The Shane Gillis Effect

 Comedian and Historian Shane Gillis

On WWI and Francisco Goya Paintings

    Shane Gillis, a well known comedian and lesser known historian, starts by saying that the cause and start of WWI was the "ultimate dumbest one ever."

    He talks about Duke Ferdinand being killed outside of a restaurant in his car and Germany decided to help Austria in a war in which all the major powers of the world also decided to join in.

    Ferdinand went to Serbia in a presumed flaunting gesture among bad diplomacy when he shouldn't have, although in his way he went to help with relations and to show a hand to Serbia. 

    The kid who killed Arch Duke was 19 years old and he started World War 1. 

    Joe interjects by saying, "Like when Nancy Pelosi went to Taiwan?" 

    They begin making comments about WWI being a crazy transition in war technology, as cavalry on horseback were charging against tanks and turret guns. Rogan says Princip, the 19 year old revolutionary, looked like Scott Eastwood. Gillis says young Stalin was a babe. They comment that Princip died after 3 years in prison. They joke he has the ultimate answer for being asked why he was in prison. 

    Rogan then mentions a story he brings up a lot. During WWI, the Russians and Germans had to stop fighting one another and join forces against vicious packs of wolves that came to the battle field and began killing everyone. The wolves smelled the blood and heard the cries of the men wounded and attacked them in the trenches. Joe then begins ranting on how stupid the uniforms were in these wars and uncomfortable. 

    Shane brings up the art that came out of WWI. Otto Dix created some amazing art after going to war. He was German. I will post examples below they show. 

    Shane then brings up Goya from the Napoleonic Wars, which he mentions may not be safe for the podcast. Goya made some dark art and the "black paintings." 

    Shane mentions a famous painting Saturn Devouring His Son which is very dark. I will post below as well. This painting is worth millions and millions. 

    Joe wonders what was in their minds painting these things. 

    Shane replies: They went to war. 

Otto Dix

     

Francisco Goya