Alex Jones - Two Stops Past Barking?

[NoXion]

A sociopath, in other words. There's a surprise.

Don't sociopaths have a flat affect? Jones' is anything but.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Don't sociopaths have a flat affect? Jones' is anything but.

Sociopaths are very good at "play-acting" emotions, even while not actually feeling them.

 

[8ball]

I was watching an interview with a sociopath last night.
Pretty interesting. He'd developed a kind of cognitive empathy but clearly still didn't give a shit on a gut level.

 

[NoXion]

Sociopaths are very good at "play-acting" emotions, even while not actually feeling them.

He's a damn good actor, in that case. Sometimes he looks like he's about to have a stroke.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I was watching an interview with a sociopath last night.
Pretty interesting. He'd developed a kind of cognitive empathy but clearly still didn't give a shit on a gut level.

There's a kind of "I should say this/react like that" response often displayed.

 

[8ball]

There's a kind of "I should say this/react like that" response often displayed.

Oh yeah, very consciously script-driven.

 

[ViolentPanda]

He's a damn good actor, in that case. Sometimes he looks like he's about to have a stroke.

I'd say the opposite - he's a crap actor. He goes so over the top that sane people viewing his antics ask themselves "is this guy for real?", with the answer being "the fucker's no different from one of those Evangelical motherfuckers".

 

[8ball]

I'd say the opposite - he's a crap actor. He goes so over the top that sane people viewing his antics ask themselves "is this guy for real?", with the answer being "the fucker's no different from one of those Evangelical motherfuckers".

I'm not sure Jones is a sociopath in quite the manner that the guy I was watching was.
Going by the usual descriptions, I'd probably put Jones down as maybe having Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The "acting" is part of it - sometimes with some people he does seem capable of being unguarded and showing genuine warmth.

But that's all quibbling, he's clearly a wrong 'un.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'm not sure Jones is a sociopath in quite the manner that the guy I was watching was.
Going by the usual descriptions, I'd probably put Jones down as maybe having Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The "acting" is part of it - sometimes with some people he does seem capable of being unguarded and showing genuine warmth.

But that's all quibbling, he's clearly a wrong 'un.

Yep. Needs a grenade stuffing up his arse, & the pin pulling out.

 

[8ball]

Yep. Needs a grenade stuffing up his arse, & the pin pulling out.

Only downside of that plan is that such an experience would probably be a pretty good laxative.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Only downside of that plan is that such an experience would probably be a pretty good laxative.

That's what I hope.
Imagine knowing all that stands between you & oblivion, is stopping your anal sphincter going slack! Mwahahahahaha!!!

 

[elbows]

The latest number:

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay an extra $473m (£405m) for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

The Connecticut judge's order brings to $1.44bn the total amount Jones has to pay following the defamation trial.

Alex Jones to pay extra $473m damages over 'fake Sandy Hook' claim

The new order means the Infowars host has to pay $1.44bn after branding the school shooting a hoax.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[petee]

there's a Kanye thread, but just covering the bases

Kanye West Praises Hitler and Nazis in Mental Breakdown on 'Infowars'

Kanye West is in the middle of a serious mental breakdown live on-air with Alex Jones, spewing hate against Jewish people and praising Hitler and Nazis.

www.tmz.com

 

[Magnus McGinty]

The latest number:

Alex Jones to pay extra $473m damages over 'fake Sandy Hook' claim

The new order means the Infowars host has to pay $1.44bn after branding the school shooting a hoax.

www.bbc.co.uk

Shocking that grifting cunts are even able to earn those kinds of sums.

 

[8ball]

Shocking that grifting cunts are even able to earn those kinds of sums.

Who else earns these kind of sums?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Who else earns these kind of sums?

This is a good question. But most people accept some forms of huge sums as income that are based on trading rather than simply lies.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Shocking that grifting cunts are even able to earn those kinds of sums.

He's not is he? He might have been told by the courts he has to pay $billions but although he probably makes a lot more than he's claiming I doubt he has anything like that sort of money.

 

[WouldBe]

He's declaring bankruptcy.

 

[gosub]

He's declaring bankruptcy.

Moral or financial?

 

[two sheds]

He's declaring bankruptcy.

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 bln Sandy Hook verdict

The conspiracy theorist and the parent company of his Infowars website were ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages.

www.reuters.com

The filing said Jones has between $1 million and $10 million of assets and between $1 billion and $10 billion of liabilities. The extent of Jones' personal wealth is unclear.

Seems strange (as I recall) students can't file for bankruptcy because of student debts but ...

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

He's declaring bankruptcy.

I hope the judge throws it out on the basis of fraudulent transfer. He's been moving money around to make sure it can't be attached for a while now.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

He's not is he? He might have been told by the courts he has to pay $billions but although he probably makes a lot more than he's claiming I doubt he has anything like that sort of money.

He gets a lot more than me. By tens of millions if not hundreds.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Anyway I’m pleased that his hubris contained the seeds for his downfall. He’s a bellend.

 

[teqniq]

Made me smile:

Judge strips Alex Jones of bankruptcy protections for $1.5 billion Sandy Hook debt

Houston Judge Christopher M. López reportedly ended a stay preventing Sandy Hook families from collecting a $1.5 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.In a ruling on Monday, López granted an order to lift a stay that was automatically put in place when Jones filed for Chapter...

www.rawstory.com

 

[Yossarian]

From the transcript of Jones' interview with Capitol riot investigators, released along with the committee's final report:

 

[DaveCinzano]

From the transcript of Jones' interview with Capitol riot investigators, released along with the committee's final report:

View attachment 356856

So I guess 'Danger' is not his middle name then

 

[petee]

I can't open archive . ph for some reason, so this may be paywalled

Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself (Published 2023)

As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.

www.nytimes.com

e2a oops, success

Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System…

archived 18 Mar 2023 23:13:55 UTC

archive.ph

"As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors."

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Text book. Bizarre that nobody thought to freeze his assets.

 

[savoloysam]

I'm surprised nobody has thought of taking him to a mental health hospital. He clearly suffers from some kind of paranoid schizophrenia disorder.

 

[existentialist]

I'm surprised nobody has thought of taking him to a mental health hospital. He clearly suffers from some kind of paranoid schizophrenia disorder.

I have major beef with the mental health system, but even I wouldn't wish that on them!