Did the USSR have a 'Blue Scare'? (Short Animated Documentary)
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2 жыл бұрынWe all know about America's red scare in the 1950s when everyone and their mom freaked out about Communists secretly plotting to overthrow the government and eat their babies. But did the USSR have anything similar with respect to capitalists. Did the USSR have a blue scare? To find out the answer (it's no) watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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@craig5322 2 жыл бұрын
"Should I pause it to read that thing?" Yes, always worth it
@davidsugijanto6935 2 жыл бұрын
Iceland just messacared the British
@marijndeleede2156 2 жыл бұрын
Went back just to check the print. Wasn't disappointed. Later, I read your comment wasn't disappointed, again.
@ecurewitz 2 жыл бұрын
YESS!!!
@andrew7taylor 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidsugijanto6935 There was a single casualty in the Cod Wars and even that was an Icelandic engineer who died when the sea swept over him while he was repairing a ship. But Iceland "beat" the UK, that's true.
@Andrea-ov5yu 2 жыл бұрын
I went back and read every one. "The pliers of Marxist-Leninist kindness" was my favorite
@BigBeakEntertainment 2 жыл бұрын
"The USSR didn't have 'scares' it had 'purges'". Well, there's something to be said about being proactive.
@Yora21 2 жыл бұрын
"Comrade General Secretary, now is the time to get scared." "That's my secret. I'm always scared."
@drakron 2 жыл бұрын
Oh there were purges alright, Hollywood had a blacklist and they were hardly the only ones and that affected everyone that worked with the people that were on the list and that is the one after WWII ... there was a first one that happened after WWI that among other things included the expulsion of elected members of the New York Assembly by a vote of 140 to 6. I mean, the Comics Code wasnt "officially" censorship either ... just "self regulation".
@ecurewitz 2 жыл бұрын
but at least the public was calm
@dylanwarner7009 2 жыл бұрын
@@drakron yeah but that’s tame considering that the purges led to mass executions and imprisonment in the gulags. Not defending the red scare, just pointing out the difference in severity.
@ajcossey 2 жыл бұрын
@@drakron good, commies deserved it. Mccarthy did nothing wrong.
@rl9217 2 жыл бұрын
“We’ve got our eye on you Dave” -Everyone during the Cold War “I’m literally just watering my plants please stop staring at me” -Dave for the majority of the Cold War
@VincentGonzalezVeg 2 жыл бұрын
Our water
@Jan_Koopman Жыл бұрын
*our plants
@gabespiro8902 Жыл бұрын
Sure you are Dave
@gwho Жыл бұрын
Sir, this is a plant watering session.
@twilightgryphon Жыл бұрын
Dave always has acted hella sus....
@TheHowlingEye 2 жыл бұрын
In Poland we didn't have a blue scare per se, but we sometimes had statements like "the Americans are dropping Colorado Beetle on our potatoes to sabotage socialism", which is ridiculous (and now considered an euphemism for making stupid things up to shift your blame to someone else) but, given CIA other known activities, wouldn't be completely out of picture. The state claimed multiple times that the USA is sabotaging socialist countries, which *it did,* but because it was in fact state propaganda, which was shoved into people's throats and wasn't really up to discussion, people were really skeptical about such claims. Nowadays talking about CIA's involvement into Solidarność is generally considered taboo and a domain of some far right groups, even though they despise the USSR, but they also despise *the West*, but they also adore Reagan. Eastern Europe is complicated
@blazoraptor3392 Жыл бұрын
The only consistent thing about right-wingers is inconsistency.
@singami465 Жыл бұрын
@@blazoraptor3392 It would be more inconsistent to resist Russian USSR imperialism, but not resist American imperialism at the same time. The domain of secular nationalism is kind of a "leave me alone" attitude.
@paulbedichek5177 Жыл бұрын
I liked Reagan also.and I usually vote democrat, he was a good leader. Poland will forever be known as the country that helped the collapse of the evil USSR. Poland is on the right of a lot of issues I'm on the left on, but their heroism in helping the Ukrainians overwhelms the balance. No country has capitalism,all have socialist features, communism is just dictatorship, but wether they use market signals, determines wether they can have some success.
@TheHowlingEye Жыл бұрын
@@paulbedichek5177 You don't know shit about poland then, buddy
@2hotflavored666 Жыл бұрын
@@blazoraptor3392 Wait until you hear how consistent, or should I say inconsistent, left-wingers are.
@crusader7659 2 жыл бұрын
Dave could never, would never, be a communist, not even for a Scooby snack
@daisukeds85 2 жыл бұрын
Well I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling kids!
@DOSFS 2 жыл бұрын
@[The Red Studios] OH NO!!! DAVE NOOOOO!!!!!
@Salty-Doggy 2 жыл бұрын
@[The Red Studios] he wouldn't even do it for three.
@kentvesser9484 2 жыл бұрын
He might have been seduced by the renowned honey pot Daphne.
@garlkurzer 2 жыл бұрын
@@Salty-Doggy five scooby snacks and a cup of apple juice?
@ChessedGamon 2 жыл бұрын
America: Watch out! Communists are hiding among us! Stalin: Watch out! There are different Communists hiding among us!
@joshuacarre06 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@92HazelMocha 2 жыл бұрын
Stalin secretly working with the US to eradicate communism lol.
@dimamatat5548 2 жыл бұрын
There is one revisionist amogus.
@BrutusAlbion 2 жыл бұрын
@@92HazelMocha Well Stalinism is just Total Autocracy with Communism as propaganda and brainwashing for the masses. The people never got any real communalism as marx dictated. Look at North Korea ... a Totalitarian Absolutist Monarchy that uses Communist titles to make it palpable for the populace. But then again neither is America the real bastion of Capitalism either ... it's complicated ait?
@ChessedGamon 2 жыл бұрын
@@92HazelMocha Stalin was actually a staunch anticommunist - just think about how many communists he killed
@jacktaylor148 2 жыл бұрын
"Pravda: printed in English for some reason" is proof alone that incredible detail goes into these fantastic videos
@utmbunderground 2 жыл бұрын
The Soviets didn't have a "Blue Scare" because there was never a time where they weren't afraid of infiltration.
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
I love that newspapers actually had stuff written on the smaller sections, rather then it being straight lines or random gibberish.
@ethank5059 2 жыл бұрын
Also a reference to the Cod Wars when tiny Iceland went 3-0 against the great British Royal Navy.
@ZagrebBundist 2 жыл бұрын
I would subscribe to that publication
@simonsvendsen5644 2 жыл бұрын
theres so much effort being put into these
@DR-re8tp Жыл бұрын
Holy crap I never noticed 😮
@Florious420 Жыл бұрын
For those who don't want to rewind: Senator Joseph McCarthy has claimed in a speech that the State Department has been infiltrated by those pesky communists who hate America and want to ruin it for everyone else. Does he have any proof of this? None that we've seen but we're gonna run the story anyway because it's a slow news day. I mean, what is going on right now? France has basically admitted defeat in Vietnam and the other two that no one remembers but barring that, it's bee a slow year. Remember when the USS Missouri got stuck? Ships aren't supposed to get stuck. Anyway, there's apparently a bunch of people who want to destroy America and usher in a Soviet-style government which we're not for at all. More on Page 2.
@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 2 жыл бұрын
Dave? A communist? Oh darn, I just gave him a promotion.
@maxlostchild7187 2 жыл бұрын
*HOW COULD YOU DAVE!!! I THOUGHT I COULD HAVE TRUSTED YOU!!!*
@whatonearth9809 2 жыл бұрын
Dave gonna get firrrrrrrred
@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 2 жыл бұрын
@@whatonearth9809 “gonna” mate, he is already gone.
@oscarstrokosz2986 2 жыл бұрын
@@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 it's illegal to fire someone for their political views, and Dave knows his way around labour laws, as he's a union rep.
@PakBallandSami 2 жыл бұрын
good
@genseek00 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes, the USSR had it. Even when I was small i remember parents toasting to "not being attacked by NATO/US". A lot of people executed in the Great purge were suspected by their neighbors for being spies, who also reported them.
@pwnmeisterage Жыл бұрын
Accusing people of being enemy spies is better than admitting you have no real reason to execute them other than purging (suspected) political discontent.
@bluesteel8376 Жыл бұрын
If you paid attention to the video you would know that he mentioned that and that is different than the topic of the video.
@justanotheranimeprofilepic Жыл бұрын
The difference between a red scare and a purge is staggering. In the west we didn't fear commies invading, we feared them gaining power from within. We also had nothing we could do as our government didn't (openly) execute suspected communists meanwhile soviets had the secret police who were all willing to make spy's disappear. So like the video said, the threats that the soviets worried about were external
@genseek00 Жыл бұрын
@@justanotheranimeprofilepic okay, thanks. Got it.
@justanotheranimeprofilepic Жыл бұрын
@@genseek00 oh sorry, was I long winded and over explaining? I do that a lot without noticing
@AustinGamingXD Жыл бұрын
I like how HM just depicts Dave as the most unimportant human possible
@tbuddy888 2 жыл бұрын
James Bissonette was what scared the Reds.
@089roblox1 2 жыл бұрын
Kelly Moneymaker too. Their name seems very capitalist.
@jamesbissonette8002 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure I’m that intimidating
@tbuddy888 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 not with that attitude buckaroo
@jacobihart7924 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbissonette8002 you are a living legend
@SevenHunnid 2 жыл бұрын
People think it’s a joke when i tell them that i smoke weed on my KZfaq channel lmao😶🌫️😶🌫️
@zippofeldman1734 2 жыл бұрын
”Lenin, Stalin and Mao are some of the biggest communists” Dave: Hold my hammer and sickle
@pee_0656 2 жыл бұрын
Whose Dave
@man3665 2 жыл бұрын
karl Marx???
@PainForYou 2 жыл бұрын
@@man3665 Karl Marx was the person that wrote The Communist Manifesto.
@man3665 2 жыл бұрын
@@PainForYou the biggest communist
@man3665 2 жыл бұрын
he invented it
@JA432123 Жыл бұрын
The “even Dave…” bit is one of my favorite mini jokes that you do
@parisianham9251 2 жыл бұрын
Soviet Citizen: "I wonder what life would be like in a capitalist society.." KGB: "No, you don't."
@nathanhiggers4606 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, really? This information was everywhere.
@TomorrowWeLive 2 жыл бұрын
@@nathanhiggers4606 not accurate information, only commie propaganda
@nathanhiggers4606 2 жыл бұрын
@@TomorrowWeLive Information in any society IS propaganda, so it differs only whose it is. Soviet propaganda almost never lied about things, it just roughly commented it from commie point of view. You could make your own opinion anyway. Maybe it did hide things sometimes, but it never frankly lied as capitalist propaganda did and still does today.
@marinodezelak1180 2 жыл бұрын
@@TomorrowWeLive It's an interesting topic on how Soviet and U.S propaganda differed (that also depends largely on which era we talk about, every decade was different from the last... for instance Stalins USSR was a completely different beast compared to the USSR in the 70's). The Soviets liked to zone in on negative aspects of the U.S or whatever they perceived as negative aspects, and painted what the U.S though of as a positive thing, in a negative light. Negative aspects they liked to zone in on was the social divides based on income and race, one popular thing they liked to point out when criticized was about the segregation of Black Americans. The pride of the U.S, the extremely wealthy private enterprises were portrayed in the U.S.S.R as exploitation of the worker class, as surely, one man can not attain such wealth without exploiting the hard work of underpaid and repressed workers. But the economic success of the U.S was never really hidden. In the U.S, propaganda was quite different, because everyone could make up their own stories, and the most outrageous of them all would be the ones that get the most attention, For instance, things like "60 million Soviets died in Gulags", something we now know is complete nonsense with a slight grain of truth at the center, people did die in Gulags for political reasons, but nowhere near that number, just a fraction of it... Another thing was propaganda depicting Soviets as constant agressors, out to attack the U.S at any moment... This was sanctioned by the government and fullfiled it's purpose of growing the military industrial complex and making more money, it was only partially about any real threat, and majorly about keeping the people happy with throwing money at the government to keep them safe from a threat, real or perceived. It's really a very interesting topic to study, there's a lot to it... But to be able to study it, first one must rid himself of the naive notions that one or the other side was honest, or did not engage in propaganda. In reality, they did it equally, just differently.
@pmv2015 2 жыл бұрын
@@marinodezelak1180 That's cause the US was ultimately way better and more successful, than the now dead USSR.
@antoninuslarpus7107 2 жыл бұрын
"The media went a bit overboard as it is wont to do and everyone panicked" Ah nothing ever does change eh.
@Dave_L913 2 жыл бұрын
In summary, free and open press is good in general but also propagates moral panics.
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
@@Dave_L913 Yeah as much as I hate how the media is now (in both spectrums with Fox News and CNN) , but I would never want to see the government control the media like some advocate for.
@tranidite 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 At this point I'd rather see it because atleast there'd be actual news to parse from the propaganda compared to US media.
@lalehiandeity1649 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 Damned either way. Might as well flip the switch to avoid stagnation.
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
@@tranidite All you would get is constant praise from the government all the time, with certain items never getting any exposure. Just look what the Soviet government did when Chernobyl happened.
@eamonquinlan8345 2 жыл бұрын
The little headline on the newspaper "Iceland defeats Britain again" hilarious reference to your previous video
@WaterShowsProd 2 жыл бұрын
And something that's about to be repeated, but this time with France.
@cfcnthn 2 жыл бұрын
@@WaterShowsProd?
@kcmisulis425 2 жыл бұрын
@@cfcnthn 2021 France - UK Cod War. Because two sequels weren't enough. 😂
@mkgaming5823 2 жыл бұрын
@@WaterShowsProd France just lost a battle in that , Jersey threatened to take France to the UN court of Human rights due to France threatening to cut all power to the channel Islands And the UK gov threatened to back Jersey so France has backed down. Also France has no real power in this Because well the Fighting is over UK waters and if France ever tries anything major the UK can threaten to sue France for all the fish lost to French Trawlers overfishing there quotas for YEARS this would amount to no small size of money. (France will also have no defence for this because well, France signed a legally binding document , that they have broken) Also the simple fact that if France continues to try and throw its weigh into this Britain can just go and say "Well now you have done it, Instead of only your smaller fishing boats we are going to allow none of them in" France fishing industry relies heavily on access to the great fishing spots in UK waters. So its better for them to have some boats allowed in rather than none.
@dairebulson7122 2 жыл бұрын
@@WaterShowsProd The question is, would it mainly be "cod" in the English Channel?
@mrmangoberry8394 2 жыл бұрын
I love the reference to “Is this Tomorrow?” on the thumbnail. It’s actually a great read if you like comics, and is a great guide on how to easily enact a coup.
@cepavrai Жыл бұрын
The panel "Days since last injury" got me off guard, cheers !
@harleylowe3574 2 жыл бұрын
"Wife Developing Feelings? Ignore them. Its the fifties." Ouch.
@thunderbird1921 2 жыл бұрын
Depended on the person honestly. Some couples back then actually had very mutual loving marriages, etc. Heck, the other day I saw a 1962 street interview where the younger generation men were already talking about mutually sharing burdens, etc. That attitude started earlier than people think.
@harleylowe3574 2 жыл бұрын
@@thunderbird1921 Thanks for the info
@ManiacalForeigner 2 жыл бұрын
Where did this ridiculous idea that it was somehow perfectly OK to abuse your wife in the 50s even come from? Sitcom slapstick of the time taken seriously?
@thunderbird1921 2 жыл бұрын
@@harleylowe3574 You're welcome! I think the misconception comes from the fact that it was older generation men more often making comments in that era, and they often were the "Lost" or even Victorian generations. Younger men like the World War II generation and the Silent Generation especially were more likely to hold what we would consider "progressive" views on marriage, etc.(though obviously there was a vocal minority).
@thunderbird1921 2 жыл бұрын
@@ManiacalForeigner I have NO idea. I've known many folks who remember that era, and if you EVER laid a hand on a woman, many of those guys would probably be more than happy to beat you up on her behalf (there was even a song about it in the early 60s, "My Boyfriend's Back").
@LedosKell 2 жыл бұрын
US govt: "If it's red it's dead." USSR govt: "If it's blue gulag for you."
@deathrouter3443 2 жыл бұрын
Blue is the imposter
@Tonyx.yt. 2 жыл бұрын
no, urss was more egalitarian, gulag for everyone
@charlie8344 2 жыл бұрын
@@Tonyx.yt. ussr?
@Tonyx.yt. 2 жыл бұрын
@@charlie8344 typo
@spiffygonzales5899 2 жыл бұрын
@@charlie8344 Eh. I guess United Republic of Soviet Socialists is basically the same thing.
@rogerdines6244 2 жыл бұрын
Short as they are, your videos are always priceless and peerless-incisive wit and lateral thinking-how much duller the world would be without them. Thank you.
@nairpic7360 2 жыл бұрын
0:40 funny thing, there are no primary sources which confirm that the senator ever produced that list. All of them have mysteriously vanished from the archives. McCarthy himself said something among the lines that he never produced such a list. There is a great book written by investigative journalist Stanton Evans regarding the incident. He tried to uncover the truth about McCarthy's list and went to all the archives which theoretically had the original news about it, however in all those places, the original sources of the claims were missing. The book is called "Blacklisted by History", for those curious enough to delve into the enigma which was senator McCarthy.
@lawrencedoliveiro9104 2 жыл бұрын
Something could not have “vanished” if it was never there. Instead of the source of those reports having “vanished”, more likely those reports were “planted”.
@meganegan5992 Жыл бұрын
I heard it was a laundry list or a dry-cleaning receipt in his first speech, though i never found a real source about it.
@jackmclaughlin9911 Жыл бұрын
Mccarthy probably hid it after so many years, then let the media say he never said that.
@angrydragonslayer Жыл бұрын
@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 a tree is planted If my grandpa planted a tree back then, i would expect there to be a tree there now If there wasn't and i had no idea why it was gone, i might wonder where (or why) it had gone
@KasumiRINA Ай бұрын
I wish current McCarthy did his ONE JOB, deporting russian sympathizers, instead of whatever the MAGA wing of Republican party is doing now (clown show).
@dfmrcv862 2 жыл бұрын
"Did the Soviets have a blue scare?" "No." "Oh, cool, that's-" "They had silent purges." "...oh..."
@dfmrcv862 2 жыл бұрын
@chicken uh... No?
@programmingboy7737 2 жыл бұрын
@chicken Commie-understander has logged in.
@DreamWalkerVl 2 жыл бұрын
Even in this video, his show that the commies are still bad, by taking an event from the past that has nothing to do with the "red scare" and the Cold War in general, and shows it as an analogy. This is a typical example of propaganda.
@Thomas-qy3ox 2 жыл бұрын
@@DreamWalkerVl he more shows that the USSR is bad
@Thomas-qy3ox 2 жыл бұрын
@@dfmrcv862 pretty sure they’re a Nazi. Best to ignore them
@deadlydiamond 2 жыл бұрын
Newspaper: "Ships aren't supposed to get stuck." Ever Given: "Observe."
@SkepCakes 2 жыл бұрын
Evergreens or Ever Given?
@vladiiidracula235 2 жыл бұрын
@@SkepCakes probably auto correct
@USSAnimeNCC- 2 жыл бұрын
@@SkepCakes evergreen is company ever given is actual namw
@SkepCakes 2 жыл бұрын
@@USSAnimeNCC- ah okay
@vario6492 2 жыл бұрын
Everbrown
@ivanbond5209 Жыл бұрын
2:22, I love uncle Sam standing there. Made me chuckle.
@ianshaver8954 Жыл бұрын
As an American, I find it strange and incredible to have a government that broadcasts its own failures and mistakes to the world.
@hongo3870 Жыл бұрын
That aged poorly
@ralphsaavedra2326 7 ай бұрын
This is actually good, it ensures accountability and transparency within the government
@king_vasuki2692 5 ай бұрын
Though them arresting a worker protesting for a better salary, or those speaking of equal rights, kind of shows Americas corruption.
@mentalmans_6561 5 ай бұрын
You don’t though. You have a relatively free press which reports the governments mistakes when it can. The government can also influence what is broadcast through shady deals, fearmongering and other kinds of manipulation of the public, and in extreme cases will try to kill or arrest journalists who succesfully gain traction speaking out against your governments crimes against humanity (Julian Assange, Gary Webb and Edward Snowden, to name a few big ones)
@fullmetaltheorist 5 ай бұрын
For better or worst, transparency is good for the people.
@Dominic_LaSalle 2 жыл бұрын
“Among us” -Joseph Stalin
@daktilo9232 2 жыл бұрын
sussy
@playerxz6485 2 жыл бұрын
Trotsky is a sussy baka - Joseph Stalin
@Nietabs 2 жыл бұрын
sussy
@sooryan_1018 2 жыл бұрын
When the imposter is not a communist
@gamermapper 2 жыл бұрын
ඩඩඩඩ
@chrisnation1432 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, her name was Margaret Thatcher.
@AG-yc7vt 2 жыл бұрын
Bernie Sanders
@thepowerofsand6180 2 жыл бұрын
If you're Irish
@joshuacarre06 2 жыл бұрын
@@thepowerofsand6180 or Welsh or Scottish
@chrisnation1432 2 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, the Celtic fringe have arrived. How they've waded through all the sheep so quickly we'll never know.
@williamroberts9374 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuacarre06 ppl from Liverpool got fucked the worst
@matthewheald8964 Ай бұрын
Omgosh those mock newspapers slew me. I had to pause to read them, but I appreciate your commitment to them and now I won’t leave a single one unread. One of the best channels I’ve ever come across.
@steviecomebacks5541 2 жыл бұрын
2:11 I actually laughed out loud at my desk
@ictoan4271 2 жыл бұрын
okay i feel like kelly moneymaker is sometimes underappreciated for how great their name is
@KasumiRINA Ай бұрын
Could be a Bond girl easily.
@archiespencer6555 2 жыл бұрын
The 50s. The Red Scare is a win-win for Uncle Sam, especially a for certain company called United Fruit Company.
@williamgandarillas2185 2 жыл бұрын
I like bananas produced with blood, sweat, tears, and more blood
@arbxx338 2 жыл бұрын
A Sam o nella watcher I take it?
@KrypandeNej1 2 жыл бұрын
Bringing freedom and democracy as always
@atakorkut5110 2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@jerryeskridge4798 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! I sold secret to the Communist but that would make me a capitalist...
@rottik3327 2 жыл бұрын
"North Korea 'too North' - Kim Il Sung" Your humor is absolutely brilliant
@NikoPeludo 2 жыл бұрын
1:51 for real, his head did came offscreen
@Corben.TopMingerC 2 жыл бұрын
Every episode, the dry British humour is becoming more and more apparent and I bloody love it
@scintillam_dei 2 жыл бұрын
Londonistan is a joke now, and I bloody lovev it.
@gladys2563 5 ай бұрын
Bro was turned into British
@brownstonecustomcabinetry5309 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that they actually wrote two front pages for a fraction of a second worth of screen time
@Underestimated37 2 жыл бұрын
3*
@garcjr Жыл бұрын
Printed in English, for some reason.
@Vikram787 2 жыл бұрын
love the Indira Gandhi cameo at 2:28
@josevalenzuela7096 2 жыл бұрын
"Successful farmer called kulaks" HAHAHA HAHAHA mate, you couldn't possibly get it more wrong
@sicariusaf 2 жыл бұрын
I was looking so far for this comment
@grimwaltzman 2 жыл бұрын
Mind if I ask who kulaks actually were then?
@sanhcman666 2 жыл бұрын
Once i read a phrase from a russian "everything they told us about communism was a lie, but sadly everything they told us about capitalism is true"
@planescaped 2 жыл бұрын
Good quote sadly...
@ecurewitz 2 жыл бұрын
both communism and capitalism suck
@KouNagai 2 жыл бұрын
İts best to mix them and make a hybrit economic system or be like european nations.
@edanridge3023 2 жыл бұрын
Lol I always think about about that Winston Churchill quote about democracy to describe Capitalism “ it’s the worst system ever, except every other system we’ve tried”
@thunderbird1921 2 жыл бұрын
That's why the whole Marxist idea is flawed from the start. Let's trust the most corruption prone people on earth (the government) to redistribute money and resources. That's like asking a bank robber to help stop bank robberies.
@wariodude128 2 жыл бұрын
Stalin holds up a sign that reads "Ima head out" *Stalin falls over with a death thud* Classic History Matters Humour
@PROVOCATEURSK 2 жыл бұрын
These dictators keep ending themselves.
@conradhauser4814 2 жыл бұрын
I also liked the sign that just said you dun goofed
@Mae_Dastardly 2 жыл бұрын
Nikita be like: finally now i can plant some corn
@Sean12248 2 жыл бұрын
The newspapers in these videos make them stand out and even more enjoyable. Love the British humor and I've been subbed for years
@TorenDP Жыл бұрын
I like how the characters are extemely basic, yet we can always recognise who they are, even Boris Yelstin.
@connorgolden4 2 жыл бұрын
Another question that ever crossed my mind but I’m glad I got the answer!
@thorthewolf8801 2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was obvious that the communists were always scaring the public with western imperialists
@thorthewolf8801 2 жыл бұрын
@@JK-oq9cl Pardon me, but I am not sure about what your point is
@charlie8344 2 жыл бұрын
@@thorthewolf8801 he's talking about how the free press scares people
@404Dannyboy 2 жыл бұрын
@@charlie8344 Yet he gave an example of non free press scaring people more.
@dogfrosinos70 2 жыл бұрын
@@thorthewolf8801 the censored press woudl only show what the Soviet Union would’ve wanted the people to see. But free media, groups can spread whatever they want and can spread shit that scares and angers people
@dukeofdepressed3980 2 жыл бұрын
And welcome to today’s episode of, “Question I never had but am now fiercely interested in”
@rayh6118 2 жыл бұрын
Same i thought there was propaganda about this every where
@acctsys 2 жыл бұрын
But why?
@lancetison5856 Жыл бұрын
'even dave' and '0 days since last injury' classico!
@jimmyofthesea1883 2 жыл бұрын
The guy with "The Wealth of Nations" in his hand had me rolling. Because while I went over it (I couldn't get past his obsession with corn) I too walked around with a giant book in my hand.
@mattdavis9601 Жыл бұрын
It's a shame Khrushchev never read it. Or maybe he did.
@Otterly_luna 2 жыл бұрын
"Even Dave" My man Dave was thought of as a communist? Poor dude just wanted to get by :(
@user-wm2sc6rz4l 2 жыл бұрын
Dave is based
@spiffygonzales5899 2 жыл бұрын
Dave was actually out to expose the communists in his city council. So he decided to tell the governor. Little did he know California had already been infiltrated. Sadly, Dave was doomed from the start.
@craydussy 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-wm2sc6rz4l alright boys, we found the genuine commie. Point and laugh
@Sophiebryson510 2 жыл бұрын
@@craydussy 👈🤣
@k.umquat8604 2 жыл бұрын
@@craydussy nah I don't think they are a commie
@jacksonayres6326 2 жыл бұрын
Worth noting that the soviet economic system would've also made it nearly impossible for Capitalists to infiltrate as a mirror to the Red Scare. While petty officials could and did often enrich themselves at the expense of those below them, the lack of private property and the domination of all industries by state enterprises left no real opportunity for any "seed" of Capitalism to be planted and grow, except in the minds of its citizens. Naturally, the fierce State control of politics and the media prevented that last one as the video discussed, but the economic conditions were also relevant.
@esochibuike8477 2 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@samrevlej9331 2 жыл бұрын
... We're not talking about discreetly implementing capitalist policies in the USSR. "Capitalists infiltrating" would've simply meant people with economically liberal or capitalist opinions being present in everyday life, government and workplaces, and slowly turning people's minds toward capitalism.
@esochibuike8477 2 жыл бұрын
@@samrevlej9331 Slowly turning people's mind how? It's not like people changing their minds will make the strictly government controlled quantity of cars or toilet paper to change or anything. The government was still fully in charge and any extreme "change" of mind would have been met with force, like the Gulag or being shot. Wether the people's mind change or not it doesn't change the fact that capitalist and private enterprises would have been impossible there. Heck the currency (Ruble) was a closed one. Hope you understand me.
@boozecruiser 2 жыл бұрын
@@samrevlej9331 No it wouldn't, you don't convince workers that they're better off under capitalism because they aren't. Capitalism came in through violence and repression, not poor people deciding it was for them. There have never been capitalist revolutions
@user-fm7xv5pk5z 2 жыл бұрын
@@boozecruiser But the reality kicks ins and the people who said they're there to liberate you from muh evil capitalism are starving you and taking away your possessions, and if you were the upper political class, purges. There absolutely was resistance to communist occupation, and to deny that is ignorance.
@Keasarr 2 жыл бұрын
”The USSR did purges.” US: ”And we didnt! …….” //quickly sweeps the entire south american continent under the rug
@arandommemer9926 Жыл бұрын
Yeeeah. . . not their proudest moments
@SenorGuina Жыл бұрын
That's not what a purge is
@victordarkreapewr444 Жыл бұрын
@@SenorGuina yeah it was even worse, implementing military dictatorships in most of latin america with millions being tortured and killed by the USA backed goverment.
@SenorGuina Жыл бұрын
@@victordarkreapewr444 thousands yes, millions is a number you made up
@BlazingFlame69 Жыл бұрын
U could also add a Hella lot of more countries
@StevieObieYT 2 жыл бұрын
@History Matters Aye! Congrats on reaching 1 Million subs! Let's go!! 😁
@hydraclientdotcom 2 жыл бұрын
1:32 I can't take it anymore it's everywhere when will it end
@briclel3840 Жыл бұрын
AMONG US
@charliecussans7638 2 жыл бұрын
Reading the small print on the paper made me laugh, great work.
@ysmustyattic8352 Жыл бұрын
2:19 the news articles are class 😂😂😂
@Katafrakt_ 4 ай бұрын
2:53 I love how the poster tries to play off the economy graph going upwards as a bad thing.
@realhawaii5o 2 жыл бұрын
0:04 interesting alt history DDR that keeps Pomerania, Silesia and Prussia.
@HellenicMapping 2 жыл бұрын
Ah my poor east brandenburg being forgotten
@MrInnerCircle 2 жыл бұрын
Also Finland has its Pre-WW2 Borders back. Someone screwed with the Timeline again...
@ggwtakes3077 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's supposed to show both West Germany and the Weimar Republic
@realhawaii5o 2 жыл бұрын
@@ggwtakes3077 I figured that out but I wanted to make a meme.......
@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding 2 жыл бұрын
West germany cliamed tjose lands all the way up until the unification.
@alexandrearaujo2877 2 жыл бұрын
Now THAT is, in fact a question I don't see ANYONE talk about, but one that should certainly be talked by EVERYONE.
@flybeep1661 2 жыл бұрын
Really? Who gives a shit?
@Delightfully_Bitchy 2 жыл бұрын
Yet, I'm willing to bet a lot of people instinctually said "no".
@lars9925 2 жыл бұрын
Why should that question be talked by everyone? The purges are well known and the people of the USSR were not allowed to interfere in politics anyway.
@2hotflavored666 2 жыл бұрын
@@lars9925 Because the amount of tankies today is just sad.
@lars9925 2 жыл бұрын
@@2hotflavored666 Yeah, but the topic at hand is the non existence of the 'Blue Scare' not that communism is dangerous.
@oliversherman2414 Жыл бұрын
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!!!
@rexblade504 4 ай бұрын
USSR calling someone else an empire is extremely ironic
@aspectofhades 2 жыл бұрын
Dunno about Russia but for me I too, am scared of the people from Avatar
@TheZachary86 2 жыл бұрын
Toph is hot
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
Which Avatar are you referring to?
@Nietabs 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 Roblox avatar
@raptorfromthe6ix833 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 xbox live avatars are spooky
@howtoappearincompletely9739 Жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 Presumably the Naʼvi from James Cameron's film, "Avatar".
@rohitde4089 2 жыл бұрын
1:22 “‘It’s way better than before,’ said one survee, who unfortunately died of natural causes shortly after this confession of love had been extracted by the pliers of Marxist-Leninist kindness.”
@UwU-xk5cx Жыл бұрын
I like how the worker is afraid of a growing graphic
@anentity8960 2 жыл бұрын
"This is most pronounced in America..." Indonesia since 1965 to this day: "Yes."
@CarthagoMike 2 жыл бұрын
1:22 _"...with the way Papa Stalin was the running the country"_ Little typo there ;)
@darianr.6143 2 жыл бұрын
2:17 this is why I absolutely love this channel, this tiny background detail is the funniest shit I've seen all day.
@christiantoglia8334 2 жыл бұрын
1:22 this document is amazing
@TheZerech 5 ай бұрын
We had a "Red Scare," but they had a "Red Terror."
@angelb.823 2 жыл бұрын
1:28 You can see Stalin's eyes moving into different directions while making that frown. A nice detail to animation.
@rubywest5166 2 жыл бұрын
"Iceland Defeats England again" When was this written, 2016?
@adambaker8689 2 жыл бұрын
No, it's in reference to the 'Cod Wars'. I think he did a video on it
@islamwatch6776 2 жыл бұрын
@@adambaker8689 it’s called a joke m8
@adambaker8689 2 жыл бұрын
@@islamwatch6776 okay, it's not clear mate, thought I was helping you mate.
@rubywest5166 2 жыл бұрын
I figured it was about the Cod Wars from looking closer, I just couldn’t resist a Euro 2016 reference!
@rumelingecristescu6046 Жыл бұрын
2:04 lmao, poor Dave
@gilchrist8909 2 жыл бұрын
I love how in 2:00 you portrayed the Crusaders good West german government (who i think is on the horse) is Frederick barbarossa Charles de gaul is guy de lusignan (or Conrad montferrat) And the British government on the red clothes is Richard the lionheart
@mikesmyth8330 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite little details in these videos is the era-specific amount of smoke coming out of the guns during the numerous depictions of shootings.
@googane7755 2 жыл бұрын
I remember my grandfather used to tell me about life in mongolia under communism, if you were found with anything associated with the west, you would get into real trouble. He used to tell me how a doctor he knew secretly read a book written in english in his spare time and one day when the authorities searched his room and found that, he was never heard from again.
@normanclatcher Жыл бұрын
I wonder which book?
@NorthernNorthdude91749 Жыл бұрын
@@normanclatcher Does it matter? You can't allow the enemies of the proletariat to gain any sympathizers. Risks need to be dealt with for the greater good of the Socialist dream and the workers.
@normanclatcher Жыл бұрын
@@NorthernNorthdude91749 It might not matter to the State, but it would matter for human interest purposes.
@madmonkeys88 6 ай бұрын
@@NorthernNorthdude91749not sure if you're being legit or not 🤨.
@NorthernNorthdude91749 6 ай бұрын
@@madmonkeys88 I'm dead serious. Enemies to the Socialist revolution deserve no sympathy.
@p51cMustangFUYTGIVEMEBACK 2 жыл бұрын
you had me chuckle at "they felt sorry for the capitalist workers..." what a weird situation
@SwampKryakwa Жыл бұрын
Well, from pov of communism the whole idea of working for some guy who owns the stuff you need for work is pretty oppressive, so it does make sense
@alexeyklimenko4387 2 жыл бұрын
3:01 The octagon road sign СТОП is a nice detail, but both USSR used and Russia uses the Latin alphabet STOP here :)
@NotQuiteAllHere 2 жыл бұрын
And by “didn’t have a list” we mean “actually did but it looked bad for Truman so they buried him”
@kemarisite 2 жыл бұрын
Venona had a list.
@napoleonibonaparte7198 2 жыл бұрын
Poor James Bisonette, can’t use his wallet in the USSR to make a blue scare.
@anarchyorslavery1616 2 жыл бұрын
who is he? why is everyone talking about him?
@Morgenstern505 2 жыл бұрын
@@anarchyorslavery1616 3:10
@billt8504 2 жыл бұрын
I liked reading the three newspapers in this video. The USS Missouri did get stuck in the mud in 1950 in the Chesapeake Bay... at least according to wikipedia.
@Donerci_Pikacu_Usta 5 ай бұрын
0:46 Ah. Never stop writing these news papers. I know most people dont read em. But you know what? I do.
@nijkasumov 2 жыл бұрын
Haha loved the “pliers of Marixist-Leninist kindness”
@ShasOSwoll 2 жыл бұрын
0:18 "Where people feared that any one of their compatriots, even James Bissonette could be a communist."
@MrWooaa 2 жыл бұрын
Love the Kim II-Sung quote at 1:22
@Numba003 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent attention to detail in these animations, as always! Thank you 😂! Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends! :)
@liberty.b.r Жыл бұрын
God bless you too!!!!! :)
@Alusnovalotus 2 жыл бұрын
“A burning house isn’t afraid of a smoker passing by” -Kong zi
@boozecruiser 2 жыл бұрын
What a retarded quote that has nothing to do with history
@boozecruiser 2 жыл бұрын
If you replace "house on fire" with "house standing just fine" and "smoker" with "serial arsonist" then sure
@tuckd0g356 2 жыл бұрын
@@boozecruiser didn’t the Soviet Union collapse?
@user-fm7xv5pk5z 2 жыл бұрын
@@boozecruiser You seem to have very americanised view of history, educate yourself.
@user-hf6hp9ou3v 2 жыл бұрын
@@tuckd0g356 won't humanity some day go extinct?
@Ypog_UA 2 жыл бұрын
"There's an Imposter among us" *-Iosif Stalin, 1952*
@ng.tr.s.p.1254 2 жыл бұрын
When the comrade is sus
@eggy6815 Жыл бұрын
Missed a golden opportunity to call the blue scare the “Blue boo”
@wyattmcgee1 11 ай бұрын
This sent me into a giggling fit.
@MacInTheBox 2 жыл бұрын
Super tempted to become a patron just to name myself "Spinning 4 plates"
@Privatex112 2 жыл бұрын
the "Imma head out" thwomp had me laughing so friggin hard.
@ludvigholst4767 2 жыл бұрын
Make a video about the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 please! It's an important war that many haven't heard about, and I also don't understand it all to well.
@Elstrecho 2 жыл бұрын
More Poland videos in general!
@brandonlyon730 2 жыл бұрын
@@Elstrecho Another interesting video idea: How did Lithuania get so big prior to there Union with Poland?
@connorh2215 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonlyon730 I second that
@run2fire 2 жыл бұрын
Dziekuje!
@cv4809 2 жыл бұрын
Why is it hard to understand it? Soviets wanted to force communism on Europe, and were beaten in Poland
@benjsmithproductions 10 ай бұрын
"Glasnost, Yo" I call that band name
@matei8master8 2 жыл бұрын
"I have in my list a brand new list of enemies to be sent to the guillotine"
@JonathanColegrove 2 жыл бұрын
I've laughed out loud multiple times for about every video of yours you've posted @HistoryMatters ! Keep up the amazing work! PS: love the newspaper tidbits.
@Hannodb1961 2 жыл бұрын
Like everyone panicing about rising profits. 😄
@nowhereman6019 2 жыл бұрын
1:29 When the comrade is Sus "PURGE TIME!" *They were not the Imposter*
@OrcWarrior0 2 жыл бұрын
Are you saying that Stalin made a mistake? That is very unrevolutionary of you comrade...
@milorules2729 2 жыл бұрын
Are you saying that Stalin made a mistake? Uh huh, Yep there's gonna be a tax for that!
@ng.tr.s.p.1254 2 жыл бұрын
Red sus
@sonicnerd9569 2 жыл бұрын
0:46 my First newspaper in a KZfaq video that repeats the same words also I love how detailed it is
@jackfitzsimons2569 2 жыл бұрын
0:08 when the imposter is sus
@AlexBigShid 2 жыл бұрын
My grandparents lived in Ukraine during the USSR, and they said something similar happened there, only you were arrested instead of being blacklisted like the USA.
@forcerawr 2 жыл бұрын
plenty of communists & socialists have been arrested & executed by the state in america, hell they've used false flag attacks like that of the haymarket affair. from organizers like fred hampton who was murdered by the state apparatus to countless activists thrown in jail for both their associations & critiques of the state. america has an incredibly rich history of killing, jailing, enslaving, & silencing dissenters. it's just ignored & rarely shows up in history lessons unless you're in college or studying the specific events.
@aperson22222 2 жыл бұрын
The newspapers have full-on articles now. This compelled me to keep pausing the video and squinting at the phone screen.
@hugolafhugolaf 2 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos ever. I paused and read the papers... OMG!
@compatriot852 Жыл бұрын
You can't have a scare if you purge everybody who opposes you.
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