We Can Change the Game: Freelee, Durianrider & HHV (Happy, Healthy Vegan).

21 July 2016 [YT link]

Castration: vegan excuses for enslaving animals. Unnatural Vegan.

21 July 2016 [YT link]

For those of you who haven't seen any of the earlier videos on this topic, I actually recommend starting with the most recent: "Vegans vs. the Wildlife Management Paradigm".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atY1BwqPEE0

The full list of videos on the topic of domestication of pets is now fairly long. Take it or leave it, watch it or don't, but please do not bother to write in asking me to address issues that I've probably/actually already addressed in the earlier videos.

The most offensive video I have ever made.

20 July 2016 [YT link]

Advice Nobody Wants to Hear, Ep. 004.

(1hr+) Lauren Kenzy on The Permanent Vacation Podcast.

20 July 2016 [YT link]

Yep. Inevitably, some discussion of Durianrider and Freelee are in the mix. But we also do manage to discuss veganism, I promise. Do you really need links to these channels? Okay, here you go:

The Vegan Lass: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_55ule2TziZ-gvhSURSQQ

Durianrider: https://www.youtube.com/user/durianriders/videos

Freelee: https://www.youtube.com/user/Freelea/videos



This is a conversation with Lauren Kenzy, formerly a.k.a. Lauryn Phoenix (formerly a.k.a. "The Vegan Lass").

Lauren Kenzy vs. à-bas-le-ciel, the podcast nobody asked for! ;-)

17 July 2016 [YT link]

This is a conversation with Lauren Kenzy, formerly a.k.a. Lauryn Phoenix (formerly a.k.a. "The Vegan Lass").



Pay the $1 per month to join my Patreon, and, uh, "save the planet", or at least support podcasts like this one (the whole thing is 90 minutes long): https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel



The whole conversation is, now, available on this same youtube channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ff_3vuv7Y

Organizing Youtube Vegans Into Real-World Activists.

17 July 2016 [YT link]

Eisel Mazard (of à-bas-le-ciel) speaks with S.F. (a lawyer based in Washington, D.C., with long-term ambitions for vegan and ecological activism).  This is a focussed discussion on questions of how to organize the latent potential of "digital activists" into real-world activism (including conferences, foundations, lobbying, public-education, community-organization, even the question of creating small farms, etc.).  Although many of the questions engaged with have a long-term or purely-theoretical element to them (reflecting the political-science background of both men in the conversation), the question of how we make use of the resources we have (immediately) is returned to again and again, with a view to practical action within the 12 months ahead.

SUPPORT ME ON PATREON, TALK TO ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Update on lawyers, Durianriders and judges riding bicycles.

16 July 2016 [YT link]

"And the judge shows up on a lime green Bianchi…"

Veganismo: quiero una comunidad verdadera (cuestión política)

16 July 2016 [YT link]

Spanish translation (of "On Community") by Jessica.

Utilitarianism is rubbish, innit? (Philosophy & Politics, I.M.H.O.)

16 July 2016 [YT link]

Ha! I said, "Three noble truths", instead of "three marks of existence". ;-) I'm actually glad that I'm out-of-practice on that front.

On historical nihilism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F59Rx7uoRpo

Onision, vegan in principle, not in practice.

16 July 2016 [YT link]

Here's the link to "That Vegan Mom": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC76RjmepqqU50CsgGtscwAA

And, in case you haven't heard of Onision, here's the link to his channel, too: https://www.youtube.com/user/onision/videos



And, yes, I'm aware that some of my viewers take a shot of vodka every time I mention Cambodia, and/or every time I use the noun, "Homeboy". ;-)

What I eat in a day #3: elephants in chains. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

15 July 2016 [YT link]

The Black and White Issue.

15 July 2016 [YT link]

People often presume that a problem is black and white "in theory", but more murky in practice: in this case, I argue that some issues (that arise when putting political ambitions into motion) are actually more black and white in practice than in theory.

At one extreme, some vegans describe the cause as if it eclipsed all other moral concerns, and all other humanitarian ambitions; disillusioned with this, some vegans instead discuss veganism as if (1) it were morally equivalent to any other ambition (to make the world a better place), and (2) as if meat-eaters engaged in humanitarian work were equal to (or even superior to) vegans attempting to do the same job.

Yes, I love my daughter.

13 July 2016 [YT link]

Friends, strangers, activists (w. Conradical Vegan)

12 July 2016 [YT link]

The dorky sound effects that pop up from time to time basically exist to remind you that this is an edited podcast: the conversation lasted more than an hour, and it has been trimmed down.

Bullfighting, animal individuality and human civilization. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

12 July 2016 [YT link]

This podcast features Vegan Minimalist Mark, whose channel you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/c/markgardiner1976/videos

The views expressed by Mark do not reflect the opinions of à-bas-le-ciel broadcasting corporation, nor its board of directors.

The Death of a Dream: Veganism After the End of HCLF / RT4 / Durianrider / Freelee /etc.

12 July 2016 [YT link]

Ah, yes, I must cite my sources.



(1) Momo and I actually did meet in Thailand: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdVvqpG66fPkO3FL2tO8HcQ/videos

(2) Moriah ("Mo") Kandi is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBsYik3DuA9J_yY4-rTguA/videos

(3) The Veg Bro is here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTAY8JvB-icDcn83FI6gQ9g/videos

(4) And, finally, Izzy Davis: https://www.youtube.com/c/izzydsammies/videos

Of course, the usual caveat applies: the opinions stated in this video should not be attributed to à-bas-le-ciel broadcasting corporation, and the inclusion of the sources above should not be taken as an endorsement of any/all of their opinions, etc. ;-)

Vegans vs. the Wildlife Management Paradigm.

10 July 2016 [YT link]

Check out the channel of "AmericanUnicorn": https://www.youtube.com/c/plantbasedhippy/videos

Vegans & the Very Concept of Capitalism. [+ Kunming Streets]

09 July 2016 [YT link]

Life isn't fair, save the planet anyway.

09 July 2016 [YT link]

a.k.a., "When the revolution comes, YOU AND YOUR C-MINUS BODY CAN G.T.F.O."

Durianrider is Innocent (Not a Joke, Not Trolling)

09 July 2016 [YT link]

Human rights: either everyone has them, or nobody has them. Procedural justice needs to apply to the worst people in your society, not merely the best and the brightest.

Suffering and Sympathy: Learning from Others.

09 July 2016 [YT link]

"Who do you think you are, don't you know who I think I am?"

Vegans can be idiots, too. Activism is fake, stupidity is real.

08 July 2016 [YT link]

Vegans can also be malicious, dishonest, and even violent, in case you hadn't noticed, lately. Bronze-age virtues, people: having a code of honor matters, treating people with dignity matters. There's a big difference between telling someone they're stupid (directly, in private e-mails, or in a public debate) and defaming someone on the internet.

The Dark Side of Being Vegan in Kunming, What I Eat in a Day (#2)

07 July 2016 [YT link]

Why Joe Best Hates Me: Wrath of the White Pariah.

07 July 2016 [YT link]

You can check out "the White Pariah" here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIfS0jqSlXqAsOvqdK_xQQ/videos

Your Dog Hates You: "Service Animals" and Airplane Pillows.

07 July 2016 [YT link]

Shout out to Jae Costly, find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdV8ScPyJfgPL9mNxnCGgRw/videos

Sex, Money, Fame, Cookbooks: Vegans "Save the Planet".

04 July 2016 [YT link]

Vegans, Gay Rights, and Riots.

04 July 2016 [YT link]

Here's link to ModVegan's channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwREs2xdJSI0Zj9nL2MzKA/videos

Tattoos, Lies & Lifestyle Activism (vegan / vegans / veganism)

04 July 2016 [YT link]

"Abolitionism" and its Implications (with Amy: "The Vegan Transition")

03 July 2016 [YT link]

Link to my Patreon channel: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Link to Amy's channel, "The Vegan Transition": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8x6mNtNi4647eBp6zr5IQ/videos

Bikinis & Bomb Craters (Claire Michelle & Growing Up on the Internet)

02 July 2016 [YT link]

The link to the particular video mentioned from Claire Michelle (plantifulsoul) is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8T_hxeCzRY

The particular essay I mentioned (about a massacre in 1920, written a few months ago) is here: https://medium.com/@eiselmazard/1920-the-other-russo-japanese-war-70deb2972c42

The Vegan Violence Problem (Durianrider, Gary Yourofsky & Me)

02 July 2016 [YT link]

Anna Scanlon is a vegan who raises difficult questions within veganism. You can find her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAnnainWonderland

Please take the time to see my own (earlier) video, "Against Violence: Against Gary Yourofsky." The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UKixnfBwMk

Just the Drama (Excerpt from a Patreon-Only Podcast)

30 June 2016 [YT link]

The full podcast is 38 minutes long; you find it (and me) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a_bas_le_ciel

Your Cat Hates You: Unnatural Vegan is Wrong, and it Really Matters.

30 June 2016 [YT link]

Stop castrating dogs and cats, stop making excuses for it.

29 June 2016 [YT link]

Because, like, it's really a big deal for a vegan to be morally opposed to the domestication of animals in 2016. :-/



If you look carefully in the background, you can figure out that this was filmed on a laundry day. ;-)

Not a Me Diet, It's a We Diet. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

28 June 2016 [YT link]

(1) This is the voice of Jerry V. Egan (link to his channel below). (2) It has always been interesting for me to see different vegans coming to the same conclusions along different lines of reasoning, and expressing those same conclusions in different terms: Jerry is definitely an example of this (he reminds me of many things I've said myself, some recently, some repeatedly, on this channel). (3) I've also been interested in promoting "small" vegan channels (especially if I can discover them when they're still getting fewer than 100 viewers, etc., as I've done with a few different channels this year). Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0LnFMuTYNwbAC5iImKP86w/videos

I spent $6,500 at K.F.C. (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

28 June 2016 [YT link]

Unnatural Vegan Hates Me, I Guess. (Vegan Civil War?)

26 June 2016 [YT link]

[Satire:] Anyone who disagrees with anything in this video will be pilloried and ignored as (1) under-carbed, (2) secretly working for the meat industry, (3) fat (and "therefore" wrong for reasons that are never explained), and, of course, (4) a "fake vegan" trying to destroy the "unity" of the "community".



Sadly, in 2016, it was completely necessary to prefix that droll statement with the word "Satire". :-/

素食主义运动（西方政治学相关 / 社群 / 纯素主义）

26 June 2016 [YT link]

Translation by Charlotte.

Nobody Cares: Passion & Protest Won't Save the Planet. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

25 June 2016 [YT link]

"Effective Activism" has nothing to do with passion: showing people how upset you are (or how much you care) is not a winning strategy in the context of democratic pluralism --especially not when you represent a despised minority (like veganism).

Veganismi: yhteisö ja politiikka (Finnish) (vegan / vegans / veganism)

25 June 2016 [YT link]

Translated by Laura Viitanen.

Q&A2 (Part 5) Killing Cows to Feed Cats (Again!)

25 June 2016 [YT link]

Über die Vegane Gemeinschaft (Veganismus / vegan / vegans / veganism)

24 June 2016 [YT link]

Translated by Tanisha Keller. You can find her youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/misstanar

Kunming at Night, 2016.

23 June 2016 [YT link]

And yet nobody suspects that I'm a shill for the rap industry. :-/ The mixtape this one comes from can be download for free (legitimately) from Datpiff, but, again, I think it would be more fun to let the comments-section name the vocalist(s) for you.

Vegans Dating Meat Eaters, Advice for Day One (a Non-Chinese Perspective)

23 June 2016 [YT link]

Q&A2 (Part 4) Unpopular Ethical Arguments and Democratic Pluralism.

23 June 2016 [YT link]

You have to take a shot of vodka* every time I mention Cambodia.



* [The management at à-bas-le-ciel video network do not endorse the consumption of alcohol under any circumstances.]

Q&A2 (Part 3) Ancient Philosophy in Modern Asia & Evolutionary Theories of Veganism

21 June 2016 [YT link]

This is a Q&A from 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

What I Eat in a Day (Lately), Vegan in Kunming, China.

21 June 2016 [YT link]

Next is a $35 e-book: The Macrovore Diet. Eat six bagels a day, do 200 push-ups, and get great results, or else I denounce you on the internet as a "fake vegan" who is secretly eating hamburgers, or working as a shill for the milk industry, etc. Shout out to "my competition" at the microvore diet, BTW: we should, like, totally have a lawsuit together some time.*



* [If you don't know satire when you see it, I can't do nothing for you, man.]



In this case, I'm going to leave it up to the comments section to identify the vocalist/rapper. ;-)

Veganismo: il concetto di comunità. (vegan / vegans / veganism)

21 June 2016 [YT link]

Translation by Maddalena.

ビーガン: 政治とコミュニティ (ヴィーガン) (vegan / vegans / veganism)

20 June 2016 [YT link]

Translation by Haruki of "Sustainable Vegan": https://www.youtube.com/user/kaimotueka/videos

Q&A2 (Part 1 of 999!) On Humanitarian Motives & "What if Your Daughter Chooses to Eat Meat?"

20 June 2016 [YT link]

This is a Q&A from 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