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Adapted from 'The Dictator's Handbook': amzn.to/2fgBWps
Part 1: • The Rules for Rulers
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@seamuspink9098 4 года назад

-I love you son! -As an instrument of political power? -Yes, as an instrument for political power -I love you too dad! -For my inheritance? -Yes, for your inheritance

@navilluscire2567 4 года назад

**after another important meeting about inheritance plans and marriage arrangements** King: **turns to his son and heir after dismissing his nobles** Well...shall we retire to our estates and barely talk to each other for years save for business purposes. Also let's NOT spend any father and son bonding time together, I don't think we have ANYTHING in common anyway. Crowned Prince: Sounds good and I promise that I'll *continue to NOT plot to stab you in the back and remove you from power* if I see a chance to inherit the throne a lot sooner than if I waited for old age and nature to finally do you in...my... most beloved father... King: Ah! bring it in my biological and acknowledge son! Crowned Prince: Say no more my biggest political rival and obstacle that is also my biological father! (as far as you know..) **awkward father son hug**

@sheepketchup9059 3 года назад

@@navilluscire2567 this should be a series.

@evaakhtar 3 года назад

XD lol 😂

@sayanmukherjee5541 3 года назад

@SeB MaR Oversimplified....

@kittywitch6334 3 года назад

@NaViLlUs cIrE King: Looks over at his other child, who isn’t the crown prince: Ah, my other son who I barely acknowledge! I will pretend like I care about you and your brother equally so I don’t like a horrible father, but we both know I only care about the crown prince. The child: Oh, don’t worry father, I will definitely NOT *plot to murder my older brother to inherit the entire kingdom* instead of waiting for him to die of natural causes without an heir. King: Well, I would hug you, but you aren’t the heir so I’ll just ignore your existence.

@spring2537 3 года назад

"No *man* rules forever" Queen Elizabet: *Exactly*

@jakeoliver9574 3 года назад

This is perfect

@flatvoicegaming 3 года назад

Well yes, but actually yes

@spring2537 3 года назад

@Manetit there is no man in the *Bri'ish Empire* mate

@flatvoicegaming 3 года назад

@@spring2537 there isn't a woman either

@kaedeakamatsu3154 3 года назад

@@flatvoicegaming Britain accidentally bans gender

@gabrielgomes2949 3 года назад

Now I understand why so many kings in history got in the blink of insanity with the prospect of not being able to have a son

@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub 2 года назад

Yes, we're talking about you, Henry VIII.

@weegomo 2 года назад

@@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub the king that literally STARTED HIS OWN RELIGION just to have a son XD

@ashtar3876 2 года назад

@@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub that the guy who had 6 wives and deheaded 2 of them?

@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub 2 года назад

@@ashtar3876 yep that's him. Didn't he kill more of them actually?

@imthenightsky 2 года назад

@@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub Nope. He divorced 2, beheaded 2, 1 died in childbirth and 1 outlived him

@cntfinkvaname0 4 года назад

Oh no! I wish I watched this earlier!

@11jerans 4 года назад

Is your sister ever gonna let you out, or is she just trying to make everyone forget you ever existed?

@anonymous-ei3yn 3 года назад

Lol

@lightningfletch5598 3 года назад

Don't you, like, have a daughter or something?

@nanananaxhhd4330 3 года назад

@@lightningfletch5598 she is too young

@blauwbeer556 3 года назад

lol

@turkidot 7 лет назад

Who will take over this channel then ? CGP Junior ?

@MASTERMIND-mr6er 7 лет назад

this comment must be on top

@avakining 7 лет назад

@sundude800 7 лет назад

CGP Black and White?

@lcmiracle 7 лет назад

@mkd2839 7 лет назад

@jakvos342 7 лет назад

I've played enough Crusader Kings to know how this works

@nicomoron001 7 лет назад

funny how murdering does not require a casus belli

@ThePacnot1 7 лет назад

Iago Santaniello I was thinking this exactly

@michaelmillefanti6319 7 лет назад

+ObadiahtheSlim Very true. Sweet, sweet xwedodah needs no reason.

@ocadioan 7 лет назад

It also allows for quick acquisition of allies and territory

@vonneely1977 7 лет назад

Iago Santaniello Indeed, this video makes "Conclave" actually seems like a worthwhile DLC now.

@estooo 4 года назад

North Korea: *writes down notes profusely*

@andylikesyourkite 4 года назад

psh they already knew. That's why his sister was next up.

@Arkew_ 3 года назад

@@andylikesyourkite oh god you are right, now everything i see in politics is keys and dictators disguised as presidents.

@reversetape6984 3 года назад

Just liked for 69 likes

@jedmusic5241 3 года назад

He's alive now

@h.n.r_funi3324 3 года назад

Algeria: haha, first time?

@ecmorgan69 4 года назад

"Don't you think she looks tired?" LOL Loved that scene.

@sorenstarkchessa2783 3 года назад

There seems to be so little ppl noticing that

@bonnie.f 3 года назад

Right? I thought the comments would be all over the Doctor Who reference.

@custodeon 3 года назад

@Sir Soy Gato the Second Yes, we know who you are.

@dglynch1313 3 года назад

I almost didn't catch it and now I am rewatching those 5 seconds over and over and over.

@mitchramey5052 3 года назад

I was about to comment but wanted to see if someone had said something first! Its a legit copy from that very scene! I love it.

@JoschiChr 6 лет назад

"No man rules forever" takes off helmet "I am no man"

@malachiwonder6800 5 лет назад

All hail our new female Rohirrim eternal enlightened despot!!!

@Imtotallydiggingthis 5 лет назад

Then you dont rule at all. 😉

@Skadi609 4 года назад

@@Imtotallydiggingthis True in some monarchies 😉

@Project_Kritical 4 года назад

JoschiChr Xkcd is great isn’t it

@bloodlinehunter 4 года назад

@@Imtotallydiggingthis Laughs in Saudi

@thebestever7788 7 лет назад

This video is a walkthrough of how to play Crusader Kings 2

@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2 6 лет назад

Not enough mention about keeping love in the family though.

@VasilyKiryanov 6 лет назад

Love need not apply. It's realpolitik, baby!

@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2 6 лет назад

Realpolitik is better between father and daughter, my friend. ;)

@psychgenious11 6 лет назад

Best Game Ever

@nonya1366 6 лет назад

No, if it was a walkthrough, it'd be about the Family being alive. Not the ruler.

@cheydinal5401 4 года назад

"This is like trust, but better" - relationship advice by CGP Grey

@RemziCavdar 3 года назад

It's called reassurance(s).

@TheGuruNetOn 3 года назад

Pre-nup?!!

@lexprontera8325 3 года назад

An alignment of interests beats trust any time. Even if there is only partial overlap of interests, it still holds true: the more overlap, the better.

@19Ledor 3 года назад

A healthy combination of people holding on to what they have, common human laziness and a hint of mutually ensured destruction works wonders. “I could have more power but getting more would be such a hustle and might get killed/fired.”

@jinsory5582 3 года назад

Trust can be inconsistent or unpredictable, objective interests being assured to each other will always work because it's always an agreement that isn't intentionally vague or vague at all.

@GenderCommie 6 лет назад

"if have no love for babies none the less aquire them" I feel like grey is telling me to kidnap children

@Bloodlyshiva 3 года назад

I don't doubt such has happened in the past. When your genitals fail, and regular adoption isn't available, other options must come forth. Buying a child, for instance.

@loturzelrestaurant 2 года назад

Tbh, this is too cynical. I dont wanna speculate where the Dislikes come from, but hey, maybe this is it? I mean, you CAN be so cynical that you become wrong, or in other words: So cold that you miscalculate.

@nikolaangelovski2252 2 года назад

AQUIRE a child, *no matter the cost*

@baranxlr 2 года назад

@@loturzelrestaurant someone tell that to Zack Snyder

@SerunaXI 2 года назад

I feel it's more on the note of men who had more an interest in other men, but knew the danger that fact could bring to their court, so get a wife for cover, and tolerate her fancy for she too has political reasons for having children.

@Exurb1a 7 лет назад

Fantastic as always. And let's just be thankful there isn't an upcoming American presidential election anytime soon or this might all be horribly applicable to today.

@vegardberget7277 7 лет назад

exurb1a +

@Saassaasje 7 лет назад

low key exurb1a, you dont like to be verified?

@alexandergifford 7 лет назад

@j.randomluser5793 7 лет назад

Dude, he's totally not old and she's totally not sick... and old

@Munax. 7 лет назад

hey dude o/

@thexalon 7 лет назад

Counterpoint: While an heir-apparent is important, it doesn't have to be a relative. Appointing a key who has been a particularly effective subordinate as your heir can become a major reward to give out, thus convincing your keys to vie for your favor in the hopes that they will one day be the ruler. Rome had great success with this with the "Five Good Emperors": Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius. Each one starting with Nerva adopted their heir and made him their right-hand man (showering them with an appropriate amount of rewards to keep them loyal). The basic deal was "I'll train you to be an even more effective ruler if you wait until my natural death to take over". And that worked. Obviously, the risk of an adopted/appointed heir is that they'll be motivated to get rid of you just like your crown prince if the rewards you give them aren't enough. But the stability advantage gained by having a designated heir is not limited to genetics.

@therealdave06 4 года назад

"Now the old king is dead, long live the king One minute I held the key..."

@usainvanrudisha1649 4 года назад

SomeDawidGuy Fucking genius! thank you! I’m writing a novel plan based around Viva La Vida and I didn’t even spot this! Thanks for having my back!

@danobrien4890 3 года назад

James Arnold hows it going?

@the_j_machine2254 3 года назад

@@usainvanrudisha1649 a novel based on it? Damn, how does it work.

@flyingspacebrainedidiot 3 года назад

Next the doors were closed on me

@labo3900 3 года назад

@@flyingspacebrainedidiot and I discovered that my castle stands

@-ism8153 4 года назад

Never noticed, but 4:02 the kid's Resumé changes from "Born Yesterday" to "Pokémaster". He has been trained well.

@imperators_8700 2 года назад

Just noticed that too

@loturzelrestaurant 2 года назад

@redbuck1385 2 года назад

It's pretty impressive in this day and age. There are almost ten times as many Pokémon these days as we started with.

@alexoliver3282 7 лет назад

1:51 I actually think Vladimir Putin was parading about, hunting on horseback just to appear healthy and to reassure his keys.

@iwankorzhenevskiy9287 4 года назад

Alex Oliver his keys his friends abd other trusted people, i think in such situation described in video rules are not working

@MaziarYousefi 4 года назад

One does not simply use the key analogy when talking about Putin. Putin never gets sick, sickness gets Putin and then dies. Also, he does these things not because of sickness but because of showing to the Russian public his image of boldness and curiosity and personal courage.

@toolongforyoutoread6 4 года назад

@@MaziarYousefi It would appear as though Putin's propaganda is working.

@ElaborateTerrace 4 года назад

Alex Oliver he's still alive

@DioBrando-112 3 года назад

@@toolongforyoutoread6 I mean it would appear that you don't understand what a joke is aswell.

@obsessivelyoli 7 лет назад

1:34 "This is why if you happen to be sick, keep it secret" Reminds me of Franklin Roosevelt

@omero2267 5 лет назад

and Brezhnev if im not mistaken

@ieuanhunt552 5 лет назад

Wasn't he the guy was wheelchair bound from Polio but did not allow The Press to publish anything about it?

@Magic_beans_ 4 года назад

And Woodrow Wilson. He had a stroke in 1919 and was partly paralyzed, so his wife Edith screened all his communications and kept his illness under wraps for six months. (It finally came out with less than a year left in his term, but his VP and Cabinet decided to run out the clock rather than declare him unfit.)

@thekyleprojekt7996 4 года назад

@@ieuanhunt552 he didnt stop the press from reporting on it, he just always sat at a desk that blocked the view of his legs so cameras couldn't see the wheelchair. Because of that almost nobody knew he was because the news didn't see it as something that needed to be reported on.

@jacksonjames2712 4 года назад

And Mugabe

@licoriceallsorts4771 4 года назад

Or as Elizabeth I quipped when refusing to name her successor, "More men worship the rising than the setting sun." She knew what she was about.

@joshcain1032 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure that was Pompey to Sulla. Maybe she quoted him?

@francogutierrez1793 3 года назад

@@joshcain1032 that definitely was Pompey to sulla.

@Hoioioioioio 3 года назад

Like 69

@kamanashiskar9203 3 года назад

Though she did have a clear heir, King James VI of Scotland.

@kamanashiskar9203 3 года назад

His successor was the King of Scotland.

@blueblade6174 3 года назад

I been searching for years - YEARS - for the video to finally explain to me why monarchies are determined through bloodline rather than merit! Like, it legit makes so much sense now! I couldn't fathom why so many cultures only cared about the ruler's bloodline rather than someone's wisdom in leadership. But now, finally I have a better understanding and visual grasp of all the motivating factors!

@ZttackFrmBhind 2 года назад

There is also the benefit that the Monarch's child/ children are able to be trained from birth to lead a country instead of having to spend their formative years learning how to farm (not necessarily farm but you get it) and then figure out how to rule as they go. So even though they aren't necessarily the most moral leader, at least they should know how to run the country and keep the army working and understand the political field.

@CallanElliott 2 года назад

@@ZttackFrmBhind Given the number of monarchs who have been unremarkable to bad, it would seen that this method isn't all its cracked up to be.

@dejlislive5751 Год назад

@@CallanElliott unremarkable doesn't mean bad, alot of unremarkable leaders made the remarkable ones by silently building up their assets. like Justinians rule in eastern rome wasn't because he was an great leader but because his predecessor gave him the assets needed to perform all that he did, but his successors were "bad" because the assets bestowed upon him was used up during his reign. but nontheless, a bad educated leader would outperform the peasant any day of the week.

@antikdoli1424 7 лет назад

If school teaching was as good as cgp i would go on weekends too

@meetroushan2727 5 лет назад

I'd live their

@dolecrash5802 5 лет назад

Roushan and you might need to with that grammar.

@meetroushan2727 5 лет назад

@@dolecrash5802 nah i donot need gramer.

@amethystziggurat9946 5 лет назад

@@meetroushan2727 ya mi nether

@amethystziggurat9946 5 лет назад

@OofHallo they're! Whats r your doings?

@thebeanqueen2355 7 лет назад

Hello CGP Grey. I live in Germany, and in my Politics Class we were talking about the Brexit and Hong Kong and Macau's weird... well. My teacher wondered how I knew so many things that everyone else didn't, and I showed her this channel. Tomorrow, she will show 2 or 3 Videos with German subtitles. Thank you for these video, Best wishes from Lower Saxony.

@jaojao1768 6 лет назад

The Bean Queen bist du aus Niedersachsen?

@yoshi6236 5 лет назад

Ist deine Klasse wirklich so geistig eingeschränkt dass niemand Englisch kann?

@user-xp8nq5mf9y 5 лет назад

Bitch is lazy

@aaronbulmahn3817 5 лет назад

Hey, ich komme auch aus Niedersachsen :D

@Blade.5786 5 лет назад

@@user-xp8nq5mf9y Says the Weird Pot

@jacksonstein809 3 года назад

“And everything is smooth because when the king is dead, long live the king”

@aguiaia1 3 года назад

"Driven by calculations, like trust, but better" best phrase

@ashbro3214 7 лет назад

2 videos with in 2 weeks ...what is this magic..

@ashbro3214 7 лет назад

it's a Dark magic

@dorjjodvo1992 7 лет назад

Ash bro only one?

@Tigerskunk 7 лет назад

Ash bro It's the magic of friendship!

@neuron1618 7 лет назад

nah, just grey magic

@DuranmanX 7 лет назад

It's Magic: The Gathering

@KYdragono 7 лет назад

What is this, two videos from Grey within a single month? Universe time continuum is broken

@Ghostmw2awsome 7 лет назад

It's a followup video, not very rare for him.

@singletona082 7 лет назад

The Cubs did win the world series... You might be on to something I'm afraid.

@Zeturic 7 лет назад

He told us in the other video that there would be a followup soon.

@laffingleigh 7 лет назад

I adore you. I still can't deal with your forced slow talk. It doesn't feel natural. I miss you talking like you.

@wohdinhel 7 лет назад

Leigh Cambre blame the foreigners

@thisrandomdude2880 5 лет назад

CGP Grey expecting at least one of his viewers to become a great dictator, encouraging corruption and nepotism. Good going Grey, good going.

@gideonglenn2971 Год назад

It’ll be me

@mr.panface385 6 лет назад

*Because when the king is dead, long live the king.* This is my favorite quote ever

@hotlinesanzensekai7084 2 года назад

@Faisal Hamadeh Ackchyually, it's way older than that. It's from XV century France.

@verdiss7487 7 лет назад

I feel like Grey has been playing Crusader Kings lately... No? Just me?

@MazeMouse 7 лет назад

At least one of the Paradox games.

@kevindevoe7338 7 лет назад

PDS is love

@dodovomitory3496 7 лет назад

Nah just reading a book about this subject

@icewolf1911 7 лет назад

Don't ruin this man...

@kingcrowbro2486 7 лет назад

I was thinking A Civ Game, but that works even better.

@AM22Salabok 7 лет назад

4:01 his resume looks like mine

@Animeatic282 7 лет назад

AM22 Just born pokemaster

@chinmaymathur7000 4 года назад

Haha same

@rickyjohnbaldoque8433 2 года назад

Family. _Family_ is the answer. Damn, never thought Fast and Furious took this on another note.

@fe1ip3 3 года назад

"No man rules forever" Queen Elishabet: I am not a man!

@superbeltman6197 3 года назад

"I'm not a politician, I'm a Queen"

@pas-giaw6055 3 года назад

Still part of a dynasty

@taxmanfelix5189 7 лет назад

That Doctor Who reference at 1:44 is possibly the most obscure thing I've ever seen.

@73XBFalcon 7 лет назад

I noticed it right away! The line as well as the sonic screwdriver! Great one!

@Salami9898 7 лет назад

DrFelixPhD Do you remember what episode was?

@73XBFalcon 7 лет назад

The Christmas invasion, the first full 10th doctor story.

@Salami9898 7 лет назад

Ah yeah, thanks

@Apithia 7 лет назад

I finally understand that plot thread thanks to this.

@TheBiggestTungsten 7 лет назад

Nice Doctor Who reference. "Don't you think she looks tired?"

@wolfpackjew 7 лет назад

I noticed that as well, nice easter egg.

@karlpoppins 7 лет назад

I didn't see the reference but I was thinking exactly that! Where is it, though?

@TheBiggestTungsten 7 лет назад

1:42

@MatthewSchooley94 7 лет назад

Good to see I'm not the only one who caught that.

@mr.o8539 7 лет назад

i thought that was a hillary reference

@siyacer 3 года назад

1:31 This part aged perfectly

@superbeltman6197 3 года назад

Yes

@mypowerlevelisover9000 3 года назад

Sick O2

@CottonEdits 2 года назад

@Cali Boy Pretty sure it’s about something else, but this was happening with Turkey’s president. He’s still alive, but everyone now knows he’s slowly dying. Search it up

@hotlinesanzensekai7084 2 года назад

@Cali Boy Corona virus?

@quoccuongtran724 2 года назад

@Cali Boy also rumours about Putin's Parkinson's disease there is a small chance that this is another trick of Putin, doing the opposite of what looks logical to achieve some other goals but only a small chance regardless, less possible than the possibility that the guy is sick for real could also be that Putin happens to be sick for real, but instead of hiding it, he exaggerates it, trying to do the opposite of what is common sense here

@notmagicok7612 3 года назад

"Dont you think she looks tired?" LOVE THAT REFERENCE

@emilygordbort7300 3 года назад

what reference

@phoenixkh93 2 года назад

@@emilygordbort7300 it's from Doctor Who, he destabilizes the prime minister with those words

@emilygordbort7300 2 года назад

@@phoenixkh93 Oh thank you kindly

@kemoblue4u 7 лет назад

Wow wasn't expecting another video till 2017. SWEET

@joshuading764 7 лет назад

If you want more information on his workflow, he has a podcast about it (Cortex)

@NotFlappy12 7 лет назад

ain't nobody got time fo dat

@MasteringJohn 7 лет назад

That means the video after this won't be till 2018.

@kokigami5492 7 лет назад

He's posted 2 vids in one year and trump is president so, I guess this means the world is gonna end.

@imitationinfinity7962 7 лет назад

Christmas came early!!

@BombalurinaAI 7 лет назад

Bush, Clinton, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Taft... long history of voting for Dynasties in America.

@dangerouslysane 7 лет назад

And Trump has put his sons on the transition team, even while he has given them control of his business interests.

@DBZHGWgamer 7 лет назад

Trumps children would actually be much better presidents than trump. Also, at least that stopped the Clinton dynasty, and possible follow up Obama dynasty as a result.

@BombalurinaAI 7 лет назад

DivideByZero You think the Clinton Dynasty is over? Chelsea Clinton is being "Groomed" for the Senate according to Bill/Hillary.

@cryptarisprotocol1872 7 лет назад

+Skeptic Solo Trump's children vs. Clinton's children. This'll be good. *grabs popcorn*

@slitor 7 лет назад

(a bit of spam but relevant) If you want entertainment, history and a followup to this video...search on youtube..."Fall of Eagles" to know the "Joy" of ruler dynasties. Bush, Clinton, Adams, the Kennedys...not even the same ballpark...not even in the same planet of the ballpark... ..of what Socialist and Liberals(you call them conservatives now) strove against a hundred years ago in Europe. -------------- As a bonus lesson, pay attention to Jean Luc Picard and the Bolshevik(yes Patrick Steward played Lenin) and their Grotesque overreach, in the same way the French Revolution was a Liberal revolution but turned into terror by the Jacobin. Extremists abandon substance for self serving identity, they forget the reason why there is a struggle that made their distinctions. Whether it is by hubris and delusion or malevolent avarice is unclear, but the results are allways the same, missery. Fuck autocrats, fuck strongmen and punch the idiots who buys into the nonsense that the world is simple and that their darling bully buy will fix all the simple things with their no-nonsense platitudes.

@saltedcrayon799 2 года назад

You know it's unfortunate that no-one seems to get taught these things (or at least I havent), but it's incredibly important to understand just how our world works. I'm just glad that I get to learn it from someone who doesn't make it overcomplicated.

@aca347 2 года назад

Do you expect rulers to teach their people how to replace them?

@badgerlordpatrick6493 4 года назад

This perhaps is why families, especially large families, are so highly regarded by traditional religions - they give a man the ability to carry on his legacy, at least somewhat. And if the first few are incompetent nincompoops, hopefully you'll get at least one brilliant kid out of twelve who can carry on the family blacksmith or the mother's talent for playing the digeridoo or whatever.

@navilluscire2567 4 года назад

Kind of reminds me of how some awful parents will try to "live through" their children and their talents for lack of their own or never having the opportunities their children have while they're still living. In a twisted way a dynasty is basically the same thing, a king or ruler of a dynasty may truly love his children and heirs but maintaining a legacy started by some long dead relative must come first or risk not only losing power for a ruler but puts his family in often mortal danger if the dynasty is overthrown. Just look at the former Romanov family, a dynasty of Russian rulers that ended in a bloody coup were all immediate family members were brutally murdered even young children because they weren't just children to their killers they were a political threat to no fault of their own, only that they happened to be born into a royal family that was hated by many and a political obstacle to the bolsheviks. Now that doesn't mean things can't change for the slightly better or even some much needed reforms but mixing real power with family drama and grand ambitions along with the near constant threat of being replaced by the real keys to power and attempting to limit their control is like crossing a great kassem or pit on a thin, rickety board as mentioned in the video about "rules for rulers" as even a would be benevolent dictator seeking to transition into a well made democracy must contend with these dynasties of power and entrenched keys to power. *"A dynasty is the closest thing to a family curse in real life..."* - by anonymous

@ANTSEMUT1 3 года назад

Unless you are the Ottomans.

@lilowhitney8614 3 года назад

Not exactly. This video is mostly applicable to the high class mostly. The big families in the low class is more about having more hands around that can work, as well as just contending with the high child mortality rate that existed.

@wojciechbednarz9675 3 года назад

@@lilowhitney8614 It does work with family companies however. I dont have the source on hand but an analysis of multigenerational family run companies did indicate that family firms with more children tended last longer because the more children there are to select from the more chances an able and willing successor is available.

@cantbetamed2210 3 года назад

@@ANTSEMUT1 Ah. Fratricide. It was a law as well.

@Ardith_Prime 7 лет назад

These videos really helped me learn how to do well in Crusader Kings II

@Atilla_the_Fun 6 лет назад

keep. your. vassals. happy. And preferably of the same religion, culture and dynasty.

@joaquindirie1448 6 лет назад

what do you prefer? A lot of vassals so they dont get to much power or a few vassals so its easier to keep them happy?

@layartbh 6 лет назад

Joaquin Dirie that's the basic choice- the more vassals, the more democratic.

@eneasmachado2693 6 лет назад

well i just bribe everyone, works for me

@vishalworldoffire 6 лет назад

Just disable conclave (unless you want to realize the true nature of this world like me)

@NEAR_Photo 7 лет назад

Come and get your Doctor Who Easter egg at 1:44, come aaaaand get it.

@ellandagrace6752 7 лет назад

yesss I paused and looked through the comments to see who else spotted it

@brandonfrancey5592 7 лет назад

I caught that too.

@inogeni 7 лет назад

makes me so happy to see that reference.. so happy

@L4Vo5 7 лет назад

Easter egg of what episode? I stopped watching it on 2015

@inogeni 7 лет назад

first christmas special introducing 10. tennent whispers "doesnt she look tired" to harriet jones' aide and dooms her political career.

@Billy-xm6km 4 года назад

“The family that plots together, rules together.” CGP Grey 2016

@loturzelrestaurant 2 года назад

@danilovonsquawk572 3 года назад

"Don't you think she looks tired?" The power of words indeed.

@leoscott8487 2 года назад

Yes!!! I was looking for a comment about that! One of the most awe-inspiring Doctor Who quotes. Doctor: I could bring down your goverment with a single word. Harriet: You're the most remarkable man I've ever met, but I don't think you're quite capable of that. Doctor: No, you're right. Not a single word, just six. ... Doctor (to Harriet's assistant): Don't you think she looks tired? Sorry I nerded out when I saw it in the video and just love the scene

@daverevisions2843 7 лет назад

Not gonna lie, squee-ed just a little at the "Don't you think she looks tired" reference. SO perfect.

@bassfight2936 5 лет назад

I finally understand that line!

@thescrout9831 4 года назад

@yutahkotomi5156 4 года назад

@@thescrout9831 Reference to Doctor Who.

@James_smith940 7 лет назад

The death pushing you towards the finish line is a brilliant animation.

@michaeleldredge4279 3 года назад

Watching this on October 2, 2020. For no reason whatsoever. Absolutely none.

@somebodieschild6232 3 года назад

Watching this on October 3, 2020. For no reason whatsoever. Absolutely none.

@warren5037 3 года назад

Watching this on October 4, 2020. For no reason whatsoever. Absolutely none.

@SgtThunderWaffle 3 года назад

Watching this on October 5, 2020. For no reason whatsoever. Absolutely none.

@nablamakabama488 3 года назад

🍊-man didn’t die.

@somebodieschild6232 3 года назад

Watching this on November 3, 2020 For no reason whatsoever. Absolutely none.

@JustinCage56 Год назад

When a dynasty dies, don't be surprised 30 generals declare themselves emperors by their armies.

@serpentax6913 7 лет назад

1:42 dat doctor who reference tho right down to the screwdriver, ear piece, hair and ties. hats off to you sir

@fish8622 5 лет назад

Yes! We know who you are!

@jayjasperjp 7 лет назад

Bush - Clinton - Bush - Clinton

@slashdotism 7 лет назад

And now the Bush dynasty is supporting the Clinton dynasty this election. The Clinton-Bush coalition has been running this country for 30+ years now.

@slashdotism 7 лет назад

***** Obama is a Clinton as well. Look at all the people he appointed to various positions. Most if not all of them are friends of the Clintons.

@JewTube001 7 лет назад

indeed, it applies to 'democractic' countries too.

@Grort 7 лет назад

More like the enemy you know over the enemy you don't.

@krombopulos_michael 7 лет назад

Only one of those is a dynasty. The Clintons are not a dynasty because they have no kids involved in public life. Also this is not new. John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams. Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of William Harrison. The Kennedys were a huge dynasty. They come and go, none last that long.

@texasscifi3431 3 года назад

Love that they used "Doesn't she look tired" from the Christmas Invasion. Toppled by the Doctor with 7 words. He must have known the keys to power would take her down

@Leonlion0305 2 года назад

those two videos has changed my mind about people in power SO much. I feel like these two videos are much more important for everyone to know during their education than a lot of history, which are essentially just examples.

@GlubbDrubb 7 лет назад

Nice Putin on a horse reference.

@1503nemanja 6 лет назад

Remember when the US media was trying hard to spread that story that Putin has cancer? Now you know why.

@1293ST 7 лет назад

*Cough* Clinton, Bush *Cough*

@yozen1995 7 лет назад

No no no It was Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Clinton who gained Bush's keys, Probably another proxy, Chelsea Clinton.

@AvailableUsernameTed 7 лет назад

Trudeau

@joelmonteiro1419 7 лет назад

And there's talkings about Michelle running in the future.

@HellsJerome87 7 лет назад

But Hillary's health is declining...

@charlesmayer8136 7 лет назад

Bush yet, Clinton no. The Bush family worked together to get George W his position whereas Bill Clinton hasn't manipulated the people in order to get Hillary the presidency

@AaronCupps 3 года назад

Me playing Crusader Kings: “I’m something of an expert myself”

@strawberrycupcake7161 3 года назад

this is so relatable. Even in country with "president" or "democracy", this "family rules" applied. My country have this president (2 times periods already), and his son got elected as a governor, and his son in law as another governor in another place. All from that one particular politic party.

@Fr4ncM 7 лет назад

In case of lack of family, cunning and charismatic protégés and cohorts can work wonders! That is the very reason of the existence of the figure of "vice-president" on Western democracies... It is a seat to be taken for a likely successor. A reliable vice president can give the keys the reassurance to keep trusting your regime.

@FallingPicturesProductions 6 лет назад

Not just Vice-President, but the entire chain of command concept.

@s19tealpenguin61 6 лет назад

yes, but have you heard the Tragedy of Darth Plageius the Wise?

@justafaniv1097 5 лет назад

I know this comment is 2 years old, but where I'm from, we like to joke that a VP is impeachment insurance. The opposition may take the legislative branch, but they won't overthrow you on flimsy grounds if the next in line is a scheming madman, bumbling buffoon, or a political hardliner even more opposed to their agenda.

@MrCharles7994 5 лет назад

@@justafaniv1097 Hence why the whole impeach Trump thing is largely a moot point (as long as Trump isn't literally scheming with foreign nations or declaring martial law or something insane); Pence is at least 70% trump in terms of "reviled political positions" among liberals, what's the point of impeaching Trump to replace him with an identical replacement?

@Edmonton-of2ec 4 года назад

Francis Marino A terrible Vice-President, Crown Prince, or Deputy Prime Minister can also be an insurance policy. Why kill or remove the ruler if the successor will be worse?

@thoperSought 7 лет назад

1:44 that's excellent. I can't believe I didn't recognize it until the second viewing.

@bassfight2936 7 лет назад

ThoperSought i finally understand that line now.

@thoperSought 7 лет назад

Bass Fight yeah, I feel exactly the same way.

@TheTubeTimeMaster1 7 лет назад

I know right? Clinton only collapses into her van and everyone starts flipping shit!

@najimacmillan 7 лет назад

Doctor Who fans unite.

@JimCullen 7 лет назад

What happens at 1:44? I don't see any particular reference there that I'm aware of.

@sammbo250 3 года назад

1:44 Firstly, I approve of the reference, very nice. And secondly, you have made me only just realise why him saying that ever meant anything. I have been confused ever since I saw that episode when it came out like 10+ years ago. This video and the one before make so much behaviour understandable, and are fantastic.

@Plutonium2000 3 года назад

And shortly after Trump's sickness we get this recommended once again

@warren5037 3 года назад

RU-vid algorithm really likes to play dark jokes

@1973Washu 3 года назад

@@warren5037 yeah right 'algorithm' , don't look for a guy behind the curtain manually flagging this video to be recommended , that guy doesn't exist and has never existed.

@remermequiota1020 3 года назад

@@1973Washu in that case it should be alot of people not just one person

@temkin9298 3 года назад

@DeskAnd news channels are a thing so maybe it comes from there

@candlelighter1588 3 года назад

@Remer Mequiota What are you an idiot? There is just one guy who is personally choosing what videos get recommended to each demographic, he has this really detailed chart and a lot of shortcuts

@coolphilip10 7 лет назад

Wow new video in just 2 weeks, I was expecting the next video to be in the year 2158

@Astronomy487 7 лет назад

Same.

@blackfox1320 7 лет назад

Relax man, I love his content and it's always worth the wait :)

@SlowDaddie 7 лет назад

That's when Incredibles 2 is coming out! :D

@alfienicholson6250 7 лет назад

I'm Commander Shepard and that is my favourite year on youtube

@aliciavivi2147 7 лет назад

Half life 3 probably still wont be out by then

@willtheprodigy3819 7 лет назад

Hillary's keys must be getting nervous.

@MP-dn4bs 7 лет назад

Assuredly. Meanwhile, wondering which of Trump's keys are going to be happy and which are going to be... disposed of should he triumph.

@DIY_Miracle 7 лет назад

Maybe a dying candidate means they can implace a candidate own choice, one uneeding of charisma to win an election.

@aliensinnoh1 7 лет назад

Trump doesn't get the whole key thing. He's too much of an idiot.

@Lazypackmule 7 лет назад

+Michael Pangilinan I think you've got that the wrong way around bud Hillary is the one that would be dangerous in a political way like that, Trump is just a standard rich con man who made enough money to make a presidential bid

@Mike-ls3bs 7 лет назад

Actually trump is a few years older than hillary

@Neko-san 4 года назад

"Don't let your key supporters know you're sick" Kim Jong-Un be like: o fuck

@Bloodlyshiva 2 года назад

He had plans and heirs in place.

@NoBreakz 3 года назад

Nobody: The royal family, oil barons, bankers, big company owners : "We already done this sinse forever"

@navilluscire2567 3 года назад

It really boggles the mind that in this day and age that things called *"corporate-dynasties",* hereditary wealth, properties and power over others lives exist, basically being monarchies of capitalism or else otherwise run like an aristocracy of shareholders, oligarchs and profiteers at the expense of their workers health, financial security and dignity.

@kamanashiskar9203 3 года назад

@@navilluscire2567 You can never get rid of the Elite, but only replace them with a new one.

@michaelsmith4904 3 года назад

@@navilluscire2567 The concepts presented in this episode and its predecessor were indeed revolting!

@saturnnn7155 2 года назад

I feel like there’s anti Semitic conspiracy in hear somewhere

@RWoody1995 7 лет назад

1:44 a scene from a Doctor Who episode which aired an entire decade ago. Feel old yet?

@anonymouse6779 7 лет назад

A WHOLE DECADE?! Jesus yes.

@ObjectsInMotion 7 лет назад

megaspeed2v2 Which episode?

@suckalamink 7 лет назад

got u to 69 likes

@RWoody1995 7 лет назад

Mr. Doge woo!

@ONAStonards 7 лет назад

Last time I was this early it wasn't a Clinton dynasty.

@brandonfrancey5592 7 лет назад

Chelsea Clinton for president 2024!

@3nertia 4 года назад

Thank you for FINALLY explaining that Doctor Who episode to me! xD

@starkiller1092 3 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking.

@yanatarkhaeva 3 года назад

please tell me which one? can't think of any I've seen

@maddiemcnugget1076 7 лет назад

This just reminds me of how people back in the day would believe the Kennedys would take over.

@falconJB 7 лет назад

You mean like they were doing before they started getting killed off?

@GUAVcis06 7 лет назад

Lol the reaper took care of them for us.

@maddiemcnugget1076 7 лет назад

Jeremiah B Lol yeah pretty much. I'm slightly curious how a pseudo Kennedy dynasty would have been in America.

@egg19 7 лет назад

This is our generation's *The Prince* and CGP Grey is our Machiavelli.

@aLukepop 6 лет назад

It really kind of is, even relatively small.

@mobeenkhan824 4 года назад

ZAVHDOW Except that the modern viewers take it for what it is, a guide for ruling instead of just labelling it as something that promotes violence.

@SeventhSolar 4 года назад

Except Machiavelli wrote The Prince in order to trick a ruler into ruining himself.

@thatman8562 4 года назад

Well then what is this generations Discourses of Livy?

@DylanBegazo 4 года назад

“A family that Plots together, rules together” Golden rule of monarchies. So often under appreciated by the young prince or princess generations who are too ignorant to fucking understand this basic reality so clearly explained by CGP Grey. CGP Grey, If only there was a way to communicate this video to the second and third generations of a monarchy when they are young, monarchies could actually stand a chance of peacefully lasting much longer than we see in history.

@CarvaxIV 4 года назад

Some children are just un-teachable. Marcus Aurelius took his son Commodus with him everywhere, taught him as much as he could, raised him to be a good heir and successor. None of it stuck, and Rome started its path down to ruin.

@DylanBegazo 4 года назад

Paul Bartel That’s because what Marcus should’ve done was first teach commodus to appreciate what he had. That was the lesson that commodus needed. The way to do that was to from birth, raise commodus very poor and very humble. Make commodus know what it’s like to suffer. To starve. To have NOTHING. THEN, when Commodus grew up enough to be around 9 years old, THEN have him begin traveling with his father Marcus to train. That would’ve prevented commodus from being a total ass. People must learn what suffering is before they are given the keys to kingdoms. Without suffering there is no appreciation. Nobody should be in charge of a country who hasn’t experienced suffering and starvation and pain and loneliness and agony first. Marcus failed to teach his son commodus to value what he has been given. Commodus was teachable. Not unteachable. So I disagree. Marcus failed his son. Commodus failed his father. They failed each other.

@tochukwuifeanacho3843 Год назад

@@DylanBegazo Exactly, beautiful analysis

@nic4obg 2 года назад

Please make part 3 for corruption and wars man, the world needs it!

@ashori100 7 лет назад

i remember there was a wheelchair bounded president that kept it a secret

@srcoleccionista2476 7 лет назад

Yes. That was Franklin D Roosevelt.

@ArtemisScribe 7 лет назад

People knew that FDR used a wheelchair, his battle with polio and it's effects on him were public knowledge, he just didn't like to be photographed in the chair. However in the last few weeks of his life Eleanor Roosevelt and senior aides did cover up his worsening health and pretty much rule for him.

@fiziksisfun5317 6 лет назад

ArtemisScribe what a baller wife eleanor was

@dothedeed 5 лет назад

Some people think Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's in office and that it was actually his wife Nancy running the country at the end of his second term. His son even supports this story.

@brbjuke45 5 лет назад

FDR his wife ran the country

@ambrosebently3334 7 лет назад

This series is like a modern day Machiavelli's Prince

@HarpaxA 2 года назад

This take " Family Matters " to whole different level 🤣

@kennarajora6532 3 года назад

"No one rules forever" The Queen : I'm about to end this mans whole career.

@mhh5002 3 года назад

The Queen: "I am no man"

@evannibbe9375 3 года назад

*”no man rules forever”

@JH-wi2xr Год назад

@kennarajora6532 Год назад

@@JH-wi2xr Well, the joke no longer works now.

@JH-wi2xr Год назад

@@kennarajora6532 yep

@flawlezz217 7 лет назад

4:04 Resume: Pokemaster! so true...

@froidesprit 7 лет назад

Flawlezz I got an error: 4:04 Not found.

@zmc9403 7 лет назад

Flawlezz Your name makes your comment ironic.

@ypdd91 7 лет назад

did he make a doctor who reference or is it just me?

@GalahadGregory 7 лет назад

endymion Yes. Yes he did.

@madbritishbelizian 7 лет назад

@duracellrabbid 7 лет назад

endymion not many people will catch that X-D

@worstedwoolens 7 лет назад

And used an interrobang in the same frame!

@Respraysloth 7 лет назад

disappointment not many people got it

@h.t.awesome3822 5 лет назад

Me: I hate babies! CGP Grey: Acquire them. Me: Ok King

@kitster900 3 года назад

This will all change once we adopt Grey's philosophy of "just don't die, it's lame"

@zibbitybibbitybop 7 лет назад

The entire premise that the keys care only for treasure and not at all for you disregards one of the single most important elements of rulership: charisma. Charismatic people are far more likely to persuade important individuals to side with them and stay on their side, even when they don't yet have any major treasure to distribute. This says nothing of the morals of the charismatic person in question, but it works regardless. Power is as much about personality as it is about money.

@j1233191 7 лет назад

Aha, yes, that's an important factor too.

@useodyseeorbitchute9450 6 лет назад

@randomguy8196 - not so simple, bigger keys would also take in to account that masses are enchanted by the ruler, so better to look loyal enough.

@robinhodson9890 6 лет назад

A factor, but an insignificant one - ie, not a factor. Power is what you choose to give to other people, usually because you have no choice, ie you want to stay alive, and have food in your stomach, and ideally a reasonably useful life.

@knmfujiwara 6 лет назад

I give you another word - faith. You maybe dying but that doesn't matter because they will still follow you out of loyalty and faith.

@sophiejones7727 6 лет назад

No, charisma is important when dealing with the citizens: but your courtiers know you too well for personal charisma to have an effect on them. They might value it in a situation where you keep the common people from revolting against them. Or they might value it when you use it to get them something they want, generally by using it on people from other nations. If you have gotten an advantageous trade deal for your nation because of your charisma, let's say, then yes. A trade deal is however a form of "treasure". There is another common type of intangible "treasure" that relies in part on charisma (and also on intelligence): military victory. If you as the ruler can lead your country's army to victory, particularly over a powerful or long-hated enemy, that is a form of "treasure" which will keep your keys loyal to you. But, as soon as you do something they don't like, your keys will turn against you: no matter how charismatic and persuasive you are.

@volbla 7 лет назад

This is like a big lesson in game theory. Politics is just a big fucking game. God dammit.

@billanderson5580 7 лет назад

Volbla A "Game of Thrones" Perhaps?

@CrniWuk 6 лет назад

Game of Keys.

@anasnaufal7861 6 лет назад

Volbla But it's also a life and death situation.

@xandercorp6175 6 лет назад

+Volbla All a game is is a situation where you know the current rules and the potential stakes. The more you learn about how things work and what's at stake, the more it becomes a "game" in that technical sense. You WANT politics to be a game, because more uncertainty and unknown risk in politics is just not good for most people.

@jsloanhpi 2 года назад

This explains so much of the last 8 years I have never been able to understand, not the family part literally but metaphorically. I don’t feel better about it, but it helps me understand it.

@dazwol9104 2 года назад

Extremely well done.. basically a comprehensive and thorough study of social structure at its core in 7 minutes..power creates power..the peasant will never become king but through long term planning, skill and diligence his great great grandchildren might 😀

@HappyBeezerStudios 7 лет назад

I would use the roman model: I reign as "augustus" and appoint someone as "cesar" who rules with me together and follows me after my demise. Then he becomes "augustus" and has to choose his own "cesar" Since I already have chosen a successor there would be no point in killing me, because the throne would still be occupied. My "cesar" has no reason to remove me, since we rule together and he already has power. Also would such an act work against him once he becomes augustus because he would face the same threat. Better to keep the status quo. And without a bloodline or similar order of succession there would be no reason to skip ahead in the quere by "removing" those who are in front of one.

@HappyBeezerStudios 7 лет назад

In the late period they actually had both simultaneously and nos as names but as mere titles. Starting around the time when they had 4 rulers working with consent. (As opposed to all those counter-emperors.

@awxangel6781 7 лет назад

so the would-be usurpers just need to murder two rulers instead of one. it's better than nothing, but if a group wants to seize power by killing you, they won't bat an eyelid at having to kill another too.

@DevarshiChakrabarty 7 лет назад

I thought about this too. Instead of picking family, who may be incompetent, publicly pick a competent 2ic+heir. Then I realised this is how the Sith operate..

@xandercorp6175 6 лет назад

+HappyBeezerStudios - by Lord_Mogul "The problem when two men are standing in a room is, you can only look at one of them; and they were looking at you, with their backs turned, their shirt collars smiling at me." In the end, only 1 can rule. The roman model is only a countermeasure; a mitigation and distribution of the danger across people and across time. It is most brittle when its function is needed the most - against formidable opposition, and in times of great peril.

@respublica4373 5 лет назад

did you miss entirity of roman history? seriously emperor livespan was like a month

@Parysk 7 лет назад

Explains why Jeb! bush got so many donations...

@richard343s 7 лет назад

Please clap.

@Carl_ATHF 7 лет назад

LOW ENERGY JEB! Fucking Guac Bowl Merchant.

@-ism8153 4 года назад

"Is it true you're unfit for office?" "Look, there is nothing wrong with my health! I don't know where these stories are coming from! And a vote of no confidence is _completely_ unjustified!" "Are you going to resign?" "On today of all days I fine- I'm fine. Look at me: I'm fine. I look fine; I feel fine." 1:44

@kamanashiskar9203 3 года назад

"Because when the King is Dead, Long live the King"

@94sjolander 7 лет назад

Grey would probably like Crusader Kings II

@JewTube001 7 лет назад

oh vey

@verynuggable 7 лет назад

That's been at the front of my mind for both of these videos. I love that schemey game.

@Dogemaymay69 7 лет назад

when you control the pope you control reality

@Joesolo13 7 лет назад

Daniel Harris but the lost taxes!

@JestemtrollemxD 7 лет назад

>sends my sick daughter to king of france to marry him >king of france gets sick too because of my daughter >king dies >my wife and son are heirs to this king >wife becomes queen >then my son becomes king and by character dies >ruling france >crusaderkingsii best biological weapon simulator ever 2016.jpg

@jonesnj07 7 лет назад

*Ironically Democracy and government has ensured the continuation of the British crown*

@pingpingthetinychainsmoker7863 6 лет назад

What. WHAT. wtf is ironic about that... making a deal with a rich family that benefits the country isn't irony.

@od7969 6 лет назад

Go read why the royal family is so rich.

@LarsPallesen 5 лет назад

If you think democracy and government is what brought the House of Windsor to power you have a LOT of history to read up on! And there's absolutely NO democratic or governmental influence on the succession in Buckingham. It's a dynasty.

@Edmonton-of2ec 4 года назад

Nathan Jones Nope. That was the man who changed the Royal Family's last name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the name Windsor, George V's private secretary, Lord Stamfordham. Without him, there would be no Royal Family

@cheydinal5401 4 года назад

Brilliant move on their part: Stay monarch by becoming completely obsolete My guess is the reason why the monarch has stayed is because the PM basically controls her through the privy council anyway, whereas in a republic that would be a seperately elected position, with democratic legitimacy

@MijmerMopper 2 года назад

These power of keys videos are a massive boon in my understanding of history and of current events/politics/governance in general. It's amazing that it's viewable for free. Once I become Ruler, Ill use your channel as an advisor, making you a Key supporter.

@Ruddpocalypse 6 лет назад

"There is still time to stop the keys from turning"

@MrThesha8dow 7 лет назад

Tywin Lannister couldn't have said it better himself.

@oz_jones 5 лет назад

Lord Reginald B Barklee Professor of Cynology or Tyrion

@kauhanen44 7 лет назад

Game of Thrones characters should watch your videos.

@vaguely5000 7 лет назад

Oh wow. That'd be brilliant. Somebody should totally do a GoT remix of this :D

@JewTube001 7 лет назад

why? most of them know it well (Balish, Dany, Tyrion, Cersei, Varys etc.). the ones who didn't are already dead. Rob is one of the more oblivious ones that probably would have gotten a lot out of this, he really did lose key after key like a chump.

@skwisgaarskwigelf331 7 лет назад

Yeah, and he deserved what he got because of his stupidity.

@johnhurley8918 7 лет назад

PerunaVallankumous I think some of them did.

@TheGoukaruma 7 лет назад

Didn't helped Robert or Tywin.

@artman40 6 лет назад

During early Roman Empire, heirs were often adopted to the family. This meant more capable rulers if anyone from blood lineage wasn't deemed worthy.

@aashishsharma1633 2 года назад

2:29 family,FAMILY is the answer Vin Diesel- You bet it is

@IcyHaze02 7 лет назад

This makes me think of Brago, King Eternal and the Custodi from Magic: the Gathering. Why deal with a new ruler when you could just resurrect the old one into a ghost and control him with Necromancy.