[反共產] Against Communist Idealism, Live Debate.

17 June 2019 [YT link]

Support the channel on Patreon, or else it will cease to exist. No, I'm not joking. https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Here's how much (i.e., how little) money I make from youtube, reported monthly: http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-2019-financial-report-how-much-do.html

Stop Blaming the Algorithm: Youtube is Curated Content.

16 June 2019 [YT link]

Youtube is not a meritocracy; success is neither the result of an algorithm nor random "good fortune"; unless you already know to seek out a particular creator yourself, what you see (and what you don't see) on youtube is, simply, curated content.

Communists are creepy: Mexie is wrong about sex… and politics.

16 June 2019 [YT link]

Vegan Activism is Broken: the Phony Revolution of "Nation Rising", Ottawa, Canada, 2019.

15 June 2019 [YT link]

The extent to which the failure of this one movement is representative of a larger problem is shown by just how many organizations were founding co-members of the group: PETA, DxE and many more "signed on" to "Nation Rising"… along with Pig Save, Cow Save, seemingly every vegan and animal rights organization of any size. And yet they fail in every way, including size itself. :-/ Vegan activism is broken. Who can fix it? :-/

Facing Facts: Veganism is a FAILURE (in 2019, in Canada)

14 June 2019 [YT link]

Here we look at a very simple metric showing the extent to which veganism is an absolute failure (as a movement) compared to feminism, and several other examples used as a metric (measuring tool) to give a calibrated sense of scale to how little organization we now have.

On Activism, vs. Vegan Gains, Tofu Goddess, Modvegan.

14 June 2019 [YT link]

Reflections on the lack of progress in the movement in the last 5 years, including some of the unique personalities I tried to collaborate with (i.e., as named in the title: Vegan Gains, Tofu Goddess, Modvegan). Currently, BTW, the only income I have is youtube, so you can donate $1 per month to support the channel, OR NOT: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

You can see exactly how little I earn from this youtube thing in a series of monthly reports, here: http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-2019-financial-report-how-much-do.html

Vegan Activism: Invitation to Start a New Organization.

13 June 2019 [YT link]

I received an invitation to be part of the process of forming a new organization, with an unknown father-and-son team, who say they have enough money in place to get it up and rolling. For more pragmatic, real-world advice on vegans getting organized and trying (one way or another) to make the world a better place (politically, through public education, or other forms of activism) check out the Brass Tacks playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7okWjcSH0HnY6BUbMkELHEG

And BTW, it would really help if you'd donate $1 per month via Patreon: although my rent here in Taiwan is cheap, I currently earn much less than my rent. https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Vegetable Police is Vegan Again: He Never Apologized.

12 June 2019 [YT link]

Conservatives on Empty: Turning Point USA.

12 June 2019 [YT link]

Empty. Empty platitudes. The name of Jesus, invoked again and again. You might imagine that "Conservative" is a political movement with clear principles, goals and policy positions that unites it as one: no, it really isn't. Not in the United States of America. Not in the year 2019. And yes, YWLP = Young Women's Leadership Summit.

Destiny: the Live-Streamer Who Lectures On Morality.

12 June 2019 [YT link]

The Lion Who Said Moo, Talking to My Daughter, Age 3.

12 June 2019 [YT link]

Against Mexie, Against Halfway Veganism.

10 June 2019 [YT link]

Yeah, I could have put "intersectionalism" or "intersectionality" in the title, I suppose. The video quoted is Mexie's _Why I’m No Longer Vegan™_, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY_Dt1jey4M

Believe it or not, this channel has a playlist of critiques of Mexie, and some of them may surprise/delight/horrify you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7qPz0cttZX51ucLUnFfx2z_

Find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Can Vegans Love and Respect Ex-Vegans? No.

10 June 2019 [YT link]

The moral of the story is that Jacko Wacko should quit youtube. Really. Now.

The Political Consequences of Youtube: Caleb on the Cover of the New York Times.

10 June 2019 [YT link]

Youtube politics on the front page of the New York Times: "The Making of a Youtube Radical". https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html

This is a story related to the youtube channel "Faraday Speaks", discussed on this channel previously. You'll find Faraday (a.k.a. Caleb) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Hwqnuqo1MMuJUsLNlgqmw

#Politube #PoliticsInPyjamas #FaradaySpeaks

Youtube Censorship is STILL BROKEN (new policy, June 5, 2019)

06 June 2019 [YT link]

Protecting political critique is both why "freedom of speech" exists, and why censorship exists (paradoxical though that may seem)… and that is why limits to Youtube censorship need to be imposed.

Partly in response to: (1) https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/06/our-ongoing-work-to-tackle-hate.html and (2) Philip DeFranco "Woah...Is The New Adpocalypse Here?! VOX Crowder Chaos, Trump Republican Tariff Tussle, & More" https://youtu.be/DFpEIn7DAVo?t=482

What I hate about Conservatives (vs. J.J. McCullough)

06 June 2019 [YT link]

I would just point out that the URL for J.J. McCullough's "conservative" youtube channel is, in fact, "Wartmamu", whereas the URL for my channel is "HeJinZhengZhi"…mysterious, hm? https://www.youtube.com/user/wartmamu/videos

The Moral Basis of Veganism (His Girlfriend Should Dump Him)

06 June 2019 [YT link]

A hard-hitting, ten minute discussion of ethics, ecology and political activism (in the context of uncertainty about dietetics, nutrition and health outcomes) ensues… completely unbiased by the fact that this guy has a vegan girlfriend who is helping him raise his six year old kid, AND she does pole dancing. Pole dancing.

Find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

Veganism Jumped the Shark. And Here's Why.

05 June 2019 [YT link]

Veganism jumped the shark… and no, I don't just mean "Veganism on Youtube"… and no, I'm not just asking WHEN did it jump the shark, but also WHY?

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When you look at the list below, you may ask yourself, how many of them are still vegan? How many are still doing activism, of any kind? How many of them (or how few) still upload to youtube?

1. Ali the Friendly Activist = https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFriendlyActivist

2. John from Vegan Health Fitness = https://www.youtube.com/user/VeganHealthFitness

3. Abdullah from The Glucose Network: https://www.youtube.com/user/abdullahzeinab1

4. Immy "That Thai Vegan" = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3gql886jiycHU297-xtVg

5. Sorsha Morava = https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSorshaOfficial

6. Joey Carbstrong = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6usHVNuRbexyisxE27nDw

7. Brett Rawlings = https://www.youtube.com/user/brett2961

8. The Vegan Activist = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0yGL4Bgs2QNomOrslyLtw

9. Andy Vegan = https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAndyLoraProgram

10. The Vegan Brunette = https://www.youtube.com/user/laurenmichelle102

11. Matt from Powsimian = https://www.youtube.com/user/powsimians

12. The "quit everything" guy = https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi

The video alluded to, combining clips from all of these people, is from November of 2015: https://youtu.be/6CCullE1kRg

Bernie Sanders Did Support Communism: Does It Still Matter?

05 June 2019 [YT link]

Patreon: the high price of "free" political analysis on youtube. https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/posts

And yes, if you're curious, I do post a monthly report on how much (or how little) I earn from Youtube: http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-2019-financial-report-how-much-do-i.html

My Secret Emails with Durianrider + Jezebel (Gawker Media) Interview.

04 June 2019 [YT link]

Cosplay is not about sex. Colossalcon is NOT about sex.

04 June 2019 [YT link]

No, but seriously…

Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

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Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eiselmazard

Why is it left-wing to be anti-war? Is there a conservative peace movement… yet?

04 June 2019 [YT link]

Find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_bas_le_ciel/?hl=en

If you only want to hear the more serious, political content (and you'd like to avoid the videos about my personal life, anecdotal stuff, etc.) then you might want to switch to my other youtube channel, AR&IO (Active Research & Informed Opinion) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

Communism, illusions of progress, from China to Ireland.

03 June 2019 [YT link]

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Links to two of the articles mentioned:

(1) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/world/asia/china-marxist-students.html

(2) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/world/asia/china-marxist-students.html

Sargon Still Claims He's ¼ Black: Mystery Solved.

02 June 2019 [YT link]

The particular video from Sargon of Akkad that inspired this reply is found on his channel called, "The Thinkery", and the video has the somewhat misleading title, "All White People are the Same". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vJaoYmc8kk

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For the parents, serious update, serious decisions.

02 June 2019 [YT link]

Sobriety: The Unbroken Awareness of Who You Really Are.

02 June 2019 [YT link]

This is included in the playlist, "Advice nobody wants to hear", but the truth is: it's advice at least one person wrote in wanting to hear (hey, he asked for it). #QuitEverything

Vegan Wars: Dr. Fuhrman Strikes Back.

31 May 2019 [YT link]

Here's the link to Fuhrman's defense against allegations from Vegsource a.k.a. Jeff Nelson & T. Colin Campbell:

https://www.drfuhrman.com/get-started/eat-to-live-blog/174/dr-fuhrmans-response-to-campbell-nelson-accusations

#VeganWars #VeganDrama #Veganism

I should have sued Jeff Nelson (Vegsource) instead of Durianrider. :-/

30 May 2019 [YT link]

Yeah, you can complain about the American justice system, but it's a safe bet the courts would have come to a more decisive conclusion for Jeff (Vegsource), Durianrider and myself than the Thai court system did. :-/ And, as this video says in its conclusion: I hope somebody, somewhere, is sincerely interested in the future of the vegan movement, because it ain't Jeff, and it ain't Durianrider either. :-/

Ethics. Knowing and Feeling.

27 May 2019 [YT link]

Practical philosophy, ethics, and reflections on why the vegan movement (2016 to 2019) has accomplished so little.

#vegan #vegans #veganism #Thailand

And yeah, right: "See you in Thailand". :-/ The people who were involved in organizing that event for December of 2016… how many of them are still vegan today? And how many of them are still advocating veganism today (on Youtube or otherwise)? I'm one of the few, and (next week) I'm going back to Thailand very much alone (I doubt a single person or activist will meet up with me).

Your "Mental Health Problems" Are Who You Really Are.

27 May 2019 [YT link]

Yes, inspired by "Jacko Wacko", an unreasonably profound installment of ADVICE NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR.

Veganism: You're Only as Good as the People You Make Excuses For.

27 May 2019 [YT link]

In part a discussion of "Jacko Wacko Vegano", "Vegan Footsoldier", and more, but this quickly spirals into philosophical and political observations far beyond. :-/ Yeah, here's the link to Jacko's garbage video, "What you gonna do?!" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEo2V_sKMnI

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ProJared Told the Truth: the Witch Hunt Mentality.

25 May 2019 [YT link]

Moby vs. Natalie Portman: Scandal and/or Vegan Activism.

25 May 2019 [YT link]

Yeah, Moby at age 33 was looking across a huge "age gap" at Natalie Portman, then aged 18, but now, 20 years later, the middle aged duo (vegan vs. vegan) are innovating a whole new sub-genre of "Lifestyle Activism"… "Scandal Activism"? Or, perhaps, "Gossip Activism"?

Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek: Defining Left and Right… Reconsidered.

24 May 2019 [YT link]

The words "Conservative" and "Progressive" denote political parties, but connote a confusing sense of moral character; let's reconsider our assumptions about the definition of "Left" and Right".

This video guest-stars Jordan Peterson and Slavoj Žižek —meaning that, for once, Eisel Mazard is not the hardest name to spell in the video. Support the creation of new content via Patreon (for just $1 per month) here: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Source quoted: "Marxism: Zizek/Peterson: Official Video" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWndfzuOc4

In India, white people get special seats in parliament, but American Indians…

23 May 2019 [YT link]

The article being quoted at the start of the video can be found here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19810815-anglo-indian-community-dwindles-with-the-end-of-british-raj-773154-2013-11-14

This is part of the "Canadian Politics" playlist on à-bas-le-ciel, where you'll find many videos on related issues, and reflecting on my own peculiar history studying First Nations languages and politics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7ph4GjbjjUHDnImp9NpHyDE

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Fan Mail (Q&A)

23 May 2019 [YT link]

Support the channel on Patreon for $1 per month and you, too, can ask questions, get answers, and make suggestions for video topics: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

This is part of the longest-running playlist on the channel: "Advice Nobody Wants to Hear". https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7roNNGMARf3BPJj_1cB3IHN

Laos: Does Anyone Think the United Nations Will Help?

22 May 2019 [YT link]

Does anyone think the U.N. will ACTUALLY support democracy in Laos, in China, or anywhere in Asia? Does anyone think the U.N. will do anything to change the status quo… ANYTHING to help?

I assume that absolutely nobody wants to click on the links to read the interviews with United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston, and that absolutely nobody thinks that his "final report" will have any real-world outcomes (changing the history of Laos now unfolding) in any way whatsoever, but… here are the links:

(1) https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/un-alston-laos-03182019170133.html

(2) https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/rfa-interview-alston-04092019172552.html

(3) https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/expert-03282019145123.html

Lies That Ruin Lives: Jordan Peterson, Meat & Depression.

22 May 2019 [YT link]

To learn more about the research presented by Dr. Irving Kirsch, quoted in the second half of this video, click through here: https://youtu.be/ECFZB5aEG2I

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Bonny Rebecca: Anti-Vegan, Pro-Consumerism, Hollow as Hell.

22 May 2019 [YT link]

Part of the Bonny Rebecca / Brainy Rebecca playlist.

"Inspired by" ex-vegan "activist" Bonny Rebecca… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOu3SAozsyQyKE2wDAIJtdQ/videos

And by her new video, "DAILY LIFE | Creating my DREAM Office + Decorating and Organising My Life". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibFEeeUMriI

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The Public Domain: Star Wars Should be "Deregulated".

22 May 2019 [YT link]

Fake Ex-Vegans.

21 May 2019 [YT link]

Jordan Peterson's Diet is Killing His Wife.

21 May 2019 [YT link]

Yep. She's in the hospital with liver failure. You can see Jordan Peterson's daughter boasting about how her mother lost 10 pounds on her 100% meat diet, here: https://mikhailapeterson.com/2019/01/18/tammy-peterson-my-mom-on-zero-carb/

ACTUALLY GARBAGE (& Here's Why)… Game of Thones "finale", Season 8, Episode 6.

20 May 2019 [YT link]

Years ago, the one thing that made this show better than Lord of the Rings (or Xena Warrior princess) was political realism: people used to urge their friends to give this show a chance, precisely because of that peculiar realism (that it retained, despite the use of magic and dragons).

Debt: Paul Krugman and Milton Friedman are BOTH WRONG.

19 May 2019 [YT link]

This is the second video in a series, explaining the fundamental fact that Government Debt exacerbates social inequality. The first part in the series was titled, "Increasing Government Debt = the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Poorer." And you can see that video here: https://youtu.be/90VBPNLJUAU

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The Internet Has Zero Empathy for ProJared. :-/

18 May 2019 [YT link]

Stop calling him a narcissist, stop calling him a sociopath, stop calling him a predator, stop calling him a cheater. It was an open relationship. His ex-wife didn't want him to leave her, and she decided to "destroy" him (i.e., destroy his reputation) when he filed for divorce. If you're reproaching Jared for having a lack of empathy, maybe some of you should consider whether or not your lacking empathy yourselves?

Sources quoted: (1) Amanda the Jedi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OS8Mbk4mPs

(2) Pat the NES Punk's channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/PatTheNESpunk/videos

He currently has over 74,000 views on the video accusing ProJared of "narcissistic sociopathy", can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPjOLQIcfgk

It's Infanticide: Legalize Abortion Anyway.

17 May 2019 [YT link]

In 2019 this issue was re-examined (with very little sincerity from left or right) due to new legislation in Alabama that would make abortion illegal under almost any circumstances.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/abortion-law-women.html

Stop Hating James Charles, Hate Yourselves.

17 May 2019 [YT link]

Advice nobody wants to hear.

The Vegan Movement is Pathetic in 2019, "Nation Rising" Even Worse.

17 May 2019 [YT link]

The state of the vegan movement in Canada is really sad; and, yeah, it's only gonna get sadder still with the upcoming (annual?) "Nation Rising" event, that promises (once again!) to be, "Not a protest," but instead, "A revolution"! https://www.facebook.com/nationrisingcanada/

#vegan #vegans #veganism

If you want to see the earlier (much longer) video we made on the topic, here it is: "Vegan Politics: Are "Nation Rising" Sheep in Wolves' Clothing?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-xA2EjZFOc

Increasing Government Debt = the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Poorer.

16 May 2019 [YT link]

An Open Letter to Professional YouTubers: CrashCourse & Vlogbrothers.

16 May 2019 [YT link]

Have you noticed that in the public eye, historical reporting (sincerity, honesty and integrity in research) only "matters" and "has consequences" when it's World War Two for some reason? On any other topic, from any other era (especially if it's on another continent), the most poorly-informed, sub-wikipedia-level "research" is celebrated as the PBS of Youtube? Yeah, I said it: CrashCourse World History has become "the PBS of Youtube" —and, in a sense, it should be taken more seriously, and criticized more thoroughly, for that reason. The people making these videos speak out of blithe ignorance, and lead an audience of millions astray on meaningful and important issues in political history —they just don't happen to be THE ONE ISSUE (World War Two) that would get them into trouble, I guess. :-/

Links to sources quoted:

(1) Izzy G / Pink_Sparkles = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGY5CuDBRZNz3nn_yZzx4Vw/videos

(2) CrashCourse = https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse/videos

(3) The specific VlogBrothers video, "An Open Letter to Professional YouTubers" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lgL4jaMMFU