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Lol, and the video was all about how the left censors people! Seriously, I never gave Alex Jones much credence before this, but this getting him banned makes h

by yters 8y ago

Lol, and the video was all about how the left censors people! Seriously, I never gave Alex Jones much credence before this, but this getting him banned makes him much more credible in my mind.

orf 8y ago
I see it less about the left censoring people and more about a grown man harassing a journalist by hurling abuse at his face for 10 minutes straight (whilst invading his personal space with a camera), and topping it off with a racist anti semitic dog whistle comment about his eyes. The guy being, for lack of a better word, bullied in the video took it exceptionally well. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
- yters 8y ago
  Yes, the bullying was uncalled for. And what this has done has motivated me to look further into who Alex Jones is, and reversed my opinion back to him being a scumbag. Seems he is only a few ratings away from going full Holocaust denial in his mission to doubt all official accounts of anything.
  - dwaltrip 8y ago
    He's an absolute, frothing-at-the-mouth nut job. It makes me sad how many people listen to him.
    - yters 8y ago
      It is partly the fault of the established media that they make his message of censorship believable.
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chrischen 8y ago
Just because you disagree with Twitter, it doesn't mean you have to start agreeing with Alex :/. That is a logical fallacy.
- yters 8y ago
  It's not just about disagreeing with Twitter, but the ban fits into his diatribe.
happytoexplain 8y ago
>this getting him banned makes him much more credible in my mind Not to just be mean, but taken without further elaboration, this looks like petty contrarianism. It reminds me of the disturbing, poisonous following that so-called "banned" TED talks get from conspiracy-minded people based on nothing but the fact that it was banned. I'd like it if you'd elaborate more on what made you say it.
- yters 8y ago
  It feeds into the narrative that the major media outlets censor messages that point out their flaws, in a very self referential manner.

by yters 8y ago

Lol, and the video was all about how the left censors people! Seriously, I never gave Alex Jones much credence before this, but this getting him banned makes him much more credible in my mind.

orf 8y ago

I see it less about the left censoring people and more about a grown man harassing a journalist by hurling abuse at his face for 10 minutes straight (whilst invading his personal space with a camera), and topping it off with a racist anti semitic dog whistle comment about his eyes. The guy being, for lack of a better word, bullied in the video took it exceptionally well. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

yters 8y ago
Yes, the bullying was uncalled for. And what this has done has motivated me to look further into who Alex Jones is, and reversed my opinion back to him being a scumbag. Seems he is only a few ratings away from going full Holocaust denial in his mission to doubt all official accounts of anything.
- dwaltrip 8y ago
  He's an absolute, frothing-at-the-mouth nut job. It makes me sad how many people listen to him.
  - yters 8y ago
    It is partly the fault of the established media that they make his message of censorship believable.

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chrischen 8y ago

Just because you disagree with Twitter, it doesn't mean you have to start agreeing with Alex :/. That is a logical fallacy.

yters 8y ago
It's not just about disagreeing with Twitter, but the ban fits into his diatribe.

happytoexplain 8y ago

>this getting him banned makes him much more credible in my mind Not to just be mean, but taken without further elaboration, this looks like petty contrarianism. It reminds me of the disturbing, poisonous following that so-called "banned" TED talks get from conspiracy-minded people based on nothing but the fact that it was banned. I'd like it if you'd elaborate more on what made you say it.

yters 8y ago
It feeds into the narrative that the major media outlets censor messages that point out their flaws, in a very self referential manner.