1. His assets have been frozen for years and his connections probably moved on. 2. He’s much older at this point. Doubtful he’ll be as big a problem these days. 3. He’s got a record and probably being tracked by multiple agencies.
@@yorgfigure6164 let's dumb it down then. It's like trading someone that has conspired to kill Americans, acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles, and providing material support to a terrorist organization. In exchange for a WNBA player with less that 1 gram of cannabis.
Maybe I'm reading to deep but I have a theory that putin maybe planned this ( not sure how much ) and is gonna use "the merchant of death" and his connections to aid him in his invasion of Ukraine. I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else say this cause it makes lots of sense when you think about it.
Imagine being a US marine imprisoned in an enemy country and you hear that they rescued a WMBA player before you. Gotta love the 256 notifications I just got which are half bots and half angry people telling me how dumb I am.
The Marine in there got kicked out of the Marie’s for being a criminal. Still don’t agree with it but if he weren’t in Russian prison he would be in American prison
@@dominicvaldivia8970 far too much context for the occupants of a Critkal chat. Trade the marine for the guy with the cool nickname bc that’s what Reddit wants
Great example of how out of wack Americas priorities are. Yes let’s give up the most notorious black market weapons dealer who ever lived for some black chick who smoked weed. Meanwhile Biden intentionally left behind many other Americans trapped in Russia, including actual US soldiers held hostage. But nope, we gotta pretend the WMBA it’s the most important thing to ever exist and stand with our fellow Floydians
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner smh.
That's actually so true. Never in my wildest would I think the headline would read "USA trades Merchant of Death during wartime for woman who puts balls in nets"
Matt and Trey rarely ever get something wrong or make inaccurate predictions. They're completely in tune with the stupidity of it all but their lessons and messages are never heeded.
@@caprimann87she’s a bent up energy card that was dug out of the trash can compared to literally a guy creating instability and backing bad actors all over the world
Only because you see "merchant of death" and actually believe that a dangerous person is being released. The person being released to Russia is no longer a threat, and marijuana smokers do not deserve to languish in prison. It's that simple.
@@oontgrad "Marijuana smokers do not deserve to languish in prison" Then how about we do something about the tens of thousands of Americans currently languishing in American prisons for marijuana? Imagine sitting in a prison somewhere in Texas right now, doing 10 years for possession, and seeing this story.
I especially love that there's no nickname for Griner, like they couldn't come up with something to make it seem like it was an almost worthit trade. Merchant of Death for Vapesmoker420
@@thegatorhator6822 Also, Murica hating because she protested following the Breonna Taylor killing is the dumbest political take I've heard all damn day.
@@thegatorhator6822 calling someone a drug addict over accidentally bringing a vape cart to a country that prohibits it is like calling someone an alcoholic for accidentally bringing a flask of whiskey to Afghanistan (where alcohol is big illegal)
Usually you try to make a comparison for ppl to understand how bad situation is, but no matter how hard i try i cant do anything better than "You traded a stoner for a MERCHANT OF DEATH".
Viktor Bout has been out of the game for almost 20 years. He's used goods. He's got no influence or resources left to his name other than being known as a has-been and if he's anywhere near Europe, he'll be one fo the most surveilled and tracked persons in the world. The arms industry that Bout knew about has rapidly changed. He was going to be let out in 6 years anyway and he's not going to have any real value, influence, or freedom in Russia. In terms of value, Viktor Bout is a neutered dog whose hair has all fallen out. Exchanging him for a wrongfully detained WNBA player is a more than equal exchange. I'm just glad that Brittney Griner is coming back home.
@@ajiththomas2465 What are you even talking about????? His power is knowledge of aiding and creating means to destroying governments and nations, he wasnt just some guy with connections.... Maybe you already forgot but there is this thing going on in Eastern Europe called a war...
@@vulcov7430 This is Gi joe shit dawg, what about any of his past accolades can't be reproduce in another arms trader? Your telling me a washed up arms trader who was caught by feds and only freed by opposing feds with a political trick, is actually a key and high value individual in Russian military campaign. The elite and elusive Black market arms trader, who was caught... black-market arms trading... he is a cornerstone member that the ever savvy and internationally conscious Russians desires to redefine their already failing military performance. I believe you bud, I just don't think your really aware the full picture this story paints past the name "Merchant of Death." Here's food for thought, given that he's defiantly not lost a beat or an edge from being publicly busted and detained for years with a public knowledge of his work even going as far as to be a movie, and is 10 trillion IQ and mentally capable and equipped with elite edge to trade guns better than anybody trades guns, what is he gonna do? Get back on the horse right? But where's the horse exactly anyway? Who bought him that horse if its new and where is it being kept. Where on earth could Russia in this perfectly normal and accurate viewing of two washed up and stammering political entities, going to deploy this elite elite super soldier. Probably their very open and public war in europe where he will do what only he and his elite mind is capable of... Arming Russian sympathetic guerillas with arms in Europe With Russian arms... What Russia has been doing already... The same Russia rolling decommissioned tanks off museum podiums to deploy in Donetsk is about to make a big turn around by trading a stoner they held against their own legal standard for a vintage subversive arms trader whose face and name are now literally pop cultural references. The fact that you and I can argue about he has a hasn't done is a an apparent nail in his career. If anything, just consider how much of an effect time has had on any of us individually without the greater machinations of tech advancements, political upturns, and you know... being in jail and disconnected from things. ffs look at the pathetic performance of the Russian military hand against a force that is being armed with the minimum of modernized military arms. I Just don't think its very realistic to think the vintage arms trader who's been in jail for 20 years on the charges of being an old arms dealer is really gonna flip the face of the 21st century Ghost in the Shell shit we got developing right now, I just think if anybody's gonna do it, its gonna be someone who doesn't have to be explained how to put an IOS based drone together.
There are stipulations on the release. The arms trader is harmless. This is a good move that should make NO ONE angry. But yeah, the charges aren't the same.
@@nickcarroll8565 keep in mind that this arms dealer was scheduled to be released in 6 years anyway. And he is 21 years behind the current political schemes in RU. I was skeptical too at first but... We were letting him go soon anyway
𓀬⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒅌 ah, yes, it's best to have the Lord of War get back to business 6 years sooner for a bootleg basketball player. Oh yea and just fuck the marine who actually served our country
1:46 “The US has finalized a deal agreeing to swap The Merchant of death for Britney Griner.” I actually laughed out loud to that one that is so unintentionally funny
This feels like the time I was scammed into trading my blue eyes white dragon for an Exodia in middle school. Only to realize when I got home, it was a printed card glue together.
Look, Russia doesn’t tolerate drugs. They don’t. If you are going to play in Russia, you can’t be mad that you broke their rules. It’s their country. And they punish people for drugs highly because by doing that, they don’t have a drug problem. It also doesn’t help that Britney HATES America, like she just HATES it, and I just can’t get on board with that.
@@noahmathers so true lol Women would rather watch a bunch of women destroy each other than watch women work together to achieve a common goal- bill burr
You can practically hear them chatting after the trade on the way to the car. "I can't believe this worked. We need more idiots like her here. Monitor all RUclipsrs and social influencers coming in to the country. Get them to break the law so we can put them in jail."
Exactly. The only this has done is shown the world that Democrat run America very much will do anything you want as long as you imprison a US citizen. This takes "negotiating with terrorists" to all new heights...
@@unknownunknown743 exactly. Dude was able to get his hands on old abandoned military equipment that he could pawn off to third world countries and people are acting like he’s out here selling the infinity stones
I feel like the guy who knows how to get a bunch of weapons is the last guy we should be giving to Russia while they are at war with a recently allied country.
He might have hate but I don't think he will do anything in terms of revenge. Im guessing he's going to work for russia in maybe legal/illegal arms dealing. Sure he's not been in the business in about 15 years but maybe he still got some influence or tricks up his sleeve than can be useful for the Russian government.
Exactly what I was thinking, it’s when it’s four hours into the game and everyone’s getting tired, nobody quite cares about actual trade values as long as it gets you closer to finishing the game.
America is only doing this to pretend we give a shit about the WNBA. Nobody would’ve heard of this (alleged) woman if she never got arrested. And worst she hates America. Griner and her partner routinely trash talk the country saying it’s this horrible racist bigot filled country, and you know what, she’s going to come back and keep trash talking it. Probably will get on a lot talk shows, a book deal, and eventually her own Netflix special reaping in millions off her hatred for America. Meanwhile an actual Marine and the other hostage gets left behind because they committed the great sin of being white straight males. Absolutely disgusting what this nation has become
Why do you think he cares about something like that? He's going free 10 years early and will probably be granted immunity by Putin for any crimes he will likely commit. You know, in exchange for helping Putin with his war efforts. Don't think Viktor gonna give a shit about who he was traded for when he's gonna be freed and allowed to commit crimes again.
Yeahhhh Russia kinda made us their bitch with this deal. We tossed away our only bargaining chip for getting everyone back. We basically went all in for a pot of 50 cents
@@jacksonfairfax6351 i mean they tried multiple times. Viktor isnt that important. They werent going to give them more than one person for him. Realistically all he did was sell old shitty ak's to poor countries. The US sells plenty more weapons to plenty of terrible countries
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner smh.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
this is why people don't get this trade at all. People like to think that a trade between political prisoners can be equated to like trading in games. First of all Britney Griner was unfairly sentenced since the amount of drugs she had would've at most gotten her 15 days in jail. She was used as a political trade since the very beginning. The "marine" is literally an American spy caught in-between a trade deal with loads of information of the Russian government. He was also dishonorably discharged from the army due to reasons. The 3rd dude is only brought up because people want this trade to sound more stupid and stuff. At the end no one really cares about this trade deal. None of the people that have been imprisoned before her would've been in peoples mind if it wasn't for her. Lastly victor bout was only that big thanks to having trade deals with the US government to fight in iraq and alot of other places. Why do you think it was so easy to catch him. The US already had him on speed dial. He probably thought it was just another trade deal with the US. Also after he is released how is he going to make a big difference, the US is already the biggest arms dealer in the world. The US sells weapons to anyone who can buy it. The main reason of why he was arrested was probably because he started selling to the same people the US were selling to. like cutting into the US's pie of gun selling.
It was a high IQ play to demoralize him. We think his thousands of guns and weapons are barely worth a basketball player not even from out main leagues. He can never show his face in a gun deal again for shame.
The man known for getting around international sanctions being brought back to one of the most sanctioned country in the world? He's about to get Saudi Fifa team treatment real quick
zero. he is known, his location is known, he is a busted asset. people are just mad because a black lesbian got help over an actual criminal who was dishonorably discharged from the marines who probably *was* spying.
The fact that there's a us citizen history teacher in a Russian jail for the same charge as she is and for half a year longer is shameful in itself...celebrity entertainers are worth more than teachers and that's why American is getting dumber by the second.
@@shoom7103 DEA agents talked between themselves about alleged arms deal in the same room as Bout, in a language that Bout didn't know. That's the whole basis of the case. This is why they still refuse to release the only "evidence" - the recording of March 6, 2008 meeting. This is why Thai court threw the case out, until Thailand caved to political pressure. Before that, Bout's cargo company was working as "weapons trafficker" for the US government. It has never been about any justice, it was all about company ownership changing hands. This is why Russians refused to exchange him for anyone valuable.
2:56 "We just gave up like our biggest Yu-Gi-Oh card here" "Viktor Bout, the Merchant of Death" does sound like a Yu-Gi-Oh card name, now that I think about it. What a bizarre diplomatic situation.
Guilt/innocence of Brittney aside, trading "The Merchant of Death" for a controversial WNBA player is like trading away a shiny perfect-IV Rayquaza for a level 1 Weedle.
No it isn't. Viktor Bout has been out of the game for almost 20 years. He's used goods. He's got no influence or resources left to his name other than being known as a has-been and if he's anywhere near Europe, he'll be one fo the most surveilled and tracked persons in the world. The arms industry that Bout knew about has rapidly changed. He was going to be let out in 6 years anyway and he's not going to have any real value, influence, or freedom in Russia. In terms of value, Viktor Bout is a neutered dog whose hair has all fallen out. Exchanging him for a wrongfully detained WNBA player is a more than equal exchange. I'm just glad that Brittney Griner is coming back home.
@@PrinceUzuRyu The circumstances and conditions of the arms dealing market that allowed Viktor Bout to rise to the top as an arms dealer is vastly different to the circumstances and conditions of the arms dealing market today. Worlds apart. Viktor Bout is outdated and useless. Also, there's no guarantee that just because Bout was able to the rise to the tops of the arms dealing market in the past that he cab do the same now; that's the Gambler Fallacy (also known as the Monte Carlo Fallacy) where one fallaciously assumes that evidence of prior success guarantees future success when they're independent from each other. Just because Bout was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time to sell smuggled Soviet era weapons after the Soviet Union fell does not mean his luck will repeat.
@@ajiththomas2465 "that's the Gambler Fallacy (also known as the Monte Carlo Fallacy) where one fallaciously assumes that evidence of prior success guarantees future success when they're independent from each other." You are the one assuming he got where he was just by luck. If anything, you are the one with the Fallacious thinking. You are doing an Appeal to Coincidence. "He got where he was because of luck instead of because of skills"
American is the biggest arms dealer in the world. It has fueled wars all over in Asia and Africa. So yeah, you morally righteous Americans are just as evil as that Russian dude.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
Yeah, but you know he walks out with a new lucrative job (from the US) getting to sell those 70% of mysteriously disappeared arms that the US shipped to Ukraine to buyers across the world.
,,there's gonna be a knock on that door and there will be a man who outranks you telling you you did a great job and youre making this world a better place but he will tell you that i am to be released"
I don’t understand how anyone would even bring drugs on a plane to start with. They stopped me for having more then one lighter and had my bic confiscated so I could keep my zippo.
@@Johnhoffman58610 years early is about to be released? Well done my guy. And it's not "fuck her cause she's in the nba" it's 'fuck her because all she did was bash the country she so desperately wanted to get back to'.
Hey as a former U.S. Army guy I appreciate you making this. I never comment and I usually just like the video and move on but I really do appreciate it.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
Paul Whalen takes a different type of high level prisoner to get put because they charged him with espionage. But they def should have gotten the other dude with the same charges as Griner out with the trade.
I think the wildes part is that the family of the imprisoned marine was notified about the exchange so they can mentally prepare. It means that whoever negotiated this swap knew it was a shit deal.
That changes things. They probably tried to do the deal Charlie is saying but they were little bitches about it. Sounds like they’re just sending s message
That Marine got dishonorably discharged for trying to steal 10 grand. They're definitely playing up his character by mentioning that how he's a Marine, and conveniently leaving out the dishonorable discharge part. Just because he's was in the military, doesn't mean he's a good person.
I can imagine all your reactions becoming a full animated series sitcom, just a bunch of you talking to you, everyone in the show is you and it would be hilarious. I know there's already memes of it, but I'm saying if there was a whole sitcom animated series, I would not stop laughing.
I understand it’s on the news, but not everyone watches the news; not everyone talks about the news. Cultivating further awareness of goofy things like this is how people can come together to create change, if so desired.
I bet some high rank official told someone "Do whatever it takes to get Britney Grinder out." and the negotiating person just went in saying "We can prisoner swap. Name your price." And was sarcastically offered that deal that we then accepted.
Russia actually demanded the Merchant dude, they would take literally no else but him or the deal was off, they wouldn't even entertain the idea of adding on that Marine either. It was a 1 for 1 trade or nothing at all.
@@KevinUchihaOG the merchant is useless he has no power anymore, the only downside was him getting to circumvent the rest of his sentence, which there was only a little over 6 years left anyways. They needed to use him, Russia had all the power in this deal and they knew it. They knew it would piss of Americans, because most Americans are just too ignorant/won’t look up why the deal is not as bad as article titles make it look
They’ve had the option for months to trade Brittany for Viktor. They’ve just decided that now is a good time to make that trade conveniently just after telling everyone that they lied about being able to forgive student loan debt.
Do guns kill people or do their owners?.... Did he kill people or just sell them a product... i'm confused which motives fits republican agenda this week.
I had a straight face until he said “We gave up our biggest Yugioh card..” No but seriously, how she got out before the two Americans who’ve been there, one of which served the country is beyond me. Celebrity privilege I guess.
Big W for american culture. Minority sports woman enjoying a little pot is much more relatable and symbolic than some average looking guy doing fascist spionage. Shows the government cares, we did it reddit
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 yes, employment is the key to having a valid opinion. I'm sure I'd learn a lot more from a Walmart bagger than someone whose sole job is to absorb the internet in order to make content from it.
Reminds of that time during the L.O.B days where some kid tried to convince me his Kuriboh was worth my Exodia pieces and swung hard for the fences trying to cheat me out of a literal win condition. I've finally got to see how that trade would have played out but with actual people.
Finally a decent take. Russia’s desperate af they’re not doing even trades rn. They trapped someone who did nothing and basically said give us the terrorist or we’ll ship this skinny giant out to siberia and freeze her solid.
Hes been out of the picture for decades, hes old, his connections probably moved on, and russia is probably more aware of his trade having something to do with their failures in ukraine. Oh and half the world has him on tab
@@tibbers3755 yeah release the ex mega criminal arms lord for an irrelevant wnba player that actively says she hates the USA. cause obviously Brittany griner has so much to offer the country she hates and doesn't associate with.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
The Saddest thing is this That marine fought for this country but we swapped a basketball player for the merchant of death instead of him.. truly sad. Why didnt they trade the merchant earlier for someone who actually cared and fought for american lives? Why did they wait.. Its good Britney got out but jeez i think the Marine should be priority
“The US has finalized a deal agreeing to swap Britney Griner for THE MERCHANT OF DEATH” sounds like a headline for The Onion
This whole administration makes The Onion look tame with its headlines
@@swift561 The Onion is going out of business because this administration is more ridiculous than any headline The Onion could ever come up with.
Literally everyone who was complaining on Twitter forgot who Brittney grinder even was.
Maybe it was best if she stayed in Russia
Sounds like a Norm MCDonald joke
AI generated headline
I'm sure he's learnt his lesson and is ready to become an upstanding member of society
man is going to be salivating over all the shit that the US keeps leaving in the middle east and eastern europe
Surely he won’t continue with his old ways😅
@@sincerelyspazz Lord of War 2 is gonna be lit!
I mean wouldn't you say the same thing in 6 years when he was scheduled for release?
1. His assets have been frozen for years and his connections probably moved on.
2. He’s much older at this point. Doubtful he’ll be as big a problem these days.
3. He’s got a record and probably being tracked by multiple agencies.
This is literally like trading a Lvl 5 Weedle for a Lvl 100 Mewtwo, absolutely crazy.
I mean-
I would definitely do that if weedle was a version exclusive
Or a diglett for literally anything in pokemon sun and moon on online worldwide trade.
Yeah its ridiculous that they traded a russian arms dealer with a movie for a sports person
@@vegeta6169 I’ve got a diglet coming out of my b hole
@@vegeta6169 what's with the diglett slander, huh?
This is like trading Heisenberg for the kid that stays in detention
not even close
@@yorgfigure6164 ok brainlet
@@yorgfigure6164 no that pretty much what happen
@@Coffeemug67 only to people who are uneducated on the topic
@@yorgfigure6164 let's dumb it down then.
It's like trading someone that has conspired to kill Americans, acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles, and providing material support to a terrorist organization.
In exchange for a WNBA player with less that 1 gram of cannabis.
Ah yes, "The merchant of death" I'm sure he won't cause any problems for anybody
He will though
@@crazygamingyt7245 r/woosh
@@crazygamingyt7245 well duh no shit
Maybe I'm reading to deep but I have a theory that putin maybe planned this ( not sure how much ) and is gonna use "the merchant of death" and his connections to aid him in his invasion of Ukraine.
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else say this cause it makes lots of sense when you think about it.
@@crank1587 check his youtube channel no wonder he's brain dead
Imagine being a US marine imprisoned in an enemy country and you hear that they rescued a WMBA player before you.
Gotta love the 256 notifications I just got which are half bots and half angry people telling me how dumb I am.
The Marine in there got kicked out of the Marie’s for being a criminal. Still don’t agree with it but if he weren’t in Russian prison he would be in American prison
It's not surprising. Apparently, Russia refused to even consider Paul in negotiations.
@@dominicvaldivia8970 far too much context for the occupants of a Critkal chat. Trade the marine for the guy with the cool nickname bc that’s what Reddit wants
Leave his ass there
wild world we live in now.
Charlie can't get 10 seconds into a video without breaking out the word "wacky". never change
my video r way better than penguinz0,
@@MSSMEG2005 meh
The worlds just wacky, What can he say?!!
yeah, it's definitely goofy
he really says the most silly things including silly like pea brain he’s the only person i hear say that more than once a year he says it always
This is like trading 50 emeralds for baked potato with a Minecraft villager
No, your completely wrong.
Its like trading 5 diamond blocks for dirt.
@@ProtocolAbyss based
@@ProtocolAbyss least inflated HC economy
This is the best example of 'I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed'.
Haha 😂
Couldn't have said it better
This is an awful take from a guy who doesn't leave his house ever.
@@ryanjenki7948 Nigga what?
Great example of how out of wack Americas priorities are. Yes let’s give up the most notorious black market weapons dealer who ever lived for some black chick who smoked weed. Meanwhile Biden intentionally left behind many other Americans trapped in Russia, including actual US soldiers held hostage. But nope, we gotta pretend the WMBA it’s the most important thing to ever exist and stand with our fellow Floydians
“62 cents”
“Mr. Krabs!”
“I’ll take it!”
“MR. KRABS!!”
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
Are you feeling it now Mr. Krabs?
mr.krabs gonna be regretting it
Where’s mr krabs IM MR KRABS
“You think I could’ve gotten more?”
When "Merchant of Death" enters the battlefeild, opponents may return their weakest card from their grave to the field
Shit I laughed out loud cause of this
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner smh.
Lmfao fucking gold
Exchange control with target permanent with power 1 or less
Well it's a good thing this ain't a card game then, huh?
Viktor is actually chill and nice, he got his gamertag in the 90's where everyone wanted a badass name.
Bro took up the entire commerce of runescape in the 2000s
XX_Merchant_of_Death_XX has joined the lobby.
When you have xx username xx and username joins the game.
>.>
Every day that passes, it feels like the regular news starts to resemble the onion.
Istg!
That's actually so true. Never in my wildest would I think the headline would read "USA trades Merchant of Death during wartime for woman who puts balls in nets"
@@bkblindside3884 don't mind anyone else outside US, we are all just having the laugh of our lives thanks to your reality show
Yeah
By design. Manufacturing consent.
Every day, life starts to feel more and more like an unending episode of South Park.
exactly, everytime i see something wild in news, i can see the episode in my mind💀
Cant wait for the episode
Matt and Trey rarely ever get something wrong or make inaccurate predictions. They're completely in tune with the stupidity of it all but their lessons and messages are never heeded.
I been watching south park since day one, the real world has become as mad as it now. It's sad I had such hope for humanity in 1999 lol
@@MintyLime703 hey dumb one, They thought Hillary was gonna win
This was like trading a basic energy for a first edition Charizard.
All 5 pieces of exodia for a Kuriboh
cmon britney isnt some basic energy, more like charmeleon maybe?
@@caprimann87 nah basic energy is more fitting
@@caprimann87she’s a bent up energy card that was dug out of the trash can compared to literally a guy creating instability and backing bad actors all over the world
@@Hallow6262 she is a top dog in the wnba history bruh
I'm willing to bet money on her writing a book about her experience as a professional athlete being detained in a Russian labor camp
*Netflix show
@Dio Brando she already wrote a book in 2014… I think that’s part of the joke goofy
@Dio Brando It was... Less than a gram of medically prescribed hash oil. Literally medical cannabis oil.
@@bigcatdiary08 It is illegal in Russia. But legal where she got it in America.
@Dio Brando what are you tryna say bro
I honestly can’t wrap my head around this decision like this is straight out of a work of fiction
Only because you see "merchant of death" and actually believe that a dangerous person is being released. The person being released to Russia is no longer a threat, and marijuana smokers do not deserve to languish in prison. It's that simple.
@@oontgrad and I never said she should be sitting in prison for smoking but this is like trading a brick of gold for a stick
@@oontgrad gaslight.. gaslight everywhere..
he was going to be released in 6 years anyway. it's really not that crazy.
@@oontgrad "Marijuana smokers do not deserve to languish in prison" Then how about we do something about the tens of thousands of Americans currently languishing in American prisons for marijuana? Imagine sitting in a prison somewhere in Texas right now, doing 10 years for possession, and seeing this story.
I especially love that there's no nickname for Griner, like they couldn't come up with something to make it seem like it was an almost worthit trade.
Merchant of Death for Vapesmoker420
America-Hating Drug Addict just doesn't sound like it was a good trade.
@@thegatorhator6822 she had trace amounts of drugs. I wouldn't slap the label drug addict onto that.
@@thegatorhator6822 Also, Murica hating because she protested following the Breonna Taylor killing is the dumbest political take I've heard all damn day.
@@thegatorhator6822 calling someone a drug addict over accidentally bringing a vape cart to a country that prohibits it is like calling someone an alcoholic for accidentally bringing a flask of whiskey to Afghanistan (where alcohol is big illegal)
@@thegatorhator6822 she had less than a gram on her lmao
Usually you try to make a comparison for ppl to understand how bad situation is, but no matter how hard i try i cant do anything better than "You traded a stoner for a MERCHANT OF DEATH".
Viktor Bout has been out of the game for almost 20 years. He's used goods. He's got no influence or resources left to his name other than being known as a has-been and if he's anywhere near Europe, he'll be one fo the most surveilled and tracked persons in the world. The arms industry that Bout knew about has rapidly changed. He was going to be let out in 6 years anyway and he's not going to have any real value, influence, or freedom in Russia. In terms of value, Viktor Bout is a neutered dog whose hair has all fallen out. Exchanging him for a wrongfully detained WNBA player is a more than equal exchange. I'm just glad that Brittney Griner is coming back home.
Not wrongfully detained they had the stuff
@@ajiththomas2465 What are you even talking about????? His power is knowledge of aiding and creating means to destroying governments and nations, he wasnt just some guy with connections.... Maybe you already forgot but there is this thing going on in Eastern Europe called a war...
@@vulcov7430 This is Gi joe shit dawg, what about any of his past accolades can't be reproduce in another arms trader? Your telling me a washed up arms trader who was caught by feds and only freed by opposing feds with a political trick, is actually a key and high value individual in Russian military campaign. The elite and elusive Black market arms trader, who was caught... black-market arms trading... he is a cornerstone member that the ever savvy and internationally conscious Russians desires to redefine their already failing military performance. I believe you bud, I just don't think your really aware the full picture this story paints past the name "Merchant of Death." Here's food for thought, given that he's defiantly not lost a beat or an edge from being publicly busted and detained for years with a public knowledge of his work even going as far as to be a movie, and is 10 trillion IQ and mentally capable and equipped with elite edge to trade guns better than anybody trades guns, what is he gonna do? Get back on the horse right? But where's the horse exactly anyway? Who bought him that horse if its new and where is it being kept. Where on earth could Russia in this perfectly normal and accurate viewing of two washed up and stammering political entities, going to deploy this elite elite super soldier. Probably their very open and public war in europe where he will do what only he and his elite mind is capable of... Arming Russian sympathetic guerillas with arms in Europe With Russian arms... What Russia has been doing already... The same Russia rolling decommissioned tanks off museum podiums to deploy in Donetsk is about to make a big turn around by trading a stoner they held against their own legal standard for a vintage subversive arms trader whose face and name are now literally pop cultural references. The fact that you and I can argue about he has a hasn't done is a an apparent nail in his career.
If anything, just consider how much of an effect time has had on any of us individually without the greater machinations of tech advancements, political upturns, and you know... being in jail and disconnected from things. ffs look at the pathetic performance of the Russian military hand against a force that is being armed with the minimum of modernized military arms. I Just don't think its very realistic to think the vintage arms trader who's been in jail for 20 years on the charges of being an old arms dealer is really gonna flip the face of the 21st century Ghost in the Shell shit we got developing right now, I just think if anybody's gonna do it, its gonna be someone who doesn't have to be explained how to put an IOS based drone together.
@@vulcov7430 Yep and logistics and money r way more important than most ppl think.
"We just gave up our biggest yugioh card here." Well said Charlie. Well said.
There are stipulations on the release. The arms trader is harmless. This is a good move that should make NO ONE angry. But yeah, the charges aren't the same.
@@jordach545 what stipulations? Once he’s back in Russia how are we even going to enforce them?
@@nickcarroll8565 keep in mind that this arms dealer was scheduled to be released in 6 years anyway. And he is 21 years behind the current political schemes in RU.
I was skeptical too at first but... We were letting him go soon anyway
𓀬⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒀰⃢𒈙⃢𒅌 ah, yes, it's best to have the Lord of War get back to business 6 years sooner for a bootleg basketball player. Oh yea and just fuck the marine who actually served our country
You're on drugs if you think someone accused of espionage is getting released.
Imagine being the guys that risked their life capturing this guy then watching this news at the morning tv or smt 🤣
I'd be throwing hands with the air 😤
@@Spacemaaan just like tre in boyz in the hood
imagine being exmarine and watching some nobody gets exchanged instead of you
@@etopowertwon didn’t he take off on the marines ?
@@etopowertwon he gave his life for oil. Got what he signed up for, being a pawn
Remember, this is literally the biggest trade in WNBA history
Was thinking the same thing
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Dare I say the biggest trade in sport history?
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😂😂
I love how increasingly funny it gets to hear MERCHANT OF DEATH in this video
ikr like it's like bing chilling with john cena
I ate my burger from the moment the video started till exactly when it ended, perfect amount of time thank you charlie
How is this not the top comment?
@@ZVPieGuy Because life is unfair
@Kiyo Takedame too
dude no way me too. we're connected
6 minutes to eat a burger? I eat like two in that time
1:46 “The US has finalized a deal agreeing to swap The Merchant of death for Britney Griner.” I actually laughed out loud to that one that is so unintentionally funny
my video r way better than penguinz0,
Fr that reads like a the onion skit lmao
Hope she gets thrown into a jail here till weed is federally legal it would only be fair
@@leonelromarsosa7938 exactly what i was thinking lmao
I started questioning why my nation is in NATO and an ally of the USA.
This is like trading an steel energy card for a 10/10 PSA graded charizard.
my video r way better than penguinz0
Forget the 10/10 Charizard; give me some ASMR loving
What condition is the energy card in
@@OddKite water damaged
This feels like the time I was scammed into trading my blue eyes white dragon for an Exodia in middle school. Only to realize when I got home, it was a printed card glue together.
Tbh I'm sure both WNBA fans are stoked about this
Based
I'm pretty sure one of them retired already though.
The wnba are doing very well
World leaders be like "I'll trade you my arms dealer for your basketball player"
Sounds abt right for putin.
Sounds like a card game without context lmao
@@thaloblue and Biden
Look, Russia doesn’t tolerate drugs. They don’t. If you are going to play in Russia, you can’t be mad that you broke their rules. It’s their country. And they punish people for drugs highly because by doing that, they don’t have a drug problem.
It also doesn’t help that Britney HATES America, like she just HATES it, and I just can’t get on board with that.
@@Optimus_Prime_2007 russia has massive drug AND alcohol problems. Dont act like it makes any sense to put people in a fucking gulag over weed oil.
This is getting more coverage than all of the WNBA. Ever.
Sports channels cover women’s sports, it’s just that nobody watches them. Least of all, women.
I literally forgot that the wnba existed until I saw this video.
@@Gen7486 women watching women sports nah! they're too busy watching the kardashians
Lol perfect comment
@@noahmathers so true lol
Women would rather watch a bunch of women destroy each other than watch women work together to achieve a common goal- bill burr
You can practically hear them chatting after the trade on the way to the car. "I can't believe this worked. We need more idiots like her here. Monitor all RUclipsrs and social influencers coming in to the country. Get them to break the law so we can put them in jail."
"And we wouldn't even have to frame them"
Exactly. The only this has done is shown the world that Democrat run America very much will do anything you want as long as you imprison a US citizen. This takes "negotiating with terrorists" to all new heights...
@@Ki_Adi_Mundi 7 years for less than a gram of hash oil though. That’s grandstanding on a whole new level
Cant just be any influencer though, we all know why Brittany got out.. 😏
@@MechWarrior894 What difference does any of that make though? Literally has nothing to do with what I said...
Apparently at his peak, the merchant of death sold 1 out of 10 guns in the word
This guy is to guns as George Remus was to alcohol
And we got a basketball player for him
@@jaidenschallhorn8009 and no one knew anything about her, or the WNBA, until this.
@@jaidenschallhorn8009 what he going to do, break up Russia so he can sell all of Russia guns like he did for the Soviet Union?
@@unknownunknown743 exactly. Dude was able to get his hands on old abandoned military equipment that he could pawn off to third world countries and people are acting like he’s out here selling the infinity stones
Seems crazy they'd get her out of prison for a famous arms dealer but still leave thousands in jail for the exact same thing.
I feel like once a merchant of death always a merchant of death
Not even A merchant of death he's THE MERCHANT OF DEATH
Yes, but also once a basketball american, always a basketball american.
Yeah you’ve sort of locked yourself in havent you lol.
@@orangetater2417 Truly horrible.
I feel like the guy who knows how to get a bunch of weapons is the last guy we should be giving to Russia while they are at war with a recently allied country.
Worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever
Russia did sell us Alaska for super cheap and now we have nukes there. So maybe right under that one.
The Russell Wilson trade was still worse
Who are you, trump?
It’s almost as bad as the native Americans selling New York for 26 dollars worth of beads.
Crazy how many people are in jail for weed charges
I’m sure the “Merchant of Death” is going to have no hate or want for revenge against the people that locked him up either
I remember there was a terrorist that got arrest and people pleaded for him to be released.
One month after he was let go he killed over 50 people.
He might have hate but I don't think he will do anything in terms of revenge. Im guessing he's going to work for russia in maybe legal/illegal arms dealing. Sure he's not been in the business in about 15 years but maybe he still got some influence or tricks up his sleeve than can be useful for the Russian government.
@@FFAFANBOY we are fighting a proxy war with Russia... An under equipped army... And he is a rich arms dealer who hates the US.
@@FFAFANBOY Russian embassies have been caught smuggling coke into Russia before, they will definitely find a use for him
@@fiber_frank hes actually useless, he got caught nobody is going to do business with him anymore, they cant trust his abilities now
I saw him do an interview on a russian news outlet and funnily enough the merchant of death actually sounded very polite
Well you gotta make the sale somehow.
An Armed Society is a Polite Society
"Honor among thieves". It's like the mafia. They're criminals but they aren't savages. Need manners in negotiations
So did many serial killers
@ordinary name it's a joke.
It's like being too eager to build houses so you trade away Boardwalk to get Mediterranean Avenue
Exactly what I was thinking, it’s when it’s four hours into the game and everyone’s getting tired, nobody quite cares about actual trade values as long as it gets you closer to finishing the game.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
America is only doing this to pretend we give a shit about the WNBA. Nobody would’ve heard of this (alleged) woman if she never got arrested. And worst she hates America. Griner and her partner routinely trash talk the country saying it’s this horrible racist bigot filled country, and you know what, she’s going to come back and keep trash talking it. Probably will get on a lot talk shows, a book deal, and eventually her own Netflix special reaping in millions off her hatred for America. Meanwhile an actual Marine and the other hostage gets left behind because they committed the great sin of being white straight males. Absolutely disgusting what this nation has become
It is cheaper to build houses on brown, and its purpose isn't to generate money but to hold houses for the mid game.
Except boardwalk is a horrible investment until the late mid game
Viktor Bout to cry laughing when he hear who they traded him for
Why do you think he cares about something like that? He's going free 10 years early and will probably be granted immunity by Putin for any crimes he will likely commit. You know, in exchange for helping Putin with his war efforts.
Don't think Viktor gonna give a shit about who he was traded for when he's gonna be freed and allowed to commit crimes again.
@@rashira9610 it’s called a joke calm down you probably had a long day drink some water 😂
Yeahhhh Russia kinda made us their bitch with this deal. We tossed away our only bargaining chip for getting everyone back. We basically went all in for a pot of 50 cents
@@jacksonfairfax6351 Russia wants the US to trade Russia a spy for the marine
@@jacksonfairfax6351 i mean they tried multiple times.
Viktor isnt that important. They werent going to give them more than one person for him.
Realistically all he did was sell old shitty ak's to poor countries.
The US sells plenty more weapons to plenty of terrible countries
U.S Government: “Mr. Diesel, you can’t storm Russia alone”
Vin Diesel: “I ain’t alone…I got family.”
*aún que digan que soy, un bandolero a donde voy... *
"a bunch of muscle cars start driving in from all direction, some even from below and above"
"Paul walker's CGI stares into the screen with a smile"
@@um1668 😭💀
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
this man’s vocabulary is absolutely potent
In other words, he basically traded a Draco for a water gun 😂
Not even a slingshot
Traded a A.K. for a hi-point
You’d think she’d have more trade value, given she plays on an NBA All-Star level, stacking up against a prime Boogie Cousins.
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner smh.
She's an American. Enough said.
The dude who actually caught Viktor looking at the news: 👁👄👁
I hope Viktor sells a weapon which is used to kill the makers of these bots
I was thinking this. All bro hard work is disregarded for a wnba player, even people who watch sports can’t even name three wnba teams💀
Dude is going to show up to every wnba game just to hate, I’ll be joining him
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
@@bighillraft 💀💀
this is like trading a charizard for a magikarp when you were a kid
Except Magikarp evolves into a Gyrados, Charizard's weakness that has many moves to beat the giant flying lizard down.
@@cttommy73 brittney griner will assassinate an arms dealer on march 23rd 2024
this is why people don't get this trade at all. People like to think that a trade between political prisoners can be equated to like trading in games. First of all Britney Griner was unfairly sentenced since the amount of drugs she had would've at most gotten her 15 days in jail. She was used as a political trade since the very beginning.
The "marine" is literally an American spy caught in-between a trade deal with loads of information of the Russian government. He was also dishonorably discharged from the army due to reasons.
The 3rd dude is only brought up because people want this trade to sound more stupid and stuff. At the end no one really cares about this trade deal. None of the people that have been imprisoned before her would've been in peoples mind if it wasn't for her.
Lastly victor bout was only that big thanks to having trade deals with the US government to fight in iraq and alot of other places. Why do you think it was so easy to catch him. The US already had him on speed dial. He probably thought it was just another trade deal with the US. Also after he is released how is he going to make a big difference, the US is already the biggest arms dealer in the world. The US sells weapons to anyone who can buy it. The main reason of why he was arrested was probably because he started selling to the same people the US were selling to. like cutting into the US's pie of gun selling.
@@raemmio2761 no, the main reason he was arrested was because he plotted to kill thousands of US citizens and aided a terrorist organization.
Also the charizard burned down several orphanages
I did read that's the Ole "Merchant of Death" only had 5 years or so left on his prison term here. So he would have been out somewhat quickly anyway
The Merchant of Death probably feels like he’s been cheated on his worth
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@@MSSMEG2005 youtube, fix your fekin blatant bot problem.
It was a high IQ play to demoralize him. We think his thousands of guns and weapons are barely worth a basketball player not even from out main leagues. He can never show his face in a gun deal again for shame.
@@ultramarinescommander if only that were true
@@conception3509 they won't because it helps them somehow
How much you guys wanna bet the merchant of death is going to be back on the arms trade after this.
do we need to? I mean it's probably happening
The man known for getting around international sanctions being brought back to one of the most sanctioned country in the world? He's about to get Saudi Fifa team treatment real quick
zero. he is known, his location is known, he is a busted asset. people are just mad because a black lesbian got help over an actual criminal who was dishonorably discharged from the marines who probably *was* spying.
I hinestly really fucking hope so, this is so fucking dumb
Who would have known the man so adamant about gun control would release the most famous illegal gun dealer
The merchant of death is gonna be offended when he finds out who they traded for him lmao
Who feel he gives a shit.
"they traded me, a man responsible for countless lives lost, for a girl who can bounce and throw a ball very well? .......glory mother russia i guess"
Lmao
The meme of Vin Diesel being able to goofy scare the Russians with the power of family is such a funny idea
This trade is like trading a foil charizard for a damaged rattata.
Or like trading a shiny for a route 1 bird
And the damage is a tear 99% through the card and its held together with tape
It’s like trading a first edition shadowless Charizard for a Here Comes Team Rocket Trainer Card
what a slap in the face for the other 2 prisoners and their families. Wow
We can at least be happy that somebody is home and safe but I agree that Joe Biden definitely could have handled this better
Too bad they are not a hot basketball player
@@anthonymort5202 lmao fuck no, both deserved to suffer their punishments
@@Walnut00 hot is a very strange way to say that she is a minority and a women. Whatever a women is.
As if you have any idea what deals are in the works
The fact that there's a us citizen history teacher in a Russian jail for the same charge as she is and for half a year longer is shameful in itself...celebrity entertainers are worth more than teachers and that's why American is getting dumber by the second.
Absolutely well said
entertainer? she plays womens basketball. of the 17 people that are in attendance at those games im sure 15 people got dragged there.
@@cavemanvi regardless, she got way more attention and public outcry than the other woman
Both are bad brother
I absolutely agree
I mean, they should really not call him 'The Merchant of Death" if they wanted to make it sound like a fair deal lmao
They'd have to admit he's an innocent man who was railroaded. That's a fact, btw, uncovered by British journalists.
@@ConserpovDo you have a source for that?
@@shoom7103
DEA agents talked between themselves about alleged arms deal in the same room as Bout, in a language that Bout didn't know.
That's the whole basis of the case.
This is why they still refuse to release the only "evidence" - the recording of March 6, 2008 meeting.
This is why Thai court threw the case out, until Thailand caved to political pressure.
Before that, Bout's cargo company was working as "weapons trafficker" for the US government. It has never been about any justice, it was all about company ownership changing hands.
This is why Russians refused to exchange him for anyone valuable.
"they can both be terrible. That's not a gotcha moment." Wisdom from Charlie we all should remember.
Yeah, there's a lot of terrible takes on the internet
@@PatrickWDunne social media actively pushes terrible opinions, it suuuucks for discourse
Charlie is the ultimate fence sitter
@@noicemate9111 I don't know if that's a fence sitting related thing
This isn't fence-sitting
2:56 "We just gave up like our biggest Yu-Gi-Oh card here" "Viktor Bout, the Merchant of Death" does sound like a Yu-Gi-Oh card name, now that I think about it. What a bizarre diplomatic situation.
"you'd find more devil's lettuce in a church bathroom"
alright that was good
Good thing church bathrooms aint entering aiports
Lmao i'll admit that i am high right now but that got me laughing out loud for real
i had to pause for a sec when i heard this
As a heavy smoker I've never heard it called jazz cabbage but I love it.
Guilt/innocence of Brittney aside, trading "The Merchant of Death" for a controversial WNBA player is like trading away a shiny perfect-IV Rayquaza for a level 1 Weedle.
Not even a perfect iv weedle either
No it isn't.
Viktor Bout has been out of the game for almost 20 years. He's used goods. He's got no influence or resources left to his name other than being known as a has-been and if he's anywhere near Europe, he'll be one fo the most surveilled and tracked persons in the world. The arms industry that Bout knew about has rapidly changed. He was going to be let out in 6 years anyway and he's not going to have any real value, influence, or freedom in Russia. In terms of value, Viktor Bout is a neutered dog whose hair has all fallen out. Exchanging him for a wrongfully detained WNBA player is a more than equal exchange. I'm just glad that Brittney Griner is coming back home.
@@ajiththomas2465 If he was capable of putting himself to the top once, he can do it again. Age doesn't really matter for those sort of sh*t.
@@PrinceUzuRyu
The circumstances and conditions of the arms dealing market that allowed Viktor Bout to rise to the top as an arms dealer is vastly different to the circumstances and conditions of the arms dealing market today. Worlds apart. Viktor Bout is outdated and useless. Also, there's no guarantee that just because Bout was able to the rise to the tops of the arms dealing market in the past that he cab do the same now; that's the Gambler Fallacy (also known as the Monte Carlo Fallacy) where one fallaciously assumes that evidence of prior success guarantees future success when they're independent from each other. Just because Bout was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time to sell smuggled Soviet era weapons after the Soviet Union fell does not mean his luck will repeat.
@@ajiththomas2465 "that's the Gambler Fallacy (also known as the Monte Carlo Fallacy) where one fallaciously assumes that evidence of prior success guarantees future success when they're independent from each other."
You are the one assuming he got where he was just by luck.
If anything, you are the one with the Fallacious thinking. You are doing an Appeal to Coincidence. "He got where he was because of luck instead of because of skills"
Viktor Bout capitalized on multiple civil wars, and his weapons have amassed around 7,000 murders. He is the closest thing we have to Madara Uchiha
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@@MSSMEG2005 no they arent
He's basically Yuri Orlov from Lord of War...fitting since the character was pretty much based entirely on him
Glorious
American is the biggest arms dealer in the world. It has fueled wars all over in Asia and Africa. So yeah, you morally righteous Americans are just as evil as that Russian dude.
if I were the Merchant of Death, I'd be pretty insulted people thought a WNBA player was on my level
If i were a WNBA player, I'd be pretty insulted peoplw thought a plab named the Merchant of Death was on my leve/J
These bots gotten worse
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
Yeah, but you know he walks out with a new lucrative job (from the US) getting to sell those 70% of mysteriously disappeared arms that the US shipped to Ukraine to buyers across the world.
@@vegeta6169 the merchant of death was far beyond Brittany grimers level.
,,there's gonna be a knock on that door and there will be a man who outranks you telling you you did a great job and youre making this world a better place but he will tell you that i am to be released"
So cool to see my favorite Nicholas Cage movies get reenacted in real life.
Lord of War season two babyy let's goo!
I wonder if Viktor is hiring
I always wondered if anyone ever visited him in prison to sign their copy of Lord of War
Rumor has it even The Merchant of Death is pissed. “They traded me for who?”
*re arrests himself* “find me someone better”
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN THATS WHO
@@Johnhoffman586 You are a complete clown
@@ienjoywatchingyousleep9431 very constructive comment. Nice job articulating your point of view
@@jman72898 haha so funny
Imagine being exchanged for a dude that can literally find fallout mini-nukes, the Gears of War Hammer of Dawn, Halo spartan lasers etc
Dude's real based. Dude's the kind of mf to sell X-01 Power Armors to the Legion while he conspires with Yes Man to takeover the Strip ngl
I don’t understand how anyone would even bring drugs on a plane to start with. They stopped me for having more then one lighter and had my bic confiscated so I could keep my zippo.
Damn imagine how hopeless those other guys must feel rn
WNBA (😂) player for a massive war criminal..
i’d just prepare the bedsheets tbh.
@@cifxr American citizen for a Russian arms dealer who has about to be released anyway. But no fuck her because she’s in the WNBA
I hope they get home some day and sue the ever-loving fuck out of the Biden admin
@@Johnhoffman58610 years early is about to be released? Well done my guy. And it's not "fuck her cause she's in the nba" it's 'fuck her because all she did was bash the country she so desperately wanted to get back to'.
Hey as a former U.S. Army guy I appreciate you making this. I never comment and I usually just like the video and move on but I really do appreciate it.
my video r way better than penguinz0
@@MSSMEG2005bot moment
Hell yeah army guy
Maybe he/she it will respect her country a bit more now.
@@SoundsLegit71 like you do?
"We don't negotiate with terrorists!"
"Unless we are negotiating for the release of people with high publicity..."
She wasn't even that popular come on man
It's not even high publicity
I don't think anyone watches the wmba 💀
@@Spider_aaaahhh ok, but she ticked all the boxes for the woke agenda to want her out before any other prisoner
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
so true
Paul Whalen takes a different type of high level prisoner to get put because they charged him with espionage. But they def should have gotten the other dude with the same charges as Griner out with the trade.
This is the first WBNA trade that actually made news.
Fr though
LOL
First and last
thats tough 😭😭😭
I think the wildes part is that the family of the imprisoned marine was notified about the exchange so they can mentally prepare. It means that whoever negotiated this swap knew it was a shit deal.
Maybe they know Russia isn’t going to trade him for anyone. Maybe he really was there for espionage idk
There's also a teacher who was jailed too got the same crime as her and the goverment said lulz your not high enough status to also negotiate for.
That changes things. They probably tried to do the deal Charlie is saying but they were little bitches about it. Sounds like they’re just sending s message
That Marine got dishonorably discharged for trying to steal 10 grand. They're definitely playing up his character by mentioning that how he's a Marine, and conveniently leaving out the dishonorable discharge part. Just because he's was in the military, doesn't mean he's a good person.
@@jordane8526 if you don’t know the facts on the situation you can politely be quiet.
This trade was like trading a charizard for an energy card
Yes
man just compared a human to an energy card
I actually can't lol
@@st.lucient4755 oh relax.
He's making a point.
and he does have one
@hinglemccringleberry9389 goated profile pic. Love sam jack.
@@st.lucient4755 says the man who's got Saint in his name.
I can imagine all your reactions becoming a full animated series sitcom, just a bunch of you talking to you, everyone in the show is you and it would be hilarious. I know there's already memes of it, but I'm saying if there was a whole sitcom animated series, I would not stop laughing.
Wtf u on about
@@joshuabirdsall8440 well if you can read, you'd know what I said
@@joshuabirdsall8440animated podcast where they take the videos and make it seem like a bunch of different charlies are discussing something
Prisoner swapping The Merchant of Death for Britney Griner sounds like its straight out of a Cards Against Humanity game.
Feels like a GameStop employee negotiated this trade
This is like trading a Kuriboh for the entire Egyptian God Card Set
Egyptian gods suck though. Only 2 have had any Meta impact, and they were side options.
@@SaraphDarklaw Woosh
Kuriboh too good
@@SaraphDarklaw you forget Dragon Ruler meta, where Obelisk thrown into that deck saw a good amount of competitive play
Had to delete my comment.
U know it's bad when there's a Nicholas Cage movie about him
I’m rather glad you’re sharing this story, Charlie. Shedding more light on the goofiness that goes on behind the scenes.
That's an odd way of saying "unadulterated incompetence, oh lawd we're all screwed"
Uhhh...its like, on the news dude
I understand it’s on the news, but not everyone watches the news; not everyone talks about the news. Cultivating further awareness of goofy things like this is how people can come together to create change, if so desired.
I bet some high rank official told someone "Do whatever it takes to get Britney Grinder out." and the negotiating person just went in saying "We can prisoner swap. Name your price." And was sarcastically offered that deal that we then accepted.
Russia actually demanded the Merchant dude, they would take literally no else but him or the deal was off, they wouldn't even entertain the idea of adding on that Marine either. It was a 1 for 1 trade or nothing at all.
@@ItsDevinHere source?
@@ItsDevinHere then nothing at all it should've been.
I bet some high rank official said "if we get this woman home we'll get so many more black voters. do whatever it takes"
@@KevinUchihaOG the merchant is useless he has no power anymore, the only downside was him getting to circumvent the rest of his sentence, which there was only a little over 6 years left anyways. They needed to use him, Russia had all the power in this deal and they knew it.
They knew it would piss of Americans, because most Americans are just too ignorant/won’t look up why the deal is not as bad as article titles make it look
I think that most people would agree that it's great that she gets to go home, but the trade itself is insane
It's less insane when you realize he was scheduled to be released in 6 years anyway.
@@Mageblood6 years that man could have stayed out of his arms deals, that's well worth it. Seriously what were they thinking
@@Mageblood 6 years of an arm's dealer against 9 years of a WNBA player. Still insane.
@@GEROKII Lol he has been locked up for 22 years, do you think they never replaced him?
@@pimb160 an American shouldn't be spending a decade in Russian prison for Weed 😂
They’ve had the option for months to trade Brittany for Viktor. They’ve just decided that now is a good time to make that trade conveniently just after telling everyone that they lied about being able to forgive student loan debt.
@King DJ LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"The merchant of death" actually sounds like it could be a foil rare yugioh card.
I definitely agree that someone with death in the title is worth more than 1 soul
or at least someone who'd give us better leverage than a fucking basketball player
Therefore people should aspire to get that "Death Title" if they want to up their Soul Score.
@@XanderRaidon The devil is gonna be real pleased about that one.
Do guns kill people or do their owners?.... Did he kill people or just sell them a product... i'm confused which motives fits republican agenda this week.
imagine being another american prisoner finding out that you still arent going home
This whole situation is like trading a Wurmple for a Deoxys.
This is like using the Master ball to capture the first Bidoof you see
The fact you can trade inmates is wild in the first place.
Someone didn't pass history class.. this has been happening for THOUSANDS of years.
@@louis4951 you misunderstood their comment…
@@louis4951 someone didn’t pass English class
@@louis4951 honestly dude what is the point of being rude. Check yourself. Not good vibes.
@@louis4951 idk why people are dogging you you made a perfectly good point lol
Charlie using the term "Jazz Cabbage" has convinced me this repeat of the roaring 20s, is indeed, the darkest timeline.
“He’s gonna come over here with his dodge charger” has me crying bruh 😂😂
'Duffle bag full of jazz cabbage' made me audibly squeak 😂
I was literally vaporizing some jazz cabbage (the strain) when he said that lol
Charlie has a way with words
I had a straight face until he said “We gave up our biggest Yugioh card..”
No but seriously, how she got out before the two Americans who’ve been there, one of which served the country is beyond me. Celebrity privilege I guess.
She’s not even a celebrity
celebrity lmao
Dyke privlige and sprinkle some black privlige on top
Not celebrity
She's a POC, and a LGTBQ person
Woke ideology at work again
It’s gay privilege most likely.
Hey we let a guy who is responsible for countless lives being lost go free, but at least we got a sportsball player out of the deal!
my video r way better than penguinz0,
Big W for american culture. Minority sports woman enjoying a little pot is much more relatable and symbolic than some average looking guy doing fascist spionage. Shows the government cares, we did it reddit
Not even the main NBA, she's from the women's division. Like 2 people care about that.
Imagine the outrage if Trump did this lol
@@usernameiphone3gkid Fact.
They should have just left her there, she’s basically volunteered to be imprisoned
Yup just like the marine
If Charlie made a podcast just talking about this kinda stuff like he does anyway I’d listen to it everyday
He has a podcast lol
With out the other guyz just bro cause the other guys Ruin podcast highkey
Yes, unemployable youtuber, has an opinion, clearly it will be very educational.
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 yes, employment is the key to having a valid opinion. I'm sure I'd learn a lot more from a Walmart bagger than someone whose sole job is to absorb the internet in order to make content from it.
@@wildandcrazyevents4513 not everything has to be educational, it can just be entertaining.
Reminds of that time during the L.O.B days where some kid tried to convince me his Kuriboh was worth my Exodia pieces and swung hard for the fences trying to cheat me out of a literal win condition. I've finally got to see how that trade would have played out but with actual people.
Finally a decent take. Russia’s desperate af they’re not doing even trades rn. They trapped someone who did nothing and basically said give us the terrorist or we’ll ship this skinny giant out to siberia and freeze her solid.
he probably watched the anime or smth lmao
I'm sure absolutely nobody is going to die as a result of the MERCHANT OF DEATH being released.
Hes been out of the picture for decades, hes old, his connections probably moved on, and russia is probably more aware of his trade having something to do with their failures in ukraine. Oh and half the world has him on tab
@@tibbers3755 yeah release the ex mega criminal arms lord for an irrelevant wnba player that actively says she hates the USA. cause obviously Brittany griner has so much to offer the country she hates and doesn't associate with.
@@tibbers3755 not just that, hi sold weapons from the Soviet army to outsiders, he's more a risk to Russia's safety than to anyone else
At least we have the basketball player back
@No Name Russia on their way to sell guns they don't have
They realized they needed to swap asap when Vin Deisel intervened
This is definitely one of the trades of all time
If not the trade of all time
Biggest Trade in WNBA history.
Truly regarded as one of all time
True and she really committed a fkng crime bringing a weed on russia. There's a lot of American Soldier prison on Russia and Sleepy Joe choose a WNBA l3sb0 sinner God only created 2 gender nothing more, she sinners in the core smh.
Biden is one of the presidents of all time
"you'd find more devil's lettuce in a church bathroom" LMAO absolute gold.
my video r way better than penguinz0
@@MSSMEG2005 grats brah
He ain't wrong lord knows I needed it to get through some sermons
You know you are old when Charlie starts to transition to politics and drama and still be chill and passionate about it
Huh
@@SP-qi8ur Might be hard to believe, but this used to exclusively be a faceless video game channel once upon a time.
@@thomashoughton7392 Better days IMO. Jokes were better and Charlie was so humble.
@@MrDrManPerson Do you feel that he's no longer humble?
@@YRO. He is less humble then before but he is still humble in comparison to other RUclipsrs and for his size.
The Saddest thing is this
That marine fought for this country but we swapped a basketball player for the merchant of death instead of him.. truly sad. Why didnt they trade the merchant earlier for someone who actually cared and fought for american lives? Why did they wait..
Its good Britney got out but jeez i think the Marine should be priority