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{{Infobox youtuber
{{Infobox youtuber
|name=BadEmpanada
|name=BadEmpanada
|image=
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|image_size=200
|nationality=[[Australia|Australian]]<br>[[Argentine Republic|Argentine]]
|nationality=[[Argentine Republic|Argentine]]<br>[[Australia|Australian]]
|associated_acts=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw BadEmpanada 2]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfqxvPxPVLuCzPeOsleOB3g Georsh]
|associated_acts=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw BadEmpanada 2]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/@Georsj/featured Georsh]
|Ideology=[[Marxism]] <br> [[Anti-imperialism|Anti-Imperialism]] <br> [[Ultra-leftism]]
|Ideology=[[Ultra-leftism]]<br>[[Marxism]]
|birth_name=Georsh
|birth_name=George Ganitis
|views=5,481,932 (March 2023)
|views=12,640,645
|subscribers=78,100 (March 2023)
|subscribers=156,000
|years_active=2019–present
|years_active=2019–present
|channel_website=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA BadEmpanada]
|channel_website=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA BadEmpanada]
|stats_update=2023-02-14}}
|stats_update=2024-11-12}}


'''BadEmpanada''' is an [[Australia|Australian]]-[[Argentine Republic|Argentine]] [[Communism|communist]] [[YouTube|YouTuber]].<ref>{{Web citation |author=BadEmpanada |newspaper=[[YouTube]] |title=About |date=2019-01-17 |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA/about |retrieved=2023-01-01}}</ref> He makes long-form video essays about history, [[settler colonialism]], [[imperialism]] and [[Latin America|Latin American]] politics. BadEmpanada also has a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw stream clips channel] and a [https://www.youtube.com/@georsh8469/featured Spanish language channel].
'''BadEmpanada''' is an [[Australia|Australian]]-[[Argentine Republic|Argentine]] [[YouTube|YouTuber]]. He makes long-form video essays about [[history]], [[settler colonialism]], [[imperialism]], [[Latin America|Latin American]] politics, and other topics<ref>{{Web citation|author=BadEmpanada|newspaper=[[YouTube]]|title=About|date=2019-01-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA/about|retrieved=2023-01-01}}</ref> from a [[Communism|communist]] perspective. BadEmpanada also has a [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjY9R3_6sxfUViabj93Vnhw stream clips channel] and a [https://www.youtube.com/@Georsj/featured Spanish language channel].


== Criticism ==
== Criticism ==


===Behaviour ===
===Behaviour ===
On stream he often engages toxic behaviour, including involving himself in petty drama between content creators<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-IeglWKgE|channel=Destiny|title=BadEmpanada Debates Destiny For Prof Flowers, Infrared Haz Jumps Into Twitch Chat|date=2022-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRIL6AFv4wg|channel=LonerBox Live|title=Debating BadEmpanada (White Coloniser)|date=2022-05-25}}</ref> (although he has stated that he would like to avoid unimportant internet drama in the future)<ref>BadEmpanada 2 (2022-07-22).:  [https://youtu.be/8aPx2HcM5-4 "Moving Forward"]. YouTube.  Retrieved 2022-07-22.</ref>, making unsubstantiated claims,<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ObceIasVHs|channel=BadEmpanada 2|title=I Miss BayArea415, The King of LARP|date=2022-04-16}}</ref> engaging in "debate bro" behaviour such as reductio ad absurdum<ref name=":1" />, and promoting misinformation.<ref name=":0">{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TeV48CdJ0U|channel=BadEmpanada 2|title=BayArea415 Shuts Down EVERYTHING?! Goodbye to the King!|date=2021-08-21}}</ref>
BadEmpanada has celebrated the doxxing and subsequent retirement of [[Bay Area415|BayArea415]] from the internet. He questioned whether BayArea415 was "really at risk" after [[Fascism|fascists]] revealed his identity.<ref name=":0">{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TeV48CdJ0U|channel=BadEmpanada 2|title=BayArea415 Shuts Down EVERYTHING?! Goodbye to the King!|date=2021-08-21}}</ref>
 
BadEmpanada has also celebrated the doxxing and subsequent retirement of [[Bay Area415|BayArea415]] from the internet. He questioned whether BayArea415 was "really at risk" after [[Fascism|fascists]] revealed his identity.<ref name=":0" />


=== Criticism of AES ===
=== Criticism of AES ===
BadEmpanada blindly criticises [[Actually Existing Socialism|AES]] projects such as [[People's Republic of China|China]] calling it "[[Capitalism|capitalist]]", "[[Imperialism|imperialist]]" and "communist in name only."<ref name=":1">{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpTL_nz0qsw&t=449s|channel=BadEmpanada 2|title=Let's Read Michael Parenti on Dengist China|date=2021-06-22}}</ref>
BadEmpanada blindly criticises [[Actually Existing Socialism|AES]] projects such as [[People's Republic of China|China]] calling it "[[Capitalism|capitalist]]", "[[Imperialism|imperialist]]" and "communist in name only."<ref name=":1">{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpTL_nz0qsw&t=449s|channel=BadEmpanada 2|title=Let's Read Michael Parenti on Dengist China|date=2021-06-22}}</ref>


=== Misrepresentation ===
=== Pro-imperialist talking points ===
Generally, BadEmpanada will accurately represent those he is criticising, although this is not always the case (especially when there is no obvious response to what's being said).  Sometimes, he resorts to strawmanning, intentionally or otherwise.  A chief example of this is his misrepresentation of Bay Area415 in a video discussing Chinese 'imperialism'.
In 2024, BadEmpanada opposed the democratically elected anti-imperialist government of [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]], siding with the zionist<ref>https://xcancel.com/MariaCorinaYA/status/1129486995691069440</ref> opposition instead.<ref>https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=1-vtCFVNa_Y</ref> He also chose to support the 2024 [[color revolution]]<ref>https://korybko.substack.com/p/bangladesh-has-descended-into-the</ref> in [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]].<ref>https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=suWO2eIbjyA</ref> His video criticizing [[The Grayzone]] has earned the approval of notorious anti-communist and [[Bellingcat]]-founder Eliot Higgins.<ref>https://xcancel.com/RodericDay/status/1291421283998203912#m</ref>
 
In the video, Bay noted that he prefers not to refer to [[Third World]] countries as 'backwards' or 'underdeveloped' and showed a clip from [[Michael Parenti|Michael Parenti's]] [[Library:US Interventionism, the Third World, and the USSR|''"Yellow Speech"'']] explaining why.<ref><blockquote>"By the way, I don't really like the term 'underdeveloped' or 'backwards country' [...]. As this is more of a historical or Marxist terminology of explaining overexploitation from capitalists, I really like how Michael Parenti explains it here."</blockquote>[[Trending Now! Network]] (2021-09-04).:  [https://youtu.be/rcMuA3-JL7E "'Is China Imperialist?'  Comrade Report/Bay Area 415 REACTION & WATCH ALONG"].  YouTube.</ref> BadEmpanada took this as Bay quoting Parenti out of context in order to defend China, when this was not at all the case.  He then proceeded to quote Parenti criticising China's [[Chinese economic reform|market reforms]] and handling of the situation in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]],<ref name=":1" /> as though the quotes had any relevance to what was being said or the topic at hand.
 
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzmizB92LJ9oxf5T_snZNA YouTube]
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 12 November 2024

BadEmpanada
Personal information
BornGeorge Ganitis
NationalityArgentine
Australian
YouTube information
WebsiteBadEmpanada
Years active2019–present
Subscribers156,000
Total views12,640,645
Associated actsBadEmpanada 2
Georsh
IdeologyUltra-leftism
Marxism
Last updated: 2024-11-12

BadEmpanada is an Australian-Argentine YouTuber. He makes long-form video essays about history, settler colonialism, imperialism, Latin American politics, and other topics[1] from a communist perspective. BadEmpanada also has a stream clips channel and a Spanish language channel.

Criticism[edit | edit source]

Behaviour[edit | edit source]

BadEmpanada has celebrated the doxxing and subsequent retirement of BayArea415 from the internet. He questioned whether BayArea415 was "really at risk" after fascists revealed his identity.[2]

Criticism of AES[edit | edit source]

BadEmpanada blindly criticises AES projects such as China calling it "capitalist", "imperialist" and "communist in name only."[3]

Pro-imperialist talking points[edit | edit source]

In 2024, BadEmpanada opposed the democratically elected anti-imperialist government of Venezuela, siding with the zionist[4] opposition instead.[5] He also chose to support the 2024 color revolution[6] in Bangladesh.[7] His video criticizing The Grayzone has earned the approval of notorious anti-communist and Bellingcat-founder Eliot Higgins.[8]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ BadEmpanada (2019-01-17). "About" YouTube. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ↑ BadEmpanada 2 (2021-08-21). "BayArea415 Shuts Down EVERYTHING?! Goodbye to the King!". YouTube.
  3. ↑ BadEmpanada 2 (2021-06-22). "Let's Read Michael Parenti on Dengist China". YouTube.
  4. ↑ https://xcancel.com/MariaCorinaYA/status/1129486995691069440
  5. ↑ https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=1-vtCFVNa_Y
  6. ↑ https://korybko.substack.com/p/bangladesh-has-descended-into-the
  7. ↑ https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=suWO2eIbjyA
  8. ↑ https://xcancel.com/RodericDay/status/1291421283998203912#m
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