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Hi everyone,

Here's Gonzalo Lira on Victoria Nuland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzR---YDDIQ

And Brother Nathanael on Zelensky:

https://www.realjewnews.com/?p=1563

Just two examples of people who are not afraid to stick their necks out to speak unflinchingly. Kevin Barrett is another one.

Compare these men to timid Spencer Brown, who defends his fear of naming his enemy or even signing his own name to an article, "Anonymity is a useful tool. Identifying yourself to hostile authority figures is only worth doing if you obtain a suitable benefit in return. Giving up your anonymity for nothing is not a "sacrifice." It's a foolish, sentimental gesture. Make an actual argument if you have one, but at the end of the day, I'd rather be a pussy than a retard."

The key phrase is "benefit in return."

For every Gonzalo Lira or Kevin Barrett, there's a million Spencer Browns.

Though Brown won't stick his neck out or speak up now, he's apparently preparing for some distant insurrection, "Of course I'm learning from the Bolsheviks [...] Whether or not they were "vicious, back stabbing weasels," the Bolsheviks--and Communists more broadly--organized a global network of revolutionaries that achieved some serious results. How they managed to do so is a question of immense interest to anyone opposed to the status quo."

With such opponents as Spencer Brown, the status quo needs not worry.

Linh

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Hi everyone,

Speaking of "benefit in return," the Bolsheviks certainly got theirs.

Consider Grigory Zinoviev, a Jew born in present day Ukraine. He had a luxurious apartment plus a suite at the Astoria Hotel, with access to "an assortment of young mistresses," to quote Victor Sebestyen.

As for Trotsky, he "had one of the grandest houses in the region, Arkhangelskay, once owned by Princess Yusupov."

Exiled to Mexico, Trotsky still lived in a very fine house. Cuts above, Trotsky had his requirements.

Linh

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