New Era, New Error? 令和 or 冷和? Japan's Reiwa Epoch.

01 April 2019 [YT link]

AR&IO: In China, the High Price of Dissenting Opinions [许章润]

31 March 2019 [YT link]

Please support AR&IO (Active Research & Informed Opinion), my "serious politics only" channel (whereas around here, on à-bas-le-ciel, you get more reflections on my personal life, etc.). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

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And I would be remiss if I did not include a link to Top Hat Gaming Man, who is briefly quoted toward the end of the video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZiiGwQJ0ybsCcN3fyGBQCQ/videos

Unnatural Vegan: Our Emails Revealed.

30 March 2019 [YT link]

The emails back and forth between myself and Unnatural Vegan. Reading this stuff again now, I think she had her mind made up that she wanted to put together a hatchet job against me BEFORE we had this conversation. Uh… what hashtags am I supposed to use for this sort of crap? #VeganDrama #Vamous #Gossip

Pettydeep: the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. 🤮

30 March 2019 [YT link]

Although regarded as science, the origins of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis are beyond pseudoscience: they're overtly spiritual. The real philosophy of Benjamin Lee Whorf is being ignored, as western academia presents a strange kludge of ideas gathered under his name. In many ways, what's now called Sapir-Whorf is very much opposed to Whorf's thesis (and his whole life's work). #Pettydeep

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Here's the link to the youtube channel of the guy in the black t-shirt (his views are briefly quoted throughout the video, in contrast to my own). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kApO0dTLmbw

Lack of Economic Opportunity = Political Perspective?

30 March 2019 [YT link]

An autobiographical and political conversation with my girlfriend, Melissa.

Political Identity and Desire: Faraday Speaks.

29 March 2019 [YT link]

A response to an influential new video from "Faraday Speaks", link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfLa64_zLrU

Check out my (separate) "serious politics only" channel, AR&IO, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

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AR&IO: Brunei vs. Gay Rights vs. George Clooney?

29 March 2019 [YT link]

Brunei revealed that they will now treat homosexuality as a death-penalty offense (execution by stoning), and the western media briefly (BRIEFLY!) showed some interest in the issue today… but headlines fade fast, and the struggle for gay rights is long-term. If the United Nations has no agenda AGAINST Sharia Law, who does, exactly? Aside from George Clooney, who else is a player in this game?

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Vegans in Thailand: The Politics Are Fine, Jump Right In!

28 March 2019 [YT link]

Yeah, and you may notice that the same video appears on my "serious politics only" channel with a more serious title and thumbnail affixed to it…

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

AR&IO: the Mediocrity of the American Constitution.

27 March 2019 [YT link]

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Where else are you gonna see Solon, Cesare Beccaria and 韓非子all in the same video? Okay, I admit, in this video, you're going to see the Chinese characters for 純素 a lot more than you're gonna see 韓非子, but still…

AR&IO: When the U.N. Lies About Israel… Nobody Questions It.

27 March 2019 [YT link]

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The video mentions a link showing the details of exactly how little money I made from Youtube this month, and here it is: http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-monthly-financial-report.html

The Illusion of Inherited Intelligence (Autobiographical & vs. Ask Yourself)

26 March 2019 [YT link]

People find it appealing to believe in a link between heredity and intelligence, people find it appealing to believe that almost any (or all) aspects of character, desire, inclination and aptitude are the result of heredity (with or without the specific mechanism of DNA). However, people also believe in Astrology, for much the same reasons…

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"Ask Yourself" is the name of a youtuber, you can find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNmHyGAKqzOT_JsVEs4eag/videos

The Politics of Pretending to Stand For Something.

25 March 2019 [YT link]

Questioning the sentiment of people saying "I stand with…", and "I stand for…" on the internet, in politics, and in life.

This was originally uploaded to my "real" youtube channel

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

My Daughter's Identity Crisis (Still Unfolding). [Divorce]

21 March 2019 [YT link]

Daoism & the Decline of University Education (老子，道德經）

21 March 2019 [YT link]

Eisel Mazard, 2019, in Taiwan.

Questioning Kristina's Virginity.

20 March 2019 [YT link]

My basic premise is: ignorance is being portrayed as purity. Ignorance doesn’t make you “clean” as opposed to dirty; ignorance doesn’t make you morally good, quite the contrary. This is our carefully considered rebuttal of FullyRawKristina, "Why I'm a 32-Year Old Virgin", a video you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw85SHtPivw

Fully Raw Kristina = https://www.youtube.com/user/FullyRawKristina/videos

While Paris Burns: the Yellow Vests Movement (Gilets Jaunes)

19 March 2019 [YT link]

Several people wrote in asking me my opinion about the Yellow Vest movement in France: here it is. Please click on the link below to see the full video (about 20 minutes long) on my "main" channel (Active Research & Informed Opinion) —a channel that is still struggling to find its first thousand regular viewers, I might add.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

Phillip DeFranco is WRONG: "No Face, No Name".

19 March 2019 [YT link]

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The Backlash: Raw Alignment, "I am not vegan."

18 March 2019 [YT link]

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Laos: Death Threats While Doing Humanitarian Work, etc.

17 March 2019 [YT link]

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And here's the link to a selection of current news-stories on Laos (largely about politics, the lack of democracy and human rights) over at Radio Free Asia, mentioned in the video: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos

The Christchurch Massacre: the Responsibility to Reveal (Not Conceal).

16 March 2019 [YT link]

It may seem horrifying for journalists to relay the original footage and manifesto that Brenton Harrison Tarrant left behind, but this video argues that this is, indeed, the real moral obligation of journalists: to reveal (and never conceal) the primary sources they're working from.

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The short quotation from the New York times article can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/technology/facebook-youtube-christchurch-shooting.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

Ashley Elisa: it's shallow and it's deep at the same damn time.

15 March 2019 [YT link]

Ashley Elisa asks… "Why Do Women Have Superficial Standards?"

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gby7dK29kbI

Link to her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashkid888/videos

Link to my Patreon, where people pay $1 per month to support the creation of new content on the channel: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Stop lying about the money: demonetization & donations.

14 March 2019 [YT link]

Here's the link to my first monthly financial report, showing just how much (or just how little!) I make from youtube revenue (with demonetization playing some role in lowering the number, yes, but perhaps not the decisive difference that Philip DeFranco, Jimmy Dore and Jaclyn Glenn would like you to believe: https://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-monthly-financial-report.html

Censorship: Yes, the Comment Section is Censored.

13 March 2019 [YT link]

This channel does not exist to cater to the stupidest 40% of the audience: yes, a lot of comments get deleted… and a lot of comments are really mean-spirited, and would offer nothing of substance to the discussion of the particular video being commented on anyway.

Defining Vegan: Negative, Positive, Passive & Active.

13 March 2019 [YT link]

Are vegans merely "non-animal-eaters" in the same sense that non-smokers share a (negatively defined) category, or is there something more to it? There's an implicit difference between vegan and plant-based that often overlooked, IMHO.

A Critique of John St Julien Baba Wanyama.

13 March 2019 [YT link]

And just like John St Julien Baba Wanyama, I want your donations: in my case, a whole one dollar per month, to support the creation of new content, here on Patreon: https://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

Two Vegans: whole, unedited conversation / podcast.

13 March 2019 [YT link]

An interview with Weiner Workouts.

His version of the conversation is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkCtcYMd5u0

Vegan Outreach: Talking to Communists on Sidewalks.

12 March 2019 [YT link]

A few of you may be interested in reading the caption (the joke, frankly) in the cartoon shown in the thumbnail (cover-image)… if you can't quite read it within youtube, here's the link to the full-size image on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EiselMazard/status/1105456493606760449

And yeah, if you wanna find me on Patreon, here I am: https://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

(I have a book-review channel!) The Other Slavery: Political History Book Review.

09 March 2019 [YT link]

Here's the link to my book-review channel (sometimes reviewing things other than books):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFVGsSXOM5d3xLSunquAPA/videos

Here's the link to the particular book-review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuYp-I0p6M

And here's the link to my OTHER channel, "Active Research and Informed Opinion":

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

[Divorce] Return to 台東 (Taidong / Taitung, Taiwan)

08 March 2019 [YT link]

But is Veganism ECONOMICALLY effective? (Consumer Choice & the Boycott as Activism)

06 March 2019 [YT link]

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

But is Veganism ECONOMICALLY effective? (Consumer Choice & the Boycott as Activism)

06 March 2019 [YT link]

Want to comment, ask questions and chat with other viewers? Join the channel's Discord server (a discussion forum, better than a youtube comment section). https://discord.gg/FtuQQH

Support the creation of new content on the channel (and speak to me, directly, if you want to) via Patreon, for $1 per month: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

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

You may not know that I have several youtube channels, one of them is AR&IO (Active Research & Informed Opinion) found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

Another is à-bas-le-ciel, found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/videos

And there is, in fact, a youtube channel that has my own legal name, Eisel Mazard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuxp5G-XFGcH4lmgejZddqA

#vegan #veganactivism #veganism

Charity & Insanity: Erin Janus & John St Julien.

04 March 2019 [YT link]

A critique of John St Julien Baba Wanyama (not to mention Erin Janus); you can find his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEyS0AontNPiOFt5Pttpf0Q/videos

If you want to support the creation of this kind of content on this kind of channel for $1 per month… here's the link to Patreon: https://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

#Vegan #Vegans #Veganism

Vegan Mind Tricks: Sam Harris's "Net Positive" Argument vs. Ask Yourself.

03 March 2019 [YT link]

Recorded Oct. 7th, 2018, as a Patreon exclusive. If you're a supporter of the channel, feel free to share this with your boyfriend/girlfriend/etc. (it ain't top secret) but the video will remain exclusive to Patreon supporters for about a year.

About Me, Filmmaking, & the Future of Veganism.

26 February 2019 [YT link]

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An interview recorded as a patreon-exclusive podcast in October of 2018. At the other end of the wire is Jordan from Cavelight films:

http://www.cavelightfilms.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/cavelightfims/videos

Where have all the Skeptics gone? The future of a failed movement.

25 February 2019 [YT link]

Movements sometimes fail because of the lack of positive, shared objectives (as opposed to being united merely by what they disapprove of or despise).

Skepticism / Secularism / New Atheism / Richard Dawkins / Sam Harris / Christopher Hitchens

Is the Future of Buddhism Hopeless? No, Not In My Opinion.

24 February 2019 [YT link]

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R Kelly Goes to Jail: The Moral of the Story.

23 February 2019 [YT link]

More meaningful than Charlamagne Tha God's commentary. Yeah, you can tell me if I'm wrong.

Jussie Smollett: What Would the C.I.A. Do?

22 February 2019 [YT link]

Missing my daughter / the agony of the separated parent [divorce]

22 February 2019 [YT link]

AR&IO: Simplified vs. Traditional Chinese: Stop Lying About the Differences.

22 February 2019 [YT link]

Check out my "real" youtube channel, AR&IO: Active Research & Informed opinion, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

What is the difference between "Simplified Chinese" and "Traditional Chinese" REALLY? There's a great deal of misinformation, propaganda and mythology floating around the internet… and some of the worst comes from the youtube channel China Uncensored!

And yeah, you can donate $1 per month via Patreon to support the creation of new content on the channel: https://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

The Sentimentality of the Left Wing… Lately.

21 February 2019 [YT link]

As mentioned up front: I have another channel called AR&IO (Active Research & Informed Opinion)… you might want to check it out INSTEAD… over here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3fLeOekX2yBegj9-XwDhA/videos

Barely Legal Bikini Haul Censorship Crisis: The State of Youtube in 2019.

21 February 2019 [YT link]

Whereas in recent months the crowds have been crying, "Less censorship! Less censorship!", the none-too-shocking revelation that Youtube has videos featuring people under 18 in swimwear (including the peculiar genre of "the bikini try-on haul") has set of a wave of slacktivism in the opposite direction: cries for "More censorship!" on Youtube. Rather than just complaining about the phenomenon, this video proposes a solution: youtube should be split into several mutually-competing websites, with several different standards of censorship (for different target audiences, and different styles of content).

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Links to sources mentioned:

(1) Philip DeFranco "YouTube's Predator Problem Stokes Fear and Concern…" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkdQgLZMRc

(2) JaclynGlenn "The Downfall of Social Media - More Than Just A Conspiracy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJQGx1neic

(3) The female in the thumbnail does indeed try on swimwear in her youtube videos, and is (AFAIK) a university student: Caroline Zalog https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEh3c86x53SdzGm0M8SPzQ/videos

(4) The male in the thumbnail is the notorious Faze Censor: https://www.youtube.com/user/CENSAT1ON/videos

Jenna Marbles is So Vegan She Feeds Her Dogs Meat.

20 February 2019 [YT link]

JennaMarbles, "I Filmed My Dog Whenever He Cried Or Was Nasty For 24 Hours" = https://youtu.be/xf0Mi3kWKhY

The musician (Dusty Allen) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t506uGZ6tTw

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IF YOU ARE BUYING MEAT, YOU ARE PAYING FOR ANIMALS TO BE KILLED: FIGURE IT OUT. EVEN IF YOU DON'T EAT IT YOURSELF, YOU ARE STILL PAYING FOR ANIMALS TO BE RAISED IN CONFINEMENT, AND FOR EVERY STAGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL SLAUGHTER TO CONTINUE, AT A PROFIT.

Jordan Reichert: Vegan Politician.

20 February 2019 [YT link]

It's not just name calling: pop psychology denunciation.

19 February 2019 [YT link]

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How I justified eating Meat after 6 years Vegan (Tim Shieff Response)

19 February 2019 [YT link]

WHAT I GOT TO DO TO GET IN THE GAME, MAN????



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Shout out to *Prince Paul.* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDNgbcCVvWfvysgd7tB2diqdpf--K5SD2

The Paperwork: Norvegan is the Lowest of the Low.

19 February 2019 [YT link]

Opening with an anecdote about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and my recent experience being interrogated by Canadian border guards for over an hour (even though I'm a Canadian citizen, etc.).

#VeganDrama #Vamous #FakeVegans

Norvegan Blames the Police, I BLAME HIM.

18 February 2019 [YT link]

#VeganDrama #Vamous #FakeVegans

Tim Shieff: Bad Leaders & Vegan Lemmings.

17 February 2019 [YT link]

https://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/

Veganism, The Killing Joke.

17 February 2019 [YT link]

Uh… the subtitle could be "Proximity is Not Morality"? Maybe, "The Devil is in The Cognitive Dissonance, Not the Distance"? This is part of the playlist, "Vegan Mind Tricks."

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I don't even know what other tags or descriptions to put in here: "But it's locally raised and locally slaughtered though!", or "But how can you buy something imported over a long distance, in plastic packaging, though!" Something like that.