Democracy or Republic?
Professor James O'Flannery emerges from his richly deserved "forced retirement" to review Democracy or Republic? - The People and the Constitution by Jay Cost.
Unlike Prof Jimbo, Jay Cost is a legitimate historian and the author of the following books:
- Democracy or Republic?
- James Madison: America's First Politician
- The Price of Greatness
- A Republic No More
- Spoiled Rotten
You can find all of his works on Amazon or wherever fine books are sold.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jay-Cost/author/B007VAIV9O?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:09 - About the Author
00:02:25 - About the Book
00:04:31 - Synopsis
00:07:04 - Analysis
00:09:13 - Conclusion
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The First Thanksgiving - Good Thing, Bad Thing?
Discredited high school history teacher, James O'Flannery, describes the origins of AMERICA'S most beloved holiday, #thanksgiving, mostly without profanity and while sober (we think). Gather 'round to hear the story of THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, featuring Squanto, William Bradford, Thomas Dermer, Samoset, Massasoit, the Puritans, the pilgrims #henryviii , Anne Boleyn and much, much, more!
Also watch (or rewatch) Professor Jimbo's other excellent lectures...
French Revolution: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4
Russian Revolution: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg
Chinese Revolution: Coming soon...!
Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:07 - The Trials of Squanto
00:05:05 - The Trials of the Pilgrims
00:10:08 - The First Thanksgiving
00:12:01 - America's Finest Tradition
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Mao's Great Leap Forward
The greatest modernization effort in all of human history. An excerpt from Professor Jimbo's three part series on the #ChineseRevolution.
Part One (Origins - 1911): https://youtu.be/L0cTdxGF9uQ
Part Two (1911 - 1949): https://youtu.be/MqSBGBShdx4
Part Three (1949 - Present): https://youtu.be/1XrgTdRSH00
Even moar controversial lectures...
The French Revolution: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4
The Russian Revolution: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg
The First Thanksgiving: https://youtu.be/XEOV-SP_0OI
Brought to you by https://flappr.net. Also https://twitter.com/flapprdotnet.
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Bastille Day
In honor of #bastilleday Forcibly retired high school history teacher, Professor James O'Flannery, lectures you about #bastille day and other aspects of the The French Revolution.
An except from The #FrenchRevolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? available to watch in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4
Additional Good Thing, Bad Thing lectures:
The Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing?
Watch Part One: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg.
Watch Part Two: https://youtu.be/fsq0MY3toCI
Watch Part Three: https://youtu.be/LK_cFgkvRYQ
Brought to you by https://flappr.net.
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The Declaration of Independence (A Dramatic Reading)
They actually put this on our local public TV outlet. LOL
#fourthofjuly #declarationofindependence #americanhistory
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An Ode to Summer
A video #essay on that time of year when the temperatures are hot, the grill is fired up, flowers are in full bloom, young men are full of spunk and #sundress season is celebrated.
An Ode to #summer and #summervibes.
Originally published by bartleby on June 28th 2023, which you can read here: https://www.flappr.net/post/an-ode-to-summer.
But let's be honest, you don't like to read and that's why we created "Flappr for People Who Are Too Lazy to Read Flappr".
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The Chinese Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (1949 - Present)
Well, it nearly killed him, but Professor Jimbo finally finished his epic three part lecture on the #ChineseRevolution. Featuring special guest lecturer, Siraj A. Hashmi of the @HabibiBros!
Now, let's never speak of this again.
Topics include Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Lin Bao, Peng Dehuai, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China, the Korean War, the Great Leap Forward, the Four Pests Campaign, the Great Chinese Famine, the Cultural Revolution, the Four Olds, Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, the Tienanmen Square Massacre, the One-Child Policy, the Uighur Genocide, Liberalism, Tradition, and Richard Nixon.
Moar Chinese Revolution videos...
Part One (Origins - 1911): https://youtu.be/L0cTdxGF9uQ
Part Two (1911 - 1949): https://youtu.be/MqSBGBShdx4
Even moar controversial lectures...
The French Revolution: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4
The Russian Revolution: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg
The First Thanksgiving: https://youtu.be/XEOV-SP_0OI
Brought to you by https://flappr.net. Also https://twitter.com/flapprdotnet.
Episodes:
00:00:00 - 14a) Great Leap Forward
00:08:14 - 14b) Deep Dark Pit
00:19:56 - 15a) Big Dumb Idiot
00:32:25 - 15b) Stupid Dumb Things
00:40:19 - 16) Please Let Me Go Home
00:50:05 - 17) Our Turn F*** Up World
00:59:32 - Special Secret Guest
01:03:27 - 18) Path To True Wisdom
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What Caused The First World War?
An excerpt from The Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (Part One)
Professor James O'Flannery shares his take on the events that led to #ww1, including the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip.
Watch the whole series:
Watch Part One: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg.
Watch Part Two: https://youtu.be/fsq0MY3toCI
Watch Part Three: https://youtu.be/LK_cFgkvRYQ
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Yuri Gagarin's Strange Cosmonaut Tradition
A #short explaining how Yuri Gagarin started the unique #cosmonaut tradition of urinating before launching into space.
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/fsq0MY3toCI
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Trotsky and Frida Kahlo
A #short on the affair between #trotsky and #fridakahlo. A clip from the Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? #documentary #women
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0m6uKwobGQ
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When Someone Dislikes Your YouTube Video
We explore what it feels like when someone dislikes your YouTube Video. This was based on the first time someone disliked https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4 and was adapted from a written blog that was originally published on Flappr.net on October 8, 2021.
You can read the full it here . . . but we have a feeling you won't: https://www.flappr.net/post/someone-finally-disliked-our-youtube-video-and-that-s-ok
You should also go watch: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4 (and make sure to go give it a like).
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Tchaikovsky and The Five
Subscribe to @Flappr. From the Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? #documentary #women
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0m6uKwobGQ
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The Space Race - Laika
Subscribe to @Flappr. From the Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? #documentary #women
Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0m6uKwobGQ
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Russian Women Explained in 30 Seconds
Subscribe to @Flappr. From the Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? #documentary #women
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Why Men Love Sundress Season
A #shorts excerpt from Why Do Men Love #sundressseason
Watch the full thing here: https://youtu.be/pkYZu4YegUs
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Japan Explained in 30 Seconds
A #Shorts excerpt from The Chinese Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (1911 - 1949) wherein Professor James O'Flannery briefly introduces Japan, a country with that has a particularly tumultuous history with China.
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/MqSBGBShdx4
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Joseph Stalin Biography (through 1945)
An excerpt from The Russian Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (Part Three)
Professor James O'Flannery provides a brief biography for the man born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili, who later adopted the name he would be remembered by - Joseph Stalin.
Here we examine the bloody transition of power after the death of Vladimir Lenin, Stalin's bloody rise to power, Joseph Stalin's bloody rule, Joseph Stalin's bloody liquidation of the Kulaks, Joseph Stalin's bloody agricultural policies and Joseph Stalin's bloody strategy during WWII . . . it was all pretty, well. . . bloody.
It's the documentary on Joseph Stalin, excerpted from the Russian Revolution documentary you never knew you wanted!
Watch the whole series:
Watch Part One: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg.
Watch Part Two: https://youtu.be/fsq0MY3toCI
Watch Part Three: https://youtu.be/LK_cFgkvRYQ
Brought to you by https://flappr.net. Also https://twitter.com/flapprdotnet.
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The Chinese Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (1911 - 1949)
Surprisingly, Professor Jimbo talks about something relevant for a change, covering the crucial period of the #WarlordEra and the #ChineseCivilWar.
Topics include Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, the Wuchang Uprising, the 1911 or Xinhai Revolution, the Chinese Warlords, the Kuomintang, the Chinese Communist Party, the National Revolutionary Army, the People's Liberation Army, Imperial Japan, the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria, Manchukuo, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II, the Battle of Shanghai, the Nanking Massacre, the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Pacific War, the Fall of the Kuomintang, Taiwan, the Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China.
Also watch (or rewatch) Professor Jimbo's other controversial lectures...
The French Revolution: https://youtu.be/1oP94f_ANM4
The Russian Revolution: https://youtu.be/TklISW2wzWg
The First Thanksgiving: https://youtu.be/XEOV-SP_0OI
Brought to you by https://flappr.net. Also https://twitter.com/flapprdotnet.
Episodes:
00:00:00 - What Is This?
00:01:25 - 8) Man On Proud Steed
00:08:07 - 9) Ancient Dragon, Cunning Rat
00:21:43 - 10) Beautiful C*** Rise Early
00:29:48 - 11) Arrogant Crane, Mischievous Monkey
00:38:28 - 12) Fiery Comet Burn Sky
00:53:53 - 13) Cruel Arrows Of Winter
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Jimbo's Junk Mail
Disgraced high school history teacher, James O'Flannery (aka ProfJimbo), responds to questions submitted to him on Twitter.
Questions:
0:16 - Ginger or Mary Ann?
0:47 - What's another word for pirate treasure?
1:10 - Why is ProfJimbo so grumpy?
1:21 - What is just the right amount of government?
2:27 - What should Sun Yat-Sen have done to neuter Yang Janjing and his followers?
2:56 - Is it true that "Revolting French" is both historically AND hygienically accurate?
3:10 - Who is your favorite president?
4:00 - Is it *** for a guy to say good morning to another guy?
4:43 - Do you think its possible for the average American man to handle the amount of alcohol that George Washington and his guest drank during his fairwell party in 1787?
5:04 - One way ticket back to the past - where would you go?
5:40 - Why did you wuss out on the swearing?
6:28 - Should we repeal the 19th Amendment?
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Raquel Welch - In Mammoriam
A retrospective, remembrance and tribute to Raquel Welch, one of the most stunning actresses of her time.
Rest in Peace, Milker Queen
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The Great Wall of China - These Are Historical Facts
Professor James O'Flannery discusses the #GreatWallofChina, how the Great Wall of China was built, why the Great Wall of China was built, whether or not the Great Wall of China was an effective means of defense or containment, the Mongols, Mongol military innovations and much more!
An excerpt from The Chinese Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (Part One)
Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cTdxGF9uQ
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Good Morning, Friends
Sometimes you need a friend to tell you "gm."
So. . . #Gm, friend.
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Why Do Men Love Sundresses - Embrace Sundress Nationalism - https://youtu.be/pkYZu4YegUs
Support Your Local Hot Mom - https://youtu.be/NHhulJVVtVc
Say a Prayer for The Man with a Cold - https://youtu.be/6KeqYzmN5ws
F- Fishing - https://youtu.be/mEgDMWnBRi4
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Chinese Foot Binding
Professor James O'Flannery Discusses the Chinese cultural practice of Foot Binding.
An excerpt from The Chinese Revolution - Good Thing, Bad Thing? (Part One)
Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cTdxGF9uQ
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