Rania, Max and Aaron all explore more subversive and a wider range of opinions & ideas than any of the people who smear them (like Molly, Robert, & every other neocon pretending to be a leftist). I hope people actually engage w their work instead of listening to these sickos. https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek/status/1351539139724812289

I'm not saying I agree w every single thing they all say, but these people who call themselves leftists but scream at anyone who even mentions them are not serious and should never be listened to imo. Don't ever listen to anyone who tells you not to engage with information imo.

Aaron Mate had Nixon's embassador to China on his show to talk about China. Max has had historians who challenged his own ideas about the USSR. And tbh I don't even know why people yell at Rania. You don't have to agree w them on everything but it's good to explore other pov.

I officially stopped listening to Behind the Bastards when his Assad episode was basically saying Max & co were "Assadists" & then talking about how evil he was. No addressing the rebels or US fopo. Just attacking a strawman position w no nuance at all.

Whereas I've heard Max + Rania discuss Assad's human rights violations, called him a dictator, war criminal etc. Far more nuance than the people who told you the rebels were anti-imperialist heros and anyone who questions the state department is a nazi (Molly called Max Goebbels)

But this goes the other way too. Molly's writing on the Bund is very good, I still share her article about it. And Robert does decent work on US history and US based fascism (that isn't the state department). I think you should engage people who you disagree with sometimes.