Voting on the next video topic

The big Patreons selected the topics to vote on from the to-do list, now you get to vote! Remember that from now on there will be two rounds of voting. In the last round, we will do the top two topics. Here are the topics they selected.

1: The Origins of English Democracy

In this video we will discuss how English constitutional democracy came to be. This video would be a collaboration with an English youtuber who studied law, as we will heavily focus this video on discussing the concept of “rule of law” as in how it relates to the creation of state institutions.

2: The Origins of American partisan divisions

In this video we will discuss the creation process of American society, and examine the social forces that drive the building of a U.S state. We will discuss why the U.S is in many ways an unfinished state, and why that lies at the foundation of the deep partisan divides of that country.

3: Who inherited Rome?

One of the most controversial things I apparently ever said in any video of mine, was that the Ottomans were the heirs to Rome’s legacy. That seems to have upset a lot of people. So I would like to explain why I call them that, and also examine all other claims to the legacy of Rome.

4: The collapse of Poland and Hungary

In this video we would explore why Poland and Hungary suddenly disappeared from the European Geopolitical map in the 14 hundreds and the 17 hundreds. The Political developments that lead to the collapse of these countries are eerily similar and often overlooked by many. Yet, they are still very important, as there is much for us to learn from them.

5: Perspectives

A series of videos about the various different ways that one can examine history. Mainly I will be critiquing each one in a seperate video. Geographic determinism, Big-Man history, history as destiny, Postmodernism, and many more.

6: The origins of German militarism

A video going into how and why Germany developed a highly militaristic society and state structure. Explaining the economic conflicts between free cities and the militaristic German aristocracy. Why Bismarck was ultimately a disaster for Germany and Europe. Why Germany's economy is so innovative-unfriendly. And how the legacy of Prussian militarism may still impact modern Germany to this day.

7: How stagnation destroys Nations

Using the examples of the Habsburg Empire, Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Ethiopia, and the Roman Empire, we will examine how deliberate economic and political stagnation and an extreme conservatism can lead to the destruction of a state and economy.

8: The Origins of Middle Eastern state structures

I hope this will not morph into a long project again. Maybe it will work this time. This is a long story within which I hope to shatter a lot of misconceptions that people hold of the Middle East as an inherently backward and undevelopable place.