patreon.com/philosophytube would be an excellent site to visit this month! This video is currently being incorrectly copyright claimed by a Canadian company, so I may lose the ad money off it. It's not a huge amount, but it makes a difference - especially since this video was my most expensive yet. If you've been thinking about signing up to help me on Patreon, now would be a great time!
@chrismain39685 жыл бұрын
Done! I love your work, Olly! Please keep doing what you do!
@Arrakiz6665 жыл бұрын
And just like that, I'm already erect. Give me that C O N T E N T, KZbin Daddy!
@d.rabbitwhite5 жыл бұрын
I understand that it was stated as 'incorrectly', yet I don't understand how a video titled steve bannon can be copyrighted.
@artisticcrossbreed5 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian, I am sorry.
@Arrakiz6665 жыл бұрын
Hey Olly, did Count Olaf from The Series of Unfortunate Events ever constitute a reference for the arsonist? Because that's who he reminds me of.
@913zzzn4 жыл бұрын
"The exits are to the far left" is one of the most iconic lines you have ever written, truly.
@TiagoMorbusSa4 жыл бұрын
That one sticks with me, for some reason :)
@dias87264 жыл бұрын
The Raddest Scorpion the match line was amazing
@ValVonRhine4 жыл бұрын
I've watched this video soooooo many times, and I JUST GOT IT. 😖 I'm useless.
@matiasgarciacasas5584 жыл бұрын
Dude this entire video is iconic
@arachne60744 жыл бұрын
I wanna like this comment, but the like count is at 666
@ContraPoints5 жыл бұрын
CONCERNS RISING
@lolcatjunior5 жыл бұрын
Make a video on Jacque fresco and the venus project, or just Jacque Fresco.
@kevandeg5 жыл бұрын
P R O B L E M A T I C
@wdirtymonkey5 жыл бұрын
This video was bottled fire. Great cameos
@TrevKen5 жыл бұрын
What's with the Corbyn Bashing?? Tell him, Contra, Corbyn has never blamed immigrants! (evidence please) Great video other than that.
@theatheistpaladin5 жыл бұрын
CONCERNS INTENSIFIES!
@AlexGardipe3 жыл бұрын
I'm still gushing over "Do you have a match?" Because it doesn't require you to agree or believe or anything, you just have to be willing to give the arsonist a chance and ignore the massive red flags in front of you. And then you're complicit because you wanted to trust someone who leveled with you about how little trust there is. Just. Guuuuuh, Abigail you are an amazing writer and creator!!!
@scorchgid3 жыл бұрын
I watched it again another thing I missed about this video. The asking for a match is Bannon asking you to just support him and let him set the world on fire. I'm maintaining that this is the best PT video. Because there's always something I discover about the subtle messaging
@-ed-ge-3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I can't believe the first time watching I didn't realize fire was an analogy for fascism. "You could even say I'm anti-fi.."
@meat-teilung68613 жыл бұрын
That is actually not Abigails writing, but from Max Frisch, whose book 'The Arsonists' Abigail references.
@Zarsla3 жыл бұрын
I believe that the Arsonist, ask for the match in his other matches too.
@devforfun56183 жыл бұрын
@@-ed-ge- with all the stuff about smoking ? -smoking is cool -but it causes cancer -yeah, but it is still cool, lets discuss about the coolness
@Shoranos4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite little things about the Arsonist: when he asks his questions, the answer he gets doesn't matter. It's about his response to those answers. It's about making the audience feel good about what they believe, regardless of what it is, so they feel like they have more in common with him, and give him more credibility.
@bentaylor8094 жыл бұрын
Basically an English Ben Shapiro
@terratorment29402 жыл бұрын
@@bentaylor809 or an evil dora the explorer
@squashfei89072 жыл бұрын
... as long as they are white.
@elegy8187 Жыл бұрын
Exactly, and this is clearly demonstrated through the reading of the horoscope too
@piedpiper11855 жыл бұрын
You can't fool me Ollie. That isn't a fireman costume. That's Freddy Mercury
@charlx89794 жыл бұрын
PiedPiper11 I WAS THINKING THIS THE WHOLE TIME
@notbot26484 жыл бұрын
Oh heck lol I just automatically assumed it was Mercury.
@AlexLecorn4 жыл бұрын
No, you know it's a fireman costume because of the suspenders. ;)
@daedreaming62674 жыл бұрын
Now I wish that Ollie was in Bohemian Rhapsody.
@FakeSchrodingersCat4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexLecorn Freddie Mercury wore suspenders quite a lot.
@WadeWojcik5 жыл бұрын
The arsonist skit is just brilliant. I love how disarmingly charming your character is, drawing you into his spiderweb, as the scene slowly descends into horror. Reminds me of the psychiatrist scenes in Until Dawn.
@Kiss_My_Aspergers4 жыл бұрын
Ooh, I like that comparison!
@anarchogarfieldist16524 жыл бұрын
This is my first ever video from him, and I'm in love steadfastly with his content.
@jochenklausberger90764 жыл бұрын
I am really reminded of the fire raisers by Max Frisch. A great book that I had to read in school and absolutely did not appreciate one bit but every so often I started thinking about it more and more. You should give it a go. It is rather short so a quick read as well.
@hldr43454 жыл бұрын
The nose tip though, so good
@akirasaito15514 жыл бұрын
The way he asked if we had a fire. It was just chilling
@Personal_Chizo5 жыл бұрын
A 10,000 year-old skull? Are we finally getting a Shaun cameo?
@Personal_Chizo5 жыл бұрын
...oh no
@tomhubl8795 жыл бұрын
@@Personal_Chizo same
@Theo_Caro5 жыл бұрын
PLEASE.
@CerealGamingTV5 жыл бұрын
WHAT IS IT WITH YOU PEOPLE AND SKULLS
@Jessica-vl7dr5 жыл бұрын
It didn't have sunglasses though
@killer00952 жыл бұрын
The Arsonist is Abigail's best character by far, so charming, personable, and evil.
@samtheeaglescout14906 ай бұрын
The tone and pacing of the Arsonist’s voice is what gets me.
@Azkadelya5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that the Posh Guy says, "That's the worst part, the FEAR." and then instead of talking about how terrifying it must be always waiting for the next fire, constantly in worry if you or your loved ones will go up next, starts talking about how it's bad for HIM. Because he doesn't like that some places have 'no smoking' signs up. Too real.
@jamesamala73715 жыл бұрын
"fuel can be a lot of things, wood, paper, matches--" *"the society in which we live."* "Anything really!" *"everything potentially."*
@comyuse91034 жыл бұрын
i'll get a lighter
@lemmonboy64594 жыл бұрын
comyuse THATS NOT WHAT HE MEANT D:
@pilarm.a.59764 жыл бұрын
oh, so we *do* live in a society
@jamesamala73714 жыл бұрын
In light of recent events... Would anyone like to help me pour gasoline around the tories' houses?
@comyuse91034 жыл бұрын
@@jamesamala7371 i'm poor and live in america, so i'm always lookin' for a good out. you get me that sweet sweet citizenship and i'm down
@freddiet.rowlet5255 жыл бұрын
I love the little sneaky things in here "The exits are to the far left" "You might say I'm Anti-Fire"
@couldntthinkofacoolname96085 жыл бұрын
Is this what being dogwhistled to feels like?
@IAMOzymandias4 жыл бұрын
@@couldntthinkofacoolname9608 I suppose. However these aren't dogwhistles that incite racist violence, hatred, prejudice and generally edgelord jokes that almost no one laughs at.
@leoseling44134 жыл бұрын
Aren't these really explicit, though? Sure, hard to catch, but hard to catch for everyone and once you do, you're not going to wonder what it means.
@FakeSchrodingersCat4 жыл бұрын
@@leoseling4413 That's basically how dogwhistles of any kind work. If you get the reference they are usually very obvious and hard to mistake, it is only a mask against the general public who do not have a deep enough understanding to recognize the meme.
@leoseling44134 жыл бұрын
@@FakeSchrodingersCat My point is, even my mom would get "anti-fire"
@yojelle15 жыл бұрын
The golden one’s response to this video is absolutely hilarious. He starts out by saying that he hasn’t seen it because he’s “too busy”, but he assumes Olly called him some names. Then he calls Olly “physically inferior” and he says that anyone who criticizes him is just jealous of his big muscles. The video was only 3 minutes long but I couldn’t stop laughing for five minutes afterwards.
@conorkelleher25715 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 This dipshit pretends that Ollie is "Antifa-funded," so he can more easily dismiss him. You don't respond to childish whining.
@AvalonisHere5 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 Survive The Jive offers no facts or reasoning. He nitpicks and puts words in Olly's mouth. He gives fascist dipshits (you) excuses to ignore this video.
@zachfakelastname4 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 maybe try arguing it yourself instead of sending people to scripted videos that can hide there lies and twists behind clever language
@zachfakelastname4 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 I literally just asked you to defend your point so I could argue with it and then you didnt do that, I really hooe you see the irony in that. You don't really say any thing that can be debated, you just state your opinion and act like it's up to every one else to prove you wrong, no one is going to waste there time going and watching another video just so they can argue with some dude on the internet. Tell us what they said in your own comment and you might get a response
@thedudefromrobloxx4 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 my dude, take a look at yourself. I mean really do some introspection. Is this really worth it.
@milkteamachine5 жыл бұрын
"He was probably so Chad that he shared a border with Cameroon" CRIMINALLY underrated joke.
@winter20k674 жыл бұрын
@Dan Holan chad as in the country, which borders the country of cameroon
@Nanook1284 жыл бұрын
@Dan Holan Chad is a caricature of the stereotypical "alpha" male.
@bryan.conrad4 жыл бұрын
How have you been on the internet for the last three years without brushing against the term Chad? No judgement, just wondering how you swam through the Hudson without ever smelling shit before.
@marekwygnany9244 жыл бұрын
And a great resposibility on our shoulders liest To bring the saying into glory it deserve
@HobGungan4 жыл бұрын
I had never heard it before Nat's Incel video, which predated this I believe (or at least I saw that before this)
@maddiebarraclough78125 жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering about the song, 'How We Build The Wall' by Anais Mitchell, a song from the musical Hadestown - it was not, at the time it was written, intended to be a reference to Trump. It was written 2006-2011 and is, very generally, as is this video, about fascism and its exclusion narrative. (However, Anais Mitchell and the producers of the musical have embraced the new political context in which the song's lyrics are... eerily familiar... and Hadestown, a version of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in which Hades is a fascist mine owner and Eurydice is an impoverished worker, has been edited to have a more overtly political message. Not all of the new lyrics exist online yet, but hopefully soon.)
@TwentySeventhLetter5 жыл бұрын
that's frankly a fucking magical accident
@maddiebarraclough78125 жыл бұрын
@@TwentySeventhLetter oh it sure is, but Trump is far from the first to suggest building a border wall. In American politics it could be a reference to John Jay or Steve King, or it could be playing off historical walls like the Great Wall of China or Hadrian's Wall
@gwacie985 жыл бұрын
God I love Hadestown- I’m going to go see it in May and I am Beyond Excited
@christopheringram16055 жыл бұрын
Billy Bragg also does a version which I like very much
@XenaBe255 жыл бұрын
@@christopheringram1605 I'm madly googling old Laibach tunes right now. "Build the Wall" reminds me of some of their songs. I can't quite put my finger on which one (s) in particular might have been a strong influence. Imma check out BB's version of the song shortly :)
@elliel.59154 жыл бұрын
I love how the arsonist says that he doesn't really read the newspaper and that journalists are not to be trusted, and yet every time he appears in a video he's reading the newspaper
@elliel.59153 жыл бұрын
@@fruitygarlic3601 Ooooooh you're right, didn't think about that while watching Abi's latest video. I will always be here for more Arsonist lore.
@pnutz_23 жыл бұрын
it turns out papers are very good for starting fires
@devforfun56183 жыл бұрын
@@pnutz_2 and by paper we mean the news
@Ian_sothejokeworks3 жыл бұрын
Almost like Trump saying he never watches , despite always knowing what they are saying about him.
@yahyaehsan11643 жыл бұрын
@@devforfun5618and by fire we mean facism
@randomavatar16255 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how good this is, especially the Arsonist character. The horoscope thing really stands out, taking 'You must be someone very special' from simple mysticism in the same way fascism relies on a self appointed destiny. But the last 5 mins stands out the most, the man stockpiling chemicals, building a molotov (and not being polite and thanking the delivery man was a nice touch) wants a match and no one in their right mind would trust him, yet he's already laid the groundwork for compliance. Can't light up a cigarette without being called an arsonist, that's my right etc etc. So Good!
@crucified_to_the_world5 жыл бұрын
It's only 45 minutes, but I still felt like it was weeks waiting for more of the Arsonist character because it's an excellent metaphor. Such a good piece of writing
@BibleStorm5 жыл бұрын
Can't call someone a dirty jew without being called a racist? What has the world become?
@emmyfarout25385 жыл бұрын
@@crucified_to_the_world can you give me a quick explanation of the arsonist? i think i understand what he's a metaphor for but I'm not sure totally. is it that he's representing complacency? or subtle fascist indoctrination?
@bolt_vanderhuge5 жыл бұрын
@@emmyfarout2538 Fire is a symbol of fascism, so an arsonist is someone spreading fascism, or just a plain fascist. He tries to lull you in by playing up the conversation and being friendly. He pretends to be poor and having lived a storied experienced life by lying all the time. He draws you in and tells you you're special, unique, and he seems a nice fellow so that feels like a special compliment. The fascist tells you you're worth more as a person than the archetypal 'other', that you may be predestined for a better place in the world. Then he asks for a match, and if you're naive enough to trust him or if you haven't been clued in yet, he threatens to burn down your home with you inside. If you invite a fascist in and give them power, you can lose everything. (Read up on the play The Firestarters for a more extended metaphor)
5 жыл бұрын
how is Steve bannon a fascist?
@Advancedgod5 жыл бұрын
The choice of "Why do we build the wall?" is so good. They build the wall to keep out an enemy, but later in the song it is revealed that the only difference between "us" and "the enemy" IS the wall.
@kennydreadfuls8615 жыл бұрын
The fact that it was written back in 2010 shows how long this sentiment has been building, and how short sighted the movement is. Building the wall is harmful to everyone.
@griggerykimothy48655 жыл бұрын
@@kennydreadfuls861 whose song is this?
@pinkseonghwa5 жыл бұрын
griggery kimothy It from the musical Hadestown, written and composed by Anais Mitchell.
@marinao44125 жыл бұрын
I also like the video ending with asking for a match, just like hadestown
@tenchimuyo695 жыл бұрын
Perhaps also fertility.
@LividE1014 жыл бұрын
33:25 "Immigrants don't lower wages; bosses do" This sentence actually made me completely reconsider how we talk about the impact of immigration on the economy and economics in general. So thanks, I guess?
@TheNightWatcher13854 жыл бұрын
Then you’re easily swayed.
@samueloak16004 жыл бұрын
@@TheNightWatcher1385 why tho?
@TheNightWatcher13854 жыл бұрын
Samuel Oak Because it’s a silly sentence, and not really a solid point. The value of one’s labor is determined by three main things: 1) How rare your skills are. 2) How much you’re willing to sell your labor for. 3) How much others are willing to pay you for that labor. If there’s a saturation of unskilled labor in a market, unskilled labor is worth less and wages will drop or stagnate. That sentence tries to brush all that aside by basically just saying, “Don’t look at the policies driving your wages down, just blame your boss!”
@regisglass54644 жыл бұрын
@@TheNightWatcher1385 apologies but aren't those things based on what said bosses state is your value? I am a bit puzzled why you disagree by agreeing with the comment.
@TheNightWatcher13854 жыл бұрын
Regis Glass No. The value of something is a mutual agreement between an employee and an employer and tends to be an aggregate of the value of that labor across a market. It’s also a competition. If I want to sell my labor for 15 dollars, that’s my choice, but why would a boss, whose priority is to make a profit, hire me if the market is saturated with other workers willing to sell their labor for 10 dollars? So the original point is basically saying, “your boss is evil for making the most economically logical choice.”
@MCArt253 жыл бұрын
"You wouldn't, by any chance, have... a match?" I've been watching this video time and time again, and this line still gives me goosebumps. Such fantastic acting, such fantastic writing, and it hits so hard and accurately that it makes you shiver every time. You've outdone yourself with this video, truly.
@kenatodd17673 жыл бұрын
I'm rewatching this again for the same reason
@artistbervucci1716 Жыл бұрын
@@rickym6301 Not, in any world.
@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine calling him Geordie man, 10000 years after he transitioned and can't be called a man in the present?
@Moro_Wins5 жыл бұрын
"If he was really so great he wouldn't have been born in a body susceptible to liver disease." Highlight of the video for me.
@PhilosophyTube5 жыл бұрын
Hee hee, that's my favourite line too!
@ILikedGooglePlus5 жыл бұрын
How can you have just one favourite line? Surely "You might say I'm Anti-fire", "And whether you believe that, or whetger you're correct, its a nice hottake", "Superfascist!", "Transcendentally male", and "In case there's a fire during tonight's performance, the exits are to the far-left" deserve equal credit as some of the best quotes on KZbin
@rubykr5 жыл бұрын
I Like Google Plus “exits to the far-left” I CANT BELIEVE I NEVER NOTICED THIS ONE damn
@moredetonation37555 жыл бұрын
Also explains why Davis Aurini can take a dozen sips of whiskey and never imbibe a single drop
@christopherwilliams68485 жыл бұрын
Having watched this a few times, there's something I've overlooked in the video before, but I actually really like, around 17:18. Notice when Mr. Arsonist talks about the climate of fear surrounding the arson attacks, he doesn't mention the actual arson at all. What he criticises are the people who are calling others arsonists, people who are overzealous, to be sure, but not actually hurting anyone. Unlike the arsonist himself. I think the parallels speak for themselves. Love it.
@MorganCPaige5 жыл бұрын
Skulduggery Peasant beautiful, the L A Y E R S
@noahlindeman18755 жыл бұрын
I know there are already a bunch of comments on it, but the amount of detail in the Arsonist's writing is fantastic and I wanted to gush. The references to fascist talking points and tactics are so fast and clever I had to re-watch like five times to catch them all. At different points, The Arsonist subtly (and not so subtly) 'out-groups' every fascist boogeyman to the viewer; journalists, college students, socialists, transgender individuals, and the 'Jewish Elite' are all referenced throughout his segments. Another great running storyline is how he brings the viewer around on Bannon. The Arsonist immediately undercuts every disparaging comment he makes against Steve Bannon, revealing his true intentions. His line about Bannon being popular among the white working class serves double duty as an 'appeal to popularity' fallacy, and as an 'in-group' signifier for the listener. This is culminated brilliantly with the cigarette metaphor. The Bannon protest story shows how how fascist ideology is often masked by cries of "freedom!", and how opinion can be turned around on marginalized groups. Together, this allows The Arsonist to hit the talking point of "I know [this person] is bad, but you and I both know who the real enemy is," with terrifying panache. Additionally, the various now-unverifiable-due-to-fire jobs The Arsonist held serve to give all his statements an air of authority (another commonly used logical fallacy), pulling the naive into his claims. This is bolstered by the continuous camaraderie be builds with the viewer through inclusion, confession, and outright flattery. His response to the viewer's 'answer' about their religious beliefs would apply to to a polytheist or an atheist equally, revealing the manipulatively impersonal nature of The Arsonist's agreement. This is also done in the preceding horoscope bit, which itself is notable for the quick advice to distrust old friends and lovers, as they may be talking about you behind your back. Even before he starts talking about heavier fascist ideas, the arsonist already sows distrust in anyone but him. The whole video is wonderful, hilarious and informative, but I am awed by the amount of commentary and opportunity for analysis you put into The Arsonist.
@Crawver5 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few people in the comments enjoy the arsonist, but miss what he really was trying to demonstrate. This comment right here, demonstrates and has put it into better words than I would have thought possible.
@mduckernz5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great analysis! Well done 🤗
@koboldcatgirl5 жыл бұрын
I think the most fascinating thing about the Arsonist-and we saw this again in the abortion video-is that ultimately, he's genuinely a fairly banal person on his own. Every now and then, his careful politicking gives away to blatant ill-concealed emotion, such as when he's fretting about the enemy destroying "everything that we've built", or his transparent hunger when he asks you for a match. He also clearly just doesn't understand a lot. Here, he confuses "socialism" and "communism". In the abortion video, he almost loses his cool several times, and you see his twisted, fumbling logic for what it really is-a load of emotion-driven fallacies about his "right" to a family, his twisted ideas of the "right to life" and what it what means. He's every bit as small-minded and inane as every other fascist. The real secret of the Arsonist is that while he's very good at his job, he's not actually some cool movie mastermind. He's deeply foolish, deeply ignorant, and his ideas *are* doomed to collapse beneath their own weight if he gets the chance to implement them. The question is never "is he right?", but "can we stop him before he burns everything down?" (Also, I notice now the callback-a family of four, with two little girls. Sneaky, Olly.)
@NiflJonne5 жыл бұрын
Neat comment. Don't forget the hint at the barnum effect in the horoscope bit, or maybe that is just me reading that into it. ; ]
@NiflJonne5 жыл бұрын
@@xamthe3rd I missed that
@alethearia4 жыл бұрын
I love the "I'm not fascist, I don't worship the state" argument. It's like when my dad goes "I'm not in a cult. If I were in a cult I'd do everything that the leader told me." Like... he told you to say that so...
@voidify33 жыл бұрын
What cult is he in?
@francookie93532 жыл бұрын
@@voidify3 Omg, Karen, you can't just ask people what cult they're in. 😗
@thedumbdog19642 жыл бұрын
Your dad? What?
@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty2 жыл бұрын
@@voidify3 Trump cult of a lack of personality (probably)
@OfficialROZWBRAZEL2 жыл бұрын
@@francookie9353 I understood that reference.
@ILikedGooglePlus5 жыл бұрын
It's been a month since this video came out, and I've watched it quite a few times. Every single time, I notice another layer of detail. Not a single line or frame is wasted, everything brings something extra to the table
@danatronics90395 жыл бұрын
Such as the one slide of the boiled frog in the intro. Very clever.
@sophia47405 жыл бұрын
Danatronics what’s the boiled frog about?
@dragoninatrenchcoat5 жыл бұрын
I never noticed the boiling frog before!! On my first rewatch what got me was "no smoking allowed in the theater". I literally said "Fuck you Oliver Thorn" out loud, glad I was home alone
@j.yossarian68525 жыл бұрын
@@dragoninatrenchcoat What does that mean for someone who it went over the head of?
@dragoninatrenchcoat5 жыл бұрын
J.Yossarian The boiling frog is a reference to the saying that if you try to put a frog in boiling water it’ll jump away, but if you put it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat it’ll let itself get boiled
@Hipsternebula5 жыл бұрын
i cannot believe how good your character work is. like truly the arsonist's monologue scenes were blisteringly good, and that script wouldn't be out of place as a classic audition monologue also that fireman outfit is definitely a keeper
@Hipsternebula5 жыл бұрын
@@soumilroy thank u for noticing 😔🙏
@HobGungan5 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, probably gonna be using the Arsonist scenes for my next audition
@ethanrichmond39925 жыл бұрын
Notice when the video cuts to the Arsonist. When Olly mentions something burning, we see him for the first time. After Olly says that Bannon's "ideas can be appealing", we cut to the Arsonist further trying to relate to the audience and appeal to them. When Olly says that Bannon is selling a story, we cut to the Arsonist telling us more, talking about how he was a former lecturer. When Olly notes that we may not be the first to smell the smoke, the Arsonist returns (also note how, unrelated, the Arsonist's philosophy about trans people is the same as Yer Dad's from the Transphobia video). And finally, when Olly says that Bannon will not overtly tell you fascism is the answer, we see the Arsonist for the final time, arguing to get rid of "firefighters", and finally trying to get you on his side once and for all. This video is great. I keep returning to it, it's so full of meaning and symbolism.
@xRockLobster75x5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! While I love all of Olly's recent videos, I feel this is certainly the "tightest" video that's not about his personal experiences. The writing, visual storytelling, and performances (especially of the Arsonist) keeps me coming back again and again.
@Whosaskin5 жыл бұрын
The Arsonist is certainly an entertaining character.
@MrRoyalKiller15 жыл бұрын
@@trellabrella9903 While I agree with you (Gladdic is being silly), be careful with the 'echo chamber' thing. Echo chambers are gradational, not binary; to an extent all ideologies are echo chambers, with some being more, and some less extreme. Let us be glad we find ourselves in the right (left) one ;)
@Feonixpreator5 жыл бұрын
I was hooked by 'Steve, the color of your soul is between you, and god. But your ASS belongs to me'
@UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA4 жыл бұрын
Cuts back to the Arsonist calling for investigation into firefighters while making a Molotov cocktail, no less.
@SalRashiq3 жыл бұрын
Tell 'em, Abi.
@joachimmacdonald27025 жыл бұрын
The basis of fascism in acknowledging that there’s a problem, but then blaming literally anything other than the system which causes it.
@Reprodestruxion5 жыл бұрын
Joachim Macdonald or blaming the system but..... how to make the system more systematic? 🤔 💭 💭 💭
@DeoMachina5 жыл бұрын
This is so true it's not even funny. There are some far-right loons I work with and they'll say the exact same shit as me, word-for-word, and then they zoom off to blame black people or jews for some reason.
@Reprodestruxion5 жыл бұрын
DeoMachina I know more about to handle things than the people that handle things... I’d do the same but even more of it! Quote unquote
@WerewolfofEpicness5 жыл бұрын
@@DeoMachina fascists are much like socially right liberals
concerns have been raised about capitalism. the public knows what's going on. THEY'RE ENRAGED!
@minivergur5 жыл бұрын
THEY SAY capitalism isn't only wholly incabable of combating climate change - but actually it's root cause 🤔
@cool_sword5 жыл бұрын
@Abraham Lincoln dammb dude rely makes u thing!
@mikkykyluc58045 жыл бұрын
@@david21686 go beg your bourgeois masters for scraps like a dog then. meanwhile, us socialists will break our chains and build a new and better world.
@david216865 жыл бұрын
@@mikkykyluc5804 Actually, I'd rather train myself to develop skills that are in demand, and earn my scraps through consensual transactions. I'll also use market competition between "bourgeois masters" to ensure that I get the best possible scraps, while those very "bourgeois masters" are incentivized to produce greater quantities of high-quality scraps.
@newfleshrecords5 жыл бұрын
@@david21686you respond like a high schooler that just got caught smoking in the bathroom.
@CamelDance5 жыл бұрын
'So chad he shares a border with Cameroon' That's it. Nothing in this video can top that joke
@DarkPrject5 жыл бұрын
I actually didn't get that one. Mind explaining it?
@Paulinemoke5 жыл бұрын
@@DarkPrject "chad" is an Incel term for very "masculine man who gets laid a bunch", but well, is also of course the name for the country "Chad" ;-) If you don't know what Incels are - good for you! Also check out Contrapoints video of the same title
@gaybroshevik41805 жыл бұрын
^found a virgin
@chrisisteas5 жыл бұрын
@@DarkPrject Other than the meme Chad, Chad is also a country that borders Cameroon. If you're confused about the Chad meme, I'd say google it.
@DarkPrject5 жыл бұрын
@@chrisisteas right. Forgot there was a country called chad. Kinda obvious in retrospect.
@robingwynn53804 жыл бұрын
Maybe antifa should start referring to itself as the Volunteer Fire Department
@robingwynn53804 жыл бұрын
This is a joke that will be funny to a very specific cross-section of people
@zakethekid13334 жыл бұрын
@@robingwynn5380 I hate you.
@felixeleutheria3 жыл бұрын
I HAVE BEEN THINKING THIS thank you
@jazwhoaskedforthis3 жыл бұрын
VFD
@ladygagarin16603 жыл бұрын
If only there was a way that members could identify one another. Some sort of...tattoo, perhaps?
@NickTheGrimace4 жыл бұрын
"Died like a cuck." God damn the number of incredible 6 second clips in the episode is unbelievable
@ChuckyMarks4 жыл бұрын
"All exits are to the far Left" Hell ya.
@michaelcrockis76794 жыл бұрын
"You even can say I'm antifire" :)
@jonnymcjonjon87144 жыл бұрын
Omg I just got it!
@q.s.98104 жыл бұрын
Bruh I’m stupid
@alexscriabin4 жыл бұрын
speaking “anti-fire” with a British schwa-“-r” to sound like “antifa” is genius.
@johnny--guitar5 жыл бұрын
I think the most terrifying line in the whole video is "would you put that one over there with the others?". The arsonist, no matter how much you try and stop him, *already has what he needs.* Even if you don't buy into his words, it doesn't matter. He already has the power, and he *will* use it. All that matters now is whether you support him, or start putting out fires.
@kaos9224 жыл бұрын
"You wouldn´t, by any chance, happen to have...a match" This line gave me literal chills. The character is so perfectly crafted, amazing work Abbie.
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
Abbie*
@kaos922 Жыл бұрын
@@tamarbeker1701 thanks updated my old comment.
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
@@kaos922 thanks! I like it when the internet agrees to listen instead of starting a fight
@kaos922 Жыл бұрын
@@tamarbeker1701 no reason to fight. She wasn´t out yet when I wrote the comment, you reminded me, I updated. No skin off my back. PS: transphobes can fuck all the way off.
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
@@kaos922 totally. Absolutely. I wholeheartedly agree with every word.
@Nkjin9964 жыл бұрын
pour one out for the gays that had never seen a Philosophy Tube video before and were absolutely NOT prepared for a hot guy in a discount porn parody fireman outfit to show up and distractingly explain the cultural effects of decreasing empathy on a societal scale (its me) (im gays)
@amikae44704 жыл бұрын
well you're in for a ride!, philosophy tube is all about that!...and philosophy too ig.
@jose-qp4yz4 жыл бұрын
yeah i find it difficult to finish a philosophy tube video cos i get distracted by how attractive he is. like this fireman costume is making me think of things
@clickhere2d1e4 жыл бұрын
When Olly said "your ass belongs to me" I felt that. We all felt that.
@josephineparsons784 жыл бұрын
But aren't we all just gays?
@tobistein66394 жыл бұрын
@@clickhere2d1e About 15 minutes in he does this fun little shoulder shrug thing that was particularly distracting
@MorganCPaige5 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud at the “selection of whites” stock photo and will be using that often now, thanks for that
@crouchingslavhiddenvodka18144 жыл бұрын
"Today, we're gonna learn all about fire. Boy there sure is a lot of that around these days" *Confused Australian Screaming*
@fruitygarlic36014 жыл бұрын
*weeps in Californian gender reveal*
@lars79354 жыл бұрын
laughs in exploding forrest
@anone.mousse6744 жыл бұрын
*screams in Oregonian confusion*
@apeacebone64994 жыл бұрын
gurgles in Washingtonian passive-aggression
@GoErikTheRed4 жыл бұрын
Ah the good ol' days. Back when we considered a continent on fire to be noteworthy
@princecookies3 жыл бұрын
Damn, going through and looking at your old content, you pay trans people a great deal of attention, and mention us in many more places than another creator may mention us. At the time, I read this as just really, really inclusive, which to be fair, it is, but I feel like you were dropping us some dummy thicc hints and we all just missed them lmao
@piedpiper11853 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I started watching around when this video came out and I thought that (s)he was born female-trans to male because of all the trans rights mentions he dropped. I was slightly surprised when turned out to be the opposite.
@what-uu3zn3 жыл бұрын
In one of her other videos the arsonists newspaper reads that a family was saved by a transgender firefighter
@jazwhoaskedforthis3 жыл бұрын
I thought that PT was just being very inclusive and a good ally for the trans friends they (SHE) had in the YT space. Turns out Abby was LURKING.
@General12th3 жыл бұрын
If she was dropping hints, I think they were subconscious. Even she didn't know about them at the time.
@voidify33 жыл бұрын
@@piedpiper1185 lmao yeah, my dad was like "is philosophy tube a trans man? talks about trans ppl a lot" after watching this video and i was like "nah" at the time but then she came out as a trans woman
@justbeyondthecornerproduct35405 жыл бұрын
I love how 10,000 years later, Lady Foppington's descendant is still obsessed with skull shape.
@makari88845 жыл бұрын
this is the best comment!
@gibblet70415 жыл бұрын
Hey man, she got around alot, eventually one of them would have.
@TalkingSoup5 жыл бұрын
it must needs be remarked that this comment is solid gold
@justbeyondthecornerproduct35403 жыл бұрын
@@TalkingSoup Thanks very much!
@justbeyondthecornerproduct35403 жыл бұрын
@@makari8884 Thank you!
@breandadavis31685 жыл бұрын
"In case of a fire, the exits, are to the far left..." Goddammit you're so clever.
@echowoods79775 жыл бұрын
especially when you think about the fire = fascism allegory used throughout the video
@MorganCPaige5 жыл бұрын
Breanda Davis that was a good one
@sarahgraves67595 жыл бұрын
Damn I didn't catch that.
@abdallahshakeel70365 жыл бұрын
@@sarahgraves6759 me neither it was a pretty subtle
@GrahamChapman5 жыл бұрын
One-thousandth thumb up... Never seen the transition from "999" to "1tn" before... Anyway, yes, I agree with you.
@matthewkossolapov1595 жыл бұрын
"The exists are to the far left" - god damn it Oliver
@Sternmann5 жыл бұрын
The one on the right is just a revolving door
@alexsmith29105 жыл бұрын
Awesome joke, Oliver.
@User24x5 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. Exists?
@c3r6s95 жыл бұрын
@@User24x he means the way out of this awful system lies with the far left, politically
@1980EW5 жыл бұрын
@@User24x Exits- The OP had a typo.
@vedantthapar36664 жыл бұрын
“He was then reincarnated as Davis Aurini” actually caused me to burst out laughing
@CervantesVI5 жыл бұрын
"Family of four, burned alive. Two little girls and their mother and father, burned to a crisp." This section has an even more sinister layer to it now that Olly's Ben Shapiro video exists.
@beruman5 жыл бұрын
oh shit you're right
@soupsoup42455 жыл бұрын
Oh no.
@couldntthinkofacoolname96085 жыл бұрын
The Philosophy Tube Cinematic Universe is getting heavy. MCU could never
@theocean19735 жыл бұрын
@@couldntthinkofacoolname9608 this...IS A SEQUEL.
@kylewatson41934 жыл бұрын
@@theocean1973 Nah, the Ben Shapiro video is a PREQUEL
@Syncopiia4 жыл бұрын
Don't know if you were trying to make this point, but one of the things your last bit where he asks for a match made me think of stochastic terrorism. A lot of modern fascists like to set the stage up for other more radical people to finish the dirty work. Or say, asking 'innocent questions' with obvious terrible implications/subtext, so they'll fill in the blank and radicalize themselves and feel that they came to their new position on their own. Saying things like 'somebody should do something about these people', to an audience that is sure to have just a few nutjobs who just need a little push to be made hostile and violent.
@CorruptPianist4 жыл бұрын
Our President here in the states does plenty of that. A mayor almost got kidnapped by armed domestic terrorists.
@jamiel60054 жыл бұрын
This comment is suddenly very relevant since Donald Trump Jr just called for a civil war...
@funnyvalentinedidnothingwrong4 жыл бұрын
@@growsitwell Source: _Dude Trust Me_
@anomienormie81264 жыл бұрын
yess I was thinking this too!
@rainbowevil4 жыл бұрын
@@growsitwell not that IQ is a good indicator of much at all, but the average IQ *definitionally* cannot be anything other than 100... Seems like someone’s not as bright as they would like to think.
@draxiss15775 жыл бұрын
I did *not* pick up on that 'shekels changing hands' dogwhistle The Arsonist does. It's incredible.
@keegisuvakas68474 жыл бұрын
eeh i didn't get that joke can you help?
@draxiss15774 жыл бұрын
@@keegisuvakas6847 It's not really a joke, per se. It's an antisemitic dogwhistle, and having The Arsonist slip such dogwhistles into his speech about how knowing how The Elites lives allows hims to imply that jews=rich=GLOBALIST CONSPIRACY THEORY. The Arsonist is trying to send the viewer down fascist conspiracy theory rabbit holes.
@carmensimons56764 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify shekel=Israeli currency
@CommanderKatelyn4 жыл бұрын
@Callie Johnson yeah, it's pretty much what you said. The arsonist character is a direct metaphor to the real world fascists who use obfuscation to spread propaganda. He openly derides antifire, ie antifascists, for blowing the whistle on seemingly innocuous behaviours that could cause a fire, and claims they are working with the arsonists, a parallel to how fascists will claim their fascistic behaviours are, in fact, not fascistic, and also claim antifa are the real fascists for calling out when notable figures spread the fire, so to speak. Also I'm fairly certain the "all those books up in smoke" line is a reference to book burnings, not accidental ones caused by chance fires but rather the intentional type that fascist regimes tend to be fond of utilising to control the discourse.
@egg51884 жыл бұрын
@Callie Johnson I know I'm really late, but I wanted to add on. The arsonist is a character like Steve Bannon, which is not just an "I'm not a fascist, but..." character. The arsonist is a powerful manipulator whose messages become more potently fascist the more they can get you to believe. The "I'm not a fascist, but..." guy is very surface level, trying to just develop interest and spur doubt. The arsonist is probably best summed up like this "I believe the modern world has stripped society of many important values. I am not a fascist, I just doubt some of the power structures that exist. I believe in a simpler time, one without such manipulation and corruption. I am a traditionalist and if a rationally skeptical traditionalist is defined as a fascist, then I suppose all good people are fascist. If you believe in morality, you should be fascist too." Each step feigns reasonability, drawing one closer in with lies based on oversimplification, until inspiring existential doubt about fascism, ironic use of the title as a stance against society, and unironic support of unabashed fascists. This is close to Hannah Arendt's idea of the Banality of Evil, which is that fascism happens when people living under a fasciat government just 'do their jobs.'
@theroadstopshere3 жыл бұрын
The "better keep buying more newspapers and shitting on trans people" joke hits different now 😂 An absolute classic of a video on the way fearmongering and clever language are used to draw people into a worldview and radicalize them, and that cover of "Why We Build The Wall" sends shivers down my spine. It's so cheesy, but so good for that. Abby really made a great video here, and it's kind of funny seeing how well she pulled off the super-masculine firefighter look and the classic masculine suit knowing what we know now.
@halokirche22615 жыл бұрын
Olly: *wearing a tank top* "anti-fire" Me: Smitten
@XandraHomes5 жыл бұрын
Halo Kirche my bisexual butt just thought the same
@swanstarr14414 жыл бұрын
@@XandraHomes yeah me too
@RyuKyu.775 ай бұрын
Bisexuals taking the W even after her transition, WE ADAPT, OVERCOME AND SURVIVE. Holy crap she was hot even in her cis days
@ratguy1015 жыл бұрын
I actually found the "posh former lecturer" character to be the most interesting part of this video. The idea of people claiming to be "reasonable, open-minded centrists" while slowly turning into "arsonists" without even realizing was super interesting. That's pretty much how Steve Bannon works. He's not the fuel, he's the accelerator.
@PhilosophyTube5 жыл бұрын
Hah, it's interesting you read him as slowly turning into an arsonist - in my mind he was the arsonist all along and just a barefaced liar trying to trick you! That's why everywhere he claims to have worked has burned down, and why he tells lies about himself like growing up without advantages when he clearly had loads!
@ratguy1015 жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophyTube Well, if you watch Bill Maher's interview with Milo(undoubtably a "fire accelarant" himself), you'll notice some eerie similarities. Maher is initially wary to side with his guest, but quickly starts to find shared opinions on "free speech" and the left's supposed "overreaction" to right-wing(read: fascist) thinkers. By the end of it, he's pretty much just siding with Yiannopolous entirely, going so far as to agree with his (entirely wrong) take on transgender people using the washroom. If you had asked Maher wether he supported the alt-right at any point, he would have sincerely said no. But his actions, conscious or otherwise, are helping the arsonists either way.
@steampunker75 жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophyTube From my own perspective, I think either read of the character is valid. He may indeed be a representation of the kind of wolf in sheep's clothing who knows damn well he's peddling poison and the exact sales pitch needed to move product. He may also indeed the kind of well intentioned but intellectually isolated soul simply passing on the poison and picking up just a bit of it himself every time he does. Not that long ago I had a falling out with a friend of mine. Good guy, smart, funny, decent fellow. I started noticing though in his FB posts some worrying things. First it was showing support of Gamergate. Then griping because Battlefield V was going to have female playable characters and that "historically inaccurate. Then raging about how "feminism was ruining gaming. Then cheering because he was going to "own cucks" in a game. Then bitching about how an article brought up and chided TotalBiscuit's involvement in Gamergate. Then cheering when a female developer for Guild Wars was let go after a minor spat with a poster during an online Q&A session (apparently her making a crack about having something "mansplained" to her was deeply offensive to him.) Final straw came when he posted up something about Nazis not existing on his wall and we had it out. All the while of course he would claim he was all for women in gaming (he even made female avatars himself you know.) At one point in our discussions he even repeated that "feminists are trying to make men irrelevant" line by quoting Kathleen Kennedy out of context and reading into her statements. But inch by inch, step by step, I watching him slowly but surely parrot and then adopt Alt-Right talking points until it came to a head. And even when I posted articles up showing, very clearly, that yes there ARE still both self described and in all but name Nazis still around today he did everything he could to loophole his way around or say they "weren't actual Nazis." But that's what I saw as well in your lecturer character. That gradual creep towards a fascist mindset that he himself might not even be fully aware he's doing. True indeed some folks that drift to the far right were already, at their core, fascists in the making. But equally true are those who end up there because they either can't or won't hold the mirror up to themselves and see what they are becoming.
@MCArt255 жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophyTube that was my take as well. He is one of the Arsonists from Frisch's play, except unlike those, he's never so cross as to announce that he is, in fact, an arsonist.
@Arrakiz6665 жыл бұрын
@@ratguy101 Side note, but the whole Milo story is just so incredibly sad. Like I know he's a vile monster, but in the end it really wasn't us who killed his career, it was the right. As we've all told him, again and again, as a flamboyantly gay man, he can only ever be a useful idiot who's gonna get dropped like a hot potato at the slightest hint of trouble.
@MorganCPaige5 жыл бұрын
We might not be able to smell the smoke, so we should probably listen to those who can. HOLY SHIT THAT POINT GAVE ME CHILLS AM I CRYING?
@chada48064 жыл бұрын
It reminded me of Mrs. Schachter from the book: Night.
@corbiecrow97384 жыл бұрын
Na the smokes in your eye's
@xiricada71213 жыл бұрын
I’m old and trying to learn here, so apologies if this sounds insensitive. After seeing the “coming out” video, it’s amazing how Abigail was right there, in front of my eyes, and I was struggling to see her - like something was “off”. It makes completely sense that she was “trapped” on that bad job. She was always there, using a different voice and hair style, like a badass actress, acting all her way through... Keep fighting, girl!
@alexwallace69042 жыл бұрын
Just seeing this, but this is so incredibly wholesome. I’m glad that you are learning, and bettering your understanding of things!
@shugafoo28472 жыл бұрын
I am so glad to see old folks who break the steriotype of being transphobic and homophobic, thank you very much!
@Summer-uq1vr2 жыл бұрын
Im young and also trying to learn and its nice to know we have the time to work together, if that makes sense?
@kakonthebed2 жыл бұрын
Based grandad/grandma 💖
@fourlightsorchestra2 жыл бұрын
I believe you're only "old" when you're out of touch with the art and ideas currently going on in the world. You may have been here longer than some folks, but judging from your comment, ya ain't "old"!
@zasterahasalwaysbeenhere5 жыл бұрын
cannonically, this takes place after the Ben Shapiro episode
@mirdalan5 жыл бұрын
Why do you say that? What puts it ahead of the Shapiro video?
@gamebrainthinks16135 жыл бұрын
@@mirdalan the arsonist mentions a house of a family of 4 buring down. He even mentions 2 little girls. Tom Bentley had 2 little girls, so I think it was his house
@whotoldyouthisurl5 жыл бұрын
@@gamebrainthinks1613 "get gent, Tom Bently"
@ridleysomeliana-lauer58145 жыл бұрын
@@gamebrainthinks1613 he also mentioned a nasty fire in the Ben Shapiro episode, so I think this takes place first. If there is a canon there is.
@ZappBranniglenn5 жыл бұрын
Which is a bummer because now we won't get the debate with Ben Shapiro where Olly plays Tom Gently if Tom is dead.
@ughwhydoidothisendme84775 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the song "Why We Build A Wall" is part of a musical called Hadestown that has just won a tony for best musical, direction, and score. The composer and lyricist, Anais Mitchell, wrote and produced this song during the first showings of the musical off broadway *ten years ago* The song is sung by Hades, and the actor has shown intrest in letting Trump watch the song and see just how insane he is.
@jovanaspasojevic50494 жыл бұрын
Omg yesss another hadestown fan!!!
@codenamelambda4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I found out about Hadestown because of this video, and loved it ever since.
@shannonconnery50014 жыл бұрын
It blows my mind that this was written way before Trump's campaign and his whole "Build the wall!" thing. Anais predicted the future.
@pilarm.a.59764 жыл бұрын
@@codenamelambda Fun fact: I found about of this channel because of the Why We Build the Wall cover, and have loved it ever since
@alexfields87854 жыл бұрын
As interesting as thatd be. I doubt trump would realise the contradiction if h heard the song
@basil55105 жыл бұрын
So... you are saying that we should become some kind of "Voluntary Fire Department"? 👁️
@Max-nk9xg5 жыл бұрын
some kind of anti-fire activists
@OlPalJoe5 жыл бұрын
You're my friend now
@Qorelin5 жыл бұрын
So that's it? What, we're some kinda Voluntary Fire Department?
@otterhero62295 жыл бұрын
Ee that's exactly what I thought when the video started.
@valridagan5 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean "Volunteer"?
@aegis_knight3 жыл бұрын
For future reference/compilation for all you drama/theater kids and me: 3:29 (First scene) 9:39 Have you heard about these arson attacks? Dreadful. Simply dreadful. Here, it says a family of four burned alive. Two little girls, and a mother and a father charred to a crisp and they have no idea who did it. Mind you, I hardly ever read the newspapers and load of old nonsense most of the time. I never met a journalist I could trust but just occasionally I do like to indulge. I like to read the horoscopes. What's your sign? Oooh, let's see what the future has in store. "With mercury in retrograde, your energies are depleted. Beware of old friends or lovers who may be mocking you behind your back. You will strive for success, but until you make a breakthrough in yourself you will not attain it. Powerful energies swarm around you, by paying the proper attention you can learn to harness them." Mmm, you must be somebody very special. 17:19 Tsk, awful. It's produced such a climate of fear, don't you think? That's the worst part: the fear -- the suspicion. A chap can't walk down the street smoking a cigarette these days without being accused of being an arsonist. I say if I want to smoke a cigarette, that is jolly well my right as a free man. But light up in some places these days and people will yell, "Arsonist! Arsonist!" Take this chap Steve Bannon -- I mean, dreadful chap, don't misunderstand me. Simply awful the things he says, most of the things he says. Although you can't deny his popularity, particularly amongst the white working class. I'm a travelling salesman, so I get about a fair bit -- listen to a lot of people, real salt of the Earth people. I grew up very poor: no advantages in life whatsoever, so I've spent a lot of time around hard workers, know how they think. Do you believe in God? No need to say anything; I see the look on your face. I think that's a very brave stance, if I may says so. I think that's the best stance one can take on questions theological. Not many people would. And this chap Bannon, dreadful chap. But here's an article *chuckles* here's an article about Steve Bannon lighting a cigarette at the Oxford student union and somebody called the fire department! They had people in the streets yelling "Arsonist! Arsonist!" just for lighting a cigarette! 25:10 Apparently, most of the protestors outside Bannon's speech at Oxford were typical students. Idealistic. Socialist. Oh yes, a surprising number. As if they don't know that socialism/communism killed...I don't know how many hundreds of millions of people? I used to be a lecturer so I know students quite well. I was a lecturer at London Saints University, years ago. Awful tragedy with the library at London Saints. All the books up in smoke. 35:52 Apparently, they arrested one of the ringleaders of the Oxford protest. Some transgender boy. Or, or girl? I don't really understand that whole thing myself; I mean, I'm not a bigot. I'm quite willing to call people by whatever name, you know, but I don't understand why they make such a fuss? These activists, they demand that you not merely tolerate...but believe as well. It's Orwellian. Orwellian. I was young and brave too once, but never made that sort of fuss in my day. As I say, I grew up very poor, still almost penniless to this day. I was a waiter. Before I was a lecturer, before I was a travelling salesman, a waiter at a luxury restaurant in Piccadilly. Did you ever visit the hotel Mill and Smith? Magnificent, gorgeous establishment. This was all years ago, of course. Terrible what happened to that place; apparently, it started in the kitchen. Somebody left the stove on. All those people...not to mention the furniture! Although that was an experience, let me tell you, waiting tables at the Hotel Mill and Smith! You see the way the other half lives. All dressed up in their finest, nattering away. You're closer to the center of power in a restaurant in Piccadilly than you are if you were in the front row of the Commons, let me tell you. The extravagance with which the elites of the world operate, the circles in which they move, the amount of shekels changing hands...it is extraordinary. 39:34 Ah, thank you ever so much. Would you mind putting that over there with the others? You can leave this if you like. Can I offer you a drink? No? Very healthy for you. I don't know what the world's coming to these days. Nobody trusts anybody anymore, what with these arson attacks. To be perfectly frank, I think there's something fishy going on. I mean, who appoints these so-called firefighters? Who are they accountable to? Running around, breaking down doors, covering their faces -- bullying people for something as small as not changing the batteries in a smoke alarm! I don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if there were one or two firefighters working with the arsonists. I like you. I feel like we've known each other for a long time. We're a dying breed, you and I. The world is changing. Seems like everywhere you look, flames are beginning to rise. And we have to be so careful not to lose everything we've built! I say...you wouldn't by any chance happen to have...a match?
@TheDrTwist5 жыл бұрын
Rewatching this makes me fully realize that Olly writes a killer freaking script. The villain asking if we have a match is freaking brilliant. using the fire=fascism metaphor and the smooth talking fascist using subtle language to draw others into the fold.
@hannibalholmes78765 жыл бұрын
He based most of the arsonist theme on a play called The Arsonists (Biedermann und die Brandstifter in it's original German). I had to read it for 10th grade German class for the first time and I absolutely hated it. I didn't understand what it was about and why everyone was acting so absurdly stupid. Having lived in the US for a year I had some interesting conversations with insane republicans. That combined with this video made me actually realize what the book was about. 10/10 would recommend. Also, dear Mr. King, the deep state is not going to take over, and even if it did your guns wouldn't help. No, having tonnes of guns among the German population would not have prevented the whole Nazi thing, those guys were voted in you fucking moron. Sincerely, fuck off. (This was a rant lol)
@maxnaiman96065 жыл бұрын
Oliver Thorn’s use of metaphor and theatrics elegantly illustrates controversial and thought-provoking views on politics and current events. His use of costumes, props, and charismatic characters sets the stage to take on topics such as facism, free speech, and populism through the lens of philosophical reasoning. The content is both engaging and relevant; I greatly enjoyed this video and look forward to more videos by Philosophy Tube.
@ee-np1pb4 жыл бұрын
uwu.
@obliviousotterI4 жыл бұрын
It really tickles me when people structure youtube comments like high school english essays
@saulo43024 жыл бұрын
A+++ I'm Very Proud!/10 Would assign again.
@WendingWind4 жыл бұрын
might delete later idk
@Sajirah4 жыл бұрын
“I fight fires. You could say I’m anti-fi-“ *stares at camera* Not gonna lie, I completely missed that joke the first time around.
@bignate28144 жыл бұрын
I've missed so much stuff the first time. It's making me want to rewatch his videos
@SuperUnleash4 жыл бұрын
@@bignate2814 an example of how thick and easily led left leaning people tend to be.
@notrod53414 жыл бұрын
@@SuperUnleash If you say so mate.
@MesaAufenhand4 жыл бұрын
@Redswimmer28 no no THICC
@SuperUnleash4 жыл бұрын
@Nspnspker ha! i am a former raging leftist , yet in time saw the folly in such one dimensional thinking. living and working in different countries meeting and talking to hundreds of different types of people, coupled with decades of study , when all is said and done ,i have come to the realisation that the hard left attracts below average iq people, where as middle of the road left wing ideals seem to attract average iq people .I very rarely come across any lefty with fresh ideas or thought processes of their own .high intellect left wing thinkers are few and far between ,all i see is regurgitation of dogma. Obviously there are the odd anomaly ,they are indeed refreshing in a world of mediocre myopic simpletons .
@IDFK5314 жыл бұрын
This is truly, in my humble opinion, the best video Phil' Tube has ever made. I watch it again every few months and every time I do I get a different message from it, I still notice new things in it even now more than a year later. The first time I watched this I didn't even catch "Immigrants don't lower wages; bosses do" it just went right over my head, the first time I watched this I was far-right wing, now I'm anarchist and I got a different viewing experience at every point on the political spectrum between those two points. It helped bring me out of the right and I hope it can help more people that were the way I was.
@clorofolle Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I know this comment is old, but if you see this and still watch this vid every now and then -- do you remember what your first reaction to it was? Or what really struck you and helped you reconsider your views? I often wonder if these videos actually help peeps stuck in the far right every now and then, and I'm so glad this one did it for you.
@doctorearman93434 жыл бұрын
You said “there is no smoking allowed in the theater” and my high ass went to put my bowl out
@jonahnesmith70043 жыл бұрын
Did you have one of those moments where you just stop and stare for like 10 seconds trying to correct yourself
@dougthedonkey18053 жыл бұрын
Well, you followed directions
@dshepherd1073 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@loorthedarkelf83532 жыл бұрын
I also got 'Follows Directions' on my report cards
@dysmissme7343 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@InnuendoStudios5 жыл бұрын
thank you for the plug, daddy
@Arrakiz6665 жыл бұрын
The fact that you called Ollie a daddy makes my day.
@alisoncandiloro29475 жыл бұрын
Make more vids I'm getting withdrawal
@victorianeechan5 жыл бұрын
I can't stand this. Too many daddy's in the room
@tmseh5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry girl, I'll handle these daddies.
@CurtainRod5 жыл бұрын
Every night, I also thank my daddy for the plug ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@muhammadmirshkk12514 жыл бұрын
love how he didn't have the match himself but asked for it. genius
@sean27344 жыл бұрын
I’m very dense. Why is it genius? Is it because fascists need to recruit people less extreme for them to be effective?
@muhammadmirshkk12514 жыл бұрын
@@sean2734 because it perfectly concludes the fire metaphor he is using this whole video. showing how the advocates of fascism like Bannon are the accelerators of the fire, the true igniters are the rage-fueled recruited (contributing to the said metaphor myself) and it's them who are the igniters of the devastating fire that is fascism (the arsonist doesn't have the match, people do,). this, combined with the story earlier about the cigar-smoking man associated with arson (how even these little sparks of people can be powerful. and the arsonist is misguiding these sparks), by literary standards, masterful. although by explaining the metaphor I might've ruined it, like ruining a joke.
@thomasneal92914 жыл бұрын
@@sean2734 it's because populist REQUIRE gullible marks to GIVE THEM the power, that's the genius of it. the best ones don't TAKE power... they have it thrust upon them by gullible rubes, anxious to be a part of the story they were told. and by now, you should think this sounds familiar... because it's basically the way every religion in the world operates, and always has.
@gamingtime97163 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadmirshkk1251 It is through discussion of a metaphor that you can analyze its strengths, though. The arsonist is himself a match. One of my favorite lines from him is that he says that he was not born into any privilege, completely ignoring his race (white fragility). He is one of the rage-fueled recruited, going through the icons of neo-liberal society and leaving a trail of flame in his wake.
@benschmitt70353 жыл бұрын
@@sean2734 he used the match already
@neptunite59735 жыл бұрын
I just gotta say I really appreciate the subtitles. As a non-native english speaker, it makes it much easier to understand, especially when it's complicated topics like this :) Great video as always ^^
@emmawalter54333 жыл бұрын
"The exits are to the far Left" "You might say I'm anti-fire" "Selection of whites"😂
@darthlynx57922 жыл бұрын
What does "selection of whites"
@emmawalter54332 жыл бұрын
@@darthlynx5792 She's implying that when the British Nationalists say "Native British People" they are referring to Bretons, Picts, Celts, Anglo-Saxon, Vikings, and Normans; a group which oddly includes invaders from the European continent, but not refugees and other people of color brought to what is now the UK by circumstance or by force. In other words in order to be actually British, your ancestors have to be Northern and Central Europeans. That said a group of various white wines can also be called a "selection of whites" which is the joke she's making.
@darthlynx57922 жыл бұрын
@@emmawalter5433 Ohhh thanks
@apinakapina Жыл бұрын
It took me several times watching to get the "exits to the far left" line. Brilliant!
@vladimirstok1495 жыл бұрын
Damn, that song saying "we build the wall to keep us free" really creeps me out, like some kind of cognitive dissonance...
@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V25 жыл бұрын
I'd venture to say that most fascistic worldviews are based in contradictory assumptions. When they're not, they're usually based in primitive fears.
@vladimirstok1495 жыл бұрын
@@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2 it didn't even feel like it was uniquely fascistic to me, it creeped me out because it's the same kind of logical void i'd expect from many people, including family
@tima97905 жыл бұрын
It's from a musical called Hadestown. It was written in 2006. Worth listening to the Hadestown album on KZbin if you get the chance.
@joannamyers12685 жыл бұрын
The music was so cool, so chilling, so addictive. It's brilliant
@Stephen-uz8dm5 жыл бұрын
@@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2 leftists and conservatives both say this about eachother
@slawidimitrov37505 жыл бұрын
Olly, while I personally really enjoyed your earlier content as well, the small lectures and the calm discussions on philosophy in front of the book shelf, I feel like you're starting to create true dynamite here, with your thoughtful and purpose driven theatricality you are creating some of the most potent youtube videos i've ever seen. You're really pushing the platform both politically and artistically, and I truly think your work is amazing. The chills i got from the song in the end were insane. cheers!
@amyreynolds72445 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. The expansion into more overtly theatrical productions are heightening the impact of everything he does; it's like he took ContraPoints' advice about AESTHETIC and RAN WITH IT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE DIRECTION.
@rhaeven5 жыл бұрын
Lefttube is realllly getting its shit together.
@user-gw8kh1dx4c5 жыл бұрын
This is the best videos he's ever made, I've rewatched it like 5 times already and I never do that anymore on youtube because I don't have the time (even with content I love).
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree, but also, *Abbie.
@hareecionelson5875 Жыл бұрын
@@tamarbeker1701 *four years ago
@kattitude1304 жыл бұрын
this is my first philosophy tube video and im only 5 minutes in but i think im attracted to men now is that normal edit: now i could wonder if i’m attracted to women LOL but the truth is i am aromantic asexual and happy with it. it has been fun seeing all the replies and assumptions made, trans rights everyone
@xRockLobster75x4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much, yeah.
@nevergreen42194 жыл бұрын
Yes
@bulshock12214 жыл бұрын
With Olle? Yeah, pretty normal.
@EduardoHerrera-fr6bd4 жыл бұрын
you are a healthy
@IAmKrego4 жыл бұрын
I'm a cisgender heterosexual male and I would absolutely have a non-platonic drink with Olle to see if there was anything there. :P
@opalpersonal4 жыл бұрын
I JUST BARELY PUT TOGETHER THAT THE FAMILY THE ARSONIST TALKS ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING IS SUPPOSED TO HARKEN BACK TO THE BEN SHAPIRO VIDEO OF TOM GENTLY
@alexbradshaw54663 жыл бұрын
HOLY SHIT!
@apersonwhomayormaynotexist98683 жыл бұрын
Actually it's more likely that she wrote that in reference to this since this came out before
@Desi-qw9fc5 жыл бұрын
The posh ex-lecturer was quite scary. "I like you." That one line is so loaded.
@m-41365 жыл бұрын
the covert white supremacy, very intelligent depiction of it
@SaulSilvaPereira5 жыл бұрын
I've seen fascists compliment antifa leaders
@sarcastichearts5 жыл бұрын
@@SaulSilvaPereira people in power often compliment left-wing organisers - they'll say something vague like "i love how passionate you are". those compliments are hardly ever genuine.
@SpecArch965 жыл бұрын
@@SaulSilvaPereira Antifa leaders? Like the president of antifa? The directors of antifa? The founders of antifa? _Nameless_ fascists complimenting the "leaders of antifa", hmmm. Sounds like bullshit, through and through.
@umangmalik5 жыл бұрын
@@SaulSilvaPereira antifa doesn't have leaders, you're lying, fuck off.
@vinicius991575 жыл бұрын
The arson analogy is really good. Here in Brazil, a giant environmental crime occured, and the businessmen and the government are pretending it was just an accident. And it feels like they own the destruction, and not only that, but that they also own the way that destruction is seen. It's kind of a dreadful thing that makes me a little bit hopeless. Feels like this nationalistic view is so powerful, and "class conciousness" or something like that won't be enough to break it
@Reprodestruxion5 жыл бұрын
Vinicius Morais manipulado pra fazer propaganda da direita como o rescate dos mineros no Chile, meu pais
@MadJackChurchill13125 жыл бұрын
“Oops”.
@allisondoak94255 жыл бұрын
Interesting! It’s being reported as an accident in the media I see but as someone who works closely with resource management law here in New Zealand I have been asking how that could be considered an accident. I should probably read more about it! It’s a terrible thing for everyone effected and I hope there’s some justice there
@nickmarquez47945 жыл бұрын
René Moncayo One of the reasons reactionaries like Bolsonaro are rising up into power is because of the incompetence of the left winged parties.
@Reprodestruxion5 жыл бұрын
Nick Marquez Or strong armed tactics like the murder of mariele Franco and colluding with the gangas as usual to create an ambience of insecurity and thus mythologise the failstate. And I witness in my country the rise of the Brazilian economy and how they came here to spend. And this under a government that decided to appease imf
@joeycasas5 жыл бұрын
That song at the end is haunting af So happy to contribute to your Patreon, Olly! I hope this reaches a lot of people who are otherwise clueless about "fire safety"!
@Nuvizzle5 жыл бұрын
Amazing cover of probably the strongest track on Hadestown. The whole album is fantastic, though; and contrary to popular belief it significantly predates Trump, a fact which illustrates how cliche his rhetoric is. There have always been delusional wall-builders.
@PedanticPig5 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the song Build That Wall, from Bastion, which is from the perspective of the people being walled out, revelling in the futility of it.
@honeybee6695 жыл бұрын
It's from Hadestown, a really awesome musical.
@joeycasas5 жыл бұрын
@Tweevle yo I remember Bastion!!! And that song. Is easily my favorite from the entire game's soundtrack. Kinda neat to set "build that wall" and "why we build the wall" side by side to see the perspective from each side...
@joeycasas5 жыл бұрын
And I looked up the original version of the Hadestown song. The one who sings as Hades has an awesome, rumbling voice. Found that article y'all mentioned , where the artist talked about how Trump's "build the wall" mantra is nothing new. Really puts things in perspective
@radiobob19083 жыл бұрын
Abigail really got the best of both worlds. She got to sing as Hades without straining her voice and now she gets to sing as Eurydice. That's pretty cool.
@apersonwhomayormaynotexist98682 жыл бұрын
I mean as a trans woman, vocal transition especially for singing is ridiculously difficult, it'd probably take her many more years to be able to sing eurydice, and she's a master of theater, most trans woman will probably never in a million years be able to unfortunately
@sealogic45522 жыл бұрын
It’s especially crazy given that Hades’ part in Hadestown is *punishingly* low. I’m a masculine cis man and I can’t hit those notes. The fact that she can hit those notes and still have a very feminine voice proves she’s just got a stupidly flexible vocal timbre. It’s a skill I’d genuinely like to learn some day, as a vocalist.
@jplayzow Жыл бұрын
@@sealogic4552Honestly a lot of times your chest voice will simply not take you that low subharmonics are generally easier or fry etc
@Valeforer4 жыл бұрын
As someone from Argentina, I was very surprised at the "Populist is usually used to describe people on the right-wing". I didn't think "people vs the elite" could so easily be a right-wing position, because I didn't connect that concept with... well, half of right-wing USA conspiracy theories
@pilarm.a.59764 жыл бұрын
SAME
@TheAlison14564 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised at that claim because last I checked bernie sanders is a populist figure and was majorly supported on reddit, a leftist leaning website.
@marekvincibr58844 жыл бұрын
@@TheAlison1456 well je mentions left populism couple of times but for example Trump is certainly populist.
@minzhewen51064 жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil populist right-win politicians and their supporters like to claim only leftists can be populists bc it requires giving speeches to the poor about what they think they want (fair working rights, etc) but nothing really concrete. I think about that a lot
@someonespotatohmm95134 жыл бұрын
The thing that always strikes me is that as far as i know most populist are actually part of the elite and just use it to get their way.
@harveyholmes95335 жыл бұрын
I just finished a 2 year economics A-level and in all that time the fact that immigrants don’t lower wages bosses do never even came up once and I never even considered how ridiculous the idea that immigrants lower wages is
@margaritam.91184 жыл бұрын
Harvey Holmes You know why it never comes up.
@thatchapthere4 жыл бұрын
Just because it's causally indirect doesn't make the statement strictly false, unless you assume that minimum wage must be increased (which it my well be).
@harveyholmes95334 жыл бұрын
nihilismful it really is I just finished the first year of a PPE degree and the economics section is taught purely in a neo-liberal lens
@mattgianni86884 жыл бұрын
Thats because within a neoliberal, even a capitalist, framework it is a true statement. Immigrants indirectly do lower wages if the market runs free.
@SaucyBoyFilms5 жыл бұрын
Coming here after the Ben Shapiro video to spread the theory that the family of four burned alive were none other than Tom Gently and his wife and two girls. THIS IS A SEQUEL TO A FUTURE VIDEO. MY BOY OLLIE'S GOT AN EXTENDED UNIVERSE UP IN HERE.
@RicardoMoralesMassin5 жыл бұрын
o.0
@AmateurContendr5 жыл бұрын
Honestly given the quality of the work, I wouldn't be surprised if he actually did that.
@dwc19645 жыл бұрын
@@AmateurContendr Voice of God says that it was unintentional, but it is now canon
@opalpersonal4 жыл бұрын
18:02 - This part is very telling to me. He says he grew up 'very poor, no advantages in life whatsoever'. This immediately gives us insight into his mindset: that being a white male in his society does not make him more privileged or better-off than others. I think this is an incredible little detail that Oliver slips in here, because it immediately gives the audience broad knowlege about his viewpoint. His viewpoint being, that race and gender do not play a role in someones social standing or class mobility, and that he 'made it' simply by working hard - whether or not that class mobility depended on climbing on top of the backs of others, remains to be seen for The Arsonist. But I think we can all guess rightly about that.
@elijahosullivan10115 жыл бұрын
everybody is making great critiques and analysis and i'm here like "olly looks hot as a 'fireman' "
@communisttrash85905 жыл бұрын
Olly is hot
@mrelephant22835 жыл бұрын
Olly wakes up looking good enough to eat - Me, a straight guy
@victoriateneyck60354 жыл бұрын
"I'm gonna make that whore my wife." That's what came to mind when I first started this video.
@dias87264 жыл бұрын
Elijah O'sullivan I’m not gay but - olly just hits different
@Bobylein13375 жыл бұрын
This is such a masterpiece of anti-facist educational material that I rewatched it a few times but it kinda bums me that the title simply says "Steve Bannon" even though it's not just about him but uncovers how many facist populists promote themselves.
@gking4074 жыл бұрын
Rægenhere II anyone using the term “Lefty’s” can hardly be expected to understand this video. Perhaps there are some others you could suggest? I want to see the world through your eyes for a change.
@truewheeldon82654 жыл бұрын
@@firstnamett4656 who the fuck needs to make arguments against fascism, it is provably evil
@amberblackwell76874 жыл бұрын
@@truewheeldon8265 As is free market capitalism.
@reginaldbarclay16374 жыл бұрын
You could make the argument that the simple, straightforward title brings in viewers who might not have watched if the title was more critical of Bannon.
@thewanderingeuropean35224 жыл бұрын
He got destroyed by Survive the Jive.
@glitchxero46875 жыл бұрын
Baby Boomers 1980s: "We should give every kid a trophy no matter what, so that nobody feels left out." Baby Boomers 2000s+: "Oh great, here comes the 'everyone gets a trophy' generation to ruin America."
@TheSolarWolf5 жыл бұрын
We are only as good as the generations who raised us.
@quester095 жыл бұрын
overcompensating for the beatdowns they regularly received as kids in the 50s
@mrhotpinkbanana10815 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile the kids who got trophies for doing nothing developed trust issues and anxiety because all these trophies did was make a child feel even worse for getting something unearned.
@Amateur_Pianist_4725 жыл бұрын
Glitch Xero I felt humiliated when receiving a participation award. Sometimes I was bullied for it. I never attended trophy days because they were so boring. Entitlement was the last feeling. Every generation complained about young people. It’s nothing new.
@cedrickulacz84685 жыл бұрын
Wondering Spirit... SOCRATES complained about young people.
@DarkSciencez3 жыл бұрын
Abigail bein so transcendentally male she transcended into being a woman ayy lmao
@johndododoe14113 жыл бұрын
Abigail being the transcendental female erroneously born into a strong male body, contrary to the theory she mocks.
@lilben41843 жыл бұрын
@@johndododoe1411 *he
@Eryna_3 жыл бұрын
@@lilben4184 Wait, I though they used she/her pronouns, but actually don't know. Have they ever released their pronouns?
@StarPichu123 жыл бұрын
@@Eryna_ Abigail is a woman and goes by she/her, that person is just being a prick
@Eryna_3 жыл бұрын
@@StarPichu12 Yeah, I knew they were a woman but I didn't know if they were specifically using she/her
@VocalAttitude5 жыл бұрын
Ref white people having the luxury of not having to consider their race as something that affects them, this reminds me of a little fit some journalists and politicians here had once they noticed folks were starting to use "white" differently. Dutch has different words for "white; the colour" and "white; the skin tone". The first would be "wit", while the second is commonly "blank" (yes, the same as the English word in the sense of say, a blank canvas) and since "blank" also means stuff like "pure/unstained", poc and allies increasingly started using "wit" to describe skin colour because it was more neutral in nature. (There is also no such distinction of using different words for "black/brown; the colour" or "black/brown; the skin tone" in Dutch). There were op-eds in national news papers, the most prominent one speaking of self-righteous progressives poisoning the Dutch language. They called it "political contamination of speech" and, in *very* telling and ironic fashion, had a moan about how shifting language from "blank" to "wit" in terms of skin colour, would "emphasise race". The author went so far as to rage about how "snow is white, paper is white, I'm not white, I'm 'blank'" and I will repeat Belgian screenwriter Raf Njotea's response to that: "I'm not 'black' either; charcoal is. I'd like for white people not to *stop* looking at the world from a white perspective, but to realise *that* they are looking at it from a white perspective, in the same way I always have to be aware that I'm black and what that means. White is a colour too."
@phaedrus49315 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this story. Didn't know any of this!
@yltraviole5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this discussion was at first a bit confusing to me, since the most common argument I saw in favor of shifting from "blank" to white, were the connotations of purity etc. in the former. Except white has many similar connotations in the Dutch language. The argument that, in this way, at least both groups are referred to as a color, and not one as "colorless" or the default makes a lot more sense to me.
@VocalAttitude5 жыл бұрын
@@yltraviole Yes, though while "associations" between white and good are largely established through symbolism and not the literal meaning of "wit", "blank" *literally* also means "pure". You could, in Dutch, for example say a "blank" conscience, but not a "white" conscience (at least not in the sense of "a clear conscience")
@yltraviole5 жыл бұрын
@@VocalAttitude Can you? I'm Dutch and I don't really hear people use "blank" in that context anymore. "Een blank geweten" sounds to me a bit stilted and old fashioned. You couldnl still say something like a "blanke" piece of paper, but that doesn't have any immediate positive connections, I'd say. The connection is more direct, I guess, but I felt like changing the word to something with the same connections, just "subtler", wouldn't really address the root of the problem. It would just mean that in twenty years we'd have to adjust it again.
@Arrakiz6665 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'll remember to use this anecdote when I meet another idiot claiming that "they are a person of color too, that color being white". That argument has unfortunately fallen out of favor and was replaced by incoherent screeching, but maybe I'll get to use it one day. When racists go back to being ashamed of their ideas.
@AConnorDN384165 жыл бұрын
I really do love this trend with the leftist youtubers of having the other leftist youtubers do voice-overs for quotes from the baddies. Yay, Harris Bomberguy! Yay, Contrapoints!
@felipemartins64335 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to feel that there's an overarching story somewhere here...
@miniciominiciominicio5 жыл бұрын
Yay, AngieSpeaks!
@Aconitum_napellus5 жыл бұрын
@@felipemartins6433 What do you mean?
@thomaster88705 жыл бұрын
I am still waiting for the scene where he gets bitten by a radioactive dinosaur. Man, I love origin stories. They are always the best part and the only part.
@Cutest-Bunny9984 жыл бұрын
If Harris Bomberguy could read more things at me while flames burn in the background I would appreciate it.
@johndododoe14113 жыл бұрын
In case you forgot, "Bomber Harris" was the UK top general that ordered firebombing of German cities.
@brittanykidwell90443 жыл бұрын
I would also appreciate that so much 😍😍
@brittanykidwell90443 жыл бұрын
Me too please 😍😍😍
@jacobfike36973 жыл бұрын
The "transcendental male" shot is like 3x funnier now
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@tamarbeker1701 Жыл бұрын
Although, it *was* said by a character of a trans guy, so it technically still works
@jamesamala73715 жыл бұрын
"Steve, the color of your soul is between you, and god." *"but your ass belongs to me."*
@CatogMedia4 жыл бұрын
I too love this line, but I don't want to mess up your perfect like ratio.
@noam86284 жыл бұрын
No homo tho
@vi_cesario4 жыл бұрын
nice cody jones avatar
@jamesamala73714 жыл бұрын
@@vi_cesario thanks bro
@Jekyllstein_Gray4 жыл бұрын
WHY DO WE BUILD THE WALL? WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE! THAT'S WHY WE BUILD THE WALL, WE BUILD THE WALL TO KEEP US FREE!!!
@aurelia1604 жыл бұрын
I spat out my drink when he said "im not a fascist, im a superfascist",,, that was unexpected lmao
@thewanderingeuropean35224 жыл бұрын
Total misrepresentation of the word. It comes from a Latin word meaning over, which means Evola was basically saying he was not a fascist or beyond it.
@aurelia1604 жыл бұрын
@@thewanderingeuropean3522 How is that relevant to my comment?
@eruno_4 жыл бұрын
@@thewanderingeuropean3522 That doesn't make it any less funny
@LukaBastinHowes4 жыл бұрын
The Aussie Nationalist The comedy from that doesn’t come from what it actually means, but instead from how it sounds to us without context. Olly even plays on this with the Super Saiyan animation right afterwards.
@mrhoapro14 жыл бұрын
@@thewanderingeuropean3522 what you're saying is just similar to how abridged Goku describe Gohan's ss2 form. so... the joke still accurate
@gavinthorud2205 жыл бұрын
The Arsonist is becoming my favorite character of Olly’s. Like, of course he’s evil and kinda creepy, but there’s a part of him that’s still like able and amicable.
@joaodelgado66964 жыл бұрын
thats the point a wolf in sheeps clothign
@kazmark_gl86524 жыл бұрын
He is an excellent metaphor for how Fascism can appear to most white people.
@addylenwest85364 жыл бұрын
I just love him because I love him
@thomasneal92914 жыл бұрын
@@joaodelgado6696 I was gonna say: "All the better to eat you with my dear!"
@iquestionexistence87303 жыл бұрын
The arsonist character is a magnificent metaphor, and Abigail's writing is bloody brilliant. A couple of years ago, when I was about 15, I embarrassingly fell down a sort of Tommy R rabbit hole, and got kind of sucked in by all the misinformation. I do wonder if my autism has anything to do with it because I used to (and still do to an extent, though I try not to) take everything at face value, and I believed that most people were telling the truth (very naïve I know). That's certainly not an excuse though, I still feel bad that I actually used to believe some of those racist things just because I assumed he was telling the truth. I indirectly partook in a form of bigotry without even realising it was bigotry. The only positive I can really think of that came out of it is the fact that I can somewhat see where bigots are coming from (usually a place of fear, ignorance, wanting a scapegoat etc). And I also understand that many of them genuinely believe they're not bigots. Take J.K. Rowling and her transphobia for example, she has even said it interviews that the thing she hates most is bigotry, yet she's actively spread misinformation about trans people, supported a renowned transphobe (Forstater) and has promoted an unmissably transphobic company, all of this to millions of followers! When you're inside that bigot bubble, particularly if you're surrounded by like-minded people, and particularly if you are a stubborn, ignorant, frustrated person, it's difficult to think critically about your own views. I'm so glad I humbled and educated myself, and I'm so glad that my preview in to bigotry was brief and didn't develop in to something much more sinister than stupid little prejudices in a teenage brain. All it takes is compliance, as Abigail put so perfectly in her video.
@AgeingBoyPsychic4 жыл бұрын
39:55 *Showing something like that in a KZbin video is just plain irresponsible, and will get people hurt!* 1.Take a glass of inflammable liquid 2. Leaving the bottle cap screwed _on_ to the bottle, tie a cloth around the body of the bottle and knot it tightly 3. Soak the cloth in an inflammable liquid. 4. Light cloth 5. Throw If you did it as shown in this video, there's a high chance of the bottle exploding in your hands. The method above is completely safe (for the person throwing it that is...). *Do not under any circumstances do this.*
@sealogic45523 жыл бұрын
@@thor9563 Only in a KZbin comment section will you find a mythological character claim a far left government structure is somehow fascism
@mygills30502 жыл бұрын
That could be intentional, though one could argue that characterization doesn’t matter enough to justify.
@MxGerryNava5 жыл бұрын
Concerns have been raised about how freaking good you look as a fireman
@MCAndyT5 жыл бұрын
+
@mobydick37695 жыл бұрын
And in a wifebeater
@TreeHairedGingerAle5 жыл бұрын
And in a bowtie.
@AzaleaJane5 жыл бұрын
Concerns have been raised that Olly and Hbomb are doing to turn me bi
@jbkjbk19995 жыл бұрын
Seriously people are fawning over Olly in a suit but ohhoho boy that fireman costume
@kindle95975 жыл бұрын
I love how everyone's stepping their aesthetics up thanks to Mademoiselle Points
@biankah5 жыл бұрын
@@user-me7mm7gr1p You're alone here.
@user-me7mm7gr1p5 жыл бұрын
@@biankah Haha. I don't care. What matters is im right. ;)
@crucified_to_the_world5 жыл бұрын
Shame you're wrong then really
@user-me7mm7gr1p5 жыл бұрын
@@crucified_to_the_world No, i'm right. You are just an extremist.
@crucified_to_the_world5 жыл бұрын
@@user-me7mm7gr1p Yes, I'm the extremist; not the person denying someone's humanity just for the sake of it
@eazy85793 жыл бұрын
Ngl, The Arsonist’s sections were really relaxing between his voice and the music in the background
@homeworkbreak42373 жыл бұрын
And then the music gets slowly more ~funky~
@_.-_4 жыл бұрын
The 'what are the odds of that? One in twelve??' killed me
@SarahScratches5 жыл бұрын
"In case there's a fire [...] the exits are to the far left." Brilliant line!
@oddmerit65305 жыл бұрын
god, that double whammy of wordplay AND foreshadowing is amazing! if olly ended up writing a play, i would definitely wanna go see it
@SarahScratches5 жыл бұрын
@@oddmerit6530, me too. I'd buy tickets in a heartbeat.
@PalomaDreams175 жыл бұрын
Broke: transgender man Woke: TRANSCENDENTALLY MALE
@bigburd8755 жыл бұрын
Asended: *femail'int*
@LithiumThiefMusic5 жыл бұрын
@@bigburd875 I believe you mean "bespoke"
@charliemcqueen20235 жыл бұрын
Most woke:Cheese man
@kyle-silver5 жыл бұрын
Baroque: Lady Foppington
@hahdhsjsjrkfn5 жыл бұрын
Yikes
@cloud_appreciation_society4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I first watched this video somehow a lot of the fascism = fire and arsonist character went over my head. After rewatching it suddenly has so much more depth and nuance. Fantastic video Olly
@Zee-pi3io5 жыл бұрын
The use of the salesman character was masterful! Brilliantly acted to, and that conclusion!! **S H I V E R S**
@mickeystix5 жыл бұрын
It felt very contrapoints, and I know contra and PT have a good relationship, so I can accept this (similar production, even down to the lighting and topics. Hell, Contra did a VO for this one...). If anyone else were pulling this I'd definitely be indicating a ripoff, haha!
@celinak50625 жыл бұрын
@@mickeystix steal don't copy
@mickeystix5 жыл бұрын
@@celinak5062 I approve of this message.
@alexandredelarminat50195 жыл бұрын
Oh god. The "far left" was excellent. The "anti-fire" was excellent. The aesthetic is excellent. I'M ONLY 2 MINUTES INTO THE VIDEO HOW GOOD CAN THIS GET T-T
@MCArt255 жыл бұрын
so good
@General12th5 жыл бұрын
IT GETS BETTER
@moeezS5 жыл бұрын
The ending monologue is brilliant.
@med50325 жыл бұрын
it fell flat on its face, didn't it? if you have never seen Steve Bannon in your life, this video gives you next to nothing concerning his beliefs. not that I care for Bannon.
@Kagomai155 жыл бұрын
@@med5032 I don't see how anything fell on its face. I rather found this video impactful. About Bannon, our friendly firefighter literally said in his introduction that he doesn't care what Bannon personally believes. His actions, what he says, and what he demonstrably seems to support, are what Olly talks about in this video. He also uses Bannon as a vehicle to talk about broader subjects, which is a tactic Olly frequently uses in his videos.