what’s going in the past after the war time Mmm speechless

[@worldsgreatestdude1784]

I honestly know nothing about what happened in Laos after communism took hold back in 75

[@neaturexiong]

That's just it, communism took over, and they didn't do anything for the country or the people. All they did was sell out all their natural resources to China and Russia. 😂😂😂😂😂. Laos has never accomplished anything and will never accomplish anything😂😂😂😂😂.

[@drunkenslav2334]

mostly building of schools, clinics, housing and factories, unfortunately Laos had little access to trade and is thus fairly poor, only being able to properly trade with china which wishes to exploit its resources akin to the west in africa, and Vietnam who is considered highest of friends. Laos was forced to adopt Market Reforms eventually which disfavour the workers and now Laos is a fairly peaceful stable country with very few pro-US guerrilas remaining, mainly after being abandoned by the CIA.

[@MithunOnTheNet]

It's basically a vassal state of China and is at their mercy for everything from water to aid.

[@alphalocity]

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Wonder how they feel now...😔

[@shabushi1997]

ตอนราชอาณาจักรลาวแตก มีกลุ่มคนม้งอพยพมาอยู่ฐานทัพอเมริกาที่อุดรธานี ก่อนจะลี้ภัยไปอยู่มินนิโซต้า ตอนนั้นคุณตาของผมก็มีความคิดจะขายบ้านขายธุรกิจแล้วย้ายไปอยู่อเมริกาเหมือนกัน เพราะช่วงนั้นบรรยากาศมันถามโถมเข้ามาว่ากรุงเทพจะโดนเวียดกง เขมรแดง และลาวแดงรุมบุกยึด แล้วไทยกลายเป็นคอมมิวนิสต์ตามทฤษฎีโดมิโน่

[@troyc908]

Talking about the 🇻🇳 individuals ruling over Laos in the communist party is just as forbidden as talking abt the 🇮🇱 in the American regime there. But it’s been known.

[@kdamprae4236]

Well known even in Cambodia

[@Alfyannn]

Expand on that plz

[@strechemall]

I worked with a guy in a grocery store that fought for the monarchy during this war. He was really hunble chill and wasnt even Laotian, he was from Nepal lol.

[@james7286]

PAK PASAXON PATIVAT LAO SAM SOI

[@Navivy598]

Talk about worst mistake they ever mad.. i am sad for their people that have suffered under the regime wish them luck

[@bosphaxay7109]

Laotian here, We’re better off than you think. Although we might be poor, and the government corrupt, they’re not oppressive or exceeding violent which can’t be said for a lot of other countries.

[@vivalaleta]

Communism is so good when done properly.

[@stevenmatly]

🙏

[@Ooilei]

A sad day in Lao history, a great loss, the country has never recovered ever since

[@bruhb7611]

The country got better. Now with high speed railway. The kingdom was a corrupt opium selling pile of trash that died 50 years ago. Get over it.

[@ericswanson8794]

That is sad for Laos as the Vietnamese- Laotian married, have children and these children are taking over the power in Laos ( a new kind of take over of a country by marriage). Why are there no half Laotian-Vietnamese people holding any important office in Vietnam ? Beware of these tactics cambodia.

[@tlsvd5842]

The Cambodian Khmers Rouge always jealous of Vietnam, Cambodian are savage and ignorant

[@TRUTHx247]

Cambodia was and is fully aware because it did happen already. Old viet tactics most old school Khmers are familiar of.

[@Schminner]

because the Vietnamese consider Lao people inferior compared to their race

[@user-uh7bw4jo4c]

These people thought it was the best that ever happened but it all became hell lol

[@tlsvd5842]

You’re wrong, the France colonized Indochina, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam exploiting, plundering and stolen resources, low paid and slave labor

[@bosphaxay7109]

People are much happier with having a communist government than when we were colonized by the French.

[@oqkdsi]

This is what happens when the "wrong side of history" wins WWII

[@thi37472]

Communist pathet lao was created after ww2, before that it was lao issara, a nationalist group (not communist but had a communist leader) If Japan won ww2 laos would be a puppet, it’s good if the monarchy stayed but it was a puppet and they won’t have sainyabuli and champassak because these territories were both annexed by thailand. The civil war could’ve been won by the kingdom but lost because most of vietnamese forces came in the country and wrong government

[@bhubestakesoponsatien1143]

But it leads to nowhere and only China will help , the govt need to support more Schools Universities for to go forward beyond 2024

[@cariyaputta]

It's just kleptocracy with a red name.

[@TRUTHx247]

Communism ruins everything. There is a reason why Laos remains one of the poorest countries in Asia alongside Cambodia. But at least Cambodia is doing better economically. My people suffered through so much. Communism and socialism alike only creates enslavement and ignorance.

[@khuels6428]

chính xác

[@tkh2944]

China say hello 😊😂

[@tkh2944]

Russia say hello 😊😂

[@TRUTHx247]

@@tkh2944 The devil is not here. Sorry. Lol

[@SiameseCheese]

I was in Laos just recently. They are in very bad shape economically. I think most Laos secretly regret changing over to this government.

[@james7286]

Pretty sure that's because UXO from American bombardment in Laos has covered most of Laos and made any infrastructure development very hard, even the new Lao China railway needs sappers to find all the UXO in the area before building

[@freemanol]

It's the exploitation by the french then the pointless war with the americans (facilitated by thailand) that reduced laos into a failed state. What makes you think simply changing the government will automatically make things any better? They need investment. They can't just magically become richer

[@antoncenudo8521]

They just need to open up their economy is all. Laos' economy would SOAR if th economy opened more

[@yurreca]

yea let's just forget how it was a colony of french for decades and became under the Japanese after that, they got fuckin bombarded by the US

[@AlexandreRhodes]

​@@antoncenudo8521Idk... they're landlocked, packed between 2 regional powers who have bigger attention from superpowers, and have a relatively small population.

[@user-xt7yr6sx1j]

And become Vietnamese’s subordinate 😂😂😂

[@7sunit]

Today Laos is now becoming a Chinese colony, no longer independent like how the communists envisioned it.😭

[@Schminner]

the Chinese owned just about everything there is in Laos... almost nothing left for the Chinese to exploit

[@redx6129]

Most countries have French colonialism finally like this only USA is number 1

[@iceyaj3167]

All this...this is why Laos is what it is today. Laos is the poorest country in south east asia known to man. I'm glad my parents left right after the US allies pull out.

[@SilentBill-ze1gf]

East Timor is poorer

[@runningamok2825]

12:21 go badgers ;)

[@tuongtang8974]

Laotian definitely regret this decision, the king was try his best to help the people and they betray him

[@Khemarite]

Exactly the Prince that overthrow and killed his own brother got karma bad now his own son live in exile lol.

[@theEtch]

I visited in 2017. Many houses have pictures of the old King and wish he would come back. It was a bit sad to see and they had a genuine love for him calling him "my King." It kind of blows over the liberal idea that all monarchs are hated tyrants

[@hongphucnguyenbuiphuchands6480]

You gotta be kidding me

[@YoungOneYT]

Cry harder

[@Awakeningspirit20]

This is a really peaceful takeover, with the king being invited into the government and accepting the new leadership without bitterness. This truly must have been a movement of the people, resulting in one of the last communist states on earth. So... communism actually works there? I'd love to hear from the Lao people if they find this.

[@DatuDanyal]

No communism doesn't work because it is a political-economic theory that is contrary to human nature thought and promoted by a deranged drunkard German philosopher. Laos became all the more dirt poor after the Pathetic Lao communist take-over. Up to this point to totally communist had achieved its goal of economic prosperity and egalitarian society everywhere because as soon as communist took over, the local communist party became the elite political club mostly corrupt and untrained in economics. The supposed to be powerful communist model and paradise e.g. Soviet Union and China are now all largely capitalistic and China would not become what it is today if Deng Xiaoping didn't realize Chairman Mao's madness after finally the latter died (e.g. Great leap Forward, Cultural Revolution which are all colossal failures) and opened up China to the West and adopted the so-called "state capitalism" which is nothing but an indirect admission of communism's failure in China. Well, what about Soviet Union? It fell and is now divided into 15 independent republics mostly under autocratic governments and are still figuring our economic development ...

[@JacksonNoWay]

It says propaganda on the ceiling

[@dangle3392]

Nothing is peaceful in this process, dig deeper

[@vito7428]

Yeah totally peaceful. Just forget the civil war and insurgency they had for like 25+ years. I'm sure Communism totally worked perfectly fine here

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

You'll be very disappointed, the country is exceedingly poor. So poor that vietnam is doing better than them

[@tommytommy2489]

Africa with no communist but still poor . Why ????

[@thi37472]

Some of them were communists

[@SilentBill-ze1gf]

they can not stop screwing they're own people

[@shonietojve]

Because of dictatorship and corruption.

[@josupi6454]

Who funded it????

[@boiscooka232]

China

[@Karkafs-Desiderium]

The people

[@nguyenthiauco3505]

[@sengphethkeopraseuth5646]

ຄມນລາວ ພາປະເທຕລາວໄປເປັນເມືອງຂື້ນແກວ

[@heaven9830]

ເມືອງຂື້ນຈີນນຳ

[@sochettrachou6230]

Lao and Khmer people look so similar

[@disappearintothesea]

They seem so happy then but the country is still dirt poor asf now. Nothing has changed. I’m glad my parents got out of that shithole with their lives intact.

[@Schminner]

I agree it's a poor country... i still can't figure out how so many of these Lao people have brand new cars/suv and big ass homes

[@parkguyz2723]

No America No wars

[@radiorob7543]

I think Laos is lousy.

[@neaturexiong]

This was the worst thing that happened to Laos. Look at its current state right now. The Lao economy sucks, no electricity, no infrastructure, hell they can't even raise their own olympic athletes and had to borrow them from other countries😂😂😂😂😂. Communism was the death of Laos. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@answerman9933]

That is counter-revolutionary talk. You have to trust the process.

[@YoungOneYT]

Communism saved Laos.

[@BT_Spanky]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@yoshimoshi3921]

my ass

[@YoungOneYT]

@@thi37472 you mean the genocide and totalitarian in the West? Isreali bot

[@YoungOneYT]

@@BT_Spanky I said the same looking at all the homeless drugged up slums in the USA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YoungOneYT]

Unlike Europe Laos is an independent country free from U.S military bases. 😊😊🇱🇦🇱🇦

[@T-h-a-t_G-u-y]

Very tragic, Laos would have been better off economically if it was democratic and closer to the U.S.

[@justin-pv6ff]

@@T-h-a-t_G-u-y you stupid? Or you are uneducated? It's impossible to achieve what you mentioned, didnt you know Laos is the most bombed nation on earth by the US? Till this day UXO have caused land in Laos unusable. Laos people is not as weak as you, American low class lap dog.

[@savemyneighborhood]

Do you think it is that simple?

[@boiscooka232]

Lmao

[@firestormjupiter]

you have a fine sense of humour

[@justin-pv6ff]

@@T-h-a-t_G-u-y this guy is an uneducated fool. Talking trash without substance.