Comments by "Marc Joly" (@emjizone) on "The Russian Dude: Mobilization and Propaganda | Jake Broe Podcast (E005) @TheRussianDude" video.

  1. 40:13 This I predicted. And this predicted most people in Europe that I consider being true intellectuals. How could our "democratic" governments consider we can't listen to Russian propaganda for fun or just to better understand what goes on in Russia, without believing it ? This is paternalistic and insulting. Killing communication between people can only bring more wars and help more dictators, no matter how.
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  2. 16:15 Moving a Russian anti-war YouTuber from Canada to the front line would be a sure way to destroy morale. Imagine what he'll say to them on the bus and in the trenches. Ten years of propaganda blown to smithereens in two nights. 😅
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  3. 30:55 That seems to be the problem for Russian: they are still waiting for a leader, still praying for a providential guide. Revolution is unstoppable when anybody can be the leader, and the government just can't know who to put in jail because alternative leadership never stops. That's the tremendous creative power of chaos. As long as people want order above all, they are bound to accept the only kind of order given to them.
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  4. 23:41 From what I have learned from the history (France and Spain mainly, but not only), national revolutions come only after centuries of local revolts, often cruelly suppressed. And even after the revolutions, several despotic hijackings, counter-revolutions and various betrayals prolonged the struggle, with bloody civil wars, evolving towards more democracy and more freedom over the centuries, but with horrible temporary reversals along the way. It is extremely difficult to overcome fear, especially when one does not know exactly what the beast to fight is capable of. The difference, perhaps, today is that nations are no longer so alone against their respective despots, and that history is relatively easy for everyone to access, provided they are interested. - There is a philosopher who explains why the Russians are not really a nation, because they have renounced the political exercise. But they could be. It's something in their national nightmare, not their blood. One has to start somewhere. - Another difference is that, in the case of France in particular, the anti-monarchical and anti-clerical revolution (which is quite a feat for a country with the king "of divine right") was a shock for all of Europe, which was so Catholic and so attached to its monarchies that they could not understand that madness. The revolution of this country has structurally made it go to war against all the monarchies of the world, in other words almost the whole world. And frankly, I still don't understand how the France survived it. So, I understand that people are looking for other ways to look for more individual freedom. But for all those who want that, this is no longer a first time or a declaration of war to the whole world. On the contrary! We now know better the risks and we know that a better tomorrow is actually possible. There are proofs of concept and a state of the art of revolutions with their successes and failures, all in open source. What is not documented is how to adapt this fight to a guy who seems to have nuclear toys at hand, and how to do it in a context of global fossil fuel depletion.
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  5. If not already done, you should meet the guy behind this: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeurekaFinanceEco His YouTube channel is aimed at French speakers, but he speaks English well enough to chat with you.
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  6. This about women protesting is part of a revolutionary scheme already seen in several occasions, but only people who know Russia can tell me if it applies here. It goes like that: 1) The government asks the men to do something dangerous, telling them it is to defend their homeland and by extension their families. 2) The men don't protest much and obey, hide, or flee to avoid the most fearsome confrontation. 3) The women and children, until now spared by the government as a bargaining chip to convince the men to obey, protest against the government to get their men back alive. 4) The government represses the women and children, putting them in danger as well. 5) The men then realize that their obedience will not save their women and children, so they too turn against the government. 6) The government is defeated by the people. But because it was defeated out of anger and love for each person's immediate family, without any political plan, opportunists become the new governors. I suppose most Russians can do this math in their head, don't hope for a better government after a revolution and want to skip all the trouble. Also I suppose Putin knows how to not look too mean with the loved ones in russia ("partial" mobilisation: almost like "sweet" mobilisation, isn't it ?). But there is a wall a the end of this fool's game: the absolute resolve of other nations to never give up their own freedom. The path to being a monster abroad without being a monster to the nation is becoming increasingly narrow. Tomorrow or in several centuries, the end of the road is bound to come at some point.
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  7. 28:34 Ow, gosh... It's going that far already ?! I expected sabotages and revolts after those men where trained and given weapons, not before. I was expecting more collective actions.
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