On the Barricades ― s06e21 ? You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade ? Thanks so much! There is a small segment of Bulgarian society that is mostly made up of clients of American and other Western NGOs in Bulgaria, who continue to openly support the country's most notorious Euro-Atlanticist forces. They, of course, publicly support concepts such as "democracy," "freedom," and "human rights," and one of their leaders once famously described them as "smart and beautiful," in contrast to the rest of society. This fall, the "unintelligent" and "unattractive" will compete in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital and a bastion of pro-imperialist reactionaries. They will have the opportunity to support Vanya Grigorova, a well-known public figure in Bulgaria, a chief-adviser to one of the country's largest labor confederations, and an honest class fighter. Boyan Stanislavski discusses what this means for Bulgaria's political process with two Bulgarian political analysts, Bozhin Traykov and Arto Artinian. ? Twitter: https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_ ? Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/thebarricade ? Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TheBarricade:3 ? Spotify: http://bit.ly/Barricade_SF ? SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/baricada ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSFKNxU-uIU

"On the Barricades" - s04e30 On the Barricades tackles the issue of human rights in its current episode with labour activist Pat Byrne being the guest of the host Maria Cernat. Pat Byrne distinguishes between human rights which provide for basic material, economic and social security and what usually is understood as human rights - the type of rights, which are often used as a weapon in international relations by the dominant players against those who try to exist in the world with higher degrees of both independence and illiberalism. Maria Cernat outlines other contradictions with regards to social and economic rights - the West-dominated international institutions, such as the IMF have been undermining the ability of local players of the Third world to act independently on the international scene as the IMF has been imposing privatization of basic resources, including water. The industry of charity and international aid also appears to be dubious as it is often funded by the very same forces that plunder the resources and wealth of the developing world. What comes out of a critical perspective on human rights is that they are a vague concept, which can be weaponized when necessary, but which is neither respected, nor applied in an authentic way even within the territory of those who use it as a tool of international relations. ******************** Check out our website at https://thebarricade.online/ ******************** Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://bit.ly/Barricade_YT ******************** Subscribe to our Rumble channel https://rumble.com/user/thebarricade ******************** Follow us on Spotify http://bit.ly/Barricade_SF ******************** Follow us on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/baricada ******************** Like our Facebook page https://facebook.com/EnBaricada/ ******************** Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_ ******************** Hey there! The Barricade is a leftist media outlet set up by a group of activists and journalists from around Eastern Europe. This channel is part of our efforts to provide analyzes, news as well as opinions and comments from and on our region, often disregarded by the West (including the Left) in a very colonial manner. One of our tasks is to confront such an approach as well as many other naïve and superficial views about Eastern Europe and its left. It has history, experience and competence to participate in the global debates. And we're doing this via this channel and its flagship show "On the barricades" hosted by Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat. Please, support us via PayPal at https://paypal.me/thebarricade or by becoming a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cy60m912aM

”On the Barricades” - s04e13 This is the second part of our interview with Russian political scientist Stanislav Byshok, who decided to sit down with the hosts of "On the Barricades" and discuss the crisis and how the Russian public perceives the situation overall, despite recent harsh measures against critical voices imposed by the authorities. In the previous segment, we discussed how, in general, the initial reactions to the invasion shifted rather quickly. In this episode, we discuss the sanctions and the massive campaign to cancel Russia and Russians in the Western world. Are any of the West's hopes even realistic? Could deficits in Coca-Cola or iPhones really cause a public outpouring of rage against the government and the president? Are the Russians deeply offended by the strong reactions in the majority of European countries? How has life in Russia changed since the 24th of February? This and more will be covered in the second installment of our conversation with Stanislav Byshok, which will be broadcast on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch. You can also listen to our podcast on Spotify and SoundCloud, and it will be available on other platforms soon! First part of the talk with Stanislav Byshok: https://youtu.be/9Paj_ZBV1d8 Third part of the talk with Stanislav Byshok: https://youtu.be/bxRwEjzSMEo ******************** Check out our website at https://thebarricade.online/ ******************** Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://bit.ly/Barricade_YT ******************** Subscribe to our Rumble channel https://rumble.com/user/thebarricade ******************** Follow us on Spotify http://bit.ly/Barricade_SF ******************** Follow us on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/baricada ******************** Like our Facebook page https://facebook.com/EnBaricada/ ******************** Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/_the_barricade_ ******************** Hey there! The Barricade is a leftist media outlet set up by a group of activists and journalists from around Eastern Europe. This channel is part of our efforts to provide analyzes, news as well as opinions and comments from and on our region, often disregarded by the West (including the Left) in a very colonial manner. One of our tasks is to confront such an approach as well as many other naïve and superficial views about Eastern Europe and its left. It has history, experience and competence to participate in the global debates. And we're doing this via this channel and its flagship show "On the barricades" hosted by Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat. Please, support us via PayPal at https://paypal.me/thebarricade or by becoming a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thebarricade ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZSltN2e42o

In today's installment, we discuss the Russian drone fragments that apparently landed on Romanian soil close to the ports of Reni and Izmail which were heavily bombed by Russian artillery. We also discuss a shocking documentary by Recorder.ro about the worrying state of Romania's army beyond slogans and encouraging statements. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqF4b6V9PWw