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This is 100% vibes from me, so I'll edit my comment if someone shows me I'm wrong. I never saw him as a leftist. He seems to be a centrist anti-imperalist, or maybe just anti-American (not a bad take).
Using Pepe the frog is a bit sus.
He might be part of the new breed of reactionaries that have gone anti-US military after the Ukraine war, similar to The Duran, but I'm not yet willing to put him in that club as most of his content is pretty OK.
I think it's fair to label him as a "non-Marxist" and admit that he'll have a bad take from that blind spot.
BadEmpanada made a video calling out how he panders to antisemites. It's a shame because I honestly think he does a good job of using decent historical research and real sources to debunk Zionist myths. We need more channels like that (I also enjoy Fredda who does the same thing but better, but hasn't made any videos on Zionism yet AFAIK)
I'm not against the argument that GDR panders to anti-semites. After watching this video, I'd be hesitant about inviting him to a pro-Palestine event.
This is just emotion from me, but I'm still reeling from what BE did to BayArea415. He doesn't do nuance with other YouTubers.
And he shouldn't be forgiven. BayArea415 was more valuable to the cause than BE is, sorry not sorry. Such anti-social reactionary behaviour is not something that any self-described leftist should enact. In organized groups, that behavior is fatal to the left.