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@frankyd9986
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 pm
about Cuba, yeah let’s ignore the US embargo lol
@luislozano6073
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 pm
I love this kind of videos because they are not lying yet the pro American bias is so strong…
@Nick-o-time
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm
This is called Propaganda.
@darkaxeldotexe
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 pm
The Haitian Revolution included a g3n0cide against White colonists, and as a result the southern political elite collectively dropped a deuce in their pants and reinforced their stance against abolition. Even the poor southern farmer who otherwise might have been accepting of abolition were scared that the same would happen to them if Black Americans were emancipated.
@VectorAlphaSec
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 pm
Time for the USA to start a revolution.
@BeatlesBowieKrimson
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 pm
Time for the USA to create a new Constitution.
@thomasgerhardt7374
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Nice try Cuomo!
@858Bill
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 pm
Jan 6……You mean that time a gang of Neanderthals attacked a group of Pigs that were trying to defend a meeting of the Mafia?
@peterbyrne7348
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 pm
He didn’t mention that the colonists categorically refused representation in the English parliament. They insisted that any taxes must be levied by their own colonial legislatures. That’s why King George refused their demand
@beezythakid7131
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 pm
The Haitian revolution was also the reason slaves in America weren’t allowed to learn to read
@Nick-o-time
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm
it’s why the 2nd ammendment exists.
@Masayosi-s7l4x
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 pm
僕を助けて🆘️😱‼️お金ないから自宅に配達して1億円いいから
@andrepuerari9802
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Why did @WIRED mention he’s a historian in the title? The guy called himself a political scientist and botched several history facts as pointed out by some people in the comments
@bettestruble7887
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 pm
I’m extremely dubious of any political scientists who act like they can’t offend mein fuhrer. Like. That was weird. And uhhhh I’m pretty certain there were revolutions in Asian between 4000 BCE and the establishment of the new Roman “democracy” so again. I’m extremely dubious of this guy, he sounds like a very careful shill.
Update: okay I’m done lol. So anti-mao as if the abolition of private property didn’t happen or matter
@ROVER25X
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 pm
Another pathetic video
@faithcamarena94
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 pm
wired manufacturing consent for a cia coup in venezuela lol idk what i expected
@lost_aradia
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 pm
one famous non-violent revolution (mostly) was the EDSA people power revolution in 1986
@elisegeum1514
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 pm
Great timing as always
@jibsee
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 pm
no one’s talking about the wild first asker’s name😭
@leader431
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 pm
Me: Ooooo, Historian
Vid: “Hi, I’m a political scientist”
Me: I was lied too
@ominoustincho
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 pm
might just be the most biased support video so far, talking about cuba and failing to mention usa’s embargoes on it, which were the main culprits (while smirking about it,), then being sympathetic towards the jan 6 COUP and comparing it to ACTUAL revolutions like the french revolution…. yeah, this guy is a little see-through
@MusicIsTheJoyOfLife
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 pm
Doesn’t matter now. have to believe gullible was written on the ceiling to think that President Trump will ever let the Democrat party back into power again. The democracy experiment in this country is over lol
@Wittynametag
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 pm
The impact of “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 feels overlooked by those outside of the UK and Ireland, it ensured that the British King was answerable to Parliament, ending centuries of unrest around the issue, established many laws and rights and democratic ideas that were the bases of future revolutions like the French and the American, and lead to the British Empire becoming the super power that it was.
I think this is probably because there was so much happening in terms of European warfare at the time and it can’t be as simplified as the other two, as well as French and Americans wanting to focus on the idea they came up with their ideas all by themselves, and definitely wouldn’t have copied the British.
@joaofarias6473
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 pm
Propaganda
@williampremo2197
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 pm
The younger generation in Nepal knows what the need. The gen z here in the states get upset over being called the wrong pronoun
@22imon
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 pm
thank you for this information governor cuomo
@greatshotchallenge
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 pm
Historian Answers video.
*looks inside*
Hi, I’m a political scientist.
@SayHuyen
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 am
My cat…. Meow made me lol
@Jasonxbr
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 am
January 6th isn’t it obvious 😢😢😢😢😢 my god man priorities
@wolf1438
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 am
Can there be a revolution without violence? Yes. Velvet revolution in Czecho-Slovakia 17th of November 1989 that overthrown communism by peaceful students protests.
@stevenmckenna2313
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 am
This AH voted for Trump I had to stop listening
@lrctrs
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 am
He first talks about the slavery in Ottoman Empire, then goes on saying that Mamluks overthrew the Sultan’s rule, which makes it sound like they overthrew the Ottoman rule, but they actually overthrew the Ayyubid dynasty, even before the Ottomans existed as a beyliq.
@Ren_amamiya-o2x
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 am
Victory, its called revolution
Failure, its called terrorist
@spoinkable2217
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 pm
I can’t help but notice a trend…
@Loralieeeeeee
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 pm
Out of pure curiosity, how does China’s economic slowdown compare to America’s? We’re also experiencing falling birth rates with a slowing labor force. In fact, our economic growth is based on AI optimism, but outside of this, the economy is rather stagnant. And we’re just now starting to see this bubble burst. Coupled with a slash in spending, high tax rates, and tariffs (without any major companies planning to build factories in America), it seems like we’re putting ourselves in a worse position than China. Just a curious history student here!! Thank you 🙂
@philswift1
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 pm
Is this video seriously trying to manufacture consent for America to overthrow Maduro?
@steveg6199
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 pm
2:05 – I really appreciate this question. LOLz
@etiennesharp
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 pm
Pity about the conflation of ‘England’ and ‘Britain’ throughout as if they’re synonyms.
@Kolkholzkola
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 pm
“Historian answers questions…” “I’m a political scientist.” 🤔
@mokemowl
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 pm
chinese “communism” doesn’t really resemble anything like the actual definition of “communism.”
@AS-kq7hw
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 pm
This guy was great. Also, is Wired trying to hint at something with these topics….🤔
@bbhrdzaz
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 pm
You mentioned “military that is sworn to defend the government” or in our case, the principals and foundation of the government.
@GrungeHio
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 pm
“All the leadership would not have legal privileges” let’s skip ahead a couple hundred years and see how that idea has played out 😂😂
@MiracleWolfExpert217
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 pm
This guy is such a fed lmao
@AetherArcane
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 pm
all the lib arm-chair historians are out n about in the comments LOL
@estebancontreras8184
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 pm
My cat: ………..Mao 😂😂
@donnyal681
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 pm
Idiot expert, especially when coming to Iranian revolution. The Shah was not installed by CIA in 1950s he was already the king and Mosadeq was his Prime Minister. Also in late 70s his children became more corrupt?!?! His oldest child was 18 and was studying abroad and didn’t have any role. The other children were even younger.
Idiot.
@aidanfehr5774
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 pm
First guys user name 💀
@Olivreira_
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Freaking amrecians
@EhNothing
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 pm
A revolution by force will never happen in the US. The mechanics of it are just impossible.
@claris_2000
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 pm
call me crazy public university Latin American poli sci graduate but expert dude has some biased thoughts in his answers
@erikagoesaround
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 pm
China just takes care of themselves and leaves us people in Taiwan alone. 😊
@arthurmont-morency5027
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 am
8:51 this proves this dude has NO IDEA what he’s talking about. Xi Jinping’s popularity was never as high as it is right now, China’s homelessness and unemployment rates decay every single year for the last decade, and their overall economic statistics are on a fast increase for the last 15 years non-stop. The US, on the other hand…
@arthurmont-morency5027
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 am
It’s very symptomatic of the current polytical status US is in right now that the “revolution expert” Wired selected spreads this level of misinformation and share the exact same ideas towards revolutions the rulling classes pushed forward for the last 50 years. It’s true what people outside the US say: There are no left wing ideas in the US whatsoever, not even on the academic levels.
@nenafan1
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 am
20:42
“Protested”
And he lost basically all credibility.
It was a failed power grab via a bunch of violent goons.
Textbook insurrection.
@VibeyMusic1
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 am
Great interview, learned a lot! But I have to say, the comparison of the Bastille to modern events felt like a real stretch. The contexts, causes, and goals are just worlds apart. It kinda diminishes what a true revolution actually entails. Still, loved hearing the historian’s perspective on everything else! 🤔📚
@dubsar
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 am
There was a US-backed military coup in Brazil in 1964. The armed forces called it a “revolution”. Brazilians know it was a violent power grab by the armed forces with the support of the catholic church, land owners and economic elites.
@TillTheLightTakesUs
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 am
I told you Epstein ain’t dead. Y’all didn’t believe me.
@aidianholdersresumetape5971
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 am
Stalin didn’t have a revolution. He hijaked the October Revolution.
@busolaak
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 am
4:13 thank you!
@bigidea121
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 am
Comments:
“His response was right-leaning.”
“He’s left-leaning.”
“He was too neutral.”
@federicocantoni9603
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 am
Wired, get rid of this incompetent republican shill. Plenty of deliberate misrepresentations and a clear political bias should not have place in these videos.
@NoTime4BS7
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 am
Careful not to speak about this guy too negatively. The higher powers will quickly shadowban you. Yes this is a real thing and a problem.
@gfaydark
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 am
Why did this video start by by using a comment called kumquatting nobody wants to see that hear that you didn’t have to take that person’s username. You could have just read the question, but you wanted to pick the dirty disgusting one
@vhol93
November 20, 2025 at 11:51 am
Love these videos!
@SmokeyChipOatley
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 pm
Is this guy the Cuomo equivalent to one of those “lesser” Baldwin brothers?
@claudiojijon4951
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 pm
There were some odd things said in this video to say the least. I’m quite skeptical of this man’s takes
@smososoms
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 pm
A history expert who doesn’t understand communism lmao wired has always been on the side of fascists, whether it be tech feudalism or actual fascism
@somedipshtinthecomments2507
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 pm
This whole interview was a load of State Department horseshit btw. Pay very close attention to the language he uses when discussing anything regarding China.
@arctix4518
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 pm
The Great Great Glorious and Epic Democratic Franco-German-Italian-Swedish-Russian-Romanian-Bavarian Freedom and Liberty “Sunflower” Revolution of 1742 – – – 41 people killed
Taiping Uprising – – – 20-30 million people killed
@johncisney15
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 pm
January 6 was a left-wing psyop perpetrated by Obama cronies in the FBI and CIA. It’s beeen confirmed there were federal agents in the crowd inciting violence and there were also known members of antifa there.
@extremegrieferbible
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 am
Okay then, so why did Trump pardon every single violent rioter that was sentenced to jail for their January 6 actions?
@SexyRexy08
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 pm
@1:57 there are countries that allow their governments to enrich themselves while ignoring the needs of the people?!
Well, as an American, I simply can’t fathom such a thing.
@pennydls5073
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Kinda disappointed that he didn’t mention the EDSA revolution in the non-violent revolution. I’m not quite convinced with this video lol
@urbanstrencan
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 pm
another great video, would love to hear one on Europe and Jugoslavia
@wolfofthepride
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 pm
Wait…what ingredients go into bread? Do they perhaps contain eggs?
@mikebane2866
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 pm
LOL OMG this dude is a Trump stooge. There’s no evidence of the Maduro government in Venezuela engaging in a coordinated effort to have the military traffick narcotics, let alone as a way of coercing loyalty in the military. This dude is straight up repeating Trumpist propaganda. Any dude who believes this administration is either a stooge or a dumbass, take your pick Mr. “Expert”
@mikebane2866
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 pm
LOL comparing the Storming of the Bastille to the January 6th riot, let alone a revolutionary incident, is such a pea brain take. Stiffy old men in suits doesn’t qualify oneself as an expert…
@rachdachamp
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 pm
WOOO GEORGE MASON! WOO VIRGINIA MENTIONED!!!
@JLRoberson
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 pm
Ironically pre-Reform Act parliament(as anyone who watched BLACK ADDER 3 knows) didn’t represent the British people either. You had rotten boroughs, basically empty old areas with maybe 7 or even 1 voter having as much or MORE power than populated areas; some like Manchester didn’t have ANY representation till the 19th century. So when they wanted to vote like Englishmen, this was an idealized view on their part; MOST Englishmen could not vote then.
@bbhrdzaz
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 pm
History is a study in hindsight. But a historians perspective lays out the map for humanity to avoid the landmines laid by the past. It is up to the current residents of this planet to read the map.
@bbhrdzaz
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 pm
Please expound on the Arab Spring, there was that time to be a window into the hope for this region that lost traction.
@Anorve
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 pm
great content
@barneyjames1126
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 am
It isnt fully accurate to say that Cromwell is to blame for Irish religious conflict. There is a lot more to it than that.
@DiegoArias-cg5vl
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 am
First wired video I couldn’t finish very low quality
@chelseab1438
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 am
Cuba’s economic struggles are directly related to the US insisting the world cut Cuba off and the Cold War. This is why you need an actual historian here
@zack8879
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 am
I can tell homie works for the US Government. Not a single good thing to say about China, eh?
@kanimelight1236
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 am
Hahaha George mason university go PATRIOTSSSS💖
@pigs18
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 am
The difference between a Revolution and a rebellion or civil war is the difference between winning and losing. If you win, you’re a revolutionary; if you lose you were a trouble maker.
@Therealgskw
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 pm
Dems will destroy any comment section if someone says one thing that goes slightly against their worldview. Notice, this educated man is written off completely for ONE of his takes. Really explains why being a dem is difficult and the party seems preachy.
@michaelvillanueva7997
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 pm
No Mexican Revolution?
@aidan8080
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 pm
Was taking what he said seriously, and then he said the American Revolution wasn’t world changing. Maybe not immediately. Had a major influence on other revolutions, like the French and Haitan revolts. Britain lost a major colonial source. Balance was changed. And the US quickly expanded
@lunartick7477
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 pm
I’m no historian, but then again, neither is he.
@markw1090
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 pm
Strong edit at 8:59 when talking about the way Xi is leading China 😂
I wonder what Geroge actually said 🤔
@psycadeliic
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 pm
“historian”
@whokalk
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 am
Finally hearing about the Khmer Rouge is so amazing it’s so overlooked and not taught/talked abt. WIRED has single handledly became my fav channel on yt so mind stimulating. ❤
@roxanalli
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 am
Maaaao
@andrew20222
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 am
10:42 huh i wonder if crushing sanctions and living under constant threat of american invasion had anything to do with why the cuban economy didn’t boom under castro. lol this guy is a rightist joke
@andrew20222
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 am
16:07 there is literally no evidence suggesting that venezuela engages in narcotics trafficking at any significant level. you are doing regime change propaganda for the trump admin, south florida venezuelan expat fascists, and war mongers everywhere
@nachtderginger
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 am
20:54 “revolutionary insurrection” ok bro stfu I’m out
@feynstein1004
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 am
To quote the excellent The History of Rome podcast by Mike Duncan, anarchy is just 3 missed meals away.
@BREWWLEE
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 pm
Nice timing
@coldcaption
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 pm
budget andrew cuomo seems awfully rosy about jan 6th
@rev.rachel
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 pm
I’m fascinated by how many people in the comments are viscerally opposed to the comparison between Jan 6th and the storming of the Bastille. There are certainly obvious differences, which many have pointed out here, but I think a lot of people are missing the point of his comparison. He’s highlighting the similarities that include 1. a lot of people storming a large government building with apparently violent intent, and 2. a lot of people *feeling* like they were standing up for the little guy, the disenfranchised, the poor, the silenced, etc.—even if in truth the Jan 6th rioters were aligned with the people currently in power who were trying very desperately not to lose that power.
Revolutions are not all inherently morally good or bad, and I suspect a lot of the comments here are assuming that they’re always a moral good, and then reflecting on the comparison based on whether the commenter thought Jan 6th was good or bad.
@Floppianna
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 am
Mr. Goldstone’s understanding of the Iranian revolution is, to be quite generous, fuzzy. Iran was literally invaded by the West TWICE during the 20th century (during both World Wars, despite its neutrality). The invasions led to over a million Iranians starving to death. Also, he seems to imply that Mohammad Reza Shah was installed by the CIA in the fifties, despite the fact that he had been Shah since his father’s exile in the 40s. Yes, Operation Ajax basically granted him dictatorial powers and rolled back a half-century’s worth of Persian democratic regulations and previous attempts to defang the monarchy’s absolute power, but still. His broad-stroked presentation of how the Shah’s regime unraveled over time shows the fact that he is, despite the video title, not looking at the matter through the optics of a historian.
@benjohnstone4680
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 am
Some very conservative ideas about revolution.
@soheiltavakolirad4532
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 pm
Informing thank you
@culturedcritters
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 am
Good video
@kirkshanghai
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 am
I’m sorry but thinking the Chinese would revolt en-masse in the next 10-20 years is an absolute batshit insane take. In terms of access to basic needs they seem to be doing almost better than us at this point. This guy is a hack.
@Andre-nb4ex
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 pm
J6 was a coup
@yesyeahyes1
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 am
*in which African people who were enslaved as plantation labour rose up against their oppressors @11:58
@devina.2238
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 am
US and France, whose democracies are similar in age, are falling apart. I’ve wondered if this is part of something larger ending the Western world as we know it
@sharxbyte
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 pm
Wait I have a huge disagreement here and I get that our guy is a historian but saying that the American Revolution was in world-changing as absurd
@uss_04
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 pm
Is that the first gen Macbook Air?
@andrewlashier280
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 pm
Great job!
@Larenth
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 pm
Nice to hear a guy talk evenly on the current climate. Of course a lot of blue haired mental patients in the comments whining, but that just means the world is healing.
@TecnoTecno-w4z
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 am
ဘယ်ပခုံးစောင် အနိုင်မကျက်နဲ့
@whereverhorsego
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 pm
Jack Goldstone is a great name for a historian. Looks great on a book
@kichigan1
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 pm
I experienced the Nicaraguan Revolution, I was in El Salvador’s revolution and saw the Zapatistas taking over South Mexico. January Sixers were just laughable hecklers. I hope their grandchildren never have the shame of learning that their grandparents were on January 6th.
@YueShenDian
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 am
Is wired trying to tell me something …..
@opensourceq
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 am
manufacture more consent for me daddy
@tonyl9636
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 am
“The west didnt invade iran it just installed a puppet leader in order to take all the oil” gotta tell ya man, it feels like a distinction without a difference 😂
@remnant1018
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 am
Thank you, Wired, for keeping us informed by having speakers who are the authority on each subject discuss relevant topics in cool and interesting ways.
@TerryAlbrecht
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The COVID pandemic was a mess is the US explicitly because the power was in the executive’s hands and the orange one did nothing.