Saudi Arabia’s Catastrophic “Everything” Problem

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  • @RealLifeLore
    @RealLifeLore  11 місяців тому +11761

    This is the longest video I've ever posted and naturally, UA-cam decided to demonetize it immediately upon release. This has been resolved now, but it nonetheless severely affects performance because YT doesn't promote videos as heavily when they are demonetized, and the first few hours of a release are critical for gaining momentum, which is handicapped when the video is demonetized for those first few hours and being underpromoted. These massive videos are extremely expensive and time-consuming to produce, so if you want to watch even more and support the channel directly, please consider checking out the next part of this video covering how the international coalition eliminated ISIS in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2019, which you can view on Nebula here: nebula.tv/videos/reallifelore-modern-conflicts-the-fall-of-isis It's all a part of my Modern Conflict series over there, and there are dozens of other episodes you can watch as well. Thank you

    • @mrsalty9277
      @mrsalty9277 11 місяців тому +76

      I will check out

    • @Miro.A.Mursu-
      @Miro.A.Mursu- 11 місяців тому +188

      Classic Yotube. Do They never learn?

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren 11 місяців тому +192

      When you troll Saudi Arabia so hard that it becomes a documentary.

    • @RNGclips_
      @RNGclips_ 11 місяців тому +108

      Why would they demonetize it, seemed like a pretty legit video..

    • @Omar-Facio
      @Omar-Facio 11 місяців тому +100

      What was the reasoning they gave to demonitize it?

  • @ryansearle6157
    @ryansearle6157 11 місяців тому +15965

    If there’s one thing this channel has taught me, it’s that there is no country that doesn’t have some kind of existential problem in the modern world

    • @Kikunosuke777
      @Kikunosuke777 11 місяців тому +853

      I highly doubt it is just a modern problem.

    • @themachine9366
      @themachine9366 11 місяців тому +302

      ⁠@@Kikunosuke777Although the geographies of success have changed with the course of technology, places which historically had very low populations and only recently have experienced relative population booms compared to everywhere else, are direct products of modernity and at risk of disappearing in a changing world. Other places, not so much so as they have been populated for millennia and it is likely that will continue.

    • @airhabairhab
      @airhabairhab 11 місяців тому

      @TheGhostBeginsIndia won’t exist as a country in 100-200 years. It will be violently Balkanized into 20 different countries based on Language, Religion and ethnicity.

    • @MrLense
      @MrLense 11 місяців тому +173

      Norway

    • @COOLAUSTINO
      @COOLAUSTINO 11 місяців тому +183

      and pretty much every single one of them is a product of capitalism lolol

  • @malekzin4788
    @malekzin4788 11 місяців тому +4697

    The founder of Dubai once said: « My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I ride a Mercedes, my son rides a Land Rover, and my grandson is going to ride a Land Rover…but my great-grandson is going to have to ride a camel again »
    He was talking about UAE but it’s the feeling of Arab world in general

    • @moaen1
      @moaen1 11 місяців тому +209

      More like gcc countries specifically and not other Arab countries

    • @user-wx4nv8xr3d
      @user-wx4nv8xr3d 11 місяців тому +514

      Except he actually made sure the UAE doesn’t go this route and instead he diversified the economy

    • @AlcalaMSM
      @AlcalaMSM 11 місяців тому +29

      RealLifeLore

    • @1ilrx
      @1ilrx 11 місяців тому +14

      RealLifeLore

    • @AlcalaMSM
      @AlcalaMSM 11 місяців тому +76

      @@1ilrx bro thinks hes me

  • @alphahex99
    @alphahex99 6 місяців тому +553

    This is seriously one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. I wasn't expecting to watch the entire thing in 1 sitting after randomly clicking on something that looked interesting. Well done!

    • @pygmalioninvenus6057
      @pygmalioninvenus6057 3 місяці тому

      You haven’t seen good documentaries then

    • @alphahex99
      @alphahex99 3 місяці тому +1

      @@pygmalioninvenus6057 k

    • @hometv128
      @hometv128 2 місяці тому +3

      It’s all lies I’m telling you- it’s just an American perspective of the Middle East and Saudi Arabia

    • @danstewart2770
      @danstewart2770 2 місяці тому

      Too bad everything in it was so skewed it's like the CIA wrote it - which is something they routinely do. But how could you possibly have known any of that?

    • @danstewart2770
      @danstewart2770 2 місяці тому

      Funny, so when the Biden administration set $80/bbl for WTI crude as the base (minimum) price, they were just joking?

  • @fett4life250
    @fett4life250 3 місяці тому +53

    By far, the best Saudi Arabian centric Middle Eastern history documentary one could produce. Well done 👏

  • @drago939393
    @drago939393 10 місяців тому +381

    I like how Oman is just chilling there in the corner, being like... "Oh, man...". What an extremely rarely mentioned country.

    • @k3lerxwew
      @k3lerxwew 9 місяців тому +7

      yea lol

    • @fatimaachouri3433
      @fatimaachouri3433 4 місяці тому +46

      They also have an INCREDIBLY pretty country. All colorful and clean. It's actually surprising that it isn't mentioned so much

    • @neko_birel
      @neko_birel 4 місяці тому +36

      If you don't have any controversy or super news. Most of the world will forget you exist so

    • @barryirlandi4217
      @barryirlandi4217 4 місяці тому +5

      British protectorate

    • @harveyspecter111
      @harveyspecter111 3 місяці тому +18

      Which is a good thing considering the middle east.

  • @saviorbob
    @saviorbob 21 день тому +6

    "He didn't trust the British so he went to the Americans to find oil for him" .... well he sure knew the right option there

  • @michaelhart3410
    @michaelhart3410 6 місяців тому +86

    I learn so much from your videoes - this and your other ones. I'm very grateful for the time and effort you invest into every video. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @kairos_fluent
    @kairos_fluent 11 місяців тому +2591

    I think a video about the Balkans geography and how that influenced the history and politics of that region would be very interesting.

    • @dog9302
      @dog9302 11 місяців тому +230

      Who can commit the most warcrimes challenge

    • @ishkanark6725
      @ishkanark6725 11 місяців тому +155

      I can summarize first it was the Ottomans fault, then it was the Serbs fault

    • @mikeydubz1785
      @mikeydubz1785 11 місяців тому +46

      Croats and Bosnians were just as guilty. But yes do the video

    • @nasman188
      @nasman188 11 місяців тому +101

      @@mikeydubz1785 I think your forgetting who started the war in the first place, Serbia.

    • @snomcultist189
      @snomcultist189 11 місяців тому +23

      It would be very cool if he did an impartial video on the balkans about how geography impacted them. 🇷🇸🤝🇦🇱 🇭🇺🤝🇷🇴

  • @raxenladevaldak1749
    @raxenladevaldak1749 11 місяців тому +1164

    Honestly, it sounds like Saudi Arabia started this adjustment too late. The more I hear about most things in the world, the more it sounds like entrenched power has repeatedly set itself up to fall entirely because they aren't willing to give an inch.

    • @Shenaldrac
      @Shenaldrac 11 місяців тому

      Oh absolutely. And look what happened last time they tried to do reforms, the second there was any pushback from the religious extremists they undid everything and doubled down on the religious conservatism. I'd bet that these "sweeping reforms" will end up the same way. And frankly they're a drop in the bucket of what's needed. Women can drive now, wow! But reporters can still be disappeared, homosexuality is still punished with the death penalty. It's just not enough. Like you say, they've left this too late. Maybe if they kept going after that mosque siege instead of caving in to the religious fanatics they'd have been able to continue making gradual changes and be in a decent place by now, but they didn't. So they can either do things gradually enough to avoid provoking strong pushback, in which case it won't happen fast enough and they're screwed, or they can force reforms through quickly and face tons of pushback and turmoil, in which case they're screwed.

    • @katamariroller2837
      @katamariroller2837 11 місяців тому +169

      It just keeps happening. People with the most power and money in the world refusing to invest even crumbs of it into propping up a world that can survive longer-term so they can enjoy what they have.

    • @e2rqey
      @e2rqey 11 місяців тому +107

      Because the ones making those decisions are not going to be around for the consequences.

    • @E4439Qv5
      @E4439Qv5 11 місяців тому +26

      ​@@e2rqey We'll make sure of that.

    • @mp77744
      @mp77744 11 місяців тому +92

      British monarchy modernized and adapted. French, German, and Russian monarchies refused to change. Result? Napoleon, Hitler, Bolshevisks

  • @cthymnn2010
    @cthymnn2010 6 місяців тому +65

    Thank you for this. It is so complex and overwhelming for a novice on this subject but it is. highly appreciated to allow me to gain knowledge.

  • @Merrymangos
    @Merrymangos 4 місяці тому +28

    Wow…excellent work, So interesting and how have I not found this channel before…new fan ,Australia

  • @10Sambo01
    @10Sambo01 10 місяців тому +1924

    Great video, although it misses a couple of very important key facts:
    1) As alluded to, the US is well capable of producing an excess of oil over and above what they need domestically, they just choose not to for various reasons.
    2) When making the deal with the Saudis for their supply of oil, the US added another stipulation to the agreement; that the Saudis use the US dollar for pricing and transacting for oil. This gave the US dollar IMMENSE strength and power globally and was one of the main cornerstones of the USD's global dominance and subsequently US global power.
    3) Recent Saudi deals with China to trade oil in Chinese Yuan and agreements with Russia regarding oil supply and pricing have significantly strained the relationship with the US.
    4) Despite their best efforts and intentions, the world will not be able to remove their reliance on oil any time soon. Alternative energy generation is still a long way from being good enough to replace oil. While nuclear power generation could likely do the job, this is not a favoured option for many countries.

    • @TheRogueAdventurers
      @TheRogueAdventurers 10 місяців тому +204

      I feel like alot of people don't realise how much we us oil for. Just producing power and fuel for cars is just a part. Just think of everything made of plastic.

    • @Niemand1947
      @Niemand1947 10 місяців тому +19

      What are those reasons?

    • @em.1633
      @em.1633 10 місяців тому +64

      Nuclear power is increasingly not cost effective and in fact is the only alternate energy source to not have decreased in price over the decades. Solar, wind, and hydro are going to be the deal, not nuclear.

    • @10Sambo01
      @10Sambo01 10 місяців тому +38

      @@Niemand1947 Well, that depends on how deep down the rabbit hole you want to go :)

    • @augustojose5159
      @augustojose5159 10 місяців тому

      The USA is the largest producer of oil in the effing world!
      Joe biden decided to turn it off,.........why?

  • @waspwrap1235
    @waspwrap1235 11 місяців тому +325

    The shorter version of this video
    Saudi Arabia is doomed, because of it’s geographical position, being surrounded by enemies, and being part of a market, less reliable on oil

    • @IbnWobbler
      @IbnWobbler 11 місяців тому +64

      Yeah basically could’ve saved an hour of my time

    • @waspwrap1235
      @waspwrap1235 11 місяців тому +2

      @@IbnWobbler ikr

    • @vanillapaper
      @vanillapaper 11 місяців тому +53

      @@IbnWobbler nah idk video explains it more detailed like what is the importance of mekke, who rules the country, geopolitical situtations of arabia etc.If you are okay with a one or two sentence explanation you should unsubscribe this channel, because this is RealLifeLORE, not RealLifeInaNutshell.

    • @deutschesmanutter1395
      @deutschesmanutter1395 11 місяців тому

      surronded by enemies? Kuwait, Uae, Bahrain, Qatar~, Oman, Palestine, EGYPT and (some) of yemen are allied with saudi

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP 11 місяців тому +12

      Yeah, not sure how that makes them "doomed". Most countries are in a far worse position.

  • @bizichyld
    @bizichyld 5 місяців тому +18

    I learned an ENORMOUS, amount from this MASSIVE video. Thanks!

  • @jclarkent3757
    @jclarkent3757 5 місяців тому +17

    Wow this stuff is fascinating. Thanks for all the work and time.

  • @bigchunk1
    @bigchunk1 11 місяців тому +1502

    The modern conflicts series is legitimately good. Worth the nebula subscription for that alone.

    • @ACreative_name
      @ACreative_name 11 місяців тому +8

      Yeah

    • @Gregs_sis
      @Gregs_sis 11 місяців тому +28

      wish I could confirm but I have no money for another subscription

    • @CptStahlsworth
      @CptStahlsworth 11 місяців тому +37

      seriously, Real Life Lore and the Wendover guys make Nebula worth way more than you pay for. The rest is just a bonus to me.

    • @davisdelp8131
      @davisdelp8131 11 місяців тому +2

      Love nebula hate all the politics though

    • @DaniG.German883
      @DaniG.German883 11 місяців тому +2

      🧢

  • @Wex_6
    @Wex_6 7 місяців тому +90

    As Aramco employee, i can confirm that ksa has 12 other resources for power and its starting to decrease the oil sales and rely on the other resources

    • @ronjon7942
      @ronjon7942 7 місяців тому +2

      What are they?

    • @lithium84
      @lithium84 4 місяці тому +13

      @@ronjon7942Must be rare earths. That’s the only resource that could still leverage significant influence as much as oil does.

    • @Wex_6
      @Wex_6 2 місяці тому +4

      @@RogueCylon No.

    • @zeckybuzgheia6239
      @zeckybuzgheia6239 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Wex_6 haha why did u just say "no"?😂😂😂

    • @Wex_6
      @Wex_6 2 місяці тому +1

      @@zeckybuzgheia6239 too tired for explaining any shi bro 💀

  • @simonepeterson3301
    @simonepeterson3301 19 днів тому +10

    My sister is a chemical engineer, and she has been to the top oil fields in e world ie Venezuela, Saudi Arabia,etc and she told me the world ,is moving away from using Oil,

    • @gasalpha879
      @gasalpha879 2 дні тому

      I mean it would inevitably come to this due to oil being non replenishable in a scale humanity can work with

  •  4 місяці тому +4

    Thank your for this deep dive. Very interesting stuff

  • @RedXlV
    @RedXlV 11 місяців тому +2018

    And really, Saudi Arabia's current fairly dire situation is actually their *best-case* scenario. Imagine if the US were to not merely stop protecting Saudi Arabia but become *actively hostile* to them.

    • @user-cp2fw3sq8k
      @user-cp2fw3sq8k 11 місяців тому

      America‘s only option is to protect Saudi Arabia. As soon as saudi arabia falls israel will disappear

    • @lagrangewei
      @lagrangewei 11 місяців тому

      then they will ally with China.

    • @elgoog7830
      @elgoog7830 11 місяців тому +311

      Usa always throws their friends allies under the bus.
      Saudi on its last leg.

    • @Lion_Hamza
      @Lion_Hamza 11 місяців тому +90

      What would happen? Exactly nothing! Saudi Arabia has it’s mercenaries the Egyptian army. The Egyptian army is no joke. Egypt and Saudi Arabia are like brothers.

    • @Fabianwew
      @Fabianwew 11 місяців тому +589

      @@Lion_Hamza Egypt couldn't even beat us backed Israel.

  • @pythagorasaurusrex9853
    @pythagorasaurusrex9853 3 місяці тому +9

    Excellent video! It's explains the major geopolitcal problems in that area down to the line in a short but precise manner. This should be mandatory to teach our kids where all these problems originated from and developed until today. My deepest respect for the creator of this video!

  • @boyinavault
    @boyinavault 6 місяців тому +9

    Top notch production , this is high quality content !!

  • @user-ok9qo5ty6l
    @user-ok9qo5ty6l 10 місяців тому +2392

    I'm always gobsmacked by the amount of research that goes into these. This does an amazing job at showing just how complicated geopolitics are..

    • @orangedragon5441
      @orangedragon5441 10 місяців тому +106

      It ironically isn’t even that accurate, he intentionally leaves out or demonizes many things.

    • @DWIGHTNOTSCHRUTE
      @DWIGHTNOTSCHRUTE 10 місяців тому +68

      im saudi he did a terrible job and his info is outdated

    • @Edberk_
      @Edberk_ 10 місяців тому +17

      You literally stole that first sentence from a comment that was posted a couple days ago 😂😂

    • @backthatthingupyoyoy
      @backthatthingupyoyoy 10 місяців тому +11

      The simplest solution to geopolitics is a bright light; a VERY bright light that also produces a lot of heat.

    • @iqbalindaryono8984
      @iqbalindaryono8984 10 місяців тому +11

      ​@@orangedragon5441like what?

  • @bumbafa6181
    @bumbafa6181 11 місяців тому +364

    As an Iraqi who was born in Baghdad in 2001 and raised there for 5 years, I am severely disappointed in Iraq for wanting to invade Kuwait and Saudi for oil, rather than developing their own country to become a powerhouse like the United States of America, China, and Russia. As the video stated the Tigris and Euphrates river provided fertile lands for Iraq to set up an agricultural sector that would've fed the people of Iraq, and plenty of oil to get the money to put into developing schools and increasing the quality of life for the people of Iraq. Instead of Iraq being a war-torn country, it could've been a global political influencer. Really sad to see this as an Iraqi.

    • @OSTemli
      @OSTemli 11 місяців тому +54

      You need to look at why Saddam invaded Kuwait, he was force to.
      Like how in world war 2 japan was sanctioned by usa making japan only have 6 months of oil left on reserve.
      Reason japan colonism on other countries, which american and its allies itself were doing.
      In case of your country Kuwait under usa guidance were exporting too much oil hurting Iraqi economy.
      Remember american propoganda, Iraqi soldier killing babies in hospital (lies)
      Hope ur country recovers.

    • @adamsteinhardt6393
      @adamsteinhardt6393 11 місяців тому

      @@OSTemliwhat a selective, revisionist load of crap this is.

    • @rafiuddin99
      @rafiuddin99 11 місяців тому +14

      @bumbafa6181 ... Iraq may not have been powerhouse like United States of America, China and Russia, however, on the other part of your opinion, I fully agree with you. Invading Kuwait was utter nonsense and unwarranted. It was only caused damages and prevented Iraq from further development. Cheers 👍🌸

    • @viraloracle5151
      @viraloracle5151 11 місяців тому +1

      saddams mistake to attack Kuwait and Iran was the downfall of Iraq, if he just focused on building his army for defense and long range missiles that could destroy tel aviv if threatened by war from the US (usa not attacks nations that can destroy israel) + investing instead in the economy. iraq would be very stable now and americans wouldnt have invaded.

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 11 місяців тому +31

      Saddam had an historical precedent to annex Kuwait. Kuwait is simply snipped off the Iraqi map by colonials.

  • @Oxinder
    @Oxinder 4 місяці тому +3

    Well done. This covers so much information in a well laid out format

  • @zacharycadman8226
    @zacharycadman8226 4 місяці тому +6

    Absolutely packed full of good information. Well done 👏

  • @FreedomFox1
    @FreedomFox1 10 місяців тому +910

    You missed the most important part of the Saudi-US relationship, which is the Saudi promise to only sell oil for dollars. This is what ensures that the dollar remains the world reserve currency. It’s the backbone of US prosperity, which the Saudi’s have recently begun undermining when they announced their intention to sell oil for Yuan.

    • @interest2006
      @interest2006 10 місяців тому +43

      You are so correct and accurate 💯

    • @vagelisvale3378
      @vagelisvale3378 10 місяців тому

      @@helloagain1400

    • @salvadorgonzales1
      @salvadorgonzales1 10 місяців тому +15

      source please

    • @helloagain1400
      @helloagain1400 10 місяців тому +10

      we dont have problem with US we are low cizten population
      as long the US keeps its words and protect us we will do what they want

    • @FreedomFox1
      @FreedomFox1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@joshwuzhere1 I agree… by printing dollars and “exporting” inflation, the US is quietly stealing from the world. Currency competition would be good for everyone, but I fear the US will resort to military means, as it so often does, to protect this racket. The US government is taking all of the steps that would be necessary to precede war with China. Saudi regime change wouldn’t be surprising either.

  • @Thebettermartyr
    @Thebettermartyr 11 місяців тому +967

    Back when I was a soldier, I was an intelligence analyst, and I’m surprised you got all this right for the most part. Wish I had this video when I first started!

    • @alal039
      @alal039 11 місяців тому +59

      If you think most of what he said is true, then this job wasn't right for you, try cheerleading

    • @omaewamoushindeiru6581
      @omaewamoushindeiru6581 11 місяців тому

      How many innocent brown people did you kl?

    • @NerguA44
      @NerguA44 11 місяців тому +137

      ​@@alal039what was wrong? I am just genuinely curious

    • @MS-np2nf
      @MS-np2nf 11 місяців тому

      @@NerguA44 Some of the information might be correct but alot of it is spiced with bias and the usual western propaganda.

    • @jeromeace1282
      @jeromeace1282 11 місяців тому +30

      I feel like there is something obvious the video misses though. Blockading the strait of Hormuz and the one near Yemen will piss of the rest of the world, which makes it somewhat of a limited time option.

  • @Astroboytoo2
    @Astroboytoo2 4 місяці тому +9

    0951 pm, 02/08/2024, I wanted to complement you on your narration, I like the way you change the rhythm and tempo to make a point. Plus you speak very clearly, and your pronunciation is very good.
    You have a very good skill set for this type of work. I’ve had to suffer instructors who were monotone and it was putting everyone to sleep. Good Luck in your further endeavors. PS: I can not imagine the time and effort it takes to research, splice and edit each of your videos! Wow!

  • @1234MrShane
    @1234MrShane 2 місяці тому +1

    This has been really informative thankyou for putting out this piece it's all been really confusing trying to work out what's Really going on over there u explain it so clearly it's so easy to follow and understand

  • @moabubakar605
    @moabubakar605 11 місяців тому +38

    The late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia once told Henry Kissinger
    "You (the west) are the ones who can't live without oil. You know, we come from the desert, and our ancestors lived on dates and milk and we can easily go back and live like that again"

    • @MrZocker92
      @MrZocker92 10 місяців тому +2

      How times change

    • @GangstarComputerGod
      @GangstarComputerGod 10 місяців тому

      Do they think “The West” and it’s people sprung into existence during the Industrial Revolution and never existed before then lmao.

    • @breft3416
      @breft3416 2 місяці тому +1

      If it comes right down to need, do you think the people who built SA's oil infrastructure might just come and take the oil? Ask a native American. There would be plenty of milk and dates available.

    • @LDrosophila
      @LDrosophila 2 місяці тому +2

      I would be curious to know how dates grow with ever increasing temperatures and dwindling ground water?

    • @jesseroggio7260
      @jesseroggio7260 Місяць тому

      Date palms have survived in the desert for millions of years. Climate change is going to wipe them out ? I'm guessing you watch The View fairly often.

  • @failed_physicist
    @failed_physicist 10 місяців тому +763

    This does an amazing job at showing just how complicated geopolitics are.

    • @Ahmed-wb7ko
      @Ahmed-wb7ko 10 місяців тому +2

      geopolitics is boring

    • @failed_physicist
      @failed_physicist 10 місяців тому +43

      @@Ahmed-wb7ko Lol as someone who lives in the Middle East, recent events have only increased my interest in geopolitics.

    • @Ahmed-wb7ko
      @Ahmed-wb7ko 10 місяців тому

      @@failed_physicist sports more interesting

    • @TheRealHaloLover
      @TheRealHaloLover 10 місяців тому

      Especially for US citizens because we got to filter through so much propaganda revolving around the Middle East because we're largely responsible for the conflicts there.

    • @Storoks
      @Storoks 10 місяців тому

      All It showed me that people in the Middle East are killing eachother over their „peaceful“ religion

  • @umitcontuk4487
    @umitcontuk4487 5 місяців тому +2

    Very informative. Thank you.

  • @MikeHarris1984
    @MikeHarris1984 4 місяці тому +20

    Going to watch on Nebula now!! I love Nebula and love that all my fav youtubers got together and built it!!!!!!! Such a great service and showing all the educational videos I want to see!

  • @debrajohnson6395
    @debrajohnson6395 7 місяців тому +33

    Venezuelan oil is thicker younger oil. The Canadian oil is the oldest best oil, but harder to access because it's in the coldest terrain.

    • @JusticeAlways
      @JusticeAlways 4 місяці тому +2

      Venezuelan oil has high content of sulphur as well...

    • @ElAnciano767
      @ElAnciano767 2 місяці тому +2

      The Canadian oil comes primarily from the Alberta tar sands. It is more expensive to extract, but sells as a discount to refineries because of its low quality. Alberta oil accounts for over 80% of total Canadian oil production.

    • @danzigvssartre
      @danzigvssartre Місяць тому +1

      Is that oil or whiskey?

    • @Tyranid_Hive_Mind
      @Tyranid_Hive_Mind 11 днів тому

      ​@@danzigvssartre wine

  • @wiszak9370
    @wiszak9370 11 місяців тому +531

    Several counter points:
    1- KSA has at least 700b$ in their national wealth fund invested everywhere in the world.
    2- KSA still has the support of the Arab and Muslim world because of its religious importance
    3- The world may need less oil as fuel in the future, however, KSA is focusing more and more on using its oil in petrochemical industries
    4- The ages of coal and wood are over. However, we are still consuming massive amounts of coal and wood as sources of energy. If you can produce oil cheap enough (KSA can), you will always find customers.
    5- KSA still has many other sources of income that they are hardly exploiting now, from religious tourism to massive mines of natural resources to seaports exploiting its great geolocation.
    *The challenges for KSA are great, but it is far from being doomed.

    • @pikapi6993
      @pikapi6993 11 місяців тому

      Their biggest enemies are Muslim countries and Muslim groups though, because they have theological issues with each other. I assume they want to own Mekka and Medina and control it the way they view as right.

    • @MelindaSordinoIsLiterallyMe
      @MelindaSordinoIsLiterallyMe 11 місяців тому

      But: KSA will be too hot for humans live in in just a few decades. KSA also is a vapid, vain, totalitarian dictatorship that executes gay people.

    • @The2808erik
      @The2808erik 11 місяців тому

      The land itself is still doomed. Nobody is going to live there anymore once the oil is gone, especially with climate change making the desert even more hostile.

    • @Earthling.7
      @Earthling.7 11 місяців тому +62

      Good points but I still think video is more accurate

    • @moaen1
      @moaen1 11 місяців тому +11

      @@Earthling.7 both are good

  • @henrysevern
    @henrysevern 4 місяці тому +3

    Good informative video, learning lots of information I didn’t know.

  • @EdwinaTS
    @EdwinaTS 4 місяці тому +2

    Wow, this video answered a lot of what was behind the news. Many thanks!

  • @Elghast
    @Elghast 10 місяців тому +349

    It is INSANE that I’m learning the real reasons for many things AT THIS STAGE in my life
    Real Life Lore is a priceless channel giving amazing info for free. What a world we live in

    • @luizsouto4019
      @luizsouto4019 10 місяців тому +3

      not for free, is just US propaganda

    • @Garmin316
      @Garmin316 10 місяців тому +5

      ​@hidetakamiyazaki1825better than terrorist propaganda

    • @faraazmeer6283
      @faraazmeer6283 10 місяців тому +12

      @hidetakamiyazaki1825So learning anything in any country is propaganda? if I went to school in Saudi would that be Saudi propaganda? or if I watched a youtube video from an Arab person?

    • @xadadax5014
      @xadadax5014 10 місяців тому +5

      @@luizsouto4019can you please point out what parts of this documentary you think are false or misleading? Legitimately curious

    • @luizsouto4019
      @luizsouto4019 10 місяців тому

      ​@@xadadax5014
      04:23 "the world's most powerful country, the USA"
      07:25 "one of the worst human rights records on the planet, an archaic religious absolute monarchy that *most of the outside world* finds repugnant and a lack of protection from the united states"
      08:15 - He said that's very little to know before 300 hundred years ago in the center of the Arabian Peninsula. Just google NAJD to see how much history there is. But for the USA only petrol and war is relevant.
      17:46 to 18:15 - Briefly said about the USA's interest in oil and puts much more emphasis on some supposed protection the Saudis supposedly wanted.
      18:43 - The largest oil reserve in the world is located in Venezuela, another country f*cked by the usa trough embargos
      21:38 "America needed to protect Saudi Arabia at all costs" then continues saying again how monstrous is the totalitarian absolute monarchy in the medieval kingdom as an excuse to send troops and incite war.
      23:32 "even jeopardize its relationship with its own greatest protector and security guarantor... [guess who]"
      So much protection that started the Gulf War... how kind are the USA😍

  • @samleheny1429
    @samleheny1429 11 місяців тому +319

    I'd find it really helpful if where was a little graphic down in the corner of videos like this that could tell you at any point aproximately what year in history we are discussing the events of. I'm constantly asking myself "Wait, so are we still in the 80's? Or is this happening right now? Or some other time entirely??"

    • @samuhlm2
      @samuhlm2 11 місяців тому +59

      Really good suggestion for pretty much all videos that discuss events over time

    • @Fallout3131
      @Fallout3131 11 місяців тому +5

      @@samuhlm2Agreed

    • @YeeeeGreg
      @YeeeeGreg 11 місяців тому +6

      Good idea, I hope they implement that in future videos

    • @MH-hu5pi
      @MH-hu5pi 11 місяців тому +5

      Great suggestion

    • @valeriewiersma5584
      @valeriewiersma5584 11 місяців тому +2

      That's a good idea. Maybe RealLifeLore will see your comment :)

  • @thedude5449
    @thedude5449 11 місяців тому +1397

    The idea that any nation will be oil free by 2050 is hilarious. Edit: There's nothing worse than commies and liberals.

    • @VoltzV1
      @VoltzV1 11 місяців тому +99

      2050? I don't think so, it'll be longer than that. Even if the age of oil is going to be over just like wood and charcoal, there will be always a customer to be buying them

    • @cmath6454
      @cmath6454 11 місяців тому

      We'll be far dead before that.

    • @thelinedrive
      @thelinedrive 11 місяців тому +263

      Oil free? No. But depleting the use to where it doesn’t become a source of international conflict because of economic logistics? That’s possible.

    • @thedude5449
      @thedude5449 11 місяців тому

      @@thelinedrive 😂 wait until the lithium wars then. The nations with oil will be leagues ahead as usual.

    • @aiv4873
      @aiv4873 11 місяців тому +58

      Not entirely, the plan isn't to be oil free it is to be net zero. Means even if you use oil you can make up a way to get rid of that carbon that your released making you. There are ways like more plants and trees and carbon capture, that reduce your overall carbon output.

  • @therealturtleton
    @therealturtleton 2 місяці тому +7

    I wonder if that oil should be staying under the ground where it belongs ..

    • @arvi8843
      @arvi8843 2 місяці тому

      True! It should've. Maybe it will be more peaceful though we'd probably still live in primitive ways like Amish people.
      War needed oil to be successful and war had millions (or maybe billions) in casualty since its conception.

    • @mah5298
      @mah5298 Місяць тому

      Be careful what you wish for. Although the US no longer imports oil from Saudi, prices will still rise by a few folds at the pump for Americans if Saudi Arabia stops producing oil.

    • @alejandrocespedes1544
      @alejandrocespedes1544 23 дні тому

      ​@@mah5298 Honestly American oil prices have been too low forever, it's probably the reason we don't see a REAL push towards sustainability. When those oil prices rise, all of a sudden eco friendly will look a lot more appealing.

    • @mah5298
      @mah5298 20 днів тому

      @@alejandrocespedes1544 When oil prices rise....ALL prices rise. Your local grocery store gets everything from trucks. Vast majority of international trade is done by cargo ships. All of these operate on oil and we have no alternatives at the moment. The price of virtually everything will rise.

  • @Train_Eat_Rest_Repeat
    @Train_Eat_Rest_Repeat 3 місяці тому +2

    Incredible insight! Thank you for your hard work!

  • @meteofur9604
    @meteofur9604 11 місяців тому +162

    Time for my weekly dose of 50 mins of maps and stock footage which is somehow still really interesting.

    • @raxenladevaldak1749
      @raxenladevaldak1749 11 місяців тому +5

      It's the stock footage that really makes it. Where else can I see this high quality of stock footage?

    • @ImGairBair
      @ImGairBair 11 місяців тому +15

      This didn’t bother me until you pointed it out 😂damn it

    • @123dapizza
      @123dapizza 11 місяців тому

      Go back to kissing boys, you heckin normie 😤

  • @kennethflores-hv7uf
    @kennethflores-hv7uf 11 місяців тому +375

    This video was helpful in relaying why the Yemen war happened. The media made a mish mash of the subject, making it increasingly to difficult to understand what’s happening and why.

    •  10 місяців тому +3

      Absolutely.

    • @ggzzbb
      @ggzzbb 10 місяців тому

      lol

    • @BF109G4
      @BF109G4 10 місяців тому +24

      I will explain it simply
      Saudi sunni
      Houthi Shi’a
      Houthi attacked saudi in 2009 with the support of Iran (Shi’a).
      The Arabian spring went off and the Houthi declared war against Saudi Again in 2014.

    • @Thawhid
      @Thawhid 10 місяців тому +22

      It's alarming how this video doesn't differentiate how this is more due to politics then simply "islam" or "extreme Islam" whatever that means. Islam is lawfully (by Qur'an) should only be ONE. No sects. Strictly no division. So this is and was not a religious conflict. Similar to Christian v Christian wars. That wasn't from their scripture either it's just politics trying to justify itself with by misusing religion.
      One brief example is America's involvement in Iraq. He didn't express how that was unlawful. 1 million + Iraqis & US soldiers died bc President Bush lied expressing Iraq used WMDs. In other words America weren't the heroes there, rather the ones who escalated it, keep the conflict between them, let them settle it we obviously don't understand. Oh yea don't forget the part where we took a "tiny bit" of Iraqs resources with us. It was definitely not a war for profit 🤫
      Regardless of this channels propaganda, I always love the visuals and the variety of topics

    • @pambennett8967
      @pambennett8967 10 місяців тому

      @@BF109G4no. The Saudis invaded Yemen in order to subjugate and enslave the people and take their oil and land . We supported them
      To jockey for a better position to attack Iran, which we've always been salivating to do. The first move we helped the Saudis do was to destroy the water filtration so hundreds of thousands of kids got cholera and died. We also bombed schools hospitals and surrounded them at sea so they couldn't get food or clean water . It's called 'seige warfare' or 'sanctions' but it's war and death and misery. The Yemeni people never understood why we ( USA) were doing this ( we guided the bombs and told the Saudis where to attack, being lords of war) then we finally added soldiers on the ground as well as sea support. We decimated them . Any help they got from Iran was totally justified as there was never a 'civil war' a lie spun by the Saudis to get all manner of support int heir efforts to subjugate and occupy Yemen
      They even bombed fishermen ti starve more people .
      So wake up please

  • @mariaescalona9647
    @mariaescalona9647 5 місяців тому +2

    Learn much from this document! Thank you.

  • @PedroLimaPTS
    @PedroLimaPTS 11 місяців тому +326

    Understanding Middle Eastern geopolitics is a brain melting endeavor...
    Congratulations, my dude.

    • @azzamziply3039
      @azzamziply3039 11 місяців тому +3

      Nah, this is only an attempt to it, and it's incredible

    • @somerandomguy000
      @somerandomguy000 11 місяців тому +5

      This is a huge copy and paste from Tim Marshall’s book The power of geography

    • @basharstats4482
      @basharstats4482 11 місяців тому

      what? what's so difficult to understand here? just because the west wants to play dumb in order not give Arabs a fair deal it doesn't mean these are fundamental barbarian desert monkeys who you western civilized man can never understand reasonably. that's a fucking lie in order to control the Arabs. everything is very clear to anyone with a brain. about the monarchy. even all major European powers are monarchies. US ruled by the deep state of oligarchy. just bcx you say words like democracy that does NOT mean you have one

    • @ahmeddeghady4510
      @ahmeddeghady4510 11 місяців тому +16

      Except that he was presenting it from a pure western point of view, not from where the actual middle east sees it.

    • @palestasza
      @palestasza 10 місяців тому +5

      @@ahmeddeghady4510 That's the best point of view as to minimize the amount of bias in it lol...

  • @memph7610
    @memph7610 9 місяців тому +172

    I'm still very skeptical about whether the world will really stop needing Saudi oil. The vision to decarbonize economies is wishful thinking, we aren't doing nearly enough to increase the production of copper, lithium, cobalt and other minerals needed for renewables, which aren't a reliable source of energy anyways, and there hasn't been a sufficient increase in nuclear energy either. Especially with Russia being a pariah state to much of the world now, Saudi Arabian oil will be needed by someone. Maybe not America, but probably Europe, and definitely China, Japan and India.

    • @kellharris2491
      @kellharris2491 8 місяців тому +16

      The US actually has found great stories of lithium, Cooper, silver in Nevada. It maybe the largest deposit in the world at this time.

    • @tardisrider25
      @tardisrider25 7 місяців тому +19

      I was actually going to comment something similar. The idea that we are moving away from oil is a political position, and still an impractical thing to expect in the near future. The electric car revolution is stalling out too. And like you say, all of this supposed progress is really only something being pushed in rich western countries. Everyone else still needs fossil fuels.

    • @GeorgiaAlbert
      @GeorgiaAlbert 7 місяців тому +7

      Batteries pollute with the lithium and cobalt. Why are the car makers not using Fuel Cells to power their Electric Vehicles???

    • @tardisrider25
      @tardisrider25 7 місяців тому +4

      @@GeorgiaAlbert Too expensive and complex as a technology.

    • @umadbra
      @umadbra 7 місяців тому +6

      Cooper this, lithium that... WTF do you guys think is powering the machines? Your wishes? Lol

  • @parentfake306
    @parentfake306 Місяць тому +1

    At the start I thought I was watching on 1.5x speed.

  • @marcobach
    @marcobach Місяць тому +2

    Thanks, for making a super informative video

  • @seguefischlin
    @seguefischlin 8 місяців тому +322

    While of course there's so much MORE to this story than meets the eye, your history lesson is extraordinarily helpful nonetheless. Thank you for your hard work on this.

    • @arcaneisboring7675
      @arcaneisboring7675 8 місяців тому +2

      So gay

    • @OeaoTaruaYT
      @OeaoTaruaYT 7 місяців тому

      ​@@arcaneisboring7675tf does that mean

    • @Sadako2602
      @Sadako2602 7 місяців тому

      ​@@arcaneisboring7675
      Wtf

    • @AhmedAli-im9fl
      @AhmedAli-im9fl 7 місяців тому

      ​@@arcaneisboring7675😮

    • @fringster
      @fringster 7 місяців тому +6

      @@arcaneisboring7675WHAT?! THERE IS NOTHING GAY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF GLORIOUS SAUDIA

  • @Jarsia
    @Jarsia 11 місяців тому +1155

    Sucks about the demonetization. Appreciate what you do though. Very informative video not just about SA, but the politics behind so many conflicts in the Middle East over the past century. Keep up the good work

    • @bitchasshoe8719
      @bitchasshoe8719 11 місяців тому +1

      Nice donation, RLL might be able to eat for the day

    • @lebawsski
      @lebawsski 11 місяців тому +31

      I had 4 ads during the video.

    • @Jarsia
      @Jarsia 11 місяців тому +42

      @@lebawsski he got it remonetized but it got knocked down in the algorithm

    • @BH-rm1ch
      @BH-rm1ch 11 місяців тому +16

      Yet he has 2.7 million views

    • @arthurpotter9092
      @arthurpotter9092 10 місяців тому +15

      ​@@BH-rm1chcompared to the 20-50 million most of his videos get

  • @valital
    @valital Місяць тому +1

    Ok, this documentary was amazing. I've signed up to watch more of your content on Nebula!

  • @eddieabal90
    @eddieabal90 5 місяців тому +1

    great video learned a lot

  • @abdulmohsenalmohammedi732
    @abdulmohsenalmohammedi732 10 місяців тому +681

    as a saudi hearing my country referred to as "doomed" is a little bit irking but i can understand why these concerns exist. Yeah oil wont be around forever but we are so far away from a future where oil isnt important. By then im sure Saudi will have developed loads of other income streams no doubt

    • @jessy1982
      @jessy1982 10 місяців тому +126

      Yeah, the fact Saudi Arabia has been working so hard on distributing revenue streams already is a much bigger head start than most nations' attempts to prevent future issues.

    • @MeemKhaMeemDhal--khaYaRaWawNun
      @MeemKhaMeemDhal--khaYaRaWawNun 10 місяців тому

      You as a Saudi should be SUPER CONFIDENT that Allah Himself will protect your nation UNTIL the time !
      because Islam is obviously 100% from the divine too due to countless miracles in the Quran !
      ------------------
      Muslim all over the world going to HAJI or UMRAH
      are by the hundred of millions every SINGLE YEAR !!!
      probably TRILLIONS of DOLLARS of profits from just this alone, never mind the oil !1
      They can easily BUY ANY football players they want with ANY AMOUNT !
      BUT most importantly,
      GOD Himself WILL protect Saudi at all cost.........even if the enemy has 1 million nuclear bomb or 1 billion soldier,
      God will STILL defend Saudi with all kinds of method..........SUPER VIRUS, asteroids, gamma ray burst, super volcanoes....
      this is because,
      ISLAM is 100% the truth from God whether you haters of Islam like it or not !

    • @eliasziad7864
      @eliasziad7864 10 місяців тому

      Saudi Arabia is a terrorist state. And it's funny how you call yourself a "Saudi" which is basically named after your war criminal royal family.

    • @ksaaaa9902
      @ksaaaa9902 10 місяців тому

      كلامك صحيح

    • @motive4224
      @motive4224 9 місяців тому +14

      u get it frfr

  • @MtnNerd
    @MtnNerd 11 місяців тому +404

    The videos here and on Nebula have taught me so much about what's happening in the world. Recent news stories about the gulf of Oman, the bridge in Crimea, and the blockade of the Black Sea are things I understood so much better because of your videos

    • @kamel3d
      @kamel3d 11 місяців тому

      a lot of what he said is not accurate, he conveniently removed china from the list of Saudi arabia oli clients just to make it looks ctastrofic and many more mistakes

    • @churblefurbles
      @churblefurbles 11 місяців тому +9

      What sources is he parroting is the question.

    • @OneBiteoftheCherry
      @OneBiteoftheCherry 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@churblefurbles Well you've got to get your information from somewhere

    • @SALEHKR76
      @SALEHKR76 11 місяців тому +4

      if u really care about learning u should look for a better source because this is only like 20% correct

    • @_c_y_p_3
      @_c_y_p_3 11 місяців тому

      ​@@khalilali2531 You are funny. 😂

  • @stephenwilliams1824
    @stephenwilliams1824 4 місяці тому +10

    Having worked for Saudi Aramco for 16 years in the eastern province, it was a fantastic experience. A chance also to travel all over the other Gulf countries as well. Especially by motorcycle.

  • @TheMSBNA
    @TheMSBNA Місяць тому

    I really love this video, well crafted!

  • @zvd2889
    @zvd2889 11 місяців тому +303

    a 52 min real life lore video is all i needed today

    • @santiagocardenas4661
      @santiagocardenas4661 11 місяців тому +2

      ong

    • @TheebX92
      @TheebX92 11 місяців тому +12

      52 min of LIES and misinformation

    • @santiagocardenas4661
      @santiagocardenas4661 11 місяців тому +18

      @@TheebX92 sure thing buddy

    • @user-rl8hf8kt1r
      @user-rl8hf8kt1r 11 місяців тому +9

      ​@@santiagocardenas4661
      there are some truth to this video.....but also it has a style of biased extruded opinion with in it specifically against Saudi Arabia and Russia

    • @mousesteam7882
      @mousesteam7882 11 місяців тому +1

      @@user-rl8hf8kt1r Both are xenophobic authoritarian regimes, to not be biased towards them is to deny their victims empathy

  • @senianns9522
    @senianns9522 11 місяців тому +635

    I learned more in this 50+ minute showing than I did when working for 5 years in the 80's. I drove across Saudi a few times, explored mountains and vast open spaces. I actually enjoyed most of my time there! I certainly saw the country. I saw obscene wealth and I saw poverty. Yes, there are poor Saudi's for sure!

    • @juniorsanchez4157
      @juniorsanchez4157 11 місяців тому +68

      One thing I’ve learned is that every country has poverty some just cover it up better than others

    • @stinga_
      @stinga_ 11 місяців тому

      I now realised why Saudi Arabia and America did 9/11. Bin laden was giving the Saudis a warm time. This is why most the hijackers was from Saudi Arabia.

    • @julesl6910
      @julesl6910 10 місяців тому +15

      You're so lucky, I wish I could only work for 5 years and in the 80's! AMAZING!

    • @bigaveblue70thst
      @bigaveblue70thst 10 місяців тому

      The poor are shiites that's for sure treated like third class citizens

    • @osmanmohammed6304
      @osmanmohammed6304 10 місяців тому +4

      Worldly matters everyone is smart enough, but Spiritual matters not so, God’s given short time to learn, to explore & discover God unseen, Only Mind can grasp, God Giver of all blessings. Mostly People failed to acknowledge, Now Science unfolded many facts, How God managed world & Universe. Open Phenomenon!!! Prophets declared the same introducing God Almighty. A crucial test for mankind.

  • @calimantis
    @calimantis Місяць тому +1

    This has been a legitimately fascinating look into the history of this region of the world. Thank you for putting this video together for us!

  • @markbarnes2041
    @markbarnes2041 3 місяці тому +1

    New subscriber I really love your show though this is going to be awesome 😎😃🇺🇸❤️❤️

  • @freckledspeckled5406
    @freckledspeckled5406 11 місяців тому +33

    This is just exactly what I want from UA-cam videos. Educational on topics I would never know about otherwise.

  • @TheLivirus
    @TheLivirus 11 місяців тому +674

    This is the most comprehensive and digestible summary of Saudi Arabian politics I've seen. Well done!

    • @moealwehebi8391
      @moealwehebi8391 11 місяців тому

      With all do respect for your opinion, this is the most bullshits peace of crap I have ever heard. It lacks stats enough knowledge about Saudi Arabia. I think he is one for many thousands of unemployed journalists who lost their job do to the enternet and information highway. He is yapping his mouth like a dog

    • @chrisfrench5558
      @chrisfrench5558 11 місяців тому +1

      😊

    • @nig3ldoug1as63
      @nig3ldoug1as63 11 місяців тому +1

      😊

    • @crude888
      @crude888 11 місяців тому +35

      This is the worst propaganda BS I ever saw on youtube

    • @TheLivirus
      @TheLivirus 11 місяців тому +19

      @@crude888 Okay, can you suggests a summary you find more accurate?

  • @Msheref
    @Msheref 6 місяців тому +2

    I will show my kids all of your videos. Great content.

  • @Bateman48174
    @Bateman48174 2 місяці тому +3

    We will never move that far away from oil for atleast a few more or more decades. They have time to start diversifying their economy.

    • @Daniel-rp7nb
      @Daniel-rp7nb 9 днів тому

      I think thats right - the goal of moving from oil is great, but the timelines are unrealistic - I just wish the Saudi govt was more focused on big projects that can be achieved instead of crazy things that will definitely fail like The Line etc. Some parts of the Neom project make sense - the port and desalination stations and rail connections etc. and are controversial but within our technology to produce - and should have more focus, along with the establishment of “enclaves” for tourists and foreign investment companies/offices, that can have different rules. They could be moving much faster if there was more focus, I think.

  • @tiron3218
    @tiron3218 10 місяців тому +389

    This is a stunningly interesting video and finally made me understand the conflicts and balancing acts I hear so much about in the middle east. I always knew that there was a lot of war, fighting and terror organizations but I never understood what exactly the background were. Very interesting to see!

    • @andrewtataj497
      @andrewtataj497 10 місяців тому +24

      lol, this is a pretty shallow one-sided exploration of the geopolitics of the middle east. I'd be careful drawing any conclusions from it. To get a more balanced view, a good start would to not be afraid of demonitization like our boy RealLifeLore was decrying against in the first comment of the comment section.

    • @abdulazizabdulaziz6304
      @abdulazizabdulaziz6304 10 місяців тому +7

      ​@@andrewtataj497 any book or video reccomendation?

    • @zosheik3454
      @zosheik3454 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@andrew You said it BOI !!! 👍

    • @andrewtataj497
      @andrewtataj497 10 місяців тому

      @@abdulazizabdulaziz6304 there's no 'one book' or 'one video', that will educate you on the part of the world which has more history than any other. It's more that you've gotta look at all sides of an issue at the very least before forming an opinion, especially with an area as complex as the Middle East. By playing nice with youtube's demonitization criteria, the maker of this vid is subjecting himself to youtube's views on why the middle east is the way that it is.
      For instance, when speaking of Al Qaeda, is there a mention of the CIA funding Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan to fight against the Russians in the 1980s? Does it mention Julian Assange and Wikileaks' reporting of Hillary's Clinton's emails that her State Dept was sending money and weapons to the Saudis while knowing that it was going to end up in the hands of al Qaeda? Does it mention that al Qaeda's biggest operations since Afghanistan and 9/11 have been in Iraq and Syria and not Saudi Arabia? If it did it might start to look like al Qaeda was working in the interests of the Saudis and the USA instead of simply being a terrorist organization trying to overthrow the Saudis and install an 'even more repressive' form of Islam. By ignoring these details, it paints a picture of Middle East terrorism where the USA comes off smelling clean, and washes the Saudis clean of some of the worst events to happen there over the last 20-30 years.
      I don't know the guy behind RealLifeLore, I've never spoken to him. Because of that, I can't tell you what he believes or doesn't believe. What I can say for certain is since youtube is a censored platform, a guy like RealLifeLore here has to take the position he's taken, skipping over lots of opposing opinions and the evidence supporting them if he wants compensation for all his hard work on a video like this. It doesn't mean you're being lied to, but it does mean you can't choose what argument you find more convincing because only one side of the story is being told.
      tldr;
      youtube and all big tech censorship sucks. It means everything posted there about geopolitics, modern history and current events needs to be looked at with a very healthy dose of skepticism.
      P.S. UA-cam is still pretty ok for cat videos.

    • @StarlightBibi
      @StarlightBibi 10 місяців тому +7

      This was literally for a propaganda purpose and not educational in any way. Like he made an Egyptian King Farouq turned him into a Saudi King. Like since when?😂 Also, if Saudi Arabia just a desert like he claims then why The U.S is so obsessed with that country??

  • @shadiafifi54
    @shadiafifi54 11 місяців тому +279

    Being a resident of the region, I knew most of this already, but it's still very eye-opening and educational. I'm sorry to hear this video was demonetized, but not really surprised to be honest. Hope things get better for you, your channel truly is a gem.

    • @taharabbas6480
      @taharabbas6480 11 місяців тому

      Hello Shadia , Can you give me your contact, let make friendship

    • @taharabbas6480
      @taharabbas6480 11 місяців тому +1

      Do you have IG

    • @gen-xboomer9489
      @gen-xboomer9489 11 місяців тому +2

      Can't they just do what UAE does since they don't have oil? If I have my facts straight. I know some of the middle east doesn't have oil.

    • @basharstats4482
      @basharstats4482 11 місяців тому

      are you really that stupid? "demonetization story" is a proven story line used my many UA-camrs to get the money from the foolish crowd which in their own documents they labelled as dumb sheeps and potential sheeps. now don't tell me you have already paid for a while year for something that is actually free

    • @basharstats4482
      @basharstats4482 11 місяців тому

      @@gen-xboomer9489 yes in Spain and and Gaul alongside Bavaria in the middle east dont have oil or maybe they are hiding their oil bcx America moved the whole of Venezuela from the middle of the east after they found oil in Venezuela. do you have these facts straight. are you a lawyer? i think you have done PhD in Politics sudao science and double masters degree in Economics sudao history of human waystaanbula shi taas with honors... very intelligent man you are... i suggest more comments from your genius mind

  • @ChrisBrengel
    @ChrisBrengel 3 місяці тому

    In the intro I was waiting for him to say the spice must flow!

  • @allansplace
    @allansplace 6 місяців тому +27

    Very interesting, informative video. I can't offer anything more than other commentators haven't already said. But ... a bit of criticism - not enough pause between sentences / ideas to absorb them. Before an idea is absorbed, the next one hits right away. Good thing UA-cam supplies a pause button.

    • @dallasreid7755
      @dallasreid7755 Місяць тому

      Well he squeezed an enormous amount of information into an hour. I must admit my brain hurt trying to absorb all the links and had to rewind a couple of times.

  • @calebbearup4282
    @calebbearup4282 11 місяців тому +23

    I love the length of this video. Thank you for producing it

  • @michaelp8844
    @michaelp8844 10 місяців тому +21

    Been subscribed for longe than I can remember. This channel has thought me so much about the world. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @UpNorthCatsFan
    @UpNorthCatsFan 3 місяці тому +2

    As American’s any and everything that always not to at the mercy of another country is worth investing in. It’s why clean energy is a smart choice. The less we can rely on oil, the more leverage we gain.

  • @massimosquecco8956
    @massimosquecco8956 2 місяці тому +1

    Finally I've understood something about this intricate situation. This is why I thank you so much for this meaningful video!

  • @djjohnson502
    @djjohnson502 11 місяців тому +473

    This was an excellent synopsis of WTF has been going on in the ME and why the US was involved at all…thank you for this information!!

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 11 місяців тому +11

      "Synopsis" is a fun word for a 52-minute video. 😄

    • @nathanlevesque7812
      @nathanlevesque7812 11 місяців тому +56

      @@soundscape26 the subject could be an entire course-load

    • @Aleblood
      @Aleblood 11 місяців тому +20

      @@nathanlevesque7812 And then some

    • @halleffect1
      @halleffect1 11 місяців тому +9

      @@soundscape26 so well done it didn't seem that long

    • @YukiPyro
      @YukiPyro 11 місяців тому

      Saudi Arabia plays a factor in most wars due to their control over oil. Look up OPEC that's owned by Saudi Arabia. US is their security.

  • @MrHemFun
    @MrHemFun 11 місяців тому +85

    If I had a riyal for every “Saudi is doomed” video I’ll be saudi-rich.

    • @ericjohnson7234
      @ericjohnson7234 11 місяців тому

      considering oil is their only real resource, and everyone is not going for this stupid net zero bullshit, well here is the sad truth. people need oil and everyone is investing in their own or getting it from somewhere else. While this oil revenue and dominance has given political stranglehold on politics and social ettique, the simple truth is that saudi arabia is the only real people that are going to get screwed, why.
      3 real reasons.
      1. Saudi arabia is not the only game in town.
      2. Other peoples are investing in their own oil prodcution and extraction.
      and 3. saudi arabia is relying exclusively on that oil to dominate the globe. And unfortunately for the saudis. when the west turns right wing which is going to happen in a short period of time, all who is left cannot challenge saudi dominance. meaning. Saudi arabia is on borrwed time. tick tock. Tick tock. .
      Saudi arabia is gunna get a wake up call.

    • @filonin2
      @filonin2 11 місяців тому +10

      How are they not? No one has their back, they have many enemies, and their main commodity is becoming less and less valuable.

    • @MrHemFun
      @MrHemFun 11 місяців тому +6

      @@filonin2
      Our resources are well-exploited. If you think that we’re setting still and praying for the world to need oil you’re wrong.
      Focus on your country and stop having boners for the downfall of Saudis because we are more than good, we know all the future challenges and are ready for them.

    • @ericjohnson7234
      @ericjohnson7234 11 місяців тому +1

      @@filonin2 and since they are mostly desert, much like most of africa, they have mostly no infrastructure in the places they dont live inm, meaning it will be difficult for anyone to really invest in the country, once oil is not applicable for the first time in histry if that is indeed the case

    • @nunya___
      @nunya___ 11 місяців тому

      @@MrHemFun Well you have about 30 years of "good times" remaining. What's the plan?
      It better be a good one because women aren't well treated...or educated.
      Laws are intolerant of other religions and social norms of other societies.
      It's a _DESERT_ - with only one major resource.
      What kind of industry/investment does that draw? The only plan I've seen is "Let's build cities".

  • @jstantongood5474
    @jstantongood5474 3 місяці тому +3

    good comprehensive video overall .

  • @Larsbor
    @Larsbor 7 днів тому +1

    If I am looking carefully at that map, The distance Nordstream 2 is covering, and the distance from the Oil-fields in Saudi Arabia to North of Gaza in israel is about the same… Making a Saudi stream with a port in Israel would make the Houthis and the Brotherhood of Egypt Irrelevant.

  • @GravityTrash
    @GravityTrash 11 місяців тому +353

    Its funny because my great-grandfather was one of the few American oil workers that was first there when the Saudi oil was discovered -- infact my mom literally has a physical picture of the first oil explosion (which is more terrifying to me than wondrous)
    We still have camel whip-blades from the sultan himself at that time (the only thing that ever got passed down, he never shared his wealth with my grandfather, and my mom grew up quite poor because of it, so we aren't rich from this domino effect)

    • @theone707
      @theone707 11 місяців тому +49

      Many American Workers at that time ran away with Saudi heritage and Historical monuments going back thousands of Years and demanded all of them back, and Aramco at that time wasn't as big as today so no wonder why he didn't get rich out of it or he spent it all recklessly.

    • @erikthomsen4768
      @erikthomsen4768 11 місяців тому +2

      @@theone707 Where did you read that?

    • @mz6367
      @mz6367 11 місяців тому +2

      back then Aramco wasn't as powerful as it is nowadays However ,I still believe that he would've made a fortune if he hadn't left the country

    • @Rmandxb
      @Rmandxb 11 місяців тому +5

      Why didn’t he pass down the wealth ?

    • @Max-wl5ll
      @Max-wl5ll 11 місяців тому +4

      Sultan??

  • @ralphemerson497
    @ralphemerson497 11 місяців тому +179

    A four year degree in Middle Eastern studies in 52 minutes. Outstanding information and presentation.

    • @JamesBond-ns8di
      @JamesBond-ns8di 11 місяців тому +30

      Uuuhhhmm no lol

    • @dinglesworld
      @dinglesworld 11 місяців тому +18

      @@JamesBond-ns8dibro thought this covered most of it😭😭😭

    • @yungmorelsy6275
      @yungmorelsy6275 11 місяців тому +15

      You're maybe being a little too enthusiastic

    • @spartawelly5863
      @spartawelly5863 11 місяців тому +8

      Calm down Ralph

    • @DZeuf
      @DZeuf 11 місяців тому +8

      No way Ralph 😂

  • @dohminkonoha3200
    @dohminkonoha3200 4 місяці тому +2

    Saudi Arabia should have send all their students to Europe and America and study science to develop own industry.
    But they don’t want to work for cheap labor.

  • @lujainAlharbi-if2su
    @lujainAlharbi-if2su 27 днів тому +3

    I’m Saudi Arabian 17y girl and there are some about this video that bothered me and I’m only half way through
    1. Al saud did not bribe its citizens with no tax, free education and free healthcare in exchange to accept religious laws. We are Muslims and we are living in the land of Islam’s birth place. We don’t need to be bribed with anything to abide by Islam rules we do it because we want it + no other royal family could lead our country better, we all love them and they are generous enough to make our lives easier with privileges WITHOUT BRIBES
    2. The king did not marry 20 wives or have 60 kids. He has a limit of 4 because that’s the Islamic way and there’s no proof or evidence of how many he married but if he married more than 1 then it would be 4 not 20
    3. Wahbism isn’t real, so many westerns including arab & Muslims use that word and as Saudis we don’t like it because it’s sometimes categorized as ‘te11o1ism’ and the thing is it’s not even real.
    How it started was a man called محمد ابن عبد الوهاب Muhammad son of abd al wahb. Which is where the name “wahbism” came from.
    This man in the 18 century was clearing up misinformation about Islam also known as biddable e.g. like how some (now known as) Saudis had statues, which is a sin it’s not allowed. So he was going around correct Muslims on the proper Islam.
    !! It’s not a movement or a religion or a sect or a group
    It’s just a man making sure people are praying and passing down Islam properly.
    The reason it’s now know as a group is because some Arabs did not like that he was correcting them and made rumers (idk how to spell) but basically lies about him and the people who are following his foot steps and somehow today in the 21 century it turned into te11o1ist group.
    4. 1979 Ikhwan al-Muslim which means brotherhood but they are mainly known as and lead by juhayman al-otaybi.
    Everything you said about them was true except they were not wahbi again because it’s not real and lastly the saudi laws did not change because of them, around that time a newer king was there and he changed the laws because Islamic laws were slowly slipping away not because of the 1979 incident it just happened to be around that time.
    5. Some information you forgot to mention is Osma bin Laden Was Saudi Arabian. It started there because he was Saudi and his family were owners of a huge oil company and were all working for Al Saud. But he did not like that so he teamed up and armed al-qadiya from afghan who had anular views to him. Which are there is too much western influence in Muslim countries (also what happed with iraq with US invading and stealing there money is what set them off, he was building lots of resentment towards the US but what happened to iraq was his last straw he knew he would die but he did care we wanted to do something)
    Unrelated but what happened to iraq was 100% the US (gorge bush) fault they killed over a million innocent people for oil and used non-existing weapons of mass distruction as a excuse. What osma did was bad but it doesn’t not compare to what the US did to iraq

    • @man2398
      @man2398 27 днів тому

      Hi, I'm from Iraq M21, Allow me to clarify things.
      1. Respectfully, The point you trying to make is clear though it is heavily depending on your opinion and point of view rather than facts, I'm talking about your answer and not that I'm with or against the accusation.
      2.The king (Abdullah) did Marry 21 wives, Not at the same time OFC, His highness's DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR lead to 17 divorced and 4 remained wives, I found it bizarre that you are a woman defending this thing.
      3.killing and stealing and other Bandits activities IS NOT "" CLEARING UP MISINFORMATION""
      I believe its the pure form of terrorism, Like what they did in Riyadh, Al-Ahsa, Diriyah, Basra, according to: History of Najd page 123
      Lastly I do agree in some parts of the Iraq thing, Counting Osama bin laden as 'bad' is more or less flirting with him, He is a terrorist much like Wahhabism which do exist, much like many many terrorist movements coming out of the same place...Saudi Arabia, And that doesn't erase some lovely sides of this country.
      Now You can reply with logic and discussion or completely ignore my points and attack me as you guys love this type of thing to do.

    • @lujainAlharbi-if2su
      @lujainAlharbi-if2su 14 днів тому

      @@man2398 1. Everything I said is what most Saudis around me think including me, and what we are being taught. Imma take what my country is teaching us as the truth than a Radom man on the internet
      2. That’s just a rumor that’s countless articles making up random numbers if u did ur research it rlly would not be that hard to find them
      3. Wth r u even talking about and like I said u using wasbism even after I explained what it is makes ur argument so irreverent to me. Do ur research ok actually wahbism and not on Saudi hating websites
      It’s nothing new that these Arabs/Muslim j hate on any Muslim that is succeeding
      4. I was not defending Osma I was explaining why he did it since the video did not provide context
      But if u wanna use ur logic, osma did it because the US took any other hit at the Middle East (iraq) killing over a million ppl and cashing some over them to become migrants. He wanted the US to take a hit for a change.
      Holding Osma accountable but not the US is genuinely crazy and pure Hypocrisy. Especially when those were ur ppl that were killed for no reason.
      I hope Osma is getting his punishment in his grave for the innocent lives he took. But let’s not forget why he did it. It’s 2024 yet the only president that recognizes it was a mistake is trump while the others deny it.

    • @lujainAlharbi-if2su
      @lujainAlharbi-if2su 14 днів тому

      @@man2398 also ur taking me saying what osma did was “bad” out of context
      I said “what osma did was bad but it does not compare to the US”
      And there’s nothing wrong with that because the US killed over a million, while Osma only almost 3k
      So let the hypocrisy go
      Since u like taking things out of context I’ll say it again OSMA IS VERY VERY VERY FREAKEN WRONG AND HE HAD NO REWL EXCUSE
      The only reason I mentioned it bc he did it in retaliation of the million that died in the hands of the US.

  • @shag139
    @shag139 8 місяців тому +61

    The death of oil is vastly overstated.

    • @megapizza2
      @megapizza2 5 місяців тому +2

      Completely, although much more infant ambitions have borne fruit in record time. I'm excited to see what will happen with it, although I doubt we will be oil free in our lifetimes.

    • @UC5kym7PU5p4gqtCGShcXhFA
      @UC5kym7PU5p4gqtCGShcXhFA 4 місяці тому

      💯

    • @mikebronicki8264
      @mikebronicki8264 4 місяці тому +5

      It's use won't disappear, but even a 25% decrease in world consumption will devastate the Saudis and Russians.

    • @shag139
      @shag139 4 місяці тому +1

      @@mikebronicki8264 sure.

    • @ForageGardener
      @ForageGardener 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@mikebronicki8264 there's never going to be a 25% reduction. It takes more fossil fuel to make a solar panel than to just burn it

  • @montanak833
    @montanak833 11 місяців тому +19

    You didnt even mention how the Saudi government pretty much just purchased professional golf. The sports washing they are doing is crazy right now.

    • @faisalck598
      @faisalck598 11 місяців тому +7

      When we do it it's washing, and when other countries do it it's an investment? This is pure hatred

    • @rimnatural4769
      @rimnatural4769 11 місяців тому +4

      ⁠@@faisalck598the victim mentality is a bit rich coming from an Arab

    • @faisalck598
      @faisalck598 11 місяців тому +1

      @@rimnatural4769 oh we don't play victims we don't do this type of things, we will rise and we will get our vision wither they like it or not Saudi Arabia is in the way of winning and we will win.

    • @rimnatural4769
      @rimnatural4769 11 місяців тому

      @@faisalck598 keep dreaming 😂

    • @faisalck598
      @faisalck598 11 місяців тому +1

      @@rimnatural4769 keep crying 🗣️🗣️

  • @redlights9991
    @redlights9991 4 місяці тому +1

    What a great documentary! Well done

  • @awt9687
    @awt9687 8 днів тому +1

    When told the house of Saud should increase oil/gas prices they said Americans wouldn't go for it. Guess who convinced them to do it anyway and Americans would pay it like it or not? Henry Kissinger.

  • @R2debo_
    @R2debo_ 11 місяців тому +523

    As an African, I'm glad people are talking about this dark history of ours. May it be a lesson that evil is not based on race but based on the very nature of human beings and we should all as humanity, not races, learn from the mistakes of our ancestors....

  • @yonathanseleshi
    @yonathanseleshi 10 місяців тому +256

    It’s really insane how much of the modern world was shaped by British Imperialists.

    • @nick281972
      @nick281972 10 місяців тому +54

      You mean the whole world has been shaped by the British empire.

    • @S-North
      @S-North 10 місяців тому +39

      Indeed, probably the greatest power and influence the world, and certainly the modern world, has ever known.

    • @StarlightBibi
      @StarlightBibi 10 місяців тому

      The British didn’t colonize Saudi Arabia + King Farouq is Egyptian and not Saudi + this video is plain propaganda and I noticed American accounts been spreading fake news on middle eastern countries lately too much which is funny. Because they need to worry about China and Russia instead

    • @LongDefiant
      @LongDefiant 10 місяців тому

      Capitalism fails wherever it's tried

    • @meyokkob458
      @meyokkob458 10 місяців тому +13

      Those Brits had their hands in everything!

  • @YouRlocalTomboySquad
    @YouRlocalTomboySquad 5 місяців тому

    Awesome video!

  • @thepitpatrol
    @thepitpatrol 6 місяців тому +1

    This would be great...except we aren't moving away from oil.

  • @Itried20takennames
    @Itried20takennames 11 місяців тому +154

    If the Saudi government thinks they will be getting much Western, non-religious tourism….can’t really see that happening, no matter how much wasteful and flashy construction they do. Dubai has that niche pretty much filled, and can’t imagine many Western families wanting to visit.

    • @josevictorribeirolisboa7576
      @josevictorribeirolisboa7576 11 місяців тому +55

      They are pretty xenophobic aswell. Not the kind of place a family should even consider stepping into.

    • @A_Derpy_NINJA
      @A_Derpy_NINJA 11 місяців тому

      Killing journalists, and locking people up for Twitter posts certainly doesn’t help. I’m not going to a country where I can be locked up or killed so easily.

    • @joshuaortiz2031
      @joshuaortiz2031 11 місяців тому +1

      I hope everything goes to shit over there

    • @GamingBogart
      @GamingBogart 11 місяців тому +25

      Basically they are the worse UAE

    • @DaniG.German883
      @DaniG.German883 11 місяців тому +18

      They don’t need western decadence

  • @meyouonly
    @meyouonly 10 місяців тому +288

    Thank you for the effort. As a Saudi I have somewhat of a different perspective when it comes to some of the things that you mentioned in the clip. As you’ve explained, it’s a rough neighborhood. I wish that we had Canada and Mexico as our neighbors but unfortunately we don’t. You did an excellent job of explaining the geopolitics of the region and many of the challenges that are faced; in fact, better than most mainstream media and “Middle East” experts. The areas where I might differ the most are mostly around the positioning of the societal and internal dynamics, for example it is inferred that the only reason that the country still exists is because of the discovery of oil and that the people are being “bribed”. While oil has been an extremely important part of the growth and development of the country, it’s important to remember that it was established and existed well before oil was discovered. And I wouldn’t exactly call spending on the healthcare, education (both of which have been the main budget items since the establishment of those sectors) and wellbeing of its citizens bribery! In fact, many European countries spend more on welfare as a percentage of their budget than Saudi does.
    Additionally, I think that the positioning of the nature of the relationship with the US, while it is an important relationship for both sides for many reasons, as an existential one for Saudi is highly overstated in the clip. Saudi is important to, and has influence on over around 1.8billion people around the word since it houses the two holiest sites for Muslims and it has often leveraged this weight to resolve many issues in the region and beyond, working alongside the US and others, a role which is often overlooked in the mainstream media.
    Overall, I think that this was a good summary, one of the best that I’ve seen, specially when it comes to geopolitics, (not so much so the cultural aspects around internal dynamics, government and society) so with the exception of the positioning of the issues that I mentioned above and some others that I won’t go over (which I attribute to cultural bias and/or differences, in the existing and available material on Saudi), great effort!
    PS. I also must very much disagree with the title of the clip, I think that Saudi Arabia has a very bright future ahead of it!

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer 10 місяців тому +14

      I would like to see Saudi become a solar and wind generation powerhouse.
      Especially in regards to direct solar distillation and desalination of seawater?
      ...It's not the way things are usually done ATM, but it would be great if Saudi was able to become the electricity source for countries around it.
      For a fee, of course.
      This would require a pan-Arab power grid.
      ...Which would be spiffy, and probably help the political instability to not be so pernicious.
      (I'm aware European powers have certainly encouraged fighting at times. I would rather y'all not be divided and conquered, even if that makes my life harder.)

    • @Chopper153
      @Chopper153 10 місяців тому

      All islamic countries are more or less unstable because there's always a religious faction which is "greener". It's highly probable that the Saudi royalty will get overthrown by more fundamentalist groups if the oil revenue declines in future.
      It's a dangerous geopolitical game.

    • @arbjful
      @arbjful 10 місяців тому +24

      Doubtful, if you couldn’t improve the quality of life in your country, with all that wealth, there is no way you are going to do that in the future. If any change had to have come it should have come in the formative years of your country.
      Oman on the other hand has a very high literacy rate, high GDP, a very good quality of life. All this is possible due to their progressive thought

    • @mkms1777
      @mkms1777 10 місяців тому +1

      🫡

    • @Lloydo111
      @Lloydo111 10 місяців тому +1

      Yup the bribe thing was bizarre,laughable actually, because its literally made from his ass , protection of America's rn isn't needed like how it was before, we have free healthcare & education something most countries don't have, so many misinformation in the video, then again its made by an American i didn't expect anything less.. its always bizarre when they talk about human rights when they killed millions and millions of ppl in the last 100 years and still do, they want us to doom and we aren't going away,the more they wish us gone we will thrive more, they can't still can't believe we don't need them as much as before since king Salman era began, he got the cultural part in the video wrong

  • @Knowledgeispower2000
    @Knowledgeispower2000 5 місяців тому +1

    Great job

  • @rgfreese
    @rgfreese 3 місяці тому

    My former neighbor Oran Wilson was one of the first guys for Aramco to go to Saudi and begin extracting oil. He had some fascinating stories

  • @jordeahgrosko
    @jordeahgrosko 10 місяців тому +171

    I was born in 2002, adults diddnt wanna tell kids about the war and why we were there and by the time i got to highschool it was all to recent to make it into the history books. I never actually learned about WHY, everyone just says "oil" and moves on with it. Thank you for this video!! It clarified SO MANY questions i had growing up that no one seemed to know the answer to or wanted to tella kid

    • @jordeahgrosko
      @jordeahgrosko 10 місяців тому +18

      Also funny to think we've been at war my entire life

    • @Thawhid
      @Thawhid 10 місяців тому +35

      @@jordeahgrosko im 20 too! funny but sad. This video was mainly correct but also had clear bias. Apparently the video creator is Iranian so it proves further the vagueness of some details. Digest this info but please for your own sake check with other valid sources, from every side
      It's alarming how this video doesn't differentiate how this is more due to politics then simply "islam" or "extreme Islam" whatever that means. Islam is lawfully (by Qur'an) should only be ONE. No sects. Strictly no division. So this is and was not a religious conflict. Similar to Christian v Christian wars. That wasn't from their scripture either it's just politics trying to justify itself with by misusing religion.
      One brief example is America's involvement in Iraq. He didn't express how that was unlawful. 1 million + Iraqis & US soldiers died bc President Bush lied expressing Iraq used WMDs. In other words America weren't the heroes there, rather the ones who escalated it, keep the conflict between them, let them settle it we obviously don't understand. Oh yea don't forget the part where we took a "tiny bit" of Iraqs resources with us. It was definitely not a war for profit 🤫
      Regardless of this channels propaganda, I always love the visuals and the variety of topics

    • @blitzegron4848
      @blitzegron4848 10 місяців тому

      It was our current President's Executive Orders restricting oil production and exploration on certain govt lands that caused oil (gas) prices to rise and fund the Russian invasion.

    • @danielviera7572
      @danielviera7572 10 місяців тому +21

      Yeah, like the other guy said, this is a good video but it doesn't cover everything. We Americans went to war over lies for instance, and 9/11 had connections with the Saudi's, not Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, etc.

    • @jordeahgrosko
      @jordeahgrosko 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Thawhid thank you for your response!

  • @tejshanbhag3998
    @tejshanbhag3998 6 місяців тому +161

    I can’t say enough about the quality of this video. A great learning experience in regards to how the history of the Sunni-Shia conflict at it’s core plays into the proxy sides pitted against eachother in the Middle East, and then dialing into KSA itself and assessing the depletion of this cash crop likely rendering them helpless if unable to diversify its economy on short notice. Keep excelling as the great creator you are, many thanks!!

    • @savalynjones8336
      @savalynjones8336 6 місяців тому +3

      Now.we the outsiders are still trying to understand these clan..if they all had a piece of land ;why were they fighting each other and trying to eliminate each other tribes.They had enough space ,to share the wealth..

    • @savalynjones8336
      @savalynjones8336 6 місяців тому

      "🏞🏤🏠🏚"Of course..nothing is for free..we take care of your social and personal needs..but we will tell you what to wrar..what to eat or drink..thats what happen when citizens allowed gov..to give free run over their personal lives..that you are no longer able to make any decisions on your own.because the gov.contol you in every way.".

    • @simonsadler9360
      @simonsadler9360 6 місяців тому

      Have to add that in socialist Spain our prices of Russian oil products falling & butane in bottles as well ,some via pipeline from the once hated Lybia . America is now the most hated nation on earth , their government controlled by boy mutilators the conflict Israel / Palestine may kick off WW3 , even Putin helping Palestine .Another British disaster 1947 , in the book of lies No mention of Egypt & Pyramids . Most Palestinians not religious , just farmers , horror in Spain to see Israel destroying olive trees fir more houses !

    • @MD-px6oe
      @MD-px6oe 5 місяців тому

      It's a great in "Islam was created by jews and Christians and this country is a dump"

    • @malindadenlinger882
      @malindadenlinger882 4 місяці тому +2

      They have a culture of hate

  • @bobam26
    @bobam26 3 місяці тому +3

    7:26 False, Saudi Arabia is one of the safest countries around the world, and have an absolute human rights !

    • @Mbappe_fan300
      @Mbappe_fan300 Місяць тому +3

      No that is not true. It is great if you have money but the treatment of migrant workers borders on slavery and they do not want this known. It is the same as Dubai, Qatar etc. Eventually the country will collapse as we know it today. Also people are scared to commit crime due to its extreme and brutal judicial system

  • @loquist42
    @loquist42 23 дні тому +1

    There is another significant factor in the instability of Saudi Arabia. Their Vision 2030 objective is blowing through money on projects that will never pay for themselves. They are spending the government into bankruptcy. It is accelerating their demise.

  • @Macedonio414
    @Macedonio414 10 місяців тому +15

    Great video! A neat and detailed explanation on a topic that tends to be oversimplified in mainstream media.

    • @SubvertTheState
      @SubvertTheState 10 місяців тому

      Oh Lord haha. look up Kermit Roosevelt and Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh. CIA coup in Iran. That's roughly the beginning of the CIAs wars in the middle east about 80 years ago.
      Just look up Afghani girls 1970. The reason that Hippie Girls wearing skirts aren't going to Kabul University anymore is because of the US. The Mujahideen was built by the CIA, the predecessor to the Taliban. This video is American Exceptionalist propaganda. It's very well done, makes you feel like you know alot haha, it's only that it left out EVERYTHING haha.
      Like the Genocide in Yemen, tens of thousands of kids are starving to death right now, the US Navy has a blockade of Yemen.