Russell Brand: Hero or Zero?

[AdamGB]

Since when was it disallowed for socialist to earn a living?

It is not publicity it is real concern.

I wish other "stars" would stand up for what they believe in.

If his book is about putting out a message to the proletariat, why sell it (let alone with a £20 RPP via shops you call to boycott)?

It's 2014, everybody has access to a virtually free printing press (the internet), why profeteer your anti capitalist manifesto, unless you are not 100% sincere.

If he's going to distribute it physically, why not use some of his fortune? Or at least self publish... Instead he's getting it published by a corporate publisher and it's being distributed by the likes of Walmart.

Getting into bed with those people goes against what he is projecting his ethics as and isn't required at all to spread his message, but I guess his bottom line would be lower.

He's not getting in the trenches when demostrations get messy... He's showing his face at peaceful protests and in some cases fucking off after 20 minutes to go to celebrity parties.

His suggestion of not voting is idiotic... Politicians pander to whom ever they can get votes from - wealthy retirees, landlords etc are already the majority of the ones voting... Our generation is getting fucked over and having polticians only worry about keeping happy the very people brand is against is counterproductive, to say the least.

We're ignored enough as it is.

Not only is Brand a millionare, he has had to do relatively little to get there, he certainatly has never lived or worked for years in a way that most of us have to.

No wonder he is so naive and condescending in his 'enlightening' of us proles...