Why the US is overrated Support me on Patreon: / oliverbahl Video by: Oliver Franke Research & Script: Omar Garcia, Oliver Franke Edit & Animations: Kai v. Vuuren, Oliver Franke
The Colonial Pipeline hack didn't shut down the pipelines. The operator of the pipeline decided to do so. The hack was on the billing system of the pipeline. They would have been able to deliver petrol, they just wouldn't know to whom. But instead of negotiating a deal with the US govt on for example a capped average price for a limited period of time, they decided to instead not deliver anything, leading to massive social chaos.
The US leverage didn't come from its relationship with Taiwan, it came from the fact that they provide equipment needed for the Netherlands to make chips making machines so Taiwan can process it. Without the US equipment no advance chips can be made. Even if you give China Taiwan, they wouldn't know what to do with it especially since the supply chain will be cut off.
@@amogus9287 what supply chain? We'll look what's happening now, China is no longer allowed to have advance chips due to the Biden Chip Ban. Taiwan get their equipment from the Netherlands who gets it from the US. That's what I mean by supply chain, it will cut off.
2 things before i watch the video the us is probably the worlds best located country it has vast mineral recorces great geography and no dangerous neighbor nearby additionally it only imports about 13% of it's recorces making it one of the most self sufficent countries
Strange to hear an American denigrating his own county.Could this be AI sent by China? As a Brit who is interested in these things,I can see that The US is both geographically,geologically(in terms of raw materials) and politically one of the most secure countries in the world.
invasion impossible but losing some of the valuable materials that are imported from other countries could make the whole country collapse on its own without any invasion.
@@malcolmwagner8699 No they can't lmao. Any foreign power would be met with ferocious resistance from Americans. I can tell just by your ignorance that you aren't American. It is literally impossible for any foreign power to even try to take over the U.S. Millions would rebel almost instantly.
not really that comparible... the US is the richest country in the world, but instead of fixing their sh*t with their money, they are instead using most of their money in the military at the same time digging their own grave..
Lol What do you mean that? you guys not are special,just ignorant and delusional like this comment,rest of the world is not weak,it's self sufficient and in great condition
give me some of that copium you sniffing on💀The US just has the dollar and the great firearm industry which they finance with the help of war, thats why they were involved in every war imaginable. Now dont come at me with your "big tech" cuz all of your tech and finance companies are globalized enough to exist without the US
@@Messerschmitt_BF_109G_10 and why we’ve been invading everybody else although the whole invading everybody else is because others started the fight and we just simply tried to finish it.
@@firasajoury7813 Mmm. Most wars the U.S. has been in as of recent post WW2 have been largely provoked by clowns who thought they could get away with slighting a superpower.
@@nesseihtgnay9419 thats false...ASML is the only company that builds the advanced lithography machines. Although they are in many ways not actually a Dutch company and in fact American run for the most part
@@Hokie11 approximately 1/4 of ASML’s employees are Americans, there is a gigantic office of theirs in Arizona; in short ASLM is Dutch but has extremely tight ties to America and so their loyalty is unquestioned
Your statement applies ONLY to the latest/finest chip designs. ..so not "the whole chip sector". And by the way, those high-end ASML machines in turn depend on the Zeiss mirrors. ..at least that's what "Asianometry" taught me. ;)
@@damianm-nordhorn116 And ASML is the biggest outside investor in Carl Zeiss. ASML has invested heavily in their supply chain to reduce risk in their supply chain
as an american it's really nice to hear that other countries have started noticing how absolutely wild our country's internal politics are. it's..... an experience, to say the least
It is fucked up. Nothing can get done bc ether Republicans block everything out of retaliation in the name of "cost" or Democrats block everything bc Republicans are nuts and want to live in the past. If you look how many Republicans fell in line w/Trump bc they were so scared to stand up to him out of cult prosecution. Maybe less than 5 had the backbone to say something. Thank God Democrats spoke up and didn't give af. However, Now, Only thing they can agree on is China! Which is nice that they can agree on something.
American internal politics is insanely tame compared to internal politics in African nations or SEA. It just appears that it's worst because of hyper sensationalism made by mainstream media to cater certain "viewpoints".
Having loads of submarines undetected deep in the ocean that can surface and launch crazy powerful nuclear weapons on an enemy nation kind of takes away from the benefits that enemy nation might attain from "winning" such a land invasion even if it was plausible to do so.
Democracy is inherently a fragile ideology because its critics are free to criticise. This is what what makes it worth fighting for - it needs our help to survive as it cannot stand on its own.
Democracy isn’t and souls not be treated as an ideology. It’s a political system. All democracy is, is simply a waiver to allow someone to make decisions on your behalf for an X amount of years. There is nothing inherently guaranteeing that those decision are right, or if the largest group of agreeing voters are right. Democracy is only a tool that should be very carefully used. That’s why an ideology based upon liberty is best, because it has a grounding principle; unlike democracy.
Far from a weakness, the high levels of conflict are a boon in a democracy. Look up ‘political agonism’. It is instead those governments where conflict is stifled and even outlawed where true weakness sets into the systems and institutions.
Also, we don’t have anything to rally behind to bring us close together. Sounds bad, but I would rather not go to war or be invaded in order for us to finally get along. Similar to what you said, we have so much disfunction because we have so much freedom.
gonna have to disagree. democracy involves being able to hear out the other side and decide then if you agree. with how high the conflict is, in many circles you'll get socially eaten alive if it even looks like you're *considering* listening to the other side. there's no way to make rational compromise. Conflict is good because it indicates a diversity of thought, but with these extremes it's too polarized - it's a shouting match, not a dialogue.
4:20 The pipeline was fine. They've lost their accounting and billing software, so the fluid in the pipes couldn't be billed and therefore was shutdown.
This video is produced by the US military-industrial complex. With nearly $1 trillion in military spending, the same level as all other countries combined, the video suggests that the United States of America is still not well protected. What would the other superpowers say?
THE vlolonial pipeline attack didn't take out the pipeline itself . just the system , the software which processes payments . its the company itself who shut it down
It is pretty common nowadays for YT creators to change video titles within the first few days to test which title brings the most views/shares/likes/etc
Who has the largest air force in the world? The United States Air Force. Who has the second-largest? The United States Navy. Who has the third-largest? The United States Marine Corps. Who has the largest fleet of non-fixed wing aircraft? The United States Army. True, China has more ships, but they can barely make it out of their own territorial waters while they're brand-new, and that doesn't include their ridiculous Nine-Dash Line. China has two operable training carriers that need to be accompanied by a fleet of tugboats and oilers. No wonder they depend on fishing boats.
Conquered? LOL! Any invader would be facing an army of 300 million. Anyone attacking with nukes would find himself suffering from a temperature hotter than the face of the sun.
nice video. i liked the reassurance that with our system of checks and balances any significant political changes will happen gradually. this system can be a blessing in this regard, but also a bit of a curse when creating new legislation. at least it is conducive to some sense of stability. there is an imminent need to strengthen cybersecurity though, that is a given
I agree with cyber security, but the biggest thing is that it's actually not a curse when creating new legislation as the system moves quickly when there is broad cultural agreement. The problem is there is no cultural agreement currently and any legislation passed is unpopular with roughly 50% of the population. So it's better it's not passed overall from a point of stability.
@@robrechwithoutzaza7992 As someone who dislikes the United States government, your maintenance of everyday systems like railroad infrastructure, bridges, roads, canals, the electricity grid are complex systems that require everyday maintenance by skilled technicians. The further the intellectual quality of those technicians decreases, the more that incidents like the East Palestine train derailment in Ohio and the Ohio River Barge sinking will happen. Brownouts and blackouts that occur in California, will become a more common occurrence across the country. This is America's true weakness. It is something that can be politically exploited and used by other powers to their advantage.
Your absolutely right and that also is the same case for all other sectors. The quality of American workers is falling because America is succumbing to weakness and depravity just as every major world empire in the past has, before it inevitably implodes on itself. America is no different. There's actually no need at all to invade America, they are their own worst enemy and will destroy themselves.
Didn’t you literally make the same video on how the United States is untouchable and very sustainable? Yeah there are pros and cons, but the two videos just seem too contradictory.
The us is one of the hardest county to invade and destroy because 1. our geographic location 2. our massive alliance with other nations that help destroy the enemy 3. our military strength so.
the us is full of depos with things like tanks and Bradlees in cities all over the united states. the Us is full of choke points and has a badass airforce. every city with so many people has to have some kind of military post or fort...
The big issue is China does not have the ability to manufacture the high end 8nm chips. They have no access to the tools necessary only available from one company in Switzerland. They have tried and failed while about 25% of the worlds high end chips are manufactured in the United States.
FOR NOW, besides China is ~70% self-reliant on chip supplies and military equipment rarely use the 'high end' chips like the ones TSMC produces, so the chip issue in China is not as bad as you think it is. Besides everything will change in 10 or so years, by then China will very likely be >90% self reliant.
@@bryf2787 In 10 or so years, most companies will have seen the writing on the wall and will leave China. Just look at Apple, they're entirely moving to India, while China bleeds manufacturing jobs.
@@bryf2787 exactly. They even made 14nm chips, which are, yes a bit worse than 10 or 8, but still can be considered modern since they existed for consumers since 2015. It's really a great pace that China has, since with sticks in their wheels they managed to get to this point
The thing is, China is trying to catch up with micro chips but by the time they do since they couldn’t even produce their own they will become out of date. And now they aren’t getting any new chips to backwards program
Um, you do realize that TSMC is building a $40 Billion factory in Arizona AND China's about 20 years behind in chip design and that it is incapable of acquiring the machinery to produce their own. You can't just throw money at that problem and it also ignores how many social and financial problems China is currently facing. They make the blue-red divide in the US laughable.
@@askeladd60 I'm not saying they are moving their bleeding edge manufacturing to the US, but Taiwan is preparing themselves for any eventuality. Also, a $40 BILLION factory is no big deal to you?
Right, China tho has been able to close the gap with western countries at an allarming speed in the past decades. And that's why the US prepares for the worst: It doesn't necessary means that tomorrow china will be able to manifacture chips. Prepare for the worse, hope for the better, something like that.
@@amogus9287 Your head is so far up where the sun doesn’t shine, but it’s expected from the average new gen child who thinks communism is cool for attention. If you’re serious, read some history please.
Big problem, China is way too far behind in their own chip manufacturing, and the problem with their demographics will catch up to them WAY before China could even try to make these modern microchips.
Microprocessors are *assembled* in Taiwan. Even if China took the island and even IF the Americans didn’t destroy all of the fab facilities, the supply chain is soooo long that TSMC will collapse due to a blockade of Chinese trade by the USN. They need things all the way from the Netherlands, Denmark, California, and on and on. It’s not necessarily an American weakness as it is a global weakness. This is what globalization looks like and we can already see it winding down with American disinterest. No American interest means no American Navy which means no trade route protection which means no global trade. It’s going to be a rough couple decades for everyone.
@@gaoxiaen1 they are most definitely not. They are designed in the USA, but are not fabricated there. Best fab sites are in Taiwan (TSMC) and South Korea (Samsung).
@@riverinaremedies7894 ASML, which is based in the Netherlands. It has unique capabilities - which no one else in the world can replicate - to produce a type of machine called an EUV lithography tool, without which making an advanced chip is simply impossible. Japan is 10 years behind
@@drpepper3838 Japanese companies used to lead the photolithography industry prior to EUV. ASML came up on top because of state-owned american EUV IP was licensed to them while the japanese companies was denied it. Also Japan bascially controls the photomask industry - which no one else in the world can replicate. Calling ASML dutch is a bit much.
@carolean4360 dude asml is litterly a sister company of Philips. Also the latest lithography technology was invented here. That's why they have the monopoly. Cope harder
@@drpepper3838 None of this matters. PhsyX was the only worthwhile physics engine, and now nobody uses it due to its exclusivity. Physics engines went back by two decades and simply kept operating and advancing from there. Economies and industries are adaptable.
Right 😂 like the UK or France isn't much better with their political division and neither is Canada or Australia. Political division is inevitable, as long as political parties exists there will always be disagreements.
The USA defenseless? Did this man just call the US defenseless?! They have the most advanced and biggest military, the largest militia surrounded by 2 gigantic bodys of water with the largest airforce and navy with nearly 1 trillion in military spending but the USA is defenseless? Yeah ok buddy 😂
I'm not pro-American by any means, but I can promise you that America is not overrated. For instance, this channel does not overrate America, nor would any other Europeans overrate America for that matter. Canada, Australia, and New Zealand certainly would not. The rest of the world would never. So... if no one is overrating America, how is it overrated? I know this goes against any narrative your channel is reaching, but America is far better off than Europe in a lot of aspects, and Europe is better off in others. Average (per capita) American wealth in 2021 was $421,983 while average (per capita) European wealth was $140,115. Americans are 3 times wealthier than Europeans, but Europeans have well-designed cities, public transit, and etc. Europeans move to America for a better life, and Americans move to Europe for the same - not one is any overrated or better than the other.
Yeah, it would be slightly inconvenient to mine them in the USA unless necessary. It's better to let other countries ruin their own environments for peanuts.
I would ne very scared of country, that would have all of the recources(natural, manufacural,...) To be compleatly independant from the rest of the world, therefore could do almoust anything they want. That would be scary.
An additional thing I havent seen people mention is that fact our citizens are armed. God forbid our military fails, we have enough armed citizens with decent enough training and an excellent moral to defend our homeland. I don't believe it is really even possible when you look at it from that standpoint.
As an Indian that's a fair point, in our country, getting guns is REALLY hard and areas where terrorism and stuff is really popular (like Kashmir) can be diverted if the right people own guns. That being said though, we have a billion people and if even a few of them had guns, I'm sure that wouldn't be nice!
@@Itsshaunbewarned Thank you! I would not worry about India getting invaded. Not only do you have over a billion people but your terrain would make any invasion a logistical nightmare. Additionally, I’m sure god forbid if India got invaded, the government of India would arm people which would make an invasion by anyone impossible. Best of luck!
As an indian i will only say that no it's not possible to invade USA its just impossible maybe if mongol Empire got reunited Today it will dare to attempt it but no one in World has so much technologically advanced military as US
i love this channel and everything but this video felt rushed/incomplete the info provided was good but was displayed in a boring way and didn't really have that great of a complete explanation and felt as though it was cut of short... basically video should have been twice as long with better info and better everything quite honestly, and i know you can do it per other videos youve made so maybe consider taking down tweaking and re uploading can save you a lot of time bs making am entire new video
Alot of polarization comes from people believing the first thing they see as well as anything else to confirms it. Blind faith in all cases except related to God will always take us somewhere we don't want to go.
blind faith in all cases, full stop. faith in god is great, as long as you keep critically thinking. otherwise people will use it to manipulate you by making you believe that your faith in them is a faith in god.
@@olivewrites5672 you just described what many priests in the United States do. Not saying all do, but there are a group of them that use blind faith in God to push conspiracy theories like Trump is the real president or that the pandemic was a lie etc.
8:55 So i don’t understand the troll farming thing. Like I used to be toxic in high school and I did all that dumb shit and my feed was nothing but political memes and 4chan shit posts but then… I grew up and got busy and made new accounts and now it has no effect on my life at all
