Q&A2:The Ethics of Clothing-Factory-Conditions & Veganism on Paper (Publications).

08 September 2017 [YT link]

This is Part 2 of Q&A within my Patreon page (a social network that costs you $1 per month, and puts you in touch with myself and a few hundred other people with common interests): http://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Patreon Q&A Part 6 (Four Questions in 22 Minutes)

08 September 2017 [YT link]

1. A question about "pruning" your social media contacts/presence (reaching out to strangers, and cutting people off).

2. Studying methods for learning languages (learning Chinese, etc.).

"The mistake most people make is searching for simplicity… we learn language through the associations between things… plunging into the complexity of language and meaning, rather than starting with the simplification of things… learning complex clusters of ideas [is easier to remember] than working with isolated factoids…"

3. What is your opinion of studying psychology in university?

4. A question about the wildlife management paradigm: isn't there still some advantage to people regarding farmed animals as equivalent to pet animals?



This is Part 6 of a Q&A within my Patreon page (a social network that costs you $1 per month, and puts you in touch with myself and a few hundred other people with common interests): http://patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Why Vegans Hate the Green Party (with Tofu Goddess), etc.

08 September 2017 [YT link]

The fourth and final part of the podcast (in conversation with Tofu Goddess), this was originally posted as exclusive to my Patreon subscribers. Although I won't attempt a summary of its contents here, complaints about the Green Party, and reflections on being vegan in Canada, are a considerable portion of our discussion.



This was recorded in early August of 2016.

The definition of veganism is deeply flawed & still debated.

07 September 2017 [YT link]

Human Rights: A Nihilist's Perspective.

07 September 2017 [YT link]

"Human Rights is like a baseball cap: people wear it to show what team they're on."



For more on what I mean by Nihilism, take a glance at the playlist titled, _*"Historical Nihilism, 历史虚无主义, "My Own" Philosophy."*_ https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/playlists

I don't believe in Animal Rights.

06 September 2017 [YT link]

Defining veganism.

Veganism, the Long Game and the Short Game (Mike's Question).

04 September 2017 [YT link]

"New sweater… I bought this today… I'm trying to look 65, is it working?"



This video was recorded back when I was living in Kunming (late November, 2016) —evidently, it was cold enough to wear that red sweater at the time (it ain't now… not in Dehong [德宏]).

Answers! Patreon-exclusive Q&A (May 8th, 2016)

04 September 2017 [YT link]

SHORTCUTS, FOOTNOTES AND CITATIONS.



35:00 = Social Media: Lifeline or Waste of Time? (Genevieve's question)



41:27 = Laotian cuisine (vegan, of course).

Footnote 1: what Khao Lam / Khao Laam looks like:

http://www.thai-blogs.com/media/blogs/richpictures/IMG_5731.jpg



45:45 = Critical aspects for organizing a successful political movement (Mike's question).



55:33 = Favorite books, fiction and non-fiction (Eva and Haruki's question).

[Link 1:] http://www.abebooks.com/Outlaws-Marsh-Water-Margin-Translated-Sidney/9053297199/bd

[Link 2:] http://www.hackettpublishing.com/on-justice-power-and-human-nature



1:02:54 = Why go to China now, given the divorce proceedings? (Scarlett's question)



1:08:30 = Why did you get married in the first place? (Julia's question)

http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.ca/2014/05/how-i-ended-up-learning-chinese-part-one.html

(There are three parts in total, i.e., in that written account on my blog, and that's part 1 of 3.)



1:14:41 = Nihilism, nihilistic atheism, & historical nihilism (Marmar's question).



1:18:51 = Mineral extraction, military service, the morality of vegans having various jobs; the question of habitat conservation as opposed to faulting a specific crop or industry. (Linda's question)

Feeling Like Garbage on a Vegan Diet.

04 September 2017 [YT link]

The Fundamental Flaw with Vegan Abolitionism (or "Abolitionist Vegans").

04 September 2017 [YT link]

This video is from Oct of 2016, and it alludes to earlier videos on the topic, but, now, I can also link you to more recent videos (I did a book-review of Gary Francione's final book that runs more than an hour long, in collaboration with ModVegan) titled, "Vegans: Beyond Abolitionism": https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/search?query=francione

Floppy Foxes Invented by the Fur Industry.

02 September 2017 [YT link]

The video-footage quoted here is from a recent video by "Oikeutta eläimille" (a Finnish animal welfare group); you can see the original video, titled "Turkistarhojen jättiketut", here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJTGC1KxWPE



No comments section? Join the conversation on Patreon, and support this channel for $1 per month: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Why vegans still won't join PETA.

02 September 2017 [YT link]

A reply to a comment on Patreon. You can pay $1 per month to join the conversation if you wanna:

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

Live-streaming, two vegans on the China-Myanmar border.

01 September 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ That's the link, click to join the conversation now.

Happy Cow: Are Bad Vegan Restaurants Bad for Veganism?

31 August 2017 [YT link]

Like the channel? Join Patreon to join the conversation, and, yeah, support its meagre existence: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Animism, Not Minimalism: Marie Kondo Book Review.

30 August 2017 [YT link]

The book is titled, "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", by Marie Kondo.

Live-streaming on Younow, right now. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

30 August 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^That's the link. Join the conversation.

Unify and Divide: DxE and the Future of Vegan Activism Generally.

27 August 2017 [YT link]

Here's the link to the website mentioned @8:45, the "faction" of Direct Action Everywhere challenging the leadership of Wayne Hsiung and Priya (and challenging assumptions about leadership/inequality in principle): https://liberation.global

Reviews: Honesty vs. Academic Strictures. (ARZone Controversy)

24 August 2017 [YT link]

veganism / activism / animal rights / Buddhism (as a contrasting example) / academia / the PhD treadmill

Brass Tacks: Beyond Pamphlets, Protests, & Prison.

24 August 2017 [YT link]

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

^ That's the link to my Patreon page, join the conversation if you wanna. Long-term, I still do think of it as a crossroads for aspiring activists to get organized, create new foundations, etc.



Shout out to Roger Yates (formerly pro-violence, now anti-violence, using standard public-education methods, as mentioned) who is now on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/1flats/videos

Live-stream, talking about vegan politics, animal rights, etc.

24 August 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ That's the link, click to join.

Weeping on camera, for a change (vs. humane slaughter).

23 August 2017 [YT link]

In this episode, our vegan co-host gets a letter from a viewer (describing the "humane" protocol for slaughtering chickens in some detail) and breaks down weeping for a change.



vegan / vegans / veganism

Anthony Fantano is WRONG: "Black Ken" by Lil B (Album Review)

23 August 2017 [YT link]

You're telling me that Lil B gets 5/10 from the same critic who gave The Death Grips a 10/10? And for a genuinely innovative tape like "Black Ken"? This is in part a vindication of Lil B's recent album and in part an examination of the problematic role of the rap critic in an era when downloading is instantaneous (and often free).



Oh, and I guess I'm gonna coin the pseudonym, "Based Cog" (#BasedCog) for this and some future videos (on rap music and, conceivably, in further criticism of Based Zeus).

Vegan Cake: "Converting" People in Casual Conversations.

23 August 2017 [YT link]

Just a bunch of anecdotes from my personal life (most of them involving veganism) in Kunming, Yunnan, China.



(Note: this was recorded in late November of 2016, when it was cold enough to wear a scarf indoors.)

(Anti-)Minimalism discussion… book review of Marie Kondo coming soon.

23 August 2017 [YT link]

This is a video from late November, 2016 (discussing minimalism, etc., following up on other videos that were current at the time). Yeah, in November, in Kunming, it really was cold enough to be wearing so many layers on camera. At that time I had not read Marie Kondo's book (title, "the life-changing magic of tidying up"). I am now planning to read and review her book on this channel.

The Vegan Identity: "Ghosts" of Public Perception.

21 August 2017 [YT link]

Although unrelated to the answer presented here (which is more-or-less strictly vegan politics), the guy asking the question is, in fact, the guy behind "Cruelty Free Cosplay" (yeah, it's a vegan cosplay channel).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB2XtUWSP0pAfEPiOqf1Kjg/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0

On Reading Philosophy: How & Why?

21 August 2017 [YT link]

ADVICE NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR [Ep. 011]

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel (Support this channel for $1 per month. 👈 The comments section is on Patreon.)

Conversation w a New York Vegan: Languages, Life & Activism.

14 August 2017 [YT link]

If you want to support the future of the channel (or just talk to me, and get a reply, etc.) you could sign up with Patreon (costs all of $1 per month), BTW. A significant percentage of my content consists of responses to questions (and links) sent to me via Patreon. The original idea was to create a basis for people to actually network and start doing "real activism" (at least as real as my children's book, etc., maybe as real as lobbying parliament, etc.) --but the "long term" nature of such aspirations is discussed (and lamented) toward the end of this selfsame video (above). https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Workout/Weight-lifting: Vegan Parent & Teacher & Student.

13 August 2017 [YT link]

This is "Version 0.9a" —I should make another video with actual footage of the push-ups and hill-climbing involved.

Racism: Where Do You Draw the Line? Why Draw the Line?

11 August 2017 [YT link]

Vegan Cheetah / Unnatural Vegan / Cory McCarthy / Tara McCarthy / Vegan Gains / etc. / vegan / vegans / veganism /

Live-streaming now, stop by to chat. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

10 August 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

Live on younow, right now, that's the link, above.

Accusations of Insanity Within Veganism (NorVegan, Durianrider, NPD)

10 August 2017 [YT link]

NPD = narcissistic personality disorder. For more about this widely-misunderstood disorder, you can take a glance at the work of Sam Vaknin: https://www.youtube.com/user/samvaknin/videos



vegan / vegans / veganism

Based Zeus is WRONG (about sex / dating / everything)

10 August 2017 [YT link]

Well… he's not wrong about everything… he is vegan, and that's how I discovered his channel.

Vegan Youtube is Dead.

09 August 2017 [YT link]

Live-streamed at: https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard



vegan / vegans / vegansim

Happiness, obduracy and the meaning of life.

05 August 2017 [YT link]

Live-Streaming on Younow Right Now. (Vegan / vegans / veganism)

05 August 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ Click to join the conversation

Mutiny and "Elections" at Direct Action Everywhere.

30 July 2017 [YT link]

Playlist: "DxE: Critique of Direct Action Everywhere (Activism in Theory & Practice)" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7qhwg8QIrDTQu-GqKu8Rc4s



vegan / vegans / veganism / DxE / Direct Action Everywhere / vegan activism

Vegan couple in matching shirts (?) live-streaming from the Côte d'Azur.

30 July 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ That's the link, click to join the conversation.

Live streaming on younow right now, FROM FRANCE. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

29 July 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ Click on the link (live from the Côte d'Azur, France)

"Dogma": Axiomatic & Pragmatic Thinking in Vegan Politics.

27 July 2017 [YT link]

Yep. It's me, talking about vegan politics. In Thailand.

Episode 7.2 was AWFUL! (Game of Thrones) (ASOIAF)

27 July 2017 [YT link]

Reasonably in-depth discussion / review / analysis (of season 7, episode 2 [S07E02], "stormborn") —with comparative reference to book, show and everything else extant.



Here's the playlist for all my Game of Thrones (& ASOIAF) videos, on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7oK5ShvyvAswb-3lSWjlQe6



A.S.O.I.A.F. = "A Song of Ice and Fire", i.e., the books of George R.R. Martin (G.R.R.M.), also known under the title "Game of Thrones", used by the T.V. adaptation to refer to the series as a whole.

Toys for my daughter (marble madness + Peppa Pig)

26 July 2017 [YT link]

Why We Listen to Rap: Middle Aged, Middle Class, White Vegans.

26 July 2017 [YT link]

Learning languages: how did this become such a major part of my lIfe?

21 July 2017 [YT link]

Live streaming on younow right now.

21 July 2017 [YT link]

https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

^ Direct from Dehong, Yunnan, China.

Brass Tacks: Reducetarian Pragmatism vs. Vegan Optimism.

21 July 2017 [YT link]

(1) The reducetarian agency mentioned, "One Step for Animals": http://www.onestepforanimals.org/about.html

(2) Video on Vox, "Want to save animal lives without going veg? Eat beef, not chicken."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS8Fzy3tGBo

(3) My playlist of prior videos on DxE (Direct Action Everywhere, the group seen protesting here, briefly): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7qhwg8QIrDTQu-GqKu8Rc4s



This is part of the "Brass Tacks" playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/playlists



vegan / vegans / veganism

Captive Animals ARE NOT Companion Animals (Unnatural Vegan is NOT Vegan)

17 July 2017 [YT link]

Captivity is not companionship.



Looking for the comments section? It's on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

[ASOIAF:] Season 5 (Book vs. Show)… will it get any worse?

16 July 2017 [YT link]

Here's the playlist for all my Game of Thrones (& ASOIAF) videos, on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZEkgohG7k7oK5ShvyvAswb-3lSWjlQe6



A.S.O.I.A.F. = "A Song of Ice and Fire", i.e., the books of George R.R. Martin (G.R.R.M.), also known under the title "Game of Thrones", used by the T.V. adaptation to refer to the series as a whole.

Karl Popper's philosophy (in/and my life)

15 July 2017 [YT link]

If this is your first time on the channel, you should probably check out the playlists section, to get a sense of the diversity of what goes on here: https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/playlists

And if you want to talk to me, the comments section is on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Q&A: The Future of this Channel (à-bas-le-ciel)

15 July 2017 [YT link]

Most of the questions answered on this channel come from supporters on Patreon, but not this one: I was asked this during a live-stream, broadcast on Younow (link follows). https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard



vegan / vegans / veganism

The Vegan vs. Vegan Thing: Gary Francione vs. Melanie Joy.

13 July 2017 [YT link]