The G7 is just the Allied Powers & the Axis Powers finally getting along after WW2: Allies: UK 🇬🇧, USA🇺🇸, France 🇫🇷, Canada 🇨🇦 Axis: Germany 🇩🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Japan 🇯🇵

@zacharyzadams

3 жыл бұрын

*sad soviet noises*

@marselo5332

3 жыл бұрын

muh crimea

@dakotawilliams507

3 жыл бұрын

Sad Newfoundland noises

@od9694

3 жыл бұрын

PLUS Russia and also minus Russia

@EastBurningRed

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, by that logic Australia deserves a spot way more than Canada.

JJ created his own G7 in high school. Nerd confirmed.

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

It got me lots of dates

@JoeBurkeZerk

3 жыл бұрын

@@vaibhavsajith4267 And that... has no impact on that saying???

@thealchemist2171

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough Was that the reason for creating your G7? Nothing wrong with that.

@crazyrobots6565

3 жыл бұрын

@@vaibhavsajith4267 smfh. "It got me a lot of dates" connotes nothing about sexual orientation other than possibly excluding aromantic asexuals.

@kaziiqbal7257

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was already confirmed

That's cute that US made the group save a seat at the table for their best friend

@tgc5663

3 жыл бұрын

muhammet miraç eşitmez i used to read fanfictions.... my god

@EvilParagon4

3 жыл бұрын

More like brother lmao. Their best friend is more like Australia or Japan, both of which they get along with far better.

@FireboltPrime

3 жыл бұрын

Hetalia and/or polandball anyone?

@jer2689

3 жыл бұрын

Its like Batman taking Robin to justice league meetings

@spacecadet9663

3 жыл бұрын

@@EvilParagon4 I would say that Australia is more America's pacific lapdog. I mean that to reflect more poorly on the US than Australia. Hell, we pretty much led a soft coup against Gough Whitlam (with the help of a much younger Rupert Murdoch), and even that hasn't made them turn away from the US. Then again, personally I love Australia and the culture of the country. I think it's good that the Anglosphere (US, UK, Canada, NZ, and Australia) sticks together on the world stage, but I don't think the US should browbeat any dissent among the other countries.

Germany is like a recovering alcoholic who now can't even stand the sight of alcohol.

@MaggotDiggo1

3 жыл бұрын

and acts self righteous because they stopped drinking but everyone remembers that time when they caused a pile up while drink driving and killed dozens of people.

@noxiteprova8878

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaggotDiggo1 Not really a good metaphor. The Germans who caused WWII are not the same Germans that live in Germany today

@Shifty_

3 жыл бұрын

MaggotDiggo1 Yea I have to say, sure some people are annoying about it, but it also gets old fast that people blame you for the car accident your great-grandfather caused any time anyone mentions your country. We didn’t just crawl out if the ocean in the 1930’s like Godzilla you know, there’s more to Germany than the worst thing we’ve ever done.

@drawde_064

3 жыл бұрын

Noxite Prova and the ones who caused WWII were in the Minority, even then

@nashnn7583

3 жыл бұрын

Nazi-like ideology was destined to appear and take power in Germany even if the Germans opposed at first. Anyone who read Amon, Muller and Waltman's published "observations" would know for sure that Europe is going in that direction even if it was after decades.

I am a simple Italian, I wake up everyday and wonder about how dafaq we manage to still be a part of G7

@pallesudate4677

3 жыл бұрын

Davvero facciamo abbastanza schifo

@blip808

3 жыл бұрын

lmao yeah lol

@harveybeaver9731

3 жыл бұрын

I think that the primary reason that Italy is in is due to all of the Lambourghinis and wines that the other G7 people are buying.

@Chactemal

3 жыл бұрын

Becausr no one else fits lol, you are the worst of the best

@ThreeRunHomer

3 жыл бұрын

Italy has the 8th largest GDP in the world, and because China doesn’t qualify for the G7 (not democratic) that means Italy fully deserves membership. The nation that doesn’t deserve membership is Canada. India’s GDP is much larger.

“We’re Canada and we’re here to help.” *cough*

@hughjass1044

3 жыл бұрын

"My name is Trudeau and I'm here to posture."

@Udontkno7

3 жыл бұрын

Rajeev Vij no one said that, they’re just quoting Trudeau. Who is a bit....meh.

@dallyh.2960

3 жыл бұрын

cringed so hard. no offense Canada but you need to stop acting like the world loves you with open arms. half the world doesn't know you exist.

@daerdevvyl4314

3 жыл бұрын

@@dallyh.2960 We don’t. I once thought I did, but I imagined myself.

@FarfettilLejl

2 жыл бұрын

Sooo cringe

The editing has a separate fan base 🙌😎👍

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

Man it's exhausting.

@profgoodyear2003

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough Maybe you should make a video some day about your video making process.

@apscoinscurrenciesmore7599

3 жыл бұрын

@@profgoodyear2003 yeah that's a fab idea😎

@waynejohnson1786

3 жыл бұрын

James Goodyear A magician never reveals his secrets.

@ukromarine426

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough i can only tell you to keep up the good work. I absolutely love the 8-bit-ish sounds when something appears on screen

'We're Canadian, and we're here to help' is possibly the most stereotypically Canadian sentence ever.

@slurm1130

Жыл бұрын

Canadians only help non Canadians to keep up the facade that were somehow all polite and pleasant

@bigpapi6688

11 ай бұрын

“The eight most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from Canada and I’m here to help” -Ronald Reagan

@alexanderhamilton2219

10 ай бұрын

@@bigpapi6688. Underrated comment.

@pyrotechnic96

9 ай бұрын

It's a corny line for the PM to drop

I can never get over how stereotypically accurate your pronunciation of “about” is. I always thought it was a myth until I heard you speak.

@deccno

3 жыл бұрын

I second this comment.

@windmillwilly

3 жыл бұрын

@@curmudgeonaf A large portion of my family says it like that, and even I do sometimes. It’s not uncommon

@sergiovela7686

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a subscriber and I thought he was joking at first

@PhoenixFires9

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t believe that anyone pronounced it that way in real life.

@annemarie5622

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not normal, people who do this are making a conscious choice...I’ve never met anyone who said “about” like that (I’m Canadian never lived elsewhere)

I went to JJ's high school and actually wrote an article where I explained which school represented which country (based on nothing but stereotypes). Charles Best (our school) = Canada Centennial = USA Port Moody = UK Pinetree = Japan Terry Fox = Germany Riverside = Italy Gleneagle = France It didn't get me any dates, however I did date a girl in university who remembered it (she was unhappy that her school was Italy), without knowing that I had written it. It was the most exciting moment of my life.

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

Checks out. When did you graduate?

@cherkovision

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough 2004 - my only interaction with you as a student was when I asked for a refund to the school dance, since nobody seemed to be going. You grumpily obliged.

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Churko LOTS OF PEOPLE WENT

@IhatrYT

Жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough this is a time capsule

As a UK citizen, our political culture is thinking we are still a necessary, important, and massive world-superpower.

@Zenith_123

3 жыл бұрын

You still are to me :’)

@parkercook288

3 жыл бұрын

As an American I like to think the UK still holds at least some of that power. Especially being our closest ally

@tolegonianfella5423

3 жыл бұрын

jane can’t dance as an American, the way I see it, because of the UK’s past super power status and Empire, though its military power has significantly weakened from its height, it has parlayed it’s previous dominance into more of a soft super power in a legal, financial, and cultural sense. Britain’s common law legal system has been hugely influential to many world democracies today including America’s And it remains the figurehead for its commonwealth with member nations. It also has a prominent outsized position as a financial powerhouse, partly as a result of its common law tradition, and it also has a huge cultural impact from literature, with Shakespeare being translated into countless other languages, to having the worlds most famous royal family and head of state. You guys definitely have a lot of heft and your military is still top-notch if not as far reaching

@Udontkno7

3 жыл бұрын

As another American, I might just say you guys are somewhat important. Because why not? I like your guy’s tea and shitty weather that fits my mood Also, pretty good amount of art you got there

@mr.g812

3 жыл бұрын

The 51st state

“We’re Canadian; We’re Here-to-Help.” *Home Depot theme intensifies*

America saving a spot for Canada is like when you ask the friend group if you're friend from another school can hang out with them

@jhonklan3794

10 ай бұрын

which is funny because they hate us.

I’d like a video on the insanity that is Italian government and politics.

@maurocapriles959

3 жыл бұрын

As an Italian, I think it'd be pretty great.

@economicsinaction

3 жыл бұрын

Second that!

@filippo1846

3 жыл бұрын

You'd be better not watch a video on italian politics made by a person like JJ whose understanding of the Italian political system is superficial to say the least.Whoever says that italian politics are discontinous bringing the frequent changes of goverment doesn't even understand the basics of the italian political system. Simply put the party leaders and the president of the council of the ministers (the title of the "prime minister") are almost always different people. In Italy there are a lot of parties and there is always a coalition goverment. The goverments frequently change but the politicies usually do not, it is an extremely parlamentarian system. Same majority always equal same politics for a goverment. Then the President (or chairman there is no difference between those to words in italian) of the council act not as boss of the goverment but as a Primus inter pares, the ministers are nominated by the "cerimonial" president on "suggestion" Of the President of the council (from there PdC), but the PdC chose the ministers with the party leaders. The "cerimonial" President that has a lot more power than the german counterpart also acts as a stabilizer of the system, stopping parties to drastically changes previous italian politics, expecially on foreign policies. So a change of the PdC in italy means nothing, Renzi resigned and the Gentiloni goverment was formed, the former minister for foreign affairs became PdC, the former interior Minister became foreign affair minister and there was a new interior minister, no other changes, they had almost identical politics. We even have a term for those changes: rimpasto, working again with the same dough. There was a very different change in 2019 the Conte I goverment lost his majority because a party left and a new goverment was formed with part of the goverment and part of the opposition, the new Conte II goverment is completely different from the Conte I, even if there is the same prime minister. This type of change is called a ribaltone, big flip. the last one before the conte one was in 1947.

@glntv5217

3 жыл бұрын

Pizza Pasta time

@frang1631

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think this guy would be able to do a decent job. His analysis is superficial and lack of knowledge. He doesn't even know what the western civilization is hahahah

"When I was a teenager, I was really fascinated by the G7." No you weren't. You were fascinated by the G8.

@gohanssj48

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he wanted to be like a G6.

@candacen7779

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing when he said that. LOL!

@alistairt7544

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah I knew it was a bit off cause I grew up hearing about the "G8" and I'm sure he's older than me. It's like Russia didn't even existed 🤣

@OnionYeeter

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it

@luigicadorna8644

3 жыл бұрын

onion yeeter 5000 It used to be the G8. The name was changed to G7 only very recently after Russia was kicked out.

All G7 countries have epic flags.

"Canada, the smallest country in the G7" *looks at map* Hmmmmmmmmmm

@bergensteinmacwhorfmanteis2417

3 жыл бұрын

I think he means in terms of population/economy

@zzyphon

3 жыл бұрын

economy

@Rigger-bx1zq

3 жыл бұрын

@@bergensteinmacwhorfmanteis2417 woooosh

@Rigger-bx1zq

3 жыл бұрын

@@zzyphon woooosh

@ephraimboateng5239

3 жыл бұрын

we are the biggest in Land area but the smallest in economy and population

The UK exerts much more power through international finance, business, education and culture than it does through politics these days.

@krombopulos_michael

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's power in finance and education will be diminished once Brexit is done, especially if its a hard Brexit. More companies are realising the folly of putting too much of their stock into London and are spreading themselves around EU cities instead. Not that London will disappear as an important city, but it will be reduced.

@broman2084

3 жыл бұрын

@@krombopulos_michael yet other businesses from around the world can still access it and if trade agreements are signed some may go into the UK but the EU business will be affected with hard brexit 1000%

@CountScarlioni

3 жыл бұрын

Britain continues to have the major advantage of having the English language ready installed. Whilst America has called the shots in geopolitics it has remained the language with the most inbuilt soft-power. It's also especially useful that many nations (especially the Americans) think that a British accent makes the speaker sound educated and intelligent. Of course we're just as much a bunch of dimwits as any nation, but most Britons operating outside the country use the accent to their advantage. Convince any audience you know what you're talking about and half the battle is already won.

@peachesandcream8753

2 жыл бұрын

@@krombopulos_michael Definitely not. London could never be outmatched in the financial world stage because the City of London exists. The City of London is an autonomous state within London and England, since 1066, with it's own laws, it's own democracy and is essentially the world finance sector.

@PapaJohn3028

2 жыл бұрын

@@peachesandcream8753 Oh came on, it's just a laundry like it's caribbean islands

As a northern European(German), I think I have an interesting relationship with Italy. I really like it! I studied there for a semester, so I kind of know the language. The country is beautiful, and many of my friends agree. We often long for the dolce vita spirit, that you simply can't get anywhere else. We are jealous of Italian families that actually stick together. We listen to Italian music, because it has so much soul. But we also feel sorry for Italy, and don't know how to help. The contrived politics, the really quite strong north-south divide, economic problems, a beaurocracy that's somehow even more restrictive than the German one. Widespread mismanagement, but all the individuals are fine! Even Italian academia is excellent! Maybe their successful and influential past is a problem, giving them a backwards-facing mindset. But damn is it amazing and I would happily move to Italy again.

@lucaesposito6896

3 жыл бұрын

🇮🇹❤🇩🇪 Torna quando vuoi! La tavola è pronta ed aspetta solo te~

@GhostieShifty

3 жыл бұрын

Germany and Italy?Where have I heard this before

@valeriopelizzaro3155

3 жыл бұрын

🇮🇹Italy❤️germany

@ciaotiziocaius4899

2 жыл бұрын

As an Italian this is the cutest thing I've ever heard from a German about my country, thanks!

@34cvc

2 жыл бұрын

Do germans usually consider themselves to be northern euros? I always think of Germany as central european power

Oh yay, we were mentioned! 😄🇩🇪 I'm currently filming a series about German politics, and I'll try my best to make it a sort of stylistic mix of J.J.'s videos and Jay Foreman's. I think the two really excel in making grey and dull political mechanisms appear exciting and funny, without sacrificing major information.

@DoctorCyan

3 жыл бұрын

Jay Forman is the fucking 🐐

@militantman

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorCyan so is your spelling

@hangingwithmygnomes2067

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that!! Subscribed ;)

@TheAurians

3 жыл бұрын

Damn your stuff's pretty good. Subscribed!

@LucasBenderChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, thanks! 😂 Only one video so far. Not a lot to look at.

I think a lot of people underestimate how westernized Japan is. They've been westernized since at least the 1870s lol.

@1.3mviews64

3 жыл бұрын

@dw mx While they have many customs and quirks, their culture is somewhat western too. Especially since WW2 with the opening of trade and new-era liberalism

Still don’t get why Australia isn’t part of the g7 despite being so similar to Canada in terms of size, population and economies

@JJLiu-xc3kg

3 жыл бұрын

Presumably because there’s no real comparative to the United States in the area, as JJ explained, then, Canada was only in the G7 because of the US.

@luuchoo93

3 жыл бұрын

Canada was only included because the US required it. Neither Canada nor Australia are powerful or influential enough to be a G7 member

@biggerisbetta

3 жыл бұрын

LGZ GM fair enough but I feel like Australia has a much more important role in the world than Canada however, being a major player in the Indo-Pacific and is much more deserving of being part of the G7

@luuchoo93

3 жыл бұрын

Satvik Sharma I’d say both Canada and Australia should be part of G20, but not G7 which is supposed to be the most exclusive group of powerful nations. Only the US, UK, France, Japan, Germany should be a part, and China and Russia if you don’t consider the democratic aspect

@bornstar481

3 жыл бұрын

LGZ GM why no African or South American countries racist I think countries like Somalia Zimbabwe and Liberia might have a chance of becoming G7 member in a few years and Brazil needs to be added to G7 also

Angela markel has been leading germany since i was born

@orangvii3633

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@godisdeadandwememedhim4174

3 жыл бұрын

Merkel will make our tombstone

@lemsip207

2 жыл бұрын

2005. That means she first became Chancellor when Tony Blair had two years to go as Prime Minister.

@darthplagueis13

2 жыл бұрын

@@godisdeadandwememedhim4174 Well... She's gotta hurry up a bit with that then since she's already stated she won't be running for another term this year, thus suddenly making federal elections a lot more interesting.

The Kirby sound effect introducing the USA was so incredibly fitting

@TheSmart-CasualGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Because it eats everything?

@MarkerMarker27

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer LMAO

@kevinprzy4539

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer yes including it’s former masters that reside in the UK😂

Criteria for G7 membership: Be on the list of interesting nations in HOI4, but replace Russia with Canada.

@archdukefranzferdinand567

3 жыл бұрын

Wait wtf this literally true

@trlacr1781

3 жыл бұрын

Russia is barely even remotely interesting RN so might as well ditch them

@archdukefranzferdinand567

3 жыл бұрын

@@trlacr1781 Canada's focus tree is one of the worst in the game. The only interesting thing you can do with them is spam horses and annex America

@trlacr1781

3 жыл бұрын

@@archdukefranzferdinand567 Yeah you are right

@thorstenkaidrauschke2615

3 жыл бұрын

you re so right mate

Mainly in Western Europe, Italy is considered a poor country of the Mediterranean. It has the second largest industrial economy of the whole European continent (Italian industrial sector is bigger than French, British or Russian ones) and therefore it is in world's top 5. Although the prime minister is changing, Italian bureaucracy is stable and guarantees continuity in foreign and military policies (military industries are highly developed in Italy and Italian troops are displaced in Middle East). Additionally, the Democratic Party (center-left) formed coalition executives for 8 out of 10 last years. For its past (fascism) Italian politics fears about strong individual leaderships and prefers coalition governments, such as in many European countries (Belgium, Denmark, etc.)

@mygetawayart

3 жыл бұрын

it's been more than 2 years and Conte is still there. Matteo Renzi can squeal as much as he wants, he's not getting the premiership back, nobody likes him, especially after he created his own party....GENIOUS MOVE (cause not even the Dems liked him anymore lol). Conte is doing his best as far as i'm concerned, i'm fine with him.

@andreageuna6649

3 жыл бұрын

@@mygetawayart my comment was not about the actual political situation in Italy, but just a small and uncompleted clarification of the overall Italian economic and political systems. Italy still remains one of the most important countries in the West (that's why it deserves G7 membership), although its huge inefficiencies

@Jo9917-6

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreageuna6649 Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Its the truith.

@NisarKhan-jm1uh

3 жыл бұрын

@@mygetawayart This comment hasn't aged well.

@vilukisu

3 жыл бұрын

The fear of dictatorship does very well explain the volatility. It's interesting how much totalitarian regimes of the 20th century still affect modern politics in Europe. Each country is distinctly shaped by their history with them.

America saved a place for its bff, I'm still smiling bc this is cute af

@ElGrandoCaymano

3 жыл бұрын

err. it's actually because in 1976 the Canadian economy was #7 in the world and #8 was Mao's China.

@kevinprzy4539

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElGrandoCaymano Yep but it thanks to mostly Gerald R Ford the position was secured because they were adamant about not inviting Canada he was even described as being “irate” that Canada wasn’t invited and that he even considered not attending if Canada wasn’t invited so he decided to personally invite Pierre Trudeau in 1976 copying how France invited Italy in 1975.

@socomxx

Жыл бұрын

Yuup, then we get disrespected by them after helping them and their economy multiple times. What if Canada didn’t open trade up with america…like they didn’t want to in the recent past. It would be a different country. Canadians hate our guts, even the citizens.

@kevinprzy4539

Жыл бұрын

@@socomxx lmao I don’t blame them though on some parts, so many people from different countries call them knock off Americans 😂

You see there was a large bar fight, called WW2, after that fight the lads made up and they are best of friends now

I remember the then G8 came to the region where I live in Northern Ireland, but I was sick that day so while I was stuck at home puking every hour my friends all got to meet Obama, David Cameron and the like because they came to my school that day. Still kinda pissed about that to this day lol

@caoilte8097

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you live in NI?

@jetwaffle1116

3 жыл бұрын

Plato the Third Fermanagh, North Fermanagh specifically

@caoilte8097

3 жыл бұрын

Cool I'm in south Armagh

@marcodiepold2065

3 жыл бұрын

That's really sad

@Udontkno7

3 жыл бұрын

well uh...next time buddy

Oh man I could listen to you all day. You put a lot of information in words which stick with me and are easily comprehensible

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend. I put a lot of effort into trying to explain things clearly

Italy: an extreme amount of diplomacy and "third position" in foreign relations. It has supported a lot countries like Palestine, China, Libyan jamahriya and Chilean opposition groups during Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. Meanwhile it still manages to stay under NATO's umbrella and keep being a liberal democracy

I almost thought you weren't going to release a video this week... and then I saw this. My week is saved

@ 9:30 Coincidentally watching this the day after Abe’s assassination at a political speech ….“Recently departed” really hits different now…

@adventureisntfar

Жыл бұрын

I had to check the upload date and I was so confused by his wording. What happened last year with Abe??

16:20 Italian Prime Ministers from left to right (on the picture, not politically) since 2011: Mario Monti, an economist who came to power in Italy after conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi left office. A kind of Macron-like figure. Enrico Letta, the head of a center-left coalition led by the italian Democratic Party (which is similar to the american party of the same name), coming at power following the general election of early 2013. Matteo Renzi, who took over after Letta resigned. Paolo Gentiloni, who took over after Renzi lost a referendum, which caused him to step down. Giuseppe Conte, a jurist who became PM as the head of a coalition of the populist big-tent 5 Star Movement and the far-right League formed in the wake of the early 2018 general election. This coalition flipped last year when the 5 Star Movement terminated its alliance with the League, turning over to the Democratic Party again, though Conte kept his position, due to being close to the 5 Star Movement (without being an actual member).

@warwickeng5491

3 жыл бұрын

How popular is Conte? He seems to be generally well liked, which is rare for Italian politicians

@smtuscany

3 жыл бұрын

Warwick EnG His strength (and his weakness at the same time) is the fact that he’s not a lifelong politician. Until 2 years ago he was “just” a mid-tier attorney, orbiting around the 5-star movement party, but with no ambitions to make it to the top-level political arena. Sometimes you choose your path to leadership, sometimes that path chooses you.

@rukakoaye5368

3 жыл бұрын

@@warwickeng5491 everybody is simping for conte because he just happens to be prime minister during the covid quarantine and he was like a symbol of responsability, stay safe, etc.. . tbh his political ideas are not shown very often He basically a meme of the quarantine. imho.

@proteus03

3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in Germany: Angela Merkel.

@francescolimberti7306

3 жыл бұрын

@@warwickeng5491 today isn’t as popular as a month ago

"They rarely have time to build up International recognition with maybe one exception" This is why this channel is the best!

Italy was admitted to the G7 back when it was formed as a bit of a balancing agent against all the more prominent key members (USA, UK, Germany, France), much like Canada was added at Ford's bidding and Japan to have it on board rather than as an outsider holding a grudge. Many people forget about Italy's economic might, associating the country with tourism and high-end consumer goods, but in reality it is a major player in many less known industries, particularly when it comes to machinery and technology, as well as pharmaceuticals.

@jokai00

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...for example I'm Italian and I was surprised when I stayed in Sydney and literally every power outlet and light switch were all made in Italy. Everywhere.

@JeremiCzarnecki

3 жыл бұрын

That is perhaps because both Italy and Australia have an affinity for annoyingly and pointlessly weird sockets :D I am writing this from Italy, where half of my time is spent forcing Type C/E/F plugs into Type L outlets...

@mygetawayart

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised by how many people don't know about Luxottica. It's the world's largest manufacturer of eyeglasses, pretty much every brand of glasses gets built by Luxottica.

Actually Italy's top 3 exports are based on petroleum, pharmaceuticals and engineering. It has a highly advanced scientific based economy. Yes, food, fashion and design are important but not as big as the above 3.

@mygetawayart

3 жыл бұрын

it's not what we're known for. For example, not a lot of people think about it but we build a large number of ships, cruise liners, container ships, oil tankers and we've been doing so for centuries.

@ericktellez7632

3 жыл бұрын

He is talking about soft power. Even Japan, of course Japan’s main exports aint anime, sushi and robot toys, but it is what the rest of the world consumes in terms of entertainment and food. The US’ biggest exports in GDP isnt some damn Marvel movies and pop stars, but it is how they influence culture globally.

@CheCosaTesoro

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 sure . But he did say it's the country he knows least about and he is talking about the G7.

@frang1631

3 жыл бұрын

He just doesn't know what he s taking about. It is all very superficial. I invite who think this video is well done to gather some more serious info and stop watching memes.

I live in the US. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to meet a lot of international students, and the one myth I’ve felt entirely pervasive- is the image of the American as wealthy urban yuppies, as though we were all just like the characters on the tv show ‘friends’. In my experience, foreigners have been shocked to discover the existence of agriculture and poverty. This seems to me a pretty defining myth of the moment, especially considering the Trump emergence and so-called ‘silent majority’. I also think foreigners don’t realize how sad most of us are. I’ve travelled around Latin America, and what always shocks me about these poorer countries (and this applies to rural America too, to be fair)- what shocks me is how happy they are. Americans have troublingly high rates of suicide, drug abuse, divorce; low rates of self-reported happiness, long term friendships... even the rate of starting a new business has fallen drastically in the last decade or so. The underemployment rate is through the roof. Painkillers and antidepressants are being handed out like candy. Civic culture has all but shriveled up. I think, and many Americans I know tend to agree- that our material success has come at the expense of our emotional well being.

@genghiskhan5701

3 жыл бұрын

This is mostly the case in many developed countries nowadays sadly. Though the US is a big place and though this might be true in New York or California may not be true in Alabama or Texas.

@Fife178

2 жыл бұрын

@@genghiskhan5701 I can attest to that too, it's hard to get a whole picture of such a big and diverse country. Even US citizens cannot really grasp how diverse the country is in terms of people, ideas, and values. I'm a first generation American, born and raised in LA, California, and it is worrying how depressing the people here have become. When I visit Texas and Florida, everyone just seems to be so much happier. Florida, in particular, just seems like such a lively place.

@JenIsHungry

2 жыл бұрын

The material excess we have only benefits the wealthy. The other 90% of us are suffering and struggling.

Hey JJ. If you're gonna read this please make new merch. T shirts with a countries flag national animal in a cartoon version etc. I have the octopus t shirt and would love to buy more.

@JJMcCullough

3 жыл бұрын

Any ideas??

@likira111

3 жыл бұрын

Consumerist.

@iwearleatherjackets1

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough Maybe a doodle of your gone but not forgotten and beloved mustache? Or that coat of arms you made for your channel. :)

@USA50_

3 жыл бұрын

I love these ideas and am thinking about buying some shirts as well.

@sentientarugula2884

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough the coat of arms for the channel would be awesome, but my idea is a hope-style poster with your mustache :)

Kept refreshing Saturday for the new video. Thank goodness it's finally here! 😄

Canada is just America's little brother lol

@hansgruber788

3 жыл бұрын

Nah technically daddy Britain founded a Canadian colony first before one in US territory so it's the US who's the rebellious younger son

@bobbobb4804

3 жыл бұрын

@@hansgruber788 it was actually in Virginia and Canada was like a plan B after America gained independence

@bobbobb4804

3 жыл бұрын

@Alfred Jones no Japan is

@bobbobb4804

3 жыл бұрын

@Alfred Jones japan founded itself before America did

@freddyromariovasquezcairo2250

3 жыл бұрын

It's basically America but with healthcare

I appreciate the clarity and quality of your videos. Seems like a video on the BRICS countries would be a good next video.

Imagine if J.J. was the Prime Minister of Canada. The things that might have happened...

@thepeach03

3 жыл бұрын

god willing he will

@CanImperator

3 жыл бұрын

He'd try to merge us with the US

@Johnny-mp2ew

3 жыл бұрын

One of the cruelist tyrants of all time

@cosmicostrich3657

3 жыл бұрын

@@CanImperator You say that like it's a bad thing lol

@hamzaqazi4459

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmicostrich3657 Most of present day Canada would consider that to be a really bad thing.

A very interesting and informative opinion summary of the current G7. Keep it up JJ.

Worth the wait, as always!

Hey JJ I just saw your video on Male Insecurity and thank you so much. It felt cathartic to see someone finally hit the nail on the head from how people exploit it whether it be from money making schemes or the alt right. Thank you. Also I've been watching your channel for a while, it's extremely entertaining and I'm quite impressed with some of your topics. Lol if you're ever visiting Toronto please let us know, it would be really cool if you were down for a meet-and-greet!

This was great JJ It was a pleasure listening to the presentation.

Great job man I really liked this video keep it up!

I'm a straight man. But JJ McCullough is one handsome man. Great video as always JJ. Very entertaining and informative.

@JJLiu-xc3kg

3 жыл бұрын

Praise JJ

@lawea957

3 жыл бұрын

Sus

@jake4297

3 жыл бұрын

Gay

@andrewsutherland133

3 жыл бұрын

I one time was thinking of commenting on his live streams, "I'm not gay, but if I was I would have a crush on jj" And then I was like, "no, I'm a really big fan and dont want him thinking I'm weird" Jj, if you see this I'm just a really big fan of your content and think youd be a really cool person to hang out with

@tolegonianfella5423

3 жыл бұрын

Spunky1991 I am a gay man. And, yes, JJ McCullough is one very handsome man. So check yourself before you wreck yourself and don’t get in my way 👀 😂

Watching your videos, I’m feelin’ so fly like a G7

Very good summary. Keep the videos coming!

i am really impressed by the quality of this video (or at least the part about germany). our war policy isn't often discussed about in media i watch, but it's a huuuuuuge thing for us. there are so big discussions about the wars we fight in as a member of the nato and how we fight in them.

G7 is like when your classmates in the back row cause trouble fighting and the principal puts them in a student council and holds them accountable for not fighting again. Nobody else in the class cares until they start making decisions that affect you directly. That's when you say wtf just happened.

@lemsip207

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly it. The decisions they make at G7 Summits are for the entire world. Sometimes the EU makes decisions that affect other countries especially when they are exporting to a EU country but most of the decisions are for EU countries.

Great video JJ, you should do a follow-up on the BRICS nations

Well done; J.J. You had no axes to grind here, and your analyses were insightful and free of vindictiveness.

Good stuff! You did a great job summarizing all of these without any messing around.

@amerokii

3 жыл бұрын

Why does your profile pic look so familiar?

I am very happy to see you starting with the description of Germany. I thought you would start with Canada or America.

In the U.K. there are physical and people’s personal relics of the empire all over the place. It’s incredibly common for roads to be named after former colonies such as a ‘Canada Street’ that I live very close to! As you also mentioned, stories of relatives involved in empire remain common. My own father spent much of his childhood in Singapore. One starts to realise the extent of this when you start googling English celebrities (of a certain age that is) and see how many were in fact born in places such as Kenya or India.

Another great video J.J.!

I really enjoy your videos!

The G7 is a very fascinating topic! This is just what I needed!

Hello from Italy, this is a message to all the people that question the presence of Italy in the G7. Please, read and LEARN. What do you exactly mean by saying that Italy comes from a "unique southern european" tradition as opposed to the shared western european culture of the other members? So that you know: almost all of western european culture originates from the ancient greek-roman period (remember the Roman Empire? Almost all of Europe under roman rule, the building of cities, streets, bridges and all... and tens of romance languages derived from latin like spanish, french, portuguese, etc spread across Europe, now spoken all over the world? ). After the middle ages, it was followed by the Renaissance (remember Leonardo Da Vinci & friends? Like Raffaello, the other Ninja Turtles and too many others to name them all) and the Scientific Revolution (remember Galileo and his telescope for example?). All of these events started and developed mostly in Italy. Have you ever heard that Italy is the country that holds the highest number of UNESCO sites in the world? Italy is a relatively small country and its population is relatively small, but our global influence and cultural impact through history in arts, sciences and discoveries of any kind has been huge. Italy did a lot for the progress of humanity. We have never had a global empire and I am proud of this: I wouldn't be proud of being part of a country good at exploiting other peoples and other pleople's lands like other countries have extensively done and keep doing today (you mentioned the hatred that the french get in turn for what they did and do). Nowadays the best scientific labs in the world are full of italian researchers and no country in Europe has provided more astronauts to the European Space Agency than Italy. Many components and sections of the International Space Station were produced here by italian companies. No one knows, but the first industrial microprocessor, on which all of modern technology is based on, was invented by an italian engineer called Federico Faggin.Then of course one should mention more mundane things like food and fashion but I guess you know that part. We're not pizza, pasta and gangsters as Hollywood likes to depict us, with almost all the americans bringing this narrative on and on because they like to stereotypize people, celebrating italian american gangsters in movies (very harmful thing to do because, you like it or not, they feel celebrated by movies about them). Italy is a highly developed modern industrialized country, full of hard workers who get by every day and make our country great in spite of a mostly miserable (so far since the 1970s) political class. Our true faults are having fallen to fascism about one hundred years ago (I think we are still paying for that because of the ruin it brought us in and the subsequent position of inferiority and mortification in which it put us at the end of the war, despite the efforts and the sacrifices that the partisans of the Resistenza (CLN) made to redeem our country) and not having succeded yet at totally eradicating the cancers of mafia (by the way, it was strongly revived after WW2 thanks to the americans, who favoured them for the informations that italian american gangsters gave to the US army about how to land in Sicily) and political corruption. But we're working on it, the debate is huge, and things are hopefully changing.The latter are the things we have to fight against every day, that we have to defeat in the first place before being allowed to be competitive on the world stage. Italian workers, artisans and most of the enterpreneurs are true heroes. Sorry for the lenght of my speech, but I can't stand it when I see my country stereotypized. Study Italy a bit more and come visit (in a better period of course), we have a very interesting history. Ciao!

@Hugo-cn9no

2 жыл бұрын

Russia and or china and or india should take your place

@diegoyuiop

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hugo-cn9no Russia was expelled, the others are not industrialised liberal democracy with high standard of living

@kevinmalone6436

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@JenIsHungry

2 жыл бұрын

Rome ruined the world. It conquered and killed lots of countries and forced them to assimilate enough to be acceptable. It was one of the fire empires that spread across the continent. You DO have a history of imperialism. And fascism. And sexism. Also, why the hell are Italians so sensitive?? Can you not accept any criticism? Maybe you shouldn't be G7 nation if you're all so thin-skinned.

@N.Doughnut

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think that because 2000 years ago you owned all of europe that you should be considered a great power in the modern day. In fairness, I also don't think Canada shouls be on the list either. In true fairness, the G7 seems entirely pointless and the criteria for getting on are so vague that any nation's membership is arbitrary.

Good video jj as always . You have that interesting aura or maybe your way of talking that makes me watch without a break .

Great channel man. I wish I'd come across it sooner.

As an American, I could assume the G7 nations are some of our closest allies, and I find it coincidental that I'm learning German, Japanese and Latin and I have been starting to gain an interest in attempting to learn some French so I could read Dumas, one of my favorite authors. I have even considered moving to the UK for graduate school xD

@lukasm6905

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, that's interesting

This video is well-written and very interesting. Great job, J.J.

Neat video JJ! I love all your videos! Much love from Albany NYS! 😄

Profound and well researched video! As a recent international relations/diplomacy graduate, I'm impressed by your short but substantial G7 overview

@frang1631

3 жыл бұрын

Are you being serious? Profound and well researched....please

When the world needed him most, he was there

@marcos.2373

3 жыл бұрын

weedle the best pokemon 🤘

11:24 “seeing it self as the protectors of the liberty and democracy” Central and South America: are we a joke to you? CIA:target found

@ahyan14

3 жыл бұрын

Logan R It meant anti-communist

@ericktellez7632

3 жыл бұрын

You know its ironic how sometimes what Americans do in foreign interventions then comes back and bites them in the ass, from supporting Mujahadid fighters that then went and did 9/11 from arming drug gangs to fight communism in latin america that went and created mega cartels that smuggle tons of drugs and humans into the US to creating the current situation in the Koreas.

It's been awhile since I first watched this, and upon re-watching, I wanted to say that the pic of you at 0.22 is so perfect, the big smile made me smile too lol.

This was a great video you just made a new fan👍

Small correction here: The GDR (just like the FRG) existed only from 1949 onwards. Between 1945 and 1949 there was de-facto no German State but only occupied zones by the allied forces that would allow some local self-government.

I heard in a college class that the group at first was the 5 largest economies, but when France hosted the meeting, they invited Italy to come to have another Latin/non Anglo or Germanic member. And that then the Canadians spoke to the US about it, as the Canadian economy waa larger than the Italian economy. So when the US hosted the meeting, we invited Canada to come.

Great job as always

@frang1631

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahah really???

just subscribed!! amazing work

Please never stop making videos JJ!! Love from a small town in turkey :p

“Like the main character in a sitcom.” Amazing, just absolutely amazing.

love your videos!

Excellent editing@

One myth abouyt my country - Canada -, you actually addressed in a "wrong" way: Quebec is actually pretty active in its independance process and there is a clear distinction between Quebec and the rest of Canada in terms of culture and political identity. Oui, j'suis québécois moé avec hehe Edit: BTW, I still very much enjoyed this video and I'm not hating agaisnt "anglophone" canadians! I love your videos JJ!

I'd just like to say that your description of UK politics was honestly pretty great. To add to what you said about the UK, because of our quite influential past, a lot of people are quite nationalistic. It tends to also manifest in weird ways, such as feeling inferior to the US and hating Americans, really hating the Irish, or disliking either the north/south (the UK actually has a strong north/south divide), though these examples are just the most common ones.

Another informative video, thanks! By the way, and completely off topic, I really like your hair in this video.

@Running4Daze

3 жыл бұрын

My comment on your hair was a genuine compliment.

Wow. Great video!!

@infogames2724

3 жыл бұрын

You haven't even watched it yet

Canada being in the G7 is like taking your little brother to hang out with your friends.

I have an unreasonable hatred of the term “Canadian bacon”. We do not call ham bacon, we have normal bacon. Why are pizza places in Canada trying to sell us Canadians this “Canadian bacon” bs when we all know it’s just ham? It makes my blood boil for no good reason.

You are studying very well in details even for Article 9. Good job!

Nice video 🌷 very informative 😎👍

Hey JJ, any chance you’d consider covering the BRICS at some point?

@jessebroekhuizen6765

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion

@warwickeng5491

3 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't surprise me if BRICS split within the next 5-10 years

@mrblitz198-4

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest I think so as well South Africa and India plus Brazil Will make their own to split away from China and Russia due to recent events

@Marylandbrony

2 жыл бұрын

CNBC actually made this video that more or less said that the BRICS was more or less a product of enthusiasm for the then emerging markets of those nations by investors at the turn of the millennium than any real rational grouping like the G7 in the 1970s post war alliance system. China continued its rapid economic growth but became much more authoritarian, nationalist and hostile to the west. India never grew as fast as China as some predicted and only now reaching the size of European economies 1/12 the size. Brazil is hardly a contender for an economic superpower let alone an actual one. Russia is now a global pariah state and a larger nuclear armed version of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and South Africa is no longer the jewel of Africa and may end up in the failed state category.

there could have been a mention of how, for a while, the G7 was the G8, and then went back to being the G7 after Crimea And then there's also how it sort of IS a group of 8 as the EU is essentially an unofficial member

another great video, im not surprised!

Hey JJ, great video! You asked about myth of G7 countries. It will be interesting to listen to the myths of each country of the world.

Hi JJ I'm afraid what you said about France is "Very clichéed survey of various stereotypes about France" ... I felt like I was watching a Simon Whistler video 😁😁

@kmit9191

3 жыл бұрын

same for Germany to be honest. East-West is not a Problem for the young, and we as a people have overcome the holocaust demographically. Still all foreigners find to talk about Germany is that. Why not the bureaucracy, or the fact we pay the highest tax rates in the world. Or something other than those 12 years?

@frang1631

3 жыл бұрын

Same for Italy guys. His analysis was extremely superficial and he lacks a lot of knowledge. I dont think he understands what G7 is about. He doesnt even know what western civilization is hahaha Im surprised about how many people congrats with him

Italy always seems like the odd one out in the G7. If Italy is in why isn’t South Korea? Australia? Spain?

@arhamshahid5015

3 жыл бұрын

i think Canada is the weird one out

@luuchoo93

3 жыл бұрын

Italy and Canada are clearly not fit for the G7

@aldomartinez19

3 жыл бұрын

I think India would be a good pick.

@DouglasEdward84

3 жыл бұрын

@@luuchoo93 Why? They are both consistently ranked in the top 10 economies still today, and one country that went into the top ten China clearly won't be invited.

@treve.mp3

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Canada aswell. It would make sense to give Canada the boot and add South Korea, Australia, and Spain. Maybe India, South Africa, and Brazil as well when they’re more stable.

Great vid!

Great video!

@infogames2724

3 жыл бұрын

Haven't even watched it yet

Yes daddy JJ uploaded a new video :D

5:34 I don't know why but that cough made me laugh harder then I really should

Another great video.

Excellent jj 👍🏾