On 20 November, Simon Elmer tweeted his thoughts on “why the so-called ‘Freedom Movement’ has been betrayed by some of its most prominent spokesmen in response to the genocide being committed in Gaza, and what this tells us about future forms of resistance to the Great Reset.”
Great, honest commentary as usual. Yes the silver lining, if you can use that phrase, is that some chaff has been identified, like Toby "Free speech for me but not for thee" Young.
Nov 24, 2023·edited Nov 24, 2023Liked by Rusere Shoniwa
I don't accept the belief that the Freedom Movement is dead, at least as it pertains to freedom in the West. The next time a 'crisis' threatens our rights and freedoms in the West, there will be a reuniting of those who at the moment are on opposite sides because of Gaza. It will be a matter of survival as it was with the Covid measures. People united across the political spectrum despite significant political differences.
I never accepted the argument that the left/right paradigm had ceased to exist and was not surprised with the resurfacing of divisions since early October. However, when the tyranny vs freedom division returns full force in the West, we're likely to see unity again. Of course for many in the movement it won't include a concern for the freedom of Palestinians.
Fair point in many ways. And you're right, the left/right paradigm hasn't disappeared in a freedom/tyranny way. But yeah, in a globalist-policy-embracing way, it has. Mind you, I think the ad-hoc unity of the Covid era resistance movement may not reform in response to another "freedom crisis" partly because those few who did unite have now found out that they inadvertently united with "heretics" to their other causes..
But the lack of adherence to free speech principles by vocal "free speech" advocates is still a bad sign. More than a bad sign. If there was ever to be unity around the principles we might be ok.
You make a valid point, but I look at it this way: The lack of unity over a ceasefire in Gaza has increased the chances of an escalation in the conflict, which in turn may fast-track the next crisis here, because the conflict there will either be exploited to generate chaos here or will generate it ‘organically’. That just makes our work harder because, instead of blocking the door to the next crisis here, the failure to unite may have opened it. Of course there’s no guarantee that a united front would have the effect of bringing about a ceasefire, but it would make the government’s belligerent stance that much harder to maintain.
What’s more, if we couldn’t collectively unite over the crisis and see its potential for exploitation here, there’s no guarantee that we will unite again when the sh1t hits the fan here. Uniting may not even have any effect if the next crisis here triggers a state of emergency. Look at what’s happening in Ireland now with a stabbing, allegedly perpetrated by an immigrant from Algeria.
I don’t know what motivated the stabbing but it’s irrelevant given the seething resentment over immigration and the knock-on effect that the stabbing had. The ME powder keg has huge potential to generate that kind of ugliness everywhere. If a series of events like that triggers a state of emergency, draconian laws can be enacted and no amount of unity can stop that once they’ve got a pretext for a state of emergency.
I think we have to view events everywhere, especially wars, as being connected to our destiny here. If our govt wants a war in the ME, it's going to boomerang on us somehow.
I don’t agree with Elmer that identity politics is behind the closing of ranks of some Western Covid sceptics along the geopolitical interests of their ruling class. At most it’s a side argument to bolster Zionist prejudice.
I noticed five prominent gender critical public figures amongst October declaration signatories: Graham Linehan, Julie Bindel, Julie Burchill, Helen Joyce and Maya Forstater. These people heroically battle transgender ideology, for the sake of biological reality, the sex-based rights of women and girls, the protection of homosexuality as a sexual category, and for the protection of minors from unnecessary medical interventions, risking their careers and status in the same way prominent Covid sceptics did. These people are very “anti-woke“. They do not support the TQ in LGBTQ.
I think the main reason Western ‘outsider’ figures do not break with Western-instilled Zionist propaganda is that they truly believe in Western supremacy, racist by its very nature. I noticed this informed the thinking, in a relatively benign way, of some within the Freedom Movement, that is, a deep desire for ‘rationality’.
In the gender critical movement, the Western supremacy of the radical feminist movement is more insidious, where it combines a resentment, bordering on hatred, towards men, who they blame for violence, all epitomised in this case by ‘Hamas’, with anti-Arab racism. Rather than locating the root of violence in a brutal capitalist system based on competition, inequality and war, it’s easier, and less challenging, to blame male violence and/or religious ’irrationality’, than to try to understand, and reject, the priorities of the system and its ruthless geopolitical dynamics.
I wonder is Israel backing itself into a corner in this war. The Zionist ideology and openly genocidal intention of their right wing extremist party is in full view of a global audience who increasing can see thru the lies, propaganda, manipulation and brutality of the IDF and the Zionist supporters everywhere. Turkey, according to Scott Ritter has a 2 million stong army as well trained and equipped as anything the US can put up. Erdogan is whipping up the population into a frenzy, most of the Middle East are holding back the attack dogs, are the walls closing in on Israel ? At what point would the US become involved, boots on the ground ?
You're asking the six million dollar question! The tension in the situation is as extreme as it can be. Iran and Hezbollah know they are being baited. They will continue to hold back for as long as possible. So will Turkey I think. Erdogan is doing a fair bit of grandstanding. If they enter the fray it will be because Russia and China have given the nod and that will mean that Russia and China will have committed to some sort of backing. And that's a massive step for them to take.
If they enter the fray, Israel and the US will unleash all hell on them. Or so they think, because of course it's possible that the US and Israel might get a bloody nose. But the fact that they are convinced they would triumph (hubris) is what increases the chances of escalation . I can't see US boots on the ground. I think they think it can be all done via air power and missile launches from aircraft carriers. But they do need Iran and Hezbollah to take the bait first.
It's possible that the US is now looking for a way out and to de-escalate because maybe they've done a risk analysis and it doesn't look good. Signs of impending de-escalation are the 'pause' and hostage deal; Cameron stepping in (new actor = change in script).
And the bigger question in all of this is: how much of all this is a scripted play towards the new 'multi-polar' BRICS world and a consolidation of more UN type control. In other words, how much of this sort of geopolitics is driven by the Owners and Controllers of Global Financial Capital and how much is classic Great Powers play? I don't know. It's also possible that the OCGFC have re-assessed and decided this is too messy for them.
The protests aren't getting any smaller, here in Australia they are still strong as ever, even the ABC here has shown some footage sympathetic to the horrendous conditions Gazans are enduring.
A great read thanks 🙏🏽
Excellent analysis, thank you
Great, honest commentary as usual. Yes the silver lining, if you can use that phrase, is that some chaff has been identified, like Toby "Free speech for me but not for thee" Young.
I don't accept the belief that the Freedom Movement is dead, at least as it pertains to freedom in the West. The next time a 'crisis' threatens our rights and freedoms in the West, there will be a reuniting of those who at the moment are on opposite sides because of Gaza. It will be a matter of survival as it was with the Covid measures. People united across the political spectrum despite significant political differences.
I never accepted the argument that the left/right paradigm had ceased to exist and was not surprised with the resurfacing of divisions since early October. However, when the tyranny vs freedom division returns full force in the West, we're likely to see unity again. Of course for many in the movement it won't include a concern for the freedom of Palestinians.
Thank you for your insightful analysis.
Fair point in many ways. And you're right, the left/right paradigm hasn't disappeared in a freedom/tyranny way. But yeah, in a globalist-policy-embracing way, it has. Mind you, I think the ad-hoc unity of the Covid era resistance movement may not reform in response to another "freedom crisis" partly because those few who did unite have now found out that they inadvertently united with "heretics" to their other causes..
But the lack of adherence to free speech principles by vocal "free speech" advocates is still a bad sign. More than a bad sign. If there was ever to be unity around the principles we might be ok.
You make a valid point, but I look at it this way: The lack of unity over a ceasefire in Gaza has increased the chances of an escalation in the conflict, which in turn may fast-track the next crisis here, because the conflict there will either be exploited to generate chaos here or will generate it ‘organically’. That just makes our work harder because, instead of blocking the door to the next crisis here, the failure to unite may have opened it. Of course there’s no guarantee that a united front would have the effect of bringing about a ceasefire, but it would make the government’s belligerent stance that much harder to maintain.
What’s more, if we couldn’t collectively unite over the crisis and see its potential for exploitation here, there’s no guarantee that we will unite again when the sh1t hits the fan here. Uniting may not even have any effect if the next crisis here triggers a state of emergency. Look at what’s happening in Ireland now with a stabbing, allegedly perpetrated by an immigrant from Algeria.
https://www.newsweek.com/ireland-dublin-stabbing-algerian-man-riots-looting-immigration-garda-1846599
I don’t know what motivated the stabbing but it’s irrelevant given the seething resentment over immigration and the knock-on effect that the stabbing had. The ME powder keg has huge potential to generate that kind of ugliness everywhere. If a series of events like that triggers a state of emergency, draconian laws can be enacted and no amount of unity can stop that once they’ve got a pretext for a state of emergency.
I think we have to view events everywhere, especially wars, as being connected to our destiny here. If our govt wants a war in the ME, it's going to boomerang on us somehow.
I don’t agree with Elmer that identity politics is behind the closing of ranks of some Western Covid sceptics along the geopolitical interests of their ruling class. At most it’s a side argument to bolster Zionist prejudice.
I noticed five prominent gender critical public figures amongst October declaration signatories: Graham Linehan, Julie Bindel, Julie Burchill, Helen Joyce and Maya Forstater. These people heroically battle transgender ideology, for the sake of biological reality, the sex-based rights of women and girls, the protection of homosexuality as a sexual category, and for the protection of minors from unnecessary medical interventions, risking their careers and status in the same way prominent Covid sceptics did. These people are very “anti-woke“. They do not support the TQ in LGBTQ.
I think the main reason Western ‘outsider’ figures do not break with Western-instilled Zionist propaganda is that they truly believe in Western supremacy, racist by its very nature. I noticed this informed the thinking, in a relatively benign way, of some within the Freedom Movement, that is, a deep desire for ‘rationality’.
In the gender critical movement, the Western supremacy of the radical feminist movement is more insidious, where it combines a resentment, bordering on hatred, towards men, who they blame for violence, all epitomised in this case by ‘Hamas’, with anti-Arab racism. Rather than locating the root of violence in a brutal capitalist system based on competition, inequality and war, it’s easier, and less challenging, to blame male violence and/or religious ’irrationality’, than to try to understand, and reject, the priorities of the system and its ruthless geopolitical dynamics.
Compelling argument.
Great article again Rusere,
I wonder is Israel backing itself into a corner in this war. The Zionist ideology and openly genocidal intention of their right wing extremist party is in full view of a global audience who increasing can see thru the lies, propaganda, manipulation and brutality of the IDF and the Zionist supporters everywhere. Turkey, according to Scott Ritter has a 2 million stong army as well trained and equipped as anything the US can put up. Erdogan is whipping up the population into a frenzy, most of the Middle East are holding back the attack dogs, are the walls closing in on Israel ? At what point would the US become involved, boots on the ground ?
You're asking the six million dollar question! The tension in the situation is as extreme as it can be. Iran and Hezbollah know they are being baited. They will continue to hold back for as long as possible. So will Turkey I think. Erdogan is doing a fair bit of grandstanding. If they enter the fray it will be because Russia and China have given the nod and that will mean that Russia and China will have committed to some sort of backing. And that's a massive step for them to take.
If they enter the fray, Israel and the US will unleash all hell on them. Or so they think, because of course it's possible that the US and Israel might get a bloody nose. But the fact that they are convinced they would triumph (hubris) is what increases the chances of escalation . I can't see US boots on the ground. I think they think it can be all done via air power and missile launches from aircraft carriers. But they do need Iran and Hezbollah to take the bait first.
It's possible that the US is now looking for a way out and to de-escalate because maybe they've done a risk analysis and it doesn't look good. Signs of impending de-escalation are the 'pause' and hostage deal; Cameron stepping in (new actor = change in script).
And the bigger question in all of this is: how much of all this is a scripted play towards the new 'multi-polar' BRICS world and a consolidation of more UN type control. In other words, how much of this sort of geopolitics is driven by the Owners and Controllers of Global Financial Capital and how much is classic Great Powers play? I don't know. It's also possible that the OCGFC have re-assessed and decided this is too messy for them.
Cheers mate,
The protests aren't getting any smaller, here in Australia they are still strong as ever, even the ABC here has shown some footage sympathetic to the horrendous conditions Gazans are enduring.
Keep up the great work !