Well Chris, I wasn't going to reply to your earlier rant as I didn't see much point as I assumed you were just letting off steam. But since you ask, here goes..
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As for standing up for his beliefs, well yes, he is (literally, at Tory HQ, if his own account is to be believed), but fortunately we don't judge what's right or wrong, good or bad based purely on sincerety.
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Who said right or wrong should be judged based on sincerity? It wasn't long ago you were implying I was deluded for thinking Jody was at the demo against his will, when I never said any such thing. I'm noticing a trend here, and we can hardly have a fair discussion when only one side is sticking to the facts.
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He is sincerely deranged in my view, with a far too highly polished sense of self-importance. Even the strapline of his blog should set alarm bells ringing. "One man's journey on the path to revolution". He badly needs to get out from up himself.
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Maybe he does, but repeatedly referring to his writings as "drivel" is a little OTT - don't you think? Whether his work is "drivel" or not, that isn't for YOU to decide. I think it best that you should make your case, and let others decide for themselves.
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His inane dribbling shows he has little understanding of what 'revolution' means, how the BBC is constituted and run, or how war reporting works (embedded or otherwise), just to take a couple of very recent examples.
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So you are saying the BBC isn't state television? You could be right, but I'm leaning towards believing the BBC is more loyal to the government than to the public.
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Unfortunately McIntyre has, due to his recent notoriety, decided that the world is desperately interested in everything he has to say, and is pouring forth on a variety of subjects he simply hasn't read enough about to have anything revolutionary to say.
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You clearly have decided that noone is interested in what he has to say, but actually people ARE interested in what he has to say, whether you like it or not. You may disagree on whether or not his views are revolutionary in nature, but why not give the guy his 15 minutes of fame and let him move on. At least he's worked for it, unlike these pop idol nobodies who've decided they have the right to fame but nothing to offer in return for it.
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
your assuming one has to do something wrong to be one the receiving end of police hospitality .
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Some examples of police "hospitality" at the recent student demos:
McIntyre "special treatment"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQV9P61FUwg
"Police" at work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS0eQA1XAIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgmxCcxZcg&NR=1 (another view)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-etV57xZ4_I&NR=1 (yet another view)
More of the same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pNYYno66sE
Alfie Meadows incident
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsnt2A_m2TU
I'd hate to imagine what the riot police would be doing if the cameras weren't there...
On a more humourous note:
Riot policeman trampled by own horse (even the animals are rebelling ! )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhqgm...eature=related