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Originally Posted by rubecube
Speculation of course, but if it gets taken out of context he gets to play the victim and claim he's under assault again from the fanatical left, which plays well with his supporters.
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He doesn't really do that though. I've yet to hear him claim he's a victim; He spends very little of his overall time talking about how people treat him, and when he does, he usually says that he receives basically no hate mail. He talks about how people attack him at times, but presents it more as though the people accusing him of positions he doesn't hold are victims of identity politics instead of how he is a victim of their misrepresentation. I think he considers himself a benefactor of it (See his quip about monetizing social justice). He's good enough in interviews to avoid being victimized by tactics like the ones used on Channel 4 and has a large enough base of supporters to severely limit the effects of the various hit pieces about him.
Rather, he tends to go on about how you have to be strong and tell the truth, something that definitely plays well with his fans.