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Far-right media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE from US to UK (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Armand1@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency.

Well, he got exactly what he was asking for.

That said, I'm not happy to have him back here.

He eventually became locked into a feud with fellow far-right commentator Laura Loomer, a Trump administration ally who claimed on Friday that she had reported Yiannopoulos to ICE over his immigration status.

He fell out of favor in conservative circles after the publication of a video in which he condoned sexual relations with boys as young as 13.

But the conservatives love doing that! I guess he said the quiet part out loud.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why is it that whenever I hear about these people they're always total nut cases.

It's never "right wing politician says...", it's always "far right political talking head who espouses support for CSAM and human trafficking who is themselves not a resident of the US says...". Why are none of these guys ever normal?

If I wrote a book and everyone in it behaved like these people everyone would rightfully call me out for being a hack who can only write two-dimensional, unrealistic characters.

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

It's because to hold far right views you basically have to be a nutjob.