There is a disturbing overlap with certain left circles, usually in the health, wellness, hippie, yoga, meditation area, that shares antivax notions, who then are susceptible to being redpilled because of this overlap
Russell Brand posts video online denying unspecified criminal allegations
Submitted 9 months ago by Lazylazycat@lemmy.world to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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twistypencil@lemmy.world 9 months ago
spamfajitas@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’ve heard it referred to as the crunchy to alt-right pipeline
DoneItDuncan@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Those things that aren’t really fixed to one end of the polictal spectrum, sounds alot like the silicon valley VC lot too
BossDj@lemm.ee 9 months ago
For example, the furthest left parts of Portland, OR do not allow fluoride in the water
roguetrick@kbin.social 9 months ago
Having a cluster A personality disorder is independent of the left/right political spectrum.
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
No one cares.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 9 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Russell Brand has vehemently denied “very serious criminal allegations” about his personal life, in a video in which he does not specify what the claims are but insists his relationships have always been consensual.
Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, which he denies, and who has claimed in the past that he has been attacked by the media, also appeared to defend Brand, tweeting “welcome to the club” to him.
In his video, Brand decried “coordinated media attacks” in the past against figures such as the controversial podcast host Joe Rogan after he announced he was taking the deworming drug ivermectin to treat Covid-19 in 2021.
The host of the Stay Free with Russell Brand podcast has previously appeared to promote “natural immunity” over vaccines.
While he has always been a contrarian, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor has drifted from being a mainstream comedian with leftwing views to something of a figurehead for the online alt-right in recent years.
In July, he shared his platform with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has pushed far-right conspiracy theories and was fired from the channel in April.
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bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
While he has always been a contrarian, the Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor has drifted from being a mainstream comedian with leftwing views to something of a figurehead for the online alt-right in recent years
Really? I’d have said he’s a figurehead for the alt left
MotoAsh@lemmy.world 9 months ago
He sort of could’ve been if he stuck with his psudo-hippy crap. Then he started decrying science and vaccines, and the left actually believes in science, so his audience shifted.
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’ve known an extreme hippy be antivax before, so maybe that was the route he took
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Thanks, I haven’t followed his stuff since he found god
merridew@feddit.uk 9 months ago
I guess the shift would have been around the time he began
promoting an energetic blend of conspiracy theories, COVID denial, and the liberal use of capital letters, with videos like “The TRUTH About Pfizer” and “The CDC Are SPYING On You,"
promoting ivermectin for viral infections, and hanging out with Tucker Carlson.
www.vice.com/en/…/russell-brand-ivermectin deadline.com/…/tucker-carlson-fox-firing-reaction…
bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Yep, that’ll do it
ElcaineVolta@kbin.social 9 months ago
genuinely curious, what is the alt left in your view?
MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
It’s a term reactionaries invented to promote horseshoe theory bullshit and general whataboutism. It’s basically a dogwhistle
PatFussy@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Look at the hexbear community and find out.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 9 months ago
What’s the ‘alt-left’ when it’s at home?
Illuminostro@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“Well, it’s gettin’ paid for spewin’ shit, innit?”
Chaser@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Oi bruv? Can oi get a bah’oh o’wah’uh?
Illuminostro@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Say wat, m8?
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 months ago
The vampire castle is trying to cancel him again?
idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
When did Russell Brand become the newest D-list celeb alt-right convert? I know maintaining relevance is hard but…
Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 9 months ago
He seemed to follow the Left Wing conspiracy theory - - - > Right Wing conspiracy theory path but with a massive dose of ego.