The Origins of French Centralisation

McMansion. I dont think that word means what you think it means. A McMansion is cheap square footage

Abortion in the consttituion is horrendus. France used to be the evil guy of europe, later substitute byr Germany and Russia, but still exports a lot of bad ideas.

Sorry Kraut, but I turn this vid off when the other guy starts talking. Unpleasant to listen to

Turkish subtitles please

The only thing my catalan friend hates more than Madrid centralization is that Paris actually succeded XD

i think another thing to take into account is france's "cultural centralisation" due to centuries of destroying its regional languages and culture, and therefore making the rest of france look to paris for "how to be french" instead of having their own cultures, since they were destroyed by paris

What kind of accent is that 💀🙏

constitutionalising abortion like its a good thing lol

Most modern political theories, from the far left to the far right, took root in France.

Counterpoint: French people.

I do wanna push back on the idea that Europe invented social democracy and the modern welfare states, one of the first and most successful social democracies was new deal America, it was one of the best functioning welfare states of the era and far more egalitarian (as befitting social democracy) than most… then Reagan and the public shanked it out behind the shed and left it to slowly die

Every year europeans stray further from the light of liberalism

I wouldn't consider keeping abortion legal to be a good thing for any country. In fact, Europe is demographically doomed because of abortion alone.

You can't really make a good point about a form of State bureaucracy while showing some of the most imperialistic countries on Earth today.

Great Adventure Time reference

Jumping back into this video following the announcement of the French snap election this year. Excellent content as always

Check Poland, Warsaw as there is even more concetrated gdp/capital to the rest of the country than France:)

The root of centralization is manipulation. Therefore, the root of manipulation is the desire for control.

Just a question: Did you happen to confuse Agincourt with Crécy?

The French were Dismounted at Agincourt, and by the time of Agincourt the French had learned to fear the Longbow and had already started taking strides at organized militaries with the Gendarme system.

Please, we want country balls. But video be good.

The Battle of Bouvines, anybody?

a good book on this is on power the history of its growth

I think I prefer countryballs to this new art style. Excellent video though, keep up the great work.

Slightly wrong about Swedish peasants, they were the most important faction in Charles XI introduction of absolutism.

And then France had her election.

This is a disgusting look into the dark European soul. Such a casual discussion of the creation of the monster that devours the people is absurd. A centralized state that subordinates people’s religious rights is not a wonderful efficiency: it’s a crime against humanity.

The biggest crime committed by the French is the fact that they conquered and subjugated the Occitans, which means they cut off a dialect continuum between Iberia and Italy. Spain also did similar things, like with Catalonia and Galicia.

The significant change in art style is disorienting. I’m not a fan of it.

Maybe France needs a new constitution. One mirroring the German or Swiss one.

Love how this supposedly talks about Europe as a whole, yet it's super western orientated. During the medieval ages for example, the Balkans were at times, far more centralised than any other state known of at those times, and definitely had solid concepts of capital cities, of a common identity and so on. The video is nice, but it feels really western centered when it's supposedly talking about all of Europe.

"the 30 years war destroyed the idea of unified Christendom"

The Great Scism says hi!

France would be much better off restructuring as a federal state.

If France has to fire people in its government in order to adapt to changes in society that come with technology, international change, or internal shifts, is it able to? Usually firing people is unpopular for politicians.

Religious freedom for the world = You are free TO worship/not worship any religion
Religious freedom of France = You are free FROM religion.

Fun fact: The chimney tax was actually the reason Howl started moving his castle

Feudalism originated in medieval France?!?
You lost me in the first 10'' due to this bold misinformation. It can only get worse...

27 minutes of explanation for why I, as an American, do not respect France.

I u subscribed after rewatching so.e of your videos seeing how you are almost putting words in you audiences mouth. Education is to be neutral.

I unsubscribed after rewatching some of your older videos seeing how you are almost putting words in you audiences mouth. Education is to be neutral.

i thought it was spelled bureaucracy

A simple way to understand it is: France is Chaotic Order and Britain is Ordered Chaos i.e. Britain uses order to control its inherently bonkers system of Government, whilst France encourages chaos to hide the fact that its people are ruled by order...

bad video

The Natural Arc of Leadership:
The Wise Lead by Example
They teach, build, and guide—not through force, but through respect.
Leadership is earned, not imposed.
Decisions are made for the benefit of all, not the few.
The Corrupt Seize Control
Wisdom doesn’t seek power, but power seeks to replace wisdom.
The original leaders fade or die, and opportunists step in.
The mission shifts from serving the people to serving the rulers.
Control Replaces Trust
Laws replace common sense.
Force replaces voluntary cooperation.
The system exists to sustain itself, not the people.
The Cycle Ends in Collapse
Every corrupt system eventually eats itself.
The people either wake up and exit or get crushed under its weight.
Decentralization becomes the inevitable reset.

whyd kraut leave halfway through the video lol. his voice is so much nicer .

I am fascinated by this subject. Any book recommendation for going further ? There isn't any in the video description. :(

As an aside, is possible to set an annual subscription on patreon ?