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VIDEO: Countries Aren’t Real, Here’s Why (Patreon)

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2024-11-14 13:01:31
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Hi friends -

For most of history, borders were just lines showing who was in charge of a certain area, whether it was a lord or an emperor. People usually only felt connected to their own village or town. But at some point, things changed, and the idea of countries as unified nations was born. This shift completely reshaped the world we know today. And as a team that’s obsessed with maps and borders, this video was a blast to make. We’d love to hear what you think.

~ Johnny

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Countries Aren’t Real, Here’s Why

The way that we think about countries is a myth. But where does this idea actually come from? Save $3 off your first eSIM purchase with Airalo using promo code JOHNNY3 https://try.airalo.com/JohnnyHarris Get our new World Map t-shirt now! White "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-white Tie Dye "World Map" shirt: https://store.dftba.com/products/world-map-t-shirt-tie-dye Special thanks to Tomas Slavkovsky at OldMapsOnline.org. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12bhs_TtKqGUJmYU49PsNACLuRuaYYEao3N5_6tBfNNc/edit?usp=sharing Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, Chromatic! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/LtIk0-3xgn8 Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 1:22 Nations Are A Myth? 2:48 France Becomes A Nation 9:35 The National Idea Takes Over 14:53 The World Nationalism Made 21:36 Nations Live On About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling

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Maxim Martemyanov

Hi! I'm new here so maybe you already posted the answer somewhere here but I'll ask anyway)) I wonder does Fox write the score already having your video edit or do you edit choosing from Fox's catalog? It's just sound design and score are always so perfectly in tune with video that one (me) has to wonder!

Catherine Jefferson

I'd learned most of this in high school and college (1970s-1980s), bu G in dribs and drabs in all sorts of places. This video did a brilliant job of describing what nations are and how they came to be. Thank you!

Thibault Testart

As a French here, I want to point out that there's a vital difference between nations and countries here, which the video doesn't highlight and could lead to misinterpretations. I studied how our language evolved and how our French "nation" was born; I agree that our regions had different languages even though they didn't have massive differences regarding their respective cultures. My ancestors fought in the War of Independence for the 13th Colonies (for the French Kingdom), the Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and more. We know that nationalism definitely spiked over the centuries. Fighting in the "Americas," as we used to call this region back then, was more of an "I get to kill some English guys, count me in." In contrast, the French Revolution and Napoléon's reign made and forged the concept of a Nation and its citizens. The epitome of that is under Napoléon III's reign and the siege of Paris in 1871. This made French people so upset and humiliated that it forged the final bits and pieces of the French nation. We refer to this event as "the revanchism". The remaining people who felt "this does not apply to us" shared the same feeling. French people had a deep sense of bitterness, hatred, and demand for revenge against Germany, primarily because of the loss of Alsace and Lorraine following defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. My family never lived in Paris but in "Picardie". Some of my ancestors were a part of "The First Infantry Regiment," also known as "The Picards Regiment." Despite not being Parisians, they felt the same way about Paris getting burned to the ground. They wanted revenge in the name of France. I could quote the events of the Dreyfus affair, too. Ultimately, World War I happened, and revanchism was one of the reasons it happened (among many other political and military stuff). It was the apogee of that revanchism and, thus, the French identity. This is where the French nation was definitely cemented as one. For instance, the word "nation" in our constitution and places of power is present in many different ways. I thought you would mention that, but it adds substance to your subject.

johnnyharris
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Hey Maxim - it totally depends video to video. Tom creates a sound palette based off the script / visual direction to set the tone before post-production starts, and then our video producers and editors will select the best choices from our now over 2,000-song strong catalogue when building out their edit. Tom reviews each cut and gives feedback to them - and will create custom tracks where needed. Occasionally when we have a big vision for a project (especially field stories), we create an entirely new soundtrack. Hope that answers your question!