This Country Is REALLY Tired Of Russia's Toxic Influence

[@afterhourscinema782]

"TRY NOT TO GET BULLDOZED BY RUSSIA" *Difficulty:* Caucasus

[@mareksicinski3726]

Actually it’s not that easy to bulldoze a fuss the mountains

[@Overonator]

It comes down to one thing, Georgians don't want to be Russified.

[@flixri726]

Europeans in general. For us this whole war thing isn’t as distant ^^

[@grahamjones5400]

​@@flixri726 That's because Europeans wanna keep dragging the rest of the world into their conflicts, " I dont care about Yemen or Palestine or Myanmar. Keep Russia's hands off Ukraine! Don't make me start another world war!!!"

[@ElenaKomleva]

It is the corrupt local Georgian politicians who introduced this law, yes it is similar to the oppressive Russian law, but it is not Russia that's forcing it on Georgians. It is their own politicians who want to employ Russian tactics. Yet Georgians are blaming Russia, i.e another country for the actions of their own politicians. Now that is a very Russian thing to do. Blame one's own problems on other countries. All poor, unsuccessful countries tend to do that.

[@Iban-Underground]

Shout out to Gattsu who makes funny content and is currently involved in these protests.

[@Iban-Underground]

And they, of course, tear-gassed him.

[@Jartran72]

Yeah gattsu makes english, western orientes content. He haa pretty typical internet meme, political humour. Can only recommend if you are western.

[@angelantayhua3096]

@@Jartran72so Vaushists?

[@emdivine]

@@angelantayhua3096 oh damn we've been upgraded? no longer Vaushites (from Vaush), but Vaushists (ideologically beholden or related to Vaush)? 😂

[@adrien5834]

You can see they care because they punch each other in Parliament. I'm not even joking.

[@the-gadfly4743]

Sounds like you're channeling Poe's law. lol. That's how we know that Democrats don't really care. They won't even violently attack Republicans. Clearly only one party cares enough to engage in violent insurrection. And i am joking. Have you ever wondered how unhinged such views sound to those who live outside of your echo chamber?

[@bjornstahle4652]

Anyone else getting right wing Hillsdale College commercials complaining about the downfall of the USA? Has anyone told them they're partly responsible?

[@mogscugg2639]

I got one mentioning the hebrew Bible as if the masters god chose for us are gonna vote republican lmaoooooo

[@Bmanritchie]

Should be saving that for the ‘report ad’ feature Did that to a ‘Jewish myth: Israel is committing a genocide’ commercial, so I flagged it for misinformation and in their comment section I typed “Free Palestine!”

[@davitdavid7165]

@@Bmanritchie based!

[@evenodd3339]

Imagine being in a swing state.

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@evenodd3339 According to tRump's favorite types, there ain't no such animal.

[@TAP7a]

Georgia is astonishingly European in culture, but much more organically, over a longer time, and without the colonial element, than Australia. Many Europeans (including this one) would love to welcome Georgia to the EU!

[@neil2444]

I would love to see Georgia added to the E.U.! Every country added makes the E.U. that much stronger!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Seriously though, have you been to Georgia? Have you tried being a man and hugging your cute husband in Georgia, frolicking around holding hands and giggling lovingly? The "EU" values start and stop at not wanting to be influenced by Russia, the rest of values much closer resemble other Caucasian territories like Chechnya than EU

[@ItsAstie]

@@NJ-wb1cz I'm a georgian and you're correct, the anti-russian sentiment aside the country is very reactionary.

[@akakipappatacci4235]

Georgia is located in the Caucasus region. Hence, the word “Caucasian” comes from.

[@MDMuppetBones]

Which is why it’s so frustrating that in the states, ALL white and whitish people are called Caucasian.

[@ArDeeMee]

Yeah, all these people would be discounted as „not white“. It’s hilarious.

[@mandranmagelan9430]

@@ArDeeMee you know, the 'real' white is caucasian mixed with Neanderthal genom /s

[@emdivine]

@@ArDeeMee I mean the Nazis' favourite term for whilte people is "aryan", so like... not geographically gifted people. Iirc that's from like Iran

[@ArDeeMee]

@@emdivine Yup, that term is Persian, aka modern-day Iran/Iraq.

[@rockmycd1319]

Georgia isn’t a Russian vassal state, it’s just currently ruled by a party that’s partially susceptible to pro russia attitudes. While active measures are always at play, I don’t think the party continuing to gain a majority in elections is necessarily just Russian-backed rigging

[@davitdavid7165]

Agreed. They rig the elections the same way as the previous government did. There was famously footage of votes being bought with potatoes and oranges

[@Jonathanizer]

Russia spends hundreds of millions every month to influence foreign countries, and you think a small neighbour country is the only one they are not manipulating? Get real dude.

[@Aryasvitkona]

The government refusing the will of 80% of the population implies SOMEONE is controlling the parliament. In the US it's christian nationalists and capitalists, in Georgia it's Russian puppets or people who wish to return to the USSR

[@hillbillypowpow]

You can willingly be a vassal of something

[@objectdefiance4027]

Yeah that was such a massive example of Vaush not knowing what he's talking about jesus. They aren't a vassal state. A pro EU Liberal was president for years slowly pushing Georgia into the EU. That is not vassal behaviour.

[@davitdavid7165]

მადლობა, vaush

[@blakebailey22]

I think Georgian script is the prettiest in the world

[@davitdavid7165]

​@@blakebailey22verry nice of you. BTW, KZbin is translating it, right?

[@blakebailey22]

@@davitdavid7165 no, it's just the pure georgian script, but i can copy and paste it into google to get an idea of what it says. does it mean something along the lines of "mercy?"

[@davitdavid7165]

​@blakebailey22 it means "thank you". I appreciate my country getting coverage for once outside of its niche circle. And a lot of vaush's analysis is right on the money, even if there are a few mistakes here and there that need extra context to understand.

[@viewzation]

hi fellow Geogrian vaushite

[@Hession0Drasha]

More free than belarus, because they're seeking EU membership. But there are red lines that Russia dictates to them.

[@Bzuhl]

What happened in Georgia is what P*tin though he could do again in Ukraine

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

And Moldova

[@Jack908r]

Its the Russian go to strategy. They tried this in Ukraine in 2013, which is when the maidan protests started. So Russia has been trying everything they can think of to retake Ukraine, and every other baltic country.

[@the-gadfly4743]

That is what Putin did in Ukraine.And if Ukraine implemented Minsk accords it would have been a much better reality than the current one. Which is why Ukrainians are fleeing to Georgia and not the other way around.

[@sambones1092]

I dream of a time when Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine are in the EU

[@colewood3297]

And Russia and Belarus & Azerbaijan & Turkey (after democratization of course)

[@jurgnobs1308]

there were protests in the opera, with the viewers chanting anti russian and pro EU stuff, putting up EU flags and so on. and at the same time massive protests in the street historically, that has always been the moment it becomes dangerous for the rulers. when people from different parts of society stand up together. we can hate it all we want put the upper class has a hell of a lot of power. and that's why the upper class siding with the people can make a significant difference.

[@WoJackHorseman24]

Tbilisi looks like a chill city to visit

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

It very much is, come over, I'll show you all the beautiful sights

[@VladimirPutin-p3t]

Roman from NFKRZ did some videos from there, it looked cool, real nice people too.

[@dmc1673]

It’s gorgeous especially the downtown area next to the bridge. But the best parts of Georgia is the food; try khinkhali (dumplings), kharcho (soup), Chikhirtma (also soup), khachapuri (egg cheese bread, trust me it’s delicious) are some of the best things you could try.

[@commandercorl1544]

Seems like a lovely city in general.

[@DGAMINGDE]

Yes we need Australia because they are in Eurovision.

[@notaspy1227]

Speaking of Georgia. I say we send the conservative states to Russia, the loss would be an economic improvement.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Georgia W

[@Iban-Underground]

Very classic too.

[@rainbowkrampus]

Georgia W Bush Jr.

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

@@rainbowkrampus There is a george bush jr street in Tbilisi :)

[@JCCyC]

"Good argument. Good rhetoric." ❤

[@recognizesealand572]

Don't say that, don't say Armenia won't exist, we can never accept that. It would be the death of our people please we can never accept this

[@adrien5834]

Support from France, mate, you guys certainly don't have it easy. Are Georgia and Armenia close, politically?

[@Hession0Drasha]

Might be better off forming some kind of union state with georgia, to stop getting completely subjugated by Azerbaijan.

[@derpeth2101]

@@Hession0Drashainteresting idea lol

[@FatalAlcatraz]

​@@derpeth2101 at this moment, an idea for historical change has sprung

[@Tech-Nick-Que]

Hello from georgia. Thank you for your attention to our country. If you have any questions a protest participant can answer, feel free to ask me 😊

[@Luke-pp2lw]

No question, but you guys have our support!

[@commandercorl1544]

I learned about this wave of protests from Gattsu, who posted an image of him doing the soyjak pointing meme at cops, who had just thrown tear gas at him.

[@ice8348]

My great grandpa escaped Anatolia during the Armenian genocide, his life goal was to make Turkey recognize the genocide. He lived to be 101 and died in 2007. Ironic that now that he's dead, Turkey is just doing it again through the proxy of Azerbaijan.

[@TheAnomaly00]

My great-grandmother was a baby when they were rounded up and sent on the death march. Her mother had friends in Istanbul, so she was thankfully able to put her and her sister into an orphanage until she could come get them after she got to america and married an armenian bar owner in Detroit.

[@ice8348]

@@TheAnomaly00 Northern Ohio for me

[@TheAnomaly00]

@@ice8348 Oh hey, that's pretty close lmao

[@haruruben]

Russia is also occupying Margie Taylor Green 😂

[@Jartran72]

Man atleast spell traitor correctly. Margy traitor green.

[@haruruben]

@@Jartran72 Margie is the correct shortened form of Margery

[@smurxxx0910]

Moscow Marj 🪆

[@WishGender]

@@harurubenyou missed the joke

[@haruruben]

@@WishGender I got it, Large Marge is the biggest joke to have ever served in Congress

[@aaronrodriguez4451]

2:55 they really dubbed in an accordion and thought we wouldn't notice

[@mikeyahl7363]

I did *not* realize Georgia was that far away from Europe proper

[@commandercorl1544]

Eh, it's pretty close all things considered. Just a sea away from Crimea, and mountains away from Istanbul.

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

In terms of complicated per square kilometer, I think the Caucasus is the top region in the world.

[@SonicAF]

This is not a media law.

[@CountryBwoy]

Oh...the Nation of Georgia. As a southeast tennesseen right on the border of the State of Georgia I was really excited.

[@Cygnus888]

2:55 a wild mosquito attacks.

[@babotond]

bro lost in the free boxing ring of ideas

[@meinhart_esror]

3:25 Please Vuasch we just kicked out the Brits. You really want us to take the Aussie Government?

[@KevinBeee]

Quick point: no, Georgia is NOT Belarus. Not even close. Belarus has had a Russian-puppet president (Lukashenko) since the fall of the USSR. Georgia is a real democracy (which Belarus NEVER was), which has gone through multiple different governments since the early 90s. The current ruling party IS pro-Russian though, and they're trying to push through a law which was essentially written by the Kremlin. That's what the protests are about. Also, the population of Belarus is split in regards to Russia, but leans pro-Democracy and pro-Europe, especially among the younger generations. Literally the only reason the 2021 protests didn't succeed in overthrowing Luka after his rigged election "victory" was because Russia intervened at the last minute. But Belarus is a very different beast from Georgia, which Russia has never really had total control of since the end of the Soviet era.

[@Adyen11234]

Nothing is worse than chat.

[@june.bourque]

you and me, we're like siblings

[@TheNiklo88]

Georgia has always been considered Europe, they’ve always been in the European cultural sphere (and a lot of people consider the Caucasus to be one of Europe’s borders)

[@Kookie-lq9sk]

Literally no one wants the bill to pass. But that money from Russia is too sweet to turn down ig

[@mareksicinski3726]

0:23 the country “National” generally means people, in the US nation is sued for country

[@fuzzydunlop1988]

Georgia looks like a beautiful country. The food is amazing. They're getting really good at rugby. Never met anyone from thrre who wasn't incredibly sound, I'd gladly welcome them into the EU, and I guess the 6 nations for the rugby. Make em 7.

[@joey_youtube]

13:52 only after regime change

[@paulchatel1214]

As a french, yes for a diagonal UE !

[@vivianadelatorre7267]

Uropean Eunion

[@wolftruong2413]

2:55 mosquito noise

[@ivantuma7969]

Does the law include mandating Russian media/organizations to register as foreign agents as well? :D I doubt it. I actually support identifying foreign sources in social media in the United States. Even though freedom of speech in the US does not extend to foreign powers or individuals ... simply identifying them can let readers/viewers decide which way the wind is blowing when they view propaganda. In our case - if the source is Hamas, I want to know - just like I want to know if the source is Israel (or some proxy) - same with Russia and Ukraine. As a former citizen of a Soviet occupied country - I recognize the dangers of letting foreign propaganda seep in - prior to invasion. I was shocked at the popularity of RT among Millennials in the early-to-mid 2010s. I heard a lot of "what's wrong with Russia?" ... I was like "enjoy it, but do your own due-diligence on the whole story". At the time RT was heavily promoting Julian Assange's innocence - when in their own country, a character like Julian would have instantly been taking a vacation at the bottom of a pool - tied to a deckchair weighed down by cinder blocks (or much worse). _I personally think he crossed the line going from wile reporter to accomplice but thats for courts to decide_

[@jurgnobs1308]

the law doesn't ban organisations with foreign founding, it gives the government the right to decide with essentially no restriction which ones to ban and which ones not. so, as long as the pro russian party is in control, they will obviously only ban western and pro democracy outlets. they don't even have to break the proposed law to do that, because it specifically allows them to do it. i mean that's generally the goal of totalitarians. make laws that give your party an easy, unrestricted way to push through policies. banning media has to be something that goes through various checks and balances. the moment it's just one authority deciding it, you're on an almost guaranteed slide towards dictatorship. it's very, very difficult once such laws are in place. that's also a big danger in hungary for instance

[@OneEyeShadow]

They can just give domestic groups money to make that propaganda? I don't really see how a law like that would stop a foreign propaganda campaign.

[@drewmalesky9869]

Georgia for Georgians

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

13:40 Batman is marked on the map. To the north east of Syria.

[@ruminator3570]

What was with the horn around the 3-minute mark?

[@cegesh1459]

Usually Georgay is very backwards and a conservative hell.

[@ElenaKomleva]

It is the corrupt local Georgian politicians who introduced this law, yes it is similar to the oppressive Russian law, but it is not Russia that's forcing it on Georgians. It is their own politicians who want to employ Russian tactics. Yet Georgians are blaming Russia, i.e another country, for the actions of their own politicians. Now that is a very Russian thing to do. Blame one's own problems on other countries. All poor unsuccessful countries tend to do that.

[@unconditionalprong]

Russia becoming more like North Korea every day.

[@Mista-zv8en]

I know They both got flying cars and we still dont.

[@themetalgamer9864]

5:57 Have you ever heard of Ken Bone?

[@rikstan15]

What Vaush said about not being able to join the EU with outstanding territorial claims is wrong, Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 while still having half of their island being controlled by the Turkish supported "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus". Also Georgia is not at all alike to Belarus, the Russian invasion in 2008 did not change the government in Georgia, it merely separated off the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Russians never seized the capital. Russian economic influence is very strong in Georgia though as is media influence. Georgia still has a lot of problems with corruption and the Russian oligarchs like to take advantage of that. But Georgia is by no means a Russian puppet like Belarus is.

[@jebuskmiest]

Why would we accept Iran, a theocracy, into the EU !! Would you accept it as a US state?

[@meinhart_esror]

Knowing Wush, he probably would xD

[@boianko]

From what he's said about Iran before, I think the idea is that if relations with Iran improve it would put pressure on them to give in to demands for democracy from its population.

[@melonlord4055]

I mean, even if Iran were a democracy, it isn't in Europe. At this point you might as well try to get the India into the EU, that would be very popular I bet.

[@boianko]

@@melonlord4055 Well Vaush did say it should be in the EU. It's all about making the line to reach Australia

[@wordart_guian]

Hopefully if georgia enters the EU (i hope), we (france) get airspace over it

[@the-gadfly4743]

If France wants access to Georgia's airspace it can ask for it. The right to enter a nations airspace is governed by bilateral air service agreements. There is no need for a nation to be in EU.

[@wordart_guian]

@@the-gadfly4743 yeah but if the govt is even slightly pro russian they're never saying yes

[@the-gadfly4743]

@@wordart_guian They are not saying yes, because France has no business accessing their airspace, regardless of how their government feels about Russia.

[@wordart_guian]

@@the-gadfly4743 we absolutely have business we need to get to armenia

[@the-gadfly4743]

​@@wordart_guian Clearly none of the nations bordering Armenia, nor Armenia itself agrees, since none of them have granted France access to their airspace. You're confusing Armenia wanting French weapons with Armenia wanting the French in their airspace.

[@iemperorrr]

Good video! Thank you for your support 🇬🇪🇪🇺 Actually, Georgia can still become a member of NATO. I don't know why there is this myth that you can't become a NATO member because of territorial problems, yes you can.

[@mikoajciemiega8018]

Are those protestors also controlled by Hamas?

[@chillpillsfornil]

No, it's Iran this time. 😓

[@mikoajciemiega8018]

@@chillpillsfornil Iran is also Hamas

[@HarryDirtay]

your mom is Hamas

[@emdivine]

@@mikoajciemiega8018 big if true (!)

[@summerlovinxx]

​@@HarryDirtay Hamommy 😳👉👈

[@julian7247]

if we take australia I would also like to include canada

[@Mista-zv8en]

Nah here in Canada we prefer to join the African Union they got the minerals 💰 on lock. And we get Natural resources without having to steal and and k÷!! Unlike the Euro delulus.

[@ladymorwendaebrethil-feani4031]

Oh, the woman in the thumb is so cute. She really looks like one of my friends.

[@Roman.Rêbwar]

Bro the more i pay attention to other nations problems, i get disinterested in them even more, nobody have it as bad as kurd ffs.

[@Arcenus237J]

We have to turn de Eu into the IndoEuropean Union

[@eagleeye182]

Georgia was dragged into the Russian Empire by force and thus becoming part of it from 1801 to 1921. Then, Georgia enjoyed a 3-year independence period to be occupied by the Bolsheviks; this time Georgia became part of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1991. After that, Russia didn`t want to let Georgia go and did everything to fuel ethnic conflicts and supply the warring sides with weapons and ammunition. Georgia underwent two territorial conflicts and one civil war. Again, in 2008 Russia attacked Georgia and declared the independence of Georgia`s two breakaway regions to punish Georgia for wanting to join NATO. Do you still have questions why Georgia doesn`t want to have relations with Russia?

[@palm_fangz1018]

Guess Georgia wanted to more like Russia recently

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Transnistria is the reason

[@McGather]

only way that's going to happen is to bring back power to the Shah by support Iranian people.

[@Mista-zv8en]

European supremacy lol. And you guys think that the locals will welcome the Europeans to rule them on their own land.Wow😂 they call it a Euro delulu . But dream on i guess

[@McGather]

@@Mista-zv8en In November 2023, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official said that prisoners expressed a desire for the exiled prince Reza Pahlavi to return to Iran. Some say that many young Iranians support Reza Pahlavi restoring Iran as a constitutional monarchy. Young people have also shown support by raising the Iranian flag above highways and graffitiing it on city walls with slogans like "Javid shah" which means "Long live the king

[@Mista-zv8en]

Yo im have no clue what u talking about or even know what you talking about. But whatever u talking about thatz u problem. And whatever it is im sure you will figure it out. Im assuming there talking about expanding champions league⚽️ to include teams in that region

[@omarrp14]

I know it’s unrealistic and would still be a genocide technically, but why doesn’t Azerbaijan pay the people to leave. Why spend billions on war when you could pay the people to leave.

[@babotond]

vaush ignoring new zealand like a true chad

[@ANTREU96]

This is what angers me. So many different peoples revolt against tyrants except for Russians. But in western media the line is always that the poor russian population is an innocent victim of the war. If 3M Georgian can revolt, why cant 150M Russians

[@burgertime2265]

It's almost like the Russian government has a system in place that allows for easy crackdowns on any kind of public activity after the protests of 2012 and 2018. The rallies at Navalny's funeral were quite substantial, but that's the most people can do.

[@rek9906]

And people were arrested at Navalny’s funeral...

[@lokilaufeyson7035]

@@burgertime2265 boohoo

[@lokilaufeyson7035]

simply they don't want to, they are ruzzians after all

[@Heardbydeaf]

r.SS:an's are very happy that they can wear their gucci bags and drink Starbucks and hate US - while poorer r.SS:an's are just meat at some random next occupying war try

[@steakismeat177]

Vaush there is no such thing as Georgia outside of the United States. What we westerners commonly mistakenly call Georgia is actually Sakartvello. Considering there can be some obvious confusion given the Georgia here in the US, I say we formally call it Sakartvello

[@colewood3297]

That's their decision

[@steakismeat177]

@@colewood3297 That's what they call themselves already

[@colewood3297]

@@steakismeat177 Yes, and they can decide if they want the name to remain untranslated

[@kristoffervalen2935]

Should all countries around Russia close Russian embesies?

[@vaultmafia6725]

Yes.

[@kristoffervalen2935]

That could be seen as a collective declaration of war. You do realize that? That happens when unilateral war are declared. How would you divide up Russia by the way?

[@skymakker313]

Yes

[@Bezaliel13]

Anyone else think a country named "Florida" sounds nightmarish?

[@recognizesealand572]

Iran might protect Armenia

[@drewmarteny1495]

Generic comment for the algo

[@jobasblog1271]

✊🇬🇪

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

Belarus is not "kinda Russia" because Lukashenko been in power longer than Putin - I get what you mean, but just saying

[@blugger]

Oh hey there's a whole country and not just the state

[@TheBT]

Though weirdly the state has over double the population of the country.

[@jurgnobs1308]

it's the oldest christian nation in the world

[@boianko]

​@@jurgnobs1308Isn't that Ethiopia?

[@jurgnobs1308]

@@boianko it depends a bit on which criteria you take. first nation with a christian majority, first nation with a christian ruler, first nation to establish a national church...

[@commandercorl1544]

@@jurgnobs1308 No, that's Armenia. They border each other, but not the same thing in the slightest.

[@thatguy6171]

Hi

[@bennymacaroni]

why what vaush is reading doesn't match the words on the screen?

[@P0LARice]

Keep the EU going all the way to New Zealand! It would be great to see Iran, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand in the EU while Britain isn't!🤣

[@dlkuyekk9025]

In US you have to register as foreign agent if you are bought by foreigners. Thats the law but nobody does it because its ok if Saudis bought you. lol Its not Russian but Georgian law, so if you are getting money from Russia you would also have to declare it. But Vaush is to simple to understand it.

[@Lewa500]

You think Russian shills would ever be subjected to this? Be real. I'm Eastern European. We both know how things work here.

[@theprogressiveatheist7024]

This sounds like free speech, Elon Musk style.

[@DGAMINGDE]

Georgia isnt a Russian puppet, even if a more pro-Russian party is in power. There are still competitive elections.

[@davitdavid7165]

Competitive is a bit of a strong word. Voters were bought with potatoes last time. And they don't even need most of the votes to win. The main opposition party is also basicly as corrupt.

[@d-5037]

Vowsh

[@walhdamaskus2408]

In russian history there had one georgian man who had put his name in history book forever and his name is Joseph Stalin. Btw. 10k georgian dont want russia influence is not mean the whole country. American need to re educate again about math.

[@RiceShouldBeFluffy]

Sure buddy. Sure.

[@walhdamaskus2408]

@@RiceShouldBeFluffy , glad that u are agree with me.

[@skymakker313]

You need to re-educate on math and history because it is not 10K. 79% (That’s almost 80%) of Georgians wanna Join EU. The government held its own rally and they couldn’t find any young person that would join it, even by force. Young generation is predominantly anti-Russia and even old generation is traumatized by Russian warcrimes. Russia has done nothing good for Georgia ever. Only force-assimilation, displacement, attempted ethnic-cleansing and replacing Georgian churches with Russian ones.

[@kevinthecat9704]

but you don't understand Georgia is in Russia's geopolitical region and therefore is rightfully there's. why yes I'm anti-imperialist why do you ask?

[@julianmcmillan2867]

Well, Hello there, Mr Piker... Mr Kulinski.

[@davidsenra2495]

Being amicable and having good relations with Russia is different from being backed/funded by Russia. Much is said about the harms of excessive Russian influence, and I concur - but I find this excessive anti Russian stance equally troubling.

[@Vampire_Slayer28]

Only 800 veiws in 15 minutes? Ig he fell off...

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

Every political video that's not about US or UK gets destroyed by yt algorithm

[@ArDeeMee]

4.7k in 2 hours.

[@theendmyfriend]

Vaush is the ground up sludge in the bottom of the cup you pour down the sink lest you choke and ruin everything good you previously consumed.

[@drstevej2527]

Yes because a guy doing content out of his bedroom with no actual credentials or experience in the field is exactly the person who is qualified to discuss this topic.

[@Lewa500]

You need credentials or experience to discuss a topic?

[@drstevej2527]

@@Lewa500 No you need credentials and experience to discuss such issues with any degree of credibility. A 15 year old can offer up an opinion on oncology but it doesn’t mean that you should take them seriously. Remind me of his background in any related field of study. See opinion vs authoritative opinion. It’s why you would not allow someone who had no medical credentials to perform surgery on you.

[@davitdavid7165]

As a native Georgian I say he got 90% of everything right. The situation here is quite simple, both in morality and complexity. You don't need to be an expert on something to justify an opinion about it. Being informed helps, but even a completely uninformed person has a chance at landing on the correct position.

[@drstevej2527]

@@davitdavid7165 Being 90% right about something is hardly a high water mark as it’s like being a B plus student. Moreover there is a mountain of actual scholarship in this none of which he cites. People are free to have an opinion on anything they want but his several minutes of parochial analysis is not a substitute for real scholarship on this subject. There is a reason why it takes years of education to earn a degree in a related field with many more years of experience in this specific region of the world to begin to be taken seriously when offering an opinion. As progressives our standards should be higher than a liberal version of Charlie Kirk. Lastly there are thousands of people with channels throwing around opinions and the result has been that people don’t understand the difference between legitimate sources and this nonsense. It’s like getting medical advice from some random person on YT.

[@davitdavid7165]

@drstevej2527 The thing is, I don't know what you expect. Vaush knows that Russia was imperialist to Georgia, that the Georgian government is made up of pro Russian shills and that the Georgian population is very anti Russian. When it comes to moral standings, vaush dislikes Russia, generally speaking. He also has a favorable view of protests. Vaush deffers to articles which talk about the law being inspired by draconian Russian laws. To be fair that is a very common view among people who know law, so while a bit uncritical, it is a fine view to hold. If you put it all together you can see that the protestors=good. For a foreigner that isn't hyperfocussed on the region I say this is fine. The baseline of knowledge, while lacking some nuance, is fairly accurate and combined with (in my opinion) good moral standings and logical frameworks, leads to accurate assessments. Thing is, do you need a peer reviewed paper to tell you that the Russians are imperialist to Georgia when a simple overview of history is widely accessible? Do you need a paper to say that the goerigan government is favorable to Russian interests, when everyone, in Georgia and abroad, agrees they are? He saw the statistic of how popular joining the eu is, which does show where the population wants the country to go and any contact with Georgians will tell you what their views of Russians are. My point in all of this is the fact that you can easily gather basic information about the country for context, get a rough idea of what the law is and choose a position. Scholarly research takes money and time, so it can't be used to keep up with the news. Getting readings of the situation from manny sources with minimal bias is probably as good as you will get, maybe try ground news or something. I am also sure there is scholarly material about Georgia somewhere (point me to it if you find it, it could be fun to explore). But you don't need scholarly research and the consultation of 50 experts to know that the sky is blue and the floor is made of floor. Ps: 90% is an A-.

[@avocadocrumch]

bababooey

[@ultimatetahrwal460]

The EU should stop expanding and instead consolidate its position to form a complete union, to transition from a union of states to a union states and eventually a nation state

[@davidsenra2495]

I find anti-Russian bias and excessive pro-Russian bias equally troubling. I feel it's impossible to have a rational conversation nowadays without people falling in either of these stances.

[@SourVodka]

Just makes you Russias next target really

[@Jonathanizer]

They already are, even before Ukraine. Two Georgian regions are occupied by Russia.

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

This guy is so ignorant, he talks a lot but not as scholar. Georgia want EU but NOT by your view. USA is not only country in this world. Don't bring up Tramp and Biiden into this, it only makes you an entitled US American.

[@RiceShouldBeFluffy]

Sure buddy

[@PUREBOILINGRAGE55]

The cope is strong with this one.