Belarus: Undercover in Europe's last dictatorship | Channel 4 News
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- Опубликовано: 21 май 2014
- Belarus border guards order Jonathan Rugman out of the country, but our resourceful Channel 4 News cameraman slips past them for a much-needed glimpse of Europe's most repressive regime.
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"I think it's better to be a dictator than to be gay" one for the history books
The Wendigo Bullshit and offensive.
Super Tiger Road Trip Why is that?
The Wendigo it's also very true
Meme stuff.
If the dictatorship ends the next thing you know you will gay, very logical.
Well it has become apparent that he is not the only dictator in the region. 2022.
@Shelby22 I agree at least his country is functioning.
@Shelby22 really? all LGBT people are corrupt? Oh pray tell, wise one, how many LGBT people have you met in real life?
I gotta be honest, western culture has been getting worse and worse: It used to be much better, but now it gets further from traditional values and children in schools rank lower every year. I’m not sure western culture should be spreading anymore.
@@nick______5853 hit the nail on the head. The EU and US think they know what's best for everyone else. When we had our civil war it was a civil matter, Ukraine should have been viewed the same way but instead we meddled in their affairs and created a war by threatening Russia with our involvement and it's not the first, second, third or fourth time we have done so.
@@nick______5853 I agree not the version we have now.
I excursed to Minsk in 2019. The people were friendly, streets were lively, shelves were full, and all attractions were impressive and fervent. There was nothing imperfect of the country; it felt nostalgic. The air was clean, forests were sprawling, and children swam in lakes whilst vendors amassed customers. There had been no instance of any political instability - the capital was pleased, gregarious, and an exceptional visit. I do not see any of this facile, heavily-worded documentary as true, for I was there myself.
You need to understand. All this stuff that you speak of isn't enough. We need gay parade and lots of drug addicted Male prostitutes.
- Written from Moscow
@@HFordMCAZ All of that, and you still believe the rest. I live in the United States, and from the looks of it, I should certainly give Moscow a go and tell you a little more.
@@tyl3r336 Do not base your ideas on a country on your personal experiences with it. I'm sure you had a wonderful time in Belarus, but it's far from a great country. That's what an authoritarian regime would want you to think.
Don't be so ignorant.
@@pman56789 My mother lived within the country for 40 years during and after the Soviet regime and under Lukashenko. My grandmother has lived in Minsk her whole life, remembering the day Stalin died, and has expressed nothing but satisfaction and pride for her country. I have family reaching across nearly every modern oblast that has not exhibited a stray hopeless feeling, and have aimed for growth and greatness during the darkest hours of eastern Europe and Belarus during the 20th century. My mother now frequently visits with little difficulty. I assure you, although you would not be incorrect to assume that I might be ignorant alone, I have two living generations with oral knowledge far predating the revolution that refutes your assertion. Of course, I am not commending Stalin, I am not pushing aside his atrocities and many to come, and I am not saying that the country is perfect, but you know nothing of modern Belarus.
I spent a week in Minsk in 2018. Decent, hard-working people under the oppressive rule of a dictator.
Hopefully this will be the last dictator of Belarus.
The west loves being hyperbolic about other statesmen and countries
I have also been to Minsk most people acctaully respected lushenko
He is a real politician, not a figure in someone else's game.
The West does not need politicians with 30 years of experience who understand more than 4-year-old youngsters, and if we talk about forecasts, they can give anyone a head start. . . .
that's why . . . .
All this talk of the West about the "dictator" in order to undermine confidence within the country
@@Cs-li4sb defintaly it’s not a dictator the west puts up the image of a dictator to slander a country with one of the best living standards for its people in Eastern Europe because they don’t follow there strict capsglist country model which they use to exploit every country not in the west and all its people
This comment section is exactly how I imagined it to be.
Theodosius lol
Yep
The Belarusian dictator and his brainwashed admirers are basically RUclips comments sections in human form.
@@theocean1973 Same for Putin as well.
Yeah spot on
"It's better to be a dictator than to be gay"
Weirdest coming out ever...
Wasn't even a coming out though, was it.
Subtext rarely lies. No dictator can defeat the most cursory understanding of basic human psychology.
@@caveman5187 wasn't it?
It's the weirdest thing to say in response to accusations of being a dictator.
What does one have to do with the other?
@@notthefather3919 Lukashenko was right.
@@caveman5187 How often does he think about not being gay you think? Seems like he can't stop thinking about it. Hmm...
I am Swiss, living in Switzerland, and I have to point out that these so called Swiss visitors shown giving glamorous reviews of Belarus ARE FAKE! They are definitely NOT Swiss... THEY ARE ACTORS PROBABLY EMPLOYED BY BELARUS! They don't speak or behave like Swiss, and Switzerland's government has issued strict warnings not to visit Belarus, Russia or the Ukraine at this time! Please spread the word, and don't confuse these actors for Swiss people!
they sounded like Borat's cousins
I thought that.
I'm picking up a possible Italian accent - I'm Swiss and spent half my childhood in the US.
This was like six years ago so not relevant to the current situation. I could see that though, to make it seem like an international event. I could also see saying nice things about their visit isn't stupid, just knowing where you are and staying out of trouble. I would also point out that Italian is one of four official languages of Switzerland. It wouldn't be surprising that some Swiss had Italian accents.
This is weird! This thought came to me too, I even muttered to myself, these guys aren't Swiss?
I had to laugh. He loves playing ice hockey but no one is allowed to bump into him. Haha. Proper dictator.
Long live ukraine 🇺🇦 people
fairplay to the legend cameraman that just carried on on his own ahaha
Yep what a slaying.
Channel 4 News ,please, tells to us about democracy friendly american ally Saudi Arabia. And how happy women live there, in this wonderful theocratic absolute monarchy.
+ImperVas5 Taboo taboo. They stay away from such topics. I don't think I have ever seen a western media orginisation do a serious report on what really goes on in the bloodthirsty Medieval kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
+Григорий Александров So true!!!!
+ImperVas5 Yeah that's why here in the US I don't accept it when these morons complain about Cuba. Everyone is like we shouldn't have any communication with Cuba because it's repressive, and I always think yeah if that's true why the fuck is the US so friendly with Saudi Arabia? Hmmm....
MN purp (Face of Nicolas Cage)“You Don’t Say?”
+iSmokeRockz that's a lie I'm an Expat in Saudi Arabia and I can guarantee that it's citizens have the most carefree life I've ever seen...also strip them from their pride and their really great people
"The iceskaters reduced to wearing roller blades in the summer heat". Thank goodness we have unbiased press in the UK.
Long live ukraine 🇺🇦 people
Lukashenko: They say that there is just as much democracy in Belarus as in their own countries
Also Lukashenko: *has ruled Belarus since 1994*
And the Swiss not caring at all is the embodiment of their own country's historical stance of neutrality
Switzerland ruined their neutrality by condemning and sanctioning Russia.
USA is the beacon of democracy.
Equal rights for all
how long did Merkel rule?
what about macron?
Western double standards, projections to justify pushing over leaders who dont sell their countries and resources and people to you.
YES! He got the back of his head!
+Dan Williams If he left the country, he could get a hair transplant somewhere for like 10,000.00 Euros. Haha.
Dan Williams What is thst tune played when the soldiers are dancing and spinning in circles?! Thank you in advance
CIA did the same with russia-friendly german chancellor Schröder - they "invented" an story about colouring his hair.
All these western CIA fake news media - if we want to survive, we have to get rid of them.
No sign of illegals, looks good !
Klaus The cia has millions of hateful daca immigrants working here and ready to murder you and your family. The gov. Prints money for them and gives em jobs.
You know what, I've traveled to Minsk Belarus last year, I plan to go again this year, because it's one of the nicest places I've been to in Europe. And after watching your "undercover" I won't change my mind, sorry. I've never felt so safe in a capital as in Minsk, even at night. Never seen so clean streets and buildings. Didn't have any troubles during my stay with authorities, even though I had to stay a day more. It was visa-free trip and I enjoyed a peaceful and calm country with nice people and beautiful city with colored buildings and awesome lights at night. Belarus has contactless card payment, you can use your credit card pretty much everywhere in Minsk and you won't be scammed. It has a high growing 2.0 IT sector.
Unlike Ukraine, it's a safe and peaceful place where you don't risk to be robbed, assaulted, shot or kidnapped at every moment. You at Channel 4 might prefer current Ukraine to Belarus, but let me disagree on this matter!
And how pathetic when you pretend they had to clean Minsk of its drunks and prostitutes. I saw many many more drunks when I was in Manchester or in Amsterdam than in Minsk. I was even surprised to see so few compared with Western Europe average.
DaBossIsHere So what? The point of the documentary still stands: Belarus is not a free country.
OP, your comment reminds me of El Salvador when they had a dictator, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez during the 30's-40's. Many who lived during that period said that the streets were safer; there were no thugs and whatnot. There was also no opposition whatsoever because he controlled EVERYTHING. Anyone who spoke against his mandates were taken for a ride. I think a Salvadoran writer said it the best: "There was peace alright. A cemetery kind of peace."
edwin11373 Very well said
Must be 'cool' to live in these MS13/18th Street streets-controlled days now isn't it? Enjoying 'democracy' inbetween daily funerals of younglings killed by gang violence...what are the crime rates again? Ah yes, over 110 per 100k in the capital (in 2014, now that the 'truce' between gangs ended, it's far worse)...one of the most dangerous capitals in the world (in the top 3). Strange example to quote for "democracy is better than dictatorship", really.
If a nation devolves into violence whenever their dear leaders loosen their leash, then that nation's values have been based on lies. If most Belorussians are truly good and well-mannered people, then democracy wouldn't change that at all.
I've been to Switzerland, those weren't the Swiss accents that I heard there.
3:30 North Korea is also very nice, very friendly and everything is perfect there for visitors
As long as you don't stray from the very precise visitors path or attempt to take home any unofficial souvenirs of your stay back with you then you can be safe in the knowledge that you will return home sans body bag. Enjoy your visit to North Korea, where it is always sunny - so long as your name is Kim something-something.
@J I think you need to do some research on the subject of humor and sarcasm.
Then the whole world is nice in that case
Guess you will be vacationing there soon
@Mustafa Kemal Based
There seems to be a pretty massive mismatch between the narrator's story and the images shown in the video.
Because no one is allowed to film what they want to there, do you see how that would work?
Belarus people actually look super friendly and nice, greetings from France 🇫🇷 🇧🇾
Same of the average person in North Korea, or Nazi Germany..
It is not the people that act but Authoritarian Governments who perpetrate violence for individual gain.
😂😂🤣🙄
Channel 4 did this slot 7-8 years, correctly describing Lukschenko vividly which was correct than, and even more so now
When a dictator is in a good mood, a dictatorship seems like a happy place.
I love how the Swiss people don't give a shit.
I bet you they were paid to lie.
1 potato each. good comrades.
Being neutral rocks as well as not being brain washed like many westerners who were probably scared to go there, I'm sure the us has some pathetic travel advisory. I have a friend who is no word of a lie scared to go to Europe because of Isis I mean that is fucking pathetic right there
And Polish too.
Well that is nothing new, repeat of 1930-40's.
Just intrigued why you love it.
For the next segment please do something like that about England. I want hear about the corruption of British government and the high crime rate. Basically, make a very negative "documentary" about Britain.
They never mention the bright side of a dictatorship; how many Islamic terror incidents have occurred in Belarus?
None.
Can that be said for all the leftist woke democratic countries in Europe? Hahaha, h*ll no.
@@darkwaters1010, if it does not allow people to enter and exit it is obvious that terrorists do not even arrive but this does not mean that they have a better government than the other countries of the european union indeed it just sucks
@@darkwaters1010 There was, if I remember correctly, a few years back a bomb went off on the Metro in Minsk. Two teenagers bragged on social media that they knew about it. As they didn't report it, they were tried as accomplices or something similar, can't remember what. They were found guilty, taken into a field and shot in the head. As far as I know, they have not had any terror incidents since.
@@StevenWJRichards So, what you are saying is, "Dictatorship isn't all bad". I can understand that. And what do the pseudo-democratic nations of the US and UK have to offer? Oh yes, lies of impending danger and preemptive strikes, invasions, and occupations of Iran, Irak, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Grenada, Cuba, etc. with millions of innocent men women and children being tortured and murdered and journalists such as Julian Assange being imprisoned for an undermined length of time ... or life without being charged with any crime. I think (I believe) that I prefer the lack of terror incidents.
@@BackSeatHump I agree, if we in Britain dealt with terrorism they way they do in Belarus, we wouldn't have half the problems we have now. Here, people like Shamima Begum go off to serve ISIS and come home with all kinds of support. One government minister even suggested that those returning from service with ISIS be given priority on housing etc to rehabilitate them and make them less likely to go back into it.
Anyone else just checking this out now due to recent events? 👁👄👁
Wow my daughter is 7 this was the year my daughter was born. Just odd to see people live this way
I'm from India and you
"Cleared of its drunks & prostitutes" - The moment a news report goes from being clearly one sided, to obviously & embarrassingly biased.
I believe Minsk is actually one of Europes cleanest cities, this is due to the fact that unemployment is not allowed in Belarus, unemployed people are hired as street cleaners.
Whether they like it or not...they have no freedom of choice. No. It isn't biased. I'd rather have the unemployed drunks and the prostitutes, thanks.
While homeless people are starving on the streets here in north America freezing in cold climates, in Belarus they hire them as street cleaners and pay them a salary so they can at least function in society, I think that's a good thing.
fuck off,im sick of lazy ass drunks and beggars, prostitutes with drug probs etc. Put what ever spin you want on it ,employed people are responsible people
When they had the olympics in Vancouver loaded with addicts and hookers lol
commie
I am from Belarus and i dont think that everything goes so bad in our country . Also how was mentioned before , we don't need a lot of money to be happy like in USA (i was there) . Belarusian nation is strong and i like it . So forget about our country like you was always doing and leave us alone with our "dictator" .
Alesya Vinogradar Ha Ha! leave your country alone and let you go to the USA?
Полностью согласен с вашим комментарием. Я из Витебска, и я люблю свою страну !!!!!
assholes they should open media into intelligence agencies all over the world.
hay if you remain anti-American then "Freedom" would be comin for ya ;)
However if you embrace the US and let them run your country, you could be an effin dictator like the Saudis and trump would eat chocolate cake with you ;)
I hope you are right. But in the US there is a complex interplay between the business, military, pharma and the neocon (Israel firster) lobbies that want war since ALL of them benefit from that in different ways. As the US declines (and it IS declining - look at Gary, Baltimore. Detroit, Philly or heck even Chicago) they are slowly moving their assets to the east and elsewhere. Some of those folks are psychopaths and need constant host bodies to attach to, like parasites
How come youtube tells you if a source is government owned but not if its corporate owned...?
Great cameraman!!
"Stalin's Red Army is still regarded as liberators".
Well, maybe because the percentage of collaborationists among Belarusians was probably the lowest among all nations that suffered Nazi occupation?
During WW2 Belarusians generally suffered the most and were the people who wanted Nazi's victory the least. That's why.
Belarus was the first SSR to fall to German occupation and it suffered huge population loss. I've heard that 1/4 Belarusians died in ww2.
@@anastasianiamihava Jesus that's sad
What confuses me is the leftists in Britain who crave communism are fiercely anti homophobic etc but here a real communist is staunchly homophobic. I don’t think leftist in Britain know what communism is
Who saved the east from Hitler? I think history listen in needed and required for channels like this.
@@casuallad735 you'd be right. Most western "leftists" are just liberals. They follow a woman centric version of centrism, while most soviets eastern bloc countries, and china are conservative socialists. Most third world socialists are conservative. It's only western or first world Europeans that succumb to liberalism while falsely claiming to be communist
Well, you can literally find 10x worse than everything mentioned at the video in Saudi Arabia. US closest ally in the Mid East.
Shlomo Shekelberg these people need some white country to call shithole
at least saudia arabia has a free market economy at least their people does not live in poverty in a statist distopia
@@hasanyrom9055 saudi arabia Don't have poor people? Are u fucking kidding me?
@@johnsmith-es3js they are richer than levant countries
Oh please, what a sovjet relic of a country. I feel so sad for the people that have to live in this sovjet museum...
Europe's last dictatorship? Aren't you forgetting Russia?
as a belarusian, who lived 3 years in UK and 4 in US i would like to say that this video is completely full of shit. Im afraid of police much more in US than at home/ Lukashenko is a dictator but you would not know that unless you become active in politics. Compared to other ex soviet countries (excluding Baltic states which are in EU now), Belarus has been doing muuuuch better than any of them. the putin-lukashenko relationships were described more realistically in my opinion
Countries cannot be run with 100% liberalism (basically anyone can to anything). It is a highway for chaos. Look at the state of affairs in Western Europe because of uncontrolled liberalism
Baltic states are doing much better
@@kishanchali8752 where did you get your definition of liberalism from? You are confusing it with anarchy, read more
@@pseudoproak yes, they are, and my original post is not relevant after august 2020, Belarus had turned into a totalitarian state, police shove been tutoring and killing people for their views, US is much better now
@@RPDBY Iam dying laughing
"US is much better NW"🤣
I read your comment from 6 years ago and 3 days ago in a min,so it's so funny!!
Now I know why I stopped looking a channel 4 years ago along with BBC CNN .
"Belarus is Europe's last dictatorship."
Putin: "Hold my Vodka."
Russia is not European country
@@BenyNukem Look up "Map of Europe" and tell me which country you see sitting in the top right region.
I was not referring to geography. I meant culture nad system.
Hehe. I was riding on the train from Russia through Belarus and the man in the next car was 'arranging' to pick up and deliver some very nice (not Lada) 'used' cars to bring back to Moscow. It made me wonder where he would find these automobiles. Like why doesn't he just pick up the phone and call the manufacturer?
Probably a smuggling ring
i was there and let me tell you, the swiss guys were right. A lot of architecture and the people are very nice and friendly!
No st@bbing by BlickMEN ?
Who was more friendly, the people or the architecture?
@@PaschanTOPs slava ukraine 🇺🇦
Is this is a propaganda video made by the UK?
For talks about Communism...
Capitalism is an excuse for corporate psychopaths and elitists to control the masses. 'Communism' are the primitive psychopaths who do so with violence, sometimes unneeded. The truth of Communism is what Lenin and Marx taught, not what Stalin corrupted it with.
"One who wishes the Soviet Union to return" and you obviously don't know what Putin said about this subject. "Anyone who doesn't miss the Soviet Union is without a heart, and whoever wants it back is without a brain." It would be good to bring back USSR, if only to teach NATO a lesson they shall not soon forget.
It is. Some man already planning how to destabilize Belarus. They want world domination, nothing less.
Barrack Obomba They all want to annex Eastern Europe, while discord is going on in Ukraine, they will rip the country from under them, and then turn to Belarus. But the domination will not stand.
Barrack Obomba This is the Fox News of UK, and this old fart is their Bill O'Reilly. I bet his audience is in their late 80, waiting for someone to visit them, and reminiscing of the days of the empire.
The real life General Aladeen, his skiing competitors staying safely back !
There's nothing wrong with honoring veterans from the Great Patriotic War. Belarusians, civilians and soldiers alike, suffered greatly fighting off the Germans and because of the soldiers they were able to push back the Germans out of the USSR and all the way to Berlin. Give them some respect
KIM YOU'RE GRANDPA IS MY INSPIRATION
Dictators
"It's better to be dictator than gay."
I like Belarus - at least it is an independent country, not ruled by olygarchs. It is very clean and takes care of its elderly.
"independent country" looooooooooooooooooooooooool
Lol, kozol blyat.
@@MultiGalland They do not take orders from Washington. "Fulfil this condition for your economy and that condition and let our paid agents run loose..."
@@lordhighexecutioner Instead they take orders from Moscow 😂
@@joshuablakeslee1302 much better tbh considering they are also their neighbor
I never knew this kinda thing still existed my goodness I would leave that place if I lived their
channel 4 might be the most exciting news channel out there, these guys and one other I keep forgetting the name of are just absolute nutcases, NOTHING holds them back from doing their job, not even snipers aiming at their fucking heads and pulling the trigger. i absolutely fucking love it. tuning into these channels, I KNOW im going to get all the info, nothing held back
No swear
"I think it's better to be a dictator than to be gay" WTF????
My wife is from Belarus, she spent last summer there with my daughter, we Skype her family daily, they have open internet, my wife's younger brother has traveled most of Europe the borders are open, he doesn't want to come to the states or to live anywhere else, I might go next year together with them, Minsk is beautiful and clean city, Gerard Depardue lives in Minsk, not to say they don't have their own problems, but freedom is a relative term, conservative speakers in America can no longer give speeches in colleges, and honestly I'd be worried to wear a t-shirt with Trumps face on, in new york or LA and many other places, and he is the President, so what is freedom exactly????
Usually, people who say 'freedom is relative' are trying to defend lack of freedom. Those of us in the west may not have the freedom to do absolutely anything (after all, who does?), but we do have the freedom to vote, to protest, to criticise the government, to speak our minds, and we have a free press. If you don't have all of those, you don't have any freedom worth defending.
John Galt well if you want to support a moron, I'm gonna call you out.
Wait big nose is there? It must be great then......
Freedom doesn't mean that you can do anything without people criticizing you for it. You can wear Trump shirts all day and all night, and no one will arrest you, fine you or restrict your access to public areas. The government doesn't care. However, other people are also free to call you an idiot if they want to. That, too, is freedom.
rhysepoos, Really? And how has that worked out for you? Except create unparalleled division and those very freedoms are abused by activists to destabilize your country. Democracy has lost its way, a friendly dictator is seeming like a sane option compared to the current bipolar political system.
*Am I the only one in here who is watching it in 2022?*
What a legend!! 🙏🏾 He got a shot in of Lukashenko's "I got a bald head" 😂 9:33 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
from Belarus with love
Long live ukraine brother
Belarus is no doubt in a league of its own, among countries in Europe.
It truly is. It's nothing compared to Russia or Hungary, both corrupt oligarchies. It's more comparable to North Korea or Eritrea
@@chinggiskhan6678 slava ukraine 🇺🇦
@@aswaltan8962 Gtfo of here troll
Hungary, Serbia, Poland and Belarus, the trollers of Europe
Thank you 4 sharing sir no one AB
Who is here after 3 days into the war with Russia-Ukraine…
I know this is not going to be very popular, but I travel to Belarus often, and I want to say clearly, that in light of what is happening in the chaos in Western Europe with Strife and Muslim, Nationalist conflicts; and the Rise in Anti-Semitism, and crime running rampant in many European Cities; coupled with the Ukraine situation and Russia's having fallen in to discredit as to it's behavior in Ukraine, I am HONEST and true in my statements, that Belarus is NOT as this man has described it; but to the contrary, it is a safe, clean and traditional nation. I love it, and I love the people. And in my opinion, Alexander Lukashenko is perfect for this time, when an Authoritarian is needed--I like Lukashenko and respect him
I am not communist. I don't like Communism. I am more of a Fascist, right winger-
My name is not Ron-I don't know what you are talking about. My wife is Jewish from Belarus. Are you talking to someone else? Communists piss on your mother and her grave. You go live there-
What are you talking about.
Paul Anthony *Thanks for taking the time to post an intelligent comment in the RUclips wilderness.* I believe your words because you (a) appreciate bunnies; and (b) are a real person not hiding behind an online pseudo. Okay, I believe you and appreciate your input. It makes sense. I mean, all societies involve trade-offs. Complete top-to-bottom social order and peace... or 100% free speech, even if the speech is incendiary and hateful and creates needless violence. Total freedom of religion... or a country full of religious lunatics and cults who fleece the masses without paying any tax. On and on... no system is perfect, and sometimes it appears that a strong ruler is necessary during times of upheaval and transition. People do forget that Eastern Europe is so, so, so not like France or the UK or the US in terms of tradition, religion, culture, historical influences, basic social institutions, etc. That said, I don't see this program as propaganda per se -- I see it as a news show told from a singular point of view -- I'm sure a program about the UK produced in Belarus would be equally biased (emphasizing hookers and hooligans no doubt). If Belarus did a show on the Democratic US, they could emphasis the enormous prison population, the fact that over 40% of adult citizens are functionally (or completely) illiterate, racism, gun violence, etc... right?
Wrong. They haven't and they wouldn't it.
To all this people questioning this video: what the hell? Have you even been in Belarus?
I live in Minsk. Some parts of this short documentary are a bit exaggerated but in general it's pretty close.
After 2010 elections 600+ people were detained, a lot of people were beaten up (including journalists and even undercover cops in the crowd), SEVEN out of 9 candidates were imprisoned, two got pretty seriously bitten by the police, and one is still in prison.
And the lack of freedom of speech is not the worst thing. Economy has to be free. If you try to manipulate it, it'll bite you. If you live in a developed country you can't even imagine 15% annual inflation and 40-50% loan rates. People literally loose their money cause of this almost every 2-3 years. Imagine living in constant fear of loosing all your earnings and you'll understand how most of people live here.
And now we've entered recession cause Russia can't provide us with easy credit money anymore.
Next elections are in October but there's no hope for any change.
+Vasily Kachalko those imprisoned where trying to make coup d'etat after they failed to win the elections in a democratic way.
You'll be imprisoned for that in every country.
@@cheshirster That didn't happen you troll
So basically your'e telling me that the liberal democracy, where a small group of oligarchs control the industries and the financial sector and where the majority of people have no other option but to accept the terms of oligarchs is a paradise?
You are correct about this dictator... but what I am wondering about is why did this report not mention any of that.
Why did the reporter talk about "gay rights", that most people in Eastern Europe think are an abomination.
Why did he talk about "shooting criminals in the back of the head"..
Does anyone care a murderer might be executed? Instead of spending his entire life living of taxpayers in a cell?
1:3 ruclips.net/video/MlsgOtldEis/видео.html
4 / 22:17
In the beginning God DID FORECAST the END THE WORLD
Why do people refer to it as Europe's last dictatorship? What about Russia??!?!??
What about Bahrain? Does anyone know what we prop up there?
I visited Minsk, Belarus five years ago where I had excellent and cheap private healthcare in one of their hospitals. The city is incredibly clean, no beggars, no drunks, no druggies. Cheap high quality food. Excellent place to visit.
Лови рубль, клоун.
@Kuber Aseh Allow me to repeat his words: "incredibly clean, no beggars, no drunks, no druggies." I have also been to Belarus and I agree with that statement.
Beggars, druggies and drunks are deported to gay land, Lithuania
Nah it’s an evil dictatorship and it needs to have a revolution under the names of freedom and democracy
I'm from Belarus. I'm 18. I know english quite well. I appreciate gay rights. I support Ukraine. I'm not a Soviet Union fanatic. I don't support death penalty, etc. About what brainwashing this show saying? No, i won't deny that Belarus has problems. Even tons of problems, including political. But almost all of this 12 minutes are strong propaganda too. And it's sad to realize what people think about my country.
Paul Buikevich It's the young generations job to bring change to Belarus if you really want it - otherwise it will simply be the Status Quo. If you don't oppose Lukashenko then you tolerate his abuse of power.
Moksha and what belorussians can do to oppose Lukashenko? It's like oppose Obama or oppose some other political leaders.
Алеся Лабоцкая Hi, in the west there are various societies and organisations that gather regularly and discuss their ideas. Their are also protests and petitions which can be signed and put forward to the government. Here in the UK if a petition reaches 100,000 signatures it is debated by Parliament. Their are also various satire programs such as Jon Stewart and John Oliver. Their are many clips on youtube. Free speech in the west allows for criticism of Obama, this is a right Belorussians have yet to gain.
In the UK their are Unions. Unions represent the rights of different sections of societies such as teachers and construction workers ect.. Also, locals can write to their MP on a subject and that MP is obliged to bring it up. A famous and recent example is the UK voting AGAINST air strikes in Syria. This was because the population wrote in to the politicians asking them to vote against it. This right here is freedom of speech.
All of these things Belarus don't have. And as human beings Belorussians have every right to be granted such freedoms. Why are they denied them? This is where the younger generation have to rise up and be heard.
The West is not perfect, no country is perfect but Belarus is seriously lacking. I hope one day such rights and freedoms are established. Peace.
***** I disagree. You believe you are disorganised due to social conditioning. Slav is just a word, a combination of genetics that distinguish you from other humans. In the game of life this is meaningless as we are all the same. Alan Watts talks about this greatly in his books. You don't have to be disorganised, or oppressed - you choose to be. The proof is the many revolutions in history. When a society comes together and makes the choice not to be oppressed, or to suffer - thus demanding change. Sorry if I'm getting too deep or sounding very pretentious. It's just most of the things you mention are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Peace.
***** Slavs are absolutely an ethnic group, search it.
Their army officers could certainly win a 'silly hat' competition
You know things are in good order when your leader is primarily concerned with filming of the bank (ahem…back) of his head.
I would like to visit belarus it looks like a place worth going to and learning about their culture.
I have Belorussian ancestry myself but honestly i don't know if I would go, it looks like one of those old fart communist shitheads took power and the countries not going anywhere.
Cyber Kartoshka
The last free country in europe not to be subjected by the EU and muslim immigration.
medieval knight
Poland isn't, Hungary Finland aren't bad, neither are the Baltics really. Iceland still doing well. It's not a free country, it's run by a lunatic hanging on to Soviet dreams. Just take the statement "Better a dictator than gay", some people either bash dictators or gays, this statement shows the problem though, the guy replies with something irrelevant to piss people off. It's not a free country, there is huge amounts of problem in the economy regarding "free market", in case you didn't notice Belarus is centralized and still flying under Soviet Belorussian flag. The true Belorussian (White Rus'ian) flag is white, red, white with a horse and of all things a MEDIEVAL KNIGHT on top of it...
Cyber Kartoshka
Still could of been worse lukashenko could of been gay.
I don't think Belarus has the Soviet economic system I mean look at all the new sparkling cars on the road, if the economy was completely centralized like Soviet Union, it wouldn't look anything like this.
6:51 damn that guy has a story to tell
Slava ukraine 🇺🇦
i love the way they treat criminals in this country except the criminals are all who dare to say or think that he doesnt like
So you don't support human rights?
Dear Channel 4 News: Could you please post the date of this, and all the other excellent videos you post on your YT channel? It totally detracts from and undermines your otherwise world-class journalism not to have the datelines prominently displayed on your reports.
Belorussian opposition think that they are Lithuanians.
nice country.
The land of freedom!
?!
TELL THAT TO THOSE ACTIVISTS WIVES!!!.
From farmer giving life to dictator taking life looks like someone put him in his position being a pupet
Wow .. What a Guy !!
How come they can’t say anything good at all about this country?
The video is not about the country but about the REGIME.
Costel Atanasiu
I agree. My point though is why only discuss the regime and not say anything good about the nation of Belarus?
This is called "what-aboutism". I talk about the crimes committed by the communism and somebody in the audience says "yeah, but what about crimes committed by the fascists?", I talk about the crimes committed by the fascists, somebody interrupts me "yeah, but what about the crimes committed by the communists?". Not matter what point I am trying to make there is a guy out there that tries to invalidate it because I am not talking about things he wants to hear. Why can't we talk about one subject at a time?
In the above segment the subject was the Lukashenko regime. This was not a video about the people of Belarus, about the architecture or natural wonders. Just because the reporters didn't touch the subject it doesn't mean they don't care or don't appreciate them.
I went to Belarus for a job for 2 years. I could walk back to my apartment at night and felt completely safe. People are so polite, respectful, welcoming and just really nice. The police treat tourists like royalty. They are so nice to visitors. You never see drug addicts or prostitutes, because yes they do get arrested, and the streets are always clean and safe.
I also worked in New York for 2.5 years as an intern, and was mugged 5 times. Then I did another 3 year work program in Germany, and was mugged 1 time by a drug addict gypsy, and 6 months ago I went to visit a college female friend, and you can't even walk around at night in Germany anymore, out of fear of being raped by refugees.
You can listen to these "journalists" who try to make Russia and Belarus out to be evil places, but I never felt so safe in my entire adult life, like I did walking around Belarus.
That's all I have to say, in case anyone wants to know the truth about such a beautiful country.
+Ethelred Hardrede go to eastern germany is safe, western germany is shit.
Import the 3rd world..
@@danielrobinson2861 Sav@ges !
@Lucifer Morningstar import 3rd w@rld!!!
Wracaj tam szybko to bedziesz bezpieczniejsza ale tylko wtedy jak bedziesz skandowac " Niech zyje Backa" i nie zawracaj nam glowy.
Such a quaint little residual country of true Soviet craziness.
I wonder if Putin ever thinks, "This idiot is my only ally??"
I don't get one thing. Was there any hockey stadium or hockey match outside of Minsk?
As far as I know if someone come as a tourist to the UK and start working their visa is cancelled. Does the same rule apply here?
"After President awarded himself 80% of the vote". Yes, there is definitely rigging there, however majority is still with him. After seeing what happened in Ukraine with the help of "democratic" West, he will enjoy even more public support in the future.
Alex Orehowski so what happened in Ukraine explain for me Ukrainian citizen. Interesting to hear from russian troll
1/3 of the country moved out, 40% unemployment, fall of gryvna and massive takeover of whatever industries left by Dzjakula and his cronies. I live in USA in baptist community of 10000 Ukrainians. A lot of them just moved within last 6 months from Ukraine. Ulada is out of control. Watch Sharij, Semchenko and Bondarenko, if you are Ukrainian, you should have heard of those guys.
My account has content, yours does not. Who is the troll I wonder?
Alex Orehowski open this link and read have many russians want to immigrate out of putins russia
www.the-village.ru/village/city/news-city/317259-pmzh
Alex Orehowski Самыми популярными странами для переезда россияне назвали Германию (16 %), США (7 %), Испанию (6 %) и Канаду (5 %).
почти 40% процентов хотят иммигрировать.
This is for sure a crazy time in history, but when isn't? I have uncovered so many feelings hidden in me. Feelings coming from the human war, covid, racism, human trafficking, and politics. When you think you've seen it all, Wham! In all of this I have found away to correct my way of thinking & living. I have compassion and understanding know. I pray we can all come to this point in life soon. My prayers to Ukraine & all the affected.
1:3 ruclips.net/video/MlsgOtldEis/видео.html
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In the beginning God DID FORECAST the END THE WORLD
@@457christiaan slava ukraine 🇺🇦
Compassion not just for Ukraine, many many non European countries have and still suffer and deserve your compassion too.Theybhavent received much of that as Ukraine is now why?
Ryan Moss. Then you go and pick a team? 👍 you do realise that's what starts wars, picking a team like it's a sport. Hey I'm on team Russia because everyone is on team Ukraine. I allways pick the underdog that everyone is bullying. So that's why to not be hypocritical I am not crying about this war, Putin has been trying to avoid a war for years and Ukraine has actual Nazis in their police force and goveñment. So yeah since I do hate actual Nazis id like to see them removed from the face of the earth. finally and forever, absolutely the most racist of all.
You know a country is crummy when you never even heard of it haha
Even though they have Lenin's statues, Belarus is not a communist country. It's a dictatorship run by Lucashenko. There is a difference between the two.
Belarus is a beautiful country and people are welcoming, i had the chance to visit the citadel of brest and its heroic history.
'Europe's LAST dictatorship...'??? What nonsense.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.
lOl My Aunt lives in Belarus and I've been visiting Belarus from quite a long time.People love Alexander Lukashenko especially the poor people cause they know if western style democracy arrived in this country.They'll die.Please stop lying about the country and President you don't know of.Just cause he isn't joining EU and NATO doesn't mean he is bad.
+Veziley Kerzoyayev
They see him as bad because he, like Putin, is not playing ball with the Western "Democratic" leaders (Defy Washington or Brussels and you are the Enemy). Putin and Lukashenko are two leaders of a rising resistance force against Western "Democracy", Assad in Syria being another. We, the awakened peoples, may or may not have lost Ukraine to the West, but I am Confident that Lukashenko and Putin will not make the same mistakes Yanukovych did.
I also believe that Lukashenko and Putin are Fully aware that there are forces in and outside their nations that want Maidan-style revolutions to take them out of power and put Pro-Washington/Pro-Brussels puppets in. Lukashenko addressed it a few days ago during the prayer in Belarus on October 2nd: "“There are only a few such people in our country, but they want to repeat the Ukrainian events in Belarus and to turn all this into a dirty political campaign."
and Putin has made moved against fears of a Maidan-coup by banning Foreign NGOs.
These two nations, led by these two wonderful Nationalist men, are Not about to give their Sovereignty away to the Western vultures without a fight.
+Veziley Kerzoyayev They don't know that, they've been told that. Western style democracy delivers the highest standard of living on the planet for the poor. At any rate, if the people love him so much why does he need such gigantic oppressive state bureaucracy? Why are protests banned? Why are journalists routinely imprisoned? Why are there not free and fair elections? Give the Belarusian people more credit.
Indeed, I never stated that Western countries were some sort of utopia.
Communist countries still have many homeless people. Human beings by their nature have troubles with depression, drugs, stress and loss. All manner of things that can conspire to put someone in the gutter and no amount of state intervention can prevent that.
Communism equals a totalitarian state where you're not allowed to freely associate and think for yourself.
Communist societies inevitably repress some of their people. The great leap forward: 30 million dead. The red terror: 2 million dead. Stalinist purges: 20 million dead. Khmer Rouge revolution: 8 million dead.
Communism does not value human life and reduces human beings to mere drones.
The zealotry of Communism has meant 100 millions of innocent people losing their lives. Very, very, very far from perfect.
All civilizations eventually collapse and the USA will no different. What follows pax Americana, well, no one knows.
+Zach Thornton typical goebbels propaganda, say something real
Don't bother watching this. It's pure propaganda.
I agree with you
Why is this propaganda? I am from Belarus, there literally everybody hates goverment and this idiot who president for 26 (!) years. Our salarys so low (under 500$).
And there are you who live in nice country with freedom. We not even have hope. Sorry for my bad english
@@deanon_3405 *My English is a work in progress
deanon _ я всегда поддерживал президента и многие другие тоже, поэтому называть его дебилом я считаю не правильно когда мы видим что сейчас овцы с помощью своих кукловодов выходят на улицу и пытаются свергнуть Лукашенко.
And they say Americans are ignorant. Those Swedes didn't seem any better.
The “swiss” tourists didn’t sound very Swiss more like Eastern European…??
What a racist and ignorant comment. First of all, that's a distinct Italian accent. Secondly, if they hold Swiss citizenship but are originally from another country, they're still Swiss.
9:35 - 10:05 While I disagree with President Lukashenko's policies, I don't like what this narrator said about the Great Patriotic War veterans and monument. Show respect to the servicemen regardless of their nationality and its politics of their time. With great respects from the United States.
His policies has led to be the only country in the eastern bloc with a narrow gap between poor and rich, high standard of life yet Low living costs, universal healthcare, lowest unemployment, High quality public education...
@@kaliyuga1476 Alright.
The women in that country are so gorgeous and he has his pick of anyone of them, that's beautiful. His son seems like a good kid.
He is very nice. At the dinner with Putin the kid lent his telephone directory so Glad could see over the table.
+Mark Strong Ya that kid when he grows up will have free pussy to his calling. i call that a win
Good observation on women.
Kolya - sadly is spoiled AF
kaship98 it is actually, have you lived in the real world? Pretty women have huge advantages
“Europe’s last dictatorship .” what a good joke...
Funny to see how meany dictator sympathisers seem to have made there way to this video, perhaps they should consider citizenship in Belarus I’d be interested to know there opinion after a couple of years there
I love how this documentary is like "this place is an evil dictatorship" and people look insanely happy.
They always do.They laughed under Hitler,they smiled under Stalin and they are instatic in North Korea.If not you will be punished!!
I wanted to maybe say that human beings can make the best of it under harsh conditions heh
Not that I'd really like to trade but London is a smelly gutter. Very little reason to be smiling there.
You need to look up the definition of propaganda my friend
not anymore, lol
At 12:18 Lukashenko says “As for those who are screaming about dictatorship, when I hear that come up I think that it is better to be a dictator - than to be gay.”
Amazing!-I wasn’t aware that Belarus offered the option of a role in government as an alternative to some inconvenient psychological or medical condition. Are other choices offered? Such as, “Boris, you may be the Deputy Secretary for Agriculture, or left-handed-your choice!” Or maybe “Nadia, it’s time to choose: Interim Director for the Council on Foreign Relations, or a severe allergy to cat dander! Hurry up, dear, we’re waiting!”
This has to be one of the best comments ever in a RUclips thread. Four years later, a neighbor of Belarus is under siege and your comment had me cracking up. Thanks.
What would happen if Lukashenko himself turned out to be gay LOL 😂 😂?
@@evertonporter7887 when its so clearly on their mind and they really want to make sure everyone knows they aren't gay , they definitely have some get thoughts. And that got to be the most macho proving I'm not gay gay statement ever uttered. I'd rather be a dictator than gay. Pretty sure buddy is both
seethe western degenerate.
@@alisonmercer5946 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Well done world Ice hockey federation for giving the world championships to Belarus. Maybe football should host the World Cup in the Middle East!
We should show these dictators our liberty by visiting them and allowing them to join NATO
LAST DICTATORSHIP in Europe!?!?!!? Isn't Russia in Europe too?
then Russia was not yet a fully dictatorship country
@@dimanowak3997 this aired 7 years ago
*Its better to be a dictator than gay*
-Alexander Lukashenko
it's all facts but told in a very opinionated way.
"It's better to be a dictator than to be gay
Look, I was trying the comb - over effect as well, and people were saying I looked like a dictator. I didn't like it.
Poland is also EU and pretty close (next door) to Belarus.
3:41 though ...
6:51 wow that is some crazy scar on the gentleman 😮
"Even sneaking in a shot of the back of his head" Fuckin sickooooooo m8, accccc give my man's a medal 😂