On Tuesday the 26th we released a video that was eventually titled “Christopher Lasch, Paul Sweezy, and the Great RESET” but it didn’t get many clicks or views. We watched the dashboard of our youtube studio closely as the video failed to perform and then, after an hour or so, the video was removed by Youtube. It had, according to them, “violated community standards on COVID.” That is, it was thought to have disputed the recommendations of the World Health Organization, specifically related to social distancing and social isolation. We appealed this action as the video did not dispute those recommendations. To be clear it is our opinion that masks are necessary. Lockdowns are often necessary. COVID is real and very dangerous. It’s much worse than the flu. However, despite the fact that anyone who watched the video and took in the argument would see that it did not critique the World Health Organization nor attempt to dispute their guidelines, our appeal of the decision to remove the video was rejected. This video explores how the climate of censorship online relates to Daniel Bell's declaration of the end of ideology and/or Fukuyama's declaration of the End of History. The fact-checking pseudo neutrality of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and the rest are symptoms of the acceptance of the end of history. It is symptomatic of the left's move from socialism to statist progressivism. If you're interested in seeing the video that was taken down last week you can find it in a public post on our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/posts/christopher-paul-44266732 The script for this video is available for free on Substack. Going forward all of the scripts for our Critical Cuts videos will be posted on Substack and made available for free. https://douglaslain.substack.com/p/why-did-youtube-censor-us Relevant Books The End of the End of History https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/end-end-history The Circle of the Snake https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/circle-snake Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zero Books aims to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5_hVUHp5o

Many liberals and progressives have been circling the wagons defending Critical Race Theory as a part of the new “Culture War.” The desire to defend these ideas stems from the reactionary right wing using Critical Race Theory as the new boogie man that is harming the narrative of American Exceptionalism conservatives so desperately cling to. In this episode we will discuss the assertions of Critical Race Theory and inquire: Do these theories challenge capitalism and wealth hierarchies? Or is this simply a plea for more liberal anti racism that seeks to diversify the ruling class as the overall pie shrinks for the rest of the nation? About Dr. Mocombe: Paul C. Mocombe is a Haitian philosopher and sociologist. He currently works as a professor of philosophy and sociology at West Virginia State University. Paul does research in Sociological Theory, Social Theory, Haitian studies, and Social and Political Philosophy. His current projects are his theory of phenomenology and 'Haitian Epistemology:Haitian/vilokan idealism'. Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland The Dispatch on Zero Books (video essay series): https://youtu.be/nSTpCvIoRgw Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/kill-the-poor-f9d8c10bc33d Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal%20Robert Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDkIKa1i0A