The reason why Hari has been able to be rehabilitated is because he’s a leftist. The left does not object to lying to further the cause of leftism. In fact, it approves of it.
Compare Stephen Schneider’s quote about climate scientists having to choose between being honest and being effective; if you have to lie to sell the message, well, that’s just a choice. Peter Gleick stole papers from the Heartland Institute, then released them along with a forged one. He subsequently admitted the theft and still works in climate science. He chose to be dishonest.
Hari is likewise doing what the left expects, so it’s fine. When you’re as impeccably moral as the left, and when your views are unquestionably the right ones, it’s legitimate to lie and deceive to get people to swallow them. They’ll thank you in the end.
Good analyses there Mr Redman. Despite arguable encouragement from the Holy Bible in places like Matt 10:16 & 1 Cor 9:22 , I often wonder if we on the Left take the idea of the white lie too far. Still, as even conservatives like His Holy Father Pope Benedict admit (Caritas in veritate) that without Love, truth is unbearable.
The reason why Hari has been able to be rehabilitated is because he’s a leftist. The left does not object to lying to further the cause of leftism. In fact, it approves of it.
Wikipedia: “In politics, a noble lie is a myth or untruth, often, but not invariably, of a religious nature, knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony or to advance an agenda. ”
So, if you hold a social agenda dearly the nobility of the lie excuses the lie – or the need for rehabilitation?
To be fair, the issue is on both sides. Boris Johnson has also be rather more rehabilitated by the Right after being fired for lying by the Telegraph….
JR Stoker
2 years ago
“must have done something to earn such laudatory quotations and blurbs from varied luminaries including Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Russell Brand, George Monbiot, Glenn Greenwald and Tucker Carlson.” Wow, what a list of endorsements. That should warn anybody off from reading him
Jonathan Story
2 years ago
Hari is a prime slimeball. Readers outside the UK should be enlightened.
Jeremy Bray
2 years ago
Here is another article I have saved myself reading by looking at the comments, which as often is the case are enjoyable, pithily direct and accurately informative.
Of course, Hari will get a pass from people who probably thought he was unlucky to be caught out the first time.
Here are many comments I have saved myself reading by looking at this comment, thank you JB. I had always thought Johann Hari was less a titan and more a Titanic.
Dapple Grey
2 years ago
One of his gems is that if rats are in a bare box and offered heroin they will take it. If they are given a playground they will refuse heroin.
Blimey, Hari solves the problem of addiction in two sentences.
Annemarie Ni Dhalaigh
2 years ago
I don’t get what the issue is with Hari rehabilitating himself, its up to people to choose if they listen/buy his stuff. That said, he is a class A bullshitter. The whole premise of AA, or any 12 step programme is that it recognises that addiction is a loss of connection with others and with a higher power. To present this as a new idea, and get away with it shows the gullibility andd stupidity of people
But can we blame Hari for that?
The cure for all these neuroses is of course organised religion, Catholicism in particular.
On the attention economy more broadly I’d recommend “Stand out of our light” by James Williams, a short but interesting book by a former Google engineer turned Oxford philosopher. I wouldn’t be bothered with Hari’s book.
“What do you get if you repeatedlyplagiarise other people’s work, allegedly fabricate quotes,” Do you become Prime Minister and continue to lie and cheat and defraud the British public?
Terry Needham
2 years ago
“I had forgot the fart” Attributed to Queen Elizabeth Ist.
‘Recollections may vary’ – “We have not forgotten thy fart” after an absense from Her court of 7 years but His name escapes me – as so much does these days.
Richard Parker
2 years ago
“…he wrote a 92,000-word novel while on his Cape Cod getaway” – God help us. Expensive fire lighters.
Philip Stott
2 years ago
Thank you for a great (and well cited) article Stuart.
I’d heard about the plagiarism before, but, prior to following your links, hadn’t realised how odious this individual is.
Is unfathomable to me how this “guy” has been rehabilitated, let alone keep getting book deals.
Alan Thorpe
2 years ago
Hari is one of the reasons I stopped reading The Independent.
achtung56
2 years ago
Golly, that’s a nasty little article, especially considering most people won’t have any idea who Hari is. It feels like there is a personal grudge in there somewhere.
Why is it nasty? It is critical, and provides plenty of evidence.
Charlie Walker
2 years ago
Never heard of him!
Sounds like I’ve dodged a bullet there
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Johann? Is that you?
Said comment did me the best belly laugh so far today though.
Hahaha
The reason why Hari has been able to be rehabilitated is because he’s a leftist. The left does not object to lying to further the cause of leftism. In fact, it approves of it.
Compare Stephen Schneider’s quote about climate scientists having to choose between being honest and being effective; if you have to lie to sell the message, well, that’s just a choice. Peter Gleick stole papers from the Heartland Institute, then released them along with a forged one. He subsequently admitted the theft and still works in climate science. He chose to be dishonest.
Hari is likewise doing what the left expects, so it’s fine. When you’re as impeccably moral as the left, and when your views are unquestionably the right ones, it’s legitimate to lie and deceive to get people to swallow them. They’ll thank you in the end.
Good analyses there Mr Redman. Despite arguable encouragement from the Holy Bible in places like Matt 10:16 & 1 Cor 9:22 , I often wonder if we on the Left take the idea of the white lie too far. Still, as even conservatives like His Holy Father Pope Benedict admit (Caritas in veritate) that without Love, truth is unbearable.
Spot on. A glance at any Independent headline will confirm your final paragraph.
Wikipedia: “In politics, a noble lie is a myth or untruth, often, but not invariably, of a religious nature, knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony or to advance an agenda. ”
So, if you hold a social agenda dearly the nobility of the lie excuses the lie – or the need for rehabilitation?
To be fair, the issue is on both sides. Boris Johnson has also be rather more rehabilitated by the Right after being fired for lying by the Telegraph….
“must have done something to earn such laudatory quotations and blurbs from varied luminaries including Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Russell Brand, George Monbiot, Glenn Greenwald and Tucker Carlson.”
Wow, what a list of endorsements. That should warn anybody off from reading him
Hari is a prime slimeball. Readers outside the UK should be enlightened.
Here is another article I have saved myself reading by looking at the comments, which as often is the case are enjoyable, pithily direct and accurately informative.
Of course, Hari will get a pass from people who probably thought he was unlucky to be caught out the first time.
Good grief. I missed that. Incredible.
Here are many comments I have saved myself reading by looking at this comment, thank you JB. I had always thought Johann Hari was less a titan and more a Titanic.
One of his gems is that if rats are in a bare box and offered heroin they will take it. If they are given a playground they will refuse heroin.
Blimey, Hari solves the problem of addiction in two sentences.
I don’t get what the issue is with Hari rehabilitating himself, its up to people to choose if they listen/buy his stuff. That said, he is a class A bullshitter. The whole premise of AA, or any 12 step programme is that it recognises that addiction is a loss of connection with others and with a higher power. To present this as a new idea, and get away with it shows the gullibility andd stupidity of people
But can we blame Hari for that?
The cure for all these neuroses is of course organised religion, Catholicism in particular.
On the attention economy more broadly I’d recommend “Stand out of our light” by James Williams, a short but interesting book by a former Google engineer turned Oxford philosopher. I wouldn’t be bothered with Hari’s book.
Thanks for the James William book recommendation, I just downloaded it for free as a PDF
Cool. Hope you find it interesting
“What do you get if you repeatedly plagiarise other people’s work, allegedly fabricate quotes,”
Do you become Prime Minister and continue to lie and cheat and defraud the British public?
“I had forgot the fart” Attributed to Queen Elizabeth Ist.
‘Recollections may vary’ – “We have not forgotten thy fart” after an absense from Her court of 7 years but His name escapes me – as so much does these days.
“…he wrote a 92,000-word novel while on his Cape Cod getaway” – God help us. Expensive fire lighters.
Thank you for a great (and well cited) article Stuart.
I’d heard about the plagiarism before, but, prior to following your links, hadn’t realised how odious this individual is.
Is unfathomable to me how this “guy” has been rehabilitated, let alone keep getting book deals.
Hari is one of the reasons I stopped reading The Independent.
Golly, that’s a nasty little article, especially considering most people won’t have any idea who Hari is. It feels like there is a personal grudge in there somewhere.
Why is it nasty? It is critical, and provides plenty of evidence.
Never heard of him!
Sounds like I’ve dodged a bullet there
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very informative articles or reviews at this time.
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You’re so awesome! I don’t believe I have read a single thing like that before. So great to find someone with some original thoughts on this topic. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This website is something that is needed on the internet, someone with a little originality!
You’re so awesome! I don’t believe I have read a single thing like that before. So great to find someone with some original thoughts on this topic. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This website is something that is needed on the internet, someone with a little originality!
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