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[[File:Adam Something Profile Picture.jpg|thumb|179x179px|Adam Something's profile picture.]] | [[File:Adam Something Profile Picture.jpg|thumb|179x179px|Adam Something's profile picture.]] | ||
'''Adam Something''' is a [[Social-fascism|social-fascist]], pseudo-leftist, and [[European Union|pan-Europeanist]] | '''Adam Something''' is a [[Social-fascism|social-fascist]], pseudo-leftist, and [[European Union|pan-Europeanist]] YouTuber. In spite of him sometimes espousing socialist economics and being critical of [[anarcho-capitalism]] and [[Elon Musk]], he nonetheless is highly supportive of the [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] [[imperialist]] [[European Union]] and [[NATO]]. He rejects the right of self-determination for the people in Eastern Ukraine, openly promotes [[Anti-communism|anti-communist propaganda]], and supports imperialist neoliberal politicians in the EU.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Youtube|title=Adam Something|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A|retrieved=2022-6-25}}</ref> | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
Adam Something creates content which is focused on disproving Elon Musk's pseudo-futurism, including his concepts on transportation and space exploration. Furthermore, he also creates videos which greatly criticize the [[hard-right]], such as his | Adam Something creates content which is focused on disproving Elon Musk's pseudo-futurism, including his concepts on transportation and space exploration. Furthermore, he also creates videos which greatly criticize the [[hard-right]], such as his video series "Anarcho-Capitalism in practice", or his videos on [[Ben Shapiro]]. After the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict|Russo-Ukrainian conflict]] began in 2022, his content began to more shift towards spreading propaganda and misinformation about [[Russian Federation|Russia]]. In a debate with [[Jackson Hinkle]] and [[Infrared]], he advocated for the balkanization of Russia.<ref>{{News citation|author=The Dive with Jackson Hinkle|newspaper=YouTube|title=UKRAINE WAR DEBATE vs Destiny & Adam Something w/ Haz of Infrared|date=2022-06-04|url=https://youtu.be/0SceoZbmvS4?t=5266|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-07-12|quote=Later on we can do fun stuff like break up the Russian Empire into its constituent states so we will not have an imperialist power wage active war in Europe in 2022 again.}}</ref> | ||
== Adam Something's social-fascism == | == Adam Something's social-fascism == | ||
=== Alignment with other pseudo-leftists === | === Alignment with other pseudo-leftists === | ||
Adam Something, while sometimes referring to himself as a "[[Left-wing politics|leftist]]", | Adam Something, while sometimes referring to himself as a "[[Left-wing politics|leftist]]", is for all intents and purposes a right-winger, specifically, a neoliberal. He encourages his viewers to support another pseudo-leftist pro-NATO YouTuber, [[Vaush]], whom he says "[...] gave me the inspiration originally to start my own channel". He calls Vaush a "Debate Lord".<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|date=May, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A/community?lb=UgkxkrUeWS9eKSIHPI8S_rxEh_g-kiGV2mJy|retrieved=2022-6-25|quote=For those of you who don't know, Vaush gave me the inspiration originally to start my own channel. | ||
In return, I want the man's sub count to finally reach 400K or above, so my OCD will finally know peace.}}</ref> | In return, I want the man's sub count to finally reach 400K or above, so my OCD will finally know peace.}}</ref> | ||
=== Pro-capitalist apologia === | === Pro-capitalist apologia === | ||
He claims that | He claims that "[...]power doesn't corrupt; it just shows you who you really are. In my opinion the same applies to wealth", proceeding to list four "choices" of how a [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist]] can "use" their wealth, including the "ethical capitalist". He then goes on to refer to the [[Russian Federation|Russian]] [[bourgeoisie]] in particular as "the feudal overlord" and, in expected western-propagandist fashion, refers to the Russian capitalists (but not the western capitalists, who hold a similar degree of influence over politics) as "oligarchs".<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|date=April, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A/community?lb=Ugkxg8LWvNjEuo-2MOWoAhNw8Cyb-jDGWVYG|retrieved=2022-6-25|quote=Your real test of character comes when you suddenly get rich. At that point I see 4 main choices of how you'll use your wealth:}}</ref> | ||
Adam Something, when confronted with the question of the wealth disparity between the Western and Eastern parts of the European Union, reduces it to a simple matter of "corruption", totally ignoring the vast amount of economic exploitation from the Western European nations and massive societal decline after the fall of socialism in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|title=The Case for a European Federation|date=2021-9-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6gREHxxVIs|retrieved=2022-7-3}}</ref> | Adam Something, when confronted with the question of the wealth disparity between the Western and Eastern parts of the European Union, reduces it to a simple matter of "corruption", totally ignoring the vast amount of economic exploitation from the Western European nations and massive societal decline after the fall of socialism in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|title=The Case for a European Federation|date=2021-9-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6gREHxxVIs|retrieved=2022-7-3}}</ref> | ||
=== Neoliberal servility === | === Neoliberal servility === | ||
Adam Something has expressed support for neoliberal political figures, such as [[Emmanuel Macron]]. Furthermore, he refuses to support leftists due to them being "anti-globalisation" (anti-imperialist) | Adam Something has expressed support for neoliberal political figures, such as [[Emmanuel Macron]]. Furthermore, he refuses to support leftists due to them being "anti-globalisation" (anti-imperialist) and "anti-NATO". He later proclaimed "Every leftist in their right mind should be pro-EU and pro-NATO".<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|date=April, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A/community?lb=UgkxHnGyyDZXKWkBc3yVVDbqsKA4tNZKOKrz|retrieved=2022-6-25|quote=Every leftist in their right mind should be pro-EU and pro-NATO.}}</ref> | ||
While Adam Something has claimed that he both | While Adam Something has claimed that he opposes both US and Russian imperialism, he trivializes US imperialism, and greatly inflates Russian imperialism. He radically exaggerated the amount of damage and war crimes that happened during the war in Ukraine, yet did not speak about how many times more people died in the [[Iraq War|illegal Statesian invasion of Iraq]], among other imperialist wars waged by the USA.<ref>{{Citation|author=Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel|year=2016|title=Documenting the Effects of Armed Conflict on Population Health|title-url=https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021913|publisher=Annual Review of Public Health|doi=doi/10.1146|volume=37|trans-lang=English}}</ref> | ||
Adam Something calls anyone who supports the anti-imperialist [[Ba'athism|ba'athist]] regime in [[Syria]] | Adam Something calls anyone who supports the anti-imperialist [[Ba'athism|ba'athist]] regime in [[Syria]] an "Assad apologetic." | ||
According to Adam Something, the purpose of the EU is "[...] | According to Adam Something, the purpose of the EU is that it ensures "[...] Europeans don't murder each other," and that similarly the purpose of NATO is to ensure "[...]that Russia doesn't murder Europeans". He also refers to NATO as a "defensive alliance", and glosses over all its militant and imperialist actions in Eastern Europe, while inflating Russian actions in Europe.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Anti-communist rhetoric === | === Anti-communist rhetoric === | ||
Adam Something, being a right-wing imperialist | Adam Something, being a right-wing imperialist propagandist, has a tendency of randomly denigrating [[Scientific socialism|scientific socialists]] and [[Socialist state|socialist states]] in his videos and posts. He refers to the modern [[People's Republic of China]] as "[[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]]" and a "surveillance state tech-dystopia". | ||
He commonly refers to anybody who is a | He commonly refers to anybody who is a Marxist-Leninist or who otherwise supports socialist states as a "tankie", regardless of if they identify with that label or not.<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|title=Tankies right now|date=May, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A/community?lb=UgkxxCh561H7j0Evh5OchCc7sU8TJa5Gs3ma|retrieved=2022-6-25}}</ref> Furthermore, he appears to dislike practically all forms of [[Actually Existing Socialism]], instead relying on anti-communist propaganda. He says that "tankies" oppose [[United States imperialism|US-imperialism]], not because of the hundreds of coups and rigging of elections it has committed, not because of the unthinkable degree of exploitation Statesian capitalists have done to their workers, not because of the millions of dead men, women, and children that have lost their lives during American imperialist wars, but because, according to him, "tankies" merely think mindlessly that "US bad". Furthermore, he thinks that both the 1956 Hungarian [[color revolution]] and the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian war|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] were examples of "Russian Imperialism", forgetting that the [[USSR]] and the [[Russian Federation]] are not the same nation, and that the Soviet response to the 1956 uprising was itself an act against Western imperialism.<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|date=March, 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A/community?lb=UgkxLp3XSqUfYmW9scr2sZvdmpVXph9zyNlP|retrieved=2022-6-25}}</ref> | ||
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||
Adam Something is an example of how well [[ | Adam Something is an example of how well [[Breadtube]] does in "deradicalizing" [[Far-right|far-righters]]. Adam Something, in his early days a part of the [[alt-right]],<ref>{{News citation|author=Adam Something|newspaper=Youtube|title=How I Escaped The Alt-Right|date=2021-5-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94_5mXsQTpA|retrieved=2022-6-25}}</ref> has seldom changed his ways; he is still a fascist, that is, a social-fascist. He is a prime example of ideological contradiction on [[youtube|YouTube]], claiming to be a "leftist", yet supporting right-wingers or even far-righters in the EU and Ukraine, and militantly opposing nearly all kinds of real-leftist trends. He makes no historical analysis, nor educated conclusions that go beyond what the western propaganda has to say about [[Russia]]. He, along with other Breadtubers, are perhaps the most striking examples of the pseudo-left within the modern internet. Like Breadtube in general, the only helpful content Adam Something creates is that which undermines [[Libertarianism|right-libertarianism]] and Elon Musk's propaganda; however, there is not much beyond that. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Vaush]] | * [[Vaush]] | ||
* [[Destiny ( | * [[Destiny (YouTuber)]] | ||
* [[Breadtube]] | * [[Breadtube]] | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 25 July 2022
Adam Something is a social-fascist, pseudo-leftist, and pan-Europeanist YouTuber. In spite of him sometimes espousing socialist economics and being critical of anarcho-capitalism and Elon Musk, he nonetheless is highly supportive of the neoliberal imperialist European Union and NATO. He rejects the right of self-determination for the people in Eastern Ukraine, openly promotes anti-communist propaganda, and supports imperialist neoliberal politicians in the EU.[1]
Content
Adam Something creates content which is focused on disproving Elon Musk's pseudo-futurism, including his concepts on transportation and space exploration. Furthermore, he also creates videos which greatly criticize the hard-right, such as his video series "Anarcho-Capitalism in practice", or his videos on Ben Shapiro. After the Russo-Ukrainian conflict began in 2022, his content began to more shift towards spreading propaganda and misinformation about Russia. In a debate with Jackson Hinkle and Infrared, he advocated for the balkanization of Russia.[2]
Adam Something's social-fascism
Alignment with other pseudo-leftists
Adam Something, while sometimes referring to himself as a "leftist", is for all intents and purposes a right-winger, specifically, a neoliberal. He encourages his viewers to support another pseudo-leftist pro-NATO YouTuber, Vaush, whom he says "[...] gave me the inspiration originally to start my own channel". He calls Vaush a "Debate Lord".[3]
Pro-capitalist apologia
He claims that "[...]power doesn't corrupt; it just shows you who you really are. In my opinion the same applies to wealth", proceeding to list four "choices" of how a capitalist can "use" their wealth, including the "ethical capitalist". He then goes on to refer to the Russian bourgeoisie in particular as "the feudal overlord" and, in expected western-propagandist fashion, refers to the Russian capitalists (but not the western capitalists, who hold a similar degree of influence over politics) as "oligarchs".[4]
Adam Something, when confronted with the question of the wealth disparity between the Western and Eastern parts of the European Union, reduces it to a simple matter of "corruption", totally ignoring the vast amount of economic exploitation from the Western European nations and massive societal decline after the fall of socialism in Eastern Europe.[5]
Neoliberal servility
Adam Something has expressed support for neoliberal political figures, such as Emmanuel Macron. Furthermore, he refuses to support leftists due to them being "anti-globalisation" (anti-imperialist) and "anti-NATO". He later proclaimed "Every leftist in their right mind should be pro-EU and pro-NATO".[6]
While Adam Something has claimed that he opposes both US and Russian imperialism, he trivializes US imperialism, and greatly inflates Russian imperialism. He radically exaggerated the amount of damage and war crimes that happened during the war in Ukraine, yet did not speak about how many times more people died in the illegal Statesian invasion of Iraq, among other imperialist wars waged by the USA.[7]
Adam Something calls anyone who supports the anti-imperialist ba'athist regime in Syria an "Assad apologetic."
According to Adam Something, the purpose of the EU is that it ensures "[...] Europeans don't murder each other," and that similarly the purpose of NATO is to ensure "[...]that Russia doesn't murder Europeans". He also refers to NATO as a "defensive alliance", and glosses over all its militant and imperialist actions in Eastern Europe, while inflating Russian actions in Europe.[6]
Anti-communist rhetoric
Adam Something, being a right-wing imperialist propagandist, has a tendency of randomly denigrating scientific socialists and socialist states in his videos and posts. He refers to the modern People's Republic of China as "totalitarian" and a "surveillance state tech-dystopia".
He commonly refers to anybody who is a Marxist-Leninist or who otherwise supports socialist states as a "tankie", regardless of if they identify with that label or not.[8] Furthermore, he appears to dislike practically all forms of Actually Existing Socialism, instead relying on anti-communist propaganda. He says that "tankies" oppose US-imperialism, not because of the hundreds of coups and rigging of elections it has committed, not because of the unthinkable degree of exploitation Statesian capitalists have done to their workers, not because of the millions of dead men, women, and children that have lost their lives during American imperialist wars, but because, according to him, "tankies" merely think mindlessly that "US bad". Furthermore, he thinks that both the 1956 Hungarian color revolution and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine were examples of "Russian Imperialism", forgetting that the USSR and the Russian Federation are not the same nation, and that the Soviet response to the 1956 uprising was itself an act against Western imperialism.[9]
Conclusion
Adam Something is an example of how well Breadtube does in "deradicalizing" far-righters. Adam Something, in his early days a part of the alt-right,[10] has seldom changed his ways; he is still a fascist, that is, a social-fascist. He is a prime example of ideological contradiction on YouTube, claiming to be a "leftist", yet supporting right-wingers or even far-righters in the EU and Ukraine, and militantly opposing nearly all kinds of real-leftist trends. He makes no historical analysis, nor educated conclusions that go beyond what the western propaganda has to say about Russia. He, along with other Breadtubers, are perhaps the most striking examples of the pseudo-left within the modern internet. Like Breadtube in general, the only helpful content Adam Something creates is that which undermines right-libertarianism and Elon Musk's propaganda; however, there is not much beyond that.
See also
References
- ↑ "Adam Something". Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25.
- ↑ “Later on we can do fun stuff like break up the Russian Empire into its constituent states so we will not have an imperialist power wage active war in Europe in 2022 again.”
The Dive with Jackson Hinkle (2022-06-04). "UKRAINE WAR DEBATE vs Destiny & Adam Something w/ Haz of Infrared" YouTube. Retrieved 2022-07-12. - ↑ “For those of you who don't know, Vaush gave me the inspiration originally to start my own channel.
In return, I want the man's sub count to finally reach 400K or above, so my OCD will finally know peace.”
Adam Something (May, 2022). Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25. - ↑ “Your real test of character comes when you suddenly get rich. At that point I see 4 main choices of how you'll use your wealth:”
Adam Something (April, 2022). Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25. - ↑ Adam Something (2021-9-30). "The Case for a European Federation" Youtube. Retrieved 2022-7-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 “Every leftist in their right mind should be pro-EU and pro-NATO.”
Adam Something (April, 2022). Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25. - ↑ Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel (2016). Documenting the Effects of Armed Conflict on Population Health, vol. 37. Annual Review of Public Health. doi: doi/10.1146 [HUB]
- ↑ Adam Something (May, 2022). "Tankies right now" Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25.
- ↑ Adam Something (March, 2022). Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25.
- ↑ Adam Something (2021-5-12). "How I Escaped The Alt-Right" Youtube. Retrieved 2022-6-25.