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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 371813" data-attributes="member: 35">If an article exposing Russell Brand&#039;s alleged sexual misconduct is indeed one of the best pieces of journalism in ages, what&#039;s that say about the mainstream media?&nbsp; They exist to spread pro-war/pro-corporate talking points and propaganda for their chosen party, yet they gleefully put all of their effort into exposing an anti-establishment YouTuber.And what exactly is too far, but &quot;never quite far enough to slap his face?&quot;&nbsp; Is that another way of saying he was pushy, but not an actual rapist?&nbsp; Brand describes himself as being promiscuous in the past, but claims his sexual encounters were all consensual.&nbsp; Sure, it&#039;s not like an actual &quot;vile predator&quot; is going to out himself, but what&#039;s it say about these supposed victims who wait for an opportune time to drop these bombshells?&nbsp; Oh wait, that&#039;s laughable because Brand&#039;s YouTube channel isn&#039;t big enough to waste time on him.&nbsp; So why did the mainstream media devote so much time prior to these allegations smearing Brand&#039;s new-found political views?&nbsp; They also labeled him a &quot;right winger,&quot; which is another insult that&#039;s lost all meaning.&nbsp; If you&#039;re against war and the corporate capture of government and the mainstream media, you&#039;re a right winger.&nbsp; If you advocate working with people along class lines, you&#039;re a right winger.&nbsp; If you&#039;re willing to have discussions with people on the other side of the aisle from you, you&#039;re a right winger.&nbsp; To me, using right wing as a pejorative no longer makes sense.&nbsp; It&#039;s become a lazy term to describe just about everybody who isn&#039;t on board with the mainstream establishment narratives.It&#039;s funny to think Brand was once mainstream and married to Katy Perry.&nbsp; Whether the allegations are real or fabricated, we all know what happens when you cross the tribe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 371813, member: 35"] If an article exposing Russell Brand's alleged sexual misconduct is indeed one of the best pieces of journalism in ages, what's that say about the mainstream media? They exist to spread pro-war/pro-corporate talking points and propaganda for their chosen party, yet they [I][B]gleefully[/B][/I] put all of their effort into exposing an anti-establishment YouTuber. And what exactly is too far, but "never quite far enough to slap his face?" Is that another way of saying he was pushy, but not an actual rapist? Brand describes himself as being promiscuous in the past, but claims his sexual encounters were all consensual. Sure, it's not like an actual "vile predator" is going to out himself, but what's it say about these supposed victims who wait for an opportune time to drop these bombshells? Oh wait, that's laughable because Brand's YouTube channel isn't big enough to waste time on him. So why did the mainstream media devote so much time prior to these allegations smearing Brand's new-found political views? They also labeled him a "right winger," which is another insult that's lost all meaning. If you're against war and the corporate capture of government and the mainstream media, you're a right winger. If you advocate working with people along class lines, you're a right winger. If you're willing to have discussions with people on the other side of the aisle from you, you're a right winger. To me, using right wing as a pejorative no longer makes sense. It's become a lazy term to describe just about everybody who isn't on board with the mainstream establishment narratives. It's funny to think Brand was once mainstream and married to Katy Perry. Whether the allegations are real or fabricated, we all know what happens when you cross the tribe. [/QUOTE]

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