Russell Brand: " Why I'm Not In Favor of Death Camps & Something about Revolution"

[KoKo]

(Asking: What Age Group thinks Russell Brand Speaks for them? Because I wonder if he's getting lots of play out there for speaking "Truth to Power"...but who listens to him?)
I couldn't get VIDEO to DOWNLOAD here on DU...but, it comes up quickly at the SITE LINK.

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Russell Brand Tells Robert Webb 'I'm Not In Favour Of Death Camps' & ETC.

Russell Brand has defended his call for a revolution against the political system, insisting that he is, unsurprisingly, not in favour of death camps.

Brand's demand for change, outlined in an article for the New Statesman and in an interview with Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman, divided opinion, with fellow comedian Robert Webb rebuking Brand, saying that revolutions inevitably lead to “death camps” and “repression”.

Speaking at an event hosted by The Huffington Post UK on Monday evening in London, Brand said: "I'm not saying lets go smash people up and certainly not kill people. Just for the record, I'm not in on the old death camps… I'm double, double against genocide. I am talking about a revolution of consciousness."

Brand added: "Definitely no killing. I'm against that; I'm a vegetarian, I think we're all equal. I'm not saying smash people's stuff up, and definitely no killing."

Assessing previous Marxist revolutions, the 38-year-old said that in its "traditional form" revolution was ok but it "went a bit genocidal, it was just a bit of sharing, then it got spoilt." Brand insisted that he wanted a peaceful revolution. "Once you are violent you'd get nicked. If you're disobeying without being violent they can't nick you, it's a paradigm breaker."
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VIDEO LINK AT SITE: (If you are like me and can't spend time on Huff Post because of the "Celebrity Porn" there...be assured that the VIDEO COMES UP QUICKLY!)


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/04/russell-brand-revolution-_n_4213849.html

[pscot]

1. He doesn't sound quite real.

[KoKo]

2. I agree...there's something sort of well... MEDIA about him..BUT...

I'd like to see where he goes with his "stuff."

If he resonates with the young...then he could be a "force for change."

I was hearing some buzz here on DU about him and wondered if he could be a NEW VOICE.

I'm going to listen to the whole thing tonight. I already listened to the piece where he was on "Morning Joe" and looking down Mika's Cleavage. He was kind of funny there and then saw a link to this on another site I read ....so I thought I'd check him out.

If he has a BUZZ for what he says ...might be worth a second look...is what I thought.

[pscot]

3. This sounds real enough. Take a look

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024007772

[KoKo]

4. Thanks...that was good read from Willy T and the discussion on the thread

also. It answered some of my questions.

[rhett o rick]

5. Thanks for posting. nm