European Reacts: How Geography Made The US Ridiculously OP
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Thanks!
You are amazing
It’s amazing the difference between an incompetent fool and a statesman. Democracy is unpredictable but in the end worth the effort.
Also there is a lot of shipping out of the Great Lakes.
@european-reacts there's a few metals needed for technology needs we would struggle for but other that America could be self sustainable for quite some time
@@european-reactsand the Cuba question is stems from communism once upon time Cuba allowed ussr to put nukes on the island
I’m from Michigan. To give you perspective: You can start at the bottom of my state, drive north for about 6 hours, and if you look to your left it is still the same lake.
Excellent I live in Duluth MN at the wolf's nose at the beginning of lake Superior 😂❤
I hate the lakes in Minnesota. Too many damn leeches...😂
@mysanityizgone4576 Lakes? More like ponds lol
Same here...I live at the bottom of Lake Michigan in Chicago and it's more dangerous than the ocean.
There were German pows in WW2 transported to the American interior on trains and were stunned. It took days and they saw seemingly endless cities, farmland, factories, etc. Many of them said they knew Germany would certainly lose.
Mostly yes, as to self-sufficiency. People underestimate the US ability to provide for itself.
true but remember nearly 20% of agricultural and food products are exported
@@andrewtrenkel
Which just underscores the sheer capacity of the US. With very few exceptions, starvation is something that the US has almost zero experience with as a nation. The US could actually produce a lot more food than it does. Most of the corn (Dent Corn) grown in the Midwest isn't for human consumption, but rather used for animal feed, bio-fuels, and other byproducts as opposed to Sweet Corn predominantly eaten by people.
@@andrewtrenkel I will leave this right here
The U.S. is the world's top food exporter thanks to high crop yields and extensive agricultural infrastructure.
Yea but if we stopped exporting, we loose the allies we do have. It’s kind of a catch 22.
@@andrewtrenkel we should export food to make the global price of food lower making necessities supply higher is alwyas good?
Most Americans don't know how blessed we are in our geographical
Location, and Abundance of resources.
They have drilling for natural gas here in Michigan at a much higher rate than in the past and finding it everywhere.
1 Your English is great! No need to worry about it; not only is it perfectly understandable, your accent & cadence is very pleasant to listen to.
Yeah it's actually really easy to understand
His accent is so satisfying, I would love it if he could narrate a book
After hearing over and over again how the world hates us.... it fills my heart with so much joy to hear someone love america and speak about its beauty the way you do. America is my home, I have native blood, I'm so proud of my home
Yes, he has a positive sense of innocent enthusiasm...
I'll leave it there! 😊
@CZH3982 yeah you probably should...
I suspect a lot of that is people hating the US government and foreign policy directives, but loving America itself. Generally, that would be my stance.
@TheSobeysworker nah... people think we're rich, lazy, spoiled, think we're better than everyone else or just flat out evil... im talking about what they think of us as a people.... britts are constantly hating on us... shit I've even seen signs in France outside of coffee shops that say no americans allowed
Having grown up and lived overseas for a good part of my life, I can honestly tell you that many more people are totally in love with the US and Americans than there are people who hate us. Yes, there are people who hate us, but we hate them too, so it all balances out...lol Most people are very curious about the US and Americans. They want to talk to you and have a lot of questions.
Also, the US is one of the few nations in the world who can be totally self sufficient. We actually have a ton of minerals, oil, coal, gas, and rare earth's that we refuse to mine while getting them from the rest of the world. So ours is held in reserve. So, while the world expends their resourced, the US holds theirs in reserve
And just this year we discovered in northern Nevada the worlds largest deposit of lithium, surpassing anything China has. So there goes that strategic hold that China has had for decades. The US has been extremely strategically smart with its resources. Very very long term thinking from a lot of leaders.
@@mycroft16You're giving our leaders way too much credit. They're all a pack of loons and losers. We got lucky. Our capitalist owners found it cheaper to buy things like refined rare earth minerals from China. They saved money, period. Of course it really is working to our benefit now, but I don't think it's part of some clever plan by our political leaders.
Or as Li'l Kim said, "Why spend MINE when I can spend YOURS?"
Shhhhh
We all know
I love your content bro. I’m a U.S. Army combat veteran. I watch all your videos. I love your reactions. Most Americans cannot appreciate our great country. It’s so awesome watching you be amazed about how great America really is. If you ever visit the States I’d love to meet you and show you around. Anytime. And your English is perfect by the way.
We never said we were perfect...we just try harder
& work harder & believe freedom and liberty are as important as breathing.
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The military complex is an entity of its own. It really doesn't matter which party is in control the military always gets the money they need.
And the military gets very little 3.1 % compared to healthcare 19.1 % of our GDP and one is the absolute best in the world and the other is mediocre at best
Thank god it gets what’s it needs.
@@JustMe-gn6yf”very little”
Thank God.
Yeah we are all realizing this. Ex-Bush conservative here… and a resident of VA… the MIC is nuuuuuuuts….
The Chesapeake Bay coastline being longer than India's coastline is a mindboggling thing. Most Americans don't know about that.
Google the coastline fallacy and you’ll see why this is ultimately inconsequential
Coastlines aren't measurable
@@Senriamhhahah came here to say that
Definitely! I had no clue and I lived in the area for over 8 years.
What are you on
A "barrier island" is a long stretch of island which has broken off from the mainland. Water separates the mainland and island, making safe channels in between them.
Their existence implies:
•Easily-made harbors and ports. You can put ports on BOTH SIDES if you want.
•Easily-defendable mainland with a natural, physical barrier between it and the enemy. Want a fort? Put it on the barrier. No problem. Put one on the mainland, too. Doubly-defended, both sides.
•Safely-traversable water with mild, predictable currents. The islands are like water breakers in a way. Water inside is calmer and shallower.
These factors make a barrier island a sort of "screening area" where a potential invasion has to find a way through the islands' water channels. If they try, they will have two major options: Take the barrier island (which might be heavily-defended) quickly, or power through the small channel, going into a bottleneck where their actions and movements are predictable, and they have a high chance of being quickly surrounded.
Neither are good options, so the best course of action is to not invade at all.
For all intents and purposes, a "barrier island" is a free, natural castle wall. And they are EVERYWHERE along the East Coast.
I'm a native English speaker from rural midwest.
Your English is very good and I haven't had one time in your videos where I've went "what is he saying?"
Really, don't worry about your English, it's great. Always understand what you're saying without fail.
Me too.
Canada being an extremely close ally and basically brothers is a huge reason why North America is OP.
I'm glad Canada isn't an angry neighbor
@@johnreese7973 Even if it was, Canada would be over run in hours.
And a lot of Canadians and Americans are blood relatives.....
@@landenschooler6726 If you mean by "alot" a couple thousand, then yes.
But Canada is a socialist shithole with taxes out the ass, and a 6 month to 2 year wait list to a see a specialist and a 8 hour wait time in most hospitals. Canada can only afford to be socialist because of America. If the USA did not have such a powerful military, Canada would have been forced to build their own. Right now Canada's military is 2 rowboats and a squirt gun.
Canada is family. Period.
I understand every word, your english is excellent and your accent is charming. Don't worry about it.
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Certain syllables you struggle with can be fixed by properly learning the alphabet.
Agree. Much easier to understand than some English accents.
Your accent is great i & love when you pause to react pause as much as you want, apologize less your doing great
In Canada we have like 1% of the people but 24% of the World's fresh water lol
Plus a complete prat as PM.
We didn’t let the Russians put atomic weapons in Cuba. In the early1960’s WW3 almost occurred when the US and the Soviet Union faced off.
Actually, Americans love Cubans. Our governments have issues but not us. Many live here and have assimilated very well. Many of us also speak Spanish and they all speak English. They have brought the food and culture that has been welcomed and embraced by us.
I remember 20 years ago talking to a coworker from Greece about our energy independence. He thought Americans were crazy for worrying so much about it. He was convinced it wasn’t a problem. He always said this country could flip a switch and start producing oil whenever it wanted. Looking back on it now, it seems he wasn’t far from the truth.
@tonyk4615 Many do not realize how many drills are capped in the US, also in the Gulf of Mexico, and leases on government land for drilling that are not used, just kept as an option.
The issue with oil and gas is never, in the US, the supply. The issue is how profitable it will be to extract it. This is what determines how much we get from our own territory and how much we buy from others.
And a company will make the decision on investing into a drill based on a projected long-term profitability estimate. It's a bigger initial investment that will take years to pay off.
The reason we are now getting more of these resources from our own territory is new technologies made extracting them here more profitable. We always knew the resource was here in abundance.
Another factor is just improving the technology, allowing them to not only drill existing sources more profitably but unlocking access to deeper reserves. There is a limit on how far down you can go (If you go far down enough that the delicate parts in your drill that let it move start fusing or melting then its pretty much over) but we probably haven't reached it just yet.
@@randymotter51
add to that by forcing the middle east to trade only in American standard dollar and controlling the global energy market, we are able to boost the overall value of the American dollar on the international trade market.
That and nobody but the weakest and elderly would freeze here anyway.
@@tinatidmore3809 Everything about the US is based on profit.
I adore your admiration for our country! 🥰 I am always proud to be an American, but it’s easy to forget to be grateful day-to-day.
Canada - please let me apologize for the host here! My youngest daughter was born in Canada with a duel citizenship until age 18. Canada and Canadians overall are wonderful people. It makes me cringe when someone makes it sound like you are being ruled by the US. You are not! I’m forever grateful that we are allies as well as neighbors so please don’t be offended by those who don’t understand! 🙏🏼🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️
As an american from the midwest, i knew we had OP geography. But, damn, I was honestly surprised by most of this. Fantastic video and reaction 😊
Same! And no trouble understanding your accent and English.
Same actually sht surprised me
You asked why we have ships on lakes, please consider the American Great Lakes are more than 2.5 times larger than Portugal! Many Great Lake Ships (Freshies) are longer, but narrower than Blue Water ships (salties.)
Lake Superior is larger than Portugal on its own says Google anyway, and it contains more water than all of the other Great Lakes combined. Both sound nuts.
@@Kenneth_James Well Australia's Biggest Cattle Station (US Ranch!) is the size of Israel, The Australian Great Lake while Dry is filled would cover 1/3 of the In land (Mostly QLD, VIC, NSW and a bit of SA and NT!) it would hold more Fresh Water than the North Pole or so I am told!
The Great Lakes are actually considered in-land oceans.
@@susanoakeshaufSeas, but yes, they are huge and hold over 20% of the earth's fresh water
@@susanoakeshauf It's an inland sea not an ocean, Ocean is the water that surrounds the world's landmass a Sea is just a navigation term for of any large mass of water not unlike a Lake is bigger than a pond and a pond does not mean all ponds are lakes
I love how genuine your video is. I’m Asian who worked in Europe for awhile then legally immigrated to America. Very blessed to be here. Cool reaction!
The Great Lakes are large enough to act as seaways. This allows the north border of the US to also have ports
Remember too that you can travel the rivers from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. The Great Loop takes you from the Gulf, up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes, then out through Canada and to the Atlantic Ocean.
I’m from Chicago. My wife calls the Great Lakes oceans. As a Kansas American it’s hard to comprehend how big these lakes are
This is a great vido and I think most Americans don't appreciate how fortunate we are in having all resources that allows us to prosper and which helped us to become a superpower. Your English is perfectly understandable. More people should watch such videos to better understand the world.
I agree with that. This video gives a lot of amazing information 🙌
I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and retired to Texas. I have not previously heard of the long line of barrier islands all the way from the TexMex border all the way up to the New England states. Wow! Lots of great information in this video. All Americans should be watching this ❤
My dad worked on an oil rig in Oklahoma. Our nation has what it needs to survive. Love from this side of the pond, brother! ❤
Yeah, we import because its cheaper, not because it is necessary, it would take some time to adapt our economy if we were suddenly cut off from all foreign markets, but it actually is possible for the US to be 100% self-sufficient.
Yes, a "barrier" island is an entity that protects the actual coastline from receiving damage or stress from tidal and wave damage.
And as such, large war vessels cannot storm any beaches on any of its shores. God truly did bless America…and would continue, until it turns its back on Him.
One thing many Europeans do not really understand is the size and depth of the great lakes. They are as big as some of the European seas and the only reason they are not actually seas is that they are fresh water.
And sea level plays into it as well as they ( The Great Lakes ) are all above sea level.
Republicans believe in funding one of the govts primary stayed function and that is to protect the republic, dems prefer to waste it pretending to care about the downtrodden
Not to mention they produce their own weather.
I tell my Euro friends to read the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald to understand the power and magnitude of the Great Lakes. It blows their minds.
@@DoomHat1776 He needs to do a review of the song by Gordon Lightfoot.
It’s definitely accented, but perfectly understandable. Also, your joke about the US ‘protecting’ Canada is hilarious. Canada in both world wars have had an attitude of ‘it’s not a war crime the first time you do it’
A barrier island is an island that creates a bay on the land side and takes the brunt of the power of the ocean on its side facing the sea.
Don’t worry about pausing, my man. That’s why we’re here - to hear your commentary.
The river changing paths isn't really a Climate Change issue. It's more like a land erosion issue. That would happen regardless.
Yep, it was due to change course regardless of 20th century or any climate change.
Came here looking for this comment. Natural erosion that has been occurring throughout all of the existence of the river. Specifically, in relation to rivers and their course changes, the term avulsion is used.
Additionally, of note, river courses can be significantly affected by even small changes in surface elevations due to tectonic plate shifts.
River course changes are usually caused by silt (dirt) in the river. This is a bigger problem for slower - and more navigable - rivers. The Yellow River in China has the same issue.
It happens near the continental divide, where rivers flow to the Atlantic or Pacific 😂🎉
And especially since the Mississippi River is a Meandering River by Nature
1 - Your English is great.
YOU ARE NOT TALKING OR PAUSING TOO MUCH!!! Many YT videos are 1+ hours. This is so interesting, half-way seems like 10-min. Your BEST video I've seen on your channel. So many facts I didn't know!!! Love your commenting!!! TFS! Austin TX USA
I've never heard all of this at once. We learned a lot in school. Love your accent ❤ Understand every word! Love your videos and your commentary ❤
Not only is your English very good, you have a very impressive vocabulary.
Barrier island; like a long and narrow island, separated from the main land by ocean water, that helps to protect the main lands both militarily, and geographically.
Additionally, the ecological significance of the barrier islands plays a big role, when it does help to protect the mainland from hurricanes and other natural phenomena, first acting as a barrier and also the marshlands protecting the marine and land species. Many of them do use it for reproduction and protection purposes.
I understand you just fine.
And is a weather and tidal buffer...
Canada is very cold and very mountainous. Mostly uninhabited.
Your English is very good . Do not worry, I can understand you well. I love how you talk and explain. Keep doing what you do for more quality of your video vs other peoples videos. I always watch your video first over all the others. Keep up the good work. I am watching you from Alabama! God bless you sir!
You're an absolute pleasure to listen to, do not worry about being understood.
You should check out the video about how the US Navy originally got started, by fighting pirate ships. The guy who makes the video is an amazing story teller and have a fantastic video about it. It's called "America Dismantles Pirate Nations for Touching Their Boats - The Barbary Wars" by The Fat Electrician. I think you will enjoy the story and his video a lot.
Also habitual line crosser. Explains why we don't mess with our Canadian Brethren. When the Sorry stops, the war crimes begin.
I love that video
Thanks for the recommendation!
I second this, such a great video I love the fat electrician 😂
That video made me want a movie or series about that war. Fascinating time in American history that had huge long term ramifications.
Your accent is incredibly clear. My only problem as a native English speaker is that every time you are looking for a word I yell it out, forgetting you can’t hear me. 😂
Agreed lol, The Accent is definitely "heavy" but... I can understand him better than most Southerners 😅
@@seanziepoo7495 Southerns have an accent that makes words sound different, it's entirely different. His accent is like listening to words with different tones only.
I did that! 😂
Fossil stuff, you were looking for the word fuel.
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Your English is great man. Also I love watching your reaction videos. I live in the USA and I love watching other people's reaction to our country.
Your English is great. Very easy to understand. I don’t normally care for reaction videos, but I keep watching yours. Keep up the great work. I hope you continue making videos for a very long time.
A barrier island is a constantly changing deposit of sand that forms parallel to the coast. Basically, it makes our coastlines safer to navigate. Which is why when you visit the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast, the waves aren't as big. But the West Coast has no barrier islands, so the waves are bigger, which makes berthing more difficult.
Side note: the Intracoastal Waterway is man made, not natural as is represented in this video. It was built by the Army Corp of Engineers.
@@ccormx😲‼️
@@ccormx Some of it was always naturally navigable. Though there has been lots of changes over time to mitigate flooding, extend how far can be navigated, and maintain a minimum levels year round.
@@ccormx this is true of much of Louisiana to South Carolina, but the majority of Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and especially North Carolina (via the Outer Banks) are naturally navigable. But for instance the Intercoastal Waterway (North Landing River) in VA is a partially manmade canal connecting Norfolk to the intercoastal sounds in NC. There's actually only about 60 miles of manmade canals connecting Wilmington, NC to Baltimore, MD. The other 400 some miles are natural.
Great reaction video. The USA never sought to be a superpower, we just like trade, travel, friends md things that go boom ( fireworks and guns, our civilians have more guns than our military 😅)
Don't worry about your accent. There are people from all over the world here in America so we hear lots of accents. I live in southwest Florida and there are lots of Germans in my town so I hear that accent all the time.
Also, you are correct about the intercoastal waterways around the coast. The islands just offshore block the waves so it's like having a river around the coast that boats can safely sail on.
I was born and raised in NYC. I speak fluent accented English. 😊
Your English is great! I can understand you perfectly. I’m love this video, I’ve always been very into geography and history and I’m learning a lot! Thank you for the video, I get to see and appreciate my country more through your eyes. ❤
No problems understanding you. I'm really enjoying your channel.
The Great Lakes are more like inland fresh water seas. Lake Superior alone is larger than some European countries. It is the largest lake by surface area in the world. The combined Great Lakes alone, contain something like 21% of the entire world’s fresh water.
unless you consider the Caspian Sea as a lake (a saltwater one granted)
When it comes to the Great lakes, the United States and Canada have control over the world's largest supply of freshwater. There is more fresh water within the Great lakes than any other area on the planet.
We use other nations oil for one reason. Simply, when they run out, we will still have a LOT of domestic oil to use completely under our control.
lol. Keep ours in the ground where it’s safe. The truth is more complicated. Refineries are designed around specific grades of oil. We have refineries that can only handle foreign sources.
America exports more than 9 million barrels of oil a day since a 40-yr-old ban on oil exports was lifted in 2015 (to lift producers' profits). Gulf Coast refineries can refine heavy sour crude, which is cheaper, to create speciality products. That's why we import oil.
@@vidpieGreat information 💯
That's not why but sounds good if that was
Shit never thought about it from that angle🤣
Don’t change a thing man your English is just fine. You’re a very interesting person to listen to. I am an American have lived in the United States my entire life and a lot of the stuff in the video you just kinda know if you grew up here, but not to the detail that you have explained, so thanks for making content that is interesting and educational I plan to watch more in the future and have subscribed and liked.
In Texas here and completely understand your English.
Thank you for the commentaries. Extremely entertaining and informative.
Fun fact about the Mississippi River . . . see that little bump on the northern border (state of Minnesota, into Canada), the US didn't know exactly where the river started when the border was established, and thought the body of water on the bump might be the start of it. . . So they made sure to get it.
The barrier reefs not only keep the waters calm, but also restrict troop landings b hostile forces and the ability for submarines to sneak in. This is because the barrier reefs only allow access to the mainland in certain spots that are easily defendable
They are islands, not reefs.
I can understand you clearly, my friend. Texas, USA here
You actually touched on one of the most hotly debated topics in American politics. Why the heck are we importing so many resources when we can produce it all ourselves?
Politics... We just can't agree and so, nothing is being done.
Argentina has vast advantages, but has managed to be a consistent underperformer. Political systems matter.
Being a republic works.
Good luck w Milei, hope his plans work. US needs an overhaul herself.
100%
US interference in South America leaves the US much to answer for.
Definitely. If I remember correctly, there was a time when Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world.
My dad is a retired geophysicist, and I studied geology in college. The fossil fuel estimates keep changing because we find more oil field and because technically keeps changing. They can extract far far more oil now then they used to be able to
1 I don't have trouble understanding you at all. I've really been enjoying your channel. Thanks for the reaction!
I always love the pictures of the Navy Fleet with the Air Carriers.... because you see all the ships above the water and you are like.... yeah... that alone is enough to destroy anyone... but then you gotta remember.. theres probably 2-3 subs also working with them at any point of the ocean... literally just waiting to rise up enough to launch their insanely incredible prescise and deadly tomahawks... and if they need bigger boys.. its over for everyone... they literally carry thermonuclear and nuclear bombs.... and they travel at mach 19... good luck and god speed...
Those lakes are MASSIVE. When you stand on the shore and look over one of them it looks like the ocean. You cannot see the other side
As a Michigan resident, I can attest to this. Standing on the beaches of the West side of the state makes it appear very big.
I thought it was funny to listen to the video that was shared and that lack of knowledge the narrator clearly had in regard to the importance of the Great Lakes and the connection to the Atlantic. They could be classified as inland seas.
As a young country, the US not only survived, but prospered. It wasn't until politics got a hold beyond looking out for Americans and ways certain people could become wealthy by promoting foreign interests that things went downhill, bringing in cheap and at times deadly products from other countries.
Well that's an oversimplified picture of our problems. It certainly happens and is a problem - just look at Chinese produced Fentanyl now, but it isn't like that alone is the culprit.
And who owns those factories...? American companies...? I thought so.
Your philosophy on long videos made me want to subscribe, and then i realized i already was.
You raise great questions in your videos. Thanks for your commentary.
Much of the US coast has essentially a sandbar beyond the coast which creates a protected sound between the continent and island. This sound is collectively known as the intracoastal waterway.
Only the East coast!
I'm an American and I love the Canadian and Mexicans in our country. Great people
1- i can understand you easily and i usually really struggle to understand accents so i wouldn’t be worried about that! Ive had plenty of professors and friends parents living in America for years who were much harder to understand than you ever are. I love your accent too, its very fun to listen to.
Great reaction! Thanks!
We learn a lot of these geology facts at school, but usually just as memory facts. How these things play into the rise and success of the nation are often glossed over.
1. Your English is wonderful. I've never had a problem understanding you😊
Hey, just wanted to say, your english is very good. I didnt have any trouble understanding you, even with the accent. As others have said, dont worry about pausing, this is about hearing your reaction to it. I appreciate the pausing so that you can imput your thoughts. Keep up the great work, much love
when explaining the size of coastlines, they are including all of the small ins and out of jettys, and ports.
if you had a yard that zig zagged a foot back and forth for a mile, you could claim your yard is tens of miles in length.
I Live on Lake Michigan, the Great Lakes are essentially inland freshwater seas. They're only called "lakes" because they're fresh water. They are massive. Most people don't realize the sheer size of them. Oceananic sized ships and ports are very normal sights here in the Great Lakes since they're sea sized bodies of water, that are also connected to massive rivers that lead to oceans.
The largest USA Navy training base is located on Lake Michigan just north of Chicago. All new Navy recruits train on that base on Lake Michigan.
During the second World War, the US Navy even operated two aircraft carriers on the Great Lakes and used them to train new pilots in how to take off and land on a moving ship.
I'm kinda okay with not too many people knowing how nice the Lake Michigan area is.
I've seen what happens to places that get _too_ popular as tourist destinations or people moving to the area.
One of the best things about this area is it's not too crowded and the cost of living is low.
FALSE! They are called Lakes because they have land on all four sides whereas a sea only has land on three sides 😂😂😂
@@jeffhampton2767what about the Red Sea
Tbh I think the cold in the winter keeps a lot of people away and I'm very okay with that! ~A Minnesotan @@nrrork
The US never should have tried nation building in Afghanistan. As soon as Bin Laden had been dealt with we should have left.
I 1000000% agree!
@@Navybrat64Infinity%.
Truly, I believe in my core that Most Americans just don't want to deal with the rest of the world anymore.
Of course, the extent is variable.
I'm leaning towards going back to seclusion. Not full seclusion. Semi seclusion is where I'm at.
Historically, We're stronger, more cohesive, and better off overall without being in the globalist schema
Agreed. I get leaving a small force there for counter terrorism concerns, but once BL was taken out we should have tapped out.
I get the attempt though. It's kinda shitty to invade a country then leave abruptly leaving the people to rebuild from the ravages of war. They felt the responsibility to help.
@@Vendrix86
I *might* would agree with that thought, except Afghanistan has almost never been anything BUT a war torn shit hole. The people who grew up under the American aegis in Afghanistan for 20 years, many were literally clinging to leaving US aircraft as they were taking off and falling to their deaths. Parents were literally THROWING THEIR BABIES over the fence hoping the Americans would take them away with them. They *knew* that without the American Overwatch that Afghanistan would go right back to being a shit hole. So, was it really worth it to try and turn Afghanistan into something it had never been? That being a functional unified and free country? After 20 years and Trillions of dollars spent with nothing to show for it, I think not.
Canada has a lot of land but the last ice age really ravaged it. Glaciers carried a lot of their best land south.
Another great video my friend! You never disappoint. Wish I could watch each video when it comes out, but I get to them as I can. I live very near Lake Erie the Maumee River Bay goes into the Lake. Lots of big freighter traffic.
This video never mentioned the Appalachian Fall Line that powered hundreds, maybe even thousands of water powered mills in colonial times and the huge coal fields that powered our Railroads and factories during our Industrial Revolution. Most of the land between the East Coast and the Mississippi River was old growth hardwood forests and the most common type of tree was the American Chestnut which provided a huge food supply for wildlife, which was abundant.
and the black soil in the deep south (Alabama, for example) for cotton and peanuts.
This is why its good to have friendly neighbors.
That's why it's so good that we got rid of the mango mussolini.
I live in Indiana, my state is completely landlocked, yet still has a fairly good sized seaport in the north, and sea access through the river system on our southern border.
"1 in the chat if you can understand me"
I enjoy your content (just subscribed!) and perhaps it helps that having visited Portugal a few times over the years, keep up the work it takes to put these together! You make learning things fun - and I learned a lot about the US that isn't taught in schools, basically it's "Guns, Germs and Steel" mixed in with geopolitics and economics. As a whole it points out what Americans what just take for granted - the most powerful, successful and wealthy country in the world's history.
At least for now.
Your English is very good, and I have no problem at all understanding you. I thoroughly enjoy your content and reactions.
I think a LOT of people here in America need to watch your videos. Too many people here don't understand how geopolitics, and geo economics work. We can't become neutral, without the world's economy dying, and another power filling our void.
your english is fine my friend. Your accent sounds a bit slavic sometimes, but honestly overall you are completely understandable and have a cool demeanor and good sense of humor! keep up the cool videos bro
I can understand you perfectly. You are doing a great job! New subscriber and binge watching you today. 😅
1. I don't need subtitles to understand 100% of the words that you're saying. Anyone who's bilingual I respect but your English is top-notch in my mind.
If the world cut the US off it would be really bad for a while But it would recover after a few decades. The major issues of self reliance in terms of the us would be medicine, computer chip production and lack of general manufacturing. All of those things were covered but greed caused corporations and politicians to outsource cheap labor to foreign countries.
That trend has been reversing in recent years, with many manufacturing plants returning to the US (called Reshoring).
"Cheap" overseas labor isn't all returning, but places that have themselves seen huge economic growth in the past 50 years (especially China) have experienced an increase in their real wages increase by a factor of around 500%...
That "cheap labor" isn't particularly cheap anymore, so it's being moved to areas like Vietnam and other Asian countries, or back to somewhere in the Americas (some South, some North).
Added to the labor considerations are potential interruptions/delays in logistics (transport of goods), therefore "closer=better".
Here's the title of an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal earlier this year -
"America Is Back in the Factory Business"
++++ Record spending on manufacturing construction heralds a made-in-the-U.S. rebound, stoked by green-energy incentives and concerns about foreign supply chains; ‘this is here to stay’++++
That's a bunch of nonsense. Show actual facts, not opinions.
@@Navybrat64 lol I'll do whatever I want take it or leave it. 🖕
@Navybrat Most of what was said was accurate, exactly what was it that was just “opinions?”
Things like rare earth mining is essentially outsourcing pollution. Those mines are incredibly toxic.
I love your content. I love your accent. And i have learned more watching this video than ive ever learned in Grography class
Another Texan here, I also have some hearing impairment. I usually have trouble understand words when I am listening to videos. I do not any problems understanding you at all. Your English is great.
Canada is mostly a vast beautiful land that's cold,with a side of freezing. California alone has more people than the total of Canada. We love our neighbors to the north
Not everybody in the United States love Canada. Speak for yourself😂😂😂
I hate their politics, but love the Strip clubs, and the Tim Hortons.
You've obviously never been there.
Fun fact because you can go so far up the rivers in the US, even bull sharks have been seen by where I live and I live by Cincinnati, Ohio, the rivers are a part of life around here, lots of cool bridges too!
Really, what history book did you read that in?@@1Hour6glass1
During times of drought great white sharks have been caught in the Neuse River in North Carolina
How do they get upriver during a drought?@@kayecaban5324
I have lived in the US my whole 60 yrs of life. I am learning alot about our country I did not know.
1. Love everything ur doing. Thank you and keep it up!
America's independence on energy and resources is the reason why you feel so comfortable with America holding the dominant position in the world right now. We simply don't need to take other people's stuff. We have everything we need right here. It is the countries that are resource starved or economically desperate that you need to worry about. They turn aggressive and expansionist.
good point. However, ironically, Russia is not dependent on others for resources. And up until the full-scale invasion, had access to technology and expertise. Yet, it turned aggressive. Could it be the resource they wanted was the population because their demographic future was/is bleak?
The biggest problem in Sudan, DRC Congo, and Mexico and Venezuela is government corruption.
Eh, that's not quite true. The counterpoint to this is our continued involvement in the affairs of the Middle East. It's not really out of some sense of justice and altruism. It's because we want their oil. They have more oil than we do. We have some and could be independent if needed, but we have an inclination to use others' resources before our own. We've also become keenly aware of the impact it makes environmentally...
@@tinatidmore3809 You are correct that the demographics is the reason for their invasion.
It's too bad we have to keep being the police force for the world just to get sh*t on too. We need to start taking care of our own first. Biden gives billions overseas and $700 to people in Hawaii who lost everything is all.
We could supply all of our food and energy needs, But without bananas, coffee and chocolate our civilization would possibly collapse...
We could grow all those if push came to shove, but it would be second rate compared to the imports (at least for a couple generations).
Hawaii already grows bananas, coffee and chocolate
@@bobcatfan5966you tell'em LMAO. We can survive alone just like we did in the 1800's if we had too. Coffee and chocolate is a bonus lol
😂🤣😂 We would cry but we could survive as far as food & oil.
Sorry , had to 👎. Please don’t bring Chocolate into this.
I love your intro to subscribe. Forget about it, you make my day.
18:45 Literally had no idea till now
The answer to military spending is both parties. Military spending is approved by Congress and is only approved by a majority vote from both parties together.
The video forgot another major transportation asset: the Interstate Highway system. Virtually every part of the U.S. is accessible by car or truck despite geographic barriers.
true but this is geography not manmade stuff. plus, the goods moved over the rivers and oceans is immense compared to the highway. the rovers are way more valuable
Barrier islands are low lying islands off of coastlines that protect the shore from storm damage (hurricanes), which are prevalent between May & December.
I think your English is very good! I can understand you just fine. The United States is so vast that a lot of us Americans don't even know much about our own country because there is SO MUCH to it... I'm always learning more, and I live here! Hahaha!