Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "Nigel Farage's image" video.

  1. What is this OBSESSION with Farage? Seriously, why are you indulging this disproportionate coverage of him? Do you want him to become a bigger figure on the political landscape? I genuinely hope you will answer this question.
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  2. Would it not be better if people like you, sensible, intelligent, compassionate, thoughtful, “influential,” set aside time to discuss the likes of Farage in a summary discussion once a week? Yes, we cannot ignore him, and we cannot dismiss his role in the riots (which I suspect is far deeper and more forewarned than he’s letting on) and a discussion about how to defeat the message of the far right must be had. But the fatal error here is that you discuss Farage several times a day! Your followers have Farage on their minds each day and will be discussing him with their friends, families and colleagues, because YOU talk about little else these days! Please don’t mischaracterise this comment as a call to ignore Farage completely? But I do think it is genuinely game changing when the grownups re-contextualise far right leaders and most importantly, STOP giving them exactly what they want! Which is their faces, voices and words in the headlines as much as possible. When you talk about Farage to such a disproportionate extent, you make him much bigger in the minds of the general public, and it becomes more plausible in the public consciousness that such a man could assume more power, because he has always loomed so large on the political landscape. It should be shocking to everyone that such a man is even in Parliament, let alone such a big influence on the nation’s woes. I don’t know exactly how you view yourself as a, “player,” on the political stage, but you must know that you are influential? And with that influence comes responsibility. Not just the type of responsibility that you are accustomed to as an educator (which I don’t doubt is comprehensive enough) but as a YouTuber, you also (I would hope?) are aware of the journalistic responsibilities of a broadcaster? I really worry that you are making a mistake by making Farage far too big a focus for discussion, making him far more powerful than he should be, and playing directly into his hands. Sometimes, having smart observations to share and not making them can be frustrating. But Farage is the one individual who would be most gratified by what you are doing here. And I think you should give serious thought to reconsidering your approach to him. I apologise for such a long comment, but I assure you I am completely sincere and, as the record shows, a genuine admirer of you and your work. If I am wrong, please show me how so?
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  3.  @nickjones8867  : What on Earth are you talking about? There aren’t even, “4 million,” people in his entire constituency.
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  4.  @nickjones8867  : Huh . . . Beating the Tories in their degenerate condition was no big deal. But my research tells me there still isn’t 4 million voters in his constituency. Perhaps what you’re trying to tell us, in a clumsy way, is that the other Reform none entity MP’s would have lost if not for your Farage? To which I say, so what? Those numbers will go nowhere but down from here, even with your Putin funded riots. The standard of living and the rescuing of public services will see them off. Your lot can’t thrive without poverty. That and the fact that people will get to see their performance as MP’s, missing important votes because they were in the Westminster bar, being seen at the heart of all the division, puts voters off. Just more Tory incompetence and grifting, but with a swastika slapped on it. Enjoy your hay day. This is as good as it will ever get for your type in Britain.
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  5.  @nickjones8867  : Huh . . . Beating the Tories in their degenerate condition was no big deal. But my research tells me there still isn’t 4 million voters in his constituency. Perhaps what you’re trying to tell us, in a clumsy way, is that the other Reform none entity MP’s would have lost if not for your Farage? To which I say, so what? Those numbers will go nowhere but down from here, even with your Putin funded riots. The standard of living and the rescuing of public services will see them off. Your lot can’t thrive without poverty. That and the fact that people will get to see their performance as MP’s, missing important votes because they were in the Westminster bar, being seen at the heart of all the division, puts voters off. Just more Tory incompetence and grifting, only further right wing. Enjoy your hay day. This is as good as it will ever get for your type in Britain.
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  6.  @nickjones8867  : Huh . . . Beating the Tories in their degenerate condition was no big deal. But my research tells me there still isn’t 4 million voters in his constituency. Perhaps what you’re trying to tell us, in a clumsy way, is that the other Reform none entity MP’s would have lost if not for your Farage? To which I say, so what? Enjoy your hay day. This is as good as it will ever get for your type in Britain.
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