Man, I've red the substack of urs. Just splendid work. These videos give character... And makes me understand on the ways, that are universal. God bless Yemen, and justice for all oppressed!
This one podcast was more interesting than usual, really. Great historical insights, really. In the end it's all up to class war: the USSR (in spite of contradictions) gave Humanity hope, it's collapse ruined us.
This episode needs a second viewing - so much to digest and so much more information than what is generally glossed over by 'war documentaries' of that period. What would be interesting is to understand why Russia always caves to certain demands especially after the dissolution of the Soviet. Thank you Justin your work is sanity preserving
They're a capitalist country, also very invested into Zionism (1.5 million Israelis are Russian). We should not put our hopes in any capitalist regime, even socialist ones are sometimes not good enough (especially not under the ideologues of "socialism in one country", which is nationalism rather than true socialism, legit but closer to capitalism in scope: narrow-minded). Another issue is that Russia has a defensive geostrategy because it already controls (even after the collapse of the USSR) more than it can probably hold onto (at least by conventional, non-nuclear, weapons): in terms of population is just double the size of France but in terms of extension is massive. Meanwhile the USA has an aggressive geostrategy: only their "island" (North America or even all America) they control only a small fraction of the world's resources and markets, which are concentrated in Eurasia (and to lesser extent also Africa), and that's a problem for their endless greed (the USA alone suckles 25% of global wealth, with its empire it's probably more than half), hence they "need" to control very large parts of Eurasia and Africa in order to remain privileged, and thus they "need" to be at almost constant war with whatever Eurasian powers that may emerge. This is largely inherited from English imperialism, with some variations. The Brits were determined notably to not let any European great power emerge dominant, in those days the rest of the world were not rivals to European technological superiority yet, so controlling Asia, Africa and even Latin America was much more feasible for them. It's poorly known but, in the midst of the Napoleonic wars, Britain conquered all India faster than Alexander conquered Persia, and if China was not partitioned was only because Britain and the USA felt they would lose with such colonial arrangement.
@@LuisAldamizThank you, broadly agree. What do you think the Russian Government strategy was and is re Israel ? Israel is rock solid allied to the US that wants to destroy Russia. To me it looks like the Russian strategy was and is foolish, maybe partly driven by antisemitism like British Zionism.
"A struggle between those states which accepted Western Hegemony and those nationalist Arab states which rejected subjugation to Western interests." Thank you for reminding me what the "conflict" was about!
Justin, hugely informative stuff. We live such short lives, how to pay attention to longer histories behind , presently, & to unfold! We need this work you give! Thank you!
highly informative - thank you! I am again impressed with the sheer depth and determination of the colonial powers which has been so cleverly hidden from us for decades. The quantity of coups was the first big surprise for me, the tenacity and power!!
Thank you Justin, I learn so much more about the history of the world from you than I ever did in US history class. No surprise there but still very much appreciated and it helps to understand the world.
And Soviet help with weapons had re-emerged in 2022 when US tried to isolate Russia and many in the "global south" would mention how Soviet Union helped them when they needed help... which infuriated US State Department that seemed to have no idea of how much good will Russia had in the global south.
And also concurrently how much hate and mistrust there is towards the US in the global south. They're like "What the hell? Russia are more popular than us?" - geography and history have never been America's strong point.
Reagan was giving Israel and Egypt $20 Billion a year back then. He tried hard to start WWIII to make Jesus come to Jerusalem and bring Ronnie to heaven, (so he wouldn't have to die). Intervention gave Col. Ghaddafi 25+ more years of life, after Israeli spy was arrested in U.S. Obama returned Israeli spy, and Shillary Clintstoned had Ghaddafi killed etc
Thank you Justin, great learning for me.😊 I have to find out more. How can people live without battles and empires and experience and enjoy the beauty and challenges of this amazing planet?😊
That should happen because wars and empires largely belong to a quite bygone era: the Landownerist-Warlordist-Patriarchal one of the Metal Ages. Capitalism, even if derived from that, is also antagonist to such historical legacy, as it seeks not so much to control as to brutally exploit in short-sighted greedy, corrupt ways, producing a major civilizational crisis we are now experiencing, one that is largely a matter of class war but also of planetary sustainability. The latter can only be resolved by going eco-socialist at global level, and the former too.
highly informative - thank you! I am again impressed with the sheer depth and determination of the colonial powers which has been so cleverly hidden from us for decades. The quantity of coups was the first big surprise for me, the tenacity and power!! But then yes the repetitive nature of the players - you said it all and what is happening now should not be a surprise. Still the bigger international shift towards a multipolar world and the impact of the genocide on the global community makes the future as uncertain as ever - we are in new territories despite these repeated patterns.
Love you dude! over the last year you thought me more than any school or teacher ever has on the topic of western fuhckery.. All while staying cool calm and collected haha, Role model behaviour!!! Thanks again
There's an old Humphrey Bogart movie from the 1930's that depicts 1922 Syrua quite well I think. 'Scirocco' (like the African southern desert wind). The French were already shelling Damascus by then. Viscount Allenby reached Allepo by fall of 1918 and Treaty with Turkey was signed 12 days before 11, Nov. 1918 in the end of October 1918. Turkey picked the wrong side, they pulled a false flag on Russia with German battleship group shelling Sebastopol by Nov. 1914 bringing them into the conflict Lord Balfour wanted all along.
Nice video. You mentioned relations between Israel and the US. Abrams goes into that in detail in his latest book - which gives an interesting comparison of American relations with Israel and American relations with South Korea. You might like to cover that section, it’s from one of the last chapters. China And America's Spheres Of Influence: Tipping Points To Decide A New Cold War
On UAR, there was the issue of Nasser wanting to lead and a colonial and pretty Westphalian impulse of self preservation. That led to problems with Palestinian resistance as well, including in Gaza, which Egypt held through 1967, and ultimately helped the Arab Nationalist Movement fall apart and reconstitute as Palestinian political movements. Keeping in mind the original PLO was created under Nasser to maintain control. Not to mention the class contradictions and land questions within Egypt. There are limits to a top down state led developmentalism that isn't based on multi scalar peoples institutions that sustain it. (I will die on that hill.) Nasser was after all a coup leader of the Free Officers. We still see the results of that kind of republic in Egypt.
Very interesting historical facts that explain the present better. North Africa has lived something similar with the French occupation. The French were bloody. The independence movement was very fierce on Algeria. In Tunisia, too, but with less blood. The outcome was different, too. Neocolonialism manifested itself after the independence to stop any economic independence and link with the USSR. We are still in the fight for liberation.
Valuable history lesson, Prof. Podur. Also thanks to the listener who suggested Abrams’ book on Syria. Sadat’s fate was well-earned, in my view. I didn’t know the extent of his betrayal until now. During these lulls in the fighting, with exception of Yemen, it’s worthwhile to get informed. Although no one can predict the future, shocks are lessened somewhat with a little foreknowledge. The Fall of Syria was still a harsh blow, but Erdogan’s betrayal is now contextualized for me. This is not new evidently.
Thank you Justin. All those student loans could have been conveniently side stepped if I had you to listen to a decade+ ago 🙏😁 this was very informative and welcomed.
A precursor to the Soviet military power dimension occurred in Japan. This is why although they later colonized Korea and became an empire, they were admired by Black and Brown races of the world, from intellectuals such as WEB DuBois and Samir Amin to Black activists (including Garveyites) in the US through the 1930s and 1940s. A big piece was recognition that technological and military dominance explains Western imperialism and colonization. (I've thought about this in writing at various points.)
Whoa… the extent to which Sadat set back the counter hegemonic forces is truly mind boggling. I didn’t know about the S-200s. Israel could have been defeated right then. Counter factuals are problematic of course but, as Laith Marouf has said, West Asia would or at least could have been far more populous and prosperous without the presence of a colonial entity whose primary purpose it is to serve empire by disrupting the integration and holding back the development of the region. Back to the S-200s… the Russians have far superior ground based anti air defences than the Americans do now, in our timeline. Imagine if the Americans never got a chance, or at least not until much later, to reverse engineer the S-200s … would the gap be wider or would the Soviets/Russians maybe had the chance to maintain a comfortable advantage with less effort? Would western air power have been less effective in their imperial interventions?
11:49 One of the USSR's many contributions to the progressive forces of history is the Katyuska rocket system being used in Lebanon against fascists today.
29:35 Messerschmitt, a Nazi, designed Germany's WW2 fighter aircraft and did groundbreaking work on jet propulsion. He's importantly a Nazi who was tried before a 'denazification court' and sentenced to a couple of years for using slave labor, then was reinstalled as president of the company, and they transitioned from planes to cars, sewing machines, etc.
Great video Justin. Willi Messerschmitt’s ME109 was the most used German fighter of WW2 (served from Spanish Civil War to 1945) and his ME 262 was the first successful jet fighter.
12:19 so...the "fight against Communism" was never actually about Communism and actually about the fact the Soviet Union (which happened to be communist) was helping countries, which the US saw as their colony, to free themselves from the grip of the US. At least that's how I connect the dots. Interested in other thoughts.
Thanks Justin! Initially what stands out is Sadat’s betrayal!! I had no idea. No wonder why he was portrayed favorably in US media…(as I remember it, anyway)
Disunity of colonized peoples and nations, like disunity of the underclasses within the empire, is the seemingly insurmountable obstacle to quelling sociopathy. Seems sociopaths are much better at unifying.
I read that book some 7 years ago and all this time, I had assumed you must have read it too. Great to see you give such a full account of its first chapter. I will also read his book on false flags, thanks for flagging that one.
Thank you for the history lesson Professor! What stood out for me was the betrayal by Sadat…Egypt could have done so much better for themselves and for the world!! PS Please tell your new leader that we don’t need a 51st state!!! 😂
I love the Soviet link to 20th-century decolonization, but you're being too humble in this regard. I've been learning all about this through listening to YOU, the past year. I mean, come on.
Wow. This was fascinating. Thanks Justin PS. If ever you have the chance, it would be great if you could do a deep dive into the Muslim Brotherhood and the role they have played. A lot of the people in my social circle regard them as benign actors and quickly jump to their defence. I have to confess that I know next to nothing about them except for the tales of the organisationxs origins as related by.people who are sympathetic and totally buy into their whole ethos, believing them to be legit and scoff at any notion that they are puppets of US hegemony. And also, what are their links with Hamas? Okay wow, that's a lot. Thank you in advance. I learn so much from you and your perspectives on these matters. You always provide much food for thought and new rabbit holes to go explore.
All I can say at this point: all normal people should sit down and cry over their stupidity and powerlessness. Then bow to the former Soviet Union. Behind that, we need to find ways to make the facts reach the masses. Here's an interesting one: In the former Yugoslavia, in World War II, more civilians and soldiers died in the fight against the Nazis than Americans and Britons combined. Today we mock the former Yugoslavia, we treat the role that country played in a derogatory way. And the countries that played the main roles in the dissolution of that country are now proudly shouting that they do not want to be balkanized. Thank you for this episode. Try to save Canada.
Yugoslavia was a very advanced country that we should all learn from. Not perfect for sure, nothing is, but it was something to behold, the most advanced country in the Mediterranean region, even more than Italy.
Hey Justin can you post a link or share the name of the show you do on ww1? I don’t think I caught the name of it. I love that kind of stuff would be interested in listening to it ! Thanks so much 🙏
I'm mildly surprised you didn't appreciate the huge role the post war Soviet arms industry played in decolonization. Let's all give thanks to cheap, reliable and effective Russian arms in the hands of resistance fighters everywhere. Thanks for your work Justin, always an education.
30:03 I happened to be in Ottawa this week and went to the air and space museum for the first time. I grew up on my aviation nerd dad's Avro stories. Made sure to get some pics for him. Also nothing is more Canadian than our cringey 'pick me' energy as demonstrated by a display of the leg of the lunar lander which we built. We can be so embarassing sometimes.
Empire has always worked like this. Ally with one tribe, turn them against the other. Bribe leaders to betray their own people. What's interesting is that the opponents of empire never seem to be able to use the same tactics against them for some reason.
You refer to a Syrian called Shadily. Is this who you mean ? Saʿd aš-Šāḏilī (Saad el-Shazly): He was an Egyptian military officer born on April 1, 1922, and died on February 10, 2011. He served as the commander of the first paratrooper battalion in the Egyptian army and led the first United Arab Force in the Republic of Congo as part of the UN forces in 1960. He was also the military attaché to London from 1961 to 1963 and the chief of the Egyptian special forces from 1967 to 1969. On May 16, 1971, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, a position he held until December 13, 1973. He played a significant role in the October War (Yom Kippur War) against Israel, leading the successful Egyptian attack on the Israeli Bar-Lev Line. However, in 1973, he was dismissed from his military positions by President Anwar Sadat and later became Egypt’s ambassador to several countries. He was critical of the Camp David Accords in 1978 and was subsequently dismissed from his military and diplomatic positions and forced into exile in Algeria.
Is there a connection between our willingness to look the other way as wars and genocides are committed with our tax dollars, and our willingness to look the other way as temperatures soar past all historical norms while our cities burn and biodivesity collapses on our earth - our only home?
Yes. In the USA specially all that produces benefits, it allows the USA to suckle 25% of global wealth with only 5% of the population. Granted that most goes to the oligarchs but some crumbs always fall from the table to grateful lackeys.
If the struggles between the Empire and independence movements in west Asia always end up being a wash, what in this history can we find that might serve as a tipping point for the region to achieve long term independence from the West? Or is revolution in this region just a pipe dream?
Thank U for another educational SR. It’s sad to hear some of the history (Sadat’s) of betrayals in West Asia. What’s happening in WA has been in the works for decades. The Palestinians are the most oppressed, yet the strongest in resisting the West and its G’cidal proxy. The resistance continues BDS BDS BDS.
2 thoughts; thanks for another great vid 1) the west preferring compradors to direct rule makes me think of what the PA is doing in Jenin rn. also so so many other examples 2) another repetition from the past, Syria targeting the PLO in their invasion of Lebanon so that the zionist occupation wouldn't come after them, and they still did anyways... similar to Syria not opening a front under Al-Aqsa Flood and still getting dismantled. Also makes me think of Walter Reuther purging communists from the labor movement and still getting killed. Even if you do everything the imperialists want, they'll cut you out as soon as it's not convenient. They'll probably abandon the PA someday, they're already looking at abandoning the Kurds, and on the eve of the liberation of Palestine they'll probably abandon the zionists too
The Baath is old school: single party social-nationalism of the mid 20th century. Disciplinary Fordism that has been obsolete for five decades already (this applies also to China even). While Arab secularism and pan-Arabism may re-emerge, they will need new formats. In fact I believe that the Kurdish-plus revolutionary movement actually offers a much more advanced formula up-dated to late Toyotism and the necessary breakthrough towards eco-socialism.
Excellent book. Lots of good info. Another related topic is Christian Zionism. New book: Christian Zionism - A Deconstruction by Alex Posoukh (Amazon). Written by a denatured Soviet Jew (lol) turned liberal Christian - memoir, theology, politics, genetics, archeology, Hasbara etc.
One lesson I gathered from this is that reasoning and compromising with the West does not help anyone in the end...
Thanks Justin. Its amazing how a little history puts things into perspective.
Im one of those who know to little about Syria, been looking forward to this. Thank you Justin.
This deserves a lot more views. Thankyou.
The tentacles of the 'blob'..... everywhere.
The coup that failed in Syria 🇸🇾, is in William Blum’s book Killing Hope chapter 12 Syria 1956-1957: purchasing a new government
Man, I've red the substack of urs. Just splendid work. These videos give character... And makes me understand on the ways, that are universal.
God bless Yemen, and justice for all oppressed!
This one podcast was more interesting than usual, really. Great historical insights, really. In the end it's all up to class war: the USSR (in spite of contradictions) gave Humanity hope, it's collapse ruined us.
This episode needs a second viewing - so much to digest and so much more information than what is generally glossed over by 'war documentaries' of that period. What would be interesting is to understand why Russia always caves to certain demands especially after the dissolution of the Soviet. Thank you Justin your work is sanity preserving
They're a capitalist country, also very invested into Zionism (1.5 million Israelis are Russian). We should not put our hopes in any capitalist regime, even socialist ones are sometimes not good enough (especially not under the ideologues of "socialism in one country", which is nationalism rather than true socialism, legit but closer to capitalism in scope: narrow-minded).
Another issue is that Russia has a defensive geostrategy because it already controls (even after the collapse of the USSR) more than it can probably hold onto (at least by conventional, non-nuclear, weapons): in terms of population is just double the size of France but in terms of extension is massive. Meanwhile the USA has an aggressive geostrategy: only their "island" (North America or even all America) they control only a small fraction of the world's resources and markets, which are concentrated in Eurasia (and to lesser extent also Africa), and that's a problem for their endless greed (the USA alone suckles 25% of global wealth, with its empire it's probably more than half), hence they "need" to control very large parts of Eurasia and Africa in order to remain privileged, and thus they "need" to be at almost constant war with whatever Eurasian powers that may emerge.
This is largely inherited from English imperialism, with some variations. The Brits were determined notably to not let any European great power emerge dominant, in those days the rest of the world were not rivals to European technological superiority yet, so controlling Asia, Africa and even Latin America was much more feasible for them. It's poorly known but, in the midst of the Napoleonic wars, Britain conquered all India faster than Alexander conquered Persia, and if China was not partitioned was only because Britain and the USA felt they would lose with such colonial arrangement.
@@LuisAldamizThank you, broadly agree. What do you think the Russian Government strategy was and is re Israel ? Israel is rock solid allied to the US that wants to destroy Russia. To me it looks like the Russian strategy was and is foolish, maybe partly driven by antisemitism like British Zionism.
Hear, hear!
Masterclass.
Thank you.
This filled in a lot of blank spaces for me.🎉🎉🎉
"A struggle between those states which accepted Western Hegemony and those nationalist Arab states which rejected subjugation to Western interests."
Thank you for reminding me what the "conflict" was about!
Justin, hugely informative stuff. We live such short lives, how to pay attention to longer histories behind , presently, & to unfold! We need this work you give! Thank you!
Excited to listen to this. Thank you dear Justin.
Thanks justin this was wonderful.
Thank you so much. I am here... :(
I appreciate your teachings being shared SO much!
This episode is going to require multiple revisiting. Wah!
Thank you for the history lesson ❤
highly informative - thank you!
I am again impressed with the sheer depth and determination of the colonial powers which has been so cleverly hidden from us for decades.
The quantity of coups was the first big surprise for me, the tenacity and power!!
Thank you Justin, I learn so much more about the history of the world from you than I ever did in US history class. No surprise there but still very much appreciated and it helps to understand the world.
And Soviet help with weapons had re-emerged in 2022 when US tried to isolate Russia and many in the "global south" would mention how Soviet Union helped them when they needed help... which infuriated US State Department that seemed to have no idea of how much good will Russia had in the global south.
And also concurrently how much hate and mistrust there is towards the US in the global south. They're like "What the hell? Russia are more popular than us?" - geography and history have never been America's strong point.
Reagan was giving Israel and Egypt $20 Billion a year back then. He tried hard to start WWIII to make Jesus come to Jerusalem and bring Ronnie to heaven, (so he wouldn't have to die). Intervention gave Col. Ghaddafi 25+ more years of life, after Israeli spy was arrested in U.S. Obama returned Israeli spy, and Shillary Clintstoned had Ghaddafi killed etc
Ah great, i was hoping i would see you here soon!
Thanks Justin for your insights
It'd be great if you could invite Gabriel Rockhill to discuss Syrian history.
Really great analysis
Yay! Thank you.
This was great, thank you.
Fascinating, thank you.
Thank you Justin, great learning for me.😊
I have to find out more. How can people live without battles and empires and experience and enjoy the beauty and challenges of this amazing planet?😊
That should happen because wars and empires largely belong to a quite bygone era: the Landownerist-Warlordist-Patriarchal one of the Metal Ages. Capitalism, even if derived from that, is also antagonist to such historical legacy, as it seeks not so much to control as to brutally exploit in short-sighted greedy, corrupt ways, producing a major civilizational crisis we are now experiencing, one that is largely a matter of class war but also of planetary sustainability. The latter can only be resolved by going eco-socialist at global level, and the former too.
Amazing breakdown thank you so much for this
Fascinating insights from Justin.Many thanks.
Ngā mihi Justin, interesting kōrero. I’ll be rewatching, so much information to digest
I want to learn to do what you do, truly, this is vital work.
Thanks for reading the comment section, Justin!
highly informative - thank you!
I am again impressed with the sheer depth and determination of the colonial powers which has been so cleverly hidden from us for decades.
The quantity of coups was the first big surprise for me, the tenacity and power!!
But then yes the repetitive nature of the players - you said it all and what is happening now should not be a surprise.
Still the bigger international shift towards a multipolar world and the impact of the genocide on the global community makes the future as uncertain as ever - we are in new territories despite these repeated patterns.
The cashmere sweater is a good look for you!
Love you dude! over the last year you thought me more than any school or teacher ever has on the topic of western fuhckery.. All while staying cool calm and collected haha, Role model behaviour!!! Thanks again
There's an old Humphrey Bogart movie from the 1930's that depicts 1922 Syrua quite well I think. 'Scirocco' (like the African southern desert wind). The French were already shelling Damascus by then. Viscount Allenby reached Allepo by fall of 1918 and Treaty with Turkey was signed 12 days before 11, Nov. 1918 in the end of October 1918. Turkey picked the wrong side, they pulled a false flag on Russia with German battleship group shelling Sebastopol by Nov. 1914 bringing them into the conflict Lord Balfour wanted all along.
Thank you ....learned a lot .
Thank you Justin. ❤❤❤Extremely educating how the West apparently does not change its ways.
Nice video. You mentioned relations between Israel and the US. Abrams goes into that in detail in his latest book - which gives an interesting comparison of American relations with Israel and American relations with South Korea. You might like to cover that section, it’s from one of the last chapters.
China And America's Spheres Of Influence: Tipping Points To Decide A New Cold War
Amazing work, my friend, from Palermo, Sicily
All I know is that if it was my planet these psychos are destroying, I'd be pissed.
great historical run down much appreciated
I've read Stephen Gowan's book on Syria and al-Assad.
Justin your last world war civ blew my mind I felt like Charlie from iasip listening
thanks Justin
Thank you for the history primer on Syria Justin. Appreciate your work.
Thank you Justin ❤
On UAR, there was the issue of Nasser wanting to lead and a colonial and pretty Westphalian impulse of self preservation. That led to problems with Palestinian resistance as well, including in Gaza, which Egypt held through 1967, and ultimately helped the Arab Nationalist Movement fall apart and reconstitute as Palestinian political movements. Keeping in mind the original PLO was created under Nasser to maintain control. Not to mention the class contradictions and land questions within Egypt. There are limits to a top down state led developmentalism that isn't based on multi scalar peoples institutions that sustain it. (I will die on that hill.) Nasser was after all a coup leader of the Free Officers. We still see the results of that kind of republic in Egypt.
47:10 History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
Very interesting historical facts that explain the present better.
North Africa has lived something similar with the French occupation. The French were bloody.
The independence movement was very fierce on Algeria. In Tunisia, too, but with less blood. The outcome was different, too. Neocolonialism manifested itself after the independence to stop any economic independence and link with the USSR.
We are still in the fight for liberation.
Thank you Justin. I think the most important thing is do not try and appease the western countries and not invite their companies into your economy.
Amazing, but very complicated.
You hadn't heard of Messerschmitt?? He designed half the German planes in WW2.
Amazing history. Thanks buddy
Valuable history lesson, Prof. Podur. Also thanks to the listener who suggested Abrams’ book on Syria. Sadat’s fate was well-earned, in my view. I didn’t know the extent of his betrayal until now. During these lulls in the fighting, with exception of Yemen, it’s worthwhile to get informed.
Although no one can predict the future, shocks are lessened somewhat with a little foreknowledge. The Fall of Syria was still a harsh blow, but Erdogan’s betrayal is now contextualized for me. This is not new evidently.
💜🙏🏻💜🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸Justin🇵🇸🇵🇸
Thank you Justin. All those student loans could have been conveniently side stepped if I had you to listen to a decade+ ago 🙏😁 this was very informative and welcomed.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks
A precursor to the Soviet military power dimension occurred in Japan. This is why although they later colonized Korea and became an empire, they were admired by Black and Brown races of the world, from intellectuals such as WEB DuBois and Samir Amin to Black activists (including Garveyites) in the US through the 1930s and 1940s. A big piece was recognition that technological and military dominance explains Western imperialism and colonization. (I've thought about this in writing at various points.)
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Whoa… the extent to which Sadat set back the counter hegemonic forces is truly mind boggling. I didn’t know about the S-200s. Israel could have been defeated right then. Counter factuals are problematic of course but, as Laith Marouf has said, West Asia would or at least could have been far more populous and prosperous without the presence of a colonial entity whose primary purpose it is to serve empire by disrupting the integration and holding back the development of the region.
Back to the S-200s… the Russians have far superior ground based anti air defences than the Americans do now, in our timeline. Imagine if the Americans never got a chance, or at least not until much later, to reverse engineer the S-200s … would the gap be wider or would the Soviets/Russians maybe had the chance to maintain a comfortable advantage with less effort? Would western air power have been less effective in their imperial interventions?
11:49 One of the USSR's many contributions to the progressive forces of history is the Katyuska rocket system being used in Lebanon against fascists today.
29:35 Messerschmitt, a Nazi, designed Germany's WW2 fighter aircraft and did groundbreaking work on jet propulsion. He's importantly a Nazi who was tried before a 'denazification court' and sentenced to a couple of years for using slave labor, then was reinstalled as president of the company, and they transitioned from planes to cars, sewing machines, etc.
Great video Justin. Willi Messerschmitt’s ME109 was the most used German fighter of WW2 (served from Spanish Civil War to 1945) and his ME 262 was the first successful jet fighter.
Thank you for sharing 🙏😊
How I do find your history vids?
it's just audio - on podur.org
12:19 so...the "fight against Communism" was never actually about Communism and actually about the fact the Soviet Union (which happened to be communist) was helping countries, which the US saw as their colony, to free themselves from the grip of the US.
At least that's how I connect the dots. Interested in other thoughts.
For anyone who wants to know more about this time period, I highly recommend the Abdul Razzaq Takriti series "Thawra"
Thanks Justin! Initially what stands out is Sadat’s betrayal!! I had no idea. No wonder why he was portrayed favorably in US media…(as I remember it, anyway)
Can you upload to Odysee please? It is a platform thta doesn't delete your videos and has a large community that sure would enjoy your content
Its imperative a Unite Arab Nations...
Disunity of colonized peoples and nations, like disunity of the underclasses within the empire, is the seemingly insurmountable obstacle to quelling sociopathy. Seems sociopaths are much better at unifying.
I read that book some 7 years ago and all this time, I had assumed you must have read it too. Great to see you give such a full account of its first chapter. I will also read his book on false flags, thanks for flagging that one.
Thank you for the history lesson Professor! What stood out for me was the betrayal by Sadat…Egypt could have done so much better for themselves and for the world!!
PS Please tell your new leader that we don’t need a 51st state!!! 😂
I am especially curious about how Hafiz Al Assad was able to end the cycle of frequent coups.
Kim Philby had something to do with it from Beruit before he withdrew to the USSR. The execution of the Rosenberg's was just a clown show.
@ where might I start reading more about this?
I love the Soviet link to 20th-century decolonization, but you're being too humble in this regard.
I've been learning all about this through listening to YOU, the past year.
I mean, come on.
Ello justin and mon and gals one love❤🇯🇲
29:30 that guy worked for the nazis in WW2, there were german fighter planes named after him
Commenting for the algo. Keep up the good work ! ❤
All of history since 1953 has just been an exercise in proving the North Koreans right over and over again 😆
The other Pope Leo was still around helping Allen Dulles with his Gladio Ops in Ukraine etc Those Commies would make the popes wet their pants.
30:51 the irony of that is many of the canadian aerospace engineers went to NASA, after the canadian aerospace industry got destroyed.
The Avro Arrow debacle goes back to the '50s & '60s, a lot of them ended up in Aerospace in California, various bases etc
Abrams' book, Immovable Object, North Korea's 70 Years at War With American Power, is also a worthy read, Justin.
Wow. This was fascinating.
Thanks Justin
PS. If ever you have the chance, it would be great if you could do a deep dive into the Muslim Brotherhood and the role they have played. A lot of the people in my social circle regard them as benign actors and quickly jump to their defence. I have to confess that I know next to nothing about them except for the tales of the organisationxs origins as related by.people who are sympathetic and totally buy into their whole ethos, believing them to be legit and scoff at any notion that they are puppets of US hegemony. And also, what are their links with Hamas? Okay wow, that's a lot.
Thank you in advance.
I learn so much from you and your perspectives on these matters. You always provide much food for thought and new rabbit holes to go explore.
All I can say at this point: all normal people should sit down and cry over their stupidity and powerlessness. Then bow to the former Soviet Union. Behind that, we need to find ways to make the facts reach the masses. Here's an interesting one: In the former Yugoslavia, in World War II, more civilians and soldiers died in the fight against the Nazis than Americans and Britons combined. Today we mock the former Yugoslavia, we treat the role that country played in a derogatory way. And the countries that played the main roles in the dissolution of that country are now proudly shouting that they do not want to be balkanized. Thank you for this episode. Try to save Canada.
Yugoslavia was a very advanced country that we should all learn from. Not perfect for sure, nothing is, but it was something to behold, the most advanced country in the Mediterranean region, even more than Italy.
Tito knew how to handle Stalin, and all the war criminal U.S. presidents.
Hey Justin can you post a link or share the name of the show you do on ww1? I don’t think I caught the name of it. I love that kind of stuff would be interested in listening to it ! Thanks so much 🙏
podur.org, or The Anti Empire Project on podcast platforms:)
36:36 Perfidy!
Perfidious Albion indeed.
I'm mildly surprised you didn't appreciate the huge role the post war Soviet arms industry played in decolonization. Let's all give thanks to cheap, reliable and effective Russian arms in the hands of resistance fighters everywhere.
Thanks for your work Justin, always an education.
Neat I hadn't known about the Civ series. Do you recommend anywhere to start?
Thank you I agree we need eco-socislism. Somehow Work together to achieve this😊
30:03 I happened to be in Ottawa this week and went to the air and space museum for the first time. I grew up on my aviation nerd dad's Avro stories. Made sure to get some pics for him.
Also nothing is more Canadian than our cringey 'pick me' energy as demonstrated by a display of the leg of the lunar lander which we built. We can be so embarassing sometimes.
What's the podcast called? World War Civ? sid?
Anyone have a link to the book Justin is reading from? I looked but not having any luck. Thanks!
Empire has always worked like this. Ally with one tribe, turn them against the other. Bribe leaders to betray their own people. What's interesting is that the opponents of empire never seem to be able to use the same tactics against them for some reason.
You refer to a Syrian called Shadily. Is this who you mean ? Saʿd aš-Šāḏilī (Saad el-Shazly): He was an Egyptian military officer born on April 1, 1922, and died on February 10, 2011. He served as the commander of the first paratrooper battalion in the Egyptian army and led the first United Arab Force in the Republic of Congo as part of the UN forces in 1960. He was also the military attaché to London from 1961 to 1963 and the chief of the Egyptian special forces from 1967 to 1969. On May 16, 1971, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, a position he held until December 13, 1973. He played a significant role in the October War (Yom Kippur War) against Israel, leading the successful Egyptian attack on the Israeli Bar-Lev Line. However, in 1973, he was dismissed from his military positions by President Anwar Sadat and later became Egypt’s ambassador to several countries. He was critical of the Camp David Accords in 1978 and was subsequently dismissed from his military and diplomatic positions and forced into exile in Algeria.
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Is there a connection between our willingness to look the other way as wars and genocides are committed with our tax dollars, and our willingness to look the other way as temperatures soar past all historical norms while our cities burn and biodivesity collapses on our earth - our only home?
Greed.
Capitalism is part of it
Yes. In the USA specially all that produces benefits, it allows the USA to suckle 25% of global wealth with only 5% of the population. Granted that most goes to the oligarchs but some crumbs always fall from the table to grateful lackeys.
Yes it's called racism, besides self absorption in materialism.
@@NeverCryWolf64 Capitalism is part of it.
If the struggles between the Empire and independence movements in west Asia always end up being a wash, what in this history can we find that might serve as a tipping point for the region to achieve long term independence from the West? Or is revolution in this region just a pipe dream?
Thank U for another educational SR. It’s sad to hear some of the history (Sadat’s) of betrayals in West Asia. What’s happening in WA has been in the works for decades. The Palestinians are the most oppressed, yet the strongest in resisting the West and its G’cidal proxy. The resistance continues BDS BDS BDS.
Israel had drones in the 1980’s ?! 😮😩
2 thoughts; thanks for another great vid
1) the west preferring compradors to direct rule makes me think of what the PA is doing in Jenin rn. also so so many other examples
2) another repetition from the past, Syria targeting the PLO in their invasion of Lebanon so that the zionist occupation wouldn't come after them, and they still did anyways... similar to Syria not opening a front under Al-Aqsa Flood and still getting dismantled. Also makes me think of Walter Reuther purging communists from the labor movement and still getting killed. Even if you do everything the imperialists want, they'll cut you out as soon as it's not convenient. They'll probably abandon the PA someday, they're already looking at abandoning the Kurds, and on the eve of the liberation of Palestine they'll probably abandon the zionists too
Is the Baath Parth washed up?
Russia has also had a Jewish Autonomous State in the far East that predated Israel.
The Baath is old school: single party social-nationalism of the mid 20th century. Disciplinary Fordism that has been obsolete for five decades already (this applies also to China even). While Arab secularism and pan-Arabism may re-emerge, they will need new formats. In fact I believe that the Kurdish-plus revolutionary movement actually offers a much more advanced formula up-dated to late Toyotism and the necessary breakthrough towards eco-socialism.
Excellent book. Lots of good info. Another related topic is Christian Zionism. New book: Christian Zionism - A Deconstruction by Alex Posoukh (Amazon). Written by a denatured Soviet Jew (lol) turned liberal Christian - memoir, theology, politics, genetics, archeology, Hasbara etc.