It’s already abundantly evident that the #metoo movement has been hijacked, taken from its original purpose of encouraging sex abuse victims to come forward, and has been made into a tool with which one can snipe those that they don’t like.

Is that what’s happening with Russell Brand? I don’t know, but I do know that it’s suspicious that the accusations against him haven’t come forward in a timely manner, but instead were brought out nearly two decades after the alleged crime supposedly occurred, and shortly after he expressed non-establishment viewpoints, and picked up a substantial following.

I’m not taking a side on this matter, considering that the accusations have nothing behind them but the accusations themselves, but also because it’s possible that evidence can surface, showing that crimes may have actually taken place.

But that doesn’t mean that this whole affair doesn’t have the appearance of something sketchy. The accusations were immediately picked up by corporate media outlets, which ran the story with nothing to go off of but the accusations. Which, by the way, is not journalism. Moving in lockstep, Google demonetized Russell’s YouTube channel, in apparent presumption of his guilt.

If the intention were to create a chilling effect to discourage one from gaining a following by pointing out what’s wrong with certain corporate interests, one way to go about it would be to attack their character. And the most effective attack, historically, has been an allegation of sexual misconduct, considering that allegations of that nature have a stronger tendency to bypass a person’s better judgment, making them more likely to assume guilt on the part of the accused.

I’ve noticed in recent months that the methods of corporate media outlets and their butt buddies have been becoming increasingly indelicate. As I see it, there are two things which can cause such a change in approach, one being the confidence that comes from thinking oneself indestructible, and the other is the desperation that one sees out of one who realizes that they are fighting a losing battle.

When you consider the fact the culture war has turned heavily in our favor, it’s not hard to see their desperation.

What will come of this is something yet to be seen. But at this point, I can say that we can try not to be too suspicious of the accusers, in spite of the circumstances surrounding the allegations. They might actually be telling the truth, this time.