Where the U.S. Hides its Secrets
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Hey there everyone. This was a wild one to work on. there's so much more i want to tell about the global economy and the realities of international business. Lots more to come.
It's rare that a sponsor specifically wants to be a part of a deep dive video like this. so I'm grateful for Fully. Also super grateful for all of you who come to these videos with a desire to LEARN. this is heavy stuff. Not always easy to understand. But you are here, watching a 19 minute video on TH-cam. It's super awesome that you care about this. Thanks for being here.
Np 👍. Thanks for providing good and high quality videos! Especially the MAP one! ❤️
China: interesting, to bad I already knew about it
Tax haven more like HentaiHaven
Someone should end financial loophole like this one
Hi Johnny,
I saved a video you uploaded a few weeks ago and maybe you deleted it. It’s something I really looked forward to watching, is there any chance you might upload it again?
This is the 21st century journalism Im willing to pay for
your comment didnt age that well, considering the newest video he uploaded.
@@quierover4locas lol
@@quierover4locas what video
@@Hello-uk5xp one John uploaded 2 MONTHS AGO
@@quierover4locas but what video?
Johnny about to be on the FBI watchlist
damn we gotta watch out for our man
The Blacklist V2 😂
69th like
More like on the Virginian company’s hitlist
@@Snusnu2977 NICE
Johnny is seriously one of the best and most underrated journalists out there right now. Breaking boundaries.
So if she sells sea shells on Seychelles shore then the sea shells that she sells aren't subject to tax law?
What an underrated comment
I work for NBC and not even our top journalists can produce such powerful stories as you do. Amazing work!
I agree on the quality on his work, but do you really work at NBC? Cause you might reconsider writing stuff like that under your real name? Idk.. Probably very true, but your boss might not be as happy for that comment
@@udkc i do... i never mentioned for which division and location. My statement is my personal opinion and there is nothing wrong with that. I appreciate your concern.
@@JonathanMatias I'm sure the statement is true. Just didn't want you to lose your job for a yt comment. But I might be exaggerating the assholeness of your boss 😂
Agreed an amazingly sad truth, I'm sure some journalists have tried in the past but were influenced not to, So sad how the civil war era still affects the world today in many ways, great story!👏👍🙏🇺🇸🏡
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the fact that this is even legal is complete insanity
Just be careful Johnny. You’re needed.
Why would it not be legal? Its Liberia's right as a sovereign country to make attractive tax laws. The issue is that Liberia's government squandered the money. Panama also has similar laws regarding ships and is much more successful.
@DavetheSlave The US didn't sell weapons to Liberia. Actually they didn't do anything in the war except guard the embassy.
It's legal because they're the ones who write the laws
@@ammanite 🎯🎯
Just discovered your content and I’m overwhelmed with the amount of quality in each and every video. I hope you never put an end to this consistency!
Top of the pops: the "no shampoo" video.
Yeah I mean it's super easy to make videos like this
Anyone could do it
@@joshuaaugustin5005 Do it
@@joshuaaugustin5005 I dont see you doing it. WHERE ARE YOUR VIDEOS? I DONT SEE THEM
You were my favorite journalist from Vox. I love how you tell stories, and I'm glad you're still able to do what you love on your own channel.
Thank you for continuing to make quality content.
Agreed!! Vox and vice are by far my favorite
Just be careful Johnny. You’re needed.
I really love that your storytelling does not shy away from just how ugly the United States can be
He’s needed? For what?
He's safe. He isn't in Russia. Recognizing current US's faults and wishing for a better one is a good thing to do.
@@joedenathan4775 why do you think Ed Snowden left the states? I’m sure he didn’t feel especially safe ... otherwise, why move?
@@kensurrency2564 Snowden leaked classified material. Don't get me wrong, we should free him, but you're not in trouble for making TH-cam videos. You're not in Russia
Johnny Harris: *Where the U.S. Hides its Secrets*
Edward Snowden: *Welcome to the club :)*
Is Snowden still alive?
@@madkhilla22 yeh
Yeah, I was going to say “this is a potentially dangerous topic.” Powerful elites don’t like their secrets being exposed.
this is not on edward snowdens level
@@disguisedboots I'm sure Ed would disagree
As a Liberia, watching this makes me really sad but also, I am happy to watch this. Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing. I’ll share with my network.
Just wanna quickly say mate, your videos are f***ing banging 👌
Everything about them is so good to watch.
The way you give information isn’t too complicated that as a viewer you have to really think about what you’re saying, so I can actually watch your videos and not feel like it’s hard work to follow along with what’s going on. But also, just how they’re edited is just visually pleasing to watch.
To you and everyone on your team who puts work into making these videos, honestly, be f***ing proud because they’re top tier 👏
Love from the UK 🇬🇧
PLEASE do more of these videos, it is so important !
It feels so odd as a black person that we hear these stories from journalist's who don't understand our experiences and never could. I have jamaican and hatian family whove dealt with the horrors of the things the white men who run this country, have done to live so abundantly. So always being told how bad it is by a white men journalist's just never feels like anything more than a smack in the face. But white supremacy says these are the arbiters of our collective truths, it give them the power so I suppose its best the story is told rather than not at all... I suppose...
A bunch of tangentially related events = slavery conspiracy. Got it.
Hey there everyone. This was a wild one to work on. there's so much more i want to tell about the global economy and the realities of international business. Lots more to come.
It's rare that a sponsor specifically wants to be a part of a deep dive video like this. so I'm grateful for Fully. Also super grateful for all of you who come to these videos with a desire to LEARN. this is heavy stuff. Not always easy to understand. But you are here, watching a 19 minute video on TH-cam. It's super awesome that you care about this. Thanks for being here.
This is the sort of thing that leads to suicide via two shots to the head.
That's why Liberia uses the Imperial system lol, now I realised the reason😂😂😂
well that make sense now
Holy shiiit good catch man
Great observation! But what would be Myanmar's reason?
and why their flag is sooo similar to the US flag! It has red and white stripes (idk how many) with a blue rectangle in the upper left corner and one big star inside.
GREAT catch. Contrary to popular belief, the US doesn’t actually use the Imperial system, though. The US uses the imperial system’s brother: “US Customary Units”
Liberia and the US are the only two countries in the world that use US Customary units. Myanmar is a whole different story. They actually use Imperial
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units
Your research is incredible Johnny, and it keeps us informed. Thank you!! By the way your son could be an incredible journalist as his DAD!!! His question about what do the people who conduct some type of business in that building in Virginia do with all the info they receive, was so downright relevant, even though he’s still such a young little boy!!
I love how much time you put into your videos and your story telling. I respect how curious you are and the rabbit holes you go down. Amazing video I love these
Dude, this feels like the kind of hard hitting journalism that would get you targeted by the super rich company's assassin in a movie...
Or just google flag of convenience
Why? It's all perfectly legal.
@@robertp457 the people who write the laws don’t have to follow him, it’s legal for them to assassinate this guy just for looking into stuff, the elites are controlled by fallen angels so there’s that.
@@Ryan-fosho no, it’s not legal for them to assassinate him. and no it’s not akin to Edward Snowden either (as seen in other comments). the only reason why Johnny can find this is because it’s publically accessible
@@hoboid dude what I’m saying is if you have the power to make the laws you have the power to break them.
My grandparents were diplomats in Liberia when the civil war begun there. They were miraculously saved by the American army, but they never quite understood why Americans troops where there so quickly and so heavily armed. This may be an explanation, thank you!
it is united nation peacekeeper moron
@@religionofpeace3244 What makes you so sure? Were you there? Did you see their uniforms or anything?
@@religionofpeace3244 why so aggressive? 🙄
@@religionofpeace3244 *sure dude*
Diplomats didn't know what's going on. That's new
I just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos, your voice for documentary's with the in depth understanding and research you do. I would love to see things like this on the history channels im sure many others would as well! Keep up the fantastic work! - Mike from Canada.
I can tell you're a good person, and btw a Chomsky fan. I could see the influence (really, at the level of homage) of Prime's REQUIEM on your three part series on European conquest. And I just want to say to you and the team you're a part of: good job. Thanks for all the hard work you do. And please, by all (well, not quite ;) means, keep having all the fun you have...
Amazing video Johnny. The amount of time and research you put into this must’ve been overwhelming. Thank you for sharing stories like this with the world
There was one week between this and his last video. He spent most of his time on editing than research, analysis or drawing objective conclusions. This is almost a tabloid-level story.
@@maelstrom4126 I’m sure he probably works on more then one video at a time. Like in between doing research and waiting for people to get back to him with interviews etc then he can work on another video. Lol
Facts
Lamed Vav
Don’t be so gullible
Mate you make amazing videos, interesting stories, and are a true journalist. It is refreshing to see legit, passionate and thought provoking true world stories than what we see on mainstream these days. I love watching your content, and am keen to see what more you're able to produce!! Thank you.
I am so excited I came across your channel, each video is like watching a black mirror episode; completely mind blown! Keep up the amazing work Johnny :)
Of course it's a boring building. The entire idea is to remain inconspicuous.
right? same as those buildings that hide huge oil rigs.
They don't want to stand out they just want to be another ordinary building.
@@privateemail9755 As soon as he said a small country in Africa, I shouted out LIBERIA. because I have been reading on it a lot. And that country is REALLY interesting in many other ways.
@@sankarsah like what?
@@lucijarebrovic8058 the flag..
Absolutely the smoothest transition into a promotion ive seen on youtube
My thoughts exactly. Searched the comments for this, haha.
He’s pretty good at this
@@isaaccisneros9778 hello fellow Isaac
Right? This may have been the first TH-cam paid ad segment I actually didn't skip and that had my attention. Well done all around.
Man this guy is awesome. Love your stuff man, your living my dream. Please never stop doing deep research and keep being informative on topics that actually affect us.
Thank you for putting so much information together like this, your videos are amazing.
Came here from Borders, stayed for Johnny.
He’s just such a wonderful storyteller
Didn't we all
The 'United States' never disappoints me to get disappointed
disappoints*
Hahahahaahahahah
Try studying some actual history instead of watching this idiot’s videos. You would actually be grateful
United State is SAVAGE
@@Hollywood2021 grateful that...... Is he lying the united States is the most powerful nation on earth not by nature but by conniving,stealing, killing, enslaving and the like. That's how power is acquired mist people think the most dangerous countries are in the middle East or china but that is not so. It's the united States the government commits more atrocities than any nation on earth combined. It is just what it is.
Your reports are truly eye opening. There are such few sources that look into these “niche” topics. Thank you!
Wow! This is more than a school lectures. Johnny, you have really thought most of us what we didn't know about other continent. please keep the good work. I am a researcher with degree in History. I would really love to work with you. There's a whole to discuss in Africa. I will really be glad if you bring me on board to be part of your youtube company.
"start company in the CAYMENT islands"
"register my COPORATOIN"
I love the way Johnny is unafraid of the internet 😂
I noticed that too!! Totally relatable
My cold war with pedantic spelling people will continue until the end of time
My inner grammar nazi jumped to attention!
@@johnnyharris A large portion of your audience does not speak English as their first language. I also assume that even within those that do, there must be people with hearing problems as well, who rely on written text to understand what's going on in these videos. To them, these spelling errors might be a much bigger barrier than you think, an unnecessary barrier. Orthography is not "pedantic" or elitist or whatever, it is a means of being *accessible* and making things understandable to everyone. I know you've previously mentioned that you're dyslexic, but please keep this in mind and ask someone to proofread whenever possible. It would be a very thoughtful and considerate gesture. Thank you for your hard work.
@ You miss the point.
My son is dyslexic and also a genius in understanding spatial problems. If he spent the time he required to "deal" with his dyslexia instead of applying his ability to spatial issues and all the off-shoots of those problems, he would be impared. He wouldnt be applying his gift to the worlds benefit.
Sometimes the less difficult path choosen allows application for the better.
3:47 this is actually owned by a South Korean company called 한진해운. they also own ships like Hanjin Sydney and Hanjin Paris
i was gonna say that haha!
Thank you for exposing this situation. Please keep up the great work!
Keep making these videos. I enjoy hearing history that was never told
Never realized the US actually invented a whole country. Let's all help Johnny get to a million subs.
Actually it didn't "invent" Liberia, it CREATED Liberia
@@jupiterhouse Thanks for the correction GN.
Well it pretty standard practice and not surprised I mean look at the last 100 years of so called “influencing” other countries.
Learned about it just last week, however you only learn about it and many other things in an AP/ college level class
@@freedamerican5243 actually learned this in elementary
Every time John makes a video like this I start getting worried he’s going to randomly disappear with no trace 😭
That was my first thought. I hope he is doing this safely.
@Rajeev Vij may i introduce you to the CIA: inventors of LSD, traffickers of drugs, and perpetrators of "suicide by two shots to the head". He may very well disappear.
@@katzy3798 LOL🤣🤣🤣
He deserves it for being a traitor
Nobody cares. When I go I go.
I was stunned again from your awesome work to collect and exposes all those events connected along the history and make understandable to me. Thanks you’re brave and consistent take care. Luigi . V.
Brilliant seamless transition from story to ad. Bravo.
Okay but that research though... like how do you even find where the mail goes in Liberia 😂 incredible. Great video.
Did not expect to see you here
If you look up any register for Liberian offshore companies you will see that all the mail is forwarded to the same location. This is a same for all the places for all around the world. In the EU United Kingdom is one of the biggest offshore countries as they have a special type of company that is an LLC but not allowed to trade within UK. In return it pays no tax. There are flats in London with multiple thousand of companies registered. It is also pretty easy to register, 125 EUR and 10 minutes. Currency fair business account is a few euros and you are ready to go without any tax.
@@DanielBulyovcsity Hey, this is an interesting topic, and you seem to know about this stuff. So... I'm wondering why for example a Spanish guy starting a company would choose to start a British LLC instead of for example in the Caymans. Do you know.
@@udkc keep in mind all these only work if you are doing some business that does not require a physical location in your country (like you can't do this if you are a hairdresser or car mechanic hope you get what I mean) cayman, malta etc. all has different prices to start a company and their laws are slightly different. I know in Malta you still have to pay some taxes (not much tho) and you can take the rest of the money as dividend. You also need at least one more guy in the company as a "secretary".
So the fastest, cheapest, simplest is the UK company. Literally 10 minute to do, you need to photoshop an english utility bill to prove your address (they won't accept spanish) and basically that's it. You don't need to submit invoices (tho it is vise to collect them). There is a 100eur upkeep fee yearly. You will create a business account in transferwise or revolut wichever you fancy most and you receive all your money there via transfer. You can spend directly on the business account for clothes, travel, restaurant etc. whatever you can describe as business spend. This will be 100% invisible for your government. However you should not buy groceries and other daily stuff this way.
The second step I cannot help with is to talk to an accountant and figure out what is the cheapest way in spain to get your money. You will have two case: smaller amounts for daily living and bigger spend (like buying a car). You will need to pay some tax tonthe governmenr when you want to spend a bigger amount.
@@DanielBulyovcsity Oh, so it's basically just down to what's cheapest and/or most convenient. I was thinking maybe it was related to some kind of EU regulation since you mentioned it - e.g. a rule that made it harder to operate tax haven registrered companies inside the EU.
I see now that you only meant to point out that UK provides a tax haven inside EU. Which I do find both interesting and scary. Didn't know that at all. Although I'm aware of these buildings with like 100s or 1000s of shell companies on the same address. Thought that was just some smoke & mirrors-stuff though.
And I only used Spain as an example cause my own country is an EEC country 😅
“How US stole Middle East Part 2” please
Yes, please!
@USA 2 MEXICO shut up, us stole it.
@USA 2 MEXICO US&A stole Iraq to harvest its infinite reservoir of pubis to break Kazakhstan's monopoly on pubis business and for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Trumpistan. Great success!
And make it longerrrrrrrrrrrrr
Yes I'm waiting for it 😔
Wow.
I'm listening.
Great work by you and your team!
great info! awesome vids!
The US is like the eldest cousin. The first one to mess up everything for you yet walks around like they did something good.
America bad
@@akalion213 yes
This video isn't talking about the US, it's about corporations and the title is misleading. What you're saying is unrelated.
@@akalion213 no
America is more like your step dad. And you just left for college and he kinda forgot you existed
This is so so f*ed up!
Thank you for putting light on this, as an African I have always seen foreign hands and what they did to some of the countries I've visited and know about. but this is some next-level ish man
Not really foreigners but companies u should look into socialism
Really? You think its worse than what the French do to their "former" colonies?
@@dustin628 not worse bro, I'm from Sudan and I know what the Europeans did to Africa. But that doesn't take from how messed up this is as well
@@KDH-br6hy if their countries didn't allow them to, it won't be a problem
Lots of sneaky and currupt polititions in Africa...
Great content Johnny brotha !!
Awesome video. Love learning from you. Thx
"this is the type of video that i wanna do more of" *YES, PLEASE,* this TOO is the type of video that i wanna WATCH more of
Ikr, his videos never skip a beat
Watch his video on the McDonald’s ice cream machines. The amount of research is nuts. The cypres one is good, the Texas statehood, the Philippines, the Hawaii is short but still good…learning so much.
*Jhonny Harris: where the US hides its secrets
*Vox 2 weeks later: where the US is hiding Jhonny Harris
Hahahhaha
It's not china
Excellent video, once again! Thanks a lot.
Your content is so in depth... Nicely done Johnny harris.... Loyal subscriber here from Philippines... ❤️❤️❤️❤️
**Not a secret anymore now, is it? Lol**
Hey the secrets are still secrets 😅
Well in a way this is the saddest thing right. It's not a secret but most people don't want to talk about it or don't care. You saw how easy it is to Google a company that will handle registering your company for you, it doesn't exactly take much imagination and thinking to wonder what might happen to the fees and small taxes you pay. Have you ever seen a headline about the amazing achievements these governments have done with the wealth they have? But hey, when people are registering their companies they're thinking about making a tonne of money and they don't want to think about what happens to that money.
i was so sad when borders ended, but this is even better if that was possible!
Borders is still great D:
@@cottontheeastercottontailr265 borders is still great!!
@@cottontheeastercottontailr265 You visited the Liberian registry TH-cam page I saw you there
This so awesome journalism bruh I love your work
I have just tuned in to your videos, and as a result my awareness and knowledge of the world has grown exponentially.
Thank you
Me too. But like everything else, do your research and confirm said history
you can tell Johnny really cares about his country because he actually goes looking for what they do wrong and does something to fix it
The US government did not make a dime off the entire process described in this video. And nothing would stop a company from any other nation to do exactly the same as the supposed US companies in the video(and in fact they do)
I'm no fan of the government but to imply that they did something wrong here is disingenuous
Weird patriotism ? What action is he takingh
@Shah Bhuiyan Biden Voters...
...we’re going to hold you to your and the democrat party commitments.
▪️DEFUND THE POLICE
▪️ Defund the Pentagon
▪️ removal of the Trump tax cuts
▪️ implement the Biden tax program, including the taxation of individuals making above $400k and the increase of corporate tax rates
▪️ shut down all fracking
▪️ you have 100 days to sign an executive order on gun control, including confiscation of AR-15’s, AK-47’s, and high capacity magazines, so end of April 2021
▪️ shut down US drilling for domestic oil
▪️a dark winter with a nationwide mandate of masks, enforcing lockdowns, restricting travel and tourism
▪️ phase out US mining operations
▪️ free healthcare for all
Illegals in the country
▪️ replace “Obamacare” with “BidenCare”
▪️ limit the size of family get togethers at holidays, like the California model
▪️ free college for everyone, including those here illegally
▪️ implement $15 an hour minimum living wage
▪️ legalization of late term abortions up to time of birth
▪️ tear down the wall built on the southern border
▪️ create a path to citizenship for all ~22 million illegals currently in the country
▪️ pack the Supreme Court, or implement a rotating justice methodology
▪️ abolish the electoral college
▪️ implement “Truth and Reconciliation Commissions” on all of Trumps enablers
▪️ make DC and Puerto Rico the 51st and 52nd states
You wanted this, you’re going to get it.
No more talk, do it. Show the results.
Talk about the American eugenics movement everyone just kinda forgot about.
Check out philosophy tube and shaun for content covering that too 😇
"everyone just kinda forgot about it." - D&D
Centered and lead by Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood - a company which still chooses to set up shop in primarily impoverished neighborhoods
@@ray8838 if people wanna have abortions let them, nothing wrong with helping to slow the population growth
Bill Gates hasn't forgotten his father's plans here
This is so good..dude, this is top level investigative journalism
@johnnyharris is the only person that can not only make me watch the ad but actually get emotional when watching it. One, big, WTF! In the most endearing way. I'm dreaming of a time when this type of content will be what's considered mainstream media! ❤
"thank you fully for sponsoring this video. Let's get back to the story"
TH-cam: Sounds like the perfect time to play an ad
Remember “deregulation” just means to “regulate in a way I prefer”
Dumb statement...
Smart man
@@bdkamil95 shut up
@@alynfrank6746 you're that kind of person that loves living in cage, right?
@@bdkamil95 I like living humbly, If it means equality I would
Love how you slide the ad into your story lol Well done sir !
Belated thank you John plus any team/supporters :)
Wow I’m a junior in high school and I did not learn anything like this before. Thank you for enlightening me, I will be subscribing!
Absolutely incredible! This is the journalism we should expect from the entire industry. Johnny you are the bar.
Wonderful video lad!!
Your videos give me goosebumps! We appreciate you for sharing your knowledge. Thank you and keep up the great work
Exceptional transition into the ad. It took me a hot minute to even realize I was in the middle of one. I was like “Fully sounds like a good company.” before I even realized what was happening.
now this is real journalism
Good work, keep up the great job
this is AMAZING WORK John ! ... super -well research ! Thank you!
Imagine if this guy has as much resource as the conventional media do. How incredible of you!
With those resources comes the strings attached to them. There's a reason why independent journalism is so vastly different from the corporation owned.
How do U know who he works for ? Individual or cooperate everything must clear the F.C.C. Everything.
@@hollmerusjourney2304 what strings are attached?
Conventional media is a facade. There’s a reason they don’t cover it
@@l3gendarylag805 Maybe like "oh you cant do that story because I have friends that in that company". Just a guess though
I love how you often give the historic background on topics. It's really interesting to understand how things are connected and where they come from
I've been just binge watching your channel your doing your thing so informative I got ADHD and you keep my attention stay blessed
I cannot explain how much I love your channel. Please make long form documentaries
Hanjin is a South Korean shipping company, not “clearly Chinese.”
I live in Korea, it's a very Korean company, I've gotten many packages from their courier company.
ITs ThE SamE tHiNg
I think Hanjin, a korean company, named their ships after foreign cities which is why the ship is called Hanjin Beijing.
if you search the name you get the mention of two countries maybe something is going on over that company
I thought the title was a bit misleading; "the US" sounded like the US government. But really it's US companies, which is slightly different.
But is it? If you think about the influence big US companies have on the US government? I am from a small European country and the idea of money alone controlling the results of major elections, how it is shown in the US a lot of the time scares me.
It gets people to click because fuck the US government is what people feel strongly compared to Companies
@@NoUnreadWords Money often follows the winner not because money controls the outcome, but because the rich donate to whoever they think is going to win in an effort to gain favors. This is why 2016 was the exception; the candidate which made and spent less money won. Everyone, even the ultra rich, thought Hillary would win.
The USA is a privatised oligarchy. There's no distinction between the state and business.
@@jimjoerobinson Ironically, you can shit on the US govt and corporations but insult their version of twisted capitalism and people will lose their shit
Just came across your channel! Great work sir, got yourself a new subscriber
Great documentary. 😊
Duration doesn't matter when the content is so high quality. This 19 minute video felt like a breeze because the content was so engaging. Also the music made the experience even more exciting. I would love to see a full length documentary directed by you on a topic like this.
at first I was turned off by the clickbaity title. However, this was a really, really good video.
Yeah im confused as to how 1 company = the US hiding its secrets
@@warbler1984 because this is one example of the formula countless companies use.
No it wasn’t
Awesome vid, awesome story telling.
Wow! Love, love, love this channel. Just really great factual, thought provoking storytelling.
This is it. This is it exactly the type of journaling I’ve been looking for and I’ve never seen it done better... nothing short of remarkable.
Johnny, damn. Beautifully scripted, narrated, shot and edited. Very few people in this world can tell a story like you, and the way you carry a viewer through each section is wonderful.
This video was poorly researched and doesn't have a point. What are the 'secrets' that the U.S. is 'hiding' in Liberia? The U.S. didn't create Liberia or the private company that operates within Liberia. There are many different international tax havens, such as Liberia, that are used by many countries (not just the U.S.). Lastly, this is all public knowledge that is slanted to be more like propaganda than journalism.
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@@kujstrawmulch5880 You still can't answer the simple question. What are the big 'secrets' that the U.S. is 'hiding' in Libera? Lol. This was a click-bait propaganda video. _Look at that big, scary office building!!!_ This video was trash.😉
Wow Johnny I live in the dmv as well and learning this opened my eyes ty!
Your reporting is excellent and such a breath of fresh air in a time of corrupt and stagnant news coverage. Really top level work.
That is one of the best placements of an add that I've seen in a youtube video, didn't even realise till more than half way into the fully section.
My parents are from Monrovia, they told me about some of this but didn’t go into much detail. Thanks for making this video!
Outstanding research and presentation.
My Favorite Journalist of this decade. Love your Work
Thank you
I gotta say, the quality of production of these videos is what keeps bringing me back. I haven't watched a single one yet that left me unhappy and/or unsatisfied. Good work, Johnny
“Down the road”
*goes across the city*
The fact that you put a yellow bar is another level of transparency
This is the 21st century journalism Im willing to pay for
Fascinating. I love your journalism
Great video. Thanks!
Please keep doing more stories like this! Not only are you uncovering a lot of important stories, you are making crucial connections between them and now.
Johnny, your curiosity is a vehicle that rolls through many of our lives. I appreciate your storytelling setup, creating a narrative with bite size informative history is not an easy task. You’re doing a great job, man. I’m trying to do the same thing with my children, I can only imagine how much work that actually is, you are making consumable content that is genuinely interesting and unique. Good to see that you can shift to a solo-non-Vox arrangement. Both experiences were/are great! Thank you.
Terrific content!
This was quite eye opening!