George Monbiot explains Russell Brand's dangerous game with the far-right

[@PoliticsJOE]

Watch our doc on the French pension riots here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5nMhYiprMefnsU

[@kimberleycole7255]

This is a terrible video slating Russel

[@Reactivate100]

Do you honestly think the riots are just about pension reform? How old are you? Twelve 😂

[@tiggtiggs]

For a man who promotes Keir Starmer & his ilk in RW Labour & George, who works for British 'intelligence' the only bullsh*tter's here are the pair of you.

[@mrsthatcher9815]

monbot thinks dutch voters are as dumb as he is

[@rdgevans81]

Protests?

[@benjaminwilliams41]

I'd like to see him have a conversation with Brand, that would seem to be the best thing to do.

[@Skylark_Jones]

Absolutely 💯! 👍

[@nathanroche7908]

Two gobshites at it for nothing.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Brand would make mincemeat of him, and with panache, style, and grace.

[@frelonvert6064]

Dear gods, a far-right weirdo with a punk logo, how have you gotten so lost? Is it from tweaking? Go to therapy, stop posting, talk to your dad. Brand is having a nervous breakdown.

[@C.D.J.Burton]

@@chicklets4ever51 Hahahaa exactly.

[@Malky24]

He's monetized idiocy. Joe Rogan showed him the way.

[@Unlucky-Dube]

Holy coping malding sniveling cretin batman :D

[@batkomahnoX100]

Joe Rogan has many students: Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Ben Shapiro to name a few

[@barstar888]

@@batkomahnoX100truth is they’re actually all surrogat…students for Peter Thiel including Rogan

[@bretwojarski5842]

@@batkomahnoX100 Jordan Peterson is great ngl

[@naylas3908]

@@bretwojarski5842, I hope that was a joke.

[@davidcauley9400]

I went from hating young Brand, to growing massive respect for him, to losing nearly all that respect. Most disappointing Character arc of recent times.

[@citizennobody5518]

Why? Because he opposes the corporate class currently staging a totalitarian coup of every democratic freedom our ancestors fought for unlike George who supports and enables it? You Pfizer leftists are anti working class anti freedom of speech corporate totalitarian frauds and you know it.

[@user-dt3sb1ij3r]

I used to respect him so much, but he's lost that now, what a sad journey.

[@jonwardle8822]

A somewhat autocratic take I must say you lot. What about brand has you loosing respect for him as of late? And why do I care? Is it the click bait thumbnails? I hate that about KZbin. Brand however has a worthy cause and journalistic integrity.

[@davidcauley9400]

@@jonwardle8822 Integrity is a subjective perception, as is perception of autoracy in our comments (be careful of Cognitive Dissonance controling your perceptions there...), and I see the opposite of integrity in his overall behaviour, at a rate and extreme that used to be nigh-on absent. If anything he has sold out to a very popular and lucrative grift market, and a near fanatical conservative demographic that is disturbingly mainstreamed and shot through with deceit and self interest at the too, all dressed up as moral concern. I consider these vectors of influemce to be leading towards a lot of very bad outcomes for genuine liberty and the species. I don't entirely think that is what he THINKS he is doing, but just by the weight of observable behaviours and outcomes of his messaging, that is what he appears, to me, currently. . I dont think everything Brand talks about is wrong either, nor do I think he "is" right wing etc, but what he DOES is amplify those narratives of the Far Right and Tankie Left conspiricy milieue, to the exclusion of rational counter evidence, and I'd put him much more in the "useful idiot for dangerous ideologies and people" camp. He is no longer balanced or as rational as he was in his golden era, but think he has lost his integrity for mere grift.

[@Dull_Blade]

@@davidcauley9400 I don't really see an answer to OP's question in this response. How *exactly* has he become "no longer balanced or as rational..."? I'd like to believe you don't discount him merely because you think he's "amplifying (far right) narratives."

[@kirancourt]

Russel Brand's "Don't vote" idiocy is what gave us Brexit and Trump. His 15 minutes should be over.

[@necalovescake]

not really mate, hes not that influential. what gave us brexit and trump was 35 years of neoliberal capitalism pushed on us by the tories, new labour, the republicans and the democrats who blatantly lied to our faces while we could see them stealing all our money, arming bad actors around the world and starting massive illegal wars. that complete breakdown of responsibility and trust between the population and the government where people could see their democratic vote was worthless and the only 2 options were the same lying, thieving, criminal warmongers is what gave us brexit and trump. bush, blair, obama, the clintons, thatcher, major, cameron, brown, these are the people who caused it by taking for granted the voting population were trapped and would never be allowed a ballot that didnt have their brand of politics on both options.

[@Queenie-the-genie]

It is amazing how most people cannot maintain their ethics in the face of huge amounts of money.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

Nah, they are just told 'there is no ethical gain in a capitalist society and it's not your fault you were born in one.' and they eat it up. Any excuse to enrich themselves and wash their hands of blame. pretty simple.

[@dominica4799]

Russel Brand isn't far right though.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

@@dominica4799 He is if he's paid enough to be. He'll be anything for that $$$ and he's proven it in the past few years. He did a complete 180 after peter thiel paid him to.

[@jonunderscore]

@@theprecipiceofreason What do you think far right means?

[@theprecipiceofreason]

@@jonunderscore bait comment.

[@banksiasong]

Never have a hero, they'll always sell out and disappoint you. Do your best to be as good a citizen as you can be.

[@Oakette]

Being a good family member comes before being a good citizen. It doesn't matter if you pay your taxes if you're horrible to your parents/siblings/spouse/ children.

[@geronimo4511]

@@Oakette I think ideally be good at both👍

[@reubennichols644]

- A L L O F M Y H E R O S A R E - D E A D . Many of them did not live long enough to disappoint me . ● Janis Joplin ● Robert Burns (( Scottish )) ● Philip Seymour Hoffman ● Heath Ledger -

[@timontide6404]

My heroes never sold out, and I haven't see Brand sell out either. Monbiot, on the other hand....

[@lawsonj39]

Part of being a good citizen is figuring out which public figures and politicians to encourage and support and which to oppose.

[@MrElliotholman]

I'm not sure that I agree with the sentiment, I'm a British man, a farmer and for the last 6 months I've been living with my Frisian partner in the north of the Netherlands. It may well be part of a far right propaganda agenda I wouldn't really know, but seeing it first hand I can tell you that Dutch farmers do feel displaced by the upcoming restrictions and they aren't being offered adequate support or enough time to transition. I probably watch more of this channel than Russels but I don't think his coverage was ever misrepresentative, Whether or not the global story around it is related to some 'Blood and Soil' anti globalist meta narrative I'm not sure, but it is certainly a real issue, it is displacing working families. You haven't particularly convinced me of anything and this seems a little cheap to me.

[@Forthestate]

Well said. I'm afraid they're a couple of clowns who are probably too stupid to realise that they're pushing the WEF's agenda.

[@NataliaJingles]

You are absolutely right! I watch Russell Brand daily and his coverage points out exactly what you have said in regards to farmers not being given enough time and support to transition. He often has the great Vandana Shiva on to explain these matters. His reporting on it is very different to how right wing media outlets cover it. It was indeed a cheap shot.

[@richardbyrnes8398]

​@@NataliaJingles Correct, and then you have to ask why...

[@bluj78]

Absolutely. Sad to see such a blatant hit piece on this channel. Notice he fails to mention bill gates' exploits in India re farmers. WEF is intimately linked to the UN which has propagated the sustainability agenda. Disingenuous and cherry picked.

[@user-ge5qb3xq5m]

Well said

[@stormchild71]

thanks for that George I knew something was wrong but could not put my finger on it. Thank U

[@severian1916]

Hey Joe how about getting Brand and Monbiot to thrash it out together?

[@chrisspencer6502]

That would mean actually reaching out and letting him defend himself.

[@user-ge5qb3xq5m]

Not allowed amongst liberals. This is called “platforming the far right” 😂

[@dorbid]

as if Brand would risk his livelihood being exposed as a fraud

[@user-ge5qb3xq5m]

@@dorbid I think he probably had enough $$$$ 😂 ps how’s your Ukraine war going? Have enough of them died for the neo-con maniacs running western foreign policy yet? 😜

[@AK-np4rp]

Only if there is some coin in it for Brand

[@CP-fe6jr]

Sooooo lovely to see an interview where the interviewer doesn't constantly interrupt and speak over the interviewee.

[@thomaswilliams3519]

It’s propaganda

[@MrBoazhorribilis]

Why would he? They read from the same book.

[@traceyomalley3797]

So do your research of the Netherlands ask the real farmers watch Vandiva Shiva ..she tells you about the Indian farmers

[@CP-fe6jr]

@@traceyomalley3797 get a fuckin grip, its a You tube video

[@stanleyknif]

@@doommonger7784 Exactly. He must have used the phrase "far-right" as a substitute for "conservative-minded-people" about 50 times in this diatribe

[@henkdevriesch]

As much as i love the quick and simple way this guy debunks meat- and fossil fuel industry-arguments i do feel i need to point out there are some glaring holes in his reasoning. Now i grew up on a failing permaculture farm, i have seen exactly how hard it is to sustain a family with a pretty sizable bit of land and how hard it is to get your balance just right. That being said, running any kind of small farm without farm animals makes recycling your waste streams and keeping all those nutrients in your soil near impossible. It makes you severely dependent on fertilizers, organic or otherwise, that need to be trucked in. I live in the netherlands, none of our environment is natural and yet we have found all kinds of intelligent ways to keep what little land we have from flushing away and to sequester organic material (carbon) back into our soil. We have been doing these things to make our soil more suitable for growing food for the better part of a millennium and to great success, only for so-called modern farming methods to undo most of it within 70 years. I strongly believe that we need to involve about half of our population with farming and that re-introducing small, mixed farms is the way to do it, because people need a sense of ownership to be proud about improving their immediate environment. I also believe that our understanding of natural ecosystems is way too flawed to assume that we can bring them back in a controlled way, because i have seen our local forest-preservation-departments flounder with all their best intentions. Please stop making sweeping statements about agriculture, the only way we're ever going to get out of this mess is by making sure that most of us actually get to be a part of that environment during our lives.

[@vayate1234]

"I also believe that our understanding of natural ecosystems is way too flawed to assume that we can bring them back in a controlled way, because i have seen our local forest-preservation-departments flounder with all their best intentions." So your point is to do nothing. How very convenient...

[@megm.c4026]

I agree. Monibot lost me when he said farm animals must go and they hinder the environment. Ignorance of a city slicker who has never run a regenerative system of land use. Factory farming should go for sure, but regen farms in good hands untilise animals constructively in ways that benefit the environment. The man knows nothing about good farming practice. And no, Im not right wing..

[@tkilla1202]

Monbiot is just a mini Klaus.

[@kef0205]

​@@megm.c4026 ...he didn't say that at all though, did he? He said that the livestock industry is the greatest contributor to nitrate pollution, which is inarguable, and that the government asked and incentivised them to change their farming practices to reduce nitrate pollution. Not that 'animals had to go.' And I'm sure that these farmers who refuse to regulate nitrate pollution are practicing regenerative farming techniques. This comment section is so hard to deal with because everyone who disagrees with the video doesn't seem to have correctly heard a word, it's just strawman after strawman.

[@kwanman5146]

I agree. A balance debate must have the other side to challenge. While left leaning this isn't balanced. Just some pearl clutching from a guardian reporter. No challenge from the interviewer. Nice echo chamber. Its what the right do.

[@KP-gi7kp]

Brand is a narcissist, it’s all about “Mr Brand “

[@Retsler54]

And who is this guy? Who cares? Look at the clip, George Monbiot defends the actions of the Dutch government against the farmers of the Netherlands. THAT is horrible.

[@tazbee3920]

I agree wirh everyone saying bring on Brand and lets have a head to head... Cmon Politics Joe do it

[@OKnotOK09]

They invited him. He wussed out.

[@tazbee3920]

@@OKnotOK09 maybe or maybe not? I think it'd be a great idea to have Brand come onto Joe's Show to voice his side and then all 3 of them have another show where Joe can be the inbetween guy 😎

[@sjewitt22]

Brand would never debate someone from the left, it'll show him up and hurt his grift.

[@alfsmith4936]

They can't afford him.

[@sjewitt22]

@@alfsmith4936 Meaning Brans is in it for the money and not principles.

[@jackw128]

Russel brand does talk about Rupert Murdock, and does repeatedly criticise big media all the time, that part wasn't correct at all

[@graceomalley4]

Does he talk about his boss Richard Thiel?

[@kevinfitz8516]

Hey Russell

[@gerredy]

He talks about CNN where did he criticise fox overtly

[@k3v1n47]

@@graceomalley4 _"Does he talk about his boss Richard Thiel?"_ Do you have evidence to support this assertion?

[@crayzee1372]

Russell use to criticise Fox and Murdoch weekly on his podcast. Not anymore which is rather telling

[@wadesmith666]

I watch most of Russel Brands video's, I haven't seen the Dutch farmers ones yet. But every other one I've seen is about trying to find the common ground between two seemingly polar opposite views. Which no one else I've seen is doing that. I feel a bit of envy coming from George M, maybe because of Russells popularity.

[@ELWaller0388]

The excommunication of Russell Brand by the "left" is now complete now that the Guardian has wheeled out Monbiot for a hit piece on him. How dare Russell Brand point out the ever more authoritarian direction governments have been heading recently!

[@Xanaduum]

It's not even about left or right anymore, just the establishment controlling both ends of the political spectrum from anything that might cause an issue for them, whether from left or the right. They wear the colours of left and right themselves and just cycle from one to the other, stick then carrot over and over again, two sides of the same crappy coin.

[@berjanbeen7188]

Monboit is pretty on point about the farmers protest, though. And Brand is leaving a lot of shit out

[@Xanaduum]

@@berjanbeen7188 not everyone can cover everything. That's why it's dumb to just put people up on pedestals, or the opposite and dump them in the mud.

[@riolaurenti5276]

On point? Would you accept the forced purchase of your land? Who are we...

[@stephenclarke2206]

Russell has posted a couple of videos in response to mass shootings in the U.S. recently he seems determined to stay on the fence because advocating gun control might alienate his subscribers, it's the social media equivalent of sending his thoughts & prayers.

[@Canthatcrazy]

Utter bollocks. Sometimes you don't have to give a political opinion when you know there's such a divide. It's better to report and be impartial, and have a private, personal opinion, than cause a generic social media meltdown, and have people use one view of yours against you for life.

[@stephenclarke2060]

@@Canthatcrazy The thing is by sitting on the fence he's giving a pass to the NRA & the Alex Jones s of this world so is effectively not being impartial at all. When I've heard him speak about it it sounds like he's waffling

[@MrJREllman]

@@stephenclarke2060 your ascribing support for the NRA by Brand is probably as fantastical as anything you have ever dreamt.

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

fact

[@JPH1138]

@@Canthatcrazy Ah, yes, Russell Brand, the model of restraint in communication.

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

"Should we talk ABOUT Russell Brand?" NOOOO! George should talk TO Russell Brand. I really like Monbiot and applaud his courage and commitment to speaking out against how we're destroying the planet among other things, but ffs, this is an example of why discourse is silo-ed and shallow. Before the internet monetized these "take down/clap back" type videos, a "public figure" of repute or popularity would just have a word with someone else in private to discuss their differences. Or engage them in a public debate. This just pits a "team Monbiot" vs "team Brand" in an atmosphere designed for clicks and it's utterly childish.

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

100%

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 This here is no different than Twitter but with a veneer of respectability. On Twitter people literally speak AT others by putting @xxxxxx somewhere. The priority isn't dialogue. It's to "burn" or "destroy" someone in public for likes and retweets. Pathetic.

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

@@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 Yep I see the manipulation going on, trying to make us distance ourselves from one another. As social animals we monkey see monkey do until we stop to smell the roses & actually think about it.

[@ceili]

Well said

[@garrett2439]

Does Russell Brand talk to Anthony Fauci or any of the over people he spreads misinformation about? No he doesn't.

[@REDGRIFFIN100]

The pair of you just get Russell on and talk with him instead of about him, it would be far more productive.

[@s3r0tonin66]

facts!

[@owenroberts207]

George did invite Russell to talk about this when he wrote his article but was ignored

[@rahuldahoob]

He's a predator!!!!

[@mskidi]

It wouldnt be productive when he pushes their shite back up their as$es.

[@davidpicard5376]

Russell Brand's hypocrisy makes me I'll!! He's followed by a bunch of sycophants. This is such a refreshing change to hear some common sense.

[@pavlovsdogman]

His fans are getting that cult feel to them? 😳 Him, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have the most sensitive, defensive and weird fanboys? They watch vids of people criticizing them just to leave comments defending their heroes? 😆 They love reporting people for Cyber bullying who argue with them too! Total ass kissing Fanboys! 😭

[@andyportm]

Great analysis, how about getting Russel and George on together?

[@alfsmith4936]

They can't afford him.

[@lottielane2486]

And Russell does complain about the power the media, ALL media, has. Very often.

[@robertheap2911]

Great Idea, how do we know Russel isn’t playing the far right . I agree with George on a lot of things, but I’m not 100% sure he’s right here. There is a lot of conspiracies being thrown about at the moment. But that is parr for the course , to anybody wanting to throw you off track. One thing I’ve not seen George Focus on is the Proxy war in Europe. And the limited reporting of the riots in France , that go deeper than just about pensions. I know he is big on climate change. And what he said about nitrates, I agree . They along with raw sewage , waste plastic , pesticides and nitric acid , should be our focus. But most of the time it’s just carbon dioxide that is mentioned and that is what plants actually thrive on as against the acidic waste. With regard to the Dutch farmers, how much does he know about their side of the argument. There is after all always two sides and you can not always assume your right on everything, including George.

[@heifetz14]

Brand would eat him up and spit him out.

[@grahamrogers3345]

@@lottielane2486 They are telling lie after lie about Russell. Maybe they have had too many boosters.

[@pauldavidson1281]

why don't you have this chat with Russell Brand himself. ?

[@richyhigg3042]

Brilliant shout ❤

[@bigbinji6145]

why doesn't Monbiot visit Julian Assange in jail , that weasel helped put him there

[@DanielPlainsight]

George Monbiot needs to sit down with Russel Brand and have the opportunity to exchange opinions and perspectives.

[@JagJohal]

I'm pretty sure he asked Brand on twitter but it was ignored

[@bluceree7312]

It won't make any difference. Like George, I liked Russell, but more recently he's clearly in it for the money and only the money just like his foe, Gates. What pays more you ask? clickbaity, conspiracy-esque style videos, and quite a few lean right wing. Though I do respect his musings against big pharma and big agro.

[@consciouscrypto3090]

I'm glad to hear you call this out. I've been following Russell since he was at about 400k followers and I've watched the audience shift from there to here. It's a bit of the tail wagging the dog. He used to just try to say the things the Left wasn't saying as a critical member of the Left. Well we see how that can go once you see the big bucks rolling in. He's lately been trying to balance it by saying things critical of Trump, for example, but the audience pounces on him and tells him he's nuts when he does. Similar thing has started happening with the smaller, still wonderful, Triggernometry channel. Be careful who you woo.

[@daveytrump6516]

But russle is very intelligent and only follows the facts so if he now finds his audience is on the right, it just means "the right" are just following the facts also. The left follows ideology and ignores inconvenient facts.

[@michaelhey4039]

It has nothing to do with left and right. Russell Brand is interested in the truth. George Monbiot is a liar. It is that simple. When the liars are confronted, they always yell "conspiracy theorist" or "far right" - regardless of whether or not this makes any sense or not. Russell Brand's favourite presidential candidate is RFK, not Donald Trump. Russell Brand is not on the right. He is just opposed to war, lies and fake elections.

[@monharris28]

thats been my same experience with him, once i saw him heading down that direction my spirit said click off

[@consciouscrypto3090]

@@monharris28 I still watch his stuff, but with a much more critical eye/ear.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

His audience captured him.

[@pauleaton6908]

Hey Joe how about getting Monbiot and Vandana Shiva together, she'd give a better argument than Brand?

[@paulamcminn5480]

I used to like George Monbiot but I think he protesteth too much. He's a bit over the top about Russell and I look forward to Russell's response. I think the Dutch could have worked with the farmers, encourage them to manage their cattle and farms in a more regenerative fashion, aided them to change their practices to address the build up of nitrogen. But no, they just want to take their land rather than aid them in making changes.

[@richyhigg3042]

Wait till the farmers start selling up in the UK and see who buys all the land same playbook different country

[@dominicboyle8113]

Succinctly put Paula. I taste a slight hint of jealousy here wrt Russel Brand. Neil Oliver who is also a traditional lefty is also sync with Russell, this suggest.a trend. A point that Monibot completely misses is political direction of travel. This is not about left vs right, this is about Elitest control and behvioural change over the population. Examples of this are Climate change (CO2), Ukraine (NATO expansion), Libya, Iraq...... . The list goes on....

[@richyhigg3042]

@@dominicboyle8113 gatekeepers comes to mind does that make me a conspiracy theorist

[@dominicboyle8113]

@@richyhigg3042 It certainly doesn't. It shows you question the narrative and don't accept the message blindly. As a former CO from Intel once quoted "Only the paranoid survive". A healthy dose of skeptism is good for the soul. 🙂

[@richyhigg3042]

@@dominicboyle8113 my dad always said to me just because your paranoid it doesn’t mean their not watching you 😆

[@arthurmatthews9321]

I have a number of George’s books and agree with many of his comments but he is starting to drift to the dark side of left, an area I have grown to distrust. He has become blinkered by his passion for green issues. What George seems to not see ,or overlook, is many of the solutions to environmentally problems our governments propose and he supports ,are extremely damaging to the poorest in our society. But you will not see any article in the middle class Guardian about this. Nearly a third of the uk now live in fuel poverty as a result of green policies. A demographic the left are supposed to speak for but don’t for fear that any criticism of green policy will label them far right. Far right being A phrase the London Mayer recently used to describe working class Londoners who protested his draconian attack on there freedoms by expanding the ULEZ zone. A policy I am sure George supports. Russell Brand has always championed the plight of the poor and called out inequality in his videos. An inequality that green policy is furthering.

[@mrnice7570]

Absolutely spot on

[@nottheonlydreamer9512]

100% correct. The green cult will impoverish us all to achieve their net-zero utopia. How many will die in the process? Less, they will say, than would die if we don't do it. Our lives are a sacrifice they are willing to make.

[@samseal8611]

Monbiot is a posh boy who went to public school and Oxford. He couldn't give a toss about the ghastly oiks. They should know their place, as far as Monbiot is concerned, and do as their betters instruct them.

[@nevadatan7323]

Could you explain to me how Green Policies have led to fuel poverty?

[@mrnice7570]

@@nevadatan7323 another well meaning moron who doesn't know net zero means not only fuel poverty but global starvation. Educate yourself

[@thenavajoknow]

Post-intellectuals like Brand or Peterson are nails in the coffin of civic discourse.

[@pavlovsdogman]

And they have won over more influential and famous people like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk who they have befriended and no doubt used to further their agendas? It's a group of powerful idiots and scumbags all driven to help Trump and conservatism.

[@-nolan-]

Feel like a lot of the people here commenting obviously don’t watch Brand if you think he’s ‘far right’ that’s hilarious.

[@dano9152]

Monbiot could have put this to Russell but he refused to go on his show. Very little push back on anything George is saying here, very disappointing. Russell is a champion of the working people and to imply he's fine with Murdoch is bloody ridiculous. You need to at least give Russell the right to reply if you want to be taken seriously

[@marcbaigrie2295]

Russell is absolutely not a “champion of the people”. He’s in it for his own wallet and you can tell by his shift switch in stance having a KZbin page that promoted personal theology and spiritualism towards right wing conspiracy theories.

[@charlgx4352]

Man oh man I’m so disappointed to see how Russel brand has gone down the alt right pipeline, I looked up to him as a kid I thought he really cared about equality, turns out I was wrong.

[@CR7_IS_THE_GOAT_14]

“Alt right pipeline” 😂😂

[@ben0000000000]

I've never heard russell talk about this. He talks to experts on farming like Vandana Shiva all the time. George has no clue about Russell's opinion

[@80-80.]

Seems like he was spot on about Russell.

[@ShallowDepression]

Thank you for your input, judge, jury & executioner...

[@mdmurray17]

Grow up

[@leenieledejo6849]

Not in 2014. In 2014 he (Monibot) nominated him for "hero of the year" and idolized him. No discernment whatsoever.

[@ShallowDepression]

@@davidrodenborn5905 Wrap it up boys, we got him... He's certainly rattled some feathers these past 2 years, he should push even harder now.

[@natsdaley9615]

Facts your multi millionaire hero is falling

[@peterpeterking1]

i used to agree with what George said and on some things still do. Not anything he says in this clip. How he can consider the W.E.F. a joke when they have their young leaders programme filling the most influential roles in the world with their puppets and pushing their policies on the world for their friends the giant corporate elite, this is no joke. You might not like what Russel says on the farming thing if it rocks your idea of what you would like to see. I like beavers as much as the next man but i care about people too.

[@botany500kojak]

He is now a useful idiot corporate. He would claim he isn't, but he is on the same page as BlackRock. GM thinks it is about saving the planet, but it is to 'make quadrillions' as Larry Fink CEO BlackRock said.

[@pauln6803]

Ahh, the WEF... One day kid, you'll realise that the rich and powerful have always had a very close relationship with the elected powers of the world. It's just a bunch of obscenely rich dudes, getting together and cooking up ideas for the future of humanity and attempting to influence government policy. There are other rich boys clubs that do similar, but most are merely interested in swaying government policy so those involved can make even more money and pay less tax!

[@johndonson1603]

👍

[@chrishughes3405]

He called it "disgusting", and described it in similar ways to how you did. Seeing what you want? Staring at too many dam beavers?

[@LiamBaileyMusic]

He's in a panic because he knows he's lost.

[@mikeharvey9811]

I like Russell Brand, I think you should go and talk to these farmers. To me it sounds like a sledgehammer is being used to crack the farmers. How would you like to be forced to do something on your land that you aren’t comfortable with. Maybe interview Vandara Shiva? Barb

[@filougreendog]

lots of people are forced to not do things on their land all the time and we think nothing of it...i cant burn a pile of scrap tyres, i cant pour my waste oil down the drain and i cant throw my turds in the neighbours garden. it doesnt seem unreasonable to expect farmers to not trash aspects of the environment

[@ioneharris9807]

Yer right but NOPE. I once admired Monbiot. But his grim trajectory shows us how terrified we should be by his insane plans to end farming and remove livestock from the land. Not bothered about his whinging about how successful Brand is. Smacks of jealousy honestly.

[@donkerwin6289]

The key here is "...after ignoring this problem for much too long..." This has always been the reason governments choose to take drastic action causing financial ruin for lots of people.

[@elizabethlockley5861]

@donkerwine corporates cause all financial problems and the government takes the blame for it. Who’s that pulling at your strings !!!

[@johnrodgers2018]

The poor will always be more concerned with hunger than the environment. I agree, far too long this issue has been clicked down the field

[@ZonRuc]

Every time you hear the phrase 'far-right' take a shot 🤣

[@thebugs4934]

this!

[@jcal258]

What does far right even mean anymore?

[@phoenyxpetersen4551]

It gets thrown against everybody who dares to question what's going on in politics or who, God forbid, criticizes Bill Gates. Whose foundation btw is the main source of funding for The Guardian.

[@kobinho1917]

@@phoenyxpetersen4551no it really doesn’t

[@End-Result]

This doesn’t sound as edgy as you think, you wet flannel

[@victoriawilliams4873]

The thing that concerns me most is that Russell Brand is generally considered as an open, liberal minded person who intelligent and down to earth. Someone who people trust will take a balanced and fair view on things. Also he has an ability to say things in an intelligent and credible, sometimes humourous way, and he used that ability to talk about important social issues. And now, with him seemingly being so hyper focused on certain issues (a lot of which I would consider to be connected to the far right) it's really alarming to think of how he must be influencing his viewers with this insidious change of tone. I've got no doubt that many people will go off and look for more information on the subjects he talks about, where they'll find themselves elbow deep in content made by people who ABSOLUTELY ARE trying to promote extremist right wing views and conspiracies.

[@ainzybrfc]

As a watcher of Russell brand's channel I would say he covers a broad range of topics and takes up a position of being neither left or right something lacking in today's politics. I am curious though what examples of far right extremism has he promoted? I must of missed these

[@victoriawilliams4873]

@@ainzybrfc I agree with you that he always has covered a wide range of topics, and tries to take balanced approach which is neither left or right for the most part. In fact, I don't think he can be accused of saying anything that you could explicitly categorise as extreme right wing. Nor do I believe that he shares the views of the far right either. All I would say, is that he is tending , more more of late, to chose discussion topics that are 'associated' with far right views, and therefore if you looked into, read about and listened to discussions on those same topics elsewhere, you would likely find them being promoted by people who are most definitely, overtly, far right or extremist in their views. Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive fan of Russel Brand. I think he's great, he's incredibly funny and really knowledgeable about so many different subjects. I just tend to agree with what's being said here, in that he is flirting with the ideas of the far right, and that is a bit of a dangerous game. Oh yea, and also agree that he should maybe give the World Economic forum thing a break, it's becoming an obsession lol. I still really like the guy. I just honestly hope that he doesn't drift any further in that direction.

[@voicnoir8830]

What far right thinks has he said and can you define to me what fat right actually is and it’s philosophy based on historical and sociological facts. We can then use this as a bases to define if RB is actually far right in his views .

[@derekhunter24]

If you’ve watched his channel and you check his “sources” that he sites a lot of them are from far right “media”

[@Tresoroeffnung]

and even more concerning is that some of those things turn out to be true!

[@AH-iu1cw]

Yes, I am sure buying out farmers will have no impact on the food supply and resultant food prices.

[@spiral-m]

They didn't want to transition and take the bailout (more than value of farm). Way more complex. Anyways prices are increasing because of the inefficiency of animal ag: “If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares” ourworldindata land-use-diets. "Crises related to extreme weather events, COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have revealed serious problems in global food (inter)dependency. Here we demonstrate that a transition towards the EAT-Lancet’s planetary health diet in the European Union and the United Kingdom alone would almost compensate for all production deficits from Russia and Ukraine while yielding improvements in blue water use (4.1 Gm3 yr−1), greenhouse gas emissions (0.22 GtCO2e yr−1) and carbon sequestration (17.4 GtCO2e)." nature s43016-022-00634-4. It's basic ecology - eating food next level up the food chain → 90% energy loss where other alternatives available (in a nutshell)

[@nagualdesign]

​@@spiral-m Most of the land supporting livestock is unsuitable for growing crops. Of course, rewilding is a possibility but where are we going to grow all the extra protein-rich crops that we'd need if we all adopted a plant-based diet?

[@spiral-m]

@@nagualdesign Oxford University took that into account and still came up with that result. It was a huge, exhaustive research project. This basic physical law illustrates the huge inefficiency of having a middleman to produce food higher up the food chain: bbc bitesize guides zs7gw6f revision 3. Here is an illustration of how the myth you are referring to, can come about: youtube S51to3C6vHc?t=484 I recommend watching the whole video as also it pinpoints some subtle propaganda tactics used by animal agriculture interests to brainwash people into believing nonsense. The research discussion just after time stamp was made by a non-vegan channel b.t.w.

[@prikkeldraad7112]

Most of what Dutch farmers produce is exported to other countries, not eaten by Dutch people. So yes, for us as Dutch people it will have literally no impact on food supply.

[@ronstephen72]

@@prikkeldraad7112 Are you importing food from the countries you are selling food to? Stop selling food to other countries and you might find they don't want to trade their food with you anymore as they have their own needs.

[@intboom]

So when did criticising corporations and the government become "far right"?

[@botany500kojak]

When the likes of GM work for their interests.

[@bernardpayne5050]

Russell Brand does address 'the Right' as well as 'the Left' and I think this is a good thing. It seems that our Politics can't operate without an enemy.

[@notgodzod]

Absolutely. Though I think this is a problem more on the left than on the right unfortunately, at least in terms of podcast discussions. People on the left seem to have this 'guilt by association' thing going - "right-adjacent" is just as bad as "far right", even though by definition it actually isn't. But the left often seem to impute bad faith and ulterior motives. As Monbiot does here when he accuses Brand of cynicism without offering a shred of evidence.

[@Thebearmre7]

His narcissism fully kicked in now just on right grift pathway. The red flag is at the start of his videos he states his millions of subs and see it feeding the beast.

[@-nolan-]

Explain how he is a narcissist? Obviously he wants his channel to grow? “For starters, let’s not assume leftwingers are “cynical” for wishing to grow their audiences. That should be the left’s ambition if it is serious about meaningful social and political change” - Jonanthan cook

[@daveruda]

@@-nolan- he has a weird messiah complex and he just loves attention. And you know what gives attention? Pandering to rightwing lunatics! They will flock to you. Dont have to do any hard work and research. Just play the far right greatest hits

[@garrett2439]

@@-nolan- Who the hell is Jonathan Cook and why would anyone care what he thinks about anything?

[@-nolan-]

@@garrett2439 a Renowned journalist, your ignorance is blissful. Keep listening to your king Monbiot who thinks Corbyn and Assange are the enemy.

[@poyzer]

He just has differeing views to you. What does that have to do with narcissism?

[@allanholloway4729]

Russell Brand definitely mentions Murdoch. This is sounding like a very clever hatchet job. I don't trust everything RB says but I'm beginning to be suspicious of Monbiot. Let's see George directly debate with Russell (& Vandana Shiva)

[@paulies5407]

Reeks of jealously.

[@pjmathison9787]

Russell brand never mentions people like Peter thiel and the billionaires funding right wing new media. Who funds rumble? He always gives people like Elon musk the benefit of the doubt. Even when he talks about trump and other far right people he talks about it’s always we have disagreements but he never goes into it. I mean he speaks about the media lies to you then acts friendly to tucker Carlson

[@peacemyk7240]

it's not clever. it's just dishonest

[@retrorampage484]

George not too well versed what Russell has been saying or the nitrate issues either. Had hoped for better.

[@thewaronu8842]

His handlers didn't brief him properly

[@frelonvert6064]

@@thewaronu8842 But your did, right?

[@frelonvert6064]

@@thewaronu8842 I love that you twerps are literally reacting to stuff *I* was talking about for many years, it's so funny that your scripted answers take notice of the stuff I've been putting out there. Very cute.

[@thewaronu8842]

@@frelonvert6064 literally as oppoosed to metaphorically?

[@petertaylor4647]

now we should have this guy debate someone instead of him getting to slander someone for 12 minutes and have no other point of view

[@jonunderscore]

@@joemitchell69 You guess wrong

[@jonunderscore]

@@joemitchell69 Why not put in some effort yourself instead of just guessing and assuming?

[@rajo741]

I blocked all feeds from Brand years ago. I detected a change in his behaviour and attitudes. He’s gone 180 from his Paxman interview.

[@scottmcmahon86]

That certainly seems to be the case...

[@DJWESG1]

He was a plant from the start.

[@-nolan-]

How so? Are you really going to listen to Monbiot. The same guy who tries to smear Corbyn and Assange as bad guys? This guys a champagne socialist and writes for that rag the Guardian

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

George is right about Brand. What a disapointment he turned out to be. He is like, Trump, only out for his own best financial interests.

[@wanderlust4215]

Russell Brand is exposing the corruption of Governments much more than mainstream media and often interviews Pulitzer independent award winning journalists (among other amazing people). He tries to show the whole picture much more than standard media outlets...from there, people can continue to do their own research. Funny how this guy ends up agreeing with Russell towards the end 😂....and good luck to Russell if he's making money...I bet he'll do more good with it than most rich people do!

[@franktreml3145]

RB thinks too much of himself. I don’t trust narcissists

[@bigangus3590]

Why is it that anyone with a different viewpoint gets labelled as far-right and made out to be some kind of dangerous extremist these days?

[@ron88303]

It's a convenient (albeit lazy) pejorative that prevents any critical thinking about it.

[@NeilJ894]

He specifically said Russell is not far right. His point was he is cynically dog whistling to far right talking points to get followers and therefore money.

[@AK-np4rp]

Because the great replacement theory is a far right theory

[@DougieL]

What NJ said

[@tkilla1202]

Because the truth hurts.

[@Chronospherics]

He keeps talking about Russel as very intelligent, bright man. I have never, ever had that impression. He's witty, but he's not ever been able to think critically about anything. He always draws the most illogical and self-serving conclusions, he doesn't speak like an intellectual. I think George gives him far too much credit in this regard.

[@jonunderscore]

Can you give us an example of one of these most illogical and self-serving conclusions that are always drawn?

[@Rukkah]

This is an unfollow worthy video. Brand is great but in now way right wing and there is some mental gymnastics going on here to frame him in a negative way. Total bullsh**

[@tkilla1202]

I would have unsubbed, but never subbed in the first place 😅 But yes - they are showing the colour of their panties here 😂

[@paliman]

Maybe... But he hangs out with Stephen Crowder and Tucker Carlson nowdays...

[@Hastheworldgonecompletelymad]

Oh dear, it seems one of Brand’s disciples just got triggered! He’s a bell end and he’s gone way down the conspiracy rabbit hole.

[@615levi]

George, I’m sorry to say Russell had never once mentioned anything about replacing anyone.

[@615levi]

@@jamesmccaul2945 I heard him correctly, but to try and infer a hidden meaning, where there is none. If he is pandering to a far right audience, why not just say it, if that is what he truly means. Honestly, I think Brand thinks too much of himself, he seems the type to find a thesaurus and use the most exotic words, when common ones would work just as well or better. But anyone who is against government and corporations is ok in my book. And on the flip side, anyone who believes that the government has the right to take anything from anyone, no matter how noble you think their cause is just a shill for the powerful.

[@liberty-matrix]

So we should question a comedians motives for profit, but not Bill Gates. -right!

[@honved1]

Why would Bill Gates gaf about profit? He's made more money than he could ever spend

[@nickbrooks3054]

Eh, absolutely not the point(s) that were made.

[@musicjunk8266]

@@nickbrooks3054 lol

[@charliehill8068]

My goodness the absolute lack of coherence, comprehension, or just pure willingness to understand ANYTHING in this comment section really demonstrates exactly was this video talks about lol

[@bbfeign1]

Brand must upset a lot of people who arnt used to hearing the truth .

[@BOZ_11]

the dutch farmers are not pollutants, not in any palpable sense. The #1 cause of pollution is industry, the #2 cause of pollution is transport. Farmers are growing FOOD, ffs. There's clearly a push by food companies to have us all eating plant based crap, that's ultra processed and made in vats in barely legal factories. The idea that the Dutch Govt should eminent domain farm land is not stupid, it's evil, since undermining them is a major priority for plant based crap from large food companies.

[@chrishughes3405]

They specifically mentioned the nitrate run-off which is a consequence of "industrial" scale farming. It isn't old McDonald and the wife with a few animals and a couple of hectares. If taking land is evil was it always so, and, when did it start being evil? No-one called the farmers pollutants, again I must add that it isn't traditional farming being discussed, they may have called them polluters but only a fucking idiot would say the farmers are pollutants.

[@veroniqueverstichelen7371]

Russell is right about Monsanto and Bill Gates. Listen to Vandana Shiva..she knows that ad well.

[@mcirelandosharma7411]

Questioning huge multinational corporations and calling out their corruption is now "dangerous far right conspiracy theory extremism" according to these utter melts talking here 😂. It's just exposed what this channel really is.

[@brucewilliams2106]

Brand is an imp who impresses people who think they are very intelligent, by rehashing analysis and insights from far greater intellects, in a provocative manner. Sophistry clickbait.

[@pkjones5263]

I used to follow RB a few years ago, when a LOT of what he says made sense to me, then he had one of the biggest grifters on his show (Candice Owens) Right then I switched him off.

[@SD-tq1pl]

Because he agreed with her?

[@danw5760]

You sound like a true intellectual

[@GingahBish23]

Sounds like you want censorship sir. Try to be better.

[@stephnewman1357]

She's from Turning Point Us. Turning Point Uk are vile!

[@NataliaJingles]

Where is the logic in that? Do you turn off every political debate you see? He challenged her, debated her and disagreed with her.

[@hughjass8430]

Always enjoyed abit of Russell back in the 2000s, the trio of him, Matt Morgan and Noel Gallagher was just gold. Then when he started the Trews and did that famous Paxman interview, he was really on fire. But what's happened was inevitable. Russell is just an entertainer at heart. An entertainer with an incredible knack of accumulating money. He decided afew years ago that focusing solely on American politics and culture wars and leaning into conspiracy was the path to immense wealth. A shame about him. I'm a patron of Matt Morgans podcast and he's often asked about Russell. They haven't spoken in years. Seems Brand has basically cut off everyone from that period of his life. Wouldn't suit his new 'brand'

[@richardhorrocks1460]

How much 'immense wealth' can be made off a KZbin channel??

[@fredflintstone8998]

Rememeber listening to Brand and Morgan years ago too. They made me laugh and Matt mocked Russell. I suspect that Russell would no longer be quite so content to be gently derided. There's something about him that unsettles me these days... hubris perhaps... I don't know...

[@petejenkins5574]

I was in Bishopsgate RBS head offices the day that Brand decided to 'invade' RBS HQ to give the CEO a 'piece of his mind'. He got the wrong building and did nothing except prevent people get their lunches.. of course, that was back when he was a raving addict and was a bit of an opinionated idiot The difference is that, nowadays, he is an ex-addict (apparently)

[@kef0205]

​@@richardhorrocks1460 as the video patiently explains, it's not the KZbin channel (although if you have 6m subscribers and you pump out a couple of videos a day then yeah, you can make a good living off that, not that he wasn't already wealthy). It's the billionaire-funded subscription service that he's paid a lot to be on that's probably the majority of his current paycheck.

[@richardhorrocks1460]

@@kef0205 I think maybe we have different definitions of 'immense wealth'. Elon Musk has 'immense wealth'. Russell Brand is probably just wealthy.

[@chrisgoblin4857]

Back when RB did The Trews it was a great series which tried to tackle real issues. Encouraged me to vote at the time. Now, he's gone of the deep end in my opinion. I saw a recent upload and gave it a watch and I was not impressed.

[@WBKimmons]

Deep end how?

[@DougieL]

Yes, he is quacking now - peddling crap, without evidence, which is sad, because I always thought he was smart? Must just be after the clicks - loves the coin.....?

[@andrina118]

Yes I agree with Monbiot, I was subbed to his channel, but he has lost the plot. As he's aged he's become just another grifter. He's lost sight of his origins

[@lukeyraptor6738]

Which video did you watch?

[@fookorf]

@@WBKimmons he's started spewing BS the likes of which appeals to far right bedwetters like yourself.

[@denniswinters3096]

Russell has never addressed his most dangerous addiction - an addiction to attention. All the other addictions came into being merely to serve it. It's his master passion, and one that can never be either satiated, or cured. Once again, like Savile, we had a sociopath in our midst, hiding in plain sight, ( they're very good at that, aren't they ? ) and we now have such a phobia about judging anybody, that everybody just laughed and thought, " Ha ha ! He's not REALLY like that, is he ? " Fooled again !

[@bryanfish7303]

I have noticed a lot with youtubers that they start off trying to be independent of party politics and rational. But with the way the site tends to work, the hard right elements tend to engage a lot more, so they tend to get pushed towards criticism of Democrats in the US, for example and only pay lip service to any criticism of the Right. Breaking Points and Rising are also good examples, but Brand is textbook

[@jackroxburgh5939]

I've seen criticism of republicans in the US too, plenty. I'm not sure claiming he has a far-right appeal makes much sense, I believe his journalism is helpful regardless of where you might find yourself on the political spectrum. I wonder if his popularity is the main component forming your impression of his work/

[@tisFrancesfault]

Well thats true, PJ, itself is more or less "Corbynist", dig difference is the stance of the EU. Regarding US politics, The Democrats are an easy target for everyone. They are an issue for conservatives, the Right wing, the left wing and progressives. The Left is also prone to paragonism, That is if not perfect you are a far right, fascist enemy. Whereas the right wing and conservatives tend to work better together. Though factionalised, still tend to act more in concert.

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

That's simply an inaccurate characterization of the outlets you reference. The Democrats in the US are appallingly bland and centrist and essentially Republican light on most issues, with a public veneer of being liberal and conscientious. Republicans are unapologetically reactionary. End of. It is a choice between two STDs at this point. Both shows outlets skewer both of them.

[@jayr9952]

The Democrats are in power therfore the majority of criticism is directed at those in power. I watch BP often and there takes are correct they also are very critical of the Republicans and their fake populism and culture wars.

[@daraorourke5798]

Audience capture ?

[@MrJREllman]

I reckon Brand would be prepared to dialogue with you. Why don't you suggest it?

[@dalek604]

He has, Brand hasn't replied.

[@MrJREllman]

@@dalek604 Where did Monbiot propose that? /got a link? (sorry to use that phrase but I'm interested.

[@MrJREllman]

@@MT-kx2uc Yeah, much easier just to demonise them and create division.

[@MrJREllman]

@@dalek604 To be honest, I didn't expect a reply. I just wonder why someone would make up such a thing. It's not even ideological. It's just a desperation to belong to a 'team'. Yeah, go team Monbiot. We're the good guys. People who disagree are bad, bad, bad. Did anything else go through your mind when you made that up? Just take a bit of a look at yourself and seriously think about why you said such a thing. because it really seems to be something very unhealthy. And then think how interesting a discussion between Monbiot and Brand would be.

[@dalek604]

Actually, I did reply, but for some reason, it didn't post. I didn't want to type out again in case of duplication. It was mentioned on George's Twitter a couple of weeks ago. I don't want dredge through it because it's a pain the arse trying to find things on there.

[@nicholasreeber1648]

I love how as soon as Russel starts asking difficult questions and doesn’t just believe everything he’s fed by the media, he’s becoming a problem. Funny thing is Russel Brand hates being associated with the right or with conservatives.

[@JD-yy1cy]

Then why is he promoting DeSantis' on his podcast 😂😂😂😂

[@tmb3131]

He promotes ideas, not ideologies. An idea endorsement does not mean you promote the total platform of the candidate. But that groupthink pressure is tough ;)

[@thenavajoknow]

​@@tmb3131Did you even pay attention to Monbiot's points or are you stuck at the level of Brand-like soundbites?

[@tmb3131]

I've listened to Georgie for years. He characterizes every opponent to green-love whackery as "far right". He's a mouthpiece for the Guardian which is pure propaganda and loathes that Russell has actually made millions from being a political pundit. George has evoked an envy for Russell that's painfully clear.

[@thenavajoknow]

@@tmb3131 You've got it backasswards, buddy. Brand is a pseudointellectual talking head adapting his message to click stats and thus veering increasingly into nutcase territory. The Guardian and Monbiot may have a clearly leftist position, but it's based on empirical evidence and journalistic standards.

[@tonyflintclifton5440]

Russel is no racist, he stands against the establishment, Mr 4eyesnobody here works for the establishment and doing his best to malign Russel... pathetic

[@solo2023]

Russell Brand has 6.3 million subscribers. WOW! Imagine being that significant and making that much money. Are you sure your not jealous of another channel having so many subscribers.

[@dankragger7122]

Bit confused by this. Monbiot says Russell is not far-right. OK. But he is only interested in issues that the far-right are interested in. Really? Why then has he been consistently championing trans-gender people in the last months.

[@jimmyrecard5056]

Because the far right are easy to manupulate and get easy views

[@remaininginlight]

I do miss the old Russell.

[@astroemerald3175]

100% he went from brilliant polemicist and social commentator to Conspiracy theorist nut job .

[@dimitrijejovanovich6488]

I feel like Russell Brand and a few other figures on his side of the independent media sphere have undergone such thorough audience capture that he has no further choice other than to parrot the same talking points over and over again to maintain his current viewership. He’s blindly contrarian. Yes, always be skeptical of power, there’s obviously nothing wrong with that, but to simply dismiss everything “the establishment” says simply because it’s “the establishment” is logically unsound.

[@gregfoster1106]

Wow…it’s like literally NO ONE has actually listened to what Russell has had to say. When did we all stop talking with each other and start talking about each other? I don’t get it anymore. (I won’t be getting into any arguments with anyone about this).

[@vayate1234]

I have watched several videos he's made and all he does is talk gibberish so that he can keep his sheeplike cult following without having to put any real effort in his work anymore. If you look into his claims he usually misrepresents the facts or he just lies. And idiots who watch him won't actually factcheck his bullshit. He is just milking idiots and it's clear for anyone with more than one braincell to see.

[@NataliaJingles]

@Dell Wright I watch Brand every day and even though I've been a fan of Monbiot what he is saying here is wrong, distorted and in some aspects just lies. Brand didn't deserve this.

[@skarathanos]

thank you for speaking up about this, so sad that so many people can't see how Russel Brand is re-creating and enforcing very dangerous and anti-democratic theories and narratives.

[@LouisBee]

Russell found his grift after getting cancelled from comedy, so it makes sense he "jumped the shark" so to speak. If any of the allegations are even remotely true then he sounds like a very bad person to have platformed at all. Full stop.

[@morriggee]

I’m not buying this line totally but the points about Murdoch are real. His corporate reach and control covers the far right and far left and he’s so entrenched in western politics. Hard to see how this will change but history shows us eventually it will but it will take a huge toll and suffering to many in the near term.

[@glowwurm9365]

There an irony in Carlson Tucker moaning about the NAS spying on him…. Given that Pappa Murdoch directly tapped ppls phones for stories etc. Cognitive dissonance at its finest.

[@TheRightHonRai]

It’s a shame they got rid of showing the number of dislikes. I wonder why.

[@KevKavanagh]

I just gave you one. Happy?

[@TheRightHonRai]

@@KevKavanagh it’s a shame I can’t even tell 😂

[@spijkerpoes]

I live in holland and jeees it stinks here

[@khiburgess5848]

Wow this is bias

[@jamesbennettmusic2154]

Which statements of his do you disagree with?

[@tkilla1202]

Exactly - the lady doth protest too much methinks.

[@1inchPunchBowl]

Is it? In what way then? or is that they are just saying something you disagree with?

[@khiburgess5848]

@@1inchPunchBowl It's not whether I disagree or not that makes things bias it's there is no balance in the comments, selectively extracting details which in isolation only provide to confirm the interviewers and interviewees bias without considering the wider context. Hence it is bias.

[@3rodox]

Brand is always talking about Rupert Murdoch 🤦‍♂

[@paulhammond6978]

Is he explaining how much Murdoch pays him?

[@davelocke]

@@paulhammond6978 does the guardian explain who funds them?

[@hypatia4754]

@@davelocke Subscriptions and ads? Or is that too conspiratorial?

[@MrMarlow72]

saying 15 min cities is just urban planning is like saying auschwitz was a holiday camp who just took their security quite seriously

[@thesentientcarrot9409]

brilliant

[@Chessticular_Chancer]

How, in any way, is it?

[@thesentientcarrot9409]

@@Chessticular_Chancer because it is ideologically driven and spin. That ideology being total control over the population and continued profits and security for the elite. That spin being that it is for the good of the planet. What is ACTUALLY good for the planet is real (re)localisation of communities and culture, not one which is enforced from above and global in mindset. You can bet the rich, their money and 'resources' will continue to move about freely whereas the plebs cant leave their locality.

[@utd4theleagueutd4theleague17]

you think 15 min cities are a good idea?@@Chessticular_Chancer

[@henkverhaeren3759]

I am Dutch. And the government takes the farms from the farmers. And they want to build houses where the farms are. Russell Brand is right and better informed then this. And by the way: it is not a left or right thing.

[@stevecollins4567]

Why are you letting his points go unchallenged?

[@routeman680]

Because he agrees with them.

[@NigelPurvis]

He's little more than a nodding dog, no self-introspection

[@richardbyrnes8398]

Yes very softball interview, this.

[@owenroberts207]

Watch the full interview - his questions aren’t all softball

[@matthewtaylor7355]

@@richardbyrnes8398 Do u challenge ur own reactionary views

[@trulymental7651]

"Petty and ridiculous." There were some nasty accusations there. I would like to see Russell there to stick up for himself

[@pkmcburroughs]

Yes. Who wouldn't want to see Russell word-salad his way around the room spewing pseudo-smart sounding nonsense about togetherness and "coming together" and so forth?

[@trulymental7651]

@@pkmcburroughs it would certainly be better than a one sided debate and character assassination. Whether I agree with either or neither side I found it ott and unnecessary.

[@pkmcburroughs]

@@trulymental7651 Heheh. He's free to go on any one of the usual right-wing channels whenever he wants to vomit out more of his inane monkey gibberish.

[@tommcdermott2412]

Russell would put them in their place intellectually.

[@vanillaketamine6060]

​@@trulymental7651 What these dogmatic servants of the left-right paradigm fail to see is exactly that; their own servitude to and compliance with that paradigm, which has turned into the dominant narrative for quite some time now

[@50_Pence]

I like ddn and George but what he's saying on here is weak. RB had a big footprint and he's doing some great stuff bringing important info to People that would never hear it or see it otherwise. I think that's commendable.

[@50_Pence]

@Billy Pribbo you can't be right all the time. He has a history of making mistakes and admitting to them later. A lot better than most msm

[@whitefields5595]

Its always "Far" Right with Monbiot ... always On Message. Talking of unpleasantness George, let's hear it again for Mr McAlpine?

[@maxventuri-sn2mi]

this guy is part of the problem

[@pavlovsdogman]

Oh yeah what problem exactly?

[@traceyhordern222]

EXCELLENT INTERVIEW, and I SO agree! Once Russell Brand WAS a hero, promoting recovery (based on his personal experience) and there was some humility and that applied to whatever topics he spoke about, or who he interviewed. But now...the word Hubris comes to mind. That & taking himself far too seriously. I don't think he even realises he's going down a far right road, but as you say, he's following the money... I also don't think he's as bright as some (including himself) thinks he is. As for Rupert Murdoch, as an Australian, I think he is our most shameful export.

[@waynewanderer]

Monbiot " i used to like Russell Brand but now i don`t" Me "i used to like George Monbiot but now i don`t"

[@tones7mca]

Correction: George Monbiot explains how completely clueless he is about Russell Brand.

[@boshrarasti-ghalati3935]

I think Russell Brand would be horrified to hear this. I would like this man to have an interview with RB. I believe RB would say he is anti-establishment, and looking to re-imagine human systems.

[@ecurb10]

Yes. I'd like to hear Brand's response to this.

[@pjmathison9787]

Russell brand was defending tucker Carlson and Elon musk. Goes to the same events as Donald trump jr. that’s pretty establishment

[@CatastrophicalPencil]

Russell Brand can say what he likes; when he claims to be anti-establishment, and then get along with Ed Miliband in a jovial interview, his claims are proven to not be meaningful.

[@paulfrench2650]

Monbiot has 2.3k KZbin followers. Brand has 6 million. Monbiot is a mouthpiece for the status quo. Brand isn't. Monbiot sold out. Brand hasn't.

[@johndonson1603]

Spot on .

[@johndonson1603]

@@MT-kx2uc That literally makes no sense , what has populism got to do with sell ?

[@tombaxter8101]

@@johndonson1603 Populism is the idea of a split between the real people and the powerful in a basic sense. Populism at its core is to create a following of the real people by creating a friction with the perception of the elites. Populism feeds itself by becoming popular - you need to sell the idea.

[@johndonson1603]

@@tombaxter8101 No one has to "sell" populism, it's popular because it makes sense to normal voters.

[@paulfrench2650]

@@MT-kx2uc Monbiot is selling the Ukraine war. The clue is in the word "selling" methinks.

[@GarethReecewood]

He's only on Rumble because KZbin started to censor his videos. Not because he loves PT. This guy is being so disingenuous

[@brianthesnail3815]

George Monbiot went to Oxford University and lives there now and is not a farmer. I went to Oxford University and lived there and was also a farmer. George Monbiot knows very little about the practical aspects of farming. I do. He is wrong. George Monbiot who studied zoology should know that crops need nitrogen to grow. If nitrogen is not used the output of crops in the world would not be enough to feed the global population. Also, the Dutch Government absolutely is expropriating land from farmers in the Netherlands.

[@davidpalk5010]

This aged well, didn't it?

[@ElBeeEss]

I'm sorry to say I think George is far off the mark on this topic. I'm wondering exactly how many of Russell Brand's shows he's watched. As far as I can see, from watching fairly regularly, Brand's mission is pretty damn straightforward: to bring working-class people from across the entire political spectrum together, putting the entrenched two-party divide-and-rule system of the establishment firmly in the spotlight and suggesting that it's high time we worked together to change it. He states this quite plainly in almost every show. Also contrary to what George said here, Russell talks frequently about the political agendas of the mainstream media and the oligarchy. Yes, his video titles are totally clickbaity. But then, so are most KZbin titles these days. It's all thanks to our negative bias and the bloody algorithm. Every other video title on KZbin contains the word DESTROYS or some such violent word, and the folks who are working for Russell know that, which is why his titles are so cringy. Fergawdsakes, one of the guitar tutors I'm subscribed to on here has had to start making up ludicrous DESTROY titles like these to trigger the attention of the damned algorithm and get his tutorials to rank. Do I agree with everything he says? No. But one thing I will say is this: I respect Russell Brand for is his open-minded questioning of the whole Covid-management debacle. Unlike many journalists, including Guardian writers, he didn't mock or castigate or stifle the voices of people like me who'd been vaccine-injured. Yes indeed, the pandemic really opened my eyes to the machinations of the oligarchy-government-media triangle, as well as to the ossified narrow-mindedness of people I'd previously thought of as being the opposite.

[@brucewilliams2106]

believing in things with no evidence is not "open minded"

[@rootyroot]

@@brucewilliams2106 It all depends on what you define as "evidence".. Exactly what specifically has Brand said what is false?

[@brucewilliams2106]

@@rootyroot rightwing is masters at undermining truth. all they do is ask "innocent" questions that imply prior establishment of false accusations. It's peurile debate tactics that would get y ou thrown out of any courtroom or debate. Tucker Style. "I'm not calling you a rapist, just asking questions about your criminal history."

[@mynewcolour]

@@rootyroot Great Reset conspiracy dog whistles. He’s now instigating the exact divisive, infighting, the exact divide and rule that keep the poor from class consciousness.

[@phenomenalfx2965]

Nah. He's got Brand's number down pat. He says a few rebellious things, a few "I'm smart because I attack both sides" things, and a few far right things. He's playing everyone for the cash.

[@mattyfrommacc1554]

and here comes the far-right conspiracy theorists in the comments sections across the board to defend him, no matter what, sickening

[@MrYorickJenkins]

So anybody who disagrees with this man about Russell Brand is sckening, presumably.

[@7QHook]

bizarre claims, could it be that Monbiot simply envies Brand's success? This does look like a male version of mean girls.

[@calvinmarkpayne]

01:18 - "When he tells you you're being exploited by multi-millionaires he's not wrong".

[@jackroxburgh5939]

profiting from health crises and war VS profiting from journalism, hmm surely there is a spectrum to this self-service Russel is accused of

[@chadimirputin2282]

He's just mentioning the multimillionaires they are in favour of exploiting you.

[@jonunderscore]

@@jackroxburgh5939 seriously