I have not posted about our old mate Drew Pavlou for three years, but he has earned another mention.
Having first come to fame fighting the CCP’s quiet invasion of our universities in 2019, Mr Pavlou has morphed into a consistent protest presence attacking the fake left.
Roughly a year ago, this morphed into a furious stoush with Jordan Shanks (AKA FriendlyJordies), who is another great MB favourite.
That biffo revolved around various offences taken in the wake of the firebombing of Shanks’s home, which, in typical Aussie style, remains unsolved to this day, even though pretty much everybody knows who did it.
By the way, both credit MB as being inspirational in their own rise to protest fame, and we admire them equally.
I wish Shanks had not attached himself to the Labor Party quite so openly, notably the awful Kevin27. The Shanks’ chutzpah and investigative work over the years are brilliant, not to mention comedic genius.
Meanwhile, Drew Pavlou has repeatedly been arrested and fined for fighting the fake left and CCP influences.
There is no doubt that this young man is a media and political talent, and it was, in fact, he who triggered the American political attack on Albo’s shocking hate speech laws. This helped defeat the egregious attack on free speech.
Which brings us to today.
Pavlou has now begun to be retweeted by the American vice president, the proud hillbilly JD Vance, usually for attacking fake left sacred cows.
And late last week, he took on Billie Eilish after she politicised immigration at a music awards ceremony.
We wish Mr Pavlou all the best in Malibu and anticipate another round of spectacular support from the White House, though I am concerned for Mr Pavlou’s safety as he lands amid nationwide ICE riots.
Which brings me to the point of this post. I have personally encouraged both Shanks and Pavlou over the years to stir the pot.
Shanks has ultimately given in to the temptation to take a political side with the fake left (cultural issues take precedence over fighting the persecution of the working classes), while Pavlou is now being courted aggressively by the fake right (cultural issues take precedence over preventing markets from collapsing into oligarchy).
I remind both that this is ultimately ineffectual campaigning for change. I refer them to Karl Marx’s base and superstructure theories, which remain the best models for understanding power in our society.
At the base are the forces of production. This is capital and the distribution of it. All the power to change is here.
The superstructure is culture, the arts, politics, etc. There is little power for change here unless you understand you must target the base to get it.
That is, the culture wars are a great way to get attention, but ultimately, they are a distraction from real power.
Therefore, I am here to warn Mr Pavlou to be wary of being courted into the camp of the fake right. It is a ruse to prevent you from speaking real truth to power.
Use your smarts and reach to mobilise people to the class wars that have been forgotten.
Found the Australian Youth Party and run candidates (starting in the senate) nationwide in federal elections to fight against:
- ridiculous house prices;
- the immigration-led wages and living standards crush;
- a budget structure that rorts the young to support greedy Boomers;
- human and sovereign violations, including CCP incursions in Tibet, Xinjang, Hong Kong and Australia;
- economic structure that favours oligarchy;
- climate change and environmental destruction.
Australian youth as a demographic has been mercilessly abused by the Coalition and Labor, betrayed by the Fake Greens, and is in desperate need of its own voice.
By all means, move in with Ms Eilish, but put your energies here, Mr Pavlou!
