He made things worse but it all started long before him. Nope, it’s got very little to do with that guy. The 2010s will be recognized as a horrific turning point in the post world war II era. But before I get into it, I feel like I have to lay out my non-tankie credentials, lest you think I am sort of Russian stooge. Well, his recent video on the Russia Ukraine crisis is very much not to love.
#Jhonny harris vox videos series#
He’s got an ongoing series called “How the US stole…” that’s got millions of views. What’s even better about his channel, and surprising for somebody who works with establishment outfits like Vox and the New York Times, is that he’s often critical of US foreign policy. The quality of Harris’s videos is always top notch, from the shooting, to the animation to the editing. It’s the kind of stuff I used to dream about producing, before I realized I much preferred sitting at home and ranting about stuff that other people reported on instead. He mixes the personal, history, maps and on the spot gonzo reporting into an always cleverly produced mix. What I enjoy the most about his videos is probably the distinct style. I am jealous of Johnny Harris’s production values, I am jealous of the size of his audience, heck I am even jealous of the fact that he is probably going to be a grandfather by the time he’s my age.
Let me say up front that this video is probably motivated by some jealousy. I think it was a tremendous missed opportunity. I am a big fan of the YouTuber Johnny Harris, but I really did not like his recent Russia video. Please do reach out to us through Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, or our e-mail newsletter.
If you’d like to earn my undying gratitude, please click here to support this project through Patreon. I hope to use the numbers to hit the audience with some Yemen coverage soon… The Whatifalthist video uploaded two weeks ago has brought me back to traffic numbers I haven’t seen in two years. Going forward I think it probably makes sense to try to do one of these “YouTube Drama” videos a month. So with today’s video I manage to smack two birds with one stone, hopefully satisfying the algorithm, while commenting on most US coverage of Russia by proxy, through Johnny Harris. Luckily this month one of the biggest news and politics YouTubers, Johhnny Harris has weighed in on Russia and Ukraine, and I have a few quibbles with his approach. But after the success of the Kraut and Whatifalthist critique videos, my best and 2nd best performing videos of the year, I think it’s a pretty unavoidable conclusion. It’s more than a little absurd that I have to comment on another YouTuber’s work to get videos watched on the platform.
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