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Interesting interview - it is incredibly spicy at points. Both of them lost their cool at several points here and I don't think either of them come out sounding good.

For what it's worth I think Hallam's spiel about acting emotionally instead of using critical thinking sounds pretty suspect but clearly he's found this an effective line to take when campaigning.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't see why very senior people in politics like him shouldn't be threatened with prosecution

He's a journalist.

[–] byroon 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes he's a journalist, a journalist of politics. He has held and still holds very senior roles in political reporting, and with it significant influence on the political conversation of this country, much more than the average person. He's not a politician but he is in politics.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OK can you expand on that a little? Are you saying that, as a matter of principle, journalists should be threatened with prosecution if they don't agree with your politics?

Sorry I'm just not quite clear what the underlying principle is of what you're saying.

[–] byroon -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not and frankly I don't think you've posted this in good faith

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What's with everyone saying, "you're not posting in good faith" when they want to avoid explaining their comments?

Anyway, that's cool, I just wanted to understand your reasoning a little more bit but if you don't want to engage that's also fine.

Have a good one 👍.