Why Doesn’t International Law Apply to the West?

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Citations and Further Reading:
Biden, J. (2024, May 20). Statement from President Joe Biden on the Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court. Retrieved from www.whitehouse...
Chavez, N., & McKenzie, D. (2024, May 20). Biden Denounces ICC Warrant Against Israeli Officials. CNN. Retrieved from www.cnn.com/20...
Gambrell, J. (2024, May 20). Israel, Iran, Hamas: Latest Updates. AP News. Retrieved from apnews.com/art...
Goldsmith, J. L., & Posner, E. A. (2005). The Limits of International Law. Oxford University Press.
Hathaway, O. A. (2023). Reclaiming International Law from Extraterritoriality. Harvard National Security Journal, 14, 336-372.
Helsel, P. (2024, May 20). Israel to Halt Rafah Offensive After International Court of Justice Ruling. NBC News. Retrieved from www.nbcnews.co...
International Criminal Court. (2020). Understanding the International Criminal Court. The Hague, Netherlands: International Criminal Court. Retrieved from www.icc-cpi.in...
Karnow, S. (1997). Vietnam: A History. Penguin Books.
Krasnor, E. (n.d.). Foreign Aid in Post-Colonial Africa: Means for Building Democracy or Ensuring Western Domination?
Liptak, K. (2024, May 20). GOP Senators Warn ICC on Israel. Politico. Retrieved from www.politico.c...
Liphshiz, C. (2024, May 24). US Lawmakers Slam ICJ Demand for Israel to End Rafah Offensive. Algemeiner. Retrieved from www.algemeiner...
Plitnick, M. (2024, May 21). Biden and Congress are destroying international law for Israel. Mondoweiss. mondoweiss.net...
Posner, E. A., & Yoo, J. C. (2004). Judicial Independence in International Tribunals. California Law Review, 93(1), 1-74.
Raedler, T. (2024, May 21). No Equivalence: Biden Defends Israel After ICC Requests Arrest Warrants. Al Jazeera. Retrieved from www.aljazeera....
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. (1998). Retrieved from www.icc-cpi.in...
The Guardian. (2023, March 18). Joe Biden welcomes ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. The Guardian. www.theguardia...
Turse, N. (2013). Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam. Picador USA.
United Nations Security Council. (2020). The Age of Power Rivalry: The Security Council at 75. Retrieved from www.un.org/sec...
Yale Law Journal. (2009). Universal Exceptionalism in International Law. Yale Law Journal, 118, 1762-1798.
Yoo, J. (2003). International Law and the War on Terrorism. California Law Review, 91(5), 1699-1744.
Yoo, J. C. (2024, May 20). Biden Administration’s Response to ICC Israel Arrest Warrants. Jacobin. Retrieved from jacobin.com/20...
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[@TheDotdotdot0]

“We will never find justice in a world where criminals make all the rules”

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Makes one question if a god exist

[@abdulrahmanhani2179]

@@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman How? what does god have to do with injustice? You think god would make a world where everything is fair and right? All sunshine and rainbows? Then what would be the point? Everyone has free will to do what is right and wrong... stop blaming people's actions on god and start taking accountability. In islam we are taught that true justice will be served on the Day of Judgment when it's all said and done and no ones money or power can "veto" god's decisions. Until then, strive to be a good person and choose to do the right thing for yourself and others.

[@mechanicalsilence1]

​@@abdulrahmanhani2179 you think you know what a god would think ?

[@sal-the-man]

@@mechanicalsilence1well god tells you what he thinks

[@mechanicalsilence1]

@@sal-the-man are ypu telling me that you're a messiah ? How can god tell you what he thinks ?

[@midnattsol6207]

The sad part is that the people who watch these kinds of videos are the people who know all this already anyway

[@Pixelarter]

So help spreading it to people you know. Send them the video link as a suggestion. Make the message be heard.

[@kaenachoo4783]

Why don’t YOU do something about it? That’s the sad part.

[@barryallen3225]

The sad part is you’re not doing anything about it.

[@coasterblocks3420]

@@kaenachoo4783you’re assuming without asking that the person doesn’t do anything. I’ve copped that myself “well what have you done if you’re so worried about injustice?” Me? I was intimately involved in the coalface of gay liberation, I’ve marched, written letters, spoken to politicians, taken part in sit-ins, protests, letter boxing, participated in boycott and picket lines, given addresses to rallies, talked to friends and strangers. I’ve literally put my safety and life at risk to help others. So I’ve done heaps - what have you done? I’ve found those pointing the finger are actually the ones who have done sweet bugger all.

[@at_oussama]

@@barryallen3225the saddest part is that people also know about this, but still blindly support their countries, just because of political and nationalist ideologies.

[@watercat1302]

As a Vietnamese, thank you for bringing US’ atrocious crimes to attention…

[@dixztube]

Americans many of us want to know too. Our government is evil and we are told they’re good.

[@FemboyLegendGD]

@@I-Sagittarius-l tbh vietnam is now basically 51st state of the US

[@saint8257]

​@@FemboyLegendGDlol nice troll bait

[@FemboyLegendGD]

@@saint8257 mad cuz true

[@metalvideos1961]

@@FemboyLegendGD you have no clue how the Political system in Vietnam works i see.

[@tyoma_14]

Remember guys, Second Thought is not suicidal

[@Bantallas]

Remember, this is what free speech looks like. Try that in russia.

[@wh2960]

​@@Bantallas no one's defending Russia 🙏🙏

[@RecreationalSpeaker]

Yes, let us all be grateful our fascist overlords let us say what we think.

[@Bantallas]

@@wh2960 thats not what i was saying.

[@rasmus4042]

Exact same comment as from the first though KZbin video on the same thing

[@etep878]

American Rules Based Order: Rules for thee, not for me.

[@Arsenic71]

Do as I say, not as I do.

[@JohnnyTheWolf-d3p]

50 Rules For Life!

[@alexgrunde6682]

“We make the rules, and we order you around”

[@NocturnalDoom]

They make the rules and we (in the global south) take the orders. Grim af. 💀

[@Arsenic71]

@@NocturnalDoom Not just in the global south. Remember Nord Stream? The pipeline that the US blew up (or had blown up)? As a German let me repeat Kissinger's words: "To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal". And he was absolutely correct.

[@MrZoomah]

In Afhganistan, Australian special forces were found to have committed war crimes. A western soldier has finally been punished. By soldier... the army lawyer who revealed the war crimes has been sentenced to 6 years jail.

[@nheils]

Oh shoot, I've watched his videos... It's so goddamned sad..

[@merveb.9228]

​@@nheils can you share the video or give us the name please?

[@nheils]

@@merveb.9228 owkeyy, you know what, I'm probably wrong now that i remember it again, but, it's this one that i was thinking about, mostly cuz it happen to an Australian man who's a whistleblower, : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKOppGWVqs2tY9E

[@dw9zg6kctnr23]

​@@merveb.9228 The army lawyer turned whistleblower is called David McBride. Australian KZbin friendlyjordies has covered the case extensively.

[@dw9zg6kctnr23]

​@@merveb.9228 The army lawyer turned whistleblower is called David McBride. Australian KZbin friendlyjordies has covered the case extensively.

[@eyyy2271]

"The biggest insult to The Holocaust is not the denial of it, but it's use as justification to commit the Palestinian Genocide" - Norman Finkelstein

[@Osric24]

This quote coming from a Jew makes it hit that much harder.

[@redacted3740]

​​@@kjkh3104 purposely targeting civilians and aid workers as well as cutting off humanitarian supplies. This is a genocide and this didn't start on Oct 7. Educate yourself.

[@samms92]

Isn't the phrase from the river to the sea the genocide of the Jews? Bunch of hypocrites lol

[@redacted3740]

@@Osric24 a child of holocaust survivors as well

[@kjkh3104]

​@@redacted3740 Did Israel start shooting any civilian in sight? burned people alive? Did Israel spend all its money on terror infrastructure instead of developing their population? Did Israel start 3 wars and threatened to throw the other people into the sea? Anti Israelis have no concept of timeline. If you constantly attack a country, don't complain about the consequences.

[@eges72]

I am sparing my hard-earned money just for you, as someone who barely affords to donate elsewhere. Thank you for being the face of the good will of humanity.

[@xen9581]

it would also be helpful to donate this much to aid the gazans and victims of genocide he mentioned in the video ^^

[@AliEgemenB]

Helal olsun hocam cidden korkunç seyler yasaniyor uzakta keske elimizden bisey gelse...

[@stuckonearth4967]

I heard YT donation's huge percentage is commission? I heard 70%

[@rikbrown4864]

I have been saying this for years. In Australia there is a lot of noise being made about Chinese activity in the SCS. My arguement has always been the same: Why would the Chinese follow international norms and laws if nobody else has to? The selective application of international law weakens it to a point of uselessness.

[@coasterblocks3420]

The hyperventilating over the threat of China is all the more absurd when you point out to people China is yet to invade anyone (aside from Tibet) compared to the actions of nations of the global north.

[@LH1980XX]

The fact that Ben Roberts Smith is considered a hero by a whole load of Australians is telling.

[@tomweather8887]

​@@coasterblocks3420to be fair, the U.S. and NATO have made it all but impossible for China to invade anybody. There are a lot of places that China would invade if it could. And it's not just Taiwan. They've been having skirmishes on the Indian border for a while now. They have disputed territories with Russia. The West has done all it can to keep China and Russia and the like contained, pretty much since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

[@wh44]

@@LH1980XX And David McBride is going to jail. I get the impression that McBride has a lot of support, that is not reflected in the press.

[@bestofbothworldsagain399]

FACTS.

[@javierbehaklanzaro1506]

As a bachelor in International Relations, I can tell you that international law is as useful as toilet paper

[@sheesh4129]

See thru single ply toilet paper

[@jeffreyatlee8785]

Toilet paper is far more useful than international law

[@akhsanarrazi7825]

At least toilet paper served their purpose just as it was meant unlike international law....

[@Phoenixlp44]

@@sheesh4129 even that's more useful

[@CTP909]

Toilet paper is extremely useful. I get your point but the analogy is not adequate

[@deadfrogsong1723]

"We launched an investigation into ourselves and have found nothing wrong."

[@christianmorais7575]

Same team that found the Irak nuclear program!!

[@rubadub79]

The Empire is crumbling, and the cracks are now there for all to see.

[@xanderjames8682]

The speed and mitigation of information on the internet is like a curse to those who do wrong. Its all there for all to see at a moments notice

[@Kaiserohnepurpur]

But who's going to topple it? If not us (socialist, communists) then another imperialist power (Russia?) might replace it?

[@Simbecile]

Cell phone cameras are ruining the Emperor's great gig

[@caleb_güero]

Yeah keep pretending. As a bleeding heart socialist I can tell you that it's not. The only options are not something any of us want to talk about.

[@User-jr7vf]

Hmm... not really. The only thing that is certainly changing (and for good) is the number of people who now understand what the US and its allies are. This is unprecedented and became possible due to the internet, which the US helped to create.

[@abdullahtshabal9522]

It's also a pleasant surprise that South Africa of all places, has openly questioned the legitimacy of the ICC and ICJ, with their statements much more explicit over the last 2 years

[@muhammadabdullahwaseem3040]

South Africa looked at its past and learnt from its mistakes. The US denies its past and so do all US vasal states

[@dawggonevidz9140]

Interesting timing. A little over 13 years ago, an Australian publisher published evidence of US war crimes. The evidence was in the form of voice recordings and helicopter gunship footage from a camera mounted on an autocannon. It showed the helicopter killing a journalist and some bystanders who were looking at the photo he'd just taken with a long telephoto lens, and then shooting the civilian who tried to help the wounded, as well as the children in the vehicle that good Samaritan arrived in. That publisher has just ended 12 years under arrest, without trial. Much of the time was served in an embassy of a neutral country to avoid being shipped off to some US black site. That publisher was freed two days ago. The helicopter crew was never charged.

[@Zyo117]

Julian Assange if anyone didn't get it.

[@goatt6811]

Julian Assange is free now but also another Australian and whistle blower David McBride was sent to jail recently

[@JayneMorre]

Not a single american war criminal arrested...

[@fieryrebirth]

Dictators, fascists, any authoritarian are usually psychopaths. Those with the most power fear consequences of any kind that threaten their power or wealth. When a nation's leaders works tirelessly to build walls around the masses and keep them ignorant and divided over the state of the world outside as well as their actions, you know it's a nation that doesn't have the masses' best interests at heart and doesn't care.

[@jamesrocket5616]

*FREE ASSANGE!*

[@gilsonsangulukaniphiri5018]

The solution to this injustice is primarily De-dollarization. Removing the control of the global financial system from the hands of one nation will definitely bring sanity to our world.

[@MrTwenty20video]

✔️

[@sargis_02]

Saddam Hussein tried to do that by shifting from the dollar to euro for oil trade, and look at what happened to him and his country...

[@HTrntrs]

shhhhh, keep quiet or they may ascend you up.

[@ndc5544p]

The problem is that the other actors will try and make the world suit them. Russia and China won't try to bring justice to the world, they will try and do the same things as the US does. At this point it's pick your poison, because nobody will bring fair justice, but only make justice for themselves.

[@fokerfakerfuker]

​@@sargis_02don't worry. BRICS will half the value of the US imperialist currency

[@FerShibli]

Thank you for the work you had creating this video

[@gscsilvavaladares7065]

We never lived a true democracy , be it in our contries or internationaly , but this misery we live in will not last forever , not the neocolonial based order , nor capitalism.

[@kaenachoo4783]

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

[@fatalmokrane]

Switzerland model is better than most. Usa or France are fake democracies

[@InstigatingInsulator]

Quit trudeauing the Crockmockracy is working just the way they want

[@17-MASY]

Are you familiar with Managed Democracy?

[@InstigatingInsulator]

@@17-MASY managed to ruin every attempt?

[@flo2314]

I think the issue is that the current strongest nation that also portrays themselves as the freedom bringers of the world are living on land that never belonged to them and was built up by slaves. While at the same time being completely controlled by cooperations and money.

[@asiyaz7421]

💯 ☝️

[@fredericomacabu2618]

That is so true.

[@rofidnurramadhan330]

Actually, despite this US has its own problems that they constantly turn a blind eyes. Like the infamous school shootings, overwhelming drugs is Philadelphia, you name it.

[@linkplays2952]

you're acting like not every country used slaves

[@mikedavis6266]

He who has the guns makes the rules

[@digster2344]

And he who has money

[@communistravenn6201]

*he who has guns and money makes the rules and gets to break them.

[@Nyota7766]

A tiny bit oversimplified, but yeah, pretty much sadly.

[@davidegaruti2582]

That is a self justified law ironically , But yeah violence is a messed up thing

[@AdamDorfman82]

Norman Finkelstein is a total psychopath - not a single person uses the holocaust for justifying war against Hamas. Hamas killed 1,200 civilians - raped, mutilated, took hostages and vows to do it over and over and over again Everything Hamas does is a war crime, they don't follow. any rules Calling for end to Islamic extremism and for an end to Sharia Law. Banning any Islamic extremism within Democratic countries is not being against Arab people Zionism is not Islamic extremism-it’s not sharia law. It’s just the calls for the only home for Jews in their native homeland. Arabs who are from the Arabian Peninsula have 18 countries outside of the Arabian Peninsuala. The Mullah's in Iran are not Iranian, they are Arabs who are occupying Iran... and the list of Islamic colonies goes on. Surely banning Islamic extremism is reasonable

[@jessetorres8738]

Apparently, to apply to every country except The U.S. & Israel.

[@akhsanarrazi7825]

......And their allies

[@kjkh3104]

And all the muslim countries :))

[@Sinaeb]

it applies to literally no countries

[@BlokHeadAnim]

​@@SinaebRight?? Like even when a "bad" country does it, everyone just goes"oh no!... aw well, not worth the trouble, but next time we'll get ya!" It's just the League of Nations all over again.

[@GOLANX]

It Applies only to Poor Countries, that are not Vassals of the Imperial Core.

[@kovoc1]

It's not that international law doesn't apply to the West, but rather, international law doesn't apply to the victors of a conflict. It also doesn't apply to anyone on the UN Security Council or their allies.

[@2bNot]

No. It doesn't apply to the West. Simple. Making it complicated is not clever.

[@etienne8110]

Yet sanctions are still applied to non western countries at the security council (russia and china). So even that is not enought to get the level of immunity western countries got

[@kovoc1]

@@etienne8110 The West does impose itself internationally with sanctions, but those are done on a national level or via organisations like the EU, not via the UN. It isn't really a surprise that the US, UK, EU, etc. all control their own foreign policy.

[@kikibean2024]

Many years ago I heard a man who escaped the worst of ww2 speak. At the end of sharing his experience, he asked a question of the audience. " If this should happen in your country, where would you go?" This question has always haunted me. It is people like JT that give me hope, that we can avoid having to find out, by sharing his wisdom. Thank you.☺

[@Ami-jc2oo]

Could you tell me this ww2 vet, the speech that he spoke?

[@kasheem1747]

They were plenty of wars on this land already!

[@Zyo117]

Canada hasn't been much better with our politics on this subject.

[@TheFalconerNZ]

All countries with treaties or alliances with America HAVE HAD to bow to the America demand (or face repercussions/sanctions) that Israel is in the right in it's attacks against civilians & condemn Palestine attacks when anyone with a spine knows that HAMAS was just trying to retaliate against Israeli attacks (Not saying they acted in the right way) & land theft that has been going on since the end of WWII.

[@teejayman215]

Canada has and will always be a tributary state to USA

[@boatridecharm]

That is because you are the hat of the US.

[@LightSaber12345]

Canada is the US duh! They're the same country

[@eges72]

Yes that is why I every time mention our imperialism as US & Canada. I don't exclude Canada as they also have a hideous history, sometimes even worse wrongdoings than the US.

[@Ahreman_egy]

Thanks!

[@JakeP2013]

JT, thank you for sticking to your guns on this Genocide, I know it's costed you sponsorships and partners, but your work is greatly appreciated.

[@MsStonedAgin]

That's why I'm a patron! JT rocks, 🤘!

[@outlikeabitch]

​@@FreyjaFoxx.xso we're all imagining 15,000 murdered children?

[@omaimaf9963]

⁠@@FreyjaFoxx.xI know regurgitating hasbara points pays well but do try to be original.

[@buzzardman2963]

America defending war criminals from justice, What an absolutely shocking thing to hear...Well...not that shocking.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

How would you like it if you were in the dock and there was no one to defend you? Suppose you were being accused of these same crimes and you didn’t commit any.

[@buzzardman2963]

@@aycc-nbh7289 I'm confused on what you mean by this? Are you saying the Americans or Israeli's aren't committing war crimes or are you saying Palestinians are undefended but being blamed for crimes they didn't commit? In case it isn't clear I'm not surprised America is defending war criminals because they are war criminals as well and have been getting away with it since the definition of war criminal became a thing. Resistance against an occupation isn't a crime and I support Palestine wholeheartedly.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@buzzardman2963This has nothing to do with my statement. What if you as an individual were accused of these crimes and you had no one to defend you? And for the record, I don’t see how resisting civilians from a multitude of countries attending a music festival has anything to do with resisting occupation.

[@buzzardman2963]

​@@aycc-nbh7289 Your first "statement" seems to indicate you think Israel is innocent and being accused of crimes they didn't commit while also not being defended but this is grossly misunderstanding the situation. Zionists colonized Palestine and have been committing genocide for around 80 years now. Recently the open air concentration camp known as Gaza had a break out attempt which was planned over the course of months and known by the Israelis yet they choose to have their music festival, delayed it in fact to make sure it happens ON the same day of the break out and then proceeded to kill their own citizenry to up the body count which we have lots of evidence of. They also had a massive disinformation campaign where they claimed all sorts of bullshit about Hamas doing things that they didn't do during this breakout attempt. Civilians were killed for sure but it was 100% the fault of Israel and not Hamas for the way it went down as Hamas had only planned on attacking the Israeli occupation forces and tear down the concrete barriers. They are heavily defended by useful idiots and hardcore Zionists who will do anything in their power to excuse the crimes committed by their nation out of ignorance or malice. They are defended again by the USA and by the ineffectual UN whom see justice as only relevant when it is against a western enemy showcasing to the world the hypocrisy of the "rule base order" they claim to represent. IF i was being accused of a crime I didn't commit and no one was willing to defend me, I don't know what I would do but that is not what is happening instead it would be me denying I did any crime while I'm actively killing a guy, everyone wanting me tried for it but the mafia comes along and forces the judge to stop the trial and I walk away to commit the same crime over and over while a bunch of morons say I'm a chad for doing it.

[@Lynn.-_-.]

@@aycc-nbh7289 Think before that....

[@SonicRyan1992]

if seeing what's happening to Palestinians doesn't make your stomach turn and put you on the verge of tears, even just being told about it, I could not trust you with making major policy decisions also yeah, the idea that the ICC is "built for Africa" is so racist

[@barryallen3225]

Jews

[@eges72]

​​​​​​@@barryallen3225He said in a former video that weaponizing rightful criticism of Israel to push antisemitic , fascist agenda is bannable permanently "on sight." so be cautious and don't equate Zionism with Judaism and Jewish people. Israel doesn't represent Jews, as they will not resist in imprisoning and cracking down on Jews who oppose the ge***ide on Palestine.

[@supernachomachoman4031]

Itamar-Ben Gvir is a hero.

[@houndofculann1793]

@@barryallen3225 Jews and Zionists are two totally different things. It's the Zionists at fault here

[@BuggiEU]

My stomach was turned by what Palestinians did to Israeli villages.

[@khadijahbegum3546]

I've come to a realization: in the realm of Western nations, particularly Europe and Israel and the USA, there exists a perplexing pattern. These countries, while bearing the weight of their own transgressions, often take it upon themselves to investigate the very crimes they have committed. It's a truly remarkable situation, one that leaves me astounded. Perhaps it's high time for a transformative shift, a bold decree stipulating that nations with a history of criminal activities ought not to be entrusted with the task of investigating their own wrongdoings. Such a measure would introduce a new era of accountability and impartiality, ensuring that justice reigns supreme while dismantling the cloak of self-protection that has shrouded the truth for far too long.

[@dvidsilva]

which country is going to start? Colombia is going thru an actual peace process that people seem to be ignoring for some reason. Hope is expensive and difficult and requires complicated conversations, there's no good or evil nations that should be judging or being judged, that game never ends.

[@jinclay4354]

Not exactly what you're proposing, but every socialist experience went through some form of transitional justice which investigated, judged and sentenced all major collaborators of the former oppressive regimes. More than just international accountability, we need a justice system that answers to the people, to the oppressed classes, not to the elites. If we were to rely on the elites of each country judging each other, we would have nothing different from what we already have. There are no alternatives, no workarounds for the revolution. The other countries aren't going to save us, and the elites won't have a change of heart and accept losing their power. We need to save ourselves.

[@georgelucas2571]

@@jinclay4354And how do you propose we “save ourselves”?

[@voxomnes9537]

​@@georgelucas2571What do you propose in general?

[@georgelucas2571]

@@voxomnes9537 I don’t have answers. That’s why I’m asking this guy. What don’t you understand?

[@bikers_path]

Great analysis, thank you 👏

[@corvidkhaos]

all laws are fundamentally based on a threat of violence that's the only way they work. Liberalism has this idea that laws are somehow derived from mutual consent, this is a fundamentally wrong idea, and it makes people think that you can make a system of international laws which military superpowers are as accountable to as anyone else. when in reality there is no way to hold accountable any organization which has more military force than you do, and the most frustrating thing is that so many people will keep believing in the idea of international law no matter how obvious it becomes that it does not work.

[@Blabbermouth-w5w]

"all laws are fundamentally based on a threat of violence that's the only way they work." Bullsh!t. The threat of real accountability (which >can< include violence but often doesn't have to) is what works. I think you misunderstood the message in this video... time to re-watch it.

[@usersar2213]

​​@@Blabbermouth-w5wViolence doesn't only mean "beating" someone. Fines - forceful expropriation of your resources, jail - forceful expropriation of your freedom. Both are forms of violence, if you refuse a fine/jailtime even greater violence will be applied to you. You either submit to a law or get punished. A law is a threat of punishment. So he is correct and you are not.

[@soulfulgardener]

You are correct that this is how it’s currently interpreted and enacted. U.S. progressives think that mentality is wrong and we attempt to influence and change people’s minds from ‘might makes right’ or ‘to the winner go the spoils’ to hey, that’s another human being over there, do you want to be treated this way? We have to begin teaching our children peace l, inclusion and acceptance. If not, our species will not survive, we will bully our way to our own demise. Someone has to do something, the people who either don’t care to expend an effort, or who actively support violence, are complicit.

[@anti-genocide]

But people shift blame towards international organizations instead of blaming their governments . I mean the international law existed for a reason but it wasn't developed because certain countries in the west do their best to undermine it : you have NATO , G7 , G20 , G5+5, G5+1...working in parallel with international organizations?! Britain for example without its seat in security council is just a small Island neighbouring Europe , France will lost much of its privilege ?! There is Brics , Islamic league , African union , Arab league , Asian...all facing direct interventions by western powers rallying behind the US.

[@BygoneT]

@@usersar2213 No, dude, just no. Laws aren't threats of violence, they are warnings. Punishments will only follow (maybe) if you ignore them for any reason, if courts didn't exist then you'd be right but in reality you can break a law and receive no punishment at all depending on the court, crime, country and time period you are tried in, rendering the "Threat" pointless, proof of the fact that it isn't a threat even if it was meant as such. Now this is actually only true for the last 80 or so years, because we switched to a system that doesn't want to punish but to re-educate criminals, before then, yes. Maybe some systems of law were threats of violence but it wildly varies. Laws, threats of violence or even repeated violence to criminals don't work as deterrents, the ICC is just the latest and most scandalous example of this. Back when you would see death as punishment for pettier crimes, crimes did not stop. At all. Even if you were entirely and not conditionally correct, the failure of laws to stand by their real purpose, making sure a crime isn't repeated, is laughable. Violence is not just beating someone? You stated something and skipped the part where you prove and define it. That part of your argument is automatically moot. Taking your property may be done through violence but taking it is not violence. I'm gonna need an argument for why taking your shit or forcibly reallocating your time should be considered violence.

[@mxmax610]

Thanks for this and all your videos ❤ I started watching over a year ago after listening to the Communist Manifesto. My fear was that socialism wouldn't work "in practice" (thanks to years of Western propaganda including at University); but after watching your videos and studying more, I started to be able to see a Socialist future. Then, at the end of one of your videos a while back, you urged us to "get organised". This spurred me to join my local Socialist Party and I have since been very active and connected with comrades IRL. So please know that your videos are having a real impact and inspiring people to make the change they want to see. I also joined your Patreon, love the early access!

[@SecondThought]

That’s so great to hear! I’m glad my videos were able to make a difference. Thank you for your support, and keep up the good work!

[@Emma-Maze]

proud of you 💛

[@mxmax610]

@@Emma-Maze 🥰 thank you, that means a lot

[@otaviobicalho8459]

​@@SecondThought Hakim kinda did the same for me. Let him out of your basement pls

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

According to monarchists, a republic doesn't work either. Just a little thought.

[@The_Reckoning_Is_Here]

So far: 400+ medical professionals, 200+ aid workers, 150+ journalists and roughly 60K civilians but sure this isn’t a genocide and Israel hasn’t committed crimes. If Netanyahu is held accountable then US politicians think they will be charged so they will go to any lengths to protect them so how do we fix this?

[@adnanahmed5606]

If they don’t defend Netanyahu then the those politicians lose some of their “donations” and “work trips” funded by AIPAC

[@christianmorais7575]

Put kind and intelligent people in charge.

[@Maus_122]

For a person who has right-wing friends (libertarians) Your channel is a friendly reminder of how important it is to stay socialist in this world of unholy mergers between state and capital. Thank you, JT. Cheers mate from Ireland

[@socire72]

Hello from Co. Down 🇮🇪 hope to reunite someday❤

[@Maus_122]

@@socire72 hello from county Antrim home of the ulster Scots irish men and the United Irish working men.

[@DanilloMagalhaes]

its not a merger, what made capitalism an existance is the country state institucionalization. Capitalism is based upon holding private property over means of production, and who gives legitimacy and protects such property? the state. Now who funds the campaigns, influence politicians interests and build think tanks to breed new waves of politicians to reverb their interests? capitalists. We are led to believe that state and capital are at odds with eachother, what we have now, as a less discriminatory and fascist governments compared to the 19th and 20th are a result of 200 years of resistance from the masses. Its this progress that the capital perverts into a product and attacks the real meaning behind it.

[@eges72]

Referring to those yellow fascists as "libertarians" are an insult to genuine libertarians, such as Anarcho-Syndicalists, Libertarian Socialists, Anarcho-Communists, Council Communists, Anarcha-Feminists, Mutualists, and many others.

[@Simbecile]

@@DanilloMagalhaes it is no coincidence that owning private property is being made less and less possible for the masses.

[@Guitcad1]

“I, John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.”-John Brown, 1859. Note given to a guard on the gallows.

[@georgeabreu6392]

International law is selectively applied only to the global south/imperial periphery. The ideas behind them are good but these institutions as they are presently, fundamentally serve the neocolonial apparatus of the Western states. They must be dismantled and rebuilt entirely to actually fulfill the role they were supposed to. At that point, they will truly be new institutions in themselves.

[@nsk370]

Yeah well except no they don't, the law is not applied to any powerful country no matter if western or non western - and most of its rule breakers are likewise non western.

[@gerardrbain1972]

​@@nsk370 The ICC was designed to justify white supremacy by only going after non-White countries and their allies

[@TopherDL]

Your videos have been instrumental helping me articulate my own disillusionment with our current capitalist imperialist system. They’re also an excellent reference point for others who don’t quite know to where to begin. Thanks for all the work you guys do!

[@SandyYoe-j1y]

There is a person who leaked a video about an american Helicopter brutally shooting civilans and reporters and childrens in Iraq... And the person leaked that video was captured and jailed, and the disgusting part is the shooter and the one giving command to shoot from radio never face trial... What is Human Rights? Is that Humann rights that US always proud od

[@StopSettlerViolence]

Because, "In the name of Democracy," has been allowed to act as it wishes unchecked and unpunished for decades.

[@jwmcq]

The pre-modern empires used "in the name of God" or "in the name of the king", classical ones used "in the name of civilisation"... I'm sure the fact that all of these so-called causes resulted in the increased ability to exploit people and resources was just a happy accident.

[@hjqw1pe]

I would take democracy over theocracy or dictatorship.

[@khalidbashir4017]

@@hjqw1peIs 🇮🇱 a demoCRAZY?

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

​@@hjqw1peYou missed what the OP was saying. America doesn't have a democracy. They lie. You claim to be against tyranny but the west or America uses so called "democracy" to enact tyranny, colonization, and violence. Like through the military, war crimes, the military industrial complex, FB1 torture, police brutality, and in prisons. Watch Second Thought and look at the comments on the videos. Watch Second Thought's friend, Hakim. Watch More Perfect Union.

[@semplybalanced3210]

@@hjqw1peyou’re not in a democracy tho Lol. America is an oligarchy & corporatocracy.

[@DC11-ns7vf]

Unfortunately, none of us are going to do anything, but talk about these revelations!! Very informative, thank you!

[@kaenachoo4783]

That’s the problem. This channel is all talk. No one will actually do anything about these problems. Just go online and complain on the internet.

[@loudthebest7546]

Yeah, because individuals are supposed to solve systemic issues deeply rooted in societies

[@tmmaster6904]

​@@loudthebest7546 Lee Harvey Oswald had the guts to bring positive change, why don't you?

[@loudthebest7546]

@@tmmaster6904 oh brother

[@Kaiserohnepurpur]

@@kaenachoo4783 You missed the part in Lenin's urging of propaganda and agitation. But wait. You never read anything except Internet comments in your life and complain about "the complaints".

[@elliot_729]

Yay, new second thought video.

[@jasonschmidt9844]

JT is a gift!

[@coolshah1662]

Fascists stick together and it's never been clearer than now.

[@tomtrask_YT]

Not really but definitely if your allies are fashy, you're gonna be fashy, eventually. Edit: There's plenty of fashy countries we don't ally with - fascism isn't what binds us. But like I say, if you hang out with fascists, you tend to become fascist.

[@Hafafuk]

@@tomtrask_YT yes really

[@filthycasual6118]

It's funny how it's okay for _them_ to collude, but not lefties. 🤔

[@georgelucas2571]

Jews as usual

[@voxomnes9537]

​@@georgelucas2571The fuck is wrong with you? Reported.

[@10.11stars]

I'm 20 years old and I lost hope for the future of human rights and peace watching the so-called merciful west ignore Gaza because it is their ally razing it to the ground.

[@nil981]

There really is no hope for humanity. We are willingly consigning ourselves to extinction.

[@kjkh3104]

maybe they shouldnt massacare people

[@bruhidksomedumbshit]

Please, hold firm, comrade. We need everybody, all of you, and we need you to stay strong. Everybody, me especially, wants to see you succeed and stand alongside us. Oh, and personally? I want to see you succeed. From the bottom of my heart; I want only the best for you. Good luck, comrade. We will all be needing it.

[@Emma-Maze]

@@kjkh3104 Look at the horrors Israel has been subjecting the Palestinian population to for 75 years and then get back to me.

[@martinklouda3715]

@@kjkh3104 L

[@eyyy2271]

Capitalism isn't the only big problem we face, Car dependency is another overarching problem(caused by capitalism btw) that we face!

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

I think people would want that independent fast travel regardless of capitalism. Doesn't excuse it, but capitalism isn't the source of our selfishness, it's an echo of it.

[@gscsilvavaladares7065]

​@@banquetoftheleviathan1404 "Our Selfishness" Is not what caused capitalism , but the selfishness of a group that gained power at the end of the feudal period , saying that an animal that is so dependant on society that is afraid of being jugded or regected by other is a very narrow minded thout.

[@xarbinchaoticneutral1785]

Yeah lets go back to horse and carriages to fit the whim and radical ideology of .... eyy2271. -_-. But CiTiEs. Not everyone wants to be crammed in with other people and not everyone wants a 30 minute commute to take 3 hours nor carry bags of groceries into a packed bus. Get ur money up and maybe you could afford one and not hate.

[@diegostuff0611]

I think Hakim made a video about that.

[@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777]

@@xarbinchaoticneutral1785you are crazy stupid, nice straw man

[@EliacimRodriguez]

“Since sponsors don’t want to touch any videos like these” tells you everything you need to know about who pulls the strings

[@AlishbaRizviModel]

It's people like you that keep me hopeful for the future. Love from Pakistan

[@24mojoe]

Thank you for humanity and honesty! Those victims could be us one day and we would ask anyone in the world to help us and not lie about what's really happening!! Land theft and systemic genocide!

[@northernsunshine2101]

I like that you highlight the Palestinian genocide in every post. Thank you, comrade.

[@rundmv93]

LAND OF THE ILLUSION OF FREE & HOME OF THE DEPRAVED

[@naturalselection1203]

Land of the fee, home of the slave.

[@isatousarr7044]

The perception that international law doesn't apply equally to the West is rooted in historical and contemporary power imbalances that have shaped global governance. While international law theoretically applies to all states equally, in practice, the influence of powerful Western nations often undermines its impartiality. Western countries have historically played a central role in shaping international legal norms, treaties, and institutions, giving them significant leverage to interpret and enforce the law in ways that align with their interests. This dynamic has led to criticisms that international law is selectively applied, especially when Western powers are involved in conflicts or human rights abuses. The principle of accountability under international law should apply universally, regardless of a country's political or economic status. However, in many cases, Western nations benefit from political and legal systems that allow them to avoid facing the full consequences of their actions, whether it's in relation to military interventions, environmental degradation, or violations of human rights. The Security Council, with its permanent members holding veto power, is one of the most glaring examples of how power can distort the application of international law. For international law to regain credibility and ensure true global justice, it must be reformed to eliminate such inequalities. This includes strengthening international institutions, holding all states accountable regardless of their geopolitical influence, and ensuring that laws are enforced fairly and consistently. Only then can international law fulfill its promise of a just and orderly global society.

[@OLordPapyrus]

Gotta watch this video before it becomes age restricted

[@wrathofainz]

You don't lie about your age online? KZbin doesn't need to or even deserve to know that info, you can just put in a random number.

[@kaenachoo4783]

It’s not gonna become age restricted. TF are you on about?

[@OLordPapyrus]

@@kaenachoo4783 several recent videos have been age restricted for some reason

[@TheAnonymousKnightOfJustice]

​@@kaenachoo4783 half ass censorship by youtube

[@hellomine2849]

​​@@wrathofainzwhen it becomes age restricted you need to either give youtube a photo of your ID card or search an invidious instance on web

[@adamz.5844]

That one nerd who remembers Canada's history, sweating profusely. "WHERES CANADA???!!!" Canada, sitting in the background. Hears "Kickstart My Heart" start playing loudly.

[@eges72]

Yes exactly. That is why I always refer perpretrators as either "US & Canada" or "The Anglosphere." becausw we shall not let Camada, Australia and others to get away with their crimes.

[@RoughDetails]

@@eges72 Exactly, nobody should forget that Aussies did a genocide in Tasmania

[@space.youtube]

The one impediment to international co-operation on multiple global crises is america, and how it's interests are best served by ensuring these crises are never resolved. america is the problem.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

You’re implying the alternative would be much better. Not all global cooperation is good and it is better to die on one’s feet than live on one’s knees.

[@houndofculann1793]

@@aycc-nbh7289 are you saying it's good to go sailing around the world genociding civilian populations on the basis of their countries' leadership not agreeing to do what you want?

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@houndofculann1793I’m saying the alternative brand of cooperation could possibly want to do just this.

[@houndofculann1793]

@@aycc-nbh7289 maybe it could, but so far none of them have seemed to be nearly as interested in it than the current one. To me it is still clear that the current state of affairs is absolutely terrible and should be gotten rid of. Yes, an alternative brand might be worse, but it could also be a lot, lot better, and I don't see a reason why a terrible state of affairs should be kept up just because we might not immediately succeed in bringing about a better one. Giving up won't make it less terrible.

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@houndofculann1793Then tell me that China has plans to leave Taiwan alone, release its Uighur population from their camps, and have a plan to transition to a reason to govern other than “we won the war, so shut up”.

[@kprit4089]

Could you do a video on the US genocide of Cambodia? It's hard to find detailed information about it

[@usersar2213]

Luna Oi has a great video about it.

[@kaenachoo4783]

Google exists

[@kprit4089]

@@kaenachoo4783 ur so smart how did I never think of that. Google suppresses info about US war crimes and he's great at finding info about the things the US doesn't like the general public knowing

[@kprit4089]

@@usersar2213 ty for the rec!

[@aycc-nbh7289]

Or what about Pol Pot’s regime?

[@ZenBen_the_Elder]

In lieu of taking on another subscription, I pay $2 a la carte for great content.

[@Yatagurusu]

Did I hallucinate or was this reuploaded

[@SecondThought]

Did a similar one on First Thought. This one has some updated information

[@FightingTorque411]

But it was titled "Does anyone follow international law?" or something like that an hour ago. Are you bumping the algorithm by altering the title/thumbnail a few times in the first hours after uploading? Cool if you are, just good to know.

[@KekusMagnus]

@@FightingTorque411 Everyone is doing this, it's the new youtube meta. Veritasium did a video on it a few years ago and the boost in views from simple title edits are staggering

[@Yatagurusu]

@@FightingTorque411 i was there in the first 20 mins and Im pretty sure this was the name?

[@austincde]

Yeah it was feeling pretty jaded but then I decided to click, so maybe it was good that it was re-uploaded lol

[@aaron6806]

Flout. You flaunt your wealth, you flout international law.

[@LightSaber12345]

There is no justice. Only injustice

[@kisuz9853]

The prevalence of might is right politics is the clearest evidence we dont know what actual democracy looks like.

[@kaenachoo4783]

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

[@usersar2213]

To reiterate Lenin's words - "bourgeois democracy is when every few years the oligarchs allow the workers to elect a representative from their oppressors".

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

By definition, a republic is not a democracy. Votes do not and have never mattered to a republic, and every "democracy" on the planet is a republic. The only thing that defines a republic is that officials represent groups of people in the eyes of the government. That's all. If there are representatives, it's a republic.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Facts

[@linkplays2952]

We cant have a true democracy, not everyone can nor wants to vote on every issue.

[@ahben98]

And so the pen *was* mightier than the sword

[@aaronwillmott7207]

Thanks

[@ahmedalsamman5916]

Thank you for showing the truth

[@平和-v1z]

The best channel on YT. No one comes close, not even remotely, except for JT's other channels.

[@JazzyDaddy.]

Thank you so much for providing helpful and very valuable content that resonates with truth seekers. I truly appreciate your transparency and encourage your viewers to like and subscribe! Stay involved as we continue to grow and learn the truth together. Your voice makes a difference! ❤

[@foxitrot]

"Israel" idea and its occupation began with the Balfour Declaration by the British government in 1917, while World War I was ongoing, right after the Ottoman Empire lost Palestinian lands, but initially, there was little real attention paid to it. Following World War II, the concept of promised lands began to gain momentum.

[@marcbrasse747]

Even before watching, and I don’t want to sound like Nietzsche here: Laws are in the end only constructs that at best represent accepted tabus within a specific culture. That already makes the whole concept relative. So far so good. Then add the fact that these laws are in practice always finely tuned to give the ruling elite maximum leeway. Thirdly: Unethical behaviour is normally only punished if the perpetrator is stupid and arrogant enough to get caught. In other words: Lying is rewarded. Fourth: If you are rich enough you can even then ride out the wave you created by appealing again and again for decades. So what happens if an elite with such ethics and a lack of accountability moves outside of a national / cultural framework? As far as the actual content of your video goes: 👍

[@AthenaTennosN]

Basic morals(no killing/stealing and the like) aren't relative though. They are dictated by our biological nature and social animal collective survival drive, which is about as objective as it gets for us. Therefore: there's no "grey" area in this type (sufficiently basic) of matters. It's black and white, and the way politics are conducted nowadays is firmly black.

[@marcbrasse747]

@@AthenaTennosN True in principle but politics exist because the grey area’s we all create ourselves. If we would really have these principles engraved so deeply we would be less opportunistic. Even the fact that we are ruled by minorities is our own fault. So it starts with dubious behaviour at home in our street, city etc. Looking away when injustice is taking place is already enough. I’ve made it a point to never lie. If I say so most others do already react as if they do not believe me. Still even the smallest lie is an opportunist tactic.

[@uplink-on-yt]

Israel objected... Imagine breaking the law and then telling the judge: "Your honor, I object to the laws I broke." as a defence to going to being trialed and jailed.

[@joshklaver47]

Challenging unjust laws and having them struck down is an important part of the judicial system. Being charged is literally how you get grounds to challenge the law.

[@linkplays2952]

that's literally how the legal system works? if a law is unjust (breaking whatever supreme law its based on, in most western countries that would be their constitution) then you object the law and hope the judges rule in your favor. That's how laws and rulings get overturned

[@uplink-on-yt]

@linkplays2952 - The usual mode of objection though is through campaigning and protest. Civil disobedience is sometimes employed (this is breaking the law, but it's usually a large group doing it, not an individual). Rarely, full on revolution. But breaking the law isn't how you, an individual, usually object to it with a hope of getting it changed - you just get laughed all the way to jail, unless it makes headlines and some lawmakers go hmm (that would be akin to campaigning)

[@linkplays2952]

@uplink-on-yt you don't "object"to it. You just appeal the result and hope the top court takes your case and agrees with you (that happened in many cases on free speech here in the States). Though yes being in the news helps you with getting your case accepted

[@amkirby10]

Great video, as always. JT and his excellent writing and speaking abilities is what really drew me in to this channel!

[@kwantator]

I really hate getting muted by youtube in the comment section

[@coasterblocks3420]

You mean the immediately vanished comments? That’s been happening a lot lately and I put it down to a bug in the code as it also happens with annoying regularity even to my innocuous comments on mundane channels I follow such as gardening and rollercoaster channels.

[@kaeltkottmir]

​@@coasterblocks3420 same case as mine, i thought even i was shadowbanned but it just youtube system has been changed for certain things

[@joyid]

​Comments are not gone, it's hidden, you can see those comments by clicking the "newest"​ icon@@kaeltkottmir

[@christianmorais7575]

Filtering of key words. Choose coded works and put a like on your comment after sending.

[@s._3560]

Mine too di s app eard from here. Pu t l ik edo esn't help. Still does.

[@spudsprout3752]

Everyday the death note is looking more and more appealing

[@WaterKirby1994]

I know what you mean who would you write 1st? If I had the Death Note I would have tested it out on Netty or Putin.

[@miro.georgiev97]

​@@WaterKirby1994 At least you put Netanyahu and Putin on the same level, as everyone should but most don't.

[@WaterKirby1994]

@@miro.georgiev97 Equating them isn't as rare as you think it is among actual informed people. The problem is that our government officials are almost all paid to deny certain crimes.

[@miro.georgiev97]

@@WaterKirby1994 You will be shocked by how many people will play defense for Netanyahu while condemning Putin, or vice versa. To me, that kind of inconsistency must be willful and not borne of honest ignorance about the extent to which both men are monstrous war criminals who have the blood of tens of thousands on their hands.

[@WaterKirby1994]

@@miro.georgiev97 There's this substance that a lot of people Stateside use harming their minds called religion which was also propaganda serving our savage master land. The 30-40% of our population who is informed has the problem of being silenced for speaking ill of our owners. Certain words get your messages removed here I hope you see this.

[@TheUnhappyTroll]

we don't have any enforcement agency for common part of international law, so yea, it's dead in the water but the simple answer is "Because"(C)

[@Blabbermouth-w5w]

TBH, outcries, being vocal, bringing it up in conversations, calling them on their crap, is ineffective. I learned that being vocal is pointless and useless with climate change, and this extends to everything else crappy that your nations are doing. Until >you< people who live in those nations rise up and actually do something more than >raising awareness< no amount of outcrying is gonna do sh!t. The saddest truth is that no one today who can do something will ever do anything.

[@georgelucas2571]

Well what are YOU doing about it?

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Who do you believe CAN do anything about it?

[@Tekalook]

I'm gonna repeat this again: "If US and its allies bent the rule as it sees fit then why Russia and China or ANY Respecting nation should follow and respect the rule?"

[@trollconfiavel]

Quick answer before the video: "they ARE the law"

[@cfltheman]

Like Palpatine saying he was the senate.

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

"You betrayed the LAWL!"

[@kaenachoo4783]

Thanks for condensing it. This guy really dragged out this simple answer into a 16 minute video. 🤦‍♂️

[@nik.olas328]

THIS. Is journalism. Thank you brother for the work you do 🙏🏼

[@Selisu1]

It's interesting to see this in the context of the League of Nations and its demise. The League was fatally wounded by ... the US Senate. US behaving as an outsider, a huge outsider, made the whole system weak from the beginning. Small countries saw it as just another great power structure. In the early years, they actually moved against that viewpoint, and there were some significant success. Eventually, though, the great powers grew impatient, and when a French fascist ended up in charge, the League lost all semblance of relevance. It feels like the UN has gone through a similar lifecycle. The US was part of it, but from the very beginning, the security council vetoes made the UN a tool of the great powers.

[@paffycat]

My wife and i love watching your videos at dinner! ❤

[@Anth0ny_IHML]

You should talk about Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and the current problem (law 22 act60), here as a Colony they tested the agent orange and lots of more chemicals and drugs. Love the channel ❤️ blessings 🙌🏼

[@CaptFoster5]

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe JT did one on PR last year?

[@shaneyofoldstones1119]

Yeah, that whole debacle was horrific. The U.S certainly has a lot of red in their ledger

[@yusrimyh6601]

An Iranian leader Khomeini called the Usa regime #TheGreatSatan for a reason dude..

[@aycc-nbh7289]

@@yusrimyh6601Then there may be greater Satans out there.

[@cookingamateurAlfredNahas]

You've earned a sub, thank you for being human and never backing down

[@TheFalconerNZ]

America - The Mother of All nations - Do as I say, NOT as I do.

[@LooneyTunes-id5pu]

We just gotta Empower our bullies against their,2 Bullies/Psychopaths in one Room will Definately Lead to a Clash,Cause only one would want to Rule over the Place.South pole Rejects South Pole,North Pole Rejects North Pole,Same Mentality Conflicts with Same Mentality Enevitably Leads to Confrontation.

[@Offcell9999]

U got my loyalty commrad,your honesty and integrity is something i look up too

[@habibnaseri3219]

Bro have reserved a place in heaven by publishing these video. Respect. I and many many more know about this but to see it summed up on yt makes the difference. ❤

[@samyakshah806]

It's the same for India. Once you are a nuclear power and helping big companies make money, you can get away with anything you want.

[@ayadhyist]

I guess there’s no such thing as an ethical superpower.

[@samyakshah806]

@@ayadhyist it might have something to do with what kind of people seek power at any cost. Every country has such people at the top.

[@s._3560]

When people at the top exploit the people at the bottom too much, inevitably there will be a societal reset, a revolution like that of the French Revolution or individual actions like that of the CEO United Healthcare. For every action there is a reaction.

[@s._3560]

Hmm, strange my previous comment was censored.

[@samyakshah806]

@@s._3560 If I ask what it was about, will they censor it again? Wanna try and see?

[@traian2041]

International law is made to be imposed on others not you. Pretty much the same as the law in the US is made by the rich for the poor, not for themselves. Just as lobbying gives the rich the right to buy their own laws, the veto and lack of a body capable and willing to actually enforce international law. And a law in only a guideline if it doesn't apply to everybody and it isn't always enforced.

[@ericpeterson3838]

That was beautiful brother. It’s a sad state of affairs that the politicians have corrupted our world to this extent and it warms my heart to see your video which really spells out the truth of the matter. Well done!

[@AzizaSayed-n5l]

Great journalism 👏 from South Africa

[@TILR]

12:43 as far as I know, the UNSC permanent member veto power works even if only one of the 5 veto. Don't make it seem like Russia and China are defenseless to the western powers. They get to play the same games too. The veto either needs to be abolished or given a clear overrule mechanism

[@miro.georgiev97]

You would be correct. UNSC decisions require unanimity, so a single member can nullify the majority's decision by simply refusing to agree with it, no matter how just or unjust the decision might be. Also, I will never stop pointing this out: all five members of the UNSC are, historically, the greatest perpetrators of imperialist crimes the world has ever known.

[@TILR]

@@miro.georgiev97 yep and big yep, while I think the US has made some more fair deals with its allies, each of the five have been imperial and still are. I've seen second thought claim China isn't, but yeah nope they all are. They just have different ways of doing it. And China is really screwing over Africa and Asia right now with their "deals".

[@manuelleao4791]

@@miro.georgiev97 very well pointed my friend

[@drdarshiniannadezoysa980]

Vietnam is now promoting start up businesses along the lines of Israel and shaking hands with the current Philippines President whose father was General Marcos. I went with UN Women when Aquino whose husband was assassinated by Marrcos who led a nonviolent movement againt Marcos and brushed shoulders w/ marines who escorted see workers who looked at me in envy to my hotel and my pocketbook was searched daily. Hate saying this, but people died en messe for this. Hurts no end as we all have collectively failed.

[@khalidqawdhan3265]

because international law is western law they can invade iraq but will cry foul when russia invades ukraine they will condemn Iran but not israel

[@eduardoserpa1682]

Thanks for hammering on this topic, JT.

[@antemeridiemwolf]

I recently increased my support of Second Thought on Patreon. Thanks JT!

[@sentientnatalie]

Great video, Comrade JT! As your Balkan comrade has said: "International law is like Santa Claus for adults."

[@BlueSwallow92]

Great video as usual JT!

[@DarwinYouTube]

Capitalist/western propaganda is so big, I hope ppl will find their way to your vids. Keep up the work dude, you're a hero. Ppl like u are the ones I'd love to have a picture with, instead of all these celebs.

[@NotoriousSRG]

Okay okay I’m commenting. Please let me out of the basement, Hakim and Yugo have been wetting my bed

[@herewego9767]

Every law has an enforcer, so who enforces international law? When you answer this, you realise that international law is there for weak small countries, like a carefew is for the kids.

[@sheldonscott4037]

...*curfew..

[@christianmorais7575]

Challenging the small country still have consequences.

[@aneurindavies5943]

"Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a Den of corruption" Wes Fesler.

[@YoungBillyKatastrophe]

Settler Colonialism looks super cringy in the 21st century 😂😂

[@bhhaaaal]

You should see how cringe the ‘yt’ South Africans are 😂

[@ayadhyist]

Genocide is so last century.

[@andreivalentin5975]

now is a good time for this to pop up again

[@dionysislarson6352]

"Give me control of a nation's currency, and I care not for who makes its laws."

[@domcius]

the correct question is “why doesn’t international law apply to big states?”

[@brianfox771]

And the answer is because the international system/order is anarchic, meaning there is/are no over arching authority/ies to enforce laws aka treaties. We only enforce it on each other in accordance to each of our own interests or perceived interests. That means more often than not, strong states will do the enforcing while rarely having enforcement applied to them and vice versa.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@brianfox771 It's very literally the opposite. The answer is that the international system is hierarchical, meaning all enforcement is done with the consent of those at the top of the hierarchy. It's wild that you describe a system where the powerful rule and then claim its the fault of a term that literally refers to a lack of rule by the powerful.

[@brianfox771]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 I disagree that it is the opposite, but agree that it is hierarchical. They are not mutually exclusive, imo. It is hierarchical because it is anarchic.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@brianfox771 Yes, by definition hierarchical and anarchical are opposites, and mutually exclusive. It's very literally what both words mean.

[@redtidereadings]

@brianfox771 in political science, anarchists are opposed to systems of hierarchy and coercion. I think anarchy only came to mean "chaos" because anarchy is an anti-state position and, to the layman, they can't fathom order without the state apparatus. Anarchy ("without authority") and hierarchy is by definition opposed.