Dope Tech Episode 2

<<@Biographics says : Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus an extra gift with a huge discount!>> <<@LOLcrymore-i5o says : Shout out to bligh loyalist robert lamb for eating nine raw noddy birds in one setting 😂>> <<@lrn_news9171 says : Bligh knew the lack of marines would potentially cause problems before the voyage which makes mutiny significantly more probable as marines enforce order. He petitioned the admiralty for the lack of marines before the voyage but they didn't provide him any. This was a significant factor that led to the mutiny. The stay over in Tahiti was another factor as the crew experienced paradise for 5 months and were becoming increasingly disorderly which prompted Bligh to attempt instilling harsher discipline upon leaving Tahiti. Bligh proved himself to be a great leader in countless other missions in his life, including very famous battles and received universal praise for his bravery, leadership and navigational skills. In fact, Bligh was significantly less harsh than most captains of his day and ordered far less floggings on average. He was also innovative as he established a rotation system that allowed men to get a full 8 hours of sleep. When Bligh went on voyages he was determined to keep all his crew alive and kept his ships clean to prevent disease.>> <<@jennasanders4211 says : Iam related to William Bligh his 2 times great grandparents are my 9 times great grandparents we are third cousins 7 times removed>> <<@MiguelBoneraMiranda says : Blight was a jerk. Has conflicts allmost in all the ships he commanded... including the lifeboat were he was confirmed. And as a governor in early Australia also. He had a too big mouth & thinked himself the greatest saylor from Simbad to Gulliver (two jerks that never finish a trip in the ship in wnich they beging it). But has friends in high places. An died an vice admiral>> <<@MarkGould-y8y says : Thanks Chris I never tire of your stories. You tell a good tale with such enthusiasm.>> <<@rorykeegan1895 says : I spent time with the late King of Tonga, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV and had the great pleasure of exploring the Tongan point of view of several "stories" involving them. HMS Bounty being just one of them. They have an interesting background story to the mutiny. Firstly Bligh knew Tonga well having been there with Cook when he named them "The Friendly Isles". The British thought the Tongans nice affable chaps who liked to party all the time. They showed Cook around their island kingdom for several weeks, but omitted to show him the Vava'u chain of islands with its "best harbour" in the Pacific. However they did show him the Ha'apai Islands of which Tofua sticks out like a sore thumb. You can literally see it from miles and miles away. According to HM The King, Blyth was dropped off within sight of the island, which Blyth knew well from his past trip with Cook, and the Ha'apai were considered the friendliest of places possible to be dumped off at. So Fletcher Christian thought he was doing Blyth a favour by leaving him there, not casting him adrift in the middle of the ocean. What Cook, Blyth and Christian did not know was why the Tongans were being so friendly. According to HM the Tongans were in the middle of a war of succession when Cook arrived, which was put on hold while everyone debated just who had the right to eat this obviously important visitor. The debate raged for weeks while instructions were given to "entertain" the visitors so they wouldn't just up and leave. The Tongans finally decided that the late King's ancestor was the correct person to eat James Cook, only to find the Brits buggered off just in time to avoid dinner. When Blyth turned up on Tofua everyone took one look at him and his crew and decided not to make the same mistake twice. They cooked his quartermaster on the beach there and then. Blyth rowed through the Lau islands refusing to stop because he was so traumatised. We discussed recipes .... :)>> <<@roberthayes9842 says : Talking that fast ends up rambling, slow down brother far more effective, imagine you met someone and they talk that fast, very weird>> <<@ScottishBasque says : Lol, I was having problems understanding your strong accent and the high speed with which you narrate so I lowered the speed a notch and voila! You sound like a pampered English aristocrat.. 😁>> <<@JGmysticMosaic says : He was not a Captain on the Bounty... {and that was the core issue}. There are a lot of inaccuracies in your video.>> <<@exposett246 says : Pretending he was a nice man is kinda dumb. and those who followed Bligh in the small boat had families back home, and when they were interrogated they did confirm Bligh was a Tyrant onboard the ship. he was a man who whipped his crew to get tasteless breadplants to slaves as quick as possible. to say he was a victim of his time dont really matter. he should be considered a monster to slaves. and a tyrant to his crew.>> <<@mickcad says : must be the luckiest man that ever lived through 3 mutinies,>> <<@smmozza says : ... THIS GUY IS EPITOME OF WHAT I DESPISE ABOUT BRITS ... LOOKING STUPID ... SOUNDS EVEN MORE ...>> <<@markslezak8098 says : I'll set it straight. Hollywood made a villainous tyrant out of Bligh. Sure the British Navy was notorious for discipline with flogging and the worst was keelhauling which was in effect a death sentence. I've been to Tahiti folks, seven times in five years with my best friend and my Brother and we had to be dragged on the plane after every trip. This was in the early 80's before notably Bora Bora, was still a paradise and not the expensive ultra expensive overbuilt destination for the rich and famous and the once in a lifetime honeymooners. The fact is after five months there they didn't want to leave and wanted to go back. Bligh had to ramp up the discipline because of this mindset and the crew incited Christian to lead the mutiny.>> <<@mikeruge5918 says : Great YouTube clip. Just finished reading mutiny on the bounty by Peter Fitzsimons on audible with my ears. Audible rocks, but I'm definitely picking up a physical copy from Frugal Muse in Darien Illinois the next time I go there. Support your local bookstore. One of the most interesting and captivating books I've read on Audible in the last year. It's even better than the reviews on audible. Read the reviews. It will be one of the most interesting books you've ever read.>> <<@warrenpeece1726 says : I think we all know the truth. We've seen the movies.>> <<@doyouevendab77 says : "He had a face that just made you want to mutiny" 🤔>> <<@missmiagi2147 says : Is the audio fast forwarded or is Simon just talking like hes on speed? lol I can't even watch this>> <<@DrJeykl says : I earnestly believe that Capt Bligh being portrayed as a tyrant by the mutineers, It made it easier for others to mutiny against him because they had a pre-published excuse to fall back on. It didn't help that some of the mutineers from the Bounty were given pardons. Being a well-known figure of his time, many would have made up a preconceived opinion of Capt Bligh.>> <<@TheTruePrawn says : Hello A Norfolk islander and decentent of fletcher Christian here to say; You summarised that very well XD I have been told this story my whole life but it never painted bligh in this light!!! (I was taught he was a coward... go figure? some beef lasts generations) I don't know if you were skipping minor details, but John Adams was actually initially pardoned because he changed his name and lied... us islanders also think he is the one who shot Fletcher, oh he also most definitley killed his wife I believe... But I would love to hear a mentioning of Mauatua aka Mamiti (I don't know her english name I think it might be Lizzie?)>> <<@lordkarellan7808 says : Good god. Simon could have slowed down on the delivery. Either too much caffeine or something.>> <<@WQuantrill says : There are few things better than looking up a topic I’ve developed an interest in and seeing that my favorite YouTuber Simon has done a video on it!>> <<@Modernmeemsshop says : I have a framed image of this man from my in laws. Guess my husband is related somehow.>> <<@Shcreamingreen says : All you need to know about Bligh's attitude and social skills can be read in the account of yet another court-martial of his, where he was accused by a fellow officer in these words: _(...) did publicly on the quarter deck on His Majesty's Ship Warrior grossly insult and ill treat me being in the execution of my office by calling me rascal, scoundrel and shaking his fist in my face (...)_ To which Bligh replied, upon being found guilty and reprimanded: _I candidly and without reserve avow that I am not a tame and indifferent observer of the manner in which officers placed under my orders conduct themselves in the performance of their several duties. A signal or any communication from a commanding officer has ever been to me an indication for exertion and alacrity to carry into effect the purport thereof and peradventure I may occasionally have appeared to some of those officers as unnecessarily anxious for its execution by exhibiting an action or gesture peculiar to myself to such._ Yes, he was a great seaman, one of the greatest in fact, but also a man of ill temper and insufferable sense of self-righteousness.>> <<@DTASEVAL says : AM MARRIED TO A DESCENDANT FROM THE LINEAGE OF CAPTAIN BLIGH, AM A FILIPINA, YES THE FAMILY IS KIND, HELPFUL, FRIENDLY, HOSPITABLE ETC, GRAHAME IS A LOVING PERSON HOWEVER HE NEVER TOLD ME HIS MOM WAS SICK, CERTAIN ISSUES BROKE US APART.....NEVER GOT DIVORCED, I WONDER IF I COULD STILL GO BACK TO AUSTRALIA, ITS A GREAT COUNTRY .....NO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN HIM AND ME, SENDING MY WARMEST HELLO TO HIM, HIS FAMILY AND TO AUSTRALIA, THANK YOU AUSTRALIA, I LEARNED TO SPEAK DIRECT! MORE POWER TO YOUR COUNTRY, AS A CHRISTIAN, GODBLESSYOUALL! BELATED CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOUS! MAY AUSTRALIA HAVE MANY MORE BLESSED, PEACEFULL, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY YEARS TO COME!>> <<@scottzema3103 says : I think Bligh exhibited competence in the strict narrow sense of defining the tasks of a British officer. But he had a personality disorder that came to the fore in a command situation, including an obtuse tendency to belittle others while at the same time needing a cooperative and happy crew willing to be disciplined to accomplish the naval mission. Now seamen were used to some of the rougher edges of command but they require some consideration in their effective cooperation under that command. Bligh was 'ridden out on a rail' after he attempted to govern New South Wales later in his career. Not a raving tyrant like Trevor Howard or Charles Laughton nor a neurotic mess like Anthony Hopkins. But somewhere perhaps in between, say a borderline sociopath?>> <<@zarasbazaar says : Within a few years the mutineers murdered each other on Pitcairn, so I'm inclined to believe that Bligh was not the bad guy in this scenario.>> <<@martin-hall-northern-soul says : Excellent and informative video about the infamous Bligh. Tally ho!>> <<@glengrieve544 says : Great content and beautifully presented thank you for you're time and effort you put into making this video ❤>> <<@xGregadetHx says : Capt. Cook's end wasn't fitting...but ironic>> <<@gideonhorwitz9434 says : Bligh did nothing wrong>> <<@lsimon343 says : I just can’t believe how if half the man we’re on lies side how that mutiny took place. It doesn’t make any sense I would give my left pinky to be on that ship for one hour during all this craziness.>> <<@lsimon343 says : I don’t care what you say the fact that that man made it back to England is the most unparalleled seat of navigational brilliance shown by anyone that I can think of you would’ve put your money on the bounty, and he does not get enough respect for that feat!!>> <<@unclequack5445 says : "From now on there'll be no more Grogg and no more shore leave you will become seamen again" Aha haa aha haaa....>> <<@unclequack5445 says : The book I read claimed the phrase "Cape Horn Fever" another term for Malingering was started on The Bounty on Bligh's famous journey Christian started all the problems and led the mutiny.>> <<@NewWorldJacobite says : He seems to be a personification of the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished.">> <<@tasty_ai says : Well, i have to side with Captain Bligh, he just a great captain with conincidentally wrong crew.>> <<@jtuckers1 says : Douchebag Australian author Peter FitzSimons wrote an amazing account of the mutiny.>> <<@gloriousrevolutionary2306 says : Both films are good and very entertaining, even if they're inaccurate in different ways. What I think would be good is a Mini series adaption. More scenes about the events that talk place on the arduous voyage to Dutch Timor and ofc the rocky early start in the Pitcairn Islands. I would say both events are more interesting than the actual mutiny itself.>> <<@alanjohnson2528 says : poor Bligh gets a pretty bad rap in history...when really he is the only one to continuously do his job/duties and follow orders/the law...its a strange old world>> <<@esconis5304 says : I'm related to this guy apparently. Explains a lot about my dad's attitude😁>> <<@cardboardempire says : Fletcher Christian was signed on as Master's Mate and didnt become 1st mate until Christian was promoted to Master and thus, 1st mate during the voyage. Bligh was only a Leutenant and was assigned a ship to command that was in accordance with his rank. Leutenant, Commander, Captain, Post Captain. Only a full post captain gets a ship of the line. Lieutenants are lucky to have a command at all and were usually assigned as only commanders of Cutters or acting captain of a prize crew.>> <<@keithmooney9285 says : Here's another video for you Simon, Thomas Cochrane. F**king legend but for some reason obscure.>> <<@FelixstoweFoamForge says : What Bly was, was a man promoted one stage too far. The Bounty was his first Royal Naval command. So, he's in ultimate command with no superior and no brake. The result was he was not a reliable commander. In fact, he veered wildly between being the crew's friend and being over harsh. Which meant that the crew never knew what the rules were from day to day. Accounts of the navy from that period show that a crew would would put up with a LOT, as long as the rules were consistent. But Bly wasn't . Lax one day, harsh the other. It's worth pointing out that when BLY was later made governor of New South Whales later, he sparked mutiny amongst the officers under him, and for the same reasons.>> <<@stevenmartinek815 says : The mutiny occured because Bligh went totally insane and wanted to take on Simon Whistler who was circumnavigating the earth in a rowboat. The crew knew this meant certain death and to preserve their lives Captain Bligh had to go. The Mutiny most certainly saved their lives of the crew with Mr. Whistler on the high seas and they hid in Tahiti to avoid getting in Mr. Whistler's way.>> <<@rustykilt says : Bligh was very much misrepresented and was a man of great ability and in his time was better than most of his era and must be seen in the light of the times.>> <<@paddyt4043 says : Villian>> <<@paddyt4043 says : How about Micheal dwyer a man that blithe trew in jail>> <<@nomdeplume7537 says : On the last Mutiny they knew his reputation. So they played on that using it as their excuse.>> <<@nomdeplume7537 says : Here's my call ... usually you'll find a pattern of behavior throughout a career that would give hint to someone who abuses power, and is tyrannical. By what had been laid out he seems rather calm and even keeled. Not someone who would go on to be mutinied>>