Maupin uploaded a video of himself paling around with Aleksander Dugin and other right-wing nationalists/crypto-fascists at an "anti-imperialist" (but in reality closer to "third positionism") conference. He praised Dugin, downplayed his fascism, criticized Western youth for worshipping weakness over strength (classic fascist talking point), taking classes in gender studies, and talked about "international bankers" who were "disloyal to the nation" (classic antisemitic dogwhistle).
Maupin defended his use of "international bankers" by claiming that the IMF is an "international bank", when in reality, it's a neocolonial institution led by American capital which lends to other States internationally, which is quite different from the antisemitic trope of rootless, cosmopolitan Jews represented by amorphous "bankers".
Maupin gets very offended when you even raise the question of his association with Dugin, whether he's a Strasserist, a Dugnist, a Nazbol, etc. so I think there's some truth to the allegations. I agree with some of his classic "tankie" positions like the need to defend and learn from actual existing socialism, but he's not the best role model for MLs.
He also wrote a book called "Satan at the Fountainhead: The Israel Lobby and the Financial Crisis", which accused ethnically Jewish bankers of looting the US Treasury for 'Israel'. This book doesn't appear on his own website, even though it lists his other books there.
I have no idea why Maupin thought it would be a good idea to meet with Dugin. I doubt he gets many invites to conferences. However, you simply do not get a nazbol perspective on his channel. He's anti-fascist and debates fascists regularly. He's for LGBT rights. He's against violence and nationalism. And he's against vanguardism! I'm not too keen on 'defending' Maupin, but I really don't think he's a nazbol.
P.S. He didn't say "disloyal to the nation", he said "disloyal to the United States"
I dunno, his latest dustup over trans rights seems just as bad. He never seems to outright say he supports trans people. He sounds like every transphobe who tries to talk about people living their lives but there's still an element of pity or condescension there.
He made it very clear that he supports trans people and that he marched for their rights in the past in his response video to Thought Slime. For all his flaws, this isn't one of them.
What do we do with a guy who shows up to a Nazbol conference then?
I dunno, ridicule him?
But also
Maupin uploaded a video of himself paling around with Aleksander Dugin and other right-wing nationalists/crypto-fascists at an "anti-imperialist" (but in reality closer to "third positionism") conference. He praised Dugin, downplayed his fascism, criticized Western youth for worshipping weakness over strength (classic fascist talking point), taking classes in gender studies, and talked about "international bankers" who were "disloyal to the nation" (classic antisemitic dogwhistle).
Maupin defended his use of "international bankers" by claiming that the IMF is an "international bank", when in reality, it's a neocolonial institution led by American capital which lends to other States internationally, which is quite different from the antisemitic trope of rootless, cosmopolitan Jews represented by amorphous "bankers".
Maupin gets very offended when you even raise the question of his association with Dugin, whether he's a Strasserist, a Dugnist, a Nazbol, etc. so I think there's some truth to the allegations. I agree with some of his classic "tankie" positions like the need to defend and learn from actual existing socialism, but he's not the best role model for MLs.
He also wrote a book called "Satan at the Fountainhead: The Israel Lobby and the Financial Crisis", which accused ethnically Jewish bankers of looting the US Treasury for 'Israel'. This book doesn't appear on his own website, even though it lists his other books there.
I have no idea why Maupin thought it would be a good idea to meet with Dugin. I doubt he gets many invites to conferences. However, you simply do not get a nazbol perspective on his channel. He's anti-fascist and debates fascists regularly. He's for LGBT rights. He's against violence and nationalism. And he's against vanguardism! I'm not too keen on 'defending' Maupin, but I really don't think he's a nazbol.
P.S. He didn't say "disloyal to the nation", he said "disloyal to the United States"
I dunno, his latest dustup over trans rights seems just as bad. He never seems to outright say he supports trans people. He sounds like every transphobe who tries to talk about people living their lives but there's still an element of pity or condescension there.
He made it very clear that he supports trans people and that he marched for their rights in the past in his response video to Thought Slime. For all his flaws, this isn't one of them.
He gave a platform to an "I'm against trans ideaology" CPGB idiot and did not even remotely challenge them. He carries water for transphobes.