BBC 4 Podcast - The Coming Storm

[AfricanBluebird]

Thought this was super.

Brilliant journalism. Very fair, balanced and detailed enough.

Really gets into the nitty gritty of qanon and the evolution of conspiracy theories leading up to and post Jan 6.

[the other bob wilson]

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One I’ve been meaning to listen to for months, but never got around to it, you’ve persuaded me to put the first episode on now

[life on mars]

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Brilliant listen , fascinating stuff.

[truthpaste]

Re: BBC 4 Podcast - The Coming Storm

Thought this was super.

Brilliant journalism. Very fair, balanced and detailed enough.

Really gets into the nitty gritty of qanon and the evolution of conspiracy theories leading up to and post Jan 6.

Thanks for this - will listen too.

[cyril evans awaydays]

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You could have followed this in real time in the Donald Trump and associated threads on the Politics Board. Though almost all proponents of the ridiculous Q theories seem to have taken Trappist vows of late.

[Rjk]

Re: BBC 4 Podcast - The Coming Storm

You could have followed this in real time in the Donald Trump and associated threads on the Politics Board. Though almost all proponents of the ridiculous Q theories seem to have taken Trappist vows of late.

they'll be back

[Doucas]

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We aren't far behind the Americans on this.. speak to many tories and they are completely unhinged and living in a fantasy world.

[AfricanBluebird]

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We aren't far behind the Americans on this.. speak to many tories and they are completely unhinged and living in a fantasy world.

True Doucas

Living in Uganda, there is such an eclectic mix of people so you hear all kinds of views and get into some of the strangest concersations.

Most people are amazing.

But 'conservative evangelical missionaries' are the strangest bunch - batshit crazy for Trump - they literally worship him. Also, those British people who identify themselves as 'expats' are also strange. Usually Tory Brexiteers who see no irony in them being migrants here, but hate immigration to the UK. They almost have ZERO Ugandan friends and hang around with each other in a weird toxic little Tory bubble.

[JamesWales]

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We aren't far behind the Americans on this.. speak to many tories and they are completely unhinged and living in a fantasy world.

It's like ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife..

[JamesWales]

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True Doucas

Living in Uganda, there is such an eclectic mix of people so you hear all kinds of views and get into some of the strangest concersations.

Most people are amazing.

But 'conservative evangelical missionaries' are the strangest bunch - batshit crazy for Trump - they literally worship him. Also, those British people who identify themselves as 'expats' are also strange. Usually Tory Brexiteers who see no irony in them being migrants here, but hate immigration to the UK. They almost have ZERO Ugandan friends and hang around with each other in a weird toxic little Tory bubble.

"Conservative Evangelical Missionaries?"

You mean the president of the country you live in and who won an overwhelming majority in the 2021 Ugandan General Election?

Uganda's Museveni: I love Trump for being frank with Africans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42795588

The mental gymnastics you guys get yourselves in to blame anything on the Tories / Trump / Brexit is quite extraordinary. You just lie to yourself, it's so weird.

Life is too short. Just be open minded and let reality flow in and then make a political decision based on that, rather than some pre-obtained theory on how things might have been and then twisting reality to fit that.

[dml1954]

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We aren't far behind the Americans on this.. speak to many tories and they are completely unhinged and living in a fantasy world.

So speaks the looney left.

[Doucas]

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So speaks the looney left.

I mean we have an extreme right wing government who has seen the biggest drop in living standards in decades if not longer.

What makes the left looney then? Dailymail reader by any chance?

[JamesWales]

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I mean we have an extreme right wing government who has seen the biggest drop in living standards in decades if not longer.

What makes the left looney then? Dailymail reader by any chance?

The fact that you think the current UK government is an 'extreme right wing government' is a pretty good giveaway tbf

[az city]

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It's like ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife..

Never heard of a spork?

[az city]

Re: BBC 4 Podcast - The Coming Storm

"Conservative Evangelical Missionaries?"

You mean the president of the country you live in and who won an overwhelming majority in the 2021 Ugandan General Election?

Uganda's Museveni: I love Trump for being frank with Africans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42795588

The mental gymnastics you guys get yourselves in to blame anything on the Tories / Trump / Brexit is quite extraordinary. You just lie to yourself, it's so weird.

Life is too short. Just be open minded and let reality flow in and then make a political decision based on that, rather than some pre-obtained theory on how things might have been and then twisting reality to fit that.

Jimbo, it's you who needs to open your eyes to the reality around you. If you really can't acknowledge the rise of rightwing populism and the damage it's doing then I feel for you. But don't go having a pop at everyone else who can.