Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
(Timeline-segments are linked below)
Never heard of American Patriot and Hero, Smedley Darlington Butler???... who almost singlehandedly, saved Democracy in the United States in the 1930's???
There's a reason for that lack of awareness, as you'll grow to understand in this video.
Born into a political family in Westchester Pennsylvania in 1881... Smedley Butler was the son and grandson of two Philadelphia Congressmen... so of course at the age of sixteen years old, Smedley Butler would join the U.S. Marines.
From an unparalleled to this day, military career in the Marines, which included running a Caribbean nation for a couple of years... to battles with prohibition and the gangsters of the 1930's, including legendary Al Capone... to battles with public names like Vanderbilt, and even Italy's Mussolini... to literally saving the country from falling to Fascism by blowing the whistle at the right time... to doing country-wide tours of speeches, as well as becoming an author, warning us from his own unmatched and personal experience, about How and WHY... WAR... IS just a RACKET
... watch as we take a very deep dive into the simply incredible life of Smedley Darlington Butler... one of the few true HEROES we get to examine in full detail, in this series, of our World Of Lies...
Timeline Segments:
00:00:40 - Reflecting Upon a Mirror Darkly
00:13:57 - Smedley Darlington Butler Introduction
00:15:28 - At the Roots of U.S. Control of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO)
00:17:42 - Philippines, & the Boxer Rebellion (China Part 1)
00:19:16 - Commencement of the Banana Wars - Honduras
00:21:56 - At the Roots of the Panama Canal - Colombia/Panama
00:30:20 - Wedding Bells
00:30:51 - Nicaragua Part 1
00:38:32 - 007 in Mexico
00:45:56 - Gendarmerie of Haiti
00:56:51 - Quantico - The 13th - WW1 France
01:03:54 - Duckboard Empire
01:14:58 - Nicaragua Part 2 - At the Roots of Iran/Contra
01:40:47 - China Part 2 - Standard Oil
01:43:05 - Speeches - Vanderbilt - Mussolini... Obama & Trump??? - Al Capone
01:57:16 - Creating the Oregon State Police - Battling Haitian Minister - 1932 Senate Run
02:02:47 - B.E.F. Bonus Expeditionary Force (Bonus Army) - the original "Jan 6"
02:16:03 - MacArthur - Eisenhower - Patton
02:19:10 - B.E.F. MSM Family Feud
02:22:32 - F.D.R. Election Win Setting the Stage
02:23:28 - The Plot to Seize the White House
03:00:48 - Did F.D.R. Know??? - J. Edgar Hoover
03:05:03 - Speeches Continue - Against War and... Wall Street...
03:08:31 - 1935 Smedley Butler Becomes an Author - more J. Edgar Hoover
03:13:56 - War Is A Racket - Wall Street Kings in the Crosshairs
03:17:05 - Epilogue
Music:
World of Lies - At The Gates
Earache Records Ltd
youtu.be/qLC7NT_-Sco
Water Fire & Mines - Lalo Schifrin
youtu.be/DDHevI_PcSs?list=RDDDHevI_PcSs
Machinations - Kevin MacLeod
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Run - Max Surla
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The Drive - Kevin MacLeod
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The New Order - Aaron Kenny
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Praise Be Our Eternal Glory (Gamilas Anthem) - Hiroshi Miyagawa
youtu.be/6OA2V4482FM
Jungle - Aakash Gandhi
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Hitman - Kevin MacLeod
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Artist: incompetech.com
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Yamato Theme 2199 - Hiroshi Miyagawa
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Action Time - Biz Baz Studio
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The New Order - Aaron Kenny
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Imperial Forces - Aaron Kenny
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Prelude to War - Bear McCreary
youtu.be/jJiqwdWOhz8
Dance of the U-Boat - Aakash Gandhi
youtu.be/Pn-hRUj1LPU
Prelude and Action - Kevin MacLeod
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The Great Battle - Alexander Nakarada
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Time to Go - Max Surla
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(Timeline-segments are linked below)
Never heard of American Patriot and Hero, Smedley Darlington Butler???... who almost singlehandedly, saved Democracy in the United States in the 1930's???
There's a reason for that lack of awareness, as you'll grow to understand in this video.
Born into a political family in Westchester Pennsylvania in 1881... Smedley Butler was the son and grandson of two Philadelphia Congressmen... so of course at the age of sixteen years old, Smedley Butler would join the U.S. Marines.
From an unparalleled to this day, military career in the Marines, which included running a Caribbean nation for a couple of years... to battles with prohibition and the gangsters of the 1930's, including legendary Al Capone... to battles with public names like Vanderbilt, and even Italy's Mussolini... to literally saving the country from falling to Fascism by blowing the whistle at the right time... to doing country-wide tours of speeches, as well as becoming an author, warning us from his own unmatched and personal experience, about How and WHY... WAR... IS just a RACKET
... watch as we take a very deep dive into the simply incredible life of Smedley Darlington Butler... one of the few true HEROES we get to examine in full detail, in this series, of our World Of Lies...
Timeline Segments:
00:00:40 - Reflecting Upon a Mirror Darkly
00:13:57 - Smedley Darlington Butler Introduction
00:15:28 - At the Roots of U.S. Control of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO)
00:17:42 - Philippines, & the Boxer Rebellion (China Part 1)
00:19:16 - Commencement of the Banana Wars - Honduras
00:21:56 - At the Roots of the Panama Canal - Colombia/Panama
00:30:20 - Wedding Bells
00:30:51 - Nicaragua Part 1
00:38:32 - 007 in Mexico
00:45:56 - Gendarmerie of Haiti
00:56:51 - Quantico - The 13th - WW1 France
01:03:54 - Duckboard Empire
01:14:58 - Nicaragua Part 2 - At the Roots of Iran/Contra
01:40:47 - China Part 2 - Standard Oil
01:43:05 - Speeches - Vanderbilt - Mussolini... Obama & Trump??? - Al Capone
01:57:16 - Creating the Oregon State Police - Battling Haitian Minister - 1932 Senate Run
02:02:47 - B.E.F. Bonus Expeditionary Force (Bonus Army) - the original "Jan 6"
02:16:03 - MacArthur - Eisenhower - Patton
02:19:10 - B.E.F. MSM Family Feud
02:22:32 - F.D.R. Election Win Setting the Stage
02:23:28 - The Plot to Seize the White House
03:00:48 - Did F.D.R. Know??? - J. Edgar Hoover
03:05:03 - Speeches Continue - Against War and... Wall Street...
03:08:31 - 1935 Smedley Butler Becomes an Author - more J. Edgar Hoover
03:13:56 - War Is A Racket - Wall Street Kings in the Crosshairs
03:17:05 - Epilogue
Music:
World of Lies - At The Gates
Earache Records Ltd
youtu.be/qLC7NT_-Sco
Water Fire & Mines - Lalo Schifrin
youtu.be/DDHevI_PcSs?list=RDDDHevI_PcSs
Machinations - Kevin MacLeod
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100510
Artist: incompetech.com
Run - Max Surla
youtu.be/OnbbeLpxU48
The Drive - Kevin MacLeod
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)
youtu.be/_gU_8cBMhn8
The New Order - Aaron Kenny
youtu.be/hTQK14R7eNI
Praise Be Our Eternal Glory (Gamilas Anthem) - Hiroshi Miyagawa
youtu.be/6OA2V4482FM
Jungle - Aakash Gandhi
youtu.be/Je5Ve1CtG7U
Hitman - Kevin MacLeod
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300013
Artist: incompetech.com
The Chase - Alexander Nakarada
Chase by Alexander Nakarada | serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Yamato Theme 2199 - Hiroshi Miyagawa
youtu.be/VFAQ1QyZcWk?list=RDptEwaoRzBJM
Action Time - Biz Baz Studio
youtu.be/Z6_CLz4Qafc
The New Order - Aaron Kenny
youtu.be/hTQK14R7eNI
Imperial Forces - Aaron Kenny
youtu.be/R4GtQnf6VtA
Prelude to War - Bear McCreary
youtu.be/jJiqwdWOhz8
Dance of the U-Boat - Aakash Gandhi
youtu.be/Pn-hRUj1LPU
Prelude and Action - Kevin MacLeod
goo.gl/j7VXGt
The Great Battle - Alexander Nakarada
Link: serpentsoundstudios.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Music promoted by chosic.com
The Epic - Rafael Krux
Link: filmmusic.io/song/5384-the-epic-2-
License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Music promoted on chosic.com
End of Time - Ugonna Onyekwe
youtu.be/LOxXE_-wzzg
Time to Go - Max Surla
Media Right Productions
youtu.be/T6tX3iOZVdE
