Making this video caused me to need a new office… and to terrorize my neighbor: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmZ1r6SalrrYYJs.html

“When approval ratings couldn’t be lower, yet re-election rates couldn’t be higher, youll know you’ve succeeded” yikes

@masac2853

3 жыл бұрын

Cough putin cough

@JoelLundqvist98

3 жыл бұрын

@@masac2853 Cough, Cough, US Politics.

@aturchomicz821

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoelLundqvist98 ok?

@JoelLundqvist98

3 жыл бұрын

@@aturchomicz821 Approval for congress is 20% but reelection rates are around 80-90%. Politicians on both sides (more republicans though) draw congressional districts in ways that will put certain voting blocks into certain districts making it incredibly easy for them to win.

@TechnoMinarchistBall

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoelLundqvist98 This is because a large number of people believe the presidency is the only vote that matters. They're fools.

1. Be straight. 2. Mark centimetres and millimetres on yourself. 3. Be short and light enough to be able to be used as a ruler.

@secretmilo

7 жыл бұрын

Louis Cho you lost me at "be straight"

@Coyoteari

7 жыл бұрын

Louis Cho I failed step 1

@scorpionmccormack2093

7 жыл бұрын

Louis Cho so don't be gay, American or fat

@alwinpriven2400

7 жыл бұрын

pretty good rules for being a ruler.

@PatrickAllenNL

7 жыл бұрын

Whats a centimeter???

"Democracies are better places to live than dictatorships not because representatives are better people, but because their needs happen to be aligned with a large portion of the population". This might be the most optimistic sentence in this video, in a weird way

@knightshousegames

Жыл бұрын

It just goes to show the democracies of today are slipping further away from democracy.

@Loromir17

Жыл бұрын

Think of it like of a beekeeper and his bees, or of a farmer and his cattle. Their livelihood depends on their property's productivity, which happens to correlate with the latter's well-being a lot - but that doesn't mean they're friends or equals.

@jiangciyang3860

Жыл бұрын

more aligned than dictatorship, but still not enough

@angelcakes5151

Жыл бұрын

Maybe this is why America is getting worse to live in? Automation is making citizens less necessary to production, so our rulers can start to ignore social issues and inequalities again

@knightshousegames

Жыл бұрын

@@angelcakes5151 So this is how Humans Need Not Apply comes to pass.......in a more dystopian way than we even imagined initially.

Im Austrian and failed art school but this inspired me to pursue politics in Germany

@inanis6707

Жыл бұрын

lmfao

@aureovedma

Жыл бұрын

Hitler is Austrian

@kalanitovela1468

Жыл бұрын

Uh oh

@kalanitovela1468

Жыл бұрын

Aw sh*t. Here we go again

@spooky4124

Жыл бұрын

lmao

I know the banana represents food, but I like the idea that all dictators have one key guy who demands bananas

@beausheffield1895

4 жыл бұрын

EdgyShooter Ba-nan-a

@blade0xb

4 жыл бұрын

I think its a nod to the banana republic

@sercan7272

4 жыл бұрын

Fucking Chiquita

@thegamingnerd7526

4 жыл бұрын

4:38 Your welcome

@johnnyprencipe696

4 жыл бұрын

also to represent a banana republic

Instructions unclear, became a key smith

@DreadBirate

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@maulwurf9414

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@brickbybrick7432

4 жыл бұрын

The Doc Block LockPickingLawyer would be proud

@vladdigby165

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@asfrmaster2011

4 жыл бұрын

LOL damn that's a funny reply

Rule 0 : Without power you can affect nothing Rule 1 : Keep the key supporters on your side Rule 2 : Control the treasure Rule 3 :Minimize key supporters

@dendrogenhs

Жыл бұрын

Rule 1, Corollary: if vying for power, over-promise since you will not need everyone later. Isolate key supporters, especially before consolidating power... Be it so that they cannot cooperate to de-thrown you or through facebook groups so that they do not know what you over-promised e.g. pieces from the same budget...

@nothing9260

Жыл бұрын

Rule -1: Keep the Army happy

@SirNobleIZH

Жыл бұрын

Rule 34: do not search for porn of yourself once you gain power

@mohammadkhazaee9818

Жыл бұрын

@@SirNobleIZH 🤣

@kevinsabellico7608

Жыл бұрын

I thought Rule 0 was keep the army happy

watching it again 6 years later and it still is the best explanation of politic rules ever.

@SuHwak

Жыл бұрын

Not just that, but its been true throughout age of time, even right now. Case-in-point, The president of Peru chose the path of Revolt->Fail->To Jail (see 15:40).

@robertruschak7083

Жыл бұрын

👑 of everything 👑

@jamaalfridge

Жыл бұрын

So you got the book the video is based on, right?

@sirrebelpaulc3439

Жыл бұрын

@@SuHwak Apparently we lived for thousands of years in a different system that broke these rules and everyone was happy and sustainable. They're not here anymore, of course. Ask any leftist anthropologist and they'll say that without giving any proof or examples.

To quote the Donkey Kong Country cartoon: "He who holds the coconut, rules."

@ethangoldsmith9332

4 жыл бұрын

Hol nut, rule

@thetayterminator1436

4 жыл бұрын

The "Golden Rule", he who holds the Gold Rules.

@novkorova2774

4 жыл бұрын

The problem is that what people decide has some power over other, in democracy violenece through the state is validated, so if 90% of people want to make it legal to kill the other 10%, when someone else likes shitty music, or a shitty film or shitty shoes you don't care because they are free to like that and you are not affected by that, democracy is the mass apressing the rest, forcing them to follow their beliefs.

@krishivagarwal5189

4 жыл бұрын

The coconut being the said nation's resources.

@baranxlr

4 жыл бұрын

So it is written.

People: Yay we are free New Dictator: More like, “Under new management”

@shosty575

4 жыл бұрын

Megamind?

@jothamstephens104

4 жыл бұрын

AH YAH

@PatricioHondagneuRoig

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Titan

@gusking3928

4 жыл бұрын

The cruelty of the old dictator is no more! Now, let a whole new wave of cruelty wash over this lazy land!!!

@caldwell9-0

4 жыл бұрын

Gus King. Not lazy, just unable

"When approval ratings couldn't be lower, yet re-election rates couldn't be higher, you'll know you've succeeded"...MOST PROFOUND STATEMENT EVER

This video has legitimately had a huge impact on how I view politics and government. If I could make everyone in the US watch a single video, it would be this

@urbanfrog

Жыл бұрын

Same, view this video when it came out, and it really shaped who i am today

@Hohhot

Жыл бұрын

Screw only the US, make the whole world watch this

@missously2088

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the ongoing protests in Iran right now.

@Stierenkloot

Жыл бұрын

It is in my top three videos on KZread and I can’t think of what the other two are right now. I always think of this one though.

@andrewconti2993

Жыл бұрын

If I could force everyone to watch one, it would be the ranked choice voting one.

In all honesty I just use these rules to make good rulers and villains for Dungeons and Dragons.

@kingslushie1018

4 жыл бұрын

I am gonna probably use these rules in making my novel.

@zzzzaaaa9966

4 жыл бұрын

STUV101 I do the exact same

@anh-san

4 жыл бұрын

STUV101 why did I not think of this, thanks man.

@i-love-comountains3850

4 жыл бұрын

solid!!

@makse10

4 жыл бұрын

Killer idea. I'll have to try it out. Cheers.

I thought that Rule 0 was: "Keep the army happy.""

@techdroid2000

7 жыл бұрын

Carlos Rios Military Industrial Complex, always worth learning about.

@512TheWolf512

7 жыл бұрын

that's the main rule - have the power

@omegasrevenge

7 жыл бұрын

The army is merely another Key supporter. A very important one, sure, but nothing more.

@512TheWolf512

7 жыл бұрын

abschussrampe no, it is the key key supporter

@carsonchiu6069

7 жыл бұрын

can't pay the army without the bureaucrats

"These rules apply to all, and explain their actions. From the CEO of the largest global conglomerate, who must keep his board happy, to the chair of the smallest homeowners' association, managing votes and spending membership fees. You cannot escape structures of power. You can only turn a blind eye to understanding them."

@LeBonkJordan

Жыл бұрын

What they don't want us to realize is that structures of power, whether hierarchical or not, are artificial. Neither hierarchy nor egalitarianism are natural for humans; they are choices that we can make. When they say we can't escape hierarchies, the truth is that we can't escape them _without demolishing them._

@dinamosflams

Жыл бұрын

"you can ignore reality, but you never be able to ignore the effects of you ignoring reality"

@kasamigi8031

Жыл бұрын

"Blinding yourself doesn't make the sun go away"

Thanks! I bought the Dictator's Handbook after watching this, and found it instructive.

@CGPGrey

Жыл бұрын

Instructive? 😬

my rules for rulers: -must have increments of measurment -must be accurate -must be practically sized

@charlesfraunhofer7893

4 жыл бұрын

Rules for rulers: make a set of rules, that's it.

@itssillysam26

3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in America: The car is about 8 fridges away from our house.

@Number1tnfan683

3 жыл бұрын

Enclave Soldier all measurement is arbitrary

@adferxis

3 жыл бұрын

@@Number1tnfan683 Someone who gets it

@chinezerebel9443

3 жыл бұрын

-must be sturdy enough to whack your dying gold mine slaves

Best quote i've ever heard "The throne may look omnipotent from afar, but take the throne to act, and the throne acts upon you." I don't know why it sticks to well to me.

@tegan1802

3 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, I love the quote alone, but spinning it to sound like a warning just gives it that little extra tingle in the spine that really sets you on edge. In my opinion at least. "That throne may look omnipotent from afar, but trust me when I tell you that all is not as it would first appear; you may take the throne to act, but only when it is too late will you realise that it is the throne that has acted upon you."

@adhithyap.9441

3 жыл бұрын

@@tegan1802 ooh dramatic. this should be in a novel

@LK_tutturu

2 жыл бұрын

@@tegan1802 the original is already a clear warning, dense, short and sweet. You make it longer with unnecessary words.

@tegan1802

2 жыл бұрын

@@LK_tutturu Sure - the extra words are unnecessary to get the point across, but which is more dramatic?

@LK_tutturu

2 жыл бұрын

@@tegan1802 certainly the former. If you want, you can just deliver it with dramatic pauses. There are reasons why quotes are so quotable, as I mentioned. It is, however, still a subjective matter.

WOW, this is the BEST explaination of how politics and a few other things work in this crazy world. Far Better explaination than I have gotten from ANY teacher ANYWHERE in my life. Thank You so much!

@remembergandhi5583

Жыл бұрын

The best video i have ever seen on youtube!

CGP Grey is putting me down the path to either becoming a cruel dicator or a violent ararchist

@su1t0n11

Жыл бұрын

Depending on the country you live in, I don't give hope to any. The army won't just let an anarchist movement spike up, that is not how you make money

Grey, you've inspired me to become a dictator. Thank you.

@brendansunra

2 жыл бұрын

Can I be one of your keys? I'm a polisci grad with a knack for electoral strategy and coup-proofing. My services would be quite beneficial to your new regime.

@bakedbeans2163

2 жыл бұрын

@@brendansunra Absolutely. But before I appoint you, how can I be certain that you won’t topple me if times get rough?

@brendansunra

2 жыл бұрын

@@bakedbeans2163 Well, if times get tough because you're making bonehead decisions you can't be certain I won't.

@rifz42

2 жыл бұрын

@@brendansunra Can I be one of your keys, if BakedBeans screws up?

@brendansunra

2 жыл бұрын

@@rifz42 Yes, on 3 conditions: 1. Keep this whole "plotting against BakedBeans" thing on the DL 2. Have a relevant skillset for running our empire 3. Be a fan of late 2000s pop

This is the best Tropico tutorial I've ever watched.

@comeonandslamandwelcometot2418

7 жыл бұрын

Spicy pls

@SilverWave64

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha :D Grey just posted your comment on Twitter! :D

@AzraelNewtype0079

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know about all that. Part 1 sounded like a CK2 desmesne management tutorial to me.

@redswift31

7 жыл бұрын

I fucking love Tropico

@dawidkiller

7 жыл бұрын

Reminds me I got it on steam for free.

Grey mentions how taking the Moral High Road makes the game more difficult by giving leverage over your Keys to your rivals. That got me thinking. Is there any amount of sheer charisma or moral inspiration in your supporters that can overcome that temptation to backstab the ruler? Are there any notable historical examples of Key Supporters rejecting a better offer from a rival out of sheer loyalty to their current ruler or their cause?

@Mark_badas

Жыл бұрын

It's a rule not a law.

@lilyabatliwala6789

Жыл бұрын

Like he said, "Even if you have gathered the most loyal, angelic supporters, they have the same problem as you, just one level down." "They too must watch out for rivals from below or above: thus the treasure they get must also be spent to maintain their position."

@anatar2518

Жыл бұрын

There is one. Maybe the only one Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. But it comes from pure loyalty from military and people to a war hero . So it is a bit cheating.

@joshskier

Жыл бұрын

@@anatar2518 I don't think it's cheating at all; it is a valid criteria. If becoming a war hero is what it takes to max out your charisma stat then so be it.

@Aaronlune

Жыл бұрын

Spend enough treasure on the ruled (or simply convince enough of the population that you are) and you can make the ruled unruly if you are deposed. What I think the video gets 'wrong' that even in dictatorships you still need enough support from the populous. To a degree the ruled population is still a key. Guns, armor, fortification, organization and stuff are all force multipliers and a military utterly divorced from the populous is hard to foster even with a caste system, at some point a population willing to potentially die for freedom can overcome a military. JC got stabbed to death because (and other reasons) he was trying to use this fact to get around needing the keys of the senate.

Your tone of voice for this video is what I can only describe as Neutrally Evil; you calmly lay out the reasoning and motives for political (in?)action with a benevolent maliciousness. Which is, almost more than the content itself, terrifying. Excellent use of music to underscore it all.

when you realize there are no such things as corrupt politicians, but they are just politicians

@Alexaflohr

7 жыл бұрын

Makes you think, doesn't it?

@troychavez

7 жыл бұрын

Open to question, but it is a fair point... :/

@Sammysapphira

7 жыл бұрын

That's not even remotely true at all.

@Ianx50

7 жыл бұрын

+benblue3 You're right, there are non-corrupt politicians. They just don't stick around for very long because of the points presented here.

@DarkSTKx

7 жыл бұрын

benblue3 what's not remotely true?

They'd never show us this in school yet this is one of the most important things a student could learn about the balance of power on Earth.

@alzhanvoidsansado

3 жыл бұрын

You can always make this a presentation.

@ti2218

3 жыл бұрын

@@alzhanvoidsansado that's a genius idea. Maybe I'll get an opportunity,but I'm on my last months of senior year so I don't know.

@amiable97

3 жыл бұрын

over here we had discussions like these in high school politics classes dont know why they wouldnt do so in other places. Sometimes even done in a class roleplay scenario where we chose our dictator and leaders etc. even in History classes. maybe i just got lucky with teachers who knows.

@ralphscopo738

3 жыл бұрын

I actually did watch this video in one of my classes

@adhithyap.9441

3 жыл бұрын

@@ti2218 same. I really wish they showed this to everyone, including me in my earlier schooling years.

I started a coup in my military academy group because our leaders were not thinking about all members and were selfish and arrogant, then I became a leader, then I understood that it is impossible by nature to make everyone happy when someone needs to do the job no-one wants to do, then I became selfish and arrogant... cycle complete

@Flamme506

Жыл бұрын

I assume there was a second coup?

@wisemoldsthoughts2119

Жыл бұрын

@@Flamme506 and you are 100% right :) I made a couple of mistakes in managing all relationships and I was a bit too arrogant without even caring about my "keys"... so, basically I kept the official status and role but in fact there was a silent "don't do anything he says and try to harm him if possible" mood in my group in the last year of our education, basically, I lost all allies and reputation and ended up just having a role, some privileges and doing my business

@Flamme506

Жыл бұрын

@@wisemoldsthoughts2119 that's too bad, better luck next time, though try to follow the given rules of this video a bit closer.

I'd have to say... this is the best informative video on the internet

@JoeSmith-qy6qo

Жыл бұрын

Yes

"... And who knows, maybe you'll be different." Good last line, mate.

@TrollSlayerLogan

4 жыл бұрын

Adolf and Pinochet's worst crime was being different

@notsojharedtroll23

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrollSlayerLogan xd

@Karl_der_Genosse

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrollSlayerLogan I'd rather say the holocaust and throwing people out of helicopters were their crimes mate

@Karl_der_Genosse

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrollSlayerLogan In the bombings of dresden didn't die serbs. How could these bombings kill 17 Millions? God, you will never be part of our society. Come to germany and we show you what we think of Nazis like you, you won't last a second

@TrollSlayerLogan

4 жыл бұрын

@@Karl_der_Genosse Is it the same Germany under Merkel? Place looks more divided than Bosnia

Damn, I never realized that stick figures could be so expressive...

@justincronkright5025

7 жыл бұрын

Watch some other videoes on the mind and all that stuff will start showing you that... Maybe, it's just our brains doing most of the work. We're making a nice story up for the flashing of stick figures coming and going one by one.

@arulmalhotra8587

6 жыл бұрын

same

@TRG_real

6 жыл бұрын

When you have 2k likes and 3 comments....

@feynstein1004

6 жыл бұрын

Check out Historia civilis. You'll marvel at how you come to care for a collection of squares and boxes.

@Wilker_uwu

6 жыл бұрын

ever heard of Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker?

Every once in a while, I see something that makes the lightbulb above my head light up. Suddenly a concept not only makes sense, but becomes a link to other concepts, like a jigsaw puzzle that fits in the middle of a picture bringing it all together. Thank you for this

This video should be part of every school curriculum. It’s a great way to understand the world.

@devon301f

Жыл бұрын

But remember, democracy’s are still a for-profit business and therefore education and community are a danger to it. Proper US history and education on its structure are not a part of curriculum for a reason.

I successfully started a coup and became a dictator after running for school president. Great video.

@talsubach5979

3 жыл бұрын

Do elaborate. I am deeply curious now.

@scottishbananaclan

3 жыл бұрын

We ned a full story. This sounds interesting.

@thiviyansaravanamuthu4395

3 жыл бұрын

This really sounds interesting

@conception.5317

3 жыл бұрын

School Dictator.

@ashfromheaven_

3 жыл бұрын

I must say, congratulations

Rules for being a ruler 1) be made out of wood 2) have tick marks every inch/centimeter 3)be used for measuring

@hkayakh

4 жыл бұрын

4)be rectangle

@royisdabest

4 жыл бұрын

rules for being a ruler 2.0 1) metal, wood, plastic, I dont give a shit 2) metric only, no hamburger eagle gun marks per centimeter 3) be made to measure penis and penis only

@shikderarfan6596

4 жыл бұрын

you IMBECILE. Stainless steel, cork backed, 18 in rulers are far superior, and can be used to whack people as well as measure things incredibly accurately

@hkayakh

4 жыл бұрын

*_-5) get broken-_*

@XCHDragox115

4 жыл бұрын

If created in Asia: 6) used by parents to lecture their kids

That last bit was absolutely true. Some of the most insidious kinds of corruption perhaps not the worst, but the most common place are in municipal, and local politics. Somebody who gets elected mayor, and institutes a project that repairs the roads, who conveniently has that project start on their Street, it's far too commonplace, and far too accepted.

Rule 5. When you’ve spent all the treasure and the people start getting restive, start a war. Either on an internal group (Jews, Kulaks….etc.) or a neighbour (Poland, Falklands, Ukraine…)

this is an amazing video, but also depressing tbh

@dimix2199

7 жыл бұрын

i wish there was a way to break this system

@rronaldreagan

7 жыл бұрын

its really not, the obejctive is to taint every politician as corrupt and promote this immoral behaviour as something to be happily accepted by the citizens (the slaves in CPG greys mind). Nihilistic BS with the same mantra of moral relativism. Dont fall for it, its as fallacious as his video on why indians were primitive and underdeveloped, while europeans were almost so advance as to be considered from a different planet

@GryphonSkull

7 жыл бұрын

power dynamics may change in the future - technology is advancing exponentially and soon a lot of the productivity or lifestyle of the people will be dependent (or simply drastically changed) by those advances (e.g. a computer some decades ago cost a fortune - now you can get an outdated, but still new and amazing laptop (with internet -> education) for less than 100€. the same with cows -> modern farming equipment or inefficient miners -> mining machines etc) ...although of course it could backfire horribly; revolutionary people in a democracy might stop being afraid to change the system and to take money from the people since the productivity + treasure aren't dependent on those humans anymore, thus resulting in democracy dieing out and being replaced by dictatorships only ;D

@fenrirgg

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe when there's super abundance of resources of knowledge and things then all this game of thrones garbage can be abolished, but it's not the case, sadly. The leader is always there because he supports main keys.

@PyroManSir

7 жыл бұрын

You want to change the system? Change the main componant of the system, the people. But go change the people so that they're so enlightened they can always not think for themselves first.

4 years later and still the most important video on the internet.

@murilo2330

3 жыл бұрын

power is eternal, therefore, stuff explaining about power is also eternal.

@reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757

3 жыл бұрын

Wait this was 4 years ago

@TheFarCobra

3 жыл бұрын

@@murilo2330 Well put.

@drabberfrog

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@JalalShahoud

3 жыл бұрын

I mean really can this ever go irrelevant? Please?

A fantastic summary of such a complicated problem. I was also dumbfounded by how accurate the structure of power is in everyone's life no matter what

Don't mind me, just re-watching to refresh my memory due to current events.

1. Measure in cm and inches 2. Be transparent. 3. Be portable and safe to use

@kcechoxzar

7 жыл бұрын

then: 1. Measure in bananas

@fattshea6312

7 жыл бұрын

Top meme m9

@sundude800

7 жыл бұрын

WHY ISN'T THIS TOP COMMENT!!!!!1!!111!11!!!!!!!

@Infernape7890

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@kalvincastro9042

7 жыл бұрын

Discriminating against wooden and metal rulers :(

"The people only storm the palace when the army let's them" Funny that

@DrOfficedog

3 жыл бұрын

A it was totally a coup when they didn’t try to hold it or make demands.

@bradenallen1241

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrOfficedog Doesn't matter what it was, they're terrorists either way.

@DrOfficedog

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradenallen1241 they’re only terrorists because they entered government property/Support the President. In the 60s an armed radical terrorist group stormed the capital, made demands and nothing happened to them. Those terrorists were Black Panthers.

@flexingfletchyt4756

3 жыл бұрын

V for vendetta: Yep ima write that down

@d.m.collins1501

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrOfficedog what day was that? I'll look that up in my history books oh wait it's a lie.

that one dictator that spent everything on the citizens until he got killed by the military leader : 👁👄👁

A fun game I'd recommend is called Reigns (Android & IOS) and it's a swipe left or swipe right type of game and you are a ruler and have to keep balance of the elite, military and the citizens and if you get too low you can be overthrown or other things can happen. It's not a serious game but it's an easy way to pass time.

@skorp5677

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it's amazing :)

This feels like a tyrant who's been overthrown giving advice and turn-over to the rebel commander.

@tlhm7102

2 жыл бұрын

ESPECIALLY the ending bit "Better you on the throne than someone else...Then maybe you'll be different *fades into literal obscurity*." it seems so much like something out of a book or something

@edwinhuang9244

Жыл бұрын

@@tlhm7102 You forgot the "ruler's hat morphs into dictator's hat"

@element1192

Жыл бұрын

Or rather, his son, as in the case of Prince Souphanouvong

@_ee75

Жыл бұрын

@@tlhm7102 that's why we love grey, he can be so ominous and mysterious at times

@medical-cyanide1526

Жыл бұрын

Definitely feels like a story, as others have suggested maybe a king to his son, a dictator to his child, the glorious leader to his son.

If we follow these rules, will we be top chicken?

@saber1epee0

7 жыл бұрын

+Victor Mapping + Top chicken 2016

@Zynkronise

7 жыл бұрын

We're top chicken *put glasses on*

@Gamrin

7 жыл бұрын

But those would end up being Medium chickens. Right?

@SamCyanide

7 жыл бұрын

vape

@pearlfountain

7 жыл бұрын

topkek

Wow, just read some of the Prince for a class and am realizing how alike these ideas are. Machiavelli

@nutyyyy

Жыл бұрын

It's almost as if Machiavelli understood these principles. Admittedly, in a different time to our but the basic principles of power remain the same.

I know it's suppose to be educational, but this felt dark as fuck. Soul crushingly hopeless. Yet some part of me liked it.

@SolarScion

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed. None of these systems work at scale to allow for a fair society. Once a system becomes large enough that any one person is not accountable to any other, the power structure begins to supersede humanity.

@farmerboy916

7 жыл бұрын

Which is why you simply eliminate non-voluntary power structures.

@512TheWolf512

7 жыл бұрын

that's a simple confirmationof the statement, that whoever has the power has anything

@esbenandersen5706

7 жыл бұрын

Americapox and The Trouble with Transporters were very much in the same tone. It's very different, if you compare to say, the Zebra vs Horses video (Which came after Americapox, IIRC, and on a related note) or even his Why the UK Elections were the Worst in History (Also on a fairly depressing subject). I don't know why, but it seems Mr. Grey is trying (And achieving) vastly different moods with educational videos. Like you, I like the variety... but I also like H.P. Lovecrafts work on the abject insignificance of humanity, and how all our dreams will eventually be wrought to naught by a being so far beyond our understanding that it's not even monstrous; it just never realised we were there to be ruined.

@autolykos9822

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. The saddest part is that there is no evil conspiracy. It's simply a result of game theory (i.e. mathematics), and just as unavoidable as water flowing downhill. And it's not just in politics - coordination problems are almost always the reason we can't have nice things. A (very long, slightly rambly) article that discusses this kind of problem in more detail would be Scott Alexander's "Meditations on Moloch": slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ TL;DR: Almost no one is evil. Almost everything is broken.

"The people only storm the palace when the soldiers let them.." That... aged well...

@ofrikirshen3071

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShiningTitan ur not a chad...

@blackgemstone801

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShiningTitan ah great. Someone comparing one jackass dying to the hundreds of unarmed people shot by police for peacefully marching.

@maximocaseres2526

2 жыл бұрын

So, what happened now? I dont watch news very often.

@Marcos42563

2 жыл бұрын

@@maximocaseres2526 Probably in reference to the capitol building thing that happened in the states at the start of the year.

@VenikHue

2 жыл бұрын

I think he meant that the people storming a palace and succeeding only happens if the soldiers let them.

I watched the Cortex podcast video about this and I have to say I'm really glad you made this despite it being a harder one for you to make. It's one of my favorite videos of yours. This kind of structure to power is one of those things that's there and maybe apparent to a lot of people but seems like no one discusses directly but is important to

This is so well made. It touches on so many topics without being drowned in so much detail about single one of them

This really never stops being relevant, does it?

@littlewhizard723

3 жыл бұрын

It won't ever not be

@Doctor-Infinite

3 жыл бұрын

Ah a fellow Celeste fan. You're a woman of culture Especially if you watch videos like this

@user-bg6xh7vv7t

3 жыл бұрын

maddy pfp huh? 194 golden strawbs here, how about you

@NeostormXLMAX

3 жыл бұрын

until the end of humanity

@matthewnewhouse4634

3 жыл бұрын

It's scary how many people now a days don't realize this is how governments works. People always think that governments have the peoples bests interest in mind until they are well bad off that they can't ignore it.

HI BILLY MAYS HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WITH JUST THREE EASY STEPS, YOU CAN BE A DICTATOR TOO!

@somecuriosities

7 жыл бұрын

rofwl :-D

@mrsmiley707

7 жыл бұрын

HistoryBuff97 hahaha

@tonytime8709

7 жыл бұрын

This makes me... Happy: Beutiful Meme Bro. Sad: I miss Billy...

@mNag

7 жыл бұрын

This video would have been better if he was shouting at me the whole time instead of talking monotone.

@MoreAnonymous

7 жыл бұрын

shutup and take my money

That's why in Australia voting is mandatory. If everyone votes, everyone is a keyblock demographic that can't be overlooked or taken advantage of... Or at least that is the optimal health for Australia. Unfortunately we have extremely biased privatised news outlets so a lot of the plans and funding for lower keys and entire keyblocks are hidden or taken advantage of anyway

@zibix4562

Жыл бұрын

I actually agree that it should be mandatory in the us. Vote or be fined 1% of your income (or 100 USD), whichever is greater. Throw your vote away by voting for a third party or put in the write in part "I am doing this under duress" and just do your damn civic duty. Also all businesses have to give people time to go vote. Write in ballets is acceptable.

@oz_jones

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, lets take notes from a prison colony :D You literally live in a dictatorship.

@ManoredRed

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't work in practice. Mandatory voting is populist and corruption fodder. Poor ignorant people who normally wouldn't vote vote and get their vote purchased by some corrupt guy, or are brainwashed by a populist. Also happens in Brazil. In some places its still common for politicians to literally give people fuel, or farm animals, or whatever for their vote, often having entire networks of people to do this in a large scale.

@jsquared1013

Жыл бұрын

Better to have varied biases in the privatized media than have a singular, government-controlled bias (see: Russia, China, etc).

One key to rule them all: Resources. And you, the ruler, are responsible to distribute those resources. This is your one job.

In the future Dictator : I would like to thank this youtube channel called cgp Grey for teaching me how to win power Edit: Wow 6k likes.... I'm famous, also thank you to Rise of Kingdoms for teaching me very important things about military doctrine such as a 5% buff at attack for [insert civilization here] which helped me in my conquests

@Hell_O7

3 жыл бұрын

CGP Grey: *gets promoted under them* Just as planned.....

@muhammedmansoor3406

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hell_O7 you see this goes against the cgp video . They might hepl them take power but are no longer necessary so no reward and they go to gulag beacuse they are no longer useful to the dictator

@ltpetrenko

3 жыл бұрын

@@muhammedmansoor3406 This is just a preview of a full online dictator course.

@magatism

3 жыл бұрын

This is probably the Key he will remove.

@kevinslattery5748

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to thank CGP Grey for teaching me how to win power.

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. - Otto Von Bismark

@Fuchsia_tude

6 жыл бұрын

He didn't say that, but it's better not to see quote attributions being made.

@gayvideos3808

6 жыл бұрын

Fuchsia 'tude Who didn't what?

@Fuchsia_tude

6 жыл бұрын

say that thing POSQ said he did

@chrisschoenthaler5184

6 жыл бұрын

Fuchsia 'tude Good to see you giving legitimate backing for what you say. However, while the quote did not originate with Bismarck, that does not mean he never said it. It is entirely plausible that Bismarck used an obscure older quote, and people who had never heard it before just assumed he said it first. You should probably edit your original comment.

@takref1

6 жыл бұрын

PhysiOSQuantum I

I didn't see the thumbnail, so I thought this was a video about the requirements to make a measuring ruler.

Not all revolts/revolutions are secretly backed by the military or other keys though. Sometimes it just so happens that all major power institutions (and numerous rulers and keys behind them) are weakened by natural disasters, foreign invasions or some severe economic crisis. Sometimes it just comes to the point that a new institution can emerge unopposed and semi-independently from the power vacuum and start a proper civil war.

So it really is impossible to take and hold power without being corrupt

@VArsovski10

7 жыл бұрын

Take yes, not convinced about the holding part though

@ShehabEllithy

7 жыл бұрын

To a certain extent, yes.

@DreadKyller

7 жыл бұрын

It's possible to take and hold power without being corrupt, but without being corrupt you face a far greater risk of being replaced by people who aren't as nice as you. It's a massive balancing game between losing your power to those who stand against what you stand for, and betraying your own morals enough to stay in power so you can enforce at least part of your ideals. It's possible, but those that are the least corrupt are the ones most likely to be replaced. There's a chance you could retain power and do many good things, but there's also a change you'll be replaced very fast while trying to do so, and you really can't predict which outcome you'll face. At least in the democracy, since all positions of power rely on the wealth and production of the citizens, it's hard for a democracy to get corrupt enough to entirely ruin their lives. If you get enough support from the citizens, then even people who are more corrupt won't be as able to challenge you, because disrupting the interests of the citizens may lead to widespread revolts or rebellions which will make them lose their money and thus their power. getting enough citizens to have that much support however is extremely hard to do.

@VArsovski10

7 жыл бұрын

Let's just say that before a dictatorship becomes democracy a bad dictatorship has to turn into a good one first And yeah, those kinds of dictatorships exist (even if people don't want to admit), say for example Belorussia (or what used to be Lybia). Same man in power for 20-30 years and yet the standards people live in were/are almost Swiss there.. Or for example the former Yugoslavia = same man in power, high standards So as far as I'm concerned about progress = I think the only way a bad dictatorship becomes democracy has to become a good dictatorship first WITHOUT external forced factors And THAT my friend is (sadly) the impossible part because of things like international organizations like HRA, Peta, Nato (basically anyone strong enough to make someone bad look worse at the face of others or use direct military power) and such Ironically = the UN and international organizations were made to make progress of the 3rd world possible, but what in fact happened It's impossible for a country to make a progress of it's own if it was bad place to live in at the start because of those same EXACT international powers So ideally it IS POSSIBLE, but sadly more and more unlikely due to well-anchored and spread that either like the status quo (i.e. don't like "surprises") or are straight corrupted as well international powers

@fy8798

7 жыл бұрын

"Belorussia" "are almost Swiss there" You clearly never visited Belorussia or Switzerland. I've been to both, and the difference between them is huge. "Peta, Nato" This is just insane. Peta is a tiny group that has zero power and just does publicity stunts - and has less reach than a typical cat meme. The Nato is an organization with military power. Even listing them in the same sentence is idiotic. "basically anyone strong enough to make someone bad look worse" is not a thing - if it was, Greenpeace (an organization with far bigger a reach than, say, Peta) would be able to get, say, Japan to stop various fishing practices. Not gonna happen, buddy. The world doesn't work that way.

Stalins solution: refresh those keys every other week.

@hristiyandelisyarov6487

2 жыл бұрын

Sixteen times the power....it just works

@ehabuossef8026

2 жыл бұрын

I mean yeah why would you need to pay your keys if you can just kill them every week and focus on your people You complain? You dont like the money i give you? You demand more money or you overthrown me? Alright then *gun bullet sound*

@kramarancko1107

2 жыл бұрын

But if he killed them on a regular basis to be replaced wouldn’t the people who would become keys eventually catch on and stop trying to become the keys?

@hamdaanchalky7724

2 жыл бұрын

@@kramarancko1107 but the keys were living better lives than the peasants. Rather live better for a week than die a sad death after ur sad life. Also they were gambling on the chances that they would survive.

@randombystander991

2 жыл бұрын

If they remain loyal, they're safe. Many Stalin's subordinates worked with him for a very long time, some during all his rule even.

TL;DR: Being a ruler is a fine balance of keeping your subordinates happy enough so they don't kick you out, and keeping the public happy enough so they don't kick you out either.

15 years of spending time on this website and this video just so happens to take the top spot on my favourite videos.

Instructions unclear, accidentally reuinited the Russian Empire and became the Tsar

@kamanashiskar9203

3 жыл бұрын

Long Live the Tsar!!!

@caravan3636

3 жыл бұрын

oopsieee

@lincolnickler9354

3 жыл бұрын

hey bro nice pfp

@danielhu6485

3 жыл бұрын

Actually taking power is easier than keeping power

@craigsnortsfruitshoots2811

3 жыл бұрын

Now bombrush Europe

Well, THAT was depressing...

@woofiegoofie

3 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Morycinski you cannot use the word compromise in Dictatorship system.

@wtfbros5110

3 жыл бұрын

@@woofiegoofie tell that to Beria

@woofiegoofie

3 жыл бұрын

@@wtfbros5110 At first I don't know him but ugh he's awful.

@wtfbros5110

3 жыл бұрын

@@woofiegoofieyeah he's almost as bad as Himmler, which is ironic since he wants detente with the west and a united neutral germany

@elitemook4234

3 жыл бұрын

It get's worse. What happens when human labor is made obsolete by AI and robots? The elites purge the plebs to protect their position of power in accrodence with the second law.

This is probably the best overview of basic politics video ever made. Excelent work.

The current events in Ukraine and the swath of sanctions imposed by the west on Russia reminded me of this video and of The Dictator's Handbook

*Interveiwer:* So, how'd you start your county? *Me:* It was on my KZread recommendations.

@techhelpportal7778

7 жыл бұрын

1000 Subscribers With No Content huh

@Digo-eu

7 жыл бұрын

I had to subscribe to you, for some reason

@amnksk

6 жыл бұрын

subscribed

@leodeciofilho4946

6 жыл бұрын

Subscribed!

@thomaskaldahl196

6 жыл бұрын

subscribed

Robotic armies, robotic workers, robotic police. I just solved the loyalty problem.

@bananian

7 жыл бұрын

Dogizmaster then the keyholders would be robot repairers and Google.

@dogiz6952

7 жыл бұрын

bananian The robots get repaired by other robots, also fuck Google.

@GermanVideoMaster

7 жыл бұрын

Buuut that would only work in a dictatorship

@dogiz6952

7 жыл бұрын

GermanVideoMaster Who said it should be anything else?

@neeneko

7 жыл бұрын

And you might, long term, be about right. One of the big worries as automation becomes cheaper and more general purpose is going to be, well, what do you actually need poor people for? Even in a representative democracy, direct voting comes pretty late in the process and it tends to be keys who select the options. One might not be the singular ruler, but it does minimize the keys and really cuts down on their keys. The org chart has the potential to become very shallow.

this video is 6 years old. i only saw it in recent years, and so many things have begun to make sense.

I think it was Ambrose Bierce who said, "An absolute ruler is onw who rules as he pleases so long as he pleases the assasins."

This gets scarier when you consider the rise of automation. Our democracy is fueled by the productivity of our citizens, but what if the citizens are no longer needed?

@ypsawbones3646

2 жыл бұрын

Well better you on the throne than someone else

@animax2422

2 жыл бұрын

Companies are still productive automated or not, and they still need the citizens to buy their products. If the citizens still have power (money) being productive in other areas, they still fuel democracy.

@cakeisyummy5755

2 жыл бұрын

Anarchism.

@user-rl3zw8mg2p

2 жыл бұрын

By that time citizens are nolonger citizens anymore, we are about going enter a world exactly like cyber-punk2077. Try join those big tech Corps, or killed by gangsters and die on the streets.

@octavianjoseph8633

2 жыл бұрын

Well, then, common citizens get to live their lives without the looming anxieties of needing to subject yourself to long work weeks because you feel you aren't doing enough. (It really is not as healthy as you think it is.) Maybe developing hobbies, they can then develop into a career they actually enjoy, they can potentially earn money from. People aren't lazy, they just don't want to work for big bad corporations. And everything else such as making products will probably be taking care of by automation.

There are only two constants I see here: Death and taxes

@UrWifiIsSlow

4 жыл бұрын

Monaco joined the chat

@nurlindafsihotang49

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@TheSkullConfernece

4 жыл бұрын

Taxes are not constant. They're not a guarantee if we realize the illegitimacy of them and the opportunity of voluntary cooperation.

@goldengaruda8935

4 жыл бұрын

Taxes exist only so long as people, death as long as there is life

@Mernom

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkullConfernece voluntary cooperation... Among humans... So, never right?

Thank you, CGP and [redacted] for all the help with the coup in [redacted]. It made everything very easy. One love ❤️

@thearchitect646

Жыл бұрын

oh yeah, that coop. I gave them like 10 bucks

This video is one of the few things I can clearly say changed how I looked at the world. I ended up reading the book as well and I have never looked at politics in any regime the same way again, even years later. Great video

@pepperpoop7729

Жыл бұрын

Which book ?

@sagadoom2

Жыл бұрын

@@pepperpoop7729 In the video description "The Dictators Handbook"

"And Angels who build good works will always lose to Devils who don't" Damn bro..

@kolkoki

3 жыл бұрын

Because there will always be an asshole who wants money for himself and not the greater good. Someone who value individual over society. Kinda like anti-masks "i dont care if i kill people by not wearing a mask, MY comfort is more important than THEIR lives ! "

@alfredorotondo

3 жыл бұрын

@@kolkoki *pinochet noises*

@kolkoki

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfredorotondo I am sorry as i do not know enough about him to understand what you are meaning

@graveyardshift6691

3 жыл бұрын

@@kolkoki As you are reading this comment, you are inhaling god only knows how many different viruses, bacteria, germs, infections, and god knows what else. Perhaps you are even inhaling Covid-19 right this very second. While most of these are fairly harmless and in certain cases even beneficial, your body is under attack 24/7. The only way for you to stop these attacks outright is to live in a completely sealed and scrubbed environment. The masks being forced on everyone at large to 'protect the citizens' don't even qualify as such. Biological sciences have proven that your immune system is very much like your muscles. If you fail to exercise them properly and also allow them adequate rest at times, they will fail you. The consequence of such failure of an immune system is your death. Living in a 'clean' environment is just as deadly as living in filth. If you live in filth, your immune system is overtaxed and cannot keep up. If you live in a 'clean' environment, your immune system will atrophy and when the time comes, it will fail you. Masks do nothing to help this process. At most they will help contain/prevent the spread depending on the state of the person on them. To a healthy person, they will contain nothing and they will prevent the immune system from learning how to fight an infection. Masks kill healthy populations. However the result is far different for those who are at-risk as it prevents a full on outbreak that a weakened immune system can't handle right away and contains those who ARE sick. Your best defense against disease is your own build in biological defenses. If that fails, medicines are designed to bolster or otherwise assist this process until your body can adapt. Those that fail die. That's life. You can't save everyone. We are well beyond the point where masks do anybody good and it's time to let biology take over. Help those who are at-risk but at this point, it's up to those murder death machines the White Blood Cells.

@TheRealColBosch

3 жыл бұрын

@@graveyardshift6691 I've got something you can breathe, asshole.

is this a tropico play guide?

@openproducer145

7 жыл бұрын

EL Presidente 101

@Nosirrbro

7 жыл бұрын

Nah man its CK2

@boxylemons7961

7 жыл бұрын

The video made me think of the game a lot actually

@davidgg8318

7 жыл бұрын

Its TheoTown.

@JoseHernandez-zq6rt

7 жыл бұрын

Where is my island!!!!

The keys to power can be applied to pretty much everything. I watched this video 5yrs ago and ever since I saw it, I'm always looking for the HMFIC's keys. Thanks for the eye opener.

well this was scarily enlightening... at the end of the day, democracies are amazing while dictatorships are terrible but everything in between are doomed to fail. Really puts things into a complicated perspective

This isn’t dark, it’s just honest.

@treeamble585

2 жыл бұрын

The two aren't opposites, it can be honest and dark at the same time

@HeidenLam

2 жыл бұрын

Being honest is dark, we live in a society

@MachineMan-mj4gj

2 жыл бұрын

@@HeidenLam Go I'm so sick of this society around me.

@MachineMan-mj4gj

2 жыл бұрын

@Je720 Republics fail because the people become lazy.

@stillwatersrundeep001

2 жыл бұрын

It isn't the whole truth. It's being relentlessly cynical for the sake of crafting a simple theoretical model, but it isn't backed up by a large chunk of history. The transition from dictatorships to democracies, for example.

"You can't eliminate those who don't vote for you." *Challenge Accepted*

@leannemo7382

4 жыл бұрын

Hillary, is that you? ;)

@cult_of_odin

4 жыл бұрын

@AJ Kelly dude you have a lot to learn about reading comprehension since I was agreeing with you.

@dorkmax7073

4 жыл бұрын

Cough cough voter ID laws cough cough

@Mr.Havoc4212

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck

@JessSimpson1313

4 жыл бұрын

@AJ Kelly nothing like some casual anti-Semitism in KZread comments amirite?

This is amazing. Some parts gave me chills? Thank you for explaining this concept so succinctly.

Instructions unclear accidentally became a pirate captain

I have lived through 2 Military Coups, 2 Revolutions and 1 democracy. After watching this video, now IT ALL MAKES SENSE..

@YungBoiEscobar

4 жыл бұрын

Where do you live big fella

@antonyandrewson5803

4 жыл бұрын

egypt im guessing?

@AmrSaleh

4 жыл бұрын

Egypt yeah

@antonyandrewson5803

4 жыл бұрын

things getting better?

@ROTALOT

4 жыл бұрын

@@antonyandrewson5803 apparently not :(

1. Be completely straight 2. Make sure the increments are of equal length 3. Make sure there is space between the ruler's edge and the zero mark

@AlexPope1668

7 жыл бұрын

You'd make a fine ruler, I imagine. :)

@JoeMansley

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sold on Rule 3. I once had a ruler that started at 0. I liked it.

@RinInABin

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Mansley Wear and tear may have eaten at that edge. Zero error could have been introduced.

@brishtisengupta7180

7 жыл бұрын

That's called a rule, not a ruler.

@wanderingrandomer

7 жыл бұрын

Depends where you live. It's called a ruler in the UK.

Just by putting little images of keys by these people, made me understand all of this a lot easier (great video!)

I really feel like now is the time to try and come up with a new governing system. The options we have all fall victim to the same problems... money rules all. When money rules all, individuals stop mattering, greed is taught to be a survival tactic, threat of competition diverts resources, and things fall apart

@noname-zp1yh

Жыл бұрын

We can't do anything about the core problem of power but we can make the situation a little better. Democracy made things better in comparison so we should do more of that. The reason we're even talking about money being the biggest issue at this point and not something like bloodlines shows where the problem is right now. The problem is that our economy which holds an insane amount of power over us is (outside of regulations) completely undemocratic. I mean when it comes to the economy we basically operate on a system where we tell the dictators they can't do the bad stuff because it's illegal and we don't like it. If you want to get a better idea on how to make a government you should probably look into the anarchist stuff. You can't make everyone a saint but you can't take away their power and insenitive to do bad things.

"Maybe, you'll be different" As the hat morphs to a dictator's hat.. message well sent

@williamfarley3794

Жыл бұрын

I always get a little chill at that part

@jeremyjackson8862

Жыл бұрын

And the cycle continues.

@georgeevans9044

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite moments in the video

@chee.rah.monurB

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyjackson8862 Right,because every revolunionary says that to themselves. Remember when Lenin wanted to be better than those "capitalist pigs" but ended up creating the TROPE CODIFIER for dictatorships?

"You can't eliminate those who don't vote for you." *Laughs in Stalin*

@ibuilder1175

4 жыл бұрын

*laughs in communism*

@ibuilder1175

4 жыл бұрын

*laughs in clinton*

@macaroon_nuggets8008

4 жыл бұрын

@@ibuilder1175 NO!! DONT DO THAT!!! YOUR GONNA START AN ARGUMENT!

@ibuilder1175

4 жыл бұрын

@@macaroon_nuggets8008 I had to do it

@neonicplays

4 жыл бұрын

Isaac Roland *laughs in parenthood*

The best video on your channel. And the most eye opening video about politics, leaders, dilomats, rulers and ruling systems. This video should be in every school room

The fun thing about all these is that people still believe that, just for being in the 21st century we are beyond all those medieval tactics.... when in fact things have never truly changed, they have only gotten more convoluted.

Gotta love a good depressing video to destroy my faith in our political system first thing in the morning

@delpher32exe

7 жыл бұрын

our you mean on this fucking planet?

@a2rhombus2

7 жыл бұрын

delpher32exe Our as a general umbrella term for the human race so yes

@Zazer99541

7 жыл бұрын

There are exceptions to this like the 1945 labour government in britain which never got in off the backs of rich people but instead from the people.

@danielsjohnson

7 жыл бұрын

Alex A another exception is the state of Colorado legalized marijuana through referendum and legally bypassed the state congress that was against it at the time. Sometimes a lot of common folk getting together can make a difference ;)

@rafaelpun

7 жыл бұрын

But legalizing marijuana increase the (tax) treasury that allows them to do projects and build stuff that makes key supporters happy.

Rule 0 gives me chills. "Without power you can affect nothing"

@evannibbe9375

2 жыл бұрын

It lead me on the rabbit hole to pursue magic.

@Deepak-cu1mr

2 жыл бұрын

Rule infinity.... With great power comes the great responsibility

@Cybernaut551

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deepak-cu1mr Facts.

@minorcomet282

2 жыл бұрын

Rule 34: don't ask

@Georges_IV

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deepak-cu1mr with great power comes a great power bill

“No [person] rules alone” Now I want a movie about someone with a cloning machine running a country.

@pyridonfaltis9761

Жыл бұрын

I think that even when cloning, the clones would think *they* should rule, and not the other clones. I think the worst mistake a power-hungry dictator could make is clone himself. Then there would be a multitude of power-hungry dictators instead of willing subordinates.

@Flamme506

Жыл бұрын

Maybe more something like "shadow doubles" who are aware that they are doubles and will dissapear if the original wishes so, that way they must follow their order.

@standowner6979

Жыл бұрын

Rick and Morty did that.

@michaelawesome1864

Жыл бұрын

Horatio

@dangiuseppeh

Жыл бұрын

If the clones are not individual people that is. They still need to eat, drink, procreate and sleep.

I honestly believe this is the best video in KZread. I come and watch it every once in a while when I see something happening in the world.

A perfect example and warning is Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. He was a magnificent ruler who industrialized and educated Brazil, raised the quality of life for the whole nation in a nice long reign. But ultimately was overthrown by industrialists and other elites because he didn't reward them enough. His extreme popularity with the people wasn't enough, he lost the Keys. He probably could have regained the Crown through civil war but he was exhausted after a long, laborious reign.

@vaclavjebavy5118

2 жыл бұрын

He said he didn't want to spill Brazilian blood. It likely would have succeeded quickly.

@usetheexplosives

2 жыл бұрын

All I hear in your comment is that they successfully ruled for a long time before they were deposed. I think it's that, and other examples, that water down what this video is teaching to an extent. You can rule, and you can make great benevolent change. It means you won't rule forever, but is that actually what you want? If you simply want to enact particular change, enact it, and retire.

@alzhanvoidsansado

2 жыл бұрын

@@usetheexplosives But when you leave, what's to stop the next from changing it back? You have to rule for long enough for your citizens to get used to the change, where its absence will be noticed enough to risk great protest/revolution. If you enact a change and leave before it settles, the next ruler won't have any trouble modifying it to fit his needs. And until then... well, you have to survive somehow right? Keep your keys happy.

@stansman5461

2 жыл бұрын

@@usetheexplosives You're right that the rules for these are to stay in power, but remember a coup means the keys were promised more. And since the vault hasn't increased, the treasure which was being spent on the citizens is now going to go to the keys. Hence, even when you make positive change, it's going to suffer if you're overthrown by someone via a coup (since a dictator has less keys)

@josevitorag

2 жыл бұрын

Sim mano, aí foi ladeira à baixo

“but surely you on the throne will be better than someone else; and who knows maybe you will be different” (image changes from benevolent representative to dictator who winks at you). Awesome ending couldn’t have been more perfect.

@mm-if8mq

7 жыл бұрын

Frank Delgrosso totally true!!!

@nurlindafsihotang49

4 жыл бұрын

"To know what is man true nature, dont see him in his suffering. See him when he holds power"- Abraham Lincoln

The king of my country ones said that as a king he does not make false promises or false hope to people. He said, unlike in a democracy where leader promise everything to the people and don't follow through, I promise exactly what I can deliver and so far my work is my proof.

Thank you so much for making this video. It served as a starting point for me a long time ago to seek to enrich my perspective by watching educational videos about government and history.