The man's an absolute shit bag and it's an abhorrence that the "sensibles" can carry on as if his heinous crimes can be swept under the carpet. Keep annoying the right people, Mic.
Sad. Jealousy masquerading as outrage is such a sad look Mic. You’d have done a much better job if you’d critiqued Campbell’s content. Better still, have you wondered why TRIP is so popular? It might be to do with the fact the content is good and they get top rate guests.
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Didn't think about it. I just find Mic's ad hominem and moralizing approach tedious when he could use his obvious talents to offer something far more interesting. Sad to say, when I see one of his headlines these days, my first thought is: what's pissed Mic off today? It's like Twitter, which I dumped after 14 years as a Rage Machine that didn't do anything for me other than make me angry..
This is where I take issue. Love or loathe Campbell, (and I can go both ways inside 5 mins), he was never found to be at fault nor under 3 inquiries. Nor has he ever been charged with any offence. I can have an opinion as to whether I think that is fair but I don’t have the facts that others have and therefore whatever I may feel as a result is my problem. Playing to a crowd that often end up baying for his blood does nothing to advance any argument. Why? Because it only serves to distract from any critique about current activities which might be far more interesting given Campbell’s agenda these days. Oh and BTW - his recent book isn’t half bad. I expect Stewart’s, due next month, will be better - and by some margin.
This all comes down to you being a fan of that pod and a fan of them. That's fine. But don't pretend you have an actual critique of what I write. Because you actually don't.
"he was never found to be at fault nor under 3 inquiries" ... of course not, the Establishment doesn't devour its own, if he was found guilty then Blair, Straw, Brown and Falconer et al would all be implicated. The 'inquiries' were nothing but whitewashes as rightly implied by The Independent. Campbell should have appeared in the dock at the Hague not running a fucking podcast.
The man's an absolute shit bag and it's an abhorrence that the "sensibles" can carry on as if his heinous crimes can be swept under the carpet. Keep annoying the right people, Mic.
The Thom Yorke song never fails to give me chills. Not seen the video before though so thanks for that.
What a gruesome twosome Campbell and Steward make. That so many people absolutely lap it up is thoroughly depressing.
Sad. Jealousy masquerading as outrage is such a sad look Mic. You’d have done a much better job if you’d critiqued Campbell’s content. Better still, have you wondered why TRIP is so popular? It might be to do with the fact the content is good and they get top rate guests.
I’m jealous of Campbell? For what?
Errr....earned success perhaps?
Earned success in terms of number of war crimes, or?
Knew that one was coming…
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I honestly think you could have been harsher. I would. His media enablers disgust me every bit as much
Got the feeling the term 'aggro centrist' is what really riled you up Den.
Didn't think about it. I just find Mic's ad hominem and moralizing approach tedious when he could use his obvious talents to offer something far more interesting. Sad to say, when I see one of his headlines these days, my first thought is: what's pissed Mic off today? It's like Twitter, which I dumped after 14 years as a Rage Machine that didn't do anything for me other than make me angry..
Talk to me, Den. Not about me.
I have no changed. You may simply just not like these topics.
My offer of a pro-rata refund stands. You don’t have to read things you hate.
Yeah, moralising over the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Whatever next.
This is where I take issue. Love or loathe Campbell, (and I can go both ways inside 5 mins), he was never found to be at fault nor under 3 inquiries. Nor has he ever been charged with any offence. I can have an opinion as to whether I think that is fair but I don’t have the facts that others have and therefore whatever I may feel as a result is my problem. Playing to a crowd that often end up baying for his blood does nothing to advance any argument. Why? Because it only serves to distract from any critique about current activities which might be far more interesting given Campbell’s agenda these days. Oh and BTW - his recent book isn’t half bad. I expect Stewart’s, due next month, will be better - and by some margin.
This all comes down to you being a fan of that pod and a fan of them. That's fine. But don't pretend you have an actual critique of what I write. Because you actually don't.
"he was never found to be at fault nor under 3 inquiries" ... of course not, the Establishment doesn't devour its own, if he was found guilty then Blair, Straw, Brown and Falconer et al would all be implicated. The 'inquiries' were nothing but whitewashes as rightly implied by The Independent. Campbell should have appeared in the dock at the Hague not running a fucking podcast.