New York Times - The making of a YouTube Radical.
Mr. Cain oddly enough joined YouTube on March 17, 2019 according to has YouTube channel, Faraday Speaks. Now, every YouTube account includes a channel even if you never post a video. My channel says I began using it in 2011. I had used YouTube prior to that but had to join to watch certain videos.
Mr. Cain also began a Twitter account which he apparently joined in January of 2019. Twitter@FaradaySpeaks. where he calls himself "Caleb Cain - Former Alt-Right.
Mr. Cain's channel is connected to four other channels. Three of them are actively anti-alt-right; but, one is bizarre. The channel is called Hans, has 40 subscribers and no content. It looks oddly enough like a drop box, a shared place for hidden comments. Why else would anyone subscribe to a channel with absolutely no content?
On March 21, 2019 Mr. Cain posted his first video. Which I show below.
In the video he claims that in 2014 he was depressed and turned to YouTube for self help videos, found Stephen Molyneux and ended up watching more and more "alt-right" videos leading him down a road to racism and radicalization. Eventually he found a left winger on YouTube and became normal again,
Timing is everything. You see in the last week YouTube has been called on to delete channels by conservatives. The poster boy for this call was of course the Carlos Maza writer for the NBC partly owned Vox publication. Now, right now, the New York Times publishes this major story about how this poor young mad was brainwashed into the alt-right.
Now, point of interest. In the comments section for Mr. Cain's video is a pinned comment from a YouTuber called ContraPoints. The comment was, "thanks and much <333 a="" alt-right="" and="" atalie.="" be="" bias="" cain="" care="" claims="" commented="" comments="" continue="" contrapoints="" cured="" deal="" depression.="" desire="" down.="" everything.="" everything="" for="" found="" have="" he="" here="" his="" hunger="" i="" if="" in="" is="" knowledge.="" let="" love.="" mr.="" much="" my="" of="" on="" one="" owe="" owes="" p="" person="" played="" please="" question="" read="" remember="" responding="" response="" safe.="" see="" sharing="" so="" states="" t="" take="" thank="" that="" the="" they="" this.="" to="" trying="" videos.="" we="" while="" who="" will="" with="" won="" you="">
I recommend you watch Mr. Cain's second video as he gives a little more background.
You will hear him early in saying he is reading from a script. In fact, his whole speech is scripted; but, he has memorized much of it. Hmmm. Heck, he even says at the beginning of the video that has written an article for a major publication.
If you are really interested in who this guy is, there is an interview with him.
YouTube - NonCompete - Farady Speaks Video.
Vox - How YouTube sent one man down an alt-right rabbit hole.
Expect this guys story to change over time. It reminds me of the Jesse Smollett story, something here just aint right.
No comments:
Post a Comment