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Is that really the right way to think about it? Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? Seems more accurate to say Youtube is building an alt

Is that really the right way to think about it? Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? Seems more accurate to say Youtube is building an alternative security state. Heck, it's rather anarcho-capitalist if you ask me.

akira2501 3y ago
> Is that really the right way to think about it? That's the way I think about it based upon my perspective and experience. > Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? Remains to be seen. The police have been "urged" to investigate, according to the AP. Perhaps the "right way to think" hasn't revealed itself yet? > Seems more accurate to say Youtube is building an alternative security state. I see no reason to be so certain the government had no involvement in this case, which you would have to be in order to consider this more accurate than literally any other theory. > Heck, it's rather anarcho-capitalist if you ask me. Oh.. it's a "cool" way to undermine human society. I didn't realize.
username332211 3y ago
> Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? No, he's punished without the due process of law. And that's how most dictatorial regimes usually deal with miscreants. If you bad-mouthed Breznev nobody would bother with a show-trial unless there was some specific benefit of making you an example. In 9/10 cases they'd fire you from any semi-decent job and won't let your kids finish high school with more than 2.0 GPA.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 3y ago
  Let's check for political bias here. Suppose I rewrote your comment so instead of talking about Russell Brand, I'm talking about the right-wing Budweiser boycott. Those right-wingers are punishing Budweiser without due process of law. Just like most dictatorial regimes. How worried are you?
  - Perceval 3y ago
    These are not comparable scenarios. In the first, a massive multinational corporation is singling out an individual for punishment based on nothing more than accusation. In the second, individual consumers are punishing a multinational corporation that explicitly expressed open contempt for them as people.

akira2501 3y ago

> Is that really the right way to think about it? That's the way I think about it based upon my perspective and experience. > Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? Remains to be seen. The police have been "urged" to investigate, according to the AP. Perhaps the "right way to think" hasn't revealed itself yet? > Seems more accurate to say Youtube is building an alternative security state. I see no reason to be so certain the government had no involvement in this case, which you would have to be in order to consider this more accurate than literally any other theory. > Heck, it's rather anarcho-capitalist if you ask me. Oh.. it's a "cool" way to undermine human society. I didn't realize.

username332211 3y ago

> Has Brand been convicted of any crime by any government? No, he's punished without the due process of law. And that's how most dictatorial regimes usually deal with miscreants. If you bad-mouthed Breznev nobody would bother with a show-trial unless there was some specific benefit of making you an example. In 9/10 cases they'd fire you from any semi-decent job and won't let your kids finish high school with more than 2.0 GPA.

0xDEAFBEAD 3y ago
Let's check for political bias here. Suppose I rewrote your comment so instead of talking about Russell Brand, I'm talking about the right-wing Budweiser boycott. Those right-wingers are punishing Budweiser without due process of law. Just like most dictatorial regimes. How worried are you?
- Perceval 3y ago
  These are not comparable scenarios. In the first, a massive multinational corporation is singling out an individual for punishment based on nothing more than accusation. In the second, individual consumers are punishing a multinational corporation that explicitly expressed open contempt for them as people.