The Critical Compass Podcast

Is what we are witnessing the past couple weeks in the UK more indicative of a far-right white supremacist uprising, or a justified (or at least predictable) response to what may be called the emergence of a 2-tiered justice system overtaking the West? It feels more and more that we are being told to reject the evidence of our own eyes and ears when it comes to the worrying rise of violent crime and the relatively lax punishments being levied against the statistically most common demographics committing those crimes. ----- 00:00 Intro 01:35 UK Riots: Who's messaging do we believe? 06:52 "Armchair Rioter" / Think before you post, comrade! 10:33 What is "online violence?" 15:55 Gaslighting creates more violence 21:06 Anna Slatz on UK judges 25:24 2-tiered justice? 30:53 Tangent: "inalienable rights" and why Western values are important 36:54 International brain drain 40:03 How much responsibility does the West bear? 46:44 Benefits of cultural homogeneity? 50:48 The power of labels 52:58 Christopher Hitchens on "Islamophobia" 59:21 The perception of controversy 1:01:48 How is this sustainable? ----- Links and further reading: "Armchair Rioter" https://x.com/Jevaughn_Brown/status/1822270615191003186 Muslim abuser didn't know it was r*pe: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268395/Adil-Rashid-Paedophile-claimed-Muslim-upbringing-meant-didnt-know-illegal-sex-girl-13.html Anna Slatz documenting questionable UK judges decisions: https://x.com/Slatzism/status/1822257006608011373 Christopher Hitchens on "Islamophobia" in 2009: https://x.com/lporiginalg/status/1820897772582617373 Reduxx Magazine: https://reduxx.info/about/ StatCan on the major waves of immigration in Canadian history up until the 2011 census: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2016006-eng.htm #immigration #ukriots #racism #farright ----- Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Media inquiries: thecriticalcompass@proton.me

How do we square the idea of Canada being an irredeemably racist nation with a horrific genocidal past, in which everyone somehow still wants to live? We seem to have a conundrum in the messaging when we look at the reality of modern immigration policy. Have we "devalued" the process whereby we used to vet and integrate immigrants into Canada? Is the natural conclusion of a somewhat "open border" temporary foreign worker policy necessarily that you will have a higher percentage of people who bring their homeland's ideologies and problems with them and integrate into their new homeland less because of it? Further reading -- StatCan on the major waves of immigration in Canadian history up until the 2011 census: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2016006-eng.htm ----- Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Media inquiries: thecriticalcompass@proton.me

Can the way we employ language affect our ability to view ourselves as active agents vs. passive participants in our own lives? Perhaps more importantly, is it possible that there might be a concerted effort from governments, institutions, and media corporations to frame important aspects of the personal agency we all inherently possess as being contingent on them or their particular interests? ----- Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Media inquiries: thecriticalcompass@proton.me

For roughly the last decade, the political right has been fairly consistently united in its denunciation of "cancel culture" -- namely because they have been the consistent victim of it. In the hands of a coordinated media/institutional/big tech apparatus seemingly controlled by and for the left, one thing has been clear: Cancel culture is wrong. It unfairly punishes people in real life for off-hand or unserious remarks they make online, and otherwise minor transgressions can become artificially amplified through the viral potential of controversial online discourse. Now, in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a situation emerges in which members of the political right find themselves in possession of what they view as justified cancellations. As members of the left publicly air their disappointment at the missed shot, the right's dilemma will be whether to accept the hypocrisy and execute those public shamings, or take a higher road and abide by the principals about which they felt so strongly when they were in the crosshairs of their political opponents. _____ 00:00 Intro 01:40 Underlying resentments coming out 04:28 I Am Leah's takes 09:03 The Employer vs. The Online Mob 13:31 A consequence of modern technology 15:02 How media rhetoric seeds and feeds the narrative 25:21 Josie The Redheaded Libertarian's take 27:22 Lauren Southern's take 32:19 Dave Smith's take 36:33 Thought experiment - Can it still be justified pragmatically? 42:51 Closing thoughts _____ Sources used in video: I Am Leah: https://x.com/bossy_leah/status/1813625226829156779 https://x.com/bossy_leah/status/1813673622898188544 TRHL: https://x.com/trhlofficial/status/1813628609669865714 Lauren Southern: https://x.com/lauren_southern/status/1813975037223006300 Dave Smith (timestamped to clip shown in episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21-GkamVYc&t=3307s _____ Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Contact The Critical Compass: thecriticalcompass@proton.me Now, in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a situation emerges in which members of the political right find themselves in possession of what they view as justified cancellations. As members of the left publicly air their disappointment at the missed shot, the right's dilemma will be whether to accept the hypocrisy and execute those public shamings, or take a higher road and abide by the principals about which they felt so strongly when they were in the crosshairs of their political opponents. _____ 00:00 Intro 01:40 Underlying resentments coming out 04:28 I Am Leah's takes 09:03 The Employer vs. The Online Mob 13:31 A consequence of modern technology 15:02 How media rhetoric seeds and feeds the narrative 25:21 Josie The Redheaded Libertarian's take 27:22 Lauren Southern's take 32:19 Dave Smith's take 36:33 Thought experiment - Can it still be justified pragmatically? 42:51 Closing thoughts _____ Sources used in video: I Am Leah: https://x.com/bossy_leah/status/1813625226829156779 https://x.com/bossy_leah/status/1813673622898188544 TRHL: https://x.com/trhlofficial/status/1813628609669865714 Lauren Southern: https://x.com/lauren_southern/status/1813975037223006300 Dave Smith (timestamped to clip shown in episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21-GkamVYc&t=3307s _____ Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Contact The Critical Compass: thecriticalcompass@proton.me

Is it ethically permissible for the right to play the "cancel culture" game since that is the way the left's current institutional control was obtained? Do the ends justify the means, or is the pursuit of a cancel-free culture via cancel culture tactics ultimately incoherent and unsustainable in the long run for a high trust society? _____ Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp Subscribe to us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6402258 Contact The Critical Compass: thecriticalcompass@proton.me

Does the potential for amplification and virality in today's social media landscape change the way we should approach commenting on political scandals? And does the media bear any responsibility for those scandals due to some of the rhetoric they deploy against their political enemies? ***Note on what Mike said at the end of this clip: It was actually The New Republic which ran a cover featuring a photograph of Trump stylized in the style of 1932 H*tler campaign poster. The post can still be viewed on X here: https://x.com/newrepublic/status/1810009748697448541 _____ Follow us on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp

What can Canadians do to foster better dialogue? This week, Mike & James had the pleasure of sitting down with Edmonton-based lawyer, author, and popular commentator Eva Chipiuk to discuss a number of social and political issues affecting everyday Canadians. From what piqued her interest in law, to her journey from being labeled a "tree-hugger" all the way to a "right-wing extremist", to navigating the modern day nuanced-challenged professional class, Eva gives listeners a unique insight into her mission to unite, elevate, and empower productive political discourse for all Canadians. Eva Chipiuk is the founder of Empowered Canadians, an organization with the goal of fostering an informed and participatory democracy, united by a shared passion for civic engagement. https://empoweredcanadians.ca/about/ Follow Eva on X: https://x.com/echipiuk https://www.youtube.com/@echipiuk https://chipiuk.ca/ _____ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Preview 02:00 Introductions 03:18 What started Eva on this journey of advocacy? 06:45 What does "Dialogue Over Division" mean? 09:23 Talking past one another / Importance of definitional agreement 13:25 The "Government-Media Apparatus" and the Overton Window 15:26 Backlash/vitriol from the Left vs. the Right 18:00 Moral outrage and elevating people out of "Intellectual Auto-Pilot" 24:05 Demonization of critical thinking fostering apathy 28:10 Cultivating an opposition to authoritarianism 34:40 Does the Charter limit opposition to overreach? 40:02 What radicalized Mike? Remembering "The Maritime Bubble" 42:57 "The Experts" vs. "Deep Generalists" 50:02 Artificial consensus and professional arrogance 54:41 Bridging the conversational divide 1:01:23 Peter Boghossian's "Spectrum Street Epistemology" 1:03:59 Closing thoughts _____ Follow The Critical Compass on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp #dialogue #cdnpoli #politics #law

Come along with Mike and James on this special reeducation edition of The Critical Compass Podcast! (Head to 10:15 to get right into the lesson.) Together we will learn things like: - What “Medical Misinformation” is, and how its presence on YouTube makes YouTube very unsafe - How, if you question the C19 narrative, you probably also believe in 5G data tower conspiracies - How it would be very unsafe to allow discussion about chronic side-effects from certain medical interventions, unless they’re rare*, and recognized by Health Authorities** (*Definition unclear) (**Which ones unclear) - How YouTube misgendered and literally erased the identity of the subject one of their own questions And so much more! We would like to thank YouTube for granting us this opportunity to grow and learn not only to become better individuals, but as safer, more inclusive members of our communities. _____ 00:00 Intro 01:30 Context and exam prep 10:15 YouTube Medical Misinformation Policy Training 24:09 Outro chat

During the pandemic, we saw some major developments in various high level political institutions and industries which can accurately be described as tunnel vision, blindspots, or hyper-specialization to the point where it felt that our elected officials and scientific thought leaders both knew everything and nothing about how to properly manage and navigate a developing public health situation. In this Critical Compass clip, Mike and James discuss political blindspots, the sometimes nonsensical and contradictory messaging of our public institutions, and the need for more "Deep Generalists" rather than specialists or "Experts" in the public discourse. Eva Chipiuk is the founder of Empowered Canadians, an organization with the goal of fostering an informed and participatory democracy, united by a shared passion for civic engagement. https://empoweredcanadians.ca/about/ Follow Eva on X: https://x.com/echipiuk https://chipiuk.ca/ _____ Follow The Critical Compass on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp #politics #cdnpoli #law #science

In this clip of a forthcoming hour-long discussion, Mike and James chat with Edmonton-based lawyer Eva Chipiuk about the importance of nuanced, good faith political discussion if we aim to drive real change and avoid unnecessary vitriol and division. Eva is the founder of Empowered Canadians, an organization with the goal of fostering an informed and participatory democracy, united by a shared passion for civic engagement. https://empoweredcanadians.ca/about/ Follow Eva on X: https://x.com/echipiuk https://chipiuk.ca/ _____ Follow The Critical Compass on X: https://x.com/thecritcomp

In this 2-hour long discussion, Mike and James chat with Sheldon Yakiwchuk on his thorough analysis of the recently-released AstraZeneca Phase III trial data of their COVID-19 vaccine. Sheldon goes through a number of concerning data points and Mike & James explore some of the troubling and inconsistent methodology AZ uses which seems to move and shift depending on the severity of the particular symptom or reaction they are describing in the paper. Big thanks to Sheldon for putting together such a comprehensive review! The full PDF as shown in this video can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sXhpt9nVt_Lr182_IlQRukVPyBE_8U7_/view Subscribe to Sheldon's Substack here: https://sheldonyakiwchuk.substack.com/ Follow us on X here: https://x.com/thecritcomp