Mad Paul Mason
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Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
He’s now going to do daily video updates for the next 20 days whilst “Boris Johnson attempts to destroy British democracy”
The advice to us all thus far is get off Facebook and join a political party (but not the Tories).
The advice to us all thus far is get off Facebook and join a political party (but not the Tories).
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
He really has gone down the rabbit hole. I mean I did not agree with his support for Remain, Labourism or "popular front" but there was at least some sort of logic and coherence there. Now he's a lick of paint away from a tin foil hat.
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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
*wrong thread*
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Proper Tidy
Arsed
Episode 2 - Paul is joined by his friend Mr Coconut Head to discuss the benefits of drinking wee
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
i love kathy cook and alan wells now
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Yeah, it's really sad. I like the bloke, I introduced a talk he did a few years back and he seemed sound. Didn't he used to do active antifascist work at one point (though maybe not antifa?)? He's undoubtedly had a degree of celebrity for a while, but linked to his work/ideas, whereas now it seems to be more directly about himself.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
I agree, whatever disagreements I had with his politics he was coming from the right place.Yeah, it's really sad. I like the bloke, I introduced a talk he did a few years back and he seemed sound. Didn't he used to do active antifascist work at one point (though maybe not antifa?)? He's undoubtedly had a degree of celebrity for a while, but linked to his work/ideas, whereas now it seems to be more directly about himself.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
When I read your posts, I hear them in Mason's voice. Just thought you'd like to know.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I blame adam curtis.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
To be fair, they both have very reasonable voices.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
An important corrective for those who believe Mason is basically sound and coming from the right place.
When your politics leads to you demonising ordinary people, and holding them accountable for the threats made and profit planning decisions of multi-nationals, then you have to conclude that those politics are damaged beyond repair and indicative of a fundamental shift in previous thinking:
When your politics leads to you demonising ordinary people, and holding them accountable for the threats made and profit planning decisions of multi-nationals, then you have to conclude that those politics are damaged beyond repair and indicative of a fundamental shift in previous thinking:
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Ironic too that under the headline he smugly shares, that in the deindustrialised areas of despair of Sunderland - created under the neo-liberalism he demands we defend - another young person has their life snatched away.
fucking sickening
fucking sickening
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
I don’t think I do. Mason is clearly blaming leave voters, like those in Sunderland, for the threats being made by Nissan. That’s he’s wrong, on multiple levels should go without saying, a quick glance at what has happened to Sunderland over the last 40 years is enough. That he glides over why Nissan came here is historically embarrassing for an alleged intellectual.
But, this is the thing. When did ‘the left’ start blaming ordinary people for the decisions of the elite? It’s dangerous ground he’s treading on. We all know he wants socialism without the working class.
Proper Tidy
Arsed
It is a shitty tweet. Sunderland had a (fairly big) leave majority, in common with every (I think) industrial/post industrial area. It's no different to the usual wales/cornwall/yorkshire/NE you voted leave you idiots bollocks. It also ignores capital using opportunity presented by brexit scapegoat which is odd for somebody coming from a marxist or marxian position
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
It does all of that, but it also implicitly suggests that leave has generated capital flight, offshoring and reckless corporate behaviour. It then blames ordinary people for it. This is disorientating bollocks. He is a fucking disgrace.
Dom Traynor
Tino Pai
Mason is right though as much as it might be irritating to Lexit nuts
sihhi
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered
It's grotesque.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
What do you mean he's right? He was asking a question in a way that not very subtly hinted that this is the fault of leave voters? That's a very nasty and politically dodgy road to start going down.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
No he's not, not unless you take the idiotic position that voters are responsible for the actions of parties/governments they vote for. In which case Labour voters are responsible for the attacks on striking workers in Birmingham, Green voters are responsible for strike breaking, LD voters are responsible for the bedroom tax, attacks on benefits etc
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i find that ignoring everything paul mason says is far better than wasting time discussing him
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i don't know about responsible for but i would say bear at least some of the blame for, for instance people who voted tory in 1987 bearing at least some of the blame for the poll tax. voters enable politicians.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i daresay he'd press chargesI saw him in the flesh in London this week. He's looks much smaller in real life, reckon he wouldn't be a hard fight.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
you really should shut up and just copy and paste from the big boys if this is all you can manage by yourself.
Laughable
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Are you Paul Mason? Or just in need of the daily lie down?
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