i do think much of the anti-"tankie" BS that's spreading so exponentially is because of these pat-soc guys. maybe we can just saddle them with the tankie label, and when they inevitably implode they'll take it with them. and don't worry it's not like communism can be any more discredited esp among the left. we may eventually need a new ideological label. but hey when you are at the bottom only way is up!

If everyone just shut up about this instead of getting outraged it will disappear.

Man, I wish. But no matter how silent I get, these turds still float up to the top of my YouTube "Recommended" feed.

If this has any purpose beyond stupidity or grifting it can only be to discredit communism further to the eyes of liberals, soc-dems, anarchists etc.

I agree, in theory. But in practice, this just feels like people with too much money and time who lack any kind of coherent strategy throwing things against the wall to see what sticks. Who even clicks on these things, anyway? It's 2.5 hours long, ffs, and getting churned out daily? And its just a zoom call with a goofy splash screen?

This doesn't seem like anything other than another set of clout chasers churning the lowest-budget click bait they can manage. Like, if I were truly conspiracy minded, I'd blame this shit entirely on YouTube itself. They're just embracing their roll as Netflix for Weird Politicos and cutting the smallest possible checks to splatter their front page with this kind of content.