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'''Gregory Guevara''', also known as '''Jreg''', '''JrEg''' or '''JrEgjREG''' ({{IPA-|en|d͡ʒɹɛɡ}}), is a Canadian [[YouTuber]], [[musical artist]], [[journalist]], [[political satirist]], and politician.
==YouTube careerEarly life ==
Gregory Guevara's videoswas haveborn beenin described as "[[millennialOttawa]]/, [[GenerationCanada]] Z#Etymologyon andMay nomenclature|zoomer]]-friendly"22, and1997. heHe hasattended covered[[Holy topicsTrinity suchHigh asSchool the(Bradford)|Holy [[Peterson–ŽižekTrinity debate]],High [[COVID-19School]], and [[climate change]]graduated in parody videos2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite webAV |last=Donovan |first=Mckenzie |title=Gregory Jreg Guevara is running a post-ironic campaign for voters with post-modern grievances.media |url=https://www.ottawalifeyoutube.com/article/gregory-jgreg-guevara-a-post-ironic-campaign-for-voters-with-post-modern-grievanceswatch?cv=1BrKBTdueYbY |access-datetitle=2022-10-21Holy |website=OttawaTrinity LifeCatholic Magazine}}</ref>High HeSchool usesValedictorian aSpeech persona that is "an [[all|date=2015-knowing]], [[Self06-disorder|hyperaware]], and [[Mental illness|slightly-troubled]] individual whose statements are always drenched in multiple levels of irony."<ref>{{Cite journal26 |last=CristianGreg Eduard |first=DrăganGuevara |access-date=20212024-1206-1511 |titlevia=Foregrounding the Digital Medium: Self-reference and Metareference in Video Essays |url=https://www.ekphrasisjournal.ro/docs/R1/8E26.pdf |journal=Ekphrasis. Images, Cinema, Theory, Media |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=111–127 |doi=10.24193/ekphrasis.26.8 |issn=2559-205XYouTube}}</ref> His channel rose to prominence after a video of his titled ''Political Compass Rap'' went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[Reddit]].<ref name=":302">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-14 |title=YouTuber And Satirist Greg "Jreg" Guevara Explains His Eccentric Brand Of Political Humor And Why Centricide Is Our Only Hope |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/youtuber-and-satirist-greg-jreg-guevara-explains-his-eccentric-brand-of-political-humor-and-why-centricide-is-our-only-hope |access-date=20222024-1006-2211 |website=Know Your Meme}}</ref> Greg started writing and performing poetry at a young age and calls himself an [[amateur]] musician.<ref name=":02" /> Guevara studied [[journalism]] at [[Carleton University]].<ref name=":02" />
Guevara uploaded his first video in 2009 for a [[Sixth grade|6th grade]] school project which he describes as being meant to critique [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] [[consumerism]]. Greg had trouble gaining any traction and eventually started to post content too, and sometimes specific content catered to several different [[Reddit|subreddits]]. Guevara got his first viral video called "Shut The Fuck Up", which was shared by [[Philip DeFranco]] as his secret link of the day. It has garnered over 1.1 million views as of now.<ref name=":02" />
His YouTube channel focuses on [[sketch]]es and [[music video]]s, often political in nature, focusing specifically on extreme or obscure political ideologies, such as [[anarcho-capitalism]] and [[anarcho-monarchism]].<ref name=":0" /> In particular, he is credited with popularizing the once-obscure ideology [[National Bolshevism]] on the Internet because of a popular skit in which he "[[Coming out#Non-LGBT contexts|came out]]" as an "[[wikt:Anarcho|Anarcho]]-[[National Bolshevism|Nazbol]]". Later, he released a video titled ''Does irresponsible political satire have consequences?'' in which he admitted to worrying about how his videos influenced the political views of others, and wondered if joking about niche extremist ideologies helped to create unironic followers of those ideologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Nazbol Ideology Is the Weird, Meme-Loving Child of the Left and Right |url=https://www.alittlebithuman.com/nazbol-is-the-child-of-the-left-and-right/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.alittlebithuman.com |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
==YouTube career==
Guevara stated that he got interested in political [[vlogging]] from an [[Internet meme]] perspective, and was never into politics for its own sake.<ref name=":0" /> He stated that he was "deeply forged in meme culture", and believes that Internet memes are important to the spread of [[political ideologies]].<ref name=":3" />▼
Guevara's videos have been described as "[[millennial]]/[[Generation Z#Etymology and nomenclature|zoomer]]-friendly", and he has covered topics such as the [[Peterson–Žižek debate]], [[COVID-19]], and [[climate change]] in parody videos.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Mckenzie |title=Gregory Jreg Guevara is running a post-ironic campaign for voters with post-modern grievances. |url=https://www.ottawalife.com/article/gregory-jgreg-guevara-a-post-ironic-campaign-for-voters-with-post-modern-grievances?c=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021065101/https://www.ottawalife.com/article/gregory-jgreg-guevara-a-post-ironic-campaign-for-voters-with-post-modern-grievances?c=1 |archive-date=2022-10-21 |access-date= |website=Ottawa Life Magazine}}</ref> He uses a persona that is "an all-knowing, [[Self-disorder|hyperaware]], and [[Mental illness|slightly-troubled]] individual whose statements are always drenched in multiple levels of irony."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cristian Eduard |first=Drăgan |date=2021-12-15 |title=Foregrounding the Digital Medium: Self-reference and Metareference in Video Essays |url=https://www.ekphrasisjournal.ro/docs/R1/8E26.pdf |journal=Ekphrasis. Images, Cinema, Theory, Media |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=111–127 |doi=10.24193/ekphrasis.26.8 |s2cid=245367312 |issn=2559-205X}}</ref> His channel rose to prominence after a video of his titled ''Political Compass Rap'' went [[Viral video|viral]] on [[Reddit]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=YouTuber And Satirist Greg "Jreg" Guevara Explains His Eccentric Brand Of Political Humor And Why Centricide Is Our Only Hope |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/youtuber-and-satirist-greg-jreg-guevara-explains-his-eccentric-brand-of-political-humor-and-why-centricide-is-our-only-hope |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Know Your Meme|date=14 May 2020 }}</ref>
▲His YouTube channel focuses on [[sketch]]es and [[music video]]s, often political in nature, focusing specifically on extreme, obscure, or obscurecontradictory political ideologies, such as [[anarcho-capitalism]] and [[anarcho-monarchism]].<ref name=":0" /> In particular, he is credited with popularizing the once-obscure ideology [[National Bolshevism]] on the Internet because of a popular skit in which he "[[Coming out#Non-LGBT contexts|came out]]" as an "[[wikt:Anarcho|Anarcho]]-[[National Bolshevism|Nazbol]]". Later, he released a video titled ''Does irresponsible political satire have consequences?'' in which he admitted to worrying about how his videos influenced the political views of others, and wondered if joking about niche extremist ideologies helped to create unironic followers of those ideologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Nazbol Ideology Is the Weird, Meme-Loving Child of the Left and Right |url=https://www.alittlebithuman.com/nazbol-is-the-child-of-the-left-and-right/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.alittlebithuman.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
▲Guevara stated that he gotbecame interested in political [[vlogging]] from an [[Internet meme]] perspective, and was never into politics for its own sake.<ref name=":0" /> He stated that he was "deeply forged in meme culture", and believes that Internet memes are important to the spread of [[political ideologies]].<ref name=":3" />
==Political career==
{{main articleMain|2022 Ottawa municipal election}}▼
[[File:Gregory Jreg Guevara 2022 campaign logo.png|thumb|Guevara's 2022 campaign logo]]
▲{{main article|2022 Ottawa municipal election}}
On August 9th, 2022, Guevara announced a "[[post irony|post ironic]]"<ref name=":0" /> campaign running for the mayor of Ottawa. He claimed to be running as both a [[libertarian]] and a [[socialist]], and aimed to build a wall around Ottawa, the “Ottawall”, and nationalize the city through "Ottawexit". The "Ottawall" would prevent non-Ottawans, who Guevara called "Nottawans", from committing crimes in the city.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |lastlast1=Maystruk |firstfirst1=Daria |last2=Baldin |first2=Natasha |last3=Wilson |first3=Jack |last4=Adwan |first4=Ali |last5=Lindquist |first5=Evert |date=2022-10-16 |title=Public safety: Ottawa mayoral candidates speak about crime and emergency services |url=https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/public-safety-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-crime-and-emergency-services/ |accessurl-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017213110/https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/public-safety-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-crime-and-emergency-services/ |archive-date=2022-10-2117 |access-date= |website=The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> He also promised to make Ottawa bilingual, speaking both [[Franglais]] and "government speak."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyond the big three, Ottawa's mayoral hopefuls struggle to be heard |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/beyond-the-big-three-meet-the-other-candidates-for-mayor |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ottawacitizen |language=en-CA}}</ref> Once these goals were to be completed, Guevara planned to give everybody stay-at-home government jobs with high wages to create a booming economy.<ref name=":0" /> The jobs that he would have prioritized include policy analysts and a "guy who copies Excel spreadsheets back and forth for six hours".<ref name=":1" /> According to Guevara, the emphasis on remote government jobs under his leadership would have reduced carbon emissions by reducing the need for transportation.<ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Maystruk |firstfirst1=Daria |last2=Baldin |first2=Natasha |last3=Wilson |first3=Jack |last4=Adwan |first4=Ali |last5=Lindquist |first5=Evert |date=2022-10-16 |title=Transit: Ottawa mayoral candidates speak about sustainable transportation |url=https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/transit-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-sustainable-transportation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110201352/https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/transit-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-sustainable-transportation/ |archive-date=2022-11-10 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> Guevara also planned to address homelessness by deliberately attempting to stop Ottawa's population growth and providing a guaranteed one-bedroom apartment for every individual.<ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Maystruk |firstfirst1=Daria |last2=Baldin |first2=Natasha |last3=Wilson |first3=Jack |last4=Adwan |first4=Ali |last5=Lindquist |first5=Evert |date=2022-10-16 |title=Affordability: Ottawa mayoral candidates speak about housing and homelessness |url=https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/affordability-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-housing-and-homelessness/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103200808/https://charlatan.ca/2022/10/16/affordability-ottawa-mayoral-candidates-speak-about-housing-and-homelessness/ |archive-date=2022-11-03 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> He wanted to make all international businesses in the city rebrand to be more "Ottawa-friendly".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tourism, tech and taxes are top of the list for many of Ottawa’sOttawa's mayoral candidates |url=https://obj.ca/article/local/city-hall/tourism-tech-and-taxes-are-top-list-many-ottawas-mayoral-candidates |accessurl-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023000956/https://obj.ca/article/local/city-hall/tourism-tech-and-taxes-are-top-list-many-ottawas-mayoral-candidates |archive-date=2022-10-23 |access-date= |website=Ottawa Business Journal |language=en}}</ref>
He opposed having a police force and supported [[Police abolition movement|police abolition]], but said that he would have kept a police force for protection from political enemies. On the topic of climate change, Guevara believes that it is too late to do anything. Guevara stated that he is "cut from the same cloth" as satirists such as [[Vermin Supreme]] and the [[Rhinoceros Party|Neo-Rhinoceros Party]], but that they "reach different conclusions." His campaign was run "based on irony and an element of nihilism toward the political system."<ref name=":0" />
Guevara lost the election, receiving 584 votes and 0.19% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Election Results|url=https://app06.ottawa.ca/election/2022_en.html|access-date=October 25, 2022|publisher=Elections Ottawa}}</ref> Despite this, he declared victory and called[[Self-proclaimed monarchy|proclaimed himself]] "King of Ottawa".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guevara |first=Gregory |date=2022-10-24 |title=I have decided to pre-emptively declare victory. I am now King of Ottawa. |url=https://twitter.com/mc_swm/status/1584553258819145729 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Guevara is a self-proclaimed "art boi", loving all things related to art. He studied journalism at [[Carleton University]], and in 2016 he won Carleton's award for spoken word poetry. He also won The Young Journalist Podcast challenge, where he analyzed homophobic themes in reggae and rap.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Guevara |first=Greg |date=2018-09-11 |title=Greg Guevara: Arts editor |url=https://charlatan.ca/2018/09/11/greg-guevara-arts-editor/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Charlatan, Carleton's independent newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> He has written journalistically for ''Apartment613'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greg Guevara – Apartment613 |url=https://apt613.ca/tag/greg-guevara/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=apt613.ca}}</ref> ''Capital Current'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gregory Guevara, Author at Capital Current |url=https://capitalcurrent.ca/author/gregoryguevara/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Capital Current |language=en-CA}}</ref> and ''[[The Charlatan (student newspaper)|The Charlatan]]''.<ref name=":2" />
==See also==
*[[BreadTube]]
*[[Poe's law]]
*[[Political compass]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://greg.guevara.angelfire.com/ Greg Guevara's official campaign website] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221006195122/http://greg.guevara.angelfire.com/ Archive])
*{{YoutubeYouTube|channel=UCGSGPehp0RWfca-kENgBJ9Q|Greg Guevara}}
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