As irrelevant today as he always was, Malcolm McClaren was the real brains .
As irrelevant today as he always was, Malcolm McClaren was the real brains .
I never knew, until I read his last book, Anger Is An Energy, that he was supposed to be on the Lockerbie flight. His wife, Nora, took so long packing, they didn't get to the airport on time.
Don't agree with him on his Trump stuff but loved the Pistols, love PiL and, when the latter played The Concorde 3-4 years ago, he still had tremendous stage presence.
Very interesting character. His views seem rather complicated and at times contradictory. Says he doesn't like Biden but seems to support much of what he stands for.
IMO people don't vote for Trump because he isn't a politician (he is now), knows about and understands the working class lolol or is not the establishment (he always has been).
IMO they vote for him because he represents the opposite of the socially liberal 'woke' section of society and actively winds this side up. They more he winds up this section the more his base love him.
When Trump is gone Trumpism will stay because the socially conservative section of society, unhappy with the rate of social change, hasn't gone anywhere.
I don’t think you can say he was irrelevant. We can argue the toss about the Pistols, Lydon and McClaren but we can’t escape the fact he played a huge part in that band and punk itself . And Public Image Ltd were a very important and influential band as well. To play such a major part in two music genres isn’t irrelevant. I still listen to PiL from time to time. Metal Box is a stunning album.
Huge legacy but these days he’s an elderly gobshite.
The stats on the wall are certainly not impressive (but no-one seems to care): 'By September 25, 2020, 321 miles of barrier had been constructed during the Trump presidency. According to CBP, 400 miles (640 km) had been built by October 29, 2020 with a goal of 450 miles total by the end of the year. So far, all but nine miles of the construction has replaced old or broken barriers.
Then there is the lack of locking up Hillary Clinton and the failure to repeal and replace 'Obamacare'. And yet his supporters claim Trump is a president who 'gets things done'. Yeah, ok mates!
His whole stupid argument is that liberal-minded people do nothing for the working class, which conveniently ignores the fact that Trump has delivered on absolutely f**k all of his election promises:
Wall - not built except for 400 miles which were not paid for by Mexico
Jobs - fewer jobs available (even pre-Covid)
But hey, he whinges blindly about the liberal establishment so he must be a proper man of the people. It doesn't matter that he's a nasty racist bully seemingly. Thank f**k he's lost.
IMO people don't vote for Trump because he isn't a politician (he is now), knows about and understands the working class lolol or is not the establishment (he always has been).
IMO they vote for him because he represents the opposite of the socially liberal 'woke' section of society and actively winds this side up. They more he winds up this section the more his base love him.
When Trump is gone Trumpism will stay because the socially conservative section of society, unhappy with the rate of social change, hasn't gone anywhere.
I never knew, until I read his last book, Anger Is An Energy, that he was supposed to be on the Lockerbie flight. His wife, Nora, took so long packing, they didn't get to the airport on time.
Don't agree with him on his Trump stuff but loved the Pistols, love PiL and, when the latter played The Concorde 3-4 years ago, he still had tremendous stage presence.
I was there that night as well. my claim to fame was i went to get his fish & chips after the gig
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