Tag: Andrew Sullivan
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Faux outrage in the age of celebrity
As Jack Gleeson points out in this video from his talk at Oxford Union, it’s slightly ironic to post a video critiquing celebrity by someone who was asked to talk because of same – but as others have pointed out the popular Game of Thrones actor has decided to step away from the limelight and…
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The gradual acid drip of fascism
Something I’ve always struggled with it certain labels, certain accusations towards the UK government and security services. ‘Police state’ ‘Nazi’ ‘Fascism’ ‘Stasi’ – all very easy to blurt out and demean the original usage, and when using them you think about some cold grey depressing country (oh it is the same!) in Eastern Europe with…