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[EviLore]

Of course it's not a good idea for Americans to visit Russia right now, but he did anyway for content. Harrowing story of what happens once the powers that be set their sights on you.

 

[Hrk69]

It highlights how fragile freedom can be in the wrong circumstances

This story should serve as a wake-up call for anyone who underestimates how quickly freedoms can be stripped away in certain parts of the world

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I'll have a watch later when i'm back from the Christmas shop boredom, If You're going to go to Russia, ask this guy for some contacts first though..

 

[winjer]

At a time when Russia is turning into a North Korea style dictatorship, anyone from the west going there, is asking for trouble.
We are in a full blow Cold War, the west is helping Ukraine defending itself, from the biggest invasion in Europe, since WW2.
Russia just recently passed new measures to block it's internet from the rest of the world.
Even for ordinary Russians, it's dangerous to express anything that goes in the slightest against Putin's regime.
Of course, it's going to be much worse for an American.

 

[DKehoe]

Going from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Mongolian railway is a journey I've wanted to make for years. But with current events I can't see myself doing that anytime in the near future.

 

[mitch1971]

There's plenty of youtubers I'd like to see take this trip.

 

[kruis]

At a time when Russia is turning into a North Korea style dictatorship, anyone from the west going there, is asking for trouble.
We are in a full blow Cold War, the west is helping Ukraine defending itself, from the biggest invasion in Europe, since WW2.
Russia just recently passed new measures to block it's internet from the rest of the world.
Even for ordinary Russians, it's dangerous to express anything that goes in the slightest against Putin's regime.
Of course, it's going to be much worse for an American.

You'd be surprised though to find out how many religiously conservative Americans (but also Canadians and Australians) have moved to Russia in the past couple of years. Youtube is full of these.

 

[winjer]

You'd be surprised though to find out how many religiously conservative Americans (but also Canadians and Australians) have moved to Russia in the past couple of years. Youtube is full of these.

To each, it's own thing. My guess is that they don't value freedom and democracy.
On the other hand, nearly a million Russians have left Russia, in the past 3 years.

 

[Hookshot]

Any American is a potential political "Win" for Russia by being falsely imprisoned so It's best not to go there.

 

[Hugare]

You'd be surprised though to find out how many religiously conservative Americans (but also Canadians and Australians) have moved to Russia in the past couple of years. Youtube is full of these.

Kinda unrelated, but I've watched so many youtubers making videos of living in China and how amazing it is without ever, ever saying one bad thing about it. It's nuts.

Made me think that they are all getting paid by China for the propaganda.

There's no perfect place to live, and if there is, there's no way that its China. So the censorship was obvious.

 

[AJUMP23]

Is imprisoning youtubers really that bad?


I am sorry he had a bad time.

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

Love his channel, but jesus was that a moronic move to go to Russia.

 

[daffyduck]

Going from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Mongolian railway is a journey I've wanted to make for years. But with current events I can't see myself doing that anytime in the near future.

Beijing isn’t much better about arbitrary detention.

 

[Zephyranthes]

1) Man goes to Russia, a country which is famous for imprisoning people who say bad things about Russia.
2) Makes YouTube video titled "You Should Never Visit Russia".....while still in Russia.
3) Gets imprisoned.

Sucks that it happened to him, but clearly some unwise choices were made.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

It highlights how fragile freedom can be in the wrong circumstances

This story should serve as a wake-up call for anyone who underestimates how quickly freedoms can be stripped away in certain parts of the world

It should also be a wake up call of what happens if you let evil countries like Russia or china have their way.

I still dismayed how the USA hasn't given Ukraine a blank cheque. 106 years ago Woodrow Wilson said all people should have self determination.

USA spent 50 years fighting communism (basically Russia) and trillions of dollars spent. Only to walk away when a tiny country is destroying your arch enemy and one of your biggest rivals military and economy for chump change.

Russia wanted to genocide the Ukrainians and since that failed is settling for eastern part. I'm more pissed off Poland, France, UK and cuck Germany haven't just sent troops in and wiped the floor with these russian conscripts.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Kinda unrelated, but I've watched so many youtubers making videos of living in China and how amazing it is without ever, ever saying one bad thing about it. It's nuts.

Made me think that they are all getting paid by China for the propaganda.

There's no perfect place to live, and if there is, there's no way that its China. So the censorship was obvious.

They are getting paid and they have minders in the back ground.

There's an Australian guy who's got loads of videos about china from when he lived there. He exposes it all. You can literally see the minders in the background.

 

[Mistake]

You'd be surprised though to find out how many religiously conservative Americans (but also Canadians and Australians) have moved to Russia in the past couple of years. Youtube is full of these.

I saw the same kind of content on chinese social media. Basically they're given a deal and then they make content saying how much they love it there, going on talent shows and other crap. It's super cringe

 

[Forsete]

Kinda unrelated, but I've watched so many youtubers making videos of living in China and how amazing it is without ever, ever saying one bad thing about it. It's nuts.

Made me think that they are all getting paid by China for the propaganda.

There's no perfect place to live, and if there is, there's no way that its China. So the censorship was obvious.

Yeah, serpentza was critical when he lived there, and they kicked him out. I believe he lives in the US now (I haven't watched him in ages), he is originally from South Africa.

serpentza

For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina every Monday 11am PST / 1pm EST https://www.youtube.com/advchina For a realistic perspective on China and world travel from an American father and a Chinese mother with two half-Chinese daughters go to...

www.youtube.com

 

[Forsete]

They are getting paid and they have minders in the back ground.

There's an Australian guy who's got loads of videos about china from when he lived there. He exposes it all. You can literally see the minders in the background.

You wouldn't happen to remember his name or channel?

 

[daffyduck]

I saw the same kind of content on chinese social media. Basically they're given a deal and then they make content saying how much they love it there, going on talent shows and other crap. It's super cringe

And the minders don’t even bother making themselves unobvious.

 

[daffyduck]

Is imprisoning youtubers really that bad?


I am sorry he had a bad time.

Even youtubers are human.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

You wouldn't happen to remember his name or channel?

Took me awhile to find it. Shit guy has 1.5 mill subs

serpentza

For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina every Monday 11am PST / 1pm EST https://www.youtube.com/advchina For a realistic perspective on China and world travel from an American father and a Chinese mother with two half-Chinese daughters go to...

m.youtube.com

Loads of videos. Apparently he lived there for 14 years and after he started uploading videos on YouTube the china government went after him. Fortunately for him they couldn't do jack as he already left .

As I was trying to find it. YouTube was a wash with paid shills for china with things like. You can't do this in USA! Lmao

 

[DeepEnigma]

Probably won't trade any 'Merchants of Death' this go round.

 

[daffyduck]

I thought the guy was already freed.

 

[DragoonKain]

Real fascism, ladies and gentlemen. Not the fake kind that people shout just because you disagree with them.

 

[Zephyranthes]

I'm more pissed off Poland, France, UK and cuck Germany haven't just sent troops in and wiped the floor with these russian conscripts.

There are two reasons for this: 1) Nukes. Troops on the ground would be tantamount to a declaration of war with Russia, which could potentially retaliate with its nuclear arsenal. 2) China. Besides their also having nukes, they hold an enormous influence over the world economy, which they would likely bring to bear in defense of their only powerful ally.

Needless to say, it's a highly precarious geopolitical situation.

 

[E-Cat]

This guy’s super naive, lol. Showed him, he was probably making a video on how Russia is not such a shit country and it’s all our wEsTeRn BiAs

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

There are two reasons for this: 1) Nukes. Troops on the ground would be tantamount to a declaration of war with Russia, which could potentially retaliate with its nuclear arsenal. 2) China. Besides their also having nukes, they hold an enormous influence over the world economy, which they would likely bring to bear in defense of their only powerful ally.

Needless to say, it's a highly precarious geopolitical situation.

Nukes please .

Russia set off a nerve agent in England and one of its pilots fired 2 missiles at an RAF plane. Fortunately the russian missile malfunction both times.

Yet Russia can bring in north Korean troops and use thousands of Iranian drones.. Putins all talk with his nuke threats and as usual the west is weak.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Any American is a potential political "Win" for Russia by being falsely imprisoned so It's best not to go there.

I think the potential political win is more the other way around - if they can show youtubers having a great time in Russia then it's a PR win, which I think is more attractive to them. There was a guy who youtube was pushing at me for a while whose "everything is amazing in Russia!" content seemed like propaganda to me, at least.

Agree that it's probably best to not go somewhere that doesn't seem to have any real need to respect your rights though.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

People should treat Russia like the place it is... Mordor.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

There are two reasons for this: 1) Nukes. Troops on the ground would be tantamount to a declaration of war with Russia, which could potentially retaliate with its nuclear arsenal.

No chance. The UK & France have their own nuclear armaments as well as NATO allies. It'd be suicide for Russia to escalate.

You're right that nobody wants to escalate things, which deploying troops would include. Being as detached as possible is desirable for various reasons, and I agree that the politics are very delicate, but nuclear war isn't something that realistically comes into it.