The "To do" list, updated.

  WIP:

Neo-Ottomanism: Turkey in the 21st century
A brief overview of the fascinating 2000 year history of the Turkic peoples and culture. From nomadic steppe raiders to a middle eastern kingdom to the predominant Mediterranean superpower to a modern Europeanized republic to the current shift back into the middle east. How it's geopolitical ambitions in the modern age reflect many of its historic ambitions and what this means for our futures.

To-do List:

Videos that will be between 12-30 minutes long:

India, one continent, four countries, many nationalisms.

The Indian subcontinent, and the history of the world's worst colonial legacy. How 4 nations were artificially constructed out of what used to once be one. how different identities and their fanatics are tearing a subcontinent apart. How the subcontinent became it's own biggest obstacle to peace, and to regional and global power. How nationalism crashes with reality. And why India matters to us all.

-How the Congo shaped our century and lost

Bearly noticed by the rest of the world Russian mercenaries close to the Kremlin have throughout recent years been fighting a vicious war in the Congo to gain control of mines for Kremlin-friendly warlords. From Belgians to Americans, to Frenchmen, to Germans. Stasi Agents, Chinese businessmen, British miners, American soldiers, Cuban mercenaries, Soviet spies, Nazi war criminals, American pilots and many many more, the Congo has been at the center of the world, with bearly anyone noticing. The reason? It's sheer enormous amount of natural wealth and resources, that should put the country on the same level of global importance as Saudi Arabia. But instead, it is torn apart, by all those who want what the Congo has.

Behind the most dangerous Channel on Youtube.

Qatar. Al Jazeera. ISIS. and more. In this video, we will start with an in-depth media analysis of a social media presence ranging from the youtube channel AJ Plus to Al Jazeera, to charity foundations building extremist mosques in Italy and France, to financial networks that siphon money from wealthy donors to ISIS and other terror organizations throughout the world.

  
 
 
-American Autism

How America is the origin and battleground of a culture war over pop culture and social structures which in the end is just annoying to the rest of the world. The story of Americacentrism, how America reshapes the world through merely seeing the world from an American lens, and thereby can come across as somewhat silly and out of touch.
And how cultural differences matter more in politics than people may at first assume.

-The true origin of Magical Realism

Magical Realism is a style of literature in which a realistic setting is suddenly invaded by fantastical events that are almost too strange to believe. Due to the recent Netflix series "Narcos" and the fame of the Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, many believe that this style of literature has its origins in Colombia and Mexico. And no doubt, many of the styles most famous and greatest novelists are Colombian and Mexican authors.
But. That's not where the style was born. The novelists who birthed this style were Czechs, Russians, and Poles. Who delved into an old and long-lasting tradition of Slavic folklore and tales to create something new and amazing in the early years of the 20th century. Czechs in an Austrian occupied state who escaped the dull realities of their lives by attempting to express their feelings through fantasy. Moscovites who under Stalin's brutal regime fled into a world of the fantastical where Stalin had no power over them. And Poles, stuck under foreign domination and cultural & social stagnation, who let their imaginations run free to imagine what could be and how their sorrow can be expressed safe from any censorship.

-Why the Olympic games are dying

The history of the Olympic games is a history of monumental corruption. it's a story of corrupt and rich Irish landowners who wanted to be treated like British aristocrats, Spanish fascists, the KGB, really stupid South American dictators, Greeks with no sense of finance, oil sheiks, and clueless Chinese officials. What was once supposed to be a friendly, happy and much celebrated coming together of nations and peoples, has by now devolved into a swamp of corruption, dictators, drugs, economic disaster, and utter stupidity.

-Rewind of the World Cup final of 1994

The world cup final of 1994 is remembered as one of the dullest and boring world cup finals in history. But the story of the two teams and their road through the tournament to the final is truly fascinating. Of a disciplined Brazil team, determined and desperate to win. And one of the most beautiful and creative Italian national teams of all time.

-The Forgotten War Crimes of Nazi Germany in Poland

When Poland's story is told, the holocaust often takes center stage. The bravery of the Polish army in exile is also often told. But largely forgotten and often overlooked, is the tragic yet compelling story of the Polish people. Their suffering, their resistance, their fight and how they would eventually be betrayed. A story the West has forgotten out of shame, a story revisionists often like to ignore, but a story essential to understanding why Poland was one of the most victimized and still heroic nations of the last century and why ethnonationalism is a vicious and poisonous ideology.

-Why historical accuracy is overrated

There is an entire genre of YouTubers out there dedicated to picking apart movies and videogames for every little historic inaccuracy that can be found. But I would like to instead take a moment of your time, to introduce you to one of the greatest Russian novelists of all time, and by taking the example of his utter and complete, poetic evisceration of Stalin, explain why historical accuracy is overrated.
-A walk down the Cambodian Road
Most have heard of the Cambodian genocide, but the vast majority of those don't know why. There have been many genocides throughout the last century. Driven by racial hate, ideology or just plain stupidity. And many of those genocides have also been forgotten. Not the Cambodian genocide. Yet most don't know why it is not forgotten and what made it stand out so much amongst all the other brutal crimes of the 20th century. The answer is a story of a group of people who decided to walk down an ideological road into madness to such extremes never before seen or since. This is a story of a nation, kingdom, culture, people and their ideologues who were driven by an insane ideological desire for purity collectively committed suicide. A story we should know, so it shall never repeat.

-Drugs, Guns, Banks, with Lochs & Mountains.

The Basque and Scottish people have a romanticized image in popular culture. many even see them as an oppressed people ruled over by larger Spanish and British Empires. However... if you ever traveled to either of these countries you will notice that their capital cities, Bilbao and Edinburgh are littered with the most beautiful 18th century and 19th-century architecture, built to display an ostentatious wealth.
Where did that wealth come from? it came from two nations, who despite being part of larger kingdoms, ruled from far away and being part of large empires, managed to amass an enormous amount of wealth and power through business cartels, drug smuggling, banking, or even violence in a ruthless struggle for geopolitical influence, power and wealth. A struggle in which the Scots and Basques, proved to be some of the most daring, ruthless and cutthroat when it came to getting what they wanted. Forging banking and business cartels run by aristocrats who brought down kingdoms and empires throughout a story that made them filthy rich.

-The new Silk Road

The belt and Road initiative started by China is one of the most amazing and ambitious geopolitical undertakings since the end of colonialism. Far from just being another infrastructure project, or some new trade route or other, once this project is completed, it will reshape global trade in ways not seen since the opening of the Panama and Suez Canal. Creating big winners and big losers alike it will reshape our world and make a largely forgotten region of it, a key geopolitical location.

-The Lybia Story

How Gaddafi's Regime collapsed and what emerged from the turmoil and anarchy that followed him.

-Why does the West hate Iran?

I feel that is a question bearly posed, or answered, so I would like to see if it can be answered and what the answer would be.

-A continent of Solitude and suffering

How Latin America spent its last 200 years being subject to the whims and needs of foreign powers, from Spain to France, to America to China. how it's unfortunate position somewhat isolated it. How and why it's people leave for the North in droves. And why outsiders find it so easy to take advantage of its weaknesses.

-Vietnam's perspectives

In recent years an enormous number of Vietnamese eyewitnesses, politicians, veterans, and historians have published works and interviews giving us their perspective of the war in Vietnam. And when you read through them you will notice that our Western perspective is completely warped by how we perceived it and how it changed us. The Vietnamese perspective might surprise you and even reveal facts to you that you might not have been aware of. Because for the Vietnamese, this was more of a civil war, than a war with America, that left deep scars in their society and was also a prelude to the continuation of a millennium-long conflict with its big bully neighbor.

-How Greece won Euro 2004

I remember when Greece won the European championship of 2004 and have been somewhat fascinated with that story since. It was pretty much the ultimate underdog story. A plucky small country defeating a continents best to be crowned champions.  A story worth retelling.

-Reflections of an Old Gamer

I recently found that I no longer buy newly released videogames. And looked into why. This video would explain why, from increasing rubbish DLC, microtransactions to developers making their games increasingly unfriendly to modders like me.

-The Banality of Drivel

How our modern society through the 24/7 News circle developed a culture of producing drivel and purposefully misrepresenting facts.
But... how this culture of deceit is also not an entirely new phenomenon.

-The history of Corporate Corruption

Somewhat controversial, I will make the case for how Billionaires influencing politics have always been a thing. And how these days it is, in fact, less aggressive, blatant and dangerous than it was in the past.
-Antisemitism: how it differs.
An explanation for why Antisemitism is a different and more insidious kind of racism than other forms of bigotry.

  
 
 
-The Unkown Soldier

Some months ago I saw a video by some white nationalist jerk minimizing the role African, Indian, Malayan, Chinese, African American, and other minority group soldiers had in the second world war and always wanted to respond to that in some way with an in-depth overview of their history.

-Unfunnyman

A video on why I despise the culture of news comedians around people like John Oliver and why they ultimately are counterproductive for society and unintentionally helped produce morons like Alex jones.

-The Stupidity of political symbols.

How we form tribes that we rally through symbols to convince ourselves of being "the good guys" as we do horrible things to others.

-The Great Paper Bear

Russia. The inheritor of both a Soviet and Imperial legacy is the predominant power of the European cultural sphere. Yet still, it faces internal challenges that it seeks to cover up in its pursuit of global ambitions.

-The disastrous consequences of the Drug War

Focusing heavily on Mexico and the United States, we will examine the damage which the 50-year long drug war has done, and even though I am trying to be more objective in videos, I will be pressing the point that this war must end.

-Why the War in Iraq failed

Going through all political and strategic decisions made over 30 years, we will assess why this was such a disaster.

-The middle east tinder box

Examining the historical developments of the past 100 years that lead us to the disasters we are with today.

-Why I am an atheist

More of a personal essay on the matter. Going through my experiences with the catholic church and Islamic extremists which lead me to where I am today.

-Q&A

As the title suggests... this would just be a Q&A video.

Videos that are between 60 minutes to 130 minutes long:

-EVERYTHING Switzerland

From start to finish, a full 4000 years of history of what is the center of Europe. From Celtic tribes watching Hannibals Elephants to a group of peasants who kicked out the Austrians, to the medieval safe heaven of persecuted religious minorities, to the squabbles Napoleon invited to what we have today. Perched in the center of Europe, a weird country of many languages and peoples, both isolationist and open at the same time, that also happens to be the world's only functioning confederacy.

- The Venezuelan Century

1000 years of Venezuelan history. A history that will probably surprise you just as much as it did me. Pirates, slavers, German bankers, Basques, failed revolutionaries and continuous economic collapse, followed by success, followed by collapse, followed by success, followed by collapse for over 300 years, for the same reason, with nobody ever trying to learn from it.

-The Dutch Millennia

How a swamp people from a small cold swamp in northern Europe, surrounded by greater powers and harsh elements, managed throughout 2000 years to build a trade empire, loan shark the world's most powerful empires, bring down one of the largest empires the world ever saw. Remain independent in a whirlwind of wars and conflict. Make masses of money and continues to be one of Europe's most successful capital enterprises.

-EVERYTHING Ireland

This would be my longest project, possibly 4-5 hours long, covering 8000 years of Irish history. But. It. Will. Be. Done.

-The master Survivalist

Israel's story is bearly 60 years long. but is a story of a master survivalist, who learned through defeats and victories to always under any circumstances be one step ahead of the curve. But it is also a story of many setbacks and downsides. A story of struggles and battles. Poverty, discrimination, and justice. And the story of a country fighting for how it is perceived.

  
 
 
 
 
-A history of dehumanization.

Based on essays and works by Alain Finkielkraut, Primo Levy, Claude Strauss, Orwell, and others, we will ask the question "What is and makes a Human being", to then go through centuries of human history to see and examine how the very notion of what makes someone human, has been abused. How peoples throughout human history have been dehumanized to justify their destruction. How religion segregates peoples into tribes of savages and saviors. How Naturalists tried to justify hatred through flawed conclusions of observations in nature. How nationalism turned people into categories of worthy and unworthy, useful and useless, good and bad, worth living and to be killed.  And how socialism reduces the human being to nothing but a statistic to be crushed and remade.

-Schrödingers Antisemite

how antisemitism is on the rise through societies around the world. Where it came from. What makes it such a distinctive and special form of hatred. And why people now just ignore it.

-The Chinese Century
 I believe my China video was short on explaining how China became a superpower. So i would like to make another long video about it.

Remakes: Videos I made, which I believe need to be remade in better quality and research:

-Imperial Japan in one long video
-Why I reject Islam, in a series of videos.
-Antifa and the dangers of political violence