Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Rare Earth But they must have had a homeland at one point in time...or I guess like many native people's the city dwellers built up a country around them?
Rare Earth ..except the rebellions that were successful. You never really make a good point. "Rebellions are a mixed bag" wot? Well cant argue with that. And your right they aren't like the adolescent fantasies you had in your 20s about killing terrorists.
“Kids giggle the same everywhere” I think that’s potentially my favourite sentence ever for how purely true it is, and the volumes it speaks towards unity
You'll like this one, too--facial expressions are UNIVERSAL. Babies' babbling all over the world is the same until they're about 9 months old and pick up on their language's accent. It's a beautiful sentiment, isn't it? 💖
I'm Hmong and this hits home so hard. I remembering researching about PatChai for a class presentation, asking my dad about him. He told me terrible things about it as well as the sad history of Hmong. It's hard to be Hmong when you don't have a country of your own but it feels great to be proud and fortunate to be who I am, knowing the things that Hmong people went through.
just want to ask, but do Hmong really want independence? Like, yeah - having a place called home feel great and all, but at what cost? The mountain region where Hmong live is poor and isolated, with little infrastructure (road, electricity, clean water,..). They need lowland's money for development, for education, for poverty eradication program, even for food.. Then these aids disappear overnight, and all you have is some mountains, completely landlocked by two countries that you have rocky relationship with. Young Hmong can no longer find works in lowland's cities, school and medical center will have a hard time staying afloat, and if there's a cold winter that kills most of their herds and crops, Hmong will be truly alone now. It maybe weird coming from a Vietnamese, but nationalism is NOT the answer for everything; most of the time, it's the reason why you need these answer in the first place.
I’m Hmong, from Minnesota USA, thank you for making a beautiful video about my people. I actually have a relative who fought against the French during that war. Keep on making great videos.
@Trickbaby we have thousands of Hmong living here in California they are friendly independent people I like them very much, I wish we could have gotten more of them out during the war.
Many Mong fled the genocide occuring in their homelands in the 80s. A large percentage of them were relocated to communities around the U.S. Fresno, CA holds one of the largest refugee Mong communities in the country. I started hiring them at an irrigation company called Pepco for light manufacturing. Within a year they held every position in the plant. They were always early to work, never late, never called in sick. It was disturbing how many came in with bullet holes and burn marks. So sad you could tell these people have been through so much horror. I hold so much love and respect for them.
People only rebel when they feel they have no other choice. No one wants to take to the streets. History has proven that even mild forms of protest can turn very dangerous rather quickly. It's when people's lives are made so wretched that they no longer care for them, that things go south.
Yes you are very right, and in the Hmong's case they were being taxed very heavily, the tax was more than they could earn, some had to sell their children's to pay it.
Johnathan Williams - What then, when they turn their eyes toward you? In an authoritarian regime, it takes very little to become a target. Playing by the rules won't keep you safe, because they're changed on a whim.
Jonathan Williams - We've reached a point where grabbing a pitchfork and storming a Bastille or two will no longer serve as a course correction. Technology has turned atrocities that were once localized and relatively short-lived, into ones now global and permanent. Nowhere left to run. You'd be surprised what those trashcan beaters can do when their back are to the wall.
It is when nationalism and greed take over that the government turns to dictatorship only to remain to the illusion of power it has. Then when it's cornered [even in democratic elections], it can do horrible things. An example of this is the Republic of Macedonia [call it whatever, if You choose FYROM - thank You, I love Yugoslavia], when a government that only sought to fill it's own pocket turned to nationalism as a tool to do so... for 11 years. When they got beaten on democratic elections - they attacked the parliament [yes, they attacked as in entered it and started to attack the representatives of the new government [some of the attackers even had guns]. So, yeah... the conclusion is: a government should look at all of the citizens of it's country as equals and strive to do what is best for them - not itself. Sure, there will always be some that try to misuse the power that was leased to them by the people - they should be booted as soon as there is evidence of their crimes. Yugoslavia had Goli Otok, a prison island that was used to separate that kind of criminals and also those who had conspired to cause civil unrest [as well as people that claimed False Valor]. Now, I don't say that everyone on said Goli Otok deserved to be there - tho I claim that most of them did.
I can't get over the quality of this series. Meanwhile, I haven't watched the Discovery Channel since it got overtaken by motorcycles and alien conspiracy theories.
@@paulscottfilms Nice try, but wrong on all counts. Seems your assumptions about me and my life trajectory are about as accurate as those conspiracy theories. Fitting, since both are baseless and designed to make you feel better about your own shortcomings.
From elders I was told that the Hmong were winning battle after battle but lost the protection of the Gods because a general in Pa Chay's army ordered the massacre and rape of innocent Lao villagers. When Pa Chay heard about what his soldiers had done he lost the will to fight any longer stating that, "we are no different from the enemies who oppress us." Shortly after, the rebellion failed and Pa Chay was shot along with his baby whom he carried on his back.
Wang Yang that’s what my dad told me. He heard from the OG. The magic is kind of like the way some shaman act. Example: shaman can’t share food or eat “left over food”. So they have to take some food for them first before others start digging in. If the rules are broken, then they lose their shaman power. Pa Chay probably made a vow to the god to use the power for good, however there will always be those bad apples in the group. That ultimately lead to the down fall like you said.
Oh, America we don't learn even much about our own honest history but, we know our Hollywood movies- some of us. He mentions growing up in a country without war. There is always a war one just looks definitely than another. War on information on. But, there is most definitely war. Like Reagan and crack cocaine the Iran Contra scandal then making an anti-drug campaign in schools is one example (D.A.R.E) Drugs are really entertaining.... One example. There are many. Our revolutionary war declaring independence to War on Terror- War on Drugs. War is deception it's not actually profitable because it's unsustainable that ends only one way we all go. The species, human one isn't the best. Civil War still rages on in a rebranded way. The idea we live in a peaceful time is false. Old wounds reopen. Old feelings of inequality get sparked. I prefer the paxism reasoning. After all one person's religion is another person's hate crime. Cultural beliefs and narcissistic abuse as well as economic control seem to be at the core as well as sex. War means rape. Means sexual brutality with no boundaries now or honor. You have drones so, you don't have to directly face those you kill. It's counterproductive and cowardly. - ua-cam.com/video/z1UJS6f9BoM/v-deo.html All the wars have been Insane.
@@robbiddlecombe8392 oops, sorry Rob I read your remark twisted. Hiding behind a screen or gun isn't brave. Sorry, guy I suddenly went on the defensive attack. The story we tell ourselves- ua-cam.com/video/en-zG40pTIc/v-deo.html Like war is bravery.
Your remark is limited. When you face me physically, directly then we shall see. Your remark shows your ego. Your feelings about yourself you don't know me directly this speaks more of you than me. See narcissistic abuse and Shadow work for more details. War is insanity as is a war for profit mentality. Just because you hold a gun doesn't make you powerful. That's toxic masculinity war means rape. Being a Male you have a lopsided perspective as well. Your defensive remark shows your limitations. 20 yrs in customer service I'm well versed people are not the best species here. Go fight those wars on another Planet, NASA can help. Play with your guns there. Take the WMDs with you as well. One way ticket off the Planet.🚀🚀 Far from brave. It's truly a cowards war that mostly men start via over ego or breeding. There is another path. Play your war games elsewhere. You have options. I'll face you anytime, anywhere physically.
"Kids giggle the same everywhere" is exactly what I have experienced in my travels. Possibly the best proof I've seen we're all the same is kids are the same everywhere. As for the War of the Insane, I'm French and wasn't familiar with it. Either we never mentioned it at school or so briefly I had forgotten everything about it...
Great video! I am Hmong and I can tell you that we have a very strong distrust of outsiders. My mother always told me growing up that outsiders will slit my throat and leave me in a ditch. Hmong are still looking for a country of our own and may never fully assimilate. The difference is now there is support on an international level as displaced families wire money back to the remaining members. It is our curse, the never-ending fight for a homeland.
"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -- (Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)
Also, I often feel the need to remind would-be revolutionaries that if their "revolution" is not supported by the majority of the populace, that's not exactly a revolution, it's more a coup d'état.
He's very right about the stupidity of the replies on UA-cam, some of these people who leave comments don't have a clue about what they're talking about. This is an eye opening series.
Welcome to the Internet, where every Tom Dick & Monica blurt out every vague half-formed thought that spawns in their minds. Its hard to get used to...much easier if you ignore it.
If you love this guys videos so much then why do you cling onto the prospect that it will go on forever? The whole theme of this channel kind of contradicts that possibility.
Me too! I wonder though, how it exists as a business. This content must be very costly to produce, it's all top notch quality. I sure hope it can continue indefinitely. They're beautiful stories.
"And that once their society achieves a moral and spiritual perfection they will be able to lead them to a homeland of their own" oh man that part made me tear up a bit. Sometimes you forget how lucky you are some people dont even have their own country.
@@Linckel this is so true. i never got that desire to own a land, to be a nation. As if being a people is not enough, once you are not put down and mistreated. This desire to build nations has caused so much misery and bloodshed everywhere, throughout history. Couldn´t we see countries as some kind of convenience product? A joint effort to make everyone in them a little less miserable, no matter who it is, as long as peoples inside leave each other to their ways as long as there is no harm done?
@@paavobergmann4920 I think its a desire not have your existence controlled by another. Its not wanting to wake up and realise that the nation you belong to has decided to purge itself of minorities or blame your group for societies problems. this isnt a defence of the nation state model but the nearest i have to an answer for a question that also kinda confused me.
@@jamesdoody7615 Yeah. You´re probably right. I mean, rationally, If you are opressed, that is a problem to complain about and fight against, no matter how, where, when and why it happens. Often, it is the opressor who also defines the victims. It could, and should maybe, be dealt with within the existing structure to prevent further harm. But then again, experience tells, that this rarely happens, hence the desire to get to run things "by your own people". Of course, that doesn´t guarantee personal freedom at all, but somehow it seems to be easier to bear being oppressed by "your own kind". Maybe the human mind, soul and gutfeeling is really not a rational place.
"Revolution is a bit of a mixed bag", now that's an understatement if i've ever heard one. xD What many dont consider is that reality is not star wars, you dont just blow up the deathstar and the evil empire disappears and freedom and democracy rises to take it's place within a year. That's almost never the case. What you have instead are decades of civil war and unrest, with great amounts of suffering for the average person.
That's why I stick to Tactics Ogre (one mission include massacring an entire village as false flag operation), LoGH (the revolutionary government....turned out to have shitty officers and corrupt politicians in their new democracy who only survived due to same shitty officers and cruel aristocrats on other side...at least until some competant officer staged a coup), and maybe Game of Thrones (Brothers without Banners are basically bandits, Starks soldiers to raid and pillage, and Faith Militant are basically 40k Frateris Militia mixed with Talibans).
This channel is so awesome. Just discovered this recently. I have a Hmong girlfriend, so it is very refreshing to hear someone talk about the history of Hmong people. Its so rarely discussed by people who aren't Hmong themselves. Awesome!
I really enjoyed the concise narration in this one, don't know why everyone's suddenly so critical of the pacing. Thanks for piquing my interest in world history again
We all like to think of revolutions as some form of the American Revolution, but really, revolutions aren't all they're cracked up to be, they can end really poorly, and can put in place a government worse than before. I hope these guys find what they're looking for though, but it might be best if a foreign power doesn't support them, idk.
Very much so. The American revolution was an incredibly unique situation with a very unique set of people. It was more like a rebellion on mars would be against an earth who really doesn't care enough beyond pride to keep them under their rule. Basically we were the best case scenario to win and we almost lost several times. The civil war was much more like a normal revolution with a better more well equipped and more populous power overtaking the other. However I think what's overlooked is that even if the rebellion fails, change happens. You don't have to win to get the most important things to you dealt with. After the American civil war many of the biggest issues, slavery and such were made in favor of the north, however many of the other economic causes of northern oppression of the south were resolved as well. Laws that favored northern industry and quashed southern industrialization were eliminated and train routes were built through the south that previously had only been in northern states. In the modern era the best strategy isn't to win, it's to fight enough to force the oppressor to compromise with you. Winning is more or less a bronze medal unless you have some way to get the other side to stop fighting as well. In the American revolution it was a complete pardons, benefits and compensation that kept the 30% of the population that were loyalist and 40% that were neutral from preforming a counter revolution.
You are aware the american revolution was a french ploy in there war with the british. The revolutionarys weren't that much diffrent than the soviet back Vietnamese or the various american backed revolutions and proxy wars. It ended better than most long term but its origin was just as a proxy in a battle between super powers
Von Faustien The American Revolution started independently. The French chipped in later, after the Americans had set their mind on it, because they saw an opportunity for a proxy war.
This was, hands down, the single most amazing video I have seen in a very long time. This channel is incredible. My brain is too awe struck right now to properly convey how incredible this was for me
I am a Hmong person and I respect this video on what was true and real that lies in our culture , and history that is still being talked about but we have found homes and Museum in Minnesota about our people. We are know f om West to East to North in America because we are widespread across the states!
I've grown up in Fresno CA, and here we have a large population of refugee Hmong people. It's very interesting to see the history behind those who I grew up with.
Evan, Francesco. These videos are amazing! You guys have taught me so many interesting and important little bits of history, I would have never learned otherwise. You guys are great, keep it up x
This story would make the most bad-ass animation: Oppressed people; a mysterious leader with ambiguous background ,seemingly magical powers, and innate knowledge of modern warfare and technology. I love dis channel.
When you wach a Rare earth video, and you realize, you're not knowing your own country enough. I am not Lao, I am not live in this aera either, but I want to know my own country and the people this much, like you guys know Laos. Thanks!
I had a neighbor growing up whose family was Hmong. great people. still see dude around and he keeps 2 jobs since he could work legally in the US. he's close to my age and I'm 32 now. amazing work ethic very very kind person.
Fell upon your videos and absolutely LOVE them ❤️❤️ Show them to the family, I find them thought provoking & informative for our children. Thank-you to everyone involved in this project!
Hey Evan, I liked the slower pace of your previous narrations more. To me it suited your stories a little better, but that is just my opinion. I simply slowed the Playback Speed and it was fine. Appart from that you produce some of the most interesting and visually pleasing content on this platform. Thank you and everybody involved for your amazing work!
Damnnnn this is the first time I came across the Mongs but wow.. Mongs and my own people (nagas from nagaland) have so many similarities Making own guns, shawls, huts, guerilla warfare, fighting for independence! Etc. . Ahh Wow thank you so much Rare Earth
The last video was 3 weeks ago, released on Dec 16,2017, so it was last year, so these people took time off for Christmas. The good stuff is worth the wait.
the thing about burying and cleaning the blood of the shot soldiers is really clever. maybe when the numbers are different by not a huge amount it would've worked. really cool video with a bit of philosophy (?) in there, a great watch!
There is a large Hmong population here in Sacramento, CA. I know a few of them and have worked for them doing some radio ads promoting diabetes awareness among the local Hmong community. A very nice people with a strong culture despite them being displaced.
If you thought about the possibility, and spent time thinking about what you might do about it if necessary, then you were ahead of 90+ percent of people who almost never consider the likelihood that they might encounter violence and therefore fail to have even a poor plan to deal with it.
This was an amazing story! thanks a lot for sharing! I'm glad I got introduced to this channel thanks to Tom Scott! Both are fantastic channels of knowledge and amazing forms of storytelling.
Years ago working on a water reservoir on top of a small mountain 4 of us were stripping forms on the lid when suddenly a helicopter climbed up and over us and was gone. Looking around there now was only 3 of us. We found Tun below in the bushes the tank was 30 feet high. We called break and went down to him all he said was,"helicopter very bad" a few times. He was vietnamese.
Maybe it’s because I’m mentally ill but when I hear “the war of the insane” I think about how hard it is to find quality mental health care so I didn’t know what to expect at all.
I don't get it. The Hmong are self-sufficient, conservative, and not interested in changing the surrounding cultures, so why does everyone hate them? They seem pretty sane compared to other separatist groups.
Pretty much because they are rebellious, honest and easy to persuade, if you ask a Hmong person to do something and you promise something in return chances are he/she is gonna do it right away without thinking of the consequences, it is a well known fact that although the Hmong have a strong sense of justice when it come to their own community but when it comes to something that doesn't relate to them they are incredibly ignorant about it, i lived in Vietnam and where i lived we have a large community of Hmong people and in the 2005-2007 if you ever goes outside for any kind of business you have to be extremely careful because you can be rob, beaten and killed at anytime by the Hmong people, the Hmong were persuaded and brided by some sort of rebellion group that said that the communist party is evil and they should kill them all to take back the Hmong land, back then the place where i lived is a very remote place that's surrounded by the forest, that's only beginning to be notice by the government and the only people there is usually border patrol officers watching the border of Vietnam and Cambodia, my family moved to there because my dad is a architectural engineer and he want to start his business at a place where it's starting to getting attention from the government and getting more money to work on the infrastructure of the provinces, however it is proven to be very difficult to do work there because you're afraid to even walk out of the house, one wrong step and the next thing you know all of your belongings is gone, and that's when you're a normal vietnamese person, the soldiers got it even worse, the Hmong will just casually throw a grenade under the soldiers table when they're having a meeting or something like that, many people have died because the Hmong people were easy to fools. They are strong, honest and friendly but too ignorant about the consequences of their actions and their unwillingness to learn a new way of life, and that is why many people don't like them and considered them fools.
I love your interaction with the children and the villagers, so wonderful. And hooray for the acceptance and interest in the drones. Your filming is beautiful and I loved your sharing this with the villagers. Nowadays, it seems that in the U.S., at least (and especially California), a drone is considered to be as bad as a machine gun. The hatred toward drone owners shocks and saddens me. For so long I wanted to buy a drone for myself. I imagined all the amazing photography I could learn to do. A few months ago, I finally bought one, but during the two weeks it too to get to me from China, I learned about all the places it is now illegal to use them...so much so that I honestly don't even have a clue as to where I can use it at all. Way way way out in the desert, I supposed. So far, I haven't even unboxed it. I am busy with so many other projects now that I don't have the time and energy to sit down read 600 pages of discouraging FAA laws. Very sad.
I am new to this site. Your views are refreshing and informative. I don't always agree with every detail, but good people out here are looking for a new path - to replace exploitation with something better. Thank you. Good Luck!
Ayyyy this is where the Asian from King of The Hill is from! Anytime the notion is ever brought up that he return to his country it is usually to fight in some war and he gets visibly nervous.
glad i found you now, because you have a huge catalog of videos, im a history buff but alot of what you cover, i dont even know about to research,,,,,,, ty for your time and efforts in creating these videos i know its bound to take serious efforts...
Rohingya are in the path of China’s development efforts for roads, pipelines and a port. “Nothing personal, it’s just bUsiness”” as they say in the movies.
This would be awesome to spread to subjects regarding Latin America as well, maybe someday. I just found this channel, and am addicted! Thank you for all of the thought provoking videos, it really is refreshing and inspiring.
A friend of mine, we shall call him L used to be a spook. L spent some time with a few Hmong teaching them how to use satellite equipment to transmit information on Vietcong and NVA troop movements. He went back to the village in a few months, and they had, knowing it was important, taught almost everyone else to do it, in case they couldn't. L was, and still is impressed, he speaks very highly of the Hmong to this day.
I need to know more about their weapon production! How fascinating. Actually I just wnat to know more in general. Beautiful video. I'm really interested in messianic figures throughout other cultures and how they rise up in a society. Also "Kids giggle the same everywhere" is perfect.
Hey Buddy, so you got little fairytale to share. Indeed, you were able to vibrate a small nerve in my suppressed conscience. I'm honored that you bring the Hmong forgotten history back to Life...well, at least for a moment in time. Anyway, I thought I share a vision with you. Although, I have become a man without a country for most of my life..it ain't over until I breath the last air. I have a request : Can you dig into it a little deeper about the Hmong history .I want it the English version. You see I left Laos years ago but the spirit remain. Beside, didn't know much about the Hmong history anyhow. Finally, I can feel your vibes when you mention a little of your up bringing. I'm a Researcher in the field of Physics, I'm in verge of testing my Prototype of Hardwares. I can feel it in my Veins it will become operational. Once it happens, I would like for you to be the Embassador to the world for me. The Hmong New Leader and his Nation. NOTICE : THIS IS FOR REAL..LIKE I SAID : YOU MANAGE TO VIBRATE A NERVE.
Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth
It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Rare Earth is that Lao Coke fridge behind u a tie in with the video in the Atacama?
Rare Earth I
Is that your wife at 5:04?
Rare Earth But they must have had a homeland at one point in time...or I guess like many native people's the city dwellers built up a country around them?
Rare Earth ..except the rebellions that were successful. You never really make a good point. "Rebellions are a mixed bag" wot? Well cant argue with that. And your right they aren't like the adolescent fantasies you had in your 20s about killing terrorists.
“Kids giggle the same everywhere” I think that’s potentially my favourite sentence ever for how purely true it is, and the volumes it speaks towards unity
I thought the same thing. It's oddly powerful in its simplicity. How every human comes from these same fundamental roots in an odd way.
Agreed. It made me tear up big-time.
Laughter is the language of peace.
They also stare googly-eyed at the camera and freeze the same everywhere.
You'll like this one, too--facial expressions are UNIVERSAL. Babies' babbling all over the world is the same until they're about 9 months old and pick up on their language's accent. It's a beautiful sentiment, isn't it? 💖
I'm Hmong and this hits home so hard. I remembering researching about PatChai for a class presentation, asking my dad about him. He told me terrible things about it as well as the sad history of Hmong.
It's hard to be Hmong when you don't have a country of your own but it feels great to be proud and fortunate to be who I am, knowing the things that Hmong people went through.
just want to ask, but do Hmong really want independence? Like, yeah - having a place called home feel great and all, but at what cost? The mountain region where Hmong live is poor and isolated, with little infrastructure (road, electricity, clean water,..). They need lowland's money for development, for education, for poverty eradication program, even for food.. Then these aids disappear overnight, and all you have is some mountains, completely landlocked by two countries that you have rocky relationship with. Young Hmong can no longer find works in lowland's cities, school and medical center will have a hard time staying afloat, and if there's a cold winter that kills most of their herds and crops, Hmong will be truly alone now.
It maybe weird coming from a Vietnamese, but nationalism is NOT the answer for everything; most of the time, it's the reason why you need these answer in the first place.
TheSmallSaint if your in America n a citizen then your a America. ;)
@@jag3217 What part of America? Mexico? Are you saying they're Mexican now?
I’m Hmong, from Minnesota USA, thank you for making a beautiful video about my people. I actually have a relative who fought against the French during that war. Keep on making great videos.
That was pretty uncalled for. All the guy did was complement Rare Earth on the video.
@@KeneticsMusic32 criminals are criminals, irrespective of skin colour.
I met two Hmong kids when I was paddling the Mississippi River 10 years ago. Hello from Nashville!
I was lucky enough to visit the Hmong in Thailand and Laos. You should be very proud of your culture and history.
@Trickbaby we have thousands of Hmong living here in California they are friendly independent people I like them very much, I wish we could have gotten more of them out during the war.
Many Mong fled the genocide occuring in their homelands in the 80s. A large percentage of them were relocated to communities around the U.S. Fresno, CA holds one of the largest refugee Mong communities in the country. I started hiring them at an irrigation company called Pepco for light manufacturing. Within a year they held every position in the plant. They were always early to work, never late, never called in sick. It was disturbing how many came in with bullet holes and burn marks. So sad you could tell these people have been through so much horror. I hold so much love and respect for them.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
conan263 no it was definitely the 1980s. I wasn't alive in the 16th century. Yes it was Fresno, the 80s, I'm sure of it.
Who's we? Again, I want alive in the 1600-ish and nether were you.
One of ya'll has got the wrong mong.
What do you mean "scary"? Why is it scary?
People only rebel when they feel they have no other choice. No one wants to take to the streets. History has proven that even mild forms of protest can turn very dangerous rather quickly. It's when people's lives are made so wretched that they no longer care for them, that things go south.
Yes you are very right, and in the Hmong's case they were being taxed very heavily, the tax was more than they could earn, some had to sell their children's to pay it.
Johnathan Williams - What then, when they turn their eyes toward you? In an authoritarian regime, it takes very little to become a target. Playing by the rules won't keep you safe, because they're changed on a whim.
Jonathan Williams - We've reached a point where grabbing a pitchfork and storming a Bastille or two will no longer serve as a course correction. Technology has turned atrocities that were once localized and relatively short-lived, into ones now global and permanent. Nowhere left to run. You'd be surprised what those trashcan beaters can do when their back are to the wall.
It is when nationalism and greed take over that the government turns to dictatorship only to remain to the illusion of power it has. Then when it's cornered [even in democratic elections], it can do horrible things.
An example of this is the Republic of Macedonia [call it whatever, if You choose FYROM - thank You, I love Yugoslavia], when a government that only sought to fill it's own pocket turned to nationalism as a tool to do so... for 11 years. When they got beaten on democratic elections - they attacked the parliament [yes, they attacked as in entered it and started to attack the representatives of the new government [some of the attackers even had guns]. So, yeah... the conclusion is: a government should look at all of the citizens of it's country as equals and strive to do what is best for them - not itself. Sure, there will always be some that try to misuse the power that was leased to them by the people - they should be booted as soon as there is evidence of their crimes.
Yugoslavia had Goli Otok, a prison island that was used to separate that kind of criminals and also those who had conspired to cause civil unrest [as well as people that claimed False Valor]. Now, I don't say that everyone on said Goli Otok deserved to be there - tho I claim that most of them did.
>>The Sami have [...] never rebelled.
This is untrue.
I can't get over the quality of this series. Meanwhile, I haven't watched the Discovery Channel since it got overtaken by motorcycles and alien conspiracy theories.
GOD these motorcycle shows are BORING...
Well Comedy Central isn’t funny anymore so at least we can still laugh at the Alien shows
I'm not saying that the aliens but it was aliens that took over discovery channel.
You are obviously successfully indoctrinated, young gullible student. You will amount to nothing.
@@paulscottfilms Nice try, but wrong on all counts. Seems your assumptions about me and my life trajectory are about as accurate as those conspiracy theories. Fitting, since both are baseless and designed to make you feel better about your own shortcomings.
From elders I was told that the Hmong were winning battle after battle but lost the protection of the Gods because a general in Pa Chay's army ordered the massacre and rape of innocent Lao villagers. When Pa Chay heard about what his soldiers had done he lost the will to fight any longer stating that, "we are no different from the enemies who oppress us." Shortly after, the rebellion failed and Pa Chay was shot along with his baby whom he carried on his back.
Wang Yang that’s what my dad told me. He heard from the OG. The magic is kind of like the way some shaman act. Example: shaman can’t share food or eat “left over food”. So they have to take some food for them first before others start digging in. If the rules are broken, then they lose their shaman power. Pa Chay probably made a vow to the god to use the power for good, however there will always be those bad apples in the group. That ultimately lead to the down fall like you said.
The Hmong people are talked about in the Clint Eastwood movie “Gran Torino”
That’s because they have migrated to, and settled in, Detroit, for the last few decades.
Oh, America we don't learn even much about our own honest history but, we know our Hollywood movies- some of us.
He mentions growing up in a country without war. There is always a war one just looks definitely than another. War on information on. But, there is most definitely war. Like Reagan and crack cocaine the Iran Contra scandal then making an anti-drug campaign in schools is one example (D.A.R.E) Drugs are really entertaining....
One example. There are many. Our revolutionary war declaring independence to War on Terror- War on Drugs. War is deception it's not actually profitable because it's unsustainable that ends only one way we all go. The species, human one isn't the best. Civil War still rages on in a rebranded way.
The idea we live in a peaceful time is false. Old wounds reopen. Old feelings of inequality get sparked. I prefer the paxism reasoning. After all one person's religion is another person's hate crime. Cultural beliefs and narcissistic abuse as well as economic control seem to be at the core as well as sex. War means rape. Means sexual brutality with no boundaries now or honor. You have drones so, you don't have to directly face those you kill. It's counterproductive and cowardly.
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All the wars have been Insane.
@@robbiddlecombe8392 oops, sorry Rob I read your remark twisted. Hiding behind a screen or gun isn't brave. Sorry, guy I suddenly went on the defensive attack.
The story we tell ourselves-
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Like war is bravery.
Your remark is limited. When you face me physically, directly then we shall see. Your remark shows your ego. Your feelings about yourself you don't know me directly this speaks more of you than me.
See narcissistic abuse and Shadow work for more details. War is insanity as is a war for profit mentality. Just because you hold a gun doesn't make you powerful. That's toxic masculinity war means rape. Being a Male you have a lopsided perspective as well.
Your defensive remark shows your limitations.
20 yrs in customer service I'm well versed people are not the best species here. Go fight those wars on another Planet, NASA can help. Play with your guns there. Take the WMDs with you as well. One way ticket off the Planet.🚀🚀
Far from brave. It's truly a cowards war that mostly men start via over ego or breeding. There is another path. Play your war games elsewhere. You have options. I'll face you anytime, anywhere physically.
@@ZestyAqua Well Said my fellow Citizen !
"Kids giggle the same everywhere" is exactly what I have experienced in my travels. Possibly the best proof I've seen we're all the same is kids are the same everywhere.
As for the War of the Insane, I'm French and wasn't familiar with it. Either we never mentioned it at school or so briefly I had forgotten everything about it...
"KIDS GIGGLE THE SAME EVERYWHERE"
right in the feels
u a 9gager ?
Great video! I am Hmong and I can tell you that we have a very strong distrust of outsiders. My mother always told me growing up that outsiders will slit my throat and leave me in a ditch. Hmong are still looking for a country of our own and may never fully assimilate. The difference is now there is support on an international level as displaced families wire money back to the remaining members. It is our curse, the never-ending fight for a homeland.
Far over the Misty mountains cold...
"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -- (Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)
Also, I often feel the need to remind would-be revolutionaries that if their "revolution" is not supported by the majority of the populace, that's not exactly a revolution, it's more a coup d'état.
Mao doesnt agree and smash your face with his book
I simply ask myself "Is this hill worth dying on?" the answer so far as been no. But I have my cemetery plots on the few that are if it comes to it.
Thank you
My favourite Pratchett. Simultaneously darkly humourous and thoughtfully human.
He's very right about the stupidity of the replies on UA-cam, some of these people who leave comments don't have a clue about what they're talking about. This is an eye opening series.
Earth shattering news: youtube comment section's full of idjits.
Welcome to the Internet, where every Tom Dick & Monica blurt out every vague half-formed thought that spawns in their minds. Its hard to get used to...much easier if you ignore it.
Now remember that all of these easily-opinionated people can vote, and probably do.
@@schechter01 yep
I love this series so much, i hope you can keep doing these forever.
I agree. Even though they seem bleak, there is always a kernel of hope in every video
I ain't goona lie this video almost brought me to tears I don't know why.. Thank you Rare Earth for moving my emotions like mountains.
If you love this guys videos so much then why do you cling onto the prospect that it will go on forever?
The whole theme of this channel kind of contradicts that possibility.
Me too! I wonder though, how it exists as a business. This content must be very costly to produce, it's all top notch quality. I sure hope it can continue indefinitely. They're beautiful stories.
"And that once their society achieves a moral and spiritual perfection they will be able to lead them to a homeland of their own" oh man that part made me tear up a bit. Sometimes you forget how lucky you are some people dont even have their own country.
It's really strange to me how these people weren't wiped out ethnically. Usually happens to a strange kind in a strange land.
@@Linckel this is so true. i never got that desire to own a land, to be a nation. As if being a people is not enough, once you are not put down and mistreated. This desire to build nations has caused so much misery and bloodshed everywhere, throughout history. Couldn´t we see countries as some kind of convenience product? A joint effort to make everyone in them a little less miserable, no matter who it is, as long as peoples inside leave each other to their ways as long as there is no harm done?
@@paavobergmann4920 I think its a desire not have your existence controlled by another. Its not wanting to wake up and realise that the nation you belong to has decided to purge itself of minorities or blame your group for societies problems. this isnt a defence of the nation state model but the nearest i have to an answer for a question that also kinda confused me.
@@jamesdoody7615 Yeah. You´re probably right. I mean, rationally, If you are opressed, that is a problem to complain about and fight against, no matter how, where, when and why it happens. Often, it is the opressor who also defines the victims. It could, and should maybe, be dealt with within the existing structure to prevent further harm. But then again, experience tells, that this rarely happens, hence the desire to get to run things "by your own people". Of course, that doesn´t guarantee personal freedom at all, but somehow it seems to be easier to bear being oppressed by "your own kind". Maybe the human mind, soul and gutfeeling is really not a rational place.
Spare a thought for the Kurds - the largest ethnic group without their own country. Recently dropped in the shit by the US as well.
"Revolution is a bit of a mixed bag", now that's an understatement if i've ever heard one. xD
What many dont consider is that reality is not star wars, you dont just blow up the deathstar and the evil empire disappears and freedom and democracy rises to take it's place within a year. That's almost never the case. What you have instead are decades of civil war and unrest, with great amounts of suffering for the average person.
That's why I stick to Tactics Ogre (one mission include massacring an entire village as false flag operation), LoGH (the revolutionary government....turned out to have shitty officers and corrupt politicians in their new democracy who only survived due to same shitty officers and cruel aristocrats on other side...at least until some competant officer staged a coup), and maybe Game of Thrones (Brothers without Banners are basically bandits, Starks soldiers to raid and pillage, and Faith Militant are basically 40k Frateris Militia mixed with Talibans).
And even if your side wins, the end result turns out to not change anything for the better for most people, only for the leaders.
This channel is so awesome. Just discovered this recently. I have a Hmong girlfriend, so it is very refreshing to hear someone talk about the history of Hmong people. Its so rarely discussed by people who aren't Hmong themselves. Awesome!
This is EASILY one of the Top 100 best channels on UA-cam, if not Top 20.
Keep up the fantastic world - this world NEEDS people like you. Thank you!
agree
I really enjoyed the concise narration in this one, don't know why everyone's suddenly so critical of the pacing. Thanks for piquing my interest in world history again
A. Aden +
Respect to the Hmong. Greetings from Ireland.
I come from Minnesota which has a lot of Hmong people and I've never seen them as different, it's very interesting to learn about their history.
We all like to think of revolutions as some form of the American Revolution, but really, revolutions aren't all they're cracked up to be, they can end really poorly, and can put in place a government worse than before. I hope these guys find what they're looking for though, but it might be best if a foreign power doesn't support them, idk.
Watch Rambo 3 for the way americans see foreign revolutions.
At least until the revoluzzers hijack planes and crash them into skyscrapers.
Thanks for the movie rec!
Very much so. The American revolution was an incredibly unique situation with a very unique set of people. It was more like a rebellion on mars would be against an earth who really doesn't care enough beyond pride to keep them under their rule. Basically we were the best case scenario to win and we almost lost several times.
The civil war was much more like a normal revolution with a better more well equipped and more populous power overtaking the other. However I think what's overlooked is that even if the rebellion fails, change happens. You don't have to win to get the most important things to you dealt with. After the American civil war many of the biggest issues, slavery and such were made in favor of the north, however many of the other economic causes of northern oppression of the south were resolved as well. Laws that favored northern industry and quashed southern industrialization were eliminated and train routes were built through the south that previously had only been in northern states.
In the modern era the best strategy isn't to win, it's to fight enough to force the oppressor to compromise with you. Winning is more or less a bronze medal unless you have some way to get the other side to stop fighting as well. In the American revolution it was a complete pardons, benefits and compensation that kept the 30% of the population that were loyalist and 40% that were neutral from preforming a counter revolution.
You are aware the american revolution was a french ploy in there war with the british. The revolutionarys weren't that much diffrent than the soviet back Vietnamese or the various american backed revolutions and proxy wars. It ended better than most long term but its origin was just as a proxy in a battle between super powers
Von Faustien The American Revolution started independently. The French chipped in later, after the Americans had set their mind on it, because they saw an opportunity for a proxy war.
It's only been eighty years since an army was seen on United States soil and water. The last was German submarines in the waters of New York harbor.
Leave ‘em alone!- Soon we will have to “adapt” to a new (for modern man) reality-- they’re ahead of the curve!
I had three hmong in my company when we fought in afghanistan. Fantastic war fighters, and they have a fascinating culture too.
What an amazing UA-cam channel. The work you’re doing with these videos are the most important form of art: education. Thanks for this
"Fear is a dangerous weapon."
I feel that Evan is one of two people in the media i could listen to all day.The other is Attenborough.
This was, hands down, the single most amazing video I have seen in a very long time. This channel is incredible. My brain is too awe struck right now to properly convey how incredible this was for me
You should go into the Hmong (Miao) rebellions in china. It would be interesting to know why there were soo many. The timeline spanned 5000 years.
I am a Hmong person and I respect this video on what was true and real that lies in our culture , and history that is still being talked about but we have found homes and Museum in Minnesota about our people. We are know f om West to East to North in America because we are widespread across the states!
I've grown up in Fresno CA, and here we have a large population of refugee Hmong people. It's very interesting to see the history behind those who I grew up with.
Thank you, I am half Hmong and half Cambodian and glad someone made a history about them
Evan, Francesco. These videos are amazing! You guys have taught me so many interesting and important little bits of history, I would have never learned otherwise. You guys are great, keep it up x
My heart sings for the Hmong!
:49 Piece of your ceiling fell there. You can see it drop onto the table.
Hmong and Kurds-two ethnic groups who really need a country to call their own.
Very impressed by your narration and approach! Great work, subscribed.
This story would make the most bad-ass animation: Oppressed people; a mysterious leader with ambiguous background ,seemingly magical powers, and innate knowledge of modern warfare and technology.
I love dis channel.
When you wach a Rare earth video, and you realize, you're not knowing your own country enough. I am not Lao, I am not live in this aera either, but I want to know my own country and the people this much, like you guys know Laos. Thanks!
This is probably my favorite episode of the entire series, because of the interaction, both ways, between you and the people.
You have done an excellent job and you've worked hard for that
Never wondered about Laos, until now. Very informative.
I had a neighbor growing up whose family was Hmong. great people. still see dude around and he keeps 2 jobs since he could work legally in the US. he's close to my age and I'm 32 now. amazing work ethic very very kind person.
Fell upon your videos and absolutely LOVE them ❤️❤️ Show them to the family, I find them thought provoking & informative for our children. Thank-you to everyone involved in this project!
BTW; also the interactions with families and children are priceless ☺️
Hey Evan, I liked the slower pace of your previous narrations more. To me it suited your stories a little better, but that is just my opinion. I simply slowed the Playback Speed and it was fine.
Appart from that you produce some of the most interesting and visually pleasing content on this platform. Thank you and everybody involved for your amazing work!
My bad😑
I thought it was on purpose because there were some comments about Evans narration pace under one of the last videos. Thanks for the hint👍
oh boy you're going to love ibx3cat
Haha, i usually watch him on 1.25. To each his own i guess!
I lived and worked among many Hmong In st.pual mn. Very good people,very good workers,very good food. Makes me whant some pho.
Perfect example of how immigration makes our country stronger.
this channel is equal parts soothing and informative
Kids giggle the same everywhere...beautiful thank you.
The greed of the few, destroying the world for the many.
Proper channel, well done mate.
This channel is one of the gems of youtube.
Damnnnn this is the first time I came across the Mongs but wow.. Mongs and my own people (nagas from nagaland) have so many similarities
Making own guns, shawls, huts, guerilla warfare, fighting for independence! Etc.
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Wow thank you so much Rare Earth
video with the kids is priceless. The little one that crawled in between your arms to watch the drone was the best!
Hmong, Afghans and Chechens. Greatest rebels world has ever seen
plus the Kurds
Where have you been? I have not seen any new uploads from this channel since last year!
Thanks for this content!
The last video was 3 weeks ago, released on Dec 16,2017, so it was last year, so these people took time off for Christmas. The good stuff is worth the wait.
I think that's what you call a joke Charles...
the thing about burying and cleaning the blood of the shot soldiers is really clever. maybe when the numbers are different by not a huge amount it would've worked. really cool video with a bit of philosophy (?) in there, a great watch!
Another brilliantly-told story, I listen to your stuff instead of the news, it makes me feel educated
There is a large Hmong population here in Sacramento, CA. I know a few of them and have worked for them doing some radio ads promoting diabetes awareness among the local Hmong community. A very nice people with a strong culture despite them being displaced.
I believe you could have stopped that gunman.
In my head I stopped them every single time. So there's that.
Nah, he's Canadian.
"I'm not your buddy, friend."
*teleports behind the gunman* heh nothin personal, kid
If you thought about the possibility, and spent time thinking about what you might do about it if necessary, then you were ahead of 90+ percent of people who almost never consider the likelihood that they might encounter violence and therefore fail to have even a poor plan to deal with it.
I Love this guys courage. He sees people as humans and equals. God bless him.
I wondered about the Mung people. Thank you for an interesting and respectful view of them and their history.
The older brother playing with the younger brother - a rare scene.
Your production/post-production work is excellent. I really like your format. (Subject was interesting as well)
This was an amazing story! thanks a lot for sharing! I'm glad I got introduced to this channel thanks to Tom Scott! Both are fantastic channels of knowledge and amazing forms of storytelling.
the part about the guns is pretty badass
7:47 ohhhh so cuuuute, the little guy in the front is scared of the drone XD
Years ago working on a water reservoir on top of a small mountain 4 of us were stripping forms on the lid when suddenly a helicopter climbed up and over us and was gone. Looking around there now was only 3 of us. We found Tun below in the bushes the tank was 30 feet high. We called break and went down to him all he said was,"helicopter very bad" a few times. He was vietnamese.
3:04 Damn, those are good beyblade players!!! Put all of us to shame.
How did you learn to see things as they are in such a difficult area of life?
Truly Rare Earth , very rare!
Great video, everytime i watch your videos, i learn something new so keep it up
Maybe it’s because I’m mentally ill but when I hear “the war of the insane” I think about how hard it is to find quality mental health care so I didn’t know what to expect at all.
all wars are insane
Wars are generally fought over resources. Makes sense to me.
You guys seriously make some great art. Thank you!
I don't get it. The Hmong are self-sufficient, conservative, and not interested in changing the surrounding cultures, so why does everyone hate them? They seem pretty sane compared to other separatist groups.
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Because they take up space, because they are outsider. Because they want to be independent.
Pretty much because they are rebellious, honest and easy to persuade, if you ask a Hmong person to do something and you promise something in return chances are he/she is gonna do it right away without thinking of the consequences, it is a well known fact that although the Hmong have a strong sense of justice when it come to their own community but when it comes to something that doesn't relate to them they are incredibly ignorant about it, i lived in Vietnam and where i lived we have a large community of Hmong people and in the 2005-2007 if you ever goes outside for any kind of business you have to be extremely careful because you can be rob, beaten and killed at anytime by the Hmong people, the Hmong were persuaded and brided by some sort of rebellion group that said that the communist party is evil and they should kill them all to take back the Hmong land, back then the place where i lived is a very remote place that's surrounded by the forest, that's only beginning to be notice by the government and the only people there is usually border patrol officers watching the border of Vietnam and Cambodia, my family moved to there because my dad is a architectural engineer and he want to start his business at a place where it's starting to getting attention from the government and getting more money to work on the infrastructure of the provinces, however it is proven to be very difficult to do work there because you're afraid to even walk out of the house, one wrong step and the next thing you know all of your belongings is gone, and that's when you're a normal vietnamese person, the soldiers got it even worse, the Hmong will just casually throw a grenade under the soldiers table when they're having a meeting or something like that, many people have died because the Hmong people were easy to fools. They are strong, honest and friendly but too ignorant about the consequences of their actions and their unwillingness to learn a new way of life, and that is why many people don't like them and considered them fools.
Your question seems to be based on the assumption that hating a particular group is based on rational reasons. It never is.
have you ever tried to talk to a Democrat?
I've been on a binge of videos on star wars lore lately. This blends right in.
I love your videos! Your commentary is always spot on.
This is one of the most fascinating history and geography series I've ever seen.
The footage of playing with the kiddos is the BEST part of this episode.
I’m sure there not the only ones over the century’s. Wishing y’all Well
I love your interaction with the children and the villagers, so wonderful. And hooray for the acceptance and interest in the drones. Your filming is beautiful and I loved your sharing this with the villagers. Nowadays, it seems that in the U.S., at least (and especially California), a drone is considered to be as bad as a machine gun. The hatred toward drone owners shocks and saddens me. For so long I wanted to buy a drone for myself. I imagined all the amazing photography I could learn to do. A few months ago, I finally bought one, but during the two weeks it too to get to me from China, I learned about all the places it is now illegal to use them...so much so that I honestly don't even have a clue as to where I can use it at all. Way way way out in the desert, I supposed. So far, I haven't even unboxed it. I am busy with so many other projects now that I don't have the time and energy to sit down read 600 pages of discouraging FAA laws. Very sad.
I mean you say SE Asians still believe in magic, but so do most countries. Religion is subjective, and "miracles" can be considered "magic."
I am new to this site. Your views are refreshing and informative. I don't always agree with every detail, but good people out here are looking for a new path - to replace exploitation with something better. Thank you. Good Luck!
You guys have something special going on,every bit of your videos seems amazing. "kids giggle the same everywhere"
God damn it I love this channel
Rare earth and America uncovered areas the two best UA-cam channel ever
Ayyyy this is where the Asian from King of The Hill is from!
Anytime the notion is ever brought up that he return to his country it is usually to fight in some war and he gets visibly nervous.
Well done video, thank you very much!!! 👍😀👍
The pits of broken glass. The depths human behaviour can reach are unfathomable.
glad i found you now, because you have a huge catalog of videos, im a history buff but alot of what you cover, i dont even know about to research,,,,,,, ty for your time and efforts in creating these videos i know its bound to take serious efforts...
We are seeing the same thing in Myanmar/Burma with the rohingya, they also tried to rise and take power only to get a bigger beat down instead.
entZEROspawn that’s half propaganda, and doesn’t excuse the genocide
Rohingya are in the path of China’s development efforts for roads, pipelines and a port. “Nothing personal, it’s just bUsiness”” as they say in the movies.
@@sw8963 I'm not to sure on that one
Thank-you for heroically undecuplicating my understanding of things-Hmong.
How good real history teller are you!!! Very good documentary. I´m learning a lot with your real RareEarth. Cheers from Brazil.
This would be awesome to spread to subjects regarding Latin America as well, maybe someday. I just found this channel, and am addicted! Thank you for all of the thought provoking videos, it really is refreshing and inspiring.
I'm Hmong and I've actually never heard this part of my history. Interesting...
A friend of mine, we shall call him L used to be a spook. L spent some time with a few Hmong teaching them how to use satellite equipment to transmit information on Vietcong and NVA troop movements. He went back to the village in a few months, and they had, knowing it was important, taught almost everyone else to do it, in case they couldn't. L was, and still is impressed, he speaks very highly of the Hmong to this day.
0:49 "In reality" -> a bit of the ceiling comes off and drops on the table... reality is weird.
Imagine that falling into your food while you're not looking
I need to know more about their weapon production! How fascinating. Actually I just wnat to know more in general. Beautiful video. I'm really interested in messianic figures throughout other cultures and how they rise up in a society.
Also "Kids giggle the same everywhere" is perfect.
Hey Buddy, so you got little fairytale to share. Indeed, you were able to vibrate a small nerve in my suppressed conscience. I'm honored that you bring the Hmong forgotten history back to Life...well, at least for a moment in time. Anyway, I thought I share a vision with you. Although, I have become a man without a country for most of my life..it ain't over until I breath the last air. I have a request : Can you dig into it a little deeper about the Hmong history .I want it the English version. You see I left Laos years ago but the spirit remain. Beside, didn't know much about the Hmong history anyhow. Finally, I can feel your vibes when you mention a little of your up bringing. I'm a Researcher in the field of Physics, I'm in verge of testing my Prototype of Hardwares. I can feel it in my Veins it will become operational. Once it happens, I would like for you to be the Embassador to the world for me. The Hmong New Leader and his Nation. NOTICE : THIS IS FOR REAL..LIKE I SAID : YOU MANAGE TO VIBRATE A NERVE.
There are 25,000 Hmong living in Fresno California.