Brand is dangerous IMO because he has a voice but it's an uneducated voice and people that are either too lazy or too defeatist to educated themselves on politics jump on the back of what he says because he places poetic words together, is a little eccentric and considers himself anti-establishment which in a current disenfranchised politicl environment works.
One thing that drives my point home is, in the Newsnight interview especially, is when Evan Davis reads an excerpt of his book where he suggests taking back General Motors from it's shareholders. He evidently didn't even bother researching this because, post-big three bailout, the UAW Union, a trade union, took a larger stake in General Motors so in essence taking some ownership away from the 'corporation' like Brand was advocating. Not understanding the point he calls it an "administrative quibble". What the fuck?! For a man to have a voice on the political system despite having absolutely no understanding of politics, business or economics is astounding. I'm all for an independent voice that challenges the status quo, Owen Jones being the best current example, but for so many people to blindly follow Russell Brand is farcical.
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Russell brand putting on them BT sports guys right now too much joke
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JOHN DOE
Paxman was a bulldog
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http://www.vice.com/en_uk/shorties/a-quick-chat-with-russell-brand-322
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lol imagine i go to uni with paxman's grandson
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Sole
that's a strange thing to imagine
suppose it's a change to the normal amg and playboy antics tbf.
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1 hunna percent facts son
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The Infamous
Brand bossed up on him
Commanded the camera on his own show
pmsl
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Seymour Cake
She was shit scared more than anything
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Grafter
Embarrassing
Showed him up with the touching thing as well
The man let himself be controlled
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Adotbiz
He's on Jonathan Ross show, going in on the government..
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Captain Planet
The Big Sam kiss was good press
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JOHN DOE
Same thing I thought
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Brand is dangerous IMO because he has a voice but it's an uneducated voice and people that are either too lazy or too defeatist to educated themselves on politics jump on the back of what he says because he places poetic words together, is a little eccentric and considers himself anti-establishment which in a current disenfranchised politicl environment works.
One thing that drives my point home is, in the Newsnight interview especially, is when Evan Davis reads an excerpt of his book where he suggests taking back General Motors from it's shareholders. He evidently didn't even bother researching this because, post-big three bailout, the UAW Union, a trade union, took a larger stake in General Motors so in essence taking some ownership away from the 'corporation' like Brand was advocating. Not understanding the point he calls it an "administrative quibble". What the fuck?! For a man to have a voice on the political system despite having absolutely no understanding of politics, business or economics is astounding. I'm all for an independent voice that challenges the status quo, Owen Jones being the best current example, but for so many people to blindly follow Russell Brand is farcical.
This is a good (brief) read too on Brand
http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2014/10/russell-brand-our-political-culture.html
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better to follow brand than most of the other vacuous and empty icons our jeneh-rey-shorn are forced to follow
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brand isnt perfect but his general argument of 'shit urgently needs to change' is good n needs to be encouraged amongst di youtdem IMHO
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Woodpecker
absolute lemon - russel
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Captain Planet
lol so apparently this guy is contemplating running for mayor
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dub
allow it, the last thing the left wing needs is a favourable candidate for a protest vote
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Mr. Martinez
It's clear he doesn't have an alternative to 'democracy'/capitalism but that doesn't mean he's chatting shit.
Owen Jones?!?
That chaps will forget everything he stands for as soon as he gets a promotion.
I think people ought to listen to the questions he's asking rather than look to him for answers on how to fix our society.
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