Vegans: Anorexia, Bulimia, Body Image and the Movement.

20 November 2016 [YT link]

The myth of "effortless" weight loss and the politics of the vegan movement. NOTE: This video is, in large part, a response to a letter from a vegan viewer diagnosed with both bulimia and an anxiety disorder, asking for my advice as to whether or not she should share her experience on youtube, both to help others (with similar problems) as part of our peculiar social movement. Please do not bother to send me hate-mail if you didn't watch the whole video (or, at least, fast-forward to hear the conclusion before posting a comment)… it is really counter-productive for these videos to accumulate comments based on the first 5 minutes.

"HOW TO GET ASS!" Veganism & The Politics of Diet-and-Exercise.

19 November 2016 [YT link]

And the title doesn't even mention Jen Selter.

Thailand: Personal Safety, Politesse and the Impermanent Vacation.

19 November 2016 [YT link]

Mayim Bialik is NOT Vegan (A response to "Why I'm a Vegan")

17 November 2016 [YT link]

Industrialization is not the problem, and abolishing the "economic efficiency" of modern capitalism is not the solution. You can see Mayim Bialik's original video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofcUGuMhGGo

The catchphrase "the politics of the millennium" (in contrast to "the politics of the decade") is my own coinage, but, of course, google reveals that it has been used before, in some unrelated contexts).

ASOIAF: Teenage Tyrants, Not Heroes: Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen.

16 November 2016 [YT link]

The title of this video is NOT clickbait: this is an evaluation of the political (and ethical) questions raised by the careers of Jon and Daenerys up to the start of TWOW (i.e., all in works published by the end of 2016).

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.

ASOIAF: You Can't Blame Cersei, You Have to Blame Stannis, Tyrion, etc.

15 November 2016 [YT link]

Cersei & Tyrion, Ethical and Political Themes (Over Plot-Based Predictions).

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.

Buddhist Philosophy, The Fundamental Flaw.

15 November 2016 [YT link]

Quitting Caffeine & Missing My Daughter: Two Types of Withdrawal.

14 November 2016 [YT link]

Anthropomorphism, Domestication (of Pets) vs. the Wildlife Management Paradigm.

14 November 2016 [YT link]

[Veganes Kinderbuch:] Sogar Regenwürmer Wollen Den Himmel Sehen.

13 November 2016 [YT link]

German Translation by Veronika Neukirch. The original Chinese (and English) written by Eisel Mazard (à-bas-le-ciel).

Why Did You Start a Youtube Channel? (The Dumb Vegan Experience)

13 November 2016 [YT link]

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

^ That's the link, Patreon costs you $1 per month, and gets you a bunch of exclusive content, including podcasts like this one, and, yes, yet more videos.

Vegan Cannibals.

13 November 2016 [YT link]

This video is A tribute and/or indictment from the mind of Jae Costly (Original title: "Eisel Mazard Is A Rabid Wolverine: The Top Heel of Vegan Drama"): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdV8ScPyJfgPL9mNxnCGgRw/videos

#VeganCannibals

Rappers supported Trump, before "Grab Them By The Pussy" became a slogan and a song.

12 November 2016 [YT link]

Yes, I remember G-Unit radio. How soon we forget… 50 Cent and other rappers paved the way to the Whitehouse for Donald Trump over many, many years. I suppose I'm glad to see that the level of vulgarity in mainstream politics is now so high that my own use of coarse language seems negligible. Maybe I can put together a mixtape and run for mayor of Podunk after all.

Vegans: I don't respect my audience, I don't respect your questions, and I don't respect you.

11 November 2016 [YT link]

Freelee's 4000 Calorie Per Day Diet and Its Dissidents.

11 November 2016 [YT link]

If your interest is purely in the diet, you can jump to 18:28 (as this is a conversation that covers many topics, starting with the study of languages).

This is the (complete) conversation alluded to in the video just uploaded (title: "Don't Mention Durianrider…"). Previously, this video was only available to Patreon subscribers, and you can support the creation of new content of this kind for $1 per month at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel/posts

DID I CROSS THE LINE? Freelee & Durianrider, Political Critique & Personal Defamation.

11 November 2016 [YT link]

A lot of people genuinely do not know the information shared in this video: they hear, e.g., that I called Durianrider "insane", and they're not aware that I actually addressed his own (specific) claims that he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia --and his claims that he has cured his own condition. That is, really, not the same as just insulting (or defaming) someone on the internet for being insane.

The Simile of Sleepwalking (and Stannis Baratheon)

11 November 2016 [YT link]

Don't Mention Durianrider: The Dumb Vegan Experience.

11 November 2016 [YT link]

The Dumb Vegan Experience: the Podcast NOBODY Was Asking For!

11 November 2016 [YT link]

#VeganIdiots rep your set. You wanna hear the whole thing (1hr 30 min) right now? You gotta join Patreon, man, you just got to:

https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel



And, in case you didn't catch the name: the guy with the full head of hair is called "Dumb Vegan". https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcel-8_AM1A-w6HDgUYUug/videos

The Alleged Love Triangle (Julia, Durianrider & Me) That Never Was.

10 November 2016 [YT link]

Violence and Veganism: The Slippery Slope.

10 November 2016 [YT link]

Laugh or Cry, Not Gonna Lie: Veganism is a Disaster, Just Now.

09 November 2016 [YT link]

Because the only thing worse than phony pessimism is phony optimism. ;-)

Excuses for Eating Meat, Excuses for Being a Good Person: Debating Veganism, Face-to-Face.

09 November 2016 [YT link]

[Title:] Veganism: Don't Debate the Details.

[Link:] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05V_v2Qd8G0&t=49s

"Chase Your Dreams" = BAD ADVICE NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR.

09 November 2016 [YT link]

Advice Nobody Wants to Hear [Ep. 005]

Uh… does this count as "Practical Philosophy"?



vegan / vegans / veganism / ecology / activism / animal rights / Cambodia / Autobiographical reflections

ASOIAF: Barbrey Dustin & Jon Snow's Father ("Abandoned Foreshadowing" in the Plot).

07 November 2016 [YT link]

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.

COWARDS ON YOUTUBE: Why I Hate Vegans.

07 November 2016 [YT link]

Circa two months ago I made a WAY LESS OFFENSIVE video on closely related themes, and (remarkably) it is only 8 minutes long, so I'd encourage you to also click through to: "For the Future of the Cause: Why Would Anyone "Do" Youtube?"

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



Let's keep it real: most of you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say, "The Four Tops": https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+four+tops

Vegan Mind Tricks: Debating "Intrinsic" and "Inherent" Evil.

07 November 2016 [YT link]

I'd urge you to check out an earlier videos on similarly pragmatic questions (of how we actually discuss/debate veganism, face-to-face), here:

[Title:'] Veganism: Don't Debate the Details. (Vegan Artichoke Response)

[Link:] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05V_v2Qd8G0

[Title:] "Dealing with disrespectful questions [about veganism]"

[Link:] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfudw6t2Mc

What I Love/Hate About Cambodian Culture.

07 November 2016 [YT link]

USE SOAP, YOU IDIOTS: Why I Hate Vegans.

06 November 2016 [YT link]

It's amazing that anyone would consider this controversial in the 21st century, but within the digital demimonde, IT DEFINITELY IS. I can't recall Unnatural Vegan* taking on this one (i.e., though she was bold enough to tackle Splenda, risking the righteous ire of HHV [Happy, Healthy Vegan])… and, yes, there was a time when Freelee vocally encouraged her followers to give up using soap entirely, because (she claimed) her diet resulted in your entire body becoming "self-cleaning".



* Credit where it is due: although I don't think she dealt with the overall anti-soap mythology, U.V. did tackle the "anti-shampoo" idea, specifically, a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6DIsH2r9aE

ASOIAF: Preston Jacobs is 100% WRONG on "Seven Times Never Kill Man".

06 November 2016 [YT link]

A.S.O.I.A.F. = "A Song of Ice and Fire", i.e., the works of George R.R. Martin (adapted as "Game of Thrones"). This video also involves "The Thousand Worlds Book Club", i.e., the interpretation of other works by the same author (in an overlapping, fictional universe). Preston Jacobs is the name of a well-known interpreter of these books, sometimes (by his own admission) prone to "over-interpretation".



Here's the link if you don't already know him: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXU7XVK_2Wd6tAHYO8g9vAA/videos

VEGAN DRAMA BURN BOOK

05 November 2016 [YT link]

It's realer than flip flop: "Dumb Vegan" is what we deserve. :-/

05 November 2016 [YT link]

The latest installment in the "Vegan Masterpiece" series, here's the link to "Dumb Vegan": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcel-8_AM1A-w6HDgUYUug/videos

Real Animal-Lovers Don't Own Animals, Don't Raise Animals, Don't Keep Animals.

05 November 2016 [YT link]

Because a cage is a cage is a cage.

Intelligence, 品位 and my sex life (the Airplane Anecdote).

05 November 2016 [YT link]

Shared in the spirit of "self-mockery", alluded to. And here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

The Struggle is Real: Veganism (I.R.L.) vs. Digital "Drama" Demimonde

05 November 2016 [YT link]

My legal case vs. Durianrider: update and "the principle of the thing".

04 November 2016 [YT link]

Don't have ten minutes? Here's a written summary of the current situation: 1. The donations were collected, the lawyers were paid, the paperwork was filed. 2. Initial hearings transpired, and a court-date was set (for the first major presentation of the case). 3. In the Thai system, nobody gets arrested at this stage: everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and the accused have the opportunity to prepare their defense, etc.; my own case against D.R. is not the only one that is (to my knowledge) now ongoing, and he claims that he was never informed of the charges against him in either case. Would Durianrider tell a lie? Perhaps. It wouldn't be completely unprecedented. If he's telling the truth, it doesn't really change anything. 4. When people (incl. one journalist) have expressed skepticism about the case, I've shown them legal documents: those documents are written in Thai, but I haven't heard a single person express doubt about their authenticity. The case is real, and ongoing. The only people who claim otherwise have a very clear reason to misrepresent themselves --and/or a clear reason to defame me. 5. The principle of the thing is what really matters, and a large part of this video reflects on that (I hope you'll reflect on it, and how we should all conduct ourselves, in light of that principle).

Ecology vs. Buddhism: Seeing Politics in 10,000 Years of Context.

04 November 2016 [YT link]

Misinformation and "The Movement": Comparisons to Buddhism, Fascism and Worse.

03 November 2016 [YT link]

If you're interested in seeing the article alluded to around the seven minute mark, it's titled, "The Opposite of Buddhism" (and it's written in very plain English, as it was presented to a Cambodian audience); the particular (salacious) material alluded to is (mostly) in §8:

https://medium.com/@eiselmazard/the-opposite-of-buddhism-1-a192b6880f30



vegan / vegans / veganism / ecology / animal rights / activism

Zoopolis: a NON-VEGAN Political Theory of Animal Rights

03 November 2016 [YT link]

This is only HALF of a book review, telling you much less than half the truth: check out the sequel, "Veganism: what if our leaders are idiots? (No, seriously…") https://youtu.be/XPBDJgtcP1w

Keeping it real, most of you will want to "fact check" what exactly this book says about eating chicken-eggs, so here's the link:

https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=LLE3UEe5LMoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=zoopolis&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chicken%20eggs&f=false



Zoopolis, by Sue Donaldson, Will Kymlicka

Veganism: what if our leaders are idiots? (No, seriously…)

03 November 2016 [YT link]

Folks, I do not use words like "idiotic" and "stupid" without reason --and even if I'm laughing on camera, I am (genuinely) concerned. (Note that this is, in part, following up on the issues raised in my (infamous?) 20 minute long, "Nina and Randa" video.)



vegan / vegans / veganism / animal rights / ecology / political activism / Zoopolis / Will Kymlicka / Sue Donaldson

NinaAndRanda: Veganism Needs Ugly People, Not Idiots.

02 November 2016 [YT link]

Vegan / Vegans / Veganism / Ecology / Animal Rights / Activism

Vegan Gains Gets Married: Congratulations and Reflections.

02 November 2016 [YT link]

Do I now refer to her as, "Jasmine Gains"? #JasmineGains

Sixty seconds: Eisel Mazard becomes a Halloween Costume

31 October 2016 [YT link]

This makes me think I'd look good in an orange shirt. ;-)

Vegans Can Never Win: The Struggle Never Ends.

30 October 2016 [YT link]

Is the product of the struggle, ultimately, a vegan society? A vegan world? Here and now, the product is you.

Join the conversation (streaming live) on Younow: https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

Support my content (and talk to me, if you want to) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Vegsource: what is "the deal" with me and Jeff Nelson?

30 October 2016 [YT link]

This video is only posted temporarily: some people really (sincerely) do not know "the deal" with what's going on (or what happened) between Jeff and myself, and many people (including Jeff!) are trying to manufacture drama out of the ambiguities. However, the reality is not very dramatic, and not very interesting, THEREFORE this video will be deleted ("unlisted") after people get a chance to catch up.



The most meaningful part of this video, IMHO, is the intro, reflecting on my past involvement with the Cree and Ojibwe ("First Nations") in Canada, but this merely sets up a contrast for the remainder of the hour, talking about what happened in Chiang Mai, etc. etc.

"Animal Sanctuaries", Oppression vs. Liberation, Or What?

30 October 2016 [YT link]

Not the first time I've discussed the ethics of animal sanctuaries on this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLqPmh05WWU

Not the first time I've discussed zoos on this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/search?query=zoo

And, in fact, most controversial of all, this is not the first time I've discussed the domestication of animals (and excuses made for it within veganism) on this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/HeiJinZhengZhi/search?query=domestication

Why do Vegans Lie? (Politics, Religion and So-Called "Drama")

30 October 2016 [YT link]

As mentioned, this was part of a live broadcast (spontaneously responding to a question from a viewer) on a platform called Younow: https://www.younow.com/EiselMazard

Joe Vegan's Melodramatic Exit (Two Commentaries)

29 October 2016 [YT link]

Some commentary added in the midst of a minor masterpiece of editing from "Stayin Alive", a long-time commenter but first-time videographer. Find his/her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXDXLSK5eKiNX5NdebCrDew/videos

Vegan Abolitionism vs. Plain Old "Ethical Veganism": What's the Deal?

29 October 2016 [YT link]

If you're not already embroiled in the controversies surrounding "Abolitionist Vegans" like Gary Francione, this is the video for you, as I've attempted to approach the issue here in a way that doesn't require any prior knowledge of the (ongoing) political debates.



Although I think this video is clear enough in many ways, one point that gets lost in the mix is the significance of "analytical statements" about political issues involving "shades of grey"; I should have spent another minute on this, explaining that abolitionists refuse to allow of any comparative statements of degree (e.g., that cage-free chickens are better off than caged chickens) because they feel this is an implicit endorsement of animal-welfarism (and the latter term is used as the antithesis of abolitionism itself). I think every other point in the video is clear except this one: I just allude to their opposition to such comparative statements, and then move on to the next issue.



Footnote: According to google, I'm the first person to use the word "dissassemblism" (at least as the name of a putative political ideology).

Veganism vs. Cultural Anthropology: Reply to a Patreon Supporter.

29 October 2016 [YT link]

You heard about this Patreon thing? https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel