Rebutting Russell Brand

 Russell Brand has presented himself as being a socialist, despite being a hoarder of wealth who, by his own definitions, uses that wealth to support the victimization of Palestinians! He has cast his lot in with propagandists and liars while accusing Western media of doing exactly that! And now, while claiming to be anti-war and anti-imperialist, he provides excuses for an authoritarian dictator who has embarked on a genocidal and imperialist war! So, what is up with Russell Brand’s Topsy-Turvy world?

The New Statesman may be lamenting the passing of Russell Brand’s status as a “Sexy Communist”, but Russell wants us all to know that he still keeps the red flag flying here. A tricky proposition for old Rus’, can you be a died in the wool trot’ AND a slave of Mammon? Maybe we’ll find that Russell Brand is less of a sexy communist and more of a vulgar capitalist!

Originally Posted on Wordpress March 15th 2022 Surely we can all agree that, if sanctions are inadequate, we should try and toughen them up? Not so fast! Maybe the answer is to do nothing at all… Hello you 5.1 million blossoming onions, grass-fed organic trolls, and yoga adjacent wine aunts! Just a reminder that Russell does have a live tour planned for the UK. COVID numbers are on the rise again, so the maskless group hug is at your own risk. You can find details of the venues on Russell’s website so feel free to write to them asking for their position on the Ukraine crisis and if it is compatible with hosting a Putin apologist like Russell Brand. Apologies, this is a long one, but here we go!  On the 13th of March Russell released a video of himself reading an article by Julia Rock and David Sirota on Sirota’s new-media news site, the Daily Poster. David Sirota is a journalist, former Bernie speechwriter, and the Oscar-nominated creator of the recent Netflix hit satire about CO...