Putin's antics & Africa's baby boom - The Week in 60 Minutes | SpectatorTV

[@iprefernottospeak]

Thought surely Julie Bindel was being ironic but alas.. Breaking news; two women get divorced, men still to blame. I'm guessing that the lesbians that are still married are waiting until no-fault divorce is renamed man's-fault divorce.

[@Jay-xr3sb]

Lol, crazy right. I thought it was going to be insight as to why lesbians are divorcing, instead it was a child saying 'but what about them'. Her bitterness and man hate shine through

[@EnglishTMTB]

She misses so so many points... Domestic violence is a hot button issue, and its hardly a secret that accusations of such will significantly bias family court proceedings... Whether that's why such accusations are made I could not possibly say, but if that were the case then it would undermine Julie's very surface level and blue pill argument.

[@manuellayburr382]

My best friend is a lesbian. She tells me that violence between lesbians is rife. They assault each other outside clubs and beat their partners up in relationships. There is also a lot of unfaithfulness. I have no personal evidence of this, apart from what she says; however I don't think she has a reason to lie. I'd be interested to hear if others have any sources of information about this.

[@elis7283]

Always a delight to see Bindels mental gymnastics. Lesbians divorce= man bad. 😂

[@grimawormtongue1949]

@@EnglishTMTB 53:55 is a knowing lie. "However, according to one of the most recent and representative study reports, almost one-third of sexual minority males and one-half of sexual minority women in the United States affirmed they were victims of physical or psychological abuse in a romantic relationship. In addition, over 50% of gay men and almost 75% of lesbian women reported that they were victims of psychological IPV (Breiding et al., 2013). Breiding et al. (2013) identified that 4.1 million people of the LGB community have experienced IPV in their lifetime in the United States. Life-time prevalence of IPV in LGB couples appeared to be similar to or higher than in heterosexual ones: 61.1% of bisexual women, 43.8% of lesbian women, 37.3% of bisexual men, and 26.0% of homosexual men experienced IPV during their life, while 35.0% of heterosexual women and 29.0% of heterosexual men experienced IPV. When episodes of severe violence were considered, prevalence was similar or higher for LGB adults (bisexual women: 49.3%; lesbian women: 29.4%; homosexual men: 16.4%) compared to heterosexual adults (heterosexual women: 23.6%; heterosexual men: 13.9%) (Breiding et al., 2013)."

[@annemarieforprimeminister8020]

37:38 Close the border; we shouldn't allow Africa's problem to become ours.

[@mpersad]

As a magazine/online subscriber this channel is a terrific way to get the very interesting writers and thinkers who contribute to a wider audience. I'm biased of course, but this channel is leading edge when it comes to contributors and thought. Well done to all.

[@TomTabaczynski]

How much are they paying you? I'm looking for some online work.

[@maxwest5930]

When did Trump want NATO to break up? He wanted NATO countries to pay for their own defense. Germany enjoys the fruits while not paying.

[@quentinnewark2745]

Yes that was a stupid evidence-free Trump Derangement Syndrome piece of fake news. Went unchallenged. Its was Macron who said NATO is “brain dead”, perhaps preparing the ground to replace it with a French-dominated EU army?

[@hannannah1uk]

Exactly. TDS. I'm sick of Trump being slandered out of hand. He did so much good for the American workers and, with the Abraham Accords, the world. #LGB

[@mesolithicman164]

The hatred Trump triggers in normally rational individuals is crazy. He's been proven right about nearly everything and has a remarkably clean financial history, given his business activities. And no links to Russia. Yet Liberals get hysterical whenever they hear his name. He was the best thing America had yet the intellectual dwarves in politics and the media couldn't deal with it. And now Biden and Harris. What a step down.

[@fainitesbarley2245]

That was certainly my understanding. Previous President s have complained about this too.

[@Horamod]

Germany spends more than 12 billion euro on development aid per year. I would think that this also helps to prevent conflicts. And Trump did a lot for the ultra rich with his Tax cuts.

[@liaminwales]

I still want to know why people are getting divorced, if there are no men involved then all the factors mentioned are mute.

[@DD-gt2cv]

Julie Bindel is unable to say why Lesbian couples divorce more frequently, and speaks of heterosexual divorce . If she doesnt agree with marriage she is hardly a reliable analyst of why relationships breakdown.

[@elenastansbie9940]

So what if they divorce more, equality of misery as well lol...

[@catherinehume9193]

Julie Bindel's facts are not what the research shows. Female-female couples have much higher domestic violence rates than opposite sex couples, and higher than male=male couples. I've not been able to find any solid research on why, just a couple of theories that don't really stack up in the real world.

[@fayebarnard1780]

She describes the rush to tie the knot, the rush of adrenaline, the freedom of choice. It was an act of suppressed rebellion. Maybe divorce is easier when the female is not coercively controlled?

[@elis7283]

She is hardly a reliable analyst period. Whayyy to Ideologicaly captured.

[@leesaiga1785]

@@catherinehume9193 Absolutely. Outside couples, I read an article explaining that lesbians was the number cause of sexual assault on women on American campuses as well.

[@lilianmaystudio1314]

Why do lesbians divorce more than gay men? With Julie Bindel - shame the subject wasn't discussed at all, it's an interesting question.

[@Jay-xr3sb]

Rename it 'why it's always a mans fault, even when there isn't one around'

[@clegsmegson2627]

I think because lezzers get bored of scissoring and go back / start getting the old pork sword. Women love a chubby sausage. Will listen to Julie though

[@j2174]

Exactly. She contrasted lesbian marriage/divorce with heterosexual marriage/divorce rather than with gay male marriage/divorce.

[@philiphealy1766]

I think Cindy is genius at presenting these casts and getting the best out of her contributors

[@28pbtkh23]

She lets them speak and doesn’t interrupt. Simple.

[@brundelfly1]

I like her low-key hosting on the daily podcasts too. Just steers the topics and largely let's the commentators comment. Her laughing in the background when James Forsyth or Fraser Nelson are getting ribbed is quite infectious too.

[@Jay-xr3sb]

She is good, but she won't stand up to a Julie. A guest on to explain lesbian divorce rates that instead launched into an attack on men and marriage overall. Clearly Cindy held it together with uncomfortable laughter. I hope it's the last time I see miserable Julie.

[@EnglishTMTB]

@@28pbtkh23 exactly - she gives the good ones enough space to make their point and the hopeless ones enough rope to hang themselves. Case in point in this particular cast.

[@EnglishTMTB]

@@Jay-xr3sb She didn't need to - gave her enough room to make herself look stupid and only the blindest of ideologues would've failed to see it.

[@juliusjanardhanseptimus352]

Africa and it's demographics was very interesting. The inkling was there when you saw boatloads of Africans wash ashore in Greece and Italy. I kept saying to myself "you ain't seen nothing yet". Also an eye opener was that lesbian. An obvious and dyed in the wool misandrist. The danger I saw in her spouting hatred of men is when she made it sound of so normal. This is how racists act and Nazis acted when they sent millions to the gas chambers. They think it was and is normal. If the interviewer had dug a little deeper by asking if men should not exist, the lesbian's answer would have been in the affirmative.

[@orlandomontfort5101]

Africa baby boom... Welcome to Europe.

[@azlondon]

Nope. They have to stay in Africa, their ancestral homeland.

[@shakespeare4bears]

Having listened to Julie Bindel, I feel like I have gained a useful insight into the reasons for the high lesbian divorce rate.

[@Hickalum]

I’ve never seen anyone twist themselves into so many knots trying to avoid the obvious:- Women are not great at long term monogamy … and they are proactive in doing something about it … 75% of divorce petitions are raised by women … Whilst, at the same time, men are much more inclined to just muddle on …

[@Jay-xr3sb]

She is a perfect example, that and the cat climber in the background

[@GodsOwnPrototype]

Was quite surprised by almost her whole presentation, as far as I'm aware lesbians have the highest rates of domestic abuse so it seems Bindle hid entirely behind the absolute numbers rather than the more properly comparative per capita ones. Women initiate most divorces so having 2 women in a so called marriage it is hardly surprising they have the highest rates of divorce.

[@benbunyip]

@@GodsOwnPrototype My sister is a lesbian and had about 3 long term relationships. I’ve also witnessed extremely an violent lesbian relationship that my sister was not directly involved in. We all know this stuff happens.

[@aaronsmyth7943]

Exactly, though I would change "listened to" to "looked at".

[@davidbarry6900]

I'm really disappointed in Julie Bindel's weak explanation of higher lesbian divorce rates (than gay males). The "this was a new option" explanation doesn't hold water - it was equally new for gay men. The discussion of violence by men against women (within marriages) was totally pointless, other than to highlight that according to that idea, gay men divorce rates should be much higher than that of lesbian women. (Side note: about one quarter of domestic abuse and violence is instigated by women.) Her argument boiled down to "I'm against the institution of marriage itself, therefore lesbians are probably also deciding it's a bad idea (after they marry)". I'd be curious about a better exploration of some other hypotheses, i.e. possibilities such as: - maintaining a marriage is just hard, and (lesbian) women don't feel as high a need to put in the work as (gay) men? - men have a better idea about which sort of partner they want to spend (a longer) time with than women do, when forming a partnership? - lesbian couples somehow have less social support (or more pressures on them) than gay male couples? (I doubt this is real; but perhaps this it is how lesbian couples perceive the situation?) - women are not actually as good at resolving difficulties within relationships as men? (Marriages always have difficult patches). - women have (or feel that they have) more alternatives available if their marriage hits a rough patch; men feel that they have fewer options and are more inclined to try fix the current relationship than find a new one? - perhaps lesbian women are more inclined to "stray" and have affairs outside the marriage (a common factor in heterosexual couple divorces) than gay men? Or perhaps they are equally likely to have affairs, but they have a bigger impact on the marriage among women than on men? - do lesbian relationships have higher divorce rates with or without children? Children can be both an immense stress on young couples, and a great source of life satisfaction for women (in general). What about for male gay couples? If they have lower divorce rates, is that correlated with fewer gay couples having (usually adopting) children? I don't know if any of these are true; they were just some of the types of ideas that I would like to have seen discussed instead of the feminist propoganda that failed to actually address the point.

[@clegsmegson2627]

I think because lezzers get bored of scissoring and go back / start getting the old pork sword. Women love a chubby sausage. Will listen to Julie though

[@spm36]

I worked at my last place..7 to 8 lesbians in relationships...all but 1 ended up splitting up after running off with another woman..boozing is another high issue too..all of them were heavy drinkers..

[@Jay-xr3sb]

Julie is miserable, alone and bitter. A useless guest with no objective thought.

[@khar12d8]

Why do lesbians get divorced more than gay men? Speaking as a gay man, I think maybe it could be something to do with how many gay men or lesbians choose to marry in the first place. It would be interesting to see what percentage of lesbians get married in the first 2 years of a relationship versus gay men. I have a feeling lesbians rush into such things faster than gay men. Which is partly what Julie said. I do think gay men are seen as more "legitimate" in our modern culture versus lesbians. There's a whole cultural thing around gay men and gay men's lifestyles. There's a lot more TV shows that depict gay men versus lesbians. I think lesbians may rush into marriage to give their relationships credibility in the eyes of others. Whereas, many gay men in relationships maybe do not need that legitimacy via marriage? Side note, there are a lot more gays bars populated by gay men compared to lesbians. Again, lesbians are far less visible compared to gay men and that might cause feelings of needing to prove your relationship is real to others.

[@hooligan9794]

Always love hearing from Lionel. She's a very smart cookie, brilliant at pointing out hidden assumptions, and always has something insightful to say. 👍

[@annemarieforprimeminister8020]

She was anti-Trump. That's all I need to know about her.

[@hooligan9794]

Always the sign of a reasonable person!

[@elkpaz560]

And yet she voted Biden just because he wasn't Trump. Smart but limited.

[@hooligan9794]

@@elkpaz560 A bad reason to vote for someone, no doubt. Did she explicitly say this or is this an interpretation? In any case, I don't expect people to be perfect or to make only decisions I think are good. I have no problem with the idea that smart people can have a different view of the world to me. TDS was definitely a major issue. I've seen many very intelligent people fall prey to it. I do however see the unreserved cheerleading for Trump to be the other side of the same coin. Anyone who knows anything about Trump's history can't really think he is a good man. That of course doesn't mean he can't be a good president. I thought of him as the lesser of two evils (which characterises most voting choices to be fair).

[@elkpaz560]

@@hooligan9794 I watched a lot of discussions between her and 'people like' Douglas Murray so she was super aware and active in the 'woke' cancel culture. Somewhere in amongst those conversations she indicated she would opt for Biden. I agree on your assessment about Trump - probably - I don't know enough about this former property developer. And I don't know what was attributable to him or to his administration - Steve Bannon seemed an important intellectual centre. I was an imbiber of Guardian/BBC caricature of Trump but never entirely understood why wanting to have effective borders was 'waycist'. I'd love to know from a fair minded individual what is really so wicked about this man. He has none of th sophistication of an Obama (who does?) but looking at the results - globally - peace in the ME, pacification of Korea and compare that with the mad stoking of war in the Ukraine and would have to say he was preferable to any of the Democrats.

[@conrad152]

Cindy should be the main presenter on Spectator TV.

[@tomk8729]

Agreed. She's awesome.

[@chriscoffee9070]

No problem, plenty of room in Europe, we've bags of space; the more clever, diligent and industrious fighting-age men-folk from the African sub-continent the better.

[@JC1533-g7n]

Love me some Lionel. (And love the new chapter style.)

[@curiositycloset2359]

Loving bindels menral gymnastics, peak level sophistry.

[@roberthumphreys7977]

Lionel's demographic discussion was fascinating. Am I incorrect, or is the order increase in prosperity first (prosperity increase in which the people have confidence will continue) and demographic reversal next? Africa has seen little in the way of prosperity growth as a continent and political corruption, instability, and conflict is the norm. People do not emigrate en masse because they have confidence in where they live.

[@elizabethmackenzie5730]

After the Black Death standards of living went up all over Europe as the population fell and wages went up. People could also choose whom they worked for. The Renaissance was one of the happy results.

[@roberthumphreys7977]

@@elizabethmackenzie5730 Living standards rose because labor was scarce, raising income for laborers. Some populace regions lost as much as half of the population. Economics is about scarce resources. The plague made labor scarce and, hence, more valuable. Add to that serious questioning of why God had allowed the plague to occur, coupled with the Germanic belief in the sanctity of a man’s home (even the tribal leader had to be invited into any tribal member’s home) and the setting in northern Europe was ripe for the Enlightenment and Protestantism since northern Europe was largely of Germanic origin.

[@juliusjanardhanseptimus352]

Need a study on demographics in prosperous countries of Africa. Unfortunately, they can be counted in one hand. Rawanda and Burundi are among them. If axiom holds true, then these countries should have a lower birth rate as they are the fastest growing economies in the world (thanks to Paul Kagame)

[@jonathanredden2483]

Marriage is an ordinance created by God for the security of children, that our instincts should be directed in the right way, the good of society, and mutual love and companionship that one has for the other.

[@Gozzillacia]

If we want Europe to survive - I guess we have to make Africa a place worth staying in. We being us Europeans. Or will the clever Chinese do it for us - and them?

[@azlondon]

Whatever it is, they have to stay and go back to Africa, their homeland. We Europeans also have a homeland, and have a right to choose who we live with.

[@derekpoole7922]

I can't believe that in this week's essential themes there was no comment on the Canadian crisis. I can understand the strategic silence of the British Government et.al. but no the wonderful Spectator.

[@GeraldSmallbear]

In which Liddel is incandescent and Bindel is wrong. Some things never change.

[@EnglishTMTB]

Bindel is fractally wrong - no matter what scale of resolution you take, you cannot find one at which she is not incorrect.

[@autodidact537]

Julie Bindel is just another in a long line of banal ideologues who are neither right nor wrong, she's simply inane.

[@warwickrigby6894]

I want to see the Germans dragging frozen bodies from their unheated houses, courtesy of the greens and western solidarity.

[@alcoholly18]

I still don't know why more lesbians get divorced

[@dibqip]

Well done to Julie Bindel! She managed to blaze through the interview with unchecked misandrist fervour. Crazy incidence of domestic abuse among lesbians? -> Looks trivial if you sweep those numbers under the general population! Certainly don’t talk about percentages! -> Smear all men with the gall to attempt to get one or two days a fortnight with their offspring as abusers. High divorce rate? -> That’s an old favourite recipe just blame men! (it’s irrelevant that they are not involved) I happen to know that most lesbian women like most gay men are not sexist. If you have to bring the sexist a-holes on for their spicy shock factor why not challenge them more instead of nodding and giggling along?

[@Lord_Saruman]

How on Earth did Julie Bindel manage to talk about abusive men within heterosexual marriages to explain whatever is going on with lesbian marriages??? Shocking narrative driven mental gymnastics from her, which by the way never addressed the issue at hand. Cindy was wearing a delightful outfit, had to mention it :-)

[@marielaveau8761]

Rod Liddle being the voice of reason, as he so often is. Thanks for this down-to-earth commonsensical approach, Rod! I disagree with just one thing you said: surely Russia is no more authoritarian than the West is these days. Just look at Australia, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and especially Canada. Maybe Russia is indeed the freest of them all.

[@NathanHiggers-mp2eo]

As weak and soapy as the West's leaders are they haven't as yet snaffled $200 billion from the nations coffers so that's a bit of a silly thing to say.

[@marielaveau8761]

@@NathanHiggers-mp2eo when you have proof for that claim, I'll be delighted to see it 😀

[@cynthiamagic2994]

Incredible unsubstantiated claim.

[@oliversonic905]

Good broadcast, thanks

[@elizabethmackenzie5730]

Why does Julie Bindel think traditional marriage isn't to do with property - among other things?

[@ellentooling4270]

I think it's fair to say Julie does not like men 👍 Seems somewhat 🍋

[@Jay-xr3sb]

Alone, bitter and still blaming men for all her problems

[@elizabethmackenzie5730]

Katy Balls just tries far too hard to pull down the PM. She can't hide her chagrin at failing.

[@brucevilla]

Thanks for Uploading.

[@TomTabaczynski]

Are there any adults working at this organisation?

[@jontydenton1201]

Space is at issue if any wildlife is gonna be allowed to live….it’s all gonna end like Rwanda did millions bored unemployed men with machetes…what could possibly go wrong?

[@hooligan9794]

Bindel is entirely wrong about the sex breakdown on domestic violence. Given her clear dislike of men, I have a strong suspicion that 'credible' research in her world is any and only the research that suggests men are more often the perpetrators, the greater the weighting to men as perpetrator, the more credible. 😅

[@davidcole8268]

Bindel - I’m not one of the bigots. Just hate marriage and disparage those that freely choose it. Yeah right.

[@chriswatson1698]

How can any government (corrupt or otherwise) of a developing country, provide all its citizens with clean water, education, health care and jobs when they persist in multiplying at the rate that they do? What happens when they fail?

[@benjamin1720]

It's an absolute lie that most traditional divorces are done because of domestic violence. The main reason is women get bored, and divorce often happens to be financially rewarding.

[@joesoy9185]

Why can't James see that his camera set-up is totally inappropriate? Why doesn't someone whisper in his ear?

[@markstrevett1284]

When I tell some people I follow the Spectator, often the reply is "Oh isn't that Right Wing?" In future I can point them to the drivel coming from Julie Bindel for 10 minutes to show it isn't.

[@philiplindley7384]

"Why are more Lesbian relationships failing?": Well, men this, men that and men the other. (???) I suppose it couldn't be because women always want their own way in a relationship and if you put two together it will cause problems???😁😁😁 I notice the LARGE cat climber in the background?? Stereotypical is the first word that springs to my mind??

[@superted6960]

She sidestepped the question. She was asked to compare the divorce rate between gay men and lesbian women, but launched into a critique of abusive relationships inside heterosexual marriage, following it up with slagging off marriage in general. That's five minutes I'll never get back...

[@quentinnewark2745]

Cupboard full of fruit teas.

[@ellentooling4270]

The Cat climber is to lure them in, I'd recon her back garden is a mass cat graveyard 🙀

[@hgostos]

Bindel says (and I'm paraphrasing) that in her view, the act of marriage between heterosexual individuals is grotesque... interesting. 1:01:08

[@richardbull5176]

Yay, Cindy

[@bob1784free]

The Chinese have it right. They can see that in the future we need less people as most of the work will be done by automation

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

One of these days, Fraser Nelson will jab one of his colleagues with a stick and get them to look into the destruction of our currency that has been going on for the last couple of years, while we've been encouraged to think of the common cold as being ebola. Then again, maybe more lesbian divorce trends are what we really need to know about? Martial law in Canada, anyone?

[@sabinemeyer3899]

Astonished to hear that Julie Bindel is in a civil partnership. Fundamentally, there is no legal difference between marriage and a civil partnership. Bindel has exposed herself as a hypocrite. She wants all the benefits of marriage without having to call it a marriage. And the lovely Cindy did not challenge her on this cognitive dissonance.

[@dannyarcher6370]

Cindy

[@gerardfreeman8784]

Demographics is everything

[@vicicooper4720]

That's funny, I seem to remember the prognosis of Africa's continuous baby boom was around years ago - at least a decade.

[@MrBanks2024]

Everyone else at the Spectator: "Want to do the Spectator TV this week?" "Eurgh... OK" Cindy Yu: "Do you want to do the Sp- "YES"

[@yoginid672]

Julie Bindel not only didn't answer the question put to her, and which was supposed to be the point of the conversation, 'why do lesbians divorce more than gay men?' - her answer (a long essay), even when pushed by Cindy a second time, contradicted herself.

[@hannannah1uk]

As a gay woman I was disappointed in her reply, which was off the point and not much more than a rather patronising (matronising?) spiel. I doubt she gave the actual topic a moment's thought.

[@clegsmegson2627]

As a full on gay man, marriage requires strength. My husband, Carlo, hosts all the guys from the gym in our hottub and let's say it gets freaky. Some Ds in some As etc but we just let it go on. No need to break up

[@turquoiseowl]

@@hannannah1uk as a hetrosexual man I'm wondering whether you have any insights for us on the matter

[@turquoiseowl]

@@clegsmegson2627 no kissing i hope

[@hannannah1uk]

@@turquoiseowl I only have my personal experience. I would expect research and analysis from a journalist but didn't get it. She just wanted to talk about heterosexual relationships and domestic violence. Surprised the presenter didn't keep her to the topic. An opportunity missed imo.

[@N330AA]

Cindy is very endearing

[@thecarpetman7687]

Lionel shiver is a bit simplistic in her views

[@princemishkin1601]

Well done to Lionel Shriver for raising the demographic time bomb in Africa. Nobody will talk about it, yet it;'s the most significant geopolitical occurrence of our lifetime, and will transform geopolitics much as the European explosion did in the 1800s.

[@enosger]

May be we should talk about the refugees from Ukraine.

[@frankcarrodus7543]

Putin has every right to be concerned about NATO expansion. What is it for? If it wasn't for US weapons manufacturers pressurising Congress to support NATO expansion in the '90s, then it probably wouldn"t exist.

[@grimawormtongue1949]

I have to point out a lie from Julie Bindel 54:15. (She talks about 'numbers' rather than rates, which is absurd because there are far fewer lesbians. So she is intending to decieve) "However, according to one of the most recent and representative study reports, almost one-third of sexual minority males and one-half of sexual minority women in the United States affirmed they were victims of physical or psychological abuse in a romantic relationship. In addition, over 50% of gay men and almost 75% of lesbian women reported that they were victims of psychological IPV (Breiding et al., 2013). Breiding et al. (2013) identified that 4.1 million people of the LGB community have experienced IPV in their lifetime in the United States. Life-time prevalence of IPV in LGB couples appeared to be similar to or higher than in heterosexual ones: 61.1% of bisexual women, 43.8% of lesbian women, 37.3% of bisexual men, and 26.0% of homosexual men experienced IPV during their life, while 35.0% of heterosexual women and 29.0% of heterosexual men experienced IPV. When episodes of severe violence were considered, prevalence was similar or higher for LGB adults (bisexual women: 49.3%; lesbian women: 29.4%; homosexual men: 16.4%) compared to heterosexual adults (heterosexual women: 23.6%; heterosexual men: 13.9%) (Breiding et al., 2013)."

[@davidcole8268]

Aw you are sweet Cindy

[@mesolithicman164]

Why was I not surprised Bindel unloaded on men as the reason for all the nastiness in marriage? Very predictable. And women are never responsible, never have affairs with work colleagues, never use the children to punish their men. The fact that Lesbians are divorcing more than gays shows one main thing. Women get dissatisfied with relationships more than men do. Women are always looking to get something better rather than sticking with what they've got. And in the past it was always to do with 'protecting their children', these figures show its more about selfish interests.

[@hooligan9794]

Bindel is a straight-up man hater. No idea why anyone pays her any mind.

[@khar12d8]

Why do lesbians get divorced more than gay men? Speaking as a gay man, I think maybe it could be something to do with how many gay men or lesbians choose to marry in the first place. It would be interesting to see what percentage of lesbians get married in the first 2 years of a relationship versus gay men. I have a feeling lesbians rush into such things faster than gay men. Which is partly what Julie said. I do think gay men are seen as more "legitimate" in our modern culture versus lesbians. There's a whole cultural thing around gay men and gay men's lifestyles. There's a lot more TV shows that depict gay men versus lesbians. I think lesbians may rush into marriage to give their relationships credibility in the eyes of others. Whereas, many gay men in relationships maybe do not need that legitimacy via marriage? Side note, there are a lot more gays bars populated by gay men compared to lesbians. Again, lesbians are far less visible compared to gay men and that might cause feelings of needing to prove your relationship is real to others.

[@philipatkinson4982]

First time I have watched this. Brilliant

[@larnolarno6800]

Julie has her statistics on domestic violence upside down

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

Really, you are going to let her get away with saying that most divorces are due to domestic violence against woman? Every piece of credible research has shown that domestic violence is majority man against woman but not by much. Perhaps she gets her statistics from Divorce petitions. Men settle where as women risking little are all too ready to jump ship. My former wife was always ready to use violence and when she did leave, see sited violence by me of which there had been none. She also went on to claim this to limit access to my son.

[@EnglishTMTB]

I can't speak to my own relationships (zero violence at any point) but in my parents relationship (long since over, fortunately I would say) my mother was very clearly the short tempered one and the one who would lash out with far less provocation (and I'm talking both about with each other and with myself and my siblings)... If either were to meet any kind of threshold for domestic violence, it'd take a significantly lower bar in her case.

[@EnglishTMTB]

Also... I may be incorrect as it's been a few years since I looked into it, but I seem to recall the stats showing lesbian relationships had higher rates of DV than either gay/male relationships or than heterosexual relationships? Happy to be corrected, of course. Part of me wonders whether it's possible that DV is broadly similar amongst the three but that women are simply the most likely by far to report it? That may explain the discrepancy somewhat?

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

@@EnglishTMTB I don't think there is any mystery to the divorce rates between the combinations. Psychologically, males settle. It's good enough, not so bad that I will abandon it. Women are more inclined to look for something better. On that alone, a Lesbian marriage is double the trouble on that account. On normal marriage of course given our outrageously unfair divorce laws with the family courts as a cherry on top, it takes a brave man to commit to divorce. For woman, there is a great deal less to lose in pressing the destruct button.

[@alanak3210]

Please get Rod a decent laptop for good quality sound and vision.

[@clegsmegson2627]

I think Julie could do with some rod. A pink and girthy rod. Not Liddle is what I'm saying.

[@jonathanredden2483]

Yes, but somehow it would not be the Rod we all know and admire.

[@boobrancher9941]

The people who want population control always want it for other people and not themselves, which should tell you all you need to know about the value of their statements.

[@rallofantastic]

Canada?

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

LOL, Where was the "Misandry Warning" on Julie's rant ?

[@corrocot1]

"Africa's baby boom", well that's one thing they're proficient at.

[@seph6272]

Russia will respond to sanctions by turning off the gas supply to the EU. This whole situation is a contrived world economic strategic plan to stamp down on the population economic welfare, and at the same time creating a boom time for the Global Energy companies. A deliberate redistribution of wealth with large companies, oligarchs becoming more rich as the expense of the rest. A catastrophic cost of living crisis that will create significant poverty, and may lead to a depression.

[@annefagit3305]

Always love a bit of that Rod Liddle, with all gravy down 'im ^o^

[@stevek4584]

Sir Kier is Boris's biggest asset

[@SwappingIsSaving]

Used to like Lionel until she voted for Biden. Big mistake.

[@eugeniachapar]

Brilliant, Cindy best presenter. Rod L and Lionel S ten points

[@stevejhkhfda]

Damn I love Lionel. And Cindy.

[@anonnemo2504]

What would a NATO, with Russia as a member, have been an alliance against?

[@edwinblake]

I think he implied China.

[@anonnemo2504]

@@edwinblake Possibly so but the Chinese threat has only really become a serious one since Xi came to power. I think all of Russia's attempts to get an invitation to join NATO happened well before then.

[@themsmloveswar3985]

That would be a disaster for the US weaponry business. The Russians would undercut them. That is why they kept the Russians out of NATO!!!!!!

[@anonnemo2504]

@@themsmloveswar3985 It is far more likely that Russia were denied entry due to lack of trust in its motives to join and the nature of its government.

[@pauldaly2416]

Section 28 was more concerned with us gay men rather than lesbians as well she knows nor were lesbians ever prosecuted and imprisoned but hay why not join in the victim bandwagon she's a complete liar

[@paulspeyer1007]

Second week in a row terribly sound quality made us give up which was a shame.

[@sticksman1979]

Africans have as much grasp of birth control as Alanis Morrisette does of irony.

[@MrDavidht]

Boris does need to go, not because of partygate but because of his failure to deal with illegal immigration and his suicidal pursuit of net zero.

[@roberthumphreys7977]

The issue with demographic reversal, as seen in the West, is not where it leads but what happens on the way there. Rapid and disruptive change in societies is always chaotic and often associated with social and political instability and all of the problems that follow. We cannot know the destination but we can get a picture of the likely journey.

[@sabinemeyer3899]

In the UK the Islamic birthrate is rising and in about thirty years will eclipse the birthrate of the indigenous population. European civilisation is suffering a long decline. It will be culture against culture, particularly if European prosperity has come to an end. The result is social unrest and possibly even civil war. I believe, there will be a renewal of Western civilisation eventually but not before the 2040s.

[@roberthumphreys7977]

@@sabinemeyer3899 The chaos that ensues during extreme societal disruption always has a more detrimental impact on those in a society with the least. Example: Covid policy in the USA has cost children in the lowest economic tier two years of schooling. Granted, their schools tend to be the worst unless good charter schools are available, but teachers’ unions do their best to see that the lot of these children does not improve. These children were born behind the 8-ball and Covid policy made it much worse for them. Many never will recover the loss. So, this massive societal disruption, self inflicted, has hurt the most vulnerable worst. Again. The Elites who made and enforced the bad policy? To use an English term, they can say, with callous disregard for the masses, I’m alright, Jack. My point? Irrespective of the cause, those most damaged by societal disruption will be those with the least, whether the cause is demographic shift or political-religious shift, or economic collapse, or incompetent pandemic policy. This is not the way the 21st century was supposed to be. Seems that for all of our technical marvels, we are just human animals under a veil of civilization.

[@sabinemeyer3899]

@@roberthumphreys7977 The success of the Covid policies are just the beginning. If you care to know how this direction continues, have a look at a YT channel with just one video (Altiyan Childs).

[@roberthumphreys7977]

@@sabinemeyer3899 Sorry, Sabine. You are drinking the Kool-aid. I cannot be bothered wasting my time on nonsense and Woke warriors.

[@alanthecat59]

Canada ? lost your voice ........................................

[@elizabethmackenzie5730]

I can't believe you are still boring on about partygate.

[@loveserendib04]

Putins antics!! What about UK USA antics!

[@desmondosullivan884]

Fraser, do you still stand by your 'no jab no job 'facsistic stance? There's a guy in Canada looking to make new friends.

[@kathya1956]

Does she know about the Minsk agreement that never was?

[@BoomBraids]

The Rights eternal fascination with Africa's demographics, very telling. All the projections, speculations extrapolations not based on facts. Continue to undermine and underestimate.

[@schumzy]

The baby boom discussion was interesting. The guest was more doomsday scenario and don't I think I am sure I agree. The doomsday scenario only comes into play if you are overly standardizing across all of Africa. I think, and it's already evident, Africa will develop around 4/5 major regions and those regions will develop at different rates. In short, it will stabilize internally but slower and I might even say more long term stable than other regions.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

There's Lionel.

[@garysymons3930]

At about 17:00 lauding Kissinger seems odd , no guardian angel was he, and on the topic of Russia being admitted to Nato (22:00) Kissinger would have frowned with Nixon fainting , but with respect, when you admit an enemy into your camp you might suspect their motives as something like a Trojan horse tactic , especially that the Warsaw Pact (the opposition to Nato) still existed . At 50:00, that China's power came from sheer numbers of people is a double edged sword , too many people is a recipe for both national and international instability .. A great video

[@sdachannel7331]

See you also... CACCIARI FOR QUIRINALE: "The pointless tyranny of Italy's Covid Pass" (The Spectator, 20/2/22)

[@Horamod]

If there is one thing earth doesn't need - more humans.

[@leesaiga1785]

I'm not so sure about the accuracy of Julie Bindel's contribution here... I doubt that when more or less 80% of divorces are instigated by woman, the majority is due to domestic abuse or violence... By the way, I even remember a Canadian study explaining that 50% of abuse / violence in heterosexual couples are instigated by... women! Even though the consequences are less dramatic given the strength "gap" between men and women, this was drawing a completely different picture as compared to the one we usually are given... Not the first time I find Julie Bindel's contribution questionable to say the least. Opening up the panel of contributors to all profiles is good. But quality and capability should be taken into account as well.

[@barryjohn8107]

Fertility rates in Africa's largest economies are in decline. Have been for some time. Birthrates falling to.

[@afifahhamilton8843]

Great episode, but, what is Julie Bindel going on about!? Women not only instigate most divorces, they also instigate most domestic violence episodes! Yes, when a man eventually thumps back, his thump is harder, but women definitely do the first thumping more often than men do. Men are brought up specifically DISALLOWED from ever hitting a woman, and they fully internalise that. She remains a dishonest broker in regards to this subject. On lesbians divorcing at a greater rate than gay men, it is also true that lesbian couples have the highest rate of physical violence than any other type of couple (gay men, or heterosexual couples). Re 'the institution of marriage', I just want to say that it has been the PROTECTION of women! Married women are FAR safer than unmarried women, whether in couples or not! She is such a dishonest broker, all to buoy up her own state, i.e. lesbian man hater. I feel sorry for her and despise her dishonesty in equal part.

[@markdamen730]

little heads up for the lgbbc or whatever.domestic abuse is not about equality its about power each relationship requires a power dynamic,good or bad someone has to take charge

[@ozarkrenew1019]

Echo chamber Further, the young lady moderating this expose, should work on being more than an head nodder. Yes? Is this news theater? There is need to have 2 or 3 more experts: 1 from Donbass province, 1 from Russia. At least.

[@stevendouglas3860]

Oxford toffs clueless ..more interested in bums than its own people

[@lightinlondon8168]

Rod, get a mic. The sound's terrible.

[@niknikmoore]

Don't forget to LIKE the video

[@matthewpickles211]

Read the room Lional Its like trying to hang up on my mum.

[@grimjim100]

There's only one problem for Putin, Comrade Putin and his massive ego!

[@paulpilkington1797]

James.. Get a decent webcam and a light. Position it so we don't have to look up your nose