Jacobin being in the yellow rectangle is even funnier honestly
CNN being towards the middle is more inaccurate than Jacobin being in the yellow.
ReturnOfFa posted...
That's what they're saying, but I don't think it's true. I really don't trust The Gray Zone, personally. I haven't done a deep dive yet, but I'm fairly certain evidence of the Uyghur camps stem from more than just Adrian Zenz.
My distrust of The Gray Zone comes from my distrust of Aaron Mate. He goes on long hyper-emotional tirades. I don't agree with his assessment of Douma as a 'false-flag operation'. He has grossly inflated the assessments of one real 'whistleblower' (one dissenting opinion among dozens in the OPCW reports, and apparently his measurements of the chlorine cannisters are incorrect), and relied on another source that has remained anonymous. As far as study has discerned...Douma happened, Assad did it, and Assad/Russian forces tried to cover it up/create an alternative story about it. I truly believe individuals like Mate are well intentioned, but have finally fooled old folks like Chomsky. Anyhow, I'm partway through reading all of the material, so I appreciate any discussion on the matter (could be done elsewhere).
Interestingly enough, Aaron is the son of Gabor Mate, who has done amazing work with the homeless in Vancouver. However - Gabor also writes books where he claims to completely understand an 'indisputable' link between childhood trauma and substance abuse - while these two things have a significant link, they don't ALWAYS have a link as Gabor chooses to write about. I know this borders on a smear, but I think Aaron is a rich kid from Vancouver who is very influenced by his father.
I'm not stupid enough to call him a 'Russian Agent', but he will say that everyone says this about him, and he will call anyone who tries to pick apart the narrative a "Russiagater" and an apologist for American imperialism. It's super weird, because I think we can take a step back and not apologize for American, Russian, Chinese or Syrian actions.
Note: Just saw your note lol.
Second Note: I actually want to make a video breaking down the OPCW reports and the documents leaked by Wikileaks. I argue with a friend about it a lot, and it all seems rather plain and objective to me.
Yeah, The Gray Zone would probably be about where "Forward Progressives" is on that Media Bias chart height wise, but all the way to the left, imo. Not a good source for actual facts, but a good source to see what the fringes are discussing. I just thought it was an interesting example of how you can still twist what PO suggests into your own agenda.