Why the U.S. Invented Fake Countries Just to Invade Them

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  • @NotWhatYouThink
    @NotWhatYouThink 4 місяці тому +1549

    I was born in Krasnovia ...
    ... but it's Not What You Think!

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +164

      @@NotWhatYouThink I wanted to know where the accent came from I’ve just been too afraid to ask. This explains everything!

    • @Thefrogbread
      @Thefrogbread 4 місяці тому +4

      Real

    • @Elix111
      @Elix111 4 місяці тому +21

      HE SAID THE TITLE!

    • @alexthedemon2203
      @alexthedemon2203 4 місяці тому +14

      *HE DID IT!*

    • @dannydetonator
      @dannydetonator 4 місяці тому +14

      This was neither what i thought nor what i expected to find in a random comment section of a random unknown to me youtuber i clicked on..
      So you redeemed the chanell name indeed.

  • @spencer8218
    @spencer8218 4 місяці тому +2801

    As a proud veteran of the Atropian conflicts (I fought on both sides), thank you for recognition.

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +261

      @@spencer8218 you really encapsulated the madness of the wars over there. TYFYS.

    • @Mrchungus11C-OIR
      @Mrchungus11C-OIR 4 місяці тому +115

      I have a negative KD in the atropian conflict

    • @linusbot
      @linusbot 4 місяці тому +38

      Atropia will rise again! Long live Atropia!

    • @baileygregory9192
      @baileygregory9192 4 місяці тому +13

      A fellow soilder of the atropian war. Lol

    • @feliche2292
      @feliche2292 4 місяці тому +2

      @@baileygregory9192for real?

  • @yorktown99
    @yorktown99 4 місяці тому +1175

    "Krasnovia" is basically a synthetic Russian word that translates as, "The Reds."

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 місяці тому

      ...
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

    • @lazerktulu2693
      @lazerktulu2693 3 місяці тому +42

      No, it doesn't Translates as just "red country". Also, unique namings (countries, names, etc.) don't translate

    • @FLanklinBadge
      @FLanklinBadge 3 місяці тому +75

      @@lazerktulu2693 As for names not translating, it really depends on the situation.
      Take Belarus. The roots of the word are "white" and "Rus," the northern Slavs that settled Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. We just call them Belarus, but the Germans call them Weißrussland, literally "White Rus Land."
      Montenegro doesn't call themselves that, they call themselves Crna Gora (pronounced Cherna Gora), which means Black Mountain. Suddenly "Montenegro" makes sense; it's the Latin version of their Slavic name.
      I could go on, but *sometimes* names are translated literally.

    • @lazerktulu2693
      @lazerktulu2693 3 місяці тому +13

      @@FLanklinBadge but Krasnovia doesn't have any literal translation. "Krasny" is red, "-ia" is an ending you put on names of countries like Russ-ia, for example

    • @lazerktulu2693
      @lazerktulu2693 3 місяці тому +7

      @@FLanklinBadge might also be from the last name "Krasnov" that a russian white army general had, but I don't think any Americans know who he was

  • @state_song_xprt
    @state_song_xprt 4 місяці тому +342

    "US military worldbuilder" is a job I never imagined existed but now kind of want

  • @CompanionCube
    @CompanionCube 4 місяці тому +1072

    0:09 What do you mean „We lose“? Speak for yourself. I, as the president of Atropia, have never lost.

    • @shipsability
      @shipsability 4 місяці тому +29

      Pineland declares war on you!!!

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 місяці тому

      ...
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

    • @BayAreaPolice
      @BayAreaPolice 3 місяці тому +11

      ​@@shipsabilitySwosland Will stay neutral.

    • @Mr_Tristans_asterisks
      @Mr_Tristans_asterisks 2 місяці тому +3

      This is an awesome comment thread to stumble across.

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 2 дні тому

      The Atropian 404th Special Services Brigade rarely wins the battle, but we have caused all sorts of endless chaos and rage among the Blue Force.

  • @thomasboland540
    @thomasboland540 4 місяці тому +1366

    "Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for nuclear winter"

    • @LCCWPresents
      @LCCWPresents 4 місяці тому +21

      I miss the Mojave desert.

    • @Jigglepopper69
      @Jigglepopper69 4 місяці тому

      * whhhhhhhiiiiiiiistle BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM *

    • @JeremiahMonge
      @JeremiahMonge 4 місяці тому +18

      @@LCCWPresents I'm in the mojave desert rn :)

    • @funki4896
      @funki4896 4 місяці тому +18

      Something, something, bear 🐻 bull 🐂

    • @YourLocalPlushAddict
      @YourLocalPlushAddict 4 місяці тому +4

      One small thing,we ain't surviving a nuclear winter

  • @tannersdietcoke809
    @tannersdietcoke809 4 місяці тому +538

    You gotta respect pinelands never surrender spirit

  • @omarrp14
    @omarrp14 4 місяці тому +943

    I found out the hard way you can potentially get EO’d for derogatory comments towards Atropians. It’s not my fault they aren’t people.

    • @miketothe2ndpwr
      @miketothe2ndpwr 4 місяці тому +60

      I tried Google but there are a lot of military terms with the abbreviation EO, none of which I found look like a punishment. I realize you're joking as it's a fake country blah blah blah but what does EO'd mean?
      Unless it is explosive ordinance, which is pretty funny😅

    • @omarrp14
      @omarrp14 4 місяці тому +131

      @@miketothe2ndpwr equal opportunity. Essential I’m joking about making racist jokes about a fake people

    • @miketothe2ndpwr
      @miketothe2ndpwr 4 місяці тому +34

      @@omarrp14 thanks for the answer. I know explaining jokes isn't as fun and I got the gist just didn't understand the EO

    • @omarrp14
      @omarrp14 4 місяці тому +65

      @@miketothe2ndpwr nah it’s fine, not everyone knows the 1 millions acronyms we use in the military. And if you show interest you deserve to understand the joke!

    • @GorgianNewsNetwork
      @GorgianNewsNetwork 4 місяці тому

      @@omarrp14 YOU aren't people

  • @Stevie-J
    @Stevie-J 4 місяці тому +190

    "The countries are fake. They are made up."
    As an Elbonian, this really hurts 😭

  • @jamesmcpherson8599
    @jamesmcpherson8599 4 місяці тому +734

    This reminds me of Arma lore.

    • @mrshovelbottom7475
      @mrshovelbottom7475 4 місяці тому +144

      Honestly, the Arma Campaigns are like the only game that is anywhere close to how unconventional warfare works. Scott Miller is more of an icon to me on what SF actually does compared to some Captain Price.

    • @Trve_Kvlt
      @Trve_Kvlt 4 місяці тому +76

      @@mrshovelbottom7475 The Arma 3 campaign is so underrated, I finally got around to finishing it recently, despite me having over 3500 hours in the game.

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +104

      @@mrshovelbottom7475 This actually sounds like a possible👀 premise of a future video

    • @FreeBird-ws2ye
      @FreeBird-ws2ye 4 місяці тому +24

      @@Trve_Kvlt IMO along with the campaign all of arma campaigns are underrated even operation flashpoint is the most forgotten mil sim games out there even this video could apply to the operation flashpoint's lore.

    • @chryon315
      @chryon315 4 місяці тому +22

      @@Justin_Taylor "Why CMMG designed a fictional NATO service rifle for a video game"

  • @firedogman2280
    @firedogman2280 4 місяці тому +535

    In an alternate universe these are actual, real nations, and we’ve been fighting a shadow war against them for centuries

    • @jacobzanardi1930
      @jacobzanardi1930 3 місяці тому

      The truth is that they’ve been sending troops across dimensions but we don’t realize it

    • @jamesc37
      @jamesc37 3 місяці тому +7

      Like an Enders game scenario lol

    • @firedogman2280
      @firedogman2280 3 місяці тому +3

      @@jamesc37 na na, not enders game, just no one actually believes their real

    • @thesmilyguyguy9799
      @thesmilyguyguy9799 2 місяці тому +3

      I NEED That Game
      In TABLETOP Video Game Or Mod Form

    • @gawkthimm6030
      @gawkthimm6030 2 місяці тому

      every training exercise in this shadow war is the army covering the ongoing paranormal war against multi-dimensional aliens, the army use Mk-ultra mind control to make the surviving soldiers think the fighting wasn't real when their spirit form returns to our dimension... (now I want to write a military scifi story... )

  • @Ocelot835
    @Ocelot835 4 місяці тому +214

    You know, Belarus and Russia tried something similar for joint military exercises in 2017! They created full lore around fictional country of Veyshnoria which become a meme on the internet for a short time. Not sure if they still continue this practise or it was just one time thing-y

    • @oskartelech9505
      @oskartelech9505 4 місяці тому +28

      I'm courius if more militaries invent fictional countries to use in training scenarios

    • @AtomicSub
      @AtomicSub 4 місяці тому +1

      I was going to mention this!

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY 3 місяці тому +1

      Cool

    • @TheArklyte
      @TheArklyte 19 днів тому

      And why do I find out about this in comments under a video of american veteran talking about OpFor exercises?

  • @UnReal31337
    @UnReal31337 4 місяці тому +559

    It's only a matter of time before someone in the USAF adds Kekistan to the list of manufactured training countries.

    • @edu_br0305
      @edu_br0305 4 місяці тому +64

      "Men, today we are fighting... People with computers?"

    • @alexrator7674
      @alexrator7674 4 місяці тому +37

      @@edu_br0305 CYBER WAR

    • @carlosvalerochavez3045
      @carlosvalerochavez3045 4 місяці тому +13

      ​@@edu_br0305 this sounds like something from Cyberpunk

    • @CharliMorganMusic
      @CharliMorganMusic 3 місяці тому +8

      I give it ten years.

    • @DarkVeghetta
      @DarkVeghetta 3 місяці тому +1

      👌_🐸_🏴‍☠

  • @animeturnMMD
    @animeturnMMD 4 місяці тому +115

    U.S. military official playing Armored Core and Ace Combat: "write that down, write that down!!!"

    • @McCaroni_Sup
      @McCaroni_Sup 28 днів тому +3

      "Strap in boys, we're fighting Erusea this time!"
      *Megalith Agnus Dei starts playing*

  • @thefryingdutchman8795
    @thefryingdutchman8795 4 місяці тому +50

    As a citizen of the Peoples Republic of Pineland, i am tired of the cosntant incursions on our sovereign nation by US Forces

    • @leanbean8962
      @leanbean8962 17 днів тому +1

      all us forces with leave pineland immediately or suffer the consequences

  • @itsyaboidj2297
    @itsyaboidj2297 4 місяці тому +157

    Proud veteran of the Fish State conflict thank you for the recognition

  • @commieswine
    @commieswine 4 місяці тому +92

    As a grunt who did an NTC rotation in 2012 and a jrtc rotation in 2014 I had no idea the lore was so deep lol

  • @iceLordgeneralSpeaking
    @iceLordgeneralSpeaking 4 місяці тому +597

    There are EXTREMELY few Esperanto speakers worldwide

    • @JacksonHill-j7l
      @JacksonHill-j7l 4 місяці тому +66

      I mean, if we only count native speakers then yeah, but if we count L2+ speakers, the CIA estimates the total to be 30,000-2,000,000

    • @qhu3878
      @qhu3878 4 місяці тому +44

      ​​@@JacksonHill-j7l according to the UN earths population was 8,122,914,525 as of july 22 2024, that makes 2,000,000 speakers 0.0246% of humanity. thats exteremely few my guy

    • @warweasel2832
      @warweasel2832 4 місяці тому +4

      @@qhu3878 Mostly concentrated in the PRC, if I recall correctly.

    • @gplastic
      @gplastic 4 місяці тому +4

      @@qhu3878Cope, finvenko SOON

    • @IONATVS
      @IONATVS 4 місяці тому +23

      @@qhu3878it is tiny, but more than enough to supply some speakers to act in this kind of exercise. Only other conlangs that come close are Quenya (Tolkein’s High-Elvish), Klingon, and Toki Pona (an engineered language with only about 137 words)-none of which were created with the intention of use as an International Auxiliary Language (IAL), though Toki Pona has a lot of good features to base one on. Esperanto has a lot of issues that I think will keep it from ever realizing its goal of being a true IAL (especially the Romance-language bias it pretends it doesn’t have despite clear evidence to the contrary), but it IS the most successful to try so far.

  • @Adventuregirl96
    @Adventuregirl96 4 місяці тому +127

    Don't forget the Conch Republic, they rise up every year.

  • @bennymeister
    @bennymeister 20 днів тому +16

    In Denmark, our opfor was "Norrthjutish Anarchist Revolution", short NAR. "Nar" means "idiot" or "fool" in Danish.

  • @NatorGreen7000
    @NatorGreen7000 4 місяці тому +160

    I remember reading a fake newspaper during training describing us as tight lipped about our mission. Really i think most people didn't exactly know what the 'mission' even was.

  • @collindee8370
    @collindee8370 4 місяці тому +66

    We need to be careful to keep our strategic alliance with bajookieland or pineland might push a major offensive.

    • @garshtoshteles
      @garshtoshteles Місяць тому +1

      this scratched a deep part of my brain and I had to go find a Bajookanese reaction video

  • @justanirishtayto5755
    @justanirishtayto5755 4 місяці тому +71

    The most expensive Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

  • @noname1247
    @noname1247 4 місяці тому +59

    how do I volunteer to role-play as some random farmer caught in the crossfire?

    • @wacojones8062
      @wacojones8062 2 місяці тому +6

      Talk with a local National guard unit.

  • @DerREALpatrich
    @DerREALpatrich 4 місяці тому +36

    Damn bro... This Ace Combat world lore is pretty sick

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +18

      Dammit I forgot to talk about the invasion of Gracemaria

    • @imanormalpersom
      @imanormalpersom 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Justin_Taylor then talk about it in the next vid

  • @jamesmcpherson8599
    @jamesmcpherson8599 4 місяці тому +97

    The initial conflict's worldbuilding was awesome shame it got canned

  • @miniaturejayhawk8702
    @miniaturejayhawk8702 4 місяці тому +140

    2:36 your brain: 🥚
    Your brain on alternate history: 🍳

  • @CRAZYGAMER-zp1wo
    @CRAZYGAMER-zp1wo 4 місяці тому +41

    I remember my time in the Krasnovian Armored Corps. Hot as hell but god damn our uniforms were MINT.

  • @West_Coast_Mainline
    @West_Coast_Mainline 4 місяці тому +54

    Army milsim lore goes crazy

  • @kendrox0994
    @kendrox0994 4 місяці тому +23

    One of the funnier things I remember seeing over the years was a cardboard sign emboldened with sharpie that just said “No More American Lives for Atropian Oil” I still find humor in it lol

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 місяці тому

      .....
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @ፋክዩ
    @ፋክዩ 4 місяці тому +48

    The one dislike is from the President of Donovia

  • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
    @wisemankugelmemicus1701 4 місяці тому +32

    1 rotations to Donovia and 2 to Atropia

  • @johnnycaps1
    @johnnycaps1 2 місяці тому +2

    This was so much FUN! Thanks for the bit of levity. Nice to know that some "wars" occur with minimal casualties, errr...injuries. In some utopian future all "wars" will be fought as you outlined.

  • @xSkeletal
    @xSkeletal 2 місяці тому +8

    Oh it was horrible, fighting in the People Republic of Pineland. So much death, so many pine cones...I'll never forget the sounds of the pines....

  • @hq9684
    @hq9684 4 місяці тому +88

    The Circle Trigons Did Nothing Wrong.

    • @2ksbu123
      @2ksbu123 4 місяці тому +31

      We have trigon apologist here

    • @warweasel2832
      @warweasel2832 4 місяці тому

      GLORO Al LA CIRKLA TRIGONA PARTIO! SUBEN KUN LA AMERIKAJ PORKHUNDOJ!

    • @Michael-j4l3d
      @Michael-j4l3d 4 місяці тому

      They genetically engineered a new race of minority just so they can kill them.

    • @christophertorak8301
      @christophertorak8301 4 місяці тому +13

      @@2ksbu123 Hey… Let trigons be trigons !

    • @GorgianNewsNetwork
      @GorgianNewsNetwork 4 місяці тому +7

      @@hq9684 now yuo see

  • @sonnyraine3445
    @sonnyraine3445 4 місяці тому +27

    I wanna see a hoi4 mod about this

  • @michaelsnyder3871
    @michaelsnyder3871 4 місяці тому +29

    Things may have changed since I left the Army eight months ago (49 years, enlisted, Officer, active duty, Reserve TPU, AGR, contractor and DAC), but China and Russia are considered "near-peer nations inimical to the interests of the US" because they don't have the ability to project power across the world like we do. Iran is described as a "regional power in opposition to US interests in the Middle East". US Army strategic, funding and doctrinal planning guidance states that the primary possible opponents are Russia, China and Iran. There are pieces of evidence of who the US civilian and military believe we are going to fight. Various exercises feature "OPFOR (Opposing Forces)" organized and equipped (real stuff and "VISMODs") along the lines of Russian and Chinese forces. The OPFOR at Ft. Irwin, the National Training Center was designated as a "Motor Rifle Regiment" and featured Soviet tactics, organization, doctrine and equipment. There was no attempt to hide who we believed we were going to fight between 1978-1992. Still, before this, OPFOR were generally other US units with cheap and easy VISMODs, a plastic cover over the issue helmet featuring a ridge over the top. But, really, I can remember when I was in the 82d ABN DIV in 1983-84 and we were wargaming intervening in Central America to execute regime change in Nicaragua.

    • @lastflightofosiris
      @lastflightofosiris 4 місяці тому +2

      Thankfully you didn't had to. CIA got that covered with unorthodox means.

  • @PuGoRaPTR
    @PuGoRaPTR 4 місяці тому +58

    0:36 dude that's bajookieland

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +6

      @@PuGoRaPTR didn’t know what that was so I googled it. Apparently someone just remade the atropia flag in Roblox after they googled “fake flag” into google

    • @PuGoRaPTR
      @PuGoRaPTR 4 місяці тому +21

      @@Justin_Taylor your not a tony zaret lore GOD like me

    • @KingHarkinianMah21
      @KingHarkinianMah21 4 місяці тому +15

      @@PuGoRaPTRI can’t believe Atropia stole Bajookieland’s flag

    • @aljaberhk
      @aljaberhk 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@Justin_Taylorit isn't a Roblox thing it was a fictional country in tony zaret videos

    • @RADIO-bp9gw
      @RADIO-bp9gw 3 місяці тому +3

      Yeah his videos are annoyingly, annoyingly funny! And I should know a thing thing or two about what's funny because..

  • @Glaudge
    @Glaudge 4 місяці тому +9

    I visited the country of Opfor. Such a wonderful country with rich history. So sad that it had to be blown to bits over politics.

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  3 місяці тому +3

      Hate the government of Opfor, not the people

  • @fishconnoisseur
    @fishconnoisseur 4 місяці тому +25

    It is a much more humanitarian option then invading the countries other people invented.

  • @grey3247
    @grey3247 3 місяці тому +6

    They need to get Hideo Kojima as a writer for this lore, to make it more confusing

  • @istolesomeonestoast
    @istolesomeonestoast 4 місяці тому +25

    This is the coolest thing I ever heard about the U.S military. The U.S needs to put this in the ADs because this made me far more interested in joining than any military ad ever did. Of course I still am not going to of course

  • @mrshovelbottom7475
    @mrshovelbottom7475 4 місяці тому +21

    Crazy this came out as I just watched a video on Robbin Sage. Honestly, sounds kinda fun, Giant LARP event basically.

    • @Orbowitz
      @Orbowitz 4 місяці тому +6

      Most of our training is one giant larp event

    • @chuckyxii10
      @chuckyxii10 3 місяці тому +1

      Join the army and find out for yourself...

  • @vojtechpikal183
    @vojtechpikal183 4 місяці тому +13

    4:48 ad Krasnovia - In some slavic languages "Krasnyj" mean Red (as in Red army and red flag of Soviet union and comunism) or Pretty or Beautiful.
    6:18 Lower Genga is a spoof to "Nagorno Karabach" as "Nagorno" means "Upper".

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +4

      That's super cool, thanks for adding that I'd have never known

  • @Davie-jx4rh
    @Davie-jx4rh 4 місяці тому +40

    I want the lore rewritten by DND fans

  • @Orbowitz
    @Orbowitz 4 місяці тому +19

    I served valiently in Acadia alongside Acadian rebels

    • @crhu319
      @crhu319 3 місяці тому +1

      That's a real place and I was there last weekend. They wave a LOT of Acadian flags in Pubnico.

  • @KavachiaVideo
    @KavachiaVideo 4 місяці тому +147

    Luckily they haven't found us yet.

    • @GorgianNewsNetwork
      @GorgianNewsNetwork 4 місяці тому +37

      It's only a matter of time

    • @emanuel585
      @emanuel585 4 місяці тому +1

      Lmao they didint tell their own government about the inner planet entrence of the Amazon

    • @HonotoriWT
      @HonotoriWT 3 місяці тому +2

      wha..

  • @JinKee
    @JinKee 16 днів тому +1

    3:06 you see the rib on the crest of the helmet stamped or molded into a lot of hard hats for construction work as a lightweight way to provide strength against blunt impact from falling objects.

  • @NUCL3ARTAC0S
    @NUCL3ARTAC0S 3 місяці тому +4

    I’ll never forget being on box cleanup detail after a JRTC rotation and asking my CO why the Arnland Army can’t clean up the barbed wire themselves

    • @wacojones8062
      @wacojones8062 2 місяці тому

      I cleaned weapons at Fort Lewis in 1971 during my holdover period after basic for the ROTC training. Nothing like three days hands on with every weapon in common use at the time to learn how to get them disassembled, cleaned properly oiled, reassembled and function checks completed for turn in.

  • @ChuJungyin
    @ChuJungyin 4 місяці тому +5

    5:25 Then in 2011 everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 місяці тому

      .
      Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Romans 6.23
      For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @davidfoster7034
    @davidfoster7034 4 місяці тому +3

    So there is a series that I love to bits in which a small town in West Virginia is sent back in time to central Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War. There is a sub-series within the larger series about a security consultancy company (Think Wells Fargo/detective agency/short-term private security that also works with military intelligence here and there.)
    Part of book one has the originating group of ex-1630s German mercenaries running through BootCamp for the army reserve, including some company-level field drills such as responding to an invasion of a village, trying to get a supply train to the battle while dealing with interference from both infantry and cavalry and finally defending a town against a larger force with artillery support.
    The training is quite interesting because it is in preparation for a conflict, which everyone expects within a year or more, against the neighboring Saxons but the training is all about building discipline, adaptive thinking, detecting and ejecting problem soldiers, and allowing cadets from the JROTC to get some field time with veterans and familiarise everyone with the new standard rifle.
    There were seemingly impossible missions or missions where the stated objectives were different from the actual objectives, etc. I found it extremely well written.
    The point I am trying to get to is I could see the future enemies in that world's training courses being named something like the Sax-Bimbacs. (A reference to a rather... problematic knight called Von Bimbac but referred to by his opponents as "his bimbo-ship" who tried to organize a destabilization effort to delegitimize the new-born liberal democracy growing in the heart of Germany.
    The over series is called The Ring of Fire. The sub-series is called NESS (After the agency's name) and the book is called A Matter of Security by Bjorn Hasseler.

  • @lawndartgnome1880
    @lawndartgnome1880 4 місяці тому +7

    I was killed in Atropia a few times.. glad they where able to resurrect me

  • @kintustis
    @kintustis 4 місяці тому +6

    "in this exercise, the hot, hard, buff US marines in their black ford raptor trucks will be fighting the other half of you, who will be Emutopians. the Emutopians will be defending this random warehouse in the woods that we'll say is a, uhhh..... chemical weapons plant. why not."
    Emutopia lore experts: the emutopia lore now includes chemical weapons!!!

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  4 місяці тому +5

      @@kintustis “helicopters landin’ Emutopia is under siege, under lockdown”

  • @Arunanshu_Shukla
    @Arunanshu_Shukla 3 місяці тому +2

    Great work man !! Shoutout from frontier regions of Himaldesh 😂

  • @Т1000-м1и
    @Т1000-м1и 4 місяці тому +4

    At one point I actually made a model for a Kekistani government but never got around to making a block hierarchy visualizer. It was a mix of tribal delegate anarchism and accidentally Libyan Jamachiriya. Each "tribe" was responsible for sustaining an agency of government like it's some kind of teen anti-utopia, with /pol/ running the inter/pol/(e)
    Edit: It was also the first thing that hit my head after waking up that day, which explains everything

    • @Т1000-м1и
      @Т1000-м1и 4 місяці тому +2

      Ahh yes the day I decide to understand DnD my politics has DnD references, very cool stuff

    • @Т1000-м1и
      @Т1000-м1и 4 місяці тому +2

      Ngl seeing Krasnovia being from 1978 and the vaguely Middle Eastern balance of Iran, the Saudis and Iraq thought the mil-int got offensive

  • @Emmycron
    @Emmycron 4 місяці тому +11

    0:36 BAJOOKIELAND FLAG!??

  • @bedeckt
    @bedeckt 22 дні тому +2

    5:44 i can see the city of Ganja is strategically important

  • @gravital5213
    @gravital5213 22 дні тому +3

    There's probably some HOI4 mod about this.

  • @Artyomi
    @Artyomi 4 місяці тому +9

    I completely thought this would be a joke video satirizing the US involvement in post colonial (making up countries) conflicts. I did not expect this

  • @mitchellsmith4690
    @mitchellsmith4690 4 місяці тому +2

    I remember many hours studying the equipment, doctrines and capabilities of the "threat".... actually the Soviet Union. But we didnt name names so we couldn't be accused of planning agrressive warfare...

  • @comradeautukov977
    @comradeautukov977 4 місяці тому +5

    I fought the North torbians in basic training. It was weird they wear patrol caps like ours but inside out and upside down.

  • @VenturiLife
    @VenturiLife 3 місяці тому +3

    Proud citizen of Elbonia here

    • @Justin_Taylor
      @Justin_Taylor  3 місяці тому +3

      This video is about *fake* countries

  • @Sanny-slim
    @Sanny-slim 3 місяці тому +2

    The Himaldeshi and South Torbean flags are aesthetically perfect.

  • @nathanracher2911
    @nathanracher2911 4 місяці тому +8

    I feel at times someone spins either a gigantic wheel with prefixes and suffixes . All the while either high on Coke or Meth. Or extremely high on strong ass weed.

  • @CorgiWrangler
    @CorgiWrangler 4 місяці тому +2

    The best time i spent in college was a fully integrated months long wargame where class sessions were U.N sessions and throughout the week our nationstates would make deals and millitary moves on a flashgame

  • @oumardiop1
    @oumardiop1 2 місяці тому

    I watched your videos about West Point before R-Day about 3 and a half years ago. Crazy how recent it feels

  • @Simjorfeo
    @Simjorfeo 4 місяці тому +11

    In Switzerland military service is mandatory. We had some excercises with made up countries, but to us soldiers it was always obvious which country was the enemy.
    For example: "Northern country is being destabilized by a huge influx of immigrants". We all knew this was about Germany.
    In 2013 the army apparently still used real countries for their excercises. The excercise was about a revolutionary France invading Switzerland once again. The scenario got leaked to the press and it caused a minor diplomatic incident.

  • @DustyGamma
    @DustyGamma 4 місяці тому +4

    I'm not concerned about Elbonia invading, though I am interested if their wacky small arms will be sold as surplus after.

  • @AlephTroll
    @AlephTroll 3 місяці тому +1

    “You mighta not noticed it, but your brain did.”
    Nice plinkett reference

  • @Thunderbolt22A10
    @Thunderbolt22A10 Місяць тому

    One of the OPFOR factions we were briefed on was the Nutakus which was "An Eastern Crime Group" and is also a great website for special anime

  • @Bob_Lennart
    @Bob_Lennart 2 місяці тому +4

    Sometimes they also practice on real countries

  • @professoraristotlemeans8860
    @professoraristotlemeans8860 3 місяці тому +5

    thats fucking bajookieland lmaoooo

  • @ENNEN420
    @ENNEN420 3 дні тому

    I was stationed in Limeria during the Great McDonalds War in the early 2000s for 8 years. After the first 4 years of the carnage I was stupid enough to be sweet talked into another 4 years by my Staff Sergeant. Two years into my second tour, the McDonalds near base was mercilessly struck with a supply shortage of Nuggets that stopped us dead in our tracks in our warpath going north into the country. Our malnutrition from our most major supply depot being cut was so severe I scraped my knee on the blacktop in an exhausted stupor. I was out of action for 2 months and during that I learned my best friend had throwed up and had to be picked up by his mom. I went crazy. I went AWOL and got out in time out for 10 minutes. I was deemed unfit to fight shortly after and sent hime. I'm still fighting for 100% disability to this day. War is hell.

  • @galihg2p
    @galihg2p 4 місяці тому

    This is absolutely a new information for me!
    Very excited to dig more about this all!

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 місяці тому

      ....
      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

  • @failtolawl
    @failtolawl 2 місяці тому +1

    U.S. is obsessed with war games where they face adversaries with a massive disadvantage. We tend to often handicap ourselves with preposterous rules. This is why the U.S. tends to lose to tiny allied countries in the war games. Not sure what the other country really learns in these exercises though.

  • @snazzyshark20
    @snazzyshark20 3 місяці тому +1

    It would be pretty cool if someone took all this fake country lore and made like a movie or video game based off it

  • @commissarcactus1513
    @commissarcactus1513 3 місяці тому +2

    "And they probably had some of the worst vismods in history" - Spoken like someone who has not seen the new M1A2 SEPv3 to T-90 vismods.
    (They're just different side skirts and maybe a couple fuel drums on the back. It is frontally identical to an Abrams.)

  • @1Korlash
    @1Korlash 4 місяці тому +4

    *Clicks on random video expecting another anti-Western rant
    *Gets awesome description of the US military engaging their inner D&D nerd to worldbuild while enhancing training.
    Great content! I'm actually gonna go read up more about Pineland.

  • @justinfox3293
    @justinfox3293 4 місяці тому +9

    Today I learned I actually live in Pineland.

    • @pindol69
      @pindol69 3 місяці тому +2

      You’re Pinelandish

  • @gregaryfate3536
    @gregaryfate3536 Місяць тому

    Idk if you mean to make these funny but as a Vet I find your videos informative and hilarious. Thank you

  • @cmyk8964
    @cmyk8964 Місяць тому

    “Krasnovia” basically being “Rednewland” in pseudo-Russian is funny

  • @giomorente9843
    @giomorente9843 4 місяці тому +3

    Competitive Ranked NationStates

  • @taxibaanyoutube9156
    @taxibaanyoutube9156 4 місяці тому +3

    Wondering if you also can create your own country in this program. Would be fun to do somewhere in the Netherlands.

  • @Tunda2
    @Tunda2 19 днів тому

    Guy I work with said his favorite part of being a marine was being practiced on. Half because of the silliness and half because of how bad ass the guys who practice on marines are

  • @jacobzanardi1930
    @jacobzanardi1930 3 місяці тому

    Given that Tabletop Roleplaying games have their origins in Table Top War Games… which were used by actual Wartime Strategists, I think the DnD description is on point.

  • @mrbones909
    @mrbones909 4 місяці тому +2

    Imagine future historians and archaeologists think these are real countries

  • @noranqey
    @noranqey 4 місяці тому +1

    The thing is, with yanks you never know if its just for show or if they really dont know.

  • @ironxYT
    @ironxYT 5 днів тому

    the only military decal i've got on my vehicle is an "Atropia Veteran" decal

  • @peacefulexplore1011
    @peacefulexplore1011 4 місяці тому +3

    Kinda sick that the army has lore

  • @DemetriGermanos
    @DemetriGermanos 4 місяці тому +1

    What was that book you were reading that got stolen with your U-Haul? Btw love the videos!

  • @RotundRat115
    @RotundRat115 20 днів тому

    This is incredibly interesting. Would love a super indepth video about it. Where could i find more videos on this type of thing? What would i need to look up?

  • @DanielRisberg
    @DanielRisberg 14 днів тому

    8:05 Someone likes the historical novels of Jan Guillou.

  • @VanAleph
    @VanAleph 2 місяці тому

    Imagine being an esperanto nerd and volunteering to be put into the aggressor force, only to find out noone else bothered to learn it

  • @nintendostyle3500
    @nintendostyle3500 3 місяці тому +1

    “We all have our preferences” from a gym teacher is mad 💀

  • @TechGamer45
    @TechGamer45 16 днів тому

    We did the same when I was in.... The new breakaway republic of Cornwall was a menace..

  • @olegzelenko3266
    @olegzelenko3266 4 місяці тому +3

    We need a deeper dive story sir about the PE teacher mentioned in the video

  • @MrQdiddy85
    @MrQdiddy85 3 місяці тому

    I’ve heard that every so often the government will host these super secret closed door summits full of writers, directors, etc. And just have them come up with just a bunch of story ideas/concepts that could realistically happen and I wouldn’t be surprised if they also have them expand & update the lore of these countries. lol

  • @kobyking01
    @kobyking01 2 місяці тому +1

    The Donovians took everything from me...

  • @problematicnapalm7822
    @problematicnapalm7822 27 днів тому

    the meme potential here is INSANE

  • @ellopez7622
    @ellopez7622 2 місяці тому +2

    In the Brazilian army we do the same, we even have a fictional nation called Kratenia

    • @harbl99
      @harbl99 29 днів тому

      Kratenia real nation, ancient and proud! Just because tyrannical despots of Brazil do not recognize their right to self-determina- Sorry, sorry. Never mind.