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[Travel] Racism’s Tommy Robinson charged with assault...
- Thread starter The Clamp
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I'm not defending him. "Compelling" is a double edged sword. Kennedy was compelling. Martin Luthor King was compelling. Nelson Mandela was compelling. So was Hitler. So was Johnson. So was J-M Le Pen. It is the ability to present a plausible narrative (whether the narrative is accurate or not) that (for a while, at least) resonates with the perceived needs of the time, whether usefully or malignantly. Incidentally the Oxford address is not a rallying call to Islamophobia. In case you are wondering. The narrative there was 'look, I am a fair and reasonable man with just cause for concern'. The narrative was however partial and bogus.
And I don't regard Farage as remotely compelling. He makes things up on the spot and is a classic grifter. Most people see this, which is why he has struggled to get a seat and has had to resort to a six-toed constituency awash with the worst sort of deluded entitled white underclass pillocks to do so.
Yaxley Lennon is particularly odd in that he can't create a consistent narrative, and contradicts himself. I suspect he has 'mental health issues' (and I add that having such issues does not preclude him from being a ****). I think his agenda is quite different from Farage. Frog faces is interested in one thing only: money. He is using his appeal to a certain sort of red-faced 'silent majority' (actually a minority) to justify his media appearances. And he has a very leathery hide.
Yaxley Lennon is instead just like the football hooligan whose name he stole: he wants to be the leader of a noble gang of younger working class men (as he sees it) doing battle against 'threats' (as in actual physical battle - of the 'hold me back' dance type), and of course monetizing it as best he can. But he has a very thin skin, unlike Farage.
Perhaps the bloke who said 'Robinson' is the most lied about person isn't far from the truth - widely misunderstood would be more accurate. He is no Farage. But he is a menace and his influence needs to be neutralized. Thankfully he will probably manage to do that all by himself.
Wrong-Direction
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I watched a video of a YouTuber infiltrating the Tommy Robinson rally and then a Trans rights march.
Absolute degenerates of society at both ends.
Absolute degenerates of society at both ends.
cheshunt seagull
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I'm not convinced that Farage has that thin a skin. He is resilient and never goes away, like herpes, but runs a mile at the prospect of any serious scrutiny or questioning. I do agree that Yaxley Lennon is more dangerous though with his simultaneous bully and victim persona.
pocketseagull
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Nothing about the Farage skin in that post is there? In a previous post I said he had a thick skin (unlike racism's Yaxley Lennon).
Edit - yes. 'Leathery hide'. I meant Farage. Apols if not clear.
cheshunt seagull
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Sorry, a typo, I meant to say that Farage doesn't have a thick skin. I may have been referring to a previous post. Apologies.
No worries. (I think he does have a thick skin, but I could be mixing it up with his brass neck. I will settle for anatomically inappropriate.
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I've always thought he was a snake oil type, sheds skin when it suits him . . . And like his real self is actually a slow worm . . .so if anyone does get a real bite, he'll drop his tail and slither away at pace.No worries. (I think he does have a thick skin, but I could be mixing it up with his brass neck. I will settle for anatomically inappropriate.
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