It had to be a BadEmpanada video of course. His entire channel is dedicated to attacking other leftists for not being perfect platonic ideals of communism as he understands it. He would accuse Karl Marx of being a liberal if he lived in the same time period.
BE is a twitter-poisoned ultraleft who denounces every socialist country : China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc. He has no materialist understanding of socialism and isn’t to be trusted on any topic just because he correctly opposes Israel.
Crazy guy he doesn’t like Graham Platner with Nazi tattooos murdering kids and DSA members who compromise with genocide.
And he doesn’t think every single thing China or Russia does is good and thinks people should have more international solidarity. Craziest guy on the planet. Absolutely insane.
Being anti-Israel and not apologizing for murderous imperialists like Platner is an extremely low bar (one that much of the compatible left in imperialist countries don’t clear, but still). I don’t recommend getting your politics from youtubers or streamers, but from actual Marxists / MLs. There are plenty out there doing great work, writing and organizing, who don’t spend all their time getting in pointless fights on twitter, and denouncing every socialist project.
Being anti-Israel and not apologizing for murderous imperialists like Platner is an extremely low bar (one that much of the compatible left in imperialist countries don’t clear, but still
Is it? I got banned from Hexbear for posting a video of BE calling out ChapoTrapHouse because they supported Platner. Being against Graham Platner a few months ago was akin to being an “anti-left utra”. It’s quite literally because of BE that the entire US left had to steer clear of endorsing a genocidal Nazi US marines doing tours at Abu Graib.
Something in book form doesn’t spontaneously make it better than it being in video format. BE also identifies as a Marxist and writes (but these days who doesn’t.)
In any case his criticism here are very much valid. Cuba has been a leader in international solidarity. Joining the fight against Apartheid South Africa, educating many doctors and sending aid missions all over the world. But now the US has set its sights on Cuba. And it’s up to others to help Cuba. But sadly Cuba has been let down and international solidarity isn’t what it used to be. Now US imperialism is getting its way with Cuba, and Cuba has to reform to appease the Gusanos. This isn’t Cuba’s fault. There’s no way Cuba can take on the US by itself. It’s the rest of the world that has failed Cuba.
It had to be a BadEmpanada video of course. His entire channel is dedicated to attacking other leftists for not being perfect platonic ideals of communism as he understands it. He would accuse Karl Marx of being a liberal if he lived in the same time period.
BE should stick to the one thing he can do well, making fun of Zionists. But I guess the holy algorithm rewards the other things better.
Yes videos about Cuba do soooo well on the algorithm.
All the while he spreads imperial propaganda about China and Russia/Ukraine.
BE is a twitter-poisoned ultraleft who denounces every socialist country : China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc. He has no materialist understanding of socialism and isn’t to be trusted on any topic just because he correctly opposes Israel.
Crazy guy he doesn’t like Graham Platner with Nazi tattooos murdering kids and DSA members who compromise with genocide.
And he doesn’t think every single thing China or Russia does is good and thinks people should have more international solidarity. Craziest guy on the planet. Absolutely insane.
Being anti-Israel and not apologizing for murderous imperialists like Platner is an extremely low bar (one that much of the compatible left in imperialist countries don’t clear, but still). I don’t recommend getting your politics from youtubers or streamers, but from actual Marxists / MLs. There are plenty out there doing great work, writing and organizing, who don’t spend all their time getting in pointless fights on twitter, and denouncing every socialist project.
Is it? I got banned from Hexbear for posting a video of BE calling out ChapoTrapHouse because they supported Platner. Being against Graham Platner a few months ago was akin to being an “anti-left utra”. It’s quite literally because of BE that the entire US left had to steer clear of endorsing a genocidal Nazi US marines doing tours at Abu Graib.
Something in book form doesn’t spontaneously make it better than it being in video format. BE also identifies as a Marxist and writes (but these days who doesn’t.)
In any case his criticism here are very much valid. Cuba has been a leader in international solidarity. Joining the fight against Apartheid South Africa, educating many doctors and sending aid missions all over the world. But now the US has set its sights on Cuba. And it’s up to others to help Cuba. But sadly Cuba has been let down and international solidarity isn’t what it used to be. Now US imperialism is getting its way with Cuba, and Cuba has to reform to appease the Gusanos. This isn’t Cuba’s fault. There’s no way Cuba can take on the US by itself. It’s the rest of the world that has failed Cuba.