There was a movie made recently that I recommend. "Out Standing" by Mélanie Charbonneau about Sandra Perron, Canada's first female infantry officer. The movie is based on Perron's memoir, and depicts the horrible abuse she endured during the time she served from 1991 to 1996.
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If you have the time to watch the episode with a transgender person, I'd be interested to hear how you felt about that.
I agree the fascists need to be defeated. I think the value in this project is that it would allow people on the other side to see that we're all on the same team when it comes to the fight against fascism.
I think it's good that people are moving away from Google and American companies, and I will probably do the same some time soon. However, I don't think that actually helps with this issue, since thousands of normies will continue to be manipulated by these ads.
I'd recommend CBC Gem and Nebula as a YouTube alternatives, but I'm going to have a hard time getting off YouTube too. I'll probably switch to reading books and watching Canadian-made movies.
Yeah, I've reported these ads to them before. I doubt they're actually investigating it further than removing an individual ad, if that. A few savvy people moving away from Google devices won't really put a stop to it either.
Emily has also started posting videos on her channel after coming out as trans: https://www.youtube.com/@emily-young
Hmm, I definitely agree his use of "Russia's intervention" is worrying. Not sure I know enough to say he's a Kremlin bootlicker, but I'll keep reading up on him. Thanks.
I agree with that. I chose the image here, so don't let that sway you too much. He's going to release his platform in a few days, so we'll see what his plans are.
Thanks for pointing that out. I don't have a good understanding of the Rwandan genocide, so I can't really speak to it, but of course I don't care to diminish the suffering of any group of people.
Here's Engler's article that seems to be the cause of concern. https://yvesengler.com/2017/09/22/statistics-damn-lies-and-the-truth-about-rwanda-genocide/
From what I can tell, he doesn't deny the genocide, but he does claim that the narrative around it was manipulated to benefit western powers.
Praise for Dallaire’s role in Rwanda is based on a highly simplistic account of what transpired in 1994. In their haste to promote a Canadian saviour in Africa, left/liberals have confused international understanding of the Rwandan tragedy, which has propped up Kagame’s dictatorship and enabled his violence in the Congo.
When commentators are claiming more Tutsi were killed than lived in the country it’s time to revaluate popular discussion of Rwanda’s tragedy.
Engler's blog post was from 2017 and it seems, according to Wikipedia, his claims have gained more backing from others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide#Death_toll_and_timeline
The succeeding RPF government claims that 1,074,017 people were killed in the genocide, 94% of whom were Tutsi. In contrast, Human Rights Watch, following on-the-ground research, estimated the casualties at 507,000 people. According to a 2020 symposium of the Journal of Genocide Research, the official figure is not credible as it overestimates the number of Tutsi in Rwanda prior to the genocide. Using different methodologies, the scholars in the symposium estimated 500,000 to 600,000 deaths—around two-thirds of the Tutsi population in Rwanda at the time.
It's a fair criticism, but I think there's still enough value in a united protest like this one, precisely because it brings people together with common interests. People who might not otherwise cross paths. I was at Toronto's Palestine Youth Movement protest recently, which had a very specific demand -- an arms embargo. But the thing that struck me the most was the diversity of the crowd who showed up. There were groups representing Jews for Palestine, Irish for Palestine, Greenpeace for Palestine, and many more.
So the goals for Draw The Line may be diluted, but I expect the biggest impact will be a demonstration of camaraderie across groups.
" Future Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsUOuSjvcg