@kaylajschrader: America spent decades telling us communism “doesn’t work,” but when communists started gaining ground in Lao, they couldn’t just sit back and let it fail…?? The US wanted Southeast Asia inside the US-led political/economic order…not the communist bloc;)
Fun fact, I have a relative who was in Laos. He worked for the CIA. This was a long time ago.
2026-09-16 06:30:55
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Miki_Mish :
Honestly all this needs to be taught in school. Because all of this stuff has lasting effects.
2026-09-15 23:16:25
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ALVEIRO | ARIEL LYON :
When are you coming out with a podcast
2026-09-15 23:08:11
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catagoniasteve :
You should be a social studies/history teacher!
2026-09-16 01:40:42
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yasilalu :
I met a driver in Thailand that was from Laos. He said his dad has a farm and they still find explosivs on it 😳 very sad what us has done.
2026-09-16 14:57:10
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Manbearpig :
Damn. Thank you. The fact that they’re still exploding sounds like a horror movie. I hope your dad is feeling well today.☮️
2026-09-15 23:00:17
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Monstera 🍃 :
This country does nothing but piss me off more and more everyday.
2026-09-15 23:12:39
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twilightskawaiipoop :
love that you covered this, my one small note is that while we pronounce laos as lao, we still spell it as standard english does with the s, bc i did see some responses to comments spelling laos as lao, that being said, i really appreciate the attention to detail and how considerate you are being pronouncing laos correctly
2026-09-16 04:08:29
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The Conscious Lee :
Education is Elevation
2026-09-17 12:49:14
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Lenae💙 🇺🇸 💙 :
I absolutely love your videos and the fact that you teach me something with every one of them, thank you
2026-09-15 22:56:31
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Linda ❀࿐ :
I saw someone from Laos posting abt his village in tiktok. there are some big holes from bomb until now 😿
2026-09-16 03:35:16
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Maria Louise :
I think an underlying theme is that our government is constantly lying to the American public about their actions and involvement around the world. Always trying to be the puppet master on the world stage.
2026-09-21 15:44:29
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🍉katie :
You are on of my sons history teachers just FYI
2026-09-16 12:45:50
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lilpuffs :
my family is from laos! my grandpa fled with my dad, aunts, grandma and became refugees. they were able to come to the united states because the catholic church was willing to “help” them if they agreed to join the church, so my dad and aunts got baptized when they were little lmao.
2026-09-17 03:00:33
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Axios :
The small cluster munitions are about the size of a tennis ball or a baseball and to this day kids mistake them for toys and deal with devastating consequences when they go to “throw the ball” and it explodes
2026-09-16 15:45:16
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Makenzie P :
thank you so much for your content! i always clearly understand and stay engaged! your work is so important!!
2026-09-15 22:59:45
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💜Pretty*In*Purp🦄 :
Crazy true stories. I love how you deep dive and tell these stories soooo damn passionately.
2026-09-16 00:29:12
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Tone :
You’re so smart. Appreciate you hella for these education lessons
2026-09-15 23:39:00
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Lãfirétte :
your pronunciation is closed to what we said in Vietnamese, good job
2026-09-16 03:53:06
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Charles :
That was a great video. Perfectly put & your pronunciation is so good. Watching this from Luang Prabang right now. I've yet to visit a country that wasn't wrong by the United States government in a truly disgusting way. 😔
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USA is most of what's wrong with the world.
2026-09-16 16:49:40
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gracelyn :
are there any political/historical podcasts you’d recommend?? ideally hosted by a woman😭😂 i’ve been searching
2026-09-16 17:14:35
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Gabe Itch :
Very in depth and more importantly completely cohesive
2026-09-16 01:50:49
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PuraVidaWithKids :
One of my besties in college fled Lao in the 70s -her father was working for the US military. She and her grandmother traded family valuables for safe passage. Eventually her dad came stateside also. But much of her family remains in Lao. I had NO clue about this part of the war until I met her. Thanks for this thorough explanation.
2026-09-15 23:47:34
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The Queen | マリア :
wow I've been saying it wrong this whole time 😩
2026-09-15 23:15:39
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