Being British, I was never taught about Animal Farm when I was in school. Socialism and communism were rarely touched on in school for me. When I first read the book I immediately recognized how pro socialist it was and recognized, within my interpretation at the time, the link between Napoleon and Stalin as well as dogs and police. It was immensely surprising for me to find out that people thought it was a pro-capitalist book. It was dumbfounding. Capitalists will use any words or art for its own self preservation, even if those words or art were created in direct opposition to it. EDIT: A few other Brits have mentioned reading Animal Farm in school, so it might me more of a generational or school by school basis thing.
@LuisRodriguez-kz7nt
Жыл бұрын
Atbthe end it literally says they can't differentiate humans from pgs ffs!
@wyattcole5452
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, even as I read it I could tell it was a leftist critiquing leftist belief, it’s still relevant and as a leftist who wants to improve the left this book is amazing
@seraphime33
Жыл бұрын
@@wyattcole5452political ideologies dont revolve around “right-left” politics. its a socialist book critiquing exactly that
@mattmack7102
Жыл бұрын
might be an english thing, it’s quite common in high school english in scotland
@brainlessg1rl
Жыл бұрын
@@mattmack7102 It could also just have been my school and the time I was being educated.
@Lupine.
Жыл бұрын
I think the audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham did the story justice. The best performance of a "Classic" I've listened to yet. It's worth the listen for anyone who wants to revisit this book.
@staytuned2L337
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I found this comment again. I have an unused credit this month from audible and was going to get it but blanked on which book it was. 😅 I've never read it before, so this should be cool. Thanks!
@kevinalmgren8332
Жыл бұрын
The portrayal of the dogs is especially interesting considering Orwell’s personal history as a colonial police officer.
@paruparupopVA
Жыл бұрын
"When he says you may drown in the bathtub, he's right. But that doesn't mean you should stop taking baths.... stinky" Gave me a little chuckle. I'm not gonna lie, lol.
@noeraldinkabam
Жыл бұрын
Socialist and communist are NOT synonymes.
@KarlSnarks
Жыл бұрын
Did he say that?
@johnmanole4779
Жыл бұрын
Yes they were until Lenin made them reflect different things. As I remember Marx has never thought of them as different.
@KarlSnarks
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmanole4779 Marx is, while a very important theorizer of it, not the father of socialism and communism, and before him the labels have been used in different and often overlapping ways. Nowadays I'd say that most leftist use socialism to describe a society with socialized/worker owned economy, and communism is a moneyless, classless, stateless society with both socialized production and distribution by need. All communists are socialists, but not all socialists are communist.
@dean_l33
Жыл бұрын
Same difference.
@johnmanole4779
Жыл бұрын
@@KarlSnarks yes but for marx it was the same thing. They were synonymous and Lenin was just changing them for political reasons...or at least that's how I remember.
@cosmicdib4823
Жыл бұрын
When i read the end bit about how the pigs looked human, i interpreted it as the idea of communism morphing into something it wasn't meant to be. Top tier novel, top tier pig nose.
@MrLaggy2000
8 ай бұрын
No, communism was never achieved in the book. At the end the pigs simply became what the humans were at the beginning (that is to say they became a ruling class that exploits the working class for their own benefit) and because of that the animals couldn't differentiate between the two. The point is that communism cannot ever work because of the fact that we live in a world where evil exists and selfish people will never cease to usurp power.
@sudjen
2 ай бұрын
And why does it morph into that? Because its destined to
@seafoam6119
2 ай бұрын
@@sudjena caterpillar is fated to become a butterfly, as is a communist becoming what they always wanted to become. A dictator.
@devinmceneany4285
Жыл бұрын
The fact these don’t get more views is confusing to me they are so well made
@nicknice7839
10 ай бұрын
same
@sammas2959
9 ай бұрын
This book or the video of it is junk. It's purported to tell the story from an animals perspective but still dictated by human. Its conclusion has no value. George Orwell failed.
@qews.podcast
7 ай бұрын
It might have been suppressed Shadow banning
@ArchiduquesaMA
5 ай бұрын
Wierd considering youtube put this as the first result for the search "animal farm analysis"
@kostbill
Жыл бұрын
I strongly disagree with one of the starting points of your analysis, which drives many of your conclusions: that Jones is a capitalist. I think very few would agree that Jones was a capitalist. He was a feudal lord (of course, we should follow the death of the author here, but isn't it obvious that Jones was the czar? Czarist Russia was a feudal state, although Stolypin's reforms tried to undo that, it was too close to the revolution). He applied force, actual physical force, force that exists in order to coerce someone to do something. If Jones were a capitalist, he would let the animals migrate to other farms, seeking other jobs, and perhaps some animals would stay there, because for them, the Joneses were all the same, or because if they were out of work, then they would starve. If Jones were a capitalist, he would (according to communists) lower wages and demanded to fire bad workers, he was not going to shoot them or kill them. I understand that communists don't accept that. For communists, applied force by a feudal lord to a peasant, is the same as non applied force by a capitalist not to hire a person. But for most people that is not true. And this is my critique to you: that you don't notify the viewer that Jones will be seen not as a capitalist, but as a non capitalist tyrant for most of the people, and that you belong in a very small group of people with that point of view. Since Orwell truly believed that socialism was possible without violence, it is true that this book is not about the dichotomy of capitalism vs socialism. This was indeed a western propaganda issue. I am very interested in your answer to my critique, if you have the time. Thanks.
@Nyma6000
Жыл бұрын
I read Animal farm on my own in year six (British school system) and we didn’t cover it in my school, but my sister did it in year 9; they taught it as a critique on capitalism and how socialism can be coopted or go awry if not done correctly, teaching us context of Orwell’s political views and the allegory for Russia’s political sphere at the time. Idk about other schools but i feel lucky that we both received this teaching unlike some schools that completely misinterpret it, and am grateful that you’re gifting others with the opportunity to see this book clearly again. I love your channel btw!🤍
@olgagaming5544
Жыл бұрын
Funny how it's a lecture (lecture is a mandatory book to read) in Polish education system because of well, our country's story with "socialism"
@Schooliday
Жыл бұрын
This channel is one of the richest on this platform. I hope you won't get tired of explaining great art, political concepts and ideas anytime soon, comrade.
@ArchiduquesaMA
5 ай бұрын
This channel is literally pure propaganda😂
@jwanbesande2734
Жыл бұрын
This video just gave me the idea of a live action Animal Farm movie where every character is played by a human actor in terrible animal costumes
@veronicalemmerman6018
10 ай бұрын
If anyone believe this book condemns communism and socialism they have fallen into the propaganda trap that equates those two ideals to authoritarianism. If someone does not see this story as a major critique on authoritarianism, then they have been greatly misled.
@gregyoungman
Жыл бұрын
I hate the bourgeoisie.
@odirilekgabo804
Жыл бұрын
That’s crazy I’m South African and it’s always been taught as a political allegory on communism and socialism. Learning people were taught it’s anti communist is sooo wild.
@TearThatRedFlagDown
Жыл бұрын
There are people who fled from Socialist countries, who read animal farm and see the similarities between the regimes they lived under and what's described in the book... Orwell was a Socialist, who was critical of Socialism and Animal Farm is a critique of the Soviet Union. He never switched to the right wing and became a free marketeer, maybe with more time he would have, but his critique of Socialism is still valid. Socialism is totalitarianism disguised as "fairness".
@SwedishDrunkard5963
Жыл бұрын
@@TearThatRedFlagDown I fucked upp with what I said in this comment before I changed it to this
@TearThatRedFlagDown
Жыл бұрын
@@SwedishDrunkard5963 And I just have to say that you're an uneducated midwit. I'm not biased, I'm just really well read and understand this subject better than you do. You read Das kapital? Cool story bro, I read way more books by actual economists and not by quacks like Marx. I don't feel like repeating myself, but Socialism DEMANDS abolishment of property rights and a centrally controlled economy, that is the definition of Socialism. The whole point of a system like this is to make people dependent on the government, there is no "democracy" here, only totalitarianism. If you take away property rights and then proceed to centralise economic control, that's inherently giving up any way in which you can function independently from the government. And any left wing "thought" basically amounts to "make government go infinite", meaning that you left wingers are totalitarians by your very nature. What actual freedom loving people wanna do, is have far less government and to be as independent of the government as possible. You want to actually improve the quality of life of a large amount of people? Cut down on government and bureaucracy. Your "democratic Socialism" is nothing more than having people slowly vote their way into totalitarianism. Go educate yourself or something, worthless, drooling imbecile.
@johnr.b.murray3417
Жыл бұрын
...and a lie. Don’t believe everything you are told. “Covid 19 was a natural transmission and not Gain of Function”.
@Bobogdan258
Жыл бұрын
@@TearThatRedFlagDownif you believe Orwell would become a Laissez-faire Capitalist 46:38
@Joutube_is_trash
Жыл бұрын
I always saw the story as a critique of both governing structures and a warning that revolution will always leave a power vacuum seeking a new tyrant to fill it. We read it in early highschool so around 13-15 years old, and even then my main take away was people are incapable of self governing without a clear leader and naturally subservient people will allow or even push some to lead them, rather than take on any burden of their own.
@lilalicata616
Жыл бұрын
I critiqued it the same. No government is perfect. And you always have a wide swath of people who want someone governing them, or essentially “taking care” of them. Self sufficient people want small government that’s easier to keep from tyranny.
@sammas2959
9 ай бұрын
This book or the video of it is junk. It's purported to tell the story from an animals perspective but still dictated by human. Its conclusion has no value. George Orwell failed.
@Mothy2014
6 күн бұрын
After much thought I can see it this way as well. Most people actually like having a leader tell them what to do. But there are always a few who don't like it and want less of it. But naturally certain people rise to power regardless of what the population wants.
@kjcs_1896
Жыл бұрын
I like how he is branching out from art to ideologies and literature. Keep it up! I want to hear him talk about literature, but his art talks is also interesting.
@dannydd6554
Жыл бұрын
BROOO I LITERALLY HAVE TO WRITE AN ESSAY ON ANIMAL FARM FOR MY ENGLISH EXAM IN 3 DAYS THIS VIDEO WILL BE SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH
@neperlune
Жыл бұрын
HOW DID IT GO??? DID U GET A GOOD GRADE???
@armlessarmstrong7410
Жыл бұрын
canvas upload real???
@trvst5938
Жыл бұрын
I urge everyone to read this also by Orwell. Written during a German air raid in London, where Orwell was staying. “The Lion and the Unicorn.” 🙌
@sammas2959
9 ай бұрын
This book or the video of it is junk. It's purported to tell the story from an animals perspective but still dictated by human. Its conclusion has no value. George Orwell failed.
@kwiiin_
Жыл бұрын
I seriously cannot get how anyobe would read this, knowing Orwell's books, and think "Jeez that lad loves capitalism, authority and nationalism". Unless you live in a country that thinks healthcare is no human right, of course, cause it's "communist".
@alfalldoot6715
Жыл бұрын
Capitalism provided your cushy lifestyle that allows you to type stuff like this.
@chefbigdawg4349
Жыл бұрын
Love the way this was edited. Banger after banger. Keep em coming… Or else…
@emilekub850
Жыл бұрын
Stinky
@chefbigdawg4349
Жыл бұрын
@@emilekub850 uh oh
@bensmall2602
Жыл бұрын
As someone who was homeschooled and read this book without any sort of commentary, it's batshit insane to me that schools present this book as anti-communist. I never took it as such, more of a commentary on how power corrupts even when someone has the best of intentions
@faveology
10 ай бұрын
Napoleon never had the best intentions, though. Snowball had the best intentions, and he also had all the brilliant plans. Napoleon piggybacked (no pun intended) off of Snowball's brilliance and abused it all. Napoleon only ever cared about having power for himself. If anything, I'd interpret it as 'not everyone that is part of a change or revolution is actually a good person.' Moreover, it's always worth noting that people who have only ever known suppression - while they can be motivated and open to change - will always elect and fall for similar suppressive regimes. The human psych is a feeble thing. Sometimes, especially in the West, we take right to self-deterimination and free will for granted. Majority of the people on this planet have only ever known suppression, and they will blindly choose it again - even if not intentionally. It's like Stockholm syndrome, but on a country-wide scale.
@sammas2959
9 ай бұрын
This book or the video of it is junk. It's purported to tell the story from an animals perspective but still dictated by human. Its conclusion has no value. George Orwell failed.
@burgernthemomrailer
5 ай бұрын
That would be the case of Snowball was corrupted by power. Which he was not.
@lsquad
5 ай бұрын
@@burgernthemomrailer He was a little bit when he wasn't against stealing the milk for pigs...
@seafoam6119
2 ай бұрын
@@burgernthemomrailersnowball wasn’t tempted by power, making room for someone else to hold the reins of corruption.
@n4mlss
Жыл бұрын
Before "Animal Farm" there was "The Revolt of the Animals" by Władysław Reymont. And before "The Revolt of Animals" there were "Animal Riot" by Nikolai Kostomarov. Just like before "1984" and "Brave New World" there was the original dystopian novel "We" by brilliant Yevgeny Zamyatin. I like Orwell and his books.. but it bothers me that he's given all the credit for these satirical & dystopian tales when he's not the one who came up with those ideas and themes. Russians lived under those totalitarian regimes, and they created those tales as a natural response.. they are more authentic
@mikhaelgribkov4117
Жыл бұрын
And yet they're dead. Like a hope for ruzzian being anything more than a cesspool. And considering how much ruzzians wanted to wipe Ukrainian dignity, steal and pillage even today, I find them losing agency over their tale ..... quite fitting justice.
@kwiiin_
Жыл бұрын
Russians write brilliant science fiction since they've always lived in this hellhole. Some relatives of mine lived in the Udssr and were not surprized by Russia's attack on Ukraine. Putin always knew how to keep his peasants shut, to give them breadcrumbs and make them be thankful for. Great Russian authors know this like the Strugazkis or Dereschuk or Glukhovsky, who got invited to jail A DAY after the invasion of Ukraine since his novels oppose Russian theocracy and dictatorship. Living in shit makes you dig up literal diamonds.
@astralgames5535
Жыл бұрын
This video feels like propaganda
@tumama8189
5 ай бұрын
That's how you know it's good
@refugeinthewind
Жыл бұрын
Once again, brilliant! Well done. These videos and live streams are moving me to expressing observations and information while teaching classes on regenerative horticulture /agriculture. My contracts haven't been canceled yet... probably because those "in power" aren't paying attention, or if they are, they have no understanding of which I speak.... pedagogy is so powerful... Keep up the amazing work! (Love the "costume" and set design!!❤)
@magdaciechocka3076
Жыл бұрын
When like ~11-12yo first read Animal Farm (translated into Polish, since I wasn't fluent enough to read in english yet) on my own, I got the same basic impressions of "all communism bad", thanks to Poland's unfortunate history with Soviet Union. However, as I grew and learned more about the world, and especially during the lockdown, I started understanding that capitalism is horrible and sees neurodivergent people like me either as unwanted burden or easly exploitable group and only now the actual themes of the book have really started to sink in. Ps. I just remembered that I have fancy big edition of Animal farm with banger illustrations.
@antoindearg5614
Жыл бұрын
Poland seems to be one of the only former Socialist countries without a high degree of nostalgia for back then, although most link it to Catholic Church influence and the Walesa influence from the 80's being remembered vividly. People seemed to think they could get rid of Communist led government but keep social programmes, guaranteed employment etc, then shock therapy capitalism came. The vast majority of Hungarians and Serbs I spoke to when over there were pretty pro-Socialist, especially the older folks who lost an awful lot when the Communists were ousted.
@lilalicata616
Жыл бұрын
Curious why you think capitalism is against neurodivergent people? Is it because you don’t work? Or somehow can’t work? I’m genuinely curious
@magdaciechocka3076
Жыл бұрын
@@lilalicata616 well, capitalism (especially libertarian capitalism) sees people as replaceable cogs in the machinery that benefits the very few. Disabled people of any kind are uhm... let's just say damaged cogs, which obviously are undesireable and therefor either should "get over their disability" or perish to make room for cogs of "better quality" Obviously, this system is really bad
@kant.68
Жыл бұрын
Why you think under socialism or communism or feudalism or anarchism anything would be different? Im pretty sure in our current system we have programs and all types of laws helping and protecting people with disabilities. You need to read more my friend. Even back in the days of cavemen, you had to add something, produce something, do something for the group. Even when you’re alone, you must take care of yourself in order to survive.
@tin9215
Жыл бұрын
The Animal Farm game is pretty cool btw
@mosleythehoesley
Жыл бұрын
Animal crossing
@Boo-dc8vr
3 ай бұрын
I find this novel to be anti authoritarian as a whole whether it’s capitalism or communism (as done by places like Soviet Union) we have to realise that soviets weren’t fully communist there was many issues in the ussr (I’m polish and my family lived through Soviet Union days) and many westerners glorifying soviets when the reality was much darker. Animal farm looks at how working class are exploited (horse) how people blindly follow the government (sheeps) how police/army are used by the government to hurt people (dogs(which many interpret as the secret police)) and of course the authoritarian government and how they exploit people (pigs) This book is a warning based on history, to look at how a revolution if not kept equal would end up cycling back to authoritarian regimes, whether is capitalism leading to authoritarian communism or authoritarian communism to capitalism. Authoritarian governments whether is cap or com is going to exploit people.
@btarczy5067
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate every anti-authoritarian leftist KZitemr. There are too many who will readily find excuses for "Marxism-Leninism" and even go so far to side with Russia or China now in the name of anti-imperialism which is such a joke. It's such a pessimistic worldview that sees most humans as inherently incapable and in need of a strong hand to lead them. Animal Farm is simplified in a satiric way and its animal metaphors don't hold up to too much scrutiny but it's still valuable in its critique. Like any leftist who criticized the left right wingers are very eager to claim them as their own. Look at what they did to my boy Carlin! Thanks, TheCanvas!
@titltic4907
Жыл бұрын
I don’t really care for politics or books but you mr canvas never fail to peak my interest on any topic! You got me really into art history and I want to thank you for that ❤
@elbraguetabierta
Жыл бұрын
Whites when they realize that their disappearance is a necessary step in order to achieve a better society: "uhh i don't really care about politics, art is NOT political"
@modestrocker1
Жыл бұрын
if you dont care for politics how the hell do you vote?
@titltic4907
Жыл бұрын
@@modestrocker1 i’m not old enough to vote but I care enough for politics, that I know which party I would go for
@Cethinn
Жыл бұрын
@@titltic4907 If you "don't really care for politics" then how did you come to this knowledge of knowing which party to vote for? It doesn't sound as carefully considered as such an important thing should be. Explore the world of politics before you make up your mind. It's as interesting as any other subject. For that matter, you should never make up your mind though. There's always more to learn and there's always things you're wrong about. If you ever reach the point where you think you understand enough then you've stopped growing as a person. "The only thing I know is that I know nothing" -Socrates
@titltic4907
Жыл бұрын
@@Cethinn I know about politics, and I know which politics I agree with I just don’t find myself super interested in politics if that makes sense I am educated on the politics in my country though
@AceAttorny
Жыл бұрын
You lot make me sick! It was just a nice story about some animals.
@vulpesmacrotis1990
Жыл бұрын
Joke? Joke right? Yea joke. Right?
@AceAttorny
Жыл бұрын
@@vulpesmacrotis1990 Yeah, it's a joke Ricky Gervais once made.
@vulpesmacrotis1990
Жыл бұрын
@@AceAttorny Oh right that makes sense lol
@-0-forher716
Жыл бұрын
19:57 This is Magnus Carlsen disguised as him guys, trust me it's Magnus. This is what he does after he's done with Chess.
@JuanDa.797
Жыл бұрын
Amazing! I've been following this channel for a long time now and I'm just so grateful to see how it has evolved and transform it self to this extent. In regards of the reading of Animal farm, boy, I was wrong since I was not looking at it as Capitalism propaganda but as a more pessimistic view of the outcomes of a revolution, that in the end would all always be pointless as human greed is intrinsic and inevitable, but the reading you made and the points you just clarified have convinced me of your thesis. I have always loved this book but only now I can truly say that I look at it as the guide that it should have always been, thank you so much!
@fiverfrank
Жыл бұрын
an excellent video! very well presented and produced, as well as explained and explored :) i studied animal farm for my GCSEs (age 14-16) and we were primarily taught about it being an allegory of the russian revolution but did go into detail on orwell's socialist position and how the book had been co-opted by the very people it criticised - napoleon and jones. a really great read
@neptunianman
Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing most the budget for this video went into the costumes
@agingerbeard
Жыл бұрын
Nah, that many canisters of copium broke their bank. The costumes were stolen.
@RSSIPPEL.ART.
Жыл бұрын
"What a surprise. A look of terminal shock in your eyes. That things arent really what they seem. Nooooo this is not a bad dream. Pink Floyd "Animals" . Track : " Sheep". I enjoyed the low lit set, and your narration. WELL done .
@Scriven42
Жыл бұрын
We Anarchists need to deal with the Euro-centric nature of Anarchism and how it takes from Indigenous societies without full understanding and without credit or even just recognition. It should, now, be about Land Back and Decolonization of everything.
@plantangel1703
Жыл бұрын
hands down my favorite book of all time
@luxluther436
Ай бұрын
If the farm had used the principle of freedom instead of hatred for humans as their drive, none of the events in the story would have happened. The entire reason as to why the pigs installed their reign into the farm was because they used the fear the animals had for humans as a means of manipulation. If the farm had used freedom as their driving motive instead of “four legs good, two legs bad”, the pigs would have never had a standing. You cannot successfully manipulate freedom. You can, however, manipulate fear.
@twodivision
3 ай бұрын
To me, on the first read it was a really thinly veiled allegory for bolsheviks replacing a bad regime with just as bad regime but with fancy slogans. Now I see it more as a surprisingly early observation on the moral bankruptcy of the majority of revolutionary leftist regimes throughout the 20th century. Orwell was strongly anti-authoritarian and this is obviously the main idea of both animal farm and 1984, though 1984 leans much more into the critique of left authoritarianism. If you are a leftist you would see capitalism as a source of authoritarian rule so animal farm would be an anti-capitalist book for you (the pigs would than represent state capitalism which is a term some leftists use to describe soviet union). If you are anti-communist and especially if you leave in post-soviet country or actually lived in the soviet union this book would seem like a direct and valid critique of socialism.
@cristinamanole7398
Жыл бұрын
how do you plan your essays? I'd like to write on similar topic that you talk about but I dont know how to do it. maybe you could make a video on it or redirect me towards someone/thing else?
@abbysanders3504
Жыл бұрын
I read this book on my own in probably 6th grade, and I never, EVER understood the common interpretation of this book as anti-socialist/anti-communist. I was never taught it in school, so I thought my interpretation was incorrect because I didn’t understand the book when I read it. Guess not.
@Giguv05
Жыл бұрын
Sorry for an off-topic comment, but the singular form of "species" is "species". Same deal as with sheep. Not that it detracts from the main point of that section of the video in any way, but I did feel annoyed by it.
@OdinOfficialEmcee
Жыл бұрын
With the brilliant minds on youtube, such as this gentleman, I am convinced that one may better educate himself here than in any school in North America. If only they can stand the endless toil of introspection and enjoy the act of seeking to know more than the finding.
@LouisianaGirly
Жыл бұрын
I think I learned more in my 20 years on the internet than the 13 years I spent in school.
@xurthespineless8691
Жыл бұрын
I swear it's funny to hear Canvas say "That's literally 1984." I don't know why but I love it!
@blumrich1970
Жыл бұрын
Thisis 100% correct. The correlaries between the events in Animal Farm and the history of the early USSR are painfully obvious.
@Kekimus
Жыл бұрын
Comrade
@doctordice2doctordice210
Жыл бұрын
Face it dude, communism isn’t above criticism or intellectual exploration, this just reads like you desperately trying to assert your own interpretation as the “right” one, not being able to handle an ideology you might agree with is getting criticized This legit reads like a far right winger telling me that nazis are 100% left wing socialists, just peak cope
@dropyourself
Жыл бұрын
If you think Orwell was criticizing or "intellectually exploring" socialism you must also think that his list of Jews and gays that he gave to British intelligence was actually him "reporting authoritarians." His critiques aren't bad because they are critiques, his critiques are bad because he knew nothing about the system and country he was critiquing and came to the conclusion that workers are too dvmb to control their own political existence.
@WobblesandBean
Жыл бұрын
I love the new setup, it's very reminiscent of Georg Rockall-Schmidt. All you need is a lava lamp!
@SaucyXxByn
Жыл бұрын
I’m only 30secs in but if the CIA approaches me asking to buy the rights to my book about an “animal” uprising/revolution I would be extremely suspicious while I’m cashing my check
@benetton3283
Жыл бұрын
*Meanwhile, Orwell denouncing gay and socialists to the British Police*:Imma real socialist
@harrychristenson4938
Жыл бұрын
Wow you really didn't understand this book, like, at all.
@Nothing6nothing9
4 ай бұрын
What do you mean
@Lord_Plasma_3
Жыл бұрын
I just did a 'thesis'/capstone project that took the opposite approach to the death of the author-I went to an excerpt from Homage to Catalonia and making an Allegorical story of the May Days events, in addition to the Lil paper I had to write
@steven_salz6472
Жыл бұрын
When I read this I thought mr.jones was supposed to represent the czar and not a capitalist and I thought this whole story was to show how backwards the Russian revolution turned out and how Russia became controlled by one man
@gilamale1
Жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see how far this channel has come, I used to watch your videos on art back when I was in the 9th grade (thanks btw I got a really good grade in art)
@kifinas2984
Жыл бұрын
I brought the book exactly when this video was uploaded and i found out about this video 3 days later when i ended it ... I hate this coincidences
@bhikaridas4766
Жыл бұрын
This book in one line explanation... "Do not cast pearls before Swine"...
@piccalillipit9211
Жыл бұрын
*VERY GOOD* thank you I really enjoyed that
@greenkillsessions
Ай бұрын
Thanks for contracting the American story from the inception and development of the constitution through the current Democratic Party. It’s all there.
@davidgaskin5417
Жыл бұрын
so, having watched the whole video - who is the individual/group who will provide this better form of socialism? I understand the points made, but you still seem to be back to the point of " oh, they got it wrong , but don't worry I/we know how to get it right and promise if we all work together for a better future, we can make this happen " ... and so the cycle begins again. Not trolling, honestly I can't get over this aspect of the theory.
@TheCanvasArtHistory
Жыл бұрын
Hey there! Thank you for question! There’s no individual or group who can provide this better form of socialism. That’s quite the point actually. Everybody needs to come together to bring about socialism, without a hierarchy, since this hierarchy will mirror forms of oppression present in capitalism. I recommend the previous video I made on Anarchism if you’re interested!
@mickeybement
8 ай бұрын
There will always be a hierarchy, it’s part of nature. There will always be a food chain.
@redrumthebum
Жыл бұрын
note: orwell was a socialist, not a communist!
@paksap479
Жыл бұрын
orwell was a fascist, a national socialist.
@louie.lenard5795
Жыл бұрын
he was neither. he was however a bootlicking snitch for imperialist britain. google "orwells list"
@redrumthebum
Жыл бұрын
@@louie.lenard5795 oh i didn't know that. i'll look into it.
@redrumthebum
Жыл бұрын
@@louie.lenard5795 thanks!
@louie.lenard5795
Жыл бұрын
@@hoaheoua I was so surprised to learn this too when I first heard about it. He’s always hailed as this left wing radical figure and his books are talked about in the same vain. If you know Hakim on KZitem, he’s also got a video about him which I remember to be quite interesting and is worth checking out!
@renanalcantara8856
11 ай бұрын
George Orwell being a communist or not, Animal Farm is one of the best examples why socialism and communism are doomed to fail every time.
@kasperkurpershoek1937
Жыл бұрын
I do think an addition of the many criticisms of Orwell and his many antisocialist actions and words later in life, among which his condonement for the CIA backed editing and subsequent publishing.
@curtisroberts4269
5 күн бұрын
Please stop projecting a socialist vs capitalist theory on this book. Jones is not a capitalist avatar, he was an avatar of the Russian Czar… massive fail from the start.
@k8g8s8
Жыл бұрын
He is not only a capitalist but also the Tzar. Importantly the opposite of communism in Russia was not only capitalism but monarchy. I feel especially Orwell as an Englishman, it should be accounted for that he was also speaking against monarchy.
@ricklupien7598
Жыл бұрын
Awesome book,,,I got the drift of this book in High School, yet I still went to war in Nam knowing it was wrong,, Peer pressure is another faulty human trait.....
@Corvid-Conquest
Жыл бұрын
I refuse to use Patreon. Is there a different way? I've been wanting to know this for over a year now...
@zetectic7968
Жыл бұрын
You can leave a super thanks for you chosen amount that can vary with each video if that is your preference. Look for the icon to the right of the "like" button
@nathanielscott6159
8 ай бұрын
My opinion is this is a book that can show the danger of stupidity. The animals were all accepting of the their life. And were gullible to belive the pigs' excuses, reasonings, explanations, and lies. A lot of the animals were too dumb (illiterate, or with boxer, Boxer was incapable of reasoning on his own) to withstand the pigs' and their aformentioned tactics.
@VultRoos
Жыл бұрын
I remember rereading animal farm a few years ago and laughing at how much explicit hatred and disgust was there at capitalists in the book, and being shocked at how i could have missed it was a kid. Like, Jesus Orwell. Keep your hate boner in your pants a little. We get it.
@muffpuff8
Жыл бұрын
sent this to my english teacher and she liked it actually lmao
@SteveJubs
Жыл бұрын
Why does the video have only 39k views? Absolutely brilliant work all round
@ErnstRGBK
Жыл бұрын
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 mee
@idreadFell365
7 ай бұрын
I’m here because I was thinking about capitalism and that in tern reminded me of Animal Farm. I started thinking “wait Animal Farm is totally anti capitalism😮”
@geographicaloddity2
3 ай бұрын
I never took it as anti communist, but as a cautionary tale of revolutions being co opted by authoritarians. I see your point, but wonder if many will see it as a strawman. Not sure - think on this, I must.
@barbaravoss7014
Жыл бұрын
A brilliant analysis of a brilliant book!
@JohnGibson-nh2hq
Ай бұрын
What does it mean when the group of animals, capable of the highest level of reasoning, decide to be capitalists and not socialist?
@bingflosby
3 ай бұрын
I didn’t learn that the cia bought the movie and remade it that’s insanity
@dad102
Жыл бұрын
Love the social commentary behind the literature.
@jaymason8352
4 ай бұрын
Good analysis. I just watched some other guy's vid that missed the whole point
@Ambush6578
5 ай бұрын
Sounds like people would have to work harder than others for the same reward. which would be breed discontent
@leahre
Жыл бұрын
unsubscibed for liberalism
@e.lycopersicon9720
Жыл бұрын
By felicia!
@ethanjayking
Жыл бұрын
Dude this video is def getting suppressed bc it’s good man❤
@austin6ish
4 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, that lamp shade looks like it’s made out of onion and now I can’t un-see it 😂
@onni7896
Жыл бұрын
In european education Animal farm wasn’t a part of capitalist propaganda. I read it with no expectations and got away the criticism of the power hungry not communism. This video helped me to understand my own thoughts deeper and you had great own insight.
@paz1514
Жыл бұрын
Well I mean the "power hungry" and communism go hand and hand
@morsch9784
Жыл бұрын
i love how you structured the video. you pointed out so logically why the book clearly promotes socialism and what you would need to believe in order to see it as anti-communist
@modestrocker1
Жыл бұрын
its anti totalitarian
@paz1514
Жыл бұрын
I mean the only value those ideologies have are for study. Commies don't like to admit it but Nazism and Communism are cut from the same cloth. Neither should be implemented or praised. Only studied
@wayneclements4184
Ай бұрын
It is anti authoritarian. It doesn't matter which tyranny.
@jdn9184
Жыл бұрын
This is goofy, if anything this an anti industrial world view. Even tho it wasnt intended to be.
@miguelg1370
Жыл бұрын
But he is not American, thankfully
@Kastrierter.Panter
2 ай бұрын
crazy work dude, thanks a lot!!
@emilekub850
Жыл бұрын
Stinky❤❤❤
@ChristopherPutlock
Жыл бұрын
Literally just read this yesterday…
@earnisill
2 ай бұрын
This is such an embarrassing video
@ChristopherLono
Жыл бұрын
Superb upload, your videos about art were great but I'm really happy to also see literature. Orwell wrote two books that belong in the category of the most important books in the whole world and deserve all the time needed to be analyzed. Of course our current system doesn't teach people what it should, education is seriously flawed nowadays.
@mixedbagclips2511
2 ай бұрын
Venezuelan became Animal Farm.
@Angel-hk5ys
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, i got an A in my test
@v_tomazoni
Жыл бұрын
Great video
@obivonbonjovi6694
Жыл бұрын
Nice video, you should do more book analysis/ review videos
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