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30. That makes him different from most politicians how?

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #15)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 01:33 AM

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Chaos breaks out in London [View all] Pharaoh Nov 2014 OP

Good for them. PeteSelman Nov 2014 #1

Oh Daily Mail, you are so funny Matariki Nov 2014 #2

Wow their press actually still reports protests? Rex Nov 2014 #3

Excellent comment. tavernier Nov 2014 #62

Look at all the "protesters" gathered around the rich celebs. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #4

Look at all the right-leaning anonymous internet posters gathered around their keyboards nt villager Nov 2014 #5

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #6

When was the last time you were in the streets? villager Nov 2014 #7

Or if I was a bajillionaire, like Brand. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #10

When was the last time you were in the streets? villager Nov 2014 #11

He didn't inherit it. He worked it. It wasn't handed to him... jtuck004 Nov 2014 #22

+ 1000 LiberalLovinLug Nov 2014 #34

Don't get me wrong. There is a better than even chance he is playing us for profit - whether jtuck004 Nov 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author villager Nov 2014 #7

You are on the wrong side of this class war. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #12

You're right - I need to be on Brand's. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #13

So you are judging him on his wealth and not his ideology? nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #41

I too, enjoy judging others based on nothing more than income. LanternWaste Nov 2014 #42

Good one (nt) malokvale77 Nov 2014 #48

Remember, remember the 5th of November Pharaoh Nov 2014 #9

Russell Brand still annoys the shit out of me Aerows Nov 2014 #14

why? Pharaoh Nov 2014 #16

He's an idiot. Aerows Nov 2014 #19

Thank you for your constructive criticism Pharaoh Nov 2014 #20

You are welcome Aerows Nov 2014 #21

BBRRRRAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Pharaoh Nov 2014 #58

What do you know about him? He's extremely literate and erudite. Plus, why mention a woman he's been WinkyDink Nov 2014 #29

An idiot...really malokvale77 Nov 2014 #50

I put the people who annoy me on Ignore. n/t DeSwiss Nov 2014 #25

Me, too. 840high Nov 2014 #61

Russel Brand is a narcissistic dickhead. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #15

+1000 n/t Aerows Nov 2014 #17

what about your massive ego? Pharaoh Nov 2014 #18

Pretty much. Never voted in his life but complains about the system. arcane1 Nov 2014 #23

As if voting is the all and end all of civic engagement. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #26

Nope, but it's necessary for democracy. That's the beginning. The rest is engagement. arcane1 Nov 2014 #28

Well said (nt) malokvale77 Nov 2014 #49

That makes him different from most politicians how? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #30

I think he is fantastic Marrah_G Nov 2014 #46

And there you go Scootaloo Nov 2014 #51

I wasn't dismissing the protest, I SUPPORT the protest. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #53

Sure couldn't tell from your post Scootaloo Nov 2014 #55

Brussels too: DeSwiss Nov 2014 #24

Wow. Looks like the billionaire class is about to get it there Amonester Nov 2014 #27

Since cops serve to protect the billionaires, they pays their money and they takes their chances. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #31

I don't know much about the cops there except that if they're like here, they're in a... Amonester Nov 2014 #33

Please, people are griping that a rich man is on the side of the commons? FDR and the Kennedys? WinkyDink Nov 2014 #32

Conservatives love to do that. stillwaiting Nov 2014 #37

In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, deutsey Nov 2014 #39

So Caesar died not because the traitors feared a tyrant, but because they feared a "populare." The WinkyDink Nov 2014 #47

Well, to be fair, one can be both Scootaloo Nov 2014 #52

Well, to be fair BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #63

Wealth is becoming too concentrated. roamer65 Nov 2014 #35

Is that a poem? Iggo Nov 2014 #38

There was no 'chaos' in London; the unrelated protest in Brussels (see #24) was far more significant muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #40

Guy Fawkes ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #43

Picking sides in the Protestant vs. Catholic battles is futile. hunter Nov 2014 #44

Yes, the battles were horrific... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2014 #45

Meh. I'm more impressed with those who protest the other 364 days of the year. Barack_America Nov 2014 #54

Jonny Lydon doesn't approve of Russell Brand's revolution flamingdem Nov 2014 #57

I'm thinking he's saying that... Pharaoh Nov 2014 #59

Well, I am not really sure flamingdem Nov 2014 #64

Wait a minute? uberlibertarian Nov 2014 #60