Machiavelli - The Art of Power in The Modern World

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Published 2023-09-23
Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the greatest political philosophers of all time, with his work The Prince, having a significant influence around the world.
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A guidebook to rulers on how to gain and consolidate power, The Prince was considered so dangerous it was banned by the Catholic Church for more than 200 years. It has not only paved the way for tyrants, despots and dictators but has had a profound impact on business, politics, religion and the halls of power on every continent of the globe. But what did Machiavelli say? Who did he influence and how has what a man wrote 500 years ago, shaped the modern world in which we live today?

From the White House to the Kremlin from the Vatican to the Federal Reserve, this is how a man from Florence changed the course of history. This is how the writings of Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli are used to manipulate and control everyone.

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📽 Timestamps:

Start: 0:00
Intro 1:08

CHAPTER 1: MACHIAVELLI

Born 2:48
Elected 3:41
Missions 6:20
The Prince 7:19

CHAPTER 2: STALIN

Machiavelli Throughout History 9:21
Power 10:20
Propaganda 12:18
Masterworks 15:53

CHAPTER 3: THE GREAT DECEPTION

The Great Deception 17:17
Modern Politicians 18:40
Inflation Tax 20:35
History of Money 21:46
Weimar Republic 24:16
Bretton Woods 27:40
The Age of Fiat 30:24
Conclusion 37:34

📚 Sources:

The Prince (Penguin Classics) by Niccolò Machiavelli, Translated by Tim Parks

The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccoló Machiavelli, Translated by Peter Bondanella

Machiavelli: His Life and Times by Dr Alexander Lee

Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction by Quentin Skinner

Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator by Oleg Khlevniuk

Broken Money by Lyn Alden

When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation, and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany by Adam Fergusson

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  • @TheLifeGuide
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  • @HaysOnYoutube
    It started out as an extremely informative documentary about machiavelli and ended up as the ultimate red pill about inflation and everything happening in the world around us today. This should get millions of views
  • @rowenwoelke1673
    “If you act like you own the place, you own the place” -Machiavelli probably
  • @Breakbeats92.5
    "See the world not as it should be, but as it is." Wish I heard that in my early 20's. It would have spared me a great deal of frustration and disappointment.
  • @rafidahmed8804
    Absolute Masterpiece. This should have millions of views. Especially the line " A Man will sooner forget the Death of Father than the loss of his inheritance" hits hard.
  • @litemanjr
    This deserves to be taught in every economics class around the world. If you don’t get the word out now, when will we ever be released from these shackles.
  • @sung_yun
    Oh I remember reading Machiavelli when I was young, maybe around senior year in high school. The problem I thought then with the book is that people tend to think if a book is a classic or if something is found in a classic it must be a piece of wisdom or truth. Put in perspective he was an advisor to a prince I think and most of the things he said was so worldly/secular/self-interest driven and crafty and loathsomely manipulative that anybody who aspires to have and lead a noble mind and life wouldn't and must not heed much what he said in the book. Everybody is similar in intelligence and has pretty much the same sharp instinct (what separates is courage, self-control and thinking for others), and by appearance, substance or feeling/energy everyone can tell when someone is being manipulative. When you think you're smarter or superior to someone else and can fool that person, just be aware that that "fool" may fool you by acting a fool to fool you. Self-delusion and arrogance/pride comes before fall.
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  • @WEtOnGTim88
    ❤ Bravo, its crazy to be alive, thanks for your detailed and thoughtful explanation of why the world is tearing itself apart.
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  • @cbrown6010
    That was heavy, a lack of words is an understatement. So many people lack the understanding of how we all be slaves one day, maybe soon. Emotional.
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  • @jordang8317
    One of the best & most fascinating videos I’ve seen on YT. Despite having the knowledge & endless examples thru history, every great nation still walks the same path, makes the same mistakes, crumbles and falls.
  • You delivered an excellent explanation of how we are going to be controlled from here on out unless we do something crazy like quit relying so much on something as useless as fiat currency. Our government doesn't need our money, they just need to make sure we don't have enough or anything of our own so that none of us have the time or resources to repeat the exit from oppression, like the very reason we left Europe to come here in the first place. Back then there were none of these ridiculous distractions dividing us to the point we'll never unite, and paper or digital numbers that can't feed or house you if it one day becomes worthless is the most important thing to almost everyone. We have to stop relying on the government for every small concession we make, they take a fatal stab at our freedom and prosperity. Why the fuck do we stand for bureaucracy when we all know how superficial it really is and we all know we can live much better without it?
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    The Editing in this Episode especially is crazy good ❤ love that you change the Intro/Scenery to the various Topics 🎉