The Hands of Power: A Guide to the Gestures of Tony Blair

[@RedactedBrainwaves]

"Is it possible to learn this power?" "Not from a Tory"

[@BlyatimirPootin]

Lol

[@grahampovey8073]

It's only 'power' to the weak minded and credulous.

[@johnfrancis2215]

Poor old Dorian Gray. If you think he looks ghastly, you should see the portrait

[@realMasterGreenEye]

I imagine the portrait looks like that picture of shmooley doing the rounds on twitter today.

[@RampantDaydream]

The NLP and sub-communication is off the chain.

[@brantdanger]

Very creative content here (and an insightful look into both the psychology of an evil globalist, and body language of public speaking). Please equalized the volume levels. Cheers.

[@nickpapa1721]

The Liberian clip at the end is one of AA's favourites. Mine too.

[@blackelton7127]

Based. I am using the Steeple as I watch.

[@vincenzospaghetti]

Adam Curtis bit is much more enjoyable

[@Godsservant778]

Some very powerful moves Blair is using, where could he learn such Dark Arts…

[@harald6452]

“Sensible and democratic political force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.”

[@tez6693]

Great video and analysis

[@bobharmes343]

the Alan Partridge of politics

[@richtea615]

Is it possible to learn this power?

[@basketweaver1144]

The steeple is like he's under a church or like he's praying, bringing himself back to God, back to the centre.

[@Doomer1984]

Praying to himself

[@Peter-ov6xh]

It make his statement seem logical, stable, harmonious.

[@lu9680]

Your fascination with Blair weirds me out, and I think I am the only one

[@martinledermann1862]

well, He's British and aware that Blair is the guy who destroyed his country

[@prostytroll]

Did he train in front of mirror in Bavaria?

[@cryohazard6930]

Five finger Blair Punch

[@patriciusvunkempen102]

its basicly the arx fatalis magic system all over again

[@thehoundofulsterreddog3273]

Cool

[@trueleo7893]

Smash attack 😂 b button Blair Blades

[@june5527]

For me, the thumb is kind of like a fishing line.

[@thehoundofulsterreddog3273]

Haha

[@_Dovar_]

He should be viewed by the 75% of British exactly like Americans view Hillary Clinton. The personification of (and the responsible for) the full-spectrum decline.

[@Capt.Thunder]

In fairness, at least he's competent and has a handful of redeeming qualities. He'd wipe the floor with her any day of the week.

[@aliross953]

He is hated in the UK but appears untouchable.

[@C-R-l-M-S-O-N]

@@aliross953 The fact he's done what he's done and has faced 0 consequences shows you how helpless the british people are

[@BlyatimirPootin]

Nah people only have themselves to blame.

[@BlyatimirPootin]

​@@C-R-l-M-S-O-Nwhat did he do?.

[@acropolisnow9466]

The Blairmacht advances.

[@LtColwtf]

Lol

[@basketweaver1144]

The swipe is like he's clearing a table of laid out pieces because he's already won.

[@RFSA180]

Slight tangent, but a reminder… ZERO SEATS ZERO SEATS ZERO SEATS

[@fillyfresh]

Energy Matrix Take: Blair Blade - Alignment of the chakras, the five fingers mean the person, the forward and backwards motion is the manipulation of the person in the ether. Thumb - Root chakra - Base control, fundamental control of the issue. The fist actually hides the rest of the powers thus isolating the thumb power projection. Double point and mix about, basic magic inference of the etheric scale. The Swipe - Projection of power. I AM > THAN. Full power hit of all chakra powers. Steeple - Yes, centering. It's to balance chakras and it is also a power Mudra for protection. He does it whilst thinking or when unsure. The Compressor - Your description is accurate, did you notice the reversal however? When he opens up his hands and projects the point outwards? The Claw - Classic, Your main chakra is in the palm of your hand. Its how Jesus healed. This is tapping into that power. Death Grin - COPE - That's all. He is grinning because he is not in control. The hands would be out otherwise. You missed - The pointing finger. Pointing is heart projection i.e. your desires. 4 fingers on thumb - This represents the energy of opposing arguments being brought back to a fundamental root to agree on and underpins his point. Dark Lord Status: Confirmed Tony Blairs awareness: No idea Getting Out: Now

[@smokingsnowman7838]

Good explanations, thank you.

[@hibernianperspective6183]

I wonder if Darth Blair has an equivalent to the "unlimited power" lighting hands gesture.

[@MoralistaDefinitivo]

This is going to be one of those instant classics.

[@baraayas]

The Death Grin is Tone baring his fangs in aggression, like the more dark and primal part of him is ready to come out.

[@martinledermann1862]

Indeed, that's the only time he seems to look as if his charming mask was slipping and the psychopath within was revealing himself. 😂

[@seanturner1197]

And my dad says that Blair did good for Britain. I've been living in Botswana since birth. if that's the case, how come we as a family never relocated to the UK? if that man did good, it implies that the standards of living and job opportunities have improved. But at the mountains of evidence it looks like he improved his own lot at the expense of the country.

[@BlyatimirPootin]

Sorry to break it to you but Blair hasn't been the British Prime Minister for 17 years.

[@LukeGeoDude]

Time to test these in the field. The dark powers shall be mine!

[@martinledermann1862]

Do give us an update once you run your experiments.

[@arklowrockz]

You shouldn't toy with powers you don't fully understand. Heed me.

[@michaeloakes2167]

dripping in blood hands

[@dorstefan]

The Claw is when he is happy. The joy of a new future toy.

[@Jeremyak]

This was a particularly irresponsible episode, which is saying quite a lot in this case, I just pray nobody gets hurt when the uninitiated start experimenting with advanced gesturing.

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

So many moves. The people never stood a chance.

[@siypic]

If you can see his hands ........Blairs lying..

[@essengeebee]

It goes without saying that he's an entity of pure evil but you have to respect and even admire his power levels.

[@grahampovey8073]

No, you don't have to respect or admire such people. Power should never be respected unless it is equally balanced with compassion. When you are aware of the 'power play' utilised by these people you cannot possibly respect or admire them unless you have a deep seated flaw in your own character. Their actions and maneuvers once seen through are pathetic.

[@BlyatimirPootin]

Evil? Lol

[@Phantom-Spaceman]

My wife recently asked me why I bring up Tony Blair so much in the past few years and why I’ve started drinking mellow bird’s. I replied that I’m conducting a study on power, with Ton’s condenser move

[@basketweaver1144]

The thumb is like he's holding a rope, like he's got you on a lead.

[@ballshippin3809]

Tony Blair's favourite hip hop song is Warren G - Regulate

[@tastypymp1287]

'It was a clear black night, a clear white moon....'

[@quackhouseproductions5572]

That girl at the end being told how unimportant her pet issues are 😂 they only give it oxygen when they can use it to gain power

[@joshclayg]

Almost makes Gate's manic failing around look normal.

[@RichardDanielli]

The Death Grin reminds me of Agent Smith of the Matrix after he became unplugged. Thanks AA

[@basketweaver1144]

In the claw hes foreshadowing something to be in his hands.

[@elainewilkes1937]

The Blair Blade....lets hope its used one day!!!

[@davidallott7089]

Best comment, I only hate one person and it’s him 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mistermelorious]

Be hinest AA you had a semi when maiking this video

[@kickpublishing]

Watching Blair’s face morph into one of pure evil tells me all I need to know about the accurate science of physiognomy

[@evolassunglasses4673]

He's got the whole World in his hands.

[@basketweaver1144]

The blades are like he's putting down a border or drawing a line, telling you how it is.

[@Doomer1984]

The karate chop of finality

[@jimpim6454]

Yeah almost a cutting action. I think we could make a Blair action figure with this feature. You think it would catch on?

[@hunkyhaggis2161]

Border? Ha! He hates borders!

[@w3ss3x]

​@@jimpim6454 yes

[@ThunderChunky101]

I always hated how obviously forced it was.

[@some1online2]

UNNNNLLLLLIIIIIIIMMMMMIIIITTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDD POOOOOOOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@jo18533]

8:30 blades to steeple combo move. Very powerful.

[@nickpapa1721]

'The blade' was/is often used in the Army by officers.

[@vulpespersona]

"Hand over your cash and nobody gets hurt."

[@Doomer1984]

POWER!

[@subohmcircus]

I suppose the natural evolution would be his power gesture combo moves.

[@BsktImp]

Haha... Gove loves doing the 'Clinton Thumb' (between sips of colourless liquid in his tumbler).

[@Ligerpride]

It's like jedi mind tricks

[@pabo-qv3nx]

I've got a few hand gestures for him also,one is shaking beans in your fist.

[@curiositycloset2359]

He truely is a master hand communicator.

[@joegill3612]

You forgot the double cross. He doesn't need to use his hands for this although a V shape with the fingers gives emphasis.

[@stephenminchin4870]

Thanks AA, hugely entertaining but also a great explanation of how ‘The Dark Lord’s’ hands are integral to how he wields his power.

[@Carroty_Peg]

What is it Woes says? An incredible range of Hand Gestures.

[@paulgibbons2320]

The hand gestures are standard fare for engauging speech. He needed it for the EU more than anything. The French. Spanglish and Italians really buy into it. It was the statistics which were Blairs smoking gun. His little note pad of bullet points. He disarmed so many questions with absolute piffle. Dismiss a few police officers. (The good ones) Incidents of recorded crime go down. Hey presto New Labour have reduces crime. 'Jus like that' I was only a kid watching him work his shamanic tricks on the multitude. I was genuinely staggered how many suckers he took for the ride.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

I used to be a big fan of Naruto so this makes perfect sense to me. What we are seeing is Blair-jutsu.

[@annshenton119]

I have been saying this for years and noticed some of the most obnoxious people copying him from Trudeau to Fiona Bruce

[@observer4916]

The Blair blades are powerful, ancient weapons that Satan himself bestowed upon Blair

[@jam1087]

The Clinton thumb just convinced me to thumb the like and subscribe buttons

[@torquilgordon8945]

War criminal

[@dara7678]

This is high level alpha content AA. You could be selling this to CEOs for thousands of pounds per hour. It means so much.

[@jaybeaton9301]

He’s good with his hands but Italians have mastered the art and science of talking with their hands.

[@oilfieldtrash7588]

Excellent and entertaining explanation. But the most important question was never addressed; what kind of magic build is he going for? Necromancer - is he using dark arts to both conjur zombies to attack enemies as well as use life drain or weakening based magical attacks against those same enemies? Anti-paladin - using seemingly holy auras and prayers to cause enhanced physical and passive damage to enemies while also bending evil NPCs’ wills to fulfill his aims. It also gives his build better stats in charisma from seeming holy and also less likely to rout. Elemental based sorcerer - using material resources to conjure constructs or glamours to attack enemies. Vampiric - different enough from necromantic powers to warrant mention. Does he use the life and mana of enemies to strengthen himself and attack enemies. A vampiric build also unlocks better obscuration and shape-shifting perks in this build’s skill progression.

[@PvtSchlock]

You can't take interpersonal or conflict resolution under the school of communication in the US system without learning about "the Clinton thumbs up". His baseline is really weird though. I'd hate to be stuck in an elevator with him.

[@davidyersz8668]

His real name is Charles Linton

[@raminybhatti5740]

The Clinton thumb is a bonafide classic. Ten on ten.

[@edewolf1827]

All good and well, but can he raise people from the dead?

[@andrewnelson3681]

The fact that that he’s still listened to is an almighty indictment of the British public.

[@BlyatimirPootin]

No that was voting for blojo

[@Daimo83]

The Myths and Legends series returns.

[@hibernianperspective6183]

Great synopsis, AA; the Dark Lord shall watch your career with great interest.

[@curiositycloset2359]

Something of the sam neil "in the mouth of madness", about it all

[@QuiQuaeQuae]

I didn't know the interview on dreaming about Brown and Corbyn. Amazing!

[@mrspoon6742]

The TED talk slide format is a nice touch

[@NormSpupsEntertainment]

Very entertaining analysis, would love to see more of these body language focused videos AA!

[@paullunsford8921]

I would love to believe that Tony Blair watches this video.

[@jamesdean1143]

Very staccato verbal delivery. Personally, I find it annoying and detracts from the message. Nowhere near as skilled as Thatcher.

[@DavidSmyth8439]

He's like the fast and the furious franchise of politicians. They just keep releasing sequels of him globally because bullshit sells. I don't understand why people aren't bothered by production lines of personality

[@BreezeTalk]

This was awesome A A, I have learnt so much from you-I feel personally obliged to respect you.

[@boris1932]

I am sure you will be criticized by someone for this video. I would just remind them of all the fuss made over a certain Austrian painter's hand gestures. I believe almost any history program about him would at least mention this in passing.

[@conorfynes]

Uncanny how much this plays out like someone's "my favourite moments" compilation after taking the dark side path for the Jedi Consular in KOTOR. There's a critical distinction between the two of course; in KOTOR it's an outcome of player choice. "Korriban Tony" was never a choice, but the result of that most insidious anti-choice-- a "vote."

[@juhamarkkula7004]

😂

[@tomeboaventura9054]

He could be a Hand Model just like George Constanza

[@Gilberto90]

10:29 180 Compressor into Steeple Combo - 182pts x2

[@ericboxer3053]

AA wants to vote for Blair again so bad he can taste it lol

[@TruckerJenkins82]

Cracking video. Can't quite believe you haven't done a dedicated video on The Hands Of Power before this.

[@davidcamron8494]

Look at my hands, not my lying face

[@ericboxer3053]

Notice how disciplined Blair is with the double point. He never points at you just at himself

[@tropics8407]

Talking with saying little 🙄

[@dramares]

Must you test me… ALICE!!!

[@williamterriss6620]

The hand gestures are a distraction technique and desire to appear in control, mostly. If you listen to his voice, he has a nervy, staggered delivery, suggesting he’s not as confident as he wants you to think he is.

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

lool smash bros fits