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'''Kevin Wilberts''' is a libertarian philosopher with links to the [[Institute for Progress and Development]]. He is in demand as a keynote speaker at right-wing conferences and as a television pundit, particularly on the BBC's Question Time. He is most famous for his popular philosophy book, ''Ten Platitudes to Live Your Life By'' and he has a strong following in the Incel community. | '''Kevin Wilberts''' is a libertarian philosopher with links to the [[Institute for Progress and Development]]. He is in demand as a keynote speaker at right-wing conferences and as a television pundit, particularly on the BBC's Question Time. He is most famous for his popular philosophy book, ''Ten Platitudes to Live Your Life By'' and he has a strong following in the Incel community. | ||
| − | Wilberts is noted for his delight in expressing contrarian opinions, however absurd they sometimes appear. He delivers these in a clipped accent that he says derives from his years in his country of origin, which he consistently refers to as "Rhodesia". He insists that in doing so he is merely taking an "originalist" view of country naming and that any suggestion that he is a white supremacist | + | Wilberts is noted for his delight in expressing contrarian opinions, however absurd they sometimes appear. He delivers these in a clipped accent that he says derives from his years in his country of origin, which he consistently refers to as "Rhodesia". He insists that in doing so he is merely taking an "originalist" view of country naming and that any suggestion that he is a white supremacist tends to be met with threats of legal action. In actual fact, he was born and raised in Basildon, England and has never actually visited any part of Africa. |
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Revision as of 22:40, 16 June 2022
Kevin Wilberts is a libertarian philosopher with links to the Institute for Progress and Development. He is in demand as a keynote speaker at right-wing conferences and as a television pundit, particularly on the BBC's Question Time. He is most famous for his popular philosophy book, Ten Platitudes to Live Your Life By and he has a strong following in the Incel community.
Wilberts is noted for his delight in expressing contrarian opinions, however absurd they sometimes appear. He delivers these in a clipped accent that he says derives from his years in his country of origin, which he consistently refers to as "Rhodesia". He insists that in doing so he is merely taking an "originalist" view of country naming and that any suggestion that he is a white supremacist tends to be met with threats of legal action. In actual fact, he was born and raised in Basildon, England and has never actually visited any part of Africa.
(To be continued...)
