Katie Hopkins Sacked

McstylisT · 29 May 2017 at 11:55

Nitefly said:
You are using the term liberals as if it's supporters of an opposing football team / a collective of pantomime villains.

More and more I see left / right / liberal used in this way.

Liberal to me is a mindset, a life time brainwash of political correctness.

McstylisT · 29 May 2017 at 11:57

But back to the point, the absolute atrocity here is the crime. The attack.

Nothing else should be viewed or cause irritation like the atrocity itself.

Yet, some seem to overlook that.

Caged · 29 May 2017 at 12:03

What if people are able to consider more than one thing at a time? I don't think anybody was saying Katie Hopkins is worse than a terrorist attack.

McstylisT · 29 May 2017 at 12:10

I have to agree. But to sack her I feel the LBC itself has done this through their overly liberal views.

It's meant to be a unbiased, freedom to speech political radio station with all views across the political spectrum.

Caged · 29 May 2017 at 12:15

It's a commercial entity that relies on advertising income. The right is very well represented even without Hopkins.

Efour · 29 May 2017 at 12:16

Naziistic sounding catch phrases strangely don't go down well with advertisers.

Tunney · 29 May 2017 at 12:20

McstylisT said:
It's meant to be a unbiased, freedom to speech political radio station with all views across the political spectrum.

Would you be OK with LBC employing someone like Abu Hamza and allowing him to imply that all westerners should be exterminated?

He's got not only the right to free speech but the right to be given a paid platform for his speech, right?

diamount · 29 May 2017 at 13:27

She's probably drawing up a contract with Breitbart right now, seems all the ostracised journalists for their racist, unfiltered views end up there.

Narj · 29 May 2017 at 13:49

McstylisT said:
Liberal to me is a mindset, a life time brainwash of political correctness.

I'd say that's sadly wrong and that you have that impression because Liberalism has been hijacked by the sort of people you describe.

diamount · 29 May 2017 at 13:59

Tunney said:
Would you be OK with LBC employing someone like Abu Hamza and allowing him to imply that all westerners should be exterminated?

He's got not only the right to free speech but the right to be given a paid platform for his speech, right?

Not only would be fired, but he would also be investigated for hate speech. The double standard some her supporters on here have is quite something.

Raikiri · 29 May 2017 at 14:18

McstylisT said:
I have to agree. But to sack her I feel the LBC itself has done this through their overly liberal views.

It's meant to be a unbiased, freedom to speech political radio station with all views across the political spectrum.

You know that the 'final solution' included killing over 6 million men, women and children in cold blood right?

What she said it the same as certain Muslims calling for the death of westerners, many of which have been tried for hate crimes/inciting violence. The only double standard here is that she's not being treated harshly enough.

Greebo · 29 May 2017 at 16:23

Don't forget she previously said the doors need locking on the House of Lords and they all need gassing. If a Muslim preacher had said that on radio he would be getting locked up.

Sankari · 29 May 2017 at 16:25

Pixel said:
Are people seriously calling the police because they saw something mean on Twitter?

Invoking genocide may be considered hate speech, which is illegal last time I checked.

Roland Butter · 29 May 2017 at 20:50

Evangelion said:
Invoking genocide may be considered hate speech, which is illegal last time I checked.

I think it's denying the Holocaust which is illegal, one can invoke it in word and print without fear of prosecution, the Holocaust hasn't got the monopoly on genocide by the way, there are mootable examples of genocidal malarkey pre and post WW2.

StriderX · 29 May 2017 at 20:52

Roland Butter said:
I think it's denying the Holocaust which is illegal, one can invoke it in word and print without fear of prosecution, the Holocaust hasn't got the monopoly on genocide by the way, there are mootable examples of genocidal malarkey pre and post WW2.

Uhh... How is calling for a billion (very specifically muslims) dead not a hate crime? I'm surprised she's just been allowed to go on with her merry life as is.

Malevolence · 29 May 2017 at 21:06

♪♫Vitriol killed the radio star♪♫

olivier renault · 29 May 2017 at 22:35

McstylisT said:
Liberal to me is a mindset, a life time brainwash of political correctness.

Learn what liberal actually means.

One More Solo · 29 May 2017 at 22:42

McstylisT said:
With kids and families getting blown up in massacre. Saying we need a final solution seems like the conversation we need to be having. Nothing can be worse than the crime itself. But liberals see it differently.

Where do you even start with this nonsense...

Sankari · 29 May 2017 at 23:51

Roland Butter said:
I think it's denying the Holocaust which is illegal, one can invoke it in word and print without fear of prosecution

Holocaust denial is not illegal in the UK. Hate speech is illegal.

the Holocaust hasn't got the monopoly on genocide by the way, there are mootable examples of genocidal malarkey pre and post WW2.

Yes, obviously. But that's not the point.

asim18 · 30 May 2017 at 02:44

The woman is a first class manipulator. Just look at this vid:

She invites him in, then SHE interrupts the caller herself and tells Russell to start speaking into the mic lmao. And then she blames Russell for the interruption and calls him a child with an evil smirk on her face lol.

She's an absolute professional troll and Fox News must be headhunting for professionals like her.