The Arab Spring: The Protests that Brought Down Nations & The Chaos that Followed

[@IntotheShadows]

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[@harrisonmiller6475]

R u still doing videos on Biographics and Geographics?

[@SkunkApe407]

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[@LMason-qd7sq]

I hope we get deeper videos on this; but I appreciate this one!

[@KAGdesignsDOTnet]

tell me more about your titanium ring 😉

[@piotrswat169]

Before Arab spring Libya was peaceful country with free gas,water,electricity to its citizens.I’m not surprised small hats destroyed it.

[@rubenp8320]

I served in Baghdad when the Spring kicked off 10-11. It was definitely a unique experience, and I genuinely understand the frustration. I wish Syria wouldn't bleed the way they do. Great video!

[@jichanwa3054]

It was crazy seeing how brutally Assad and eventually Russia responded to the armed rebellion. Quiet literally bombed them to submission

[@hellomoto2084]

Say whatever, but one can't mossad the Assad.

[@slowlydrifting2091]

Mossad is Assad. The best thing to happen to foil Syria’s future is to collaborate with Russia. “Assad must stay” -Israel policy

[@aymanhasan-2991]

Served ? Served imperialist ghouls.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

@@aymanhasan-2991 Even you don't know what you mean by the word "imperialist". You throw around a bunch of buzzword you never even consider the meaning of. The US was there with the permission of an elected government. You might as well say its "imperialist" to be stationed in South Korea or Germany.

[@ssnnooppyys7272]

It's interesting as a person who's lived through all those events in Egypt and fully experienced them through both tv coverage and actually going out to the streets to hear someone give an overview on everything that happened through those truly decisive years. And although things aren't the best atm in fact it's a very charged topic here in Egypt to discuss our current situation, it was definitely a step in the right direction. More people should hear about this stuff even if it is in passing. Living here in Egypt or in most Arabic countries is far from easy and so every bit of coverage these topics can get goes a long way.

[@Plantbliss]

I feel so lucky to have spent a bit of time in Egypt. November’11. I will never forget such a wonderful country!

[@yoloswaggins7121]

You still have a dictator unfortunately.

[@Sokol10]

​@@yoloswaggins7121 He says - more or less; in the video that ME only can have some order under dictatorship.

[@nourahmed-sh2ox]

​@@yoloswaggins7121we are on our way it might take another decade but our voices are stronger than how they have been before the two revolutions

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@nourahmed-sh2ox I hope so my brother. Sometimes the situation really seems hopeless and I see no path to freedom. But we must remember that the West was once ruled by Kings and Emperors and they were overthrown. I dream of the day I can visit my homeland when it is free and democratic

[@Plantbliss]

I had an amazing opportunity to go to Egypt in the fall of 2011. It was a strange experience to sit outside the Egyptian museum and see the burned out shell of Mubarak’s offices just next door. In that interim it seemed people were hopeful. I was sad to see the trouble that followed.

[@1SLAM_ASHRAF]

Thank you, From Cairo hope you never have to live such a life like we're living today. Freedom indeed comes with a lot of cost.

[@ra.n9482]

Don't you love it when he mentions other nations trying to middle in affairs of other sovereign nations, not once did he mention the US or France. Gotta love the partial truthfulness of these channels.

[@raeh5355]

I concur. After viewing this video, which I confess was well produced, I see that this channel and presenter are not being entirely as neutral nor transparent as they attempt to present themselves, as there is scant mention of the goading (which was never even as clandestine as they usually do) by the Western powers....and their subsequent silence about the chaos and death left in the wake of events .

[@FTL1511]

Perhaps a video on the Romanian revolution of 1989 and how Ion Iliescu stole our right to execute Ceaușescu, later using that as a weapon to get into power.

[@Hollylivengood]

So glad you covered this one, most of us outside the middle east don't know any of this. But our countries contribute to all kinds of middle eastern groups, without us knowing anything about it. Thank you.

[@samsh1883]

It has mostly had a negative effect on the arab world in thê short term but it also had some pros And i feel also that u should have touched on tunisia more because it had the most positive change in the region without bloodshed or major destabilisation As a tunisian myself i can attest to the good things that the revolution did socially speaking and terms freedom wise , less economically but with a bit of patience we can get there Either way great video , very well put Keep up the good work man its unlike any other channel around so great job

[@voiceofreason2674]

Tunisia in my opinion is one of the Muslim countries most open to democratic principles. I think it is because of the nature of how french colonialism and decolonization went very smoothly. Whereas most other countries all interactions with democratic states has been marked by war and bloodshed

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

I really thought this would end with Tunisia since the video started with Tunisia. And it would have been more uplifting ending.

[@arishisa9496]

My school final year project was on this, just 8 months ago. Taught me the most I've known about revolution, people's wants, spirit of political science really. I sincerely hope the clutter of MENA clears itself soon.

[@RK-ig8gc]

I chaired a Model UN conference that was discussing the Arab Spring, and while researching the issue I realized how complex the issue was and still is. Glad to see people cover this topic, as it is still relatively unknown to a lot of people

[@vishensivparsad]

Egyptian politicians are still very very wary of uprisings. It's basically a police state... Even tourists are treated like crap

[@leometz7287]

I visited Egypt two weeks ago. Never in my life have I seen so many checkpoints. Every small bridge has a guard with AK47. And all the bigger checkpoints have like 10-20 men just sitting there doing absolutely nothing and one dude checking some documents from time to time. And our guide told us they get paid 4,000$ while regular jobs get you about 200$.

[@ArabTheMan]

I'm from Yemen but trust me bro that's a good thing, they know that we won't let them have peace and we're not scared of their militia. I was a kid when the Arab Spring happened but I'm really proud of everyone who protested and said enough is enough

[@vishensivparsad]

@@ArabTheMan idk how is it good? It looks like people's freedom is being oppressed heavily

[@napolien1310]

​@@ArabTheMan are living in the north or the south of Yemen!? And how is the situation under the Houthis!?

[@ArabTheMan]

yeah but the people are starting to notice, before the arab spring no one even cared about human rights but now people know that they're being oppressed so i guess that's a good start@@vishensivparsad

[@sharonrigs7999]

I work with a young Egyptian woman who was at Tahrir Square during the student protests. Sadly, she was one of the many young women who were SA'd by groups of men in the crowd. She considers her self " fortunate " that having her anus digitally penetrated was the worst that happened 😢 People can be so evil SMH

[@pullt]

More Arab men should have taken the bold step that Bouazizi made. The world would be a better place if they were all as committed to fixing things.

[@usonumabeach300]

Taharush gamea I do believe it's called

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

Digitally penetrated? 😂

[@lisapop5219]

I remember the woman reporter who wasn't that lucky. Her name was Lara Logan

[@hellomoto2084]

" anus digitally penetrated " ? How exactly iam just curious , I have my sympathies with the girl.

[@undisclosedperson3871]

I turned 18 in early 2011 and decided to spend the first quarter on a tour of the Middle East and North Africa. Got to see a lot of the Arab Spring from the ground (and had to hastily rearrange a lot of plans). Was a good introduction to solo travel.

[@FNA27601]

Talk about bad timing ☠️😭

[@TheGringuish12]

That sounds as exciting as it probably was horrifying. I was 17 at the time and in Chile we had our own turmoil with the student rebellion, As well as many other countries. I think 2011 was the first global wave of protests

[@moluther2826]

I lived through it. It was a time of great optimism. Feels like a distant memory.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I remember taking a current events class in high school when the Arab Spring happened. My teacher had us assigned to watch the news and bring articles to class to discuss that all had to do with the Arab spring. It felt like participating at a CNN or BBC project everytime I went to that class.

[@anegaute]

That sounds awesome

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@anegaute it was few of the classes I actually looked forward to. I felt like a journalist.

[@SubvertTheState]

That sounds like a very engaging class, the events which lead up to these uprisings are the most important to get right however, not the interpretations and emotions of people halfway around the world. Look up interviews and discussions with Mark Zuckerberg at the time, he is very proud of the work Facebook was doing with the CIA. This was all quickly forgotten with the rise of ISIS. Simon spent a good amount of time chastising Wagner and all of the governments of the countries for not caving to the pressure. But mentions not a single word about the involvement of the US. Interesting.

[@bakraltawil]

Thanks for the comprehensive video. Just to maintain the accuracy of historical events, The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi happened on 17 December 2010 after which the Arab Spring events commenced gradually from Jan 2011 onward.

[@mattbell5602]

Yeah, I thought I was going crazy…thanks

[@TahrirPodcast]

Hope is not all lost, though. My podcast is inspired by the Arab Spring and is the first political podcast to broadcast from Cairo. I go to bed every day unsure if I'll wake up in a torture dungeon or not. Thank you for shedding light, Simon.

[@Wethecenter]

damn man, this video should be a 3 hour special..!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:15 - Chapter 1 - The arab spring 4:05 - Chapter 2 - Tunisia & the death of mohamed bouazizi 6:45 - Chapter 3 - Tahir square 9:40 - Chapter 4 - Syria 12:35 - Chapter 5 - Other uprising 14:30 - Chapter 6 - Legacy of the arab spring - Chapter 7 - - Chapter 8 -

[@dahlia8027]

A small correction: Bouazizi set himself on fire on 17th of December 2010, not 2011

[@bricebrianilunga2863]

I like that video as an overview and a quick summary. However I feel like it deserves to be longer and more detailed on each country.

[@ninacanadian]

thank you Whistler. Your content continually explores important topics that is easy for most to understand.

[@dsxa918]

You're not Blade. I kind of am, I'm more Blade than you leafy. Whistlin Simon rides!

[@dilldowschwagginz2674]

Arab spring - yet another fine production brought to you by the CIA.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Oh please, is there anything on this Earth you won't blame America for? You live and breath to hate America.

[@Ali-bu6lo]

The part about is Syria is too simplified, this is an interesting additional explanation of the situation from the book "ISIS: Inside the army of terror": Basically, Assad's militias were incapable of putting down the protests, so the army was called in but faced with people the soldiers were increasingly disobeying the orders and desertion was increasing. So Assad called the Islamic republic in Iran for help. Supreme leader Khamenei sent Qasem Soleimani and other IRGC officers to save the Ba'athist regime, eventually Assad and Soleimani came up with a plan: Years ago the Syrian regime had provided many jihadists with training and camps withing Syrian territory so they could be used to destabilize Iraq's new government; the goal was to prevent the US from achieving its objective of forming a democratic and stable Iraq and them trying the same with Assad's Syria. Eventually Assad had to close the camps and jail all the Jihadis, but now, in the midst of the civil war, he announced the release of prisoners, he framed it as some general amnesty and the beginning of a transition of power but in reality he released all those jihadis, Syrian society had a potential for Islamic extremism which these groups exploited and the revolution turned into a civil war with a lot of radicals which Assad could justify the use of excessive force against more easily. It was only later that Russian entered the war.

[@magnemoe1]

I say this is probably accurate. Then ISIL took an large part of Syria before invading Iraq and taking lots of it. So far they are doing well. So that to next, some genocide for fun and to get into an war with the US. Their response to US starting bombing them. Let us pull WW 3 level agro with random terrorist attacks, US, China, Russia, India and more was in war with them, but they gained couple of brigades of light infantry Who can not touch high flying aircraft. In the end it probably played into Assad's hands as stopping ISIL was now the main objective. And an general feeling in the west that the middle east dictators was the ones suppressing the islamists. So yes its fit very well into the shadow.

[@alomaralsulaiman6501]

Finally someone ACTUALLY understand what happened or were did these 1S1S guys suddenly appeared.

[@evanbarney6817]

I’d love a more detailed video/ series about the Arab spring

[@shahimkoog]

الخطوة 1. الدكتاتور الخطوة 2. انتفاضة الانقلاب العسكري ضد الدكتاتور. الخطوة 3. الوعود العسكرية بالانتخابات. الخطوة 4. عفوًا، لقد نسينا. الآن نحن نملي. الخطوة 5. انظر الخطوة 1.

[@AdamOBrien29]

As a teen at the time, ill never unsee 'those' ISIS videos

[@LordMalice6d9]

They didn't even try to hide their crimes, tortures, and genocide. They were proud of it.

[@cossacktwofive4974]

The situation in the Middle East a decade ago sounds like it is happening in the USA, EU and Canada. Will the Americans, Canadians and Europeans will soon tear each other apart?

[@paigemalloy4276]

I remember watching Egypt's protests on the news. . . At the time, I had no idea of the gravity of those demonstrations. Once I understood, I was so excited and hopeful for the future of these oppressed countries.

[@braziliankaiser8304]

And then everything ended up worse than it was.

[@f5boDag]

Should be noted that Morsi's replacement would be the outright dictator El-Sisi who ended up turning Egypt into basically a police state.

[@leometz7287]

Was Egypt not a police state before?

[@f5boDag]

@@leometz7287 Under Morsi it arguably wasn't, with the two main conflicts to this claim being that he passed a law that exempt his party from legal scrutiny until a parliment was chosen and ordered the army to defend polling stations in what he claimed was intended to guarantee democratic results. However other than that, post revolution Egypt has been somewhat of a police state, but its current form is a very closed and controlled police state, arguably more so than it ever was before, so that's why it's notable.

[@ah2m0d2]

As an egyptian i can confirm what you said

[@almaghnatees]

@@f5boDagunder morsi it was worse than a police state it was a sectarian hell hole. I’m glad we got rid of him and put in a president that knows really well what he is doing at the very least.

[@BidoMaggot]

still better than what morsi would have done to egypt

[@chipe123o4]

For the populations, the arab spring followed the romanticized version of the french revolution, take out the dictator and all is well... Except when the french did it they failed to stabilize their country: their newly formed parliment had many disagreements because well, different people want different things naturally. Only after Napoleon's arrival did France stabilize because he was a military man, he had the authority AND a clear vision on how to run a country.

[@giulioiodice2114]

and was very liberal and logical for the time

[@ITSAGIRRAFE1]

I was in my first year at University during the start of the Arab Spring. Memories of learning about it in POLS 101 and reading about it in the paper.

[@cbrl915]

We need “Simon reads the Silmarillion”

[@harrisonmiller6475]

Can u do an episode on the Romanian revolution of 1989?

[@mariadominique7180]

Well, as a 45 year old Romanian...I still don't know what really happened.

[@bluegold1026]

He kinda did that years ago in his Geographics vid on the Parliamentary Palace in Bucharest

[@joshquivey6990]

I know you said dthat many facets of this would require their own videos... I'd love to see you make those!

[@ssnnooppyys7272]

Every single one of these events has its own background and depth that would definitely be super interesting for anyone to hear about. I am a bit biased tho since I'm Egyptian and I wish Simon went into more details about the revolution and how things are now. Spoiler alert tho they're far from better

[@NotoLeft]

As an Iranian who fled to US (I'm still wanted there for "actions against the state" and " disrespecting Islamic prophet") after 2009 I can say this was kinda accurate about what people in ME were looking for at that time. Wish you could cover the Green Movement and death of Neda Aqa Sultan more, although it didn't lead to outright regime change the protests made people more confident in fight for freedom and opened the door for more organized protests in 2016, 2018 and currently 2022-23.

[@carolji17]

Thanks for supporting imperialist colour revolution and caring and doing nothing for the millions suffering in a region under constant US attack and sanctions

[@EzraB123]

Free Iran!!

[@carolji17]

@@EzraB123 let's free your mother first 🥰🤗❣️

[@jeffbergstrom]

The problem is simple when reduced to its basics...corruption and a 1% (or less) who profit from it. Everyone else has to struggle.

[@MikuFan420SixtyNine]

"bad times friend ahead" "maybe no computer" "maybe no home" "i go away but we are two of soul" "i will return"

[@truemoayyed8482]

Hello simon how are you I'm living in Miami Florida it's beautiful place

[@CharlietheWarlock]

I need to visit there how's hurricane season

[@staytuned2L337]

It's so crazy how a blip on the news radar where I live was such a huge event elsewhere. I wish it was covered more decently in the actual news but definitely happy to watch it here

[@SkunkApe407]

What are you talking about? This was a major international news story at the time? Every major news outlet on the planet covered the Arab Spring.

[@i.b.640]

Appearently not.

[@SkunkApe407]

@@i.b.640 NPR, CNN, BBC, FOX, Reuters, and the Associated Press all ran non-stop coverage of the Arab Spring, as did Al Jezeera. The Arab Spring happened in the middle of the Great Recession, so many people didn't take notice, but that doesn't mean it wasn't covered.

[@alcaeus701]

Anyone knows as to why the video on the Greek gonocide is deleted?

[@RoseNZieg]

it's sad that changes were not good. one could argue, most countries are worst off than they used to be after the uprisings.

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

Sadly that's the reality

[@linusbroadbent2763]

I think a series would work better for this topic, this just seems too simply rushed out. But interesting stuff and you’re work is always top notch 😁

[@hells_shells]

Fantastic and very educational video. Thank you

[@om3g4z3r0]

I remember 2011 when it happened, i was in Brazil , watching it on the news, i remember not caring because there was always news about arabs killing each others all the time my ability to care was depleted.

[@thefirm4606]

A very telling commentary

[@creativeideas012]

Precisely, not much about the backyard on news channels

[@mariamm7695]

North Africans aren’t Arabs and theres no war or killings in those countries lol

[@thefirm4606]

This has fast become my favourite channel for whistler.

[@charleschristner7123]

The picture of Free Syrian Army at 11:40 is in fact Israeli reservists.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

I am impressed by Jordan's relative avoidance of turmoil. Jordan is ruled by King Abdullah II, a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohamed and a pragmatic participant / practitioner of modern political dynamics. I would appreciate a comprehensive analysis of King Abdullah's philosophy and a prospectus toward Jordanian succession.

[@douglassauvageau7262]

That analysis must include the role of Queen Rania. Brave and beautiful.

[@Kriss_L]

I was in Bahrain for the Arab Spring. Very interesting time.

[@NoMoreCrumbs]

Turns out creating power vacuums nearly always makes things significantly worse for everyone involved. Who could have guessed, with such sparse recent examples like the dissolution of the Soviet Union or the bombing and destruction of Yugoslavia?

[@yoloswaggins7121]

Your snide comment is stupid because the goal was not to create a power vacuum.

[@rando4065]

30 years later, we're pretty happy with the dissolution. Except certain country that misses their empire.

[@CharlietheWarlock]

So was it good or bad on the right side of history or not do we know yet, I think freedom is great and they deserve it

[@microDocs-worldinminutes]

Thanks for the Video

[@jadkadah780]

Slight correction - Mohamed Bouazizi lit himself on fire December 17th 2010, not 2011. The rest of the Arab Spring uprisings continued to take place during the beginning of 2011.

[@InfinityBanable]

I know a Tunisian who described the feeling there as more of a "what the fuck" - most of them wanted their country to change and knew they were ready enough for it to happen relatively peacefully compared to the other nations

[@ileanaacacostaacosta1813]

Tunisians are Amazigs or Berbers than real Arabs that is why things worked better for them

[@SubvertTheState]

Or it could have happened organically as opposed to a cyber campaign waged by Facebook and the US. Simon mentioned nothing about these countries getting smart phones with Facebook pre installed.

[@mohamedsirajeddinemansour]

​@@ileanaacacostaacosta1813 As a tunisian I'll have to say that that's such a stupid statement to say, Tunisia is the most arabic speaking country in the world and almost no one here speaks the amazigh language, tunisians are arabs, they are mainly mixed of both amazigh a and arab origins (and a few other ethnicities to a lesser extent, the amazigh origin coming in first place), we're not like both Algeria and Morocco where it's something like half the population that speaks amazigh and where it is an official language and it's fair to call them amazigh countries or arab countries, they are both at the same time and both are true, Tunisia is only an arab country, plus not everyone in the countries that had these "less successful revolutions" is of arab origin, many of them aren't, although they are arabs today because they speak arabic and have mixed with the arab population to an extent where they are considered unquestionably arab, we are the same

[@mohamedsirajeddinemansour]

​@@ileanaacacostaacosta1813 and the differences in the outcomes, aren't because of ethnical differences, that's stupid and racist, many factors are involved, the political situation, the social situation, the cultural mindset and the common mentality of the population, and maybe other factors too, and these are unique and change with every country, even if two countries share the same the same dominant ethnicity they would still be different, and no ethnicity is better or worse than the rest, it's just people who are regardless of it

[@j.h3442]

As a Syrian.. this is accutate.. very very simplified...but accurate.

[@theatlasdog7143]

Bouazizi did not lead to the arab spring. He was one of the last drops of a full cup. The Tunisian Lina ben mheni and many others where reporting about what is happening all over the country she helped us see that we are not alone .

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

The fact that the US wouldn't intervene led to the AS.

[@MerlaxMcBahu-lg4zr]

Love your videos but honestly there are so many more layers to this and I would have hoped you also brought in a discussion about the questionable role many democracies played in some of these matters.

[@xXLgtscopsXx]

You mean Obama's foreign policy. A legacy of "liberalism and democracy" whilst acting hawkish on every ME country with cracking foundations? Man sold out Crimea to secure a nuclear deal with Iran

[@thefirm4606]

Yes! This

[@Nostripe361]

Yeah. Sadly it became another arena in the backstabbing world of international politics

[@SubvertTheState]

As expected, no discussion of the introduction of smart phones preloaded with Facebook. The CIA and Facebook really were impressive with how many countries they successfully started civil wars in. Including one which has escalated and rages right now, The US versus Russia in Ukraine. Sadly this channel has producers and or editors with an agenda, which is to rewrite history. Most people will buy all of it, and feel smarter for doing so.

[@dougefresh8029]

@@SubvertTheStatemakes you curious as to why a channel like this gains steam in the first place.

[@Genghis-Jon]

Its been nice getting these few recent Into The Shadows videos dumped on us recently!

[@keithgoh123]

Libya was the only country that should not have fallen, this is the one country that the west should not have picked on.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

The West didn't really pick on Libya. They were actually quite friendly with Gadaffi before Libya exploded. The downfall of Libya was caused by Gadaffi. Even if NATO hadn't gotten involved his regime would have collapsed

[@keithgoh123]

@@yoloswaggins7121 Gaddafi had the rebels on the backfoot. It was the no fly zone and air strikes against Gaddafi's military assets imposed by Nato and friends that killed off Gadaffi's chances. Libya had one of the best standard of living in the region, well funded public education, housing and healthcare. Now it's a shit hole.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@keithgoh123 Yeah Gadaffi would have pushed the rebels back and committed a genocide but his regime would have still collapsed. The country was on fire. The whole population was up in arms. Also, Libya ducked under Gadaffi. Obviously the chaos and violence of post Gadaffi Libya is worse than the relative peace under his rule, but this idea that the Libyan people were prosperous is a downright lie. They were miserable which is why they rose up in the first place. The country was ridiculously corrupt, there were no freedoms and Gadaffi and his cronies would kidnap and abuse innocent people with impunity. And they were poor. Yes they were slightly better off than other countries in the region because they had oil money but they were still quite poor.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

You only say that because its the country the West decided to pick on.

[@tacourf1]

Would Into the Shadows ever do an indepth video on brexit? Seems like a massive shift causing moment in the UK and involved a lot of outside influence, odd debate and distortions of reality

[@MadKieranM]

You should definitely cover the free syrian army and assad as a follow up video

[@SmilingIbis]

Before the Arab Spring, the last time I recall great enthusiasm for change in a repressive Muslim country was in 1978 or so when the Shah's regime was crumbling. That should have been a lesson.

[@markcooke5270]

Just subbed after watching an upload from your main channel... great decision 🇬🇧

[@VPR-ln1vc]

i like your honesty !

[@christianalvarez7799]

That was a very busy time for the CIA

[@CashelOConnolly]

From dictatorships to theocracies,out of the frying pan and into the fire 🔥

[@SKPanda1915]

I remember watching Obama on TV, promoting and supporting the Rising and shaking my head....have we not learned our lesson, meddling in ME affairs??? Yes dictators are bad and their crimes are unforgivable BUT the other option (Islamic fundamentalists/extremists) is far, far worse.

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

Unfortunately that's the current situation From fire pan to fire

[@sparkles9965]

First guy dude lights hum self on fire what a nut

[@HSamee]

Simon, what happened to the video on Judge Rotenberg Educational Center. That was one of the most horrendous atrocities you covered that's still going on. It was taken down without explanation.

[@user-rp6do9fk1u]

As a person who was born and still living in Syria i can confirm that things never got better since the start of the war Economy? Destroyed. And getting worse by the day! The prices today are cheeper than tommorow! Electricity? Bad. Espichally in winter when its most needed. Corruption? Full of it. As an example ill talk about the final tests for the high and middle school. Inside the test hall you can only have pens so u could write and nothing else. But this rule is broken severly by either member of the army or rich individuals by....simply going with their son/daughter and sit beside them in the test hall and telling them what to write... OR it goes to the extent of filling a school with students that got...lets say help by their relatives and in this school..the teachers write the answers on the board. The only way to survive here is to either work multiple jobs simutancely or have rich or atleast relatives that provides money from outside countries...or..simply..earn money...the "corrupt" way.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content! Do haiti please

[@hells_shells]

On Biographics he's done several videos on various Hatian leaders.

[@staytuned2L337]

There's plenty more to cover with Haiti even with everything he's covered already 😅

[@GooseGumlizzard]

he has , even a very recent one about the crisis from a couple months ago

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

How did that work out for ya? 😂😂😂

[@borja1000]

what is the ridge ring for exactly? Does it have a practical purpose? Anyway, you guys should do a vid on Thích Quảng Đức. One of the most iconic cases of a self-immolation protest.

[@BuhurtUK]

It's similar to Europe with the 30 years war, countries all meddling with each other to further their own interests. It could have a similar path in it's future.

[@melissacorbett4180]

I think so as well, although more in terms of the Napoleonic wars the restoration period after the Congress of Vienna and the revolutions of 1848... It took a lot of years, wars, revolutions and occasional backsliding for Europe to become a relatively stable region. Let's hope it doesn't take the Middle East as long!

[@daehr9399]

I've a friend who moved back to Libya in 2008, but who was raised in the US. I remember he told me he once glanced out the window at school and witnessed a kidnapping. Scary stuff.

[@ironheart5830]

Ten years later my country(Myanmar) also have same experience I'm not sure how will in turn out .

[@ahmedhsan8934]

Bouazizi ignited himself in 17th December 2010

[@harrisonmiller6475]

Is he still doing Biographics and Geographics?

[@djagnew420]

He hasn't uploaded on them in months, I think they are done. Shame because they were my two favourite whistler channels.

[@ephrosse]

Why in the world did you put a picture of Israeli soldiers (11:40 time stamp) while talking about the creation of the Free Syrian Army?

[@be53aw]

the accident of Bou'azizi in tunisia took place on December 2010 not 2011

[@JMusar795]

Soooo… why if all Arab countries had demonstrations; why not show the ones in Saudi Arabia? Why???

[@CashelOConnolly]

Too-Knees-Ya!!!! OMG 😂😳🙄🙄😂

[@RidgeWalletYT]

Cool ring 💯

[@thechief043]

Greatly appreciate this topic being covered. Some good, some bad outcomes. I would like to see events take a turn for the better though.

[@PeoplesChamp512]

Correction! It was December 2010 not 2011

[@bojanbjelsevic3366]

Why didn't mention France's and Italy's involvement in Lyiba, but only Russia's? Hm 🤔

[@kratosboy5557]

Sadam and Qaddafi were stabilising factor

[@peterrichardson9318]

Didn't hear about the USA s involvement in any of this. Did they have nothing to do with it?

[@fursansharafi8782]

noticed misinformation but the best part was when he mentioned the FREE SYRIAN ARMY while showing Israeli Soldiers...true enough, some of them were treated at a ANAHARIYA HOSPITAL, The Druze comuunity upnorth delt with the fuckers as they were being transported from Israelis borders to Nahariya, local news reported on it though.

[@tristandaries1129]

-Causes mass protesting -Calls the protestors “extremist mercenaries” -Declares a State of Emergency -Refuses to elaborate -Leaves

[@justbrowsing6327]

From some videos I've watched recently, the younger free thinkers of the country are what North Korea's dictatorship fear the most.

[@MonkstaRS3]

You should do a video on the fall of the Ottoman empire

[@codywilson8980]

Wooooo

[@samanthaabel1079]

problem is is the whole world would need a reset entirely to get change . its far to easy to oppress than fix the actual problem

[@EamonCoyle]

A 52-48 result in Egypt and eventually the government was overthrown, in the UK a 52-48 result led to Brexit.......you tell me which is a better democracy because I can't choose !!

[@estabanfiesta3806]

i wonder what kind of intelligence agencies were involved in this

[@calebbearup4282]

The greatest tragedy out of this decade is the missed opportunity for an independent free Kurdistan

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

They do have in Iraq

[@dark_fire_ice]

I see parallels between the Arab Spring and Europe's 1848

[@VictoriousGardenosaurus]

Sexy door hardware has been on display for quite a few of your recent videos. Thanks fact boi

[@bodyloverz30]

The Arab Monarchies are the strongest institutions of the region: not one has failed since the Shah in 1978.

[@stuffhappensdownsouth9899]

ask yourself why you will never see self immolation on you tube, its an action that when witnessed will always bring action