I'll look into the conspiracy theories. Got any links to that?
Not sure precisely what cultural marxism means? Is that referring to no-platforming of dissenting opinions or what?
(, Thu 9 May 2019, 22:41, Reply)
Check this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HgiiukIME
Here he is making an absolute dogs dinner of loads of unrelated concepts.
You can tell he's on the conspiracy version of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School#Cultural_Marxism_conspiracy_theory because he's talking about the critique of the enlightenment, and attacks on rationalism itself.
Frighteningly similar to the core aspect in the Nazi's anti Jewish rhetoric that led them into a war aimed at wiping out the 'threat to western civilization'.
The guy thinking reading something in a sarcastic voice, and then scoffing makes him an intellectual. Best case he doesn't know shit, worst case he know's what he's doing and is muddying the waters for actual Neo Nazi cunts.
(, Fri 10 May 2019, 0:37, Reply)
Yeah he appears to have some pretty weird views.
I don't agree with them. Though a guy sarcastically scoffing without any input is kinda par for the course round here though, so I can't really knock it too much.
(, Fri 10 May 2019, 18:35, Reply)
Pretty weak defense imo
He's entertaining perhaps, but he's also a gatekeeper into a downward spiral of scum, it all starts with his main lesson which is teaching people to skim read and then dismiss opponents out of hand. As if mindless scorn were a meaningful response.
It's the antithesis of critical thought.
It's your life and all, but the more you watch him, the angrier and stupider you'll get.
Why not learn, or create something new instead?
Life's short man, let the hateful wallow in their own shit.
(, Fri 10 May 2019, 21:54, Reply)
It's true there is a bunch of unwatched Tommy Robinson in my feed.
Incidentally I've not watched him much. Just this and maybe half of two other videos, which were considerably less interesting.
I don't think there's any particular risk to my critical faculties, since I don't really agree with much of what I heard. But I'm not prepared to dismiss everything someone says out of hand just because of other things they've said or who they associate with, and that goes equally for this guy as it does for people at the other end like John McDonnell.
(, Fri 10 May 2019, 23:21, Reply)
Fair enough
Just keep an eye on it. This lot are an extremely effective, well oiled machine when it comes to pushing the harder stuff, and they'll sneak it up on you very gradually.
(, Fri 10 May 2019, 23:42, Reply)