Why Do People Miss Dictators? - Authoritarian Nostalgia

[@MTWright]

Thanks for watching guys and thanks again to AtlasVPN for sponsoring the video! Get the deal here: get.atlasvpn.com/MTWright What do you all think about authoritarian nostalgia? Are there any more examples you can think of?

[@nivegnal1525]

i personnaly find it normal that people who live in constent struggle because of there current political regime would have nostalgia for past ones where things were more stable even if they were authoritarian, for in the end people will always chose security and comfort over vague political notions

[@MTWright]

@@nivegnal1525 True, most people would prefer personal safety for themselves over others. In the end, these systems crash but people tend to only think of the here and now - which makes them nostalgic for past dictators.

[@robbiedubbelman3024]

You tend to do this: "On the left you will find ENDLESS praise of [dictators x y z]" vs. "On the right you MIGHT find praise of [dictators x y z]" this is such a clear linguistic choice to make it seem like the left wing has a broadly accepted tradition of praising dictators whereas the right just occasionally does it, every now and then. It's so stupid. I like your videos but these petty inaccurate jabs at the left wing are pretty shit. I'm left wing, I never hear anyone in my political or social circles praising Stalin or Gadaffi. These are totally fringe, insane people who have fallen down some idiotic authoritarian left-wing hellhole, even though they're using tools to express their support that would 100% be supressed under these people's regimes. It's not "endless", it's fringe and insane. And this kind of fringe insane praise of dictators goes is equally prevalent on the far-right, not just something you "might" find.

[@Munthasir123]

My family is from Bangladesh. What I have heard from my family growing up was too many people was illiterate to know whats best for the country. Its easy for educated people to be manipulated imagine how easy it is to manipulate poor illiterates. Another thing was people doesn’t really care for democracy in countries that are really poor. Economic development become a bigger priority than democracy. Therefore in many of these countries democracy fails because while there are certainly people within country like Libya that wants democracy they are minority. Majority wants stability and a good economy over democracy. Perhaps democracy becomes a question when people have luxury to think.

[@conradojavier7547]

Do you work for a Mainstream Website called Rappler?

[@Niklas.the.13th.]

My grandfather used to say: "Dictators are kings without crowns." He lived through the Pahlavi dynasty and still living through the "Islamic Dynasty". I pray so he could live his last years in true freedom and comfort.

[@muzammil_pathan20]

What the hell kid

[@ThePijarro]

@@muzammil_pathan20 Deep response there cheiftain.

[@exincom4729]

I would choose pahlavi any day the islamic regime is way worse then communism

[@SobaYatai]

@@muzammil_pathan20 what’s the matter Tycoon

[@kian6639]

Dude, manam iraniam! My dad was 20 years old when shah was still in power, he was even conscripted for service, and he says it wasn't the best but its much better than what we have

[@mememagician97]

"Before freedom and democracy, could you give us bread and meat?" - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

[@areaxisthegurkha]

Cultured man.

[@azuaraikrezeul1677]

Nonsense democracy is all you need.

[@sdeepj]

That’s naive. As famines occur in oppressive nations and not in democracies

[@yendorman]

@@sdeepjoppressive nations’ ‘naive’ ‘not in democracies’ I’m fairly certain democracies can be oppressive nations. The Irish Potato Famine was accelerated by British government policies, and I’m fairly certain they were democratic. You are the naive one here.

[@sdeepj]

@@yendorman Ireland was not a democracy at the time of the famine, it was colony. Democracies are not oppressive to their own people. Westminster never saw the people of their colonies as their constituents.

[@istishadiiii]

My grandma always said that “You can’t rule a country with flowers and love, you have to run a country with the barrel of a gun.” She lived through Siad Barre’s dictatorship in somalia and had her sons fight in the Ogaden invasion of ethiopia, She always looks back on how Somalia seemed great and developed because of his leadership (to his credit, Barre did work on developing the country)

[@voxpopuli7910]

Compared to how the country is now, I understand her

[@istishadiiii]

@@voxpopuli7910 yeah, his government were very positively liked by the general public for quite awhile up until the failure of the ogaden war and the northern rebellions

[@Bruhmanih7]

I respect Barre a lot.Some say he was awful beacuse he did the Isaaq genocide, but to be fair most of the victims were rebels and supported the civil war.

[@wildfire9280]

@@Bruhmanih7 “but to be fair” nope nope oh my god so much nope

[@Bruhmanih7]

@@wildfire9280 What are you talking about?

[@loworochi]

My parents are from Somalia and they actually to this day still speak positively about Siad Barre while still recognizing his pit falls it almost seems like they slightly brush it under the rug. Nostalgia for the 1970s is wild since the country isn’t doing to well. You’ll even hear older people say “take us back to the Siad days”.

[@lutho7693]

Barre did a lot of good things, but everything went Down Hill with him in the 80's after the devastating Ogaden War.

[@istishadiiii]

same with mine. sure, he positively developed somalia into a somewhat stable country but his nationalist ideas of a united somalia died after the ogaden war.

[@Jahabbeez]

If you were to look at the literacy rates before and after his coming to power then it speaks a lot for people who are living in the hell of somalia right now

[@lcdream4213]

you speak good english for a somalian, im proud of you

[@loworochi]

@@lcdream4213 lol I’m 18 and born in the US. My parents are from Somalia my dad speaks decent English my mom still has a lot to improve on though

[@notmatthew7267]

We Filipinos just remembered Marcos declaring martial law 50 years ago yesterday, so this video really resonated with me. My family is full of Marcos apologists (I am one of the few who isn't), and all they say when they talk about his regime was how cheap the rice was, ice cream cost five cents, and the exchange rate between the US dollar and Philippine peso was 1 for 2. Most of these aren't bound by facts, and is mostly just nostalgia clouding their memories. A lot in the anti-Marcos faction don't understand why people in this country sometimes make stuff up just to make him look good, but your video really hit the nail on this one.

[@auberginereverie]

I, too as an anti-Marcos, can relate to your comment. Except 3/4ths of my family are against Marcos, especially my mother. She told me that one of her classmates in college had a father who is a Presidential Security Group, and how her father was highly paid. At the time, my mother's family was below poverty line (you can clearly see the economic inequality here). After the People Power Revolution, her classmate's family left to Canada, knowing that her family might be criticized for being a PSG member. My grandpa also told her during her toddler years that Marcos was her "uncle" (a pro-dictatorship joke). She was convinced that Marcos was a corrupt dictator and killed thousands of innocent lives, and that only strengthened after EDSA (where there is more civil liberty and you get to know what really happened under his 20 to 21-year rule). You can really see why. I don't give a damn if a pro-BBM and Marcos apologist told me I was "paid by the Liberal Party to tell this story" but this is a true story to my and my family's heart. I will never lie and hide the truth of what happened during 1973 to 86, even if I wasn't born at that time. #NeverAgain #NeverForget #50YearsLater

[@j.madelozo8222]

Accept it, a lot of good and bad things happened during the Martial Law period, and that's that. Some people say real life experiences are facts, some others say facts are based on records. Both arguments are valid, but the real problem being is that, this way of thinking is distorting our political views, and I call it "personality politics". Both sides keep blaming families i.e. Marcoses and Aquinos when the fact of the matter is that these families are only partially responsible for what other sides accuse each other of, that's not pushing for accountability, that's pushing us to be more ignorant. It's like a plague that makes our political views extremely distorted, and it is what pushes us to continue electing terrible officials.

[@herrkommandank675]

Have you ever considered why they are fond of Marcos in the first place? As much as the opposition is constant screeching of "disinformation and misinformation" to be the culprit until to the point that it makes your ears bleed, they would never consider that the Liberal Party and their coalition or affiliated political have made little to none monumental policies that strengthen our economy, military, and our industry between '86 to 1992, and from 2000s to 2016. People were less likely to believe this "misinformation/disinformation," if the reality and the current of state of the country was actually significantly better than it was at that time. That's why you have countries like Poland, who once had an oppressive Communist Government, but embraced systematic and economic reforms to cater to the needs of the country. Ever since Poland enacted these reforms and strawed away from Communism, they're considered one of Europe's fastest growing economy. Russia in the opposite case, toppled the Supreme Soviet, but did little too none to enact systematic political AND ECONOMIC Reforms to revitalize their economy and political system, that's why during the 2000s, the Russian public adored Putin and despised figures like Yeltsin of Russia, who didn't seem radical. As the saying goes, the Yellows toppled the dictator, but not the system he forged. The Fidel Ramos Administration and the Rodrigo Duterte Administration have made seismic shifts in the trajectory of post-EDSA government policies, where they embraced, promoted, AND ENACTED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REFORMS, such as economic liberalization to address a potentially strong but currently underutilized manufacturing and agriculture industry. They both advocated political reforms, such as Federalism, that would be ideal for a country that has more than 100 ETHNIC GROUPS, which would lessen religious tensions. To counter the Marcos narrative, you should've supported public servants who are keen to promote REFORMS and Cha-Cha, which would've lead to a more prosperous and politically mature country, but unfortunately, Marcos Jr. has been elected and this is perhaps the final nail of the coffin for the Liberal Party, the opposition, the Liberal Party and its associates, failed to take reforms seriously that could've made the country more developed SOONER, rather than later.

[@superstoneanimation3891]

You still have his son in power now (pls son of Suharto, don't rule over this country again...)

[@conradojavier7547]

@@auberginereverie we had a Dictator, their name is Ninoy, Cory, & Noynoy.

[@TheOfficialBangel]

I'm honestly impressed of how much your videos are so well made and take long time to make because they are full of stuff. Amazing like always!

[@MTWright]

Thanks for the support!

[@Tethloach1]

This was well made.

[@ETB3341]

"..the truth that the past is not worth longing for and that freedom is worth pursuing, no matter how much it damages order. nostalgia is a mental illness, and truth is the cure." thank you.

[@TheMilitantHorse]

"I want stability." _Dictator causes stability at cost of immense lives_ "I want people to vote" _people vote for dictator_ cycle continues

[@miguelmont.1111]

open ballets boxes and armed soldiers in the voting booths had nothing to do with the persuasion tho

[@stolenmonkey7477]

The only thing I knew coming in that was mentioned in this video is that nostalgia was originally a mental illness. However I had no idea of anything else, thank you for your helpful and educational content. Also the fact that you already are able to get sponsors shows that even someone with a relatively small channel can still make a living if you make content with quality over quantity. Good job my guy.

[@m2v-animatez]

If you go to ghana you can see the same thing about Kwame Nkrumah. He created ghana and made it rich. But he was very authoritarian and became very corrupt and was also backing anti government organisations in africa. Now ghanaian youths feel great nostalgia for him

[@mikiyasshewangizaw7943]

Have you vested Ghana

[@hamizanyunos1502]

He was also popular for his anti-colonialism and advocacy of the Third World leadership.

[@m2v-animatez]

@@hamizanyunos1502 yeah

[@m2v-animatez]

@@mikiyasshewangizaw7943 yeah

[@manicabawse2867]

We love him he is a great hero I’m told 😅😅

[@SiPakRubah]

In Malaysia, some say Mahathir Mohamad is an authoritarian but at the same time managed to keep democracy People say he's the reason Malaysia was seen as a great country through modernized it, but at the same time managed to ditch people he didn't like by using a controversial act to silent his enemy, especially Anwar Ibrahim when he did a 'Reformasi' in 1998 by falsely arrested him for "sodomy" He's also still alive and still managed to ousted his enemies or any person he doesn't like in politics, even after his retirement from it Even if people felt nostalgic at his era, when he was elected for the second time under his own party to fight his old party because wanted Najib got arrested for 1MDB scandal, many people despised Mahathir's government, which literally ruins people's nostalgia to his 22 years of ruling, which makes a lot of politicians decided to take the actions in their own hand by forcing him to step down after ruling this country for 22 months and managed to cause a power vacuum that affected our politics until today, and now we're managed to stuck with the same old government as before the last General Election back in 2018 Probably one of the dictator that people doesn't have nostalgia, probably because he's still alive and managed to ruined his reputation at the same time

[@mantea3481]

Some people despise their own dictators, for me my neighbors are a perfect example. The ex-yugoslav states (mainly Serbs) love Tito as he provided stability and order before war broke loose. Then there's Romania with their dictator Ceausescu, he's universally despised in Romania because he was an incompetent shit.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

I've seen quite a bit of Right-Wingers online having nostalgia for Mobutu's Zaire, Pinochet's Chile, and Apartheid South Africa, as well as Tankies on the Far Left saying "Stalin did nothing wrong", and claiming that the holodomor was fake. It's a pretty scary sight to see.

[@user-cvbnm]

Wait until you see Wehraboos praising what that Failed Austrian Painter did, It's equally bad if not worse than tankies praising Stalin, Mao, and Kim Jung un maybe Pol Pot apologists are even worse

[@ProLifePatriot]

I lived under a dictatorship and I can tell you one thing poeple will always choice order above all

[@maxxbenavente]

This dichomoty between Authoritarianism and Democracy is a really interesting topic to think about. In my opinion the best option would be a middle point between the two, although it is true that certain countries, due to many factors, are not able to achieve that middle point and must choose one of them.

[@MTWright]

I agree it’s fascinating, if only there was a way to achieve the efficiency of authoritarianism but also keep the checks and balances of democracy. So far it doesn’t seem possible, they seem to be completely at odds with each other so the best bet for now is to protect freedom. I wonder if it’ll ever happen in the future tho

[@nivegnal1525]

@@MTWright i would say monarchism could work well, with an apolitical King focused only on effeciency and the good of the people ( since the stability of the state's would be tied to his and his dinasty's), like the idea of the enlightened despotism of Voltaire, with of course the ability for the people to call for referendums and contest policies freely

[@stolenmonkey7477]

What would be the midpoint between the two is my question. Midpoints generally work as a rule of thumb, but what is the midpoint exactly

[@kmit9191]

@@MTWright but Checks and balances are not a necessity in Democracy, nor are they contrary to monarchism. Before the french Revolution there was close to no type of checks and balances anywhere in the world

[@gabbar51ngh]

@@nivegnal1525 That can work even with dictatorships though. Look up "benevolent dictatorship" which is essentially enlightened despotism but you might find numerous people who fit in there. Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew turned Singapore around but that wouldn't have been possible without dictatorship. Even today it's a single party state running sham democracy.

[@angelinobernal6899]

As a Filipino, thank you, thank you very much for covering this topic.

[@gibusspy5544]

Also the apologists are all over the net.

[@hamanakohamaneko7028]

This couldn't have come at a better time

[@matchlockashigaru9755]

Excellent timing on this video. Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines and there were a lot of Marcos apologists online

[@Wroar2020s]

@Michael Story 🤡

[@zyanego3170]

@Michael Story I do.

[@auberginereverie]

@Michael Story Michael Myths, is that what you are called on Twitter? Hiding the truth of what really happened during Martial Law?

[@kubli365]

@@auberginereverie goteem

[@auberginereverie]

@@kubli365 true!

[@Alvaradoge]

As a venezuelan I can tell you that old and young people miss Pérez Jimenez's dictatorship, and more seeing the state of the country right now.

[@longiusaescius2537]

Neuvo Ideal Nacional

[@meidyot1672]

Out of all dictators. You didn't cover Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore. His leadership/dictatorship lead Singapore to what it is now.

[@Justt436]

He has a whole video dedicated to LKY: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqGUaWp5h9Wtgq8

[@nathan9523]

it's still not a democracy though

[@MA-go7ee]

Lee Kuan Yew was not really a dictator. He was always democratically elected in free elections. He definitely had some authoritarian tendencies though.

[@Stades11]

There seems to be a certain amount of nostalgia towards the GDR for some people living in east Germany nowadays, mostly because a lot of them feel forgotten or left behind by the federal government. I feel like some of that has to do with the state funded news media channels being from western Germany and some of the talk shows and satire shows on those channels often portraying east Germany in a pretty unfavorable light; they often call people in the east Nazis due to the electorial success the right wing populist party AfD has there. It's probably not a good idea to disenfranchise people who are opposed to you even more, but that's just my opinion. Doesn't help that you can't opt out of paying monthly fees for those news media channels.

[@2hotflavored666]

Hard to do that when they're absolutely correct about East Germany being a hellhole because of half a century of communist opression.

[@zakariakaleem3271]

Such a weird pheromone? I spoke to a German friend online who claimed neo-nazis often appropriate the symbols of east Germany, how true is this?

Not gonna lie I kinda was anticipating a new upload some time soon, and you really hit the nail on the coffin for this one!

[@user-Erimej]

The reason why many feel nostalgic towards a historic dictatorship is simply because of the FAILURES of Democracy that lead to suffering

[@vyros.3234]

What failures though? Majority of democracies have succeeded.

[@axel665]

@@vyros.3234 Really look at his examples most are bad in economic

[@Hilariusgamer]

@@axel665 ? almost all richest countries in the world that dont have oil like Qatar, Saudi Arabia are democraciesi

[@fritzman6483]

@@vyros.3234 Take the United States for example, what one would call “democracy” is just what is left after federal agents annihilated all parties and groups deemed subversive

[@Klarence75]

wooooahhahahahha

[@NoCapHistory]

You're becoming one of my favorite history channels man, keep up the great work

[@eqotnom6316]

Despite this video not pertaining to the one you made about "Years of Lead", I just wanted to let you know that your stellar efforts in presenting this grim affair, and now here, the complexity of the contrasting desire for freedom and order in the case here, is absolutely marvellous. I hope you continue to expand upon other of these topics as your take on it is very eloquent and grounded in sensibility. Can't wait to see what comes next 🙂

[@anton2192]

Classic Twilight Zone episodes "A Stop at Willoughby" and "Walking Distance" explore nostalgia very poignantly and reveal how wallowing in nostalgia is really a sort of living death.

[@joshcaminski]

Your history videos are just something else, brilliant work as always!

[@Karkafs-Desiderium]

Thank you for this Video, it explained a lot of what i see and hear daily. My Parents and Grandparents lived most of their life under Saddam Hussein and always have this nostalgia for him and his regime, this video really helped understanding them and why they think like that. Thanks!

[@anthonyrivera1727]

I love the way you present both sides of a point and their flaws... I hope you become very successful. Binged watch all your videos as well. All amazingly put together

[@papatony6343]

The legend has uploaded!

[@lutho7693]

The funny thing is that modern Day Libya isn't even democratic lmao, it's even less than Ghaddafi's Libya. I miss him, may he rest in peace.

[@lutho7693]

@@jett_power Read the Green Book

[@remi5844]

Amazing video, you deserve more views and subscribers for bringing attention to things so many ignore!

[@marc9324]

Have been binging your content lately, really enjoy it too much to say and I hope you continue to grow respective to the amount of the work you put into your videos!

[@savastepeli4210]

This video contains good points not only about politics but also about the general functioning of life. But still, dictatorships can make great cultural and economic progress due to easy decision-making mechanism. If the aim of the dictatorship is making the country better in every sense rather than corruption, it is possible to obtain that aim more easily than democracies. Give the right order that simple. Dictatorships run by smart people can lead to great progress, especially for most desperate countries. There are more than ten examples. Not a fan of totalitarism but I think that's the truth. We can't label every dictatorship as "bad", sometimes circumstances bring it to that point. Before the Gaddafi era, for example, Libya was not a nation. There were more than 200 tribes in the country. They were all trying to gain power and fight each other. They didn't consider themselves as Libyans, they considered themselves as X tribe. Would his regime have progressed if Gaddafi had not been harsh enough on them? After Gaddafi died, those tribes are fighting again, which never really happened on his era. I don't even count the Westerners trying to seize Libya's resources. He had to deal with them in the early years of his regime. I mean, he had to be a harsh president to rule Libya properly.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

Facts right here

[@雷-t3j]

If after his death everything went to shit then he didn't do that well long term, did he?

[@savastepeli4210]

@@雷-t3j I don't think so, I think there's no way to remove tribalism from Arabic nations. Every country that doesn't have tribalism should consider itself lucky, it's awful.

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

As long as the character of said ruler remains incorruptible and somewhat virtuous

[@bouncer2074]

A short video but a great one! I had a communist tell me the soviet union wasn't that bad because there was videos of happy soviet families, but that video doesn't represent the country as a whole, nor does it show the horrible atrocities committed under soviet rule

[@lutho7693]

In the todays former Soviet Republics you won't see any happy families.

[@calamaricarter8609]

I just love this channel it’s crazy how little subscribers you have. I’m very excited for the future of this channel as I think it could be very big one day.

[@mikiyasshewangizaw7943]

I started watching for last month and all your videos are great your KZbin channel will grow one day

[@Wolfbuckley]

Just recently found your channel and watched most of your videos i really enjoy your style and well researched topics. When i saw you hadn’t uploaded in a while i wasn’t sure if the channel was dead but i subbed anyway and was really happy to see you upload today keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@nicholass.brisco2213]

This video has provided astonishing insight to why many people long for totalitarian dictatorships that existed in the recent past. It gave me an understanding of why people call for it too. This is truly a 10 out of 10 video. Remember that in the end, liberty *will* prevail--it may take a few days, weeks, months, years, decades, or even centuries to come, but it will come, eventually.

[@jacondo2731]

i very much enjoy your vids honestly , as i enjoy your sources generally and one of the most under rated youtuber.

[@Zuzentasun]

Wow, it only felt like it was beginning, the video already ended! All these videos are very thought provoking and of high quality.

[@grayearly3116]

I appreciate how you always come with something to really think about that alters perceptions.

[@nahueloew9990]

I think annother crucial point is what the country teaches to its children. In many countries the other side of their history is never told, so the old regime is never questioned. In Mozambique for example there was this dictator called Samora Machel who today is seen as a hero who brought order and peace to a country that was under the opresión of the Portuguese. Even children adore him. Few people remember that he abducted children, that he made concentration camps or that you could disappear for buying food illegally. That’s beacause in the school, such thing is never told, the kids only hear praises for him and his party. The party who has been in power for the last 50 years and of course has no intention of ruining their first leader turn into a martyr. Many the old people who remember how it was do not want to talk about it, they are still traumatized from a time where you could get killed for speaking up to the government.

[@andreyanev803]

Democracy gives power to the common people as dictatorship gives power to one person, but in order for the democracy to work the common people must take responsibility with this power, fight for it and guard it to not fall in the wrong hands. Thats why in a lot of places democracy fails when it is given but the people don’t value it and are not ready to fight for it. That just leaves free space for the next dictator or corrupt politician……

[@calrex4513]

I disagree, many Democracies fail because the population is just not educated enough. This is why in the large majority of third world countries democracy either fails or turns into a one party state. Democracies also fail in times of deep division or desperation in a countries population as seen in the Spanish regime under Franco and Nazi Germany.

[@dinte215]

Imbeciles + power = democracy I prefer dictatorship because they atleast try to impress. A few dead outliers is not an issue for me, even if I was one of them. (STABILITY, PROSPERITY,UNITY & VISION) > FREEDOM

[@andreyanev803]

@@dinte215 But then why so many people prefer to migrate to democracies like USA, Europe and Australia and so few go to dictatorships like the Middle East or North Korea? In Europe we have been getting flooded by immigrants for years, even if unwelcomed, instead of them going to dictators in Middle East or Africa or as America been flooded by migrants from South America. Why people must take such risky journey just to reach a democratic state?

[@calrex4513]

@@andreyanev803 Keep in mind that Democracies did not always make up the most developed and desirable nations. Even as late as world war one most of Europe was under a dictatorship and these were a few of the most powerful economically and military nations in the world. North Korea has been held back by the worship of the Kim family and I would say the majority of the middle east has been held back by Islamic nationalist like The Taliban and ISIS.

[@andreyanev803]

@@calrex4513 It’s true that dictatorships can make powerful countries economically and militarily but this doesn’t always make them the most desirable places to live cause it depends on what kind of dictator they are ruled by and what are his visions, goals and the means of achieving them. And it may hard to live in such country if you do not agree with its policy but being unable to criticize or express yourself negatively against the regime you just have to accept it and be silent.

[@ovidiupop6042]

Can you make a video that argues how a country can become more stable without getting into a dictatorship?

[@mortemanku5279]

To be fair these Dictators deliver results even though they use oppression and brutality but they deliver results. The ones who overthrew these dictators are often more brutal than the previous dictators.

[@volkavolkarythya789]

Indeed. Also, People in general simply dont know about history but the elementary one taught in schools (some of 'em not even) , so they never get to know about manifold non-democratic regimes which greatly transformed their countries without necessarily shedding rivers of blood, as the ones of Khalifa Al Thani in Qatar, Mutsuhito Meiji from Japan, Lee Yew from Singapore, etc. Even most actual democratic countries which are usually pointed as "models of democracy" today were not democracies til very recent history, such as UK, Germany, the Scandinavians and basically any country in Europe, who all enjoyed centuries of monarchies and other non-democratics views of world.

[@animeXcaso]

They don't deliver "results" They hide failures

[@gunstock3]

I think apologist for dictators is based more on the current affairs of a nation and less on nostalgia. Like Iraq, Libya and Somalia might have some apologist or “bring us back to the glory days of ________ “ because____ they weren’t failed states under their regimes. An autocratic regime that only fucks over 20% of a population/ minority group while letting the “in group” remain unchallenged will be more popular with an in group that is now struggling due to a civil war creating a power vacuum. But in countries that had a dictator but are now democratic and stable I don’t think anyone other than political extremists that hate modernity are nostalgic.

[@randomreadings1183]

Great video as always! Glad to see your channel is growing nicely.

[@candyjp1]

you have one of the best youtube channels on this site great to see a new upload keep up the good work

[@Jobi.]

I feel nostalgia for old KZbin, thankfully old KZbin wasn’t a dictator

[@manicabawse2867]

Ironically it was more democratic no strikes you could see dislikes what a time it was

[@robertwhitten265]

you feel nostalgic not nostalgia

[@purpledevilr7463]

As someone who leans authoritarian. It’s because they have the power to do work. And when they’re good people, they’re work can be great. Lee Kuan yew is easily top 3 political figure for me. Attaturk and Sukarno are honorary mentions. They have the power to change society, even on seemingly minor or trivial things on big scales. So they can refine a society, and make it interesting. They can build interesting things.

[@karlshorstzwei]

Right, but how likely is it that a proposed dictator is going to be LKY, and not, say, Marcos, or Mugabe?

[@purpledevilr7463]

@@karlshorstzwei that’s why they’re almost always charismatic. They get you to take that risk. I only lean authoritarian, I’m not outright one (unless I was in charge. Because I’d be certain to be okay with the decisions) But they’re not as bad as you would think. There are of Aureliuses in history and moderately okay ones.

[@Vuosta]

What an apt term. Incredible video as always

[@CooltasticOG]

There ain't a better timing than this one since my country's president is a son of a dictator and I have heard most are misled about the brutal past. Or paint it as a good thing or luxury. Man when will The Philippines never be disappointing.

[@herrkommandank675]

It hasn't, it's only "dissapointing" for the b1tchy Liberals who wants to deprecate the country for some petty political gains People liked Duterte because of his infrastructure programs and economic reforms that led to FDI reaching an all-time high in 2021, poverty reduction, industry growth, and etc. They don't see those programs continuing under the 2nd most voted candidate, Leni Robredo, so they voted Marcos Jr. for "continuation." In fact, that's the reason most people voted for Marcos Jr., it's because of Duterte's popularity and the general populace surely wants to continue Duterte's policies. If Marcos Jr. would've run for the presidency without Duterte's popularity and voter base, it would be a neck-to-neck election with Leni. As I say, the country is experiencing significant economic growth, where the ADB itself raised its GDP Growth forecast for the country recently, it just shows the positive trajectory of the country. The Liberals and opposition is the only one who would call these developments "dissapointing," just to fill their crab mentality.

[@karlshorstzwei]

Luckily for us, at least for now he's acting within the 1987 system.

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

My mother always says: there will never be a "good dictator" only men and women who start out decent, then go powered mad(any that count as "Benevolent dictatorship" only happen once in a lifetime....for good reason) "

[@tdjtomas]

Dude! You are very underrated! Keep the good work!

[@amadiohastruck4331]

'the people revolted against Gaddafi' Tell the full story'

[@Ful_bright]

Keep calm and defend democracy -from south korea

[@chewsdayinnit5097]

It's 12th year I am using yt and I think it's the first time I will use anyone's refferal

[@MTWright]

Thanks so much!

[@iagreebut2216]

I really like your channel. You should have at least 100k subscribers

[@AureliusLaurentius1099]

There is also the thing on how human society tend to spawn monarchies and how people are never satisfied with liberal democracies and would rally around a monarchical figure if given a chance. Its no surprise the most developed nation is the Kingdom of Denmark.

[@zyanego3170]

Isn't Norway more developed?

[@Dandikbobrek]

@@zyanego3170 both are developed

[@eho6380]

Yet in the Netherlands, which is a constitutional monarchy too, people despise the king and have also despised previous kings and queens in the past.

[@samuelebincoletto637]

In my country, Italy, there's this exact same level of nostalgia towards Benito Mussolini, the dictator that ruled Italy during WW2, many talks a lot about the "good things" he has done and there are still some groups of Neo-Fascists active here. Things are made worse about the fact that my country has a corrupt government that does empty promises and constantly changes one way or another. Personally though i prefer our current flawed democracy than fascism because at least you can still make jokes and memes without getting killed.

[@dinte215]

Your priorities are wrong. Life doesn't revolve around jokes and memes.

[@cosmiclevi5274]

@@dinte215 but it is a basic human right or at least it should be

[@lutho7693]

Mussolini objektively brought more bad to Italy then good.

[@samuelebincoletto637]

@@dinte215 I know but what i meant is that while the government in my country suck at least we can still express our opinion and criticize our politicians without getting shot, that include making jokes and memes about them.

[@aisukururimu7515]

In Indonesia, there are people who actually missed Soeharto's authoritarian regime. These people believes that democracy is too soft, and it causes foreign ideologies like the Islamic Calliphate ideology to be able to grow and threaten the nation's core Five Based Principle ideology, causing chaos throughout the country. These people knows that if Soeharto is in power today, those supporters of Islamic Calliphate would be prisoned or even worse, 'goes missing'. As this video said, people in general just want to have stability so they can work in peace and free from political tensions, and authoritarian regimes does provide it better than democracy in Indonesia at least. I think the best solution is to educate the people so that they can use their democratic rights and power wisely, as Aristotle once suggested

[@RuWarcrime]

Not just the one who miss that smiling "so bakso" General. The one who miss our Paduka Yang mulia panglima tertinggi pemimpin besar revolusi Bung "Polygamy" Karno has also has been popping up. Most of whom missed him were mostly Hardliners of Pancasila, Militarist, anti americanist, anti westernist, Socialist and mostly just a bunch of Nationalist. I personally didnt, in fact i hate both harto and karno. Both corrupt, authotharian, and self cultist. But since the society just care of theyre economy and life like you said, most the sins of those two just be forgotten except harto.

[@SunYat-sen]

A similar thing is happening in China where there is a Maoist revival and people are looking at the mao era with a lot of nostalgia.

[@sdprz7893]

Such an Underrated channel, keep it going mate, you'll blow eventually

[@grumpiesttitan7930]

Great video!!!

[@thboy1037]

Actually, excluding the absolute monarchies in the Middle East and Brunei which gain the richness from the natural resources like gas and oil, many Asian countries began to develope due to the autoritarian regimes. 1. Even Post - WWII Japan never has the autoritarian regime, but the LDP monopolizes the Japanese politices for many years. There is the strong relation of the "Iron Traiangle" between the government, private section and the bureaucracy. 2. The South Korean government started the economic development program during the 1960s under the military regime of General Park Chung - hee who ruled the country during 1961 - 1979. South Korean economy grew in a high rate and became "The Miracle of Han River". The big private sections which became Chaebol also began in this period. The military regime under General Chun Doo - hwan who ruled the country during 1980 - 1988 kept developing the economy. South Korea became high - income nation during the late 1980s to early 1990s when the democratic regime became stable. 3. Taiwan began the economic development program in the Japanese Colonial era and authoritarian regime. Before the democratic regime became stable in the 1990s. 4. China open the free economy in 1978 and became prosperous. Without this change, the Communist regime would hardly had survived. Even they opened the economy, but the politics is still under the control. 5. Even Singapore has never been ruled by the military. The elections regularly happen, but the PAP monopolizes the politics for many years. The opposition parties hardly achieve the progress. The political expression is still limited. But, with the good policy, the PAP is still popular. 6. Malaysia had the economic development before the independence. The progress was much developed during the 20 - year ruled of Dr. Mahathir Muhammad. 7. Indonesia during the Sukarno regime tended to be socialist. During the 30 - year rule of General Suharto, Indonesia shifted to capitalism. Now the Indonesian economy is the biggest economy in Southeast Asia and Indonesia is only Southeast Asian country in G-20. 8. The economy of the Philippines developed in high rate during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos. 9. Thailand, once regarded as one of the poorest countries, began to develop the import substitution economy during the 1960s after the first National Economic and Social Development Plan during the regime of Field Marshall Sarit Dhanaraj when Thailand was the US's ally and supported the Thai economic developement. Thailand began to develop the export industrializaion during the 1980s semi - democratic regime of General Prem Tinsulanonda. Thailand moved from lower - income country to middle - income country in the 1990s. These maybe the example of the reasons why many people like the authoritarian regimes.

[@RuWarcrime]

For no. 7 one . harto and its family was very very corrupt and the impact plagued the Politics to this day . Yes we are the top 20th biggest economy yet the justice system is dirty like If you have Religious / political Title , your safe . Sukarno is also same like harto . corrupt yet he Brainwashed he's people to think "Its West Fault " "its because of the dutch" "Its for Anti Neocolonialism" . The politics although maintain the 1999 Reformation Laws was hijacked by the old new order Regime alongside the rise of an Old order Descendants who now control the nation .

[@Hwje1111]

It was the same case in Europe, The Austrian and French empires were some of the most developed countries of their day and brought many revolutionary technologies to their nations. The third republic that succeeded the French empire was, by contrast, an economic basket case that was too focused on unprofitable colonization ventures. Democrats always wanna demonize the dictatorial predecessor for all sorts of problems that they caused (i.e. when modern Portugal turns into the poorest country in western Europe they would blame Salazar inspite the fact that Salazar had been gone for 20 years) while claiming all their achievements (such as how modern Taiwan claims everything that KMT Taiwan was economically)

[@weskerrebirth5849]

I love this channel and the messages it brings

[@derek3754]

Although I deeply disagree with the sentiment of authoritarian nostalgia, I do believe that the feeling is not as irrational as you make it out to be. It's easy to wax poetic about the merits of "freedom and democracy" when you've never experienced true chaos and anarchy. Never forget that the primary duty of any central government is to ensure STABILITY. As an African (Nigerian), it is indeed difficult for me to look at the current state of Libya and conclude that they are actually better off without Gadaffi.

[@a.p.6580]

As an italian, i know what you mean. In the face of corruption, inequality and the failure of democratic institutions, returning to authoritarianism is a very tempting idea. A common way some right-leaning people in my country rationalize the Mussolini era is by saying that "he also did good things", therefore framing his atrocities as some sort of necessary evil carried out for the sake of the Italian people.

[@Abuosmanli]

@@a.p.6580 ok but what’s ur point? The op is basically agreeing with those Italians. So what’s ur opinion

[@korys4956]

Gaddafi's regime was ultimately beneficial even through all the controversy.

[@jb885]

Pinochet and Husein to

[@LordInquisitor701]

@Cultured Anime Waifu [Russian Waifu] yes it was

[@雷-t3j]

was it though? he ultimately fell in a revolution which plunged his country into chaos. If he was actually beneficial that progress wouldn't have been undone so easily. IMO, dictatorships can get things done, but you need a plan after your death, and the best plan is a transition to democracy that starts before your death.

[@jb885]

@@雷-t3j like Franco did

[@Revitalization4241]

Only for Arabs not for the Berbers

[@youngglocknl9621]

Tbh stability and the fear of the unkown future.

[@miniaturejayhawk8702]

"Freedom is worth pursuing, no matter how much it damages order." Nah mate, I am not supporting that.

[@skreyao4898]

yep, order is indeed need as democracy. It just need to be balanced

[@pakistanball2983]

I would support it (the staement) tbh, things have just gone downhill for us since Musharraf's era, it really depends on where you're from.

[@lutho7693]

Democracy without Order can only lead to something worse than Dictatorship: Chaos and brutal Anarchie.

[@gamechanger8908]

How to say you're an anarchist without sauing you're an anarchist.

[@OperatorMax1993]

@@skreyao4898 indeed, like a seesaw or scale

[@boass]

I love your videos man. Always such insightful content, keep it up you're going places!

[@liampetersen4853]

Many boomer and gen x south Africans are feeling nostalgia for the authoritarian leaders like john vorster and PW botha,if you look at modern south Africa you can see why many have nostalgia

[@randomsicilianguy]

Nostalgia for dictators is a common thing even here in Italy...there are a lot of people...even young ones (disgusting) who says that Mussolini's regime was "the good old times"....but the worst thing is that no one says anything about it... that "fascism is not a threat anymore"....and now we are going to be ruled again by a neo-fascist party. That's why late modern history should be teach in school more than ancient history

[@longiusaescius2537]

@randomsicilianguy oh yeah meloni is such a Mussolini 2.0 she's letting infinity migrants through borders that aren't enforced

[@camryenthusiast]

This video is very good, as are your other videos. You have earned a subscriber, good job!

[@joshuam.6027]

I guess you're right that nostalgia is "mental illness." It even affects the entertainment world, especially Hollywood. I mean, count how many new original films out there over the countless remakes, sequels, prequels, and crossover films. Art is getting defiled by nostalgia as well.

[@Rowid04]

As an IRAQI .. y'all know the story...

[@pakistanball2983]

Pakistani here... I feel you (we're near default now lol)

[@Rowid04]

@@pakistanball2983 we have the reverse here due to the hight oil price we're making in a month what we used to make in a year...but we can't use this money due to there's No government only a temporary one :/ "Thank you USA" start playing in the background

[@pakistanball2983]

@@Rowid04 That is indeed complete reverse. Our government was "switched" (Thanks USA) when Russia-Ukraine war began (our former PM went there for oil and gas deal) But that deal didn't go through and now we are running out of oil and gas. Oh and we also stopped deals with Russia about gas and oil (our current government is pro-US). Result? We are getting ruined economically with prices of almost everything (especially fuel prices) going through the roof. Oh if that wasn't enough we are flooded (climate change) with 1/3 of the country under water with over 30 million people affected all the while the ruling government hogs most of the money for themselves. (This is also the largest displacement in region since 1947) I pray both Pakistan and Iraq get better with time 🇮🇶🇵🇰

[@Cepbros917]

You get a new Sub this is so good!

[@agarlicsorbet6482]

2:58 that is Army chief of staff LtGeneral Jang Do-young preparing to give a speech in support of Park's coup after coerced and threatened by the coup forces. Park Jung-hee was a Maj General at the point of the May 16 coup. Park is the one on the far left in front row with sunglasses on 3:00

[@Cybernaut551]

Nostalgia is the most dreadful of psychology, indeed.

[@PresAlexWhit]

The issue is that once people begin to see that their democracy isn't making any progress at all, they start to prefer lots of progress with a small amount of humanitarian abuses. Who can blame them when democracies today are making society more divided than ever since the Civil War.

[@雷-t3j]

The divisions exist in dictatorships too, you just can't see them until things get really bad. America isn't divided because of democracy, if Biden of Trump declared themselves president for life millions of people would still have their opinions, they'd just be getting shot.

[@Icanbarelyfinishpersonagames]

Being algerian people yearn for the days of Houari Boumediene who was a socialist and quite the authoritarian and not like it changed so much it's just less authoritarianism and more nepotism and corruption and as much good as Boumediene did i hate the distortion of reality and the many mistakes he made and his cruel authoritarian practices. It was very eye opening to see other examples of this here phenomenon thank you very much for the video and you have got a new sub.

[@Revitalization4241]

"Arab Algerians" Kabyles, Mozabites and Berberphone chaouis are happy that the boumediene days are over

[@deandreyoulo1068]

Very good video keep it up.

[@americangoombah4015]

I am amazed that you so few subs compared to larger boring channels. Your content is top notch, you eared a sub today good sir.

[@waludalu5102]

Would you have an honest dictatorship or a corrupt democracy?

[@xirock1233]

^

[@jrexx2841]

I'll choose dictatorship

[@pakistanball2983]

Honest dictatorship, we had seen past 30 years of corrupt democracy already.

[@progunjack5556]

Bad job at tricking people that all dictatorship are all honest

[@jrexx2841]

@@progunjack5556 It's hypothetical lol.

[@kuukeli]

thank you for the video

[@MapleovBacon]

Idk man, seems like anything and everything "threatens democracy" these days

[@marcelogonzalezdanke]

There are two states of public sentiment. One in which an ideology is worth dying for, and one in which no ideology is worth the amount of blood spilled for it.

[@Tarik360]

Just stumbled on this

[@jamesmcpherson8599]

Banger video!

[@weilandiv8310]

My mother's fam used to wax nostalgic about the Shah of Iran. Ahhh, the good ole daze!

[@musikov_music]

There are some people especially Iranians who lives in western country always overpraising and miss Shah Pahlavi's regime. Many of them believe he was a hero but in reality he was a very corrupt dictator, violates human rights by torturing political opponents through SAVAK agents, censoring press and books, exploiting national oil company, being a western and CIA puppet, and in fact that literacy rate was only about 30% (84% in 2016). Just because women can wears mini skirts and being half-naked doesn't mean it was a civilized and progressive era. You can hate the Islamic regime too, but during Pahlavi's regime it was nothing but much the same. That's why Islamic Revolution in 1979 was a thing.

[@nappokaikai]

im so glad you have a sponser man, here's to the rise of your channel.

[@avfilms7714]

I love this channel

[@UltimateDarknezz999]

I love your videos!

[@kapatidtomas]

I honestly like this grunt and semi-depressing voice of yours, It does not mean that it's bad but I actually kind of like it lowkey.

[@lucaaaaaaaas]

Because some of them did a good job

[@mrcocoloco7200]

Great video wow!

[@mythicalrp5642]

The people will rally behind a monarchical figure if given the chance at this point, and if they get either a dictator or an absolute monarch, then they get too sick of their administration and overthrow them after a period of economic stagnation, and then the cycle continues. That is why it is hard for a democracy to exist perfectly really as the people tend to gravitate towards that figure with absolute power and oftentimes, charisma.

[@In_Our_Timeline]

This is so true especially for a lot of third-world countries like even in Pakistan it just come to some factories like many people remember when the dictator use to rule there slot of good things but some how forget all the bad things the dictator did these people have this mindset that everything was good mostly because of nostalgia a d some people just truly believe that a strong government like a dictatorship can really fix all the complex issues of the country (which I don't agree with for you information) like here a lot of mostly religious people think the General zia ul haq was a great man because he made Pakistan just Iran is today and religious leaders really really love him and want some one like him again

[@PossessedPotatoBird]

Dictators can be good, there exists a man that is so compassionate and perfect that he could achieve what the people want better than even the least corrupt democracies The only problem is that person usually isnt the type of person to become dictator. I'm an idealist authoritarian, but until we find that ideal person in democratic

[@sakkra93]

I can understand why many would be nostalgic for dictators who did good. Even though the last time my country was in a period of what could be described as a military dictatorship was in the 1640s, I am filled with despondency at the state of our "Democracy" - which simply breeds inaction and petty bickering as our nation dies. If I could swap our decadent and failing democracy for an Authoritarian Nationalist model headed by a true patriot with a desire to help this country, I would do so in a heartbeat!

[@perlasandoval7883]

Even if a dictator is a patriot,if his followers are not, his words and actions will be counted as treason and betrayal.