British actor-comedian and podcaster Russell Brand has had enough, America. And by enough, we’re talking far-left-wingers dropping various “right-wing” labels on him every time he has the “audacity” (integrity, honesty, decency) to break from official Democrat talking points.

Brand went after the far-left in a recent video.

We’ve all had unique experiences and we can’t afford lazy labels. Like being ‘right-wing or ‘left-wing’ — that just used to be a thing. Now it’s just like an attempt to smear, slander, and take someone down.

I know what this is. I’ve been in the media a long time. This ‘You can’t trust Russell Brand,’ ‘Russell Brand’s unreliable,’ ‘Russell Brand’s a right-wing figure.’

This is pretty much the same as when they produced that list of doctors — half of whom were vets. Now they’re producing a list of ‘right-wing’ guests — and one of them is me. Well, let me tell you some things I believe in.

Brand then launched into what sounded like a cross between a campaign speech and a plea to fellow “from-the-left liberals,” as he describes himself, in an attempt, I suspect, to stem the tide of damage or potential future damage to his audience.

 I believe the big tech companies should be strongly regulated and broken down. I believe that massive companies should pay their taxes in the countries they make money from.

I believe that public health workers, firefighters, police officers — people who do jobs that put their own lives on the line should be properly paid, properly supported, properly trained. I believe that the most vulnerable people in society … drug addicts … should be looked after and taken care of.

I believe that small businesses should be given every opportunity to thrive. I believe that communities should be run by the people who live in them. And that however you identify; sexually, racially, religiously — that is your business, your right, you should be whoever you wanna be. That all of us should allow one another to be who we are and get on with it.

Say what you want — from either side of the aisle — but Russell Brand is hardly a card-carrying poster boy for conservatism, let alone the far-right. He then went after the media; from the perspective of what he wishes it was, vs. what it is.

And that we should have a media that tries its best to give us plain facts and allows us to sort it out for ourselves through plain, honest, open discourse — not elevated or amplified. Particularly narratives to turn us against one another so that they can continue to profit from their relationships with big pharma, and big business, while we’re squabbling among one another.

Here on this (Brand’s YouTube) channel, we’re not going to allow that to happen. We’re gonna continue to tell you the truth because we trust in your ability to judge for yourself what’s real an what’s true. Which voices are out to support ya — and which voices are out to get ya.

How can I say this, tactfully? No way in hell. That ship sailed a long time ago and it’s not returning to port.

While Brand’s vision of fact-based vs. narrative-based media should be welcomed by most if not all objective thinkers, let’s be honest, shall we? If only to ourselves.

The majority of cable news viewers tune into their favorite outlets (CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, et al.) because they want to hear pundits with whom they share narratives. Why? “Proof” that they’re right — because (fill in the blank) said it during his or her opening monologue. Hence, we have people running around on both sides of the political aisle, spewing “facts” — opinions — on social media and elsewhere they have adopted as facts, while at the same time ignoring any and all arguments to the contrary.

Simply, we have reached the point in America where political discourse is comprised of mostly telling the other guy why he’s wrong and you’re right — often with as much condescension as possible.

Oh — and extra points for name-calling.

Russell Brand explains how the corporate media uses "right-wing" as a slur to destroy free thinkers. pic.twitter.com/cOfEHrVWBk

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 15, 2022