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Mar 30, 2023Liked by Tom Jones

Does it create excellent TV though? Are people seriously not fed up of end-of-season-finale arguments where person A tries to DESTROY person B or leave them (sorry, get left) IN TEARS? I suppose they must not be. God help us.

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I'd never heard of Phoebe Plummer or Politics Live before reading this post. I don't know anyone who would watch TV shows like GB News or Politics Live. I did hear Jacob Rees-Mogg on the radio once - he was hosting a phone in and the subject was climate change. Neither JRM or any of the people phoning in had any well-informed opinions to share.

What I mean is, if you - yes, YOU, Tom Jones - find yourself knowing what people like Phoebe Plummer or Jacob Rees-Mogg are saying, doesn't that indicate that your media consumption is unhealthy? I've never watched GB News but I imagine it's the informational equivalent of junk food.

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Mar 30, 2023Liked by Tom Jones

Unsure why you’re ‘joking’ old boy, seems like sound policy..

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Great points. Only aspect I’d add is, I’m sorry to say, a *gendered* one.

As Richard Hanania as argued, much woke politics is about replacing masculine norms with essentially feminine ones, in life and politics. This has implications for debate, as men often find it hard to deal with social conflict with women, and so often concede ground in order not to appear mean or aggressive.

As a clear malignant narcissist, Miss Plummer has obviously realised at some level that being very emotionally OTT is an effective way of getting what she wants, particularly from men.

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