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Second round of voting!
🕑 Added 2020-10-07 15:38:09 +0000 UTCYou have narrowed down the topics for the next video. Now it is time for the final vote. Your choices are between:
French Attachments
A video on how deeply France is tied into West African economies which are deeply dependent upon France. From mining industries, troop deployments, coups, and currencies. From CΓ΄te D'ivoire, to Cameroon, to Central Africa.
Los Ladrones. The Myth of the Caudillo.
In the Venezuela video, which I am sure to make, I will be touching on the myth of the benevolent communist tyrant, to point out that "temporary communist tyranny" to smooth out social inequality only leaves behind enormous damage. And because I am doing this, I believe it is only right to tackle the other big popular myth of Latin American politics. The lie of the benevolent right-wing dictator who brings economic success. From Pinochet in Chile, to Videla in Argentina, to Stroessner in Paraguay, to the various crooked and thieving colonels and generals that ruled Brazil and Guatemala, but also far away from Latin America with Francisco Franco in Spain. I would like to make a video breaking with the myth of the "caudillo". The Right-wing strong man who brings economic stability. This myth is in particular popular amongst many conservatives in the U.S and Europe. And I would like to show just how much damage these people did to their own countries, not just in lives lost, but in the destruction of economic opportunities and leaving behind legacies of totalitarian government institutions.
Comments
Chris Wreker
Fair enough. Just look at Lebanon.
Gregory Rycerz
Yes, its lasting effects, and how France still has its hands in its former colonial cookie jars.
Chris Wreker
Yeah dictatorship has its perks but almost nothing good comes from it.
Chris Wreker
I agree. There are people who look up to Rafael Trujillo of Dominican Republic π©π΄ π for nationalism even though his brand of nationalism resulted deaths of thousands as well from his racist policies.
Chris Wreker
Isn't it about French Colonialism?
Chris Wreker
I think a long detailed video on the Caudillo is something almost no one talks about, especially given their harmful legacy that no one seemingly wants to bring up. From every dictatorship from Mexico and Dominican Republic to Brazil and Nicaragua.
Alex Edwards
Will it be the case that, if these options prove popular enough, you do the winner first and the runner-up afterwards?
Yang Wei Feng
The French Attachment video is definitely what I wish for. Françafrique is some of the most fascinating inter-state relationship. Though I would be also very happy if Caudillos are exposed too; these two happens to be my favorite two choices!
Damn both options are so good. Can we expect the other option after this one? x)
Not the news web, the political party in Spain
Is something that will be very welcoming specially to those vox braindead
Spanish fascism ruled for so long, yet little is discussed about El Caudillo, and even as a Spaniard myself the facts of his regime are blurry to me. Having Kraut's take on it would be immensely helpful.
Gregory Rycerz
I hope Los Ladrones wins. Im sick of people idolizing these horrible dictators. I have quite a few friends who need to see that video.
Damien Olivera
Latin America current Venezuela. The benevolent Dictator idea needs to be dissected and corrected for folks who are Stalinists and Maoists.
Anthony Jimenez Diaz
I wanted more exploration about Latin America
the Blampy that Dangles
both of these are excellent options. i hope that Los Ladrones wins tho
French Attachments sounds so interesting, we are used to hear a lot about british relations with their old colonies, but we rarely get to hear about France's. Also it is very rare to hear african geopolitics with the constent focus by medias on the middle east.
I really hope French Attachments wins this poll, because very few people in the entire world know of France's geopolitical interests and activities in Africa.
