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Swills
reply to post by John_Rodger_Cornman
How is Jones a racist? From listening to his show one can come up with many things to accuse him of... but racism? Hmmmm, I don't think so.
Does this video prove he's a racist somehow? Inquiring minds may want to know.
Or is it that you just don't like Jones will call him every and any name in the book?
Kangaruex4Ewe
Of all the things I hear people call Alex Jones, this is the most non-true one IMO. I am not a fan girl by any means, as I do tend to think he really goes too far at times but I do like him. I listen to his show almost daily. I spend a lot of time laughing at his antics and his temper but I have NEVER heard him say something I would consider racist. If anything he tries REALLY hard to NOT even give his haters ammunition to say that he is racist.
He often sheds light on what the government is doing (he thinks) to destroy the black community, how the government is using illegal immigrants for cheap labor, etc. etc. etc. If he was racist he wouldn't bring it up at all. He is also married to a Jewish woman, so I don't understand your argument.
If you want to address how he sometimes makes conspiracy theorists look like nutters by losing his temper, making the doom porn a little more "doomy", etc. then your argument may be slightly more valid.
Revolution9
Kangaruex4Ewe
Of all the things I hear people call Alex Jones, this is the most non-true one IMO. I am not a fan girl by any means, as I do tend to think he really goes too far at times but I do like him. I listen to his show almost daily. I spend a lot of time laughing at his antics and his temper but I have NEVER heard him say something I would consider racist. If anything he tries REALLY hard to NOT even give his haters ammunition to say that he is racist.
He often sheds light on what the government is doing (he thinks) to destroy the black community, how the government is using illegal immigrants for cheap labor, etc. etc. etc. If he was racist he wouldn't bring it up at all. He is also married to a Jewish woman, so I don't understand your argument.
If you want to address how he sometimes makes conspiracy theorists look like nutters by losing his temper, making the doom porn a little more "doomy", etc. then your argument may be slightly more valid.
But you are not looking at some of the stuff that has passed through his clutches!!!
FEMA death camps, impending martial law and don't forget the Y2K rubbish.
My conclusion; infowars is a tabloid for conspiracy theorists and survivalists. It feeds the illusion that you are in mortal danger and on the brink of martial law, economic collapse, etc. Do you really wanna wake up in the morning feeling all that?
There are real conspiracies. Yes, really bad things do happen. I choose to concentrate on those. I also make sure there is some reality to any journalist's or researcher's take on any given topic.
However, I understand these idiosyncracies of cultures and Alex Jones is one of those for the U.S.
DarthFazer
reply to post by John_Rodger_Cornman
Racist? Did you get that out of Oprah Winfreys play book? I see what you did there. I recently seen a video of AJ supporting Professor Griff from Public Enemy, a black man. So I gotta ask is he a part time racist or sometimes forgets he is racist? Is he racist by default because he is a conservative Texan? Loledit on 16-12-2013 by DarthFazer because: (no reason given)
Kangaruex4Ewe
Revolution9
Kangaruex4Ewe
Of all the things I hear people call Alex Jones, this is the most non-true one IMO. I am not a fan girl by any means, as I do tend to think he really goes too far at times but I do like him. I listen to his show almost daily. I spend a lot of time laughing at his antics and his temper but I have NEVER heard him say something I would consider racist. If anything he tries REALLY hard to NOT even give his haters ammunition to say that he is racist.
He often sheds light on what the government is doing (he thinks) to destroy the black community, how the government is using illegal immigrants for cheap labor, etc. etc. etc. If he was racist he wouldn't bring it up at all. He is also married to a Jewish woman, so I don't understand your argument.
If you want to address how he sometimes makes conspiracy theorists look like nutters by losing his temper, making the doom porn a little more "doomy", etc. then your argument may be slightly more valid.
But you are not looking at some of the stuff that has passed through his clutches!!!
FEMA death camps, impending martial law and don't forget the Y2K rubbish.
My conclusion; infowars is a tabloid for conspiracy theorists and survivalists. It feeds the illusion that you are in mortal danger and on the brink of martial law, economic collapse, etc. Do you really wanna wake up in the morning feeling all that?
There are real conspiracies. Yes, really bad things do happen. I choose to concentrate on those. I also make sure there is some reality to any journalist's or researcher's take on any given topic.
However, I understand these idiosyncracies of cultures and Alex Jones is one of those for the U.S.
I think I made it clear that he is entertaining in my post. One has to listen for the laughs and the kernels of truth thrown in there (there are some). Again.... I am no fan girl. I like him. He has his faults but who doesn't?
All of the things you mentioned STILL DO NOT make him racist and that is what the whole thread was about.
I laugh at a lot of his antics. I like his doom porn though. Do I know some of it isn't quite as "doomy" as he makes it sound? Yes. Can I distinguish between what is true and what has been blown up? Yes. Do I lose sleep at night from anything I read there... or even here for that matter? No. Is it AJ's fault that some people do lose sleep or fall for everything they see or hear? Absolutely not.
He's entertainment. He hosts a show, then he tells those listening to do their own research. He loves the sensationalism no doubt but he's not responsible for anybody listening for more than entertainment.
In the end, none of that matters here, because none of that makes him a racist.edit on 12/16/2013 by Kangaruex4Ewe because: (no reason given)edit on 12/16/2013 by Kangaruex4Ewe because: (no reason given)
Astrocyte
reply to post by mikegrouchy
Did you know that Napoleon - at 5'6 - was above average height for the average frenchman in the early 19th century? And that he developed a reputation for being short because he surrounded himself by the tallest guys in his army?
Now you know!
The metric system was created and formalized in 1793 in Napoleonic France.
science.blurtit.com
Astrocyte
reply to post by mikegrouchy
That was clever. Way to add to my tidbit
truthofnitrous
I never knew rachel maddow posted on ATS. Hey Ms. Maddow can i come come on your show to promote my book in early 2015? Maybe you'll be lucky and get high ratings for once. I kidding.
Ok on the alex jones thing. Nutty? Maybe, the state of the globe is in a f*cked up state right now. Conspiracy theorist? Aren't we all. Racist? I dont think so. If he were a racist i he would have never have hired Jackari jackson. Jesuit? No you have to be a catholic to be a jesuit and he's a protestant.
I'm not defending jones he can be a bit off the rocker at times with his ranting and raving to the point of being unbarable. But to each is their own i guess.