"He was introduced by writer and free speech advocate Douglas Murray, who opined on what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture as part of a lecture given in memory of philosopher Sir Roger Scruton."

Ah Douglas Murray must be some great guy.

Wikipedia:

Murray has also written columns for publications such as The Wall Street Journal. He is known for his criticism of immigration and Islam.

yea

https://deadline.com/2023/10/kevin-spacey-standing-ovation-oxford-university-cancel-culture-lecture-1235575353/

  • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Douglas Murray is a legit fascist. A 'national conservative' who pushes great replacement theory, has direct connections to most of the European far right, has said that "all immigration from Muslim countries must end", and made a defence of European right wing 'nationalism' saying it's not invalidated by Germany just "mucking up" in the early 20th century - that little oopsie being the Nazis and the Holocaust.

    • VILenin [he/him]M
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      1 year ago

      Pretending to be anti-Nazi isn’t going to win him any standing ovations in Canadian parliament anytime soon

    • LeninsBeard [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I say Stalin made some mistakes but overall was a great leader and I'm an evil tankie, but this motherfucker can say the Nazis just did a lil oopsie whoopsie and gets a by line in the WSJ

      • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        That's actually Charles Murray.

        Here's some cheery titles from Douglas here. See if you can pick up on his vibe:

        Neoconservatism: Why We Need It (2005)

        Bloody Sunday: Truths, Lies, & thr Saville Inquiry (2011) [note that's an anti-Irish book, nothing to do with Jimmy Saville]

        Islamophilia: a Very Metropolitan Malady (2013)

        The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam (2017)

        The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity (2019)

        The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason (2021)