Tiananmen Square The Beating Heart of China

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

LOVING these videos 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sjeason]

Ah yes, the place where nothing ever happened in 1989.

[@zeldaskyy95]

Never a single thing. Not a one worth mentioning anyway. RIP. Karl, I missed your face here! I know sensitive subject matter can be hard to cover. But don't disappear on me. 😅

[@AB0BA_69]

This video already preemptively banned in China

[@Tonysopranoyafinook]

Remember when our military wiped out a mining town for going on strike? You dont? Hmmm….

[@ballinlikestalin878]

​@@Tonysopranoyafinookbattle of Blair mountain right? That'd make for an interesting vid, perhaps on the Warographics channel

[@Shadefinder1]

​@AB0BA_69 KZbin has been banned in china for years. So every video is preemptively blocked.

[@kimjohnson8471]

I remembered this so well. While Tank Man stood strong, my baby celebrated his 1st birthday. Almost 35 years ago.

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

The thing that makes his protest against the tanks stronger, he was going home and wasn't a part of the protest and was pissed at the tanks going down the street and starting yelling at them. That plastic bag was his groceries iirc?

[@RHCole]

🎶Why don't you ask the kids at Tienanmen Square Was fashion the reason why they were there?🎶

[@BigChucka419]

Read this while sitting in my car waiting on my girl

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:25 - Chapter 1 - Guarding that which is forbidden 4:50 - Chapter 2 - A cultural & architectural revolution 7:15 - Mid roll ads 9:25 - Chapter 3 - A place of protest & conflict 12:05 - Chapter 4 - A rehabilitated demonstration 14:45 - Chapter 5 - The cataclysm 16:40 - Chapter 6 - Massacre 19:25 - Chapter 7 - Aftermath 25:00 - Conclusion PS: Weird, giving the serious stuff that happened here...i though Eric might have talk about the protests

[@bnthern]

in 1989 my wife and I had arranged for a trip to China which included the great wall and "THE GREAT SQUARE" - we were denied access to China from Hong Kong as she was in a wheelchair and this would affect the "morale" of those in China seeing her!

[@--enyo--]

Wow. That’s messed up.

[@FlyPiper14]

Fun fact: There is no such thing as “heroic” government censorship.

[@_createusernamelater_6041]

He was clearly being sarcastic your pleb

[@archstanton6102]

Are you deliberately taking the words out of context? That is clearly now what he said.

[@TheHornet44]

Haven’t watched a Geographics vid in a while, a welcome surprise to see Karl! (Also the vid is a little quiet)

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Im playing under half volume. Maybe you have some funny settings or something? I checked once I read your comment, to see. I occasionally have that issue with videos as well.

[@teamtriss]

I actually visited it on 4th June 2014. I didn't even think of the significance of the date until I got there and ran into the security lines. You had to have your passport/ID scanned to get into the square, and there were literally bus loads of soldiers patrolling around. I'd never been so paranoid of trying to photograph anything all my life, lol.

[@montananerd8244]

I was there in 1991 & there were still dark reddish stains on the Square. It was heartbreaking and scary, even as a US citizen. We would go to college parties while there, officially Chinese students were forbidden from socializing with foreigners, but many snuck in, us foreigners loved when they showed up. But the boys' biggest pick up line was that they claimed to have been at Tiennamen Square. Except in Beijing, they had to keep quiet about it there. I was surprised they were so bold, but lol at first I believed them. By the 4th one from hundreds & hundreds of miles away from Beijing, we figured out it was a line. So strange, tbh...

[@evelyntodd9946]

Don't give up hope Karl. I never thought that the wall between the two Germany's would ever fall but it did.

[@Bubbaist]

You should do an episode or segment on Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran. Built in the early 17th century, it’s the second largest city square in the world, and an architectural marvel.

[@JesseJoyce-cj2xg]

“Beans on toast, followed by vodka” -almost as good an idea as Snoot, the business anteater. We Americans aren’t so different from you Brits; replace the beans on toast with some ramen noodles or expired baked beans, and you have described my day.

[@viktorlenart1125]

Tiananmen Square The Place Where Heart of China Was Beaten

[@TM-yn4iu]

Brilliant, late post from Austin TX. Your visiting, while not at the moment provides a tangible link...though not written by you. Excellent narrative presenting facts written by another. I've been watching for years, you're doing fantastic. I should add a qualifier, this is an evolving process...on your way - great!! Many forget the initial days of "Simon" or any artist, here or syndicated tv. Out, cheers.

[@jbielic4067]

Yeah, I've grown to really love his presentation style.

[@bethmarriott9292]

Thanks for sharing your holiday photos Karl!

[@rorytribbet6424]

That title is outrageous and amazing

[@llamasugar5478]

It seems a lot of people just can’t get past the change in hosts, which is a shame. The interim host may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the writers are still putting out great content.

[@DivineLight661]

why did you specify in the title this has a ad, was it required by contract or something?

[@geographicstravel]

To get you to make this comment. Nah, I was just multi-tasking and it slipped by.

[@DivineLight661]

@@geographicstravel :p I see, have a nice day.

[@ampeater777]

The sacrificial son

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content karl! And congrats on the amazing ad

[@cmorris9494]

I thought denial was a river in Egypt nah it's in china.

[@jessesmith-garcia5313]

Leave it to America to go on the cheap for something historically importantly!

[@ibtsdad]

KARL YOU ARE BY FAR (IN MY HUMBLE OPINION) A KICK ASS HOST AND I HOPE YOU BECOME THE FULL TIME HOST ON ALL THE CHANNELS YOU READ FOR EOCK ON

[@kirigherkins]

"Square"space...?

[@iveBENgaming]

I know he’s no longer on this channel but I miss fact boy

[@--enyo--]

He has a lot of other channels. You could check out ‘Places’, but I find it difficult to each because it uses a lot of AI art.

[@bluegold1026]

I want to write a comment about this vid, but KZbin will automatically delete it as soon as its posted.

[@noName-kn1lx]

Yep truth is in short supply with the 22 year old woke censors

[@evandempster6460]

Do a video on Greenland, geological history, exploration, settlement, etc

[@KingThrillgore]

Wheres Simon at?

[@archstanton6102]

He left about 8 or 9 months ago. Last 25+ videos have not featured him. He wasn't on the video you commented on 2 weeks ago either.

[@bunyipdragon9499]

What makes it more of a futile effort is that Simon has said he's done and not coming back so you really are wasting your time.

[@patrickmullen237]

Karl I love this video you are AWESOME!

[@kddicks5115]

Just to make you feel better, Karl…my name is Dicks. Yes, that’s how it is spelled…as in more than one! At least your a single “Smallwood”. I’m multiple Dicks…🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh, and I’m FEMALE!! Makes for some good humor, at least. I did name my youngest Seymore…😶😶😶

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Ou that poor kid. You're diabolical 😂😂😂 Not in a negative way, that is some good humor 😂

[@ethyl-bromide]

"Have you seen dicks?"

[@llamasugar5478]

Do you have a daughter, Ophelia?

[@natelincoln]

Do Bishops castle in Colorado and the creators odd ball ways. He made a beautiful castle but had some out there opinions.

[@rogerpenske2411]

What do you call a Chinese spy? A Peking Tom

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Karl! Why did the ad was on the title?

[@geographicstravel]

So you'd make this comment. :) Just kidding, I was multi-tasking and missed it before hitting publish.

[@PeachM0de]

Good luck to everyone competing in the 2024 CrossFit Open. 24.3 is gonna be fun!

[@xsiunnu]

Very good video packed with information about a historic location! Bravo. How can we get it seen by EVERY PERSON in China?

[@TheMagicLemur]

Feel sorry for Karl not being able to go back to China. 😔 Yet lots of "Where's Simon?" in the comments. Well Simon's got a trip booked to Beijing... 😅

[@raylivengood8040]

I’d like to go there too , so I should probably not approve of this content 😉

[@multiyapples]

I wonder what happened Tank man.

[@muhajir8469]

You guys should do one on jerusalem

[@007kingifrit]

surprised china hasn't shut this video down lol

[@SpectacularDisaster]

Welcome back Karl!!!!!!

[@Corsuwey]

As long as the CCP controls China, I will not visit there... Despite the fact that there are many lovely people living there and that I live only about 900 miles from Shanghai.

[@--enyo--]

Yeah, I feel the same way. I really want to visit and wish I’d taken the chance fifteen years ago. Now I wouldn’t feel safe going. It would almost certainly be okay, but I wouldn’t want to take the risk. Same with Russia.

[@xoxPrincessMorganxox]

Please where is simon

[@clintonpangburn3698]

Right. This guy is nice and wholesome but SW is the peak casual narration/commentary personality and knows when to go on an entertaining tangent for the sake of making a long dull subject relatable enough to actually listen

[@archstanton6102]

Simon left about 8 - 9 months ago

[@bunyipdragon9499]

Simon left months ago by his choice and is not coming back.

[@m33p0]

alternative title: tiananmen square - beating the heart of china

[@freedomis4all]

Emphasis on "beating".

[@michaelt6413]

I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl

[@yur_boi_shawn..]

I miss Simon 😢

[@leonhagenbaumer6809]

❤

[@jaimeogas]

What do you say when you accuse your partner of adultery? "Hu Yaobang!"

[@anthonybarrett8411]

the beating heart? is that a reference to the civilians that got beat to death by tanks in 1989?

[@ashproof]

"The rind of mayo dedon" "Bre t K ea ne-

[@MadJustin7]

👀👀👀

[@Googledeservestodie]

There's a PBS documentary interviewing protesters from 89 who escaped and showed home video from within the Square. Before things turned deadly it was a surprisingly jovial mood within the protest. People were cooking outside together and singing songs, it looked almost like any other Chinese market (minus the slogan signs). Makes it worse when things exploded. The police and military were told a rumor that the protestors had smuggled in guns, a rumor that was pretty unlikely considering how strict gun ownership at all in China is but it's unfortunately an excuse you hear a lot when cops start firing on unarmed civilians just having a barbecue and holding a sign.

[@dustaone8521]

I appreciate you trying to bring some humour in with your sponsors, but do you not think it's completely tone deaf considering the implications of the subject matter? Edit: It seems no one had provided segments to block your sponsorship nonsense, I was happy to oblige. Now anyone with sponsorblock won't have to suffer your self indulgent adverts, cheers mate!

[@dustaone8521]

Oh yea, -unsubbed

[@archstanton6102]

​@@dustaone8521no one cares

[@dustaone8521]

@@archstanton6102 The algorithm does.

[@archstanton6102]

@dustaone8521 The algorithm also loves comments, so by posting more, you help the channel. So well done.

[@--enyo--]

Well I greatly enjoyed them, so 🤷‍♀️ Also you know that every comment you make feeds the algorithm, right?

[@bobcat9501]

Where’s Simon?

[@BackYardScience2000]

He left months ago. Have you not noticed at all? He's not been a host on this channel for a long time now.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

In Prague, same place he's been for a while. He hasn't presented a video on this channel in months. It's addressed in literally EVERY comment section lol

[@rogerpenske2411]

Mao-celebrated by Democrats everywhere

[@DavidInMonroe318]

Bruh pleeease drop the small wood joke. I like your videos otherwise but it’s been beaten to death

[@bunyipdragon9499]

Pun intended ??

[@maryrowe3981]

Hello, Karl. Eric is not my favorite.

[@arkive11]

🙅🙋🙅🚚💨👮👮

[@Jackferrett6781]

Karl I love your videos but Biographics and Geographics belong to Simon

[@_Hodgepodge]

I love Simon as much as the next person, but Simon left these channels, so no, they don't. Not anymore. I think Karl is doing a great job.

[@RHCole]

​@@_Hodgepodge They actually never belonged to Simon, tho? That's why he isn't hosting.

[@Jackferrett6781]

@@_Hodgepodge Simon made Biographics and Geographics into what they are today. Many videos from those channels have become classics. Because he knew how to tell the story. Karl’s great but Simon was to Biographics and Geographics what Jack Kirby was to comic book history

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

They never belonged to him. If you wanna choke on it so hard, head over to "Places" I love Simon but Jesus fk folks, give it up, he's gone, he has his own "replacement". Go watch that and stfu 😂

[@RHCole]

​​@@goosenotmaverick1156He even has a biographics replacement, and he made an astrographics channel to boot.

[@tristanhallmark2724]

And why the fuck did yall use the word 'heroic' to describe china's censorship? The fuck?

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Timestamp? I either haven't gotten there or missed it?

[@tristanhallmark2724]

​@@goosenotmaverick1156 2:02

[@nmgg6928]

Poor choice of words trying to explain the insane lengths the ccp has gone to to censure tienamen square massacre

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@@tristanhallmark2724 "almost heroic" as in a heroic amount of effort. It wasn't meant to glorify but rather meant to convey the vast amounts of effort undergone to censor it out of existence. It wasn't a positive connotation that's for sure.

[@arkive11]

Gotta get those good boys points. But if they don't like it, that's why he named the writer first lol

[@leonhagenbaumer6809]

1

[@rossh2386]

Strong dislike for anything without Simon

[@UncleBadT]

hopefully the owners of this channel, and the other 2, realize that the host is why the views have dropped off on all the videos. Just checked socialblade to see if I was right about my predictions on the new host, and I was right. sad to see a channel i once liked, die out like this.

[@KaiserDragun]

Who are you

[@Mr.Mathias-Berg]

I'm Batman.🦇

[@archstanton6102]

If you watch the opening of the video he gives his name there

[@KaiserDragun]

@@archstanton6102 Where's simon

[@archstanton6102]

@@KaiserDragun He left the channel about 8-9 montjs ago

[@jessesmith-garcia5313]

Your bloody lame Smallwood, even with the Anteater, good lord!

[@HoundMonkey]

Ugh this guy again... pass

[@scottyo64]

Down vote

[@Lykapodium]

No more Simon, no longer subscribed. Bye

[@bradlevantis913]

Didn’t you leave a similar comment on the last video?? 👋👋👋

[@archstanton6102]

He hasn't been here for 8-9 months. So guess you are just trolling now?

[@uenvymerry]

Where has Simon gone from these videos??

[@resileaf9501]

He left the channel of his own will months ago.

[@bobbarker8732]

Hello