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@carlos1995s Says:
Wait what’s the name of this show!!!!!!!????
@darkprince2703 Says:
They are trying to do the same in India and we are fighting against Hindi imposition. Before Brits India was never under a single kingdom and during the mid to late 19th century brits got most part of India.
@andrearusso3442 Says:
to put it in perspective, in many parts of south Italy they still teach italian in their own regional dialect as that is the most spoken language. It is slowly changing, but this is still a reality
@MCEdziits Says:
They say we are 99% equal. The 1% difference be like:
@lynxon9939 Says:
Essentially a video that explains that human concepts are not rules of the Universe. A country being nothing more than an idea of an identity isn't that surprising. I mean, most Americans can't point the US on a map, so them having this absurd take on countries being something set in stone like gravity or Darwins theory of evolution, shouldn't be schocking
@OracleofBODE Says:
The Nigeria 🇳🇬 as a country is fake if this borders are to group based on ethnicity. We have 250+ distinct ethnic groups with over 600 languages here in Nigeria 🇳🇬 😂
@cadenelson891 Says:
Was this truly a novel concept to anyone here? It even seems like Johnny is deliberately only pretending this is surprising to him.
@SpaydtheOmega Says:
All Idea's are made up....
@hammyhamilton3310 Says:
Cope the video lamo 😂
@pokaface564 Says:
Johnny years after doing Vox borders.
“There is no border”
@myt-mat-mil-mit-met-com-trol Says:
I cannot understand what is not real about countries. It's like saying there is nothing real about fashion. Countries are not just made of stories, they are made out of human conventions, which belong to reality as long as the conventions are followed.
@ricardoebbers5154 Says:
misleading
dislike and leave
@ArchOfWinter Says:
Throughout the history of China until recently, country or empire is only an administrative entity, tools graced onto Earth by the heavens. If signs from above says other wise, then a new tool is needed and so a dynasty is overthrown. Chinese was never an identity, even the common written Chinese language wasn't a symbol of identity, it was just another tool. People called themselves by their region, village, clans, or spoken language. The common people was left alone as long as they don't stir up trouble in Imperial China. As terrible as the Mongol was, after their initial conquest, they left people alone as long as taxes were paid and people behave. Even the Brits and Portuguese left people alone during their imperial rules, but now there is always demand for unwavering loyalty and conformity for this abstract identity, eradicating language, cultures, and sense of self along the way. Using their own language instead of Chinese, even to promote the Chinese state is considered a betrayal to the nation. This delusion of grandeur and nationhood shift the blame of every problem to the others from outside forces, blinded to any true causes that they themselves made.
@justinhenderson8837 Says:
The idea that France is a nation is much older than the 1789 Revolution. This idea came from France's victory in 1453 at the end of the Hundred Years' War with England. A consensus that England was the enemy solidified after the Hundred Years' War, and it continued to define French national identity until the Crimean War in the middle of the 19th century when France and Britain finally began to fight on the same side (and of course continued to do so in the 20th century). Because of her ability to inspire, Joan of Arc saved France from England during the Hundred Years' War and continued to be a very important symbol of the French nation afterwards.
@randomr9651 Says:
As a French person, I can confirm France doesn't exist.
@wild_ravenX Says:
Propaganda against Trump’s border policy
@wooftubeyt Says:
Idea:
Unite under the idea of being human
And the "them" the enemy are those who try to put us in boxes and groups
@shivamrawat3719 Says:
Now make a video on religions aren't real, you might get abducted
@treebush Says:
Does this argument not fall apart when you account for countries that never expanded to incorporate smaller nations that melted them into one culture? You are using the obvious big boy aka empires? Why not mention micro nations state city countries among many others ?
@OracleofBODE Says:
I see myself as an earthlings…The lines that divide us is a means to divide and rule us!
@Soup_it Says:
What a complete nonsens. Countries have existed for centuries and have change and evolved. This included borders, language and traditions. But yes, also the way of rule and definition has changed. So you just described history, progress and evolution.
@bain5872 Says:
WEF propaganda. We all know you're bought and paid for. If you would only sit back and listen to yourself you would realize just how silly you sound.
@AbdalleSaid-c1c Says:
Your videos are amazing
@KaiserMattTygore927 Says:
there is an obvioUs patT to Solving this problEm with regArds to nation states.
@p4ulie376 Says:
Try telling this to a Serb, Croat, or someone from Kosovo
@Ohm71 Says:
borders have always changed with time and wars....
sooo, yes, a country is a story.
But its a story with teeth
@basavarajtippannavar3092 Says:
Osho talked about this 4 decades ago 😅
@patrickgeorgemiles9370 Says:
What about the Treaty of Westphalia and the concept of sovereignty?
@janettemasiello5560 Says:
Someone is having difficulty with reality.
@vy731 Says:
most counties we see today exists thanks to imperial and colonial powers who created them some examples are ukraine iraq pakistan and etc and most are less then 200 or just 200 yrs old
@fahrfromrunnin Says:
Congratulations; you started in a discussion about the history of nationalism, and ended up with a call for World Government. Very Foolish…. This is why the Press shouldn’t discuss Philosophy; a cursory understanding of it is Often dangerous!
@skeelo69 Says:
But Why is France called France .... ? Did the lowly peasant know he was living in France?.
@kingjames256 Says:
Next video: why do we live in houses ?
Next one: why do we drive cars
One after that: why do we wear clothes
@punisheddante5879 Says:
This is the most idiotic video I’ve seen on this site…
@rohitnavlani6613 Says:
Probably, we will have another shift of collective identities when we will become multiplanetary species. People of Each planet will identify their self by that planet.
@Fat_Cat4434 Says:
Country is just made up borders to show which territory is belongs to someone. Even animals do that. Just humans getting too far with countries, even if they not exist in reality. It's just territory, with colours, flags and names :\
@CrossroadWater Says:
In a world where Donald Trump just won the presidency of the United States this video couldn't be more poignant. Half of this country is in utter disbelief of the standards and morality of the other half. Not saying we need to divide ourselves geographically, but some thought needs to be given about how we move forward.
@petterprime4199 Says:
This video makes me think of the scene from Blow when Boston George is in court and the judge tells him that these imaginary lines are borders lol 😂
@akashbanerjee6272 Says:
Those jokers who claim India as a nation did not exist before the British arrived need to watch this video lol. Bharat(India) was a term that existed way before British was even a thing in this planet.
@ChrisSacco-s4o Says:
Its not perfect but keep in mind, most wars are not between nations, they are within them. We call them civil wars and there are many happening rite now. A stable nation creates peace within that place. Most wars have always been "civil wars". Stability prevents this much more so than not.
@SuperJerseyGamer Says:
I feel like all these descriptions don't fit the uk
@koakie1 Says:
"i'm flying to saudi arabia tonight"
well stay away from consulates please.
@theobaldigberaese4572 Says:
So true, Johnny Harris 💯
@avus-kw2f213 Says:
Country =/= nation
@mrrrksmith Says:
I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. How can a territory change hands between countries, and people are suddenly expected to change their identity? It’s absurd.
For example, my grandparents were Russians, but my father was born in Kryvyi Rih and considers himself Ukrainian. If my grandparents hadn’t moved, and he’d been born in Russia, he might now be fighting in an occupied Ukrainian region, killing Ukrainians. That’s horrifying. A random chance of birth completely shifts identity.
Take Crimea. Kids born there after 2014 think they’re Russians because that’s what they’re told in school, even though many of their parents are likely Ukrainian. If there hadn’t been an occupation, those kids would identify differently. Just 100 meters—the border between Kherson and Crimea—changed their whole worldview.
Or look at Valka, on the border between Latvia and Estonia. In the same town, a cashier might see themselves as Latvian, while the customer considers themselves Estonian. And they could be at war tomorrow. It’s bizarre how being born a few meters apart can mean having a completely different identity.
Even in Ukraine, the way history is told feels similar to France’s narrative of “always existing.” I get why this is done—national security, identity, propaganda. But let’s be honest: Prince Volodymyr in the 10th century had no concept of Ukraine or Russia. These ideas didn’t exist for centuries, yet now they’re used to manipulate people.
@mohitdhuppad3671 Says:
Europe is not a real continent. It is east Asia. When a video about this?
@nickbohner9261 Says:
Sounds like globalist bs to a nationalistic simpleton like me.
@LilBigHuge Says:
You lost all your credibility with your biased political videos.
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