Can we take a moment to appreciate the time and effort this man put into the research of books and clips? Even writing the script must have taken a lot of time and revisions. You've done a great job at explaining clearly the link between Prime and fascism. Good job, keep it up mate
Dude you are so underrated?? I love this, alongside your Catra analysis vids. I see Catra's arc more from an abuse victim turned abuser situation, but seeing her as a target for hate groups is both interesting and just as important in message!
I noticed in the “Save the Cat” episode Catra said “A world without end” when being controlled by Horde Prime-which is said in the Catholic prayer, Gloria Patri, at every mass. That was super chilling/creepy for me!
Truly inspiring :,). I never knew SheRa contained such a string message of a horror so real in today’s world. This video is really underrated and i hope more people will learn from it. Keep it up! Subbed.
This analysis is SO on POINT. I also believe in the power of fiction to learn, and understand about reality. You did an amazing job. Thank you for this ♪
Back in 2016-2019ish I myself got suckered into the online Right due to my horrible mental health state. I was told by some people in my life, and people online, that the reason why I felt pain and loneliness wasn't my fault, it was the worlds fault, and that there were bad people trying to make me hurt more. For a time, I fully believed this, being absolutely consumed in my self-loathing that I started hating and pushing away others. I lost many friends during this time, and believed some truly horrible things. I was led to believe, that my pain was caused by people like the LGBTQ community, minorities, and progressives and the like. I believed this because I was lonely and hurt, and I was told that this is the only way to feel better, to become stronger if you will. It took me a couple years, but eventually I finally started to change my beliefs, but only after I had the negative influences leave my life and other factors changed. Ironically enough, I needed to do the opposite to be happy, rather then see my flaws as a weakness, I had to embrace them, rather the repress the parts of myself that people told me was wrong, I had to embrace them. My friends accepted me once again, I became happier, I even changed my views. I dont know why I posted this, I guess I just wanted to share my experience with the world and leave this as a cautionary tale to other people. Strength and power don't make you powerful, only love and acceptance does.
I would say that what you have right now is ACTUAL strength and power. Those come in hand with sensitivity, empathy and being true to your feelings. Changing your mind and trying to change for the better isn't an easy task.
@@minimalbstolerance8113 It may sound cliche, but you should go seek medical help from qualified individuals. You can try to do some research on the internet and atempt to figure out what your condition is - while it's not common, I'm certain it is not non existent, other people like you exist, if you know what your condition is, you can than seek out support groups where people like you share their stories and support each other. In regards to this comment ( but in general too ) do not join the Right, no matter what they tell you, hating others won't help you with your situation, it can infact make it even worse - as this cartoon showed, you can push those who love you away. And even though you may not feel their love or can't feel love towards them ( IDK your precise condition ) there are still people who do love you.
i always kind of unconciously knew that horde prime was a fascist dictator but i never realised how all his actions relayed to that. this was an excellent video! very informative and well-researched :DD i love your content and i cant wait for the next catra video :)
21:11 they were able 2 fight the chips - but only momentarily, it wasn’t something the chipped victims could sustain long term. In fact it actually looked as if it took everything they had 2 gain back control just 4 those few moments. This was y Perfuma failed 2 rescue Scorpia but Netossa succeeded with Spinnerella - u can have faith that you’re loved ones have a CHANCE 2 resist the chip temporarily but at the same time, don’t blindly rely on it & have a plan 2 disarm the victim & take out the main issue (the chip).
I always though that horde prime and his empire was supposed to represent Christianity, the use of light and dark, creation in image, loss and mass killing of others, family structure, purity and ‘freedom’ being a theme, seeing thoughts, indoctrination, severe punishment for things that are not deserving of this, ‘chipping’, contradiction, etc.
Your entitled to your artistic interpretation. I will say however that all groups have there bad apples, that often steal the light from the good it can do. Christianity is divided into different groups each with wildly differing beliefs on certain things, depending on who you ask you will get very different answers. I acknowledge that the church has done a lot of damage over the centuries, but there is always effort to try and change for the better and it has. There are still problems yes, but we strive to reform. I can see why you think the things you do. But please understand that there are legitimately good people who practice Christianity. You just don’t always see them because of all distractions caused by the louder more unsavory types. Please try to understand that at the end of the day, it’s a message of Love. People are flawed and man of them can’t see the flaws In their actions, they do the bad they do not because of there religion but because of there own problems. Whether it come from how they were raised or something completely different. I REALLY do believe that it’s done more good than bad to people across the world. Horde prime to me is fascism, but I can also see him as a mortal man playing god and manipulating faith for his own benefit. I know I went on for long but I really care about this subject, I hope you have a nice day and I wish you the best. Edit: it’s been a while since I’ve done this kind of writing so this whole thing may be a bit unorganized. Either way thank you for reading the whole thing if you do.
@@drilltotheheavens1695 One of the things that worries me about Horde Prime is that I think Noelle Stevenson may have been using him to validate her insecurities about Christianity and God in particular. The reason I say this is because she was raised in a cult of twisted Christians which has no doubt given her a negative view of the religion as a whole. She confirmed that she became an atheist in her early twenties and this is no doubt because of her experiences in the cult. Prime was based on people she's known in her life and the most concerning part is that he's as close to being a god as any mortal creature can be, which isn't just frightening in terms of making him an almost unstoppable enemy, but also because it could give people a negative view of God Himself. I don't know if Stevenson did that on purpose because, like I said, she's an atheist now but it seems to me that many atheists get angry with God which contradicts their assertion that He doesn't exist. One of the reasons I'm on the fence about converting to Christianity, despite having looked into the historical evidence of the Resurrection before I started reading the Bible (which I haven't even come close to finishing so I'm not an expert) and found it to be airtight, is because, from my admittedly rudimentary knowledge, God seems to punish disobedience in a way that's very disproportionate to the sins committed. For example, is homosexuality really worth condemning someone to an eternity in Hell? An abusive relationship like Catradora (yes, it was abusive and as far as I'm concerned, Season 5 didn't do enough to make up for the fact that Catra was a terrible person for the first 4 seasons) might be worth such condemnation, but only for the abuser, and what about the perfectly loving and healthy relationships? One of the things I must acknowledge is that I'm not God - that seems to be a difficult thing for many people to admit, especially those in positions of power (which I lack so that might be part of the reason why it's easy for me to acknowledge that) - so my view on what He considers a sin ultimately doesn't matter. I can be thankful that I'm not homosexual because at least I don't have to worry about that particular sin, though I have committed plenty of others. I lack the selflessness, strength and fortitude of Jesus Christ whom I look upon more favourably than His Father (which feels like blasphemy to admit) because Christianity is often presented in a way where you're not ALLOWED to criticise God. Jesus answered questions and complaints without sending plagues or floods to kill unbelievers and also without asking God to punish them. He warned sinners about Hell but they were warnings, not condemnations and while He was dying one of the most agonising deaths I can imagine, possibly THE most agonising death, He was still asking God to forgive the very people who were torturing him. However, according to the Old Testament, God wasn't nearly as restrained when dealing with sinners. It seemed that if you question Him, even if it's due to simple misunderstanding or lack of information about His Word, you may be giving yourself a one way ticket to Hell. That, to me, is why Horde Prime is probably the most terrifying cartoon villain I've ever seen. Judge Claude Frollo? A lustful man with a huge superiority complex. Fire Lord Ozai? Just another moustache twirling villain. Azula and Catra? Abused kids who lost their shit because of the abuse. Hordak? A cult victim who seeks love from someone who will never give it. Shadow Weaver? A parasite who leeches off those with power. Even Aaravos from the Dragon Prince, who is basically Satan right down to having a thin, flexible creature that convinces people to sin like the snake in the Garden of Eden, isn't as threatening as Horde Prime because he has moments of levity where you can relax and have fun with him, like when he's teasing Viren (who's also a great villain by the way) about being "your little big pal". Horde Prime is NEVER treated as a joke and if he ever makes any attempt at levity, he always maintains a sinister undertone and therefore never stops being threatening. The slow and patient buildup to him in Season 4 is one of the reasons why I think it's the best season and although I have problems with other aspects of Season 5, it delivered on that buildup. Prime is portrayed as an overwhelming force of nature and what's going on underneath an already intimidating exterior is even more frightening. I think Noelle Stevenson might have been using him to vent her frustrations with God Himself and that makes people, including myself, more wary of Christianity.
@@tomnorton4277 sorry. I have not read the whole thing, I will later. Here’s a video that may help clear some things up:th-cam.com/video/4B0Bu28EeJY/w-d-xo.html
Omg this is the first video I watch from this channel, but I'm subscribing even before the video ends. Such a great way to show the shift in world's politics using Shera's deeply moving story. Greetings from Chile (where we have our own fight against growing fascism) GREAT WORK!
Horde Prime: The dark side of magical power is a pathway to many abilities some would consider it unnatural Catra: Is it possible to learn this magic? Horde Prime: *…Not from a Princess of Power*
It's okay to say capitalism instead of "inequality". Fascism always appears in societies when the capitalist economy is in crisis and there's a growing socialist/communist movement. It's important to remember that fascism is capitalism's last hope.
I like how it's so ironic and basically hypocritical that Horde Prime himself was so imperfect that his own body constantly needed medical attention. XD He even needed to build a new body for himself and even that was full of imperfections.
Not just racism Fascism comes out of a desire for change. It’s like a tumor, it can corrupt and taint any ideology into a more sinister version of itself Every fascist believed they were “doing what they had to” for the good of humanity, which drives them to commit atrocities. The only way to avoid being twisted like that is to be aware of our own vulnerability and cautious against the fascist in all of us.
How long have you been a communist/globalist and how long have you been a fan of China ? All your talk about the evil of the Nazis ( Yes National SOCIALISTS are scumbags) and you never mentioned the horrors of Stalin & Mao ?!?! Your fake outrage and your Anti-American propaganda is obvious. The LEFT is The LEFT but you just like one flavor more than the other.
I'm a long time fan of Masters of the Universe and I actually really like this incarnation of Horde Prime. I just wish we could get a MOTU Classics styled figure of him
This was a great video, and such a great example story for fascism. You made this beyond just great with the addition of your research and quotes. And also the music choices are really good. The one for why prime loses was such a bop
This was an excellent video: Well-edited, somber (except for the rare and brilliantly timed sight gag), and thoroughly researched. In most analyses, Prime is most often compared with xtian mega-pastors, owing primarily to the show runners' experience with 'murican Fundamentalism and how much that particular aesthetic is incorporated into Prime's design, but this makes a damn good case for him as just straight up Fash. I also love how much empathy you give to Catra as both a victim of fash ideology and as someone brave enough to walk away from it. Bravo!
Wasn't expecting to see Vaush here :') (though maybe I should have been, topic considered) excellent analysis as usual. Can't wait for the next Catra video ^_^
I adore your She-Ra videos. They're so well thought out and structured and bring up points I never even considered. Keep up the fantastic work! Your analysis of symbolism and tropes in the show is amazing. Definitely gonna check out your other She-Ra videos I may have missed :)
That’s what I’ve noticed about Horde Prime. He equates perfection with success, and since he’s only known success, he has no mistakes to learn from to become better, and he lives a pretty shallow and empty life.
Horde Prime claims to be a god and yet all he has is an army and surveillance tech and he cannot create like Brahma and Saraswati or preserve like Vishnu and Lakshmi. He can only twist things into weak and wretched and corrupted forms a La Melkor or the High Evolutionary or destroy like a cruel and twisted mockery of Shiva or Parvati.
I've been working on a Starfinder (a sci-fi version of D&D) campaign where players go against a fascist regime that was once a benevolent and forgiving state. But suffered a great betrayal among it's own people and they became so paranoid of this happening again, that they embraced fascism and now believe that if they rule the galaxy, there will be peace and harmony for eternity. Much of it was inspired by She-Ra.
one of the best she-ra videos out there! actually, one of the best youtube videos i've ever seen! i hope a lot of people, specially young people, watches this video bc this is political education! xoxo from brasil
Hey. I like your analysis of Horde Prime in general but would you like to discuss your theoretical background for discussing fascism? I think the authors you employ -specially Umberto Eco- are dangerous and misleading. They were my preferred sources too until I found what I believe to be comparatively superior understandings of fascism. I'm asking beforehand because I don't want you to get the impression of a flame war in the comment section.
@@starfruitgrady Done! It's a bit long and also very formal. I got the impression that I should communicate like that because it's an e-mail and stuff.
When I first saw Prime on youtube clips, I felt like watching a male equivalent of Gabbie Hanna. Their voices are frighteningly similar.Thank you for your analysis. Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.
Great analysis, but I think this video should be renamed to "the Horrors of _Nazism_", as that is the specific strain of fascism described in this video. Michael Parenti gave the best definition of fascism in his amazing and quite short book _Blackshirts and Reds_ which can be more or less summarized by: _Fascism is a far-right ideology that arises to defend capital from the real or perceived threat of wealth redistribution._ This more wholistic definition given by Parenti actually explains why fascism is so amorphic, as each specific culture will have its own fears, anxieties, traditions, and histories for the fascists to use to create a false conscience in order to distract from the class conflict that threatins the wealth and private property of the capitalists. The greater utility of Parenti's definition of fascism over, say, Uberto Eco's definition is most apparent when both are applied to South American fascism, as it lacks the kind of traditions that European and North American fascisms have, and is instead focused more on a blatantly capitalistic, neo-colonialist ideology that's deeply steeped in specifically colonial racism. An excellent example of South American fascism is Augusto Pinochet's regime in Chile, which was installed externally by a US-backed coup on September 11, 1973 (how ironic), as his regime was a more bare-bones fascism that inadvertently pulled back the curtain on the whole thing with the suppression of leftists and the creation of the first-ever neoliberal economy being his primary concerns. The mass-privatization of Chile's economy and the "disappearance" of some 30000 real and suspected leftists pretty blatantly only served US and Chilean capitalists and didn't really serve any discernable ethno-nationalist or traditionalist agenda. Thus, as Horde Prime doesn't really have a capitalist economy to protect from wealth redistribution, he can't really be called an outright fascist. However, as he still displays clear signs of a fascistic and specifically nazi worldview, he can be described as a fascistic imperial cult leader like the perfectly horrific synthesis of zionism, fascism, and Jonestown.
I saw Horde Prime's ideal of "bringing peace through conquest" as closer to the Roman Empire than modern fascism. "Primus" is a Roman title, after all. Then again, fascists love to model themselves after their imagined version of "classical" civilization, so maybe it's both at the same time.
I watch a video about fascism and see the principle founder of said ideology once nearing the end of the video And heard nothing about “everything in the state, nothing outside the state”
Because that quote is actually from the horrid communist party philosophy (which killed multi millions of it's own subjects through orchestrated mass starvation campaigns), NOT from real fascist philosophy. This guy is an extreme leftist whose got reality backwards, and is confusing an extreme religious cult with a fascist space system.
Silly creature, Prime has chosen to elevate your friends above their original existence, and bring them to the light. Do not resist Prime, for he is the salvation of you and the universe. Also, were can I find your fanfic?
@@mshaqed2538 Prime has not healed them. He has ENSLAVED them. Turned them into shadows of their former selves. He has perverted their characters, and used them for his own evil ends. If he is capable of dying, he may even drag them all down to hell with them unless they are freed from his grasp. He may say he is the light, but he has a black heart, and She-Ra is gonna kick his @$$. Also, I haven't posted this fanfic, but you can find some art on my Deviantart account.
Funny how this series was made for the liberal gays. But the point this series makes is that thru freedom you can defeat evryting. Like america beating germany in ww2. How in russia people were beaing axepted for beaing gay, but when they lost their freedom they lost the suport.
I mean hell. You have some good points about horde prime symbolism, but much of it is undercut since comparing him to fascists is laughable. If you believe facists are similar to micro chipped people, it’s much worse. The true horror is seeing someone who isn’t microchipped but truly believes in their ideology. Even if shown the contradictions, and are often viscous, violent and brutal. Genocides. Forced indoctrination that’s nothing like being microchipped. More like, having a brain drill inside somebody’s head that messes them up so much it screws them over for years. And fascism views any other races as inferior to the point of exterminating said groups. Not even bothering to “microchipping” them.
Also. Now that I think of it. The whole horde prime thing is very very superficial. To label it as deep is giving it too much credit. Indoctrination is actually more brutal and scary than what they show. Children, not clones,being forced into facism and the intricacies of the brainwashing, which is much more cruel than microchipping. There is also the politics of the indoctrination and how it expands power. They also don’t show anything of economy, factory or production and just want us to increase suspension of disbelief on how the empire functions since brainless chipped people don’t work well. Lastly, the superficial idea of the cult like society is Barry elaborated on. It’s just microchip and hologram instead of delving into the actual horror of brainwashing.
I feel like you’re describing Nazism rather then fascism as in Italy during Mussolini’s rule there had been 3 popular men that spoke out against his rule (I can’t remember their names) and were all killed by the black shirts The people spoke out against all 3 of these tragedies but Mussolini didn’t care nor did the black shirts Mussolini didn’t need the people to believe in fascism he just needed them to not act out when he did terrible things Unlike in nazi Germany where they had groups like the hitler youth
Remember when cartoons had PSAs with stuff like "racism is bad kiddies" right after an episode whose message was "racism is bad kiddies"? That was in the 60s all the way to the 90s. Real world politics have been involved in kiddie shows since kiddie shows were a thing.
Not just lacking, it's not even close when comparing to what went on in the show nor really of what he said about it. What went on in the show with the Horde was an ultra religious cult that wanted everyone to be forced indoctrinated into the cult. It had nothing to do with real fascism whatsoever. I despise anyone flinging that term around falsely just for brownie leftist points, it shows the person who made this video is a brainwashed leftist himself who only believes the mainstream narrative (which is also far left now) about other political ideologies that are more right wing.
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Can we take a moment to appreciate the time and effort this man put into the research of books and clips? Even writing the script must have taken a lot of time and revisions. You've done a great job at explaining clearly the link between Prime and fascism. Good job, keep it up mate
Ahh thank you!
Dude you are so underrated?? I love this, alongside your Catra analysis vids. I see Catra's arc more from an abuse victim turned abuser situation, but seeing her as a target for hate groups is both interesting and just as important in message!
Another excellent analysis. Horde Prime is my favorite villain in the show.
I noticed in the “Save the Cat” episode Catra said “A world without end” when being controlled by Horde Prime-which is said in the Catholic prayer, Gloria Patri, at every mass. That was super chilling/creepy for me!
Truly inspiring :,). I never knew SheRa contained such a string message of a horror so real in today’s world. This video is really underrated and i hope more people will learn from it. Keep it up! Subbed.
Thank you so much!
This analysis is SO on POINT.
I also believe in the power of fiction to learn, and understand about reality.
You did an amazing job. Thank you for this ♪
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank You!
@@starfruitgrady You're welcome!
I appreciate all your videos, I will definitely wait impatiently for the next!
I just realised how deep and complex this show is. Amazing analysis, I watched the whole video❤️ keep up the good work
Grazie!
@@starfruitgrady di niente💕
Back in 2016-2019ish I myself got suckered into the online Right due to my horrible mental health state. I was told by some people in my life, and people online, that the reason why I felt pain and loneliness wasn't my fault, it was the worlds fault, and that there were bad people trying to make me hurt more.
For a time, I fully believed this, being absolutely consumed in my self-loathing that I started hating and pushing away others. I lost many friends during this time, and believed some truly horrible things.
I was led to believe, that my pain was caused by people like the LGBTQ community, minorities, and progressives and the like. I believed this because I was lonely and hurt, and I was told that this is the only way to feel better, to become stronger if you will.
It took me a couple years, but eventually I finally started to change my beliefs, but only after I had the negative influences leave my life and other factors changed.
Ironically enough, I needed to do the opposite to be happy, rather then see my flaws as a weakness, I had to embrace them, rather the repress the parts of myself that people told me was wrong, I had to embrace them.
My friends accepted me once again, I became happier, I even changed my views.
I dont know why I posted this, I guess I just wanted to share my experience with the world and leave this as a cautionary tale to other people.
Strength and power don't make you powerful, only love and acceptance does.
You lost the mark then, chief. Try again.
I would say that what you have right now is ACTUAL strength and power. Those come in hand with sensitivity, empathy and being true to your feelings. Changing your mind and trying to change for the better isn't an easy task.
I'm literally psychologically incapable of feeling love, so what do I do?
@@minimalbstolerance8113 It may sound cliche, but you should go seek medical help from qualified individuals. You can try to do some research on the internet and atempt to figure out what your condition is - while it's not common, I'm certain it is not non existent, other people like you exist, if you know what your condition is, you can than seek out support groups where people like you share their stories and support each other.
In regards to this comment ( but in general too ) do not join the Right, no matter what they tell you, hating others won't help you with your situation, it can infact make it even worse - as this cartoon showed, you can push those who love you away. And even though you may not feel their love or can't feel love towards them ( IDK your precise condition ) there are still people who do love you.
Fascism is a leftist philosophy which encompasses far - right, far - left and center - ideologies into its world - view.
This was so good and it's easy to see how much work you put into it. I seriously can't wait until the next Catra analysis. Keep up the amazing work.
i always kind of unconciously knew that horde prime was a fascist dictator but i never realised how all his actions relayed to that. this was an excellent video! very informative and well-researched :DD i love your content and i cant wait for the next catra video :)
Thank you!
@@starfruitgrady yo my man can you do megatron from transformers aligned continuity and the night and king andrias from amphibia
21:11 they were able 2 fight the chips - but only momentarily, it wasn’t something the chipped victims could sustain long term. In fact it actually looked as if it took everything they had 2 gain back control just 4 those few moments.
This was y Perfuma failed 2 rescue Scorpia but Netossa succeeded with Spinnerella - u can have faith that you’re loved ones have a CHANCE 2 resist the chip temporarily but at the same time, don’t blindly rely on it & have a plan 2 disarm the victim & take out the main issue (the chip).
God, I love your She-Ra videos so much. I’m sure these take a great deal of time and care to create and you’re doing a fantastic job!
basically a male version white diamond... but much worse
Or even White Diamond’s creator.
I know you’re just restating the obvious in a more detailed way, but my god, you’re getting me so emotional
I always though that horde prime and his empire was supposed to represent Christianity, the use of light and dark, creation in image, loss and mass killing of others, family structure, purity and ‘freedom’ being a theme, seeing thoughts, indoctrination, severe punishment for things that are not deserving of this, ‘chipping’, contradiction, etc.
Your entitled to your artistic interpretation. I will say however that all groups have there bad apples, that often steal the light from the good it can do. Christianity is divided into different groups each with wildly differing beliefs on certain things, depending on who you ask you will get very different answers. I acknowledge that the church has done a lot of damage over the centuries, but there is always effort to try and change for the better and it has. There are still problems yes, but we strive to reform. I can see why you think the things you do. But please understand that there are legitimately good people who practice Christianity. You just don’t always see them because of all distractions caused by the louder more unsavory types. Please try to understand that at the end of the day, it’s a message of Love. People are flawed and man of them can’t see the flaws In their actions, they do the bad they do not because of there religion but because of there own problems. Whether it come from how they were raised or something completely different. I REALLY do believe that it’s done more good than bad to people across the world. Horde prime to me is fascism, but I can also see him as a mortal man playing god and manipulating faith for his own benefit. I know I went on for long but I really care about this subject, I hope you have a nice day and I wish you the best.
Edit: it’s been a while since I’ve done this kind of writing so this whole thing may be a bit unorganized. Either way thank you for reading the whole thing if you do.
@@drilltotheheavens1695 One of the things that worries me about Horde Prime is that I think Noelle Stevenson may have been using him to validate her insecurities about Christianity and God in particular. The reason I say this is because she was raised in a cult of twisted Christians which has no doubt given her a negative view of the religion as a whole. She confirmed that she became an atheist in her early twenties and this is no doubt because of her experiences in the cult. Prime was based on people she's known in her life and the most concerning part is that he's as close to being a god as any mortal creature can be, which isn't just frightening in terms of making him an almost unstoppable enemy, but also because it could give people a negative view of God Himself. I don't know if Stevenson did that on purpose because, like I said, she's an atheist now but it seems to me that many atheists get angry with God which contradicts their assertion that He doesn't exist.
One of the reasons I'm on the fence about converting to Christianity, despite having looked into the historical evidence of the Resurrection before I started reading the Bible (which I haven't even come close to finishing so I'm not an expert) and found it to be airtight, is because, from my admittedly rudimentary knowledge, God seems to punish disobedience in a way that's very disproportionate to the sins committed. For example, is homosexuality really worth condemning someone to an eternity in Hell? An abusive relationship like Catradora (yes, it was abusive and as far as I'm concerned, Season 5 didn't do enough to make up for the fact that Catra was a terrible person for the first 4 seasons) might be worth such condemnation, but only for the abuser, and what about the perfectly loving and healthy relationships?
One of the things I must acknowledge is that I'm not God - that seems to be a difficult thing for many people to admit, especially those in positions of power (which I lack so that might be part of the reason why it's easy for me to acknowledge that) - so my view on what He considers a sin ultimately doesn't matter. I can be thankful that I'm not homosexual because at least I don't have to worry about that particular sin, though I have committed plenty of others. I lack the selflessness, strength and fortitude of Jesus Christ whom I look upon more favourably than His Father (which feels like blasphemy to admit) because Christianity is often presented in a way where you're not ALLOWED to criticise God. Jesus answered questions and complaints without sending plagues or floods to kill unbelievers and also without asking God to punish them. He warned sinners about Hell but they were warnings, not condemnations and while He was dying one of the most agonising deaths I can imagine, possibly THE most agonising death, He was still asking God to forgive the very people who were torturing him. However, according to the Old Testament, God wasn't nearly as restrained when dealing with sinners. It seemed that if you question Him, even if it's due to simple misunderstanding or lack of information about His Word, you may be giving yourself a one way ticket to Hell.
That, to me, is why Horde Prime is probably the most terrifying cartoon villain I've ever seen. Judge Claude Frollo? A lustful man with a huge superiority complex. Fire Lord Ozai? Just another moustache twirling villain. Azula and Catra? Abused kids who lost their shit because of the abuse. Hordak? A cult victim who seeks love from someone who will never give it. Shadow Weaver? A parasite who leeches off those with power. Even Aaravos from the Dragon Prince, who is basically Satan right down to having a thin, flexible creature that convinces people to sin like the snake in the Garden of Eden, isn't as threatening as Horde Prime because he has moments of levity where you can relax and have fun with him, like when he's teasing Viren (who's also a great villain by the way) about being "your little big pal". Horde Prime is NEVER treated as a joke and if he ever makes any attempt at levity, he always maintains a sinister undertone and therefore never stops being threatening. The slow and patient buildup to him in Season 4 is one of the reasons why I think it's the best season and although I have problems with other aspects of Season 5, it delivered on that buildup. Prime is portrayed as an overwhelming force of nature and what's going on underneath an already intimidating exterior is even more frightening. I think Noelle Stevenson might have been using him to vent her frustrations with God Himself and that makes people, including myself, more wary of Christianity.
@@tomnorton4277 sorry. I have not read the whole thing, I will later. Here’s a video that may help clear some things up:th-cam.com/video/4B0Bu28EeJY/w-d-xo.html
I thought that too when I watched the show the first time. That’s why I came to this video I was tryna find someone that thought the same.
Christianity and fascism have had a long and intertwined history.
So this is how I get introduced to your channel this was very well done
Omg this is the first video I watch from this channel, but I'm subscribing even before the video ends. Such a great way to show the shift in world's politics using Shera's deeply moving story. Greetings from Chile (where we have our own fight against growing fascism) GREAT WORK!
I'm so happy you liked it! Thank you!
@@starfruitgrady thanks to you for your time and impressive work! 💪
Horde Prime: The dark side of magical power is a pathway to many abilities some would consider it unnatural
Catra: Is it possible to learn this magic?
Horde Prime: *…Not from a Princess of Power*
Lol
It's okay to say capitalism instead of "inequality".
Fascism always appears in societies when the capitalist economy is in crisis and there's a growing socialist/communist movement.
It's important to remember that fascism is capitalism's last hope.
I agree 100%.
Your She Ra takes are so good!
I like how it's so ironic and basically hypocritical that Horde Prime himself was so imperfect that his own body constantly needed medical attention. XD He even needed to build a new body for himself and even that was full of imperfections.
So much racism in this world it's important for people to be more aware of these things
Not just racism
Fascism comes out of a desire for change. It’s like a tumor, it can corrupt and taint any ideology into a more sinister version of itself
Every fascist believed they were “doing what they had to” for the good of humanity, which drives them to commit atrocities. The only way to avoid being twisted like that is to be aware of our own vulnerability and cautious against the fascist in all of us.
This was a very well made video and analysis! Kudos to you! Prime was always my favorite character and villain.
Glad you enjoyed it!
How long have you been a communist/globalist and how long have you been a fan of China ? All your talk about the evil of the Nazis ( Yes National SOCIALISTS are scumbags) and you never mentioned the horrors of Stalin & Mao ?!?! Your fake outrage and your Anti-American propaganda is obvious. The LEFT is The LEFT but you just like one flavor more than the other.
another amazing analysis! you’re so underrated thank you so much for these.
I'm a long time fan of Masters of the Universe and I actually really like this incarnation of Horde Prime. I just wish we could get a MOTU Classics styled figure of him
This was a great video, and such a great example story for fascism. You made this beyond just great with the addition of your research and quotes. And also the music choices are really good. The one for why prime loses was such a bop
Thank you so much!
This is so goooood omg
Keep going pls
This was an excellent video: Well-edited, somber (except for the rare and brilliantly timed sight gag), and thoroughly researched. In most analyses, Prime is most often compared with xtian mega-pastors, owing primarily to the show runners' experience with 'murican Fundamentalism and how much that particular aesthetic is incorporated into Prime's design, but this makes a damn good case for him as just straight up Fash. I also love how much empathy you give to Catra as both a victim of fash ideology and as someone brave enough to walk away from it. Bravo!
Thank you for clarifying 💕
azula from avatar!
Wasn't expecting to see Vaush here :') (though maybe I should have been, topic considered) excellent analysis as usual. Can't wait for the next Catra video ^_^
your videos are so good, the analyse, the examples, the editing, keep up the good work!
This was an incredibly good video
your videos are so good and well thought out.
I adore your She-Ra videos. They're so well thought out and structured and bring up points I never even considered. Keep up the fantastic work! Your analysis of symbolism and tropes in the show is amazing. Definitely gonna check out your other She-Ra videos I may have missed :)
I'm sorry but the "Choke me like you really hate me" part sent me through an oblivion 😂
That’s what I’ve noticed about Horde Prime. He equates perfection with success, and since he’s only known success, he has no mistakes to learn from to become better, and he lives a pretty shallow and empty life.
This was a really well put together and informative video, and you did a great job of making it relevant to today!
Thank you! Super happy you enjoyed it!
6:57 im laughing so hard lol
THEY DID HORDAK DIRTY 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your video essay: calm, eloquent, informative
My brain: SPAAAACEEE NAAAZIIIIIIS
This video is so perfect. Thank you for making it. I just subscribed :)
how tf does this only have 11k views????? this deserves wayyyyy more than that
this is such a great video
This was such a good video! It's a shame it only has 11k views
Great stuff here, thanks for making it!
That initial transition from horde prime to the tanks and marching was really nice. I feel like “Battle-B2” worked perfectly with it.
Thank you!
Horde Prime claims to be a god and yet all he has is an army and surveillance tech and he cannot create like Brahma and Saraswati or preserve like Vishnu and Lakshmi. He can only twist things into weak and wretched and corrupted forms a La Melkor or the High Evolutionary or destroy like a cruel and twisted mockery of Shiva or Parvati.
Beatiful video
Horde Prime was always an angry head in the original dogma.
I came, i saw, i subscribed
I learnt a lot from this thanks for the good work.
Glad to hear it! Thank you!
I've been working on a Starfinder (a sci-fi version of D&D) campaign where players go against a fascist regime that was once a benevolent and forgiving state. But suffered a great betrayal among it's own people and they became so paranoid of this happening again, that they embraced fascism and now believe that if they rule the galaxy, there will be peace and harmony for eternity. Much of it was inspired by She-Ra.
That’s super cool!
@@starfruitgrady Thank you.
This is an amazing video. It definitely has a good message, especially now with right-leaning authoritarianism on the rise.
you might like fallout 1's the master and his unity and the enclave
thank! wonderful video essay. from Russia with love
one of the best she-ra videos out there! actually, one of the best youtube videos i've ever seen! i hope a lot of people, specially young people, watches this video bc this is political education! xoxo from brasil
I love your videos!!!
Hey. I like your analysis of Horde Prime in general but would you like to discuss your theoretical background for discussing fascism? I think the authors you employ -specially Umberto Eco- are dangerous and misleading. They were my preferred sources too until I found what I believe to be comparatively superior understandings of fascism.
I'm asking beforehand because I don't want you to get the impression of a flame war in the comment section.
Sure! Send an email to the one on my channel and I’d love to chat!
@@starfruitgrady Done! It's a bit long and also very formal. I got the impression that I should communicate like that because it's an e-mail and stuff.
When I first saw Prime on youtube clips, I felt like watching a male equivalent of Gabbie Hanna. Their voices are frighteningly similar.Thank you for your analysis. Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.
Great analysis, but I think this video should be renamed to "the Horrors of _Nazism_", as that is the specific strain of fascism described in this video. Michael Parenti gave the best definition of fascism in his amazing and quite short book _Blackshirts and Reds_ which can be more or less summarized by: _Fascism is a far-right ideology that arises to defend capital from the real or perceived threat of wealth redistribution._ This more wholistic definition given by Parenti actually explains why fascism is so amorphic, as each specific culture will have its own fears, anxieties, traditions, and histories for the fascists to use to create a false conscience in order to distract from the class conflict that threatins the wealth and private property of the capitalists. The greater utility of Parenti's definition of fascism over, say, Uberto Eco's definition is most apparent when both are applied to South American fascism, as it lacks the kind of traditions that European and North American fascisms have, and is instead focused more on a blatantly capitalistic, neo-colonialist ideology that's deeply steeped in specifically colonial racism.
An excellent example of South American fascism is Augusto Pinochet's regime in Chile, which was installed externally by a US-backed coup on September 11, 1973 (how ironic), as his regime was a more bare-bones fascism that inadvertently pulled back the curtain on the whole thing with the suppression of leftists and the creation of the first-ever neoliberal economy being his primary concerns. The mass-privatization of Chile's economy and the "disappearance" of some 30000 real and suspected leftists pretty blatantly only served US and Chilean capitalists and didn't really serve any discernable ethno-nationalist or traditionalist agenda.
Thus, as Horde Prime doesn't really have a capitalist economy to protect from wealth redistribution, he can't really be called an outright fascist. However, as he still displays clear signs of a fascistic and specifically nazi worldview, he can be described as a fascistic imperial cult leader like the perfectly horrific synthesis of zionism, fascism, and Jonestown.
You really need a Twitter or discord, this is great
@StarfruitGrady on Twitter if you’re interested :)
The Steven universe antagonist done right
Your videos are so good . Just a suggestion for content .
Transformers Prime
Transformers Animated
Dragon Prince .
Thank you! I'll check those out!
I never watched she ra but your lecture about fascism is very interesting.
Thank you!
Love the Hotline Miami music
I saw Horde Prime's ideal of "bringing peace through conquest" as closer to the Roman Empire than modern fascism. "Primus" is a Roman title, after all. Then again, fascists love to model themselves after their imagined version of "classical" civilization, so maybe it's both at the same time.
what is the title of the movie at 09:12 ? It looks like its about General Staufenberg (one of the few good people in higher Nazi military positions)
I watch a video about fascism and see the principle founder of said ideology once nearing the end of the video
And heard nothing about “everything in the state, nothing outside the state”
Because that quote is actually from the horrid communist party philosophy (which killed multi millions of it's own subjects through orchestrated mass starvation campaigns), NOT from real fascist philosophy. This guy is an extreme leftist whose got reality backwards, and is confusing an extreme religious cult with a fascist space system.
he for some reason reminds me of ultron
Sounds like thanos
Horde Prime turned my friends into monsters!!
He didn't really, it's all part of a fanfiction I'm making.
Silly creature, Prime has chosen to elevate your friends above their original existence, and bring them to the light. Do not resist Prime, for he is the salvation of you and the universe.
Also, were can I find your fanfic?
@@mshaqed2538 Prime has not healed them. He has ENSLAVED them. Turned them into shadows of their former selves. He has perverted their characters, and used them for his own evil ends. If he is capable of dying, he may even drag them all down to hell with them unless they are freed from his grasp. He may say he is the light, but he has a black heart, and She-Ra is gonna kick his @$$.
Also, I haven't posted this fanfic, but you can find some art on my Deviantart account.
Horde prime reminds be of Dio Brando by A LOT
18:51 *DAMN*
Tagomi?
6:57
Bruh😂😂
Funny how this series was made for the liberal gays. But the point this series makes is that thru freedom you can defeat evryting. Like america beating germany in ww2. How in russia people were beaing axepted for beaing gay, but when they lost their freedom they lost the suport.
"Funny how this series was made for the liberal gays." And that right there is the initial problem. It's a post modernist bs take.
Don’t you mean totalitarianism?
I have no idea what books you are rewarding but what you describe sound more like totalitarianism.
I mean hell. You have some good points about horde prime symbolism, but much of it is undercut since comparing him to fascists is laughable.
If you believe facists are similar to micro chipped people, it’s much worse. The true horror is seeing someone who isn’t microchipped but truly believes in their ideology. Even if shown the contradictions, and are often viscous, violent and brutal.
Genocides. Forced indoctrination that’s nothing like being microchipped. More like, having a brain drill inside somebody’s head that messes them up so much it screws them over for years.
And fascism views any other races as inferior to the point of exterminating said groups. Not even bothering to “microchipping” them.
Also. Now that I think of it.
The whole horde prime thing is very very superficial.
To label it as deep is giving it too much credit.
Indoctrination is actually more brutal and scary than what they show. Children, not clones,being forced into facism and the intricacies of the brainwashing, which is much more cruel than microchipping.
There is also the politics of the indoctrination and how it expands power.
They also don’t show anything of economy, factory or production and just want us to increase suspension of disbelief on how the empire functions since brainless chipped people don’t work well.
Lastly, the superficial idea of the cult like society is Barry elaborated on. It’s just microchip and hologram instead of delving into the actual horror of brainwashing.
I feel like you’re describing Nazism rather then fascism as in Italy during Mussolini’s rule there had been 3 popular men that spoke out against his rule (I can’t remember their names) and were all killed by the black shirts
The people spoke out against all 3 of these tragedies but Mussolini didn’t care nor did the black shirts
Mussolini didn’t need the people to believe in fascism he just needed them to not act out when he did terrible things
Unlike in nazi Germany where they had groups like the hitler youth
How the hell do you bring real world politics to a kiddie show...
Many shows are political in nature.
Remember when cartoons had PSAs with stuff like "racism is bad kiddies" right after an episode whose message was "racism is bad kiddies"?
That was in the 60s all the way to the 90s.
Real world politics have been involved in kiddie shows since kiddie shows were a thing.
Your understanding of fascism is lacking.
Not just lacking, it's not even close when comparing to what went on in the show nor really of what he said about it. What went on in the show with the Horde was an ultra religious cult that wanted everyone to be forced indoctrinated into the cult. It had nothing to do with real fascism whatsoever. I despise anyone flinging that term around falsely just for brownie leftist points, it shows the person who made this video is a brainwashed leftist himself who only believes the mainstream narrative (which is also far left now) about other political ideologies that are more right wing.
@@Fuckallamericanpolitics Your comment is pregnant with buzzwords
And you are unknowingly enabling genuine fascists with this video.
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