Soviet Storm review, German Strategy 1942, History Education and more! 9 random questions about WW2

Today we discuss various things: from German strategy in 1942, to history education, the Soviet Storm documentary series, and even why I'm reluctant to use Google Translate.
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00:23 Question 1: German Strategy in 1942
07:07 Question 2: Slides for different ideologies and Third Positionism
11:06 Question 3: Why I don't use Russian sources (Google Translate)
23:28 Question 4: Soviet Storm series vs US/UK Curriculum
33:54 My story about school education and teachers
39:06 Question 5: Home Schooling and Copying my videos
44:26 Question 6: Teacher in California, WW2 Fiction, Richard Darre and the German economy
52:11 Question 7: Nomothetic and Idiographic, and the Bible.
01:01:10 Question 8: Russian defense of the Ossipov-Lancaster Equations (Nigel Askey)
01:11:04 Question 9: Channel management, Patreons, financial situation and workload.
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How close was the Soviet Union to Collapse in 1942-1943? • How close was the Sovi...
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Defining “Gleichschaltung” • Defining “Gleichschalt...
History Theory • [Out of Date, see desc...
How Mr H’s “Table Talks” broke history • How Hitler’s “Table Ta...
Soviet Economy video • Did the Soviet Union E...
Nigel Askey is wrong video • Dear Nigel Askey - You...
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ABOUT TIK 📝
History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.

[@SamSam-qk5zr]

00:23 Question 1: German Strategy in 1942 07:07 Question 2: Slides for different ideologies and Third Positionism 11:06 Question 3: Why I don't use Russian sources (Google Translate) 23:28 Question 4: Soviet Storm series vs US/UK Curriculum 33:54 My story about school education and teachers 39:06 Question 5: Home Schooling and Copying my videos 44:26 Question 6: Teacher in California, WW2 Fiction, Richard Darre and the German economy 52:11Question 7: Nomothetic and Idiographic, and the Bible. 1:01:10 Question 8: Russian defense of the Ossipov-Lancaster Equations (Nigel Askey) 1:11:04 Question 9: Channel management, Patreons, financial situation and workload. Fixed the timestamps so that you can click and go directly to the question you want to watch.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Yeah, thanks for that. I've pinned your comment so others can see.

[@jimboblordofeskimos]

@@TheImperatorKnight Sell a bit of merch and put some more money in your pocket you silly potato man. Literally leaving money on the table.

[@johnprentice277]

To quote the late great Josef Stalin... "There is no "i" in team, but there is a "u" in Gulag!"

[@lomitkodios5891]

@@jimboblordofeskimos true, I would buy

[@Talmurid]

@@lomitkodios5891 I've never bought youtuber merchandise, but I would love a "But is this really the case?" shirt. Maybe i'll just get one through a submit-your-own-design website

[@raypolaris3381]

Can we all stop for a moment and appreciate TIK for going through the trouble of properly captioning every video he uploads (even for an over hour-long Q&A) just for the sake of accommodating the minority of people who need/like to have captions turned on? I, as someone who regularly uses captions, would just like to say thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, TIK!

[@giodandosu]

Yeah I am italian my english is good but caption are very useful!

[@TheOtherPhilip]

As someone who has a master’s in history, I completely agree with you on the uselessness of a history degree. If someone asks if they should major in history, I tell them to just read some books. It’s much cheaper and you’ll most likely be better educated on the topic you’re interested in.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

It's funny because when I've said this sort of thing in the past, people have mocked me for it. But anyone who's actually done it has agreed.

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

@@TheImperatorKnight agree. I have been a voracious reader of history since at least 11. I often had to correct teachers or professors in my classes.

[@bolshoefeodor6536]

@@Hilaire_Balrog Same here. In high school I gave lectures to mates on WW2 history. Teacher didn't know shit.

[@Patrickseventyfour]

History/econ double major, son of a high school history teacher here and couldn't agree more. Read, read, read. Don't succumb to "expert-itis."

[@BigMeechEJ25]

I agree as well and I'm glad I went to school for cars instead of my other choice which was to study history.

[@s1140285]

I'd be happy to pay for a PDF of the map of Stalingrad. Even digitally, that is one of the most valuable historical documents you've created.

[@agesflow6815]

Thank you, TIKhistory.

[@andrewdelaix]

I think doing the occasional long QA video is just fine. They are interesting and entertaining which is about all you can ask for. Also, just because you might be mostly reiterating points from other videos doesn't make it a bad thing. Learning takes repetition so hearing important facts and concepts applied again in a new context improves understanding.

[@jkahgdkjhafgsd]

It's basically a one-person podcast. I enjoy listening to this stuff while playing or such

[@colinhunt4057]

Agreed. For at least some of us, me at least, we come for TIK's analysis. This has nothing to do with the tanks vs. banks dialectic. For me, tanks only exist because there's an economy that can create them and a political situation that makes them necessary. So there is no 'tanks vs. banks'. They are two sides of the same coin. You cannot understand the one without understanding the other.

[@daverose8082]

I came to your channel because of the "Tanks" content, but you have opened my eyes to a whole new world with your "Banks" videos. I struggle to understand all of them but feel I am beginning to learn something important. A very big Thank You. p.s. I'm in the "elderly" section of your audience being 70+

[@maybemaeb]

Your allegiance is to the truth. I find it extremely admirable, especially in the current day.

[@BakerVS]

Language and translation are EXTREMELY tricky to get right (I grew up speaking two languages, I now speak about five and teach foreign languages at school). Speaking and understanding are arguably some of the most subtle and complex things we do as humans. Google translate or deeple can be a great tool, but to get it right you need to understand a bit about how the other languages works, so that you can then analyse sections in detail. You can for example translate everything to quickly sift through the text, and find important passages. Once you find such a passage, you need to analyse it carefully either yourself, or with help. Checking the meaning of each word, the grammar, and the sentence structure should (hopefully) let you get a good understanding. This works, but it's tedious. Languages are hard.

[@orksy2935]

I agree, google is especially bad at giving translations for formal and informal speech, let alone nuance. Also, if TIK reads this, I'm studying Russian and know that digital translator's are near useless without some understanding of the language, if I meet anyone who'd be interested in helping your research by translating, is there any particular way you'd want them to get in touch?

[@BitterComments]

Please make more Q&A videos! They’re very enjoyable. Thanks for all the great content TIK.

[@troyelliott1063]

Your analytical thinking has single handedly taken the blinders off of my view of the world. These past few years of following your work has helped me cognitively level. Thank you!

[@samuelclemens3290]

This channel is with out a doubt the most informative account of historical ideologies I've been able to find thus far. Thank you for your work, you have obviously put a tremendous amount of time into these videos to bring your audience a fair and unbiased report. Great job👍

[@TheSpaceHamster]

Patreon supporter here - take the time you need/want to socialize and take breaks! Your videos are well worth the wait. Do I enjoy weekly uploads? Of course, but I also want you to find peaceful time for yourself! Another great video.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Thank you! I think in an ideal world I wouldn't be on such a strict weekly schedule. I would publish on a Monday if I had something solid and ready to publish. So maybe I'd miss the odd week, but then you guys would know that the week after's video would be dense and fully sourced. However I don't think the algorithm would like me if I did that, so I have to keep doing what I'm doing.

[@kernowpolski]

This was an outstanding video TIK. I love the way you don't hold back on responses - it is the best learning ever! Please keep it up, but please please please never feel guilty - we appreciate your bank/tank diversity!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I do wonder sometimes if I'm a bit too honest 😂

[@kernowpolski]

@@TheImperatorKnight It may not always win you friends but it will always earn you respect from those who matter! 👍

[@junior.von.claire]

@@TheImperatorKnight ​You said you over promised and under delivered. Remember Ancient Rome, though having declined for multiple reasons, suffered from hypertrophy. They kept expanding and increasingly struggled to defend their borders. You’re now very well-positioned. “You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.” ~ I have no idea Limiting supply limits demand. People just want to know what to expect. Updates, intentions and asking for audience feedback shows respect. Once you make decisions and announce your intentions, you interact in these comments and that’s appreciated. You gave an honest, direct answer to the inquiry regarding a novel. I suggest delivering the truth with such candor. It SUCKS for most people and so it’s refreshing. People don’t like to be the first with their hand raised or first on the dance floor, so forthrightness is more often appealing than not. NOW… I’m not yet a monetary supporter but greatly value your work and do hope you’re safeguarding the originals in multiple locations. Lastly, I love the British humor that’s unexpected due to infrequency and casual nature: “Sooo… revolve? Revolution? Get it?” It’s funny when you’ve just been serious for a good while and then “…blah blah blah” lol I don’t know who you were reading but that was classic. Makes me think of Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Watson, “Ghosts don’t go about stabbing people in the neck, do they?” Holmes, “Not… well-bred ghosts, Watson.”

[@tihomir996]

Hi TIk. Well I'm a history and geography teacher and I've stopped teaching history ten years ago and since then I'm only teaching geography. You are 100% right!!!

[@bigmanfoamy4589]

As much as i love the economic and battlestorm videos, Q&A videos are the ones i really look forward to

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Really? I'm surprised by this response. What's the reason why?

[@gerritenjasper135]

Same

[@bigmanfoamy4589]

@@TheImperatorKnight Honestly i have a short attention span, an average battlestorm video for example i will watch over a week in 15-30minute intervals, however in your Q&A videos since you hit quite a few points each video it keeps my attention until the end. You answer question i myself ask and also those it never occured to me to ask, you can answer questions without over simpification whilst at the same time not droning on labouring the point,

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@TheImperatorKnight Viewers questions can be hilarious. Especially the angry ones with axes to grind. Glenn Fricker has a weekly viewers response video, with butthurt of the week the highlight.

[@Digiidude]

​@@TheImperatorKnight Same here. The Q&A vids are tops

[@stalles4128]

"People complain about me repeating" Repeats the concept and the reasons several times. A true Master of debate. Love your content, keep up the cool work.

[@jamesparkinson7187]

I am a history teacher in a UK secondary school and I can whole heartedly report that in our school we teach a year 9 unit which covers the dictatorship and democracy, before at least one lesson on the phoney war and Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Pearl Harbour, D-day and the atomic bombs. Each of those is at least a one hour lesson. The problem is that the National Curriculum emphasises themes (concepts) to be developed rather than content, and therefore students experiences of history at KS3 will vary widely between schools. Our school is very thorough, but as a result we don't teach units that other schools do. This is the first time I have ever commented on a video on KZbin for fear of Internet trolls. I hope my comments don't upset anyone.

[@chiefslinginbeef3641]

Your take on history taught in schools is spot on. When I entered college I was a veracious reader of any history I could get. Would have lefty students threaten me for disagreeing with the dogma of history. Much like you but 15 years ago being called racist and fascist for having taught myself to read from every angle.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I think you're going to enjoy my video on Gnosticism (once I've got it all together) because you'll see just how far back this tactic of dismissing everyone and calling everyone names goes.

[@Digiidude]

Similar experience myself 30 years ago.

[@k.c.8658]

Curious if you found ancient/medieval history courses as poorly taught as modern history. I have to admit, mine were pretty good, though I still learned much more on my own.

[@N0die]

@@TheImperatorKnight Recommending making a Rumble & a Odysee

[@Hilaire_Balrog]

@@Digiidude Ditto

[@maikbaumann1250]

here tik, as a german i think your efford to use german words and even alot of the pronunciation is awesome. and i bet most of german viewers think the same. (i bet you know, but sometimes somebody need to say it, in case you read this comment)

[@Jack-Spark]

You're one of the very few content creators on this website who I have seen give a very honest breakdown of their feelings regarding their ability to manage Patreon (or SubscribeStar) questions along side the demand of the YT algorithm and their regular fan base. You make great content TIK, I especially love your ideological and political breakdown videos, I see absolutely no one else on this platform producing that kind of original, critical, and quality content. I love what you're doing and have been a long time fan.

[@verpix4956]

Thank you for constantly making these. Thought I may not agree with certain points, its great to see someone this analytical and thorough. Keep going, all the best for the future!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I don't mind if you disagree, so long as you're looking at things from all angles :)

[@16bitpaladin]

@@TheImperatorKnight On the left-right spectrum, the left-wing actually refers to those people who believe in the French Enlightenment (especially Jean-Jacques Rousseau) and support the French Revolution directly or indirectly (French Revolution being the world's first nationalist and socialist revolution). On the other hand, the Right-wing refers to all the unorganized opposition that opposes the French Enlightenment and the French Revolution. I think reading Rousseau's works, such as On The Origins of Inequality, and The Social Contract (note the word "Social"; it's not a coincidence) may give you a bit of clarity on the left-right spectrum, because the socialists of today keep coming back to it.

[@16bitpaladin]

@@TheImperatorKnight Also I don't believe Mosley is sincere in his views on the monarchy, considering he has been the member of the anti-monarchist Fabian Society.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

@@16bitpaladin 'On the left-right spectrum, the left-wing actually refers to those people who believe in the French Enlightenment (especially Jean-Jacques Rousseau) and support the French Revolution directly or indirectly (French Revolution being the world's first nationalist and socialist revolution). ' So that would put Edmund Burke on the opposing side, a man who was more beneficial for liberalism than Rousseau ever was. Reality is a good deal more complex than Oxford textbooks

[@juliantheapostate8295]

@Jonathan Jones It's his magnum opus

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

TIK, I share your frustration with public education's lacking when it comes to presenting quality information on history. I myself grew up in the Southern United States and vividly remember my "History" lessons, one on the Fertile Crescent being "Basically it was fertile, it was a crescent, go to the baseball field.", the awkward aspects of the "Lost Cause Mythos" being taught as fact and of course that my geography textbooks still had the USSR as a current country in the 2000s because they hadn't been updated. It's part of why I enjoy your channel, you do an excellent job presenting the information and listing your sources expands on my own investigative reading, for which I am grateful.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

"Basically it was fertile, it was a crescent, go to the baseball field" 😂 I'm laughing because it's so true!

[@voltagethename9959]

Im from Louisiana Myself and even in a small town we had updated text books

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

@@voltagethename9959 you were lucky my friend, there were a lot of oversights and severe mistakes in supply for us in lower Alabama. The science and math books tended to get updated every few years, but the literature and history course books didn't. Lot of patched, taped and repaired textbooks that dated back to the early nighties and late eighties.

[@chiefslinginbeef3641]

Oh God , muh civil war was only about slavery.....

[@chiefslinginbeef3641]

Read The Real Lincoln by DiLorenzo

[@remy12]

I enjoyed the Soviet Storm series. I knew they weren't 100% honest about everything, but it was still worth watching.

[@theblackhand6485]

Dude, it is 'Hollywood'. Such a product is for entertainment purposes only. ...just like Jake Broe 's video's. 👻

[@tamjeff1751]

I like how they paint a picture of steamrolling their enemies lol

[@bolshoefeodor6536]

I have to say, the impression you get of the Soviet offensives in 1944 and 1945 is not "steamrolling", if you read "When Titans Clashed". The impression given by Gantz and House is of a Red Army that began to practice Blitzkrieg, vs a Wehrmacht that began to behave more and more like the French Army of 1940....

[@SFJPMoonGames]

I enjoyed it, that's part of understanding history looking from others point of view.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@tamjeff1751 only later

[@steventhompson399]

I love your channel TIK, keep it up! I like both the tanks and banks, the fighting and economics, I wish I had more free time to read and watch more good content, I still haven't seen some of your videos from a couple years ago

[@MadeleineTakam]

There is actually a 3rd use of the word “Quite” it is used as a singular affirmation. For instance it can be used as a singular word response to someone explaining to Sue Ellen Braverman that “The peasants are revolting” she would most likely respond with the word “Quite”

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I forgot about that one! But yeah it's probably best for me to just avoid using the word altogether

[@real-history-online]

I thought soviet storm as clearly biased media was pretty well done. There was definitely a leaning to the soviets but they didn't pull out anything outrageous. Highly recommended

[@Torgo1001]

If you want to see a *really* pro-Russian (actually pro-Soviet) World War II documentary, check out "The Unknown War." "The Unknown War" was an American television documentary series made with the cooperation of the Soviet government, and hosted by Burt Lancaster. The series does feature a lot of Soviet combat film footage and interviews with lots of interviews with Soviet military and civilian official. However, the documentary is very heavily tilted in favor of the USSR's official narrative...no mention is made of the Stalinist purges in the 1930s that weakened the Red Army. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact is glossed over. Obviously, no mention is made of the Katyn massacre or other Soviet war crimes.

[@Jajalaatmaar]

It's very smart by the Russians. Make it so subtle that it can be shown on western TV and let the mind worms enter the west as well. They need all the support they can get so they can commit ridiculous imperialist wars with hundreds of thousands of deaths without criticism.

[@yogikhan1936]

@TIK, I will provide you with one example where my history degree has been extremely advantageous. I work in the aviation industry and it is shockingly sad that my engineering, management, and program management colleagues do not read or cross reference the complex customer, industry, and regulatory requirements on how to build commercial and military aircraft and subcomponents. I use history techniques of references sources and locations (document numbers, page numbers, paragraphs) to end wasteful idiocy of people talking out of their ass and wasting peoples time. History techniques have also taught me to look at direct sources, evidence, and non-emotional understanding of the debate to just present facts and best summary of the data. I would not agree completely that history degree is worthiness. It maybe worthless to get a highly economic potential in the free markets, but history degree did teach me to think and analysis information which has served me well.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

My question is, though, could you not have learnt those skills without taking a history degree? Someone like yourself, or me, or someone else, could teach these skills on KZbin. And you've got to admit that these skills don't require three years in university and thousands of pounds in debt to teach. Using multiple sources, references, trying to understand all sides of a debate... I mean, in theory, I could probably teach all that within an hour or two.

[@yogikhan1936]

@@TheImperatorKnight Based on my mechanical/electrical engineering education experience, this type of documentational and study techniques analysis was missing. It was more math and practice then root cause analysis or critical thinking (which is more industry practice experience). I agree its easy to learn, but hard to understand unless you see the victims of bias over and over, because history shows it over and over and does a better job of exposing the issues and problems to help the rest of your life. Note, my university knowledge is dated and I graduated in 1990s and I can not speak to ever every university and every engineering degree. I would say university history classes did a great job rounding my educations as human being and I am thankful and I have found it very helpful. I agree economically a history degree is poor return on investment. Still a long term Patreon support and will continue to be so.

[@aaroncurley2377]

This comment is very interesting and has given me something to think about and chew on. Thank you for posting it!

[@ivanbrkljacic2684]

​@@TheImperatorKnight I'm a veterinarian, my parents are doctors, please do explain how I would be able to perform any kind of examination/surgery without a proper education. Also, with your education come some levels of credibility and integrity. Additionally, while getting educated you meet many people with same ideas/interests and completely new ways of approaching them which broadens your sense of the theme a lot. On the other hand, I understand that education system isn't functioning in your country and that it's too expensive for what it's offering but that's most capitalistic thing that exists - you have to pay for your education and how much you pay that much you get.

[@Vragga]

@@ivanbrkljacic2684 I'm guessing your tutors are current competent physicians who have learned techniques and now pass them onto you? British university lectures are only supposed to provide you with 5% of the hours needed to qualify for your module. You have to put in 95% of your time studying, so Tik is right in a fashion, as it is your work that wins you the degree, not the lecturer/tutor. In history, you could save tens of thousands of pounds to avoid the 5% part altogether by doing that part your self.

[@simon112]

Thank you Tik superb as always, I personaly enjoy all your content.

[@timp3931]

A language example: Public company in Canada means government owned and in the USA (same continent and language) it means a company listed on the stock market - the exact opposite.

[@SepticFuddy]

As someone producing videos for a Hebrew philologist for an English audience, along with a volunteer Spanish translation team... I must say even your emphatic explanation of the language barrier issue is massively understated. There is so much at play that never crosses most peoples' minds, especially monoglots and people with little experience outside their social bubble. On top of that, even two people from the same background speaking the same dialect of the same language will each have their own "language," so to speak. I've always made it a point to try to learn someone's personal "language" so I can communicate my thoughts more effectively to them, and lose as little in translation as possible. It can take a lot of time to really pin that down, though the more you practice the faster you can pick up on certain elements with new people. The larger and more diverse and audience you're speaking to, the less you can tailor your message to those individual quirks. You can try to cover as many bases as reasonably possible, but it will only land with so much of the audience. Frankly, I think that's why it's so necessary to have numerous voices repackaging the same information differently-- certain ones will reach certain people more effectively. The best antidote to this issue is for each of us to try to remember to interpret each others' words in good faith. Recognize that there are a number of legitimate possible interpretations of what someone is trying to convey, and work to ascribe to them the strongest of those, while also hedging for the weaker ones. Of course, you can only do that yourself, and hopefully inspire the same in the other party. If they still insist on lazy, bad-faith interpretation anyway, it's on them.

[@Mitch93]

Honestly, I would just use Occam's Razor and just say most of these people who fail to understand the most basic, sinple English are just stupid and should be ignored.

[@CantusTropus]

Yes. I think it's the best policy to always interpret your opponent's words and arguments in the most charitable way that the facts will support. Not that that's my revelation or anything, it's just the Christian Principle of Charity. This, of course, is assuming that the other party is actually at least somewhat interested in being fair and finding the truth; if they just laugh at you and make fun of your attempts to be fair, then just walk away, because no real debate is actually happening.

[@1CE.]

Language is such a mess in itself man, leaning that the hard way trying to learn Chinese Even Spanish has some odd translations and that even changes if you include Mexican slang and various Spain Spanish terms the other 20 don’t use 🤕

[@1CE.]

I now realize why medieval people did nothing but translate the Bible

[@Aura_baby]

I know, and can vouch for your experiences. I've had lots of times where I personally identified these problems within Spanish alone and its 5 main dialects, with each dialect splitting off into minor ones as you look into each nation. You would have phrases and words that mean one thing, but is an insult in another!

[@tokysobukanla]

I must say your channel has opened my eyes on certain aspects of WW2. I had - and still have blind spots - regarding WW2. I have just finished your Battlestorm Stalingrad series, and I was blown away by the level of precision of stuff I was unaware of!!!! Please keep educating me (and your subscribers) and keep up the excellent work! Salute TIK!

[@Axisjampa]

Thank you TIK. I also love this format. Easier to cover more subjects. Good job. 👌

[@theblackhand6485]

High standard of thinking and weighing. Very good. Very good! Thank you and keep it going.

[@threemeters1425]

Gotta teach us your reading techniques TIK, I typically take a week to finish a 300 page nonfiction book, but you seem to be blasting through books while retaining a good memory of them!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

It actually depends on the book. I'll be honest, I've been reading Eric Voegelin recently and have slowed down to a crawl. His text is incredibly dense, so it's been a slog to get through them. But then I can fly through other books. By the way, I think you'll like this video, especially the second question section.

[@robert48044]

I listen to a lot of audio books and even then some books are just so dry its hard to get through. When that happens I leave more bookmarks to go back to reread/listen to. The Washington War: FDR's Inner Circle and the Politics of Power That Won World War II by James Lacy is a perfect example of a dry book, I cant really get into it even though I want to.

[@lllPlatinumlll]

A dirty smirk spreads across my face as I sit enjoying some chill gaming. Tik the history guy who talks about all the history I already know, he baby sits me and keeps me company making me feel less alone with the knowledge which has made me an outcast. Thanks Tik, thanks for the company in knowledge and your entertaining voice acting, you really are a treasure.

[@tenarmurk]

Soviet Storm got me into ww2 history and more detailed history in general will be interesting to hear your take on this.

[@Choo_Choo_Oreo]

Thank you for keep making video for us! Much appreciated!

[@StickNik]

Excellent video, answering our questions is in some ways a lot of what you do when you teach us about history, even still it's great how much value you can give from simple Q&A

[@juliancuevas6728]

I am a fan of both tank and bank videos. I don't see how you can enjoy one and not the other, both play into each other. Great job as always Tik! Your videos are a great learning experience and enjoyment for me.

[@TrainmanDan]

A friend of mine got a degree in history but ended up becoming a chef to make a living. My grade five teacher, a WW II vet, told us that the Germans lost the war because they could not stand up to the bombing but the English could. To this day, I feel that my life began the day that I left school. Enough said on that!

[@rays2877]

Your discussion of that problem of even English speakers get in understanding what is being said is very real.

[@raymondreaney6988]

I'm from the UK and when my teacher said we was going to study WW2 she had made a 2 month presentation on women's rights during the war. We spent several months just studying what woman did as part of the war effort.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Yeah, you see, while that's something to look into, it shouldn't take up the entire course.

[@MM-zh8yd]

More Battlestorm videos please. (Yes, I know they're complex.) Appreciate your work.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

We're getting their with Stalingrad... But need a bit longer on it.

[@ikengaspirit3063]

00:23 Question 1: German Strategy in 1942 07:07 Question 2: Slides for different ideologies and Third Positionism 11:06 Question 3: Why I don't use Russian sources (Google Translate) 23:28 Question 4: Soviet Storm series vs US/UK Curriculum 33:54 My story about school education and teachers 39:06 Question 5: Home Schooling and Copying my videos 44:26 Question 6: Teacher in California, WW2 Fiction, Richard Darre and the German economy 52:11 Question 7: Nomothetic and Idiographic, and the Bible. 01:01:10 Question 8: Russian defense of the Ossipov-Lancaster Equations (Nigel Askey) 01:11:04 Question 9: Channel management, Patreons, financial situation and workload.

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

I think the combination of banks, politics, tactics and overall history is best. I always recommends your video's. Keep up the good work!

[@grimaldus1523]

Hey TIK, have you ever considered covering the impact of Soviet japanese relations on the broader war effort in Eastern Europe and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria?

[@kevinpascual]

Gotta go back to Lake Khasan in ‘38…. Or maybe 1905. I’d be down to see that.

[@juustem2000]

Here you are asking questions while Tik just told us he can't even reply to all questions from the people who pay him for the content. Have you watched the video?

[@kevinpascual]

@@juustem2000 I understand he's crazy busy, it doesn't hurt for us channel viewers to spit ball ideas with each other in the comments. Ironically, he did answer a Patreon question I posed to him in 2019 but this was right before Stalingrad series became the Leviathan it is today. His content is consistent and quality so I don't care if he doesn't answer the other questions I asked him.

[@germanbay]

Hey @TIKhistory a big thank you for this video from Germany

[@kevinpascual]

I remember getting enthralled with the Soviet Storm series but I am happy they prefaced that the series was initially made for a Russian audience. However I am glad we can dissect all claims made in the docuseries. After reading Glantz and Citino, it’s hard for me to return to the documentaries now.

[@eze8970]

Thanks TIK, yes I enjoy these Q&A videos, they are different, & the questions are interesting. Hopefully they save you time with less editing to. A win-win for everyone! 🙏🙏

[@gagamba9198]

Hi, Lewis. Last week I came across the book _Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War_ by C. B. A. Behrens. She was a historian who, during the War, worked in the Ministry of Transport. It's excellent. Even better, it's free.

[@wolfsyph9093]

Thank you for this video, I love your honesty. Please carry on the great work.

[@raybarry4307]

YES. Definitely do more of these long form Q & A's. Loved it.

[@jacobrosa7653]

I always enjoy what you do. I enjoyed this video. Don’t be such a perfectionist. What you do is so valuable.

[@Captain1nsaneo]

Nice shoutout to China Uncensored. They warned me about covid a couple months before it started, gave me a head start on prep and research before the walls came down.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

It always boggles my mind that so many people are interested in scenarios where the Germans do better. Like they secretly want them to win. Probably not, I must assume the best in my fellow man here. I only tend to want scenarios where the Germans could have lost even quicker.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I think it's human nature to praise the underdog. It's like the British at Arnhem bridge, fighting on even though there's no hope of survival. But maybe if they did something slightly different, they could have held on a little longer...

[@TheImperatorKnight]

"why don't you autists get a hobby instead of sprging about a 12 year regime in central europe that came to end almost 80 yrs ago?" You're arguing that we should ignore the biggest war in history, effecting the entirety of humanity at the time and since, with insane ideologies (like Marxism, Fascism, National Socialism and similar) that are still about today, just because you've got nothing going on in your life and want to shame others for the meaninglessness of your "existence". This is your life and it's ending one moment at a time.

[@juanpaz5124]

Coming up with scenarios where they lose even harder just happens to not be interesting

[@azoniarnl3362]

I also prefer the Empire over the Rebellion in Star Wars, or Sauron in LoTR. Something about wanting the losing side to win I guess😅

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@juanpaz5124 Considering how many people the Yahtzees killed and were killing on average per month in the 'special camps where people concentrate' I see nothing wrong with making them lose harder.

[@TheBoxOfRocksFTW]

TIK - please keep doing these long form videos. I’ve been watching you for years and have yet to tackle most of the Battlestorm series specifically because I usually listen to your content while making dinner or driving and feel the Battlestorm videos deserve the full attention to both the audio and the visuals. These kinds of longer Q&A videos let me explore various topics - some which you’ve covered previously and some that are totally new - while getting the same quality and quantity of information from you even if you feel that they aren’t as researched as you’d like (I appreciate that you have such an exacting standard and hold yourself even more accountable than you do other historians). Also, for what it’s worth, I truly enjoy your “Bank” releases. I got very into Austrian economics and voluntaryism about 7 or 8 years ago and, while definitely jaded and discouraged about the feasibility markets opening up rather than doubling down on state control in the near future, I really love hearing your perspective as you’ve started to include economic and social history into your work. I was also originally a rugged “left” socialist who turned to individualism after reading Mises and Hayek, though I had an embarrassing National Socialist period for many years in between the two. Please don’t stop doing what you’ve been doing, your videos are truly some of the most valuable history content on KZbin, and easily some of the best-researched content on the site just in general. Very, very, very few people put the amount of time and effort into each video that you do, and I don’t know a single one which comes close that isn’t also doing so with a much larger staff and budget on top of capitalizing on merch and other avenues that aren’t desirable or realistic for you. Put my mom onto your stuff since she’s big into history and she loves it to. All the best from Broakland, Commiefornia, USA!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I'm surprised to hear your mom watches my stuff 😂 only because most of my audience is male, and with it mostly being about war stuff, it's not something I'd assume she'd like.

[@bernhardjordan9200]

It was a good video. And your bank videos are the best one, there are plenty of tank KZbinrs you're the best History Bank guy on the internet

[@faeembrugh]

Speaking of history teachers...I was at high school when the revelations of what the Khmer Rouge had been up to in Kampuchea (Cambodia) became known. Our very 'Marxist' history teacher trotted out an almost mind-boggling series of excuses as to how this disaster wasn't a product of Leftist theory gone insane but that somehow this was all the fault of the 'bourgeoisie'!

[@ТристанГилэм]

I've watched soviet storm in English and Russian, multiple times each. To say that the translation into English deviates from the Russian is an understatement, whole sentences seem to have disappeared in the English version and often it seems like a direct dictionary translation with no accounting for differences in meaning. There are also parts just strait up removed in the English version also. The Russian version does have a slide showing that it was funded by the Russian ministry of culture, it would be hard for any Russian, including those who are full on Putin loving nationalists, to mistake it as an unbiased account. (It wouldn't have received such funding if it wasn't deemed by the Russian state to serve some kind of value in propaganda.)

[@Siskiyous6]

Outstanding. You are doing a fantastic job!

[@blomeh]

Another Great Vid! I am still digesting, some of the suggested readings you gave, I have alot to learn and decipher still. But I personally enjoyed seeing the breakdown in the chart used for differences between H,M,And M. I am really beginning to rethink some of my views, because of your enlightened thinking on the subject at hand. But I still come up with questions, which I hope to present when I can articulate them in a much shorter comment than this😀. Thanks for your research and knowledge. Rick G. Denver Co.

[@DRFelGood]

TIK 👍 Thank you for always making quality content ❤

[@deriznohappehquite]

In my school history education, we never made it to the 20th century.

[@mdunl08]

I'm a Patreon member. I prefer "tank" videos. I scan "bank" ones for information I find interesting. As long as there is a modicum of "tank" ones I'll not cancel your channel for your other works. I realize that your audience is a broad one and I'm happy with my "share"!

[@EL20078]

Wow!!!! 9 Questions. Keep up the good work TIK been watchign your videos since before 2017!

[@TruthNTime]

15:58 - love your jab at the WEF TIK!

[@Ant1815]

Loved the rant about UK schooling. I'm totally in agreement. I distinctly remember a gorgeous hot summer day as an 11 year old cooped up in a classroom learning about chinese communist collective farms. They stole a precious day of my childhood to teach me something that, to this day, I have never found a use for. Schools are there to teach conformity and obedience and little else.

[@Jajalaatmaar]

And discipline to do things you don't want to or see the point of (you're going to do a lot of this in your life), a sense of society, engagement with many different subjects to inspire you or at least see if you have an interest for them to chase as a career (are you going to do chemistry without a school?). It might all fail hopelessly and the quality might be poor (in the UK at least), but judging education by "whether you find it useful or not" is very childish. I had the same thing with that annoying math at school. When am I ever gonna use this stuff? Turns out I needed it to become a data scientist.

[@Ant1815]

@Jajalaatmaar It is not 'childish' to judge something based upon its usefulness, it is a perfectly valid metric. How on Earth do you do 'Data science' if you don't know, or don't discriminate useful data from non useful data?

[@Jajalaatmaar]

@@Ant1815 How am I gonna learn to do data science it if I gave up on math because I thought it was useless as a kid?

[@Echo5427_]

​@@Jajalaatmaarjust learn the mathematics when you realize you need it. You know , you can learn knowledge in your entire lifespan, not just the time you are in school.

[@ThyCorylus]

​@@Echo5427_ I think you're missing the point. You talk about learning as though it were unlocking a skill in a video game. Most subjects, particularly mathematics are learned incrementally, with preceding concepts being built upon and expanded as ones education progresses. Additionally, when you're young, you lack the experience or wisdom to assign value to a particular subject. Grammar for instance, is dry and boring to most schoolchildren, yet it equips one to think coherently and communicate effectively. I would guarantee most adults will consider their English language lessons useless, yet they benefit unwittingly from it in their adult life. Furthermore, learning about those Chinese communism (of all subjects) sounds like a useful piece of historical information given modern culture, domestic and geopolitics?

[@safrincanal]

Hi Tik, long Q&A videos are good. While I'm mainly here for the Tank content, I enjoy the Bank/political content as well. While you may think this is a substandard video (your opinion) because you didn't have time to do enough research, we come here to watch your videos because even your opinions are much more informed than we would be trying to do research ourselves based on the myriad of incomplete/biased sources available (and having difficulty determining that ourselves).

[@moto-newbie]

Hey TIK! Long time fan here and I do feel guilty for not being a Patreon of yours. I am struggling financially with this CPI being over 10% since JULY 2022! I will support your channel as soon as I get my side hassle going ("better be out of the system instead of in it"). I really don't want to find myself in 2030, being happy and owning nothing... definitely will never move to Oxford. Nevertheless, keep on doing what you do. You are evolving and some of us are evolving with you as well, and crave for this sort of content. WWII is "nice" and all, but this sort of content is needed. I have the impression that you are explicitly being sarcastic with your "modern day" messages and for a good reason. Please focus less on the Woke crowd and more on the "Red Pill" and socialist people out there. You've been a socialist and you now know the cure. I am now sure that this is your calling. Don't give up, don't burn out, don't criticise the establishment and give us food for thought. You got this! Thank you so much once again, TIK, and please keep a clear mind. Don't forget that you are addressing a lot of people that don't take the time to criticise you. The ones that are making all the noise are quite thin on the ground, don't let them trick you into believing that they are the majority. Even if I'm not a Patreon just yet, I am sure that the ones out there appreciate your effort. Good luck and have a great day!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

"Long time fan here and I do feel guilty for not being a Patreon of yours. I am struggling financially with this CPI being over 10% since JULY 2022!" Don't feel guilty. You cannot help others until you help yourself. Right now is a very difficult time for a lot of people, and while I think we could all do with more money, I'm not starving. So I'd rather you look after yourself first and get yourself into a comfortable position before you even consider sending a dollar my way. On this note, I would encourage you to watch Aaron Clarey's videos (link in description). He's an educated economist (but not woke, he's the opposite), and his content (including his books) can really help you financially, but also in general. - "I really don't want to find myself in 2030, being happy and owning nothing... definitely will never move to Oxford." I'm not saying you should do it, and you should definitely do your own reading and research before you do, but in order to avoid the "own nothing" crowd, a little bit of gold and silver can go a long way. You'll need your side hustle up and running first though... but it's something to consider for when you have LONG TERM savings. - "You've been a socialist and you now know the cure." That's the problem, I don't think I do. You cannot give people the "Red Pill", they have to want to take it themselves, which they don't want to do. That's why I often complain that my critics aren't listening, because they're not. - "I am now sure that this is your calling. Don't give up..." I need to figure out a way to make them listen. If I can do that, I can get through to them. But I need help with this. - "don't criticise the establishment" But I want too! 😂 - "Don't forget that you are addressing a lot of people that don't take the time to criticise you." I don't want to just be preaching to the choir. Thank you for your message!

[@moto-newbie]

​@@TheImperatorKnight Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out. It means a lot to me. "I'm not saying you should do it, and you should definitely do your own reading and research before you do, but to avoid the "own nothing" crowd, a little bit of gold and silver can go a long way. You'll need your side hustle up and running first, though... but it's something to consider when you have LONG TERM savings." I know you're not. I also know you were being sarcastic when you said that, and I wanted to come across the same way. (I will write this comment on my laptop to avoid typos from my autocorrect. It's like my phone has an agenda of its own. LOL). I'm with you on the precious metals and love the BBP screenshot you showed in this video. I made it a habit of investing, and I remember when I was first looking, gold was under £1k. Silver was also almost 1/2 the price of what it is now. This was 2019. The Oxford comment came from the WEF's plan of 15 min Neighbourhoods. "That's the problem, I don't think I do. You cannot give people the "Red Pill", they have to want to take it themselves, which they don't want to do. That's why I often complain that my critics aren't listening, because they're not." You can't cos the "every man is an island" applies to us wanting to better ourselves as well. I was a socialist, and I still work on it daily. Realistically, not many are willing to spend so much time "swallowing the red pill". But those who feel like something is wrong with society nowadays, they might be interested even if they don't do anything about it. "I need to figure out a way to make them listen. If I can do that, I can get through to them. But I need help with this." I would love to help you with this one. I was born in Romania, and I know what people in a socialist country think of capitalism. But it's up to them to put in the work. And as you well pointed out, Russia hasn't experienced freedom for more than 100 years, it would take generations for them to be open enough to a different perspective. "But I want too! 😂" I also want you to talk about nowadays. So many people need to hear the crazy similarities between the buildup to WW2 and what's happening nowadays. It's amazing that while more countries are joining the BRICS and Saudi A is ditching the Petrodollar as we speak, the Americans are force-fed some BS news about Trump getting arrested. Good thing that OPEC isn't announcing anything about reducing the supply of oil... OH WAIT!... "I don't want to just be preaching to the choir." I agree. Again, I think you're doing an excellent job. And I hope you can get more help to cut down on the production time. Thank you so much, TIK. I really hope to meet you in person one day. I remember you rode a motorcycle at some point. If you still have your licence, I have 4 x Honda C90s, and you can borrow one of mine to ride around and relax. Would be so much fun, haha. I was also fascinated by WW2 in school, and we got more than Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Romania. Much more. From the alliances, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact that carved Romania, to the oil that we gave to the Germans and the huge amount of casualties on the eastern front. Quite strange that the UK was so poor on that topic. Good to know and interesting to compare the two. Have a great rest of the week.

[@moodys9855]

Oh man i just discovered your channel "by accident" today and can't wait to dive into all these in-depth videos. I have never watched stuff like this, just the casual mainstream documentaries who always only seem to scratch the surface.

[@markaxworthy2508]

TIK's biggest limitation is that he uses neither primary German, nor Russian, (nor other foreign language), material directly himself, apparently because he is not a linguist. What he gives is essentially a synthesis of what has already appeared in English translation. Thus his sources are somewhat pre-filtered.

[@yingyang1008]

He's no David Irving

[@markaxworthy2508]

@@yingyang1008 Probably as well!

[@yingyang1008]

@@markaxworthy2508 Yeah, because he's an evil nazi, my TV told me so

[@Drain_Life_Archive]

Good video. I been recommending more batch QAs if they are quick ones to answer. Probably the only way you'll gain any ground on catching up with these.

[@L_Train]

TIK is going to have to start asking for yes or no questions only so he can catch up lol

[@TheImperatorKnight]

When was the turning point of WW2? Yes.

[@LeoKuz19683]

@@TheImperatorKnight When did I liked watching TIK? Yes

[@deriznohappehquite]

Or he could raise the price of questions to $10 or $15.

[@aaroncurley2377]

@@deriznohappehquite now see, THAT is a quite rational way of managing scarcity (TIK’s time) 😂

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

​@@TheImperatorKnight Why did Hitler start WW2? *Yes*

[@seungoh332]

In late 1942, most German Army generals knew that the Heer (eastern front) barely held the angry, growling wolf's nose (Soviet army) with their bare arms (or hands). They were not sure what to do with these so obvious and deadly wolf attacks.

[@JamieZero7]

16:00 in fairness Germans must have a word to describe privatisation. Regardless what the word is. It changes nothing in the video though.

[@DicedIceBaby314]

You’re a breath of fresh air. Nice work!

[@crosstheroad9907]

I know this might not be the best idea, but I think it'd be interesting if you did a video on modern mainstream political factions/economic schools of thought and their origins as you did in the first video on Mosley. Regardless keep up the great work

[@minidingbat265]

The thing is, language isn't just written. it's spoken, and depending on things like tone, accents, dialects, and intent, a word can be used differently. To top this off, this is not the case in all languages or dialects. Sometimes, local culture can even give a word a different use. It's why people who even speak the same language can misunderstand each other when texting because it's not a natural conversation (face to face).

[@adamhickey396]

I 100% agree with you about education, particularly history. Going to university is a massive waste of time and money. The only reason why governments insist people in their 20s go to university is simply to keep their unemployment figures low. The only reason you should go to university is if you are studying something related to medicine, OR in the case of the arts, if you go to a very specialist school like RADA, or one of those Viennese art schools. Your basic run of the mill colleges and universities with their run of the mill courses are a waste of three years for a scrap of paper that no employer gives a damn about.

[@weeg91]

Its really about connections / social cliques also mostly.

[@warrioroflight6872]

Just a reminder that a lot of us want to see your eventual video on Lenin that will completely bury the myth that he was a good guy who would've made the USSR great if he'd lived long enough.

[@daveturner6006]

Another thought provoking video. I have to agree about the education system. About the only thing I found useful that was taught to me in school was how to read a map! This proved very useful when I was in the Army. History? I learnt more history (mainly military history) from reading articles in wargames magazines than I ever did at school, in fact I can't remember any of my school history now. I was in the army during the mid-709's stationed in West Germany. Your vids have made me very uncomfortable about what we were told about the Soviets then. Basically the German General Staff 'lie like cheep NAAFI carpet'. But everyone back then believed everything they said! I'll stop now coz I'm beginning to ramble. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@SmokeyJoe876]

Excellent Cast! Very informed, educational and entertaining! Top shelf, AGAIN! Yes the "What if they did...or they didn't..." One has to remember, if the Germans did something different then the Russians would also had done something to counter. Imo, the best thing overall the Germans could have done would have been to plan for total war at the starting gun and set their army up for attrition war in addition to their overall maneuver strategy. Oh, and put a foot in Halder's arse to correctly resupply Armee Group South esp the 6th Armee! Again, imo. Thanks for the cast!

[@ohsyt]

Thanks Tik, I enjoyed this video Just a thought about the "usefulness of wrongness". I know you are a fan of the debate. Sometimes a wrong or silly idea is expressed in a debate. In response, a new idea might be developed, sometimes only thought of because the previously expressed alternative was useless. Thus through uselessness a bad idea can actually be useful .

[@tomhigson3989]

Thanks for all your hard work

[@genmontgomeree9888]

Tik, I love both your videos on battles as on economics and ideology. They're amazing and I hate to see you struggle like this.

[@kenhoganson9481]

A great video, I appreciate your wisdom and insight. And humor - voices and sarcasm!

[@jeremygreenwood1021]

Fascinating. I'm glad you have Russian subscribers. You have a way of challenging my cherished beliefs in a way that makes me want to keep on listening. I wish you had more than 660 likes at the time of commenting.

[@LogicalReasons]

Soviet storm led me to Tik. It's still really well done, but clearly from a Soviet viewpoint

[@albertmisic3876]

Tik is great historian, he should work and have his emission for History Channel or Viasat History. If he have time he should do the video about Soviet pilots who helped Chinese nationalist against Japan from 1937 to 1941. Tik is real expert in Soviet military history in that period.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

Well, as it turns out our friend Chuikov, whose hobby seems to be to dodge Stuka bombers, so happens to have been in China with the Nationalists for that very same reason. So who knows.....?

[@JamieZero7]

History channel does that even still do history?

[@torbjornkvist]

A good one, again. Thank you.

[@jangelbrich7056]

"Nice" to hear that You had a very similar of UTTER disappointment by Your history teacher as I had ... but You might also have been the only one of all Your fellow classmates who took that further. Most would have abandoned history forever ... only very few have interest, especially for "filthy details" like You. Please continue, we love it!

[@sillypuppy5940]

I had three years (!) of the Industrial Revolution. OK for a few weeks, but for that long? Boring.

[@jangelbrich7056]

@@sillypuppy5940 I think I can agree. That would be the counter extreme of our experience. But: in WHICH country would anyone teach Industrial revolution for three years, instead of 3 hours ... or three minutes? In my case it was actually zero at all.

[@greyone40]

"Be curious and ask me to explain it." Best advice that everyone on the internet could take. Fascinating age distribution of your viewers. I am 62 and have been reading history for a very long time, including plenty on WWII. I really like your analysis and methods. Even if I spent the rest of my life reading, I would never catch up to you. There is always going to be some difficulty with all the idioms in the English language. Today's culture isn't helping when they make "what is a woman?" a trick question.

[@azoniarnl3362]

"What is woman" isnt a trick question, its just something that modern Marxists refuse to answer😂

[@bensinex7725]

Great video as always TIK! Question: do you have any interest in the Pacific War and how the Japanese conducted their operations in China/South Pacific? It seems like an interesting thing to cover.

[@garyarmitage9359]

I majored in history at a Lafayette College in the US. I took courses in Tudor-Stuart England and Latin America. I was taught by a wonderful faculty who taught me how to read and process what I read. I minored in education. The big difference between my experience and recent college graduates is that I graduated in 1969. I learned how to think for myself and to analyze what I read. My degree served me well over the years and I held senior management positions in the Conference Center and Resort Industries. I do agree with much of what you are saying, and you've opened my eyes to the state of education today. I think business and scientific degrees still have some merit. I paid $3,600 a year for tuition. No college debt because I could earn that all in 6 months. I was raised at a time when Rommel was admired. (I won't get into the Civil War). My opinions have changed. Listening to your videos has shown me the value of my college education. I am open to new information and discussion that challenges my long-held beliefs. I love your videos and admire what you do. Keep it up TIK!

[@Dark_Lord_Mr_B]

I can say that a history degree has use when you want to teach it in school. I got lucky that my professor, who ran the whole thing, allowed me to explore mostly whatever I wanted. So far I have been telling the students I encounter in my training that they need to read from multiple sources and perspectives. I hope to include some of your videos in my teaching materials.

[@JTrizzleFizzle]

It's hard for me to fully explain how much I appreciate your content TIK. Your videos on the war are better than some of the programs and documentaries I watched growing up, but it's your content surrounding the ideologies of the 20th century, as well as the economics, that are some of your best work. Not to sound too much like a fanboy, but your work has always been insightful and engaging, and I always look forward to your next video, even these long Q&As.

[@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger]

It's definitely a good decision, that you don't rely on Google Translate to translate entire sentences. Especially with German, this might cause you a whole lot of problems, because of its sentence structure and overall grammar.

[@NicholasKohen]

A question that has always been on my mind was why did the European colonies not revolt during ww2 how did the colonisers keep them under control.Places like India might be under control cause of Gandhi but what about the others .

[@muskett4108]

I'm so please I listened all the way through. A whole lot of interesting subjects were touched, and each would make good discussion on their own. On education then the basics to age 14, done in school, I still maintain is important. Home schooling just can't give the social interaction that a playground can give. Many homes, parents, just don't have the teaching skills to teach let alone the academia to give a wide enough curriculum. Heck, not all teachers have it even. Anyhow, another good TIK input. I visited the Soviet Union when I was 19 in 1984. Big Brother propaganda there was so obviously disconnected to reality. There really were empty shelves in the convenience stores of Moscow.