You’re an encyclopedia. Hire a legit editor, have ur homie script some questions beforehand, upload to the apple podcast app, and my guy you have yourself a hit podcast. You’re a gem, please make it happen!
I feel like you've listened to the criticism from the comments and have polished up the channel in this latest video. I hope this continues and the channel gets even better
Would be interesting to do an analysis to the effect of modern civilization on the various civilization,so the effect of modernity on India,latin America, Africa etc
@fleckensteleworm4889 ya but like if he made another modern civilization about like UK or something, he would now have to say understanding modern civilization of UK or something like that 😭
@@Yarblocosifilitico a little, except in reality all the martial artist who heard of the initial attacks ran for their lives to places like the Philippines and americas
And much like the Chinese, it takes insiders, traitors, false leaders to allow it in. The Chinese are as responsible for falling to the Opium Wars as we are to the Fentanyl Crisis. It’s our own fault.
@@josephbeccalori4970 Na it's definitely purely a mistake and coincidence and China has no idea how western countries manage not to accidentally flood the world with precursors. Just a big old oops.
I wonder how many seconds (if any) will be spent on Puyi, the subject of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” (1987), my favourite film in the English language and probably my second all-time favourite. Aisin-Gioro “Henry” Puyi, in case you didn’t know, was the last emperor of China. He had been chosen as Japan’s puppet for their Manchukuo project in Manchuria, and he ended up as a gardener because that’s how the CCP chose to “rehabilitate” him. My favourite film is Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj ke Khiladi,” a Hindi / Urdu film centered on the British East India Company’s decision to impose direct rule on Awadh in 1856.
I do appreciate the content of the channel and the changes made, but I would consider having part 2's to most of these subjects where Rudyard covers topics that weren't given enough time. We always run out of time each vid yet going over an hour would probably stop me from following so maybe just "colonial american part 2" or same with china, rome, etc. Enjoying these and hope it finds the audience
I really feel like the discussion about the opium war would have benefited from mentioning Mercantilism and it's assumption that specie (precious metal) was the most important thing in the economy and healthy economies needed to accumulate it. Still an excellent discussion, but you really should think about adding someone to bounce your ideas off to make it more conversational.
Excellent video but honestly it was very summarized. I know it's hard to focus in on the most important parts of a country's history but I definitely believe you should've gone more in depth with post WWII China. That's the part Americans don't understand but need to. Good video tho. I vote you do a history of the Eastern Roman Empires Rise or a video on Ancient - Classical Egypt.
7:16 Kings and Generals is doing a podcast called "The Fall and Rise of China". (Based on current events, they might want to update that name....) In the first few episodes they go over the fall of the Ming as more of an internal collapse that the Manchus exploited rather than a military conquest by the latter.
That is correct. The Manchus and the Ming were already fighting for a while when an internal rebellion rose within the territory of the Ming. The rebels managed to invade and occupy the capital (and the last Emperor commited suicide) when the Manchus were temporarily not engaging with the Ming. Please note here that although the capital was captured, the rebels only controlled a small part of a vast country. The Manchus (who recruited many Ming defectors) took this opportunity to launch an attack and managed to capture the capital Beijing in 1644. They still took more than 10+ years to continue fighting not only the remnants of the rebels but also remnants of the Ming. And even after that the Qing court didn't have actual direct power over the entirety of China as the southern provinces were governed by Ming defectors although nominally under Qing rule. But that is another story.
Thank you for this vid & KNOWLEDGE . I am humbled by how enlightening your conversations are . Thank you Thank you THANKS!!! I think I feel my brain actually growing in my head... you two should be talking to a class at Harvard or Princeston. You guys are smart !!! I am grateful.
17:20 It's not the "red faces" you were right with "red heads" as that's the Chinese name for Europeans at that time. It was a catch all for all Europeans as some early ones did have red hair. So all Europeans got the name "red heads" and the channel "The historian's craft" has a great video on this titled "The New Qing Historiography" and basically asked why they didn't have a foreign policy.
23:27 Hakka is not an ethnic minority, but a Chinese subgroup minority in many southern provinces. Taiwan and Hong Kong also hv a significant population of Hakkas too. There are many “indigenous” Hakka villages in Hong Kong and some areas in Taiwan are Hakka-speaking. They became a distinct group because they gradually migrated south between the fall of Song Dynasty and the Mongol invasion (Yuan Dynasty), and caused conflict with the locals (mostly with the Cantonese) which lead them to settle in the mountains.
26:35 history in China serves a political purpose: nationalism or CCP legitimacy this is why a lot of history museums in China all have a red section stuff like the Taiping rebellion or Jingnan rebellion aren't going to be talked about as it'll increase the rivalry between north and south China Jingnan rebellion= this led Beijing to become the capital, and 长三角 lost its political significance (not economic)
19:20 there’s a much simpler way to answer this; the Chinese would only trade in silver and so if the Europeans wanted to buy tea, china, silk ect they’d have to pay for it with silver and so the issue with a trade imbalance is that eventually you’ll run out of silver and so to maintain your silver reserves and to continue trading you need to sell stuff to recoup the silver else you’ll just run out.
As someone who is active duty US military and knows China intimately This is the best condensed video on modern China i have ever seen. Are you interested in working as a civilian analyst for think tanks/DoD ?
The then British/China trade was done in silver. Although the Chinese did have paper money, the British notes were no good there. That was why the British sold opium - to get silver to buy tea and silk.
18:06 I went to an anti-British museum in Dongguan actually (officially named "Anti-British Memorial Hall"). Very interesting to learn about a piece of history I didn't know much about, and from such a perspective. And (disregarding how f'ed up the opium wars were) just a hilarious concept to have such anti-something museums 😆
17:36 Maori don't refer to white people as "pale ghosts", they use the word "Pākehā". There are many specious etymologies of this word, the most entertaining of which is that that "Pā" means "fortress" and "keha" means smelly; a description of the ships that Europeans arrived in
Definitely disagree with the last statement. If China was capitalist which would make it the number one economic power everyone would benefit. There would be more capital more wealth and more investors. The economic pie would grow, it’s not a zero sum game.
Sometimes I have to fact check and correct Rudyard Lynch. He claims that the Zhou dynasty were turkic. I have never heard or read anyone else say that, and do read and speak Chinese. So I did the research. Nope, Zhou are not Turkic. The available information suggests the opposite - that the Zhou were closely related to the preceding Shang dynasty and were part of the early formation of Han Chinese culture and identity. Here are the key points: Zhou Origins and Language The Zhou dynasty ruled China from approximately 1046 BC to 256 BC, making it the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history[1]. According to linguistic studies, the Zhou appear to have spoken a language very similar to that of the Shang dynasty in terms of vocabulary and syntax[1]. This suggests continuity rather than a dramatic shift that would be expected if the Zhou were of Turkic origin. Cultural Practices and Legitimacy The Zhou emulated and built upon Shang cultural practices, likely as a way to legitimize their rule[1]. They became the successors to Shang culture, continuing traditions like the production of ceremonial bronze vessels[1]. This cultural continuity argues against the Zhou being a separate Turkic group. Formation of Han Chinese Identity The Zhou period was crucial in the early formation of what would become Han Chinese identity. The term "Huaxia," referring to the Chinese civilization centered in the Yellow River valley, emerged during the Zhou dynasty[2]. This group gradually integrated surrounding ethnicities, forming the core of what would later be called the Han ethnicity[2]. Possible Western Connections While there is a mention that the Zhou may have had some connections to groups west of the Shang, referred to as "Xirong," this does not necessarily indicate Turkic origins[1]. The Xirong were a broadly defined cultural group, and any connection to them does not override the strong evidence of Zhou continuity with Shang culture. Turkic Peoples in Later Periods Northern Zhou (557-581 AD) and Sui (581-618 AD) dynasties[3]. This is over 1,500 years after the beginning of the original Zhou dynasty, and these Turkic groups were clearly distinct from the Chinese dynasties they were interacting with. In conclusion, the available evidence strongly supports the view that the Zhou dynasty was an indigenous Chinese dynasty closely related to its Shang predecessors, rather than being of Turkic origin. The Zhou played a crucial role in the early formation of Han Chinese identity and culture.
Erm, I left after this exchange…🤯 Person 1: The Chinese invented gun powder, the printing press etc , but they didn’t use any of it. Person 2: Ok that makes sense.
You guys mention that china didnt develop very well for 1000 years. However, what about the tang and song dynasties where there were many inventions and the song being close to industrializing. I believe the stagnation of china started during the Ming dynasty where neoconfucianism started to being the main ideology, an extremely conservative and traditionalist ideology. Ultimately, causing china to not be very creative and to hyperfocus on philosophy and art. Also doesnt help that the qing held onto power by not westernizing as westernizing would cause the qing to lose power. Fun fact: emperor kangxi was extremely well read and knew about western technology but did nothing to westernize
It’s very interesting to hear the history on China, but saddens me that the Chinese government is angry with the US. We never colonized them, introduce drugs, etc and somehow we’re the bad guys.
I really like this series, however this episode was meh. Maybe I'm just knowledgeable on post 1800s China, but this episode didn't really do justice to events such as the Xinhai Rebellion, Japanese conquest of China, etc.
everyone wanted to pass the imperial examination for the sake of pride and a good job and no one wanted to get into private entrepreneurship except the people in Guangdong, Zhejiang either because of lack of skills and connections or because the Chinese look down on entrepreneurs 士农工商
merchants in traditional China are usually seen as people who take advantage of others and don't produce anything of value they just buy something cheap and sell it at a higher price
A great video! Aside from the average chinese being much happier much easier, the scenario of a victory of the nationalists after WW2 Makes me wonder if as humanity as a whole would be economically and scientifically more advanced. Oh, and the 1000 years of stagnation are a great warning to ever nation on earth(right now especially in the west) how easy it is to fall behind.
While in general I hold Rudyard's understanding and teaching of history in high regard, I think he's falling susceptible to propaganda in calling Mao the world's largest mass murder. Largest mass man-slaughter-er, sure. But this 40 million is based on famine, and that famine was not arranged by Mao, he largely wasn't aware it was ongoing. It was caused by rural area leaders lying about their agricultural production and sending their food quotas, but leaving the villages without food. And like you said, the goal was to increase agricultural yeilds, not decrease. He followed Soviet advice. Now he did kill a bunch of people like teachers. But the famine isn't like the Ukrainian famine.
@@theredknight9314 That only makes it manslaughter, not mass murder. I mean, Mao was certainly a mass murder, but calling him the largest in History is misrepresenting the facts. The goal of the agricultural programs was to increase food output, certainly not kill the farmers. And even then, he was following Soviet advise, the soil types simply differ.
@@neolithictransitrevolution427right so the programs that he was responsible for conceptualizing AND implementing on a national level had the effect of mass murdering millions of civilians. Man slaughtering 40 million is mass murdering 40 million whether he held the sickle to their throat or not
NGL but it's always so misleading to state "Europeans controlled most of the world". Since only a very small minority of Europeans had any empire, let alone a colonial one. It's like explaining Indian civilization and using the term Asia... As if all of the events applied equally across asia. Yet when you are talking about it you don't mean European, you mean English, French and perhaps Spanish, Portuguese or Dutch. That's it. But at the same time you kind of cognitively deselect Russia, thought they are in the group. As a result you have some 6 nations and civilisations when you use a term that contains over 40 different Civs.
Almost every other dynasty in the Chinese history were results of conquests by nomadic tribes from inner Asia. This includes Tang dynasty which is supposed to be the pinnacle of the Han greatness. The emperors were later reinvented to be of Han ethnicity by Chinese historians.
Rudyard, you should do a bookshelf tour video
Great idea
I second that idea.
You’re an encyclopedia. Hire a legit editor, have ur homie script some questions beforehand, upload to the apple podcast app, and my guy you have yourself a hit podcast. You’re a gem, please make it happen!
I like how amateurish it is.
I feel like you've listened to the criticism from the comments and have polished up the channel in this latest video. I hope this continues and the channel gets even better
Wrong title lol.
What was the old title ?
@@awesomestevie27 explaining modern civilization.
@@SiegfriedVonKrauseI knew that's what it was when I added it to watch later
Autocorrect China to Civilization?
Based
Autocorrect is a Chinese spy.
Would be interesting to do an analysis to the effect of modern civilization on the various civilization,so the effect of modernity on India,latin America, Africa etc
It should be modern Chinese civilization 😭
China is the only modern civilization!
[Xi Jinping]
China IS civilization - and #1
Technically, it’s modern civilization*.
😭
@fleckensteleworm4889 ya but like if he made another modern civilization about like UK or something, he would now have to say understanding modern civilization of UK or something like that 😭
Mao also tried to kill all the martial arts master in fear they would train a rebel army
sounds like a great anime plot
edit: actually, I haven't watched it but isn't Avatar kinda lika that?
@@Yarblocosifilitico a little, except in reality all the martial artist who heard of the initial attacks ran for their lives to places like the Philippines and americas
@@Yarblocosifilitico Demon King Piccolo did in fact attempt this in Dragon Ball.
Opium wars being an apt description of current US is particularly "ironic" because 90% of Fentynal comes through the Cartels from China
And much like the Chinese, it takes insiders, traitors, false leaders to allow it in. The Chinese are as responsible for falling to the Opium Wars as we are to the Fentanyl Crisis. It’s our own fault.
It's almost as if they know the history and are doing it as revenge....
@@josephbeccalori4970 Na it's definitely purely a mistake and coincidence and China has no idea how western countries manage not to accidentally flood the world with precursors. Just a big old oops.
How is that ironic? It seems like a logical conclusion and expected retribution.
@@josephbeccalori4970 To be fair it is almost as if that problematic do better okay no just no.
I wonder how many seconds (if any) will be spent on Puyi, the subject of Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” (1987), my favourite film in the English language and probably my second all-time favourite. Aisin-Gioro “Henry” Puyi, in case you didn’t know, was the last emperor of China. He had been chosen as Japan’s puppet for their Manchukuo project in Manchuria, and he ended up as a gardener because that’s how the CCP chose to “rehabilitate” him. My favourite film is Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj ke Khiladi,” a Hindi / Urdu film centered on the British East India Company’s decision to impose direct rule on Awadh in 1856.
I do appreciate the content of the channel and the changes made, but I would consider having part 2's to most of these subjects where Rudyard covers topics that weren't given enough time. We always run out of time each vid yet going over an hour would probably stop me from following so maybe just "colonial american part 2" or same with china, rome, etc. Enjoying these and hope it finds the audience
I really feel like the discussion about the opium war would have benefited from mentioning Mercantilism and it's assumption that specie (precious metal) was the most important thing in the economy and healthy economies needed to accumulate it. Still an excellent discussion, but you really should think about adding someone to bounce your ideas off to make it more conversational.
I'm glad I'm privileged enough to know of this very specific corner of RUclips were I can indulge a very specific nerd itch with a few other people
Excellent video but honestly it was very summarized. I know it's hard to focus in on the most important parts of a country's history but I definitely believe you should've gone more in depth with post WWII China. That's the part Americans don't understand but need to. Good video tho. I vote you do a history of the Eastern Roman Empires Rise or a video on Ancient - Classical Egypt.
Thanks obama
These videos are podcast I’m pre sure there not really planned out like his actual channel videos
Thousands of years condensed down into less than one hour in a casual chat podcast, what did you expect.
@notsocrates9529 I'm just giving a critique is all. I enjoyed the podcast.
“Everybody” and “all” are words to be skeptical of.
18:30 the chinese would only trade in silver, the british were bankrupting themselves and their silver reserves were almost depleted, hence opium.
crazy how this channel is only at 10k subscribers... your whoel audience should appreciate these talks
7:16 Kings and Generals is doing a podcast called "The Fall and Rise of China". (Based on current events, they might want to update that name....) In the first few episodes they go over the fall of the Ming as more of an internal collapse that the Manchus exploited rather than a military conquest by the latter.
That is correct. The Manchus and the Ming were already fighting for a while when an internal rebellion rose within the territory of the Ming. The rebels managed to invade and occupy the capital (and the last Emperor commited suicide) when the Manchus were temporarily not engaging with the Ming. Please note here that although the capital was captured, the rebels only controlled a small part of a vast country.
The Manchus (who recruited many Ming defectors) took this opportunity to launch an attack and managed to capture the capital Beijing in 1644. They still took more than 10+ years to continue fighting not only the remnants of the rebels but also remnants of the Ming. And even after that the Qing court didn't have actual direct power over the entirety of China as the southern provinces were governed by Ming defectors although nominally under Qing rule. But that is another story.
Thank you for this vid & KNOWLEDGE . I am humbled by how enlightening your conversations are . Thank you Thank you THANKS!!! I think I feel my brain actually growing in my head... you two should be talking to a class at Harvard or Princeston. You guys are smart !!! I am grateful.
17:20 It's not the "red faces" you were right with "red heads" as that's the Chinese name for Europeans at that time.
It was a catch all for all Europeans as some early ones did have red hair. So all Europeans got the name "red heads" and the channel "The historian's craft" has a great video on this titled "The New Qing Historiography" and basically asked why they didn't have a foreign policy.
The eight countries alliance against China and Boxer = G7 + Russian - Canada + Belgium. May be G7 today is very triggering for Chinese😮
23:27 Hakka is not an ethnic minority, but a Chinese subgroup minority in many southern provinces. Taiwan and Hong Kong also hv a significant population of Hakkas too. There are many “indigenous” Hakka villages in Hong Kong and some areas in Taiwan are Hakka-speaking.
They became a distinct group because they gradually migrated south between the fall of Song Dynasty and the Mongol invasion (Yuan Dynasty), and caused conflict with the locals (mostly with the Cantonese) which lead them to settle in the mountains.
26:35 history in China serves a political purpose: nationalism or CCP legitimacy
this is why a lot of history museums in China all have a red section
stuff like the Taiping rebellion or Jingnan rebellion aren't going to be talked about as it'll increase the rivalry between north and south China
Jingnan rebellion= this led Beijing to become the capital, and 长三角 lost its political significance (not economic)
19:20 there’s a much simpler way to answer this; the Chinese would only trade in silver and so if the Europeans wanted to buy tea, china, silk ect they’d have to pay for it with silver and so the issue with a trade imbalance is that eventually you’ll run out of silver and so to maintain your silver reserves and to continue trading you need to sell stuff to recoup the silver else you’ll just run out.
As someone who is active duty US military and knows China intimately
This is the best condensed video on modern China i have ever seen.
Are you interested in working as a civilian analyst for think tanks/DoD ?
Arent ai going to replace everyone regardless?
I’m excited to see this next video. 👍
I was hesitant to watch this history 102 series but now I can't stop, help
10:57. That also reminds me of another quote, "victory has defeated you." Which is an apt description of China's history.
And of America today.
I feel like I've seen this title somewhere before...... lol
The then British/China trade was done in silver. Although the Chinese did have paper money, the British notes were no good there. That was why the British sold opium - to get silver to buy tea and silk.
When can I be in one of your podcasts?
I knew China was All of Civilization!
This is precisely a topic I could probably have an entire podcast series on hahaha
Really interesting for me I didn’t know much about any of this until now!
You can leave your home town you just won’t get social services like your kids can’t go to the school. There has been some reform on this lately
"you are not allowed to leave your home town".... 15 minute cities... ..damn.
@18:30 - Opium, isn't it also a lot easier to force your hand if the enemy is stoned all the time?
18:06 I went to an anti-British museum in Dongguan actually (officially named "Anti-British Memorial Hall"). Very interesting to learn about a piece of history I didn't know much about, and from such a perspective. And (disregarding how f'ed up the opium wars were) just a hilarious concept to have such anti-something museums 😆
Do the 30 years war
17:36 Maori don't refer to white people as "pale ghosts", they use the word "Pākehā". There are many specious etymologies of this word, the most entertaining of which is that that "Pā" means "fortress" and "keha" means smelly; a description of the ships that Europeans arrived in
great stuff guys
How do we get immigrants if they can’t move out of their home town. Whats the exception?
Merica! F*ck yeah! Freedom is the only way yeah!
A great book for your spirit world video would be Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Seraphim Rose.
42:30 the nationalists believe China will keep getting better and better because all they've experienced in their life is just growth and good times
Definitely disagree with the last statement. If China was capitalist which would make it the number one economic power everyone would benefit. There would be more capital more wealth and more investors. The economic pie would grow, it’s not a zero sum game.
Honk Ong is the capital of Kekistan.
I fucking love this content.
Nice, Title Fixed!
Deng is pronounced like the word Dung in English.
Sometimes I have to fact check and correct Rudyard Lynch. He claims that the Zhou dynasty were turkic. I have never heard or read anyone else say that, and do read and speak Chinese. So I did the research. Nope, Zhou are not Turkic. The available information suggests the opposite - that the Zhou were closely related to the preceding Shang dynasty and were part of the early formation of Han Chinese culture and identity. Here are the key points:
Zhou Origins and Language
The Zhou dynasty ruled China from approximately 1046 BC to 256 BC, making it the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history[1]. According to linguistic studies, the Zhou appear to have spoken a language very similar to that of the Shang dynasty in terms of vocabulary and syntax[1]. This suggests continuity rather than a dramatic shift that would be expected if the Zhou were of Turkic origin.
Cultural Practices and Legitimacy
The Zhou emulated and built upon Shang cultural practices, likely as a way to legitimize their rule[1]. They became the successors to Shang culture, continuing traditions like the production of ceremonial bronze vessels[1]. This cultural continuity argues against the Zhou being a separate Turkic group.
Formation of Han Chinese Identity
The Zhou period was crucial in the early formation of what would become Han Chinese identity. The term "Huaxia," referring to the Chinese civilization centered in the Yellow River valley, emerged during the Zhou dynasty[2]. This group gradually integrated surrounding ethnicities, forming the core of what would later be called the Han ethnicity[2].
Possible Western Connections
While there is a mention that the Zhou may have had some connections to groups west of the Shang, referred to as "Xirong," this does not necessarily indicate Turkic origins[1]. The Xirong were a broadly defined cultural group, and any connection to them does not override the strong evidence of Zhou continuity with Shang culture.
Turkic Peoples in Later Periods
Northern Zhou (557-581 AD) and Sui (581-618 AD) dynasties[3]. This is over 1,500 years after the beginning of the original Zhou dynasty, and these Turkic groups were clearly distinct from the Chinese dynasties they were interacting with.
In conclusion, the available evidence strongly supports the view that the Zhou dynasty was an indigenous Chinese dynasty closely related to its Shang predecessors, rather than being of Turkic origin. The Zhou played a crucial role in the early formation of Han Chinese identity and culture.
Every video:
"Amoree de Riencorp" - Whatifalthist
Rudyard, British people have clearer red shading in their faces than the rest Europe on average
Man, Spain was industrialized before entering the EU, very very basic mystake.
What about the coming descent into warlordism?
Erm, I left after this exchange…🤯
Person 1: The Chinese invented gun powder, the printing press etc , but they didn’t use any of it.
Person 2: Ok that makes sense.
You guys mention that china didnt develop very well for 1000 years. However, what about the tang and song dynasties where there were many inventions and the song being close to industrializing. I believe the stagnation of china started during the Ming dynasty where neoconfucianism started to being the main ideology, an extremely conservative and traditionalist ideology. Ultimately, causing china to not be very creative and to hyperfocus on philosophy and art. Also doesnt help that the qing held onto power by not westernizing as westernizing would cause the qing to lose power. Fun fact: emperor kangxi was extremely well read and knew about western technology but did nothing to westernize
Chinese labor was dirt cheap + transportation costs were very high.
Minor title error
I don't understand, what was so wrong with having a negative trade balance?
Sounds like it was just British greed.
In the days of the gold standard pre- WWI a negative trade balance meant you needed to shrink your economy.
@@bevbevan6189oh because you will never see that gold again, thanks for explaining!
@@bevbevan6189 thanks for explaining!
The fact that this dumbass comment even has any likes is crazy to me..
Is common ground over?
It’s very interesting to hear the history on China, but saddens me that the Chinese government is angry with the US. We never colonized them, introduce drugs, etc and somehow we’re the bad guys.
I really like this series, however this episode was meh. Maybe I'm just knowledgeable on post 1800s China, but this episode didn't really do justice to events such as the Xinhai Rebellion, Japanese conquest of China, etc.
This feels a lot like a whatifaltist video title...
Bro ,ain’t nobody using that much concrete in 10 years. There ain’t a concrete mixer big enough 😮
Confirmed ccp spy with this title
everyone wanted to pass the imperial examination for the sake of pride and a good job
and no one wanted to get into private entrepreneurship except the people in Guangdong, Zhejiang either because of lack of skills and connections or because the Chinese look down on entrepreneurs
士农工商
merchants in traditional China are usually seen as people who take advantage of others and don't produce anything of value
they just buy something cheap and sell it at a higher price
South East Asia please.
Naw, it's for the algorithm. Retitled after the critical period.
Hen hao Rudyard Laoshi 🙌😂
A great video!
Aside from the average chinese being much happier much easier, the scenario of a victory of the nationalists after WW2 Makes me wonder if as humanity as a whole would be economically and scientifically more advanced. Oh, and the 1000 years of stagnation are a great warning to ever nation on earth(right now especially in the west) how easy it is to fall behind.
SAY MORE!
Wrong title.. good video though!
“Sorry, California. China. Same thing.” Okay Steven Crowder 😂
I like turtles. 😎
China Numba Wan!
While in general I hold Rudyard's understanding and teaching of history in high regard, I think he's falling susceptible to propaganda in calling Mao the world's largest mass murder. Largest mass man-slaughter-er, sure. But this 40 million is based on famine, and that famine was not arranged by Mao, he largely wasn't aware it was ongoing. It was caused by rural area leaders lying about their agricultural production and sending their food quotas, but leaving the villages without food.
And like you said, the goal was to increase agricultural yeilds, not decrease. He followed Soviet advice.
Now he did kill a bunch of people like teachers. But the famine isn't like the Ukrainian famine.
Bro. The faminine ONLY happened because of maos communist revolution.
Meaning that its because of mao that people starved.
It *IS* his fault
@@theredknight9314 That only makes it manslaughter, not mass murder.
I mean, Mao was certainly a mass murder, but calling him the largest in History is misrepresenting the facts. The goal of the agricultural programs was to increase food output, certainly not kill the farmers. And even then, he was following Soviet advise, the soil types simply differ.
@@neolithictransitrevolution427 nope. He is solely responsible for their death. If your ideas as a leader get people killed then you are a mass murder
@@neolithictransitrevolution427right so the programs that he was responsible for conceptualizing AND implementing on a national level had the effect of mass murdering millions of civilians. Man slaughtering 40 million is mass murdering 40 million whether he held the sickle to their throat or not
Chiang kai shek. kai not hai.
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No new shows lol. Given up
He said something about Season 1 being over in a recent interview and that he’d be back. So it seems to be a lull rather than a finish.
NGL but it's always so misleading to state "Europeans controlled most of the world".
Since only a very small minority of Europeans had any empire, let alone a colonial one.
It's like explaining Indian civilization and using the term Asia... As if all of the events applied equally across asia.
Yet when you are talking about it you don't mean European, you mean English, French and perhaps Spanish, Portuguese or Dutch. That's it.
But at the same time you kind of cognitively deselect Russia, thought they are in the group.
As a result you have some 6 nations and civilisations when you use a term that contains over 40 different Civs.
One of the worst podcasts I've heard in a long time
Almost every other dynasty in the Chinese history were results of conquests by nomadic tribes from inner Asia. This includes Tang dynasty which is supposed to be the pinnacle of the Han greatness. The emperors were later reinvented to be of Han ethnicity by Chinese historians.