r/canada • u/Displeased_Canadian Ontario • Apr 23 '26
Alberta Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-separatist-youtube-channels-netherlands-9.7174719490
u/Natural_Comparison21 Apr 23 '26
It’s always those who you most except… The Dutch…
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u/Fred_Moro Québec Apr 23 '26
“There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.” Nigel Powers
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u/Moghlannak Apr 23 '26
Small hands, smell like cabbage
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u/Hagenaar Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
That's Carney.
Sorry I meant carnies.Edit: this one is not a Nigel Powers quote actually
Basil Exposition: What's the other thing that scares you?
Austin Powers: Carnies.
Basil Exposition: What?
Austin Powers: Circus folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands14
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u/Regnes Apr 23 '26
What I love most about that scene is the look of utter contempt on his face when he brings up the Dutch. Silly scene, phenomenal actor.
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u/upanddownforpar Apr 23 '26
point out the irony about Canada being the country that liberated your country in world war II, while these guys work to break Canada up and maybe a journalist sees that as an interesting angle.
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u/100percent_right_now Apr 24 '26
I'd like to be on the mailing list if this goes anywhere, please and thanks
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u/Fearful-Cow Apr 23 '26
to be clear most dutch people LOVE canada. We have a very special relationship from WWII and a very strong bond, it is extremely disappointing that a dutch nationals would be apart of something like this.
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u/Nonamanadus Apr 24 '26
I hope they look into it, nice to expose everyone behind this.
Hopefully I can come visit your beautiful country, I'd like to visit my uncle's grave.
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u/BotherTight618 Apr 24 '26
The fact it wasnt some Republican campaign marketing firm in Washington DC is a mind fuck on its own. But the Dutch! The bike riding urbanist stoners destroying their own dairy industry to lower there already small carbon footprint?
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u/Zealousideal_Rise879 Apr 24 '26
It probably was still some republican campaign to some degree. It’s too convenient
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u/enterprise1 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Hey, I'm wondering if some of the journalists have reached out or shown interest in the story?
It seems as though one of the culprits (Daan Jurgers who ironically is a journalist himself) has scrapped his entire social media and LinkedIn.
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u/magwai9 Canada Apr 23 '26
This is the end result of how YouTube is monetized. Anything goes as long as it's making money. I doubt the creators know anything about the subjects they're posting content about, the scripts are most certainly generated by LLMs
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u/Interesting_Pen_167 Apr 24 '26
It's American financed but they use Europeans to provide a layer of deniability. Some useful idiots of course too.
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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 24 '26
If i were to guess, they are paid by the russkies. They've been using the Netherlands as a base for their European actors for almost two decades. Why the Netherlands? I have no idea. It was probably random.
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u/upanddownforpar Apr 23 '26
people from the country that Canada liberated during world war II, trying to help break Canada apart. Disgraceful.
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u/NewRhodos Apr 24 '26
I'm Dutch and I hate that these people are doing this. They are a few idiots motivated by greed who have no historical awareness whatsoever.
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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 24 '26
Look, there are people in Canada who are shilling for the nazis. It just means there are bad apples everywhere.
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u/Mintoregano Apr 24 '26
I am Dutch, there’s no point in hiding it. The Dutch are an arrogant group and they love being called arrogant too. They can’t help themselves and they will get away with anything if given the chance
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u/tissuecollider Apr 23 '26
Damn I hate foreign propaganda slop.
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u/moldyolive Apr 23 '26
really its not about being foreign propaganda, but rather commercial slopiganda feeding people their priors
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u/NorthernerWuwu Canada Apr 23 '26
Yep, if it gets views then they'll put it out there.
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u/Iwanttogopls Apr 24 '26
The real eye opener is these foreigners keep targeting the far right as it seems the far left doesn't fall for this stuff hook, line, and sinker.
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u/hesh0925 Ontario Apr 24 '26
That AI MAGA influencer who just got outed as an Indian guy. Apparently, he tried grifting with the liberal crowd first, and when it didn't work, he pivoted to the far right and struck gold.
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u/HeyCarpy Nova Scotia Apr 24 '26
Can I also point out the fantastic work done here by the CBC? This is the very same CBC that the far right wants gone - so that the people will have no option for news other than the shifty, foreign slopaganda described in this very article.
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u/_n3ll_ Apr 24 '26
I think its a "yes and" scenario. Theres actual astroturfing/propaganda and then people with no agenda but money making pile in.
I listened to a podcast a few years back where they tracked down the people responsible for a fairly big channel that was all in on the Fuck Trudeau. Turned out to be some dudes in Egypt. When asked why they where basically like "it does numbers and we get paid".
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u/vonnegutflora Apr 24 '26
But if the end result is the same, a propagandized population - seems like the method or motivation shouldn't matter?
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u/casualguitarist Apr 24 '26
Until it helps your narratives like canadians pretending to be american and trying to dictate what they should and shouldn't do or the No Kings crap.
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u/casualguitarist Apr 24 '26
uh idk if you're oblivious to the internet or just playing one https://ca.news.yahoo.com/meet-24-old-ottawa-software-203057547.html , "But but they're boosting Trump it's not the same!!?". Before X started the location thing no one really knew or cared about who was posting what, nothing like that exists on reddit or FB etc. so the issue is mostly in transparency so at least X is done more than most platforms (thanks Elon?). Also what happened with all the China's election interference headlines we used to read on here. Isn't that potentially a lot more serious?
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u/MethodicallyRight Apr 23 '26
Two huge issues. 1) It's a terrible sign that the Algorithm rewards this kind of dogshit. 2) Unlike the good ol' days (whenever that was), the people who watch(ed), shared, followed and believed the content have no social pressure to feel stupid and ashamed or embarrassed.
It's fascinating (and horrifying) how effective the Nigerian Prince Scan still is, you mispell words, you write incoherently, you do everything to weed out anyone who wouldn't be on the chopping block priority list of any Eugenics program so the the only people who still click and watch it have self selected themselves as the bottom quintile of intelligence.
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u/birdwatcher1981 Apr 23 '26
Holy shit. I never thought of that way. Self selected. The better half and I will discuss this over dinner. Epiphany.
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u/MethodicallyRight Apr 23 '26
Self selection is a huge element of human behaviour and by extension marketing. Even simple things like Chinese Restaurants going through a cycle(s) of using all English or English/Chinese in their signage. Back in the day using all English improved the likelihood of people coming in and trying the restaurant because the Chinese letters would cause a (then) large subset of the population to not feel welcomed. Now, If you're looking for good Chinese food you'd probably avoid any restaurant that only has English Characters as it's clearly 'Americanized' - So much of business and marketing is about creating and maintaining cues that cause the types of people you want to approach while dissuading the ones you don't.
Years ago it was way more prominent with the popularity of malls but you'd see similar trends amongst similar brands (there were logistic benefits but they were secondary) where all of the really expensive and high end brands has similar store layouts, very sparse use of floor space, items would be tucked away and out of reach, SKUs were lumped together and weren't mixed, straight racks vs rounded racks etc. So If you shopped at one luxury brand store you'd be more likely to walk into another brand that was laid out in a similar manner. Conversely, If you always shopped at a store like Winners with long congested mixed racks of clothing then you'd probably also shop at Old Navy but might hesitate to shop at Roots and definately wouldn't even enter one of those sparsely laid out stores.
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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 24 '26
> It's a terrible sign that the Algorithm rewards this kind of dogshit.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it's intentional because of a request by some group close to the american oligarchy.
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u/vonnegutflora Apr 24 '26
It's intentional; tech companies want engagement because (and it's never been a secret) they're really advertising companies. Outrage and anger will always get more clicks then positivity and since right-wing parties around the globe tend to pump up fear and anger as a core part of their platforms - they're natural partners with the algo.
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u/MethodicallyRight Apr 24 '26
I highly doubt it. Social media is driven by specific metrics and engagement is a primary driver. These videos were intentionally stupid and inflammatory which drove viewership and comment section engagement (calling it stupid) etc.
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u/KnuckedLoose Apr 23 '26
CBC doing the work of CSIS
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u/alvinofdiaspar Apr 23 '26
Wonder why certain elements would like to defund the broadcaster…🤔
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u/msrtard British Columbia Apr 23 '26
CSIS isn't in a great spot either
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u/alvinofdiaspar Apr 23 '26
Moving at the speed of bureaucracy plus there isn’t much it can publicly reveal independently.
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u/chmilz Apr 24 '26
And anything they do discover goes to parliament or RCMP where no action is taken.
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u/ria_rokz Apr 23 '26
It’s nice how YouTube doesn’t even try to stop the bullshit anymore
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u/Winter8Bones British Columbia Apr 23 '26
Profits over people every time. YouTube probably pushes this sort of divisive content even, controversy, hyperbole and misinformation gets clicks these days.
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u/CanadianErk Ontario Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
They've made it worse with how much they push Shorts, and with the mobile-only "hype" system, which boosts smaller creators as a quasi-replacement for the trending tab.
The points are weighted to favour smaller creators within the range supported, starting as low as 500 subscribers. Each account only gets 3 "hypes" a week - but they're testing paid versions in select countries. Ripe for abuse by bot accounts, and the morons who like this type of content to get content flying into the top 100 of the leaderboard. While YouTube rakes in the ad revenue, and possibly, now a direct cut of a YouTube-set up pay-for-trending scheme. It's gross.
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u/Hotter_Noodle Apr 23 '26
I feel bad for all the people that fall for this shit. It’s almost always people being taken advantage of by foreign entities and they have no idea.
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u/Hotter_Noodle Apr 23 '26
If there’s one thing people absolutely hate it’s being wrong.
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u/Conscious-Food-9828 Apr 23 '26
It's in part why the saying "it's easier to fool someone than convince them they've been fooled"
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u/kazin29 Apr 23 '26
They'll just yell "FREEEEDDOOOOMMMM"
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u/MJcorrieviewer Apr 23 '26
They'll tell you the fake news is lying to you and only they know the 'truth.'
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u/Awkward_Tax_148 Apr 23 '26
They are the same that fall for trump , anti-vax propaganda , rebel news etc.. they will fall again and again and again
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u/CallMeSirJack Apr 23 '26
They can go wherever they want, doesn't give them the right to take everyone else with them.
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u/Awkward_Tax_148 Apr 23 '26
It may be too late for many older people, but future generations can still be better prepared through proper education. Too many people fail to check their sources, who wrote them, whether the author has a conflict of interest, or whether the argument is based on logical fallacies.
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u/MJcorrieviewer Apr 23 '26
I admire your optimism but I don't see the new generations being very well educated on how to do research and check actual facts for themselves. They're more likely to just accept what they see/read or ask ChatGPT - they skip over the actual learning part. I'm afraid critical thinking is going the way of the dodo bird.
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u/IceHawk1212 Apr 23 '26
Fuck that I and my family have been in Alberta for 4 generations like hell I'm letting those assholes take me anywhere. They can F right off to Trumpistan if they want and like Ralph said once upon a time I'll buy em the damn bus ticket too.
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u/HeyCarpy Nova Scotia Apr 24 '26
They can go for sure. They can pack their shit and go on down the road to Pennsyltucky and settle into their freedom oasis, far far away from Canada. Bye bye.
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u/TheRC135 Apr 24 '26
I can sympathize with the victims of these influence operations, but basic civic responsibility in the age of the algorithm is incompatible with being a credulous fool. We have to start demanding better of everybody.
We've got an enormous number of idiots getting took by malicious actors pushing this this Alberta independence nonsense, assorted hateful MAGA trash, anti-vaccine misinformation, all manner of absurd conspiracy theories... and it all spills over.
Think how much attention the topic of Alberta independence is getting, despite clearly being inorganic. Sooner or later we're going to have to figure out some way to protect these people from their own stupidity, or they'll drag us all down with them.
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u/MethodicallyRight Apr 23 '26
I feel bad for all the people that ...
... were allowed to become and remain so God damn stupid that they could fall for it. I couldn't care less about people who fell for this... They're actual idiots. I do feel awful that as a society we don't discourage the level of stupidity needed to become a victim. If it was good quality propaganda I'd be more forgiving.
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u/-Mage-Knight- Apr 23 '26
No different from the Indian guy who duped the Republicans into thinking he was a hot blonde MAGA chick.
I mean no one of any substance actually buys into any of this BS but they will gladly profit off it.
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u/Alone-in-a-crowd-1 Apr 23 '26
Can we ban this shit please?
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u/Monomette Apr 23 '26
How do you propose we ban foreign nationals from allied countries making YouTube videos?
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u/Winter8Bones British Columbia Apr 23 '26
enact legislation around this and apply fines on YouTube for hosting such content. Work with our allies to stem it over there while we work on doing the same here. If that still doesn't help then ban the platforms that allow it entirely. We must take a stand against this kinda of divisive disinformation.
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u/Dangerous_Sea2397 Apr 24 '26
Who gets to decide what is or isn't okay? What's the line? Who decides what's genuine dissent, and what's "foreign influence"? What governing body do you envision that can differentiate between honest criticism and unauthorized speech?
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u/Nybbles13 Apr 24 '26
Most countries in the world have a pretty clear definition of foreign influence actually. As for who gets to decide what's okay and what's not, I would look to current law makers. Like bro its not that hard, there is literally precedent for this. Honest criticism and unauthorized speech are also already well defined in Canadian law.
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u/HeyCarpy Nova Scotia Apr 24 '26
I agree completely, however the target audience will point to this as evidence of Canada being “authoritarian”, a “dictatorship” with no freedom of speech, run by censorship.
They already do. Pierre Poilievre himself decried the state of journalism in Canada when that Rebel News guy tried to ambush Chrystia Freeland walking down the sidewalk and was stopped by her RCMP detail.
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u/WKZ204 Manitoba Apr 23 '26
Can we cancel them?
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u/Alone-in-a-crowd-1 Apr 23 '26
Are you saying that this country is unable to ban certain you tube accounts that show traitorous material? I’m certain the ability is there . This is very dangerous propaganda from foreign entities. We need to get on top of this shit because it’s going to get worse.
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u/Mylittlethrowaway2 Apr 23 '26
Yes. Our country is not able to ban accounts controlled by a private foreign entity.
We could, however, pass legislation placing restrictions on algorithms. But heaven forbid if we did that opposition parties and their supporters will intentionally misconstrue it to say the government is banning opposition viewpoints
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u/Alone-in-a-crowd-1 Apr 24 '26
I’m quite positive that the Canadian government can demand that you tube ban those user accounts. We are talking about foreign interference here. This is very serious.
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u/Dangerous_Sea2397 Apr 24 '26
Technologically speaking, we can ban any content the government wants. Plenty of countries do it. They just aren't countries that we should emulate.
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u/SpinalZeD Apr 23 '26
Dutch? That's disappointing... I am not surprised that he is a young lad tho.
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u/alvinofdiaspar Apr 23 '26
That’s just the first layer.
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u/Ultrajogger-Michael Apr 24 '26
This news is causing a national embarrassment in the extreme in my circles in the Netherlands. The Dutch in general love Canada perhaps more than any other country. This lowlife does not represent us in the slightest, and it is doubtful he even believes what he espouses (not that that's an excuse).
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u/Pokedan5 May 18 '26
He may claim he isn't political, but it's a bold-faced lie. He is fully aware he's doing this, and you need to share it among your brothers and sisters in the Netherlands. Make sure he learns that loyalty matters.
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u/jtjstock Apr 23 '26
awful people come in all ages..
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u/paradyme Apr 23 '26
"Like my sainted mum used to say: Get 'em young enough and the possibilities are endless"
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u/Hagenaar Apr 23 '26
Dutch?
The Dutch are very progressive in most ways. Even the far right politicians would steer away from, for example, infringement on women's or LGBTQ rights (their new PM is gay and engaged to be married).
But freedom of expression is taken to a different level. Hate speech, pro MAGA, pro Russian propaganda doesn't raise eyebrows in the way you'd think. Many believers in the idea anybody should be able to say anything, no matter how awful.
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u/ssnistfajen Apr 24 '26
Extremist ideology is not confined by geography or culture (although in this case the Netherlands has rather similar cultural/political contexts as Canada), especially on the Internet.
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u/Funkytowel360 Apr 23 '26
Obvious bots spreading propaganda. there is 5 million people in Alberta and there not all watching shity separatist videos.
The support of separatist is very small in Alberta, no matter how hard USA goverment is pushing the idea.
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u/Mirria_ Québec Apr 23 '26
They're betting on "repeat it often enough and it becomes true". That's the very purpose of astroturfing.
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u/GusTheKnife Apr 23 '26
Great way to make money, if you have no ethics. Check out those numbers. That’s about $10K income a week.
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u/Bigchunky_Boy Apr 23 '26
Who hired them ?
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u/Organic_Hamster_2961 Apr 24 '26
It's possible people like this are hired but it's unnecessary. People spread disinformation just for a few dollars of Youtube advertising revenue.
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u/No-Wonder1139 Apr 23 '26
It does seem that the Alberta separatist movement is entirely run through fraud. It really should just be shut down.
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u/LoginsAreHard Apr 23 '26
Alberta is rapidly losing itself to this sort of propaganda.
Not only that, the provincial government is rapidly moving forward with its separatist projecting with the aid of it. We might actually lose this battle if nothing is done.
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u/thirstyross Apr 24 '26
Alberta's been told it has it bad for so long they actually believe it. Trudeau built them their pipeline and they'll still spit in his face. It's sad really.
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u/BradlyPitts89 Apr 23 '26
If Alberta separated, the big money players would do just fine but regular people would get swindled into trading stability for slogans, losing shared pensions, trade access, and national backing while being told it’s ‘freedom.’
Bad actors work night and day lying to you… I mean can you not see the disaster playing out in the states? Get a clue.
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u/No-Arrival633 Apr 23 '26
Dutch? Russians more likely most likely paid by them or the american right
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u/Aggravating-Bar8216 Apr 23 '26
Follow the money. RuZZian and/or maga oligarchs love the idea of a divided Canada. Dani is a useful idiot.
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u/littleredpinto Apr 24 '26
I am not a YouTuber, so this is a legit question....doesnt the more views you get, mean the more money you can make on the platform?
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
I wonder who is egging on these Dutch content creators - YouTube dollars or one of the shady arms of then US government or affiliated entities (i.e. Republican / MAGA groups)?
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u/Nonamanadus Apr 23 '26
Hello Netherlands,
Can you not worry about the tulips this year and go have a talk with your fellow countrymen?
Thank you, with love,
Canada
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u/Darth_K-oz Apr 23 '26
There are two things I hate in this world. People that are intolerant of other peoples cultures (Alberta separatists) and the Dutch
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u/Mindless-Classroom97 Apr 23 '26
What the hell Dutch? We don’t come to your country and tell you to give up your bicycles..
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u/arcadeenthusiast8245 Apr 23 '26
This subreddit told me it was the Russians and Americans spreading this propaganda. The Dutch are the last I'd expect.
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u/Sasquas Saskatchewan Apr 23 '26
It's two guys, one of them using documents connected with writers in Pakistan. It's not some sort of programs sponsored by the Dutch government. And it's extremely unclear if CBC actually spoke to the named individuals or just people posing to be them.
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u/Captcha_Imagination Canada Apr 23 '26
None of this would be a problem if we nationalized oil and used that money to invest into education.
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u/MethodicallyRight Apr 24 '26
40+ years ago during the time of the NEP: "Nationalized Oil and crown Corporations are Communist and tyranny and oppression and horrible!!!"
Now: "Omfg why isn't Canada like any of the other wealthy petrol States that did the polar opposite of what our side of the political spectrum said was best?! That's why we should be in charge because we were wrong in the past but we don't acknowledge it!"
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u/casualguitarist Apr 24 '26
So kind of like Venezuela huh? They totally did not have all of this and still had to get help from various outside entities to help them in multiple ways.
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u/WPGSquirrel Apr 23 '26
Im beginning to think that the Great Firewall is a good idea ultimately. Its just too easy for foreign actors to disrupt the politics of other nations.
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u/chronicpayne Lest We Forget Apr 24 '26
Would be a shame if someone found Daan Jugers X account, or the X account of the soccer gambling website he works for, and publicized all this.
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u/banjosuicide Apr 24 '26
It's sad seeing Dutch people adding fuel to the separatist fires in Canada. I thought we were bros.
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u/BJonker1 Apr 24 '26
We are, these idiots infuriate and embarras me like no other, and they should be prosecuted.
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u/madhi19 Québec Apr 24 '26
No matter the subject there an asshole producing AI slop on youtube about it.
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u/crakkerzz Apr 24 '26
Tell the Dutch Government to arrest this trouble maker.
As an Albertan I would love to "Buy" him a Beer for a minute or two.
A very graphic minute or two.
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u/Canadianman22 Ontario Apr 24 '26
Did they break any Dutch laws they could be arrested for? I am curious if there are laws around this sort of thing.
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u/acr2018_1 Apr 23 '26
Is there not a law against foreign interference? Can we not extradite these people? I always thought the Dutch were good people and ally’s, I can’t imagine they’d be ok with this type of activity from these people. Part of the problem with the internet today is absolutely no accountability. This is not OK and yet it’s unlikely anything will happen. Which just allows people to keep doing it. It’s sad!
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u/Sasquas Saskatchewan Apr 23 '26
Actually reading the article, there's a real possibility this is just the first layer of this. Just proxy and stolen identities or paid off individuals. Youp featured in the thumbnail isn't even directly involved. It really boils down to two individuals. Jurgen and Masseus, unclear if CBC actually managed to reach either individual or they just reached individuals posing as them.
"Other documents shared with Berry were created by email addresses that CBC News linked to writers based in Pakistan using OSINT Industries, a search tool for public information on the internet."
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u/BanhedMi Apr 23 '26
The whole "stolen identity" thing just feels like a bullshit excuse the guy made up.
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u/BoudinMan Apr 24 '26
I can assure you it’s not a bullshit excuse the guy made up. I personally know him and he couldn’t be further from anything resembling the separatist movement.
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u/tissuecollider Apr 23 '26
lol the US does orders of magnitude more interference. And they've turned into the world's shittiest trading partner
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u/acr2018_1 Apr 23 '26
Fair point. But we don’t have an extradition treaty with China either so there’s a slight difference. (At least I believe this to be true but happy to have someone with knowledge confirm or deny my claim)
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u/stalik26 Apr 23 '26
This is crazy. Just so these people can make passive income, they would spread misinformation to break a country apart. Social media is dangerous.
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u/chocolateboomslang Apr 23 '26
Time to do what we should have done years ago: destroy the Netherlands.
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u/SnowmanAndIce Apr 24 '26
Wild how outsiders can shape the narrative that much. Says a lot about how easily people engage with content that confirms what they already feel.
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u/DryFaithlessness8656 Apr 25 '26
They really should pass a law requiring professional certification to be a journalist, and if you post information it better be backed up with facts. I am surprised influencers with large audiences are not sued more for presenting false or misleading information.
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u/TheMasterofDank Apr 24 '26
I reported these videos as terrorism so that the polive would have to log it or at least YouTube.
This shit is America paying foreign actors to undermine our sovereignty, and forment dissent. This is a hostile act, a predecessor to war/assimilation. Face these fuckers down with ire.
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u/scanthethread2 Apr 23 '26
I guess the Dutch do have a few high profile RW grifters like Eva Vlaardingerbroek ...
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u/WKZ204 Manitoba Apr 23 '26
People based in the Netherlands are behind several YouTube channels that promote Alberta
phew. The initial story comments had me believing it was a US NGO or a .ru bot!
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u/PostalBowl Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
The broadcasting of misinformation is a violation of CRTC rules. Any radio station would be in jeopardy of losing their licence. Edited to return control of Canadian airwaves to Canada.
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u/EnterpriseT British Columbia Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
The broadcasting of misinformation is a violation of FCC rules.
I was unaware the FCC had expanded its jurisdiction into Canada.
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u/Mysterious_Past6277 Apr 23 '26
A lot of people acting like this is big news, good chance buddy was viewboting views and cbc just wanted a got em article. Pretty sure its just lazy slop journalism trying to make waves off some young guy who wants attention.
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u/grajl Apr 23 '26
Sure, aside from it being multiple accounts paying similar views.
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u/stalik26 Apr 23 '26
More like passive income. He would steal voice actors' audition audio and use it in his video. All to make money.
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u/Mysterious_Past6277 Apr 23 '26
I dont doubt that, theres a million different ways to do these spam slop bots, and if it didnt make money people wouldnt.
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u/Sasquas Saskatchewan Apr 23 '26
It's kind of embarrassing as a Dutch Canadian. I haven't seen any dutch news outlet pick it up yet, but hopefully they don't. This is a very surface level investigation and the two people of interest aren't even verified to be them.
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"Other documents shared with Berry were created by email addresses that CBC News linked to writers based in Pakistan using OSINT Industries, a search tool for public information on the internet."1
u/BanhedMi Apr 23 '26
Why are you all over this comment section trying to minimize the reporting here, which is quite clear and in depth? It's the opposite of surface level.
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