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| Report: U.S. Socialist Millionaire Used Vast Activist Network to Push Chinese Communist Propaganda | |
| 2023-08-09 | |
[Breitbart] The far-left New York Times (NYT) on Saturday published an exposé on Neville Roy Singham,
“From a think tank in Massachusetts to an event space in Manhattan, from a political party in South Africa to news organizations in India and Brazil, The Times tracked hundreds of millions of dollars to groups linked to Mr. Singham that mix progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points,” the NYT reported. One example spotlighted in the report is a group called “No Cold War,” which is ostensibly a “loose collective” of American and British activists who believe the Western world is picking a fight with China to distract the public from “issues like climate change and racial injustice.” No Cold War is allegedly a fuzzy outgrowth of Singham’s “web of charities and shell companies,” and its activities receive wildly disproportionate attention from Chinese state media organizations – which, unlike the general Chinese population, are allowed to use Western social media platforms like Twitter to push Beijing’s propaganda. When push comes to shove, as it literally did during a November 2021 brawl in the streets of London’s Chinatown, groups like No Cold War are conspicuously willing to prioritize the Chinese government’s interests over their own agendas. In the case of the 2021 brawl, violence erupted after Hong Kong democracy activists confronted No Cold War’s street legions. The NYT also paid some attention to Code Pink, the “anti-war” group that suddenly decided concentration camps and forced labor for the Uyghur Muslims were peachy keen after Chinese money began seeping into its funding stream. Singham’s wife Jodie Evans is a co-founder of Code Pink. The UK Daily Mail on Saturday remembered Code Pink activists disrupting U.S. congressional hearings on the rising threat of China, chanting and waving signs with slogans such as “China Is Not Our Enemy” and “Stop Asian Hate.” Some of Singham’s other groups work quite openly with Chinese state media and even share office space with Chinese propaganda operations. The NYT somewhat petulantly described the Singham network as a good example of what a “disinformation” network “looks like on the left” – as though the left was not positively brimming with them: Mr. Singham’s groups have produced YouTube videos that, together, racked up millions of views. They also seek to influence real-world politics by meeting with congressional aides, training politicians in Africa, running candidates in South African elections and organizing protests like the one in London that erupted into violence. The result is a seemingly organic bloom of far-left groups that echo Chinese government talking points, echo one another, and are echoed in turn by the Chinese state media. Because the network is built on the back of American nonprofit groups, tax experts said, Mr. Singham may have been eligible for tax deductions for his donations. Later in the article, the NYT admitted the major reason it decided to start wading through the incredibly complex paperwork jungle surrounding Singham’s influence network is that “self-described anti-fascists” were complaining about the Chinese government muscling in on their movement. The Indian government in 2021 raided an operation called NewsClick that was financed by Singham because Indian officials accused the site of money laundering and pushing Chinese propaganda. Indian media responded to the NYT’s report with a hearty “Welcome to the party, pal.” The Times of India (TOI) gently chided the NYT for not spending more time on the Singham network’s support for Russian imperialism as well as Chinese fascism. TOI noted, seeming in part to echo the NYT: Singham’s collectives have produced YouTube videos that, collectively, have garnered millions of views. Their endeavors also extend to exerting influence in real-world politics through interactions with congressional aides, training political figures in Africa, fielding candidates in South African elections, and orchestrating demonstrations. The NYT mentioned that networks like Singham’s fit neatly into Chinese dictator Xi Jinping’s strategy for winning a “smokeless war,” a concept that broadly includes defeating the West through information warfare and economic leverage rather than military force. Related: Code Pink: 2023-07-18 ‘Pink Beret' Husband Charged With J6 Crimes Having Fled the US Code Pink: 2023-02-22 Moment Joe Biden is harassed by anti-war protester as he eats dinner...just hours before jetting off on surprise trip to meet Zelensky in Ukraine Code Pink: 2023-02-17 Protester storms stage during foreign policy speech by Sen. Josh Hawley Related: Jodie Evans: 2023-02-17 Protester storms stage during foreign policy speech by Sen. Josh Hawley Jodie Evans: 2022-05-06 BLM-Linked Group Targeting SCOTUS Justices' Homes Offering Stipends to Activists Jodie Evans: 2019-05-10 Venezuelan embassy goes dark as standoff intensifies on streets of Washington | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 These millionaire+ neocommies know what the system really is - just another form of the plantation system. They intend to be among the people in the mansion. It's good to be |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-08-09 08:31 |