Did you actually bother to watch the video?

So, the problem is “Western arrogance”, and not the fact that Russia launched a war of aggression backed by nuclear weapons against an independent sovereign state?

@@JamesKerLindsay there are more than 900 US - NATO military compounds around the world in 5 continents and 2 o 3 Russias ones, whose do is ready to attack whom? You tell me professor.

Thank you. Slovenia is a wonderful country in so many ways. But this was certainly one of its darker chapters. It has been amazing to read comments from some people condemning those who didn’t apply in time. They forget that it was a very different time, before the internet. It was also a period when the region was descending into war. There were all sorts of reasons why people might not have applied in time. I give the Brexit example. Even with years of warning about the need to apply for settled status in Britain, hundreds of thousands still failed to meet the deadline. That didn’t mean that they all refused to accept Brexit. It meant that a lot of people aren’t aware of things for a variety of reasons, including illness and mental health issues.

Why? Seriously!? Why would you want to remove something that offers people protection against the overreach of government.

@@JamesKerLindsayhi James, thanks for the reply, imo because whilst we may not be happy with our government at all times, we the people are not savages. Democracy fundamentally relies on us being able to comprehend the responsibility it instrusts to us, given that we the people vote (well not so much uk party candidates), but get to vote on parties, their policies, it may be obvious to say that a similar yet different human rights charter will need to be created. The UK for a long time has arguably required a citizens human rights charter or a charter similar to the US constitution that protects the citizens rights (especially in an age of constant tech advancement and an ever changing polarising geo-pol setting). I personally believe once it is revoked, the need for a new one will naturally arise, though In this situation, it is up to the UK to decide the details. Keeping something that isn't fit or no longer suitable in place untill enough people recognises it has a overall harmful impact, is why many are losing faith in democracy, delay, debate, delay, for another decade, and one political party prays the other party bare the weight of the painful conversation to come... politics and more politics getting in the way of governance being able to act in time or with clear intention. I do love my history, so I'd like to say on "risk", A general who takes no risks, is a general with no plans, for there is risk in every plan. (and that's a quote from me) Imo risk also determines your desire to make good of something. If your willing to risk it, your also willing to make it work.

Thank you so much. It really has been incredibly to see. They are truly offensive as well. I’ve deleted more comments on this video than perhaps all my others combined! The irony is that it is all cementing the outside view that India under Modi is taking a very worrying direction. These bots are actually making things worse for India’s standing, not better as they seem to think!

Bro, Indian population with Internet is huge and is active in such conversations , It would be shame to say them as bots What would you call me if I support Modi?

I can’t say the West trusts India very much these days either.

Why? Serious question. Is it right to be neutral when one knows that another country has been attacked unjustly?

What would you have me do? These are the figures used by the United Nations. Seeing as Israel won’t allow any independent verification, these are the numbers that the world has chosen to accept. You might like to paint me as naive. However, in the absence of any other credible data, I am content to use the numbers cited by the UN, and which don’t seem to be widely contested.

This is a bit of a strange distinction to make. They see themselves as Slavs, they speak a Slavic language, they follow a religion shared by many Slavs. The exact definition of Slav according to genetics probably doesn’t make sense anymore for any Slavic peoples given level of interactions with other populations over centuries.

@@JamesKerLindsay Religion is a term used to describe religion and ethnicity is a term used to describe ethnicity. The name Serbs was taken from Lusatian Sorbs, who came from the North Caucasus and there they were identified by the name Serboi.

Thanks. I have actually made a video on Biafra. You are absolutely right. Katanga and Biafra in fact played an absolutely crucial role in defining how we understand self-determination and territorial integrity in modern international relations. I actually explain this in my most recent book: global.oup.com/ukhe/product/secession-and-state-creation-9780190494049?cc=us&lang=en

Thank you. I agree. Many lives destroyed. But hopefully a new start can be made.

I get some idiotic comments. But this is rather special even by those standards. You can call ten EU many things, but worthless it certainly isn’t. That’s why so many other countries want to join. The U.K. economy has taken a massive dive. Brits have lost many advantages to live, travel and retire around Europe. And British influence around the world has declined. If you want to delude yourself that Britain has somehow won something, that’s up to you. But at least make a realistic argument.

Yeah,, Sad reality