Unrecognized Embassies of Washington
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- Tibet, Turkestan, Khalistan, Southern Cameroons, and many other unrecognized countries have "embassies" in Washington DC. Join me as I visit 7 of them in a single day, speaking to officials from four different offices!
List of relevant links:
National Council of American Indians - www.ncai.org/
Office of Tibet in Washington - tibetoffice.org/
Central Tibetan Administration - tibet.net/
Council of Khalistan - councilofkhalistan.com/
East Turkestan Government in Exile - east-turkistan.net/
World Service Authority (the administrative arm of the World Citizen Government) - worldcitizengov.org/
The World is My Country documentary (presented by Martin Sheen) - www.theworldismycountry.com/
Florida House - www.floridahousedc.org/
Southern Cameroons Peoples Conference (the body which gave rise to the Secretariat) - www.scpconference.com/
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Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Chapters:
Welcome to Our Nation's Capital 00:00
Embassy of Tribal Nations 00:17
Office of Tibet 01:14
Council of Khalistan 05:39
East Turkestan Government in Exile 07:24
Other Unrecognized Embassies 12:09
World Service Authority 12:52
Florida House (Washington) 17:12
Southern Cameroons People's Secretariat 18:44
Leaving Washington 24:09
#diplomacy #embassies
Filming this video was a HUGE thrill, and I wanted to thank everyone that took part again. There are relevant links to every group mentioned here in the description, but I will paste there here again as well:
National Council of American Indians - www.ncai.org/
Office of Tibet in Washington - tibetoffice.org/
Central Tibetan Administration - tibet.net/
Council of Khalistan - councilofkhalistan.com/
East Turkestan Government in Exile - east-turkistan.net/
World Service Authority (the administrative arm of the World Citizen Government) - worldcitizengov.org/
The World is My Country documentary (presented by Martin Sheen) - www.theworldismycountry.com/
Florida House - www.floridahousedc.org/
Southern Cameroons Peoples Conference (the body which gave rise to the Secretariat) - www.scpconference.com/
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Extremly interesting. The tibetan ambassadors speech was fascinating
I agree - it was a real thrill to speak to him. Thanks for your comment!
Wow, interesting. Does the ambassador to Tibet also enjoy eating miner's tongue?
It was pretty obviously anti-CPC propaganda?
@@fshoaps By that standard, anything anyone says that is not in line with Xi's current policy is "anti-CPC propaganda." Do you have an specific or substantive criticism?
@@FredoRockwellExcept this isn’t just some guy going against the line of the CPC. I think human beings have the right to do that. But this person serves something greater than himself: western imperialism.
He’s talking about non-violence, and dialogue in order to achieve change, but the government in exile has received hundreds of millions of dirty CIA money in order to destabilize, and literally attack with weapons China’s national interests. This isn’t rocket science.
Bermuda, The Myanmar and Syrian opposition and The Knights of Malta also have D.C embassies.
Also the various member states of the Organization of American states have permanent delegations to the OAS in D.C. Shoutout to Guatemala's who allowed my college's model OAS delegation to come in. Had fun learning about the country and showed my proposed flag with Capybara on it. The ambassador found it amusing.
You are correct! I interviewed the NUG Myanmar ambassador to Prague in another video. Check it out! I also stopped by the SMOM building in London in my second video on London embassies.
Sounds like a cool flag design! Copabaras are great!
Dude please interview the knights of Malta
@@joshraymond979 I've tried, actually, but I haven't tried lately. I'll see what I can do. :)
Why the hell do jihadist have an embassy here still?!
All the democrats in the FSA are dead or switched sides!
@@FredoRockwellhey these khalistanis once attack plane in which indians are flying you American becouse 9/11 distroyed whole afganistan now you tell about them
My Great Grandfather died Stateless. He was a soldier in WW1, forced violently to fight in the Austria-Hungary Army. His time in the war lead him to despise the concept of nations as he realized he had more in common with the Russians he was forced to kill than the officers forcing him to do it. In 1929 he left Poland and moved to Canada but never applied for Canadian citizenship and the Poland he left ceased to exist in 1939. I suspect he would have been very interested in the concept of world citizenship but he passed away in the early 1950s.
Gosh, what a story! Thank you for sharing that! Your grandfather sounds like he was an amazing person.
@@FredoRockwell He spent time imprissioned in Siberia as a POW. He didn't want to kill anymore and surrendered to the Russians... then during the revolution in 1917 he was released and walked all the way back to Poland... and got to meet Lenin during the October Revolution.
@@klingoncowboy4WALK!!??ALL THE WAY FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE URALS???zamn thats impressive
@@asianman9303 Desperate times man. All of Eastern Europe was a chaotic mess, WW1 was still happening and within Russia the Civil War was starting. The guards basically let everyone out and they had to find their own way.
With no where else to go he just started walking west.
He said that he saw some horrible things in WW1 but wandering through Russia as a lost foreigner during the civil war was much worse. During the World War you could tell who was friend and who was enemy just from their uniform and even on the Eastern Front there was some semblance of rules for warfare... the civil war lacked such niceties, but make it home he did.
His wife spent the war in a slave dairy farm in East Prussia. She survived only by stealing milk when the guards wearn't watching... and after the war had to find her was back home which is today close the Ukrainian border. Neither talked much about their war experiences. No doubt though her experiences also inspired a reluctance to the concepts of nations. It was her idea to move to Canada to protect their children from the horrors they experienced, she was certain another world war was coming some day and others from her family were already homesteaders here.
Originally they left with his brother and adopted another young woman from the village to help her get a better life. The brother followed up to Hamburg where he decided to head to Argentina instead of Canada... and the family that young woman started in Canada was in attendance at my Granny's funeral last December. We are still considered cousins and expressed to me how grateful they were for the generosity of my family.
Hope you enjoyed the Florida house! 🌴 🍊
I did! I was just gutted I missed the orange juice!
Texas: Our state/country is the only state that flies its flag the same height as the US flag
Florida: Yeah, but we have an embassy in Washington DC
What the east turkmen Minister of foreign affairs said was just absolutely beautiful wholesome and heartbreaking.
It really was, wasn't it. I couldn't bear to include the part where I say, "Thanks for talking to me" after that. There just wasn't anything else to say.
@@FredoRockwellisn't funny how they claim they are being occupied while in the same breath claiming the territorial homeland of the Dzungarians/Dzungaria as part of their imaginary country, would be like the Apache Claiming the entire United States of America as their homeland while using historical revisionism to wipe out the memory of there ever being other tribes, culture's, languages, traditions etc that have a rightfull claim to different Homelands in what is today the USA. thou I'm not surprised seeing as they take after and their ideology resembles the Turks in turkey who ethnically cleansed Anatolia of its millennia old populations of Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Bulgarians etc to form the perfect Turkish state on their homeland and then call it turkey.
@edwardsnowden8821 East Turkestan is meant to be multi ethnic, or at least that's how it was explained to me.
@@FredoRockwell you have to be as dumb as a rock to believe their BS.
@@edwardsnowden8821 East Turkestan is meant to be an ethnic union of the eastern turkic speaking peoples. Its different in scope than just an independent Uighur state.
In a way East Turkestan is kind of similar to how Yugoslavia united the south slavs, and would probably end the same way.
Got recommended this by the algorithm having never watched you before and glad I found you!
Wow, thanks! And also, well done algorithm!!🎉
AND THE WORLD SERVICE AUTHORITY PART WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING GIVE ME SOME MORE FAITH IN HUMANITY AND THANK YOU MR ROCKWELL THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH GOOD SIR
Thanks for the segment by segment commentary! 😄 You should get in touch with them, they're very friendly! Also, what about Southern Cameroons?
It’s quite the opposite though
They talk about freedom but they want to force everyone into a single centralized authority
Even if said world government was a democracy that would just result in Asia dominating the rest of the world and the largest political party on earth is the CCP, imagine the entire world being run with the laws of China, its actually horrible!
Woww, this was an eye opening. Great work as always.
I have learned so much feom this short video.
Thank you Fredo for giving voice to the voiceless.
Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it!
Great work again Mr Rockwell I have not watched this yet but that's what I'm doing right now and I will comment what I think
Always appreciated!
Currently watching the Tibet bit right now, this was very well done.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
18:04 Pensacola Mentioned 🗣🗣🗣
This video was really well made! Its a really cool concept. I've heard of these existing before but never knew how many or really what they did.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! I've created a playlist with my other videos visiting unrecognized embassies in London and Prague. Check them out!
This was fascinating, great video and concept!!
Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it. 🙂
Perhaps a little too openly supportive attitude towards all of these movements but I understand that “I support you and am giving you a voice” is probably necessary to get access to these diplomats.
I'm actually very critical of a vast number of national movements, but I tend to be more sympathetic when the force opposing them is a brutal dictatorship. I think they should at least be heard if not much more. The people who were willing to speak to me in this video fall into that camp.
If I'd spoken to the Council of Khalistan or the Iranian Council of National Resistance, the content would have been very different. Which is why, perhaps, they didn't want to talk to me!
Thank you, fascinating tours.
I'm glad you liked it!
As a big fan of the United Nations and other International Orgs/Bodies I'm shocked that I'm only just now learning about the World Service Authority. Such a brilliant idea to help the problem of statelessness and also just the divisions we have in our world, plus an idea with an actual legal base. Also loved the talks with the reps for Tibet and East Turkestan, hope they get their independence at some point and we see their flags wave with the rest of us. The Southern Cameroon Peoples Secretariat is such a brilliant idea as well, hope that helps their independence movement. Even Flordia's embassy idea is actually a great idea to make the states more connected with the nation's capital, would love to see more states and territories join in, plus the free orange juice thing is just cute (I actually paused the video when you mentioned that and said OF COURSE you get free orange juice from there XD just amazing)
Also just discovered your channel via this video, you have defiantly earned a sub from me :D
Thanks for such a brilliant detailed comment!
Get in touch with the WSA if you want to know more. I'm sure they'd be delighted to hear from you. 🙂
Really liked your content. Keep up the good job 👍👍👍
Wow, thank you! Thanks for watching!
This makes me wanna go to DC again! There’s so many cool things I haven’t seen yet
This YT channel is a hidden Jem for me
Help me get it out of hiding, please! :)
I ordered a package from Ukraine controlled Crimea, while it was in transit, the Republic of Crimea was declared, by the time I got the package, the Republic of Crimea was declared to be part of Russia.
Wow, if that package could talk I bet it would have a story to tell!
very informative thank you
Thank you!
Good job man, try visiting other capitals to reach out to more embassies or even go to those unrecognized states yourself, i would love to see more of these types of videos
Thank you! And I plan to make more. Check out my two videos about London unrecognised embassies and my video visiting Somaliland in May.
@@FredoRockwell will do! Keep up the good work
Awesome video! Keep it up
Thank you!
Under rated channel
Thank you!
This is an AMAZING video! But I have to ask a question, that is:
Why does Ambazonia call itself "Southern Cameroon" when they're located on the west?
Glad you liked it! Regarding the name, originally there was a Germany colony called Kameroon, which was divided between the UK and France after WWI. Most of it became a French posession, and the parts that were given to the UK were divided into the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons (so the North/South thing was relative to each other, not the part of Cameroon controlled by France). In the 1960s the two British Cameroons were given the option of joining Nigeria or Cameroon (but not independence, which was a bad decision in my opinion). The Northern Cameroons joined Nigeria, and the Southern Cameroons joined French Cameroon. See my video "Ambazonia the 5 minute guide" for more details. :)
@@FredoRockwell my parents are Ambazonian!
Very informative during a late night watch
A very nice comment for an early morning!
5:35 My embassy!!! so happy to see my country represented in Washington D.C. 😄 Thanks for visiting
Thanks for your comment! Do you mean the Malaysian embassy I show in the transition?
@@FredoRockwell yes sir. Totally 🇲🇾
Honestly of any state was to have an embassy I would have thought it would be Texas or Hawaii since they were independent nations in the past
The old Hawaiian government still preforms ceremonial functions too and has a national guard unit dedicated to it as royal guards
Really good video!!
Thank you!
Hey I’m a Welshman and I was very curious about the Welsh embassy that didn’t want to speak to, but I could find very much about it online. Could you tell me more about it and its location?
Alright? Happy to help. Technically the Welsh "embassy" in DC is one of several international offices operated by the Welsh government internationally, primarily to focus on trade, investment, tourism and that sort of thing. The message I got from the DC office was, "Unfortunately, nobody in the Washington DC office will be available to take part in the filming." I would have filmed from outside it like I did with Florida, but there's nothing to see from the street. The office is inside the UK embassy and I was told there is nothing to indicate that there's a Wales office inside. :(
There's not a huge amount of info availalbe online, but you can start here: www.gov.wales/international-offices
@@FredoRockwell Okay, thanks for the info👍
@@FredoRockwellyou should ask those khalistani terrorists why they claim majority of non-pubjabi Hindu region while not claiming Pakistani Punjab.
Would the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) count as an unofficial and unrecognized embassy as it represents the largely unrecognized country of Taiwan?
I think so. I visited the Taipei office in London in a previous video. 🙂
Great video.
Thank you! 🙂
I don't think I heard modern China be referred to as an empire before, but I can totally see it now (much like how North Korea is referred to as a kingdom).
Also, I feel like what China's doing in East Turkmenistan and what Russia's doing in Ukraine are "Eastern imperialism."
If you think about it, the current borders of China are mostly the same as they were for Imperial China. The only difference is that Outer Mongolia (now just Mongolia) is now independent. The rest is the imperial possessions still remain in the empire. 😥 Thank you for your comment!
And the USA is not an empire after expanding east from the original 13 colonies (taken from the cold dead hands of the natives) to the rest of America and taking land from Mexico and annexing the kingdom of Hawaii etc etc while the millions of natives where wiped out. if you are going to call China a big country an empire then every big country is one the USA is an empire, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, India, Russia, Brazil.
@edwardsnowden8821 I think you could argue that the US is an empire in many ways. It's hardly an original or controversial idea, to be honest.
@@FredoRockwellthose poor people's, cultures, languages, countless tribes, stories, and unique rituals and identities all wiped out by the American imperialists and in their place a homogeneous Anglo Saxon dominated entity without any ideas of separatists influence based on indigineity or a different identity and culture to worry about EVER😢 While hosting and sponsoring more tolerant countries and cultures ethnic separatist/ radical elements in our capital built on stolen Land as a way of geopolitical leverage and standing on a moral high horse, aint that a win😂
@@lakevon Yes, the US government and the European settlers committed countless crimes against the native population of North America. This is well documented and regularly discussed in American politics, and I think most Americans understand and accept this now. I didn't understand the second half of your comment, but I get the feeling you think there is some sort of hypocricy going on here. Try again if you want to.
The map of Tibet depicted 3:29 is the map of Tibetan Autonomous Region which is a part of Historically Independent Tibet. That historically independent Tibetis much larger than that.
True, and apologies if it caused any offense. Finding the right map that I can use with permission and also is high res enough to use in a video is often a struggle. It certainly was in this case.
做梦吧。西藏独立是几百年前的事情了，还做白日梦呢
Be honest. Who got drawn in by the Florida one
Seriously though this is a really cool video! Never knew some of these places had embassies around the world.
I was for sure! Glad you liked the video!
I am an uzbek, and my mom has Uyghur friends. Its nice to know that they have a goverment in exile.
Nice to meet you! Thanks for your comment - I think it's nice too. 🙂
When I was a student at George Mason University, I actually met Haydur who is the East Turkistani diplomat at an event on campus.
Cool! I enjoyed getting to know him.
Did you include Taiwan on any of your videos?
Several times. I visit the London embassy in my first London embassy video (during the pandemic, I didn't try to go inside), I interviewed the deputy Taiwan representative to the UK in my video about Somaliland's celebrations at the UK parliament, and I have an entire video about Taiwan's relations with Vanuatu. I hope to make a video just about Taiwan before long. 🙂
The Sovereign Military Order Malta has Diplomatic Relations with a 113 countries; I don't believe that they have an Embassy in Washington, D. C. ? Maybe you could tell me why?
As far as I know, the SMOM only had embassies in countries that recognize its sovereignty, and the US is not one of these. Neither is the UK, but there is a SMOM mission in London that I visit in my video "More Unrecognised Embassies of London." I'm not sure if there's an unrecognised mission in DC. 🙂
Very Interesting 👍
Thank you!
Was hoping for some info and feedback on the meal, shucks
It was goat stew with a side of cassava chips. I would definitely try it if you're ever in West Hyattsville! Also, the pineapple soda (imported from Cameroon) was the bomb!
Thanks for the info
i found the ambazonian talk the most interesting - the two comrades seemed very mature, wise and honest - and came across as good statesmen, dare i even say their talks were better than the tibetan/ east turkestan talks
I agree that both Comrade Earnest and Comrade Alem both provided some of the most thoughtful interviews. I really enjoyed meeting them! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
fascinating
I'm glad you liked it!
Florida id have thought texas would have been the one to have an embassy sue to its states history.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus operates a representative office in Washington, D.C., even though the United States doesn't recognize Northern Cypriot independence
This is true! The DC office of Northern Cyprus was the first "unrecognised embassy" I ever visited, back when I was a student. 🙂
Never once did I hear about that assassination attempt on U.S Soil. Crazy
Yeah, it's a real shocker. I don't think it was covered much beyond a few newspaper articles and podcasts.
there was another one in canada that has essentially destroyed indian and canadian relations
Go forward fredo from Somaliland🤝🤞
Thank you!
The World Service Authority guy really reminded me of sovereign citizens.
I can see why you'd think that, as the concept of the passport is based on rights which, although guaranteed by treaty, are routinely ignored by states. The difference is that David and the WSA are well aware of the limitations of the passport and their world view, while very optimistic and hopeful, is rooted in reality.
If you are ever in Greenville, N.Y. do pay a visit on the Hawaiian Embassy. They advocate for restoration of of the kingdom's rightful status in the global community via U.N. proceedings.
That's the first I've heard of this embassy, thank you! I can't find it online. Do you know if there's a website?
Im surprised there isnt also a texas and California embassy in dc
All right next to each other
I visit the site of the old Texas Legation to London in my first video on London's unrecognized embassies.
@@FredoRockwell i think thats the first video i saw of yours it was pretty cool
More people needs to hear about the occupied territories of China. You barely hear about them even in East and Southeast Asia. They deserve more recognition.
I totally agree, and for lots of reasons. One is just that people who are suffering should be heard. But also, I think more awareness might (hopefully) make the CCP feel more accountable. Maybe.
What are you even talking about, the Anglo countries tried turbohard to push the Hong Kong and East Turkestan narrative just a few years back. They are in the international section of the news pretty much daily, it fizzled out because it ain't working and people eventually lost interest.
13:11 It has Esperanto on it!
Monda pasporto.
There's Esperanto on the inside too, mi amiko!
@@FredoRockwell Mi rimarkis.
You only have 8000 subscribers this is stuff like TLDR global news and Bobby broccoli size of video documentation in editing how do you not have more subscribers you should at least have 100,000 maybe even 200,000 Because I can tell that you put time and effort in these videos just by this one video
I'm glad you liked it so much! I did put a lot of time and effort into this video in particular, and the last two as well. It would be great to get to 100K some day. At the moment, I'm just delighted to have reaced 9K (which happened not long after you posted your comment). Thanks again!
Embassy of Florida. I suspect other states have offices from which to lobby the federal government, and otherwise promote their state.
An astute suspicion! I know of at least one state (not Florida) that maintains an office in DC for engaging with the federal government, and there may be others. The office I found has zero public-facing activity and doesn't engage in anything in public (if other states do likewise that might be why they're hard to find). The Florida "embassy" is totally different as it's really there to be a visible promotion of Florida, and is also not state-funded. 🙂
You would think that Texas of all states would have their own embassy in D.C.
I’ve never heard of Southern Cameroons before
I'm glad you have heard about it, now. Check out my video Ambazonia - the 5 minute guide for more background. 🙂
Irans resistance office isnt really that welcoming to outsiders.
Tibetan embassy was interesting
I agree! 💯
Florida has an embassy because it's the most amazing state.
Being from Georgia myself, I'll decline to comment. But kudos to Florida for doing it!
CAMEROON WAS GREAT I MEAN SOUTHERN CAMEROON this shows how even if resistance groups fracture they will always come back together😊
I'm glad you liked it! Let's talk about it on the server. 🙂
Fredo is taking off! Lsfg!
Nice video. 🦩🦩🦩
Thank you!
wow cool video
Thank you! And thanks for letting me know! :)
Viva somaliland
Viva!
Nice
Thanks!
Hi fredo
Hi Awesome Boy! Great to hear from you. 🙂
Pretty sure it’s pronounced “seek”
You're correct that this is how most people around the world pronounce it, including me until recently, but I changed my pronunciation after watching this Religion for Breakfast video: ruclips.net/video/MWsClPXLApA/видео.htmlsi=qkJpJ71a0OrpJJkV
It's pronounced "sick" - Native born
@@Zeroneii3 ah ok thanks for informing me
amazig video
Thank you!
Good luck to Tibet
Let's hope they have a breakthrough negotiating with China soon!
They should issue those world passports to Rohingyas.
I suspect they have, to a few at least
There are big Khalistan Leaders in British Colombian Canada who are easier to each in my experience.
Can you recommend one?
@@FredoRockwell this is the local area of operations
The Gurdwada
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You should have tried the Kosovo embassy. Im almost certain the US supports Kosovo enough to allow their embassy.
Yes there is one in Washington. The US has recognized Kosovo for many years so it's an official embassy, not an unrecognised mission, so I didn't include it
@@FredoRockwell But its technicslly a unrecomised country, hence a unreconised embassy. Shouldn't it count?
@@jonathaslopes8038 Kosovo isn't a member of the UN, but it is recognized by about 90 countries I think. You could argue it's partially recognised. I hope to make videos like this in other capitals. If I come across an unrecognised Kosovo mission, I'll try to include it. By the way, I made a video about the Kosovo prime minister a couple years ago. 🙂
@@FredoRockwell i see. Thank you
西藏和新疆的都是一面之词，根本不值得驳斥。
Then why is it worth mentioning them to say you think they're not worth refuting?
Also, by the way, your other comment was automatically removed by RUclips because of its abusive content. Feel free to resubmit it with less inflamatory language.
I completely agree with you; 'Tibet' and 'East Turkestan' are not rеal countries.
@@thebullofkiev8824 No country is "real." They're only constructs. I've made a video about this if you want to learn more
No Palestine huh? Typical.
See my first video about unrecognised embassies in London.
Seems your history about India , and it's culture , philosophy, religion is quite poor man. 2/3 of actual punjab went into Pakistan and 1/3 to India at time of Independence. Then again,why only carve out this so called holy Sikh state within India when it's core region was always in Pakistan. In fact , All Sikh rulers ruled from modern day Lahore. Such a state would crumble on it's own. My own Sikh friend gave reason for it - And that is that If Khalistan is formed , India will close it's border and Airspace for movement, Pakistan don't have the resources to fund it, Plus India would simply get away from Indus Water treaty, that will make situation worse for Pakistan too. Then India can easily stop movement of rivers to newly formed so called Khalistan. Then no international airline would like to use Pak airspace. So such hypothetical state of Khalistan sounds interesting but in reality, It will be doomed to fail from start.
I'm not sure but I think you're responding to the wrong video. All I did was try to talk to an organization called the Council of Khalistan. I didn't describe their agenda in detail or say anything about them at all other than that they want to create a Sikh homeland. Perhaps you'd have better results addressing your objections to them?
And if you do speak to them, can you tell them I'm still waiting to talk to them as well? Thanks.
Great actions by government of India 🇮🇳🫡
I do not support an independent Khalistan, and most Americans have never heard of it, but if the assassination attempts on American soil continue, and people from India cheer them on, the American people will start sympathizing with the separatists.
kokbayraq
😂😂😂😂
No way, the Sikhs are being oppressed?? They are so cool though
It’s a lot more complicated than that
It’s very complicated. Both sides have legitimate arguments, though I am personally more sympathetic to the idea of the Indian Union. I do however also understand the grievances of the Sikhs especially when those who oppose Modi’s regime has those who support independence killed.
@@brotherhoodofsteeld.c.chap1917bruh as I know congress party and indra are behind sikh and khalistan situation even forget modi even bjp did not even that exist or less indian politics at time both congress party and bjp for us see khalistan as separatist okey modi do not even oppressive or hate toward sikh I understand you do not like modi regime even modi regime will but still new party will against khalistan as I say indian pov we see as separatist
@@brotherhoodofsteeld.c.chap1917 An Indian Union can only work if the Indian government stops trying to suppress non Hindu ethnicities
It's a pretty complicated issue that became a violent one back in 1984 (and possibly before this). There is definitely repression of groups that are advocating for an independent Khalistan, but I'm not sure you could say there is widespread oppression of Sikhs generally. That's my understanding, at least.
You would think that artificial constructs like African countries created by merging feuding ethnic groups together in a Frankenstein stew would receive more coverage from this channel. because if you are talking about independence movements Africa has more than a 1000 but i guess only those with geopolitical rivalry of some kind with the west get prominently featured and thier views studied with a few unrelated examples thrown in to give the elusion of a rounded coverage
Is there a specific African independence movement you'd like me to cover?
@@FredoRockwellyou seem to have all the independence movements in India, china and Russia figured out, lowly poor African who possess no geopolitical threat (except for being brutalized and exploited) to the West shouldn't be a problem for you
@edwardsnowden8821 Yes but clearly naming one is difficult for you. Can you not name one that meets your criteria?
I assume it's not Western Sahara, despite POLISARIO's long-standing support from the Soviet Union and Russia because I've made two videos supporting that cause.
Also, please avoid racist language in future, even if meant as a rhetorical attack on me.
@@FredoRockwellgive me an example of racist language I've used please, just asking so I can avoid it in the future. no woke examples please
@edwardsnowden8821 The way your described Africans in a previous comment. I think you meant it as an attempt to illustrate how you perhaps think I would describe Africans (quite falsely, I must add). I'm used to how you write so I detect the sarcasm, but tone of voice is often lost in writing. Just avoid language that can be misunderstood to be insulting please.
Would this hypothetical world government be a democracy?
What is the largest political party on earth?
Do we really want that?!
And if it’s not a democracy: have they read revelation?!
All good questions. Check out my video on World Federalism for my take (and the take of four other RUclipsrs).
US states and Territories should do the same. I can think of a few ways a Puerto Rican embassy in Spain or a Alaskan embassy in Canada or a Guam embassy in Japan could help alot.
Oh hell no
They’ll just use that to get their colonies back
None of the places you just listed statistically want independence from the United States, regardless of their strong cultural identities. The main argument in Puerto Rico is autonomous commonwealth status vs sovereign statehood as a full member of the US, the independence group is comparatively small. Alaskans are deeply proud of and heavily identify with both Alaska and the USA, Guamanians (and the other territories besides American Samoa) have the same debate as Puerto Rico but on a lesser scale of intensity.
Long live Khalistan
Free kailistan 🇮🇳❌
Thanks for your comment! Just curious, is that where you're from, or are you just a supporter?
@@FredoRockwell Khalistanis are terrorist sympathizers they bombed an Air India flight in the 1984 and in 1984 India’s former president Indira Gandhi she ordered the army to shoot up a Gurdwara because the Gurdwara was hiding hostages
@@user-vl9dm8tv4vStop spreading Indian state propaganda, the main accused of Air India bombing Malik was welcomed in India with red carpet welcome and he also met Indian NSA and he issued anti Khalistan statements also before the Air India bombing Indian envoys who were also traveled in same flight withdrawn as they know what is gonna happen and unfortunately Canada didn't conclude investigation but definitely it was Indian state conspiracy.
@@user-vl9dm8tv4vWhat about Indian Transnational Repression?
@@FredoRockwell I am from New Jersey and if you want to know about Khalistan then I could recommend some books to you.
You didn’t try to get in contact with the Palestine Center in DC. NONE of your videos seem to mention palestine despite what’s been happening. You clearly have some sort of anti-Palestinian bias. Palestinians are human beings and their nation has a right to exist, just because it’s inconvenient for US foreign policy doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be talked about. They are currently undergoing a clear case of genocide/ethnic cleansing/forced explosion and for no other reason than the USA’s support for their genocide. Every other nation in the world recognizes them other than the USA and its western allies.
I visited the Palestine office in London in my first video about unrecognised embassies (despite what you said, the UK does not recognise it either). As I explained in the middle of this video, I didn't revisit embassies of countries I've previously visited.
@@FredoRockwell AND ITS WESTERN ALLIES
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Okay. I'm just waking up and decided to answer quickly. Seeing the total of your comments now I don't get the feeling you're interested in a genuine discussion so I'll stop attempting one. I understand you'd like me to cover Palestine. When I come up with something new to say that hasn't been said a million times more on other channels bigger than mine I probably will. In the meantime check out the channel of my friend Beacebrocess.
@@FredoRockwell alright I watched it
Extremely quick, you didn’t talk to anyone and you didn’t even put the flag in the thumbnail
I have no idea why you didn’t go the the Palestine center, the whole point of the video to educate and that’s the goal of the Palestine center, I’m sorry for getting emotional but you give off this feeling of a pro-western bias in your refusal to talk about Palestine. I may be wrong but it just rubs me the wrong way. Please reconsider your reluctance to talk about palestine.
@@autismobinch135 I'm not sure you're aware of it, but some of your comments have been very rude. I'm relunctant to engage in a conversation in good faith with someone who replies with insults. You may think this is some sign of political deficiency on my part, but in reality it is just you being unpleasant.
The Washingotn DC video is about diplomatic missions in Washington. There was a Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington until 6-7 years ago when it was closed by the US government. That's a shame that this happened, but it's nevertheless not there now. If I had included Palestine in this video I would have simply stood outside the location of the closed mission and explained why it was closed. Since I had stood outside an open mission in a previous video, I didn't think this was a good addition.
The Palestinian Center you refer to is listed as an educational center. I don't think they have a diplomatic staff. If they do, it didn't occur to me to check with a description like that. Either way, it would not fit into the subject matter of the video.
The Palestine mission to London did fit into my video there. Why did I not speak to anyone inside? Because it was in the middle of the pandemic and it simply wasn't possible at the time to do face to face interviews in general. I also arrived at their office at a very early hour to fit it into the video, as it was located much father away than the other missions in the video. I gave it roughly the same amount of time as the other segments.
I get that you think the Palestinian issue is the most important issue in the world. And I recognize the fact that I have not covered it with a speicfic video. This does not mean I am "reluctant" to do so. I am, however, very reluctant to invest time and money in a video where I have nothing original to say, where my audience will likely know as much about the topic as I do, and when there are other causes where I can make a real difference, or say something original.
Speaking of which, there is another viewer who contacts me about this regularly. We talk about it, politely. I've told him I'm trying to think of a slant on the issue that fits my channel, is original, and would actually add to the discussion rather than just repeat points made elsewhere by creators who are better informed and have bigger audiences. I do think about this and would like to do it. But when I do it will be becuase of the dialogue I've had with him.
The most interesting piece of western Israeli propaganda I’ve heard all week
Okay, I'll bite. Why "western Israeli?" I'm not sure there's even a place in Israel referred to as "western Israel," though... 🤔
@FredoRockwell they're saying the Israeli propaganda is "western" in reference to you being American
@@rkeogh3467 Yes - that would make sense, but why Israeli? I'm not from there and I can't think of anything that was pro -Israeli in the video? 🤔
the Tibetan monasteries owned slaves before China liberated them.
Okay.... Do you think this has a bearing on today's situation? If so, how exactly?
truth brother. Iranian religious rulers are villianized as devils for oppression of thier peoples as slaves, but Dalia lamA an owner of slaves gets standing ovation. the only consistent theory is that Iran is a geopolitical rival so evil, lamA is a sign of splitting a geopolitical rival so good.
@edwardsnowden8821 Are you saying the Dalai Lama owns slaves presently? If not, can you specify when?
@@FredoRockwellso you can sensor him again and complain that he truly doesn't provide hard hitting and frankly the most well though out and intellectual explanation on here
@@lakevon I'm sure Edward Snowdon can answer the question without swearing. The bigger problem will be getting him to answer meaningfully without restoring to sophistry.
Thanks for supporting the Pentagon the CIA has had a tough time creating enemies since December 25,1991
Your comment doesn't quite make sense, but I think I get the drift. If you want some content on my channel that's very critical of the Pentagon, the CIA, and much of the crypto industry, check out my video on why .io domains are evil.
how is he supporting the pentagon?
From my ideological, racial, socio-economic and cultural views, I think I can say that of the states that were in the video I support: East Turkestan, Wales, Quebec, Tibet and Kurdistan.
P.s-Thanks for the video. Greetings from Tatarstan!
P.s.s- Not all of them as a independent states, but at least subjects of international relations, with great autonomy.
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That's quite a list! I'm hoping to make a video about Wales before too long. I just missed an independence march in Wales a few days ago... :(
@@FredoRockwell you should make a video on the cape independence movement
@TheOceanChannel2 it's on my list, actually, and I've been following several of the main groups for over a year now. The only problem is I have a very long list of topics I want to cover!!
@@FredoRockwell thats fair, i made a video on this topic a while ago but the issue is any video on the topic sends the comments into a wildfire. btw as a hongkonger a really enjoyed that video you made.
Thank you! That means a lot!