Fun fact Frederick Douglas was the most photographed person from the 19th century but he also never smiled on any pictures in order to break happy slave/black man stereotype, hence the line “look at my photos, now that’s real mugging!”
@@swanchamp5136 Yes, because you had to sit still for several minutes in order for a capture; it’s why everyone looks pissed off all the time in black and white photos (kind of similar to old portraits)
For the record, I do not mind more adult topics in history. I think it is safe to say that most of them are okay for teenagers and young adults to watch such media.
@@tilltronje1623 A lot of places you will learn about something like WW2 and you will just be told something like: Hitler was evil, he hated the jews and did bad things to them, and not actually learn about it.
@@tilltronje1623 Germany, Japan, pretty much any of the former axis countries try to briefly touch on the topic and not go into as much detail. It's just like in Russia they don't teach on the atrocities that were committed by Stalin. Or like in the US where we breifly cover the atrocities committed by the early US government on the natives.
@@awhorley45 I am German. Fuck off with your lies. Germany has the most extensive education on the Holocaust, the Nazis and WW2 on the globe. Our students learn more about the topic than any other students and more than most college graduates in the US. If you wanna spread disgusting lies about other countries, do it towards someone who is less educated than me. Maybe towards your fellow Americans. You have a long standing tradition of lying to your students, and you as a person have confirmed that fact once again. Unbelieveable
"No compromise you couldn't whip a 5th of me man." The infamous 3/5 compromise. And the 4th of July line was a reference to one of Frederick Douglass's famous speeches, What, to the slave, is the fourth of July
They don't need to put an asterisk next to Jefferson's name, they just need to do what they should do for everyone. Tell the full story of them. Don't leave out the distasteful stuff, it's all part of it. Humans are complex, therefore history is too.
Pretty sure it was just a metaphor. Asterisks next to names in sports history for players who were later proven to be performance-enhancement abusers makes sense. Asterisks next to names of historical figures who were slave abusers... there's a parallel but being a slave owner didn't change the impact Jefferson had on America's foundation- at least not for the better.
This channel is what history class should be, commentary and relevance context from a expert overlayed on simple, easy to digest media that focuses on what people are interested in
I could have sworn you'd already reacted to this, and it took a while to find, but I do still enjoy this video. You clearly don't remember doing it in 2019, so this reaction is still "fresh". Lol
Which ERBs you haven't done one for yet? Which ones you won't definitely cover on your channel? Please react to, What if Woodrow Wilson never became President? (So Teddy becomes President in 1912)
If anybody's gotten interested in Frederick Douglas because of this battle, I really recommend reading about him. The guy has an absolutely fascinating life story and the degree to which he fought to rise up from slavery is downright inspiring.
I really love the line at 6:56 “check my photos, now that’s real mugging!”, as a reference to the fact that Frederick Douglass was THE most photographed American of the entire 18th century, even more so than Abraham Lincoln. He sat for over 160 portraits because he felt it was important to create a record of black Americans that wasn’t an insulting caricature or defamatory propaganda, and he helped cultivate a more respectable image of black people being educated and earnest
This is genuinely the best reaction channel on this site. You provide additional insight and a sort of guide when viewing these history related videos. Haven’t been in high school for a couple years but I wish this content would’ve been available or I would’ve taken up a far greater interest in history. Keep up the great work and many thanks from those of us that have gained some knowledge from your videos:)
I'll keep watching the ERB reactions if you keep putting them out. Even if it's only one of the characters is "historical" it'd be cool to see. Your other content is good too!
Great as always! Please post more Black history content, as a Black Marylander I've always surrounded myself with stories of Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass and pretty much every story about either of them is some combination of tragic and heroic while also sounding impossible
I'm a bit disappointed you didn't discuss the pirate line. It's one of my favorite early american facts that we battled Pirates so to speak. Overalls enjoy your reactions
Yes, because I like a History Teachers perspective on the ERB content. Plus, the fictional characters that they use are symbols of different decades. For example Doc Brown (Back to the Future) and Mario Brothers are symbols of the 80's. Same thing with musicians, actors, and so on. Like they have said, "Everything is History".
Historically, it's important to remember that in Thomas Jefferson's term of office, the slavery he was officially concerned with took place in the context of Barbary Pirates on the coast of north Africa. When Marines sing about "the shores of Tripoli," that's what that's about.
I think this is the most underrated battle. Some people hate it, but the lines, visuals, performances, and flows are great. Their are so many great historical references.
"you could whip a 5th of me man" was a line about slavery voting to where it it didnt count as a full vote, not gonna lie surprised you didnt catch that although you talk about it later in the voting sytem with the 3/5s stuff. dope info on the rest of the stuff i didnt know though lol keep up the good work.
this is one of my favorites! Frederick kicked Thomas' ass with straight facts and logic, i love the "you let freedom ring but never picked up the phone!" line, that won it for me
Spent the majority of last two days watching your videos and I love them. I’d really like to see more Sabaton react videos, but I’ve liked the majority of your content.
I will say, one other interesting note is how the first few lines of Douglass's rap are modeled after "Straight Outta Compton" in the debut studio album of NWA, crucial to the popularization of antiracist gangsta rap. This also seems like an important fact of modern American musical history that kids should learn!
I still think Jefferson's second verse fired back at a lot of what Douglass said during his first verse. Douglass still won, but it was closer than some people say, tbh.
Not ERB related but I would love to see you react to some stuff from the channel Overly Sarcastic Productions. They do a lot with history and mythology.
for those not aware, Douglass' "straight outta bondage" line is a reference to NWA's Straight Outta Compton. The lyric, obviously, but the choreography as he says it is also the same as in the original music video, and the background at that part is modeled to look like it too.
glad to see this channel has grown (judging by the background compared to your first it has been quite lucrative don't let that embarrass you it's just the marketplace in the great orgy that is capitalism at work)
[suggestion] During the II WW there was a bear called Wojtek in Polish army on exile - great thing to react! And btw. this bear caught spy, not thief as most of sources will claim :)
But Fredrick spent both using the same moves. Thomas defended his actions which could make you think "Yeah, he's right!" Thus leading to victory. Or, that's blank see it. Defense is the best offense
Mr. Terry did you get the reference? Straight outta bondage was a reference to "straight outta Compton" which is a line from a hip hop song from the 80's from rap group N.W.A thanks for your reactions!
(From what I personally know, If this is wrong, please correct me) The only thing you got wrong, is that those kids were most likely not Jefferson's, but were instead, his brother's, who lived at his estate and was a known womanizer
The agreement in the constitution wasn't to stop the slave trade, it was a promise to not touch the topic for the specified time period. It was just appeasement for the Southern states.
More ERB! I love your insight and knowledge on the topics. Even your interest in pop culture elements, like the time when you showed your TMNT NES game because of the artist
Heres some videos your should check out: The Armchair Historian Life in German-Occupied France & Poland Germany's Worst Defeat: Operation Bagration Allied Invasion of Sicily Downfall of Germany: The Western Front Invasion of Poland the Polish Perspective Dunkirk from the German perspective Why didn't the US Reach Berlin First in WWII Battle of Berlin D-Day from the German perspective
"No compromise you couldn't whip a 5th of me man" he's talking about the three fidths compromise of the 5th amendment which made slaves have a tax on them
Very true between 1774-75 Thomas Jefferson converted his Windsor chair to a new modern swivel chair because he couldn't be comfortable drafting the declaration. Sold some to Britain as well when he went back to Monticello.
Yeah it just wasn’t a fair fight, but sometimes I just come for good lines not to see who won with ERBs, with real people it’s very often quite clear who’s side justice is on. Same thing for the Tesla Edison battle for example
Eh, Edison might have been an unscrupulous businessman but to get truly revolutionary inventions out there you need someone who can sell them well. Tesla, at least, had good ideas but was a terrible at selling them. Edison should have been nicer and more respectful about it, but I don't think he's the obvious bad guy with no redeeming aspects. Without him, a lot of the inventions that changed how we lived wouldn't have had their huge impact.
Also, not all of Tesla's ideas were good. This was a guy who died trying to sell a death ray to the US government. He shouldn't be treated as some almost divine scientific figure not appreciated during his time the way some do. He was just as complicated and imperfect as Edison. Generally this goes for a lot, but not necessarily all historical figures. They should be treated as people with strengths and flaws. Viewing them from a purely moral stance can be pretty reductive from a historical perspective, clouded by one's political views and/or current events, and, in some cases, harmful. People like Hitler are , of course, expectations to this.
@@gregcourtney7717 I meant more like, my sympathy is sometimes heavily on one side. Also why would Hitler be an exception, he was just as much a human as anyone else. Not some demon or devil, a human, with, I am sure some good features (and a gigantic amount of bad, I am not here to defend him, he was a crazy genocidal dictator let’s not kid ourselves). But he should be viewed by the same standard as everybody else, judging historical figures morality Is nothing bad
@@P99s-s fair on your first point. I'm that way with St Teresa vs Freud. Not saying he did not have good points or historical significance but in the battle too many of lines deal with his sexism, especially the "mother" thing with him or just him being a jerk atheist making fun of Teresa for her beliefs. Believe or not believe what you want, just don't be a jerk about it towards others.
@@P99s-s true, he was human. That makes it worse in my opinion. Banality of evil and how easy sane, decent people can be convinced to do it just makes it more terrifying. I guess I meant there are people whose monstrous acts are so bad and done purely for selfish reasons that the good parts of them are buried so deep it's hard or impossible to see them. For a better example, there's Stalin. Yes, he was awful and killed more of his own people than even Hitler. However, he and the Soviet Union were key reasons for allied victory during WW2 in the western and, possibly, eastern front. The latter referring to the Soviets declaring war on Japan possibly being a factor in their surrender. He was horrible, yes, but without Stalin WW2 could have gone very differently.
Who won???
That's hard to say, but you know who lost? The natives.
Who's next
Fredrick destroyed Thomas Jefferson
Fredrick won
Freddy D is the winner!!
Fun fact Frederick Douglas was the most photographed person from the 19th century but he also never smiled on any pictures in order to break happy slave/black man stereotype, hence the line “look at my photos, now that’s real mugging!”
I thought smiling in photos was a more recent thing?
And that is now used against us with a new, "angry black" stereotype.
There's no beating ignorance.
Pictures also used to take so long that it was hard to smile for that long.
@@swanchamp5136 Yes, because you had to sit still for several minutes in order for a capture; it’s why everyone looks pissed off all the time in black and white photos (kind of similar to old portraits)
fun fact noone smiled on pictures back then
"You couldn't whip a 5th of me, man" is one of the most low-key savage bars in any ERB.
Low-key? No. It's _very_ brutal.
But not low-brow either.
Yes......he was referring to the 3-5ths compromise
When he was complaining about the hypocrisy bar, I think the Louisiana Purchase flew over his head.
And the "whip a 5th of me" line too.
@@mithroch at least he inadvertently mentioned a bit of the meaning behind the bar tho in a latter one
And the "what is the Fourth of July to a slave?" thing.
"I never heard a verse I dug less" - wordplay on Douglass :)
...how did I not notice that? Am I really that dumb?
@@aaronfoster5680 I don’t know. Probably
"Aw Fredrick, I've never heard a verse I dug less."
@@seigeengine alright I admit it, I confess
@@BrotimeStudioz I participated in a broken system that i hated
For the record, I do not mind more adult topics in history. I think it is safe to say that most of them are okay for teenagers and young adults to watch such media.
Dafuq? What other topics than "adult topics" would you cover in history? The invention of the Lollipop or what?
@@tilltronje1623 A lot of places you will learn about something like WW2 and you will just be told something like:
Hitler was evil, he hated the jews and did bad things to them, and not actually learn about it.
@@danieljarlskov3549 what are those places?
@@tilltronje1623 Germany, Japan, pretty much any of the former axis countries try to briefly touch on the topic and not go into as much detail. It's just like in Russia they don't teach on the atrocities that were committed by Stalin. Or like in the US where we breifly cover the atrocities committed by the early US government on the natives.
@@awhorley45 I am German. Fuck off with your lies. Germany has the most extensive education on the Holocaust, the Nazis and WW2 on the globe. Our students learn more about the topic than any other students and more than most college graduates in the US.
If you wanna spread disgusting lies about other countries, do it towards someone who is less educated than me. Maybe towards your fellow Americans. You have a long standing tradition of lying to your students, and you as a person have confirmed that fact once again.
Unbelieveable
"No compromise you couldn't whip a 5th of me man." The infamous 3/5 compromise. And the 4th of July line was a reference to one of Frederick Douglass's famous speeches, What, to the slave, is the fourth of July
They don't need to put an asterisk next to Jefferson's name, they just need to do what they should do for everyone. Tell the full story of them. Don't leave out the distasteful stuff, it's all part of it. Humans are complex, therefore history is too.
Pretty sure it was just a metaphor. Asterisks next to names in sports history for players who were later proven to be performance-enhancement abusers makes sense. Asterisks next to names of historical figures who were slave abusers... there's a parallel but being a slave owner didn't change the impact Jefferson had on America's foundation- at least not for the better.
@@mysteryninja354 how the eff did Jefferson not have a good impact on America? Lol.
Word
@Dragoon Fruit I fully understand why he is criticized.
@@mysteryninja354 I feel it wouldn’t hurt. He did stuff for America but wasn’t for my people.
This channel is what history class should be, commentary and relevance context from a expert overlayed on simple, easy to digest media that focuses on what people are interested in
I could have sworn you'd already reacted to this, and it took a while to find, but I do still enjoy this video. You clearly don't remember doing it in 2019, so this reaction is still "fresh". Lol
It’s definitely fresh again. I’m also going back to these battles and want to provide more insight than just a “reaction”
Which ERBs you haven't done one for yet?
Which ones you won't definitely cover on your channel?
Please react to, What if Woodrow Wilson never became President? (So Teddy becomes President in 1912)
If anybody's gotten interested in Frederick Douglas because of this battle, I really recommend reading about him. The guy has an absolutely fascinating life story and the degree to which he fought to rise up from slavery is downright inspiring.
I like how he revisited this one and viewed it deeper, I’d like to see a more detailed breakdown of ones like Shaka vs Caesar
Thanks. I think I want to do more by revisiting them with more detail
@@MrTerry please do Rooselvet Vs Churchill again, that's one of the most evenly matched battles ever out by them.
@@djpegaoyou mean roosevelt vs churchill
I really love the line at 6:56 “check my photos, now that’s real mugging!”, as a reference to the fact that Frederick Douglass was THE most photographed American of the entire 18th century, even more so than Abraham Lincoln. He sat for over 160 portraits because he felt it was important to create a record of black Americans that wasn’t an insulting caricature or defamatory propaganda, and he helped cultivate a more respectable image of black people being educated and earnest
“No compromise, you couldn’t whip a 5th of me man” is probably the most fire bar in the battle by far
Watch as the wild dog moves pasts Mr. Terry and his arcade games.
Im excited for more of these more in-depth analysis of these videos. I really hope we get to see Teddy Roosevelt vs. Winston Churchill
Do you mean like a single video solely on that one battle? Because he did that one on his second reaction video he did of ERB
but i don't like how mr terry makes it seems as if he has just watched the battle in this video for the first time.
This is a waaayyyyyy better format than before. really breaking down and explaining things i didn't know or went over my head this way is awesome.
Thanks. That’s what I was going for. I would to revisit more of the battles and give more insight rather than just a”reaction”
@@MrTerry that would be sick to go back to the older ones
That's spooky. I was watching his ERB reactions for the first time this afternoon.
Thank you then! 😉
@@AdamPFarnsworth ????
@@g_g... Took me a min to remember what o meant lol. I was thanking Roblox for watching the ERB reactions and "causing" this reaction to happen lol
This is genuinely the best reaction channel on this site. You provide additional insight and a sort of guide when viewing these history related videos. Haven’t been in high school for a couple years but I wish this content would’ve been available or I would’ve taken up a far greater interest in history. Keep up the great work and many thanks from those of us that have gained some knowledge from your videos:)
I'll keep watching the ERB reactions if you keep putting them out. Even if it's only one of the characters is "historical" it'd be cool to see. Your other content is good too!
If there's a rap battle on the internet we will want a reaction video
TRUE
Correction: if there's a video on the internet
Great as always! Please post more Black history content, as a Black Marylander I've always surrounded myself with stories of Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass and pretty much every story about either of them is some combination of tragic and heroic while also sounding impossible
I love how this came on my recommendations 😭
I got excited and thought there was a new ERB
Holy hell. NBA Jam, that game was badass. I loved that game. Pretty much the only BB video game I ever enjoyed.
I'm a bit disappointed you didn't discuss the pirate line. It's one of my favorite early american facts that we battled Pirates so to speak. Overalls enjoy your reactions
"I'm so down with revolutions, I invented the swivel chair" is still one of my favorite all-time lines from ERBH.
Yes, because I like a History Teachers perspective on the ERB content. Plus, the fictional characters that they use are symbols of different decades. For example Doc Brown (Back to the Future) and Mario Brothers are symbols of the 80's. Same thing with musicians, actors, and so on. Like they have said, "Everything is History".
You should react to the cabinet battles from hamilton the musical
Historically, it's important to remember that in Thomas Jefferson's term of office, the slavery he was officially concerned with took place in the context of Barbary Pirates on the coast of north Africa. When Marines sing about "the shores of Tripoli," that's what that's about.
I like that when he said check my photos now thats real mugging because he never smiled in his photos
I just stoped playing Fallout 4, been building Vault 81 for the past 2 hours. Sat back to watch some Mr Terry watch ERB. And then notice VAULT BOY.
What’s your weapon spec?
These are the reason I started watching your channel. I got seriously sucked in after but there completely were I started.
I think this is the most underrated battle. Some people hate it, but the lines, visuals, performances, and flows are great. Their are so many great historical references.
"you could whip a 5th of me man" was a line about slavery voting to where it it didnt count as a full vote, not gonna lie surprised you didnt catch that although you talk about it later in the voting sytem with the 3/5s stuff. dope info on the rest of the stuff i didnt know though lol keep up the good work.
this is one of my favorites! Frederick kicked Thomas' ass with straight facts and logic, i love the "you let freedom ring but never picked up the phone!" line, that won it for me
Spent the majority of last two days watching your videos and I love them. I’d really like to see more Sabaton react videos, but I’ve liked the majority of your content.
Definitely planning on more Sabaton!
That means I've been following you for over a year... 👀
OK Douglass had an advantage but the wordplay was also INCREDIBLE...."never picked up the phone " oooooohhhhh
Dan Bull: Civilization Epic Rap. You're a history teacher, this is pretty much mandatory.
Definitely keep doing these. ERB is awesome!
I will say, one other interesting note is how the first few lines of Douglass's rap are modeled after "Straight Outta Compton" in the debut studio album of NWA, crucial to the popularization of antiracist gangsta rap. This also seems like an important fact of modern American musical history that kids should learn!
Dude yeah, I'm always down for an ERB breakdown!
You already done that video.
seems like i wasn't the only one who noticed
Or try the Hitler & Darth Vader series .. I think there’s 3 of them
Jefferson started strong, but his entire second verse was apologising, Both of Douglas's verses were good, therefore the win
I still think Jefferson's second verse fired back at a lot of what Douglass said during his first verse. Douglass still won, but it was closer than some people say, tbh.
@@gamer9720 Jefferson he bars but not more than Douglass. Plus he was a slaver
I wish my history teachers would have been as cool as you Mr. Terry. I love your videos
Not ERB related but I would love to see you react to some stuff from the channel Overly Sarcastic Productions. They do a lot with history and mythology.
I’ve done a couple. Great channel!
You should probablybe familiarwith FrederickDouglass' "What To The Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
My man. History was always my favorite ubject in school. I love how much you enjoy this. I would pay to see you teach a class.
Keep on man.
My very first Mr. Terry's premiere
That cold open was absolute comedy gold.
Yes! Thank you! I've been waiting ages for another ERB reaction.
using your reaction as research for my presentation of fredrick douglass tommorow, thank you!
I just realized at 4:00 was a callback to some of the characters/people they've portrayed. lol
It has been awhile since I’ve seen your videos but I dig the new setup
Thanks!
6:17 for this part, I found that “Ask your parents for more information” works quite as well as the original
"I'll never work for you ass, but I'll kick it for free." Used that line on my dad and I'm still grounded. I'm 27.
I literally checked this channel for new ERB reacts 2 days ago. What timing!
for those not aware, Douglass' "straight outta bondage" line is a reference to NWA's Straight Outta Compton. The lyric, obviously, but the choreography as he says it is also the same as in the original music video, and the background at that part is modeled to look like it too.
Can I just say how jealous I am of that TMNT cabinet?
Him-"Its been over a year since I've done one of these reaction videos."
Me-"has it really been a hear since I've seen one of his videos?"
Mr. terry those reactions are the reason I found you and im so glad I did
Mr. Terry if you didn’t notice the first part of Fredric Douglass’s first verse has the same flow as the first part of Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
glad to see this channel has grown (judging by the background compared to your first it has been quite lucrative don't let that embarrass you it's just the marketplace in the great orgy that is capitalism at work)
You couldn’t whip a 5th of me, a great reference to the 3/5ths compromise
Hey Mr.Terry! I wished if you could react to ”Alexander The Great” by ”EPIC HISTORY TV”
Thanks for the great content you put out ;)
He did on his erb part 2 but not much knowledge in it vs now
@@coltensanso5723 Bro it’s a documentary about the conquest of the persian empire based on alexander the great...
I was waiting for you to react to this one. I have watched all of ERB and this one hits different.
My favorite teacher has returned ❤
[suggestion] During the II WW there was a bear called Wojtek in Polish army on exile - great thing to react! And btw. this bear caught spy, not thief as most of sources will claim :)
Good video! I'd love to see the ERBs you already did but in this format~
Jefferson spent his entire second verse on defense. That's a losing move
But Fredrick spent both using the same moves. Thomas defended his actions which could make you think "Yeah, he's right!" Thus leading to victory. Or, that's blank see it. Defense is the best offense
Mr. Terry did you get the reference? Straight outta bondage was a reference to "straight outta Compton" which is a line from a hip hop song from the 80's from rap group N.W.A thanks for your reactions!
I'm here for your insight into history tied to ERBHs - I'm also steadily making my way through your fantastic library of history videos :)
(From what I personally know, If this is wrong, please correct me) The only thing you got wrong, is that those kids were most likely not Jefferson's, but were instead, his brother's, who lived at his estate and was a known womanizer
Woohoo, I’ve been waiting for you to react to this!!!!
Would love to see more ERB reactions, also Douglass had some bars that you missed that to me made him the winner of this battle. Keep it up man !
I love your channel. Never stop
The agreement in the constitution wasn't to stop the slave trade, it was a promise to not touch the topic for the specified time period. It was just appeasement for the Southern states.
The pirates line refers to the Barbary Wars and the Embargo Act in 1807
More ERB! I love your insight and knowledge on the topics. Even your interest in pop culture elements, like the time when you showed your TMNT NES game because of the artist
Heres some videos your should check out:
The Armchair Historian
Life in German-Occupied France & Poland
Germany's Worst Defeat: Operation Bagration
Allied Invasion of Sicily
Downfall of Germany: The Western Front
Invasion of Poland the Polish Perspective
Dunkirk from the German perspective
Why didn't the US Reach Berlin First in WWII
Battle of Berlin
D-Day from the German perspective
In that intro, with the music before the erb, I was waiting for a 'Your move!'
Could you please react to “the incorrect history of milk” by Ted Nivison
I would love to see a reaction to Steven Spielberg vs. Alfred Hitchcock. A fair bit of film history
waitttt didn't he react to jefferson vs douglass like a while ago??
Mr Terry can you please one day react to Roosevelt vs Churchill? That's one of their best ones! 😍
BULLY!
@@mejhdhhicbfshihids652 a challenge! I love competition! 😂
He did already
It's his 2nd video reaction to ERB if you look it up
@@artsysabs Now where would I mount the stuffed head of a Winston?
I came to your channel for the history lessons that you throw in there
Its all fun and games until Douglass pulls out the "but which one of us owned slaves bro?"
Make more, they’re great!
"No compromise you couldn't whip a 5th of me man" he's talking about the three fidths compromise of the 5th amendment which made slaves have a tax on them
ONE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely I would like to see u do all of them
Very true between 1774-75 Thomas Jefferson converted his Windsor chair to a new modern swivel chair because he couldn't be comfortable drafting the declaration. Sold some to Britain as well when he went back to Monticello.
Yeah it just wasn’t a fair fight, but sometimes I just come for good lines not to see who won with ERBs, with real people it’s very often quite clear who’s side justice is on. Same thing for the Tesla Edison battle for example
Eh, Edison might have been an unscrupulous businessman but to get truly revolutionary inventions out there you need someone who can sell them well. Tesla, at least, had good ideas but was a terrible at selling them. Edison should have been nicer and more respectful about it, but I don't think he's the obvious bad guy with no redeeming aspects. Without him, a lot of the inventions that changed how we lived wouldn't have had their huge impact.
Also, not all of Tesla's ideas were good. This was a guy who died trying to sell a death ray to the US government. He shouldn't be treated as some almost divine scientific figure not appreciated during his time the way some do. He was just as complicated and imperfect as Edison.
Generally this goes for a lot, but not necessarily all historical figures. They should be treated as people with strengths and flaws. Viewing them from a purely moral stance can be pretty reductive from a historical perspective, clouded by one's political views and/or current events, and, in some cases, harmful. People like Hitler are , of course, expectations to this.
@@gregcourtney7717 I meant more like, my sympathy is sometimes heavily on one side.
Also why would Hitler be an exception, he was just as much a human as anyone else. Not some demon or devil, a human, with, I am sure some good features (and a gigantic amount of bad, I am not here to defend him, he was a crazy genocidal dictator let’s not kid ourselves). But he should be viewed by the same standard as everybody else, judging historical figures morality Is nothing bad
@@P99s-s fair on your first point. I'm that way with St Teresa vs Freud. Not saying he did not have good points or historical significance but in the battle too many of lines deal with his sexism, especially the "mother" thing with him or just him being a jerk atheist making fun of Teresa for her beliefs. Believe or not believe what you want, just don't be a jerk about it towards others.
@@P99s-s true, he was human. That makes it worse in my opinion. Banality of evil and how easy sane, decent people can be convinced to do it just makes it more terrifying. I guess I meant there are people whose monstrous acts are so bad and done purely for selfish reasons that the good parts of them are buried so deep it's hard or impossible to see them. For a better example, there's Stalin. Yes, he was awful and killed more of his own people than even Hitler. However, he and the Soviet Union were key reasons for allied victory during WW2 in the western and, possibly, eastern front. The latter referring to the Soviets declaring war on Japan possibly being a factor in their surrender. He was horrible, yes, but without Stalin WW2 could have gone very differently.
Didnt you already do this one in the Part 2 ERB video you made?
REACT TO THE HAMILTON RAP BATTLES!
love your room bro so niceee
Wow it's been a while, Monsieur Terry. Looks like your production value has improved significantly.
Thank you! I’m always trying to improve
I would like to see Mr. Terry react to the Navajo code talkers of WW2.
I definitely want to learn more