Aaron Maté @aaronjmate May 2 A @SamSeder co-host claimed on-air that I "deny genocide all day long." Oddly, they didn't say what genocide I allegedly deny.
I asked Sam's producer to either substantiate the claim, or retract and apologize. Rather than do either, they made a segment calling me a "grifter":
Quote Tweet Majority Report @majorityfm May 1 Dumdum Left Grifter Claims Democracy Now! Is Pro Imperialist
@SamSeder's segment doesn't: - say what allegedly makes me a "grifter" - refute anything I’ve said - defend his show's allegation that I deny genocide; he just states that allegations of a Uyghur genocide are "controversial" (💪 - have anything to do with its clickbait title
On top of all that, @SamSeder claims to be unfamiliar with me and my work.
So why do a clickbait segment attacking me, rather than just retract and apologize? Sounds... grifter-y.
Sam Seder @SamSeder I apologize. I don’t do our YT titling and have just seen. I have eliminated the words “left” and “grifter” to reflect the segment more accurately and out of my respect for you. Should be reflected in YT soon if not immediately.
Aaron Maté @aaronjmate It's unfortunate that you can't insert any attempt to defend your show's claim that I "deny genocide", or to refute anything I've actually said. That would require you having respect for your audience, and some minimal intellectual courage/honesty. You opt for more cowardice.
Sam Seder @SamSeder Aaron, got to put you back on mute soon but i’m pretty sure we showed a tweet of yours saying quite explicitly that you do not believe there is a Uyghur genocide. If its not there i will have my producer insert it.
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The dreadful Nomiki Konst woman was the one who made the allegation (from 3:45) that Mate was 'denying genocide all day long' because 'that's also a path to making a lot of money on the internet'. Needless to say Mate is correct that there is no Uighur 'genocide' and DemNow have shilled for imperialist wars on a number of occasions in recent times, eg:
Seder & co of course didn't discuss any of that substantive critique, preferring to throw around ad-homs and present themselves as liberal gatekeepers guarding the left flank of Acceptable Public Discourse. Poison. And I can't understand how anyone can watch the guy, given how slowly & torturously he gets to his points. 'Dumdum' is a bit of a projection too, methinks...
I despise Seder and his band of bootlickers. I open the MR page now and again to scan what subjects they are covering (never anything of real importance and mostly Rupublican shaming/Dem boosting cack; seriously do it for yourself and look at the shit they thought was worth attention in the last two weeks) and to look at viewing numbers and it's interesting, the Maté attack vid got 44k views and most of their other segments, even stuff that's been up for a week or more, comes in around 7-20k (approximation).
I think they've been losing viewers since Michael Brooks died and I hope it continues. The premier smug shit lib channel and Nomiki Konst is terrible (interesting anagram of her name: Kimono Stink ) ...no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Re: What's the word, guess one needs inventing, for 'satire' that props up establishment spin? nm
Funny, I started doing the same thing, partly to see if there were valid critiques being made of Dore's output (v. thin on the ground) and partly a kind of car crash fascination about what idiotic shit they come up with when trashing those to their left. Not as grimly amusing as TYT but still...
Nice catch on the viewing figures. I did a search for 'dore' out of interest and nearly all of them are over 40K views, lots over 100K and an average of maybe 80K. Don't know if their stats used to be higher but it certainly looks like they make a lot of hay out of putting his name in critical vids. Gives some credence to Jimmy's characterisation of 'haters riding my dick for clicks' (though I still hate that imagery!)
'Kimono Stink' - lol, it fits! I see this isn't the first time she has targeted Mate and Dore, using that unimpeachable source Bellingcat to imply they were 'taking Assad money':
Dan Cohen @dancohen3000 Dec 19, 2020 The “Assad money” trope @NomikiKonst is pushing originated with a fake “exposé” by the CIA cutout NED-funded disinformation operation Bellingcat. There is no tie to Assad. It’s a group that opposes US war on Syria and Israel’s occupation of Palestine. https://twitter.com/NomikiKonst/status/1340391811924316171
Nomiki --- "No-me-KEY" @NomikiKonst And why are you going to bat this much for a comedian?
Aaron Maté @aaronjmate Nomiki, I’ve gotten this award too. So has basically every journalist associated w/ “anti-imperialism”, lol. “Assadist” is a slur against people who oppose (or just acknowledge!) the US & allies waging a murderous proxy war on Syria & imposing sadistic sanctions after they lost.
@Vedthalegend I think the concern was that this group is funded by the Assad government. Is that true? Love your work BTW
Aaron Maté @aaronjmate No, it’s not true.
Nomiki --- "No-me-KEY" @NomikiKonst Aaron - an award that comes with that money? I appreciate your work on a lot and you know that. But Jimmy and this weird trove of trolls conveniently tow the lines of folks who are anti American imperialism (ok good) but ignorant of other imperialism and oligarch interests
'Yes an award that comes w/ money. The false claim that this is "pro-Assad" money comes from a sleazy attack published in ironically, a NATO state-funded web site (including a CIA cutout, the NED) Bellingcat. I just recently caught them in another hoax: thegrayzone.com Draft debacle: Bellingcat smears OPCW whistleblower, journalists with false letter, farcical claims... Bellingcat claimed to have uncovered a letter that disproves OPCW inspectors and journalists who challenged the censorship of a Syria chemical weapons probe. But in one of many falsehoods, Bellingc...Tell your story; Ask a question; Interpret generously http://storybythethroat.wordpress.com/tell-ask-listen/
Focusing on Dore and the fake left figures opposing his force the vote campaign but some useful background info on all of them. Konst is discussed from 1:40. Groomed as a 'millenial thought leader' by the Truman National Security Project, a 'Democratic party aligned, pro-war think tank [...] formed to create a "new generation of hawkish Democrats rethinking security questions in a post-9/11 world" ' and appearing numerous times on Fox News to argue in favour of US military imperialism under Obama, then in the process of destroying Libya and Syria:
Barf. Genocide denial? She actively supported the US in its murderous imperialist projects, and she wants to lecture people who refuse to believe outrageous western propaganda about China? In a sane world she would be too ashamed to show her face in public.
I remembered him for this epic takedown of an English traducer of Ilan Omar. Watching this, who could believe he would end up sounding exactly like the smear artist he demolishes in this clip?
ditto, awful from MB, should have known better (nm)
It's going to be interesting to see how Scam Seder copes when Bernie goes on Jimmy's show (which apparently he is booked to do).
...no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
on May 4, 2022, 10:25 pm
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