The Cynical Historian

Waco (2018) | Based on a True Story (2018x31)

Air date: Jul 26, 2018

As one might expect, YouTube was too cowardly to monetize this video. This is a divisive topic to say the least. The mere mention of the Waco Siege and Ruby Ridge will inevitably bring out the conspiracists, but my duty is not to engage with lunatics. I’m trying to understand how this show affects the viewer, whether negatively or positively, and whether it could be better. On both counts, this show comes out fairly well. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Newport, Kenneth G. C. The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2006. https://amzn.to/2LyzxGw Tabor, James D. and Eugene V. Gallagher. Why Waco? : Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. https://amzn.to/2NzKXKJ Congressional investigations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW82k_9mba4 Events Surrounding the Branch Davidian Cult Standoff in Waco, Texas: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives. 103 Congress, 1st Session, serial no. 95 (28 April 1993). https://archive.org/details/eventssurroundin00unit Website of the evidence gathered by TX Rangers: http://www.dps.texas.gov/director_staff/public_information/branch_davidian/indexfirst.htm Archive of Dallas News collection of evidence: https://web.archive.org/web/20010701000000*/http://www.dallasnews.com/specials/waco Reviews: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-waco-still-one-contention-180968002/ https://www.bustle.com/p/how-accurate-is-waco-david-koresh-the-branch-davidians-are-the-subject-of-a-new-compelling-miniseries-7994282 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/01/waco-paramount-david-koresh/551330/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through