An easily provable lie
It looks as if Jolyon Maugham actually wants to be sued for libel. Strange thing to want.
So he wants to get sued for libel? And lose?
Why?
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It looks as if Jolyon Maugham actually wants to be sued for libel. Strange thing to want.
So he wants to get sued for libel? And lose?
Why?
In The Book of Vice, Peter Sagal details the right-wing playbook for telling The Big Lie. He begins with an example (approximate quotations)
He continues in like manner through a series of steps. And the last one is
That may be what we are seeing from Maugham.
He likes losing – it’s his kink. (Seriously, it’s like the early Christians lining up to be martyred. It’s a way to take yourself seriously when hardly anyone else does.)
Well here’s hoping he loses enough that he’ll stop liking it.
What will stop it is the donations drying up. (Which I suspect is happening, hence the increasing desperation.)
Why?
1. He seeks social relevance.
2. Fundraising.
He needs a (figurative) arse kicking.
Maybe it’s lingering guilt over the fox.
So Rowling could end up with a castle and a windmill. Cool.