Watch our doc on the French pension riots here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5ydtresp8XSmMY.html

@kimberleycole7255

Жыл бұрын

This is a terrible video slating Russel

@Reactivate100

Жыл бұрын

Do you honestly think the riots are just about pension reform? How old are you? Twelve 😂

@tiggtiggs

Жыл бұрын

For a man who promotes Keir Starmer & his ilk in RW Labour & George, who works for British 'intelligence' the only bullsh*tter's here are the pair of you.

@mrsthatcher9815

Жыл бұрын

monbot thinks dutch voters are as dumb as he is

@rdgevans81

Жыл бұрын

Protests?

He's monetized idiocy. Joe Rogan showed him the way.

@Unlucky-Dube

Жыл бұрын

Holy coping malding sniveling cretin batman :D

@batkomahnoX100

11 ай бұрын

Joe Rogan has many students: Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Ben Shapiro to name a few

@barstar888

10 ай бұрын

@@batkomahnoX100truth is they’re actually all surrogat…students for Peter Thiel including Rogan

@bretwojarski5842

8 ай бұрын

@@batkomahnoX100 Jordan Peterson is great ngl

@naylas3908

8 ай бұрын

@@bretwojarski5842, I hope that was a joke.

I'd like to see him have a conversation with Brand, that would seem to be the best thing to do.

@Skylark_Jones

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯! 👍

@nathanroche7908

Жыл бұрын

Two gobshites at it for nothing.

@chicklets4ever51

Жыл бұрын

Brand would make mincemeat of him, and with panache, style, and grace.

@frelonvert6064

Жыл бұрын

Dear gods, a far-right weirdo with a punk logo, how have you gotten so lost? Is it from tweaking? Go to therapy, stop posting, talk to your dad. Brand is having a nervous breakdown.

@C.D.J.Burton

Жыл бұрын

@@chicklets4ever51 Hahahaa exactly.

It is amazing how most people cannot maintain their ethics in the face of huge amounts of money.

@theprecipiceofreason

Жыл бұрын

Nah, they are just told 'there is no ethical gain in a capitalist society and it's not your fault you were born in one.' and they eat it up. Any excuse to enrich themselves and wash their hands of blame. pretty simple.

@dominica4799

Жыл бұрын

Russel Brand isn't far right though.

@theprecipiceofreason

Жыл бұрын

@@dominica4799 He is if he's paid enough to be. He'll be anything for that $$$ and he's proven it in the past few years. He did a complete 180 after peter thiel paid him to.

@jonunderscore

Жыл бұрын

@@theprecipiceofreason What do you think far right means?

@theprecipiceofreason

Жыл бұрын

@@jonunderscore bait comment.

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

@derekj071

Жыл бұрын

Example... Which areas will remain in lockdown and when will I be eligible to get my vaccine? As opposed to, who the hell do you think you are and why are you forcing me to have an EUA medical procedure to continue living my normal life?

@oscarwilde5473

Жыл бұрын

boogiedahomey ... I've been reading Thomas Pynchon's book, Gravity's Rainbow, in a loop, for years, like a Mobus strip. That's one of my favourite quotes ... 🤗 ...

@blaksu

8 ай бұрын

"There is no 'they'"

@BeardVsTheWorldUK1

8 ай бұрын

Aww man, don’t bring my buddy TP into this.

@blamtasticful

3 ай бұрын

I'm just asking questions. Don't look at the man behind the curtain.

Never have a hero, they'll always sell out and disappoint you. Do your best to be as good a citizen as you can be.

@Oakette

Жыл бұрын

Being a good family member comes before being a good citizen. It doesn't matter if you pay your taxes if you're horrible to your parents/siblings/spouse/ children.

@geronimo4511

Жыл бұрын

@@Oakette I think ideally be good at both👍

@reubennichols644

Жыл бұрын

- A L L O F M Y H E R O S A R E - D E A D . Many of them did not live long enough to disappoint me . ● Janis Joplin ● Robert Burns (( Scottish )) ● Philip Seymour Hoffman ● Heath Ledger -

@timontide6404

Жыл бұрын

My heroes never sold out, and I haven't see Brand sell out either. Monbiot, on the other hand....

@lawsonj39

Жыл бұрын

Part of being a good citizen is figuring out which public figures and politicians to encourage and support and which to oppose.

Sooooo lovely to see an interview where the interviewer doesn't constantly interrupt and speak over the interviewee.

@thomaswilliams3519

Жыл бұрын

It’s propaganda

@MrBoazhorribilis

Жыл бұрын

Why would he? They read from the same book.

@traceyomalley3797

Жыл бұрын

So do your research of the Netherlands ask the real farmers watch Vandiva Shiva ..she tells you about the Indian farmers

@CP-fe6jr

Жыл бұрын

@@traceyomalley3797 get a fuckin grip, its a You tube video

@doommonger7784

8 ай бұрын

Well that's because he is loving the far left interviewee rhetoric with the normal anyone on the right is far right. He loved Brand as a left wing comedian, until Brand came to his senses and realised the left agenda is just as bad as the rights. I have watched Brands channel he takes no sides and slams right wing and left wing policy. This lefty channel cherry picks its stories, ignores lefty disasters aims for anything and anybody they perceive as being right leaning.

I went from hating young Brand, to growing massive respect for him, to losing nearly all that respect. Most disappointing Character arc of recent times.

@citizennobody5518

Жыл бұрын

Why? Because he opposes the corporate class currently staging a totalitarian coup of every democratic freedom our ancestors fought for unlike George who supports and enables it? You Pfizer leftists are anti working class anti freedom of speech corporate totalitarian frauds and you know it.

@user-dt3sb1ij3r

Жыл бұрын

I used to respect him so much, but he's lost that now, what a sad journey.

@jonwardle8822

Жыл бұрын

A somewhat autocratic take I must say you lot. What about brand has you loosing respect for him as of late? And why do I care? Is it the click bait thumbnails? I hate that about KZread. Brand however has a worthy cause and journalistic integrity.

@davidcauley9400

Жыл бұрын

@@jonwardle8822 Integrity is a subjective perception, as is perception of autoracy in our comments (be careful of Cognitive Dissonance controling your perceptions there...), and I see the opposite of integrity in his overall behaviour, at a rate and extreme that used to be nigh-on absent. If anything he has sold out to a very popular and lucrative grift market, and a near fanatical conservative demographic that is disturbingly mainstreamed and shot through with deceit and self interest at the too, all dressed up as moral concern. I consider these vectors of influemce to be leading towards a lot of very bad outcomes for genuine liberty and the species. I don't entirely think that is what he THINKS he is doing, but just by the weight of observable behaviours and outcomes of his messaging, that is what he appears, to me, currently. . I dont think everything Brand talks about is wrong either, nor do I think he "is" right wing etc, but what he DOES is amplify those narratives of the Far Right and Tankie Left conspiricy milieue, to the exclusion of rational counter evidence, and I'd put him much more in the "useful idiot for dangerous ideologies and people" camp. He is no longer balanced or as rational as he was in his golden era, but think he has lost his integrity for mere grift.

@Dull_Blade

Жыл бұрын

@@davidcauley9400 I don't really see an answer to OP's question in this response. How *exactly* has he become "no longer balanced or as rational..."? I'd like to believe you don't discount him merely because you think he's "amplifying (far right) narratives."

thanks for that George I knew something was wrong but could not put my finger on it. Thank U

Hey Joe how about getting Brand and Monbiot to thrash it out together?

@chrisspencer6502

Жыл бұрын

That would mean actually reaching out and letting him defend himself.

@user-ge5qb3xq5m

Жыл бұрын

Not allowed amongst liberals. This is called “platforming the far right” 😂

@dorbid

Жыл бұрын

as if Brand would risk his livelihood being exposed as a fraud

@user-ge5qb3xq5m

Жыл бұрын

@@dorbid I think he probably had enough $$$$ 😂 ps how’s your Ukraine war going? Have enough of them died for the neo-con maniacs running western foreign policy yet? 😜

@AK-np4rp

Жыл бұрын

Only if there is some coin in it for Brand

Man oh man I’m so disappointed to see how Russel brand has gone down the alt right pipeline, I looked up to him as a kid I thought he really cared about equality, turns out I was wrong.

@CR7_IS_THE_GOAT_14

22 күн бұрын

“Alt right pipeline” 😂😂

This aged well, didn't it?

I'm not sure that I agree with the sentiment, I'm a British man, a farmer and for the last 6 months I've been living with my Frisian partner in the north of the Netherlands. It may well be part of a far right propaganda agenda I wouldn't really know, but seeing it first hand I can tell you that Dutch farmers do feel displaced by the upcoming restrictions and they aren't being offered adequate support or enough time to transition. I probably watch more of this channel than Russels but I don't think his coverage was ever misrepresentative, Whether or not the global story around it is related to some 'Blood and Soil' anti globalist meta narrative I'm not sure, but it is certainly a real issue, it is displacing working families. You haven't particularly convinced me of anything and this seems a little cheap to me.

@Forthestate

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I'm afraid they're a couple of clowns who are probably too stupid to realise that they're pushing the WEF's agenda.

@NataliaJingles

Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right! I watch Russell Brand daily and his coverage points out exactly what you have said in regards to farmers not being given enough time and support to transition. He often has the great Vandana Shiva on to explain these matters. His reporting on it is very different to how right wing media outlets cover it. It was indeed a cheap shot.

@richardbyrnes8398

Жыл бұрын

​@@NataliaJingles Correct, and then you have to ask why...

@bluj78

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Sad to see such a blatant hit piece on this channel. Notice he fails to mention bill gates' exploits in India re farmers. WEF is intimately linked to the UN which has propagated the sustainability agenda. Disingenuous and cherry picked.

@user-ge5qb3xq5m

Жыл бұрын

Well said

Russell on the Bill Maher show recently was as far from right-wing as I can imagine - he may get stuff wrong sometimes (as has George) but at least he doesn't ignore Assange in the shameful way George and everyone else at the Guardian does..

@IamStrqngx

Жыл бұрын

What a silly comment. Bill Maher is a known Liberal: not a leftist bone in his body. Brand is a dangerous demagogue and anti-vaxxer.

@bigbinji6145

Жыл бұрын

The GaurdYaan ''jourmalists'' set up Assange for the security services

@nellsun2521

9 ай бұрын

Assange is a stooge though. What sort of 'fugitive' gets put up in a 5 star hotel in central London?

@karimtabrizi376

8 ай бұрын

​@@nellsun2521and a sexual abuser like brand pos

@weatheranddarkness

3 ай бұрын

@@nellsun2521 Assange's story has so many factors and factions, and the things he brought to light have so many people running you can't slice it in any one particular way without making a lie of the situation. Many people like to point at the stuff he and Chelsea Manning exposed and colour it with their own hangups, but this stuff is shockingly bad in so many different ways that it undermines everyone's dignity in upholding any "western" program. Don't forget, Brand used to get boos from his audience for bringing on David Icke, now his audience eats up Icke shite with two spoons. Icke didn't get more correct, Brand just started believing him more earnestly, and attracting a more and more conspiracy minded crowd of loons.

I love how they so easily lump farmers with the far right. This is very telling.

@mynewcolour

Жыл бұрын

What? Perhaps watch again? The fascist narrative was that the farmers are the true custodians. That is fact. Nobody is accusing farmers of any particular politics. You have clearly misunderstood.

@rebeccanovick9954

Жыл бұрын

@@mynewcolour The very first thing he asked GM is about the connection between the far right, the land and farmers - that somehow support for the farmers makes someone far right is preposterous regardless of whether farmers have been used as symbols for fascist narratives

@mynewcolour

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccanovick9954 No, he’s asked to talk about *’what Brand has been saying about farmers’* and how that connects to the far right. It is the ‘saying’ (the story/narrative told) that is a framed as a problem. Nobody here at any point suggests farmers believe or promote the conspiracy theories or are far right. The dishonesty GM is drawing attention to is that (rather than demystifying the subject and detailing the issues framers and government face) Brand cynically pushes a conspiracy theory that has no basis in fact. That is far right aligned, very dangerous and does nothing for farmers.

@rebeccanovick9954

Жыл бұрын

@@mynewcolour From Sri Lanka, to India, to Netherlands and Canada - the attack on farmers is a global issue. It is being framed as a 'far right' issue, which is a phrase used ad nauseum in this interview with the intent of character defamation. GM is a smart guy entitled to his opinion but he is wrong about this. Neither myself nor my friends are far right and we are all concerned about what is going on with the farmers and the way it is being reported, or not being reported more like. Industrial nitrates ARE a problem but the answer is not to drive farmers out of business. GM presents the issue as completely one-sided and takes the government line without question. Check out the work of environmental activist Vendava Shiva if you have any interest in going deeper.

@mynewcolour

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccanovick9954 Thanks, I’ll read up on them. I don’t recognise the changes in agriculture as conspiracy to attack farmers but I’m not entirely surprised that radical and rapid change is being framed that way, sadly.

Post-intellectuals like Brand or Peterson are nails in the coffin of civic discourse.

It's a bit disingenuous to say Brand doesn't talk about Murdoch. I swear he's always talking about the media.

@danw5760

Жыл бұрын

Its not disingenuous, it's called lying

@hithere9393

Жыл бұрын

Never about Murdoch specifically though, because he doesn't want to upset his right wing fanbase

@mikeeroony6683

Жыл бұрын

He was sucking up to Tucker Carlson the other day he's a snake and I used to love the guy

@needlessoptions

Жыл бұрын

Talking about "the media" generally is one of the most classic right wing talking points I've seen. But it's extremely different to directly calling out Murdoch or his influence. You'll never catch them doing that, because, in their eyes, Murdoch is great.

@rar321blue

Жыл бұрын

Brand recently appeared with F$cker Carlson on his show!!

I agree wirh everyone saying bring on Brand and lets have a head to head... Cmon Politics Joe do it

@OKnotOK09

Жыл бұрын

They invited him. He wussed out.

@tazbee3920

Жыл бұрын

@@OKnotOK09 maybe or maybe not? I think it'd be a great idea to have Brand come onto Joe's Show to voice his side and then all 3 of them have another show where Joe can be the inbetween guy 😎

@sjewitt22

Жыл бұрын

Brand would never debate someone from the left, it'll show him up and hurt his grift.

@alfsmith4936

Жыл бұрын

They can't afford him.

@sjewitt22

Жыл бұрын

@@alfsmith4936 Meaning Brans is in it for the money and not principles.

The key here is "...after ignoring this problem for much too long..." This has always been the reason governments choose to take drastic action causing financial ruin for lots of people.

@elizabethlockley5861

8 ай бұрын

@donkerwine corporates cause all financial problems and the government takes the blame for it. Who’s that pulling at your strings !!!

@johnrodgers2018

8 ай бұрын

The poor will always be more concerned with hunger than the environment. I agree, far too long this issue has been clicked down the field

I've never heard russell talk about this. He talks to experts on farming like Vandana Shiva all the time. George has no clue about Russell's opinion

I watch most of Russel Brands video's, I haven't seen the Dutch farmers ones yet. But every other one I've seen is about trying to find the common ground between two seemingly polar opposite views. Which no one else I've seen is doing that. I feel a bit of envy coming from George M, maybe because of Russells popularity.

The pair of you just get Russell on and talk with him instead of about him, it would be far more productive.

@s3r0tonin66

Жыл бұрын

facts!

@owenroberts207

Жыл бұрын

George did invite Russell to talk about this when he wrote his article but was ignored

@rahuldahoob

Жыл бұрын

He's a predator!!!!

@mskidi

Жыл бұрын

It wouldnt be productive when he pushes their shite back up their as$es.

Yes, I am sure buying out farmers will have no impact on the food supply and resultant food prices.

@spiral-m

Жыл бұрын

They didn't want to transition and take the bailout (more than value of farm). Way more complex. Anyways prices are increasing because of the inefficiency of animal ag: “If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares” ourworldindata land-use-diets. "Crises related to extreme weather events, COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have revealed serious problems in global food (inter)dependency. Here we demonstrate that a transition towards the EAT-Lancet’s planetary health diet in the European Union and the United Kingdom alone would almost compensate for all production deficits from Russia and Ukraine while yielding improvements in blue water use (4.1 Gm3 yr−1), greenhouse gas emissions (0.22 GtCO2e yr−1) and carbon sequestration (17.4 GtCO2e)." nature s43016-022-00634-4. It's basic ecology - eating food next level up the food chain → 90% energy loss where other alternatives available (in a nutshell)

@nagualdesign

Жыл бұрын

​@@spiral-m Most of the land supporting livestock is unsuitable for growing crops. Of course, rewilding is a possibility but where are we going to grow all the extra protein-rich crops that we'd need if we all adopted a plant-based diet?

@spiral-m

Жыл бұрын

@@nagualdesign Oxford University took that into account and still came up with that result. It was a huge, exhaustive research project. This basic physical law illustrates the huge inefficiency of having a middleman to produce food higher up the food chain: bbc bitesize guides zs7gw6f revision 3. Here is an illustration of how the myth you are referring to, can come about: youtube S51to3C6vHc?t=484 I recommend watching the whole video as also it pinpoints some subtle propaganda tactics used by animal agriculture interests to brainwash people into believing nonsense. The research discussion just after time stamp was made by a non-vegan channel b.t.w.

I'm glad to hear you call this out. I've been following Russell since he was at about 400k followers and I've watched the audience shift from there to here. It's a bit of the tail wagging the dog. He used to just try to say the things the Left wasn't saying as a critical member of the Left. Well we see how that can go once you see the big bucks rolling in. He's lately been trying to balance it by saying things critical of Trump, for example, but the audience pounces on him and tells him he's nuts when he does. Similar thing has started happening with the smaller, still wonderful, Triggernometry channel. Be careful who you woo.

@daveytrump6516

11 ай бұрын

But russle is very intelligent and only follows the facts so if he now finds his audience is on the right, it just means "the right" are just following the facts also. The left follows ideology and ignores inconvenient facts.

@michaelhey4039

10 ай бұрын

It has nothing to do with left and right. Russell Brand is interested in the truth. George Monbiot is a liar. It is that simple. When the liars are confronted, they always yell "conspiracy theorist" or "far right" - regardless of whether or not this makes any sense or not. Russell Brand's favourite presidential candidate is RFK, not Donald Trump. Russell Brand is not on the right. He is just opposed to war, lies and fake elections.

@monharris28

10 ай бұрын

thats been my same experience with him, once i saw him heading down that direction my spirit said click off

@consciouscrypto3090

10 ай бұрын

@@monharris28 I still watch his stuff, but with a much more critical eye/ear.

@grahamstrouse1165

10 ай бұрын

His audience captured him.

As much as i love the quick and simple way this guy debunks meat- and fossil fuel industry-arguments i do feel i need to point out there are some glaring holes in his reasoning. Now i grew up on a failing permaculture farm, i have seen exactly how hard it is to sustain a family with a pretty sizable bit of land and how hard it is to get your balance just right. That being said, running any kind of small farm without farm animals makes recycling your waste streams and keeping all those nutrients in your soil near impossible. It makes you severely dependent on fertilizers, organic or otherwise, that need to be trucked in. I live in the netherlands, none of our environment is natural and yet we have found all kinds of intelligent ways to keep what little land we have from flushing away and to sequester organic material (carbon) back into our soil. We have been doing these things to make our soil more suitable for growing food for the better part of a millennium and to great success, only for so-called modern farming methods to undo most of it within 70 years. I strongly believe that we need to involve about half of our population with farming and that re-introducing small, mixed farms is the way to do it, because people need a sense of ownership to be proud about improving their immediate environment. I also believe that our understanding of natural ecosystems is way too flawed to assume that we can bring them back in a controlled way, because i have seen our local forest-preservation-departments flounder with all their best intentions. Please stop making sweeping statements about agriculture, the only way we're ever going to get out of this mess is by making sure that most of us actually get to be a part of that environment during our lives.

@vayate1234

Жыл бұрын

"I also believe that our understanding of natural ecosystems is way too flawed to assume that we can bring them back in a controlled way, because i have seen our local forest-preservation-departments flounder with all their best intentions." So your point is to do nothing. How very convenient...

@megm.c4026

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Monibot lost me when he said farm animals must go and they hinder the environment. Ignorance of a city slicker who has never run a regenerative system of land use. Factory farming should go for sure, but regen farms in good hands untilise animals constructively in ways that benefit the environment. The man knows nothing about good farming practice. And no, Im not right wing..

@tkilla1202

Жыл бұрын

Monbiot is just a mini Klaus.

@kef0205

Жыл бұрын

​@@megm.c4026 ...he didn't say that at all though, did he? He said that the livestock industry is the greatest contributor to nitrate pollution, which is inarguable, and that the government asked and incentivised them to change their farming practices to reduce nitrate pollution. Not that 'animals had to go.' And I'm sure that these farmers who refuse to regulate nitrate pollution are practicing regenerative farming techniques. This comment section is so hard to deal with because everyone who disagrees with the video doesn't seem to have correctly heard a word, it's just strawman after strawman.

@kwanman5146

Жыл бұрын

I agree. A balance debate must have the other side to challenge. While left leaning this isn't balanced. Just some pearl clutching from a guardian reporter. No challenge from the interviewer. Nice echo chamber. Its what the right do.

Great analysis, how about getting Russel and George on together?

@alfsmith4936

Жыл бұрын

They can't afford him.

@lottielane2486

Жыл бұрын

And Russell does complain about the power the media, ALL media, has. Very often.

@robertheap2911

Жыл бұрын

Great Idea, how do we know Russel isn’t playing the far right . I agree with George on a lot of things, but I’m not 100% sure he’s right here. There is a lot of conspiracies being thrown about at the moment. But that is parr for the course , to anybody wanting to throw you off track. One thing I’ve not seen George Focus on is the Proxy war in Europe. And the limited reporting of the riots in France , that go deeper than just about pensions. I know he is big on climate change. And what he said about nitrates, I agree . They along with raw sewage , waste plastic , pesticides and nitric acid , should be our focus. But most of the time it’s just carbon dioxide that is mentioned and that is what plants actually thrive on as against the acidic waste. With regard to the Dutch farmers, how much does he know about their side of the argument. There is after all always two sides and you can not always assume your right on everything, including George.

@heifetz14

Жыл бұрын

Brand would eat him up and spit him out.

@grahamrogers3345

Жыл бұрын

@@lottielane2486 They are telling lie after lie about Russell. Maybe they have had too many boosters.

Brand is a narcissist, it’s all about “Mr Brand “

@Retsler54

14 күн бұрын

And who is this guy? Who cares? Look at the clip, George Monbiot defends the actions of the Dutch government against the farmers of the Netherlands. THAT is horrible.

The excommunication of Russell Brand by the "left" is now complete now that the Guardian has wheeled out Monbiot for a hit piece on him. How dare Russell Brand point out the ever more authoritarian direction governments have been heading recently!

@Xanaduum

Жыл бұрын

It's not even about left or right anymore, just the establishment controlling both ends of the political spectrum from anything that might cause an issue for them, whether from left or the right. They wear the colours of left and right themselves and just cycle from one to the other, stick then carrot over and over again, two sides of the same crappy coin.

@berjanbeen7188

Жыл бұрын

Monboit is pretty on point about the farmers protest, though. And Brand is leaving a lot of shit out

@Xanaduum

Жыл бұрын

@@berjanbeen7188 not everyone can cover everything. That's why it's dumb to just put people up on pedestals, or the opposite and dump them in the mud.

@riolaurenti5276

3 ай бұрын

On point? Would you accept the forced purchase of your land? Who are we...

Every time you hear the phrase 'far-right' take a shot 🤣

@thebugs4934

Жыл бұрын

this!

@jcal258

Жыл бұрын

What does far right even mean anymore?

@phoenyxpetersen4551

Жыл бұрын

It gets thrown against everybody who dares to question what's going on in politics or who, God forbid, criticizes Bill Gates. Whose foundation btw is the main source of funding for The Guardian.

@kobinho1917

Жыл бұрын

@@phoenyxpetersen4551no it really doesn’t

@End-Result

Жыл бұрын

This doesn’t sound as edgy as you think, you wet flannel

Russell couldn’t monetise his old values, so he changed them.

@keeblem1

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I think that's spot on. Such a shame. I love Russel but haven't liked the direction his channel has taken for some time.

@kyecypress

Жыл бұрын

He never changed his values, and he was literally in Hollywood I think that pays more than KZread and podcast money.

@rogueceska

Жыл бұрын

@@kyecypress and you are his perfect Mark

@kyecypress

Жыл бұрын

@@rogueceska no apparently you are for the guardian, who helped the Tories win the last election.

@hotstixx

Жыл бұрын

@Konami He quite obviously has changed his values if by tacking on at the end something that changes the outcome of the substance.Hell have to address it all at some point.I expect talk of addiction proxies and pseudo-victimhood.

Russell Brand definitely mentions Murdoch. This is sounding like a very clever hatchet job. I don't trust everything RB says but I'm beginning to be suspicious of Monbiot. Let's see George directly debate with Russell (& Vandana Shiva)

@paulies5407

Жыл бұрын

Reeks of jealously.

@pjmathison9787

Жыл бұрын

Russell brand never mentions people like Peter thiel and the billionaires funding right wing new media. Who funds rumble? He always gives people like Elon musk the benefit of the doubt. Even when he talks about trump and other far right people he talks about it’s always we have disagreements but he never goes into it. I mean he speaks about the media lies to you then acts friendly to tucker Carlson

@peacemyk7240

Жыл бұрын

it's not clever. it's just dishonest

Montsanto’s best known product is round up a glyphosphate based herbicide. Later the company became a producer of genetically engineered crops. In2018 it ranked 199th on the Fortune 500 of the largest US corporations by revenue.

@areaunderthecurve9918

Жыл бұрын

Agent Orange is the classic Monsanto product.

@robinbennett3531

4 ай бұрын

messed up GMOs development by tainting due to roundup ready stuff.......

I’m absolutely certain Brand would gladly talk with Monbiot in a discussion, no need to talk about him when you can talk TO him, like journalists are supposed to do. Interview your subject

@bailey3209

Жыл бұрын

yeah im more then sure that he would do an interview with politicsJOE

@duncans4186

Жыл бұрын

Good call dude, I for one would love to see that interview

@plebjames

Жыл бұрын

They did meet a few years ago - they agreed and got on

@stephenclarke2206

Жыл бұрын

Not completely convinced by Brand's sincerity these days I wonder if clickbaiting MAGAs & QAnons is more of an income stream for him.

@johnknight8152

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenclarke2206 it's not the messenger it's the message. Nothing I've seen brand say isnt demonstrably true... So stick your parrot back in its cage.

Russel brand does talk about Rupert Murdock, and does repeatedly criticise big media all the time, that part wasn't correct at all

@graceomalley4

Жыл бұрын

Does he talk about his boss Richard Thiel?

@kevinfitz8516

Жыл бұрын

Hey Russell

@gerredy

Жыл бұрын

He talks about CNN where did he criticise fox overtly

@k3v1n47

Жыл бұрын

@@graceomalley4 _"Does he talk about his boss Richard Thiel?"_ Do you have evidence to support this assertion?

@crayzee1372

Жыл бұрын

Russell use to criticise Fox and Murdoch weekly on his podcast. Not anymore which is rather telling

George Monbiot should probably have a conversation with Russell Brand.

Brand's fall was so disappointing. Back when he did Trews, he was engaging and presented serious issues in a relatable way. The fact that he was sometimes learning as he went was also refreshing. I didn't always think he was exactly right, but he was insightful and seemed willing to examine new ideas. It's such a shame that ultimately, he decided that route was too much effort.

@joemann2178

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea what you are talking bout, obviously you are a lefty or righty and some things he says are going to rub you up, because you have taken a side, which is what the corporate controllers want to keep you fighting amongst yourselves over who is right and wrong on trivial issues whilst they start wars, feed you drugs you don't need all for their profits whilst you keep bickering.

@leighparr7961

Жыл бұрын

Have you actually watched Brands show? Thought not. Bill Gates is the Guardians biggest donor they're owned. "He mentioned all that apart from the immigrants "??? That's this fools whole far right premise lol. The "left" is alienating 90% of the population by calling us erroneously far right or nazis, like Brand I've gone from being called a lefty to far right since the vax. We will not tolerate the wrecking of our society by misinformed fools, I suspect that will become very clear to you people this summer.

@joemann2178

Жыл бұрын

@@maccipher2564 yes his thumbnails expose him as a far right extremist nazi according to your nonsense. You nitwit, which KZread channel doesn't want to get more viewers and subscribers?

@estebancomulet

Жыл бұрын

So strange. It's like if Sam Seder suddenly pivoted to a right-wing warmonger.

@joemann2178

Жыл бұрын

@@estebancomulet it's not strange, Russell is just not left or right, like most of his followers, they know the division of left and right is just a ploy by corporations to control you, and keep you fighting for a party that are both controlled by them, the corporations that plow huge funding into both parties. There is never a third major party as why would the corporations want to buy a third political party? As a left person, you probably get angry when he says something pro right, and also the right get angry when he says something pro left. You just need to see you are being scammed. Left and right are both right and wrong, and neither is always right or wrong.

Russell has posted a couple of videos in response to mass shootings in the U.S. recently he seems determined to stay on the fence because advocating gun control might alienate his subscribers, it's the social media equivalent of sending his thoughts & prayers.

@Canthatcrazy

Жыл бұрын

Utter bollocks. Sometimes you don't have to give a political opinion when you know there's such a divide. It's better to report and be impartial, and have a private, personal opinion, than cause a generic social media meltdown, and have people use one view of yours against you for life.

@stephenclarke2060

Жыл бұрын

@@Canthatcrazy The thing is by sitting on the fence he's giving a pass to the NRA & the Alex Jones s of this world so is effectively not being impartial at all. When I've heard him speak about it it sounds like he's waffling

@MrJREllman

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenclarke2060 your ascribing support for the NRA by Brand is probably as fantastical as anything you have ever dreamt.

@anthonymichaeldurkin6244

Жыл бұрын

fact

@JPH1138

Жыл бұрын

@@Canthatcrazy Ah, yes, Russell Brand, the model of restraint in communication.

EXCELLENT INTERVIEW, and I SO agree! Once Russell Brand WAS a hero, promoting recovery (based on his personal experience) and there was some humility and that applied to whatever topics he spoke about, or who he interviewed. But now...the word Hubris comes to mind. That & taking himself far too seriously. I don't think he even realises he's going down a far right road, but as you say, he's following the money... I also don't think he's as bright as some (including himself) thinks he is. As for Rupert Murdoch, as an Australian, I think he is our most shameful export.

The thing that concerns me most is that Russell Brand is generally considered as an open, liberal minded person who intelligent and down to earth. Someone who people trust will take a balanced and fair view on things. Also he has an ability to say things in an intelligent and credible, sometimes humourous way, and he used that ability to talk about important social issues. And now, with him seemingly being so hyper focused on certain issues (a lot of which I would consider to be connected to the far right) it's really alarming to think of how he must be influencing his viewers with this insidious change of tone. I've got no doubt that many people will go off and look for more information on the subjects he talks about, where they'll find themselves elbow deep in content made by people who ABSOLUTELY ARE trying to promote extremist right wing views and conspiracies.

@ainzybrfc

Жыл бұрын

As a watcher of Russell brand's channel I would say he covers a broad range of topics and takes up a position of being neither left or right something lacking in today's politics. I am curious though what examples of far right extremism has he promoted? I must of missed these

@victoriawilliams4873

Жыл бұрын

@@ainzybrfc I agree with you that he always has covered a wide range of topics, and tries to take balanced approach which is neither left or right for the most part. In fact, I don't think he can be accused of saying anything that you could explicitly categorise as extreme right wing. Nor do I believe that he shares the views of the far right either. All I would say, is that he is tending , more more of late, to chose discussion topics that are 'associated' with far right views, and therefore if you looked into, read about and listened to discussions on those same topics elsewhere, you would likely find them being promoted by people who are most definitely, overtly, far right or extremist in their views. Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive fan of Russel Brand. I think he's great, he's incredibly funny and really knowledgeable about so many different subjects. I just tend to agree with what's being said here, in that he is flirting with the ideas of the far right, and that is a bit of a dangerous game. Oh yea, and also agree that he should maybe give the World Economic forum thing a break, it's becoming an obsession lol. I still really like the guy. I just honestly hope that he doesn't drift any further in that direction.

@voicnoir8830

Жыл бұрын

What far right thinks has he said and can you define to me what fat right actually is and it’s philosophy based on historical and sociological facts. We can then use this as a bases to define if RB is actually far right in his views .

@derekhunter24

Жыл бұрын

If you’ve watched his channel and you check his “sources” that he sites a lot of them are from far right “media”

@Tresoroeffnung

9 ай бұрын

and even more concerning is that some of those things turn out to be true!

Hey Joe how about getting Monbiot and Vandana Shiva together, she'd give a better argument than Brand?

why don't you have this chat with Russell Brand himself. ?

@richyhigg3042

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant shout ❤

@bigbinji6145

Жыл бұрын

why doesn't Monbiot visit Julian Assange in jail , that weasel helped put him there

Russel Brand's "Don't vote" idiocy is what gave us Brexit and Trump. His 15 minutes should be over.

Can we have George eat some insects live on Politics Joe. I’d pay to see that.

Russell brand is frequently stating that his opinions may be floored and he's open to criticism. Why dont you just ask him and george to discuss their opinions together on here?

@sa3kes111

Жыл бұрын

this

@poplarboydavid

Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!!!!!!!

@crayzee1372

Жыл бұрын

Brand ain't stupid- he knows what he's doing, courting the Far Right and adopting their taking points while no longer calling out their damaging behaviours

@dorbid

Жыл бұрын

Why would brand expose his grift so it can be picked apart and destroyed?!! That’s how he makes his money! If it was dissected he’d have nothing left.

@stimu_li

Жыл бұрын

@@crayzee1372 It seems less a set of 'behaviours' and more a particular worldview, infused with alternative narratives. The way to connect with, and change the minds of, people with different worldviews is _not_ to attack them, but to find a gentler approach that doesn't trip their threat response immediately. This whole 'shaming people for not being anti- enough' thing only really works on people prone to leftwing ideological thinking.

George, what are your views on the excess deaths?

@thewaronu8842

Жыл бұрын

@@ELWaller0388 Nah, caused by AGW I would imagine

@charliehill8068

Жыл бұрын

Heheheheh hello my little COVID truther…what’s the big lie today?

@charliehill8068

Жыл бұрын

@@ELWaller0388 no ‘chloride soul’(?) it’s almost definitely the disgusting mismanagement of the lockdown - Hancock leaving elderly care entirely exposed, Rishi’s eat out to help out scheme - in America, Jesus that’s a Pandora’s box of poor governance…..

@jonunderscore

Жыл бұрын

The official Coincidence Theory hasn't yet been passed down from Trusted Source. Stand by.

'A journalist?' 'Well, The Guardian, anyway.' From Yes, Minister.

@musopaul5407

Жыл бұрын

About sums him up!

@johnrodgers2018

8 ай бұрын

Most one sided outlet there is

@lauterunvollkommenheit4344

8 ай бұрын

@@johnrodgers2018 Maybe, but of course the competition is strong.

@johnrodgers2018

8 ай бұрын

@@lauterunvollkommenheit4344 absolutely, you cannot believe anyone

I grew up loving Russell Brand, I loved him and thought he was so right about everything. He lost me somewhere around 2016 where he didn't lurch right necessarily but he's absolutely fine with being mates with them and scraping copious amounts of wealth from their supporters.

@sophieryan8010

Жыл бұрын

He's in the cabal

@nsbd90now

Жыл бұрын

There is a saying: "If you've got 10 people sitting at a table with a Nazi you've got 11 Nazis."

@davek5839

Жыл бұрын

Same for me, used to like watching the Trews and went to see him live (the Messiah complex) but he has completely lost me in recent years, such a shame.

@johndonson1603

Жыл бұрын

Weirdly I used to loathe him , now I pretty much agree with him on everything.

@grassfedbull5245

Жыл бұрын

@@johndonson1603 I still loathe him but agree with what he says these days.

Monbiot once said the reason he never mentions Julian Assange is that he wants to remain 'focused on the things which truly matter' Yeah, George. Sure.

@vayate1234

Жыл бұрын

Julian Assange doesn't matter.

@rinnin

Жыл бұрын

Watch double down news. He’s always talking about Assamge!

@andymcquade

Жыл бұрын

​@@rinnin As of a year ago he said he wouldn't talk about him. And I've yet to read one single mention of 'Assange' in any Guardian article he's ever written. He's very happy to write about Russell Brand though: the Guardian masters approve.

@Forthestate

Жыл бұрын

@Vayate I would expect nothing less from a supporter of Nazis in the Ukraine. You spanner.

@avalanche816

Жыл бұрын

How is that remotely relevant to this? Apart from being completely untrue

This is a real eye opener. It just shows that you need alternative voices to balance the argument. Thank you.

@timontide6404

Жыл бұрын

Monbiot and The Guardian are the Establishment to a T.

@TheJayRoth

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I hope these two, George and Russell can talk it out a bit

@zigigeryan9371

10 ай бұрын

Unless he's done it already Russell would not host George as he would easily call Russells bullshit. That would hurt Russells ego

I have never been able to get past the very obvious vibe Brand puts out; that he adores the sound of his own voice, and will say whatever it takes to make people stop in their tracks and listen to him with their mouths hanging open. THAT'S what he lives for - the EFFECT his words have on people in the moment, not to actually change anything in this world for the better. That's why his viewpoints on different things are often inconsistent with each other, and he'll flip them on a dime once he starts to see people aren't stunned by the apparent 'eloquence' and 'radicalness' of his pontifications anymore. The man's little more than a carnival barker.

Are Matt Taibbi and Glen Greenwald also playing the same dangerous game? I dare you to go Russell's show George. He'd be happy to have you on.

@sjbechet1111

Жыл бұрын

Your channel doesn't have any content - like your head.

@sarastarkey2365

Жыл бұрын

Anyone who DARES confront the status quo, the lies, the cover ups, the frightening reality of what is being hidden from us 'plebs' is now, apparently, playing to the Right wing. Yes, it would be very interesting to see Monbiot up against Brand....but like you say would he dare.

@johnknight8152

Жыл бұрын

Would he now though? George is bottom feeding at this point for attention. He's the one that's blinkered. Just watch some of his own productions. Like a doomsday cult. If nothing else Russel puts things in a way that leaves open hope. George will happily live comfortably himself whilst taking away your heating and ability to move freely. Bottom feeding stuff.

@Prod-23

Жыл бұрын

@@johnknight8152 Brand is a grifter.

@sjbechet1111

Жыл бұрын

@@johnknight8152 ...another 'no content' channel bot.

Yes George, he's mentioned Murdoch, he's mentioned everything you seem to agree with.

now we should have this guy debate someone instead of him getting to slander someone for 12 minutes and have no other point of view

@jonunderscore

Жыл бұрын

@@joemitchell69 You guess wrong

@jonunderscore

Жыл бұрын

@@joemitchell69 Why not put in some effort yourself instead of just guessing and assuming?

The last minute of this video is just 10000% truth

The use and abuse of the term 'Far Right' is a tell for cognitive dissonance. I'll bet George would swerve any face to face discussion with Brand, because he knows that Brand raises legitimate questions for which those on George's side cannot wholly refute. This is just a shameful hatchet job. You don't have to agree with Brand to recognise that.

@AK-np4rp

Жыл бұрын

Monbiot explained why what Brand said regarding the Dutch farmers was bullshit, but you just ignored it.

@megm.c4026

Жыл бұрын

I agree David. Id love to see Monibot and Brand go head to head. Brand would slam dunk him I think. Ive listened to Monibots views, and while many are sound, some are complete bullocks. Brand at least can give verification for what he says and often reads and shows legit info. Im soo sick of the far right nazi loving hogwash to discredit other views. And Brand is constantly speaking of oligarchs and calling them out. .

@mysteriousbusiness

Жыл бұрын

it's not an abuse of the term, the people who push the great replacement narrative *are* far right

@trevorbyrne4668

Жыл бұрын

In what sense is the far-right 'great replacement' conspiracy theory not far right? Monbiot isn't saying Brand's far right, he's saying he promotes stories and issues that the far right are animated by.

Wait, how is Russell Brand promoting the 'great replacement' conspiracy theory? I listened to the first 7 minutes of this video, and 5 of them were George Monbiot talking about things Russell Brand has neither said nor alluded to, and playing the adjacency card. Baffling.

@WBKimmons

Жыл бұрын

Bingo. It’s easy to get libs to nod along to lies if you tell them they’re fighting a racist.

@twodogsbob1786

Жыл бұрын

He's just cherry-picking his information, and trying get in saying 'far-right' as many times as possible.

@sjewitt22

Жыл бұрын

Russell is defending Tucker now, he's a coward. He'll never debate anyone from a left.

@a.d.3606

Жыл бұрын

lol. i find it hillarious when people who imagine themselves to be of the 'left' discuss the 'great replacement conspiracy theory'. My dear fellows... if you would spend even a moment to study history and reality, the theory is totally bogus... because Great Replacement is a POLICY. It always has been by Western Empires and Elites. You can go ahead and just ask the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia about that one! Replacement policy has been the cornerstone of the policies of control and empire by white elites for centuries now. Anyone paying attention understands this.

@peacemyk7240

Жыл бұрын

Not so baffling when you realise that Monbiot is a gatekeeper and that the Guardian is the recipient of millions from Gates

i respect both Monbiot and Brand. Would like to see them sit down together.

Seems like he was spot on about Russell.

@ShallowDepression

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your input, judge, jury & executioner...

@mdmurray17

9 ай бұрын

Grow up

@leenieledejo6849

9 ай бұрын

Not in 2014. In 2014 he (Monibot) nominated him for "hero of the year" and idolized him. No discernment whatsoever.

@ShallowDepression

9 ай бұрын

@@davidrodenborn5905 Wrap it up boys, we got him... He's certainly rattled some feathers these past 2 years, he should push even harder now.

@natsdaley9615

9 ай бұрын

Facts your multi millionaire hero is falling

George Monbiot needs to sit down with Russel Brand and have the opportunity to exchange opinions and perspectives.

@JagJohal

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he asked Brand on twitter but it was ignored

@bluceree7312

Жыл бұрын

It won't make any difference. Like George, I liked Russell, but more recently he's clearly in it for the money and only the money just like his foe, Gates. What pays more you ask? clickbaity, conspiracy-esque style videos, and quite a few lean right wing. Though I do respect his musings against big pharma and big agro.

@RugbyPass81

5 ай бұрын

@@JagJohal He did, twice in fact. Brands response was to call Monbiot, in typical conspiracy theory influencer style "controlled opposition who are out to get me" - not those exact words, but that was the general flavor i.e: someone disagrees with me, therefore they must be getting worried and that proves to you all that I'm right. It is a wonderful tactic people like Brand use because it means you're immune to scandal, immune to being called out by anyone because your audience will automatically take that as confirmation that everything they (Brand in this instance) say is true because someone disagrees with them. It's a wonderful business model and Brand is doing handsomely well on it.

Russell brand, an ex addict himself, knows more than anyone how the mechanisms of addiction work. Tech addiction is as much of a problem as any other in this age, and is as damaging as any other type. Brand routinely uses clickbait to draw in viewers; to NOT put away their devices and listen to his embroidered verbal ejaculations (just like that).

@musopaul5407

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you're absolutely right, and anyone who takes Brand at face value is an idiot. But I think the same is true of Monbiot. The Guardian is one of the most hypocritical news outlets there is, and no-one survives as a columnist there if they're clean.

@figeepoet

Жыл бұрын

Something about him has never sat right with me. I saw a video a few years back, not sure if it's still doing the rounds but, that phase involving Katy Perry? 🤔 And the video showed him behaving way beyond disturbingly around a few kids! 😔😔

@TreforTreforgan

Жыл бұрын

@@figeepoet the guy’s a sociopath and a dilettante, I know that much. Nothing would surprise me with him. The most preachy are often the most sketchy.

@18_rabbit

Жыл бұрын

yep it's also called being a classic neurotic narccistic sociopath or even psycopath.

@utd4theleagueutd4theleague17

9 ай бұрын

clickbait is the modern word for newspaper headline.

I think Russell Brand would be horrified to hear this. I would like this man to have an interview with RB. I believe RB would say he is anti-establishment, and looking to re-imagine human systems.

@ecurb10

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I'd like to hear Brand's response to this.

@pjmathison9787

Жыл бұрын

Russell brand was defending tucker Carlson and Elon musk. Goes to the same events as Donald trump jr. that’s pretty establishment

@mightymqb4800

10 ай бұрын

But it will never happen, the likes of monbiot like to talk to their own audience

@CatastrophicalPencil

10 ай бұрын

Russell Brand can say what he likes; when he claims to be anti-establishment, and then get along with Ed Miliband in a jovial interview, his claims are proven to not be meaningful.

@mightymqb4800

10 ай бұрын

@@CatastrophicalPencil Russell brand is not a journalist? The role of the journalist is to take a politician to task on behalf of the people which never happens. Infact we've got to such a sad point where politicians are allowed their own radio shows on msm like lammy, Rees mogg etc where they can spout their nonsense and push the red button when they get put in a corner.

I've been wondering WTF was going on with Russell Brand in recent years! Glad that's been clarified.

@geekylove3603

Жыл бұрын

Watch one of his videos for yourself. The latest one on Taiwan is fine.

@annekegermers821

10 ай бұрын

It's called an awakening. You don't know what the world looks like before you wake up out of amnesia. It's happening to humanity but the ones that are still sleeping don't know that they are sleeping, and think they are clever and that the others have lost the plot. It's the other way around. The tide is turning. If you don't know yet, you will soon find out. But good old George monbias is too self-absorbed to think that he could be wrong.

@Joe-td9zw

10 ай бұрын

Need to be told what to think ey

@3brenm

10 ай бұрын

​@annekegermers821 awakening eh? Doesn't sound like a cult at all. What's this awakening awakening to? Or are you just going to leave it at religious rhetoric? Tell me the spiritual truth so i may awaken from my slumber and join the enlightened.

@annekegermers821

9 ай бұрын

@@3brenm there is a reality that is different from a three dimensional reality.

This man is completely mischaracterising peoples’ concerns regarding the Dutch farmers. He said that Russel Brand hasn’t mentioned asylum seekers, perhaps that’s because that is not the problem: the problem is that the Dutch farmers are the among most efficient and productive workers, they are not allowed to sell their farms privately and so their only option, when the state make their work practically impossible through ridiculous, forced nitrate reductions, is to sell their land to (you guessed it) the state! Since when is standing up for actual, working people right wing? Isn’t that supposed to be the battle ground if the left? Or maybe we all have to realise that left and right are meaningless terms now and we are left with only moderates and extremists.

@GC-qe8vc

Жыл бұрын

Nitrate pollution is destroying the environment and therefore killing us all. These "working" people are working efficiently to destroy the soil, so they need to stop. Being "working" doesn't mean adorable, nor legal, nor correct.

He leads with what Russel didn't say.

@spewter

Жыл бұрын

As have you. What did Russell say?

@Dull_Blade

Жыл бұрын

@@spewter You won't get a reply because he has none to offer. People are no longer encouraged to form their own opinions about people and events in the world; they are issued those opinions by media elites and they lap it up uncritically.

@polarxta2833

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Most of the rest of it is also what Russel never did.

Great, thanks. I find it interesting how I'd never even heard the names of these extremely powerful oligarchs

Absolute bollocks..keep going Russel u have our support..peace and blessings

Brand is always talking about Rupert Murdoch 🤦‍♂

@paulhammond6978

Жыл бұрын

Is he explaining how much Murdoch pays him?

@davelocke

Жыл бұрын

@@paulhammond6978 does the guardian explain who funds them?

@hypatia4754

Жыл бұрын

@@davelocke Subscriptions and ads? Or is that too conspiratorial?

I believe Russel Brand was one reason why so many didn't vote in 2016. He was encouraging people to show their disapproval by not voting

@catmonarchist8920

Жыл бұрын

2015. He encouraged people to tear up their papers and then pivoted to Ed Miliband at the last minute 😂

@GarethReecewood

Жыл бұрын

Was he wrong? None of these parasites deserve our vote.

@LiamBaileyMusic

Жыл бұрын

Jesus

@jonwardle8822

Жыл бұрын

Give me somthing to vote for he said. Not in the name of non conformity, but true representation amidst the far reaching societal pitfalls of late. I think he was just being honest with you, a sadly rarefied phenomenon nowadays. To quote a great man "to be human is to be human together and if we are going to survive, we must survive together"

@alfsmith4936

Жыл бұрын

​@@jonwardle8822 Yea.. Then when Corbyn became leader, he moved to the U.S.A.

"guy make lots of money therefore guy is exploiting you" if I wasn't looking at this dude, I'd have wagered money this statement came from a dime-a-dozen Flynn Effect-defying zoomer

I do miss the old Russell.

@astroemerald3175

9 ай бұрын

100% he went from brilliant polemicist and social commentator to Conspiracy theorist nut job .

I like Russell Brand, I think you should go and talk to these farmers. To me it sounds like a sledgehammer is being used to crack the farmers. How would you like to be forced to do something on your land that you aren’t comfortable with. Maybe interview Vandara Shiva? Barb

@filougreendog

Жыл бұрын

lots of people are forced to not do things on their land all the time and we think nothing of it...i cant burn a pile of scrap tyres, i cant pour my waste oil down the drain and i cant throw my turds in the neighbours garden. it doesnt seem unreasonable to expect farmers to not trash aspects of the environment

This is an incredibly important discussion that a lot of people don't seem to want to have.

@mrdeanvincent

Жыл бұрын

This discussion just proves that Monbiot has only seen cherry-picked snippets of Brand, at most. He believes he's contradicting Brand while actually making many of the same arguments. I have many of my own criticisms of Brand, but Monbiot is either grossly underinformed or wilfully misrepresenting the facts. Also it's odd to see Monbiot criticise Brand for having a business that makes a few million dollars. All of Monbiot's 'solutions' to everything involve increasing centralisation and the ability to profit. Monbiot is playing the culture wars game, which is divisive. I usually agree with his objectives, but I can never quite trust his integrity and often recognise that his methods don't quite fit his stated objectives.

@mrdeanvincent

Жыл бұрын

A discussion between Monbiot and Brand would be fascinating.

@TwoPercentViking

Жыл бұрын

@@mrdeanvincent I don't think it proves that, at all. Monbiot has hit the nail on the head with Brand. Russell is either one of two things: a manipulator who has realised that he can better feed his messiah complex with the adoration of the far-right of society; or he's a complete buffoon that has fallen for many of the world's most stupid conspiracy theories. Anyone that listens to Brand now, with any form of adoration or acquiescence to what he's saying, is a moron. Although, I imagine they think they're incredibly smart...

@TwoPercentViking

Жыл бұрын

@Your Friendly Overlord Brand has smeared his own name with his idiotic rhetoric and pandering to the far right morons of the world.

@jackeagleeye3453

Жыл бұрын

@@mrdeanvincent RB basically is a GOP shill at this point. Also lots of Russian misinformation and anti vaccine propaganda too.

and here comes the far-right conspiracy theorists in the comments sections across the board to defend him, no matter what, sickening

@MrYorickJenkins

2 ай бұрын

So anybody who disagrees with this man about Russell Brand is sckening, presumably.

'Here's making millions every year'. And there it is, folks.

George not too well versed what Russell has been saying or the nitrate issues either. Had hoped for better.

@thewaronu8842

Жыл бұрын

His handlers didn't brief him properly

@frelonvert6064

Жыл бұрын

@@thewaronu8842 But your did, right?

@frelonvert6064

Жыл бұрын

@@thewaronu8842 I love that you twerps are literally reacting to stuff *I* was talking about for many years, it's so funny that your scripted answers take notice of the stuff I've been putting out there. Very cute.

@thewaronu8842

Жыл бұрын

@@frelonvert6064 literally as oppoosed to metaphorically?

Always enjoyed abit of Russell back in the 2000s, the trio of him, Matt Morgan and Noel Gallagher was just gold. Then when he started the Trews and did that famous Paxman interview, he was really on fire. But what's happened was inevitable. Russell is just an entertainer at heart. An entertainer with an incredible knack of accumulating money. He decided afew years ago that focusing solely on American politics and culture wars and leaning into conspiracy was the path to immense wealth. A shame about him. I'm a patron of Matt Morgans podcast and he's often asked about Russell. They haven't spoken in years. Seems Brand has basically cut off everyone from that period of his life. Wouldn't suit his new 'brand'

@richardhorrocks1460

Жыл бұрын

How much 'immense wealth' can be made off a KZread channel??

@fredflintstone8998

Жыл бұрын

Rememeber listening to Brand and Morgan years ago too. They made me laugh and Matt mocked Russell. I suspect that Russell would no longer be quite so content to be gently derided. There's something about him that unsettles me these days... hubris perhaps... I don't know...

@petejenkins5574

Жыл бұрын

I was in Bishopsgate RBS head offices the day that Brand decided to 'invade' RBS HQ to give the CEO a 'piece of his mind'. He got the wrong building and did nothing except prevent people get their lunches.. of course, that was back when he was a raving addict and was a bit of an opinionated idiot The difference is that, nowadays, he is an ex-addict (apparently)

@kef0205

Жыл бұрын

​@@richardhorrocks1460 as the video patiently explains, it's not the KZread channel (although if you have 6m subscribers and you pump out a couple of videos a day then yeah, you can make a good living off that, not that he wasn't already wealthy). It's the billionaire-funded subscription service that he's paid a lot to be on that's probably the majority of his current paycheck.

@richardhorrocks1460

Жыл бұрын

@@kef0205 I think maybe we have different definitions of 'immense wealth'. Elon Musk has 'immense wealth'. Russell Brand is probably just wealthy.

What i'm thinking about every day. Murdoch is the jenga block

I would love to ask George if you thought about how Russell might have linked the farms fight in India to what is happening in Holland. Were they conflated or should they ever have been conflated.

In the West ; ''the squeaky wheel gets the grease'' . In the East ''the nail that sticks up , gets hammered down'' The worlds is so fu*ked up , so just do the best you can to survive

"Should we talk ABOUT Russell Brand?" NOOOO! George should talk TO Russell Brand. I really like Monbiot and applaud his courage and commitment to speaking out against how we're destroying the planet among other things, but ffs, this is an example of why discourse is silo-ed and shallow. Before the internet monetized these "take down/clap back" type videos, a "public figure" of repute or popularity would just have a word with someone else in private to discuss their differences. Or engage them in a public debate. This just pits a "team Monbiot" vs "team Brand" in an atmosphere designed for clicks and it's utterly childish.

@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347

Жыл бұрын

100%

@dipthongthathongthongthong9691

Жыл бұрын

@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 This here is no different than Twitter but with a veneer of respectability. On Twitter people literally speak AT others by putting @xxxxxx somewhere. The priority isn't dialogue. It's to "burn" or "destroy" someone in public for likes and retweets. Pathetic.

@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347

Жыл бұрын

@@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 Yep I see the manipulation going on, trying to make us distance ourselves from one another. As social animals we monkey see monkey do until we stop to smell the roses & actually think about it.

@ceili

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@garrett2439

Жыл бұрын

Does Russell Brand talk to Anthony Fauci or any of the over people he spreads misinformation about? No he doesn't.

Brand is doing it right. Much better than pretty much anyone. Far better than Monboit.

@chilledtorsion

3 ай бұрын

Depends if you think a Faustian Bargain is 'doing it right'. If you think selling your soul to psychopaths is 'doing it right' then we can be safe in ignoring anything you say

He keeps talking about Russel as very intelligent, bright man. I have never, ever had that impression. He's witty, but he's not ever been able to think critically about anything. He always draws the most illogical and self-serving conclusions, he doesn't speak like an intellectual. I think George gives him far too much credit in this regard.

@jonunderscore

Жыл бұрын

Can you give us an example of one of these most illogical and self-serving conclusions that are always drawn?

On contrary, he is right about Fox shit and Brand is just another brand.

I suggest you contact Russell Brand directly and bring this up in person with him. He will sit down and listen, cause I guarantee he will hear about what you've said about him...Talk to the man not behind his back..

@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t Russel constantly promote misinformation about Anthony Fouchi, Bill Gates, Joe Biden et al without ever speaking to them or their representatives?

@darkworld8

Жыл бұрын

He'd rather hang out with his new pals Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder.

@chomskysarmy3965

Жыл бұрын

Monbiot has written to him and as far as I know received no response.

@faithpearlgenied-a5517

Жыл бұрын

Speaking about him and uploading the video for anyone to watch is hardly talking about him behind his back lol. Does Russell Brand only ever mention people who are in the room with him at the time when he does his podcast? If not, do you tell him not to talk about people behind their backs? Or are you just a moron?

I have noticed a lot with youtubers that they start off trying to be independent of party politics and rational. But with the way the site tends to work, the hard right elements tend to engage a lot more, so they tend to get pushed towards criticism of Democrats in the US, for example and only pay lip service to any criticism of the Right. Breaking Points and Rising are also good examples, but Brand is textbook

@jackroxburgh5939

Жыл бұрын

I've seen criticism of republicans in the US too, plenty. I'm not sure claiming he has a far-right appeal makes much sense, I believe his journalism is helpful regardless of where you might find yourself on the political spectrum. I wonder if his popularity is the main component forming your impression of his work/

@tisFrancesfault

Жыл бұрын

Well thats true, PJ, itself is more or less "Corbynist", dig difference is the stance of the EU. Regarding US politics, The Democrats are an easy target for everyone. They are an issue for conservatives, the Right wing, the left wing and progressives. The Left is also prone to paragonism, That is if not perfect you are a far right, fascist enemy. Whereas the right wing and conservatives tend to work better together. Though factionalised, still tend to act more in concert.

@dipthongthathongthongthong9691

Жыл бұрын

That's simply an inaccurate characterization of the outlets you reference. The Democrats in the US are appallingly bland and centrist and essentially Republican light on most issues, with a public veneer of being liberal and conscientious. Republicans are unapologetically reactionary. End of. It is a choice between two STDs at this point. Both shows outlets skewer both of them.

@jayr9952

Жыл бұрын

The Democrats are in power therfore the majority of criticism is directed at those in power. I watch BP often and there takes are correct they also are very critical of the Republicans and their fake populism and culture wars.

@daraorourke5798

Жыл бұрын

Audience capture ?

Russell has never addressed his most dangerous addiction - an addiction to attention. All the other addictions came into being merely to serve it. It's his master passion, and one that can never be either satiated, or cured. Once again, like Savile, we had a sociopath in our midst, hiding in plain sight, ( they're very good at that, aren't they ? ) and we now have such a phobia about judging anybody, that everybody just laughed and thought, " Ha ha ! He's not REALLY like that, is he ? " Fooled again !

Apparently, Brand's sexual impropriety was an open secret in media circles, even back when. What were the likes of Owen Jones and George Monbiot thinking associating with this sociopath?

I’ve not heard one news outlet mention Monsanto in their articles.

@AnotherExPat

Жыл бұрын

That's because it doesn't exist anymore. Bayer bought them and stopped using the Monsanto name on existing products.

@615levi

Жыл бұрын

@@AnotherExPat that’s not mentioned either

@alpha0xide9

Жыл бұрын

​@@615levi Well - do a Google search on "Monsanto name change" if you wish to read about it

@capitalcrud9062

Жыл бұрын

@@615levi simply to be forgotten as if it didn’t even exist at all! The media is disgraceful!

@jeffm360

Жыл бұрын

Because same owners

When you're so FAR OFF you think that Russell Brand is far right then maybe it is time to take a look at yourself.

@keithevans9544

Жыл бұрын

Except that's not what he said

@jasonhampson9579

Жыл бұрын

Well Monbiot is misrepresenting Brand…..so …..

@keithevans9544

Жыл бұрын

@jasonhampson9579 follow the money baby!He's clever and leaves a virtual crumb trail for the alt right mob to follow and then reams in the money, calculated and disappointing.

@LardBaron1

Жыл бұрын

That not the accusation. He farms the right with clickbait titles while sitting on the fence.

They say you should never meet your heroes. Please George Monbiot arrange to meet with Russell Brand. Talk to him and go on his show. I sometimes am skeptical of Russell Brand's content and worry that too much of his information comes from misguided places. He's ultimately very compassionate, I'd say more than most. If you'd at least reach out to him and start a conversation. He'd be in for sure.

@thenavajoknow

8 ай бұрын

Compassionate? You mean when he's not abusing women?

@TheJayRoth

8 ай бұрын

@@thenavajoknow kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5mklNGcj6mzmtY.htmlsi=7xdGuR4JpSbCvuqH Rose McGowan of the #metoo movement has expressed serious concerns with this story. My honest opinion that this is the people at the top trying to shut up a very dangerous man... to those in power

I'm happy to hear criticism. You've "seen his company accounts"? Do prove it. If you're so much better (I have no idea) then talk with him here and there. If he declines, show us the correspondence. I'm being sincere. From here I see someone who is much more high-minded than everyone else I've yet seen. At this point I see less evidence undermining his character. I hear the typical criticism by association...and now Nazi aspersions. Valid or not I think we all know the bar for using those has been raised very high - much higher than used in this video. Peter Thiel? You're on a billionaire platform here.

Making a mountain out of a mole hill,I've watched Brand a few days ago,and he still comes across as more left wing than right.This is bollocks.

@Loundsify

Жыл бұрын

I agree, he's being demonised because he's too close to the truth.

@notgodzod

Жыл бұрын

Simple and direct! I agree but my comment was much more wordy lol.

@RifleEyez

Жыл бұрын

The Overton Window has shifted to such an extent that if you're not full Marxist in 5 years it means you're literally Hitler.

@PM-xu2nq

Жыл бұрын

If you think that, then your conception of left and right-wing politics is inadequate. Brand is a striaghtword populist who employs vaguely conpiracist rhetoric. He pushes rhetorical points which align with a well-established far-right agenda, whether intentionally or not. He does this on platforms like Rumble which are overrun with far-right rhetoric. If that looks left-wing to you, you're politically cross-eyed.

@gabrielsouthrenburns41

Жыл бұрын

If that was the case, why doesn't he talk about Rupert Murdochs influence anymore? (He did a while ago)

Why are you letting his points go unchallenged?

@routeman680

Жыл бұрын

Because he agrees with them.

@NigelPurvis

Жыл бұрын

He's little more than a nodding dog, no self-introspection

@richardbyrnes8398

Жыл бұрын

Yes very softball interview, this.

@owenroberts207

Жыл бұрын

Watch the full interview - his questions aren’t all softball

@matthewtaylor7355

Жыл бұрын

@@richardbyrnes8398 Do u challenge ur own reactionary views

His narcissism fully kicked in now just on right grift pathway. The red flag is at the start of his videos he states his millions of subs and see it feeding the beast.

@-nolan-

Жыл бұрын

Explain how he is a narcissist? Obviously he wants his channel to grow? “For starters, let’s not assume leftwingers are “cynical” for wishing to grow their audiences. That should be the left’s ambition if it is serious about meaningful social and political change” - Jonanthan cook

@daveruda

Жыл бұрын

@@-nolan- he has a weird messiah complex and he just loves attention. And you know what gives attention? Pandering to rightwing lunatics! They will flock to you. Dont have to do any hard work and research. Just play the far right greatest hits

@garrett2439

Жыл бұрын

@@-nolan- Who the hell is Jonathan Cook and why would anyone care what he thinks about anything?

@-nolan-

Жыл бұрын

@@garrett2439 a Renowned journalist, your ignorance is blissful. Keep listening to your king Monbiot who thinks Corbyn and Assange are the enemy.

@poyzer

Жыл бұрын

He just has differeing views to you. What does that have to do with narcissism?

Why not debate him in person, George?

@brasileirosim5961

11 ай бұрын

Russell Brand was less dangerous when he was just a drug/ sex addicted narcissistic actor, mostly playing himself in irrelevant movies. Now he behaves like a narcissistic new Prophet, misleading millions of naive people.

Russell Brand's hypocrisy makes me I'll!! He's followed by a bunch of sycophants. This is such a refreshing change to hear some common sense.

Loved Russel Brand at one stage. Loved his book 'Revolution' which got me interested in politics. Can't listen to his podcasts anymore though. Thank you for this video explaining what is wrong with Russel! Just so sad and disappointing!

@jamesdonald8458

Жыл бұрын

Terry you don’t really believe this guy do you, I’d rather Russell make a fraction of what these make than these lot, Bill Gates is buying farm land all over America

@Xanaduum

Жыл бұрын

Too bad he's wrong, don't let people tell you what to think about other people.

This is an unfollow worthy video. Brand is great but in now way right wing and there is some mental gymnastics going on here to frame him in a negative way. Total bullsh**

@tkilla1202

Жыл бұрын

I would have unsubbed, but never subbed in the first place 😅 But yes - they are showing the colour of their panties here 😂

@paliman

Жыл бұрын

Maybe... But he hangs out with Stephen Crowder and Tucker Carlson nowdays...

@Hastheworldgonecompletelymad

Жыл бұрын

Oh dear, it seems one of Brand’s disciples just got triggered! He’s a bell end and he’s gone way down the conspiracy rabbit hole.

Brand is a sophist imp re-hashing the analysis of other far greater intellects.

Rupert Murdoch is Australian right?? I only know this because on some of the many occasions RB has spoken about him he does quite an amusing old man Australian accent… so yes… he does talk about him…

@lyrebird9749

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Murdoch was born and learnt his trade in Australia. He inherited newspapers from his dad's media network and greatly expanded it. There are some good docos on how he built up his empire, first in the UK and then the US. He renounced his Australian citizenship in 1985 to buy a TV channel in the US. Good news is that Murdoch's influence in Australian politics seems to be diminishing. Despite his aggressive campaigns against Labor, the past year has seen Labor govts elected (or re-elected) in every election. Every mainland state is now Labor (or Labor-Green) as well as a federal Labor govt. The conservatives are increasingly un-electable. People have stopped listening to Murdoch.

@weatheranddarkness

3 ай бұрын

@@lyrebird9749 that's heartening. I wish "Labour" parties hadn't drunk the late 20th kool aid of neoliberalism so hard though as they've been making it very hard to tell them apart from the conservative parties.

@lyrebird9749

3 ай бұрын

@@weatheranddarkness Yes, and that is why in Australia (where we have both compulsory voting and preferential voting) we are seeing a decline in votes for the 2 major parties, and a rise in Independents and minor parties (on both left and right). Unfortunately both the UK and US do not have preferential voting so your choice is to either vote for evil or lesser evil, or not vote at all.