How Steve Bannon's far-right 'Movement' stalled in Europe

Rightwing populists are on the rise across Europe. With European parliamentary elections approaching, they are being offered help from Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon.
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[@billmartins6555]

"Your grand children are going to be paupers." Nah, Steve you're far too optimistic. We won't have grandchildren.

[@djn48]

Damn right we won't have grandchildren! And ironically, if people stopped having so many kids now, that would be one of the easiest strategies to help reverse climate change, or at least slow it down...

[@Rhodiac]

@@djn48 Hopefully both of you don't have kids.

[@Cyanidal187]

@@djn48 70% of man made carbon emissions are caused by major industries. Not poor people.

[@djn48]

@@Cyanidal187 I agree with you, and I never said it was caused by poor people having kids, I said it was caused by having so many kids. That is what feeds the engines of major industries through increased consumption. A natural barrier to corporate growth is slowing down the supply side. Less people = less supply. In fact, one could even say "less people in the developed world" because we consume more...

[@grahamt5924]

@@Cyanidal187 desertification is caused by both poor and rich alike. Just look up how much carbon is released into the atmosphere by 2 acre turning into a desert and you will realize your error in saying that.

[@originalbantu238]

I love that..."narcissists don't make good populists " 100% agree!

[@chrishouston2070]

Obama?

[@antonalm7689]

rich bankers, living in mansions, representing the normal people. Mmmmkaaaay...

[@Burktholumue]

They do.. what you dont realize is it's because they own the production. Not you or the government. Thats what makes them one of us

[@djn48]

@@Burktholumue Yes, they own (or finance) the production and they make huge amounts of money off it. Some of them deal with huge sums of money. That doesn't make them one of us. No ordinary person lives in a mansion so big that he can make it the headquarters for a political campaign as well as live in it...

[@TonyLinSh]

Those democrates are also get huge amount of money from riches and they becomes millioanier by represent poors. Happy with that?

[@ladyrose3285]

@@TonyLinSh That is what we call "Poverty Pimp" Maxine Waters, Cummings, Booker, to name a few. Make money by telling the poor that it is others causing you to be poor. Just don't come to my mansion you poor pathetic souls. ;)

[@AnniceMichelle]

So are you trying to say that all rich people don't know what it is to be the common man. Yet people like you tout the socialist ideology of a rich man in Karl Marx. Who was disowned by his rich family for being lazy. At one point was taken care of by a rich friend. Whose son died from starvation and daughter committed suicide. It isn't money or lack their of that enables one to identify with the common man. It's recognizing that we are all common and some of us do better than others.

[@charlesbukenya2054]

This guy asks the tough questions, Bannon thought he is playing the media but he is getting exposed.

[@nickames3808]

Oh, Bull... He could've terminated the "interview" at any time...he was obviously taking the Opportunity to learn about the Opposition..Do you REALLY think he didnt know Where The Guardian stands?! Be Serious!!!

[@angelohuakailiao7682]

It's fascinating that Bannon (an American) is talking to EU country parties about nationalism when what he's doing is exactly globalization. He's literally using global resource to fund local campaign to then take the win to another global place. He's doing the exact opposite of what he says he's doing.

[@owenhoong88]

If you've watched his interview and do your research about him, he's doing nationalism. It's judeo Christian culture way of life. The reason he's at Europe because they shared the same civilization culture. He's a very interesting person. Definitely very influential and a great strategist

[@CiaaGaming]

I like this journalist, he doesn’t just hand out softball questions but instead actually presses for real answers.

[@reprogrammingmind]

and doesn't wait for replies.

[@et734]

*Reporter slams Steve Bannon as an authoritarian to his face *Bannon takes a 5 minute pause looking down "Okay. Interesting" God thank Journalism

[@zendakk]

Yes, great job on blindly repeating the finally debunked "Russians interfered in the American election" narrative. Fantastic journalism, trustworthy, thorough and free of bias (oh, the irony).

[@philippenachtergal6077]

@@zendakk Not debunked. A republican put in charge by Trump claim it is debunked just like thousand of republicans have said before...

[@uppitywhiteman6797]

He wasn't answering the reporter. He was blowing off an activist pretending to be a reporter. Also, as biased as the lefty reporter is you have to be careful of selective editing. A left-wing specialty nearly daily caught doing it.

[@boss-anova]

@@zendakk they did interfere with the election. Do you even read?

[@skaarphy5797]

The way I understood it is that he wasn't calling Bannon an authoritarian but Trump. His reasoning being that Trump - as the narcissist that he is - lacks the empathy to be a populist. Bannon on the other hand does not.

[@ZaynAOmran]

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in big numbers " George Carlin

[@typicallibtard7237]

that phrase might be better suited when applied to the left

[@khrbud]

@@typicallibtard7237 That statement is applied to ALL, both extreme right and extreme left. You see the connection there ... extreme head and extreme tail of THE SAME EXTREME COIN. There is no difference, non at all ... both extremes are the same and both of them are assholes that need to go. Just like extreme Muslims and extreme Christians. So, when you go out to look for an allies, ally yourself with the ones that are similar to you ... other extremists. Even criminals are smarter than you ... they make no difference between criminals of different religions, different colors of skin, of different nations ... they are all criminals and they are all happily working together.

[@KolbyDgaming]

Muslims good point

[@CaptCondor]

@Monkee Media What makes them immoral, but not christians?

[@dimitriosdrossidis9633]

@@typicallibtard7237 said the righwing NPC

[@homan2329]

Just because you don’t like Obama , Blair , Macron , Trudeau , Merkel etc...... don’t think this lot is the answer .

[@uppitywhiteman6797]

@Tim Gib Another anti-Semitic racist.

[@boss-anova]

@@uppitywhiteman6797 youre the right wing nazi apologist, dont get it twisted.

[@queenfubi]

@Tim Gib Exactly

[@franco7064]

@@uppitywhiteman6797 don't criticize Isreal wahhh wahhh antisemite.. STFU you bootlicking robot

[@Ehrgeiz33]

Can someone tell Bannon to go back to his own country? It only seems right.

[@albatros12]

@Ralph Masilamani Nazis like you aren`t that smart

[@Ehrgeiz33]

So does that mean all European descendants in the USA have to go back to Europe since North-America is a "red" continent? I surely hope not. We don't want their trash :-(

[@Ehrgeiz33]

@Ralph Masilamani Inventing a country. How high are you? :')

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Who's more corrupt in Congress between the Republicans and the Democrats? " When comparing criminal indictments of those serving in the executive branch of presidential administrations it's so lopsided as to be ridiculous. Yet all I ever hear is how corrupt the Democrats are. So why don't we break it down by president and the numbers. Obama (D) - 8yrs in office. zero criminal indictments, zero convictions and zero prison sentences. so the next time somebody describes the Obama administration as "scandal free" they aren't speaking wishfully, they're simply telling the truth. Bush, George W. (R) - 8yrs in office. 16 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 9 prison sentences. Clinton (D) - 8yrs in office. 2 criminal indictments. one conviction. one prison sentence. that's right nearly 8yrs of investigations. tens of millions spent and 30yrs of claiming them the most corrupt ever and there was exactly one person convicted of a crime. Bush, George H. W. (R) - 4yrs in office. one indictment. one conviction. one prison sentence. Reagan (R) - 8yrs in office. 26 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 8 prison sentences. Carter (D) - 4yrs in office. one indictment. zero convictions and zero prison sentences. Ford (R) - 2 1/2 yrs in office. one indictment and one conviction. one prison sentence. Pardoned Richard Nixon. Nixon (R) - 6yrs in office. 76 criminal indictments. 55 convictions. 15 prison sentences. Johnson (D) - 5yrs in office. zero indictments. zero convictions. zero prison sentences. So, let’s see where that leaves us. in the last 53 years Democrats have been in office for 25 of those years while Republicans held it for 28. in their 25yrs in office Democrats had a total of three executive branch officials indicted with one conviction and one prison sentence. That's one whole executive branch official convicted of a crime in two and a half decades of Democrat leadership. In the 28yrs that Republicans have held office over the last 53yrs they have had a total of (a drum roll would be more than appropriate), 120 criminal indictments of executive branch officials. 89 criminal convictions and 34 prison sentences handed down. That's more prison sentences than years in office since 1968 for Republicans. If you want to count articles of impeachment as indictments (they aren't really but we can count them as an action), both sides get one more. However, Clinton wasn't found guilty while Nixon resigned and was pardoned by Ford. So, those only serve to make Republicans look even worse. With everything going on with Trump and his people right now, it's a safe bet Republicans are gonna be padding their numbers a bit real soon. So let's just go over the numbers one more time shall we. 120 indictments for Republicans. 89 convictions and 34 prison sentences. Those aren't "feelings" or "alternate facts" those are simply the stats by the numbers. Republicans are, and have been for my entire lifetime, the most criminally corrupt party to hold the office of the presidency.

[@Ehrgeiz33]

@Ralph Masilamani Dehumanizing people that disagree with you response #8234 - call person an idiot. So you're a hypocrite as well?

[@Elantario]

this is how journalism is done ! Ask tough questions and the person in front of you will start twisting untill he hits walls . Congrats to the journalist for doing his homework!

[@paulevans8348]

Homework? You're probably as stupid and annoying as the reporter. Just shows how gullible people like you fall for so called reporting. Don't you think reporting shouldn't involve an agenda on the part of the network?

[@seetheious9879]

"Are you nazis/fascists?" "You are nazis/fascists right? "So, blablabla, this makes you nazis/fascists yes?" And this is what you people call good journalism? Pathetic. People are fed up, they don't care what you call them.

[@xyphoon5013]

@@seetheious9879 "People are fed up of a strawman the elites built for them" doesn't in any way make them not Fascists lol. And you clearly are just biased and got angry that the Journalist questioned your belief, because he is yes annoying, but that's what a Journalist should be to a politician. He pushed them to walls and they weren't able to reply

[@dimitriosdrossidis9633]

@@paulevans8348 haven't you heard, having an Agenda is something many Journalist throughout History had, their Work however didn't become worse through it,but rather better, because they stood up to the worst reactionaries have to offer

[@pietzsche]

@@seetheious9879 you forgot the bit where Bannon says they are neo-fascists

[@Sarah-re7cg]

This is all terrifying but also hilariously obvious. The fact that Bannon is conducting his “people’s movement” from a European mansion 😂😂

[@Sarah-re7cg]

Art Deco Jeweller does it bother you that an outside entity is meddling in European elections lol

[@RkristinaTay]

Everybody who works for the EU lives in a European mansion. Every NATO head lives in a European mansion. What's the big deal. You need to get out more. Your favorite Left wingers live in mansions. Wake up silly sarah.

[@jacqueline755]

After earning his $$ from Goldman Saks, he moved on to demagogue about some ancient philosophy--- and apply it to Donald Trump!

[@voxpopulivoxdei2147]

Sarah Why not? Merkel, Macron, Juncker are telling you to open the borders for mass illegal migration, from their huge mansions with iron gates and security guards 24/7, so what's the difference? "People"'s movement doesn't mean you have to be poor, means you have to love your country and put YOUR people first. That's all!

[@venator8139]

Hillary Clinton has 45 million, Jeremy Corbyn has 4 million, Bernie Sanders has 2 million. Don't act like leftist politicians aren't rich

[@rossleeson8626]

So good to see someone actually asking these people real questions.

[@Clickie13]

these guys get a bonus every time they use the term far right

[@spaceowl5957]

To all of these commenters here saying "mimimimi they called us far right" - we could call you the unicorn squad for all I care, but that wouldn't help you either. Just like when far right extremists invented the terms "alt-right", "white-nationalist", "anti-Zionist" etc. to distance themselves from Nazis, people would quickly figure out what you really are, and you'd be back to square one. And then you'd be sitting here saying "stop calling us the unicorn squad, that's ridiculous, we're not hateful unicorn squadrons, you're just intolerant and ignorant and trying to silence our perfectly reasonable opinions, muh free speech, were actually in the giraffe team or whatever" If you want to avoid the negative connotations that come with being a hate group, then you should probably just stop being hateful. You silly geese. Far-right is just a description, and in this case quite an accurate one in my opinion. The fact that it has a negative connotation and you feel the need to distance yourself from it, is not our fault, it's just a result of the nature of your beliefs.

[@enesdemirel7247]

nazisim stands for national socialism so it is not totally right wing nor left wing - on top of it fascism itself is left wing actually - so everything you just said is just not true

[@ernestduda4038]

@@enesdemirel7247 Socialist branch of Nazi party was killed on Hitler command during the night of long knives. Socialists were put into concentration camps. How exactly is nationalist ideology left wing?

[@eleanorsmith5264]

@@enesdemirel7247 poor numpty, hadn't you figured out fascists camouflage under popular movements?

[@enesdemirel7247]

@@ernestduda4038 I never said nationalism was left wing, if you read what i said i literally say that it's not right wing nor left wing. then in that case if right wing supports small government and nazi germany was one of the strongest central governments ever established on earth, how do you explain that? fascism and nazism are out of the right-left spectrum, it's a combination of both

[@ernestduda4038]

​@@enesdemirel7247 but fascism is nationalist ideology. Additionally centralization of the state is not left/right wing issue. Just check how term came to existance Right wing were french monarchists that wanted to concentrate state power and give it to monarch, christian democracy despite being right wing of the spectrum supported welfare. You just have biased definition of that left wing=socialism while in most of the world libertarianism is considered left wing. I guess you consume a lot of american media since they usually have similar bias.

[@jaxiewild8940]

I love how these millionaires and billionaires call themselves the party of the everyday man. Yeah sure 🤨

[@elcarto22]

And it sickens me how easily the 'everyday man' can be made to buy into their swill. Oldest demagogue trick in the book, and used by every one seeking power over the masses since the Greeks came up with the word.

[@everythingviral972]

Your logic really is broken. You can come from nothing and be successful. You can even come from a rich backround and be for the average person. I don't see why you need to be poor to represent the poor. It makes no sense, what a stupid argument that so many seem to make.

[@robertking7506]

@@everythingviral972 Corbyn lives in Islington, must be pretty rich.

[@venator8139]

Hillary Clinton has 45 million, Jeremy Corbyn has 4 million, Bernie Sanders has 2 million.

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

*Laughs in Bloomberg, Obama, Biden, Bernie.* Do you not realize every politician in Washington D.C. is a millionaire with their $150k salary?

[@marlenecauldwell7161]

Love you Paul Lewis. Amazing investigative journalism. Thank goodness for the freedom of the press.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

Marlene Cauldwell lol 😂 slander isn’t journalism. It’s real simple: does mass immigration of low skilled workers cause downward pressure on the wages of working class people? If you think it doesn’t there isn’t much more to talk about

[@MrSonyChaos]

You Americans stay out of our politics. Stay on your side of the Atlantic.

[@planetmikusha5898]

The Eurowienies have involved themselves in American politics.

[@Zeegoner]

22:22 Kudos to Paul Lewis for keeping cool and getting this amazing moment. Completely shocked that Bannon would concede here. There's obviously a lot of honesty in him despite his misdeeds.

[@dickhamilton3517]

This journalist is cleverer than Bannon.

[@eavannicgabhann]

Indeed he is. None of them are a match for them.

[@reddan73]

Doesn't look like it at 11:50

[@dickhamilton3517]

nope. the guy just withdrew. didn't want to stand up for his opinion

[@nickc3657]

Fascism thrives on media attention because it legitimizes them. Do stories on fascism without interviewing or involving fascists.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Incomplete information only leads to the desire to investigate yourself. No, if you cover something - treat your viewers and readers as adults.

[@dimitriosdrossidis9633]

@@NJ-wb1cz Are you expecting that the Reader comes in with Zero influences. If you have a good Message in your article or smth. else than forget subtelty and Beat the Message in with an anvil If you have to.

[@TheDoorspook11c]

TRUTH!

[@123steved]

Please ask open questions so we can hear the populist's answer If you feel this would give them too much of a platform, don't do the piece at all

[@inotaishu1]

The populists who ask the reporter questions also?

[@SekerliRaki]

@Salterino Kripperino Lol. Guardian play right into their hand by reporting on a party with a member count less than some villages.

[@xyaeiounn]

Open questions are met with great chunks of self-serving rhetoric that often avoid the question and resist being steered back towards it.

[@domzbu]

xyaeiounn oh well just forget about journalism then

[@xyaeiounn]

@@domzbu That doesn't necessarily follow.

[@bobchannell3553]

Trump's a narcissist! You can tell from Bannon 's reaction, that one stung.

[@phiksit]

..... bannon.exe has stopped functioning!

[@Ironborn4]

They are not chanting "own nation first" at the Belgian rally, they are chanting "own people first". Very important distinction

[@richpirhana9521]

A nation is comprised of a people, genius

[@Ironborn4]

@@richpirhana9521 A nation is comprised of people. Not 'a' people. The first definition is a modern, harmonious nation. Adding 'a' leads to genocide. Words matter.

[@richpirhana9521]

Ironborn4 adding “a” certainly doesn’t lead to genocide. What is Japan comprised of? Well, the ‘modern day Japanese, of course, who are distinct people with a shared history and culture.

[@Ironborn4]

@@richpirhana9521 funny that you mention the Japanese. Go research how the Japanese treat Ainu and Korean-descents in their country.

[@cgcomposer_]

“Nation” and “people” are the same thing. What you’re characterising as a nation is really a nation-state.

[@CharlieGeorge_]

Claiming that far-right populism is "on the rise across Europe" in a video about how Steve Bannon's "far-right 'Movement' stalled in Europe" seems contradictory.

[@franciscusgomarus5086]

Most important question is ""Who is financing Steve Bannon in this operation"".????

[@romeotango8324]

Mossad

[@reprogrammingmind]

that's the most important question?

[@charlesmartel6570]

He's a self-made multi-millionaire.

[@steven-el3sw]

Robert Mercer. Google him.

[@cameronhowe1110]

Charles Martel no he is being funded by a billionaire family called the Mercer? This whole movement makes no sense because it’s funded and run by the elite who they are going after .

[@dmcg6074]

He's a sharp boy that interviewer...

[@Tubeflux]

Very well done, you nailed Bannon on his words about fascism connected to Brothers of Italy. But if you are looking for neo fascists in Italy, that’s Forza Nuova, they are openly neo fascists.

[@lewisdavey466]

Great job by interviewer when he called out Bannon out infront of her

[@bradchoi662]

His rhetoric with statement regarding China is complete bs, somewhat his opinion heavily depends on Chinese billionaire who committed corruption and violated laws in China and, now fled to U.S as a refugree status. He is a complete neo Nazi who's trying to become a second Hitler.

[@farzana6676]

Interviewer is just another globalist shill.

[@bradchoi662]

@@farzana6676 Nice, Blameshifting a journalist naming a globalist does not make sense at this point. Thank you for your ignorance,

[@prodac]

@@farzana6676 Yeah as if Bannon isn't traveling the World trying to create a 'global' movement? Nobhead.

[@Avengerie]

@@prodac global (scope, area of operation) =/= globalist (referring to ideology)

[@granada1493]

I'm sorry but the Guardian journalist has not done a good job. The questions are leading and full of contempt - I say this as a leftist - and meant to provoke anger by cornering Bannon & friends into admitting being racist. This is totally counterproductive and actually empowers the right wing! Could you not have asked them to CLEARLY state their stance and follow up with questions about the inconsistencies within their own words? That would be so much better for humanity!

[@qwertywasd2558]

Watch Bannons interviews with Sargon of Akkad ans Mike Cernovich for a non confrontational discussion that will give you better insight into what Bannon stands for.

[@PeteAmachree]

A balanced critique. We should clone you.

[@qwertywasd2558]

@@PeteAmachree The powers that be don't want balanced critique. They need to build up an enemy-group to get people to vote for them. The "left" has their monsters and the "right" has theirs, and then no matter who the people vote for the end result is the same.

[@snow-rm3jx]

Exactly .... That's why I left the left.

[@1970sau]

It's okay to be white

[@what3man3]

old white men drinking red bull and vaping in fancy italian hotel rooms

[@rileys1005]

what3man3 that’s a politician i’d vote for

[@STdoubleDs]

Would it be better if it was an African running for European office? Yeah, we know you'd rather have it that way

[@charlesmartel6570]

Racist , misandrist comment.

[@abstractfacts]

"Sshh-Shh-Sh ..its a live set, brother.. umm OK" Don't let Bannon drink and get infront of a camera lmao

[@erichartman1659]

Yup. He drinks a lot on camera. Makes me curious what is really in those bottles he drinks from. Switch-a-roo the bottle contents. Oldest trick in the book for a real alcoholic. Merely speculation on my part but...

[@ameliacorin7383]

@@erichartman1659 In one interview, forget which paper, a journalist observed Bannon having 2 triple espressos and a Red Bull in 30 mins! His adrenals are probably really messed up.

[@PolitischTourette]

he has personality you gotta give it to him He really is like the Devils Advocate

[@baggerjanus]

@@erichartman1659 Dude looks bloated and red. It's alcohol.

[@erichartman1659]

sabot revvok yup. That is my suspicion. His personality and behavior points to it too. Would I trust him? Nope!

[@benusmaximus3601]

Pretty sure the quotation marks should be around 'far-right'

[@Donaldo]

1f

[@charlesmcnamara9623]

Why, they are far-right, however like all rightist "movements", it isn't genuinely grassroots.

[@Yungrexy]

21:30 Wow! this fella actually stumps Bannon with logic and leaves him speechless... amazing job done here by this journalist.

[@paulevans8348]

Wow...and what an amazing idiot you are!

[@Blurb111]

They become aggressive and in denial every time the reporter asks the right questions and they don’t have the an explanation to it.

[@dlysele]

22:00 was the key of this whole video.

[@GaryWilliamsJr]

I agree. Wow

[@Xaviherroz]

Was it possible, that at every gathering--concert, peace rally, love-in, be-in, and freak-in, here, up north, back east, wherever--those dark crews had been busy all along, reclaiming the music, the resistance to power, the sexual desire from epic to everyday, all they could sweep up, for the ancient forces of greed and fear? 'Gee,' he said to himself out loud, 'I dunno...” ― Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice

[@fundinkuta7082]

I'm definitely not a fan of Banon's politics, but I'm impressed at how he handled these interviews.

[@will9444555]

So let me get this right, they invited him for an interview at the Arc de Triomphe for a two minute interview? Where's the rest of the interview? Feel like lots has been edited out of this, would love to hear the interviews in full

[@Andrew-sg1sm]

“You’re not going to take Vienna, Steve...”

[@michaelharritt4867]

The narcissism is astounding. Churchill would have crushed these guys.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Churchill would prob. admire him to be honest.

[@franco7064]

Churchill lmfao

[@tonysmith6967]

Churchill himself was no better. He was more openly racist than Bannon & killed more than 6million people.

[@cameronhowe1110]

bscrazy007 yeah but he was a nationalist so he wouldn’t allow someone like Steve to control him . Churchill also was a liberal and British ..

[@federicohuenchor9308]

"Why are you so fixed on the word white?" Well, you tell me my friend (Y)

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

White culture should be preserved & celebrated just as much as black culture but a lot of people do not seem to think so. (Nevermind Asians are usually left out of racial discussions altogether.)

[@cameronhowe1110]

Sammy Ariel what is white culture or black culture ? Are you talking about Americans ?

[@PerryCox818]

@@cameronhowe1110 If you ask the question it mean you are a part of the problem.

[@cameronhowe1110]

Därk Vador there’s no such thing as black or white culture, do you think the average British person and Russian share the same culture or an Ethiopian and Nigerian?

[@PerryCox818]

@@cameronhowe1110 You are talking about subdivisions in the culture. Yes the DNA make the culture. Why French culture isn't born in Africa? Cause the people create the culture and not the other way around... Whites countries share DNA and cultural aspects in common. And it's the same for Black countries as well.

[@jungoogie]

21:29 Great highlight if you wan't to get to the heart of this entire thing. Sometimes what you don't say can tell a person more than any words could ever convey.

[@mlynto]

Stalled in Europe? Hahahahaa, dream on.

[@iancairns01]

Loving the quality of The Guardians content as of recent. Seem to be taking a leaf out of Ny Times Business model. Go big on quality content. Less is more. Ignore the noise and focus on big picture.

[@ems3991]

iancairns01 The "journalist" did not even ask questions! Everything he said was just an affirmation of what he believes and what his audience wants to hear. Very shoddy excuse for "journalism."

[@kronossonork6994]

iancairns01 just don't mention Guardian's connections to HSBC

[@stephensodyssey7423]

Guardian still insist anyone who disagrees with them is 'far right '. Is this true?

[@danL1011]

Preacher: The Guardian Choir: iancairns01 [Ignore the noise and focus on big picture.] LOL. Lewis did just the opposite. Bannon is noise. The big picture is the wave of populist nationalism sweeping over Europe.

[@stephensodyssey7423]

dL1011 And Europe has only 2 left wing governments : Spain and Portugal. Both have populism on the rise. The left Was populism, but it abandoned the people for petty identity politics.

[@C4Par1]

Great mini-documentary about the gaining of momentum of far-right parties across Europe. Huge thanks to Paul Lewis for conducting those interviews.

[@yungfaas6688]

Funny that this never came of the ground 😂

[@TheStonedEvo]

This guy is a real journalist as opposed to talking heads on cnn msnbc and fox. Great job. Too bad he probably scared off everyone else from agreeing to meet him after seeing this

[@1970sau]

I love how someone finally stood up and told that so-called journalist how journalism really works that was epic

[@DrBe-zn5fv]

he just wanted bannon to turn him around and be gentle with him, an hour or so..

[@helveticaification]

FloridaSun72 You mean: "SHUT UP, write down what I say, and don't ask any Questions"? That fascist guy was appalling - and so are you. Good luck with the skin cancer.

[@advocacynaccountablity]

"Your speech was a textbook Populist speech... You're suggesting that there is a singular popular will." - Paul Lewis

[@vj5691]

Love how the editor didn’t smile back. Didn’t care for politeness. 🙏🏽

[@micahd1377]

"Islamic ideology is not an ideology and must not be criticized." Said like a true political scientist! (not) Linguistic tip: Western values > white values.

[@lappan7609]

Though, I didn't really understand what western values are exactly. Are they American values or are they European values?

[@masterpepe3641]

Lappan both pretty much have the same values, 90% basically the same

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

The "white people" who built the entire modern world around you..? I care about culture much more than 'race', and I would MUCH rather not have to, but if you can play identity politics, so can we..

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

Ah.. I believe (hope) I know what you meant..

[@aleejones7508]

Micah, there was no criticism, it was just hate speech from males who can't get it up, it is amazing how being an early ejaculater does to make a male hateful. They think that all this hate speech will hide the fact that we all know their balls don't work correctly and woman laugh at their feeble attempts in the bedroom , just call them limpy

[@thegreatgatsby658]

At least some serious and good journalists asking the right questions out there

Thegreat Gatsby only in your leftist mind

[@powerboatguy2308]

Stalled, looks like he is about to anoint the head of the Italian government.

[@pasqualedipaola9791]

The video loses meaning when the reporter insists on speaking over the interviewed person until the interviewed is simply frustrated.

[@hobbabobba7912]

You mean challenging the person being interviewed.

[@messsatsu4118]

@@hobbabobba7912 let the interviewee answer the questions then ffs.

[@nathanielgonsalves5073]

Man, this guy isn't a reporter. He's an interrogator.

[@johnparker7784]

The Guardian just makes up stuff out of thin air. See the Julian Assange incident. Comic books are more accurate than The Guardian. Look at all those downvotes. BWAHAHAHAHA.

[@jamesbrown5262]

He tried to be like Jim Acosta and it backfired.

[@meezanlmt]

@@jamesbrown5262 he left Bannon speechless few times mate.

[@Jessy-hk5ip]

@@meezanlmt yeah because of lack of competence from the reporter/journalist/interrogator

[@Vireo]

No, he was spot-on actually. Good journalism.

[@TheSpasmer]

This journalist did a great job of exposing their bs

[@samfilmkid]

"Hang on, sh-sh-sh-sh-shhhh...It's a live set, brother..." It's not a set, it's an interview, Spielberg.

[@pregapillay5326]

An excellent well balanced programme by Paul Lewis. More like him please!!!

[@kellyowens1868]

+ Pregame Pilay + Are you using Lewis' mum's troll account, to comment here? .... very dry English sense of humor? .... everyone else in here hates this BS piece, and many single out Lewis for special criticism. Hearing him for the first time ... Lewis certainly sounds like a standard agenda-pushing leftist, posing as a real "journalist". He's pretty good at that, .... I'll give him that much. Is saying, "Islam is a religion." .... called reporting anywhere you know of? Does Lewis tell the one about, "Islam is "THE" religion of peace ..... Lewis does well, when the people he interviews, don't speak English very well. He really knows when to put HIS words, in their mouths ..... more easily. A real "snake" of a human being .... not .. Steve Bannon, unlike Lewis imagines ... LEWIS comes off like a Snake, with no rattle. He's hiding his true nature ... your boy ... Lewis is. KOut

[@sarperdogan6454]

Bannon looks like he jumped out of innsmouth!

[@toasted_.coconut]

26 mins? Thanks Guardian and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@Azeria]

> The Guardian > Thanksgiving uh

[@JORDIIMusic]

Happy Thanksgiving to you too, but it's not something celebrated in the UK 😜

[@seraphthecreator]

Well, you can give thanks that UK had somewhere to send the Puritans(that have mutated into Republicans, btw)

[@justanotherview3243]

The journalist has got balls! Embodies courage! Got chills!

[@karlykar21]

Paul Lewis, your are a hero. I can't even question my parents on their " patriotism-is-good-foreigners-want-to-take-our-power-Muslims-are-invading-our-country-there-is-no-black-discrimination " views and I have to say I wish I was 1/10th as prepared as you are to challenge the views and to put them in a clear manner...... Thank you for this report.

[@kooshikoo6442]

This is quality reporting. Great job.

[@ToM2CoOL]

The guardian: Anyone who I disagree with or wants controlled borders = far right

[@nor-tv6705]

Don't be a bigot, be a HERO, vote democrat!

[@AlexRod9646]

Umm...even Trump threw him out😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mr7Crash]

ToM2CoOL: Anyone who are criticizing my favorite low key white nationalist = wrong and biased

[@that_pac123]

It would be so refreshing if you could just be correct for once.

[@Dragonfallz]

The Guardian: Asks a specific question about choice of the word 'white' in a sentence like when you investigate things, otherwise known as journalism. The Right: I'm leaving the interview, it's far too difficult to answer without sounding racist so we'll save face. People on KZbin: GuArDiAnS AlT LeFt CuCkery

[@jbs9373]

Steve bannon: brothers of Italy are neo-fascist. Journalist: steve, didn't you say brothers of Italy are neo-fascist? Steve: uhh,no.

[@Iamawesomenorly]

11:44 "In our country, journalists ask questions. I disagree with politicians, not with journalists, OK? I am not here to debate with you, you asked me a question, I gave an answer. That's what a journalist should do. Not to disagree or to agree with a politician." This line of reasoning is so childlike and false. In his mind, it appears(although I cannot say for certain), that journalists should ask only Yes or No questions and be satisfied with whatever answer he/she is given. How could a journalist ever be considered competent at his job if that was all that it was?

[@SlashCampable]

Because those people don't want to be pressed on their beliefs since they know that they don't hold up to scrutiny. They want to be platformed and use journalists as megaphones to spread their opinions, just like Trump in 2016.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

Multi millionaires in a Venetian hotel decide what the people want..Sight.

[@tortoise7]

4:40 did he just say that his movement would METASTASIZE? That's not really language you use for your allies :)

[@jacquescousteau4592]

He's just being honest, they are a cancer.

[@brandontadday6288]

@@jacquescousteau4592 accurate hahahahahaha!

[@mpblolly]

Should have this journalist asking UK politicians etc The tough questions and fact checking what they say on a wider scale TV Audience rather than the inept pandering of TV journalism today

[@Sarah-re7cg]

Also, great questioning by the journalist. Thank you for not falling for the constant red herrings.

[@reprogrammingmind]

great questioning means letting the respondent answer.

[@Sarah-re7cg]

Reprogramming Mind great answering means giving an actual answer

[@benday1218]

You need more in this about why policies are problematic, otherwise it feels like a plain hatchet job.

[@phiksit]

He advances, supports and surrounds himself with authoritarian type politicians and people that hate non-whites. If neofascist polices are your thing, he's your guy.

[@fb7512]

I am afraid that history is repeating itself

[@thisfacebelievesyou8862]

The questions Bannon doesn’t even try to answer are the telling parts of this report.

[@ashennettable]

I love how rattled these people get lol. "Why is he so fixated on this?" Like how dare this reporter who I agreed to do an interview with ask me questions😂

[@leevankleef]

Oowwhh spooky music, this Must be bad.?

[@Adson_von_Melk]

no, dear, hating people just because of their colour isn't bad at all. For you, obviously.

[@willsofer3679]

Should have used "Monster Mash" ;)

[@duxnihilo]

joe zizzi : you've misspelt "deductive reasoning"

[@Adson_von_Melk]

@@joezizzi3064 the only thing that is pompous here is your senseless arrogant comment.

[@larahillcoast7047]

creepy comment

[@Nikikanor]

I think that this is one of the best journalist I have ever seen. Thank you for bringing this perspective to me

[@calebswindells2111]

hahahaha

[@Ismith019]

I think you might find with a little research into journalistic ethics, might drastically change your mind and your perspective espoused by your comment.

[@gustafsjoblom6914]

The mistake far too many people make is assuming that everyone in these movements is some combination of liars, idiots, cynics, racists etc. And then spend their time trying to pinpoint into which of these buckets they fall into and then pat themselves on the back for their labeling skills. This reporter seems to be smarter than that in general, but under pressure he falls back into that mentality and the report suffers greatly for it.

[@jakesmith9987]

I wish Steve would talk about Zbigniew Brzezinski book Between Two Ages, especially the part on destroying Nationalism (ZB considered Nationalism a religion). That book says it all with regards to what the globalists have planned for fifty years. I have many other resources if you need them.

[@elseby]

What was the guy in the background saying at 22:00 that bannon had to shush him?

[@uzairakram899]

he was interrupting live footage

[@paynee89]

next question?

[@farzana6676]

@@uzairakram899 You support Bannon?

[@uzairakram899]

@@farzana6676 No why would you think that?

[@audience2]

That was the interruption immediately before when Bannon was supposedly caught out into admitting Trump is authoritarian.

[@Pandopolous]

(At 11m50seconds) "I'm not here to debate with you. You ask me a question. I give an answer. Thats' what a journalist should do." So refreshing to hear and see the interviewee walk-out on the pseudo-journalism/debate. I wish every interviewee would do this. Then pseudo-journalism would have no job. ..nobody to bash-around with their non-questions. It is crazy that people do not call-out journalists on their activism, and its everywhere. Activism is not journalism.

[@meezanlmt]

It's quite ironic that the Greek politician talks about white values and talks about "in my country" to another white man how journalism should be conducted. That's a paradox because journalism in the UK is different yet predominantly white country. So not all values are the same. Brits value Freespeech darely. I have seen interviews where Jeremy Corbyn has been grilled.

[@acidtrungpa4760]

About time. Go on Steve, make the Britain Great again

[@phiksit]

Sure.. right after he evades a prison sentence after getting arrested on chinese billionaire's yacht for running a money grift. Maybe he can get a pardon like Trump's other cronies.

[@samreynolds3789]

Yeeaahhh, while 👩🏼‍🦱👴🏻🧔🏼‍♂️🧑🏼‍🦱👱🏼‍♀️🧑🏼 STEAL / USE NonWhite people’s LAND /LABOR /RESOURCES !

[@anthonyrocha8075]

Stalled? Are you kididng ? Look at Italy.

[@wademan21]

Keep Europe European

[@cobracommander8133]

The Audio at 12:53 seems to be very deceptively edited. Those could have all been taken from different conversations and spliced together. There is no place in that audio clip where Steve Bannon refers to her as a Neo-Fascist, that was someone else’s voice.

[@Marie-ds1mz]

That Dewinter guy seems triggered that people can agree and disagree... also skirted the question real hard They're all so touchy, that Italian lady is HURT!

[@jonaswunderkind4580]

People's voice with Cartier watch in a multi-million mansion :D

[@sahidmarquez5123]

no.

[@molokoid]

Excellent reporting! Great journalist!

[@tar_palantir7855]

22:04 What did the guy behind say that Bannon shushed him? I can't understand it, anyone get that?

[@qweqqweq2090]

I'd like to see that guy try and interview Trump like that. Bannon just doesn't have the debate skills to realize when the other guy is using insults and and false pretenses to attack him. He shouldn't even be in interviews if he's going to just roll over like that and admit to things that just aren't true. Trump and bannon do have populist messages and intentions because they're pro small business, pro worker, anti big government, and pro nationalism. What the hell could be more populist than that?

[@forkinhell5915]

That's what you call superb journalism.

[@LanceWinslow]

Wow, this Guardian reporter is trying so hard to malign the right - it's just amazing. This name-calling is ridiculous.

Yeah, he certainly made these scum-bags look like a bunch of corrupt weasels, you're right.

[@Clavers1369]

That's all The Guardian ever does. It is not a newspaper, it is just a communist rag.

@@Clavers1369 Since only a moron would say that the Guardian is communist (if only), I'm forced to surmise that you are a moron.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

A.H Man while the Guardian doesn’t advocate for its own destruction via social ownership of the means of production, it certainly flatters the people who do.

[@ajklodhi]

I remember Scandinavians in the North calling Mediterraneans "BlackHeads"

[@thewhat531]

arif jamal Yeah swedish racists say svartskallar which is very similar to blackheads. I think they still say it, but it's not really a mainstream word, it's used by extremists. Don't pay attention to those losers.

[@kyreshlcsw2229]

Frost wedging occurs as the result of 9 % expansion of water when it is converted to ice. Cracks filled with water are forced further apart when it freezes.This expansion is the cause of water pipes bursting in the winter when it is too cold. Rocks have crevices that gets filled with water, in these crevices there are joints that have cracks that were caused by plate tectonics. Frost wedging occurs in climates that are cool all year around and freezing and thawing occurs constantly in most parts of Atlantic Canada.

[@sidrolf]

A very interesting video, thank you for sharing!

[@baflange6477]

Steve "political genius " Bannon best dodge of something he said on tape a day before is..." i don't remember that"????

[@niccolea2086]

Baf Lange Bannon is nothing but an opportunist looking for something to grab on to, to be famous for and remembered for in history. He saw the birthed movement and went with it. Sure he’s a hateful racist. We get that. His old and looks like a stinky bum. Ticktock

[@franco7064]

@@niccolea2086 whhaha whahhha waycccist.. STFU you rancid hole

[@Adson_von_Melk]

These people are so full of hatred and anger that they're even incapable of answering a journalist question without eye-rolling or just running away. It's hard to even imagine what will they do if they come to power.

[@Adson_von_Melk]

@クリスティアンスニガ those Asian letters don't belong to a white supremacist like you.

[@davidvance5393]

Go

[@fourleafclover2885]

to the left, loving your country, respecting your heritage and wanting your people to be prosperous and free = Far Right.

[@phiksit]

To the far right it means destroying your government so you can install a "forever" president, kind of like russia, china, NK, turkey, etc.

[@ericarthurblair1287]

Yeah, really looks like a grassroots movement ....From the rich down...