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re: Thoughts on Russell Brand?

Posted on 8/6/22 at 10:29 am to
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 10:29 am to
it's cockney, working-class British dialect
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Member since Nov 2019
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 10:33 am to
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Thoughts on Russell Brand?


It used to be a great clothing brand until the late 90s. A lot of teams wore their jerseys, but they couldn't compete with Nike paying teams to wear their gear. The headquarters used to be located near Auburn, but I think the family finally sold the company and now their HQ is in the Midwest somewhere. Maybe they can have another run like Champion did.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89493 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 11:18 am to
He's still progressive on policy issues, but he's an honest debater and pro free speech.
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
20361 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 11:21 am to
I’ve always thought he was a douche but he’s been a bit more interesting lately. Same for Ricky Gervais. I always thought he was a turd, but then he ripped all of Hollyweird a new a-hole. I see him a little different now.

All in all, both seem like a couple of guys I could have a beer with and an interesting conversation. We may part ways with different ideas, but at least I would feel like I hadn’t been attacked.
Posted by Trauma14
Member since Aug 2010
5805 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 11:42 am to
He is definitely a classical liberal. He's not anti big government. He wants government programs to help those in need and likes programs that most liberals like. He's simply anti-corruption and has called out both sides pretty evenly over the last 4 or 5 years.
Posted by Bard
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 11:55 am to
He's a classic, sincere liberal and that cornerstone of sincerity has caused him to split from the liberal-to-progressive movement because he sees that for the batshit craziness it is.

He's the type who can have an open and honest debate on the role of government and if his points are all countered fully and logically, he's willing to reassess his beliefs. For him, there's little "sports fan" mentality when discussing politics.

We need more people like that, on both sides of the aisle.
Posted by Placekicker
Florida
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 1:52 pm to
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Lucky SOB, he was banging her


True, and back when she was hot too!!
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
26973 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 2:14 pm to
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He needs to get to the point in his videos, I can never get through a whole video.


This. He is trapped between trying to be funny, and loving his own voice, and making a point. All of his videos seem 10 minutes too long.
Posted by EastBankTiger
A little west of Hoover Dam
Member since Dec 2003
21318 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 4:25 pm to
I was a bit leery of him at first. Then, I started to change my thoughts when I watched this absolute bitch slap of Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joke. She was dismissive of him right from the introduction and he handled them brilliantly. LINK
Posted by VolcanicTiger
Member since Apr 2022
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 6:39 pm to
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He's an anti-capitalist leftist. He's your 30% friend and 70% enemy.
I'd reverse those numbers, personally. Seems a bit more libertarian - not authoritarian much at all. Maybe you know stuff I don't about him, but I've been watching his videos about half the time for the past year or so. I don't agree with everything, but he doesn't act like we should all agree on everything - just let our ideas (that don't hurt others) co-exist and have free speech. He seems a bit more Buddhist in his approach, which should be fairly compatible with Christian beliefs in practice.
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