The Moment South Korea Changed Forever Spectacles 2025-08-29 | Try AnyDesk for free today: anydesk.com/spectaclesIn 1980, one Korean city defied dictatorship.—Patreon: https://spectacles.link/patreonNebula: https://spectacles.link/nebulaMerch: https://spectacles.link/shopDiscord: https://spectacles.link/discordScript: https://www.spectacles.news/south-koreas-tiananmen-square/For citations, turn on CC. Sources below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = Lee Jae-eui, Hwang Sok-yong, and Jeon Yong-ho. Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in Korea. Translated by Slin Jung. (Verso Books, 2022).* English-language scholarship on the event is very limited. The above constitutes the only seriously comprehensive resource we found.—00:00 RELUCTANCE02:28 BYSTANDER07:00 INVOLVEMENT11:40 COMMITMENT14:46 RESISTANCE17:07 REVOLUTION20:06 HOPE—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesIncludes Music by Tom Fox"M60-2000 120S Main Battle Tank" (skfb.ly/pyIVR) by Muhamad Mirza Arrafi is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Lowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420
That Time Hippies Stole Secret Government Files Spectacles 2025-07-12 | You can go to our sponsor aura.com/spectacles to try 14 days for free. That’s enough time for Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broker sites, without you lifting a finger.In 1971, eight unlikely thieves uncovered the largest conspiracy in American history.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaWatch this video ad-free and uncensored: nebula.tv/videos/spectacles-the-heist-that-exposed-americas-secret-policeHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/the-heist-that-exposed-americas-secret-police/For citations, turn on CC. Sources below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = Betty Medsger, *The Burglary*, (Penguin Random House, 2014).B = Bonnie Raines, “I Broke Into an FBI Office and Took Every Document. Here’s Why,” *ACLU Texas*, 15 January 2014.C = Betty Medsger, “Remembering an earlier time when a theft unmasked government surveillance,” in *The Washington Post*, 10 January 2014.—00:00 DISGUISES03:55 PARANOIA06:22 BURGLARY09:20 HUNTED14:02 PUBLICATION16:35 CLOSING IN19:10 CONCLUSION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesIncludes music by Tom Fox: https://tomfox.site
Canada’s Weirdest Kidnapping Spectacles 2025-06-14 | Get 25% (or more) off some cool metal posters from Displate: displate.com/@spectaclesIn 1970, French-Quebec terrorists hatched a terrible plan.—Watch ad-free and uncensored: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/canadas-insane-hostage-crisis/Special thanks to:@NotJustBikes as Pierre Trudeau@TraceDominguez as Pierre Laporte@lily_lxndr as Pothier FerlandAnd Discord member Mukund for the excellent topic suggestionFor citations, turn on CC. —About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = D’Arcy Jenish, The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ, (DoubleDay Canada, 2018).B = William Tetley, The October Crisis, 1970: An Insider’s View, (McGill-Queens University Press, 2007).C = Mitchell Sharp, Which Reminds Me…: A Memoir (University of Toronto Press, 1994). D = Bill C-2, An Act to confer certain powers upon the Governor in Council and to amend the Immigration Act, SC, 1914, c 2. primarydocuments.ca/war-measures-act-sc-1914E = Liberation Cell of the Front de Liberation du Quebec, “Reaction of the FLQ to the Invocation of the War Measures Act,” 17 October 1970.F = Marion Scott, “October Crisis: Who Was Pierre Laporte, Really?” in the Montreal Gazette, 13 October 2020.—00:00 INTRO04:18 THE FLQ11:00 DEEPENING CRISIS18:56 WAR MEASURES23:37 5630 ARMSTRONG28:06 CLOSING IN33:13 CONCLUSION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesLow-poly guns by TastyTony are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (sketchfab.com/TastyTony)Includes music by Tom Fox: tomfox.site
The silent coup is working. Spectacles 2025-04-22 | Tyrants are getting sneakier, and I want to show you their secrets.Help us make more videos by grabbing a poster, tee, or coffee mug: https://shop.spectacles.news—Support us on Patreon: https://spectacles.link/patreonWatch this video uncensored and ad-free: https://spectacles.link/nebulaHang out on our Discord: https://spectacles.link/discordReview our script: https://www.spectacles.news/so-this-is-how-democracy-dies/For citations, turn on CC. Sources below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—KEY SOURCES- Francis Ludwig Carsten, The Rise of Fascism, United Kingdom: Batsford Academic and Educational, 1980.- Ozan O. Varol, “Stealth Authoritarianism,” in Iowa Law Review 100 (2015)- Aziz Huq and Tom Ginsburg, “How to Lose a Constitutional Democracy,” in UCLA Law Review 78 (2018).—ALL SOURCES[not all could fit within YouTube's description word count limit. for sources AA-AJ, please visit the link above for our script]A. Stephen S. Large, “Nationalist Extremism in Early Shōwa Japan: Inoue Nisshō and the Blood Pledge Corps Incident, 1932,” Modern Asian Studies, 35.3 (July 2005): 533-564B. Richard Sakwa, “Politics in Russia,” in Developments in Russian Politics 9 (eds. Richard Sakwa, Henry E. Hale, and Stephen White), (Red Globe Press: 2019).C. Alexandra Odynova, “Putin signs law allowing him to serve 2 more terms as Russia's president,” CBS News, 5 April 2021.D. Stanley G. Paine, A History of Fascism, 1914-45 (Routledge: 1995).E. Attila Agh, “Bumpy Road of the Hungarian Administrative Reforms: From Political Over-Centralization to Public Policy Failures,” in Politika i Uprava (2014).F. Patrick Kingsley and Benjamin Novak, "The Website That Shows How a Free Press Can Die,” in The New York Times, 24 November 2018.G. Kim Lane Scheppele, “Not Your Father’s Authoritarianism: The Creation of the ‘Frankenstate,’” APSA Newsletter (Winter 2013), 5-9.H. Michal Stambulski, “Constitutional Populism and the Rule of Law in Poland,” in Anti-Constitutional Populism (eds. Martin Krygier, Adam Czarnota, and Wojciech Sadurski), (Cmabridge University Press, 2022).I. Nicholas Mulder, “The revolt against liberalism: what’s driving Poland and Hungary’s nativist turn?,” in The Guardian, 24 June 2021.J. Donald J. Trump, “Inaugural Address,” 20 January 2017.K. Donald J. Trump, “2016 RNC Speech,” 21 July 2016.L. V-Dem, “Multiparty Elections,” 2025.M. Ginger Gibson, “Trump says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country.’ Biden campaign likens comments to Hitler,” NBC News, 17 December 2023.N. Human Rights Watch, “Russia: Criminal Libel Law a Blow to Free Expression,” 16 July 2012.O. Adam Easton, “Retirement age: Poland broke EU law with ruling on judges,” BBC 5 November 2019.P. Eric Bradner, “Here’s what happened when Senate Republicans refused to vote on Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court nomination,” CNN, 19 September 2020.Q. Trump v. United States 23 US 939 (2024).R. Exec. Order No. 13957, 2020 (Amended 2025).S. Peter Stone, “The authoritarian playbook’: Trump targets judges, lawyers … and law itself,” The Guardian, 25 March 2025.T. Melissa Quinn, “Judge finds Elon Musk and DOGE's shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional,” CBS News, 19 March 2025.U. Troy Closson, “Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped,” The New York Times, 21 March 2025.V. Edward Wong, Charlie Savage, Hamed Aleaziz, and Luis Ferré-Sadurní, “Trump Administration Seeks to Expel a Green-Card Holder Over Student Protests, The New York Times, 10 March 2025.W. Alan Feuer and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, “Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights,” The New York Times, 17 March 2025.X. Alexandra Villareal, “What is US birthright citizenship and what does Trump’s executive order do?” The Guardian, 23 January 2025.Y. Francis Fukuyama, Political Order and Political Decay, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014).Z. Harukata Takenata, Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan: Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime, (Stanford University Press, 2014).—00:00 INTRO02:54 I - LEVIATHONIA08:58 II - FASCISM12:59 III - EVOLUTION17:57 IV - AMERICA24:20 V - CONCLUSION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
The Betrayal of Irelands Washington Spectacles 2025-03-14 | Get CyberGhost VPN with 83% off + 4 months free using our link: cyberghostvpn.com/SpectaclesMichael Collins helped liberate Ireland. They killed him for it.—Thanks to Brian @RealEngineering for lending some vocals.Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaWatch ad-free and uncensored: nebula.tv/videos/spectacles-why-ireland-betrayed-its-heroHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/why-ireland-betrayed-its-greatest-hero/For citations, turn on CC. Footnotes below ↓—Some further watch recommendations:Slaves & Scholars: https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/blindboy:_the_land_of_slaves_and_scholars_s1_e1/IP10004291-00-0000Cold Case Collins: https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/cold-case-collins/311112744141Norman Invasion: https://www.rte.ie/player/series/invasion-the-normans/IP10001381-00-0000?epguid=IP10001382-01-0001Treaty Live: https://www.rte.ie/player/series/treaty-live/SI0000012579?epguid=IP000067234—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA. Tim Pat Coogan, Michael Collins: A Biography. Head of Zeus, 1990.B. Dáil Éireann Official Report: Debate on the Treaty, 19 December 1921. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/Dáil/1921-12-19/2/C. Anne Dolan, William Murphy. Michael Collins: The Man and the Revolution. Ireland: Collins Press, 2018.D. Dáil Éireann Official Report: Debate on the Treaty, 10 January 1922. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/Dáil/1922-01-10/2/E. P.S. O’Hegarty, The Victory of Sinn Féin (Dublin, 1998; 1st ed. 1924)F. Hayden Talbot, Michael Collins’ Own Story (Dublin, 2012; 1st ed. 1923)G. Michael Collins, The Path to Freedom. cartlann.org/dicilimt/2021/07/The-Path-to-Freedom-1.pdfH. Collins to Kevin O’Brien, 6 October 1916.I. Rex Taylor, Michael Collins (London, 1964; 1st ed. 1958).J. Ronan Fanning, Fatal Path: British Government and Irish Revolution, 1910-1922, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber, 2013.K. Proclamation of the Irish Republic, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_the_Irish_RepublicL. Memorandum by Collins on meeting with Lloyd George, 5 December 1921, NAI, DE2/304/1. www.difp.ie/docs/1921/Anglo-Irish-Treaty/212.htmM. Dáil Éireann Official Report: Debate on the Treaty, 7 January 1922. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/Dáil/1922-01-07/2/N. Declaration of Irish Independence, 21 January, 1919. amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibits/cost-of-revolution/pages/declaration-of-irish-independence—00:00 INTRO03:40 I: IRISH SOUL09:12 II: BUNGLED TERRIBLY12:17 III: THE COLLINS METHOD17:14 IV: PATH TO FREEDOM22:04 V: PRAGMATISM—IDEALISM —Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
What happened when Mao died? — #china #ccp #history Spectacles 2025-02-21 | Mao died. China got a little crazy.—Watch the full video here: youtu.be/UPcuPwLifE0
China in 1976 was INSANE — #china #ccp #history Spectacles 2025-02-14 | Mao died. China got a little crazy.—Watch the full video here: youtu.be/UPcuPwLifE0
Chinas Insane Succession Crisis Spectacles 2025-02-14 | Uncover your history today with MyHeritage. Get 14 days free with our link! bit.ly/Spectacles_MHMao died. China got a little crazy.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaWatch this video on Nebula, ad-free and uncensored: nebula.tv/videos/spectacles-china-in-1976-was-insaneHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/china-in-1976-was-insane/For citations, turn on CC. Sources below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA. James Palmer, Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao’s China (Basic Books: 2012)B. Frank Dikotter, China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower (Bloomsbury, 2022).C. Zhang Chunqiao, “On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship Over the Bourgeoisie,” in Red Flag, 1975.D. Andrew Walder, China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed (Harvard University Press, 2015).E. Ezra F. Vogel, Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. Harvard University Press, 2013.—00:00 INTRO02:13 THE PROTEST10:11 THE DEATH13:10 THE TRIUMPH21:17 THOUGHTS—Thanks to the following contributions and creators:Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesLowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420—First track by Harry ClennonAll others from Epidemic Sounds:Melting Glass by Eden Avery(epidemicsound.com/track/2fqOXWpHab)Amalthea by Van Saldano(epidemicsound.com/track/69yTqaxEWQ)Decision Through Vision by Max Anson(epidemicsound.com/track/AoAFT1ZSmP)Fatal Flaws by Howard Harper Barnes(epidemicsound.com/track/ONEy4eDwZG)Hairpin Loop by Martin Moses(epidemicsound.com/track/bPSdR7yAKM)Light-Footed by Bonnie Grace(http://epidemicsound.com/track/13x4VTrByx)Like Moths to a Flame(epidemicsound.com/track/lLCsKqIAFl)Divisive Alliance by Jon Björk(epidemicsound.com/track/QgftTsL1p3)Fractal Patterns by Bonnie Grace(epidemicsound.com/track/SuFlORszni)Misguided Path by Bonnie Grace(epidemicsound.com/track/yIboE3Njz0)Surveillance Camera by Alan Carlson-Green(epidemicsound.com/track/hh2BiAooZL)In the Aftermath by Michael Rothery(epidemicsound.com/track/DjHwv0BjhI)In Disguise by Jon Björk(epidemicsound.com/track/zRXh0R70GP)
Why Chinas at War with a Weird Exercise Cult | full doc Spectacles 2025-01-18 | Get Nebula using our link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesWatch this video ad-free and uncensored on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/spectacles-chinas-cult-war-full-docIn 1999, a strange Chinese cult gained Beijing's attention. They've been at war ever since.This video is a supercut of two older episodes best watched together.—Listen to the bonus podcast: nebula.tv/spectaclespodcastHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/china-cult-war/For sources, turn on CC. References below. ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCES (links for some available on website)A. Andrew Walder, China Under Mao (Harvard University Press: Cambridge, 2015)B. Frank Dikotter, China After Mao: The Rise of A Superpower (Bloomsbury: New York, 2022)C. Junpeng Li, “The Religion of the Nonreligious and the Politics of the Apolitical: The Transformation of Falun Gong from Healing Practice to Political Movement,” in Politics and Religion 7 (2014)D. Andrew B. Kipnis, “The Flourishing of Religion in Post-Mao China and the Anthropological Category of Religion,” in The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 12 no. 1 (2001)E. David Ownby, Falun Gong and the Future of China, (Oxford University Press, 2008)F. David Palmer, Qigong Fever (Columbia University Press: 2007)G. Voltaire, The Complete Works, Volume 11 (1968)H. Andrew Junker, Becoming Activists in Global China: Social Movements in the Chinese Diaspora (Cambridge University Press: 2019)I. “A Chronicle of Major Historic Events during the Introduction of Falun Dafa to the Public,” Falun Dafa, 8 October 2004 [Note: This is a Falun Gong source but at least three leading Falun Gong scholars (Tong 2002, Ownby 2008, Junker 2019) consider the estimates plausible, not least because when Falun Gong exaggerates figures, as it often does, they tend to be absurdly high.]J. William Dowell, “Interview with Li Hongzhi,” in Time, 10 May 1999.K. He Zuoxiu, “I Do Not Approve of Teenagers Practicing Qigong,” Youth Science and Technology Outlook, 11 April 1999.L. Xinhua. [Note: Xinhua is a government-owned and -directed media source. As such, its reliability is limited, but thanks to government prohibitions on interviews of the individuals, it is near-impossible to find any independent sources with much detail to offer. We have relied on this as sparingly as possible.]M. Minghui, “Press Statement: Who's Behind Tiananmen Self-immolation?”N. Amnesty InternationalO. Part One of this video.P. Jonathan S. Landreth and J.S. Greenberg, “The Way We Live Now: 8-8-99: Questions for Li Hongzhi; Eye of the Storm,” in The New York Times, 8 August 1999.Q. Alesso Perrone and Darren Loucaides, “A key source for Covid-skeptic movements, the Epoch Times yearns for a global audience,” in Coda, 10 March 2022.R. Nicholas Hune Brown, “The traditional Chinese dance troupe China doesn’t want you to see,” in The Guardian, 12 December 2017.S. Jia Tolentino, “Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun,” in the New Yorker, 19 March 2019.T. Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins, “Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times,” for NBC, 20 August 2019.U. Darren Loucaides and Alessio Perrone, “The media giant you’ve never heard of, and why you should pay attention,” for OpenDemocracy, 10 March 2022.V. Ben Hurley, “Me and Li — Why I left Falun Gong after being a devoted believer for a decade,” on Medium, 22 October 2017.W. Matthias Gafni, “Behind the blitz: Falun Gong practitioners spend millions on Shen Yun ads. How do they do it?” in the San Francisco Chronicle, 11 January 2020.X. Heather Kavan, “Falun Gong in the media: What can we believe?,” Power and Place ANZCA08 Conference, 2008.Y. ABC YouTube.Z. Stephen Sacco, “Questions remain in Deerpark death,” for the Times Herald-Record, 6 May 2008.AA. CNNAB. New York TimesAC. TimeAD. ABC—00:00 PART ONE: THE WAR ON FALUN GONG05:00 I. QIGONG, REBORN11:22 II. ENTER, LI HONGZHI13:42 III. SKIRMISHES15:16 IV. WAR17:27 PART TWO: THE INSANITY UNFOLDS21:24 I. ORIGINS25:08 II. THE PROBLEMS27:21 III. THE HUMAN TOLL30:10 IV. THOUGHTS—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesLowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420
The Serbian Hit-Job Spectacles 2024-12-14 | Go to https://ground.news/spectacles to compare news coverage, spot media bias, and avoid algorithms. Subscribe through our link to get 50% off unlimited access.In 2003, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić was assassinated. The question was not who did it, but how it happened.Special thanks to Discord community member Alexander for coaching on pronunciation.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaWatch our videos ad-free: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/this-is-serbias-jfk-mystery/For citations, turn on CC.—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA. Iva Vukušić, Serbian Paramilitaries and the Breakup of Yugoslavia: State Connections and Patterns of Violence, (Routledge, 2023).B. IRMCT Stanisic, hearing, witness RFJ-151 (19 September 2017), https://ucr. irmct.org/scasedocs/case/MICT-15-96#transcriptsC. Vasic, AssassinationD. Yugoslavia’s Presidential Election: The Serbian People’s Moment of Truth. International Crisis Group, 2000.4B. Danas, 11/21F. Steven Erlanger, “Large Crowd in Belgrade Heartens Yugoslav Opposition,” in the New York Times, 14 April 2000.G. Steven Erlanger, “Police Disrupt March to Milosevic’s House,” in the New York Times, 30 September 1999.H. John Pomfret, “Serbia’s Elastic Man,” in The Washington Post, 27 December 1996.4C. Pescanik, 2011J. GeopostK. Adam Roberts and Timothy Garton Ash, Civil Resistance and Power Politics_ The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2009)L. Jacqueline R. McAllister, “The Extraordinary Gamble: How the Yugoslav Tribunal's Indictment of Slobodan Milosevic During the Kosovo War Affected Peace Efforts,” in The Brown Journal of World Affairs 26 no. 1 (Fall/Winter 2019)M. Misha Glenny, “Zoran Djindjic: Serbia’s most capable and daring politician,” in The Guardian, 13 March 2003.N. “Laws Altered, Milosevic Calls Election For September,” Associated Press, 28 July 2000.O. Steven Erlanger, “Milosevic Seeking a Runoff Election After His Setback,” in The New York Times, 27 September 2000.P. Steven Erlanger, “New Serbian Leader Vows Fast Improvements,” in The New York Times, 25 December 2000.Q. Konstantinos D. Magliveras, “The Interplay Between the Transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the ICTY and Yugoslav Constitutional Law,” in the European Journal of International Law, 13 no. 6 (2002), 661-677.R. BBC, “Milosevic Extradited,” 28 June 2001.S. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Article 17.T. “Serbian Leader on Life After Milosevic,” 24 October 2003, NBC.U. Vesna Peric Zimonjic, “Assassin says Djindjic murder was to be first of many,” in The Independent, 9 April 2003.V. “Serbia Disbands Police Unit of Suspect in Prime Minister’s Death,” Reuters, 27 March 2003.W. “Rights Group Urges Inquiry on Torture in Serbia,” Associated Press, 4 September 2003.X. Milos Ciric, “Mutiny, Assassination and a Serbian Political Conspiracy,” in Balkan Insight, 13 July 2018.—00:00 I. INTRODUCTION02:57 II. BORN IN BLOODSHED08:56 III. FATEFUL CHOICES16:49 IV. MUTINY22:48 V. CONCLUSION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesExcepting original music in the introduction and conclusion, all music from Epidemic Sound or StoryBlocksLowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420"Low-Poly SVD Dragunov" (skfb.ly/6vnrC) by TastyTony is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
How an FBI Scam Caught 7 Congressmen Spectacles 2024-11-08 | Go to hensonshaving.com/spectacles and use code "SPECTACLES" at checkout to get Henson's all-new shave cream for free. In 1979, the FBI went undercover and executed the largest federal anti-corruption sting in American history. We've never seen anything like that operation since—but why?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaGet our videos one week early: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/how-the-fbi-sent-congressmen-to-prison/—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCES (Turn on CC for citations)A = Richard Sandomere, "John Jenrette Jr., Congressman Nabbed in Abscam Sting, Dies at 86," New York Times, 21 March 2023.B = Georg A. Wagner, "United States’ policy analysis on undercover operations," in International Journal of Police Science & Management 9 No. 4 (2007), pp. 371-379.C = Paul Critchlow, "Democrats Pick Rep. Myers for Barrett's Seat," Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 July 1976.D = "Congressman Charged After Incident in Lounge," Associated Press, 18 January 1979.E = "The Life and Times of Richard Kelly—Will it Sell?" Orlando Sentinel, 21 October 1985.F = Craig Pittman, Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country (St. Martin's, 2016).G = John Jenrette WikipediaH = Schuyler Kropf, "Former SC congressman John Jenrette has passed at 86," Post and Courier, 18 March 2023.I = "Former congressman sent back to prison in ballot stuffing case," Associated Press, 17 September 2022.J = "In the Matter of Representative Michael J. Myers," House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 24 September 1980.K = Al Kamen, "Jenrette Sentenced To 2 Years in Prison On Abscam Charges," Washington Post, 9 December 1983.L = "Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent," Associated Press, 16 July 2024.M = James Q. Wilson, “The Changing FBI - The Road to Abscam,” in National Affairs 61 (2024).N = Patricia Sullivan, "Watergate-Era FBI Chief L. Patrick Gray Dies at 88,” in The Washington Post, 6 July 2005.O = Andrew Altman and Steven Lee, “Legal Entrapment,” in Philosophy and Public Affairs 12 No. 1 (1983), pp. 51-69.P = John Good, “Abscam,” in The Grapevine (2015), pp. 12-14.Q = Jessica Carolyn Hills, “’Larceny In My Heart’: The Abscam Political Scandal, 1978-1983,” Masters Thesis, Auburn Univesity.R = United States of America, v. Richard Kelly, Appellant, 748 F.2d 691 (D.C. Cir. 1984)S = Jeffrey Lazarus, Amy McKay, and Lindsey Herbel, “Who walks through the revolving door? Examining the lobbying activity of former members of Congress” in Interest Groups and Advocacy (2016).—00:00 I. LARCENY IN MY BLOOD02:44 II. CRISIS05:40 III. THE PLAN08:00 IV. THE TARGETS10:04 V. EXECUTION13:14 VI. VICTORY16:40 VII. WHY DOESN'T THIS HAPPEN ANYMORE?—[ATTRIBUTIONS]Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesLowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420
Japan in 1932 was insane. Spectacles 2024-10-05 | Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/spectaclesIn 1932, Japan witnessed a triple-assassination of leading figures. The consequences would prove beyond catastrophic.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaGet our videos one week early: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/japan-in-1932-was-insane/For citations, turn on CC. Sources below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—Sources:A = Danny Orbach, “Pure Spirits: Imperial Japanese Justice and Right-Wing Terrorists, 1878–1936”, Asian Studies, 6.2: 129–56B = Harukata Takenata, Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan: Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime, (Stanford University Press, 2014)C = Kitaoka Shinich, From Party Politics to Militarism in Japan, 1924-1941 (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2021)D = Stephen S. Large, “Nationalist Extremism in Early Shōwa Japan: Inoue Nisshō and the Blood Pledge Corps Incident, 1932,” Modern Asian Studies, 35.3 (July 2005): 533-564E = Francis Fukuyama, Political Order and Political Decay, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014)F = Peter Duus, Party Rivalry and Political Change in Taisho Japan (Harvard University Press, 1968)G = Nicholas End, “Japan during the Interwar Period: From Monetary Restraint to Fiscal Abandon,” in Era Dabla-Norris (ed.) Debt and Entanglements Between the Wars (International Monetary Fund, 2019)H = Hugh Byas, Government by Assassination, (Pickle Partners Publishing, 2018)I = David A. Sneider, “Action and Oratory: The Trials of the May 15th Incident of 1932,” Law Japan 23.1 (1990): 1-66.—Chapters:00:00 I. INSANITY06:08 II. RESTORATION09:16 III. REFORM12:16 IV. FAILURE14:15 V. POWER16:55 VI. DESTRUCTION19:17 VII. ANALYSIS—Attributions:"Hot Rod Constructor (WIP) - Fordor" (skfb.ly/opxOC) by Slava Z. is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Lowpoly Human Rigged by IcySugar on Blendswap: blendswap.com/blend/21420LowPoly Models by @Quaternius: patreon.com/quaterniusSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
JD Vances Death Obsession, Explained Spectacles 2024-08-28 | JD Vance is obsessed with death. Why? And does it matter?Get Nebula using our link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesWatch RealLifeLore's exclusive series on Modern Conflicts: nebula.tv/modernconflicts?ref=spectacles—Support us directly on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/why-wont-jd-vance-stop-talking-about-death/—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESVance's Speech: youtube.com/watch?v=HzyQYSSuOpkObama's Speech: youtube.com/watch?v=eWynt87PaJ0—00:00 INTRO01:41 WHAT IS AMERICA?04:46 LEADERSHIP08:14 VIOLENCE12:32 BEYOND VIOLENCE—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
The Mysterious Death of Stalins Only Friend Spectacles 2024-07-26 | Access any device, any time, from anywhere for FREE with AnyDesk: anydesk.com/spectaclesOn December 1, 1934, Leonid Nikolaev entered the Smolny Institute. The Soviet Union would never be the same.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaGet our videos one week early: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Check out our script: https://www.spectacles.news/this-is-the-ussrs-jfk-mystery/For citations, turn on CC. Footnotes below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = Amy Knight, Who Killed Kirov? The Kremlin’s Greatest Mystery (Hill and Wang, New York: 1999).B = Lenoe, Matthew E. The Kirov Murder and Soviet History. Yale University Press, 25 May 2010.C = Kotkin, Stephen. Stalin, Vol. II. Waiting for Hitler, 1928-1941. London, Penguin Books Ltd, 2017.D = Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich, Special Report to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 24-25 February 1956.E = “Letter of an Old Bolshevik," archive.org/details/letter_of_an_old_bolshevik__a_key_to_the_moscow_trials/page/n15/mode/2upF = Matthew Lenoe, “Did Stalin Kill Kirov and Does It Matter?” in The Journal of Modern History 74 no. 2 (June 2002).—CITATIONS[^1]: A,189[^2]: A,189-190[^3]: B,152[^4]: B,157[^5]: B,157-158,167. The source and intent of the second shot is a matter of dispute.[^6]: A,30-32[^7]: A,91[^8]: A,104[^9]: B,70-73[^10]: A,125-128[^11]: B,85[^12]: B,82/96;C,180[^13]: A,170-172[^14]: A,172[^15]: A,172[^16]: A,179-181[^17]: C,194[^18]: B,157[^19]: B,251[^20]: B,259[^21]: ???[^22]: C,208[^23]: B,281-284[^24]: B,288[^25]: B,309[^26]: B,310[^27]: C,213[^28]: C,219[^29]: B,456[^30]: C,305[^31]: B,463-465[^32]: B,471-478[^33]: B,477[^34]: B,478-480[^35]: B,468[^36]: C,305[^37]: B,647[^38]: B,229[^39]: B,398[^40]: B,397[^41]: B,288-289[^42]: B,283[^43]: B,281[^44]: D[^45]: A,263-264[^46]: E,14[^47]: B,112-113[^48]: A,173[^49]: A,189[^50]: A,200[^51]: B,407[^52]: B,161[^53]: B,162[^54]: B,427[^55]: B,413-427. This section of Lenoe’s book is remarkably thorough, with input from several independent experts with excellent credentials. It is dense and impossible to reproduce worthily here. For more details, please read his work.[^56]: B,477-478[^57]: B,113-114[^58]: B,533-534[^59]: F,374[^60]: F,378[^61]: C,198[^62]: B,210[^63]: C,198[^64]: B,201-205[^65]: B,216[^66]: B,239[^67]: B,249[^68]: B,226—00:00 MURDER02:36 KIROV09:04 INVESTIGATION13:43 CONSPIRACY17:43 IS IT TRUE?22:38 STALIN DID IT27:56 OR DID HE?30:45 A LONE GUNMAN36:06 HOW ONE DEATH BECOMES ONE MILLION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images"Low-Poly Mosin Nagant" (skfb.ly/6uXIL) by TastyTony is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
How a Murder Changed Gay Rights Forever Spectacles 2024-06-20 | Access any device, any time, from anywhere for FREE with AnyDesk: anydesk.com/spectaclesOne of America's first gay elected officials found his home in San Francisco and spent the 1970s fighting tirelessly for gay rights. His murder and legacy transformed the movement for equality.—Very special thanks to Niba, Matthew, Tim, and Cat for lending their voices!go.nebula.tv/notesbyniba?ref=spectaclesgo.nebula.tv/nandovmovies?ref=spectaclesgo.nebula.tv/hellofutureme?ref=spectacles—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaGet our videos one week early: go.nebula.tv/spectaclesHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683For citations, turn on CC. Footnotes below ↓—About us:Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = Testimony of Denise Apcar, famous-trials.com/danwhite/600-apcartestimonyB = Testimony of William Melia, famous-trials.com/danwhite/608-meliatestimonyC = Testimony of Cyr Copertini, famous-trials.com/danwhite/603-copertiniD = Confession of Dan White, soundcloud.com/michael-petrelis/dan-whites-audio-confessionE = Testimony of Rudolph Nothenberg, famous-trials.com/danwhite/609-nothenbergtestimonyF = Testimony of Carl Carlson, famous-trials.com/danwhite/602-carlsontestimonyG = Randy Shilts, The Mayor of Castro Street, google.com/books/edition/The_Mayor_of_Castro_Street/HN89LOWz6YEC?hl=en&gbpv=0H = Lillian Faderman, Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death (Yale University Press: 2018).I = John Geluardi, “Dan White's Motive More About Betrayal Than Homophobia,” in SFWeekly, 30 January 2008.J = Matthew S. Bajko, “Naval records indicate SF library's Milk discharge paperwork a fake,” Bay Area Reporter, 12 February 2020.K = “Harvey Milk Meets John Briggs,” for KPIX-TV, 6 September 1978.L = “The Trial of Dan White: The Diminished Capacity ("Twinkie") Defense,” famous-trials.com/danwhite/588-defenseM = “Harvey Milk tape recording,” 1978, archive.org/details/harvey-milk-recording.CITATIONS1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. E 6. F 7. D8. A 9. G, ch.1 10. J11. G, ch.2 12. G, ch.313. G, ch.5 14. H, 76-82. 15. H, 83.16. H, 81-82.17. G, ch.5 18. G, ch.6 19. H, 89-93. 20. H, 109, 126. 21. H, 133-134. 22. G, ch.10-11 23. H, 158-159. 24. G, ch.12 25. H, 159, 160-161. 26. I. 27. H, 162-164. 28. H, 164.29. H, 171-172. 30. K. 31. H, 177. 32. H, 175. 33. H, 176. 34. H, 182. 35. H, 184. 36. H, 161-163, 207-208. 37. D 38. H, 213. 39. H, 217-218. 40. H, 224-225. 41. L. 42. H, 226. 43. H, 227. 44. M. —00:00 MURDER04:21 I. CONFUSION07:49 II. BELONGING09:58 III. FINDING HIS FOOTING12:27 III. SECURING HIS PLACE15:16 IV. FIGHTING HIS FIGHT18:03 V. CLOSING THE DOOR20:46 VI. THE TWINKIE DEFENSE23:15 CONCLUSION—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty ImagesCivic Center No on 6 #1, Smith (Daniel A.) and Queer Blue Light Videotapes, 1999-52, Courtesy of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.1975 Gay Freedom Day Parade, Harold T. O'Neal collection (2002-03), GLBT Historical Society, Courtesy of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Why Japan Loves Baseball So F*cking Much Spectacles 2024-05-30 | Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code SPECTACLES for an extra 4 months free at https://surfshark.deals/spectaclesBaseball is the most popular sport in Japan. Its popularity has a lot to do with the American occupation.Very special thanks to William Neal Dahlberg, who wrote an excellent and essential Masters thesis on this very topic and has allowed us to share it publicly with you all (it’s normally behind an academic paywall). If you want to learn more about democratization through sport in postwar Japan, here is the link!→ drive.google.com/file/d/1aKPmb_FCYv2Y_V4yj7yjVSd4-wXNRpNv/view?usp=drive_linkThe rest of our sources and citations can be found below.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/who-needs-an-empire-when-you-have-baseball/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—Sources [Footnotes are in video captions, Wikipedia has been cited only for trivial information]A = Wikipedia, Koshien Stadium. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshien_StadiumB = Wikipedia, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Benson_Hall_of_Fame_StadiumC = Wikipedia, Es Con Field Hokkaido. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_Con_Field_HokkaidoD = Wikipedia, List of largest sports contracts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_sports_contractsE = Wikipedia, World Baseball Classic / Results. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic#ResultsF = Sapporo City, Kitagas Arena Sapporo. city.sapporo.jp.e.ain.hp.transer.com/sports/sisetsu/institution/gym/chuo.htmlG = Wikipedia, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_PowersH = William Neal Dahlberg, Democratization, Re-education, and Japanese Physical Culture: The Use of Sport by the American Occupiers of Japan, 1945-1952. drive.google.com/file/d/1aKPmb_FCYv2Y_V4yj7yjVSd4-wXNRpNv/view?usp=sharingI = Gerald R. Gems, The Athletic Crusade: Sport and American Cultural Imperialism. google.co.nz/books/edition/The_Athletic_Crusade/ZvLMAIA8TI8C?hl=en&gbpv=0Citations1. A 2. B3. C 4. D5. E6. F7. H, p.318. H, p.909. H, p.7010. H, p.7911. H, p.73-7412. I, p.3113. H, p.10-1114. H, p.1215. G
The Wild Rise of the Kennedys Spectacles 2024-05-17 | These are the dark secrets of America's royal family.Access any device, any time, from anywhere for FREE with AnyDesk: anydesk.com/spectacles—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/the-crimes-that-made-the-kennedy-dynasty/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCES (Wikipedia has been used only where information is trivial)A = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securities_Exchange_Act_of_1934#Antifraud_provisionsB = Kessler, Ronald. The Sins of the Father. Grand Central Publishing, 30 Mar. 2012.C = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr.D = Nasaw, David. The Patriarch : The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. New York, Penguin Books, 2013.E = Wills, Gary. The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power. Pocket Books, 1983.F = Ronald, Susan. The Ambassador. St. Martin’s Press, 3 Aug. 2021.G = Dallek, Robert. An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Little, Brown, and Company, 2003.H = Kennedy, John F. (15 July 1960). The New Frontier. American Rhetoric. americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfk1960dnc.htm I = en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Kennedy_ShriverJ = jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/kennedy-library-forums/past-forums/transcripts/rosemary-kennedy K = Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. Simon & Schuster, 1987.L = irishtimes.com/news/politics/ted-kennedy-one-of-the-great-architects-of-peace-in-the-north-mitchell-1.2650892M = Kelly, Michael. “Ted Kennedy on the Rocks,” in GQ, 1 February 1990.N = Kennedy, Edward M. (25 July 1969). Address to the People of Massachusetts on Chappaquiddick. American Rhetoric. americanrhetoric.com/speeches/tedkennedychappaquiddick.htmO = Boyle, James A. (1970). Inquest into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Edgartown, MA: Edgartown District Court.P = Clymer, Adam. Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography (Harper, 2015).CITATIONS (Footnotes in English CC)1. A 2. B, ch2 3. C 4. D, ch12 5. F, ch1 6. F, ch35 7. F, ch33 8. D, ch26 9. D, ch3 10. D, ch11 11. D, ch5 12. C 13. E, Ch. 10; G, 95-100. 14. G, 133. 15. G, 174. 16. G, 211. 17. G, 244-247 18. G, 230-231. 19. G, 172, 230, 250, 253-254. 20. H. 21. G. 135-137, 203, 261, 266. 22. E, Ch. 2. 23. E, Ch. 1. 24. E, Ch. 10. 25. K, pg643 26. E, Ch. 12. 27. L 28. M. 29. E, Ch. 10. 30. E, Ch. 10. 31. E, Ch. 10. 32. E, Ch. 10. 33. E, Ch. 10. 34. N. 35. O. 36. P, Ch. 12. 37. I—00:00 I - Intro02:19 II - The Patriarch09:09 III - The Prodigal Son14:20 IV - The Last Brother19:30 V - Conclusion—Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Japan: What happens if the assassin wins? Spectacles 2024-04-26 | Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code SPECTACLES at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:http://incogni.com/spectacles—Shinzo Abe was murdered almost two years ago, and Japanese politics still isn't the same.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our script and sources: https://www.spectacles.news/what-happens-when-an-assassin-wins/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—CITATIONS (footnotes in CC)Note: Unless cited otherwise, all claims made reference our previous video on this subject and its antecedent citations: youtu.be/wFn6gWYMDpo1. Asahi Shinbun, asahi.com/ajw/articles/14676617.2. Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Japan).3. Statista, statista.com/statistics/1263388/japan-monthly-cabinet-approval-rating/.4. Reuters, reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-kishidas-support-hits-low-his-partys-ties-controversial-church-2022-10-095. Mainichi, mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231016/p2a/00m/0na/005000c ↩︎—00:00 INTERSECTION01:04 CHURCH04:13 MANIFESTO08:25 CHANGE
Japan in 1960 was insane. Spectacles 2024-04-11 | Seriously, it was a really wild (and dark) year.What would omnipotence feel like? Probably something like AnyDesk. Get it now for free: anydesk.com/spectaclesThe research for this video video relied extensively on the book Japan at the Crossroads, by Nick Kapur.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our newsletter: https://www.spectacles.news/japan-in-1960-was-insane/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—SOURCESA = Nick Kapur, Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo (Harvard University Press, 2018)B = Constitution of JapanC = William Manchester, American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880–1964 (Little, Brown, and Co. 1978)D = “The Miraculous Deliverance From a Titanic Tragedy,” for the National World War II Museum, 25 August 2020E = Robert Fahey, “Japan Explained: The House of Councilors,” in TokyoReview, 18 July 2019.F = Wikipedia, “1960 Japanese general election.”G = Michelle Toh, “Living standards are still falling in Japan. That’s a recipe for more stagnation,” CNN 12 April 2023H = Naoki Abe, “Japan’s Shrinking Economy,” for the Brookings Institute, 12 February 2010.I = Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism, ed. James L. Huffman (Routledge, 2013)CITATIONS (footnotes in English CC)1. D.2. I, 16; A, 14.3. C, 472.4. A, 8-9.5. A, 9.6. B.7. A, 9-10.8. A, 9-10.9. A, 19.10. A, 11.11. A, 10.12. A, 10.13. A, 12.14. A, 11-13.15. A, 17-18.16. A, 25.17. A, 2.18. A, 25.19. A, 18.20. A, 17-18.21. A, 20-21.22. A, 22-23. CORRECTION: The Diet session was scheduled to end on May 26. All succeeding event dates are correct.23. A, 23.24. A, 23.25. E.26. A, 23.27. A, 26.28. A, 27-29.29. A, 29-30.30. A, 31.31. A, 32.32. A, 50.33. A, 34.34. A, 169.35. A, 34.36. I, 16.37. A, 74, 84.38. A, 75-76.39. A, 76.40. A, 254.41. A, 254.42. A, 85-86.43. A, 84.44. A, 77-78.45. A, 84-85, 98.46. F.47. A, 84.48. A, 105.49. A, 80-81.50. A, 82.51. A, 265.52. A, 267; G; H.—00:00 - Intro02:19 - Occupation06:33 - I. The Treaty10:50 - II. The Protest15:24 - III. The Murder22:17 - Conclusion
The Clever Design of Hawaiis Capitol Matters. Spectacles 2024-03-18 | The Hawaii state capitol doesn't look like any other capitol in America. Why?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaFree Newsletter: https://www.spectacles.news/why-hawaiis-capitol-is-not-very-hawaiian/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.— CITATIONS(reference numbers noted in English CC)1. Phil Barnes, A Concise History of the Hawaiian Islands (Petroglyph Press: Hilo, 1996), 38-54.2. Ibid., 62-70.3. Dan Boylan and T. Michael Holmes, John A. Burns: The Man and His Times (University of Hawaii Press, 2000).4. Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, “State Capitol Awash with Meaning,” for the Historic Hawaii Foundation, 18 January 2018.5. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, “About.”6. University of Hawaii, “About the Hawaiian Language.”7. Aislyn Greene, “What is the Hawaii Sovereignty Movement,” in AFAR, 2 September 2021.
How Four Murders Made New Zealand Spectacles 2024-02-27 | Wiremu Kīngi Maketū went on a killing spree, and New Zealand was born.🚨 Get AnyDesk now at anydesk.com/spectacles 💻—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaJoin our free newsletter: https://www.spectacles.news/how-a-quadruple-murder-made-new-zealand/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—Generative AI tools were used in the production of the following assets:- 02:07, Maori and British profile portraits- Throughout, archival images upscaled and/or expanded at borders—Sources(† = page numbers unavailable)A. Paul Moon, “Maketū’s Execution and the Extension of British Sovereignty in New Zealand,” in Te Kaharoa, vol. 6 (2013).B. †Michael King, The Penguin History of New Zealand (Penguin Books: New York City, 2003).C. †Danny Keenan, Wars Without End | Nga Pakanga Whenua O Mua: New Zealand’s Land Wars—A Maori Perspective (Penguin, 2021).D. “Plain facts relative to the late war in the northern district of New Zealand,” (Philip Kunst, Auckland, 1847).E. †Vincent O’Malley, The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga O Aotearoa (Bridget Williams Books, 2019).F. R v Maketū, 1842.G. †James Cowan, The New Zealand Wars, 1923, nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cow01NewZ.html.Citations1: A, p.37, 40-412: A, p.403: A, p.40-414: A, p.425: A, p.446: B, ch.117: Ibid.8: C, ch.19: D, p.910: E, ch.2 11: A, p.4312: A, p.4413: A, p.4614: F15: A, p.46-4716: G, ch.317: Ibid.18: Ibid.19: Ibid.20: Ibid.21: Ibid.22: Ibid.23: G, ch.424: G, ch.525: G, ch.626: G, ch.727: G, ch.828: G, ch.929: Ibid.30: Ibid.31: Ibid.32: B, ch.1233: E, ch.134: E, ch.535: B, ch.21, 28—00:00 INTRO01:45 I - AVOIDANCE06:39 II - CONFRONTATION11:53 III - TO ARMS17:23 IV - LAST CHANCE
New Zealands Founding Remains a Mystery Spectacles 2024-02-12 | Every year New Zealand parties in Waitangi. This year was tense.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.
This is Italys JFK Mystery. Spectacles 2024-01-15 | Who killed Aldo Moro, and why?Get AnyDesk for free at anydesk.com/spectaclesOur deepest thanks to Miller & Company, P.C. for generously lending us the Fiat 500 featured in this video—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources and attributions: https://www.spectacles.news/aldo-moro/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 INTRO01:20 I: WHY ALDO MORO?09:05 II: FIFTY-FIVE DAYS16:10 III: A HORRIBLE PLOT26:10 IV: THE FINAL WORD— SOURCES[1] Bocca, referenced in Indro Montanelli and Mario Cervi, L’Italia Degli Anni Di Piombo - 1965-1978, 2013.& Morucci, quoted in Indro Montanelli and Mario Cervi, L’Italia Degli Anni Di Piombo - 1965-1978, 2013.[2] “MORO SLAIN, BODY FOUND in ROME,” The New York Times, May 10, 1978, sec. Archives, nytimes.com/1978/05/10/archives/new-jersey-pages-moro-slain-body-found-in-rome-wests-leaders-assail.html.[3] “Red Brigade Press Releases,” Archive.org, 2021, web.archive.org/web/20120308192050/http://cronologia.leonardo.it/storia/a1978u.htm., “Press Release 1”.[4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Italian_general_election[5] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocommunism[6] Indro Montanelli and Mario Cervi, L’Italia Degli Anni Di Piombo - 1965-1978, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI. Page numbers unavailable, so this book will be cited by chapter.[7] Paul Hofmann, “Italy Arrests 26 as Drive to Find Moro Is Pressed” (New York Times, May 8, 1978), nytimes.com/1978/05/08/archives/italy-arrests-26-as-drive-to-find-moro-is-pressed-farewell-letter.html..[8] Montanelli and Cervi, Anni Di Piombo, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[9] “Moro Makes Appeal in a Letter, Fearing He May Tell Secrets” (New York Times, March 30, 1978), nytimes.com/1978/03/30/archives/moro-makes-appeal-in-a-letter-fearing-he-may-tell-secrets-moro.html.[10] Montanelli and Cervi, Anni Di Piombo, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[11] Henry Tanner, “Moro’s Kidnappers Reject Any ‘Secret Negotiations’ for His Release” (New York Times, April 11, 1978), nytimes.com/1978/04/11/archives/moros-kidnappers-reject-any-secret-negotiations-for-his-release-the.html..[12] Montanelli and Cervi, Anni Di Piombo, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[13] Ibid., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[14] Ibid., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[15] “Aldo Moro’s Farewell Letter before Execution,” The Guardian, May 8, 1978, sec. From the Guardian, theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/may/08/aldo-moro-red-brigades-1978.[16] Indro Montanelli and Mario Cervi, L’Italia Degli Anni Di Piombo - 1965-1978, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI.[17] “" Erano Le 6. 30, Cosi’ Uccidemmo Moro ",” web.archive.org, November 21, 2015, web.archive.org/web/20151121054137/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/giugno/20/Erano_cosi_uccidemmo_Moro_co_0_96062014518.shtml.[18] Paul Hofmann, “Moro Is Buried as Family Bars Leaders” (New York Times, May 11, 1978), nytimes.com/1978/05/11/archives/new-jersey-pages-moro-is-buried-as-family-bars-leaders-italian.html.[19] Richard Drake, The Aldo Moro Murder Case, (Harvard University Press: Cambridge Massachusetts, 1995), 60.[20] Ibid., 101-102.[21] Ibid., 99.[22] Ibid., 104.[23] “Riflettere sul passato per comprendere il presente,” in Polizia Democratica, May 2002.[24] Henry Tanner, “Moro’s Kidnappers Reject Any ‘Secret Negotiations’ for His Release” (New York Times, April 11, 1978), nytimes.com/1978/04/11/archives/moros-kidnappers-reject-any-secret-negotiations-for-his-release-the.html.[25] Drake, Aldo Moro Case, 75.[26] Montanelli, ch. XII: NON-TRUST.[27] “SCANDALS: The Lockheed Mystery,” in Time Magazine, 13 September 1976.[28] Drake, Aldo Moro Scandal, 90[29] Ibid., 90.[30] Ibid., 90.[31] Ibid., 30.[32] Ibid., 90.[33] Ibid., 174.[34] Alessandra Stanley, “Rome Journal; Agony Lingers, 20 Years After the Moro Killing,” in The New York Times, 9 May, 1998.[35] Anna Cento Bull, Italian Neofascism: The Strategy of Tension and the Politics of Nonreconciliation (Berghan Books, 2007), 7; Philip Willian, “Moro's ghost haunts political life,” in The Guardian, 9 May 2003.[36] Central Intelligence Agency, The Red Brigades: A Primer, 13-14.[37] Montanelli and Cervi, Anni Di Piombo - 1965-1978, 2013., ch. XIII: VIA FANI[38] Drake, Aldo Moro Case, 117.[39] Ibid., 117.[40] Ibid., 84.
How a Slave Humiliated Napoleon... Twice. Spectacles 2023-11-24 | Toussaint Louverture was born a slave. He defeated Napoleon and liberated a nation. This is his story.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/vid-the-slave-who-defeated-napoleon/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 Intro01:07 I — HISPANIOLA03:00 II — REVOLUTION04:38 III — VISION06:57 IV — ABOLITION09:16 V — NAPOLEON— Footnotes in captions, sources here:[^1]: Jeremy D. Popkin, _A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution_ (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), 11-12. [^2]: Ibid., 2. [^3]: Sudhir Hazareesingh, _Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture_ (Farrar, Strous, and Giroux, 2021). No page number available from .epub format. [^4]: C.L.R. James, _The Black Jacobins_, 2nd ed. (Random House, 1963), 33-44. [^5]: Popkin, 2. [^6]: Ibid., 36-38. [^7]: James, 90; Popkin, 43; Hazareesingh. Toussaint’s entry into the Haitian Revolution is a subject of considerable historical debate. Some go so far as to theorize that he collaborated with white planters to provoke the event. Others suggest that he was present at one of the first gatherings of the slaves who plotted the revolt in the Northern Province. The Trinidadian historian C.L.R. James asserts that Toussaint was in contact with other leaders, but was conservative and cautious enough to wait to join the revolt until it was under way. [^8]: Popkin, 45. [^9]: James, 116-117; Madison Smartt Bell, _Toussaint Louverture: A Biography_ (Vintage, 2008). .epub format, page numbers N A. [^10]: James, 131-132. [^11]: Popkin, 44. [^12]: Ibid., 49. [^13]: Ibid., 44. [^14]: Ibid., 44, 49. [^15]: Ibid., 55. [^16]: Ibid., 59. [^17]: Ibid., 66. [^18]: James, 132, 143-144. [^19]: Popkin, 75. [^20]: Ibid., 76, 78; James, 186-187. [^21]: Popkin, 83-89, 99. [^22]: Popkin, 105. [^23]: Consider Andrew Roberts, _Napoleon: A Life_, (Penguin, 2015). [^24]: Popkin, 90, 96-100, 112; James, 276-277. [^25]: Popkin, 117. [^26]: Ibid., 118. [^27]: Ibid., 118-119. [^28]: Ibid., 121-127. [^29]: Ibid., 130-133. [^30]: Ibid., 137. [^31]: Ibid., 144-145. [^32]: Gaspar Gourgaud, _Sainte-Hélène. Journal inédit de 1815 à 1818_, ed. le Vicomte de Grouchy & Antoine Guillois. Two volumes, Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1899, 402.
The Rise of Hamas, Explained. Spectacles 2023-11-10 | Thanks to America, 2006 proved a turning point for Hamas.Visit https://ground.news/spectacles for 40% off a better way to read the news.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/vid-how-america-helped-hamas-conquer-gaza/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 Intro03:07 I - BIRTH OF HAMAS05:36 II - THE WITHDRAWAL07:26 III - ELECTION DAY10:05 IV - THE STORM12:15 Conclusion
The stupid loophole that f*cked American democracy, explained Spectacles 2023-11-07 | Super PACs aren't just bad. They're a legal mistake.This video serves as an entry in the #CancelSuperPACs contest! — cancelsuperpacs.comIn 2010, a lower court made a huge mistake that opened the floodgates of dark money, jeopardizing American democracy and radically driving up the risk of corruption in politics.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaHang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.
This is Swedens JFK Mystery. Spectacles 2023-10-23 | The murder of Olof Palme remains one of the most intriguing mysteries in Europe. Who did it?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/Olof-Palme-Mystery/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 Intro05:30 Who is Olof Palme?10:15 Police Blunders12:21 I - The South African15:51 II - The Grand Man21:58 III - The Skandia Man30:55 Conclusion—JJJreact
Japans (Unknown) Earthquake Superpower Spectacles 2023-09-18 | On March 11, 2011, Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?—Get the book: https://shorturl.at/gzHNRSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/how-japan-solved-earthquakes/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 NEIGHBORS04:00 VERTICALITY05:39 "I KNOW A GUY"07:59 THE DEMOCRATIC ADVANTAGE10:50 BUILDING RESILIENCE
This is Chinas Most Wanted Cult Leader Spectacles 2023-08-21 | Grab Atlas VPN for just $1.83/mo + 3 months extra before the SUMMER DEAL expires: get.atlasvpn.com/SpectaclesOn January 23, 1999, five cultists self-immolated in Tiananmen Square. This is their insane story.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/fg-part-two/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 THE EVENT03:55 I — WHAT IS THIS CULT?07:45 II — THE PROBLEMS BEGIN11:25 III — IT GETS DANGEROUS15:40 CLOSING THOUGHTS17:20 a note on censorship
How A Weird Cult Broke Chinas Government Spectacles 2023-08-07 | In 1999, a new religious movement occupied China’s capital. The regime would never be the same.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/how-a-cult-broke-chinas-government/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Special thanks to Discord community member Jackqulen who helped me with Chinese pronunciation. Anything I get right is thanks to them; anything wrong is my fault.—Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 I - THE CONFRONTATION05:00 II - A NEW CHINA08:35 III - WHO IS LI HONGZHI11:00 IV - WHAT IS FALUN GONG14:25 V - FINAL THOUGHTS
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Why America Betrayed Oppenheimer Spectacles 2023-07-14 | Refugee scientists gave America the bomb…then America turned on science. But why?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/how-america-betrayed-oppenheimer/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—Oppenheimer is widely regarded as the father of the atomic bomb, but he didn’t do it alone. Scores of scientists were exiled from Germany, as anti-Jewish laws proliferated. America welcomed many of them, and this openness gave the country the tools it needed to win the race for the bomb.Unfortunately, though, it wouldn’t be long after victory in WWII that America set its sights on a new enemy: communism. Despite their enormous service to the country, many scientists were swept up in the anti-communist crusade and betrayed…including Oppenheimer.Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 Intro00:58 Preface03:01 I - THE PURGE07:18 II - THE RACE BEGINS10:18 III - MANHATTAN19:00 IV - THE NEW WORLD
How to Tell Whats Propaganda Spectacles 2023-05-12 | You’ve heard it a thousand times, a thousand ways. “The media is against us.” But where does media bias come from, and can following the money give us the answers?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/public-media-and-propaganda/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683Special thanks to our volunteer researchers, Mukund and Matt. You guys are amazing!—Arguments over media bias, while a constant feature of politics, have recently burst into the limelight following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and his erratic policy-making and -unmaking regarding media labels, which blended, separated, then re-blended disparate outlets like the BBC, NPR, RT, Xinhua, and others. Confusion abounds and one question seems especially common – “who can we really trust?”Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 INTRO01:28 I - STATIST MEDIA03:52 II - PUBLIC MEDIA06:22 III - PRIVATE MEDIA08:41 IV - HYBRID MODEL11:31 V - CONCLUSION
Israels Crisis is Only Getting Worse... Spectacles 2023-04-22 | Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to send Israel spiraling. We explain what’s happening, why, and what can be done. The story can help answer the common question, "Why does a democratic country need a constitution?"—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/israels-crisis-isnt-over/Hang out on our Discord: discord.gg/VWcpybH683—In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been aggressively pursuing transformative judicial reforms, in his words, to make Israel more democratic. Meanwhile, thousands have been taking to the streets for the past 15 weeks straight in the largest protests in Israel’s history. We explore the history of Israel’s founding to explain why this country is so strange and why it has no constitution. We’ll also take a look at the reforms and the coalition pursuing them to diagnose what risk these policies may pose to Israeli democracy. Turns out that when you invent a country out of thin air in the 1940s, it’s helpful to write a constitution!Who would’ve thunk it?We would have. That’s why you need to hire Spectacles consulting for your next nation-building project. We won’t let you down!Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 INTRO01:05 I — STRANGE ORIGINS02:59 II — REVOLUTION05:08 III — BAD SOLUTION07:08 IV — TODAY'S REFORMS09:30 V — WHAT'S NEEDED
Why Germany Loved War...for Centuries Spectacles 2023-04-01 | Everyone knows Germany loved starting wars, but the reason why is weirder than you think. Special thanks to our good friend @Kraut_the_Parrot for voicing Napoleon.—Review our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/mini-doc-the-weird-reason-germany-loved-war-so-much/Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaJoin us on Discord: discord.gg/Da3EDFuS—This video breaks down a surprising explanation of German militarism.More than anything, bureaucracy built the German war machine, and that same bureaucracy is, surprisingly, still the core of the modern government’s virtues.We are indebted to Francis Fukuyama for his unparalleled scholarship which fuelled this video.Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 INTRO00:57 I - DEEP ROOTS02:56 II - REFORM04:53 III - AMBITION06:53 IV - SURVIVAL08:53 V - STILL ALIVE
Italy has a Fascism Problem. Heres Why. Spectacles 2023-03-18 | Some are wondering, is Italian Fascism back? Truth is, it never really died. | | Thanks to @PolyMatter, @hoogyoutube, and @IMPERIALYT for help with the title and thumbnail!—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/italy-fascism-problem/See how we scored Italy and every other country on the leaderboard: https://shorturl.at/uxJNO And special thanks to our wonderful volunteers: Matt, Alex, and Mukund. You guys are amazing.—Many believe that fascism in Italy died along with Mussolini’s fascist regime after World War Two. But it didn’t. Reborn immediately after the war as Movimento Sociale Italiano (Italian Social Movement) or MSI, and reinvented several times since, neo-fascist politics has persisted in Italy. So, while Giorgia Meloni may be Italy’s first far-right leader since WWII, she’s nothing new to Italian politics. The real question is — is she dangerous? And yes, she is. With the help of some democratic theory about the perils of presidentialism, we explain why.Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—00:00 INTRO01:23 I — RECONSTRUCTION04:21 II — TOTAL COLLAPSE07:02 III — GHOST OF FASCISM08:59 IV — A BAD SOLUTION12:00 V — SCORE & RANK
Why We Should Behead Statues Spectacles 2023-02-25 | What should we do about racist statues? Tearing them down leaves a void in the public memory but leaving them up is an affront to decency. Could there be another way?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaJoin us on Discord: discord.gg/qeh3BAHXSources and Attributions: https://www.spectacles.news/mini-doc-a-simple-slightly-insane-solution-to-racist-statues/—Around the world, citizens are debating what to do about statues of slavers, imperialists, and prominent racists. At stake is how nations remember the crimes of their histories, and, in choosing how to remember them, what commitments they make to social justice going forward. Some call for complete removal of such monuments, while others insist that to get rid of them is to dismember history, but we think there’s a different way.Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—CHAPTERS00:00 THE PROBLEM02:40 NOT JUST HISTORY04:40 OUR PROPOSAL05:58 OBJECTIONS08:09 CONCLUSION
Why is South Africa such a Disaster? Spectacles 2023-02-12 | Since liberating South Africa from Apartheid, Nelson Mandela’s successors have fostered corruption and brought the country to ruins. What happened to the African National Congress?—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: www.spectacles.news/mini-doc-how-south-africa-fell-apart-mandelas-fading-dream/—00:00 INTRO02:00 I - PATH TO POWER04:25 II - UNEVEN PROGRESS07:16 III - CORRUPT CADRES09:30 IV - LIGHTS OUT12:37 V- THE WAY FORWARD—helper bee cat
How Dictatorship Built Taiwans Democracy Spectacles 2023-01-20 | In 1986, Taiwan’s dictator set the island’s democratization in motion — an unlikely story with consequences and lessons which echo to today.—Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/spectaclesmediaCheck out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/mini-doc-taiwan-shouldnt-be-a-democracy/This video draws heavily from the excellent scholarship of Dan Slater and Joseph Wong in their compelling book, “From Development to Democracy,” which discusses much more than Taiwan and can be found here: amzn.to/3Ww2cQ2—From 1949 to the 1990s, the Kuomintang ruled the island of Taiwan, first under Chiang Kai-shek and then under his son, Chiang Ching-kuo. The Chiangs and the KMT ruled with an iron fist, which makes their willing embrace of democracy in 1986 all that much more surprising.This video tells the story of how Taiwan’s dictatorship transitioned to democracy not from a position of weakness but one of strength.Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world.—DISCLAIMER: WE MAY EARN REVENUE FROM ANY AMAZON LINKS— 00:00 INTRO01:45 I - RELOCATION04:00 II - REINVENTION06:39 III - REVISION09:26 IV - REALIGNMENT
