Joe Rogan makes alarming observation about U.K.'s crackdown on "thought crimes" amid arrests over social media posts
Joe Rogan recently shared his thoughts on the U.K. authorities cracking down on social media posts sharing "inaccurate information" or content that could potentially stoke racial hatred among the public. Rogan compared the English authorities' crackdown on free speech to Soviet Russia's totalitarianism.
Over the past few days, the U.K. witnessed widespread riots and public unrest triggered by misleading social media posts that wrongly identified the suspect who killed three kids in a knife attack in Southport in July. The riots saw several large gatherings of anti-immigration protestors that launched racially charged attacks on migrants and people of color.
Per a Reuters report, over 480 people have been arrested nationwide, and nearly 150 are facing charges. As part of the British authorities' efforts to curb the inflammation of racial hatred and to avoid more potential riots, many who shared provocative or incendiary content online were contacted by the police.
After it came to light that a 55-year-old woman was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly sharing misinformation online, many began pondering the implications of such actions on their freedom of speech.
During an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with Bob Gymlan (JRE #2185), the UFC commentator shared his thoughts on the matter.
"Just terrible government overreach. You see it now in England, where people are getting arrested for tweets. People talk about Soviet Russia, like, how bad Russia is in terms of cracking down on thought police and cracking down on bad tweets and things like that... I think the statistics are, something like 4000 [3,300] people have been arrested in England for thought crimes... and it's only 200 [400] in Russia."
Rogan continued:
"The fact that they're comfortable with finding people who've said something that they disagree with and putting them in a f**king cage in England in 2024 is really wild."
Watch the full episode below:
Joe Rogan endorses Robert Kennedy Jr. in ongoing U.S. presidential race
Joe Rogan recently endorsed independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. for the 2024 presidential elections. The UFC commentator explained why he considered himself a Kennedy Jr. "fan" and slammed the political games played by the other two political sides.
During the same episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with Bob Gymlan, the stand-up comic broke down why he supported Kennedy Jr. to lead the American people and said:
"They do it on the left. They do it on the right. They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives and the only one who's not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr... Yeah, I am a fan. Yeah, he's the only one that makes sense to me. He's the only one that he doesn't attack people. He attacks actions and ideas, but he's much more reasonable and intelligent."