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@derigel7662
9 ай бұрын
imagine calling Jan 6 a coup while also begging your county not to arrest you over fake guns....
@RichardWeltch
9 ай бұрын
@@kween4u268nnnvkjkkmkk😊
@Syndr1
9 ай бұрын
High Ordinary. TV,Stole your ideas. might as well still theirs. Well played
@huntervilus9065
9 ай бұрын
For the record: You are not throwing a coup… right?
@samborambobo
9 ай бұрын
January 6th was not a coup. It's disappointing to see you regurgitate some leftist nonsense.
@raphaelforkel7759
9 ай бұрын
Imagine calling Kissinger an immortal Lich only to have him die the same day you upload this video. That's how determined he was to prove you wrong.
@fenrirgg
9 ай бұрын
Omg it's true. I thought people were joking in the comments 😮
@pstrap1311
9 ай бұрын
Rest in piss.
@Ardoy9761
9 ай бұрын
Coincidence? I thing NOT!
@auber4773
9 ай бұрын
Just you wait, he’ll be reincarnated to oversee the truce extension talks between Israel and Hamas.
@mushroom032
9 ай бұрын
He should call putin and xi liches next! And trump!
@dysonspheremechanic6943
9 ай бұрын
It’s so sad to hear how Ordinary Things fell out of a 8th floor window. I hope his family is doing well.
@bobskywalker2707
9 ай бұрын
How odd that he shot himself in the back three times before jumping . . .
@wolfbyte3171
9 ай бұрын
And his editor's private jet mysteriously fell apart in midair.
@zaidlacksalastname4905
9 ай бұрын
Tragic accident 😔
@Hrafnskald
9 ай бұрын
The first time was tragic. The second time was sad. The third time was a bit funny, to be honest... ;)
@woahdudeitsme9742
9 ай бұрын
@@bobskywalker2707Pretty common actually.
@JohnFinals
9 ай бұрын
It was an honor to be put on a watchlist with you all
@adkenporter2829
9 ай бұрын
Yes we must gather together at once to protect us all
@DNS-Freakz
9 ай бұрын
@@adkenporter2829 Thats what an FBI agent would say to take us all out in one spot.
@AleV69692
9 ай бұрын
Aye, I could do that
@RavemastaJ
9 ай бұрын
I was recommended this video, I was already on the list.
@jeremymott
9 ай бұрын
I can tell you as an American who BTW called him a coward to his Twitter account I'm definitely on the list
@alejandro24680rg
2 ай бұрын
What just happened in Bolivia is the PERFECT proof of what happens when you don't watch this video.
@laonu785
2 ай бұрын
Alejandro, no rompas las pelotas que esto fue puro show, ¿en serio crees que un golpe son una tanqueta y unos cuantos militares en uno de los nueve departamentos que tiene Bolivia?
@alejandro24680rg
2 ай бұрын
@@laonu785 exacto, fue un golpe de estado así de malo
@kohiru
9 ай бұрын
Your line about Kissinger's immortality broke thr curse and finally freed him from this mortal coil
@Stupididiot67
9 ай бұрын
YAAAAAY
@GinsuChikara
9 ай бұрын
As someone else pointed out, we haven't found his phylactery yet
@ShaunCheah
9 ай бұрын
Careful with that word; I Googled its etymology to find if it's a lich thing and it's actually better known as an, uh... I'll let you find out on your own.
@2goober4u
9 ай бұрын
@@ShaunCheah I like apples and bananas
@big_sea
9 ай бұрын
yes
@MrFuzzygasm
9 ай бұрын
The juxtaposition of disclaimer to the UK government swiftly being followed to looking like an armed IRA member is pure gold
@killmeh2
9 ай бұрын
and CIA bankroll and Ukraine protests is poor taste
@jammer9300
9 ай бұрын
@@killmeh2do some push ups
@bwgaming-lq4gd
9 ай бұрын
@@killmeh2but it's true the CIA has funded many coups
@mjfan653
9 ай бұрын
Hey now, a broken clock is twice true and all that. Even if the CIA had been in the wrong most of the time, ukraine desperarely needed a new government that was actually Anti-corruption and truly democratic. And the fact that it really did acomplish the ousting of oligarchs and corrupt government workers and creating democratic elections tells me that the CIA was not well connected with that coup but that it was actually crowdfunded on the maidan square. It is sad that Putin took it as such a scary concept that he chose war as the solution, but the fact that people in ukraine fought back and are still defending their homeland tells me that the maidan revolution was a neccesity. So even if it was CIA helped, the CIA cant push people to the front in those numbers, that had to be a homegrown love for the new western-oriented government and its work. If we let ukraine fall, the baltics and Finland are next, and if that is to happen then NATO will lose all credibilty and the west will forever be a puppet under the terror-control of russia. So it is the main goal and mission of the west to win russia in ukraine. Otherwise we will lose not only ukraine but all of NATO to dictatorial manipulation from russia. I think ukrainians are fighting so fiercly due to the fact that they understand and see daily that the western way of life is way better than the russian dictatorship, and we should take a clue from that, that we do not want to live in a world where a russian warlord can demand from us his whims. So, to end my drunken/high rant, I think that even if the maidan coup was a CIA plot, it was uncharacteritically for the good of the common people and to save all of europe from the horror that is russian corruption. We just now have to win a war in ukraine, to cement that win. And that is a hard task, but funnily enough might be accomplished by a ukraine backed coup in moscow. If the russians only could experience about 30-40yrs of true democracy and Anti-corruption police, we could have peace and prosperity on the Eurasian plateau.
@RJ-wx3fh
9 ай бұрын
*looking like a legitimate political organisation, I think you mean
@snipermundy170
9 ай бұрын
I choose to believe Ordinary Things referring to Henry Kissinger as an "Immortal Lich King" reminded death that it forgot to go grab that guy and prompted to get up, stretch and get the one that got away.
@FishbedMyBeloved
9 ай бұрын
HE FINALLY DIED?
@aliothspectranet5678
9 ай бұрын
@@FishbedMyBeloved yep, news hit just about some 4 or 5 hours after the upload!
@justelliot4870
9 ай бұрын
@@aliothspectranet5678a Christmas miracle!
@benlubbers4943
9 ай бұрын
"Aw fuck, knew I'd forgot something." - Death, brushing cheeto dust off his finger bones.
@marioxzzz
9 ай бұрын
Love the implication Death itself is a suscriber of this channel
@malfunctioninggoon5292
9 ай бұрын
Very surprised you didn't touch on the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974. It was tremendously well-executed by the military, extremely popular, largely bloodless and a rare instance in the 20th century when a successful military coup led to objectively better living conditions for pretty much everyone in the country. Of course there was a period of instability following the revolution with an unsuccessful counter-coup in 1975 along with scattered violence/unrest all over the country, but Portugals transition to democracy was successful.
@loubaxo9339
9 ай бұрын
it was also the closest a NATO country ever got to become communist or at least socialist. The Carnation Revolution is really one of the most interesting parts of Portugal's history.
@sleepingwoke
9 ай бұрын
Portugal is somehow poorer than Eastern Europe countries. They had communism, what's Portugal excuse?
@loubaxo9339
9 ай бұрын
@@sleepingwoke I don't see what you mean by your comment besides looking edgy and annoying, congrats.
@notxpara0001
9 ай бұрын
@@sleepingwoke we had a dictator, his name was Salazar. Authoritarian. He preached old values and condemned industrialization. This made it so the population of Portugal was, for the most part, rural, and uneducated. This also meant that, after the revolution in 1974, we were extremely behind in comparison to the world economy, because although we had closed access to our country, and were stockpiling gold, we were producing in a subsistent manner, so we had absolutely nothing to export. It's basically like wearing a gimp suit for 40 years and then taking it off. The suit was uncomfortable, and now you're naked. Let's be real, you could've easily connected the dots on this but you chose to be ignorant.
@sleepingwoke
9 ай бұрын
@@notxpara0001 Thanks. I really know almost nothing of Portugal. Fascinating! Also, NO, too many dots and now I connect others. Thnx.
@dankuser8303
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the guide. My school determined that I was the most likely member of my graduating class to overthrow a government, so this will be very useful for my future
@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986
9 ай бұрын
If you don’t live up to those random “most likely” awards from high school then you’ve failed your schoolmates, teachers, parents and life in general
@ItsSnoozeeJB
9 ай бұрын
and the universe@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986
@OrdinaryThings
9 ай бұрын
Good luck 🎉
@spraynardkruger6426
9 ай бұрын
@@OrdinaryThingswill he need surfshark vpn?
@stefanondrusek3652
9 ай бұрын
Same here
@ArtyTheBasedGod
9 ай бұрын
WE GETTING ON THE WATCHLIST WITH THIS ONE
@stuartclifton4764
9 ай бұрын
HELL YEAH BROTHER
@asahearts1
9 ай бұрын
A watchlist for CIA recruitment 😂
@matuskriska8361
9 ай бұрын
Luckily most of my government barely knows what KZitem is 😅😅
@asahearts1
9 ай бұрын
@@matuskriska8361My country's government secretly pays KZitemrs, payes KZitem, and threatens social media sites to censor the reporting of subjects which look bad for certain American politicians.
@thanksmaybe4103
9 ай бұрын
@@asahearts1I watched 5 mins and now I’m in South America toppling Argentina
@Gzeebo
9 ай бұрын
Nobody ever talks about secretarian violence. Fighting amongst your admin staff can be distracting. All it takes is one typo and you're ordering a soup. I'm glad someone is finally highlighting this.
@scoobertmcruppert2915
9 ай бұрын
Haha was gonna say something along these lines
@bane2201
9 ай бұрын
He was really the only person who could highlight this. If he didn't, then some secretary would've used their highlighter, and they'd _never_ highlight secretarian violence.
@AleV69692
9 ай бұрын
Despite being british he made quite a few linguistic and grammatical errors
@Dogman262
9 ай бұрын
I said a glass of juice!!!!
@jacksonlefteye
9 ай бұрын
@@AleV69692 here comes the "well i'm WORKING CLASS british, my grandfather died in a COAL MINE"
@LancerOfZero
9 ай бұрын
Let's be real: Ordinary Things came up with the idea for this video, sitting in the Underground at rush hour wondering how he could instigate a coup on Rishi Sunak. Whether or not the Ordinary Regime will prevail, we will see. But even if your reign ends in front of a military tribunal, this masterpiece of a video remains. Cheers!
@vegetableunderpants
9 ай бұрын
The Ordinary Regime has a great ring to it. Ruling through a series of sarcastic videos Setting Ordinary curfew hours, Ordinary fiscal policy, Ordinary housing and Labour rights, Ordinary Transport , Ordinary state confiscation of all media, energy, tech and arms industry manufacturing, and food production, Ordinary suppression of dissent, Ordinary Purge, Ordinary defence Strategy, Ordinary conscription, Ordinary Nuclear war.....
@peterwilson5528
8 ай бұрын
In Britain, the last attempted coup was in 1381. The British generals are so right-wing they actually had one saying he would mutiny if Jeremy Corbyn would be elected. Imagine trying to coup a state like that.
@filmandfirearms
8 ай бұрын
@@-...-zed-...- The only problem is, everyone willing to replace him is even worse. The Tories these days are sometimes even more left than Labour, and I don't know any genuine conservatives who are willing to step up to the plate
@filmandfirearms
8 ай бұрын
@@-...-zed-...- Capital C Conservatism is dying out, but true conservative thought is more pervasive than ever. The problem is that it's an ideology that appeals to people who have no interest in taking power, who just want to be left alone to live a normal life in peace. While that is the best attitude to live a happy life, it doesn't translate to political change
@SEAZNDragon
8 ай бұрын
I read a book on coups written by two Brits about a decade ago and they started the book with a fictional UK coup. Two things I found interesting: The coupers were UK spec ops using M-16s and the fictional plan made it a point to not harm the queen. Apparently UK spec ops found the M-16 than the standard issued SA80 which I thought odd until I heard how bad the SA80 was. Also UK military swears allegiance to the monarch so harming them is a major no-no but parliament is fair game. Even more interesting while fact checking myself the Royal Navy enlisted didn't have an oath of allegiance until 2006.
@thomasxl200
9 ай бұрын
As soon as you called Henry Kissinger an "immortal lich king" I immediately thought "how funny would it be if Kissinger croaked immediately"
@checkersenjoyer
9 ай бұрын
The fact it was a mere seven hours later makes me believe this is a direct joke from God himself
@EnclosedPoolArea
9 ай бұрын
Ordinary Things has earned hero status in Vietnam
@breakerdawn8429
9 ай бұрын
@@checkersenjoyerHell now has a new coal generator. Henry Kissinger black coal heart is so concentrated you only need one. Thank you God for making our world brighter.
@PresidentMikeJohnson
9 ай бұрын
no you didn’t
@JohnDoe-xy5qh
9 ай бұрын
I COUP MY COUNTRY STEP BY STEP AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME I CAN BE COUP'D BACK!! I need a "How to avoid being Coup'd" video... please
@ngrader
9 ай бұрын
It's complex. For instance, a popular pre-condition of coup, was your country being in a shithole condition to start with. So after the coup, these shithole country problems still exist. If you could fix these shithole country problems, you wouldn't have resorted to a coup. You'd have fixed the problems and been elevated Gandhi style, then exiled the non-dominant religions to neighboring countries. ... So, probably just go with the tried and true Roman method. Worked for Stalin, Mao, etc. "Rome: Purging fools before it was cool."
@saschasmith3943
9 ай бұрын
Edward Luttwak explains how to avoid counter-coups in his book "Coup De Tat"
@parallel-knight
7 ай бұрын
@@saschasmith3943yeah but that’s reading. Me need moving book to learn.
@thesalvager3020
5 ай бұрын
@@saschasmith3943You think the kind of people to do a military coup are literate?
@phroggo2553
4 ай бұрын
BRUH how do I counter the counter to my counter coup 😔
@archernorthrope5585
9 ай бұрын
Henry Kissinger been real quiet since this dropped
@mousesunset
9 ай бұрын
Coincidentally, a week ago I saw this video beside the CNN announcement of Kissinger's death well not side by side but they are on the same screen.
@cashewnuttel9054
9 ай бұрын
@@mousesunset Do you think he died while watching this video?
@mousesunset
9 ай бұрын
@@cashewnuttel9054 I think his heart loved the video so much that he had a stroke.
@JvS1711
9 ай бұрын
I spent 5 years in Guinea Bissau (West Africa) one of the most politically unstable countries in the world. There was a coup attempt the day before I arrived, 2 attempts and a successful coup while I lived there. Until very recently it was the only country in the world where not a single president had finished his mandate. Just the other day there was shooting between army factions. Edit 1: Omar Bongo passed away just before I went to Gabon for 9 months in 2009, and there were significant rumblings in that time. Edit: for a hilarious French show set in the period of independence struggles, au service de la France is great.
@EEEEEEEE
9 ай бұрын
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@hello-o3i
4 ай бұрын
What was life like there? Were any of the politicians decent or were they all corrupt?
@algorythmico
9 ай бұрын
Excellent guide. I would also like to point out the mexican democratic dictatorship example that lasted for 70 years until 2000. Mario Vargas Llosa said it best: "México is the perfect dictatorship because it doesn't look like one". Democracies can also be manipulated so the power stays in the same hands but at the same time seem a fair enough system for the majority of the population.
@loopyloon5401
9 ай бұрын
Singapore's a good example, they've been run by the People's Action Party since their first election as an independent state.
@ytnukesme1600
9 ай бұрын
democracy is a failure.
@LinkoofHyrule
9 ай бұрын
japan's LDP comes to mind
@ThatOliveMrT
9 ай бұрын
The term dynastic democracy comes to mind. There's real examples but for some reason FNV NCR comes to mind
@algorythmico
9 ай бұрын
"Patrolling the Mohave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter"
@mawnkey
9 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the group I ride with had a guy I never met that left and kinda vanished for a while. Next thing we know he shows up in a picture being held at gunpoint in Venezuela or somewhere like that having apparently attempted an armed coup. Ever since then we've had a very tongue-in-cheek documented rule against armed coup attempts. Really puzzles newbies.
@TheGrinningViking
9 ай бұрын
You know one of the guys who thought "the bay of stupid pigs" was a good idea? They really brought the Pentagons crap about Venezuela supporting their unelected puppet over Maduro. What dumb wankers. lol
@aryanram02
9 ай бұрын
lmao hahahaa "yes you can join our riding group, but sir, have u been or in the future will be a part of a coup? our group has strict policies" hahahah I'm loosing it I cant- 🤣dude just the thought of some new rider being wierded out is insanely hilarious for some bloody reason
@williambbq
9 ай бұрын
@@aryanram02 "I was going to join, but they kept asking me about armed coups. They said it was because they're against them, but nobody who's against something brings it up like that..."
@filmandfirearms
Ай бұрын
Considering how many bikers are ex military, he probably went the mercenary route. A surprising amount of American mercs were involved in the Venezuelan coup, and even more got arrested for crimes committed in the US while trying to get there to take part
@loveless131
9 ай бұрын
Its just so great to live in a timeline where a channel about ordinary things is talking about coups.
@RyuKyu.77
9 ай бұрын
Right after one of the most famous coup d'etat users just died 😭
@ghostcreeper243
9 ай бұрын
@@RyuKyu.77nah he’s more of a “coup this coup that” guy
@charlesgale4257
9 ай бұрын
who?@@RyuKyu.77
@kristianharapan5741
9 ай бұрын
@@charlesgale4257kissinger died just today
@brahimdiop5506
9 ай бұрын
@@charlesgale4257Henry Kissenger is finally burning in hell
@konstantinsokolov5068
7 ай бұрын
Creating a Surfshark ad, that is centered around two people doing a podcast about making a coup is something Tomska would be very proud of
@DoomFlavored
9 ай бұрын
You are, hands down, the only Brit I would trust to make an unbiased video on Anglo-Irish relations
@user-tm8jt2py3d
9 ай бұрын
It's kind of heartwarming to see them finally have a reason to be buddies--their very existences.
@reuben8140
9 ай бұрын
Yeah gotta be hard finding a self-loathing british KZitemr
@Shane-ln5zz
9 ай бұрын
@@reuben8140That is a strange but definitely true fact, where here in Ireland were mostly self loathing, further research required on why
@duolingo0552
9 ай бұрын
Unbiased
@R_Didsy
9 ай бұрын
Some of us Craic and Tans are down with the Irish. Your breakfasts are top tier, Blindboy just hit number #12 on the UK book charts, and we've been adopting spice bags. Absolutely beautiful country.
@machematix
9 ай бұрын
This is my favourite training part of the entire CIA training curriculum! My team has Indonesia for our assignment and it's going to be tricky. Thanks for providing a great resource! Good luck to all the other CIA operatives seeing this!
@Ari.Atland
9 ай бұрын
You guys plan throwing Coups as part of your initiation of becoming a CIA Agent??? Would explain why the CIA is good at overthrowing governments...
@BeraubtWerden
9 ай бұрын
Wow you are experienced, can i ask for your help to coup the indonesian government if the 2024 election went shit?
@captaincolin4774
9 ай бұрын
Real
@NordianAdmiral
9 ай бұрын
Oh no
@pipipupu5104
9 ай бұрын
@@BeraubtWerdenare you from Indonesia
@VxKaizenix
9 ай бұрын
Gotta love when ordinary things comes back after a month only to follow up with DETAILED instructions on how to overthrow the government ☠️
@LegoDork
9 ай бұрын
Pairs well with CGP Grey's video on the rules for rulers.
@Avo4929
9 ай бұрын
This isn't really detailed though, all of these talking points are surface level
@Puppies2003b3eleyy
9 ай бұрын
@@Avo4929ok so can we agree it's a comprehensive theoretical framework which shows the aspects in which you must thoroughly educate yourself in advance of said coup?
@JohnGardnerAlhadis
9 ай бұрын
These things are no longer ordinary. I feel cheated.
@aryanram02
9 ай бұрын
@@Avo4929 my guy this is as deep as it gets for a normal person who wants to know about how coups work, he isn't actually making coup guides (with v sauce music:) OR IS HE
@simplyixia3683
8 ай бұрын
I’ve been developing a fictional story where a coup is instigated by the main character. The story is more character driven, so I hadn’t really gotten around to figuring out the details of the coup itself. This is very helpful research!
@thierryntoh24
7 ай бұрын
I think you should read "The Cobra" by Frederick Forsyth. It involves a plot to overthrow the Russian government. Might provide some insight. 🙂
@thesalvager3020
5 ай бұрын
"Fictional story" Of course! 😉
@JustinKlazinga
5 ай бұрын
Just be careful, very few of the points in this video would be at all plausible in most well-educated first world countries.
@andreiacrosara5324
2 ай бұрын
i wanna check this story out.
@filmandfirearms
Ай бұрын
@@JustinKlazinga People aren't going to overthrow the government when everything is going fine. A prerequisite for getting the necessary support is societal and economic turmoil. That's why the French generals' coup was such a disaster. Life in France, despite them just having gotten out of a catastrophic war, was getting better every day. No soldier is going to turn against the state, risking his life and lives of everyone he loves, unless the alternative is much worse
@ZavierG1
9 ай бұрын
Ah jeez, I clicked on this video to learn how to rebuild my chicken coop but now I've overthrown my local government 🤦
@SpoopySquid
9 ай бұрын
Don't you hate it when that happens
@G_FRE
9 ай бұрын
A real dick in ceiling fan situation huh
@riuukover
9 ай бұрын
that happened to me last week. i hate it when that happens. feel for u bro
@jaktrak
9 ай бұрын
Oops
@outlaworange
9 ай бұрын
The history books will say your reign was for the birds
@jesusestrada5543
9 ай бұрын
On the 25th of October 2022, I remember my mom wasn't able to call or text any of our family members in Mexico through WhatsApp. Then my mom told me how no one was able to call or text within the country either, my instant reaction was, "Oh shit, there's a fucking coup." I instantly hopped online to check any news from Mexico, but it turned out WhatsApp just went out globally for that day. So, the part in the guide where you knock out any other forms of communication aside from a select few news networks instantly brought back that memory.
@lolboi3799
2 ай бұрын
So something to note, If you want to know If The Military will or could Coup, Check If The National Armed Forces Is Under Civilian control.
@thevillager8339
9 ай бұрын
"Potential recruits should also be made to assume that their superiors have already been recruited. And as you recruit more members, this will also have the advantage of being true." It's tge little things that make my day
@thatoneguy1298
9 ай бұрын
The Grim Reaper was watching this video and got to the part when you mentioned Henry Kissinger and went "Oh shit, I forgot about that one."
@luigiclub
9 ай бұрын
When the video starts with a disclaimer by an attorney. You know it’s going to be good.
@007kingifrit
9 ай бұрын
or you know that the UK isn't a free country anymore
@ABXYGametime
9 ай бұрын
@@007kingifritidk I feel like any place that came from British monarchy induced colonialism, where they ever free?
@007kingifrit
9 ай бұрын
@@ABXYGametime no place has ever not engaged in colonialism. it is the natural tendency of all life. it isn't really an ism at all
@rock3tcatU233
9 ай бұрын
@@007kingifrit We're going to make it free with the help of this video.
@anglaismoyen
9 ай бұрын
@@007kingifritNo state in history has been amused by talk of coups. As Aquinas said, one of the fundamental principle of the natural law is that everything seeks to continue its own existence.
@MalevolentReflux
9 ай бұрын
I absolutely love finding high quality channels like this, starting off with an hour long video, amazing!
@abhieyighanvayo6329
9 ай бұрын
Me too
@caverramos7581
9 ай бұрын
Any ordinary video of less than 30 min is no ordinary video. He is a quality youtuber
@kerred
9 ай бұрын
Does that mean this video satisfies the algorithm?
@BamfIamone
9 ай бұрын
You're lucky, you have dozens of his other quality vids to peruse.
@OrdinaryThings
9 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@cyberdemon7612
9 ай бұрын
“Immortal Lich King, Henry Kissinger” aged surprisingly well in only a few hours 😭
@loneskankster2242
6 ай бұрын
"President Ali Bongo was drummed out of office..." 10/10
@studioalsar
9 ай бұрын
About the coup in Turkey: the following day of the coup had a meeting (I think it is called a "supreme military council") scheduled, where many military personnel (high ranking ones especially) were to be retired, laid off or whatever the right term for that is. If they had started the coup attempt merely 3-4 hours later, they could have been successful. But blocking one of the major bridges of Istanbul at around 10-11pm was just broadcasting it. Funnily enough that very week it had been blocked for a short time cause someone wanted to commit suicide or such. So my first thought was "oh another one?" but the military presence was just off. The one night I didnt have a night shift I ended up working night shift (worked in a news outlet)
@internettevarolanadam
9 ай бұрын
Weird times
@dazzlebreak4458
9 ай бұрын
At the time I thought it was a pseudo coup staged by Erdogan in order to crush opposition and solidify his power when his popularity began wearing off. It was very convenient how he managed to escape an assassination attempt narrowly and how swiftly a lot of people with different backgrounds were arrested.
@Quallenkrauler
9 ай бұрын
I remember watching that one live on TV in Germany. It seemed so sloppily done that I couldn't help but wonder if Erdoğan had faked it to show power.
@GetWarded
9 ай бұрын
Wasn’t Gülen also involved somehow in the coup?
@studioalsar
9 ай бұрын
@@GetWarded oh he was the "head" of all. Thing is his cult has members in all layers of society. Military included. The officers that were to be removed from their posts were members as well, hence the rushing. It is a whole rabbit hole to get down to all the details. I am personally just very glad I got the fuck out of the cult before all hell went loose.
@slutshark7531
9 ай бұрын
I know people are like "haha useful guide" but honestly I find framing it as a 'how to' video makes it easier to actually retain the educational content. This has legitimate educational and informative merit and is delivered well using a funny but effective method that encourages the watcher to engage with the subject - which gives the information staying power. Like coming back to this a day after watching initially and even with my ADHD I still remember the majority of the people and events mentioned off the cuff because I was challenged to keep thinking about their tactics and apply them to my own 'theoretical coup'. I just wanted to draw attention to the fact that this is genuinely really well composed not just for entertaining but also educating. It's sad shit like Prager U is able to get into class rooms spinning low budget propaganda as genuine historical subjects - not only giving kids wrong information but likely boring them to tears to the point they wont even remember it anyway- but stuff like this will probably get quietly 'de-prioritized' by the KZitem algorithm because it's about a 'sensitive topic' and/or because the CIA can't parse British humor. I'd much rather my kids watch this, even if it's less flattering to my country, because then at least my kids would know a coup when they see one - a skill unfortunately it seems like they might need.
@arandomkobold8403
9 ай бұрын
Very insightful... (checks notes) ah yes, slutshark7531
@darkpaul1uxgaming269
9 ай бұрын
This video to me is useful because I am hosting a dnd campaign + writing a book and the video just happens to be useful.
@jordonlu2872
9 ай бұрын
Another example of this framing device (played moreso "straight") is "Advice for time traveling to medieval Europe" by Premodernist. It discusses mediveval European culture through a time traveller's lens, and makes the otherwise mundane minutiae of medieval Europe rather engaging. Had to bring it up because I share your sentiment @slutshark7531.
@woahdudeitsme9742
9 ай бұрын
Nice comment, you just gained your first subscriber slutshark!
@oo-vivian
9 ай бұрын
@@darkpaul1uxgaming269hope it goes well man
@losbloontas
9 ай бұрын
I love how at 10:15 you can see the military guy wearing an NBA jersey under his military garb. Never let a coup get in the way of representing your favorite teams!
@spingebill8551
9 ай бұрын
There’s actually a photo of a middle eastern rebel shooting an RPG wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey. Look it up.
@laulaja-7186
9 ай бұрын
The role of religion might be hard to analyse for someone raised in the secular west, but it is always an important calculation for dictators and coup leaders. Iran might be the first case that comes to mind, but Erdogan, Assad, Franco, Marcos, and Zia Ul Haq barely even get the list started.
@gerardsotxoa
9 ай бұрын
Franco didn't started the coup or even the military uprising. In Fact Franco was the last general who joined the uprising. The republican (soviet) government was pushing for the war so hard that they sent the best general to Canary islands, and placed the worst and most inept general in charge of Madrid's Garrison.
@SioxerNikita
9 ай бұрын
This is actually an interesting point, because Saddam Hussein kept religion in the country, but heavily repressed the power of both the Islamic major factions to ensure none would challenge him. He was strictly anti-terrorism, and - sad to say - an actual stabilizing force for the region.
@WallNutBreaker524
9 ай бұрын
Why Include Marcos? Are you Filipino? Cuz if not you're not qualified to talk about that. Edit: I believe this will be an interesting conversation and debate. If whether or not your Filipino, and I being one, and if it wasnt obvious, being one who supports Marcos and saw him not as a dictator but as a benevolent leader who did what he could. Edit2: Most especially if we actually give the Pro-Marcos a chance without saying the same old BS to shut down the whole argument, this 20:54 timestamp reminded me of an Interview with the "Queen Elizabeth" of the Philippines, someone who was alive during the beginning and end of the Marcos Rule, and is alive to this day.
@SioxerNikita
9 ай бұрын
@@WallNutBreaker524 Telling anyone they have to be a certain thing to be able to discuss something makes it obvious that you are not worth talking to. Everyone brings perspectives of some kind in areas they are knowledgeable about.... I hope others who see your comment notice the same.
@AJ-pc9gu
9 ай бұрын
It's just another part of populism
@RailfanJunction
9 ай бұрын
Of note! You made mention of generals a lot but to be a bit more granular - A lot of the political science literature on military coups emphasizes the importance of lower ranked officers for a few reasons. Most notable is due to their ability to command the immediate loyalty of their units, while generals are more detached. In addition, as many coups are precipitated by economic problems impacting the living conditions and wages of enlisted/conscripted soldiers and lower ranked officers, there is often more of an economic incentive to act when a government tries to slash budgets. So if you're a colonel stationed near the seat of power and your government just threatened to slash your paycheck, have fun playing with a significantly better stacked deck in your favor!
@LIETUVIS10STUDIO1
9 ай бұрын
Yep, there is a reason why often it is the colonels specifically that make or break many coups, or even lead them. Not lieutenants and captains (unless they are bodyguards or SF) - too low to have much autonomy or influence, but rather majors, colonels, who are in charge of these individual units - high enough for autonomy, low enough to still be with their units as opposed to sitting in the Pentagon equivalent.
@SaberVS7
9 ай бұрын
Honestly this is sorta scary to think about in the American context of our military budget rising out of control every year while so much Civic and Social Infrastructure is neglected and rotting.
@randomyoutubebrowser5217
9 ай бұрын
@@LIETUVIS10STUDIO1 Yup. Majors to Colonels are commanding officers of 500-2000 men fighting units and that is usually where fighting units start to be independent and contain their own support and logistic elements. The individual soldiers of these units would see their commander officers on a daily basis and interact with them on a weekly basis. The officers and senior enlisted in between would assuredly have daily personal interactions with the commanding officers and its not surprising if their families knew each other. Another aspect is that (as far as I know) these ranks would also still be quite close to their fellow officers of similar rank. They would also be relatively recent graduates from staff and command colleges, often some of the last command courses with at least medium sized groups. So these ranks are still very used to working with each other and haven't entirely experienced the "lonely at the top" phenomenon. I can envison that it would be easier for a colonel to build up a brigade level strength by convincing 4-5 of his peer colonels across the armed force than it would be for a brigadier general to convince 4-5 of his subordinate regiments/battalions from selected from only within his brigade.
@Kraus-
9 ай бұрын
@@SaberVS7 Good news: The U.S. military forces the troops to relocate every few years so that they don't get too attached to the people in their units.
@poogle9368
9 ай бұрын
Slashing budgets does not impact the coop its the destabilisations effects on the real income that the soldiers are making that matters.
@vladislavshevchenko634
9 ай бұрын
In the Russian empire before the December coup attempt an officer approached the emperor telling: "My loyalty to you forces me to report that there are plotters planning to kill you, however my officer honor forbids me from naming the plotters, since I gave my honest officer word not to reveal their identities." This way the emperor learnt about the coup in advance, but until the very attempt he didn't know which military units would take place in the coup but some units were sent away from the capital and replaced with new units. One of the rebellious battalions ended up in Ukraine and upon hearing that the coup failed tried to organize a march on St. Petersburg to gather volunteers on the way and release other plotters from captivity. But they were destroyed by the first military unit they tried to sway on their side.
@TheArklyte
9 ай бұрын
Nope, just nope. Please provide source on marching troops "being destroyed by first military unit they've met".
@vladislavshevchenko634
9 ай бұрын
@@TheArklyte you could search Wikipedia "Chernigov Regiment revolt" they have managed to occupy a few cities and villages, including capturing the regimental HQ,but ultimately lost the first Engagement suffering almost 1000 casualties. So the first unit they encountered destroyed them
@lucassmith4524
9 ай бұрын
Ahh, the great thing about this comment is that it doesn't matter if it is true or not. The people who think it's true, believe that. The people who believe it's false, believe that. What one must ask is this: Does a Russian Empire exist? No....Not really. But what is important is thast there are those that DESPERATELY wish that a Russian Empire was not just an idea but real fact. They want to believe it so much that they do, depite whatever evidence to the contrary that may be presented to refute this. Personally, I believe there is a sad old, dying man who has utter and complete control in Russia. The man feels that he is secure in his power, at least for the time being, so he continues this war that has already bled his nation White and brought the world so much closer to true Armageddon than his predecessors ever had. The man has the enivable ability to see past his monumentally bad decisions, and he has brought about a world that actively seeks to see him out of power by just about any means possible. In his attempt to fight NATO, he has strengthend an organizastion that was fractured, broken, and on it's way out . Now, NATO draws strength from new additions as well as a new focus that has united it's efforts to defeat the Russian's once and for all. Even traditionally pacifistic NATO nations are beating their plowshares into swords. The man continues to hope that he can divide NATO as the last thing he does. He knows he cannot win the war in Ukraiine. He is banking on the United States falling apart from all of the clandestine special agents he has working in the states who willl stop at nothing trying to disrupt the American electoral process. He hopes against hope that Trump will do what he has paid him to do: Plunge America into Chaos. The world turns it's attention to the American Election. This time next year the world will know the fate of the insane little man at the head of the Russian state. Maybe, just maybe, he can do the rest of the world a favor and eat a bullet (or maybe someone can force feed him a bullet?
@Vict0r1984
9 ай бұрын
@@lucassmith4524Dude, that comment was about the Decembrist rebellion and the Chernigov regiment revolt in the Russian empire in 1826, not about Putin! 😂 Ofc there WAS a Russian empire, and back then all of Ukraine, as well as the Baltic states, Belarus, Republic of Moldova, Finland, a big chunk of Poland and many other territories were part of it! That was literally the name of the Russian state until 1917 ("The Russian Empire") - this comment is talking about verifiable real history, not speculating on whether the 2023 Russian Federation is an empire or not as you do in your response... 😂
@myronplatte8354
9 ай бұрын
@@lucassmith4524 There really was a Russian empire.
@user-ck2yu5sm7g
9 ай бұрын
You know the ordinary things video is going to be good when it has a nice legal disclaimer at the beginning
@freddekl1102
9 ай бұрын
About AK 47 kinda a shame you didn't go with "it's so easy to use that even a child can operate it. Matter of fact, many children do" from this one movie with Nicolas Cage
@thespiffingbrit
9 ай бұрын
Right time to grab the lads from Croydon and go seize the white house for the empire
@legouniverse8976
9 ай бұрын
Rule Britannia 🇬🇧🇬🇧⛵🌊
@ytterbius2900
9 ай бұрын
We tea drinkers shall be there with you!
@ReanuKeeves7716
9 ай бұрын
video idea: the government is perfectly balanced with no exploits whatsoever
@monkofdarktimes
9 ай бұрын
He didn't realize what happened right before his attempt. Rip our favorite British. Died because of someone else did a coup already
@BloodyCrow__
9 ай бұрын
Now you have to break and exploit real politics and restart the british empire for a video.
@MrEdwardElrik
9 ай бұрын
Youve revealed Kissengers secrets, thus undoing his ties to this earthly realm, and sending him rocketing back to the deepest holes of hell
@XER0GRAVITY
9 ай бұрын
I learned more about coups in the last hour then I ever did in school. Great job!
@itsKarlDesigns
9 ай бұрын
Thats crazy to me. 1) lot of those topics were about as briefly touched upon in my history classes when talked about cold war, lot of it is just general knowledge one would gather if they actually cared about these topics one bit. 2) now people who dont actually care will take this video or other similar very simplified, narrative driven entertainment and then pretend its highly factual educational content. Theyll apply this "knowledge" or whatever they have interpreted from this, as they go on with their lives. Itll affect their voting, idealistic approach to life, personal relations etc. Rather than actually go over these topics and learn about it, theyll take whatever narrative they interpreted from this and run with that simplified version. Its an educational in some sense, it should awaken more interest in the topics.. but this is very simplified. Its narrative driven in how it claims to have gone through all the stats, but then only pick and choose where to push the narrative. Eg mostly going on about USA couping democracies and French colonialism as cause for coups in Sahel. It throws up these ideas and very quickly goes over the topic, without any nuance. If I say what I say, im now a colonialist US bootlicker too. People wont care to learn about it, but theyll let their worldview be influenced by this. They dont care about this topic, its just entertainment but regardless it will affect their political decisions to come as well. This is crazy to me. Talk about coups and campaigning for it, I think this kind of fits the theme doesnt it... but its all a joke, right.
@schizosamurai8840
9 ай бұрын
@@itsKarlDesigns Much of what you said might just be true, assuming average viewer of this video is an idiot. That being said. It has nothing to do with the statement of "this video has taught me about coups more than school ever did" For example, I went to a gymnasium and we learned pretty much nothing about coups, so while to some degree simplified, this video has contained way more information about the process of a coup than Ive ever been taught through "official" means.
@The_Evil_Eye
9 ай бұрын
@@itsKarlDesigns Sounds like something a colonialist US bootlicker would say. I half-joke
@nilesloughlin6845
9 ай бұрын
@@itsKarlDesignsI think the tension comes from the video presentation being entertainment-oriented in its goal of appealing to a broad viewership, while also attempting to position a very serious political phenomenon and all of its implications in a way that can be plausibly deniable in how it affects what people come away from it with. While I find the angle of “oh yea this treasonous speak is all hypothetical and alleged it’s all a joke haha” quite tiresome, I think the intention of it is done well here. Or at the very least, it must be done in order to be discussed at all. To present this introductory information in somewhat of a serious or lecturing format would open it up to attacks and claims of purposefully inciting something. While I do find the video entertaining, and I have enough background education in PolySci to know these are merely great jump-off points to further nuanced studies of specific regional events, I think it’s as successful as it can be in balancing an engaging presentation of legitimately serious information that some people may not know about and the necessity of parodying itself in order to not be hit with Fair Use claims.
@eon6274
9 ай бұрын
@@itsKarlDesigns I grew up in south Texas in the early 2000s and we were NEVER taught about a single coup. Hell, they even sent out parent signing slips in middle school for parental permission to teach about other world religions in social studies.
@Lord-Pierre
9 ай бұрын
Valkyrie is funnily enough a pretty good movie on how a coup works ( and can fail) You have the assassination of the leader, taking key points, using military units to arrests loyalists, trying to bluff that they had wider support, etc
@r.s.bystander8913
9 ай бұрын
As always, a beautifully put together prompt/tutorial for the next leg of DND campaigns
@unoriginaljames
9 ай бұрын
This is literally the best content on the internet. Thank you for all the hard work and research, super excited for your super villain arc.
@OrdinaryThings
9 ай бұрын
You have accurately predicted the tone for the next few videos I have in mind
@lev_n
9 ай бұрын
Transition from "Dont send anyone to my bloody house" to "Let's start a coup" is too much whiplash, its hilarious
@Didyouknowthatiexist
5 ай бұрын
Henry Kissinger watched this video and realised he forgot to die
@danielschult4107
9 ай бұрын
43:04 In Germany the problem is, that the Brodcasters are spread out all over the country. Two of the largest are located in Hamburg and Mainz and not in Berlin
@SlapstickGenius23
9 ай бұрын
Strange. I think it has to do with much of the German west being richer than much of the country’s eastern part.
@dr.kasimirmosebusch9575
9 ай бұрын
@@SlapstickGenius23 No it is more about the federal System in Germany. The States Media is quite decentralizest and even has two Main Senders - ARD and ZDF. ARD in Berlin and ZDF in Mainz. But regional Television also plays a huge role. Even if you might Control the Main outlets - the regional Senders like the BR, NDR or MDR still could send countering messages. And there is still the big privat RTL Media Group in Collonge. Trying to enforce a Coup the Etat in Germany would be a logistical nightmare. You need to Control not only the capital - but the majority of federal capitals as well.
@danielschult4107
9 ай бұрын
@SlapstickGenius23 Yes, kinda. Most modern german media were founded in the West. Almost no east german outlets except local newspaper survived the reunification
@RomanHistoryFan476AD
9 ай бұрын
Well you have to take them also then.
@crazydinosaur8945
9 ай бұрын
@@danielschult4107 really, i can't imagine why the old government controlled broadcasters linked to and controlled by an authoritarian regime, wouldn't thrive in a post authoritarian country....
@taivaansusi
9 ай бұрын
You didn't mention Mussolini but he managed to achieve the geopolitic hattrick: 1) coup d'etat: March to Rome) 2) popularity: Mussolini was immensly popular in Italy before his alliance with Hitler and 3) Conquest: Annexing of Ethiopia.
@Caldera01
9 ай бұрын
12:56 "Immortal Lich King Henry Kissinger" Ohhh, the irony. KISSINGER'S DEAD BABY!!!
@ojaschahal1599
2 ай бұрын
The Bolivian General should have seen this video
@cfcblue8
2 ай бұрын
seems like he made the same mistakes as Turkey 2016, went in too loud way too soon, couldn't control the traffic, and didn't fully cut off communication allowing the government to mobilize public support
@doob195
2 ай бұрын
@cfcblue8 He also didn't have the loyalty of the soldiers, not even the confused "just following orders" kind. The way I heard it they turned on him when they realised they'd been ordered to do a coup.
@cfcblue8
2 ай бұрын
@@doob195 I’m guessing he didn’t campaign and make a name for himself either.
@Smirnaffskiy
9 ай бұрын
12:56 "Immortal Lich King Henry Kissinger" Henry Kissinger: *fucking dies the next day after this video*
@elevationsickness8462
9 ай бұрын
This video is phenomenal. The production value, the research, the humor, the call to action. Perfecto
@usec32
9 ай бұрын
"the call to action" 💀
@EEEEEEEE
9 ай бұрын
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@DrTssha
7 ай бұрын
well, -1 point for not knowing how to pronounce Junta, but that's an understandable error if you're just reading about them. Otherwise, top notch video! 👍
@LastNameTom
9 ай бұрын
Dude, the thing I absolutely HATE about your videos is that they end. Doing a great job my man! Great job!
@kekero540
8 ай бұрын
One thing i love about roman history is that the empire was basically a Junta and you see a lot of the patterns here repeated throughout roman history
@topasworld2538
9 ай бұрын
I unfortunately didn't win the elections from your election guide. I belive I didn't follow one of the instructions correctly. I shall now learn from my mistakes by following this one more closely!
@bongibot1104
9 ай бұрын
The French exception might be a good revisit for you then
@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest
9 ай бұрын
POV trump
@Penultimate1785
9 ай бұрын
@@ChatGPT_ChatbotTest ayooo chat gpt 🗿
@thepioneer1525
9 ай бұрын
@@ChatGPT_ChatbotTesttrumps search history: "How to win an election" "How to prove a election was fake" "How to start a riot" "How to perform a successful assassination" "How to overthrow the government"
@styxrakash4639
9 ай бұрын
Little something for you guys. At @33:25 ish when the tanks all start up their engines at once. This is a legitimate procedure that armored units use around the world. The purpose is to obscure your numbers. Armored vehicles are LOUD. If your whole unit starts up their engines one at a time anyone within miles can audibly COUNT an accurate estimate of your forces.
@SioxerNikita
9 ай бұрын
That was specifically a parade though, so it was done for parade purposes.
@joshuamitchell5018
9 ай бұрын
Don't let this coup guide distract from the fact is that In Antarctica there are 21 million penguins and in Malta there are 502,653 inhabitants. So if the penguins decide to invade Malta, each Maltese will have to fight 42 penguins.
@kid14346
9 ай бұрын
"American backed...", "USA funded...", "CIA Trained...", etc. American citizens: Hey Hans... are we the baddies?
@devin6201
2 ай бұрын
lol exactly. Americans shouldn’t be allowed to comment on the RU war, their country has been doing the same thing for the last 23 years.
@kid14346
2 ай бұрын
@@devin6201 I mean... just because something would be hypocritical doesn't mean that somebody can't point out when something bad is happening.
@devin6201
2 ай бұрын
@@kid14346 then they should stop telling Russian citizens to overthrow Putin since they won’t overthrow their own dictators
@devin6201
2 ай бұрын
@@kid14346 what happened to not being the world police anymore? Now they’re all for fighting a proxy war and supporting a genocide 😂😂. Americans are the most hilarious people on the planet
@kid14346
2 ай бұрын
@devin6201 hello my name is [first name bunch of numbers] I am definitely not a proxy account for any governments
@Ardoy9761
9 ай бұрын
I don't know if I should be more concerned that this is an hour long tutorial or the fact it already has nearly 300k views after 10 hours.
@alexandersiebert4302
9 ай бұрын
the views...
@alexpascal5403
9 ай бұрын
@@alexandersiebert4302hey Alex. It’s not the viewers views. It’s the views of this guy here. I’m sure the British fbi are looking into this.
@kaksikymmenta3
9 ай бұрын
Generalissimo Tequilla y Mota finally found the book he was looking for, the one that was as precise and pragmatic about running a country as Luttwak’s Coup d’Etat had been about seizing one. It was called The Prince and its author was a subtle Italian named Machiavelli; it told the Generalissimo everything he wanted to know-except how to handle American hydrogen bombs, which, unfortunately, Machiavelli had lived too soon to foresee.
@big_sea
9 ай бұрын
yes
@MeanBeanComedy
9 ай бұрын
Uh-oh... I just read that recently and started getting ideas...
@rumpelstilzz
9 ай бұрын
@@MeanBeanComedy For more recent information I do recommend reading Major Hans von Dach.
@anonimanonim2710
9 ай бұрын
Nono! He foresaw them alright! Cross-reference his Republic
@bmobmo6438
9 ай бұрын
You know a video is going to be good when it starts with a 30 second disclaimer from a lawyer
@aghastlyghost
9 ай бұрын
Anyone else surprised he has a lawyer?
@MrSpherical
9 ай бұрын
Bloody excellent video. I'm ready
@marijnyboy8402
9 ай бұрын
Hi mr spherical what are you planning?
@therockking8509
8 ай бұрын
It's the guy! Who said the things!
@beetlebg3759
8 ай бұрын
Hold on, he may be cooking
@imcommunist
6 ай бұрын
💀
@uriahmiller2501
9 ай бұрын
At 12:55 You called Henry kissinger an immortal lichking and now he's dead. You did the world a solid with this one.
@Booty_Crocker
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this channel. It brings me so much joy during some rough times I’ve had this year. It takes some serious skill to create such well done, intelligent, and funny content. I hope your channel continues to grow and thrive.
@FunLovingPotato
9 ай бұрын
Well hey, at least someone else is having a shit time too!
@00HoODBoy
9 ай бұрын
Well put
@aryanram02
9 ай бұрын
hey i hope it gets better yo, life gets so hard sometimes its ridiculous but channels like this, shiey, tom scott and his antics, IDAT, and that dude who cooks in front of and for his cats etc, its comforting to watch and soothing tbh it'll always get better and remember, we face the darkest clouds before the brightest sunshine :)) atb.
@geeekaaay5425
9 ай бұрын
The most important step was overlooked: get an ally in the interior minister position.
@apinakapina
8 ай бұрын
The capital being surrounded by water like Helsinki is a two-edged sword. If the Finnish president was residing in their official palace/castle (which they may not actually do besides special events) or their official dwelling (not sure about that either) they'd have like two hundred meters to hop into a boat. Same goes for the security forces, they'd also arrive faster you can say "Nordic corruption is the best in the world". The water is not an obstacle to them, having speed boats and helicopters in their disposal. In Helsinki there's even tunnels to some islands. Sure, you could maybe delay the conventional army a bit, but that's probably just delaying the outcome.
@vladtheinhaler5601
Ай бұрын
Voin vaan kuvitella kuinka Suomen intti-jonnet yrittäisi vallata koko maan.
@abdallaawad4636
9 ай бұрын
Great video. I am from Egypt. You greatly simplified what happened. Basically, after the revolution in 2011, there were two organized political powers in Egypt: the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. The people voted for the Islamists because they were a part of the revolution and the square. After the coup, there were three factions: People who supported the brotherhood. People who supported the coup. People who hated them both. Sisi and the military faced a lot of challenges and protests. Many massacres were committed against the people. Rabaa and El-Nahda were the worst(about 1000 people were murdered in broad daylight in the streets of Cairo in 12 hours). The 2014 elections, even though Sisi's opponent supported him, would have been much closer if they were free, but they were rigged. The main opposition was literally getting murdered or imprisoned. For context, 60K to 100K political prisoners since 2013, we don't know the real number. Many didn't stand trial, and many were killed in prison. It's totally different and much more bloodier than Ghana than you let on. I would also recommend reading about the 1952 and 1954 coups in Egypt. They inspired the rest of the coups in the region (mainly Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and Morroco).
@differentdreamer7317
9 ай бұрын
It's leaving out a large part of it
@ytterbius2900
9 ай бұрын
Bro, be careful out there ✊️ You never know who's listening and watching...
@mjfan653
9 ай бұрын
Thames for the info, I didnt even know that the egyptian coup was so bloody. Now I’ll have to deepdive and read more about it, from the western perspective even the “serious” news is often very cynical and basically only gives info about whether the place is safe for tourism or not, giving No regards to the wellbeing of the local population.
@onewayraildex4827
9 ай бұрын
That sounds super rough, I feel so lucky to live in a part of the world where if someone disagrees with me, they will try to use words to convince me rather than use weapons to force me to switch to their side.
@abdallaawad4636
9 ай бұрын
@@mjfan653 I would recommend "into the hands of soldiers" by David kirkpatrick as a start great book.
@ogtinywhale
9 ай бұрын
Giggled at your joke about undying Kissinger and almost immediately got a notification about his death. The timing is incredibly hilarious.
@felixkarl2522
2 ай бұрын
When I heard the news from Bolivia, I had the urge to rewatch this amazing video.
@willothewild
4 ай бұрын
5:31 "Corruption? In MY C.I.A.-sponsored ally? It happens more often than you'd think."
@petersmythe6462
9 ай бұрын
Note that popular revolts are actually far MORE bloody and body strewn than coups. Successful coups usually involve people with some power wanting more, and are usually operations of stealth and surgical precision moreso than all out warfare. Popular revolts telegraph their attack but can open the door to a much broader range of actors than a coup can. A coup could well be as simple as a sudden show of force with some orders given to defensive troops by a sympathetic general to stand down, resulting in the kidnapping of the president and the reorganization of the government. The beauty and terror of a coup is that nobody has to die, and that means it can happen with far less warning than something like a popular revolution, which can end up with both sides losing... sky's the limit.
@kaleboppenheimwhite3929
9 ай бұрын
Sure, in an isolated sense. I can think of a number of coups (especially foreign backed coups) that resulted in pretty extreme cullings of elements of the civilian population or the political class
@vegamineral207
9 ай бұрын
I like how the day this video where he calls Kissenger the "immortal lich king" came out is the same day that Kissenger died lol
@Emancipatriot
9 ай бұрын
It’s always nice to get a new Ordinary Things video. It makes the day special! Hoping we get a 2023 wrap up video next
@MarcusPausDamsgaard
9 ай бұрын
A very digestible and easy-to-understand video - brace yourself, Denmark!
@nickhalkias7281
9 ай бұрын
“Kissinger the immortal lich king” - the irony of uploading this the day he died 💀
@x-munk
9 ай бұрын
The timing on this video was insane... Kissinger died out of shock when ordinary things dropped his guide.
@ReubenAStern
9 ай бұрын
London is a good case study... because it's damn near impossible to coup. A lot of infrastructure is still in place despite getting a bit wobbly.
@darren25061965
9 ай бұрын
But in all fairness you could practice on Scotland first, followed by Wales just to fine tune your organisation, giving you control over 12% of the population & 41.68% of the land mass of Great Britain. Scotland & Wales already have their own Parliaments in place to aid the transition. Both these nations have expressed a desire for independence so are ripe for the taking. 😂✌
@LeKain08
19 күн бұрын
Yeah, so impossible to "coup d'état" that pakistani, indian, and integrist muslims are now governing and dictating their rules to brits. lol. Of course "Ordinary Things" being english, he has a mandatory duty to diss frenchies as "biggest losers of Europe" (while being factually the european country who winned the most wars), but it's ironic considering it's UK who are losing it all lately, and is definitively not going in the right direction. 😅
@J-px4nv
9 ай бұрын
very happy content like this is being made in an easily digestible and entertaining format. rewind time even a decade and talking about stuff like this made family or freinds look at you weird. This kind of information should be taught in schools
@thewoogs
9 ай бұрын
I always imagined if you control the army, that's pretty much like 90% of the Coup. Staying in power is the really hard part.
@arthas640
9 ай бұрын
true. That's a major reason for civil control of the military and why most countries divide up control of the military. Like with the US not only are there multiple theaters around the globe but also different branches with different responsibilities while many military coup leaders mainly just have a singular military or a single branch that made up most of the military. That's also why some countries try not to keep much of the military in the capital/largest city. That cotrol of the military is also why i laugh when people claim the Jan 6 riot was an "attempted coup". Even if Trump had lead a charge to the capital and declared himself president for life the secret service and capital police would have just booted him out, and even if he had the capital police or secret service on his side the other group would have booted him out, and even if he cast a magic Trump spell to get both of them on his side he'd still need to worry about the US military removing him, his followers, the DC police, and Secret Service out, and if the military sat things out he'd still need to worry about the FBI who are headquartered nearby (by American standards).
@fenrirgg
9 ай бұрын
@@arthas640it's more commonly called "the Capitol assault", isn't it?
@arthas640
9 ай бұрын
@@fenrirgg it's got like 30 different names. I hear "Jan 6 riot", "Jan 6 riot", and "Jan 6 insurrection" a lot depending on the bias of the person talking about it. Personally I prefer to use "Jan 6 riot" since it was obviously a lot more violent and chaotic then a mere protest but "insurrection" or "coup" go a bit far. "Riot" also fits the best I think since it was total chaos: watch a lot of the footage and you see a lot of the people storming the Capitol walking around aimlessly, looking lost and police/guards trying to corral trespassers like they're herding cats. You can tell most of the people there had no clue what they were doing, like they showed up for the protest, got carried away, never expected to actually get into the building, and are trying to figure out what to do. Most look more like partiers who got lost at a festival then any kind of insurrectionist or coup participants since those require at least some level of coordination and planning, but riots can "succeed" by getting a crowd riled up enough.
@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098
9 ай бұрын
I think the coup is the hardest Depends on the coup Does it have popular support? Which foreign powers support it? Have you consolidated power? Is it junta or civilian government? How many people are in a position to coup you. Do you live in a violent and chaotic country like Niger or a civil obedient peaceful disciplined and orderly country like Germany?
@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098
9 ай бұрын
@@arthas640it’s definitely a riot and not an insurrection it wanted to apply pressure. It had no organisation it was decentralised and chaotic They had no weapons or realistic means to even attempt to preform a coup.
@AssHandler
9 ай бұрын
Hey. It's me, the new emperor of Norway. Just dropping in to say this was a quality video.
@Carewolf
2 ай бұрын
Oh hej Kejser RøvRører
@johnmcnab4273
6 ай бұрын
Chilean here. 18 years after Pinochet's death, and 34 years after the "return to democracy", we are still lead by politicians that worked with him or share his vision of how to run the country. We have people denying the atrocities, and laughing hysterically when talking about "helicopters". The consequences are still felt to this day.
@Nyoterasu
5 ай бұрын
lol keep crying
@RedDawnJensen
5 ай бұрын
@@Nyoterasu btw, how old are you?
@Nyoterasu
5 ай бұрын
@@RedDawnJensen Old enough to develop critical thinking, history teachers indoctrinated the youth of this country to believe Allende was this poor little president who did nothing wrong and totally didn't violate the constitution and relate to genocidal figures like Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight
2 ай бұрын
@@NyoterasuThe U.S* not Castro lol
@WhenInDarknessSeekTheLight
2 ай бұрын
@Nyoterasu Stop crying your tinpot dictator Pinochet is gone lol.
@miniwheatz100
9 ай бұрын
I appreciate the effort put in with the costumes / sets / green screen.
@Morocco_Mo
9 ай бұрын
Ordinary Things has to be forklift certified. It takes some massive balls to drop this absolute risky banger of a video.
@wetwillyis_1881
9 ай бұрын
I genuinely have to admit, your statistical analysis was brilliant, mate. I mean, as a Statsman I have notes, but you’re really close. The way you broke it apart and broke it down and extrapolated the data, was beautiful. It made my little stats man heart proud and happy.
@OfAngelsAndAnarchist
9 ай бұрын
Question! This “average person” I’m always hearing stats people talk about Why doesn’t he or she exist if people are always talking about them?
@TexanRebel
2 ай бұрын
Bolivia failed, should have followed the guide closer.
@cfcblue8
2 ай бұрын
They definitely failed in the cut off communications department as the president was able to get the word out to the people
@laonu785
2 ай бұрын
Fue un autogolpe, tremendo show se mandaron. Básicamente Arce mandó a Zúñiga (ex comandante del ejército) a que saque a los blindados y así poder recuperar un poco de popularidad. Para que puedas entender bien la situación debes entender que Bolivia se está adentrando a una enorme crisis económica, la cual el gobierno hizo esfuerzos casi nulos para evitar. Actualmente la situación es sumamente complicada, por que a su vez se tiene que recalcar que a pesar de que Arce pertenezca al MAS IPSP (partido de Evo) ambos llevan desde hace un tiempo de una relación de enemistad que llevó a que el partido se fragmente en dos alas: la ala arcista y la ala evista. Ahora bien, respecto a lo que sucedió hoy, se podría decir que Arce intentó realizar un autogolpe para poder limpiar su imagen algo que sin duda logró pues por lo menos en las redes sociales montón de cuentas extranjeras están hablando de su increíble hazaña al haberse enfrentado cara a cara con el golpista. Pero eso no quita que para la población boliviana lo de hoy no haya sido más que un circo increíble tratando de desviarnos la atención de todo lo pésimo que ha hecho este gobierno hasta ahora, respondiendo a tu pregunta de si este “golpe” fue apoyado popularmente yo te diría que depende, muchísima gente enserio confío en que hoy se acababa el gobierno de Arce y apoyó las acciones militares, pero a su vez hubo otro grupo grande que veía esta acción como lo peor que podría pasar por el momento que atraviesa el país. En resumen, la política boliviana es bastante compleja al nivel de que la respuesta puede variar según la visión de cada boliviano, más sin embargo estoy seguro que la mayoría te diría que lo de hoy no fue más que un circo de nuestra precaria política que no hace nunca más que ser una fuente increíble para todo tipo de memes. Entiendo que desde el extranjero quizás les haya llegado otras noticias. Espero que este pequeño resumen te haya servido de algo.
@xliquidflames
9 ай бұрын
21:02 There's a really fantastic movie from 2006 called The Last King of Scotland about Uganda in 1971. Forrest Whitaker plays Idi Amin and James McAvoy's character is a doctor from Scotland doing relief work in Uganda and becomes Amin's personal physician. It's a really good movie.
@Boolsrealm
9 ай бұрын
This has probably been said before, but anytime Ordinary Things posts I am simultaneously filled with dread and excitement
@Alex-cw3rz
9 ай бұрын
13:24 the truckers strike is also significant because to reduce the strain of the strike the Chilean government used a computer called Project Cybersyn, to work out the best way to use the trucks that weren't on strike and it was successful. This is the first and only implementation of a cyberocracy.
@MisterFoxton
9 ай бұрын
If that's your standard for a cyberocracy then all developed nations today fit the bill.
@Alex-cw3rz
9 ай бұрын
@@MisterFoxton no they don't, look up Project Cybersyn, it's not just a computer or it would not be cyberocracy
@supercellodude
9 ай бұрын
Computer management of company assets is common. Doing it for a near-developed South American country's entire economy is not so common then or now
@_Tp__
9 ай бұрын
that was sick
@luxvult5202
9 ай бұрын
Was never a ciberocracy. It's was interesting, but never widespread
@beagoodone1771
7 ай бұрын
Out of all the impressively researched, cleverly written, sufficiently filmed and well edited highlights in this fascinating 58 Minute insight in the world of Coups, the thing that will remain most prominent to me will the sentence "And I heard he was screwing the cabin boy in the poop deck".
@jentaro
9 ай бұрын
Always sharp and witty. This is the longform content which KZitem was meant for, I feel. Cheers.
@pandaandthegecko5480
9 ай бұрын
I can actually think of one guy who successfully pulled off the triple threat: former leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara -Gained power in a coup -beloved by the populace due to his policies -invaded Mali (this one is debatable)
@ReboursCVT
9 ай бұрын
He didn't "invade Mali". Sankara, though a soldier, hated war. The Poor War (the one you are mentioning) started as a skirmish between Mali and Burkinabè forces unprompted. It lasted only a few days.
@pandaandthegecko5480
9 ай бұрын
@@ReboursCVTah, my bad
@jimslickens2325
9 ай бұрын
"Immortal Lich King Henry Kissinger" That aged well.
@eurasianlynx5188
9 ай бұрын
12:52 "immortal lich king Henry Kissinger" You did it! You jinxed Kissinger and offed him for all of us! You deserve a Nobel of your own for that ❤❤❤
@wynnwyntons6839
9 ай бұрын
“Immortal lich king Henry Kissinger” He dies 7 hours after posting
@johnbrianbillyjimxaviermon2207
9 ай бұрын
Oh great, another magic KZitem prophet
@BlackSunFen
9 ай бұрын
Me as a French person hearing a US citizen joking about French military failures : 🤬🤬🤬 Also me hearing British people doing the exact same thing : 🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰🤭🤭🤭
@MsAhutch
9 ай бұрын
Ribbit ribbit
@akumasstorytime3910
9 ай бұрын
It's truly surprising to see a frog on the internet.
@helloneighbour2408
9 ай бұрын
Right, you accept one because it's banter from a rival. americans joking about it is like biting off the hand that fed them and being historically ignorant and perpetuating the american=dumb thing. As a US citizen I also dislike when we make fun of you frogs
@Trapperx89
2 ай бұрын
Shout-out from Bolivia! Couldn't have done it without your training video.
@laonu785
2 ай бұрын
Fue un autogolpe, tremendo show se mandaron. Básicamente Arce mandó a Zúñiga (ex comandante del ejército) a que saque a los blindados y así poder recuperar un poco de popularidad. Para que puedas entender bien la situación debes entender que Bolivia se está adentrando a una enorme crisis económica, la cual el gobierno hizo esfuerzos casi nulos para evitar. Actualmente la situación es sumamente complicada, por que a su vez se tiene que recalcar que a pesar de que Arce pertenezca al MAS IPSP (partido de Evo) ambos llevan desde hace un tiempo de una relación de enemistad que llevó a que el partido se fragmente en dos alas: la ala arcista y la ala evista. Ahora bien, respecto a lo que sucedió hoy, se podría decir que Arce intentó realizar un autogolpe para poder limpiar su imagen algo que sin duda logró pues por lo menos en las redes sociales montón de cuentas extranjeras están hablando de su increíble hazaña al haberse enfrentado cara a cara con el golpista. Pero eso no quita que para la población boliviana lo de hoy no haya sido más que un circo increíble tratando de desviarnos la atención de todo lo pésimo que ha hecho este gobierno hasta ahora, respondiendo a tu pregunta de si este “golpe” fue apoyado popularmente yo te diría que depende, muchísima gente enserio confío en que hoy se acababa el gobierno de Arce y apoyó las acciones militares, pero a su vez hubo otro grupo grande que veía esta acción como lo peor que podría pasar por el momento que atraviesa el país. En resumen, la política boliviana es bastante compleja al nivel de que la respuesta puede variar según la visión de cada boliviano, más sin embargo estoy seguro que la mayoría te diría que lo de hoy no fue más que un circo de nuestra precaria política que no hace nunca más que ser una fuente increíble para todo tipo de memes. Entiendo que desde el extranjero quizás les haya llegado otras noticias. Espero que este pequeño resumen te haya servido de algo.
@crane8819
9 ай бұрын
Calling Jan. 6th in America a "coup" is almost an insult to all the people who actually put effort into theirs. 😅
@ba780YT
9 ай бұрын
True. It either wasn’t a coup or it was a really shitty one.
@viscountrainbows2857
9 ай бұрын
Dudes were just walking around, they were literally let in like tourists, and even Trump was like "Be civil". The violence from Hamas supporters recently at the Capitol is surprisingly radio silent on the media.
@dannthenitroman
9 ай бұрын
The videos are all released now, he probably hasnt seen yet. The media did portray it as one though.
@viscountrainbows2857
9 ай бұрын
@@dannthenitroman I see what you're saying but even when it freshly happened, I was calling cap on it ever being seen as anything of an insurrection, coup, a violent seize of power, however it was framed. This new evidence won't convince the decidedly wrong. At least not until they unfuck themselves and start thinking rather than just absorbing ambient (mis)information.
@JO3BID3N-is-a-P3D0
9 ай бұрын
it wasnt a coup. the tapes have been released. democrats tried to sabotage good patriots by falsely making them appear as rioting crazies staging a coup, but as i said the tapes have been released which will concretely prove that it was not a coup
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