Russell Brand posts new video claiming government wants to censor him

[spankmypirate]

Russell Brand posts new video claiming government wants to censor him https://t.co/8CMe2S7gpw
- The Guardian (@guardian) September 22, 2023
Failed comedian, right-wing grifter, failed boyband idol, and accused rapist Russell Brand recently uploaded a video addressing the recent sexual assault allegations against him, describing them as "extraordinary

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[wonky]

The conspiracy theorizing on the far right honestly terrifies me. Everything they detest or disagree with is conveniently explained away with literally anything no matter how insane. Like, obviously this is nothing new, but any time I really think about it it freaks me tf out.

And I can't say it's surprising that an egotistical rapist would go down that route, too.

He's not a rapist! It's all a deep state hit job!

As if he's that important lol.

[xliquidskiesx]

Ia and it scares me, because there are so many people you just can't reason with.

[celja]

mte it's scary as hell because so many people believe it.

[spankmypirate]

Anyone with an internet connection now can start their own cult a la Russell Brand or Alex Jones and that is indeed scary.

I don't like him at all, but I have to admit, Peter Hitchens wrote an excellent article about Brand, warning that the future belongs to people like him unless something radical is done

[progression]

It’s not just the conspiracy theories for me, it’s how they’re quick to attack people with disgusting accusations.

Ex: I saw a video of a kid cutting her own hair and someone commented that it was funny, but her parents should keep scissors away from her from now on… and some pos responded “just because you like to touch kids doesn’t mean the rest of us won’t let ours have fun, pedo.” As I kept reading the exchange, I realized the attacker said it because the original person had pronouns next to their name. It has nothing to do with the video, they just got so triggered by the pronouns that they had to make such a disgusting comment. They’re not only insane, they’re assholes.

[theactualworst]

I love when people say shit like “lol I bet she has pronouns.” Every person in the world has pronouns you dumb shit!

[progression]

It drives me batty when I see someone say that! If you’re going to be upset that people chose to go by pronouns different from what you’re used to, then say THAT. But, acting like an essential part of language is a woke-ism is BEYOND dumb.

[wowthatisminty]

Yeah, people think it’s a major gotcha when they screenshot a post from a bigot and circle all the pronouns and go “haha, so you do use them for others and yourself