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Hello man I really loved this video thx but I have a good idea: the next video is something like AMERICAN TANKS VS GERMAN TANKS WHO WAS SUPERIOR? I would really love it thx
The Axis was largely an alliance of circumstance, they just shared common enemies (not always) but had pretty much no common goals which would consolidate their cooperation
"no common goals" like the allies then ? Of course not, no. The allies common goal was the destruction of Germany whilst the Axis common goal was the destruction of Russia. Japan would famously betray this goal in April 1941 with it's non-aggression pact which the Russians broke in 1945.
@@enklaev1933 They cooperated more effectively, that's for sure. America's lend lease program kept the Soviet Union in the war, just to make an example. Kruschev himself in his memoirs says the USSR would have probably lost the war without the material aid from its allies. Germany and Japan never cooperated to such an extent.
The axis alliance was a shaky one to say the least. If they would have won, there definitely would have been loads of internal conflicts afterwards between the members and probably a breakup
If the axis had won .. anyone who didn't have Hitler's blessing would have been stamped on hard, very hard .. internal conflicts no .. some sort of distribution of territory - yes .. look at what happened to Romania prior to 1941, Hungary and Bulgaria all got chunks and the Romanians had to suck it up ..
the germans had such a weird gang of allies that its hard to consider how the Axis survived for more than a year with 3 extremely racist leaders who all claimed their race is better than all others, not to include the tripartite pact as a whole, for example romania.
It would of been cool if he talked about iran (Yes I know that they were not officially part of the axis but they overthru their government and the guy who took over was pro axis. Then the British, Australians and Indians from the south. And the Soviets from the north invaded iran)
One of Japans motivations for Joining the Tripartite pact was to get Germany to stop training and equipping the Chinese. Also The Japanese and Russians fought in the Late 1930s and Japan had no interest in fighting them again, lots of losses for little possible reward.
@@UmQasaann God bless Romania as a NATO and UE member and as an ally of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! Regarding that criminal that you call Comrade Nicolae Ceausescu I wish him a really hot accomodation in hell!
Actually no, the Germans were not obligated to declare war on the USA as the plans for the endeavor weren't shared with pact-members and was therefore a breach of the treaty. Hitler declared war on his own accord. He didn't have to.
@@DanielL9696 You're very correct about it, but the declaration of war can still be considered unwarranted from Germany. The US hadn't actually done anything other than continue trade with GB to antagonize Germany yet
yeah, and it was incredebly stupid. I doubt the US public, who were very much against war until pearl harbor, would have allowed the US to declare war on Germany when Japan was the big bad guy they were focused on. Would have given Hitler more time if he hadn't. Japan didn't declare war on the USSR either, which saved the USSR btw. Japan didn't want a 2 front war, and Hitler shouldn't have created an extra enemy too. Lucky for us today that he fucked up tho.
I really wish there were more documentaries focusing on Italy in world war 2. The Italians are seriously given far to little attention and analysis compared to the other major powers in the war. The Italians were more of a burden than an ally to Germany. But there are so many things that contributed to this that far to few know about. I’d love to learn more about Italian tanks and weapons used in the war. But it is difficult to find docs that address those things.
Italy joining the war is seen as a total mistake. joining even though they were in no shape at all and POSSIBLY had the worst military. they're always ignored in history because again they're seen as a mistake in ww2 and just useless. **Regia Marina** (Royal Navy) - the only one of italy's fighting service that was in modern like standards was but still, it lacked some stuff like decent cover from the *Regia Aeronautica* (air force) **Fiat CR.42" (Falco)** - the Air Force's front line fighter **Macchi C.202** - though, they were ridiculously under-armed and there were only few of them. **Carro Veloce CV-35** - an Italian tankette, saw service almost everywhere the Italians fought in on the war they were proved to be inadequate for modern warfare though. **Carro Armato M11/39** - main battle tank of italy. probably one of the worst tanks in any army to see service. **Cannone da 75/27 modello 06** - a field gun used by italy. ofc there's probably alot more but I'm just writing down the one's i remember. might need this for future references anyway.
@@mrbisshieGermany just didn’t thrive Italy time, Mussolini told Adolf that Italy would not be ready for war, but adolf kept his plans secret and went to war anyway
Spain despite not having entered World War II forced to focus on recovering from a devastating 3 year civil war, sent the notorious Blue Division to the Leningrad Front, being recognized for their brave victory at the Battle of Krasny' Bor despite being massively outnumbered by the Soviets. Franz Halder, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army once said: "If you ever see a soldier, drunk, unshaven and in an unbuttoned tunic, do not rush to arrest him: he is most likely a Spanish hero" The Spanish volunteers were known on the front lines for their kindness by civilians, and for their brutality and unquestioning determination by the Germans, not only to mention that some Spaniards had some standoffs with the SS having seen their atrocities...
I never knew they were known for their kindness by civilians. I just knew that they were brutal and unforgiving when it came to battle. They hardly ever gave mercy to the enemy and never expected any mercy.
you leave out the part where some of the unit refused to leave after being recalled back to Spain, and fought all the way to Berlin. Thought i can’t imagine that lines up with your apparent view that they were just good guys fighting for country
Regarding Romania, it should be mentioned that the alliance between the Iron Guard and Antonescu did not last long, and the Iron Guard tried to stage a revolt in early 1941 to take over completely, but they were defeated by the army and by Hitler showing his support for Antonescu. After that, Antonescu rules alone with the army as his only power base. It is also noteworthy that Romania was also forced to cede the Cadrilater to Bulgaria after they were guaranteed their territorial integrity by Germany. And that, after retaking Norther Transylvania from Hungary, the Romanian army was expelled and only the Soviet one occupied Norther Transylvania, as Stalin used that region for blackmailing Romania into installing a communist government.
Also how is was represented the "switching" is ridiculous. After changing team the soviet soldiers became calm. In reality the soviets took advantage to take as many prisoneers of war as they could, until September when the new Romanian governament signed peace with the soviets.
@@tiziogg6350 Exactly, in the short period of time after the coup d'etat of August 23rd 1944 and before the armistice between Romania and the Allies came into effect, the Red Army was still treating us like enemies and were taking lots of Romanian prisoners. Also, the German army was still in Romania and the Romanian army basically needed to avoid both the Germans and the Soviets in their own country...
A friend of mine has a grandmother who is a Holocaust child survivor (originally from Bratislava). She remembered when she was 12 years old that her mother took a trip to Budapest to warn the Jewish community about the Nazis plan to invade Hungary (she was a member of one of the Slovak Jewish partisan groups). They rebuffed and laughed at her. This was in February 1944.
M. Laser History recently made a great video on Horthy Miklos, the ruler of Hungary during most of WW2. I highly recommend it to those who want to know more about Hungary's situation and motivations leading up to and during the war.
Kingdom without a King, led by a regent who is an Admiral, in a country which no longer has a coastline let alone a navy, led by Reactionary officers like Horthy and Pal Pronay who were trying to live their WW1 days
In my opinion,Romania is very underrated.They’ve done a lot of things being under resourced(like Odessa)and they gave Germany most of the oil they needed..
@@derlasercrafterwally4342 Bulgaria had other priorities back there - don't be invaded and we succeded. Bulgaria can't fight 3wars as a mega state. Good we joined to get back Dobruja tho. And you know you can't claim to be better than a country 10 times older than you.
Something important that I think was missed in the video - Bulgaria did not declare war on the USSR, it kept neutral relations up until 1944, when on 4th of september the soviets declared war and thus basically installing the Fatherland front as de facto rulers. The Bulgarian government also protected it's jewish population although some anti-semitic laws were passed in an effect to please the Germans.
Bulgarians seem to forget they deported most of the Macedonian Jews to Treblinka. Small gestures here and there do not exempt them from being oppresors and collaborators with the Nazi regime. Even the actual bulgarian governments try to enforce the narrative of being "liberators" in their occupation of Macedonia.
Germany and Bulgaria signed the tripartite pact in 1941. It helped in the war with Greece and declared war on Britain and the United States, Bulgaria was an ally of the Third Reich, and at the end, when the USSR was near the border, it abruptly withdrew from the war As for the Jewish population, despite the fact that the percentage of surviving Jews in Bulgaria was one of the highest among the Axis countries, it is still an incredible number of deaths, out of 40,000 10,000 died, to say that these were several laws to please Germany would be a terrible disrespect to to all the dead
@@MaschenkoAN if you are referring to the 10000 Jews from Macedonia and Trace, then keep in mind that they did not have a Bulgarian passport so there was no way to spin things around legally and deny them to Germany. Keep in mind, Bulgaria was supposedly the occupier, despite the fact that a notable majority of the population identified as Bulgarian. Out of the 10,000-15,000 that were taken only around 100 survived. If you are talking about a different 10000 Jews, I need links and courses.
One annoying thing I have is that, the Iberian Pact signed with Portugal also kept Spain out of the war was another big reason Spain refused to go to war against the allies
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It was pretty similar. It was a territorial dispute. They thought we were taking their land. We took all of Mexico, and gave them back their current borders. Those in now U.S land were resentful, those in Mexico were happy to not lose their entire nation.
@@spiffygonzales5899 That is an incorrect view of history. I don't know where you pulled that from lol. Santa Anna's governance was harshly criticized after the war and he died of cataracts hated by his people
@@vercot7000 I was talking about the modern u.s with that last statement. We weren't wrong in the Mexican American war. Texas had already established its borders in the Texas revolution, Mexico was basically just trying to maintain as much power as possible with the U.S becoming a rising continental power while the u.s was upholding already determined borders
I’ve always been fascinated how despite their ideological similarities how badly the Axis Powers behaved as an alliance while the Western Allies and the Soviets (and the Republic of China) for all their ideological differences got along remarkably well.
@@Compucles hmm you're right on your point but I think OP is making a different point, the Axis as an alliance is not really good at getting along with their military coalition and common goals, they often ignored each other, German and Japan mostly. The Allies had a, paraphrasing OP here, remarkably well relationship in WW2, they complimented and often help each other, with US lend lease, shared British intelligence and Soviet commitment to the war the allies made a good coalition. I think this is OP was making a point. They had a common goal and they played part on their roles without much backstabbing or whining.
That's because Fascism is a naturally selfish and destructive ideology. Lots of Germans lived in Italian South Tyrol and one of Mussolini's biggest fears was that Hitler would invade to annex South Tyrol.
In the southern Karelia, Finland actually went beyond the 1940 Mannerheim line, they didnt defend on the line... And in the North they settled on river Syväri, which goes between lakes Ladoga and Ääninen.
Finland proceeded only to the old pre-war border in Karelian isthmus. They lost lots of land in Winter War 1939-40, and took it back in Continuation War. Finland never went beyond that towards Leningrad and never took part of the siege, despite Germany wanted Finns to do so. Mannerheim Line was inside Finnish borders, not at the border. North of Lake Ladoga Finns did proceed forward to rescue ethnic finnish towns from Stalins ethnic clensing. About 30.000 ethnic Finns in Karelia were killed and thousands more were sent to Gulaks.
What I meant, is that the Finns got to their old Treaty of Tartu border on 1st of september, and continued forward to the Soviet Stalin Line area for a week more. In other words they definetly didn't set on the exact "oldborder" line.
Zar Boris did it very smart. He never declared war on the Soviets, which meant they didn't have to pay reparations and didn't have to give up any lands and Bulgaria got to keep southern Dobrudzha
Good video, although Italy wasn't entirely pro-German until after the Ethiopian War. Germany actually also sent weapons to Ethiopia. There was a lot of disagreement on the question of Austria. Italy supported the Austro-fascist regimes in Austria prior to the Anschluss as they more closely resembled Italian fascism. It wasn't until after the Austrian Nazi party became powerful enough to threaten Schuschnigg and when Germany essentially held a plebiscite at gun point in Austria on the Anschluss that Italy acknowledged German hegemony in Austria. After this Mussolini became a more integrated Axis member. Before this though there was even talk of Mussolini courting the allies.
I'm only just learning this past week that Ethiopia had more impact on WW2 than what I learned in high school in Canada. I'm Ethiopian born and raised, my grandfather and his siblings fought in the 2nd Italo-Ethiopian war (they were conscripted). Anyways, in my Canadian school, they spent like 3 mins on this war and invasion, and just talked over it like it was just another event in the mid 1930s lol.
@@awfan221 than you are luckier than most of us. take the Russians e.g., all they learn in school is how the Soviets singlehandedly brought down the Nazis. all the West did was dithering, produce a bit of military hardware and maybe fight some Japanese somewhere somehow until the Soviets turned their attention to this theatre too
You should keep in mind ww2 history writings are one of the most twisted, as its illegal by law to study ww2 in many countries in europe. Only the official version is accepted by law, and questioning it leads to life in prison. So I wouldnt teach this as gospel
Knowledge you spread out is just astonishing. These kind of videos that explains it not by showing off the fact but even animating it to understand it imaginely have to be shared more and given more attention
The quality of your videos just keeping getting better and better. With this being the third ww2 video in a row, I realize this is one of the view historical topics that RU-vid won’t suppress or at least not suppress as hard. I understand why you are doing it, I do not knock you for it at the slightest, I wish you all the best! Anyone who attacks you for it is not a true fan.
Depicting President Ryti as a shaky coward is outright disrespectful. This dude accepted his role as Finland's scapegoat, forfeiting his personal safety, future and freedom in order to help save his nation's independence. Even Mannerheim called him an exemplary citizen.
Had Japan and the Soviet Union found out of the oil and gas deposits in Siberia especially around Sakhalin(which Japan already partially controlled do you think the Northern Strategy would have won over the Southern Strategy leading to the highly possible Soviet collapse? I still think the immediate need for oil after the embargo of 1940 by the U.S. required the already built facilities in Indonesia.
The Japanese also saw a real opportunity in the rubber resources of the East Indies, both for their own use, and as a bargaining tool to get the USA to negotiate. They also needed more food production, and there really was none of that in Siberia...so there were always really big economic drivers to the southern strategy over the northern one. ✌
Well, the Battle of Khalkin Gol would either have to not happen or Japan wins. The embarrassment of that battle shifted the Imperial General Staff in favor of the Southern strategy
There was also the fact that the Navy was always in favor of the Southern route, since the Northern one very much diminished their role, in theory. When you add it all up, the Northern route was always a bit of a longshot...the Southern route always had a larger chance of being chosen. ✌
It really would depend which of the two factions between the Army or the Navy gets its way. The Southern Route was favored because the Northern Route is faltering bad...
@@shawnkucinski4336 Khalkin gol is often overstated as the battle actually had a mixed result. The original soviet claims of Japanese losses exceeded the amount of troops that Japan even deployed into the battle. Khalkin gol's significance is mainly bookmarking the end of the kwantung army's ability to stomp around north east asia relatively uncontested, as typically the soviets would back down during border "skirmishes". Nanshin ron had been extensively discussed as a serious strategy as early as 1931.
This channel - every single time - manages to explain messy and complicated history and all the swirling driving factors in a clear and understandable way. I see that one of your videos has dropped and I make time, pour myself a cup of tea or and make time for it. Thank you!
You skirted around a large initial ally of Germany, the USSR. Between WW1 and WW2, Germany was developing its tanks and military aircraft in the USSR. This was done to circumvent the terms of the treaty that ended WW1. The USSR also provided Germany with food, oil, and metals so that Germany could invade Poland, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, and attack the UK. No wonder Stalin didn't think that Germany would attack the Soviet Union, even though he was getting that warning from many sources.
In 1940, Stalin actually sent his foreign minister Vysacheslav Molotov to Berlin to negotiate the Soviet Union joining the Axis. But Hitler didn't trust Stalin, and he wanted Soviet territory for Germany(Lebensraum).
@@santisav2 Finland was clearly mentioned in this video. They were a "co-belligerent" during the Continuation War. However, they fought against Germany in the Lapland War. If the USSR hadn't attacked them in the Winter War, they would have likely been neutral like Sweden.
Germany: Be my friend or I’ll make you my friend *points at Slovakia* Minor Axis members: Ok Minor Axis members when the Soviets advance into their country: Ight, imma head out
Yes, France and Belgium had very harsh quotas for the native populations and UK did some messed up things as well but none of them are comparable to what Nazi Germany did so I wouldn't agree with "worse than dictators".
Have you ever wondered why Australia and New Zealand have a white majority population? Maybe because the natives were wiped out of existence. However, this part of history is never focused on because the Britishers were the victors and the history is written by the victors. Germany had similar plans but never succeeded and are remembered for their crimes because they killed white Europeans and not the natives in some far off land who no one cares about. Even though I'll get cancelled for saying this but yes, the UK was indeed worse than both Germany and France. USA and Belgium stand second and third on the list.
@@BigBrotherTheWatcher1984 You're right. not sure if the Germans had plans to replace the native population of their colonies (i hope not) but considering the pan-Germanic ideal of the National Socialists, it is likely that they would unite the Germanic people of Europe and finally unite the Reich with Dantzig and East Prussia, which is something I consider fair.
The Iraqis were supported by the Italians, not Germans, who threw their support in late after the Mufti and the Golden Square planned the whole thing from an Italian embassy
A lot of people make fun of Italy during WWII but imagine the devastation and how much more of a struggle it would be if they were as strong as Germany.
Yes if Italy wasn't useless then the Axis would have done better. Just like how if Germany didn't lose they could have won. There is a reason why Britain feared and tried to prevent an Italian-German alliance so much before the war. The Italian navy posed a real threat and very well could have wounded the Royal Navy in 1940, I can't remember which battle it was but basically the Italians were just too timid despite having numerical advantage, and were 2 other Battleships nearby called into the battle it could have been superiority.
Imagine if Italy had good tanks, or Romania for that matter. Or if Japan had oil. Or if Romania had Planes. Or if Bulgaria was anti sementic. Or if Romania had a na- yeah I'm romanian
Agreed. Gotta give kudos to Turkey. Although western armies were by then demobilised, and most men had no motivation to fight again, Britain,France, Italy and Greece together still had much more resources to work with and Turkey despite being disorganized at the start still managed to secure their country.
Gordon Ramsey to Axis military doctrine: "THE FRESHEST DAMN THING IN THE ROOM IS WHAT THE GUY IN THE CORNER IS WATCHING." What the guy's watching: Like, seriously. These videos constantly shatter expectations in the most amazing ways. Good job, Griffin and team.
Fun fact: Ciano and Mussolini were so afraid of Hitler attacking poland that they asked him for 60 million tons of coal and 10 million tons of steel from Germany. It was estimated that to send all those materials to Italy, Hitler would have used 17000 trains.
"Stalin's opportunistic invasion in Manchuria" - was a move requested by Roosevelt and Churchill during Yalta conference in February 1945. Stalin agreed to declare war on Japan 3 months after defeat of Germany. That he did on the 09 August 1945, exactly 3 months after Germany's capitulation on 09 May 1945. Keeping one's end of the bargain to the letter is called opportunistic?
Stalin invaded on August 9th because that's the day America dropped a nuclear weapon, making it undeniably certain that Japan was going to lose. He waited until the hard fighting was already over and only invaded after the bomb was dropped just so he could claim that he technically "helped" and therefore get part of the spoils. It was obviously opportunistic to only help after the dropping of the bombs.
@@sterlingcampbell2116 well not really. He had to invade japan to keep his part of the deal. But its not like it was something that Stalin didnt want to do. In fact, of he really didnt want to do it he simply would just not have.
@@mikehulsman4735 Right, but then he wouldn't have had a say in partitioning or have control of any territory after Japanese capitulation. In other word, he would have lost his seat at the Pacific theatres "winners circle" had he not quickly invaded before the surrender that was just days later. It was opportunistic and had nothing to do with honoring anything.
@@sterlingcampbell2116 Partitioning of ex-Empire of Japan territories had already been agreed upon during the same Yalta conference in February 1945. Nuclear strikes on Hiroshima (06 August 1945) and Nagasaki (09 August 1945) resulted in 200.000 civilian casualties but these were not something unheard of in Japan by that time. For example, Tokyo bombing in which 334 B-29 bombers dropped incendiary bombs on 10 March 1945 resulted in 100.000 civilian deaths (more than in Nagasaki). On the other hand, loss within 2 weeks of 1 million strong Japanese Kwantoon army in Manchuria sealed the fate of Empire Japan cutting off its resources supply from mainland China. Had it been kept intact, Japan was prepared to defend the Japanese Islands for another year and a half.
@@aleksejssuharevs866 What's your point? That has nothing to do with Stalin invading opportunistically when it was clear the war was about to be over. The Japanese aren't stupid. They knew there was no hope. Stalin didn't invade when he did put of honor or loyalty. He just wanted a seat at the winners table. And America didn't start that fight...Japan did America didn't want to fight Japan, they just what they had to to end it. If you don't want America to bomb you then don't attack America.
It’s funny how Axis Belligerents such as Finland, Hungary, and Bulgaria weren’t necessarily full on Pro-Axis countries and were more like Allies of necessity.
It's funny how Finland didn't expel the Jews, and thus when they attacked USSR with Nazi-Germany, 200 000 German soldiers fought together with conscripted Finnish Jews.
@@generalpanzerfaust2387, well, Finland never officially signed the Tripartite Pact (and therefore joined the Axis), while Hungary and Bulgaria did. But those two really only joined the alliance because they wanted lands that their neighbors had seized from them in WW1 (and then some), and thought that German aid would be the best way to do that. Plus, the USSR existed, and both Horthy and Boris felt that allying with Nazi Germany was a far better deal than Soviet Russia.
Complementing Bulgaria, it is worth noting a few facts: 1. Bulgaria never declared war on the USSR, despite all the pressure from Germany. There is a version that this is why Hitler organized the poisoning of Boris III, who died suddenly immediately after returning from Berlin. 2. Bulgaria, despite German pressure, retained its Jewish population. Boris III refused to take repressive measures against any of his citizens. Although this protection did not apply to Jews in the occupied territories. 3. When the Red Army approached the border with Bulgaria, the Bulgarians simply laid down their weapons en masse - there were no military operations on the territory of Bulgaria, the Russians simply marched through the whole country, only occasionally meeting resistance from the Germans who did not have time to leave Bulgaria.
dear Armchair,I would like to say that you do some of the best content in youtube,and I would like to say that it would be immensely interesting if you covered the Hellenic War of Idepwndence
The Finnish populace was heavily against the genocide done by the German national socialists, only reason they were with them was to mainly survive against the Soviets, this is stuff once told to me by my father's uncle.
I don't think calling Germany THE leader of the Axis Powers is appropriate, as it downplays Japan's influence in the war. It's like saying the US or USSR are the one leader of the Allies.
@@wagnercarvalho1854 that’s certainly true in 1939, but in WW2 as a whole? Certainly not. The Soviets outmatched the UK’s contribution in Europe and the Americans as well as the Chinese outmatched their contribution in the Pacific. Also the Comintern was an international organization, not a military coalition.
He won't touch that topic with a 10ft pole. Watch "The Weight of Chains" documentary on RU-vid if you are interested in fall of Yugoslavia. Just keep in mind it was made by a Serbian and it's not neutral on the topic, but it's still worth watching.
@@pablobronstein1247 why would he not touch this topic? It's not only the Second World War he talks about. He even included some other wars from the last 3 decades.
@@xh321 Are you a Serb or Croat or something? Don't you know how much the balkans hate each other? No chance he does a vid cause every side will hate him for it
Can we please include that Bulgaria saved 1mil Jews and helped escape. We were bullied into joining the Germans, we had like 10 planes as a whole...we were more of ecnomical allies since we just finished fighting 2 Balkan wars, 1 Word War and were sick and tired...
The Quote by Pál Teleki hit me like a wall of bricks. Never knew that's what happened in Hungary as it's it's one of the least covered Axis countries. God damn I can't imagine how he must have felt in those days after having to betray Yugoslavia.
In 1944 when the war seemed to be inevitably lost for Germany, Horthy wanted to secretly negotiate a peace treaty with the Allies behind the Germans back. However, the Germans immediately got word of it, deposed Horthy and put a Fascist puppet government in charge of Hungary, led by Arrow-Cross Party leader Ferenc Szálasi who followed Hitler's orders like a good little puppy. Szálasi's government lasted for six months. In April 1945 the Red Army occupied Hungary and got rid of the Germans and their lackies. Szálasi was later charged with war crimes and executed along with most of his goons. Horthy was exiled to Portugal where he spent his old days, wrote his memoires and died in 1957.
"against the democracies" is a bit of an overstatement, if anything Europe was mostly authoritarian in 30s. There is a reason why the years between the World Wars are often called the authoritarian era.
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@@dopaminedreams1122 It's pure idealistic dead ended conception. The vast majority of people who are well educated are leftist. Cause they understand that capitalism is no longer a progressive socio-economic formation and the liberal democracy is a fraud
@@buddyluv584 You are delusional, most educated people are moderate liberals/leftsits who support capitalism with welfare systems. Even Bernie sanders was just a Social Democrat. If what you said was true, the western world would be socialist, except communist/socialist parties barley get even 1% of the vote. This isn't reddit bro