I posted: >selfawarewolf isn't aware enough to listen to Brand say he is not anti-vax, but is instead clinging to some rando in the comment section to then guilt by association discredit Brand lol 'his fan base are all right-wing Trump conspiracists, I just know it, he is spreading their talking points and trying to pander to them' said some smear agent or dupe of said smear agent. To this thread: https://np.reddit.com/r/SelfAwarewolves/comments/rl1eoz/man_youre_so_close_comment_on_a_russell_brand/ Got on today and in my inbox: >You have been permanently banned from participating in r/SelfAwarewolves. You can still view and subscribe to r/SelfAwarewolves, but you won't be able to post or comment. >Note from the moderators: >>Dumbass >If you have a question regarding your ban, you can contact the moderator team for r/SelfAwarewolves by replying to this message. >Reminder from the Reddit staff: If you use another account to circumvent this subreddit ban, that will be considered a violation of the Content Policy and can result in your account being suspended from the site as a whole. and: >You have been temporarily muted from r/SelfAwarewolves. You will not be able to message the moderators of r/SelfAwarewolves for 28 days. I also had my comment removed from: https://np.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/pwkxwo/whats_going_on_with_russell_brand/ My comment: >Answer: He posted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k6X03XvxWw >Then he was attacked on twitter and had smear pieces written about him: >https://www.thedailybeast.com/comedian-russell-brand-has-become-a-powerful-voice-for-anti-vaxxers >https://www.thewrap.com/russell-brand-right-wing-conspiracy-videos-reactions/ >Then he posted: https://youtu.be/RCcKXz1P3vU >and they doubled down on their attacks, labeling him as a Trumper/right-wing conspiracy theorist and anti-vax despite him being none of those things. >The article is debunked here: >https://youtu.be/juGFpAo_7Do >https://youtu.be/B-Wok9QW8H8 >So the 'what happened to Russell Brand' followed by what is essentially 'he's lost the plot' is manufactured outrage and targeted smear campaign for him covering Russiagate, then being anti-mandate, not anti-vaxx and he is pretty clearly a leftist having stated he does not like Trump so don't let the title of those videos confuse you. I suggest actually watch his videos rather than just go by what you read or hear elsewhere. >Tl;dr he's on the receiving end of a smear campaign for him being anti-establishment and for his Russiagate video that went viral. Just look how Trevor Noah and Sarah Silverman was treated over what they said (gently criticizing/ poking fun at the official narrative (not always right - just a fyi) and they stepped out of line for a mere second. Brand is off the line and protesting outside with a megaphone. Just to put things into perspective. I messaged the mods: >Just curious why my post here was removed: https://np.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/pwkxwo/whats_going_on_with_russell_brand/hpqmy1d/ I answered the persons question, provided citation and it is no more biased than any of the other comments saying Brand is not right-wing/a right-wing conspiracist. Perhaps it was just just caught up by automod? Could I please get it approved? And have not heard back. Edit: Mods of r/OutOfTheLoop approved/reinstated my post. Edit: Just to catch you up, I had previously had my comment/s removed off r/Movies while defending Brand. https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditCensors/comments/rm6whm/had_my_comment_removed_from_rmovies_without/