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The Marine General They Want You to FORGET | Smedley Butler

Smedley Butler, a highly decorated Marine general, argues that his military career served corporate interests rather than national defense, calling himself a "racketeer for capitalism." He details how U.S. interventions in Latin America and Asia protected investments for companies like Standard Oil and fruit corporations, and he proposes a three-step plan to eliminate war profiteering, including nationalizing corporations during wartime and limiting deployments to 400 miles from U.S. shores. Butler also exposed a 1934 business plot to overthrow President Roosevelt, but no one was prosecuted.

Weird History Stories You Didn't Know [NO AI]

The video recounts several obscure historical anecdotes, arguing that they reveal surprising and often ironic twists. For example, the earliest known depiction of Jesus is a piece of anti-Christian graffiti mocking a boy named Alexamenos, and a Japanese Titanic survivor was ostracized for not dying honorably. The speaker notes that some stories, like Caligula's war on the sea, may have been propaganda.

The HUMILIATING Death of the Richest Man in Rome [Censored Edit]

Learn about Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and his humiliating death after a failed military campaign.

The HUMILIATING Death of the Richest Man in Rome

Learn how Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome, built his fortune and met his humiliating end.

When Normal People Completely Snapped in History

This video recounts the story of Hans Kohlhase, a 16th-century merchant who "snapped" after being wronged by a Saxon landlord and the corrupt legal system, leading him to declare a personal war.