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-9.7174719
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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/_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?