Tommy Robinson comes out in support for Ed Sheeran in career low for singer : world@quokk.au

Like, first off, Fuck Carlson. Years of damage and bullshit.... not forgetting that. He's never gonna be "on my side".... And I know his pivot is entirely a self interest grift.

But I'm still in favor of it? Like...

He's not a good person, but he's respected by the far-right. And still manages a large audience of alt-righters. So, if he's criticizing Israel, and Trump, and TPUSA... then... maybe that's good? In the clip he's openly discussing how Fox news (his former employer) is being deliberately manipulative with their wording... that's... good?

I'd say, "broken clocks" but I don't he's "right" either. I think he has his own purposes that aren't "good", but some good may come of it. If that makes sense.

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[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 weeks ago

It does make some sense, and I agree that whatever Cucker is doing, it's only to help himself.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

He sees the writing on the wall that young rightists are anti-Israel (for all the wrong reasons) and is positioning himself to be the next anti-establishment right-wing voice in a post Trump era. It's pure cynical politics.

But I guess still better than defending genocide.

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[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

But I guess still better than defending genocide.

The bar is in hell.

I look it as though Tucker is just the first rat off the ship trying reestablish himself as the "true republican". He helped make this monster and now he's doing this "the right have lost their way" bit after it all went tits up.

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[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

We need to stop treating Tucker as a garden variety red hat. Unfortunately he is an opportunist who found an easy to manipulate audience

Whatever Tucker does is only meant to make Tucker look good.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

Tucker Carlson is just desperate for relevance. That's what everything he's done over the past year or so comes down to.

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[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

oh, no doubt. I'm not giving him any credit. This isn't some "oh look, Tucker is moving to a more moderate position and we should all give him grace"... No fuck that, Tucker is a self-interersted dickfuck fuckbag.

BUT, him back peddling may deradicalize some of his viewers. If they can connect the dots between "wait a minute, tucker says Fox are liars... maybe I've been lied to..." that's a good first step. I know, putting a lot of hopes in "maga connects the dots".... but I want to believe!

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago*

Tucker is using the Liberal strategy. He will point out all the problems correctly. But his solution will be to tell you to vote for JD Vance in 2028. Sheepdogging people back in.

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[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

The "I don't pick sides" Sheeran just found out what side they're on.

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[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" - Neal Peart

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[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Who TF is Tommy?

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[–] WolvenSpectre@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago

He is a secretly Israeli sponsored Far Right Wing Agitator in the UK that has been spinning up a fascist UK and has tried to export his racist fascist ways to Canada. We knew what he was like and when we looked at what he had said he was in country for was a bald faced lie we deported him. He has been trying to get back and in touch with Canadian White Supremist Groups that are so vile that they want to exterminate the First Nations and kill or 'remigrate' Canadians that have been here for generations so they can steal all their belongings and are considering a 'Final Solution' type remedy. Apparently he is trying this with Australia and New Zealand as well.

So Tommy Robinson is paid and useful shill of the Israeli State, a hate monger, and in your mind think "Racist English Jeffery Epstein Agitator" and you will be in the ballpark.

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[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 10 points 3 weeks ago

English equivalent of Fuentes (loosely).

Far Right wing grifter, resposible for various anti immigration marches and inciting a couple of riots. Almost certainly backed Russian and US billionaires.

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[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

I envy you for not knowing... His type of thugs are the reason one of our local lifeboat station was closed. The far right protestors have been threatening the volunteers and posting their details online. So the station has been temporarily closed. The harassment is happening because they saved the lives of a bunch of brown people rather than checking their papers and leaving them to drown.

The lifeboat crews all do this voluntarily, they are probably one of the most respected emergency services by normal people.

If you want a bit of good news out of that, most Brits saw that and went fuck those guys and the RNLI have received a large increase in donations from normal people.

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[–] phar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago