Whatever You Say, Say Nothing - Kneecap and Britain's Periodical Fits of Morality

"We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality,” a man once said, 

When it has come to the pursuit of Kneecap, the ridiculousness has extended far beyond the British public to its media and politicians too. It has reached the Irish political class and media as well.

Kneecap have apologised to the families of murdered MPs but still they are pursued by those lost in what Philip Roth called the “ecstasy of sanctimony”.

On Free State, Joe and Dion ask what does it tell us about the ability to comment freely in the modern world? At a time when n it seems critical to be able to speak out, it is under constant threat.

Dion also recalls a GAA road trip while Joe explains why he considers Jesus Christ a role model.

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