American Reacts to Volker Pispers' History of USA and Terrorism

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[rockeros]

Volker Pispers, the sharpest tongue in Germany. Unfortunately, his political statements cannot be dismissed out of hand. He gets straight to the point. The Program is old, but still relevant.
Greetings from Germany.

[Winnywutz]

The US isn't a peace police. They get the most profit out of wars and Volker isn't a comedian, he makes satire.

[XLVRD]

No grain of salt, no exaggeration on this one. They are all facts.

[Wienerblutable]

There is no grain of salt to search for, that’s all 100% facts. It’s not even very funny, it’s a history lesson

[tjohannam]

This program was recorded in 2004, almost twenty years ago. Merkel only became German chancellor in 2005 but Pispers was already roasting her back then. 😂

[RustyDust]

I know this hurts. It always hurts when you're confronted with the idiocy of a government that does things in your name, even if you don't agree with them. Especially when you're faced with present day consequences of actions committed by idiots way before your own birth that still echoes down history right until today. You can't do anything about the past, you're not guilty for what happened before. You're only responsible to try to change what's happening right now.

But now you may have a glimpse into how Germans feel about our own history. Anyone born after WW2 has no guilt for actions committed back then. But most Germans feel a sort of second-hand shame and embarrassment for it, as well as a responsibility to make certain something like that never happens again.

Edit: Volker Pispers has a PhD in history, so what he is saying is accurate. Sure, he puts his spin on it for comedic effect. But this is typical for German political cabaret. It is brutally honest satire, sometimes stepping into cynicism. But usually whatever they say is factually true. Because by staying factually true they can't be critically targeted or sued for defamation and slander. In Germany the freedom of expression ends where someone impugns the dignity and honor of someone else which is the highest human right: human dignity. So satirists have to be careful not to make factually wrong claims. How they spin the story to make it both entertaining AND enlightening is limited by the skill and talent of the satirist. Volker Pispers was one of the best in his field.

[u.p.]

If you think America is acting like that "to keep the international peace" you dont know anything about American interventions in the last 70 years and didnt understand a single thing Pispers is saying here.

[Gero]

Hope you check out the other parts, the whole set is incredible. Such a pity he stopped.

[KllerSchniTzel]

As a german thanks for getting views on this guy. He is so damn right. ❤️

[dieterpeters]

Volkers shows are NOT comedy but satire. Also this is a history lesson for everyone he guessed in this show. Of course he wrapped it like comedy. Keep in mind that the winner writes history to his advantage (history books). Volkers remarks depend on real history. But so is the point of view from "outside". I wrote it several times before, but if you want more objective news about your own country read news from foreign countries about your country. That works for every country in this beautyful world!

Love your reactions because of your open mind! Keep going on! 4 more parts to go. Many names of german politicians and sometimes you need the geographical and historical background, to completely understand his kind of humor. His show about capitalism is a must.

[jancleve]

This stuff is old but still relevant.
Buckle up Joel, especially part 3 and 4 will hurt.

[Arsenic]

It's actually a documentary.
I have watched several US reactions and I think yours is one of the best. You don't just laugh about the satire but you get the points that he makes. I thank you for that.

[harryhaller]

Its not Comedy young man . We in Deutschland have a long tradition called political cabaret. And dont get it wrong "the Americans" are not you and your fellow countrymen. Its the political industrial military complex that plays the games Pispers is talking about.

[pami]

One can see that you did not feel too well with the fires shot toward the US, but I'm glad you decided to continue with part 2 anyway! He's rather a political cabaret artist than a comedian, so there might be some exaggerations, but actually he's rather acurate regarding the facts but put them in words that sound comical to absurd, making people laugh but think about at the same time. He's enormously intelligent and knowledgeable, and while this show is almost 20 years old (Gerhard Schröder was the chancellor before Angela merkel, who was in power for 16 years), in the past 2 years quite some Americans reacted to this show.
And all the while he fires his shots in all directions, including his own country, "Jeder kriegt sein Fett weg", as we say in Germany.

[elfe]

Volker Pispers ist der Beste, er fehlt mir. Grüße aus Germany

[MrOttosMops]

Happy to see people outside of Germany to agree to the work of this man, he is a genius which deserves to be honored! Sadly he isnt active that much anymore and the younger Germans dont know him anymore....

[larsbaer]

great to see that some people in america really are open minded

[ilikecats]

Volker is amazing, i saw last week a video that was nearly 15 years old and everything he said back than is still true today. Its like this man know the feature.

[tobiasoellers]

Volker was the Best ever. I am still sad he retired.

[macdieter]

As you said, he is just as intelligently bitter and sharp-tongued where it comes to his own country Germany!