Gilmore takes a lot of shit, from the right and left. I've even given her shit on occasion.
But, she went off on factory farming on her twitchcast recently. I actually appreciated it.
Can you imagine the push back if an msm Canadian personality even mentioned the atrocities happening in Canadian animal Ag?
The conflict is dripping with narrative and denialism on either side of the center leaning left and the 'very' left.
I'm genuinely having problems distinguishing between what's real in the conflict and what isn't.
I don't trust centrist or conservative media or influencers on this subject, as they're all liars. I won't humour their sources.
As far as views from the left goes, in the past 4ish months I've witnessed discourse based on a number of different subjects, including:
- the level of nazism in Ukraines military
- the ultimate fate of abducted children, or even if they were actually abducted
- Whether Russia actually interfered (on any level) with Canadian or U.S democracy
- the level or severity of Russian war crimes
- who started the conflicts prior to the crimean war
- Nato involvement, proxy manipulation
- the level of cruelty of the Russian gov toward civillians
- The fate of Ukrainian conscript avoiders
I consider myself 'very' left, but I legitimately do not feel any affinity to the Russian gov or military. I'm also pretty pissed with the Ukrainian gov making statements that back Isreal, or war mongers like Freeland suggesting we spread drone tech beyond this conflict.
I've seen the dismissal or downplaying of documented aggression, war crimes, or enviromental related crimes on either side by the Canadian Left.
I'd give anything for some real clarity and concensus from the left as a whole on this conflict.
How do we reach real consensus by balancing out hyperbole and fact? How do we challenge tainted opinions and obvious dismissals with hard evidence?
I legitimately don't want this to be a hot button issue or an excercise in absolutism. I'm just trying to figure the right way to personally look at the problem.
They shut me down for 3 months for inauthenticity. Did over 25 apeals. Gave up and then found this email from last wednesday saying the ban was lifted and there was no violation. Account is still suspended...
Suggestions?
You all ever worry that we might get hit with a lethal false flag to drum up international sentiment for war criminals?
EU and German elites are using the move as a means to whip up support for even more posturing against Russia...
I recently listened to a podcast on neutrality studies where author: Professor Ulrike Guérot was interviewed regarding the current German posturing toward war with Russia. There is a sentiment that this conflict is imminent.
According to her, there is a strong push to expell any dissenting voices from German academia, journalism and publishing.
Any suggestion that the advent of the current Ukrainian conflict was heavily infuenced by NATO, and the U.S is quickly silenced. She states that it is the German elite controlling the narrative.
Also, according to her, a significant number of the German public does not want war with Russia, and according to her, there are citizens on both sides that want to stregthen ties: communication, arts, literature, trade, activism.
She states that there is a level of anti-U.S sentiment present in Germany.