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You said you don't want advertisements lol. Nah, it's OK, educate us pls. Your shift to evidence based & geopolitic based educational video is one of the reasons the political dramas on RU-vid ended and switched to a more realistic based worldview. You literally helped Gen Z raised their attention span level.
@@icefl4re597 well if Kraut accepts the sponsorship then he is well on the first step to becoming a "Real RU-vidr", which is what I like to call RU-vidrs like AlternateHistoryHub, The Armchair Historian, CGP Grey, etc.
Since you are German: Have you seen the video "Ante Portas" by der Schattenmacher? How do we solve the drug crisis in Mexico? Is that even possible? Would legalization in the US solve anything?
Haha, amazing. I'm Mexican and when I went to primary school the history classes were taught in confusing ways to not make the kids realize how Mexico is always full of injustice because its own people and leaders wanted it that way. Imagine learning history but your country is a perma-victim with no hope, it was confusing and depressing af. I hope history is taught differently now and more kids learn through interesting videos like these ^^
@Smunstu Stinkymonster Although the elite were instrumental in even starting the uprisings... Sometimes the righteous are meek, and not the ones fighting. Sometimes the righteous bring change quietly, sometimes loudly. Sometimes quick, and others slow.
This is simplified, but not oversimplified. I think domain experts could make scores of arguments over fine points, what was omitted, what might be overemphasized, etc., but given the limitations of the medium (including audience attention spans), Kraut has done a commendable job of cramming a lot of history into 68 minutes while keeping a coherent narrative.
@@MarcosElMalo2 Compared to everything else on youtube, this is the EXACT OPPOSITE of simplified. 3 hour long series on history like this with this many intricate details, connecting paths and references to other world events, with hyper detailed research, combined with well written scripts and nice visuals just does NOT exist anywhere else on youtube... Dont downplay stuff like this, its fucking annoying.
I'm glad you talked about the inital loyalists in Texas that wished to remain in Mexico. My great great great grandafther was Agustín Viesca y Montes, who was governor of Texas y Cohauila, he was a defendant of Federalism, and went Santa Anna rose to power he called on Texans to go to war to defend the 1824 constitution, he eventually got captured in 1835 but would manage to get freed by Texan rebels on the same year, eventually he pretty much got betrayed by Stephen Austin as he refused to acknowledge him as governor of Texas and would die in Mexico City in 1845. I always found that history really interesting, and was really surprised to find out im related to him
Thats amazing to find out your lineage goes back to someone like that. While it's frustrating knowing the betrayal he ended up facing, I'm sure you're proud of the strength he showed.
@@kyleuhlig1529 Yes, his history is one i find really amusing but kind of sad at the same time, he fought in the war of independence, he fought against the monarchists and was elected in the first ever Mexican congress in 1824, so i feel like he got betrayed by both the country he tried to help make and by the state he tried to protect
My respect to your grandfather, he is on the same rank as Andres Quintana Roo for defending the republic, for defending Mexico from both separatists and the centralist dictator Santa Anna.
This is far better than some short, simplified Johnny Harris video on "HOW THE US STOLE MEXICO" or any other superficial popular media. I love your videos so much for showing just how nuanced and complex history is.
YES, FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. Also hate his video on the Philippines, it's literally as nuanced as his Mexico video and literally blames it all on US. When the Philippine elite leadership is similar (though not as bad as Mexico) outright fell into infighting amongst themselves. Sure the US would have won, but betrayals among the Filipinos literally made it effortless.
Yeah, he’s a moron appealing to the lowest common denominator, even if that does include college educated students unfortunately. On a sidenote, it was conquest, which is different from stealing, which legally can only apply if something is being violated within a particular state’s jurisdiction. All of history doesn’t get to be retroactively put under UN standards and international law just because we live in the present. And ironically that only came about because the USA in particular was strong enough to force it into being.
@@penskepc2374 what, kraut’s videos? if you watched the first part of this series, you’ll see that china is used as an example of a ultraauthoritarian leviathan state
33:23 Sonora and Baja California weren't popular revolts. Those were invasions by William Walker. He didn't really control much outside of La Paz. Walker was a big believer in America's idea of Manifest Destiny. Even the US declared his acts illegal, though he was never punished for it. He even invaded Nicaragua soon after.
He did have decent, or at least some, support among Mexicans in those areas, same thing with Nicaragua and Nicaraguans. Doesn't take away from what you said though.
I can’t wait to see the episode on the Revolution. I hope Kraut mentions the Magonista rebellion in Baja, where the anarchy-syndicalist Magonistas controlled TJ and Mexicali for 6 months before they were put down by Madero. In the overall scheme of the Revolution it wasn’t that important, but it illustrates that there were many competing interests and demonstrates how chaotic the Revolution was.
@dragon If you’re far enough north, super coastal, or in a river valley the soil isn’t very bad, but the northern bits have a short growing season, there isn’t a ton of land in the river valleys, and the coastal soil is too saline for super intensive agriculture. Once you’re slightly West of Appalachia you have the biggest river system on the continent (or second if you think the Americas are one continent), and enough space for actual productive crop growth. -an Ohioan who is openly biased
40:46 As an Asian American I appreciate the asterisk next to the check for the Chinese ball, the state of California in general was formed with the political exclusion of Asian Americans in addition to the Indigenous Californians.
Neither Spanish nor Mexican California had slavery and there was no dealing in a "Trans-Pacific slave trade" including that of Filipinos. There was blackbirding but that was mostly Pacific Islanders and was not really a thing until after Mexico became independent.
@@looseygoosey1349 There was a series of bans. There were also pogroms and massacres against Asian immigrant communities across the Western U.S. during the later half of the 1800s.
I live in the West Texas town of El Paso, where like Nogales de la Norte (Nogales north of the border) we are primarily Latino and majority Catholic. Here in El Paso that Tejano spirit lives in the rancho towns that emerged on the outskirts of urban downtown evolved from an American settlement known as Franklin. Yet on the southern parts of town in Segundo Barrio, the Lower Valley, and the missions of Ysleta del Sur and Socorro the spirit of Mexican-American Tejanos lives on through our culture, I happen to still dress in the classic vaquero y caballero outfits that are common down here and there are parts of town that we annexed more recently than others and that feeling is evident in the landscape as there are some sections that are primarily English speaking yet in others less than a mile away primarily Spanish. It is in that mix of culture that the West Texas town of El Paso thrives, in its chaos and glory of the West🇺🇸🇲🇽
@Kraut - thank you very much for mentioning our channel about Sri Lankan History. Your channel is a goldmine and we look forward to watching your videos and learning much! 🙏
No. Thank you, for making such amazing videos. I wish you all the success in the world in all your future endeavors. And I am happy and proud to have helped you a little.
@@gaber7113 like Kraut says, the old powers that benefit from the past are still in power (this will probably show in his third video), and in control of media and companies. They spend a lot of money in propaganda, claiming Porfirio Diaz was great (because they were greatly benefit from those times), Maximilian of Habsburg was an underappreciated king, and most important of all, Benito Juarez, the first indigenous president we got, national hero, who separated church from government, and introduced a lot of constitutional reforms, was a megalomaniac who was nothing short of a disaster for mexico =/
@@Yagamimoon Don't agree with those people but I can get their points. Maximilian was indeed a good king/emperor, yes he was a puppet from french imperialists but he did try to improve Mexico.
Right? Although I think Maximilian was a good guy, they just didn’t give him a chance because he was a foreigner...and also a king trying to rule what was supposed to be a republic.
I can understand most of the thing you said but Maximilian wasn't all bad though. He truly brought the progressive ideals of then modern Europe to Mexico and tried to uplift the country by and large. Though all that is overshadowed by the fact that he was a French puppet. Though in time he could've turned that around as well, given he didn't get murdered. Mexico at least could've kept him as a Constitutional Monarch like that in the UK.
Kraut his explanations are so clear and to the point, he might actually even be able to explain the political landscape of the Dutch Republic, something even the Dutch themselves do not understand to this very day.
Ohh that'd be wonderful. I'm dutch and I despise the lack of discourse on the Republic in our schools. The 20th century is important, yes, but so wete the 16th and 17th
I'm Mexican and I thank you for your effort teaching me and the world about such important topics. If only public education would teach us history this way, this deep, and with full context, I think more Mexicans would be aware of the struggles their ancestors had trying to get a real change. And if that was the case, maybe such change would have either already happened, or on it's way to happen. But considering everything that has happened to Mexico, I think that the fact that public education in Mexico doesn't encourage politic-historical critical thinking is no coincidence. Sadly, the dictatorship will continue for the foreseeable future.
Yup, as a Mexican myself, I can totally say that I've never had a good history teacher, they would just explain the first settlers of Mexico, then the Spanish conquest, and some would even skip from independence to the modern day, so lame... Like the series showed, there was a lot of important things going on in the past two centuries and oversimplify or even try to make everything like if there were "good and bad guys" it's simply very wrong.
They skipped Porfiro? En serio? What the hell. He’s one of the most interesting figures in Mexican history, and as you know, there are a ton of interesting historical figures. Kraut’s portrayal of him is a little one dimensional (and yet factually correct). Diaz was definitely a fcukhead, but he’s a complicated figure.
@Nilesh Kumaraswamy Unfortunately; Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, Chicanos, and Indigenous Mexican Americans don't speak Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. They speak Knight of the Zodiac-Saint Seiya. You'll need a Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon translators to decode what they're saying.
@@marcoarana2773 Plus! They’re hype since Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca made appearances in Saint Seiya Next Dimension and Lost Dimension mangas, way before Yu-gi-oh and Fate/Grand Order
One of the rare cases of the Amparo used as it was intended (protection of the marginalized) is what is now the "legalization" of same-sex marriage in Mexico. When same-sex couples were denied marriage licenses, they filed these amparos, claiming their rights to enter in a marriage contract were violated. Many appeals failed, but some won. Enough of them were successful that in 2015 the Supreme Court (SCJN) analyzed these successful cases and ruled that restricting the right of marriage to only heterosexual couples was unconstitutional. Now, even if it's not codified in each states' or federal laws, same-sex marriage is de-facto legal in the entire country and cannot be legally denied by a lowly municipal clerk. Funnily, this happened exactly two weeks before the American Supreme Court's own ruling (12 June 2015 vs. 26 June 2015).
Even in Arizona the base school curriculum is still either a basic Anglo or Spanish perspective on westward expansion, so many students unless they dive into history themselves will never know the true story of the region they and often their entire family live in.
This is true, but you really only get so much time in class with a lot to cover, especially with specific subjects such as history in a public school setting. Really only can do a more deep dive or nuanced learning when one can do elective courses specifically targeting what looking for, if those courses exist at all. Easier to do once in secondary education or as you said, do it on your own.
In Chapter VI, it’s interesting that you give the examples of the stories of Texan independence as either “whites liberating Texas from the Mexicans” or as “whites stealing Texas from the Mexicans” Here in Texas, they don’t even talk about the fact that whites were involved with liberating Texas Actually, until I saw this video and went to look it up, I never realized that people like Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston *weren’t* Texan It’s not really mentioned, and I’d always assumed that they were from Texas, that they were Tejanos, even if in hindsight that doesn’t really make sense... It’s taught as “Texas is so awesome that we liberated ourselves from the Mexicans and we joined America because they were begging to have us and offered us a good deal”
My vague memories of history class from my time in Texas definitely had the undertones of "we" being the white land ownin' men and such, and "them" being a somewhat confusingly vague concept of Spain or Mexico. Heck even my "good" history teacher still framed it as the more-correct-but-still-wrong version of the land being stolen from Mexico. Perhaps things have changed in Texas education in subsequent decades...
My teaching was that Americans moved to Tejas and brought their slaves. When Mexico made slavery illegal then they rebeled. I was not taught about the recentment of the mexicans in Tejas to rebel against mexico. Their decision to fight side by side with the white immigrants I did know about but not that they were at the Alamo. The betrayal is new to me and hope that it gets changed.
I think you've reached a point now where people who have dedicated their lives to the presentation of history need to be taking notes from your contextual approach that goes beyond singular topical presentations. In a single hour I have learned more about history than I thought would be possible. You need to be hired as a producer and director, given a healthy budget and creative control over teaching people their history which you do with great care and consideration for objectivity. I'm watching a completely unrelated series called Murdoch Mysteries, set in the 19th and early 20th century and there was an introduction of a conflict between him and the dominant protestant faith when it came to him being promoted within his department of law enforcement. And now I know why because you've been extremely thorough in a completely unrelated presentation because you understand the entanglements that exist within a particular time period and you make sure that they are shown so people have a clear picture that overrides our modern lens. This is unparalleled work. Congratulations to you and your team for making such an outstanding presentation.
When you talked about Spain and the reason for them to be a more of a "failed state" made me remember that we, their "Iberian brothers", haven't also been destroyed. We were in a dictatorship and we still have the problems that you listed about Spain. What makes Portugal a little bit better (if we focused only in the problems) is that fact that Portugal is more Unified
I'm still undecided on whether Spain was a uniquely bad role model for a former colonial nation, or if Britain was a uniquely good one. Unfortunately none of the major French or Dutch colonies survived in a meaningful enough form to provide us with a point of reference. All we really have as an alternative example is Brazil, the former possession of Portugal, which is kind of like Diet Spain.
Well on one side, most former colonies of Britain mainly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are one of the most prosperous nations in the world, while most former Spanish colonies don't prosper as much and the rest stay as a middle power. But for what is worth though, both along with France as well definitely caused most of the political instability in the world whether in the Middle East, Mexico, South America and the Philippines.
Well Spain had a policy of assimilation (half assed) with native population while britain's was a policy of genocide and segregation, surely something about that had an effect over the countries we have today
If an empire is based on genocide, slavery, piracy, usury and lies sure thats a good role model. About British ex-colonies, besides Canada, Australia and NZ (the US doesnt count since only the east was part of it, which was less that a 1/3, the 2/3 were parts of Spain or France) the rest like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Jamaica... in short the majority of its former colonies were and still are poor, much poorer than Spanish ex-provinces, in fact before the 20th century, México, Perú, Chile, Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela and others were much richer than even other European nations and closely tied with the US. And last but not less important, the Spanish werent colonizers, but conquerors like the Romans did, integrating the people into its culture and law (and even much better than Roman law treating slaves, thanks to "Leyes de Indias" among other reforms).
"Mexico banned immigration" The irony uwu In all seriousness, thank you for making this informative video. As a Latina, I grew up believing that what I learned in school is true but now I know.
Why do Internet people always have to whore out their History/Math teachers for mere Internet points? Dude, if you are a persistent enough there are no dispassionate teachers anywhere
A lot of Historian/Teachers were specifically not educated on the casual data we have access too. In an incredibly diverse public school of a major city, I was being taught "War of Northern Aggression against States rights" in the mid 2000's
Spoilers for the end: Oh boy, I can't wait to find out how this revolution fails to improve the situation and still leads us to the terrible state of Mexico today!
Kraut the video is just as great as ever, but I think that you missed the point that the reason that México is so divided and prone to corruption is that there is no unifying myth that created a unified Mexican identity, I've lived almost my whole life in México and the reason that 99% of corruption happens is because the loyalty to your family and your socio-economic group is much larger than the loyalty to some vague idea of "Mexican identity".
Very good point, Mexican Identity itself is the myth created after the Mexican Revolution and the only real connection comes from the Spanish influence. Many regions of Mexico are still insular to their own traditions and beliefs that are rooted in the indigenous identity.
I can’t overstate how grateful I am for this representation of my countries history. There is so much propaganda wound up in the historical “facts” that are presented to us as children. Thank you Kraut!
Not a full day after this video's release, and Juan Seguin's name is now among the commanders and leaders of the Texan forces at the Battle of San Jacinto on its wikipedia page.
Here's an idea for a potential future video: The History of Poland. Its one of those nations with an uniqie history that not many know (except of course of the doble occupation WW2 stuff) Religious tollerance (Polish diplomats in the Council of Constance in the late middle ages said that pagans should get equal rights to christians) , a 500 year old Parliment, both a great power, that conquered and held Moscow and a partitioned subject. You make videos with such historical accuracy and details, that a video about Poland from you would be a delight for every historian.
I dont know. So far Kraut stayed away from Europe. I could imagine thats because to show the history of Poland you would need to explain so many backgrounds and developments all over europe. Personally I believe Kraut will focus more on places outside of europe, concentrating on nations conncted to europe like turkey, mexico or Quebec. I think its easier to tell their stories.
@@abrakadabra2192 That might be the case. I do enjoy his current contet, because from a perspective of a European, we didn't really talk much about the Americas, except that "USA independence, ok next lesson" But Poland could also fit into this narrative. Not many People know about it, besides WW2 and that there were some funny winged horsemen. But not many People know, that Poland had an elective monarchy, religious tollerance even for Islam, that it invited Jews instead of exiling them. Maybe in the future Kraut might make some videos about it, and belive me - that'd be hell of a story.
The way you give credit to the people who made your artwork (additionally to the insane content of course) definitely shows how this has become an incredibly professional channel
As a Canadian looking watching the history of both my southern neighbours I find this fascinating. Also after other recent viewing of other history videos I am realizing one important thing. All modern nations and states have some kind of bullying or victimhood or a combo of both. We all come some some sort “bad times legacy “ Big hugs to all, and let’s hope that humanity can smarten up in the future. Or at least learn from the past. Learn by watching animated ball people reenact history with awesome narration. 👍🙂🌟
Studying history I feel like I keep seeing cycles of violence where imperialist powers impose their wills onto colonies who then rebel and continue the cycle of violence by practicing their own forms of imperialism. I hope that we can break this cycle and learn to engage with one another as equals rather than "superiors and inferiors." I would love if we could model this in the Americas with greater cooperation between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. We can do so much more working together as brothers and sisters than we can competing with and undermining one another as unequals.
As someone who’s lived in Texas their whole life and San Antonio for 2 years it makes me happy to see that the Latino and Latina population are starting to pick up more Tejano‘s ways. Especially in San Antonio the culture mix there is so neat you see Tejano‘s men and women giving tours and lectures at their historical sites while wearing old cowboy getups. if you just take a walk down the river walk you can see that a ton of the historical sights are constantly being restored and worked on.The city feels really historical in and of itself and they only work to keep it that way. I may live in a small town off of Dallas called Garland now but in a more modern way the cultures are still integrated here. Still got your bodega across the street from the US post and frankly as a non Hispanic American I wouldn’t want it any other way. I love their nice peoples,culture,music and especially food it upsets me to see constant hardship and hate for them in others places. I guess what I’m trying to say is Thank you Tejano‘s keep making Texas better!
Do you mean Mexican-Americans when you say Tejanos? Because Tejanos are a separate but related group of people. Otherwise, you're right that it's nice that historical and cultural work is being sustained. I wish the same could be said for Anglo/Southerner part of Texas as well.
Thank you. There's definitely a lot of history that even us Tejanos are still learning, for instance the State of Texas likes to emphasize the Battle of the Alamo, when in reality it's just a footnote in Texas history in what would be the 2nd Texas Revolution. The Battle of Medina was a much bloodier battle that also involved American filibusters after the initial First Texan Revolution. The current trend is that we're learning more about our indigenous roots with DNA testing, and how connected to Mexico we really are. I'm from SA, have family from Oak Cliff and grew up in Ft. Worth, there's a big Puerto Rican population up there now, so thus Bodegas. Mexican "bodegas" would just be Taquerias.
As someone who spent their formative years in California, it's weirdly cathartic to see someone talk about it. I come from an anglicized Irish-German family, but though being protestant and very white, it wasn't unheard of or uncommon for people like us to go to catholic mass on christmas, use bits of spanish in our daily lingo, or cook mexicano food. As such when I moved to Canada, I definately felt like a stranger in a strange land even though I am nominally a "Anglo" by the standards of most Canadians. It just goes to prove your point that borders really aren't drawn by states but by the ppl living there. Thanks for that.
Yes! I love those christmas mass, they are called "Posadas", here in Tijuana are so traditional that they're even practiced in schools and that's so blessed because after school you can come to the parish and celebrate one more time! And then, there's another one on January 5 "Reyes magos", and another one but smaller on February 2 "La Candelaria", that's why winter is my favorite season, even more here in the south!
Irish faced a lot of discrimination in Canada, which is why my grandparents moved to the States (Irish/German), they were not considered Anglo back then. There's a lot of German and Irish heritage embedded in what is now considered "Mexican" culture due to Catholic traditions. From Visigothic roots of the Spanish monarchy, to the Hapsburg and Austrian cultural influences, to the migration of the 1800s that gave us Nortenyo music, flour tortillas, and Cerveza.
Deine Videos sind an Qualität kaum zu überbieten, zudem sind sie absolut unterhaltsam und informativ. Ich freue mich immer wieder sehr auf deine Videos. Grüsse aus der Schweiz!
da du ja Deutsch sprichst: Kennst du das Video Ante Portas vom Schattenmacher zu dem selben Thema? Das war mMn auch sehr hochwertig. Ich bin gespannt, wie Kraut das Thema behandeln wird :)
@Anonymer Nutzer Alles gut :) Aber es gibt (entgegen der allgemeinen Wahrnehmung) doch relativ viele hochqualitative Videos auf RU-vid, wenn man nur weiß, wo man gucken muss. Empfehle den Kanal (der Schattenmacher), und insb. die Videos zu Mexico (Ante Portas), Ted Kaczynski, das Kunst Video (entARTet) und das Video Einwanderung und Immigration
The level of quality from this channel makes me wanna dive deep into my own interests. Kraut, you’ve honestly blown my expectations out of the water these past few months/year or so. I’ve consistently referred people to your videos, and countless times I find myself using your videos as a supplemental source in conversation. Thank you. Keep up the amazing work. I’m here to watch, multiple times over. Edit: I hope you go into the later years of the manifest destiny. I read a novel about a year ago called How to Hide an Empire. Touches upon the “post-manifest destiny” conditions that America paved itself. Very good read.
Im just glad i can find a person who doesn’t just recycle content and pump out shitty low effort videos daily. Love your videos. Im also proud that you’re half Welsh
Please consider making a saga about Brazil!!! "why Brazil failed to be a superpower" is a theme that I dream of seeing in your vision! Congratulations on the great job!
What I find wonderful about this work is how the authors tied it to Old Europe. While I cannot speak on Mexican history, as a former resident of Bolivia and Peru, I have detailed files. The matter of Spanish Colonial systems and its legacy plagues not only Bolivia and Peru, but many economies in Spanish South America. Dr. Hernando de Soto presented the problem in his critical work on how to rescue the Peruvian economy in "El Otro Sendero". It is a required text for any post-colonial economic system. While some may think de Soto is a right-winger, he is not. He was just stating the facts of ridiculous regulations and business customs that were 500 years old, holding Peru back. From my experience there in the '90s it could easily take 8 to 14 months to get a small business license and banking account due to Colonial Spanish regulations. Note in the USA the process is nearly instant, depending on how fast you work and the state. It is a lesson for all nations.
I remember being told something about Mexican-Americans in a phrase that went like this, “Too integrated with America to want to be Mexican too Mexican to be integrated with America.”
An uncle in Mexico once told me.... In the eyes of Mexicans, you will never be "Mexican" and in the eyes of Americans you will never be "American". Implying that i didnt have an "Identity"
@@spartanx9293 LOL you and I share the same perspective. That comment just sticks with me because it gives great insight into what matters and seems to be most important to some people.... "Ethnic Identity"
So interesting as a Tejano to finally see my people’s history get told, Texas state government really thought they could keep sweeping our contributions under the rug for all of eternity
@Hans Layola it’s honestly a pretty mixed bag there’s a lot of Tejanos lmao. Usually because of our ethnicity we are generally pretty pro immigration and before the drug war and even sometimes now commonly just filter back and forth across the border because ultimately we are just a subsection of Norteños (northern Mexicans). But also there are Republican Tejanos who are pretty keen for some reason to clamp down on immigration. But most often it’s because they’re very integrated into white American society and dont feel a pull towards the country of Mexico. They’re often just rejected by people from Mexico as not Mexican for their anti immigration and other Republican views.
@Hans Layola also even though many tejanos have had their families in the United States for generations we still feel a pull towards the border. Like immigrants from Mexico are not a different group because culturally we are just a subsection of the people over there. Even thought there are anti immigrant tejanos the vast majority of us are pro immigration and are very loudly and proudly Mexican. I’m a Texan native myself but I have a Mexican flag on my wall, eat Mexican food, listen to Mexican music, speak Spanish to my family, have distant family in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, and in the words of my abuelita “somos mexicanos” (we are Mexicans) so ig we just often don’t have the same perspective of other Americans who want to clamp down on immigrants crossing from Mexico because we don’t have the cultural disconnect of people who aren’t culturally Mexican and within a couple hours’ drive of the Mexican border.
Roman Ketels hey to be fair lots of white Americans also hate republicans spreading immigrant fears into the country. I would love to have a more open immigration policy with Mexico, as I think it would be mutually beneficial for both sides.
@@romanketels4644 Stop equating immigrants with illegal immigrants, Jesus Christ. My grandparents came over the border legally from Colombia and Peru and are NOT the same with people that crossed over and depressed wages for low-wage earners in the US. One contributes to the US in their totality and the other is a net-drain on the US both morally and economically. Please learn the difference, it's insulting.
@@briannawaldorf8485 Uh, no. Open immigration has never been a good idea at any point in any country's history barring that there are a lot of open land that needs colonizing -which was the case for the US in its early history, not now. Low-wage earners with little time to assimilate are the death of nations and is what the US typically avoided unlike their counterparts in Europe who have issues with second or third-generation immigrants holding very...unfortunate values. Seriously, US Muslims are super progressive compared to European Muslims, for example. Allowing open immigration means fucking the lower class in the US to aid big corporations that can vastly lower wages since there are just so many low-income workers to choose from.
As a Texan I think I can shed some light of what Texas's founding myth is today. In the 1990"s Krauts points about Tejenos being cast out of the story Was true, however since the mid 90's the two Tejeno men are held up as founding fathers of Texas.
@@ericktellez7632 oh I get you some kind of Mexican nationalist that hates cali and Texas im guessing. So I'm curious do you think that the conditions that Mexico city placed on the were justified or do you have some other reason for hating them?
@@GoneGibba Santa Anna had become a dictator once again by then so it was reasonable why they left but I think the solution shouldn’t have been simping for a foreign nation but instead do what Baja did, they also tried to leave and had a revolution but they said that they would re enter the union if Santa Anna was removed from power or gave them reassurance of their self governing as a state. The tejanos instead went crying to the US to annex them instead of getting together with other states and ousting Santa Anna from power.
@@ericktellez7632 First, thanks for the civil response. i think that you're slightly misrepresenting Tejano here tho. From, at least my perspective, they were more just sadly naive. They trusted these new people who in turn hyped them up with independence and make them think they would fight for a independent Texas. Instead what they got is a lot more hostile and powerful white people moving in and seizing control. Even one of the "Tratiors" mentioned in the video got expelled by white emigrants. They are really just a tragic story of betrayal.
@@ericktellez7632 At the beginning they were only in rebellion and had offered to join back into Mexico on conditions such as returning the Constitution of 1824 and for Texas to be a separate state. Though later on Santa Anna would march in with an army of 6,000, unwilling to compromise. During this time they saw that there would be no choice other than to declare independence. It’s also worth noting that many in the north didn’t see themselves as Mexicans, this was true in Texas. They saw themselves as Tejanos. Even today it’s still prevalent to see Mexican Americans in Texas see themselves as Tejanos, tied to Texas rather than Mexico. I would know since I’m one of them.
There were actually some in the South including a few in Confederate leadership that thought about proposing a pause to the war in order to kick out the French from Mexico. Of course the geopolitical calculations of each attempting to get a upper hand over the other, along with the geographic realities of most troops needing to be moved through the south, put an end to the idea soon enough.
Haha! I knew about this. The Southerners actually had plans to invade Mexico and the Caribbean too. Obviously, they couldn't because they lost the war.
@@texanman7191 I believe you're confusing the ambitions of the members and admirers of the Knights of the Golden Circle. Those were a proposed set of ideas that existed several years before the Civil War in the South. Obviously growing in newfound popularity once session had begun. What i'm referring to is a separate movement in both the North and the South which quickly died out almost as soon as it propped up. It would have proposed holding off on the Civil War in order to help directly kick the France Empire out of Mexico. Some in the North thought it could also be used to bring back more national unity between the States, but both sides simply didn't like the idea of France again gaining a large foothold near both of them.
As an aside, the Mexican emperor was actually very pro-Mexican and genuinely seemed to care for Mexico. When he was sentenced to execution he said the following: He spoke only in Spanish and gave each of his executioners a gold coin in traditional European aristocratic fashion. His last words were, "I forgive everyone, and I ask everyone to forgive me. May my blood which is about to be spilled end the bloodshed which has been experienced in my new motherland. Long live Mexico! Long live its independence!"
I was just thinking about how WWII was so apocalyptic that it created a whole new mythology and origin story for so many cultures, and then you explained modern European governments. I feel vindicated
I like the use of Dvoraks F-major "American" string quartet (nr. 12). Even though it was intended as a sort of "tribute" to his time spent in the USA, I can see why you apply the music when talking about Mexico (especially since this series intends to explore the relationship between Mexico and the USA). Good choice of music. And an amazing series. Thank you for your work!
the American revolution started on Mar 22, 1765, while the actual war started in 1775, America declared its independence in 1776 so that year is actually the birth year of the American republic not the start of the revolution or the war.
At 4:12 I like the how you (or one of your artists) put 13 stars into the 11. With the research and amazing attention to detail in these videos, I can say without a doubt that each release exceeds my expectations by miles. The patients and effort by you and your team is always preferred, this is some of the highest quality content on RU-vid.
Mexico: **lets americans come into texas** **texas becomes independent** 21st Century America: **gets mexican imigrants into texas** Me: *oh yea, its all coming together*
@@JollyOldCanuck No, only the ones who get European complex (mostly located in the south, they usually say things like "THERE ARE ENOUGH OF US HERE") and begin hating their own kind migrants overflow support for the current administration, see the remesas, see AMLO's visit to the White House last year.
@@makutas-v261 Young Mexican-Americans hate AMLO, they’re ultimately the ones that matter. Second, third, and beyond generations of Mexican Americans become unfriendly to the Mexican government and stop associating themselves with Mexico altogether overtime.
@@JollyOldCanuck Yeah, the ones drawn to all the propaganda and lies of the anti-Mexican elite they listen to Lopez Doriga for God's sake, who isn't even named Lopez nor Doriga, those are my grandma's news. I am aware the young Mexicans hate AMLO, I have studied them, they get their news from Facebook, don't do research, base their judgements on knee jerk reactions it's tragic, and all becasue they just want to go with the rad anti-AMLO trend, but even then they are not the majority, at all, MORENA will smash the headless opposition the coming 6th of June. "Ultimately the ones that matter" yeah because all the tik tok zoomers are sending the remesas, right?
I honestly can't wait, you are a G.O.A.T. The fact that you have persevered throughout the entirety of the 'culture war' and become in essence; as good (if not better) than a BBC presenter/documentarian, clear of subjectivity, informative for a new and old audience, and brave in standing up to those who sought your defeat. Ich leibe dich. And I pine for the day that you are as respected, and glorified as one of the greats, amongst societally responsible documentarians. I have been with you from the start. Good luck to you my friend!
Nobody is free from subjectivity. For a critique of one of Kraut's videos, see this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H9MUthu08ls.html Otherwise I agree, much of todays documentary work (on controversial topics) is not very good. What do you think of people like Adam Curtis?
55:48 This is literally an exact metaphor to the postwar American development pattern. destroying the complex and diverse economic jungle of our cities and replacing it with suburban cash crops. Even the cycle is exactly the same. Car dependent suburban development can't sustain itself long term, and so after the initial profits diminish, cites must repeat the cycle again to stay afloat
So there are multiple historians who credit my ancestor, Jesse Billingsley, with creating the phrase “Remember the Alamo, remember Goliad” (he was a cavalry leader under Sam Houston at San Jacinto) and this video blew apart all the family stories. Thanks Kraut :)
7:20 As a resident of central Indiana and with family on both ends having ties to Germany, Ireland, and the Eastern Seaboard I can connfirm that the Central Midwest is very neutral in our politics and in our structure. Glad to see the place I come from have a little historical mention.
Another masterpiece, and honestly kind of sad that a man in Austria (?) knows more than my high school history teachers about the development of our nation and its relationship with Mexico.
In their defense, it's hard to provide a sensible curriculum for a course you get like an hour or two a week. It's almost inevitable to just design a timeline with marked factoids.
Most people fail to realize that teachers (specially history teachers) actually know a lot more than what they are told to teach at schools. They have to say whatever the syllabus tells them to and they can't really elaborate much. I know many history teachers who know a lot about history, yet they can't teach it without getting into trouble.
@@davidmb1595 Oh yeah you are 100% correct, my AP U.S. History and Freshman Social Studies teachers were like that... but there were a concerning number of other history teachers I had that were there to coach sports and retire early from their prior career.
I as a Texan thank you Kraut for breaking down the dual myths of Texas, while explaining both the true history of my state and the forgotten Tejanos who get rejected and defamed to damn often by my fellow statesmen.
The best written video yet I'd say. (I'll have to rewatch it a few more times as I do with all your videos). Amazing work as always. Thanks so much for everything you do. This was well worth the wait.
@@niemand-4881 Lived in both Germany and Austria, and I think born in the UK. He has both British and German family, he’s mentioned on Twitter. I think he also said his British family mostly descends from Irish and his German family mostly descends from Polish.
@@niemand-4881 In addition it should be stated that Germans and Austrians are culturally very similar insomuch that many consider Austrians _as_ German
PLEASE BRING US A NEW TRILOGY!!! You’re lectures are so good. And the visuals go hand in hand. I watched most of your content twice over, over the last couple years. Really hope to learn more from you guys soon.
same here man. Its just fun discussing to myself about this stuff. I sometimes wish to have some people to talk to about this stuff but i do find the enjoyment in just talking to myself about a topic and act like I’m learning and giving my opinion on something or info i know. Its a fun thing
Honestly thank you for paying attention to this part of the world. There is deep complex things that never get explored because all the focus is always on Europe
Yes actually, in the U.S. it is mostly celebrated because Mexican-Americans find it as a way to celebrate their heritage. As for me, an American of Mexican descent, I don’t really celebrate it.
@@edwardbrown3721 It's pretty crazy, I've seen Brazilians in youtube spout how westerners have no business telling them how to maintain their forests and agriculture, when Europeans themselves cut down lot of forests. For Christ's sake I live on the other side of the world and I learned about the delicate nature of Amazon nature compared to regular forests in elementary school, and these native Brazilians managed to be literate, write in English and still somehow unaware how their own damn jungles work.
@@Kuolonen LOL, yous guys should stop putting your noses in places that you don't belong, brazil illegal wood extractions was always a thing and were way wilder in the past decades than it is today, of course, is not great by any means but is the way it is, and brazil have way more problems than what most "gringos" think, most Brazil everyday citizens don't have the luxuries of the average European citizens to worry about how the amazon forest is doing, "native Brazilians managed to be literate, write in English" what do you even mean by managing to be literate, go be worried about others peoples problems "gringo", we can handle ours
@@JoabeRuben I think one of the main issues is that the rainforest isn't just your problem, if it gets fucked over we all suffer. You can't expect people to sit around and let it be destroyed when we're going through a climate crisis.
@@JoabeRuben 1st world ecologists think that the rainforest is more important than the wellbeing of the average Brazilian. They are, in part, correct. Brazil does not have the exclusive right to deforest its own forests, because the effects of their forests influence everyone. They also do not have the power to stop interference.
Joe you were pretty on point on most of the video, except California. California has some of the worst racial history in American history. First: While the war with Native Americans throughout was brutal and resulted in the destruction of their way of life, California had the absolute worst history in regards to with their Native population. The Indian wars in California were so bad historians don’t call it a war the call it the “California genocide”. Second: Californian were even more brutal towards their Hispanic population than the Texans were, in fact the Californian were so brutal with their Hispanics population other southwestern states started to copy them. Third: And no Californians did implement strict racist laws that were extremely and brutally successful. California pretty much deported most Asians and South American from their state and their was never any mixing of different cultures the Californian were authoritarian about racial separation, something that passed down the generations which is way California made the Swat teams, to deal with so many race riots that were happening in their state.
@@Kraut_the_Parrot there is a lot of literature on the topic, and I’ll compile it all and sent it to you on discord, but for the here and now. Look up the California Genocide and the Klamath Mounted Rangers. Look up Marino Guadalupe Vallejo. Look up the Greaser act of 1855 which was implemented in California first and then brought over to Texas. There joaquin murrieta, but he’s a mixture of both fiction and fact. The Chilean Californian were literally all either kicked out of California or killed. The famous Che Guevara ancestors were among these people fleeing California. The Chinese railroad workers were treated horribly, the often didn’t even make proper graves for the dead, just buried them next to or under the railroad tracks. Look up Chinese railroad workers. Look up Jim Crowe Laws in California, they started in 1866 and keep them until the 40s and 50s. And California segregation laws were worst than South, because the Californian Jim Crowe laws included laws against people of Chinese ancestry, Black heritage, and Native Americans heritage. Look up California Lynchings. Especially during the gold rush California made a ton of racist laws banning people who were not of European descent. There’s this big misconception that only the south was racist or had racist laws, but it was all over the country. The south is just usual the last region in the country to change.
Another great, entertaining and informative video, thank you! I'm a historian myself but have learned many new things from your videos and the books you reference. Hopefully there is going to be another one soon (health permitting of course)?
