Why did Somalia fail? (Short Animated Documentary)
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- Somalia is a country most famous for having failed. But how did it get that way? Why did Somalia fail? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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Fun fact: My mom was one of the UN peacekeepers sent to Somalia. That is until she got there and the intake physician was like "bruh you're like 3 months pregnant" and that's how I got her out of the worst deployment ever.
I’m Somali and this made me die of laughter. You were in Somalia once (even if you were in her womb).
You should visit there onetime on your own.
Gg kid
Definite power move. Nice.
Lol you been to Somalia and I’m Somali and still haven’t gone yet
It scary to see how a series of bad events could quickly turn one of the most promising nations in Africa at that time into the absolute mess it is right now.
It’s because of the ussr
Hussein Hassan
More because of barre but yeah the ussr played a part in putting him in charge.
@@husseinhassan7112 It's because of how the British and French partitioned Africa.
@@scratchy996 the French don’t matter in this the british and the ussr are the ones I blame most because if the British didn’t give somali lands to Ethiopia and Kenya then Somalia would never have needed to go to war and the ussr betrayed the Somalians for the Ethiopians
@@mobeenkhan824Nope, if USSR had not supported ethiopia Somalia wouldn't have had a civil war-
The Somali pirates are a good example of "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Started out as just defending their waters against illegal foreign fishing, when their navy was disbanded.
„Pirates“
smh bro why can't the just torrent the cargo??? idots
Not actually quite true. While some initially were those fishermen, in truth the somali pirates are predominantly like the mafia in other countries- ex military men who used the lack of central authority to make vast fortunes by plundering international shipping.
@@Richierua *incoming angry Somalians
@@Richierua what would you do if you have no navy and countries like america and Japan are dumping chemicals in your sea and your people are dying of the pollution while the goverment puts all the foreign money in their pockets? You better pick up your riffle and defend your sea we don’t care about politics go dump your chemicals in your own toilet
History matters: "I hope you enjoyed this episode..."
The episode: depressing af
I recently watched"what happened when kamikaze pilots failed?" at was laughing at the hand movements. At the same time, I thought that I shouldn't be laughing at this
Not depressing to me, it's Africa
@@briancartwright7 Yeah it's not depressing because "it's just Africa" until I send you to the Somali militia.
@@briancartwright7 And also Brian from the look of your icon, you look like a Karen's husband who supports all of her opinion so much that your hair died from absorbing your ignorants of reality and decided that they don't want to hear your shit anymore and what is left is just a husk of the ones that are still attached to your head.
@@robbieaulia6462 no his profile picture looks like trees dumbas
I love that the United Nations sign has a circle that says, "Insert Earth Here."
Ain't drawing that sh*t...
Or with the US flag sometimes it's just shown as "insert stars here"
@@TheFalseShepphard 3:06
He's future proofing his videos for when the Earth gets copyrighted.
I thought it was a Flat Earther Joke, since F.E. people claim the UN Flag is the Illuminati showing the flat earth on their One World Government flag...lol
But my question to all these Illuminati and Free mason conspiracies is why would they put the symbols of their supposed"One world government take over" all over flags, US dollar bills, and in city designs, like the layout of D.C.'s streets?
I would not say they failed, they revitalized the pirate industry.
Piracy is bad dude its affects importing and exportting
@@JBTriple8 it is a joke
@@JBTriple8 You didn't get the joke
Even that brought Somalia suffering and destruction though. The land is in utter chaos and suffering. I wouldn't call it a unified nation honestly right now.
@@JBTriple8 WOOOOOOOOOOOSH
Crazy fact The USSR during Ogaden war actually proposed Ethiopia, Somalia and Southern Yemen unite into one state
And this could work?
Quite ironic, Axumite empire of Northern Ethiopia, and Eritrea, were in control of northern Somalia, and Yemen.
@@MarvelousMinotaur close sea border I'm assuming, also it would strengthen them vis-a-vis other non-communist arab states
Hmmmm ( (inside head) Yemen (in a civil war) plus Somalia (also in a civil war) plus Ethiopia (ALSO in a civil war) equals everyone there would be .... ) NOO
@@Janny890 They'd probably have a good Control of the strait. That could give them some good leverage.
"Man with a small moustache centralizes economic power in a nation who's last regime was recently defeated by the British and then attempts to conquer a neighboring state because the people there are the same ethnic group as his own."
Hey, I've seen this one before.
Adolphus Hitler: O.O
"What do you mean, it's brand new."
Interesting
Racist comment
@@unclekarl5219 how so?
As Somalis we have alot of issues to deal with such as terrorism, famine but our main problem is tribalism. It is so rife within Somali society such that if there were two candidates one who is clearly a brutal dictator and another who is open-minded and has a vision to stabilise the country, you would find people still voting for the dictator. When you ask why the answer is "Well....because he is from my tribe and the other one is not" This is the mentality that stifles stabilisation within Somalia
It's like everyone's more focused on representing their own clan than coming together as one united country. It's like we're still stuck in the past, refusing to move forward and work together towards a common goal. We could achieve clan unification. To achieve unification, all sides need to come to a mutual understanding and agreement on issues such as power-sharing, resource allocation, and governance structures. This would require negotiations and compromise from all sides. Somalis have a hard time seeing the bigger picture sometimes. We need to do better. We can't keep fighting over land and clans forever. It's starting to feel like some sort of gang warfare.
@@modernmarket9278 this tribalism is going away bit by bit as we modernise and there are a shit ton of diaspora somalis who see it for the bullshit it really is
When and if Somalia rises above tribalism and unites, perhaps they could help the United States do the same.
TIL, America has a tribalism problem.
Well when it comes this, that, and the third problem in Africa in general, it's always tribalism. No matter how "diverse" tribes is in Africa, there will not be a sunrise on unity. FBA all the way, everyday🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼!!!!! Akin.
It's an achievement in of itself that you went the whole video without talking about pirates. Bravo sir!
:o the patron! He speaks!
@Abdulwahid Dude, chill... I was just making a joke
@@matthewshipley739 shit joke just because that's all you hear it doesn't mean that the hole country and its history is about pirates
@@welly4907 You think I don't know that it's not just about pirates? Don't insult my intelligence just because you got butthurt over me making a joke about a common stereotype
@@matthewshipley739 bro loom around the comments your joke is not original just getting annoying to hate the same "joke"
It's interesting that Somalia is one of the very few mostly ethnically, linguistically and religiously homogeneous countries in africa and yet still managed to be extremely internally divided between clans and political parties.
That’s what pisses me off. Somalia is the most homogenous state in Africa, and yet my people still found a way to socially divide ourselves. Our current president has done much to change thag
@@thatonesomali3217 +1
Ikr and they share the same culture so it does not make sense.
@@thatonesomali3217 clan system is best system long live my ancestors bloodline 👌
@Justin Y. langaaab behaviour
About five years ago we had a super bad winter. During this time I met a Somali guy at the gas station who was experiencing his first winter. This poor man had two winter coats, two hats, a scarf, snowpants and very thick boots and he was still freezing. I can still remember him saying "they said it would be cold but I had no idea it would be like this". He also said he was moving to Nevada the next year so hopefully he found his warmth
poor Nevada
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu An Iraqi could say the same about you
Yeah probably settling Somali refugees in Minnesota might have been a mistake.
@@gottesma Shut up have respect for them, would u rather have them dead in Somalia or live up to 30-40 years, or have them live in a western country safely with their family.
Nobody cares
"Box O'aid"
This channels humor never disappoints
i did not understand it. would you want to explain the joke? ; )
@@readisgooddewaterkant7890 it's a pun based on the fact that Somalia gets aid from the UN, but AIDS(desiase) are also widespread in africa
@@atomicenergycommission9820 Somalia doesn’t have AIDS.
@@atomicenergycommission9820 To be fair though Somalia is one of the least infected state of Africa with AIDS, with 0.40% of its population having it. That's just 0.1% more than the US and less than Brazil or Russia. Ethiopia and Kenya are at 1.10 and 5.70%
@@atomicenergycommission9820 nah it’s just a funny way of showing that they got aid from the UN
The “Racked with violence” animation is one of the funniest you’ve ever done
what is he shooting the sky for
what did the sky do to him?
Time stamp?
@@chernweimah9124 0:08
Great, but it can't compare to the "Japanese soldiers destroying Manchu railways" animation though
I am from somalia the main cause was the clan systems it created division rather than unity.
Also "communist revolution" is never a good direction to go in.
@@Hungabrigoo wasnt even that Bad until Barre did some stupid shit
@@Hungabrigoo And in the end, the filthy communists betrayed us 😭😭😭
@moon river humans are a tribal species though and that has been the norm throughout history and even right now all throughout the world .
@@kingofracism true but in building a nation the goal is to be a single tribe. As you can tell that hasn't gone well.
I’m Somali and I’m ashamed of the fact that my people chose to fight with each other rather than competing with rest of the world.
It's foolish clan fights and blaming others for their own mistakes
And to this day Somalia still can’t rebuild a government and they can’t get along disappointing
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 should annex Somaliland they need ocean
@@daviroza4700 Ethiopia and somaliland are friends
@@abdulwahabaden2116 so that’s even good friends with Somaliland and then boom annex Somaliland greater Ethiopia 🇪🇹 😁😁😂🤣🤣🤣
Can we just all appreciate how respectfully HistoryMattrts approaches this topic? Many wouldn‘t be able to do so... There‘s a lot less humour than usual...
@Abe Lincoln lincoln There decends of the Cushite people, know as the 'black pharoahs' when they invaded egypt. Unlike some of the North Africans they are definity black
Black are american's word. They are native african
I think he meant the whole pirate thing. -and no, I'm not saying this because that's what I'd assume Somalia is-
@Abe Lincoln lincoln I hope you find a piece of mind with that. Getting obsessed with "racial" features sets you up for a dark path...
@Abe Lincoln lincoln why do you want to be white so bad lol
*fires gun wildly into the air* “could you not?”
The most British/Canadian response to full auto'ing the clouds ever XD.
Reminds me of Detroit, Baltimore, and the South Side of Chicago
@YourPalAL America: HEY!!! Stop that. That is our thing.
@@stevengreen9536 I was thinking the same thing 🤣
@Abdulwahid you're highly biased and some of what you're saying simply isn't true. Don't listen to him, trust the video!
Yooo these animations rock harder than the Ethiopian artillery during the Ogaden War
The artillery's they abandoned for the somalis to use on them? trueeeee
@Abe Lincoln lincoln They are!
@@dcanedemboyz7431 lmao what are you talking about
The war didn’t go well for Ethiopia (they were in the midst of a civil war themselves after all) Soviet and Cuban support for the communist government secured them the victory.
@Abe Lincoln lincoln I see the 1800s has come to visit us again.
I'll always find it sadly ironic that the one African nation with one people speaking the same language and practicing the same religion somehow ended up the worst of the lot.
What’s does that even mean. Quite the whole Africa is really worse, the whole continent is corrupted by others
@@himekosaesarchive4077 open a book sometime, sub-genius
@@himekosaesarchive4077 Yes becuase many countries in africa is not as devolped as in the west but they are rich in resources and has the potientiel to even be better then Europe. And do no think to your standards wich is the topical rich europe country. Cause that's the problem everyone has. A country can be beautiful and rich without being that. Ofc it has to be devolped in some way. And Somalia will be in a better place in the future as it's people are still fighting for it and if one founds a way to unite the clans then everything will be easier. And the fact that Somalia was divided did not help at all as diffrent parts were influenced by diffrent countries.
@@himekosaesarchive4077 And thats what makes us african and won't be something we will exchange to be western on the contrary western influence is what destroyed africans we would rather exist in our own way in our native lands we don't want to turn into the native indians or aboriginals because at what extent can you feel so entitled over other beings who don't want you? Even this light dark issue solely a european infestation.
@@angel-ww4gl Someone hasn't heard of Rwanda
I think he's trying to tell us something. Short Amimated Documentary. S.A.D. We always say History Matters, but never How is History Matters.
Oh yeah how are you doing history matters? (Prob wont see this but ive got nothing better to do with my time so what the heck)
@Abe Lincoln lincoln How is that related to the topic at hand?
@Abe Lincoln lincoln Stop pretending like your me! Plus that's off topic.
@@somebodyig624 wait what you're dead
@Abe Lincoln lincoln when
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@Abe Lincoln lincoln ok
It's really starting to get annoying, instead of talking about the actual video people just say "James Bissonette funni." Like come on guys be more original.
@@fntatn hahaha James Bizzonete=funny get it guys?!? Hahaha now give me my deserved Like for my super original comment!!
@Abe Lincoln lincoln whatever you say pal
General grievous.
As an African who likes history, I know that Somalia was once a great power in its region. But no one ever talked about it. Probably because it was a civil war and ,I like to thank you for it now I know why so many African Nation are in Ruin.
This guy's very video lots of things are misleading. The Soviet backstabbed Somalia . Somalia was destroyed as it was an emerging African power
@@theancientsancients1769 Yes, cause in history countries usually get a free pass at becoming a regional power.
@@logoimotions but they waz kiangs...and sheet
Dean Spencer you going to comment something smart or just troll?
@@unlockedaccount careful or he might get angry and shoot up a school
Cuban troops always make the most unexpected guest appearances in African wars.
It is simple,because James Bisonette forgot to give his financial backing to them
Beat me to it lol
Whoops
I wait for these kinds of comments every time I watch one of these videos.
George And I throw up every time I see a comment like this
He's becoming a bit of a meme, huh?
I just want a compilation of every single sign this guy has done they’re all GOLD
Soon...
Right?? My favorite was when he said how literacy had dropped after the fall of Rome. The sign was just scribbles lol
"Be better"
Your mother
"Die please"
"You suck"
"Mine"
"Big brain time"
This channel is genuinely funnier than most Netflix comedians
I'm from zambia.
I do love the somali people so much. Hope the country becomes fully stabilized 🇿🇲❤️🇸🇴
Your country is inside china pocket
It's not called Somalia, it's called Zoomalia. And your country is called
Zoombia.
@@VerbalWarrior162 😅
@@VerbalWarrior162 that sounds racist my guy
@@marialourainebanosia26 how
sometimes i wonder if African states like Somalia would have been in a better position now without UN or other major Aid supply from outside. Obviously it helps in a short term but might not be a good and stable base for progress in a long time perspective.
yeah without support they would have had to work it out for themselves and would have found there own governing system
Every child has to go through the growing-up phase to learn important life lessons. If parents interfere too much, he will become a brat.
There is actually some very strong evidence that foreign aid can be very unhelpful, depending on what it is and who it goes to. If the country isn't already democratized then foreign aid (if given to the government to distribute) will tend to delay democratization and make people's lives worse in the long run. The reason is that those in power, rather than distributing the aid fairly, hold on to it and use it to buy loyalty and strengthen their hold on power. Foreign aid (if it comes in the form of goods rather than money) can also have the effect of weakening the local economy by out competing local businesses for the goods being distributed (as an example: never donate to organizations that send shoes to Africa, as that reduces business for local shoe stores and doesn't really help people all that much anyway).
However, foreign aid does have the potential to be extremely helpful, if we could just get a good system going for what kind of aid to give and who to give it to. Theoretically the most effective kind of aid would be direct monetary payments to the people affected by whatever crises the aid is meant to alleviate. That would jumpstart local economies by giving people the resources they need to start businesses and become active consumers. In practice it may not be entirely practical for foreign governments and organizations to give aid directly to the people, and will find it necessary to give it to the local government to distribute. I think it is very important that if aid is given directly to a local government, then it is essential that the government has already democratized. Democratic governments are far more likely to spend foreign aid money as intended than autocratic governments. Little if any of the money given to an autocratic government will be spent as intended, and will usually only serve to delay democratization.
Aid never develops anything
Its stupid to say tgat giving aid to countries prevent them from growing. It shows you have never lived under circumstances for help.
First of all the aid supplied is not even close to the demand to destroy local economies. On the contrary because this vital things are rare they get overpriced and you end up paying a slice of bread 100$. Aid helps lower the cost for basic things.
Secondly if you have ever been to the position to need external aid to survive, then you would know that there isn't a thing you hate more than the fact you are dependent on that aid. These systems are not even close to consistent. One day the may have food to give the other not. It is not something you can rely on. For most people, actually managing to get the aid is a veeery rare occasion that happens only when they are lucky because of the high demand.
So no, aid does not make people lazy or prevents economies from developing.
People before the video: *Let's down a shot everytime he says the word pirate!*
People after the video: **disappointed**
Here I stand; disgustingly sober
@@uberogg Let's do a different game. Down a shot every time someone mentions James Bisonnette! 🍶
@@davesy6969 one shot.
@@davesy6969 Time to binge the collection until I have enough!
Also add two shots for PaulToon and three for old "spinning three plates"
Stay well hydrated my friends. ;-)
in somalia, they're just another business.
Everybody else would have said "It's too complicated", but he nailed it.
thats because most people who say "its too complicated" really mean "i have done zero research and have too much pride to admit i know nothing about this"
@@james3414 Why the fuck would they bother giving you a complete teardown of what happened in an event they want to leave behind?? "Mr I deserveToKnow"
@@dough2018 i cant understand your use of english i am sorry
@@james3414You have poor reading comprehension, or you just can't come up with an counter argument.
I'll take the latter.
@@dough2018 ive lost again!
History Matters' insistance on underappreciated history is very much appreciated.
Why is it unappreciated ?
Contemporaneously: Somaliland is a semi-successful unrecognized autonomous republic
Hardly successful, I don't see how it's any better than say, Puntland.
Still poor as fuck.
@@JAM-hg4mp Somaliland does not have any pirates unlike Puntland. Also, Somaliland has been a peaceful and stable democracy for 30 years, can any other Somali territory claim this?
I recommend you look at images of Hargeisa, Burco and other large cities of Somaliland and compare them to cities like Garowe and Bosaso in Puntland. The differences will be huge.
@@Jamal-ub1ko That's my point, you see being successful as being better than Somalia, that's a very low bar.
Somaliland was coined by thieves who didn't dare call the land they stole their own silly names like bukshire so they call it THE LAND OF THE SOMALI...it is just one angry somalo clan that wants secede and their name is iidoor..the rest of the Somali people in the north want by force to stay with the rest of Somali..those in Kenya will join and those occupied by ethiopia will join and jabuti will join so one clan iidoor can't do anything and if u are an outsider u can't help so just f off
@@geletoz Isaaq have always lived in Somaliland, that is because they actually are Somali as in they descend from Samaale (like Gadabuursi, Hawiye, and Rahanweyn) Darood claim to be from Arabs, therefore they came to Somalia as refugees. While Isaaq have a peaceful and stable country welcoming to all Somalis as there are many Gadabuursi, Hawiye, Dhulbahante, and Rahanweyn happily living in Somaliland. Somalia is driven into chaos by Majeerteen (and Darood) wanting to dominate all the other clans. Somalia has the terrible 4.5 systems which gives Darood (the smallest Somali clan) more power than larger clans like Hawiye and Rahanweyn. If Hawiye and Rahanweyn were to establish their own countries, they would be successful, but Majeerteen don't want that because then they would be the only failed state in Somalia.
"Everything was going well, until the Somali nation attacked"
We actually could’ve won if the soviets didn’t win at all. This wasn’t mentioned in the video, but whilst Siad Barre might have been a brutal dictator, he was also a reformer. Reforms made to the military made it one of the most powerful armies in Africa.
Emperor lelouch your alive
Somalia’s military strength came from the heavy weaponry it was getting from Russia
@@johnnyd9072 as did any new nation at the time so what your point. You get weapons from more advanced countries in weapons manufacturing, it’s common sense.
@空条承太郎 He said they would have won if it weren’t for the soviets didn’t he? Which isn’t fair to say, because the soviets are the reason they were able to build their army in the first place
Very sad how a series of misfortunate events turned a promising and powerful nation in Africa into the war zone it is today. Although I went back home before the pandemic and the country has been rebuilding. The insurgents and terrorists have been forced out of the major cities and are slowly dying out. Hopefully one day my country will be peaceful again 🙏
Since 2009 it has gotten very stable though, and after 2017 it is relatively stable under Farmaajo. No?
Slow & steady my friend
@@ivario yes that is true
So says @pirate... hmm maybe there's something fishy going on here haha
While Somalia has its problems, its "fundamentals," as far as stability goes, are more promising than, say, the DRC.
I hate to see my country fail like this my mum told me it used to be very nice Edit: my dad has a friend who was the personal driver of siad barre
Since 2009 it has gotten very stable though, and after 2017 it is relatively stable.
@@ivario yeah
@@ivario true
@@tacticalterminator9477 Relative to its past, it's relatively stable.
@@tacticalterminator9477 Thank you, comrade. Hopefully India can develop faster than china and re-assemble its golden years once more.
"This will be quick"
Famous last words.
It's shocking how many terrible historical misadventures start with that take.
For those wondering why there are pirates: the government dismantled its navy.
And don’t forget that foreign countries stealing fish and dumping waste on our oceans
@@husseinhassan7112Then the many criminal organizations saw profit in it and took up to pirating, even well outside of Somalian ocean zones.
Companies saw the state our country was in, and started illegally fishing and dumping waste into our waters. Armed fishing groups attacked back but they became pirates and everything went south
Syrian army: 7 year old child with bombvest
lmaoo
Thank you so much for doing my nation.
I love your content
as an African I hope Somalia will recover
@@mostafasherif2685 We Will, thank You
Video idea: why didnt the Western colonial Powers fully colonize china
Not bad idea
Coz they tried.. And couldn't..
It would have been problematic for the trade and also the massible amounts of people that lived in China woudn't have been hapoy so it really wss not worth it
Economically unviable.
it big
I hoped you enjoyed this...
The Somaliland Republic that declared independence actually is democratic and stable, and shows promise for the future, but noone cares enough to recognise it as a nation, and this is probably the biggest barrier to it's success.
It’s not possible for it to be a country. For the UN to recognise it, the African Union has to. And the African Union will only recognise it if Somalia does. And it doesn’t.
Didn’t age well 😊
Somaland is not country it's part of somalia from etiopia 🇸🇴 🇸🇴 🇸🇴 🇸🇴 🇸🇴 🇸🇴 🇸🇴
@Mokadir79it's democratic if they are allowed to creates multi party system.
Somaliland is a country where no one has helped, Somalia has depended on the international community
James Bizonette wasn’t funding their whole economy, of course.
James withdrew funds after the Cold War
It seems The Pastry Section no longer is either :/
@Pasta Fazoul Spinning three plates was controlling Barre from the shadows
My bad
Kelly Moneymaker funded Somaliland's economy though.
Currently writing a research paper on this very thing so the timing here is simply beautiful.
please do good research
Make sure to cite James Bisonette in your footnotes.
@@crhylis5833
also they need to watch out for somaliweyne lunacy
That’s pretty cool, since not many people are interested in our history
@@laylah150 Watch out for delusional characters who preach "Somaliland". Their teeth are as black as their hearts.
I’m Somali and this is true I guess.
What’s your IQ?
@@bnap3221 ?????
I notice that this is about the only thread that yon dull dude hasn't popped up on to claim that Somalis aren't black.
You can’t even you’re own history?
@@kfkfj6610 your* 😎
My uncle got shipped out to Somalia when he enlisted in the US Army back in the early 1990s. The one thing he said is that he really felt bad for the children there, because there was a famine
‘What’s the capital of Somalia?’
‘Mogadishu’
‘Bless you!’
I really don't know if Somalia will ever peacefully unify. This is the problem with a lot of African states: they're collections of tribes living with designated land borders. Either they'll have to reach some compromise or they'll have to split (see Sudan and South Sudan).
@@thunderbird1921 as a Somali I can’t tell you that progress has been done but the only small problem now is the terror organisation al shabab
@Abe Lincoln lincoln they are black dude Somalians are from Africa
@@thunderbird1921 I doubt splitting is possible it’s just too weak on its own as a separated state
Personally I think Somalia should reform itself into a federation of these diffrent clans the video is talking about but thats just me
To clarify the collapse in food was due to forgien overfishing in Somali waters. This was also why many fishermen would end up engaging in Piracy. In the early 1980s it was a mix of European and eastern fishermen but by the 1990s the bulk of illegal fishing was done by the Chinese. Which is why the country has never been able to solve it's food problem.
no excue for criminality-sink their boats on sight!
The rise of illegal fishermen was also caused by the collapse of the Somali Navy.
Love the "Out for lunch" joke, since they never returns.
@Abe Lincoln lincoln wtf :D
Somalia is located near the equator. People there ave a much darker skin than on other parts of the world.
What is it that you try to achieve by spamming this nonsence under every comment?
Some members of parliament would unironically do this at times.
@Abe Lincoln lincoln bro we are black. Like look at our fucking skin
@@pirate6616
1. brown=/=black
2. somalis (+ethiopians & eritreans) aren’t racially related to other blacks. they’re caucasians ;)
3. the ”black race” usually means the niger-congo people + descendants (or negroid). cushitics are not in the niger congo, but rather hamitic, which is a part of caucasiod
what debate have i caused
Here in Minnesota, we have a GIGANTIC influx of Somali people and they're super smart and hard working. Really friendly too. Same goes for Ethiopians and Hmong
Also, despite being in a Helicopter Battalion for 8yrs, I am NOT a fan of the inaccuracy of Blackhawk Down... >:-(
By that I mean how WRONG they got the facts, including the depiction of Somali people. They look NOTHING like them for example.
As a Somali in Minnesota this is nice to read, thank you very much friend
@@TheHoagie13 Exactly and the people who were casted to play as Somalis weren't even Somali .
Oh I didn't know that their was Hmong/Asians in Minnesota. I'm from Minnesota to but I usually see Other Africans like Somali and Ethiopians or Whites.
Somalia: phew 5 million people is straining our respuexee to breaking point!
Also Somalia: Okay now lets triple our population, what could go wrong
@PuntMan its good to be many but when at the same time the whole country is a basket case that can't take care of 5 million
I believe Somalia ranks 2nd highest in fertility rates in the world. While it can cause shortages, one must understand why families are doing this- they need the support of others so they create larger families.
@@thatonesomali3217 i get that but at a societal level it leads to unsustainable population growth. The country isnt going well
@@logoimotions completely agree, but what else is there to do?
@@logoimotions well, the second reason for having big families is that you don’t anticipate most of your children making it to adulthood.
Somalia is a beautiful country with a rich history, let's hope it can get back into the swing of things in the future.
Not likely. Except Somaliland which is doing much better while the rest is still a shithole
Not likely. Except Somaliland which is doing much better while the rest is still a shithole
@@stantorren4400 bruh Somaliland isnt that good. Many Somalilanders lie that they are from the south to seek asylum. Mogadischu is Like the only City with actual significance
rich history hahaha
@@nishhnishh1088 yeah it stretches Back over 4500years but whatever
Man, this is the first of the short videos that I've thought "I miss 10-minute history"
Love the format, just wish we had time for a bit more in depth analysis
Do some questions such as:
1. Why didn't Somalia annex Djibouti?
2. Rwandan Genocide: Explained
3. Why did Rwanda and Uganda invade DR Congo?
4. Why didn't Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau unite?
Wow.. remember when your channel was small!
It's good to see that your channel has grown, thanks for regularly uploading.
I just want to drink a beer with James Bisonette
Hello fellow romanian fan :)))
I’m down!
Im sure he'll pay for it
@@jamesbissonette8002
Oh my. ...
Here you are...
Want a beer???
😁😁😁
somalia has been improving, albeit slowly, since 2013. it's no longer considered a failed state. the new poster child for failed state is south sudan.
Saudi Arabia and the USA are trying their hardest to turn Yemen into the new poster child for a failed stated. And also ashes and ruins.
Z00malia is where a terrorist group collects more tax revenue then the so-called government.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan By supporting the government against extremist militants?
@@hall511 Ah yes, let me invoke godwin's law here. In Germany the Nazis were the goverment. Just because they're the government means they're the good guys. They're objectively NOT.
They're doing a genocide. How can you defend that?!
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan You're comparing the Hadi government of Yemen to nazi Germany, while the houthi militants are recruiting child soldiers and blowing up sunni mosques, the government is trying to improve the country and save it from complete break up, oh and the government isn't genociding their own people, I don't think you know shit about the conflict, so you shouldn't be talking about it.
I wanna know what james Bissonet does for a living, man is a G
Something pretty boring
@@jamesbissonette8002 like?
@@jamesbissonette8002 Hi James
Think he's a chef or something i googled him one time
@@vertergaminghd399 From my experience in digital art, many of the more monied patrons tend to have boring BUT stable livelihoods. You should know the furries that pay art commissions work in fields with 5 figure salaries...
As a Minnesotan whose state hosts one of the largest Somalian communities outside of Somalia, I appreciate this video
edit: (next person who sends me a reply bashing Somalians I am going to report you.)
My condolences on becoming Somalia 2.0
@Adam Jaroszewski First off, they are integrated, they hold jobs and contribute to the economy and many of them speak impeccable English. two if by integration you mean assimilation it takes three generations for a family to become integrated. Three Omar is a fantastic Representative and is extremely popular among her mostly white peers. Four people are allowed to have their own traditions and beliefs so you can go shove it.
@@bennygohome4576 Um that's just so untrue and honestly kinda racist considering your insinuating that their presence somehow degrades society. Minnesota is ranked as one of the top 5 states to live in out of the all 50 states and has the best or some of the best education, mental health treatment, and standard of living in the United States. So you can go screw yourself. Somalians aren't violent or stupid they are normal people the state of their country has to do with bad leadership you ignorant fool.
@Adam Jaroszewski Well for one I used to volunteer in mostly Somalian communities, two I go to university in the st. cloud area and I have several classmates that are Somali American and three I am a poli-sci major. It's literally my field of study to understand politics and you think I don't know what one of the most famous politicians in Washington is doing. She is perhaps one of the best kinds of politicians because she actually pushes for change and doesn't conform to the Washington elite. You just don't like that a Black Muslim immigrant to this country became a politician and doesn't agree with your worldview. I bet you watch Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Ben Shapiro, and Steven crowder.
@Adam Jaroszewski well for one I am sorry if I missed judged but my experience with people who take every opportunity to jab at Ilhan Omar whenever Somalia comes up usually says those people have underlying biases specifically against Muslims. Two she isn't anti-semitic and she made bad comments with poorly chosen words. What she actually said had a lot of truth to it and the fact that you think she is anti-semitic is proof that you care about her wording than what she was actually talking about. She specifically was talking about pro-Israel sentiments in the US allowing the Israeli government to commit acts against Palestinians. Also, she has defended several other Jewish members of government on several occasions. Also, you wanna talk anti-semitism look at the top rep that said a Jewish space laser started the California wildfires.
Oftentimes people blame the instability of African nations on the numerous ethnic groups found within these countries. Somalia shows that it is not as simple as that.
But isn’t diversity our greatest strength?
@@bennygohome4576 no becuase one group will feel oppressed which leads to rebellions which leads to civil unrest which leads to civil war which leads go violence which leads the collapse of the government which leads to some foreign power intervening which leads to it dragging out which leads a country with a destroyed economy and a population in poverty. Things don't happen in this order but some of this stuff is a result of it. Diversity is what destroys a country since one group will always feel like its being oppressed.
@@bennygohome4576 Thats a completely different thing
You can work together as a multi-colored nation. Its only difficult when the ethnic groups have completely differing values
Nice try though
We wanted and still want all our people under one flag/nation. The Europeans knew our wishes, our self-determination calls, our history in the region, and our relations with the bordering peoples, they consulted us before independence as if they were genuinely interested in the fate of our people post-independence, and then they went the other way when it was time to deliver by ignoring the unanimous wish of the Somalis in the areas outside the Somali Republic, they outright rigged referendums in some places and they invited non-Somali ethnic groups close by to have a say on whether we Somalis and our ancestral territories should be allowed to unite or not. The truth is, the borders left by the Europeans doomed our people to marginalization and brutalization right next door at the hands of our age-old foes, and the world expected the newly independent Somali Republic to just look the other side as if nothing was happening. Mind you, some of the so-called neighboring countries were lobbying hard against the very idea of an independent Somali nation in postcolonial Africa before its birth, it is people with this hostile view towards Somali sovereignty and independence that we were asked to find a common ground with. Impossible!
@@bennygohome4576 depends but most of the time one ethnic group gets more power than others. if we divide power fairly then there is no problem
Love to Somalia 🇸🇴 from Canada.
🇸🇴❤️🇨🇦
There are so many Somali Canadians in my city. Big connection :)
Hopefully one day things will improve in Somalia and there can be an even brighter connection between the two countries.
RIP - Hodan Nalayeh
Darkest moment in our armies history.
People of Somalia need more than love, they need billions of Canadian dollars to rebuild there country, and probably need Canadians to teach them how to run a country. And yes, I know that sounds like colonialism but come on... many countries were better off under colonial rule than they are being free and independent and Somalia is one of them.
@@cashewnuttel9054 basically. African countries can’t looks after themselves.
The fact that they gave Somalia back to Italy is really strange, why would they do that specifically with Somalia and not Libya?
IDK Oil I guess?
That is a new one for me
I thought that defeated Axis powers were stripped of their colonies immediately
Maybe the UK had too much to eat
@@asierescobal1248 libya has one of the largest oil reserves in the world.
Because they took territory from Italy in Dalmatia and it was in danger of turning communist so they had to appease them like that
This is what I wrote my final senior ib history paper on, very interesting and depressing situation
that's nice. I did my SL History paper on it.
Same
Ayo just finished Ib as well. Big respect.
Could you do a video on why South Korea has gone through 7 governments since it's founding?
Because of the USA. That's it.
@@Toonrick12 ok but I want him out his funny commentary on the exact reason why
At least they finally settled on a democratic government and became one of the most prosperous nations in asia, unlike there neighbor.
@@Toonrick12 false. South Korea was unstable and many times its own people overthrew the government. From 1964 ish to 1979 Korea was completely on its own.
@@Toonrick12 don't blame me USA for that. That was South Korea all on its own
I love that my professor recommended this video to explain Somalia. This channel is my favorite.
James Bizonette's secret to funding this channel is that he was a Somali pirate back in the day
he made millions and then settled down in a Polynesian country with his riches
He is the captain now.
Barre's character model from 1:52 onwards reminds me way too much of another famous mustache man on this channel
An Austrian man who failed art school
They just painted Adolf black and give him different uniform
Charlie Chaplin
@@crhylis5833 And tried to create "Greater Somalia"...
@@olamideolanrewaju4005 Greater somalia is an older and more rational concept than the racist “lebensraum” that Hitler and his facist friends tried to impose.
Greater Somalia is nothing like that.
Because James Bizonnette cancelled his funding to Somalia
@Abe Lincoln lincoln yes they are
@Abe Lincoln lincoln yes we are, you are really weird
As Somali 🇸🇴 I hope my country will be back to the greatness once it had.
Seriously when was that?
which was when😹😹
@@maxstanko that’s what I’d like to know
@@maxstanko 70s
@@abdirahmaanmohamed1582 when they lost to ethiopia despite being the aggressor?
The irony here is that Somalia is the only homogeneous country in Africa, with a relatively small population and where 99% of the population belong to the same ethnic group and religion, yet its so divided.
@Sam Aden I know, divided based on clans.
Eric Cartman and Jack Sparrow came along and decided to change things up a bit.
Without a doubt the South Park Somali episode is epic and in the top 5 👏👏
I love that corn portrait that's in the background at 1:29. I kinda want one. Lol
Honestly as an American born Somali the problem with the country is the tribalism and racism they have for one another thinking one clan is better than the other and that’s were Somalis are divided. Since I was born American I don’t really know or care for tribes and didn’t even learn about it until I visited my grandparents in Somalia when I was 17 and don’t understand fully it yet but I understand it’s their countries poison. I also think Siad Barre going to war to reclaim that land Ethiopia held and still holds today is the dumbest thing he could've done so it was only downhill from there
Me too man
World: We are okay
Somalia: "Fights"
This is something literally no one talks about, your the best.
Couple of things. It's worth noting that Somaliland has been pretty stable since it declared independence from Somalia, precisely because it incorporated the clan system into the government
Didn’t age well 💀
That was both very informative and thoroughly depressing. Well done.
To be fair, Somalia actually did surprisingly well in the war given how disproportionately large Ethiopia’s population and economy was to them
They captured almost all of ogaden and then the ussr betrayed them
Country racked with violence: *exists*
Al-Qaeda: It's free real estate.
You should do an episode examining whether the Holy Roman Empire was Holy or Roman or an Empire.
Voltaire answerd it: "This body which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire"
@Insert Name Here Very true but Voltaire said a lot of things. History Matters is the perfect individual to determine whether Voltaire was right or not. At least in 3 minutes on TH-cam
Well for one thing it did not control the city of Rome itself and the majority of the empire mostly consist of German states, most of northern Italian was part of the empire for a long time but they eventually split off on there own. For holy most of the northern German states cutted ties from the Catholic church and Adopted Protestantism or other heretical religions and even before then there were always issues with Bohemia and the hussites. For empire in theory it's suppose to one empire, but in practice it was more or less a federation of German and North Italian states whom elected the most powerful of the states to be there Emperor (whom is the Austria Habsburgs 90% of the time).
@@brandonlyon730 I thought there were brief points where they did control Rome itself but maybe they just controlled the northern part of Italy but not the city itself? Did the pope control Rome for the entire 1000 years of the HRE?
@@agactual2 IIRC the HRE never did control Rome.
They pushed as far south as Naples and even Sicily, but they never took the Papal States.
You earned a subscriber mate!
Brilliant,short and informative.
1:27 - well, that explains a few things.
more videos like this one please! These short-style documentaries are very original and fresh, and necessary for our busy world
One thing he didn’t mention is that Somaliland broke away and formed its own government while the south kept breaking down. That’s why you don’t see the fire animation on the north towards the end.
he says at 2:53 that they declared independence
He did mention it at 2:51. However, there are only so many words you can cram into a video that is less than 4 minutes long. So it's not like he had the time to say too much about it.
Hopefully Somaliand can get recognized, they have lots of potential!
It helps when you're not living with other large Somali clans unlike in the south.
@@johnnyd9072 all this stupid clan bullshit is tearing apart our country. Somaliland will never be recognised, and hopefully when Somalia is peaceful again it will be incorporated back into the country
I have a very good friend from there. He use to be an accountant, in Somalia. He once told me, that he had to wash his hands everyday, after leaving work, because if people saw how dirty his hands were from counting money, then they would kidnap him and hold him for ransom.
After he was reported by a coworker to a rogue clan, they kidnapped his two sons, and held them for ransom.
Now, they all live here in the US. My friend works as an accountant again. One of his sons is a real estate agent, and the other is a nurse.
Forgot how brittain didn't realise that north eastern kenya is filled with somalis and they let the ppl figure it out. The way it was figured out was kenya sloutered them.
@RUCKAS NUCKAS well if somalis are that important Somalia would’ve been safe but it isn’t
Dude, it’s ok cause diversity is any countries greatest strength!
@@bennygohome4576 it's not.
@@bennygohome4576 didn’t you see I just said they were killed eventually?
@@bennygohome4576 they were brutally murdered. Diversity doesn’t always work, in many cases it spurs on hate and division
I’m happy to be somalilander from Hargeisa city of the Republic of Somaliland
I don't understand why the rest of the world is so insistent on Somalia remaining unified when it was so obviously a bad idea for Somaliland to unify with Somalia in the first place.
@@RedXlV why was it a bad idea
@@pirate6616 Because Somaliland was never treated well as part of Somalia, including the genocide of the Isaaq people. The majority of its residents opposed the union from the start, but as usual the British thought they knew best and insisted that British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland be united upon their independence.
@@RedXlVfake when genocide somalia in isaaq genocide likes Gaza situation 😱😱
proud to be somali! my country will be back soon
Hahahahaha
@@nishhnishh1088 ? Why are you laughing
@@nishhnishh1088 is something funny?
Fun fact, No.
soon is too far fetched but maybe yes eventually
My Grandfather once met Siad Barre.
He said he was one of the craziest men he had ever met,
But the funniest thing about him is that he spoke with a strong Neapolitan accent.
Surprisingly, Somaliland is much better off on it’s own, the guy from the Geography Now! channel went there (via Ethiopia), and everyone seemed to be happy that someone was showcasing their “country.” (Honestly, considering the state of the rest of Somalia, maybe granting them sovereignty wouldn’t be a bad idea.)
Somaliland is a treacherous state that betrayed us when things got tough. There is literally no difference ethnically and culturally wise between us. The only good thing about it is that it is living in peace and prosperity
@Greater Somalia has Somalia ever had a non darood or hawiye president. I am not supervised Somalilanders don't want anything to do with Somalia.
@@KhalidAli-jc7cv Somalia would have had a isaaq president but it didn’t because siad barre made it a dictatorship
@African Boy Somaliland is a bullshit state that will never be recognised because it is based upon clans. No one should give a shit if your Isaaq, Darood, etc. The developed countries stopped recognising ethnic states based on clans/ethnicity after the balkans.
@@pirate6616 when did Somaliland betray Z00malia? Somaliland was the recognised region that united with Italian Z00malia in 1960 but the Z00malians that betrayed Somaliland when your former government started targeting civilians on tribal lines.
Somalia is the primary reason why I dont think that the drawing of African borders or the non-existence of African nation states are the real reasons why Africa has so many prolems.
In Somalia lives one people, with one ethnicity, speaking one language and following one religion. And still it is the most downtrodden and most failed state in Africa. How can this be if supposedly the lack of a national identidy is causing all the problems? Africa's problems root majorly in something else. Tribalism may be a force here but then it is structures that existed long before colonialism.
Yes. It’s primarily the intelligence of a nation that determines its prosperity.
Well, the thing is there isn't one single problem. Those are collection of various issues (the way Africa was managed during colonialism, corruption, lack of long-lasting proper democratic traditions, tribalism, ideological extremism, poor economical situation etc. list can go further) which tied together gave this situation.
Very good video! I've always wondered why Somalia was such a disaster. I've always felt sorry for the people who tried to just live their lives there. Well done, as always.
The country has slightly improved in recent years though
Somalia reports to be 99.99% Sunni Muslim. You can clearly see us Somalis value free thought and ideological diversity. It's not like our entire culture has been taken hostage by a single intolerant worldview or something.
You should do a video on Somaliland.
"Out for Lunch" lol
man, the end of this one just made me sad :/ what a shame how things became so bad
Soviets:go ahead somalia invade ehiopia ill back you up
Ethiopia: turns Communist
Soviets:*obliterates Somalia for something they encouraged them to do*
I liked your video. In a video but very clear and understandable way you explained a long story. The animated cigures are funny too. Keep up the good job 👍
No mention of US support for Barre especially during the Isaaq genocide? Come on...
@@crhylis5833 I agree, tribalism may be no more but we are still divided thanks to “somalilanders”
“After siad barre left there was nothing keeping them together”
Yeah the different somali clans carved up their own lands and fought each other. But having said that all the somali clans share the same ethnicity, language, culture, religion etc.
James Bizonette stopped paying taxes
they should've hired James Bizonette as the Tressurer.
K E L L Y M O N E Y M A K E R.
Nah james should be the leader and kelly money maker should be the treasurer