[Sundaycommunity] Max Blumenthal: What is the context behind the current conflict in Ukraine /Russia.

Sun Feb 27 12:06:53 PST 2022

Bill

I think that bearing false witness against Jimmy Dore so as to 
discourage others from hearing his message is censorship.

Art

On 2/26/22 5:55 p.m., Bill Wright wrote:
>
> By censorship, Art, I think we mean:
> - how China removes all mention of the Tiananmen Square massacre from 
> all Chinese controlled media, or
> - how Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is restricting 
> access to websites that refer to the war in Ukraine as an “attack, 
> invasion, or a declaration of war”. It is also targeting publications 
> that mention the shelling of Ukrainian cities and civilian casualties. 
> [The Economist 26 Feb 2022].
>
> I don't think we mean calling you out on Jimmy Dore as an 
> error-filled, self styled political commentator on whatever he thinks 
> will sell.  It's like relying on the grocery store tabloid National 
> Enquirer for your news.
>
> By propaganda, Art, I think we mean:
> - how Putin is name calling the Ukrainians as Nazis.
> We do not mean our national media who are trained responsible 
> professionals guided by rigourous ethics.  They do not use propaganda 
> techniques like name calling.
>
> By conspiracy theories, I think we mean:
> - Obama was not born in the U.S. (birtherism), or
> - the QAnon conspiracy theory that I will not repeat here.
>
> This is an excellent explanation of how conspiracy theories work:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory
> They are all generally based on evidence-free thinking. Like Jimmy 
> Dore does.
> Unfortunately, quite a few talk show hosts are making a specialty out 
> of evidence-free thinking.
> We all need to be smarter about evidence-based thinking.
>
>
> /On another note, I was very happy to read today in the Globe that the 
> Pope made a personal visit to the Russian ambassador to protest the 
> war in the Ukraine./
> /Very hands-on approach./
> /
> /
> /I am praying for peace in Russia's heart and in the Ukraine./
>
> Bill.
>
> William Wright
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>
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 2:13 PM Arthur Blomme <art at integralshift.ca> 
> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bill
>
>     I am disappointed that you feel the need to censor information on
>     the rising tensions between the Ukraine and Russia.
>
>     Pope Francis suggests:
>
>     ● that above all, collegiality is made up of closeness, openness
>     to dialogue, patience, and a cordial welcome that does not condemn.
>
>     https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0f5daa9a-d6af-4446-98c7-0d2356a06b65_1018x778.pngI
>     don't know where you get your information maligning Jimmy Dore as
>     having unacceptable views.  By conspiracy theory you must mean
>     that the establishment doesn't like what he has to say.
>
>     In my view Jimmy Dore is brilliant at deconstructing the news
>     exposing lies and propaganda in the mainstream media.  He speaks
>     truth to power.  He gets more views on the internet than  CNN. He
>     is hardly a failure.  His guests include Cornel West,  Chris
>     Hedges, Richard Wolfe and Glen Greenwald
>
>     My purpose in sending  the video to this list was to enlighten the
>     community to the investigative reporting of his guest, Max
>     Blumenthal.  Max  has written several books arising from his on
>     the ground experience in Palestine, Syria, and now the Ukraine.   
>     The Liberal government and the NDP are now beating war drums and
>     painting a very one sided perspective of the conflict.
>
>     But if Jimmy Dore is not your cup of tea then I suggest you listen
>     to Kim Iverson(Below <#m_-5781425479819585438_Nordstream_>) to
>     balance the propaganda that you are getting from our national
>     media outlets.  I will not be surprised if you can find a hit
>     piece on her as well.
>
>     Bill,  I think its you that should up your game and maybe provide
>     some evidence and reasoning for your condemnation of people you
>     don't like.
>
>     Peace
>
>     Arthur Blomme MDiv.
>
>
>           Nordstream 2: The REAL Reason For Russia's "Special Military
>           Operations" In Ukraine. Is WW3 Next?
>
>          1. Nordstream 2: The REAL Reason For Russia's "Special
>             Military Operations" In Ukraine. Is WW3 Next?
>             <https://rumble.com/vvqi29-nordstream-2-the-real-reason-for-russias-special-military-operations-in-ukr.html>
>
>             Kim Iversen Feb 24
>             <https://rumble.com/c/KimIversen>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     On 2/25/22 1:10 p.m., William Watson wrote:
>>     Hi Art
>>     Sorry to you are getting you info from Jimmy Dore, a failed
>>     comedian, and now an error-filled, self styled political
>>     commentator on whatever he thinks will sell. Very big on
>>     conspiracy theories!
>>     You need to up your game🤪.
>>     Bill
>>
>>     Sent from my I-Phone
>>
>>     William J. Watson, MD,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>     On Feb 25, 2022, at 3:45 PM, Arthur Blomme
>>>     <art at integralshift.ca> <mailto:art at integralshift.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>>     Hi all
>>>
>>>     We are on the brink of ww3 with Pamela Harris,Trudeau and Biden
>>>     escalating the war rhetoric and initiating new aggression.
>>>     Canada has been supplying arms to the Ukraine. Max Blumenthal is
>>>     an investigative journalist who has reported on the israeli
>>>     occupation of Palestine, and more recently The war in Syria. 
>>>     This is a brilliant conversation that lays out the context for
>>>     what is happening in the Ukraine.  The last thing we need is
>>>     another war to distort the truth even more.
>>>
>>>
>>>     Art
>>>
>>>     https://rumble.com/vvpxxm-truth-about-ukrainerussia-not-what-you-think.html
>>>
>>>
>>>               Truth About Ukraine/Russia NOT What You Think
>>>
>>>         Truth About Ukraine/Russia NOT What You Think
>>>         <https://rumble.com/vvpxxm-truth-about-ukrainerussia-not-what-you-think.html>
>>>
>>>         The Jimmy Dore Show
>>>         <https://rumble.com/c/TheJimmyDoreShow>
>>>
>>>      1. Feb 24
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     1.
>>>
>>>
>>>               Trudeau Revokes Authoritarian Emergency Powers!
>>>
>>>         Trudeau Revokes Authoritarian Emergency Powers!
>>>         <https://rumble.com/vvpy0y-trudeau-revokes-authoritarian-emergency-powers.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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