Comments on: On Boris Johnson http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/ Chris Brooke's Weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ejh http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-208673 ejh Thu, 01 May 2008 19:48:22 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/#comment-208673 Up to a point: but you can't entirely get around the aspect of "I'm voting for Boris because he looks so funny on the telly". It exists, it's not so very rare, it ought to be addressed. To be honest they're two writers of vastly different styles and approaches, there's not much point in the comparison. There might be more point in asking why the charge-sheet that O'Neill provides is not better-known to the public that is, by now, likely to have voted for the racist buffoon. Up to a point: but you can’t entirely get around the aspect of “I’m voting for Boris because he looks so funny on the telly”. It exists, it’s not so very rare, it ought to be addressed.

To be honest they’re two writers of vastly different styles and approaches, there’s not much point in the comparison. There might be more point in asking why the charge-sheet that O’Neill provides is not better-known to the public that is, by now, likely to have voted for the racist buffoon.

]]> By: James http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-208548 James Thu, 01 May 2008 12:38:02 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/#comment-208548 More amusing? It's crap. He basically says the main reason for his voting against Boris is that he hates Tories, which isn't the most convincing argument. By contrast, O'Neill gives several examples of Boris' criminal and thuggish behaviour, and many illustrations of his professional incompetancy. Brooker blames peoples' like of Boris on their inanity, which is a pretty shallow analysis. By contrast, O'Neill's suggestion that it marks a culturally embedded form of class-deference is plausible and intelligent. Most importantly, if you want people to take you seriously, you should treat the issue with gravity, rather than mocking the people who might consider voting for Boris (that will just make them angry and less likely to change their mind). More amusing? It’s crap. He basically says the main reason for his voting against Boris is that he hates Tories, which isn’t the most convincing argument. By contrast, O’Neill gives several examples of Boris’ criminal and thuggish behaviour, and many illustrations of his professional incompetancy. Brooker blames peoples’ like of Boris on their inanity, which is a pretty shallow analysis. By contrast, O’Neill’s suggestion that it marks a culturally embedded form of class-deference is plausible and intelligent. Most importantly, if you want people to take you seriously, you should treat the issue with gravity, rather than mocking the people who might consider voting for Boris (that will just make them angry and less likely to change their mind).

]]> By: Edd http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-207950 Edd Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:52:56 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2008/04/30/on-boris-johnson/#comment-207950 charlie brooker on the same subject: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/14/charliebrooker.boris similar point, arguably more amusingly argued. charlie brooker on the same subject:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/14/charliebrooker.boris

similar point, arguably more amusingly argued.

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