Conspiracy Theorists Are Rushing To Defend Russell Brand Over Sex Abuse Claims
Conspiracy theorists around the world have leapt to the defence of Russell Brand in the wake of serious sexual assault allegations against the comedian, claiming he is being targeted by the “New World Order” for challenging the mainstream narrative on COVID and other issues.
The 48 year old, who in recent years has rebranded himself as a wellness influencer who delivers conspiracist musings to an audience of millions online, was the first to attempt to frame the allegations against him as being the result of “a serious and concerted agenda” to silence him.
That line was soon echoed by a raft of high-profile conspiracy-theorist and right-wing figures, who argued that Brand had been “cancelled” by the establishment for challenging orthodox liberal narratives on issues like the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other culture-war talking points. Brand’s video posts on Rumble have titles like “A Great Reset Will Happen” and “Your Blood is Being Sucked and Sold to China,” while another questions whether a global move towards digital currencies could lead to a “social credit system to control your every move”.
Even the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, suggested that there was an ulterior motive to media outlet’s publishing the allegations, responding to Brand’s video statement: “Of course. They don’t like competition.”
Right-wing, conspiracist media figures in both the US and UK also chimed in in Brand’s defence, with Tucker Carlson suggesting that the allegations were motivated by Brand’s views on issues such as “drug companies… and the war in Ukraine,” and Beverley Turner, a host on right-wing UK news channel GB News, replying to Brand’s video post by hailing him as “a hero.”
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Conspiracy theorists around the world have leapt to the defence of Russell Brand in the wake of serious sexual assault allegations against the comedian, claiming he is being targeted by the “New World Order” for challenging the mainstream narrative on COVID and other issues.
The 48 year old, who in recent years has rebranded himself as a wellness influencer who delivers conspiracist musings to an audience of millions online, was the first to attempt to frame the allegations against him as being the result of “a serious and concerted agenda” to silence him.
That line was soon echoed by a raft of high-profile conspiracy-theorist and right-wing figures, who argued that Brand had been “cancelled” by the establishment for challenging orthodox liberal narratives on issues like the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other culture-war talking points. Brand’s video posts on Rumble have titles like “A Great Reset Will Happen” and “Your Blood is Being Sucked and Sold to China,” while another questions whether a global move towards digital currencies could lead to a “social credit system to control your every move”.
Even the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, suggested that there was an ulterior motive to media outlet’s publishing the allegations, responding to Brand’s video statement: “Of course. They don’t like competition.”
Right-wing, conspiracist media figures in both the US and UK also chimed in in Brand’s defence, with Tucker Carlson suggesting that the allegations were motivated by Brand’s views on issues such as “drug companies… and the war in Ukraine,” and Beverley Turner, a host on right-wing UK news channel GB News, replying to Brand’s video post by hailing him as “a hero.”
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w5e7/r...y-theories
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
