He seems to be one of the most hated figures on the online left. From my view, he does have a lot of questionable takes, but also does bring up some good points when it comes to fighting imperialism from a leftist perspective, so I’d like to know what people in this community think about him.
Out of all of Maupin’s views to contest, such as the absurd idea that waving an American flag will bring about socialism, why do you take issue with the idea that Vaush might be CIA backed? It’s not that ridiculous given CIA’s history as well as history of other US intelligence agencies (for example, the FBI seems to like supporting anarchism and Maoism), and Vaush supports US imperialism 100% of the time.
I don’t take issue with it I just find it funny. I admit I don’t know if vaush is cia backed
Fair enough. Granted, given the nature of the CIA operating covertly and all that, it can be difficult to prove any connections beyond a shadow of doubt, but it’s definitely something I wouldn’t dismiss out of hand due to the many instances in which we do know about the CIA supporting pro-imperialist media sources, including many that pose as being on the “left”.