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@aaronsen6885

5 жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard the word ”non-profit” I went to start the free trial. Really recommend it.😀

@kimono38

5 жыл бұрын

Little Finger from GOT reading art of war..damn such combination

@moonspawn07

5 жыл бұрын

00:18 who are the other 2 characters except littlefinger?

@NovemberVenine

5 жыл бұрын

I have been getting a few panic attacks and Addison Anderson's voice helps me calm down. So I've been watching Ted Ed videos. Replenishing knowledge is a lovely bonus.

@boulder6578

5 жыл бұрын

papi machiavelli

The quote is actually incomplete. "If you cannot be both it is better to be feared than loved but avoid being hated at all costs"

@lissyemmy

4 жыл бұрын

YES! THANK YOU! So many people overlook the absolutely crucial qualifiers in Machiavelli's writing: the "if"s and "but"s and "be ready to"s and "may"s. He's not encouraging sinister behavior, he's simply acknowledging conditions where it might exist.

@firestorm165

4 жыл бұрын

@@lissyemmy I'm actually writing a book where one of the characters reads Machiavelli religiously, so for it to be believable I'd better know his work pretty damn well myself.

@sunsetkitty2932

3 жыл бұрын

Except for those crazy controlling abusive twats who take fear as a form of power over you. They are malicious AF

@firestorm165

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunsetkitty2932 True. And more often than not those kinds of people end up becoming hated and cause their own downfall (see r/prorevenge for multiple examples) which Machiavelli accurately predicts

@firestorm165

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelofdeath1896 I don't remember reading that in "The prince". The closest it came to that was "if you must do someone an injury make it quick and decisive so that you never need worry about them again"

“Learn the way to hell, in order to flee from it.”

@brokenking5044

5 жыл бұрын

There are many ways to the kingdom of despair, but only through salvation could you ever hope to leave

@jirogyro650

5 жыл бұрын

ITS ALL AN ILLUSION YOU CHOICES ARE ALL AN ILLUSION

@saranohmusic57

5 жыл бұрын

I googled this and I can't find the original source??

@m.ophie.a3644

5 жыл бұрын

@@jirogyro650 argue that to the electric chair. This passive nihilism is wishful thinking. Yet Modern people no longer want the responsibility of 'choice'.

@jirogyro650

5 жыл бұрын

Beans i think that you are missing the point

Machiavelli: "It is a warning, not a manual!!" Orwell: "First time?"

@jasonkurtrix357

3 жыл бұрын

It otherway around mate.

@EclecticoIconoclasta

2 жыл бұрын

And Orwell was a democratic socialist. Liberals and right wingers should be aware of that

@fsdds1488

2 жыл бұрын

@@EclecticoIconoclasta Oh yes, he participated the Spainish civil war on the liberals side, he said that at the time the group he's in was the best of his life, but when Stalinist advisors showed up, things spirall down badly.

@apersononlineyes6554

2 жыл бұрын

@@EclecticoIconoclasta Why does that matter?

@andyc9902

2 жыл бұрын

Kafka second time? Nitchzte third time?

A man who shares his thoughts on how to be manipulative is not manipulative. Hes honest and decent and tries to protect naive people from being absorbed by this cruel world.

@lalinera8279

Жыл бұрын

You described me 💯

@fonya_thee3026

9 ай бұрын

Trully agree.

@shoenicedeletedvideosx3048

8 ай бұрын

Nice

@ConfuciusZ

5 ай бұрын

Fair. Imo is that Not what the White hat hacker community is based Around

@sevaad

4 ай бұрын

You pointed just another delusion. Describing ways of the "dark path" can be a perfect camouflage as well as maintaining the image of the person who "investigated his shadow, understood monster within him, became very self-critical, open-minded, compassionate, sincere and truth-loving through that". These narratives like "i read Jung, Nietscze, Dostoevskiy and, therefore, im better person" is just another 21 century Machiavellian trick to acquire power, reputation, recognition and money. If some guy cries on camera, talks all the time how strangers approach to him on the street with stories of how "he helped them" and publicies details of his family life "oh look how great are we!" then im extremely suspicious of him.

How to avoid drawing hands

@parseyspartition2790

5 жыл бұрын

I just scrolled down to see if anyone else noticed.

@memetic.trojan.objprime238

5 жыл бұрын

This is part of a plan for TED-Ed to phase hands from their animations all along!

@ziruiwang4806

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@hansellancephilippe4075

3 жыл бұрын

They were so creative, I tell you.

@notbrad4873

3 жыл бұрын

Astute observation

Just to clarify: Machiaveli wasn't a bad guy, he just had a realistic vision about power

@nyansama7865

5 жыл бұрын

Also the reason he wrote all those books was so that the current prince of Florence realise how good of an advisor he was and end his banishment!

@Medietos

5 жыл бұрын

anubis. The terrible thing is that his work can be used for bad purposes, and everyone who cares about our species and our survival , should preferably and wisely get together and defend ourselves, asking 5.G to stop until there is evidence for it being all right. Apparently, a new law says that 5G cannot be obliterated by us after its installation, only now, before. EVEN if we become ill from it. So each one of us is called to find out and decide for himself. This is a tremendous critical point with chance for evolving towards our higher destiny. Let us not miss/waste it please. Microvaves can give influenza symptoms like Convideo19..Wuhan apparently got 5G installed just before the outbreak of the flu. The individuals I saw falling to the floor in the underground on a YT-news(?) video, looked more like influenced by microwave attack than by flu. Flu symptoms do not include falling to the ground. Microwaves can be set to disturb the heart's functioning causing sudden falling.

@adrian4973

5 жыл бұрын

Fax

@--_--ph8rf

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion he clocked the tea where the tea needed to be clocked and Hadn’t been for centuries. 🐸 ☕️

@fellinuxvi3541

4 жыл бұрын

One thing doesn't exclude the other

“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” -Machiavelli, fox & lion

@neighandwhinnymchorse2100

3 жыл бұрын

This quote reminds me of the "dicks, pussies, and assholes" speech from Team America World Police

@triniscout

3 жыл бұрын

@@neighandwhinnymchorse2100 no.

@ahandgrenade3640

2 жыл бұрын

@@neighandwhinnymchorse2100 what? No i don't wanna know.

@amalrajpr6800

2 жыл бұрын

Fox and lion😂😂

@pattygould8240

2 жыл бұрын

"Sometimes you gotta be a lion so you can be the lamb you really are." Dave Chapelle's Mom

'Machiavellian' is still an accurate word to use in that context though. 'Orwellian' doesn't refer to George Orwell's attributes, it refers to his famous work's attributes. Same goes for Machiavelli

@geraldfriend256

2 жыл бұрын

@Adrian Schneider ?

@juicyjuustar121

2 жыл бұрын

@Adrian Schneider It... Literally does though????

@luigioliva5714

2 жыл бұрын

If Kaguya says it, it must be true. 🤔

@cardboardbox191

Жыл бұрын

I cane ti tge comment section to say say simler we haven't been using the word wrong for that long. Give it awhile and the meaning changes to meet people's perceptions.

@ThighErda

2 ай бұрын

@@luigioliva5714 Bro it's self evident

Sorry Machiavelli, we apparently learned nothing.

@zihenglao3591

5 жыл бұрын

@harold sam well they sound good

@angelic8632002

5 жыл бұрын

Some of us *did* learn from our mistakes

@PigeonFodder

5 жыл бұрын

This might just be my favorite youtube comment ever

@lehotbananfrommicrowavesta8975

5 жыл бұрын

Natural selection. Those who can't learn don't deserve any of the spoils.

@itsblitz4437

5 жыл бұрын

@@lehotbananfrommicrowavesta8975 those who don't learn from history tend to repeat it.

“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.”

@MLBlue30

4 жыл бұрын

Who says that? Could you elaborate?

@ArtWithSR

4 жыл бұрын

@@MLBlue30 It's a quote from the writer Frank Herbert in his book Dune. For a sci-fi fantasy book written in the 60's it was severely ahead of its time in its plot, philosophies and moral grayness of its characters. Would definitely recommend it for everyone to read.

@Theviewer100

4 жыл бұрын

ArtWithSR I’m definitely going to check it out

@narasimhakanduri4074

4 жыл бұрын

@@ArtWithSR a play on a famous aphorism by lord acton

@ericwalker6546

3 жыл бұрын

WOW! And 925 people did a thumbs up!

My stepfather gave me The Prince to read when I was around 16, I understood his takes but couldn't see the applications on the real world, after I've grown up and got more into politics I started to see what he meants and how the world works. I firmly believe that Machiavelli influenced to the point where I advocate for change by any means because I know the people in power will use any means to maintain the status quo.

@geraldfriend256

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.That's why it is great reading.A cautionary tale about what those in power are willing to do to keep it. The how to manual for politicians, so that we know their means.

@TheKnowledgeMan101

2 жыл бұрын

You can still apply Machiavellian ideas into modern politics, such as that leaders should sometimes have to sacrifice their ideals of morality or ideals for the sake of practical effectiveness such as in economics, domestic or foreign affairs. Politicians might need to lie to the public and sacrifice promises for transparency for the sake of national security or to protect your political career so you could help your country more. Politicians might have to raise taxes and go against their beliefs in order to save the economy just like what George H.W Bush did when he raised taxes despite saying "Read my lips; No new taxes" in order to fix the budget deficit that was created by Ronald Reagan. I think the point Machiavelli was trying to make us see that the world we live in is not perfect and all of the bad actions we do today in order to serve the greater good or if its just unrealistic and impossible to achieve perfection and what we want, is the price of dealing with the world as it is, and not how it should be.

@elasticharmony

Жыл бұрын

But it is not about those on power but only a Prince.

@ThighErda

2 ай бұрын

Honestly when I first read The Prince (I was 15) I got what he meant. I was always into politics so I assume that's why

It is much safer to be feared than loved, but never hated. That last part is left off too often. I'm grateful that high school philosophy teacher assigned The Prince to us to read.

@Agent-ie3uv

Жыл бұрын

Philosophy in high school,? 😪😭Lol

@Gadget-Walkmen

5 ай бұрын

Well said

"An ideal without the grounds for reality is merely an illusion, a reality without the grounds for ideals is merely an object." Watching this video reminded me of this statement.

@jezrelcarvellida9572

5 жыл бұрын

where did that phrase come from?

@paulhan1615

5 жыл бұрын

Jezrel Carvellida Actually it came from not-so-well known figure. Name Lyuh Woon Hyung, he was a Korean independence activist during the colonial rule of the Japanese and the man who tried to unify the Korea after it got split north and south. He said this when the conflict seemed to get only worse and division to be getting more and more consolidated. Meaning that idealogies are important yet the reality of a dire need for a unified nation should not also be ignored.

@jezrelcarvellida9572

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulhan1615 thanks sir!

@marcopohl4875

5 жыл бұрын

i need to remember that one!

@jameshumphrey9939

5 жыл бұрын

really? ideals create realities and all is an illusion, a reality without ground cannot exist

This is why knowledge should never be only available to leaders, but also to followers and normal citizens.

@TosiakiS

4 жыл бұрын

But you'd probably understand why such knowledge would be hidden from the average person.

@pol610

3 жыл бұрын

How would the world turn out if everyone were omniscient.

@ericwalker6546

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the problem can’t get the common man to go to college. Got a million excuses why they don’t go!

@nafis_zaki

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is not in the availability of knowledge but in the proliferation of knowledge. A common person like me wouldn’t care to know how politics work and similarly others wouldn’t care either. Those who do are the true rulers.

@ericwalker6546

3 жыл бұрын

@Cole Alan I went to college and I am a conservative. They don’t want you to educate yourself because I guarantee you all the 1% children are getting college degrees.

It's funny how yt recommended this to me while there is a presidential candidate here in the Philippines who view Machiavellian as a positive attitude and got praised hagdg

@diamant6022

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Filipinos aren't media literate.

@andrewcaacbay8010

2 жыл бұрын

(2)

@margoyahh

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@sofia-jv5bz

2 жыл бұрын

nakakalungkot hakdog, dami na talagang nabibiktima ng fake news

@YY-mk4ti

2 жыл бұрын

Uhh maybe you should finish watching the video? I can answer some questions if you didn't understand a thing.

April 3, 2022: I'm a filipino and I don't know why KZread recommended this video at this moment of time. Very timely

@joezero23

2 жыл бұрын

YT Algorithms is the answer. Mine was this and about dictatorship. (I didn't mention a name)

The Art of War and The 48 Laws of Power are great books to read regarding power

@sparsh1478

5 жыл бұрын

How do you apply Art of war in your life?

@Madhattersinjeans

5 жыл бұрын

@@sparsh1478 Something something marcus aurelius and stoicism.

@MichaelSHartman

5 жыл бұрын

@@sparsh1478 Excellent question. When I first read "The Art of War", the remark that the greatest battle victory is one without injury. Sun Tsu may have meant intimation, but I also took it as diplomacy. Of course, the former can be used in the latter. Mutually Assured Destruction, and disarmament talks can both be interpreted as being under his remark.

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

Art of war gives you the basic on how to prepare and plan for a battle or war(business or political power struggle). How and what to look for before planning a confrontation and when to engage and/execute your plan. 48 laws of power teaches you on a more relevant and practical level on how to establish your own little empire and how to maintain your authority. I'd recommend you read the prince and then 48 laws of power. You could just skip art of war unless you're totally inexperienced in a confrontation. A more suitable match for the art of war is meditation. It could help you mold your perspective before making any important decision.

@hemsankharoy8221

5 жыл бұрын

@sparsh kandpal simple. I wanted to get into really good Universities. They required writing essays. I portroyed myself as a victim. I got on . I used ' all warfare is based on deception'( life is war!!) And ' to truely defeat your enemies you must know them. Not just their tactics but their philosophy, habits.....) . I intense researched not about essays nd how to write them but about the people reading the essays themselves. Result: I got in with a fail in 11th grade. It doesn't matter how u use it. Think of the teaching like formula and improvise as you see fit. Knowledge is power coz it is malleable.

I’ve never even heard about that word before, but now I’m interested in learning more

@7hi5on35

5 жыл бұрын

If you are interested in reading more about those who followed in the footsteps of Machiavelli and his school of thought, I'd recommend you read The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom.

@azrael5648

5 жыл бұрын

Make sure you do.

@ma1ist

5 жыл бұрын

-4 Subscribers with a hammer addiction You must not listen to much of the classics like Pac

@AKilahVamp

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Great book

@lucascavalcantidossantos

5 жыл бұрын

I'd suggest you to read some support articles along with the book. By that I mean other authors talking about it, like you'd get in introductory classes to Political Science. It enables you to understand the book deeply. In any case though, you'd not waste your time

This came out of my recommendations after the son of the late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, claiming that he is Machiavellian. He is running for the Presidency this incoming election in May 9.

@saratoga4126

Жыл бұрын

In case you're not aware, he won pink BETCH

For those Filipinos who watched this and still think that there is such a thing as "good" Machiavellian" probably didn't watch the whole video at all. Please be ashamed of yourself if you think that a leader should be Machiavellian

@anthonyvillanueva5226

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, A certain candidate needs to take his classes.

@judemorte3095

2 жыл бұрын

Damn right...Those 🇵🇭 should also read "1984" and "The Handmaid's Tale," as cautionary tales of autocratic leadership.

@jonathanbigcas1748

2 жыл бұрын

Come on people just misinterpreted what prof carlos said she did say bad but she did not say good

@francine13

2 жыл бұрын

it's a shame to say this but the UP professor also really needs to watch this video, she glamorizes it too much

@silentlyanonymous306

2 жыл бұрын

@@francine13 huh, tuturuan mo ang professor nag mamagalng na kayo masyado, kayo ata sakim hindi si bong bong?

In Italy studying Macchiavelli is compulsory...He was an amazing man honestly...I suggest reading it

@kristianfagerstrom7011

5 жыл бұрын

I've read it, but I should read more about him.

@nicolenicole6325

5 жыл бұрын

Kristian Fagerström I strongly encourage you to!

@martymitch8375

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, along with his theatrical production (La mandragola FTW!). Good to see another Italian follow this channel 😍

@beththreat5098

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a Filipino that admired and fascinated by Macchiavelli, so much!

@sakurafan771

2 жыл бұрын

I bought The Prince.

Notice how the character at 2:51 removes his rose tinted glasses.

@ecxstasy347

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Carroll Did you just

@Jojohumf

5 жыл бұрын

All he did was remove them, am I missing something?

@ecxstasy347

5 жыл бұрын

Johnoè 👌

@OrNaurItsKat

5 жыл бұрын

Don't tell me what to notice, Jeff

@41linestreet

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jojohumf he does this: 👌

what a timing na nasa recommendation ko 'to lol

When I say BBM, what is the first thing that comes in mind? a. the son of a dictator (we all know this fact) b. a Machiavellian (as he answered) c. a liar (as proven by the universities themselves) d. sAbAy- sAbAy e. All of the above

@kanyeeast7287

2 жыл бұрын

Nasan plataforms nya dyan? Ay oo pla

@poopmucher

2 жыл бұрын

@@kanyeeast7287 unity

@occidere13

2 жыл бұрын

f. unititi g. ROAAAAAAR

"Machiavelli wrote this book to help deter such actions." Machiavelli: *Surprised Pikachu face*

@alexandria5420

3 жыл бұрын

@kite man thank you

@coolfer2

2 жыл бұрын

@kite man He could mean it ironically too? He was stripped of his power by the newly installed ruler of Florence. So he might have some sort of grudge against him. Imagine Machiavelli PUBLICLY telling the ruler of Florence this, "YESS, please do more atrocious behavior for the sake of gaining more power, unite Italy swiftly and brutally, and please ignore the regional differences and minorities, they are in the way of you becoming our MOST GLORIOUS SUPREME LEADER!!".

@sor3999

2 жыл бұрын

@@coolfer2 Doubt it. He wrote it before he was stripped of his title and exiled. The current government at the time gave him a nice position and those seeking to depose it means his own deposition. It does seem he wrote it at the time for the current government to come down harder on rebels lest he lose his own cushy position.

Niccolo Machiavelli was among the first thinkers to apply secular thoughts in studying politics, in line of the Renaissance zeitgeist. Political thought before Machiavelli was dominated by Christian morality: good rulers were virtuous, honest, God-fearing, Christian. Since Machiavelli was a student of history of the Classical Age (and had first-hand experiences in diplomacy, political turmoils and events in Europe), he yearned for the glorious age of the Roman Empire--stability and power. He removed the Christian deux ex machina that "GOD" or miracles had a hand of human history, and replaced it with human agencies. Machiavelli remained Catholic all throughout his life, but he believed that in ruling a nation/state, values and morality were hindrances, if not impractical nor susceptible to political intrigues. Hence, "the end justifies the means."

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

Even to this day, the majority of people still find this so hard to understand. It's really disappointing.

@prof.pelicanpoop8147

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Catholic? Do you have a link to confirm this please? This one detail is so curiously obfuscated by his notorious characterisation in death.

@tjcalihan1953

5 жыл бұрын

One of the listed virtues by Machiavelli was being religious and even noted some historical characters that were not religious and were described as almost nihilistic psychopaths. So Machiavelli was not completely secular. Plus, he also championed religion and myth to creating the rich culture that made great civilizations.

@alexanerose4820

5 жыл бұрын

+Paul Ramos It was dominated by Christian morality but I think you fail to understand that the morality was based on who was worthy of God's favor and if they could retain such worth and NOT on this Deus EX Machina of "that "GOD" or miracles had a hand of human history" that you seem to think. As for him removing it... well, you're kinda right but also kinda wrong since the morality he argued disregarding is still based on Christian morals so it was still there.

@brokenking5044

5 жыл бұрын

Machiavelli became the Ultimate Machiavellian when Machiavelli was cast out the Machiavellian Monarch group, and decided to write Machiavellian as the Ultimate Machiavellian stratedgy against the Machiavellians.

Machiavelli was certainly not "the first to realize this difficult truth". Han Feizi and Shang Yang were ancient Chinese political philosophers who advocated for many of the same things that Machiavelli did.

@ameytiwari1247

2 жыл бұрын

Same with Chankya in India Machiavelli might have been first European though

@_jpg

Жыл бұрын

Just as Gutenberg wasn't the first to discover printing with movable metallic letters, but only the first European to do so

@mewtwoinchernobyl

11 ай бұрын

but we have issues with chinese words. singaporean me is crying

@thenablade858

3 ай бұрын

He was the first in Christian Europe. This is important to remember since ‘Machiavellian’ politicians in his time portrayed themselves as devout Christians.

@bobbymccullough3210

3 ай бұрын

@@thenablade858 Though it's worth noting that Machiavelli's treatment of the church in The Prince is rather dismissive. He treats it more like an unfortunate political roadblock rather than something sacred.

Bongbong Marcos and Clarita Carlos: 🤡🤡🤡

@diamant6022

2 жыл бұрын

Shhh baka masummon mo ang mga tallano believers.

@parakangtanga3323

2 жыл бұрын

Pinagyayabang pa nila yan mare 😭

@ridiculusexpecto2453

2 жыл бұрын

Manghamangha sila kay clarita eh ung mga tanong hindi naman nakaka impress

@carlgabrielcruz6580

2 жыл бұрын

Definition ng matalinong tao si clarita para sa mga boboem. 💀💀

@sofia-jv5bz

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlgabrielcruz6580 bhie miriam defensor santiago walmart version💀💀💀💀

The OG "Facts don't care about your feelings."

@Madhattersinjeans

5 жыл бұрын

Kinda. But bear in mind the time period Machiavelli lived in was cut-throat. It's probably more suited to corporate activity nowadays. Most governments aren't in the buisiness of starting succession crises and wars with their neighbours. Our world as grown so much closer since his time.

@pixelpeach193

5 жыл бұрын

don’t insult machiavelli like that

@dropmelon

5 жыл бұрын

@@pixelpeach193 Would it be an insult if it's true? 🤔

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

@@Madhattersinjeans nope, only the methods are different, it evolved to become an indirect strategy in political stage. The core of the instructions are still true. Especially the ones about maintaining your power.

@Ragnarockalypse

5 жыл бұрын

But a ruler must care about the feelings of his subjects, if he wishes to earn and keep their favour. In the words of Jocko Willink who covered The Prince on his podcast: "Take care of your people, and your people will take care of you."

I love you, TED-Ed. You're a thousand times more interesting than my teachers. Every time they play one of your videos, it's a good period.

@lostpockets2227

5 жыл бұрын

thats very sad ur teachers are being paid to show their students KZread videos... like they *must* know theyre not good teachers.... why else would you play someone else's video to teach for you?

@Madhattersinjeans

5 жыл бұрын

@@lostpockets2227 They might also use them as a reward for hard work as well. Let's not jump to conclusions from a single sentence.

@XCM666

5 жыл бұрын

@@lostpockets2227 Because they are good teachers, who incorporate modern media if it benefits their lessons. I doubt that your average teacher, who has to prepare X lessons every week, has the skills or the time to put together such a concise and well illustrated video, just to spark the pupils interest in a topic. Why wouldn't you use such high-quality material in your classes when it's readily available?

@cavv0667

5 жыл бұрын

@@adriantcullysover4640 ... Trust me, periods are a very good thing; what happens without them is what is bad! XD

@meloworx221

5 жыл бұрын

@@cavv0667 dont tell that to aunt Bessie. She's going through menopause

He basically just told the quiet part loud. Absolute genius.

This didn’t age well in the Philippines.

@macristinamanzano6968

2 жыл бұрын

Most apologist have the narrowest of minds.

@cliff026

2 жыл бұрын

I'm no apologist. I'm not a pinklawan. In fact, I can't even vote this year's election but I did watch the interview. If you really watched Marcos Jr.'s answer when asked if he was a Machiavellian, you'll see that he didn't immediately answered yes or no, instead he just said that he knows a lot of people who are/were machavellians. The professor (Clarita) then clarified the question and told him that what she meant was not the "bad" machavellian.

@jaysonawesome7382

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't you watch this video? It's obviously saying that there is no good machiavellian, machiavellian used in a good way is still bad. Just look at the comments years ago, does it look like positive to you?

@m0nsym0n11

2 жыл бұрын

Being a Machiavellian puts power as the goal. Not ideals such as integrity and honesty. Power. So there is no benevolent Machiavellian. Only people who want power and is willing to maintain it.

@macristinamanzano6968

2 жыл бұрын

@@cliff026 so defensive

This is such an interesting video, I had never thought of The Prince this way.

@jakelappin7969

5 жыл бұрын

OneManWolfPack it may also be interpreted as a satire of princely power. His examples in the book are inconsistent with context. For example he describes Moses as a “lawgiver” when the Bible makes it clear he didn’t. Additionally because of his torture by the medicci , it could be an attempt to trick the prince into taking his advice and eventually he deposed.

@MPHJackson7

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me neither

@yarik12341

2 жыл бұрын

have u not read it?

Littlefinger earned his status.

@moonspawn07

5 жыл бұрын

@LagiNaLangAko23 It's a sin to kill a mockingbird

@maizen1403

4 жыл бұрын

CHAOS IS THE LADDAH!

@abhishektiwari7345

4 жыл бұрын

i would say this is more apt for varys than littlefinger.

@georgbergsten6050

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say it describes Tywin the most

@danghoang8457

3 жыл бұрын

Varys was much more like machiavelli while Tywin was an ideal machiavellian prince

i swear bbm supporters came here not even watching the video lol

@okedoke6074

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

@ashleyseda8939

2 жыл бұрын

True yan par

@Kai.Lipsss

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@silentlyanonymous306

2 жыл бұрын

kayo ba nanood? naintindihan niyo ba ang sagot nya?

@Kai.Lipsss

2 жыл бұрын

@@silentlyanonymous306 pinanood namin tong video na to clearly walang magandang makukuha sa pagigih machiavellian 😌

A certain Filipino Politician is like this. When his supporters were asked they said, "the opposition kept attacking him but he stayed calm, quiet, unbothered, and respectful." bc his target audiences are the uninformed and he liked them that way. He kept feeding them lies, misinformation, and revising facts and history. He has a troll farm all over the country that aims to revise the truth and destroy his opponents reputation, all the while he smiles and waves and look kind and peaceful. Those people who knew who he truly is, was livid and started protesting, they tried informing people about the lies, but they were just viewed as kids throwing tantrums. He was even asked if he was a Machiavellian, to then he just chuckled and waved a dismissive hand.

@theorganizer1273

Жыл бұрын

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., I presume???

@KsamneJap

Жыл бұрын

nice try, kakamplonk

“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. Hence a prince who wants to keep his authority must learn how not to be good, and use that knowledge, or refrain from using it, as necessity requires.” I think the book can be summarized to this quote ,the world isn't a fair place , you won't be rewarded for being good ,sooner or later someone who's amoral will crush you, hence you should learn their tricks and tactics ,if you don't want to use it at least protect yourself from it.

@elasticharmony

Жыл бұрын

Being bad is just going against norms, a Prince has freedom of action but limiting it gives him longevity. A few enemies with daggers in the back shows authority.

He just stated what needs to be done to achieve and maintain an efficient government. Nothing less nothing more. But the ones that could follow the instructions the most are always on the heavier spectrum of emotional detachment or psychopaths.

@ciceroxnightmother2588

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Harto My thoughts exactly. You can tell someone how to get away with murder, but when they commit, is it really your fault? You didn’t tell them to do that. They made that choice on their own. It sounds to me like people used The Prince as a scapegoat to justify their own actions.

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

@@ciceroxnightmother2588 partly true, but another part is because some people can't process and differentiate between those contexts.

@ciceroxnightmother2588

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Harto this is true

@mijuajua4820

3 жыл бұрын

Because that is exactly what is needed.

@atroxiv

2 жыл бұрын

He stated *one way* to maintain an efficient government. I refuse to believe it is the only one.

this video suddenly popped out while i’m scrolling in youtube, very timely since a politician, someone running for president in my country said he describes himself as a machiavellian.haha

Nice KZread algorithm, on point! It reminds me of BBM in his SMNI interview😅

Wait but I love how the background music was kinda mysterious and suspenseful in the beginning but turned out kinda happy in the end

@smaradav_

4 жыл бұрын

It really is something, but I can't find it anywhere...

The innovative thing with Machiavelli is that he was able to separate reality from idealizations. He wrote about power as it is, not as he thought it should be, like nearly all of the political writers of his time. He also writes about it without engaging in moral aspects. Nothing in the book is defended by him as being morally correct, he simply does not talk about it in that particular book because that is not his point. The point is discussing raw power, not morality. I think that is were most lay readers get confused.

What do you expect to a 'son of dictator'

@sofia-jv5bz

2 жыл бұрын

yaaaahh tama, + nameke ng degree

@digitalstories2179

Ай бұрын

A better and strong Philippines.

@digitalstories2179

Ай бұрын

​@@sofia-jv5bzmay degree nga si lugaw nyo. boba naman

POV: ur from ph and this was in ur recommendation👀

Wow.. Ted-ed you are best in explanation whatever topic.... And awesome animation. You have doing noble work educating us..Thanks for your video..

@brokenking5044

5 жыл бұрын

Machiavelli was ultimate Machiavellian by writing the Machiavellian to expose the Machiavellians, all because Machiavelli was Machiavellianed by the Machiavellians

My take on Machiavellianism can be summed as such: "A Prince must love his people more than his own soul."

@MdSheraj

5 жыл бұрын

He must love power more. Such a pathetic king can be no good for people.

@lordmegatron4789

5 жыл бұрын

i don't entirely agree with your summation but i like that you're thinking

@Emilia-sn7xw

5 жыл бұрын

maybe more like a Prince must love power more than his own soul?

@lordmegatron4789

5 жыл бұрын

@@Emilia-sn7xw that's closer

@lonestarr1490

5 жыл бұрын

With "people" you do not only mean those who _are_ but also those to come, right?

the animation is so genuine and majestic! an art piece truly, love this videos, keep it up!

dang,this was timely recommended #unithieves

@digitalstories2179

Ай бұрын

#kakampwet

; "Its better to be feared then loved, IF YOU CANNOT BE BOTH" What doesnt kill you makes you stronger.

@folbfolb

4 жыл бұрын

let me put two Unrelated quotes that sound somehow related in the same comment and sound pseudo deep

@megane7044

4 жыл бұрын

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both ... I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. - Michael Scott" -Me

@kharkovluzhin8333

3 жыл бұрын

_Im pretty sure a car hitting me and breaks my leg doesn't kill me but it makes me weaker instead_

@Medietos

3 жыл бұрын

@@kharkovluzhin8333 A fracture healed is stronger at the fractured place than it was before the injury.

@kharkovluzhin8333

3 жыл бұрын

@@Medietos well if your ankle break it will heal but it would never the same, if your eyes break then it wont even heal, if your skin get cut then it form a scar,etc

Oh yeah. Machiavelli is one of the best political philosophers. He's been hilariously misunderstood and had motives attributed to him he doesnt deserve. Mad respect for this guy, especially with just how practical and honest he was. The prince is an assessment and analysis of the mechanics of power. Not a treatise or a manifesto. Great video.

you know what I find weird about this video recommendation? In Philippines youtube context, in the last few days, one of the current running candidates running for presidency this year is called Bong Bong Marcos (the son of former Dictator President Ferdinand Marcos). With that in mind, I believe the rest of the international audiences living in western culture know what being a hated dictator entails. At one of his latest national televised interviews, a question was given to him being? "Are you a machiavellian?" Long story short, despite being kneecapped in public view, he and his followers still trying to regain the power his family once lost. But majority of the public are not taking his response to the question kindly.

@cue4070

2 жыл бұрын

Lol trying hard much kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4OMzpKFnMLaadY.html

I am here because the word " Machiavellian " had trend in Phillipine politics

@samgabvas9665

2 жыл бұрын

Ain't no way this is HIS favourite book 💀

@ImEmpTy295

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact that book was satire [what power not ought to be] flew over their heads. Not surprised tho. Our country is full of edgy poorly educated people.

@cpjayconstantino5466

2 жыл бұрын

@@samgabvas9665 Thanks

@zella3321

2 жыл бұрын

same here haha but I personally got hooked with Dr. Carlos's intelligent way of filtering all the debate attendees

@porcupinex9530

2 жыл бұрын

Same😆

*Tywin Lannister's Personal HowTo*

0:16 That's the biggest schemer Lord Petyr *littlefinger* Bailish.

@alejandrodiazfonseca370

5 жыл бұрын

omg you're right

@feynstein1004

5 жыл бұрын

Chaos is a ladder

@amandasunshine2

5 жыл бұрын

OK but who's the lady? I see Walter White but idk who she is :/

@neverlandhunter6988

5 жыл бұрын

@@amandasunshine2 Maybe Isabelle de Merteuil from Dangerous Liaisons? I'm not entirely sure, as the female silhouette is less instantly recognizable.

As someone who has read "The Prince" it's literally an explanation of what successful monarchs were doing already, but didn't want to admit they were.

Since the comment section has come quite far from the actual video I just wanna remind you all to READ and compare all the candidates’ (OWN. THEIR OWN) achievements, track record, educational attainment, qualifications, concrete platforms, debates, and decide who you should vote for. NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS, AND RAISE YOUR STANDARDS. FILIPINOS DESERVE BETTER.

I love you Ted-Ed. You always introduce me to new topics and interest me more in topics I already know! Keep up the good work!

I got that book 6 months ago "The prince" , never read it .. Guess it's time now .. Thank you Ted-ed for the amazing video

@kristianfagerstrom7011

5 жыл бұрын

Do that. it is short and to the point.

@anfalabdellaoui725

5 жыл бұрын

@@kristianfagerstrom7011 I will soon

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

You should read it slowly, even better if you have the audio book too. If you could understand and apply to your situation, especially if you're a high level management in a company or organization, the first thing you'll realize is that you can now put yourself in a less vulnerable situation. MUCH less.

@anfalabdellaoui725

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelHarto I don't work in a company, but can I apply it on my daily life ? I mean in my interaction with people ? Would it help me put my self in a stronger situation with people ?

@MichaelHarto

5 жыл бұрын

@@anfalabdellaoui725 for everyday life you'd be better prepared by reading the art of war by sun tsu and meditation by marcus aurelius. It can help you mold your perspective and mind to react and plan for everything while still being calm. The prince by niccolo machiavelli and 48 laws of power by robert greene are the perfect combination on how to build your own empire, how to maintain your authority, and how to keep your key figures in line.

POV: You're from the Philippines and Elections are a month away

I could believe that it's supposed to be a critique of Monarchy. It's essentially what CPG grey did with his video: "How to maximize misery" Some people still think he was really trying to teach people how to be miserable when he was actually showing everyone the things to avoid in order to minimize misery

Managing to do a whole video about Machiavelli, without once quote his most famous citation: "the end justifies the means" and instead bring to light the other aspects of his writing is impressive. While I still think that the word is used right, you are awesome TED-Ed, thank you for your hard work !

I've read some novels depicting Machiavelli as an individual of cunning manipulation and an advocate of tyranny. I've never would have thought to look at it the way this video portrayed. Thank you so much, Ted-Ed.

Bat naman ni-recommend sa akin pagkatapos ng sagot ni dayunyor?

@eeeeyyyyy___9682

2 жыл бұрын

Ohmyghad same

@isiaharellano3789

2 жыл бұрын

You mean Prince Machiavelli 😂😂😂😂

Bbm should watch this

3:26 There it is, the only reason I watch TedEd, their puns and animations are superb.

You forgot to mention the godfather Statesman: Kautilya and his "Arthashastra"! Mark Twain said, "Kautilya's Arthashastra is the 'radical' version of The Prince."

@Luis-mq5ey

3 жыл бұрын

@Chitragupta Yeah but europeans based on machiavelli's ideas conquered the whole world, what about chanakya and his influenced thinkers? He might have made the largest empire in india but machiavelli influenced the biggest empire ever made (british) who in fact conquered the whole of india, even bigger than chanakya's indian empire was, you're just being biased about your own region.

the artwork is amazing, a pleasure to watch.

The graphics in this video is amazing! I was so drawn to it!

hope this gets on the recommendation page for a certain group of people

@digitalstories2179

Ай бұрын

Hoping a video about stupidity would be recommended to pink idiots

I'm here after one of our presidentiables was ask whether he's Machiavellian. I never understood why he said yes. Now I know why. After this, I think I might read the book to better educate myself.

@cue4070

2 жыл бұрын

You better read the book kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4OMzpKFnMLaadY.html

@lysersalvador5022

2 жыл бұрын

BBM-Sarah ❤

@ohmygirlfan6219

2 жыл бұрын

@@lysersalvador5022 machiavellian has a negative connotation lmao.

@awshnhie2410

2 жыл бұрын

@@lysersalvador5022 haha funny

@exposed231

2 жыл бұрын

❤💚

KZread recommends you this, a coincidence of the term on the description that was recently controversial in Ph Politics.

THANK YOU TED-ED this is actually one of the most well-designed pieces on Machiavelli I've seen, although it would be helpful to remind the audience he was careful to have it published after his death because he knew he would be punished if it was published well he was alive, as well as the fact it was written in Italian rather then Latin so more common Italians, could read it rather then locking it to the nobility as an audience.

I learned in high school in the 90's that The Prince was a political satire. This is not new. Its just that people think they know what they are talking about when they actually don't. Its driven me crazy the way people have interpreted this work. Satire has always been lost on the uninformed.

@leonfa259

Жыл бұрын

Power-politics really work that way, satire or not.

@sudanemamimikiki1527

4 ай бұрын

except the idea that its satire is just a theory... an unsupported theory all things considered. "people think they know what they are talking about when they actually dont" indeed.

There's a certain Ferdinand who claims he is a Machiavellian. Current definition suits him anyways.

i love the sound design for this video, it's one of the best from TEDed

When I studied this in high school, I remember the latter interpretation being the one asserted to me. That is, that the piece is less a manual than an indictment of those in power, a description of the tools and methods already used to be revealed to the populace. I personally remember a slight satirical tone to "The Prince", but its been a while

This was an amazing video- brilliantly animated and so informative! First time I’ve heard of this concept but the video really brought it to life ❤️ Thanks Ted-Ed

There's this interview about a presidential candidate in my country being asked whether he is a Machiavellian or not. Almost all of the audience had to google what that word means.

@deadhand9603

2 жыл бұрын

❤️💚

@gluttonousprime

2 жыл бұрын

And everyone was proud of his answer. Hmmm

@jeaniestellarr.5634

2 жыл бұрын

@@gluttonousprime let us not discuss about that po to avoid arguments hehe somebody will always reply :)

@lukamagicgod

2 жыл бұрын

@@gluttonousprime because it is the right answer? Do you even know the question?

@gibrielnoelcadungog1153

2 жыл бұрын

So there is no such thing as good Machiavellian?

Excellent video, as always. And, expertly narrated.

"Its better to be feared than loved, when one cannot be both"

Otto Von Bismarck is perfect example of machivellian

@paulhan1615

5 жыл бұрын

Bismarck always has a plan.

@sirlordhenrymortimer6620

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulhan1615 well, you can't be machivellian without a plan

@paulhan1615

5 жыл бұрын

2:07 in that clip, reminded me of David Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel. That's exactly what he did during the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948. He striked Palestinian territories by killing, driving and even persuading some of them to leave. Before the war, he did all the investigation he needed through his intelligence groups. He knew all the villages' political spectrum and to the degrees of which they will try to resist. So if he found village A is quite rebellious, he ordered the army to completely wipe them out. If village B is found to be more obedient, he told the army to persuade them to leave. And he did all this with no mistakes, with such accuracy and cruelty. He could have been inspired by Machiavelli as well.

@sirlordhenrymortimer6620

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulhan1615 yeah, their are many examples of machivellian in the world from Kissinger, De Gaulle, Benjamin diseareli etc

@D2attemp

5 жыл бұрын

paul han It was Walpole

Always end up binge watching TED Ed. Perhaps some addictions are good xD

@Medietos

3 жыл бұрын

Akshat J. No addictions are good. Temperance, moderation, balance is good.The addict /ego within wants us to believe, in order to continue the addiction behaviour. Of course it takes longer to die or get irreversible damage from some addictions rather than others.

This was very interesting and educational. Thank you.

I had the opportunity to read this in 9th grade in my school's library. shaped me forever to this day its helped me escape from manipulative people. Highly recommend the read.

Tywin Lannister? Tyrion: You just sent the most powerful man in westeros(jofrey at the time) without his supper Tywin: "Do you really think A crown gives you power?" Tywin: explain to me why is more noble to kil ten thousand men than to kill few at a dinner(wedding)? Tyrion: to save lives? Tywin: to end the war and protect the family

Yes, Machiavelli wrote The Prince ironically. Yes, it has been misinterpreted. But I think the misinterpretation is kind of Machiavelli's fault. Sometimes irony is not a good idea because it's only understood within its context. As the book lived on, the context in which it was conceived was forgotten and so was the irony of its content. If you write something ironically it's only a matter of time that the irony is lost and your word is taken literally.

@sor3999

2 жыл бұрын

Was it ironic? He was a member of the ruling class as a diplomat and advocated for the peace and stability of the status quo in the midst rising of conflict. It seems more an appeal to his government to come down harder on rebels because his own position would be threatened. The video shows he lost his position and exiled when his government was deposed.

@leonfa259

Жыл бұрын

It's just true, I deal with power politics regularly (as Machiavelli did as diplomat too) and it just reflects reality. I see no irony in the book.

@_jpg

4 ай бұрын

​​@sor3999 Machiavelli only wrote the essay *after* losing his position and being exiled from Florence, you seem to be confused 😅 (And he also favoured republics over monarchies, so it probably was ironic)

💀 tfw a presidential candidate actually called himself that lmaooo self expose

@sfguzmani

2 жыл бұрын

Tell me you don't understand the context of the video without telling you don't understand the context of the video.

@lonely-zu7qb

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfguzmani ?? i do understand the context wdym

@lukamagicgod

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what the question is? And he answered it? 🤣 Stupld mthrfkr

@ffuuu2018

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfguzmani son of a tyrant + unpaid taxes + wealth that came out of nowhere + ilocos not being an economic hub despite decades of rule + called himself machiavellian. Are these not enough context?

@hapticshenzhen6631

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfguzmani do not disturb them, they consume hate more than rationality and objectivity. Marami talagang intellectual liars at mga utak terrorista sa pilipinas

2:33 I can't stop thinking of Azula

POV: apologist ka tapos narinig mo ang word na MACHAVILLIAN tapos na realise mo mali ang sagot ni alamano.

@cue4070

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4OMzpKFnMLaadY.html

@philipkyamko

2 жыл бұрын

pano mo nasabe?

@rishie6142

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

@nightvisiongoggles

2 жыл бұрын

Ayan na nga nagmemental gymnastics na sila. Mabuti daw ang pagiging Machiavellian hehe.

@macristinamanzano6968

2 жыл бұрын

It would be better if theres self realization until they coined a good Machiavelli.

hey swifties

Lorenzo de Medici was the patronage of Botticelli and Michaelangelo, was what I learnt from my current first Art history class! Always such an amazing feeling to randomly be able to connect things you know!

THE best Ted-Ed video I've watched so far. Convincingly breaking up popular but misleading notions of certain historical figures! Keep up the good work. It'd be great if you could do Marie Antionette next.

I actually read "The Prince" about a year ago! It's fascinating to see a pragmatic view on how power operates, and it really helped me to understand power politics as a whole. Perhaps then TED-ED is correct in that it goes both ways. I suggest reading it, if not for the amazing stories of treachery that occurred in his time!

Atleast, Marcos Jr. should have watched this.

@lukamagicgod

2 жыл бұрын

For what?

@deograciasbautista3607

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukamagicgod pls don't twist the meaning of machiavellian just to satisfy Marcos' context. there are no good or bad machiavellian. napaghahalataang die-hard fan ka hehe.

Ted-Ed taught me more than what my school ever did. Thanks a lot! My interest in different topics is expanding due to your videos.

Thank you it's very formative n insightful

This is clearly a warning but funny enough there are ppl who think that this attitude is ideal & to be admired of. It's satire. Iniiwasan po ito, hindi inuugali.

"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right." -Salvor Hardin, Foundation Mayor

@theali8oras274

3 жыл бұрын

This is nonsensical. Your sense of morals is what tells you what's right

@Highlyskeptical

3 жыл бұрын

@@theali8oras274 Your cortex reasons what is right using humanist-biased utilitarian values to do something that is emotionally wrong for most. Dropping the WW2 A bomb was right to save thousands of US troops from a mainland assault of Japan, though it feels wrong to take thousands of lives instananeously, many whom were arguably innocent. Frontal lobe cortex reasoning trumps limbic emotional gut feelings, or morals. It's from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.

@theali8oras274

3 жыл бұрын

@@Highlyskeptical all you re doing is describing your moral reasoning. Your idea of basing it in "humanist utilitarian values" (which btw idk how you can say supporting the bomb) doesnt mean anything. You just have an inner clash of ideas.

@lady5049

3 жыл бұрын

@@Highlyskeptical Every argument can be backed by both rationality and emotion. There's even a rational justification as to why morals must exist because that's what shielding the whole of humanity from destruction. Morals are shared subjectivity that must be followed. Of course, the US dropped the bomb to save the lives of its people from the Japanese, but in the process, killing the innocent Japanese, purely out of self-interest. Self-interest is connected with feeling rather than logic. In a nutshell, the US did what is right for itself rather than the whole and a so-called moralistic approach would have dealt with what is right for the whole rather than the one's own. Both sides subscribe to some kind of feeling. And you have no right to kill me over something which I have no part of.

I love learning from you guys . Its always enjoyable and essential. I feel like I didnt learn a thing from school .