I mean it - it is a tragedy. Since October 7th, Owen Jones has willed himself out of his role of Lefty provocateur into something infinitely darker. Confronted with genuine evil from Hamas, he has chosen not merely to wink at it, but, in effect, to aid and abet it. Since he is neither stupid (he won the best tertiary education Britain has to offer), no longer young enough to be irresponsible (born 1984), nor in a position to be ill-informed, we are faced with the terrible reality that he chooses to do this.
Owen Jones blocked me on Twitter, after he refused to answer this question: “If you were a neutral in Gaza, who would you rather be captured by? Hamas or the IDF?”
Tests like this always show who’s posturing and who’s not.
Superb dissection of Jones - the cap fits so many of these virtual signalers (Femi, Terry Christian, Gary Lineker, Carol Vorderman) who see the opportunity to ingratiate themselves onto a noisy cause without actually thinking or considering the consequences. Such is our society and particularly the Jones generation of neoliberals who milk the publicity cow to promote themselves (basically it is their Job) and stir up the online mob. The concept of debate or simple investigation of a situation to form an informed balanced opinion is secondary to "clicks" and "likes"..
Jones is a narcissist on a journey of self-consumption, one day he will have consumed his own persona and ultimately will fall foul of the very same mob he mobilised as they turn on him and destroy his platform. Jones is a "sea squirt", he has found his online niche and is slowly consuming his own brain as he no longer needs it to feed on the publicity generated from the environment he has created.
Tremendous excoriation of someone who has become an utter self parody.
Sadly I think his history around Wikipedia edits on Israel etc demonstrates that he was always lost to reason. I just hope that one day he will be found out for what he is.
Well said. I listened recently to a public figure advising us to reach out to our Jewish friends who were “so affected by this tragedy”. At first sight, sounds OK. But why only our Jewish friends? Is not humanity seared by this animal slaughter, and secretly terrified that this evil is within us somewhere? It appears not……
Owen Jones blocked me on Twitter, after he refused to answer this question: “If you were a neutral in Gaza, who would you rather be captured by? Hamas or the IDF?”
Tests like this always show who’s posturing and who’s not.
Superb dissection of Jones - the cap fits so many of these virtual signalers (Femi, Terry Christian, Gary Lineker, Carol Vorderman) who see the opportunity to ingratiate themselves onto a noisy cause without actually thinking or considering the consequences. Such is our society and particularly the Jones generation of neoliberals who milk the publicity cow to promote themselves (basically it is their Job) and stir up the online mob. The concept of debate or simple investigation of a situation to form an informed balanced opinion is secondary to "clicks" and "likes"..
Jones is a narcissist on a journey of self-consumption, one day he will have consumed his own persona and ultimately will fall foul of the very same mob he mobilised as they turn on him and destroy his platform. Jones is a "sea squirt", he has found his online niche and is slowly consuming his own brain as he no longer needs it to feed on the publicity generated from the environment he has created.
Tremendous excoriation of someone who has become an utter self parody.
Sadly I think his history around Wikipedia edits on Israel etc demonstrates that he was always lost to reason. I just hope that one day he will be found out for what he is.
Well said. I listened recently to a public figure advising us to reach out to our Jewish friends who were “so affected by this tragedy”. At first sight, sounds OK. But why only our Jewish friends? Is not humanity seared by this animal slaughter, and secretly terrified that this evil is within us somewhere? It appears not……