Ian BetteridgeMar 10

Zen fascists will control you: https://www.ianbetteridge.com/zen-fascist-wi/

In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.

Zen fascists will control you...

In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.

Ian Betteridge
Show threadjimmynohands
@ianbetteridge Re. the Icke footnote: it may have happened twice or you may be misremembering Jon Ronson's encounter with him, documented in "Them: Adventures with Extremists"?
IIRC in the book Ronson made the point Icke may not be but that says nothing about his followers...
(And I agree with your final sentence: whether or not he was then, 15 years of both 'normal' crank magnetism and seepage from the antisemitic conspiracists yes-and-ing his lizard stuff are going to have had an effect.)
Mar 10 at 10:43pmWeb
Show threadIan BetteridgeMar 11
@jimmynohands I think you're right - my memory was playing up!
Show threadjimmynohandsMar 11
@ianbetteridge As happens the best of us!