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Page 96: The Yazidi religious minority community in Iraq says 3,500 of its women and girls are still being held by the so-called Islamic State (IS), many being used as sex slaves. A few have managed to escape and here tell their harrowing stories.

THere's no unification of radical politics. It's writ large amongst certain groups but certainly it's not universal and mass appeal is nothing new. Back in the 1100's the Western World united in the crusades. In the 1500s the Reformation tore apart the same part of the world. In the late 1960s...

Yes, I'll take capitalism over socialism any day and I do think UKIPers have the right to vote for who they want without getting called a racist (even though I think Farage is a chancer and I'll never vote UKIP) but if you go around calling everyone who falls under that description far-right...

And I believe in far-right politics? a One-Nation Tory who's voting Green in the next election (as well you know) is far-right hyper-capitalist? You do come out with some silly stuff at times.

And what does he say AFTER the bit about it not being an inside job? Did you read my reply to that? He's being cute. It's not an inside job but there's lots of debate about controlled explosions....right. I think it's clear what he means. I think it's you that's not reading.

Oh dear. Try reading the book and then perhaps you might be able to come back with a cogent argument instead of this stream of abuse.

Err...those are direct quotes from his book, I even gave the page numbers. Proof that he indulges in conspiracy theories. I seem to have you at a disadvantage, what with me having read most of his book and you just pretending to have done so. That's okay. I won't tell anyone. [emoji106]

Oh blimey. Always the "cheering up" thing with you. I'll be honest with you, it's a bit lame really isn't it? Now what was it you were saying about people making personal attacks in lieu of discussing his book?

I thought you said you'd read the book: page 44 of my kindle: page 192 of my kindle: That last line is classic doublespeak. Not an inside job but thinks the idea of controlled explosions et al is credible. It's up there with "with all due respect", "I'm not racist but..."

Because Russell Brand is also a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. He's spoken on TV about it and he's also written about it in the book Revolution that this thread is all about, therefore it's pretty much on topic and brings further into question the judgement and all round thought processes of a man...

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that. His book left me in no doubt. Plenty of reviews in quality newspapers and magazines worldwide also are of that opinion. Ha!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/25/russell-brand-revolution_n_6046058.html “I’d give up everything," he added. "I’ve thought about this a lot, whether or not I’m prepared to go to prison or die for what I believe in. The answer is 100%, without question, yes, I’m willing to die for...

Fair dos :thumbsup:

No, you're putting words in my mouth and not understanding the point I'm making at all. I'm not talking about opting out and I gave examples where people are living as much as possible to the ideals that they think society should aspire to and remaining on the grid.

Because someone lives in a capitalist society it absolves them and/or prevents them from living where possible under the ideals they want society to be based upon? I don't think so. There's many, many co-operatives and anarcho-syndicalists who are doing just that now. A very famous one in...

Because it's a revolution calling for the overthrow of capitalism and the concept of private ownership except where you're a full participant (at work, at home). How can he be any different from those he rails against if he indulges in the same "do as I say, not as I do" school of political...

My posts #122, #168, #213 give my reasons why I think he's not walking the walk. Does it matter? Not unless you're calling for a revolution - but that's what he IS doing. The books, the QT appearances, those never-ending Youtube rants. He's put himself as de facto leader of this revolution so he...

Agreed!

His secondary residence is Laurence Olivier's old gaff in Hollywood which he bought last year (or maybe the year before).

How can he support anarcho-syndicalism and yet own multiple properties? One of the fundamental cornerstones of the theory is that private property is only allowed where the person who owns it lives there. You see, this is the problem I have with Brand. He picks his politics like Tom Cruise picks...