Alex Jones - "C'mon man, I just play crazy on the Internet"

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

I don't know Alex Jones, so this is total conjecture, but the kind of media he is engaged in, and the type of character he plays, seems like a an amplified version of who he really is. It is a very effective way to build a persona.

He could have spent his entire career just being a convincing heel... but that undermines the idea that he really believes any of the things he says, which I imagine would be a big disappointment to his fans. Even if they know the hyped up, red faced maniac routine is a bit of an act, the idea that what Jones says is true, and believed by the person saying it, is important.

[BjornP]

BTW, was that one Alex Jones guy on the DCF a sockpuppet? The one that predicted the end of the world? Was it you DB?

Was that the guy who had a huge sig of the twin towers and some text in it? Seem to recall he got mad at everyone and left.

[Montegriffo]

Well, we humble entertainers live for nothing, if not to please the crowd:



I'm not saying I can drive more engagement in a thread in under 24 hours than ND can in four months . . . but . . .

I came here to talk about Alex Jones' amazing claim that he's been playing a role all these years. Read the OP. That's all I was after.

But if the ostracized ruffians want to bite their thumb at me, well, Benvolio, "What . . . drawn, and talk of peace?"

The Brexit thread has suffered from the same type of hijacking that you speak of with this thread.
Nuke really wanted to talk about Brexit but the usual suspects constantly try to divert it to their favourite ''Muslim hoards conquering Europe'' agenda.
There is plenty to still say about Brexit but the thread has just become toxic so no-one uses it unless it is to say something really dumb like ''bye Europe''.

[skankhunt42]

Did you guys know that Hulk Hogan isn't really named Hulk Hogan. Alex Jones might be named Alex Jones, but those two cats have a lot in common.

[DBTrek]

BTW, was that one Alex Jones guy on the DCF a sockpuppet? The one that predicted the end of the world? Was it you DB?

No.
I only wish I could play the range of characters people give me credit for.
As surprising as it is, most of those crazy characters on DCF were crazy people.

[Alexander PhiAlipson]

And once again DB starts a thread which should have dropped like a rock, yet flies like a stone.

[TheReal_ND]

I like my iodine crystallized naturally from deep below the Peruvian Andes.

[K@th]

I always thought AJ was a character, like Phil Hendrie. I also thought his fans were in on the joke.

[TheReal_ND]

[Fife]

And once again DB starts a thread which should have dropped like a rock, yet flies like a stone.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!