That's ridiculous. By that logic why not add Hitler and Stalin to the list of people to respect. They were certainly true to their convictions too. That's only an admirable characteristic if you have honorable convictions.
No , he does not. He served one of the most brutal, awful, barbarian country that ever existed, responsible for killing millions of human beings. Guy served people who committed crimes against humanity, ruled others by terror and created death camps. They killed more people than Nazis, and much more hurt in other ways. And this son of bitch helped them voluntarily.
He died today in Moscow(he was 98 ears).An as a russian-speaking guy i can say that his russian is b1 or something.He speaks very slow(may be because he was too old) and with rough western accent+he makes grammar mistakes. Also,as i know,his native language is dutch
Its all about ideology and convictions . Blake believed in communism in justice for the people , the agents he betrayed were western corporations vicious criminals ,mercenaries serving the exploiters of the people , so in his concept , they deserved it .
The horror of bombing civilians during the Korean war does not make the murder of tens of millions of Russians, Ukrainians, Checks, Poles, Hungarians, Estonians, Lithuanians etc. the 'right' side. The Western world has a mechanisms for adjudicating injustices, the Soviets didn't. Blake was confusing the words righteousness and retribution.
@Iosif Stalin yes I would. Never forget where you came from. If you don't agree with it then don't support it. Dont turn to an enemy because you don't like it
Hearing his story, I wonder how many bombings he really did see in North Korea as a POW... Being over there, he knows the North Koreans started the war & were running roughshod through the South. After UN troops got involved & started to regain ground, surely he'd know to expect heavy bombing campaigns as was typical in all wars at that point. Civilian casualties would certainly be terrible under any circumstance, but as an British intelligence officer he would know this is happening from the side as well... so how would switching sides alleviate that? Sounds like he just used it as an excuse to sell to Western war-protesters after the fact, when in reality he probably did it to get out of being tortured as a POW, which lead to future KGB interest in how to use him going forward. From there, he likely was incentivized by the carrot instead of the stick. No matter what the reason, he sold out over 400 undercover names to the KGB, and did so because he thought they wouldn't be hurt?! Again, BS! This is either the dumbest "intelligence" officer ever, or just a huge liar.
@@kenkrak4649 and your country prospers today? Is your housing situation figured out? Do your citizens have healthcare, are they truly free? Mr.Blake did what he did not for money or greed but out of passion for a greater good. Quite literally. The difference between honorable Sir Blake and the spies who fled the USSR, is that the ones who fled from the USSR did so for their own personal financial gain. He lived a long, successful, and prosperous life, and he will be remembered as such, and there is nothing you can do about it. Mission accomplished.
@@kutuzovm3215 You're just another typical westerner who thinks they know everything better, but you haven't lived a day under communism. We live MANY times better now than before. Most eastern European countries have 3%-5% GDP growth, we can start businesses, we don't have to fear that we will be taken away in a black car because the neighbor snitched on us, and I can go on. Healthcare and education is free by the way but that is a minor consideration compared to the other things that I have listed.
@@kenkrak4649where exactly are you from, and how old are you? I have strong doubts you had any experience of living under socialism at all. You`re just repeating typical anticommunist clichees they`ve been sreading since the beginning of the Cold War.
great leap forward, why do you idiots never learn. The next or younger generation is so oblivious. They always praise something that fails again and again. That's called insanity.
this is serious stuff man
Regardless of politics: This man deserves respect for being true to himself and his convictions....
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@ian Campbell Maybe he grew tired if being Betrayed himself, so he tried the same trick? 🤔
no he doesnt
That's ridiculous. By that logic why not add Hitler and Stalin to the list of people to respect. They were certainly true to their convictions too. That's only an admirable characteristic if you have honorable convictions.
No , he does not. He served one of the most brutal, awful, barbarian country that ever existed, responsible for killing millions of human beings. Guy served people who committed crimes against humanity, ruled others by terror and created death camps. They killed more people than Nazis, and much more hurt in other ways. And this son of bitch helped them voluntarily.
The machinery of survival!
every.single.time
Bien pratique pour un devoir en anglais cette vidéo
Interestingly, Mr. Snowden also naïve man??? :-)
This man would give his life for his believes. What is wrong about it?
Islamic terrorists also give their life for their beliefs.
his accent has changed so much.
He died today in Moscow(he was 98 ears).An as a russian-speaking guy i can say that his russian is b1 or something.He speaks very slow(may be because he was too old) and with rough western accent+he makes grammar mistakes.
Also,as i know,his native language is dutch
@@jacksonpro9905 richard burtons character in the spy who came in from the cold was largely based on comrade blake.
Fairly clear Dutch accent, which was there in the clip of his release from North Korea. (He was born in Rotterdam).
@@jandekker6008 as wellington said just cause a man is born ina stable dont make hima horse and he was born in dublin.
Does anyone know the name of this documentary?
It was a series made by CNN entitled "Cold War". It's narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Search for, CNN Cold War.
annoying answer of this guy
Blake was clearly an arrogant man who was in denial about his responsibility for the execution of many agents.
Its all about ideology and convictions . Blake believed in communism in justice for the people , the agents he betrayed were western corporations vicious criminals ,mercenaries serving the exploiters of the people , so in his concept , they deserved it .
The horror of bombing civilians during the Korean war does not make the murder of tens of millions of Russians, Ukrainians, Checks, Poles, Hungarians, Estonians, Lithuanians etc. the 'right' side. The Western world has a mechanisms for adjudicating injustices, the Soviets didn't. Blake was confusing the words righteousness and retribution.
It's plain and simple, the west has been the ultimate propagator of genocide
😂
Yeah sure the west has a licensing to kill but everyone else doesn’t
One thing you never do is turn on your oath the dirty snake.. rot in that pit
@Iosif Stalin yes I would. Never forget where you came from. If you don't agree with it then don't support it. Dont turn to an enemy because you don't like it
“To betray, you first have to belong. I never belonged.”
KGB Colonel
George Blake
@@strelacstrelac2650 “也许苏联的路走错了，但我坚持共产主义理想没有错，它一定会实现，即使花上一千年”--------伟大的无产阶级战士 乔治布莱克
What did he think they would do to them? Stupid or liar? Those are your two options for Mr. Blake.
both
Hearing his story, I wonder how many bombings he really did see in North Korea as a POW... Being over there, he knows the North Koreans started the war & were running roughshod through the South.
After UN troops got involved & started to regain ground, surely he'd know to expect heavy bombing campaigns as was typical in all wars at that point. Civilian casualties would certainly be terrible under any circumstance, but as an British intelligence officer he would know this is happening from the side as well... so how would switching sides alleviate that?
Sounds like he just used it as an excuse to sell to Western war-protesters after the fact, when in reality he probably did it to get out of being tortured as a POW, which lead to future KGB interest in how to use him going forward. From there, he likely was incentivized by the carrot instead of the stick.
No matter what the reason, he sold out over 400 undercover names to the KGB, and did so because he thought they wouldn't be hurt?! Again, BS! This is either the dumbest "intelligence" officer ever, or just a huge liar.
North Koreans were liberating the south from a murderous fascist regime installed by a foreign government. He must have seen and understood that.
guy is a hero
*traitor. Fuck him, because of him my country had to suffer at least 10 years more under communism. May he rot wherever he is.
A freak would be more acurate.
@@kenkrak4649 and your country prospers today? Is your housing situation figured out? Do your citizens have healthcare, are they truly free? Mr.Blake did what he did not for money or greed but out of passion for a greater good. Quite literally. The difference between honorable Sir Blake and the spies who fled the USSR, is that the ones who fled from the USSR did so for their own personal financial gain. He lived a long, successful, and prosperous life, and he will be remembered as such, and there is nothing you can do about it. Mission accomplished.
@@kutuzovm3215 You're just another typical westerner who thinks they know everything better, but you haven't lived a day under communism. We live MANY times better now than before. Most eastern European countries have 3%-5% GDP growth, we can start businesses, we don't have to fear that we will be taken away in a black car because the neighbor snitched on us, and I can go on. Healthcare and education is free by the way but that is a minor consideration compared to the other things that I have listed.
@@kenkrak4649where exactly are you from, and how old are you? I have strong doubts you had any experience of living under socialism at all. You`re just repeating typical anticommunist clichees they`ve been sreading since the beginning of the Cold War.
Long live marxism-leninism!
😒
You fool.
Uneducated idiot !
great leap forward, why do you idiots never learn. The next or younger generation is so oblivious. They always praise something that fails again and again. That's called insanity.
Useful idiot