Thread by @RegressiveLib

Eight minutes was all it took to expose the sheer hypocrisy of #MaajidNawaz. Beware cunningly crafted rhetoric of the #RegressiveLiberal masquerading as a moderate, while using extremist 'control debate & block dissent' tactics to further an overtly rightwing agenda. We see you.

You do not need to listen long to #MaajidNawaz's @LBC show to discern his tactics: use of sophistry and belligerent questioning of anyone who dares to disagree with him. Derail any opposition with his 'answer the question I put to you' tactic on the radio, and block on Twitter.

#MaajidNawaz clearly uses rhetorical techniques honed during his days as an Islamist extremist to shut down any dissent - cleverly controling @LBC debate with his 'answer my question or cut off' favorite, or preventing any questioning on Twitter by insta-blocking any dissenters

#MaajidNawaz dares to accuse his strawman favorite of 'regressive left' for stifling freedom of speech & debate, yet he is one of worst offenders, using his mastery of debate to exclude any views but his own from #LBC program & blocking anyone on Twitter calling out his hypocrisy

#MaajidNawaz will shameless pick and choose his arguments to suit his cause, using extremist style rhetorical techniques in a highly selective manner to further his faux liberal persona (promoting the agenda of the Anglosphere neocon right and Israel). #RegressiveLiberal

It is clear from his skillful attempts to manage and control any debate entirely to suit his own agenda, that #MaajidNawaz still very much has the mindset of an extremist, as he will not allow any perspective but his own, by derailing or blocking any dissenting opinion.

His Twitter profile reveals his true political leanings, as he RTs voices of the neoliberal right: Douglas Murray, Spectator, Ann Coulter, Guido Fawkes to name but a few.
He keeps friends like no genuine 'liberal' I know of, using a faux liberal facade to promote rightwing agenda

The deafening silence of #MaajidNawaz on Palestine, suffering decades of brutal Israeli occupation & ethnic cleansing, speaks volumes on his covert mission to 'reputation launder' Israel, attempting to portray illegally occupied land as 'disputed'.

As usual, if you look at who is paying the piper, it explains a lot of his tunes. #MaajidNawaz and his front Quilliam have been financed by the American neoliberal right #RegressiveLiberal

loonwatch.com/2017/03/06/maa…

His purported journey from extremism riddled with inconsistencies & contradicted by friends/family. Despite claims to have returned from Egypt a reformed character, seems it was rather prospect of fame & fortune as a 'counter extremist' that led to break.

alternet.org/2016/02/self-i…

"...In the U.S., he is acclaimed in neoconservative circles as a courageous truth-teller."

#MaajidNawaz #RegressiveLiberal

thegrayzone.com/2016/02/05/maa…

"He’s ingratiated himself with neocons & hawkish liberals who believe in Western exceptionalism & power, to expand influence & protect its interests. He has found an opportunity to expand his platform, they a veneer deflecting accusations of Islamophobia"

newrepublic.com/article/128436…

'He morphed into whitewashing Israel, & attacking BDS...
The ”deradicalisation” of #MaajidNawaz from Islamist propagandist to ”friend of Israel” can be explained by pandering to vested interests whose donations are keeping Quilliam in existence.'

loonwatch.com/2017/03/06/maa…

'Nawaz broke ranks with Hizb ut-Tahrir same week ex-member Ed Husain rose to quasi-stardom with publication of memoir, The Islamist, a stirring story of a Muslim extremist who had come clean...“I think Husain had shown Maajid a way of attaining sort of fame & status he desired.”

#MaajidNawaz: “We had to really hone our argumentative skills & our ability to convince & influence people” He insists his background as an Islamist is what allows him to employ the very same tenacious ability to communicate ideas & influence people. “They’re transferable skills”

#Quilliam refers to 'Arab-Israeli' conflict rather than occupation. Response to question of Palestine ends with Muslims encouraged to 'care about other conflicts & issues in world, including Burma, Darfur, climate change, poverty, & gender inequality.'

wikispooks.com/wiki/Quilliam_…

“Where was Nawaz’s condemnation about Palestinians driven out their homes & bombarded by Israel?

“All of a sudden Maajid is waging a Twitter jihad against the Chinese gov, coinciding with neocon agenda against China &new economic Cold War taking place.”

5pillarsuk.com/2020/07/18/maa…

"The Quilliam Foundation is financed by Tea-Party conservatives"

medium.com/insurge-intell…