By now, most know that charismatic British comedian, actor, and activist Russell Brand has been #MeToo’d. The entire ordeal is shady, as it seems the victims came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct only after Channel 4 News approached them hoping to make a documentary, which they did.
Currently, Brand has not been officially charged with anything, and yet, he has been demonetized by YouTube, dropped by his talent agency, and abandoned by his publisher.
Rumble was also pressured to deplatform Brand, but Rumble refused, and now it seems Parliament is not only going after Brand but Rumble as well.
“To say that a guy who just has allegations against him should not be able to make a living … [is] psychotic,” Dave Rubin tells Carl Benjamin.
“That’s literally against the Magna Carta; that’s against the very spirit and principle of common law,” says Carl.
And while Carl and Dave both acknowledge that we can’t yet confirm Brand’s guilt or innocence, the point is, deplatforming him is wrong.
Whether he’s innocent or guilty is “a moot point,” says Dave.
“Exactly,” agrees Carl. “If he’s found guilty, there will be a punishment prescribed under the law,” but “that still doesn’t mean he should have his livelihood taken away from him.”
If someone does “something wrong, then we have a law that prescribes what the punishment for that wrongdoing is, and that’s as far as it goes. … We don’t ruin them,” he continues.
Which is exactly what’s happening to Brand — government and media are essentially prescribing him a “digital death penalty,” even before conviction.
“If you take out millions of people who can’t participate in society, like, what do they think is going to happen?” asks Dave.
“They’re definitely going for total control,” says Carl. “It’s definitely about asserting a kind of internet-wide dominance so they are the ones who have the authority to say yes or no; which is totally alien to the sort of English-speaking experience … because we’re used to there being a strong division between the state and society.”
“There is clearly some kind of international network of power that is left wing, and it wants to have complete managerial control of the society down to everything that you do,” Carl explains.
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