The War of the Insane

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“Kids giggle the same everywhere” I think that’s potentially my favourite sentence ever for how purely true it is, and the volumes it speaks towards unity

I can't get over the quality of this series. Meanwhile, I haven't watched the Discovery Channel since it got overtaken by motorcycles and alien conspiracy theories.

I’m Hmong, from Minnesota USA, thank you for making a beautiful video about my people. I actually have a relative who fought against the French during that war. Keep on making great videos.

I'm Hmong and this hits home so hard. I remembering researching about PatChai for a class presentation, asking my dad about him. He told me terrible things about it as well as the sad history of Hmong. It's hard to be Hmong when you don't have a country of your own but it feels great to be proud and fortunate to be who I am, knowing the things that Hmong people went through.

From elders I was told that the Hmong were winning battle after battle but lost the protection of the Gods because a general in Pa Chay's army ordered the massacre and rape of innocent Lao villagers. When Pa Chay heard about what his soldiers had done he lost the will to fight any longer stating that, "we are no different from the enemies who oppress us." Shortly after, the rebellion failed and Pa Chay was shot along with his baby whom he carried on his back.

Many Mong fled the genocide occuring in their homelands in the 80s. A large percentage of them were relocated to communities around the U.S. Fresno, CA holds one of the largest refugee Mong communities in the country. I started hiring them at an irrigation company called Pepco for light manufacturing. Within a year they held every position in the plant. They were always early to work, never late, never called in sick. It was disturbing how many came in with bullet holes and burn marks. So sad you could tell these people have been through so much horror. I hold so much love and respect for them.

People only rebel when they feel they have no other choice. No one wants to take to the streets. History has proven that even mild forms of protest can turn very dangerous rather quickly. It's when people's lives are made so wretched that they no longer care for them, that things go south.

The Hmong people are talked about in the Clint Eastwood movie “Gran Torino”

"Kids giggle the same everywhere" is exactly what I have experienced in my travels. Possibly the best proof I've seen we're all the same is kids are the same everywhere. As for the War of the Insane, I'm French and wasn't familiar with it. Either we never mentioned it at school or so briefly I had forgotten everything about it...

"KIDS GIGGLE THE SAME EVERYWHERE" right in the feels

Great video! I am Hmong and I can tell you that we have a very strong distrust of outsiders. My mother always told me growing up that outsiders will slit my throat and leave me in a ditch. Hmong are still looking for a country of our own and may never fully assimilate. The difference is now there is support on an international level as displaced families wire money back to the remaining members. It is our curse, the never-ending fight for a homeland.

"Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes." -- (Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)

I love this series so much, i hope you can keep doing these forever.

He's very right about the stupidity of the replies on YouTube, some of these people who leave comments don't have a clue about what they're talking about. This is an eye opening series.

"And that once their society achieves a moral and spiritual perfection they will be able to lead them to a homeland of their own" oh man that part made me tear up a bit. Sometimes you forget how lucky you are some people dont even have their own country.

This channel is so awesome. Just discovered this recently. I have a Hmong girlfriend, so it is very refreshing to hear someone talk about the history of Hmong people. Its so rarely discussed by people who aren't Hmong themselves. Awesome!

Respect to the Hmong. Greetings from Ireland.

"Revolution is a bit of a mixed bag", now that's an understatement if i've ever heard one. xD What many dont consider is that reality is not star wars, you dont just blow up the deathstar and the evil empire disappears and freedom and democracy rises to take it's place within a year. That's almost never the case. What you have instead are decades of civil war and unrest, with great amounts of suffering for the average person.

"Fear is a dangerous weapon."