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Yes, and yet, at 3:44 in the video she states "...You have taken part in [riots] yourself." Which is pure speculation. She showed very little integrity in tha

Yes, and yet, at 3:44 in the video she states "...You have taken part in [riots] yourself." Which is pure speculation. She showed very little integrity in that accusation.

gaius 15y ago
Darcus Howe was a very well known agitator in the 1980s and served time for assaulting a police officer. As soon as he's backed into a corner he plays the "negro" card, he knows fully well how to manipulate the BBC.
- jshen 15y ago
  was MLK an agitator? I don't know anything about Howe, but I get skeptical when dissidents are labelled with the intention of dismissing them.
  - gaius 15y ago
    He's a professional race "victim", without stirring up racial tension, he loses his soapbox and his income. If you look at the footage and photos of the rioters, they come in all shades.
    - anonymous246 15y ago
      Was MLK a professional race "victim"?
iuguy 15y ago
But it isn't speculation[1], he's organised riots[2]. Darcus Howe is a far-left ex-Black Panther who sees nearly everything through colour[3]. If you take a moment to read his columns you'll see recurring themes about how black people are treated. Take it with a massive rock of salt. [1] - http://www.internationaltimes.it/index.php?year=1971&volume=IT-Volume-1&issue=96&item=IT_1971-01-28_B-IT-Volume-1_Iss-96_003 http://www.internationaltimes.it/index.php?year=1971&vol... [2] - http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/08/brixton-and-the-riots-in-1981/ http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/08/brixton-and-the-ri... [3] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4360054.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4360054.stm
- anonymous246 15y ago
  Ok, I waded through your link. If you're claiming to substantiate your claims, you should substantiate your claims. [2] has Howe narrating what happened in the riots, not him claiming to have organized them. And [1] is about how a rioting case against him was thrown out.
uxp 15y ago
True. Without defending the reporter, as I have my own opinion about the interview, it isn't a bad thing that she tries to challenge his view of the situation to get more information, but the way she does it seems forced and coercive, trying to almost pin him as "one of them" without saying it directly. Edit: I've also read about his past, as a few other people have responded to your comment linking to some of his history as an activist. That's a whole different ballgame from the one I was originally talking about, which is responsible journalism.

Yes, and yet, at 3:44 in the video she states "...You have taken part in [riots] yourself." Which is pure speculation. She showed very little integrity in that accusation.

gaius 15y ago

Darcus Howe was a very well known agitator in the 1980s and served time for assaulting a police officer. As soon as he's backed into a corner he plays the "negro" card, he knows fully well how to manipulate the BBC.

jshen 15y ago
was MLK an agitator? I don't know anything about Howe, but I get skeptical when dissidents are labelled with the intention of dismissing them.
- gaius 15y ago
  He's a professional race "victim", without stirring up racial tension, he loses his soapbox and his income. If you look at the footage and photos of the rioters, they come in all shades.
  - anonymous246 15y ago
    Was MLK a professional race "victim"?

iuguy 15y ago

But it isn't speculation[1], he's organised riots[2]. Darcus Howe is a far-left ex-Black Panther who sees nearly everything through colour[3]. If you take a moment to read his columns you'll see recurring themes about how black people are treated. Take it with a massive rock of salt. [1] - http://www.internationaltimes.it/index.php?year=1971&volume=IT-Volume-1&issue=96&item=IT_1971-01-28_B-IT-Volume-1_Iss-96_003 http://www.internationaltimes.it/index.php?year=1971&vol... [2] - http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/08/brixton-and-the-riots-in-1981/ http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/08/brixton-and-the-ri... [3] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4360054.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4360054.stm

anonymous246 15y ago
Ok, I waded through your link. If you're claiming to substantiate your claims, you should substantiate your claims. [2] has Howe narrating what happened in the riots, not him claiming to have organized them. And [1] is about how a rioting case against him was thrown out.

uxp 15y ago

True. Without defending the reporter, as I have my own opinion about the interview, it isn't a bad thing that she tries to challenge his view of the situation to get more information, but the way she does it seems forced and coercive, trying to almost pin him as "one of them" without saying it directly. Edit: I've also read about his past, as a few other people have responded to your comment linking to some of his history as an activist. That's a whole different ballgame from the one I was originally talking about, which is responsible journalism.