Poll: Is Cenk Uygur a bully for mocking Alex Jones' crying?

[Rational Agnostic]

In the following video, Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks openly laughs at and mocks videos of Alex Jones, who is clearly under emotional distress. Is Cenk Uygur a bully for doing this, or not?

 

[Cacotopia]

I doubt Alex Jones has ever cried real tears. Except for all the gay frogs.

 

[fantome profane]

Alex Jones is a complete fraud. Nothing he does is real.

 

[Jumi]

Ah, Trump must now be a liberal for bombing Syria like Obama? Alex would do well in kindergarten debates where the only words are liberal and conservative and there's rage or tears...

 

[Revoltingest]

Let's set aside the character of Alex Jones for a moment.
And presume that he's sincerely making weakness water crying.
Would we tolerate mocking a woman for crying?
I think not.
So it seems sexist to mock him for blubbering crying.

And since I'm only 95% progressive (per the test),
I had to make some corrections to my post.

 

[Sunstone]

Let me get this OP straight. We're being asked to show compassion? Kindness? Sympathy? to the monster who caused the parents of the Sandy Hook murdered children to suffer and be persecuted by death threats and stalkers? To the monster who repeatedly told his millions of listeners that those parents were paid actors and that the murders of their children had been faked to score political points? Him? That monster?

Least you misunderstand where I'm coming from here, see my recent thread on "The Paradox of Tolerance". Alex Jones is beyond the bounds of rational persuasion and he is a demonstrable threat to innocent people. Does anyone chastise me for calling him a "monster"? Why don't they get some morals first?

 

[fantome profane]

Let's set aside the character of Alex Jones for a moment.
And presume that he's sincerely ...

Arguments that rely on ignoring what we know about the subject are not particularly persuasive.

 

[Father Heathen]

Alex Jones is a bully, so a bully getting bullied would be apt comeuppance.

 

[Father Heathen]

Let's set aside the character of Alex Jones for a moment.
And presume that he's sincerely making weakness water crying.
Would we tolerate mocking a woman for crying?
I think not.
So it seems sexist to mock him for blubbering crying.

And since I'm only 95% progressive (per the test),
I had to make some corrections to my post.

FFS, this is a man who encourages the harassment of children who saw their classmates murdered before their eyes because he believes that school shootings are "false flag" conspiracies. **** his tears.

 

[Willamena]

In the following video, Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks openly laughs at and mocks videos of Alex Jones, who is clearly under emotional distress. Is Cenk Uygur a bully for doing this, or not?

I didn't see a laugh...

Oh, there it is.

 

[Revoltingest]

Arguments that rely on ignoring what we know about the subject are not particularly persuasive.

It's not an argument, bubala...just a musing about something.
If you're unpersuaded, then I've succeeded.

 

[Revoltingest]

I think it's really weird that you bring gender into it at all.
Alex Jones actively creates a dangerous political environment. I don't really care about his feelings.

Alex Jones doesn't mean much to me because I'm unfamiliar with him (on purpose).
So I was struck by something else.
If it doesn't interest you, that's OK.

 

[Revoltingest]

Well...Jones' fans think very wicked things about the young bedouins show...so...who cares...

I don't care about him personally.
His being (what seems like) a vicious boor enhances my not caring.

 

[Revoltingest]

FFS, this is a man who encourages the harassment of children who saw their classmates murdered before their eyes because he believes that school shootings are "false flag" conspiracies. **** his tears.

I'll let you **** his tears.
From what I hear of him, he's not my type.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Alex Jones is a complete fraud. Nothing he does is real.

He has literally stated this in a court of law under oath. As such, it was the character being made fun of, not the actor playing the role.

 

[fantome profane]

If you're unpersuaded, then I've succeeded.

You are perhaps the most successful poster on RF.

 

[Revoltingest]

You are perhaps the most successful poster on RF.

Aye, tis rare that anyone succeeds at persuasion.
I like reasonable goals.

 

[Stanyon]

I think what would be more interesting is to put Alex Jones and Cenk in a room that is set up like one of the SAW movies and see which one comes out alive in an hour. When the winner emerges kick them in the balls, slap them in the face, and tell them to quit doing garbage television.

 

[fantome profane]

I think what would be more interesting is to put Alex Jones and Cenk in a room that is set up like one of the SAW movies and see which one comes out alive in an hour. When the winner emerges kick them in the balls, slap them in the face, and tell them to quit doing garbage television.

They did meet at the DNC convention when Alex Jones barged onto their set and basically acted like.a dick.

 

[Epic Beard Man]

In the following video, Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks openly laughs at and mocks videos of Alex Jones, who is clearly under emotional distress. Is Cenk Uygur a bully for doing this, or not?

Alex Jones mocked the families who lost kids....I feel no sympathy for his tears.