guys guys i have an idea so like what if the EU gets northern Ireland but like, only on the weekends

@victorselve8349

2 жыл бұрын

Ok but we ain't paying child support and you have to take care of her when we have football games but we get her on her birthday and Christmas

@youhavelostankleprivileges5636

2 жыл бұрын

​@@victorselve8349 im from Canada so i cant really comedically represent great Britain without stereotypes also when i saw this comment in my notifications i quickly skimmed over it and thought you said "im not paying child support to have you go to daycare" and i was like "what the hell did i do"

@victorselve8349

2 жыл бұрын

@@youhavelostankleprivileges5636 🤣

@stormedrain

2 жыл бұрын

divorce schedule

@mandalortemaan7510

2 жыл бұрын

And holidays

Compromise: Give *half* of Northern Ireland to Ireland, and build a wall around the other half, so that *everyone's* unhappy.

@robertjarman3703

3 жыл бұрын

@Luís Filipe Andrade Or more mortar shells exploding on Number Ten, an option which half of Britons love but half of them hate.

@joaovc2002

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen this one before

@irishbattletoster9265

3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Cee can you say that again but in English?

@russianacorns8080

3 жыл бұрын

26+6=1

@Nomenooooo

3 жыл бұрын

wow this comment is later, brexit already happened i am in uk so i already know

"There's nothing as permanent as a temporary solution" is a perfect start-of-a-novel quote.

@nemigazhogynincsszab

2 жыл бұрын

A fixed adjective structure came to my mind from old Hungarian news: "Az ideiglenesen hazánkban állomásozó szovjet csapatok..." / "Soviet troops temporarily stationed in our country ...." It took them 45 years to go home (1945-1990). So yes.. temporary can be quite permanent.

@Fucisko

Жыл бұрын

I work in IT and we use this saying fairly often.

@MikehMike01

Жыл бұрын

The proper quote is “there’s nothing so permanent as a temporary government program” - Milton Friedman Government is the problem

I like how “the troubles” climbed back into the basket

@gerardcollins80

3 жыл бұрын

A bit of a metaphor for real life I'd say.

@insurgentspi0

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly considering recent events

@albion6087

3 жыл бұрын

@@insurgentspi0 yes, if there is a hard border the IRA goes nuts if ireland unites the Red Hand militia goes nuts. neither side wins.

@MrMastermind85

2 жыл бұрын

@@albion6087 But aren't they nowday dying out due to demographic shift? Last thing I heard was that the catholics which would love to reunite with ireland are now in majority...

@albion6087

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMastermind85 never undersetimate the presence of extremists. there will always be looneys. a couple of red hands set fire to a bus because of the concept of unification.

As an Indian i can only reassure the fact that Britishs take longer than you expect them to leave something.

@rrteppo

5 жыл бұрын

Ya, us Americans got tired of it so we just sorta left.

@arawn1061

5 жыл бұрын

@L S "ungrateful"

@awddfg

5 жыл бұрын

@L S *_At least they are civilized. What is your country anyway?_*

@Lilaso0105

5 жыл бұрын

as a german i can assure you.. sometimes they do leave xd

@awddfg

5 жыл бұрын

@L S *_What are you gonna do? Ask me for a license? Don't imprison people because they have a flamethrower. They probably wouldn't have killed anyone. Also, not Indian._*

Solution: Physically dig up Northern Ireland and move it over on top of Wales.

@chrisrichbeats7383

5 жыл бұрын

Blue Square fuck you wales is amazing

@nintySW

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Rich Beats big oof

@gota7738

5 жыл бұрын

That's some Brittonic repetition of history there.

@nhmooytis7058

5 жыл бұрын

Blue Square why punish the Welsh? Fuck the Orangemen.

@tskk_NMSL

5 жыл бұрын

Where are the aliens when you need em'

What if we made the UK a colony of Ireland?

@dirkbrand9859

3 жыл бұрын

Or how about Scotland becoming independent and England becoming a colony of Scotland?

@irishbattletoster9265

3 жыл бұрын

@@dirkbrand9859 much better

@yaraelpoof7242

3 жыл бұрын

Or the other way around makes alot more sense

@nazeerkhot3651

3 жыл бұрын

@@yaraelpoof7242 "joke"

@eugenelubbock5478

3 жыл бұрын

problem solved

As I Northern Irish citizen I can testify that the constant moving of walls is bad for traffic and inflates wall prices for everyone.

@MogaTange

Жыл бұрын

My Nan only has two walls and a tarp left on her house

EU: Are you leaving or staying? UK: Yes I am.

@benign2859

5 жыл бұрын

BA-BAKANA!!! IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOJO'S REFERENCE?!!!!

@FakeSchrodingersCat

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIJludmndae9cbA.html

@cherrylane9192

5 жыл бұрын

EU: God damnit, YOU started this nonsense! Pick something!

@user-eh1gc7xo7q

4 жыл бұрын

We are leaving but very slowly

@STB4G

4 жыл бұрын

@Brave Isabella GO NO IDEA ANIMATIONS

The real reason Brexit is taking so long, is to maintain pace with Grey's slow release schedule.

@rbdan

5 жыл бұрын

Taran Van Hemert strange seeing you here

@docterlancedamiray333

5 жыл бұрын

huh did not know your a fan

@thelastcube.

5 жыл бұрын

While it's just a correlation, I wouldn't mind or be surprised if this was the cause too

@DoubleAronnimo

5 жыл бұрын

@@rbdan Thinking about it they fit perfectly.

@falkerhard

5 жыл бұрын

The solution is staring everyone in the face.

Eu: you're in too deep, you opened this can of worms, now lie in it Uk: what if i delete ireland

@alkmibeats2133

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. but so true

@denizmergen418

3 жыл бұрын

E

@octaviolopez7475

3 жыл бұрын

@@denizmergen418 yeah

@naughtiusmaximus7103

3 жыл бұрын

US: then we'd put you in your place faster and more severe than what you suffered in Suez.

@suchadamilanata9955

3 жыл бұрын

@@naughtiusmaximus7103 No they’re not. What would they get from doing that?

2:35 "YOU wanted the wall in a different place, that was like your whole thing" "none of these are acceptable" It's almost as if the UK didnt think this through

@masterofthelag8414

2 жыл бұрын

As someone living in the UK that didn't want it at all... uugggghhhh I know the feeling.

@catswithleasereyes7798

2 жыл бұрын

It's almost as if you are 100% correct

@archvaldor

2 жыл бұрын

"It's almost as if the UK didnt think this through" That's the thing, there should have been contingency planning in 2015. There was no contingency planning. Because politicians are thick. So they are still pulling ideas out of their arse in 2021.

@Erwin_Von_Heidenheim

2 жыл бұрын

Err UK? You mean David Cameron

@jmurray1110

Жыл бұрын

There a reason NI and Scotland said no But nope English laws are made in London and London is London and isn’t England or the UK

Why don't we just take Northern Ireland... And _push_ it somewhere else!

@edkroketje1

5 жыл бұрын

That idea might just be crazy enough... TO GET US ALL KILLED!

@EloNaj

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because they would not like that? XD

@FrostCaramto

5 жыл бұрын

Im still waiting for the triggered comments.....

@StevioGaming1

5 жыл бұрын

Frost Caramto there won’t be any triggered (I hope) I’m a unionist and I found that joke hilarious

@shallowimage8782

5 жыл бұрын

They should just give Northern Ireland back

“We should take Northern Ireland and push it somewhere else” - Margaret Thatcher

@wolfkey980

4 жыл бұрын

that only shows in reply's of reply's

@wolfkey980

4 жыл бұрын

@Smaran Narayan yooh are not geht joohk (i ar grat spullor)

@OpreRoma

4 жыл бұрын

She literally suggested in a cabinet meeting once that they should make the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland "straighter so it's easier to police" and in another meeting suggested redrawing the border to include the majority catholic regions in RoI and then population transfer the minorities in both sides to the other Apparently Maggie didn't understand why her cabinet was in a state of shocked silence, or why her Northern Ireland Secretary had both shat himself and started crying

@Edmonton-of2ec

4 жыл бұрын

Problem tho. If the North were to unite with the rest any unionists would be sidelined and that could lead to more violence

@dannytran2134

4 жыл бұрын

No! This is Patrick.

We need a Brexit, Briefly: REVISITED *REVISITED*

@VoidKing666

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Please Grey? Brexit finally happened!

@RaptorJesus

3 жыл бұрын

Brexit, Briefly: REVISISTED *REVENGEANCE*

@lovell8983

2 жыл бұрын

Brexit, briefly: Revisited 2: Electric boogaloo

@tumei1851

2 жыл бұрын

But has anything happened? I seriously don't know.

@steffengro1802

2 жыл бұрын

Would go for "Brexit, Briefly: REVISITED - Briefly Revisited" ;)

Two years on and they’re STILL kicking it down the road.

@michaelgrey1351

2 жыл бұрын

Lies!..... they can't kick a bucket when the bucket aisle was empty.

@bartholomewdan

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgrey1351 Maybe they should put the bucket on an HGV instead. Oh wait...

@PerSon-xg3zr

2 жыл бұрын

@@bartholomewdan hypersonic glide vehicle?

@xellos5262

2 жыл бұрын

No, the bucket drowned in the Atlantic. Britain has relocated to the pacific now.

@laststand6420

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every politician when faced with a difficult problem - "This looks like a perfect job for... Whoever replaces me."

"That just kicks Northern Ireland down the road until we're right back where we started!" - Hong Kong has entered the chat.

@IoEstasCedonta

3 жыл бұрын

@HO LAM YIU It's more of a reference to CGP Grey's earlier video on Hong Kong.

@Raky2427

3 жыл бұрын

@Ho Lam YIU Well, its similar to how, instead of making Honk Kong's status as a separate state after decolonisation permanent, it said its special status would end in 2047.

@bann13

3 жыл бұрын

The Sino British joint agreement / basic law kicked the bucket down the road for future HK on sensitive topics like national security and universal suffrage. Why? because .... political compromises.

@teaser6089

3 жыл бұрын

That's different though Hong Kong used to be a colony, Britain decided that it didn't want that colony anymore. Luckily for the Hong Kong people, Britain showed enough decency to at least give them time to figure something out, or pack their bags before China(Comunist Aka Fake China, Real China = Taiwan) comes to fuck them in the ass

@teaser6089

3 жыл бұрын

@Maximal's Personal Profile You are wrong. The fact is that the world contains two China's. Communist China and Original China. Taiwan is the home of China before Communist China took over the entirety of China. So as a matter of fact, a China exists that has never been communist at all.

what if we put a wall on northern ireland but a happy wall that has smiley faces on it...

@RV-cv2yt

5 жыл бұрын

MY SIR, I LIKE THIS IDEA!!

@Robstar100

5 жыл бұрын

well it'd be a nicer target anyway

@SenorKoquonfaes

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah we can call it a peace wall

@StrigidaeStrigiformes-sv6mj

5 жыл бұрын

Good walls make good neighbours. Bad walls however... bad walls might start The Troubles.

@paulgemperlein626

5 жыл бұрын

Pivotkid85 call it a fence. Fences are pleasant

I like how CGP Grey kidnapped someone, taught them about brexit, then made them get off in the middle of the Atlantic

@Writer_Productions_Map

2 жыл бұрын

r/whoosss

@sackydzNG

2 жыл бұрын

@@Writer_Productions_Map r/run

@Matej_Sojka

2 жыл бұрын

You do realize he kidnapped US? Right? And that we came along for the ride willingly, so not much of a kidnapping?

@ortherner

2 жыл бұрын

@@Writer_Productions_Map r/ihavereddit

@ArdisMeade

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't have bothered him while he was taking a nap.

Update on Brexit situation: EU and UK agreed on NI protocol so that UK could finally have their longed brexit after years of failed negotiations. NIP means commercial border at sea, between NI and rest of UK. 2 years later the UK is acting like a baby and saying it doesn't like that, so they want to do away with NI protocol, and they have threatened several times to simply ignore the protocol (by applying art. 16). Doing that would essentially give the UK access to EU single market, which the EU cannot tolerate, because you have to abide by certain rules (and negotiate the conditions of entry accordingly) in order to do that. That is the whole point of the EU. The UK was, once again, the one who decided not to do any of that: "brexit means brexit". Now UK and EU keep 'negotiating". EU keeps offering compromises, but UK does not care about those and wants the NIP done away with (or radical changes made to it) + removing the role of the European Court of Justice in settling the EU law that governs the single market, which are absolute red lines for EU. So, UK keeps on putting all the pressure on EU while threatening to ignore what they agreed to (and destroying all UK credibility on their international agreements, meanwhile). This is all causing economic problems and violence in NI, but UK doesn't seem to care and blames the EU when everyone should know by now it's not that simple. Both unions try to keep their integrity, and the point of NIP was the best agreed solution to a desperate situation of disagreement, caused by Brexit. The EU has recently started to lose their patience and decided to play that game as well, and has warned UK of "serious consequences" if they go with Art. 16. More Uk threats have ensued Also I'm saying UK, but we could say Boris Johnson when referring to all these political decisions, given how 48% of UK didn't want any of this to start with, and that 48% includes the majority of people in Northern Island. But this consideration is laughed at by most brexiteers. Opinion It's ironic how it's forgotten quite often throughout this conflict, that the whole point of forming the EU to start with was ending thousands of years of wars amongst European countries. And, albeit logical, it's depressing to witness people so willing to make an enemy out of other countries ( who have been dear allies) when there's global uncertainty, which is what ultimately brings about war, in all of its forms. It's a very complex world and we humans like easy answers like "those are the bad guys" to explain all of it. We forget easily. And that's why history repeats itself.

@ktm1125

2 жыл бұрын

Anything new?

@MrFancyDragon

2 жыл бұрын

Funny part about this is that The Troubles were still not that long ago despite being 2022. 30ish years is definitely not enough time to settle things down, especially when there are still so many people reminiscent of the Cold War. And all of this could’ve been easier if one man decided not to divorce his wife.

@SioxerNikita

2 жыл бұрын

EU wasn't formed to end the wars... The Coal and Steel Union was. It involved into trade and then the EU. There was wars everywhere all the time, not just in Europe back then.

@mrid5850

2 жыл бұрын

​@@SioxerNikita Yea but WWII was quite a step up from all wars that preceded it.

@patrickthestan

2 жыл бұрын

Update today In 5 minutes a minister of the British part of Northern Ireland will break this northern Ireland protocol, massively complicating absolutely everything and plunging the EU and Britain into even more negotiations

can't wait for BREXIT, BRIEFLY **REREVISITED!**

@cesarcuotto

4 жыл бұрын

Brexit, briefly: revisited 2: Electric Boogaloo!

@tobynhenry3977

4 жыл бұрын

rererevisited

@alexh2947

4 жыл бұрын

It's happening lads. We are leaving.

@misharoro7843

4 жыл бұрын

Prince Oeduard we left! Sort of Not really We still are negotiating but it did happen. Make sense?

@alexh2947

4 жыл бұрын

@@misharoro7843 no we did leave, eu law no longer applies to my understanding, we are only negotiating the withdrawal

Instructions unclear, im building the iron curtain.

@controlequebrado4455

5 жыл бұрын

NOT AGAIN

@lukadinicc2229

5 жыл бұрын

*now that's pretty good*

@Skringly

5 жыл бұрын

Iron Curtain 2: Electric Boogaloo

@craftmasy

5 жыл бұрын

Explain the joke?

@arkalis_

5 жыл бұрын

@@craftmasy "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."

Any chance of a re-revisit?

This video has come true 100% - a 3:35 *“the troubles" climbed back into the basket* Latest riots in belfast are small symptom of a huge future problem. If Boris - Keeps the wall in irish sea, Unionists will riot - Moves the wall to Irish land, Nationalists will riot We will get to know in the next season of Brexit saga.

"theres nothing as permanent as a temporary solution"

@EnterJustice

3 жыл бұрын

Never agree to a temporary solution if it's intolerable as a permanent solution.

@ecogreen123

3 жыл бұрын

that pretty much sums up humanity

@SimGunther

3 жыл бұрын

Except perhaps "we know about Agenda 21 and we don't part of it. BYYYEEEE...."

@meekrab9027

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnterJustice Yes, never agree to a temporary solution.

@JastwatchingYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@ballistic4200 along with the koreas.

The answer is obviously non-euclidean political geography

@kuasocto3528

5 жыл бұрын

I love me some >180° triangles and parallel lines crossing over...

@emilycaballero6052

5 жыл бұрын

What if we just make the UK bigger on the inside?

@jkid1134

5 жыл бұрын

All balls are simultaneously open and closed in p-adic space. If this helps your border thingy, cool.

@orionjacques3998

5 жыл бұрын

Emily Caballero maybe they’ll also find the secret to time travel and fix this whole mess by making sure it’s never even an option

@robertofontiglia4148

5 жыл бұрын

A moebius wall where it's a wall but if you walk along it for long enough you end up on the other side ?

It’s really funny… Because while there are three listed border solutions, what the UK actually wants is the fourth solution: where the UK border extends around the entire island of Ireland.

There's also a very... VERY horrible solution, but annexing another country just to simplify borders are generally frowned upon

The animations are fantastic. They're right at the convergent point of simple, fancy, and clear.

@MisterYoda15

2 жыл бұрын

We found our boy here

@eclecticsoffy

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@IloveRumania

2 жыл бұрын

222nd like!

@supervegito2277

2 жыл бұрын

Well it IS 4k60 ya know...

60fps? 3D graphics? Voice acting with emotion? What happened to CGP Grey?!?!?!?

@glenngriffon8032

5 жыл бұрын

He got a bigger budget and did a video he feels some passion about.

@rcutler9

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he has an editor

@sechran

5 жыл бұрын

The emotions are auto-tuned in.

@exoendo

5 жыл бұрын

he's becoming senient

@toose8388

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the graphics were on point with this one

Compromise: leaves all parties disgruntled. - this so true it’s amazing

For those asking for another revisited: TLDR we picked option 3 (a border within our own country). We have a PM who wants to pretend the border doesn't exists while at the same time pretending he's getting rid of it soon (I. E. The infamous NI protocol).

@vanguardbreaker8826

Жыл бұрын

Well, we don't have that PM anymore, or at least we're supposed to not have him anymore.

@ciphergacha9100

Жыл бұрын

@@vanguardbreaker8826 we also lost the one after him immediately

@GuiSmith

Жыл бұрын

@@ciphergacha9100 you guys okay?

@ciphergacha9100

Жыл бұрын

@@GuiSmith no

If CGP Grey can upload a video faster than Britain can make up its mind, we have a serious problem

@Qreator06

3 жыл бұрын

nice 69 likes dont anybody dare to like this comment

@CaraOMara

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@heli0s101

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't mention the fourth option, of the Republic of Ireland rejoining the United Kingdom.

@spacebattlenun3522

2 жыл бұрын

@@heli0s101 yea that’s not an option at all or the IRA will return

@FLoooT

2 жыл бұрын

@@spacebattlenun3522 mans speakin truth

How about Schrodinger's Britain? We put the UK in a box and then it is neither (or simultaneously) part of the EU or not part of the EU.

@orppranator5230

5 жыл бұрын

TheJrbdog That is what they are trying to do. Make the UK a slave to the EU, by having it be under the authority of the EU, without having a say in the EU like they did before.

@theblackherald

5 жыл бұрын

@@orppranator5230 LOL the UK decided to not be part of the European Parliament when they decided to leave. This whole mess is their own damn fault

@TWFydGlu

5 жыл бұрын

That was kind of the Irish solution. Since all were part of EU it didn't matter if Northern Ireland was part of UK or Republic of Ireland, so each side could believe they had won.

@TWFydGlu

5 жыл бұрын

@@orppranator5230 Having the backstop cover all of UK was a request from UK. EU doesn't want UK to be part of the single market without paying the membership fee, but agreed to the backstop to make it easier for Theresa May.

@orppranator5230

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Medina Yes, the bumpy road to freedom is indeed their own fault.

You've done it again. Perfectly chronicled it without getting into a he said she said. Subbed

What's the odds we're getting another one of these soon now that we're mostly "done"?

@emilygordbort7300

2 жыл бұрын

Im out of the loop whats going on

@ciphergacha9100

Жыл бұрын

@@emilygordbort7300 I’m also out of the loop

'There's nothing as permanent as a temporary solution.' - CGP Grey, 2019. I want that on a t-shirt.

@Jvk234

5 жыл бұрын

Beevenhouse I would totally but that!

@kalyka98

5 жыл бұрын

It's an old russian saying in fact

@AShiftingofFate

5 жыл бұрын

I will also buy this shirt.

@Jvk234

5 жыл бұрын

Has he ever done merchandise before?? Grey you must doooo this plzzzz 👏👏

@AlkisGD

5 жыл бұрын

@@kalyka98 - We say it in Greece too: «Ουδέν μονιμότερον του προσωρινού.»

"There's nothing as permanent as a temporary solution." Truer words my friend....truer words...

@panayitolis1

5 жыл бұрын

"It takes time to do things now"- Sir Humphrey Appleby

@placeholder1308

5 жыл бұрын

Korea and Vietnam's north-south split were meant as temporary solutions and we all know what happened there.

@Redmanticore

5 жыл бұрын

in 1957 a new temporary heavy car tax was introduced to finland..

@f_f_f_8142

5 жыл бұрын

The German constitution was made in 1949 as a temporary solution.

@vinny9868

5 жыл бұрын

The USA was originally not planned to become a single country, it was just a solution to stop all the fighting between each "state".

Ughh, I know right? It's even worse if like me you live here and immediately realized that brexit was never going to work and voted against it. They're literally deadlocked and I can't do a thing about it.

@MrEsphoenix

2 жыл бұрын

It was never going to work because the people in charge made sure it would never work. There is life outside the EU which isn't perpetually living in chaos. Some of which even likes the UK, unlike the puppet masters of the EU

@emilsinclair4190

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrEsphoenix that's a relatively bad comment. Why? Because other countries are not the UK. It is that easy.

@eritain

Жыл бұрын

Except wait for the ninnies to die, I guess. If it's any comfort, people all over the world immediately saw the problem too.

He lets us go even after only three minutes of explaining

Eu: ok so you want a wall between Ireland and your land? Uk: well yes, but actually no.

@AutismIsUnstoppable

5 жыл бұрын

Not quite, half of us say yes and half say no.

@TheAce736

5 жыл бұрын

Yes but we dont want the rest of ireland going apeshit

@korayacar1444

5 жыл бұрын

gaming duck Adventures well, yes _and_ actually no*

@rantan1618

5 жыл бұрын

THere's no reason for a wall there wasnt one before especially not the sort of wall these manipulative assholes are talking about. Brexit would be great for the UK the EU is a tyrant trying desperately to hold onto the terrible system they have forced onto everyone

@Gift0r

5 жыл бұрын

@@rantan1618 Yeah watever, unicorn boy.

Cgp Grey has started using emojis in his titles, all hell shall break loose

@GenericInternetter

5 жыл бұрын

loose

@Knurlanheim

5 жыл бұрын

It's a fire...wall.....hehehe

@combinedcontent9226

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@dragonkingofthestars

5 жыл бұрын

In all fairness, fire emoji fit this maddness.

@uss_04

5 жыл бұрын

Trying to hook that gosh darn 'new demographic' that all those media types think that the 'youth' want these days.

Now that it's 2021, it seems like this video is still entirely valid. Well speculated, Grey!

@CaMallmann

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. The internal wall seems like the weirdest option, but the UK really went for it.

@chronophagocytosis

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaMallmann Considering that the political discussion around Brexit has been pretty weird for the last few years, this outcome probably isn't even the weirdest thing that has happened during this saga.

@orestisbe6978

3 жыл бұрын

@@chronophagocytosis I think it was actually the likeliest from the moment the UK decided that it'll have a full Brexit.

I think north Ireland, Scotland and Wales should start taking matters to their own hands.

@weckar

3 жыл бұрын

Scotland... maybe. Wales and NI, no way.

@TinNguyen-rl2xr

3 жыл бұрын

no we need the British empire

@salmay4266

3 жыл бұрын

@@TinNguyen-rl2xr it never meant to be

@TinNguyen-rl2xr

3 жыл бұрын

@@salmay4266 we need to brexitcute Ireland

@sfbno6430

3 жыл бұрын

@@TinNguyen-rl2xr The British empire has been decaying for decades now. The UK as a super-power along with the rest of the European super-powers have been overtaken by the likes of the US and China in military and economic capability. If we want Europe to have a place on the global stage in the coming years we need a united federated Europe that has the ability to project political and military power greater than any individual European nation would. We are stronger together, so instead of trying to reignite the ashes of collapsed empires we should be pulling ourselves closer to our allies.

Wait, 3 videos in such a short time frame, this is too good, the next video is going to be in 2025

@lordwizrak1905

5 жыл бұрын

**insert interesting name here* * DONT JINX IT

@tospsy

5 жыл бұрын

Your so wrong it will be in 2030 how wrong

@Konstantinos1648

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexandrine1558 it's cgp

@insertinterestingnamehere4539

5 жыл бұрын

Country Squarez How can I be so foolish

@johannes7238

5 жыл бұрын

3 videos? I only see 2.

"Whats been going on with Brexit?" Honestly, nothing. Kinda what the problem is at this point.

It feels unreal that the time between the original and this revisit is now shorter than the amount of time between this revisit and now. Like, this video really didn't feel like it came out that long ago.

Brexit briefly rerevistites when?

It also doesn't help that a majority of Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU...

@flybeep1661

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and Scotland too (and London overwhelmingly). Only England and Wales voted majority out. For Wales it's especially dumb since they're receiving the most EU funds compared to the others. Those people in Wales really shot themselves in the foot with their vote and they probably don't even know.

@nessuno3783

4 жыл бұрын

I think some people in NI knew about this problem when they voted

@bloodySNiP

4 жыл бұрын

Fly Beep with the benefits whales would get from leaving EU it would repay for itself in just a couple of years

@Luculencia

4 жыл бұрын

Fly Beep they're too busy shagging sheep to pay attention to politics :p

@arnaeri9290

4 жыл бұрын

@Britannic hayyomatt I feel like talking to you is useless but, Russia doesn't have the infrastructure you speak of. Some countries rely on those gas imports but never completely, at most Russia supplies its partners with 30% of their total needs, those are only a few countries mostly in eastern Europe and Asia. Their petroleum infrastructure is a bit more developed than the gas one, but their technologies are outdating steadily and there's only so much they can pump and ship out. For west Europe buying oil and gas from Russia is unprofitable since you can find this gas much closer to your country and even building a new pipe will cost you less. The American gas is a better option and comes with less pressure and risks like getting petroleum mixed with chlorine. There's never an only partner, that's not your romance movies. It's international trade, there's always a buyer if you search well enough. Scots don't have to sell anything to England if they don't want to, there will be other countries that would trade with them. Your unacceptance of the possibilities doesn't make them fiction, the world doesn't revolve around your island.

Northern Ireland: Let me in. LET ME INNNN!

@SailorBarsoom

5 жыл бұрын

WEE-OO, WEE-OO, WEE-EE-OO-EE-OO!!!

@Megalomaniakaal

5 жыл бұрын

Yellin' that from the both ends?

@georgehh2574

5 жыл бұрын

😆

And here we are, three years later, this video is still just as relevant today. The only thing that changed is that the can has a few more dents from being kicked down the road a couple more times.

*takes a shot* this aged exactly how you would have expected

0:41 - I like how the Netherlands is just chilling out and eating hagelslag.

@St3phaan

5 жыл бұрын

Omg yea, totally missed that

@rogerwilco2

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, I had missed that. That's quite funny. It made me chuckle.

@joostschuur

5 жыл бұрын

This is what you get when CGP Grey goes on a writing retreat to Amsterdam.

@robbadob9929

5 жыл бұрын

That plus the clogs.

@osu45d

5 жыл бұрын

Is that Dutch for sprinkles?

0:43 (That's French Guiana, the reason why France has a landborder with Brazil, cool detail Grey) Edit : fixed a typo

@genghiskhan6688

5 жыл бұрын

And I thought he was picking on us Brazilians

@Altrue

5 жыл бұрын

Why the EU has a landborder with Brazil, even!

@LMew

5 жыл бұрын

@@Altrue the French Guyana is a oversea french territory, the same rules(even the EU rules) are applied to the Guyana, who shares a border with Brazil. basically is just a cool geography easter egg.

@nokki25

5 жыл бұрын

Don't Falkland islands provide UK border with Argentina?

@ianparmley1566

5 жыл бұрын

@@nokki25 but not a land border Edit: also unclear whether UK's territorial waters actually connect with Argentina's

I like how the Netherlands at 0:41 has hagelslag

imagine this in the future the year is 2050 and UK didn´t decide how they gonna leave the EU yet...

@dirkbrand9859

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine? Pretty sure that is going to happen.

@tommmicron

3 жыл бұрын

Dude we've already left

@eamonreidy9534

3 жыл бұрын

@@tommmicron and Northern Ireland is tearing itself apart.

I love how he includes the border between the EU and Brazil with all of the French overseas territories.

@quantumcomputation4963

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it happens to be France's longest border with another country.

@D_Marrenalv

5 жыл бұрын

Yep...when you're in French Guyana, you're in France.

@carultch

4 жыл бұрын

@@D_Marrenalv Often forgotten, even by people who live in France.

"What about Brexit?" "You've already voted on it." "We've voted once, yes. What about second Brexit?"

@Carewolf

5 жыл бұрын

"I don't think she knows about second Brexits"

@deasttttt

5 жыл бұрын

"You have my confusion"

@Mic_Glow

5 жыл бұрын

@@deasttttt And my bow.

@janedoe4929

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mic_Glow And my ass! wait..shit... uhh that sounds wrong too...

@2287rna

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what will happen...

It's really disturbing to me that a lot of people are suggesting to invade Ireland

@kennethkho7165

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean invade? Ireland is already part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

@kennethkho7165

2 жыл бұрын

It is treason to say otherwise

@mikebliss3153

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethkho7165 Ah! Another man of culture!

@vermas4654

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean, invade Ireland? The better solution is invade northern Ireland. And possibly sealion 2.0 electric bogaloo

@PandaCake978

Жыл бұрын

I'm like 99% sure that would cause the rest of the eu to go to war with the uk, and America wouldn't even get involved since actively declaring war over Ireland would look terrible for current/potential presidents. And that'd leave England backed into a corner in every sense.

CGP Grey's is one of the extremely few voices that don't trigger my sound sensitivity during a migraine. I'm so glad I have something to listen to!

Northern Irland seems kinda like a child with divorced parents

@dynamicworlds1

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it did come about by Ireland getting fucked so...

@KateeAngel

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, with extreme schizophrenia, because it is insane and has multiple personalities which hate each other

@NoodleBerry

4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's good to leave an abusive relationship

@leechyfruit4464

4 жыл бұрын

@@KateeAngel Schizophrenia is NOT multiple personalities

@captnhonry6245

3 жыл бұрын

@@leechyfruit4464 you can have both, soo... let's just say Northern Ireland is extremely twisted.

"Becomes a trivia fact for a future video about how the UK has been in the process of leaving the EU for a hundred years..."

@700718756

5 жыл бұрын

no spoilers please =(

@cyan.6399

5 жыл бұрын

god fucking dammit you put quotes instead of asterisks

@fulcrum2951

5 жыл бұрын

Goddammit spoilers, not cool

@2009mouser

5 жыл бұрын

@@cyan.6399 Because it's a quote?

@2009mouser

5 жыл бұрын

​@@700718756 For an almost 3 year old video

Patrick Star: Why don't we take Northern Ireland and PUSH it somewhere else?😝😏

Genuinely curious, when has the UK rejected option 3? I thought that was our original plan & preferred solution?

Oh boy I can't wait for me, a youtube commenter, to solve this problem.

@348joey

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I angrily oppose your comment but provide no valid alternatives to it! People will now upvote every other comment as we reply to each other, then lose interest past the "show more replies" cutoff. Also, you have/are [some implied personal character flaw]!

@aster-naut

3 жыл бұрын

348joey Gods, you're so immature. What are you, 12? Quit bothering the rest of us, even though you have every right to.

@348joey

3 жыл бұрын

@@aster-naut I make a counter argument that's only vaguely related to the topic at hand and also imply you have [personal character flaw]. I also point out a grammar error that isn't actually incorrect but makes me feel smarter for knowing about it.

@killerninjaz13

3 жыл бұрын

Done heres how We get a travel / law deal with Ireland not EU Ireland just with Ireland the country so the EU Ireland doesn't change a bit (so northern Ireland and Ireland have the exact same shit as before but it's only them who enjoy it not the EU as well)

@killerninjaz13

3 жыл бұрын

IE just create a gate or a bridge and go "You can have everything you had before, but we need this extra step sorry for the extra inconvenience"

“There’s nothing as permanent as a temporary solution” - CGP Grey

@MonteCreations

5 жыл бұрын

I think the saying is an old Russian proverb. There was also Economist Milton Friedman who said “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.”

@michael_betts

5 жыл бұрын

Wow you just summarized most of world history 1945-1989.

Hey, @CGP Grey! Would it be possible to release an updated version about Brexit?

@ject01

2 жыл бұрын

The update is that northern Ireland is basically still in the EU, while the rest of england dosnt have enough food to eat. They literately can't get enough food to feed their citizens.

@bigbrother4123

2 жыл бұрын

England is having a shortage of food and gasoline while Northern Ireland is having a shortage of clowns (No, I'm not joking)

@JasperNoppe

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigbrother4123 I actually Googled the clown shortage. I wanted to know more. :D

Everytime I see what's happening in Northern Ireland, I remember about this video.

Clearly those who are capable of getting themselves elected should under no circumstances be allowed to do the job. The only option left is Lord Buckethead.

@antoinerodier

5 жыл бұрын

The few I've seen from him was in John Oliver's show, and he sounded like a better option than Theresa May (Which is not much anyway).

@amdreallyfast

5 жыл бұрын

​@@antoinerodier Jokes aside, I do not envy anyone in the PM seat. The EU has the upper hand and knows it, many individuals in Parliament either don't seem to know this or are just not willing to accept it, and so the PM seems to be trying to pull out every political tool (or "trick", depending on whether it favors you) to try to prevent a total catastrophe (at this point, it may be a trade-off between major and minor catastrophes), all while getting shot at from all sides. Makes me think a bit of our own division a century and a half ago here in the states, when president Lincoln was faced with a civil war, and so he pulled out all the tools he could to prevent a complete disaster, risking (in many peoples' pov) the foundation of the nation. Despite his character reputation (few people today would have such a reputation, so I'm not drawing a 1-1 comparison with the PM), he looked to many like a power monger at the time for prizing national unity above even civil war. Sure, it looks like it paid off now, but it was harrowing at the time. Being an ocean away and not having studied PM May in detail, I don't know what she is willing to do in order to prevent a total catastrophe, or even how she would prioritize lesser catastrophes in the event that she is forced to pick between them.

@antoinerodier

5 жыл бұрын

@@amdreallyfast Well, Theresa May really isn't the one to blame for brexit. It was a cynical calculated move made by David Cameron to win the parliamentary elections, that completely backfired on his face (and the entire country). No one wanted to do the dirty job, and I think, to her credit, that she is trying her best anyway. However, I think that she is extremely stubborn and should consider at least a second referendum, now that people have fully grasped the implications of Brexit.

@LeCharles07

5 жыл бұрын

"To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem." Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

@user-vp6cq4sv3d

4 жыл бұрын

@John Cox What upper hand? Your comment is outdated anyway.

That joke at the end... "You can leave now" Priceless!

@itchyscientist0576

4 жыл бұрын

He should have mentioned the fourth option, The Irish annexation would be, HOOOTTtah

@georgesconyers9769

4 жыл бұрын

@@itchyscientist0576 that option was represented by the troubles getting back on board.

@classonbread5757

4 жыл бұрын

@@itchyscientist0576 5th sell northern Ireland to Ireland for something significant

@lubberwalker

3 жыл бұрын

Especially as the UK did just that. It left. Funny now?

Given how much time has passed since this video, maybe a small update on the subject is in order?

@java_siege_

Жыл бұрын

Yes, revisited revisited.

It's so funny to come back to this years later, after Brexit is supposedly done and dusted, and remember that the UK made a choice with its triangle, didn't like it, and now is trying to blame the EU all over again

FYI: There's about 18 days to decide.

@Helmet_Von_Moldy

5 жыл бұрын

Gimme that no deal brexit daddy

@KentVigilante

5 жыл бұрын

No Deal Brexit is the only way unless the government wants blood on the streets!

@TheSorrel

5 жыл бұрын

@@gentlemanvontweed7147You might get dissapointed by the results.

@localviewerofgeodes2291

5 жыл бұрын

@@gentlemanvontweed7147 tfw you realize that established people will be grandfathered in

@ghost-jesus

5 жыл бұрын

All we need is a European continental war, I heard the last one was killer.

0:42 3D animation in a CGP Grey video? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!

@13thxenos

5 жыл бұрын

Blender 2.8 maybe?

@Mr_Mimestamp

5 жыл бұрын

IT’S SCARING ME

@Texan.Insomniac

5 жыл бұрын

*_HERESY_*

I do note that you've coloured the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey), a Crown Dependency, as part of the EU.

Thank you so much for your videos; they are informative, entertaining and concise. I feel informed after watching them, which is not my usual state post BREXIT consideration!

You think that's needlessly complicated!? Wait until Scotland declares independence and rejoins the EU! I wonder if that old Roman wall is still any good.

@ZontarDow

5 жыл бұрын

>Implying Spain won't veto Scotland's attempt to enter the EU

@magnusbruce4051

5 жыл бұрын

Which old Roman wall? There are two (Hadrian and Antonine), just in case you needed more complications.

@NexusCreativity

5 жыл бұрын

@@magnusbruce4051 and neither are in line withthemodern borders of scotland

@GmbH2088

5 жыл бұрын

@@ZontarDow Spain won't veto Scotland since under UK laws it is completely legal for member states to leave while Spanish laws don't allow regions to leave, so Spain could easyli let Scotland in and still deny Catalonia

@s4mur41RPG

5 жыл бұрын

Scotlands GDP is worse than greeces

When the footnote is longer, is it really a footnote?

@Look_Dad_Old_Tunes

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it still is, as per the ruling in Sir Terence Pratchett v. Common Sense (2004).

@CrazyRandomLord

5 жыл бұрын

Footnotes are taken out for the sake of the main articles brevity. The fact that the main video is shorter than the footnote is a testament to its success.

@LowestofheDead

5 жыл бұрын

Legnote

@jellybr3ak

5 жыл бұрын

It's a big foot.

@gabrielvarig

5 жыл бұрын

ErnestoPresso clearly you’ve never read any of the books they make us read in law school

Why not dig a canal? This then makes northern ireland an island unto itself without breaking the "no walls in ireland" rule. Problem solved.

@VoidKing666

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Or abandon n Ireland completely. That works too

@ohitsrusher842

2 жыл бұрын

Throughout the entire of the border? That would literally forcibly make Northern Ireland a island

@victorselve8349

2 жыл бұрын

I think you're taking this a little bit to literally 🤣

Very well put together & thought out perfectly, good content

So, Grey, the UK has now officially committed to leaving the EU. Want to take another stab at being a Brexit Bookie?

@nomblob5592

4 жыл бұрын

Ember The Troubles begin again. Scotland wants independence and Ireland want to become one again

@boydstephensmithjr

4 жыл бұрын

Alternatively, do a video where you wrest the knowledge from the book of The Troubles without it Chuthuluing you to insanity?

@ember3579

4 жыл бұрын

With how things are deteriorating, it's probably best to get that done before it gets a modern update.

@calinsa3880

4 жыл бұрын

he nailed it tho- its the most unbrexit brexit. untill the transition period is sorted and they finnaly get a trade deal... guess where the wall is going to be put...

@ember3579

4 жыл бұрын

And a no-deal is looking more and more likely by the minute, which means that a certain tome best left unopened will pop its lock in a pretty spectacular fashion at some point.

EU: Are you leaving the EU? Uk: "Yes, but actually no"

@ChaosBeing

5 жыл бұрын

UK: "Yesn't"

@ploeteQ

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqegmY-Nete2ldo.html

@MouYijian

5 жыл бұрын

ChaosBeing "Yesn't" made my day.

@themaconeau

5 жыл бұрын

UK: Noes? Maybe, I don't know. Can you repeat the question? *theme plays*

@StelzCat

5 жыл бұрын

Somebody: "Is EU gonna die?" UK: "Yes, and actually oh yes!"

Will you please do a video about the troubles?

0:43 UPDATE: the Leading Economic Bloc for Brazil (Mercosur) is finalizing a free trade agreement with the European Union (Free Trade Treaty between Mercosur and the European Union). So technically we are closer to the EU than the UK. ANOTHER CURIOSITY: Brazil borders France (through French Guiana)!

Uk had a history of leaving things for a different generation. Cough cough Hong Kong 99 years

@alexanderchristopher6237

5 жыл бұрын

Well, Hong Kong was a lease signed with the Chinese (Qing) government at the time. The UK is somewhat obligated to release it to the Chinese. It just received so much flak nowadays because there is no way policy makers in the 1800s figured out that the Qing will dissolve and a communist party will take over China in its stead. I mean, if the CCP isn't cracking down on HK's autonomy too much, then HK will be content with being a part of China again.

@pannychanman

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderchristopher6237 They are definitely cracking down on HK's autonomy. The Umbrella Movement (in 2014) was sparked by China deciding in had vetting rights over the candidates of Hong Kong's Chief Executive (basically the mayor) election and it hasn't gotten any better.

@leodarksam6230

5 жыл бұрын

@@pannychanman Well Hong Kong is Chinese territory.

@Ynno2

5 жыл бұрын

@@leodarksam6230 China agreed by treaty to allow HK to be autonomous until 2047. It's in the constitution of HK. And the PRC government is becoming more and more interventionist in HK to the point they're arguably in violation of that treaty.

@Kanthannic

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ynno2 It passed the point of "arguably" already.

"Brexit means Brexit" Threasa May 2025

@30weekoldwomber61

5 жыл бұрын

We've not had second brexit yet

@GmodPlusWoW

5 жыл бұрын

Right as she's torn to shreds as the compound walls crumble.

@10aDowningStreet

5 жыл бұрын

Threasa May 2025 - Fascist dictator of post apocalypse Briton.

@thomasturner6980

5 жыл бұрын

169 likes

@imveryangryitsnotbutter

5 жыл бұрын

@@30weekoldwomber61 What about eleven brexits?

I'm not sure if this has resolved, but it seems like there's a 4th option (and variations thereof). The UK can make the wall, but simply not make it complete -- don't have any wall on the West side, but have one to the East and South (and North if need be).

Who knew this would come to bite us in the butt. No one could have possibly known. The electoral system is broken we need to get rid of FPTP with electoral reform.

Grey look out! The book is climbing up the ladder! Grey! **OH GOD HE HAS AIRPODS IN HE CAN'T HEAR US**

@mofarminotaur

5 жыл бұрын

I've seen enough hentai to know where that is going.

@kane2742

5 жыл бұрын

Foreshadowing of an upcoming video on the Troubles?

@Naiadryade

5 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping this means he's reading those books right now and working on a video about the Irish Troubles. Seems fitting for an Irish-American dual citizen living in England.

@dhruveshpatel1109

5 жыл бұрын

@@mofarminotaur This comment won the Internet today.

As someone from Northern Ireland the "very good friday" line floored me, good simplified summary.

@toyotaprius79

5 жыл бұрын

It wasn't good for the DUP and their community who were 'hard done by'.

I want a follow up video..how did it all ended...It did ended....right?

@matomatic4599

2 жыл бұрын

nope, the devolved Northern Irish government in Stormont just collapsed today (3/2/22) over the dilemma of the Northern Irish protocol. The ride never ends.

That part where the book with the “troubles” gets back into the balloon with Grey 3:34

18 months later and this video is just as relevant as ever

@mgraymead

3 жыл бұрын

"What if we build the wall here, but ignored it?"

@xx_shadow_megagaming_xx6935

3 жыл бұрын

@@mgraymead Lets just put a giant hole in the wall.

@irishbattletoster9265

3 жыл бұрын

Let's put happy faces on the wall

@Usual_User

3 жыл бұрын

@@xx_shadow_megagaming_xx6935 Than what's the point in a wall anyway!?

@VoidKing666

3 жыл бұрын

Later... Brexit has OFFICIALLY HAPPENED! Everyone get Grey to make a video!

"There is nothing as permanent as a temporary solution" So wrong, yet so true xD

@snivylink2119

4 жыл бұрын

*cough* Korea *cough*

@classonbread5757

4 жыл бұрын

A permanent solution?

@classonbread5757

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that makes sense a permanent solution isn't as permanent as a temporary one but more.

@wannabehistorian371

4 жыл бұрын

Class on Bread Did you watch the video?

@CrazyInWeston

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to the "Pacers" of the BR Class 140, 141, 142, 143 and 144. A "Temporary" solution made back in the 1980's to fill the gap for when actual new trains were made to replace what the BR Class 14x "Pacers" replaced. They are STILL in use today up and down the country. (These Pacers, that being the BR Class 14x trains were actually buses modified to be on rails!) If maths isn't your strong point, this "Temporary" solution is still in effect 40+ years after first being made.

Hey Grey, can you add your sources/references in the description below please? Im writing a paper about brexit and these videos are extremely helpful but I would like to read more about it from the sources you took from :) ty

Thanks for explaining, I’m British and didn’t have a A Scooby Doo as to what was going on. But you’ve managed to explain it really clearly. I was hoping that you would do a video on what the Canada style deal is so that it can be explained clearly, because I believe that is what has been agreed in this deal that we’ve now come to.

Spain's mouth is watering while watching Gibraltar

@blunderingfool

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure we’ve had that place before modern Spain existed, so eh.

@BobRoss-lj8ns

5 жыл бұрын

@@blunderingfool Who's "we", before modern Spain existed?

@iamYOURfathertoo

5 жыл бұрын

@@blunderingfool ...no? Gibraltar was taken during the war of the Spanish succession in the early 18th century. Spain has existed since the 15th century as the union of Castile and Aragon (Much like the UK is a Union of England, Scotland etc).

@Mister.Weatherbee

5 жыл бұрын

@@iamYOURfathertoo The Moors had Gibraltar longer than Spain has, too.

@Schmidtelpunkt

5 жыл бұрын

Gibraltar is worth more to Spain while it is in the hands of the UK - at least as long as the border can be crossed.

I like how Ireland is a redhead 🇮🇪

@zeap8

5 жыл бұрын

Just replying cause Why not

@hrishikeshbasumatary4725

5 жыл бұрын

Trash cartoons UK sucks

@chuckbuckets1

5 жыл бұрын

"ain't no thing girl" -lol

@westerncentristrants525

5 жыл бұрын

Just like Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn.

@fiyum333

5 жыл бұрын

woo ireland

All Europe to UK: please don’t leave the union, we are stronger together. UK to Scotland, Wales and nrth Ireland: please don’t leave the union we are stronger together

@bno6156

2 жыл бұрын

We’re not European. We’re Brits.

@bno6156

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a matter of strength, it’s a matter of tradition. That and we don’t want to regress 500 years

With how poorly Brexit went, as a Canadian, I'm kicking back and relaxing as we wait for Brentrance.