Schadenfreude is a nasty word...

[elisi]

But.

Please Enjoy Ben Shapiro Melting Down and Running Out of a BBC Interview

In summary:



NOW DO THE SAME WITH NIGEL FARAGE, KHNXBYE. AND ALL THE OTHER BRITISH RIGHT-WING MORONS THAT YOU CATER TO AND SOMEHOW FAIL TO CHALLENGE. REPEATEDLY.

ETA: Or just, y'know, don't put them on TV (or give them a platform anywhere). That would be better.

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[sea_thoughts]

A very thorough Twitter thread on Nunzi Rees-Mogg

[elisi]

Ugh. Knew some of this, so the rest isn't really a surprise, but yikes. How can anything think that's a good mentality??? /rhetorical question

[sea_thoughts]

It's how they can call themselves Christian and still advocate this disaster capitalism that gets me.

[elisi]

Matthew 25:31-46

[sea_thoughts]

It's not just that they refuse to give food to the hungry, they condemn people for using food banks; it's not just that they refuse to invite strangers in, they force councils to cut social services, leading to more rough sleeping while homeless shelters close for lack of funds; they take and they take from the NHS and make money from poor people's ill health. Here is just one example of a couple who have been put under unnecessary stress due to the Home Office's hostile environment.

Makes my blood boil.

[elisi]

I don't understand how they can live with themselves. Like, what level of doublethink do they operate at when they think they are doing a good job?

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

RTÉ and Virgin Media Tv keep giving ppl like Peter Casey and David Quinn a platform and all I want is for this sort of thing to happen to them. *sigh*

[elisi]

We can but hope. Or better still, not give them a platform at all.

I wonder what it'd take for Nigel Farage to get a blanket ban.

[silverusagi]

From the article: While he’s obviously an incisive, challenging interviewer, calling him “on the left” is, as Neil pointed out, insanely dumb.

It's so disheartening that our conservatives have gone so far right that other countries' conservatives seem far left to them.

[elisi]

There is also the fact that Ben Shapiro must have done ZERO preparation - his default tactic is obviously to accuse people of 'being on the left', except due to his extreme unpreparedness it backfired this time. >:)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

OMG, exactly that last bit!!

*Replays*

[elisi]

Sorry about the late reply, and glad you liked! :)