Second video in the series

This is the first video essay in a series about sex.

A case for universal worker democracy and why capitalism is theft - "Neo-Abolitionism: Towards Abolishing the Institution of Renting Persons"

https://youtu.be/c2UCqzH5wAQ

David Ellerman makes a unique argument for workers' control that is significantly stronger than the usual arguments the left makes as it implies that capitalism is invalid even when it is fully voluntary

@breadtube

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/13231611

A lot of people dismiss Brett Cooper as a female Ben Shapiro, and while there's a tiny bit of truth in that, I think there's a larger story here about how these right wing media figures take shape, and what it says about our desire for authenticity.

This video is really just a brief exploration of the idea, and some reflecting on how operating in this YouTube space incentivizes the performance of authenticity for financial gain. Something sadly not unique to being a political talking head.

Don't be fooled by the neutral tone here, this video is excellent and it builds up a considerable argument to rebut.

If you feel like downvoting, I'd love to know why.

If you don't feel like watching a two hour video about The Satanic Temple but still want info, I'd recommend this Newsweek article.

If you've already watched it, here are some additional comments regarding this video as provided by QueerSatanic on Reddit (slightly edited for formatting):

On lawsuits

The chilling effect of The Satanic Temple suing Newsweek (and its reporter as an individual) for defamation over the magazine's story in October 2021 can't be overstated.

Everything has been dismissed except for the question of whether TST is a public or private figure (it's almost definitionally a public figure) and whether they were defamed by the article quoting someone about sexual abuse in the Temple; all the other ~20 claims got tossed by the judge.

But as Dead Domain's video showed, it's not like there is a paucity of evidence for the remaining claim, either.

If you want to dig into the court docket for the Newsweek SLAPP, this is the magazine's last filing (1)(2), which TST handwaves away as "Internet hearsay" in their reply.

On bigotry

Dead Domain may have been required to use that “I think it’s OK to hate Jews” clip because it’s the most infamous one and the one that has been addressed publicly at all.

However, the beliefs on eugenics are so much worse, plus the casual racism and the praise of literal fascism. (Examples).

“I went to Italy and got a fascist shirt, and I loved how clean that part of town was” is something that made it into the video, but people still willing to give TST’s owner the benefit of doubt are basically saying they don’t care to learn how bad he actually was at the “young” age of 28, and they don’t need any proof of change other than not hearing those clips anymore.

Fifteen years later at age 43, TST’s owner was still running his website called “Dysgenics . com”

This is part of a trilogy about X-Men by an unapologetically (but slightly covertly) leftist creator.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l8V4Zm3KCg

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Wt_Pl0jFBHk

Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! announces the winners of the 2024 Izzy Award.

The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that this year’s Izzy Award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” will be shared by nonprofit news outlet In These Times for economic justice stories that centered workers; journalist Mohammed El-Kurd for powerful reporting from Palestine; Lynzy Billing for chronicling the American military’s environmental devastation in Afghanistan; and Trina Reynolds-Tyler and Sarah Conway for their joint investigative series “Missing In Chicago,” which exposed police malpractice.

The Izzy Award is named for I. F. “Izzy” Stone, the dissident journalist who launched I. F. Stone’s Weekly in 1953 and questioned McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, racial injustice, and government deceit. An award ceremony will be scheduled for late April 2024.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=br3kR4MECnY

TIK is the huge YouTuber obsessed with Hitler, in case the name doesn't ring a bell. His greatest contribution to humanity is YouTuber videos saying "Hitler was a socialist" and doubling down on that opinion obsessively.

This is a comprehensive rebuttal.

Content warning: Fictionalized depictions of child abuse throughout the movie being critiqued and reviewed.

Sound of Freedom was never marketed as a movie you'd want to see. It was marketed as a movie you had to see.

Here it is compared and contrasted with how the Daily Wire/BentKey attempts to market itself, and the reason for its massive success is explored.

As a bit of a Jim Caviezel understander myself, I can vouch for this video technically being incomplete; it doesn't delve into both Tim Ballard being a possible "accidental" sex trafficker himself and checking into his business, Operation Underground Railroad. But this video expanded my previous knowledge pretty substantially.

If you're curious about more, check out QAnon Anonymous Episode 238: Sound of Freedom and Operation Underground Railroad feat. Dave Anthony, Anna Merlan, and Tim Marchman.