The Monument to the American Empire | Mt. Rushmore

[@johnalanelson]

Another reason for Teddy Roosevelt being on Mount Rushmore is that he represented the energgy and freshness of 20th century presidents and of the 20th century in general

[@dperry19661]

Read up on the Ft brown lynching. Men he fought alongside in Cuba were lynched while he was president and he did nothing. Roosevelt was a punk bigot. He doesn't belong on a monument

[@Tolstoy111]

@@dperry19661 You can take any historical figure and find something negative about them. Teddy R's legacy is positive. Conservation, anti-trust legislation etc.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

@@dperry19661 you can't distill someone's entire life and paint them as a pure "evil" person

[@NovemberXXVII]

@@Tolstoy111 when someone has a legacy as important as Roosevelt's, that kinda changes how we should weigh their good and bad traits. It's perfectly sensible to care about the moral failings of people who hold immense power & influence -- we should expect them to be at least somewhat honorable, because they AREN'T just any random historical figure. Also no you really *can't* find condemnable dirt on any historical figure, just the ones who actually did condemnable stuff. Believe it or not, it was possible to live a full life in the early 1900s WITHOUT committing reprehensible acts -- we just don't tend to remember those people because they rarely hold power or get glorified in the historical record. That alone should tell us something about power & corruption in our society, which is kinda the POINT of finding faults in figures like Roosevelt.

[@Tolstoy111]

@@NovemberXXVII Historical figures with significant power can always be found wanting in some way. Especially if you include things they said. Hell, Napoleon reinstituted slavery in the Caribbean, and he's a progressive icon.

[@asherael]

I goddamn love the $2 bill. It's the perfect piece of currency now that everything cheap costs $1.50-$1.99. I clean my bank out of 'em every time I'm making a withdrawal from the counter.

[@paultrusten6205]

asherael Other countries have a two-unit COIN, and have gotten rid of their one-unit coins. My Australian friends were shocked to see one-cent coins here. Australia only goes down to a 5¢ coin and a $5 note.

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

Paul Trusten a few years ago in Canada we got rid of pennies, so the lowest is nickels. We still have loonies ($1 coin) and toonies ($2 coin) though

[@carlosmarte3154]

Paul Trusten That was pretty frustrating with Euros lol...I usually throw my change away and keep bills. I must’ve instinctually tossed like 20€ in my 2 weeks there. The money being different sizes was pretty annoying too.

[@switzerlandful]

You can request $2 bills from the bank?

[@carlosmarte3154]

89792131121607920 math is cool Yeah, they only order a set amount so if you want more than a few it’s best to let them know in advance so that they can order them for you.

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

George Washington only got 90.5% of the popular vote in 1789. That went up to 99% in 1792. 279 people votes against Washington.

[@oliviastratton7097]

Yeah. When people say "unanimously" they're talking about the electors, not the popular vote.

[@program4215]

@@oliviastratton7097 EDIT: Please stop replying to this comment. I know that not all white adult males could vote. If you were to look just two comments further down you would see I admitted my mistake. True. Another thing that makes a big difference is that way less people actually voted back then. Women couldn't vote. Blacks couldn't vote. And even though all white adult males COULD vote, most people didn't just because it was really hard to vote back then if you were some farmer. So it's way easier to get really lopsided results when you've got such a tiny actual voting population. Also, important thing. Nobody ran against Washington anyway. The first two US elections were just concentrated efforts to get George Washington to accept the presidency. I'm not sure who the people who voted against him voted for. Maybe they just really didn't like him for some reason and voted for somebody who wasn't running?

[@program4215]

@@alexanderwinter9171 I knew there was something like that involved but I couldn't remember exactly what it was. Thanks for the input!

[@leifleoden5464]

I think that's about the same number of people who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion.....

[@leifleoden5464]

@@program4215 Yeah but, he was also the war hero who was credited with the creation of the new Nation. His primary ideological opponents would have moved to Canada over a decade ago.

[@waywardwillard]

THANK YOU for pointing out that where Obama was born is completely moot-because his mom is a US citizen. As someone who was born outside of the US and adopted and made a citizen, the “natural-born citizen” clause has made me irrationally angry for years-especially when it felt like I was the only one actually studying/trying in high school US Government classes.

[@Ratchet4647]

You're supposed to know about the articles of confederation way before college.

[@gamer-1100]

yea learnd about them this year in US gov. fun class IMO.

[@commonsense7057]

Ah yes, that pesky document that greatly limited the Federal governments power. I just picture Monroe with those glowing red eyes when I hear of it.

[@pengfeidong5268]

APUSH hella sus (actually seventh grade social studies)

[@pengfeidong5268]

Bruh Puerto Rico would have more electoral seats than Wyoming smh

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Yeah, I taught that to my students as sophomore's in high school

[@gamepocalypsegaming278]

The first election went more like: GEORGE PLEASE BE PRESIDENT no PLEASE nO PLEASEEEE NOO PLEEEEEASE ugh fine

[@BraintrustDoesStuff]

Gamepocalypse Gaming oversimplified watcher?

[@heater1237]

i actually think it’s a bill wurtz reference

[@dasUberputer]

Actually, the bar tab from the first election that George Washington won is still in existence. You can find copies of it in history books. He lost an election to someone who handed out free booze and he learned from his experience. It was a whole wagon load.

[@fillymcwinkenbob4234]

@Gazzara5 I have a feeling that there's at least one more revolutionary that did that

[@rayx8957]

Heater123 nope it is an oversimplified reference

[@JackRackam]

I never realized there was such an emphasis on land acquisition in deciding the Rushmore presidents. In that case... yeah, what about Alaska and Hawaii and most especially what about the land gained during the Mexican American War and Oregon Treaty? How come we don't have Polk's face on a mountain?

[@KnowingBetter]

+Jack Rackam I discuss those in other videos referenced in the cards. Curious case of certain states, for one. But also because nobody remembers Polk, hah

[@JackRackam]

I actually found this video through Curious case of certain states, I've been binging the series in reverse order, I was just wondering about what the decision regarding Rushmore was with those states, since so many were gained under Polk and Alaska is a significant piece of land even if only one state. Excellent videos, by the way, and thanks for the response!

[@KnowingBetter]

+Jack Rackam The presidents on the monument are rather uncontroversial. Everyone loves them (with the modern exception of maybe Roosevelt... but at the time, everyone loved him). So that was the primary driver. It's the same reason they kept wanting to name states after them. Glad you enjoyed the videos :)

[@erynlasgalen1949]

Knowing Better Hey, the more I learn about TR's policies, the more I love him. He was progressive for his time.

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

Knowing Better The Presidents themselves are uncontroversial, but the reasons the creator of Mt. Rushmore wanted them there were steeped in racism. Now most people approve of what they did to get on Mt. Rushmore, but that doesn't mean the reason the creator liked those actions wasn't racist.

[@taitano12]

HEY!! I'm from Guam and... Uh, yeah... No, I don't think I can get offended at that comment. My home is just a rock in the middle of the sea. And I like it that way. [puts sunglasses back on and kicks back with an Orange Crush]

[@holydoggo4822]

Brandon Taitano based Guam citizen!

[@ryanwiseman9141]

So Teddy wasn't on Mt. Rushmore because of his championing national parks?

[@WolfDB]

Actually, Teddy isn't even really on there for the Empire stuff either. He was put on there because he was best friends with the guy who made the plans for Mt. Rushmore

[@lilithserena342]

MLDKF yup

[@lilithserena342]

ryan wiseman no he’s on there because the planner of Mount Rushmore idolized him

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

You me hunting reservations?

[@knightwolf9553]

Ok let’s sort out the dumb misconceptions. Yes, Teddy was friends with Gutzon Borglum, but he was also friends with Abe Lincoln’s son. To say Teddy is only on there cause they were friends is as stupid as saying the same of Lincoln. While Teddy’s inclusion more than like had a small part to do with that, to say that’s the only reason is stupid. I’m of the belief he was our greatest President by far for many reasons. He was a war hero, a brave leader, created the Natural Parks, broke up the monopolies, created the Panama Canal, helped clean up the nation, expanded America’s power without being a dick to other countries, set us on the path to become a super power, almost upstaged an in house president when he returned for a potential 3rd term, almost won an election as an independent candidate, survived being shot and still giving a speech before going to a hospital, tried to fight in WW1 and was just an overall badass. The idea he didn’t do anything for our nation is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard. Unfortunately much his legacy was pissed away by Wilson, imo our worst president. The man was and still is more than worthy of the honor.

[@SirNarax]

"If you can name that naval base, ten points to Gryffindor." *Sweats nervously* 1982!

[@James--Parker]

As for Gorge Washington being elected unanimously. They didn't count the popular vote back then, but he was unanimously voted for by the electoral delegates (who are what people actually vote for.)

[@drewengel7073]

And Hamilton told the electors to not vote for Adams, so Washington could win unanimously.

[@JohnnyOlsson]

@@drewengel7073 In 1820, James Monroe was set to win unanimously too, but one electoral delegate voted against him. I don't know if true, but one story is that the particular delegate voted against Monroe simply because no one except Washington should win unanimously.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Nah, actually that guy was salty Quince was losing so badly.

[@MrIansmitchell]

Correction: most people who traveled between California and the rest of the US before the Transcontinental Railroad, didn't take a ship around the bottom of South America. They took a ship to Nicaragua, crossed Nicaragua overland, and then got on another ship. That's actually how Vanderbilt made much of his fortune, a company called the Accessory Transit Company. Panama was an alternative route, with a shorter overland crossing, however Nicaragua was more popular.

[@tural7355]

Is it true the rent for Guantanamo Bay is paid, but Cuba refuses to accept the money? US - send that green to me. I’ll accept.

[@jackguest145]

Tural That is true

[@2adamast]

It's probably a pittance ... $4000/year

[@cretansuperbos2121]

The justification for keeping the base is that Castro was cashing the checks but still telling the US to leave.

[@2adamast]

The US is breaking their contract anyway now they use it to imprison hostages, now finding someone able to throw those mobster tenants out. Meanwhile the US taxpayer willingly pays their protection money of 10 million a year for each of these prisoners.

[@CoWinkKeyDinkInc]

Tim Qualls this is false, the United States can tell when Cuba cashed in a cheque, and we know they only did cash in one cheque

[@Gontzal7]

Do you know the purchase of lousiana was invalid, Spain traded it with Napoleon on the condition that it could not be sold to any other country (the idea was to create a buffer zone)

[@alreadyblack3341]

Is Spain going to enforce the voided contract agreements?

[@twoscarabsintheswarm9055]

Yeah small fun fact noone cared about what Spain wanted at that point.

[@essexclass8168]

I'm pretty sure not occupying Spain and usurping the throne was one of the terms of the Spanish Government upon providing Napoleon military access to their homeland so it's not like this was strange for any of the parties involved.

[@shovknight3008]

Yeah but here’s the thing. He’s Napoleon so he can do whatever he wants.

[@drewengel7073]

Incorrect, Spain gave the territory fully over to France on November 30, 1803, less than a month before America got the territory on December 20, 1803.

[@mitchellbrown5846]

Great video! The situation with Puerto Rico does go a little deeper than the issue of seats in Congress. There have been quite a few referendums in Puerto Rico on the matter, in all of which but the most recent (I'll get to that in a minute) the Puerto Rican people voted to remain in the position they are in rather than opt for statehood or independence which are their other options. In the most recent referendum 97% voted for statehood. Issue solved right? Except...... that happened because those against statehood boycotted the referendum, and it had an incredibly low turnout of 23%. Boycotting elections is a stupid strategy by the way. So, yeah. Not a resounding yes for statehood to send to D.C. There are other problems, but that is the main one. Considering that in the past, states overwhelmingly wanted to join, this is a little different. If you're looking for a video topic it would be a good one. Anyways, great job!

[@gonkdroid9325]

Also they have tremendous debt, and they would be the 51st state. If they were to join, they should first get rid of the debt, and we would have to merge two states together to stay at an even 50.

[@bmlong137]

Yes, they are not a State right now because the people of PR have not super-affirmatively voted to join the US as a State. It has very little to do with US Congress. The people must, as a super majority, express interest first. Not 51%. But more. How much? Not really defined to my knowledge. But two-thirds is a good starting point. Once that happens, then Congressional politics can be blamed. I don't see PR voting to join any time soon. A history of US mistreatment of PR leaves many upset with the US. Just look up the Ponce Massacre, Campos, and Winship. PR doesn't see the US as a father. It sees it as an occupier to many in the territory/country. That is slowly changing. Maybe in 50 years they will vote to join.

[@valeriegriner5644]

Mitch Brown: IF....Puerto Rico DID vote for "statehood or independence,"(which is a fallacy, by the way)....then they could look forward to embargoes, sanctions and...starvation...c/o of the UN "Security" Council and the ruthless, vile "One World Government" scumbags who intend to rule ALL of us...under the IRON ROD of Communism. Laugh, if you will, but be prepared. Dig into the "War Powers Resolution" of 1973...and study it(up to the present day). This should open your eyes to the grave danger we're all facing.

[@2adamast]

In the past states didn't get taxation before representation either. As for overwhelming, early states where overwhelming through racist laws and representation.

[@figu7716]

Kooky (a name apropos to your thoughtless comment). When you watch these videos, do you even learn anything? Do you really think the US would have a possession that would be a burden? Look closer (i.e. captive market for mainland corporations, FICA taxes paid but islanders getting less than those in the 50 States in return, highest military recruitment and military conflict participation than more than half the states have given to our defense, etc). Also, Puerto Ricans are Americans. You wouldn't be able to cut any American loose (save for several circumstances the Supreme Court has laid out, i.e. renouncing your citizenship in favor of another). I wish I could say, now you know better but... you don't strike me as someone who learns.

[@LePrince1890]

Great series of videos. But it was "Lewis" and Clark, not "Louis" and Clark.

[@beautifulletdown111]

I like how you snuck Civilizations in there ;)

[@Archaeopteryx128]

Some Americans came to California via a route different than the two you mention. One of my great-great grandmothers was a child when she, her siblings, and her mother came to California. They took a ship from Maine, and walked across the Isthmus of Panama, and then took another ship to San Francisco. It was less expensive than "rounding the Horn." But they paid a different price. One of my great great's siblings caught a tropical disease and died in Panama.

[@KnuxMaster368]

3:24 About that: He was elected "unanimously". The way the electoral college worked back then, was electors got to pick two people, one for president and one for VP. All of the 69 electors picked Washington either as President or VP, so in that regard, he did. However, on the states that allowed a popular vote, Washington won 90.5 percent of the popular vote. So it wasn't unanimous there.

[@than217]

New $2 bills are printed every year because grandmas still need a wildcard present to tell their grandkids "you hold onto that now."

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Gold.

[@mgk090020]

Great video! Lincoln was alive when the 13th amendment was passed, he even signed it. I assume you mean he wasn't alive to see it ratified by enough sates.

[@coffeecookies286]

Yeaah vintage Knowing Better🙌

[@bradwconnors]

Great video. It’s also great to see how far you have come from a production standpoint from this video to your most recent ones. You should be super proud!

[@caphartly]

Did anyone notice he put “Louis” instead of “Lewis”

[@ninny65]

People did question Cruz's citizenship

[@Zarastro54]

+ninny65 Not nearly to the degree, zeal, and length as was done to Obama. Hell, some people still don’t think he is a citizen, and Trump only half heartedly gave up his birtherism (after tons of public and political pressure).

[@BANANA-mv1gf]

Maybe because Cruz wasn't the US president

[@keeganmoonshine7183]

@BANANA? He tried to become the president.

[@sixxsniperstvunhackable7864]

@@keeganmoonshine7183 You don't have to pass any requirement to run for president, other than citizenship. That's why in 2016 we got

[@marklindeman9428]

I admit, I also questioned it. I didn't understand why he was able to run for President. But I'm a little more informed now.

[@jaidengarcia980]

I may be against Imperialism but “American Empire” has a nice ring to it

[@thezeitos469]

I think the word Empire always sounds fancy, as long as you ignore possible real life implications.

[@mgway4661]

We've been an Empire since the 1890's

[@haviermassa198]

This guy is a globalist

[@Inquisitor6321]

@@haviermassa198 yes he is. And he serves as their gate keeper. Stalin would call him a useful idiot.

[@notaprogrammer7970]

Unfortunately most people are misinformed about America and Americans, we've done the majority good for the World, we have had some bad things, happen, but we have remedied the majority of the situations.

[@raygoshay4096]

I've long maintained that the quartet of presidents on Mount Rushmore are the four most deserving to be there.

[@humansvd3269]

Lincoln was a pos. Dude hated the constitution.

[@yankenbeanstrum648]

@@humansvd3269 Imagine being butthurt about a war your ancestors lost 150 years ago.

[@Utracia1]

@@yankenbeanstrum648 He is most likely referring to Lincoln suspending habeus corpus and shutting down newspapers.

[@lucasward9506]

@@humansvd3269 Lincoln wasn't very good but he did a really good thing, and that's why we remember him today.

[@humansvd3269]

@@lucasward9506 Way to make excuses for a president that essentially shat on the constitution.

[@emersonmacintosh7673]

We're still paying rent for Gryffindor? This is an outrage!

[@LittleBitVic]

Born and raised in Texas (and told the most biased history of the Confederacy), I had never heard that "betting" phrase before, lol. Even with all the romanticizing and slavery swept under the carpet, it was pretty obvious that the south wasn't going to make it due to most of its industry resting on the backs of slaves. Which, you know, sort of folded if anyone had the opportunity to escape to the north. Not refuting your quoted phrase, of course! I'm simply amazed that anyone came up with that conclusion just because the south had an initially larger military.

[@pietrayday9915]

I'd never heard it before, either. I'm guessing from the context he said it in, it's a college history class "thing" or something, for college professors to feed that sort of thing out as a lazy fact without explanation?

[@valeriegriner5644]

Synalla: are you spreading lies on purpose...or are you just confused? The south NEVER had a larger military...it was quite the opposite. And...we didn't have the supplies, ammunition or firearms that the North had. We captured supply lines and STOLE theirs...because OUR boys were not "city boys" and they didn't need shiny boots and new uniforms to fight. ( Gen. McClellan THOUGHT they did, but they didn't). I don't glorify the Civil War....or ANY war, for that matter. I do get upset when people have the facts wrong. It wasn't all about slavery...and if you don't know THAT much, you need to study a little harder. Selling slaves started in the Northeast(rich merchant ships), and the North had slaves, too. Even the "founding fathers"(like Thomas Jefferson)...owned slaves.

[@Zarastro54]

Valerie Griner “I get upset when people get the facts wrong.” *proceeds to regurgitate irrelevant Lost Cause whataboutisms as if it obfuscates from the fact that the South still seceded almost entirely over slavery

[@alreadyblack3341]

I am also born and raised in Texas. I was never taught a history of the Confederacy that ran along those lines, in fact most of the history behind the Confederacy I learned on my own.

[@jacorp7476]

It's spelled Lewis, not Louis.

[@lordjesuschristhavemercyon3251]

Was looking for this comment.

[@ZackRamsey14]

Just thought I would add that they do not make $2 bills every year. The last year was 2014 I believe

[@malic_zarith]

Looking through your videos, it appears I've been watching since the year the channel began. I forgot about the live action intros.

[@MusikCassette]

1:08 Lois and Clark? they wanted to put Superman on mount Rushmore.

[@ScottishRebel]

MusikCassette id find this funny if i wasnt ill as fuck right now

[@ettawing5955]

nietzsche

[@WarPigstheHun]

They wanted to MAKE Super-babies on Mt. Rushmore

[@matthewaugart-peponis6361]

Yes and captin America

[@rom.c.40]

Matthew Augart-Peponis huh? The first comic of Captain America was made in 1941, the year that Mount Rushmore was completed, why would they want to add a fictional superhero to a monument of real people?

[@jas7256]

12:47 holy crap i was actually playing Civ VI with America as one of the civs in the game while you said that!

[@TheRealSpeedWolf]

At 11:00 "which we still pay rent for" you like to be factually correct that mean you will know that Cuba never accepted a single check.

[@andrewborne7113]

Just watching this now. Really great video!

[@Cosmic_Ray_]

Teddy Roosevelt got on Mt. Rushmore because he was friends with the guy that was leading the project.

[@RushGamma]

He was also a badass dude...

[@Cosmic_Ray_]

That to.

[@dannerzme]

I just found your channel and I love it! Liked and subscribed!! Woohoo for history!

[@Kyanzes]

Excellent video, thanks a lot for your background work!

[@jacquelineleiman250]

3:55 Article 2, Section 1, Clause 6 which reads: "No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to hold the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States".

[@DoubleMrE]

Actually, the correct title was "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" for the leader under the Articles of Confederation.

[@caesarspeaks]

Ted Roosevelt deserves to replace Andy Jackson on all the money he’s on

[@michaelheath2866]

@Ryan Fox Google the trail of tears. Even if you overlook that, he doesn't really deserve to be on a $20. He didn't do that much compared to the other guys we have on our money. Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Lincoln, Grant, Franklin. All did way more than Jackson. He was also basically a racist. Not a flaming racist perhaps, but still not a great guy by today's standards. The same could be said of Jefferson and even Washington, but out of all the racist presidents that have been on money, Jackson is the least worthy.

[@FinickyVoid]

Great work! I will say, the background gives big "please don't notice I sleep in the school" vibes

[@zaphoddog3878]

Really been enjoying your videos. I'm surprised that on the "presidents born in the us" questions that you didn't include Chester Arthur (21st) who was dogged throughout his term as president being accused of being Canadian.

[@arailway8809]

The Spanish-American War was about establishing coaling stations for our navy ships. A good video.

[@amoliski]

"The civil war wasn't about slavery" - Which is why basically every declaration of secession mentioned slavery, right?

[@TheTwentySevenClub]

That isn't what he said

[@brohomie9997]

Listen to what people say before you write a whole comment about it. I swear y’all get too excited to sound smart to let a mf finish

[@Fif0l]

Yeah, it depends on which side you ask. For the Confederation it was definitely a war about keeping slavery. But for the Union it was NOT a war to end slavery.

[@tdubmusketeer]

It’s also relevant to note that the institution of slavery was mentioned in at least the majority of the declarations of secession. So that seems like slavery was a huge cause of the war

[@glenmorrison8080]

7:37 >200 newly described species sounds super impressive, but they were also walking across a massive expanse of mostly unexplored land (unexplored by western biologists that is). If species discovery was their main goal, they probably could've racked up a whole bunch more.

[@stephenwright8824]

The penny also still exists, so far as I'm aware, because Illinois insists it should. Fun fact: the Illinois Turnpike was the only toll road in the country that accepted pennies as change.

[@king_supreme1102]

*announcer voice* For tonight’s main event, witness the band taking the country by storm! On vocals, the first draft pick himself, Thomas Jefferson. On lead guitar, the radical himself, Abe Lincoln. On the drums, with America following his beat, George Washington. And, uh, Roosevelt on the bass. Introducing Mount Rushmore!!!

[@EisenFeuer]

You should check out the Union Pacific, it didn’t actually create a non-stop railway from coast to coast. They built the tracks at too steep a grade through the Rockies for a train and used portage to continue to the other side. The Great Northern Railway (using a pass discovered by Louis and Clark) was the first to connect the coasts. It’s a hilarious story, YT “Myth of the Robber Barons”

[@mccalltrader]

Come on man, Washington’s greatness wasn’t in being the first, he was the guiding hand, the glue that made everyone stick together, everyone respected him, even Jefferson and Hamilton, at the same time, and for different reasons..he gave dignity and respect to the whole process by the weight of his audience. His authority gave legitimacy to the proceedings and all that Hamilton accomplished legislatively was through the guidance and support of Washington...the assumption act for one On top of all that, his crowning achievement, was not taking one...a crown..sorry for the pun...and then he surpassed that when he stepped down from power and peacefully gave the reigns away He was an amazing one of a kind man...who owned slaves..doh! I said he was a man..not Jesus!!

[@chriscash7779]

AGREED. THAT IS IT. Different times, and things were by no means perfect. We are still into our...adolescence of a sort...as a truly and honestly uh, GREAT NATION. MANY MANY KINKS TO BE WORKED OUT. STILL ONE OF THE BEST PLACES. IN THE WORLD...AS ARE MANY, MANY OTHERS. REALLY, TAKE CARE N SLAINTE TO YOU N YOURS. WOULD BE COOL TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THINGS WILL BE LIKE IN OUR GRANDKIDS AND THEIR OWN KIDS TIME. I AM TRUE. BUT....WELL, ONE NEVER KNOWS, NOW DO WE?🙏👍🕊🦅

[@Jotari]

Isn't the whole point of Jesus that he was a man?

[@Jotari]

@Patrick Baptist Don't know, never met him.

[@Jotari]

@Patrick Baptist Pretty sure it's a proper noun, deserves a capital letter.

[@Jotari]

@Patrick Baptist I don't think you really had much of a point to be fair.

[@shariklein5883]

You are a very smart guy, with glaring blind spots. Land captured in a defensive war full of hostiles that make Apaches look like Ghandi, does not have similar status to treaty land.

[@Captain_Of_A_Starship]

Napoleon insisted that automatic citizenship be part of the treaty, wow

[@spaghettihair]

10:14 they would typically sail to Panama, cross to the Pacific, and then get on another ship to get to the American West coast.

[@crypticcorgi8280]

Let's not gloss over the fact that being president at the time could only help Roosevelt set his place on the monument.

[@oliviastratton7097]

What? Roosevelt wasn't President when the monument was commissioned, Coolidge was.

[@christopherrivera959]

"oh god you're gonna talk about..." and then I realize that this is in my suggestions...

[@JonSmith-yq1dw]

No, pennies made before 1982 you can do that but not any after well technically some pennies from 1982 still had that 95% copper material to them but anyway.

[@Asguard82]

The “natural born” requirement is a discriminatory disgrace. If you are a citizen you are a citizen and than should be the end of it And while talking about that the age limits for office is disgraceful too, it’s straight up discrimination

[@jeffreygao3956]

Well, I ain't never voting a preschooler in office!

[@Zanzopan]

Into to this made me try and rewatch the conspiracies video the remembered you said you took it down in your 3 years anniversary video.

[@eggfooyoung24]

That Panama canal fact blew my mind (Paused video looked on google earth, fact confirmed) :)

[@Seamy18]

Just discovered this channel, great video man

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

7:03 One of my ancestors was part of that expedition. If you're wondering, that was George Drouillard. The translator of the expedition.

[@ianilus4783]

Oh,how distant in generations are you to him?

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

@@ianilus4783 Seven. Also, he's my Uncle, not however many greats you can add to Grandparent.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Now that is an amazing ancestor!

[@-dennis3755]

I can't believe you left out all of my favorite uninhabited islands.. Im so offended

[@fortgaming9058]

Damn it would be like if someone took the holiest site in judaism, the temple mount, and then built their own holy site on it... Wait a minute

[@phillipschmidt6295]

Please forgive me, I stopped the video to look at your map and unfortunately I still don't understand how the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal is further west than the Pacific side. If you don't mind explaining or giving a link to an explanation. Your videos are awesome. Thank you

[@KnowingBetter]

Panama is S shaped. So the Atlantic is north of Panama while the Pacific is south, rather than east-west.

[@deusexaethera]

The Panama Canal doesn't run east-to-west -- it runs north-to-south, and the northernmost point (the Atlantic side) is actually slightly west of the southernmost point (the Pacific side).

[@Persona1996]

Knowing Better you forgot to add that Thomas Jefferson also wrote the Declaration of Independence 4 the reason being on the mountain. Also I can’t believe u don’t know why people question Obama’s citizenship. “Couch’s” skin color

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

Phillip the map is not pointing north but zooms in on the channel zone. In a real map that is oriented with North on top it would look almost like this slash: \ with the atlantic side on top and the pacific side on the bottom.

[@Wingo537]

Apologize

[@jeffreygao3956]

Weird, I would've thought they were the favorites in historical rankings of Presidents of the United States.

[@arcyarcanine]

There's a few 'special' Roosevelt coins, but I assume you just meant common currency.

[@onanthebarbarian9883]

Yes, that's what he meant.

[@jimbaily734]

Fun fact about the term President which I discovered while reading through the Secession Journals is that they too called the individual in charge of the meetings President who's role was similar to that as with the articles of confederation

[@user-cz9jf1ec8s]

"The American empire": you're welcome for freedom.

[@thedog4499]

Got my permit for that yesterday. Ran background checks and everything.

[@jessicapendleton5188]

@CheZapata u but hurt

[@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt]

@@jessicapendleton5188 u but WHOM*** get back 2 elgish class moran.

[@Warclubz]

@@YoUtUbEhAnDlEsArEgReAt It is spelled English* shit stabber.

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

It does get a bit boring pointing out how benign to beneficial US "Imperialism" is. Notice how the West in general really rubs it in by building out infrastructure, technology transfers and via introduction of advanced civics. _So sorry_ for shattering your oppressive monarchies and cutting your infant mortality in half! Mind if we collect these rocks you're using as decorations for the god-idols you build out of mud? We're trying to build satellites n' stuff...

[@ryanwhitney667]

The other issues is buying native american land from the french. They didn't purchase french land, they bought french "claim" to native american land.

[@jamescarmody4713]

Articles of Confederation in college? I learned that in middle school! What kind of grade school never even teaches students about them?

[@jeffdriscoll9024]

He's a buffoon, and a Leftist.

[@onanthebarbarian9883]

@@jeffdriscoll9024 LOL, sure buddy.

[@szfpa]

When you brag to a Knowing Better fan about your new 4K flatscreen TV 10:48

[@andrewhoyle1521]

The north also had a navy, and blockading the south was REALLY important and divisive

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

South did too, just not as good

[@darkguardian1314]

I remember when the $2 bill came out. People were worried the $1 will be like the penny because of inflation.

[@joeybo-bomccaffrey4152]

They where right, a loaf of bread was a nickel now it's 3.00

[@johnalanelson]

6:46 What situation are you referring to, and what does that map have to do with it?

[@coiledsteel8344]

Good points about Presidential requirements.

[@Rdasboss]

Just discovered your videos they're great. Wish i had your motivation but glad there is someone saying this stuff in such an eloquent well produced way.

[@SarumanOrthanc]

Addressing your point on the Confederacy not having a chance to win, it is true in the case where they fight alone. The South needed either France or the United Kingdom to support it in the war to win, a goal they almost achieved with Antietam and the Trent Affair. After Antietam, Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, a war measure specifically made to drive off France and the United Kingdom where slavery had already been long abolished. So, up until the Emancipation Proclamation, the South had a legitimate opportunity to remain sovereign.

[@BadWebDiver]

"slavery had already been long abolished"???? So the carpetbaggers were just a bunch of southern tourists taking in the places of interest then?

[@BadWebDiver]

@David McDonald Agreed. That's what we're talking about.

[@knightwolf9553]

Teddy is on it for being the coolest man in history.

[@spinozatheobvious626]

Funny how different and yet how similar this video is to your current ones. On the surface the kind of theme and structure are similar, but the tone is completely changed and there's clearly a lot more research involved now. I especially appreciate how the humor and political commentary have become so much more subtle.

[@andycockrum1212]

5:17 they absolutely did question the citizenship of McCain and Cruz. Cruz was a dual citizen of Canada and the US, but during his campaign for 2016 he gave up his Canadian citizenship due to the questioning of his legitimacy as a candidate. Please don't imply that they only did it to obama simply due to race, thats factually incorrect

[@valeriegriner5644]

Andy Cockrum: why would any of this matter if they left a large percentage of Congress hold "dual citizenship" with ISRAEL? That's the really scary part...dual citizenship with complete allegiance to another country. It should be outlawed!

[@MrMiniman629]

I think his point was the extent of how hard Obama's citizenship was question although I would admit that he should have at least mentioned that Cruz and McCain WERE questioned about it.

[@sdushdiu]

The asshat myopically ignores the FACT that it was HILLARY who initiated the birther movement regarding Obama. But this guilt-ridden SJW asshat can't even get RECENT history down, let alone that based on myopic anecdotal conjecture. And whatever you do, don't explain to him that the Democrats are the party who historically established and perpetuated and continue to perpetuate racism.

[@sdushdiu]

@Marcus Bradley Yawn. Obama's issue regarding birth was originated by Hillary.... And further supported by Obama's brother.

[@nolanfreeland2168]

REEEEEEEEEEE

[@captainsquids2792]

Cruz was put under some pretty big scrutiny around the same time Obama was, he was just overshadowed bc representative isn't seen as important as president. To diminish Cruz's scrutiny as well, he denounced his Canadian citizenship (assuming in recalling correctly)

[@mrwolfdigtrainer]

Ted Cruz's citizenship was questioned

[@A.Mayflower127]

5:30 on the contrary they make them every 2-3 years, this is because they actually make some money selling them illegally saying there “rare”, one of my relatives (who I barely know but gave us passes for a tour) said this but thank you you are amazing!!!!!!!

[@TSGEnt]

2:31 or you realize how you were lied to in college about many things, you'd just drop out and go build your own successful career and gain real knowledge.

[@themanwhospeaks8010]

Do you know this from experience or is this something you wished you could have experienced?

[@TSGEnt]

@@themanwhospeaks8010 I know this form first-hand experience. I dropped out of college after my second year. I went to work in the field I was interested in and discovered after 3 weeks of working, I had exhausted my 2 years of college knowledge. For the next 2 months I learned more than I would have in the remaining 2 years of school. So, I dropped out. That was back in 1982. It was a mess back then too. I'm doing just fine today. School cost money and you don't learn much. When I worked, I got paid to do my job and learn. Better choice. I'm not anti-classroom. There are some things you will need to be in class for to qualify for things, but use school as a resource and a stepping stone to a future not the solution to your destination. And don't stop learning. I learn every day and I'm still not back a college.

[@themanwhospeaks8010]

@@TSGEnt Fairly told. 👌

[@Hostefar]

It ain’t a Knowing Better video without the 2$ bill

[@Czar_Moss]

I love how hes like, they stole native land then like, they bought it from the French who already took the land. like what?

[@binaryglitch64]

When you played the X Files theme, I realized _Oh, he does have a sense of humor._ lol As you've probably realized from my comments, I've been exploring your channel a lot lately. So far I love it, so I'm not talking smak, but I think that's the first time you've made me laugh. We all like to laugh but being serious has it's place to, and you do it well so it's all good I'm just saying usually your more serious and you let your funny side slip out... it was good.

[@bassistwithadeathwish7277]

Huh they made Deep Purple's Child in Time cover a real thing

[@soffren]

It's strange to find this video after realizing we're an empire. This could've saved me a lot of grief and a lot of reading.

[@ingzimmerman899]

Do you sometimes provide references to your comments?

[@limaromeo8745]

1:25 I guess you could say they stopped while they were a head

[@moomoomoo33ass]

God bless our American Empire! May it continue to be the sole global superpower it is !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@alaskaball188]

Umm, there are 3 other superpowers in the world

[@JamesSmith-yl2lb]

@@alaskaball188 I know Russia and China(which aren't by the way), but what's the other one?

[@jsuoar6394]

@@JamesSmith-yl2lb Apparently India 2020

[@bear499]

I always thought it was odd that Polk wasn't up there, given how much land was "acquired" during his precedency.

[@nickfisher8569]

Hypothetically, what happens if someone was born in Hawaii when it was still a republic? Did they become a citizen?

[@nobodyspecial4702]

Yes. My wife is Hawaiian and her sisters were born before it became a state and she was born after. They're all considered citizens of the US by birth today.

[@Dunk24]

2:27 in learning about the articles of confederation and the technical “president” and im in 8th grade

[@yuribarnov7257]

The presidents were chosen because they were presidents that no one would dislike. There were debates on deciding the presidents to be feature, and that was the deciding factor

[@thomasbobbitt3741]

I know the answer to the military base question, but as a proud Ravenclaw I refuse to answer it.

[@GaudiaCertaminisGaming]

I'm hypnotised by that hair line.