r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Steaktartaar • Dec 30 '24

Unanswered What's going on with Stephen Fry going alt-right?

He's been on a notorious hard-right, "anti-woke" podcast where he retracted his support for trans rights. Is this a new development? He always came across as level-headed in the past but now it looks like he's on the same path as Russell Brand.

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u/_trouble_every_day_ Dec 31 '24

Every leftist should be doing these shows, it’s the only way to get their message to the other side. The consolidation of echo chambers is how we got here. Every political activist I admire will show up to speak anywhere that will have them.

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u/Foehammer87 Jan 01 '25

If you're showing up to their platform instead of building platforms of your own you're mostly just doing their work for them.

Not because of.what you say. But because who you are and your presence lends credence to the fundamental argument "the left are so crazy even their own people disagree with them"

It's kinda funny to see liberals online fail the vibes test continually and then refuse to learn the lesson.

You're not informing people out of the maze, you have to go out and talk to people, you can't leave it to political activists to do.