Philip DeFranco hey Phil! ♥️ Lots of love you lovely human! Thank you so much for reporting on Venezuela, you were very thorough and truthful to what's really happening.
As a Venezuelan who had to leave my country due to the extreme social and political instability, I have no words to describe my gratitude for having done some digging into our very complex issue and raising awareness among the international community of what we are going through. The information presented today is highly accurate and very complete, and it mesmerizes how someone from outside could get it so well, as I always have trouble explaining other people what's happening there as our reality other there it's so fucked up that it sounds like fantasy or fiction to a lot of folks in the first world. Again, thanks a lot for taking your time on this and please, keep helping us on spreading the word and expose the Venezuelan tyranny to the world.
A M as a Venezuelan too I cried tears of joy, seeing how finally we are getting some exposure for this issue. I wish for the best for people who have to go though this disaster right now.
When a dictator masquerades as anything else, this is what happens. So sorry and so sad. I wish you well and hopefully your family is out of there too.
i did notice those tweets by Rowling and when i tried to correct her by saying that it could be fake and she's overreacting ... but some of the fangirls jumped at me and sprewd insults towards me 😣
Vanessa Carolina Arteaga Gómez I appreciate it too. And I feel that even as in depth as he went that is still no enough to portray how bad it is down there. I send my family in Venezuela moving boxes filled to the brim with food clothes and MONEY the dollar is pure gold.
Exellent the sumary that he did about the situation in my country (Venezuela). Although the exange rate that give to the Bolivar in May and June is wrong, it was about 1 usd to 5000-6000 Bsf, equally horrible of course.
I was born in Venezuela but I moved to the U.S. at an early age and even though my mom and my step-dad watch Venezuelan news 24/7 and I kind of knew about the situation, I had no idea it was actually THIS insane. Phil opened my eyes and now I guess I'll have to be joining my parents in watching the news because most of my family is still living there. I appreciate all the research you did for that segment of your video because it even informed someone who was born in that country but was too ignorant to know anything about it.
gabethememegod I just left the the country a month ago, I'm currently living in Argentina. You're very, very lucky you never had to endure what living there was. I got so, so used to seeing murder, lack of human rights and medical treatmeant in the place I grew up in. I hated it. I must have lost more than 6 pounds as the years progressed. We had so little to eat that my stomach adapted, and when I got hungry it eventually subsided and stopped bothering me, even if that meant I only ate one really small portion of food. Thankfully I escaped. The rest of my family and friends, though, not so much.
Born and raised in Venezuela.... And currently still stuck in this shithole. I'm glad you didn't have to endure all this crap. It's been 6 months since this video was posted, and things have only gotten worse.
I can't thank you enough Phillip, I am currently living here in Venezuela and our days are getting darker and darker, thank you for covering our story, over 140 people have died and they just seem to not care about shooting us. I hope anyone who see this send a prayer for my country. It really feels like a never ending nightmare. Thank you Phillip and God bless you, your family and your crew.
I feel the same, half my family I have never met because they live there and its too dangerous to visit. We send money to them because otherwise they would have nothing.
Crazy shit man, my grandma fled Venezuela to live with us earlier this year. Seeing how skinny she'd gotten from lack of food and malnutrition honestly scared me because i can't even imagine what half the population over there is looking like.
My man, THANK YOU for letting people know about the horrible situation and injustice that it's going on in my country, the more the rest of the world knows, the better is for Venezuela, thus making the dictatorship unpopular and giving support to my people who have been fighting for 100 days. THANKS 🙏
I really hope you guys pull through but I'm afraid the only way to get rid of Maduro and his cronies is through violent means. Blood will be spilt unfortunately.
JN VuC Hermano, I haven't been to Venezuela in almost 10 years now, but I think about the situation every day and hearing the news makes me worry even more. I'll be praying for you and for Venezuela.
AuZzTaKeN well... you mean more blood, a lot of people have died man and it is really hard to even eat a proper meal. We really need the support from the international community, please help us in any way you can, please
Thank you for talking about Venezuela, Phil. I have a co-worker friend who left his friends and family in Venezuela two years ago because of the violence - he was a lawyer there and it became too dangerous for him to stay. He talks to me every day about his home country, how much he loves it and how sad he is because of the violence and brokenness. He is one of the kindest people I know. I hope conditions in Venezuela improve... and that Maduro is held accountable.
wtfblonde You are clearly missing the point. Millions of Venezuelans have fled the country due to the extremely low life conditions, the abnormally high prices for even the most basic things and a lot of times the lack thereof , given the fact that there's no food, no medicine, no water, no electricity, no security and so on and so forth. It is truly no place to live.
wtfblonde you would do the same exact thing in his shoes. Venezuela is the shit of Latin America right now, the deadliest country in the Americas. You'd be fucking stupid to stay.
wtfblonde It is too dangerous, actually the most dangerous in the world the murder rate per 100 has been the highest for years even more than countries in war. Also you cant raise a family without food and education because colleges have been robbed and the level of education is really low. Is not that you dont love your country is that you can't survive there.
I'm from Venezuela, and the situation of my country it's horrible. Thanks for telling what's happening, we really need your help the narco dictatorship it's destroying my country and killing non stop people that only want a better future and protect the freedom and democracy
it is sad that a majority of the world supports Maduro delegitimizing the opposition party, removing them from power, and very possibly executing them for treason, just because Maduro is a socialist. If he were anything but a socialist, the entire world would be up in arms against him murdering innocent people and undoing Venezuela's democratic political system.
I'm so thankful you discussed Venezuela's plight, I have over thirty family member still stuck there and unfortunately every single news network seems to be ignoring what's really going on there. Hopefully your video will get some people's eyes to open and start sending relief to Venezuelan citizens.
Uriah Major I hope your family will make it through this crazy time and that they stay safe & hopefully there will be a quick solution so they don't have to leave their home.
I'm thankful too, I'm from Bogotá Colombia and the Venezuelan people are everywhere here and its hard for some of them to survive... The fact that you have to come to another country that isn't that great either is sad. Suerte hermanos.
Naaaaaa....They supported ideas more akin to the Socialism in the EU... the government isn't murdering anyone for having alternative views there. Socialism isn't even close to dictatorship.
Pick up a gun, a knife, a shovel whatever you got and start a revolution !! Some people are gonna die but that's the price of freedom !! Otherwise sit on your butts and take whatever that dictator douche gives you. Its your choice....
I don't deal in hypotheticals. "What would I do if's" So if you're asking me if EVERY single thing that happened in Venezuela happened in America, would I start or join a revolution? The answer to that question is pointless. What matters is all those things DID happen to the citizens of Venezuela. And they DO have a choice... they can starve to death OR they can revolt !! I say REVOLT !! Or are you telling Ms. Valentina she should starve to death ? Or are you saying you would allow yourself and your family to starve to death ? So whats your great advice to her??? HUH ??? "golly jeez that's sux... you should move ... leave your home, your possesions, everything you've ever worked for, leave your country and allow some dictator to take over"??? Would you revolt? Probably......
I get what you are trying to say. But we have to remind ourselves that it is a difficult choice, to choose to remain and fight, or try to seek a safe place you and your family can live.
Relating to boogie, I had have gastric bypass surgery back in 2012. I was close to 500lbs. Do to diagnosed from cancer. But I always been a big person all my life. I also have been a active person, from playing football, basketball, and baseball. I have tried many ways to lose weight, from exercising, pills, diet powders, and even starving which I don't condone. Gastric bypass surgery was my last resort and Does not mean you're lazy to try and lose weight. Fast forward today, I have lost over 300lbs with diet and exercise and I think in my case it helped me. But remember everyone is different. I'm now a healthy weight and comfortable in my skin. I never had a low self a steam even though I was bullied when I was younger. Everyone is different. Love yourself no matter what people say. 💪💪
Thank you for speaking about my country! You have no idea how much it means to us Venezuelans ❤ Everyone, please spread the word of what's going on!! The more everyone knows about the current situation in Venezuela, the better 🇻🇪💕
Hola! Totalmente de acuerdo en que si más gente sabe lo que pasa en Venezuela, mejor, sin embargo: solo los venezolanos en Venezuela pueden hacer algo por su país. La comunidad internacional no va a hacer nada más que imponer sanciones y por tanto aislar aún más a Venezuela. Como leí hace poco: Cuba tiene más de 60 años de aislamiento y la comunidad internacional no hace nada. Que te hace creer que con Venezuela será distinto? No me malentiendas, por supuesto que quiero que Venezuela salga de esta mierda de gobierno, pero solo luchando desde adentro es que se podrá vencerlo. Un abrazo, espero que todos tus familiares y amigos estén bien ya sea dentro o fuera de Venezuela. Les deseo lo mejor y les mando las mejores vibras desde Costa Rica! 🇨🇷
I'm not one of these people that thinks JK Rowling should not comment on political issues, given any platform we all have the right to share our opinion, but any reasonable person should know you apologise to anyone you misrepresent, whether you like them or agree with their morals or not. I am personally disappointed in her because i assumed she had more respect for the being fair and balanced than she demonstrated.
AlexThorson1 Bro is not just about voting for someone socialist, is also to vote for someone who isn't unprepared, try finding Nicolas Maduro's degree...
i think you misunderstood. The Socialist leader was the one that kept Venezuela together before he died. It was the new regime that fucked everything over.
UntouchableEman Things were not so good back then either. I experienced this firsthand. Admittedly, things have gone to utter shit now, but it wasn't as bad then.
We have friends in Venezuela and been there ourselves...and believe me, it's always been pretty bad. Recently I've heard more about one way for people to get food is when they're voting they make an agreement to vote for one person and in return they get food for their family. It's truly heartbreaking. He puts his people in a terrible situation just to thrive himself. So fuck him. This is not how we're supposed to treat other human beings. We're supposed to love and care for them, not treat them like toys that we manipulate for our own gain.
Hello, I know probably this is not going to be read by many but i just want to say im extremely happy you reported on our situation here at Venezuela, i have lived all my life wishing i could leave this place and now that i have to it breaks me, since the protests started me and my friends (age 17) have been active helping and I've been gassed with questionable substances punched with several objects, my dad got shot in the arm and 3 close friends of mine have been killed, please don't be blind towards us we keep fighting for basic human rights and for our liberty i love you guys so much and thanks for your support Phill SOS VENEZUELA
As a Venezuelan, seeing this video has left me speechless. It means a lot to see that you dug into the history of CRAP that has been going on in the country. I hope that this video will enlighten people everywhere to no longer consider Maduro as "president" but as he truly is... a dictator. Venezuela is a beautiful country with an amazing potential, but it has and will continue to take such brave protestors for there to be any changes. Thank you for such another amazing and informative video!
As a Venezuelan citizen I'm so happy and glad that you talk about this,we don't have food or medicine not even higiene products like toilet paper and we feel like the world is just leaving us to die in here we don't have passport or money to get out and nobody's does nothing and then I see this video thanks so much philp in the name of my family and country thanks
Samuel Gómez wishing the best for you and your loved ones. Do you know of any charities or places I could donate to that could help you? I could possibly start something at my school when I go back. it's sad to see the condition of the country.
Samuel Gómez I'm so sorry about what's happening to your country. Hopefully things will change and you'll be able to eventually obtain enough money to leave or things change for the better in your government.
Thanks for talking about us!! Ive been feeling like no one cares and we're alone in this. I live in Venezuela and its the worst. It gets worse everyday, it sucks.
in this case I really think he should've chosen college over YT. he didn't even have to choose between the two if he could just keep a balance between the two... it's sad bc there's a high probability that his channel won't last anyway. you can start YT whenever you want but college it harder to get back to
I don't understand why he couldn't just demonetize all of his videos, build his sub base while in school, and see where it's at when he's no longer a student athlete Why's the ad revenue always gotta be so important ..
I don't get how people in the same comment thread want to Bash the hell out of this Kid for not wanting restrictions placed on him in making money off himself. When the schools pump them for all they are worth, restrict anything they do and call giving them an education to be a fair trade. It isn't.
Phil, thank you so much for bringing light to what Is happening in Venezuela not many people know what is going on... i have to send my Venezuelan grandparent a HUGE box of food and it honestly saddens me that there own country doesn't provide a BASIC human right to consume food #Prayforvenezuela 🇻🇪🙏🏾
Karly Hopefully, the chaos in Venezuela doesn't become too bloody. No matter what Madero is doing, just know that there is no way he can keep his power. But the real problem isn't Madero or even a bloody coup. It's your economy that needs to be fixed that's on top of your list. I pray that you guys find a solution to that problem.
I understand why the NCAA has policies like that. The policy is in place to keep the players from capitalizing on their fame as players, but at the same time... why do you need a policy like that to begin with? If anything, LET the players capitalize on their fame. If it gets in the way of their playership, kick em. If it doesn't, they get a little extra green to fall back on (which will promptly disappear because most players file for bankruptcy several years after retirement), and if there's EVER a conflict of interest, give them an ultimatum and let it play out from there. Business is just business no matter how you look at it.
cooldude56g i understand your point but you need to remember that each college is putting in thousands of dollars into each player so that they will stay healthy and play for them so that way the college and the NCAA can both earn their money. If they just decide to kick them then they will loose all that money that they put into them and as more players make channels they can end up with future lawsuits. The hole point for all of those rules is so that the NCAA and the colleges don't loose money and players because of other fame, fortune or any bad things that come with both of those things
Why did Rowling not apologize to the president! But you are RIGHT. Trump was not my guy, Rubio was, but it made my skin crawl. She is playing in the mud, absolutely. It ruins Harry Potter for me, honestly...
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela and the situation that my country has been in saddens me. Thank you, I deeply appreciate that you're reviewing, discussing and spreading information.
Chemicalism 23 Ok not to sound like a conspiracy theorist but the elections are rigged, my family member literally got kicked out of Venezuela 12 years ago for witnessing corruption in the election.
Thank you so much @Phillip DeFranco as a Venezuelan still living in this country I'm so glad you took the time to research everything and raise awareness about what's happening. Believe me, the future of this country is as uncertain to us as you find it to be. Thank you so much again, it's not common seeing someone dig as deep to give a full story told correctly as you did, and for that I'm truly grateful. Keep making awesome videos, best of wishes to you.
THANK YOU De Franco, I'm from Venezuela, and I've seen a lot of coverage over our situation and NON OF THEM GET IT RIGHT, it's frustrating! and it does us harm! The way you covered the "election" saying that it was illegal because there wasn't a referendum for it, and explaining how the voting works and that it is gerrymandered as hell... NO ONE has explained it like you have, or at all...(pathetic). SO GOOD JOB, AND THANK YOU. I just want to make a few clarifications, people tend to give Chavez a pass, or even put him on a pedestal because of his work with social programs. So I want to point a few things out, because Chavez is the cause of what we are living today. 1) Chavez started arming civilian groups, called Circulos Bolivarianos (that today terrorize low income communities mostly). And when there were elections or opposition protests, they would be there to kill or instill fear in the people. 2) Before Chavez there were a LOT of social programs, he just destroyed them to help himself and his corrupt government, but after he started loosing popularity and the election was coming up, he "created" new social programs (that are nests of corruption) and marketed the hell out of them (they are really effing good at that, marketing and propaganda) 3) Before Chavez, president Caldera (he was not good for Venezuela, but was at least democratic), the government would build around 250k social interest homesm yearly. Chavez did no such thing until he needed a popularity boost, so he created another social program and started building (way less) homes (more marketing), in 2011 I think (Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela). Also, he didn't build all of them, he painted some, he stole some, he built some.... 4) Maduro didn't actually win his first election, not really. He got the votes, if you checked the ballots vs the signatures, you would get that number. BUT, there as HUGE pressure on social programs users, government workers to vote for him (there are multiple videos of this). And, they nationalized Chinese people, Cubans etc. dead people voted... and so on and so forth. AND ALSO, they didn't let the opposition audit the voting registry (as required by law). If they had let the opposition take a look at the ballots and the signatures/ids/names, you would have seen the cheating. 5) Chavez started nationalizing any private company that stood against him. After Chavez stole them, the companies would collapse due to mismanagement. When Maduro came into power, there were barely any left. Chavez could take that hit because oil prices were high, but Maduro can't because oil prices dropped. So yeah, Chavez started the economic collapse by making us almost 100% oil reliant. But still, other than not being harsh enough on Chavez and not explaining a little bit more about the armed groups and the Maduro first elections, you did a great job. WE VENEZUELANS APPRECIATE IT! we really do. It's not often we see a news youtuber do a good job about our situation. Look at TYT cover of Venezuela, it was pathetic. THANK YOU PHILLIP.
+RainbowMcFuzzy that's a sweet message/thought, but there is genuinely no way to stay safe. There are no guarantees in this country, sadly. We try within our means though.
+JustThaor voting you up because more people need to read this! It was a pretty neat and concise comment and it'd be great if more people read about what's going on here!
I'm a Venezuelan living now in Colombia, I moved 2 years ago due to a tear gas bomb that entered my house and later my kitchen window was broken 4 times! Not only that but my mom and dad were not making enough money to pay ANYTHING and that's without taking account that the supermarkets have absolutely nothing. Mind you this is back in late 2014. So what is happenig now? I have friends over there that go to every march and protest and I'm so afraid to see their names on the list of daily deaths...or a press friend who basically lives in every confrontation. It's scary man, and i always hurt for my country FUERZA VENEZUELA
J.K. Rowling is a prime example of why you should separate the art from the artist. I love Harry Potter, however a lot of what of Rowling does now a days is ridiculous. It's pathetic seeing people defend her not for her views but because she wrote their favourite books.
"J.K. Rowling is a prime example of why you should separate the art from the artist" Sorry, I'd rather take the artist than some random idiotic reader.
Hey Phillip, thank you very much for bringing attention to what is happening in my country Venezuela, it is at times like these that we need as much exposure as possible, so the world can see what we are going through as a country. It is with the help of people like you bringing attention to our situation and the effort of the people of my country that we may one day soon get through this situation... THANKS
Let's face it, she had the imagination and creativity to write the Harry Potter series which revolves around a magic world. But in terms of real life politics that has nothing to do with magic and wizards, she has absolutely no clue. If she was realistic enough to talk sense about politics, she wouldn't have written that fantasy HP series in the first place🙄
Charlie Murr well, to be fair it kind of depends on what the in game currency is. When EverQuest was relatively new and incredibly popular, before World of Warcraft even came out, one platinum piece was worth more than many international currencies. It's been too long to recall well, but I believe when it first began being sold, EQ plat was stronger than the Japanese Yen for that matter.
Charlie Murr, Unfortunately that's not how exchange rates work. Direct comparison of the rate doesn't tell you anything useful about the economy. The trend of that rate (which Philly covers) does. For example, the GBP is worth more than the USD that doesn't mean their economy is better. In fact, the rate has gone from 1.6 to 1.3 in the last few years. That's suggests a stronger US economy.
I agree, but this is just one simple example of how difficult it may be for Venezuela to dig themselves out of this hole their leaders have put them in. I wish all those in Venezuela strength and good luck from Kentucky
Charlie Murr, the Bolivar right now is about as useful as toilet paper. In fact, I think I spent more bills cleaning myself than on actual products. That's really the only comparison you need. T_T
I think that the NCAA rules are stupid AND that he was stupid for not agreeing to their terms. They offered him an attractive out, and he refused. At this point, I'm fine with him suffering these consequences, and am disgusted at him attempting to play the victim to get people to pay for his education instead.
Not Blazio no only free for one year the gofund me is only for 30000 and if he doesn't make it then he won't have the money. If he'd taken the deal he'd be able to play football, get an amazing education in let's say computer science then either go into the NFL or continue with UA-cam or some other career
Being a college student and watching most of the athletes I've had in classes never show up and piss away their free education. I don't feel sorry for the rules even though they are very harsh because, at some schools that scholarship is equivalent to more than the average income of families in the area. These athletes get school for free in exchange for playing a game they like to play. Most students would kill for that, I know I would. He was also given a really good offer from the NCAA to keep playing and have his UA-cam channel but he didn't accept it. It's his fault that his scholarship is gone now.
Wow don't know where you got from this was racist. Btw we are all part of the same race, you know the human one, we simply have different colored skin.
My Parents own a shipping company that it's main priority is to send boxes to venezuela and right now the government is barely letting us ship anything to Venezuela so less and less people are coming to send stuff to that country. My parents are really stressed out since business is heavily declining and we may even have to move to a smaller place because of the awful Venezuelan government. There is NOTHING we can do right now because not even the money we pay our worker in Venezuela is helping them since there is no food and the government is basically stealing all of their money. Please like this to so Phillip Defranco could see this and just read how that damned country even affects the United States
rockboycptv jesus dude this shit is fucked. How could i have not know about this till now. This is my wakeup call to not trust Phil as my only news source. I love the guy but it took him too damn long to cover this
Thanks for reporting on Venezuela! We need as many attention from international sources as possible, but you forgot to mention a very important aspect, which is the proven corruption of Maduros and Chavez governments. Both have been found to have millions of dollars in offshore accounts, as well as all of their party leaders. And maduros government has also been accused of exporting drugs. Thanks again for the segment!
Maximiliano Gutierrez & how hospitals have nothing to treat people how students of all ages don't or can't go to school for many reasons and there's no food how it's the murder capital of the world and so on pero Im so greatful he finally spoke about Venezuela
klaus cano Yes indeed, those are the real living standards for the grand majority of the population that aren't linked to the government or have illegal/dubious businesses with them
Yeah Ive trying to keep up to date with it its getting more more worse each day Theres a guy on imgur that takes photos of whats going on and tells whats going on there Its graphic but people need to see it
Hey phil, I'm a Venezuelan and I've been watching your show for several years now waiting for you coverage on my country's situation, so glad you finally got around it, sad it is still going on and worst than ever. Thank you for putting a light on my small Caribbean country, our suffering is beyond measure.
blogfirstlast people prefer escapism as opposed to an issue that 99% of the people in the world have neither a clue nor the capability to begin to help out.
Thank you so much for sharing our story. I'm a 20 years old Venezuelan... that's meant that since I have memory I have lived under this shit that is the Venezuela government. Your telling of our history is accurate, but is also so much more. 4 years ago when I was 17 I started to participate in the protests. And it's like a war whit only one armed side... People it's taken, put in prison, humiliated and often times rape or kill. Antonio Ledezma and Leopoldo Lopez are the taken leaders you talked about. They are unjustly imprisoned This is a dictatorship and we really need more international visibility. We can't do this alone, we are just civilians If you can do more updates (no matter how short) it would be awesome. Thanks again
My uncle just went to Venezuela for vacation on an island for 5,000 usd all inclusive. He was telling me how terrible the situation is there and seeing this doesn't surprise me in the least. Damn they are fucked.
Let's not forget young people's lord and savior Bernie Sanders routinely used Venezuela as some shining beacon, the epitome of his policy. Let's look at them today, after Venezuelans had their guns banned and made into a socialist state of pure happiness, now getting gunned down in the streets by armed supporters of the current president, unable to defend themselves. I, too, look forward to killing our own zoo exhibits just to eat. Yes, Bernie can still win. The hearts and minds of people under the age of 25 with no perspective outside of their bedrooms say so lol
I lost all the respect for JK Rowling since she called PewDiePie a fascist and never apologized. She lives in a fantasy world and as far as we can see, she is not the positive character. She should apologize to Trump, especially that he is not her president, she is British.
On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other hand, she might be more willing to apologize to Trump, on the day hell freezes over, and he does the same for the countless people he throws baseless attacks at through twitter on a daily basis.
A scholarship and a football career? Why would he pass that off for a UA-cam channel? I understand a ton of UA-camrs get bank off of making this their career but this is such an unreliable source of income. Hell even if he was making a ton of money, there's no way that would be an excuse to just pass up a scholarship. There has to be more than this, I can't just believe this guy would just drop this opportunity for his semi-successful UA-cam career.
You're right, I'm not too familiar how the sports world works, but it's still a shot at a career nonetheless. Either way, a scholarship is a scholarship, dropping that for UA-cam is bizarre.
He was probably frustrated with the NCAA, which I don't blame him for. They have abused their student athletes for years, practically stripping them of all the merchandising rights but refusing to give them any benefits such as health insurance by designating them "students", not "employees". As far as I'm concerned, if those players are making money for the NCAA, they are employees and should get the benefits that come with it, especially when that money is in the billions. It can only really be described as a total scam.
Goose Boose The NCAA rules are overly controlling until you take into account the waivers. Then they are logical and fair. This guy decided to fall on a sword that only he knows exists, and not use the loopholes within the waiver to continue to use the fact he plays college football to possibly grow his channel. In conclusion; he's an idiot. That said, if people want to donate money for his schooling I have no issue with that. I personally would tell my kid to look into a well paying technical career where he or she would be making six figures by the time his friends graduate college in debt, but whatever.
I don't recall her doing that no. I do remember her not changing her mind despite the fact alot of evidence and context was provided as to why she was wrong, she kept insisting he was a nazi for no good reason except delusion.
What exactly did she do to Pewdiepie? I saw something saying that she'd condemned his jokes about Jewish people, but was it more than that? It's hard to have respect for someone who tweets first and asks questions later! Then ignores the fucking answer of course :/
Thanks for you review about Venezuela !!! Was so accurate! I'm a Venezuelan and is really sad and dramatic what we're living today... thanks for helping the Venezuelan resistance!
Man. I knew shit was going down in Venusuala but to this extent! Phil is so awesome.for giving the facts of the story and allowing us to see the full picture of this disaster. Thank you for being a clear, concise, and most importantly, truthful journalist. All my wishes and prayers go out to the citizens of Venusuala.
Oh it's super fucked The Chavistas are getting all kinds of stuff from the government and there's already been biker gang like them that patrolled the low income housing areas to make sure everyone was following the new rules They've been around for a couple years
As a Trinidadian, I feel terrible for what's happening in Venezuela and I see that happening in Trinidad because we rely on oil. Trinidad is the third richest country in the Americas but is dealing is a huge influx of refugees and drug/gangs and this will only spread to other islands. In Canada and the US the media never talks about the Caribbean unless it's an extreme story or about traveling, thanks for speaking up!
yes! we're fucked, a dollar is GOLD for us... currently i have a war tank in the door of my house so is not that easy to go out and protest against this government of NARCS, the mayor of my city is hiding, he's been destitute and can be going to jail and the government is blaming him in a very unfair way, just because he is opponent and the people of this city is in 90% opponent to the government and that's why we have since 2 weeks from now in every corner military...this topic is very delicate an can go for hours and hours, but for now.. if you are reading this pray for VENEZUELA & humanity
As someone who's actually there can you tell me, is there any international organization that is actually effectively helping people there? It would be nice to be able to do something to help, but I don't want to just throw my money away by giving it to people who may only claim to be helping.
Hey Phil I want to say great show as always but also huge respect to you for including the segment about Venezuela and displayed the situation accurately. Honestly I'm super appreciative it because I've realized that in many media outlets (at least the one's that aren't Spanish) don't cover the horrible situation of Venezuela or at least not too frequently and thus many people are potentially unaware of the crisis in Venezuela and so for you to explain the situation of corruption and injustice very well I'm super grateful. Thank you and keep making great vids as always :)
I am glad to see that you are finally talking about my country and the horrible situation that the people are living in there. I was forced to leave Venezuela 5 years ago in search of a place where I could have a live, a family and build a future, it has not been easy, but the hardest part is seeing how my people, my friends and family suffer at the hands of dictatorship and corruption every day, and the little I can do to help them. Even back in 2012 the situation was bad, it was dangerous to live there because of delinquency and corruption, horror stories about the military and the police being involved in kidnapping and murder were already common. there was no respect for private property and your safety was never guaranteed. Getting home to your family was never certain. But now, things have gotten so out of hand, and so much worse, starvation, death, poverty, repression... such a rich and beautiful country ruined and the people are almost powerless because the military, the power that is meant to protect the people, to defend them, is serving the government who has bought their loyalty... I pray everyday that things will get better, that Venezuela will be able to get rid of the filth that has caused so much pain to its people and forced so many out of the country they love. We need more people lie Phil to bring the truth about what is happening in venezuela to the world, so they can see the horror that human beings are living there everyday. No one should have to go through that situation, no one should have to die or be forced away from their loved ones or imprisoned.
Stuart Guy It's part of what the government does to make it seem like everything's fine and dandy. Pastor Maldonado crashing almost every race is mocked and criticized nonstop
You wanna know how much the US is spending on the military, fighting a worthless war in some sandbox across the world? Too much! Countries spend unnecessary money on all kinds of stupid stuff..
Phil, thank you for constantly challenging my own biases and preconceived notions about how the world works. It's so refreshing to see someone evaluating both sides of the argument and, solely using logical and factual tactics, give an informed opinion. If I just saw the JK Rowling story on the surface, I easily know which side I would have picked without questioning the context in which this interaction occurred. I am forever glad that I found you years ago and decided to subscribe.
Feminist Apparel I stated in my initial comment that Phil makes me challenge my biases, not that I base my entire opinion around his. We often disagree on things but he reminds me to consider both sides.
ryan riddle I worked at a university in accounting. You'd be surprised about how many rich families, for tax reasons, donate money to college sports. Millions of dollars that can't be used for education purposes but solely for the sports teams.
Not Blazio He could still have kept his youtube channel, demonetise the videos he has to and remonetise everything once he is done with college football. The channel would still be growing the same way although I guess he got alot of publicity with this
When will people start ignoring the irrelevant opinion of celebrities? Who cares what a fantasy book writer in the UK thinks? Just because your job has visibility doesn't mean your opinion has validity.
I was hoping the first reply on Rowling's apology would be: "Man you're really good at making up stories, you should be an author" just like the Pewdiepie situation
Wait so this guy has a full ride to college and an option to continue to do what he wants to do, DOESN'T TAKE IT, and then starts a GoFundMe to pay for college? Whether or not you agree with how the NCAA is doing business, you gotta be living in a fantasy land to have an option as clear as this and back out of it. That's going to be a hard reality to face when he stops getting donations and realizes his UA-cam likely can't support a college tuition.
Even if it's about money he still could've monetized videos if he didn't talk about being a student athelte and didn't show off his skills. He's either an idiot or not creative enough to not mention his status or show off his skills.
darkstar1935 I attend UCF and pay about $20,000 in tuition on my own? How? Loans. I didn't start a gofundme for others to pay my damn tuition because going to college was my choice and I should therefore pay for it. Wtf. He is being a child and I don't feel bad for him one bit. I can't believe he's already gotten over $4k too 🙄
I have a similar story like hundreds of others, born in 1994 my mom brought me from Venezuela to the us when i was 4. My whole family was still in Venezuela during chavez and maduro. My uncle was gunned down by the government this last march, it sucks, but thats what happens of your not a supporter of the red. The only choice now honestly is to fight. Venezuelans fought and slaughtered the Spanish for our freedom. Now we need to see this tyrant strung up with a knife in his heart before we can see freedom in our country again. All thats left to say is viva venzuela, viva mi pueblo.
Farewell Atlas que triste es esta situación. Y todo este tiempo yo ni sabía que esto estava sucediendo. Buena suerte a mis hermanos en Venezuela. ¡Que viva Venezuela!
There's no doubt that J.K. Rowling is one of the greatest authors of fiction of our time. She's just not that good with non-fiction and giving opinion. I can't imagine the difficulties she faced on her research to come up with the Harry Potter story, but then didn't even spent a minute effort to research the real story behind the boy on a wheelchair and Trump. Pity.
Funky Penguin No, it would only be a rip for his UA-cam income. He would have the same content, only would be able to monetize 10% of the content. He should have known the conditions from that football thing, though I as Belgian have totally no idea how many of the players do know the conditions before playing in that football competition
The policy isn't extremely clear. The NCAA is trying to argue that he is using his name and likeness to make money off his channel. The problem with that is first off his channel doesn't even have his name in it. Second, the channel is whats bringing attention to his name. Its not as if he was some kind of big star before the controversy. When i first saw his channel he had 7k subs. The NCAA doesn't want you to promote any product that can be monetized by using your name and as i stated before he wasn't some kind of big star. He probably wouldn't have made the nfl therefore, His name wasn't being used to promote the content. By reading the policy you would infer that if you were a star who sold your footballs with your signature that is against policy and in fact it is. Videos like his which are vlog style and comedy realted that have almost no effect on the team because he doesn't include any info on playbooks or involves top players on the team he focuses on more lifestyle type vids.
Funky Penguin well think of it like this, most students have to pay their tuition in full or most of it themselves, so they work while going to school. In this case, he's having his education mostly paid if not entirely and even if he were to only have 10% of his channel earn revenue, that's probably the same amount of money as a student working a minimum wage job if not more, AND he could've still played football. I see no downside to this option unless he was making big on UA-cam. He had a big enough following to get even bigger and eventually make enough from non football videos to make up for it since he wouldn't have to worry about a huge student loan as well. Especially with this news I'm sure he gained an even bigger following.
The way I see it, the rule is ridiculous BUT he had already lucked out with NCAA offering the waiver. He gets free education ($28-30k), fan base form his unmonetizable sport videos, and some income from his monetizable youtube videos. IF he wants some more UA-cam income, he can just change the proportion of sport/non sport videos going forward to 50/50 or something instead of 90/10. If I were him, I would have signed the waiver and changed my uploading pattern to maintain or minimize effect to my UA-cam income instead of being stubborn/greedy, losing everything, and now having to fund my education via gofundme. Sometimes you just have to be smart and flexible to get the most of your situation instead of being stubborn.
Ever since Jk retweeted the wall street journal on the Pewdiepie controversy and insulted Felix Without doing her own research, I lost all respect for her, honestly thought she'd be smarter but I guess her status got to her head, but I guess it must be boring now that your famous franchise is over and your just left with all those millions isn't it🤔
She gave me a minor case of "Never meet your heroes" with that. I don't care much for the Harry Potter series now, but I was a huge fan when I was 11-16.
Aaron Fowler no accepting a scholarship is practically and exchange football for schooling. But asking for other people's money because he chose to waive it is low.
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Philip DeFranco hey Phil! ♥️ Lots of love you lovely human! Thank you so much for reporting on Venezuela, you were very thorough and truthful to what's really happening.
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As a Venezuelan who had to leave my country due to the extreme social and political instability, I have no words to describe my gratitude for having done some digging into our very complex issue and raising awareness among the international community of what we are going through. The information presented today is highly accurate and very complete, and it mesmerizes how someone from outside could get it so well, as I always have trouble explaining other people what's happening there as our reality other there it's so fucked up that it sounds like fantasy or fiction to a lot of folks in the first world. Again, thanks a lot for taking your time on this and please, keep helping us on spreading the word and expose the Venezuelan tyranny to the world.
A M as a Venezuelan too I cried tears of joy, seeing how finally we are getting some exposure for this issue. I wish for the best for people who have to go though this disaster right now.
:D Your grammar/spelling is way better than more than half the people here from America.
When a dictator masquerades as anything else, this is what happens. So sorry and so sad. I wish you well and hopefully your family is out of there too.
Word. My mom and grandma are still in Caracas and are trying their best to leave...
As a venezolana I was so happy as well
i did notice those tweets by Rowling and when i tried to correct her by saying that it could be fake and she's overreacting ... but some of the fangirls jumped at me and sprewd insults towards me 😣
Hi mom 😂😂😂😂
I'm from Venezuela and I watch your show everyday. Thank you so much for talking about wha'ts going on in our country.
Hopefully more and more content creators like him will talk about the situation to let people around the world know about it.
Vanessa Carolina Arteaga Gómez praying for you and your country
Vanessa Carolina Arteaga Gómez I appreciate it too. And I feel that even as in depth as he went that is still no enough to portray how bad it is down there. I send my family in Venezuela moving boxes filled to the brim with food clothes and MONEY the dollar is pure gold.
Exellent the sumary that he did about the situation in my country (Venezuela). Although the exange rate that give to the Bolivar in May and June is wrong, it was about 1 usd to 5000-6000 Bsf, equally horrible of course.
You're right! There's sometimes no way to keep up with the amount of information. He did an excellent job.
I was born in Venezuela but I moved to the U.S. at an early age and even though my mom and my step-dad watch Venezuelan news 24/7 and I kind of knew about the situation, I had no idea it was actually THIS insane. Phil opened my eyes and now I guess I'll have to be joining my parents in watching the news because most of my family is still living there. I appreciate all the research you did for that segment of your video because it even informed someone who was born in that country but was too ignorant to know anything about it.
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gabethememegod I just left the the country a month ago, I'm currently living in Argentina. You're very, very lucky you never had to endure what living there was. I got so, so used to seeing murder, lack of human rights and medical treatmeant in the place I grew up in. I hated it. I must have lost more than 6 pounds as the years progressed. We had so little to eat that my stomach adapted, and when I got hungry it eventually subsided and stopped bothering me, even if that meant I only ate one really small portion of food. Thankfully I escaped. The rest of my family and friends, though, not so much.
gabethememegod its ok, just dont forget your origins
I was born there also but left as a child.... Wondering about family still there
Born and raised in Venezuela.... And currently still stuck in this shithole. I'm glad you didn't have to endure all this crap. It's been 6 months since this video was posted, and things have only gotten worse.
I can't thank you enough Phillip, I am currently living here in Venezuela and our days are getting darker and darker, thank you for covering our story, over 140 people have died and they just seem to not care about shooting us. I hope anyone who see this send a prayer for my country. It really feels like a never ending nightmare. Thank you Phillip and God bless you, your family and your crew.
Tu comentario merece estar arriba entre los mejores.
Alexis Rangel praying for you and your country
Animo amigo que vendran tiempos mejores para venezuela, no pierdas la fe :( Saludos desde colombia
I hope things get better in your country. Hang on there!
I'd advise you to take your family and leave, get out before it's too late.
Thank you for finally talking about Venezuela, and bringing some light to the situation.
The Spreadzash I had the same exact reaction :)) I wish my country would finally go back to how it was long ago :/
I feel the same, half my family I have never met because they live there and its too dangerous to visit. We send money to them because otherwise they would have nothing.
Claudia l Me 2, I'm really lucky to live in a comfortable condition while all of my family suffers there.... It's absolutely horrible
Crazy shit man, my grandma fled Venezuela to live with us earlier this year. Seeing how skinny she'd gotten from lack of food and malnutrition honestly scared me because i can't even imagine what half the population over there is looking like.
I had been waiting for long time now, bro. finally came. I know how you all feel, when you know many people that you care about are suffering.
My man, THANK YOU for letting people know about the horrible situation and injustice that it's going on in my country, the more the rest of the world knows, the better is for Venezuela, thus making the dictatorship unpopular and giving support to my people who have been fighting for 100 days. THANKS 🙏
JN VuC praying for you and your country
I really hope you guys pull through but I'm afraid the only way to get rid of Maduro and his cronies is through violent means. Blood will be spilt unfortunately.
JN VuC Hermano, I haven't been to Venezuela in almost 10 years now, but I think about the situation every day and hearing the news makes me worry even more. I'll be praying for you and for Venezuela.
AuZzTaKeN well... you mean more blood, a lot of people have died man and it is really hard to even eat a proper meal. We really need the support from the international community, please help us in any way you can, please
AuZzTaKeN the blood of innocents is already being spilt by the regime
Before the video starts. I'm really glad he's finally covering Venezuela.
i love the taste of cow hairs
Lluís Companys what type of drugs are you on? Lol
Christi Tate f u c c ^^^
Thank you for talking about Venezuela, Phil. I have a co-worker friend who left his friends and family in Venezuela two years ago because of the violence - he was a lawyer there and it became too dangerous for him to stay. He talks to me every day about his home country, how much he loves it and how sad he is because of the violence and brokenness. He is one of the kindest people I know. I hope conditions in Venezuela improve... and that Maduro is held accountable.
Well he clearly doesnt love his country? what a liar he bailed on it rather than trying to help the country he 'loves' so much
wtfblonde dude, shut up.
wtfblonde You are clearly missing the point. Millions of Venezuelans have fled the country due to the extremely low life conditions, the abnormally high prices for even the most basic things and a lot of times the lack thereof , given the fact that there's no food, no medicine, no water, no electricity, no security and so on and so forth. It is truly no place to live.
wtfblonde you would do the same exact thing in his shoes. Venezuela is the shit of Latin America right now, the deadliest country in the Americas. You'd be fucking stupid to stay.
wtfblonde It is too dangerous, actually the most dangerous in the world the murder rate per 100 has been the highest for years even more than countries in war. Also you cant raise a family without food and education because colleges have been robbed and the level of education is really low. Is not that you dont love your country is that you can't survive there.
I'm from Venezuela, and the situation of my country it's horrible. Thanks for telling what's happening, we really need your help the narco dictatorship it's destroying my country and killing non stop people that only want a better future and protect the freedom and democracy
liar, how much are you paid? everyone knows it's another US coup.
justice4germans stfu
it is sad that a majority of the world supports Maduro delegitimizing the opposition party, removing them from power, and very possibly executing them for treason, just because Maduro is a socialist. If he were anything but a socialist, the entire world would be up in arms against him murdering innocent people and undoing Venezuela's democratic political system.
justice4germans I'm sure he's paid for commenting on UA-cam videos, that makes perfect sense.
Brian any examples of these supporters?
I'm so thankful you discussed Venezuela's plight, I have over thirty family member still stuck there and unfortunately every single news network seems to be ignoring what's really going on there. Hopefully your video will get some people's eyes to open and start sending relief to Venezuelan citizens.
Uriah Major I hope your family will make it through this crazy time and that they stay safe & hopefully there will be a quick solution so they don't have to leave their home.
Uriah Major venezuela is one of the greatest reasons that trump won, because the democrat camp clearly supported socialist ideas similiar to venezuela
I'm thankful too, I'm from Bogotá Colombia and the Venezuelan people are everywhere here and its hard for some of them to survive... The fact that you have to come to another country that isn't that great either is sad.
Suerte hermanos.
Naaaaaa....They supported ideas more akin to the Socialism in the EU... the government isn't murdering anyone for having alternative views there. Socialism isn't even close to dictatorship.
My condolences, sadly big news is only interested in Russia.
I live in Venezuela and it's like living in hell. Literally. It's the worst nightmare ever.
I hope you and your family can get away from the country before they block any international travel. They will try to hold the population captive.
Pick up a gun, a knife, a shovel whatever you got and start a revolution !! Some people are gonna die but that's the price of freedom !! Otherwise sit on your butts and take whatever that dictator douche gives you. Its your choice....
Joe Cool okay joe. I'm sure you'd start a revolution too.
I don't deal in hypotheticals. "What would I do if's" So if you're asking me if EVERY single thing that happened in Venezuela happened in America, would I start or join a revolution? The answer to that question is pointless. What matters is all those things DID happen to the citizens of Venezuela. And they DO have a choice... they can starve to death OR they can revolt !! I say REVOLT !! Or are you telling Ms. Valentina she should starve to death ? Or are you saying you would allow yourself and your family to starve to death ? So whats your great advice to her??? HUH ??? "golly jeez that's sux... you should move ... leave your home, your possesions, everything you've ever worked for, leave your country and allow some dictator to take over"??? Would you revolt? Probably......
I get what you are trying to say. But we have to remind ourselves that it is a difficult choice, to choose to remain and fight, or try to seek a safe place you and your family can live.
Relating to boogie, I had have gastric bypass surgery back in 2012. I was close to 500lbs. Do to diagnosed from cancer. But I always been a big person all my life. I also have been a active person, from playing football, basketball, and baseball. I have tried many ways to lose weight, from exercising, pills, diet powders, and even starving which I don't condone. Gastric bypass surgery was my last resort and Does not mean you're lazy to try and lose weight. Fast forward today, I have lost over 300lbs with diet and exercise and I think in my case it helped me. But remember everyone is different. I'm now a healthy weight and comfortable in my skin. I never had a low self a steam even though I was bullied when I was younger. Everyone is different. Love yourself no matter what people say. 💪💪
K24power07 Great attitude I'm just a random guy but I'm glad I read your story and I'm proud of you.
"I lost 300 pounds because I hated how I looked"
"Love yourself no matter what"
Lol But really great job
Dante X Cameron, Thanks, but like I said everyone different.
Gohanthe5th, thank you.
Thank you for speaking about my country! You have no idea how much it means to us Venezuelans ❤
Everyone, please spread the word of what's going on!! The more everyone knows about the current situation in Venezuela, the better 🇻🇪💕
:) I'm glad. It makes me really happy when Phil speaks about international issues.
Fight against those socialists! Win back your country! FOR FREEDOM!
Hola! Totalmente de acuerdo en que si más gente sabe lo que pasa en Venezuela, mejor, sin embargo: solo los venezolanos en Venezuela pueden hacer algo por su país. La comunidad internacional no va a hacer nada más que imponer sanciones y por tanto aislar aún más a Venezuela. Como leí hace poco: Cuba tiene más de 60 años de aislamiento y la comunidad internacional no hace nada. Que te hace creer que con Venezuela será distinto? No me malentiendas, por supuesto que quiero que Venezuela salga de esta mierda de gobierno, pero solo luchando desde adentro es que se podrá vencerlo. Un abrazo, espero que todos tus familiares y amigos estén bien ya sea dentro o fuera de Venezuela. Les deseo lo mejor y les mando las mejores vibras desde Costa Rica! 🇨🇷
+TheFallen_Ciel
Hold tight, you'll come out stronger. Love from Nepal.
We would help, but all these democrats and liberals believe Venezuela is doing "great"
Finally you talk about Venezuela Phil
I'm not one of these people that thinks JK Rowling should not comment on political issues, given any platform we all have the right to share our opinion, but any reasonable person should know you apologise to anyone you misrepresent, whether you like them or agree with their morals or not. I am personally disappointed in her because i assumed she had more respect for the being fair and balanced than she demonstrated.
I'm from Colombia, and us Colombians are willing to support our Venezuelan brothers ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
AlexThorson1 Bro is not just about voting for someone socialist, is also to vote for someone who isn't unprepared, try finding Nicolas Maduro's degree...
Real Nigha gracias!
i think you misunderstood. The Socialist leader was the one that kept Venezuela together before he died. It was the new regime that fucked everything over.
Real Nigha gracias hermano significa mucho
UntouchableEman Things were not so good back then either. I experienced this firsthand.
Admittedly, things have gone to utter shit now, but it wasn't as bad then.
We have friends in Venezuela and been there ourselves...and believe me, it's always been pretty bad. Recently I've heard more about one way for people to get food is when they're voting they make an agreement to vote for one person and in return they get food for their family. It's truly heartbreaking. He puts his people in a terrible situation just to thrive himself. So fuck him. This is not how we're supposed to treat other human beings. We're supposed to love and care for them, not treat them like toys that we manipulate for our own gain.
There is so much I agree and disagree with in this statement it almost hurts.
What do you mean? Care to expand on that? I admit, some of my knowledge may be outdated...but this is all stuff I've heard over the years.
Hello, I know probably this is not going to be read by many but i just want to say im extremely happy you reported on our situation here at Venezuela, i have lived all my life wishing i could leave this place and now that i have to it breaks me, since the protests started me and my friends (age 17) have been active helping and I've been gassed with questionable substances punched with several objects, my dad got shot in the arm and 3 close friends of mine have been killed, please don't be blind towards us we keep fighting for basic human rights and for our liberty i love you guys so much and thanks for your support Phill
SOS VENEZUELA
As a Venezuelan, seeing this video has left me speechless. It means a lot to see that you dug into the history of CRAP that has been going on in the country. I hope that this video will enlighten people everywhere to no longer consider Maduro as "president" but as he truly is... a dictator. Venezuela is a beautiful country with an amazing potential, but it has and will continue to take such brave protestors for there to be any changes. Thank you for such another amazing and informative video!
As a venezuelan I say Thank you!!!
As a Venezuelan citizen I'm so happy and glad that you talk about this,we don't have food or medicine not even higiene products like toilet paper and we feel like the world is just leaving us to die in here we don't have passport or money to get out and nobody's does nothing and then I see this video thanks so much philp in the name of my family and country thanks
Samuel Gómez wishing the best for you and your loved ones. Do you know of any charities or places I could donate to that could help you? I could possibly start something at my school when I go back. it's sad to see the condition of the country.
but you have internet! It's something!
DumbSloth87 internet is nothing. They need food. There's really no bright side to this, especially when that bright side is fucking internet.
I wish you the best of luck! And for once I wish North Korea drops a bomb on your leader and his party and hope the opposition stands up!
Samuel Gómez I'm so sorry about what's happening to your country. Hopefully things will change and you'll be able to eventually obtain enough money to leave or things change for the better in your government.
Thank's for commenting on what's happening here in Venezuela, it really help's a lot
Stop using apostrophes for thanks and helps. Dumbass.
Jeremy, I will let you know that in Venezuela, we don't speak the English language.
Jeremy Jenkins Obviously english is not his native language, dumbass.
Thanks for talking about us!! Ive been feeling like no one cares and we're alone in this. I live in Venezuela and its the worst. It gets worse everyday, it sucks.
in this case I really think he should've chosen college over YT. he didn't even have to choose between the two if he could just keep a balance between the two... it's sad bc there's a high probability that his channel won't last anyway. you can start YT whenever you want but college it harder to get back to
Elyssae hes an idiot... no sympathy there. he made a stupid ass choice and has to face the consequences
I don't understand why he couldn't just demonetize all of his videos, build his sub base while in school, and see where it's at when he's no longer a student athlete
Why's the ad revenue always gotta be so important ..
I don't get how people in the same comment thread want to Bash the hell out of this Kid for not wanting restrictions placed on him in making money off himself. When the schools pump them for all they are worth, restrict anything they do and call giving them an education to be a fair trade. It isn't.
He was giving the money to his parents
The idioticness of it is him choosing the short gain of a probably short youtube career vs a free college education
Phil, thank you so much for bringing light to what Is happening in Venezuela not many people know what is going on... i have to send my Venezuelan grandparent a HUGE box of food and it honestly saddens me that there own country doesn't provide a BASIC human right to consume food #Prayforvenezuela 🇻🇪🙏🏾
I'll be there for you if you need me.
Christopher Rosales hijo de tu madre en vez de apoyar le tiras la onda
Karly Hopefully, the chaos in Venezuela doesn't become too bloody. No matter what Madero is doing, just know that there is no way he can keep his power. But the real problem isn't Madero or even a bloody coup. It's your economy that needs to be fixed that's on top of your list. I pray that you guys find a solution to that problem.
Karly please bring your grandparents near you if possible. Anything can happen now.
Autism hmm okay at least we have culture
I understand why the NCAA has policies like that. The policy is in place to keep the players from capitalizing on their fame as players, but at the same time... why do you need a policy like that to begin with? If anything, LET the players capitalize on their fame. If it gets in the way of their playership, kick em. If it doesn't, they get a little extra green to fall back on (which will promptly disappear because most players file for bankruptcy several years after retirement), and if there's EVER a conflict of interest, give them an ultimatum and let it play out from there. Business is just business no matter how you look at it.
cooldude56g i understand your point but you need to remember that each college is putting in thousands of dollars into each player so that they will stay healthy and play for them so that way the college and the NCAA can both earn their money. If they just decide to kick them then they will loose all that money that they put into them and as more players make channels they can end up with future lawsuits. The hole point for all of those rules is so that the NCAA and the colleges don't loose money and players because of other fame, fortune or any bad things that come with both of those things
Why did Rowling not apologize to the president! But you are RIGHT. Trump was not my guy, Rubio was, but it made my skin crawl. She is playing in the mud, absolutely. It ruins Harry Potter for me, honestly...
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela and the situation that my country has been in saddens me. Thank you, I deeply appreciate that you're reviewing, discussing and spreading information.
Venezuela's president looks like the Latin version of Stalin.
Chemicalism 23
That's probably what he's going for
he is
That was literally the first thing I thought of when I saw him. "How did this guy get elected looks like Venezuelan Joseph Stalin"
Chemicalism 23 Ok not to sound like a conspiracy theorist but the elections are rigged, my family member literally got kicked out of Venezuela 12 years ago for witnessing corruption in the election.
There will be a revolution my comrades
I'm Venezuelan and i'm very happy you made this video showing how fucked up the country really is.
Keep the good work Phillip.
cada vez se destapa esta dictadura y cada medio de su aporte!
Guillermo Torres prayers over you and your country
good luck and keep safe
Estamos igual mano, tiempo esperando a que dijera algo
revolt
Thank you so much @Phillip DeFranco as a Venezuelan still living in this country I'm so glad you took the time to research everything and raise awareness about what's happening. Believe me, the future of this country is as uncertain to us as you find it to be. Thank you so much again, it's not common seeing someone dig as deep to give a full story told correctly as you did, and for that I'm truly grateful. Keep making awesome videos, best of wishes to you.
THANK YOU De Franco, I'm from Venezuela, and I've seen a lot of coverage over our situation and NON OF THEM GET IT RIGHT, it's frustrating! and it does us harm!
The way you covered the "election" saying that it was illegal because there wasn't a referendum for it, and explaining how the voting works and that it is gerrymandered as hell... NO ONE has explained it like you have, or at all...(pathetic). SO GOOD JOB, AND THANK YOU.
I just want to make a few clarifications, people tend to give Chavez a pass, or even put him on a pedestal because of his work with social programs. So I want to point a few things out, because Chavez is the cause of what we are living today.
1) Chavez started arming civilian groups, called Circulos Bolivarianos (that today terrorize low income communities mostly). And when there were elections or opposition protests, they would be there to kill or instill fear in the people.
2) Before Chavez there were a LOT of social programs, he just destroyed them to help himself and his corrupt government, but after he started loosing popularity and the election was coming up, he "created" new social programs (that are nests of corruption) and marketed the hell out of them (they are really effing good at that, marketing and propaganda)
3) Before Chavez, president Caldera (he was not good for Venezuela, but was at least democratic), the government would build around 250k social interest homesm yearly. Chavez did no such thing until he needed a popularity boost, so he created another social program and started building (way less) homes (more marketing), in 2011 I think (Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela). Also, he didn't build all of them, he painted some, he stole some, he built some....
4) Maduro didn't actually win his first election, not really. He got the votes, if you checked the ballots vs the signatures, you would get that number. BUT, there as HUGE pressure on social programs users, government workers to vote for him (there are multiple videos of this). And, they nationalized Chinese people, Cubans etc. dead people voted... and so on and so forth. AND ALSO, they didn't let the opposition audit the voting registry (as required by law). If they had let the opposition take a look at the ballots and the signatures/ids/names, you would have seen the cheating.
5) Chavez started nationalizing any private company that stood against him. After Chavez stole them, the companies would collapse due to mismanagement. When Maduro came into power, there were barely any left. Chavez could take that hit because oil prices were high, but Maduro can't because oil prices dropped. So yeah, Chavez started the economic collapse by making us almost 100% oil reliant.
But still, other than not being harsh enough on Chavez and not explaining a little bit more about the armed groups and the Maduro first elections, you did a great job. WE VENEZUELANS APPRECIATE IT! we really do. It's not often we see a news youtuber do a good job about our situation.
Look at TYT cover of Venezuela, it was pathetic.
THANK YOU PHILLIP.
Vote me up! I want Phillip to see my message and know that we appreciate his coverage! THANK YOU PHILLIP.
Oh, and take a look at CaracasChronicles dot com, it's in English and you can get a more in depth look into Venezuela through it.
I don't know if you still live in Venezuela, but if you do please stay safe.
+RainbowMcFuzzy that's a sweet message/thought, but there is genuinely no way to stay safe. There are no guarantees in this country, sadly. We try within our means though.
+JustThaor voting you up because more people need to read this! It was a pretty neat and concise comment and it'd be great if more people read about what's going on here!
I'm a Venezuelan living now in Colombia, I moved 2 years ago due to a tear gas bomb that entered my house and later my kitchen window was broken 4 times!
Not only that but my mom and dad were not making enough money to pay ANYTHING and that's without taking account that the supermarkets have absolutely nothing. Mind you this is back in late 2014.
So what is happenig now? I have friends over there that go to every march and protest and I'm so afraid to see their names on the list of daily deaths...or a press friend who basically lives in every confrontation. It's scary man, and i always hurt for my country
FUERZA VENEZUELA
Laura Binda Saffon oh man 😨😢☹😔💝💔💝
J.K. Rowling is a prime example of why you should separate the art from the artist. I love Harry Potter, however a lot of what of Rowling does now a days is ridiculous. It's pathetic seeing people defend her not for her views but because she wrote their favourite books.
imaniscoolables well said!
well said
I completely agree. I love the books, but she and quite a few of her opinions drive me crazy. Love the work, not the author
I still think she's a good person. She donates a lot to charity and seems nice in general, although I don't align with her politically.
"J.K. Rowling is a prime example of why you should separate the art from the artist"
Sorry, I'd rather take the artist than some random idiotic reader.
Hey Phillip, thank you very much for bringing attention to what is happening in my country Venezuela, it is at times like these that we need as much exposure as possible, so the world can see what we are going through as a country. It is with the help of people like you bringing attention to our situation and the effort of the people of my country that we may one day soon get through this situation... THANKS
The Venezuela stuff sounds like the plot for a james bond movie
Chad Powell It is really insane
James Bond was written during the Cold War.
It is incredibly crazy and nearly anything and everything is possible in Venezuela...unfortunately
THANK YOU Phil, for helping us spread the word on what's happening here in Venezuela.
J.K Rowling keeps getting into this kind of stuff she should know better, but I guess she is just letting out her true self.
Let's face it, she had the imagination and creativity to write the Harry Potter series which revolves around a magic world. But in terms of real life politics that has nothing to do with magic and wizards, she has absolutely no clue. If she was realistic enough to talk sense about politics, she wouldn't have written that fantasy HP series in the first place🙄
rolf778 lmao are you serious? Someone with imagination can’t know anything about politics.... wut?
rolf778 but isn't having an imagination better than being racist?
From Venezuela and still in Venezuela... Thank you for your help rising awareness on this matter... Thank you.
When your currency is worth less than video game currency you know you're fucked.
Good luck Venezuela 🇻🇪 I wish you the best
Stay strong Venezuela!
Charlie Murr well, to be fair it kind of depends on what the in game currency is. When EverQuest was relatively new and incredibly popular, before World of Warcraft even came out, one platinum piece was worth more than many international currencies.
It's been too long to recall well, but I believe when it first began being sold, EQ plat was stronger than the Japanese Yen for that matter.
Charlie Murr, Unfortunately that's not how exchange rates work. Direct comparison of the rate doesn't tell you anything useful about the economy. The trend of that rate (which Philly covers) does. For example, the GBP is worth more than the USD that doesn't mean their economy is better. In fact, the rate has gone from 1.6 to 1.3 in the last few years. That's suggests a stronger US economy.
I agree, but this is just one simple example of how difficult it may be for Venezuela to dig themselves out of this hole their leaders have put them in. I wish all those in Venezuela strength and good luck from Kentucky
Charlie Murr, the Bolivar right now is about as useful as toilet paper. In fact, I think I spent more bills cleaning myself than on actual products. That's really the only comparison you need. T_T
I think that the NCAA rules are stupid AND that he was stupid for not agreeing to their terms. They offered him an attractive out, and he refused. At this point, I'm fine with him suffering these consequences, and am disgusted at him attempting to play the victim to get people to pay for his education instead.
Not Blazio no only free for one year the gofund me is only for 30000 and if he doesn't make it then he won't have the money. If he'd taken the deal he'd be able to play football, get an amazing education in let's say computer science then either go into the NFL or continue with UA-cam or some other career
Thank for talking about Venezuela my friend. Appreciate it. It's important that people like you tell the world what's happening in my country
Being a college student and watching most of the athletes I've had in classes never show up and piss away their free education. I don't feel sorry for the rules even though they are very harsh because, at some schools that scholarship is equivalent to more than the average income of families in the area. These athletes get school for free in exchange for playing a game they like to play. Most students would kill for that, I know I would. He was also given a really good offer from the NCAA to keep playing and have his UA-cam channel but he didn't accept it. It's his fault that his scholarship is gone now.
Racist d-bag says what?
Frank Anthony Overton Jr. What part of that comment was racially charged, in any kind of way?
I do hope this is a troll comment.
Frank Anthony Overton Jr. How's this Racist? I think you're the racist one...
Since when are all athletes one race?
Not every college athlete is like this.
Wow don't know where you got from this was racist. Btw we are all part of the same race, you know the human one, we simply have different colored skin.
My Parents own a shipping company that it's main priority is to send boxes to venezuela and right now the government is barely letting us ship anything to Venezuela so less and less people are coming to send stuff to that country. My parents are really stressed out since business is heavily declining and we may even have to move to a smaller place because of the awful Venezuelan government. There is NOTHING we can do right now because not even the money we pay our worker in Venezuela is helping them since there is no food and the government is basically stealing all of their money. Please like this to so Phillip Defranco could see this and just read how that damned country even affects the United States
rockboycptv jesus dude this shit is fucked. How could i have not know about this till now. This is my wakeup call to not trust Phil as my only news source. I love the guy but it took him too damn long to cover this
diamondsprince Don't blame Phil because you don't read the news lol
Stay strong. Hope your parents find a way to overcome this!
Sorry about you situation, not a good thing to hear. Still, I hope things work out for you man.
rockboycptv I love your parents please thank them for what they for what the do ❤️
Thanks for reporting on Venezuela! We need as many attention from international sources as possible, but you forgot to mention a very important aspect, which is the proven corruption of Maduros and Chavez governments. Both have been found to have millions of dollars in offshore accounts, as well as all of their party leaders. And maduros government has also been accused of exporting drugs.
Thanks again for the segment!
Maximiliano Gutierrez & how hospitals have nothing to treat people how students of all ages don't or can't go to school for many reasons and there's no food how it's the murder capital of the world and so on pero Im so greatful he finally spoke about Venezuela
klaus cano
Yes indeed, those are the real living standards for the grand majority of the population that aren't linked to the government or have illegal/dubious businesses with them
Yeah Ive trying to keep up to date with it its getting more more worse each day Theres a guy on imgur that takes photos of whats going on and tells whats going on there Its graphic but people need to see it
For a writer, JK Rowling sure doesn't like to read much huh.
ha
God I hate her but she's great at writing fiction.
Maybe that's why everything she writes is fiction...
StolenTech Isn't that what liberals do?
Hykra nice strawman
Hey phil, I'm a Venezuelan and I've been watching your show for several years now waiting for you coverage on my country's situation, so glad you finally got around it, sad it is still going on and worst than ever. Thank you for putting a light on my small Caribbean country, our suffering is beyond measure.
Thank you for talking about Venezuela, the heartbreaking situation of my country NEEDS to be out there more. 🇻🇪💔
J.K. rowling has been doing this since the pewdiepie's case. It's a shame that she didn't learn to be critical on the context at all.
still wud bang hur!
N Does it matter that she's British? Context matters everywhere...
J K Rowling seems like the kind of person who repost minion memes about anti-vaccinations...
James Wilkie HAHAHAH I KNOW PEOPLE LIKE THAT LMAO
EMTZ 😂😂😂 me too!!
That was a good breakdown of the Venezuelan Situation. Too bad people care more about shitty twitter drama and petty Trump bs
blogfirstlast people prefer escapism as opposed to an issue that 99% of the people in the world have neither a clue nor the capability to begin to help out.
Rick Harris one step at a time, we will cross that bridge when we get there
Iniquis _ Lol let's face it those problems will never be solved.
Jeffrey Pincus or that most people can have little to no impact on the situation in Venezuela...
yeah cause they should take care of their own shit
Thank you so much for sharing our story. I'm a 20 years old Venezuelan... that's meant that since I have memory I have lived under this shit that is the Venezuela government.
Your telling of our history is accurate, but is also so much more.
4 years ago when I was 17 I started to participate in the protests. And it's like a war whit only one armed side... People it's taken, put in prison, humiliated and often times rape or kill.
Antonio Ledezma and Leopoldo Lopez are the taken leaders you talked about. They are unjustly imprisoned
This is a dictatorship and we really need more international visibility. We can't do this alone, we are just civilians
If you can do more updates (no matter how short) it would be awesome. Thanks again
Michi Bet Bit unrelated but, 20-4=17?
Epi She might have just not quite turned 21 yet. Maybe her birthday is coming up?
Epi probably she's turning 21 this year.
Probably not the day of her 21st birthday as of typing this comment.
overclockeador ahora mismo no estoy en Caracas
Thank you for talking about my country, you are bright and accurate as hell.
thank you for covering the situation in Venezuela.
The Venezuelan president looks like a Mario Cosplayer.
or that pornstar that played mario the live action movie
Kuro Kohi Really hope this is talking about the pornstar and not the real president.
the pornstar is most likely salty
My uncle just went to Venezuela for vacation on an island for 5,000 usd all inclusive. He was telling me how terrible the situation is there and seeing this doesn't surprise me in the least. Damn they are fucked.
Tape cant fix me what island?
Andrés Ortega margarita or los roques.. Aruba is a different country
Probably Margarita, and stayed in a luxury hotel
Let's not forget young people's lord and savior Bernie Sanders routinely used Venezuela as some shining beacon, the epitome of his policy. Let's look at them today, after Venezuelans had their guns banned and made into a socialist state of pure happiness, now getting gunned down in the streets by armed supporters of the current president, unable to defend themselves. I, too, look forward to killing our own zoo exhibits just to eat. Yes, Bernie can still win. The hearts and minds of people under the age of 25 with no perspective outside of their bedrooms say so lol
Tape cant fix me really all you needed to say was "Damn they're fucked!"
I lost all the respect for JK Rowling since she called PewDiePie a fascist and never apologized. She lives in a fantasy world and as far as we can see, she is not the positive character. She should apologize to Trump, especially that he is not her president, she is British.
she's an author. that doesn't necessarily mean she is intelligent. it means she is creative.
She never called him a Facist. "For those who think fascism is an edgy accessory..."
On the one hand, I agree with you. On the other hand, she might be more willing to apologize to Trump, on the day hell freezes over, and he does the same for the countless people he throws baseless attacks at through twitter on a daily basis.
I think her fantasy world is Harry Potter lol
she basically did, who do you think she was talking about in that tweet
thanks for spreading the word about what's happening here in Venezuela, we need all the support we can get cause this is really bad here
I hope that one day Venezuela will be free and peaceful and that I can finally visit my family.
That day will come.
El_Patrón I hope you can one day
Best wishes to you. It will take a lot from you and the people of Venezuela, but society will always come around.
El_Patrón hopefully when a coup of a civil war occurs hopefully it is is swift, not too destructive and the side for democracy wins
I hope so too. Communism/Socialism sucks beyond belief. Polish man here btw.
A scholarship and a football career? Why would he pass that off for a UA-cam channel? I understand a ton of UA-camrs get bank off of making this their career but this is such an unreliable source of income. Hell even if he was making a ton of money, there's no way that would be an excuse to just pass up a scholarship. There has to be more than this, I can't just believe this guy would just drop this opportunity for his semi-successful UA-cam career.
A college degree in no way gurantees a job. UA-cam may not be reliable at different times but its still more than most jobs out there
You're right, I'm not too familiar how the sports world works, but it's still a shot at a career nonetheless. Either way, a scholarship is a scholarship, dropping that for UA-cam is bizarre.
He was probably frustrated with the NCAA, which I don't blame him for. They have abused their student athletes for years, practically stripping them of all the merchandising rights but refusing to give them any benefits such as health insurance by designating them "students", not "employees". As far as I'm concerned, if those players are making money for the NCAA, they are employees and should get the benefits that come with it, especially when that money is in the billions. It can only really be described as a total scam.
Goose Boose The NCAA rules are overly controlling until you take into account the waivers. Then they are logical and fair. This guy decided to fall on a sword that only he knows exists, and not use the loopholes within the waiver to continue to use the fact he plays college football to possibly grow his channel.
In conclusion; he's an idiot. That said, if people want to donate money for his schooling I have no issue with that. I personally would tell my kid to look into a well paying technical career where he or she would be making six figures by the time his friends graduate college in debt, but whatever.
There's a lot of pride and morals on the line for him when his own business is attacked because organizations don't have hands on it.
Did J.K ever apologize to pewdiepie for doing the exact same thing to him though?
I don't recall her doing that no. I do remember her not changing her mind despite the fact alot of evidence and context was provided as to why she was wrong, she kept insisting he was a nazi for no good reason except delusion.
Chas Nut No one gives a fuck about him.
Her ego is too big to admit mistakes.
She basically goes ballistic over nothing, claims victory, while completely ignoring her opponents response
What exactly did she do to Pewdiepie? I saw something saying that she'd condemned his jokes about Jewish people, but was it more than that? It's hard to have respect for someone who tweets first and asks questions later! Then ignores the fucking answer of course :/
Thanks for you review about Venezuela !!! Was so accurate! I'm a Venezuelan and is really sad and dramatic what we're living today... thanks for helping the Venezuelan resistance!
You couldn't explain better the situation in 🇻🇪. Thanks
Thanks for covering whats going on in Venezuela.
Man. I knew shit was going down in Venusuala but to this extent! Phil is so awesome.for giving the facts of the story and allowing us to see the full picture of this disaster. Thank you for being a clear, concise, and most importantly, truthful journalist. All my wishes and prayers go out to the citizens of Venusuala.
Nicole Gottselig thx for the comment and everything but umm... VENE FUCKING ZUELA ... sorry just Venezuela
Nicole Gottselig Whats venusuala is that a pokemon or something
Prayers can't fix stupid. Once a country gets infected by the socialist virus, it never corrects its self. The people just keep going in circles.
Oh it's super fucked
The Chavistas are getting all kinds of stuff from the government and there's already been biker gang like them that patrolled the low income housing areas to make sure everyone was following the new rules
They've been around for a couple years
What can we do to help people in Venezuela rather than watching this like a television show from the safety of our sofas?
Thank you Philip for the in depth on Venezuela, I felt like I learned a lot about the situation
As a Trinidadian, I feel terrible for what's happening in Venezuela and I see that happening in Trinidad because we rely on oil. Trinidad is the third richest country in the Americas but is dealing is a huge influx of refugees and drug/gangs and this will only spread to other islands. In Canada and the US the media never talks about the Caribbean unless it's an extreme story or about traveling, thanks for speaking up!
The US media is too stuck up of what's going on in the White House and Trump's tweets. It's outrageous how far it has gone.
When Bush and Obama were in office it was the same.
yes! we're fucked, a dollar is GOLD for us...
currently i have a war tank in the door of my house so is not that easy to go out and protest against this government of NARCS, the mayor of my city is hiding, he's been destitute and can be going to jail and the government is blaming him in a very unfair way, just because he is opponent and the people of this city is in 90% opponent to the government and that's why we have since 2 weeks from now in every corner military...this topic is very delicate an can go for hours and hours, but for now.. if you are reading this pray for VENEZUELA & humanity
ustedes pueden. Muerte a maduro!!!
Judite Dos Santos praying for Venezuela
Mi pana narcs significa como una clase de policías encubiertos para los gringos, di druglords pa que te entiendan
As someone who's actually there can you tell me, is there any international organization that is actually effectively helping people there?
It would be nice to be able to do something to help, but I don't want to just throw my money away by giving it to people who may only claim to be helping.
Nevir202 No...there aint none.
I'm with you Phil. I have no idea what's going to happen with MY country next. Thank you for bringing about awareness
Talk about the Border tension between China, India, and Bhutan.
Hey Phil I want to say great show as always but also huge respect to you for including the segment about Venezuela and displayed the situation accurately. Honestly I'm super appreciative it because I've realized that in many media outlets (at least the one's that aren't Spanish) don't cover the horrible situation of Venezuela or at least not too frequently and thus many people are potentially unaware of the crisis in Venezuela and so for you to explain the situation of corruption and injustice very well I'm super grateful. Thank you and keep making great vids as always :)
I had gastric bypass one year ago. Best thing I ever did. Lost 120 lbs.(195lbs now) Feel so good. Hype boogie gets the same or better.
I am glad to see that you are finally talking about my country and the horrible situation that the people are living in there. I was forced to leave Venezuela 5 years ago in search of a place where I could have a live, a family and build a future, it has not been easy, but the hardest part is seeing how my people, my friends and family suffer at the hands of dictatorship and corruption every day, and the little I can do to help them.
Even back in 2012 the situation was bad, it was dangerous to live there because of delinquency and corruption, horror stories about the military and the police being involved in kidnapping and murder were already common. there was no respect for private property and your safety was never guaranteed. Getting home to your family was never certain. But now, things have gotten so out of hand, and so much worse, starvation, death, poverty, repression... such a rich and beautiful country ruined and the people are almost powerless because the military, the power that is meant to protect the people, to defend them, is serving the government who has bought their loyalty...
I pray everyday that things will get better, that Venezuela will be able to get rid of the filth that has caused so much pain to its people and forced so many out of the country they love. We need more people lie Phil to bring the truth about what is happening in venezuela to the world, so they can see the horror that human beings are living there everyday. No one should have to go through that situation, no one should have to die or be forced away from their loved ones or imprisoned.
Dammit Phil I've been refreshing my subscriptions for the past hour
Ryaka same
You know Venezuela aren't good with money when they spent $30,000,000 a year on funding an F1 driver
Stuart Guy It's part of what the government does to make it seem like everything's fine and dandy. Pastor Maldonado crashing almost every race is mocked and criticized nonstop
You wanna know how much the US is spending on the military, fighting a worthless war in some sandbox across the world? Too much!
Countries spend unnecessary money on all kinds of stupid stuff..
Prayers for Venezuela! 🙏🏻 🇻🇪
Prayers don't do shit.
J.J. Shank prayers for you!
J.J. Shank it's an expression... I hope
jumpergirls
Prayers they become a dictatorship or democracy?
jumpergirls I think you can do a bit more than prayers, have you also changed all your profile pics to show solidarity with venezuela?
I’m literally doing a whole report for university on Venezuela’s economic crisis and this is brilliant for new sources and debate. Thank you!
Phil, thank you for constantly challenging my own biases and preconceived notions about how the world works. It's so refreshing to see someone evaluating both sides of the argument and, solely using logical and factual tactics, give an informed opinion. If I just saw the JK Rowling story on the surface, I easily know which side I would have picked without questioning the context in which this interaction occurred. I am forever glad that I found you years ago and decided to subscribe.
so youre a twat that bases their entire mindset around phil, alright then.
she had no reason to apologize, simple as that
Feminist Apparel I stated in my initial comment that Phil makes me challenge my biases, not that I base my entire opinion around his. We often disagree on things but he reminds me to consider both sides.
I swear people pay WAY too much for sports
ryan riddle I worked at a university in accounting. You'd be surprised about how many rich families, for tax reasons, donate money to college sports. Millions of dollars that can't be used for education purposes but solely for the sports teams.
It's just "too much". "Way too much" is redundant.
Zan. Shut the fuck up
Luke. I like you.
It's only worth what you're willing to pay for it. Many people enjoy sports and as such it's a multi billion dollar industry.
So he gives up his scholarship, then asks for everyone to pay for him to go to college?
Not Blazio He could still have kept his youtube channel, demonetise the videos he has to and remonetise everything once he is done with college football. The channel would still be growing the same way although I guess he got alot of publicity with this
Bruh he has 94k subscribers. I can guarantee he isn't making enough money to outweigh that of a college scholarship and potential NFL contracts.
jarewild he's a kicker, kickers don't make much
Atl JJ Kickers make more than you think.... It's not like their worrying about money.
Jozef Brudnicki not in college they don't
Thank you for talking about what's happening in Venezuela. We need as many people in the world to know.
When will people start ignoring the irrelevant opinion of celebrities? Who cares what a fantasy book writer in the UK thinks? Just because your job has visibility doesn't mean your opinion has validity.
Damn straight
Bill S that's a great sentence at the end there
Bill S meh. I mean I would trust a world class chef than a person who deep fries chicken nuggets at a McDonald's to judge my food.
Vitor Silva r/imverysmart
JK Rowling is the classic case of someone being book smart but lacking all common sense
I'd say she more an example of running with feelings instead of looking at the facts.
bardock123 if i saw that edited video, i would probably reacted the same... but she still should of have apologized to trump
bardock123 and they want to talk to manager
So... me?
Not even book smart. She writes fantasy books for children.
I was hoping the first reply on Rowling's apology would be: "Man you're really good at making up stories, you should be an author" just like the Pewdiepie situation
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT VENEZUELA WE ARE SO THANKFUL that people are becoming more aware of this that has been going on for YEARS
Wait so this guy has a full ride to college and an option to continue to do what he wants to do, DOESN'T TAKE IT, and then starts a GoFundMe to pay for college? Whether or not you agree with how the NCAA is doing business, you gotta be living in a fantasy land to have an option as clear as this and back out of it. That's going to be a hard reality to face when he stops getting donations and realizes his UA-cam likely can't support a college tuition.
darkstar1935 He should have signed the waiver
darkstar1935 pretty much the worst reason to have a go fund me page ever😡
Even if it's about money he still could've monetized videos if he didn't talk about being a student athelte and didn't show off his skills. He's either an idiot or not creative enough to not mention his status or show off his skills.
Hey guys Bill Gates just offered me 1 million dollars, i turned it down... oh hey, can you give me some money?
darkstar1935 I attend UCF and pay about $20,000 in tuition on my own? How? Loans. I didn't start a gofundme for others to pay my damn tuition because going to college was my choice and I should therefore pay for it. Wtf. He is being a child and I don't feel bad for him one bit. I can't believe he's already gotten over $4k too 🙄
If England is my city, then Philip is my world.
Phil is my universe
Samwelguy obviously not
monkeybrainsalad and memes are your Gods?
monkeybrainsalad does that mean Philip is a solar system?
How is he not your Nation?
The NCAA makes billions off students, then says the students cant make a few thousand because they're students.
that was a very fair summary of the situation in Venezuela and how they got there. Could teach the TV news a thing or two.
I have a similar story like hundreds of others, born in 1994 my mom brought me from Venezuela to the us when i was 4. My whole family was still in Venezuela during chavez and maduro. My uncle was gunned down by the government this last march, it sucks, but thats what happens of your not a supporter of the red. The only choice now honestly is to fight. Venezuelans fought and slaughtered the Spanish for our freedom. Now we need to see this tyrant strung up with a knife in his heart before we can see freedom in our country again. All thats left to say is viva venzuela, viva mi pueblo.
Farewell Atlas Que viva!
Farewell Atlas que triste es esta situación. Y todo este tiempo yo ni sabía que esto estava sucediendo. Buena suerte a mis hermanos en Venezuela. ¡Que viva Venezuela!
There's no doubt that J.K. Rowling is one of the greatest authors of fiction of our time. She's just not that good with non-fiction and giving opinion. I can't imagine the difficulties she faced on her research to come up with the Harry Potter story, but then didn't even spent a minute effort to research the real story behind the boy on a wheelchair and Trump. Pity.
Give JK Rowling a break. She's probably in her menopausal stage. 😅😂🤣
Creative North Why is she so mad with Donald Trump? She's becoming so cocky for the president.
She's great and stupid at the same time.
I used to think most British people were awesome and leftists were kind. Then I heard J.K Rowling, Emma Watson, and Jeremy Corbyn speak.
Creative North being honest she isnt even that great of an author she only has one big series to call he own
I've had a look at Donald De La Hayes channel - 90% of his content is football related, and demonetising them would effectively end his channel.
Funky Penguin No, it would only be a rip for his UA-cam income. He would have the same content, only would be able to monetize 10% of the content. He should have known the conditions from that football thing, though I as Belgian have totally no idea how many of the players do know the conditions before playing in that football competition
The policy isn't extremely clear. The NCAA is trying to argue that he is using his name and likeness to make money off his channel. The problem with that is first off his channel doesn't even have his name in it. Second, the channel is whats bringing attention to his name. Its not as if he was some kind of big star before the controversy. When i first saw his channel he had 7k subs. The NCAA doesn't want you to promote any product that can be monetized by using your name and as i stated before he wasn't some kind of big star. He probably wouldn't have made the nfl therefore, His name wasn't being used to promote the content. By reading the policy you would infer that if you were a star who sold your footballs with your signature that is against policy and in fact it is. Videos like his which are vlog style and comedy realted that have almost no effect on the team because he doesn't include any info on playbooks or involves top players on the team he focuses on more lifestyle type vids.
Only the video's of him actually playing football or practicing needed to be demonetized. Most of his videos aren't him actually playing.
Funky Penguin well think of it like this, most students have to pay their tuition in full or most of it themselves, so they work while going to school. In this case, he's having his education mostly paid if not entirely and even if he were to only have 10% of his channel earn revenue, that's probably the same amount of money as a student working a minimum wage job if not more, AND he could've still played football. I see no downside to this option unless he was making big on UA-cam. He had a big enough following to get even bigger and eventually make enough from non football videos to make up for it since he wouldn't have to worry about a huge student loan as well. Especially with this news I'm sure he gained an even bigger following.
The way I see it, the rule is ridiculous BUT he had already lucked out with NCAA offering the waiver. He gets free education ($28-30k), fan base form his unmonetizable sport videos, and some income from his monetizable youtube videos. IF he wants some more UA-cam income, he can just change the proportion of sport/non sport videos going forward to 50/50 or something instead of 90/10. If I were him, I would have signed the waiver and changed my uploading pattern to maintain or minimize effect to my UA-cam income instead of being stubborn/greedy, losing everything, and now having to fund my education via gofundme. Sometimes you just have to be smart and flexible to get the most of your situation instead of being stubborn.
Thank you for taking about my country bro
Also alot of college athletes dont even get scholarships so theyre literally paying for their own education while the NCAA is making billions.
Ever since Jk retweeted the wall street journal on the Pewdiepie controversy and insulted Felix Without doing her own research, I lost all respect for her, honestly thought she'd be smarter but I guess her status got to her head, but I guess it must be boring now that your famous franchise is over and your just left with all those millions isn't it🤔
She gave me a minor case of "Never meet your heroes" with that. I don't care much for the Harry Potter series now, but I was a huge fan when I was 11-16.
I definitely think the rules are messed up but to decide to waive your scholarship and then ask for other people's money is kinda low.
AJ Wilson A pointless distinction. If he accepted the scholarship, it would be funded by other people's money regardless.
Aaron Fowler no accepting a scholarship is practically and exchange football for schooling. But asking for other people's money because he chose to waive it is low.
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