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Glenn Beck talking about Bannon and nationalism, linking him to Alexander Dugin and Putin

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Glenn Beck joins CNN's Anderson Cooper to discuss Steve Bannon and what Beck claims are conservatives turning a blind eye to the Trump administration's aims.

Video snips from @AC360


https://twitter.com/ac360/status/834940613644668929

https://twitter.com/ac360/status/834942401663889411

https://twitter.com/ac360/status/834943127626649600

 

[Got]

how deep?

 

[rjinaz]

My mind went places it can never come back from OP.

I still can't figure out what game Beck is playing at this point.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I only came here to post that the title was so bad I had to comment on how bad it was. It hurt my brain

 

[LakeEarth]

But who came on top?

 

[superdeluxe]

Shit guys, sorry for shit title

 

[NYR]

Beck is a massive Bannon critic and has been for awhile. Keep in mind Bannon was one of his primary competitors, Beck owns TheBlaze whereas Bannon was at Breitbart, so the animosity is natural.

 

[rjinaz]

Shit guys, sorry for shit title

I mean he's not wrong. But considering he had a hand in creating this shit, I don't think he gets to stand outside of it and call it shit.

 

[WedgeX]

Shit guys, sorry for shit title

It's a pretty good title.

 

[uncredited male]

One little word can make a world of difference.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Lewd.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Tbh I blame people like beck for fueling the fire that would give rise to bannon. Fuck him.

 

[Kyzer]

how deep?

360 degrees

 

[Got]

360 degrees

"high five!"

 

[gfxtwin]

I get the impression Beck would fit right in at an illuminati country club party with Trump and Bannon and he's only speaking out against them because they aren't waspy enough, but lets see where he's going with this I suppose.

 

[Toxi]

Something something liberal purity tests

Also, that title mistake is very appropriate. Though I think it would be the other way around.

 

[AuthenticM]

Beck is a massive Bannon critic and has been for awhile. Keep in mind Bannon was one of his primary competitors, Beck owns TheBlaze whereas Bannon was at Breitbart, so the animosity is natural.

Beck is all about the money.

 

[Robot Carnival]

how deep?

But who came on top?

Lewd.

360 degrees

GAF doesn't disappoint lol

In all honesty, I guess maybe Beck might just really turning around after all those years of BS? better later then never I suppose, but personally I'll still be giving him shit over his history.

 

[bgbball31]

Tbh I blame people like beck for fueling the fire that would give rise to bannon. Fuck him.

Hasn't Beck admitted that he helped make this monstrosity? And that he feels awful for doing so? I think there was a bit on the HBO Vice show on it.

 

[driggonny]

The worst visual in the history of titles

 

[Toxi]

In all honesty, I guess maybe Beck might just really turning around after all those years of BS?

Nah.

 

[Frozenprince]

And yet he still runs and is chief editor of D-grade Breitbart in The Blaze.

Yeah no, fuck off Glenn, just cause he's right, doesn't mean he's not still a douche.

 

[Air]

What a title

 

[Rhomega Beta]

I still can't figure out what game Beck is playing at this point.

Is it "Trump is really just a progressive Democrat who ran as a Republican"?

 

[excelsiorlef]

My mind went places it can never come back from OP.

I still can't figure out what game Beck is playing at this point.

Breitbart is a direct competition to The Blaze

Beck wants his brand of conservative crazy to be the popular one.

 

[NYR]

Beck is all about the money.

Exactly. That is why he has been criticizing him. It's a competitor vs competitor thing, all about the money.

 

[devilhawk]

Can someone explain the Dugin/4th political theory concepts?

Wiki wasn't much help saying he's fascist but also not fascist, communist, or liberal democratic.

 

[Jerm411]

Beck turning face again? He's worse than The Big Show...can't keep this shit straight....

 

[Tarydax]

Fuck Glenn Beck. He's part of the reason Bannon got to where he did. Beck's animosity stems not from Bannon's nationalist conservative ideology, but from the fact that Bannon is a competitor. If you take all of Beck's and Bannon's ideas and put them side by side, it turns out that they're not all that different.

 

[cackhyena]

Beck is a piece of shit opportunist. Fight it all you want, dickhead, you helped all this happen.

 

[M0nochromatic]

That's a strong title.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Beck is a piece of shit opportunist. Fight it all you want, dickhead, you helped all this happen.

Made me sick that the church I volunteer at invited him as a special guest last year. I really don't think I can go there anymore for hiring such two faced scum.

 

[Fancy Clown]

That's one hell of a three way

 

[HStallion]

One little word can make a world of difference.

Scorpio

 

[Breads]

My mind went places it can never come back from OP.

I still can't figure out what game Beck is playing at this point.

That's what happens when a talking head's views aren't based on a foundation of principles but instead is trying to stay ahead of populist fervor.

I would say that he has no long game. He is just a piece of shit who will say anything he thinks will get him paid the most.

 

[Dude Abides]

I heard a rumor that Glenn Beck did something quite illegal and unsavory in 1990. Has anyone looked into this?

 

[radios shipping overview]

Beck namedrops Dugin and then says he's an advisor to Trump, which is BS. Dugin is a fan of Trump, for sure, but not an advisor. But Beck is right in his assessment of "traditional values" being a stand-in for far-right cultural/ethnic politics.

Sounds like Beck doesn't know what Bannon wants to do after burning everything down, either. I wonder if even Bannon knows.

But in the end, I think Beck is using this stew to promote himself, as usual.

 

[Jacob]

Can someone explain the Dugin/4th political theory concepts?

Wiki wasn't much help saying he's fascist but also not fascist, communist, or liberal democratic.

Dugin is a fascist and an open admirer of the Nazis. The "fourth theory" rhetoric is just a new incarnation of the old "Third Position" rebranding attempt.

 

[ScribbleD]

Beck is the last person I would have expected to try to turn over a new leaf. Hopefully it's even a somewhat sincere attempt. He can't backpedal on all the ugly things he's said and done, but if he earnestly regrets his actions and tries to balance that with some good, then I'm all for it. That feels hopelessly naive given it's still Glenn Beck, but I'll wait and see.

 

[Gun Animal]

Beck is the last person I would have expected to try to turn over a new leaf. Hopefully it's even a somewhat sincere attempt. He can't backpedal on all the ugly things he's said and done, but if he earnestly regrets his actions and tries to balance that with some good, then I'm all for it. That feels hopelessly naive given it's still Glenn Beck, but I'll wait and see.

Glenn Beck has always been part of the anti-idpol libertarian right. His contempt for Bannon and Trump is consistent with the views he's always had.

Dugin is a fascist and an open admirer of the Nazis. The "fourth theory" rhetoric is just a new incarnation of the old "Third Position" rebranding attempt.

Slightly off-topic but

I'm really enjoying the idea of a $ representing Liberal Democracy.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Beck is prepping to find more work since gold has tanked.

In all seriousness though Bannon and Trump don't align with his newfound super uber religious views and prepper mentality.

 

[Messofanego]

Breitbart is a direct competition to The Blaze

Beck wants his brand of conservative crazy to be the popular one.

Now I understand, thanks.

 

[Lord Fagan]

So, is Beck like...