@@TIGERDO100 He never ended up actually acting on those feelings AND he realised with HORROR the error in his judgement. He REGRETS it. Anyone that doesn't believe in second chances should take a really hard look in the mirror when they are faced with their own previous sins. Redemption is a beautiful thing, everyone can experience it.
He's hired to covertly spin everything negative because that's what brings in the money. Once we realize that we are creating a dystopia so that a few more millionaires at the top of companies can have some more beach houses to vacation in while the rest of the world suffers, that sh*t will start to stop. Yes this comes from us too. Stop watching the news. Stop buying papers or magazines on the news. Stop reacting on drama so that it doesn't feed back into the society which the news vultures are then manipulating.
@@cadenrolland5250 absolutely its wonderful to see people capable of critical thinking which is what they dont want, they dont want well informed well educated people capable of critical thinking, they are not interested int that, its against their interest, George Carlin said that, check out his videos, amazing stuff he said, i stopped watching the news and reading newspapers years ago, i won't fall for the hype and be dragged into the divide and conquer agenda
Exactly. The way he set up the question made it abundantly clear he didn't know much about John Barnes other than 'footballer on show he's black and he endured racism.' 'OK got it!' BIG MISTAKE
As a black person that is the best bit of common sense i have heard since this became a media witch hunt and the interviewer really had nowhere to go Well done John and YES i will be watching Liams movies.
I wish I had a friend like Liam Neeson who stood up for his friend years ago and actually tried to do something for them other than just go to the police ! Maybe he was misguided because of emotion but it’s what every man would naturally feel in their visceral natural instinct !
Ma Na yes, and admitting that he had feelings like that in the past (which he knows feels disgusted by) is a very brave thing to do, he could of kept quiet about it but he didn’t bringing to light everyone’s “unconscious racism”
ItsLloydM8 The interviewer obviously didn't know anything about John Barnes. He probably turned up in his mini limo got his memo drinking his mocha latte which said 'black footballer on show who endured racism.' 'OK GOT IT!' Big mistake
Spot on Barnes tells the truth how marginalised folk living on the fringes of society are targeted by the Zionist media and Government that's wgat Brexit is all about part of the divide and rule this is what the Zionist Israeli lobby groups do its the same in America watch the documentary by the respected English journalist Peter Orborne Inside Britain's Israeli lobby groups to see who runs the show
OSG BSG that’s just it tho Liam said he hates blacks for that terrible thing that happened to his friend but after a week he realised he was wrong. How is he a racist??? Explain. (Other than for that one week).
Yes. I live in the USA. Same crap here. The media want to villify whites for everything. Everything. "Stream of consciousness". What is this asshole reporter even talking about. Okay. He took English Lit 101.
Makes me respect Liam Neeson even more for being so honest. He has realised the error of his ways but still the media try to ruin the poor guy. Disgusting and corrupt media filth
The bigger the controversial the bigger the cheque. I'm black I'd forgive Liam for asking to be pardoned. But I am annoyed with the upper class white folks for igniting a unnecessarily fire . People make mistakes. But to spread news about boycotting Liam is being selfish from their part .
Agreed. So much! I just am feeling very angry for him being treated like this. He's not a hateful person, he confronted his own racism and owned it. Unlike most people who want to pretend they're perfect and not influenced by society. They're the ones that keep racism alive.
He's right. Liam did nothing wrong. He was just admitting that he used to have bad thoughts when he was an angry youth. People change. Let the man heal.
The media today just wants half truths, a juicy story to get people angry. Look how people search through peoples history just to find a bad thing they did years age, so they can crucify them. People change, there is not a single person that is perfect. At least LN is willing to show he is human, makes mistakes. Just like the rest of us.
@@gc789 not really that stupid. He's saying that society is judging with inconsistent scales. Churchill was a racist that was mostly a product of his time. Same goes for Liam Neeson. He's admitted it, said he was wrong and regrets it and is now being vilified for it.
Dude, this guy. Phenomenal. I'm interested in his mind, his heart and experiences in life that shaped him to be such way. Cool-headed, detailed, responsible with words and have a sense of -- and obligation towards -- justice.
I’m Black... and I can’t argue with what this guy is saying, and how Liam Neeson *felt.* Because being black, I know how easy it can be to label all white people as bad, because of the actions of some, or a few. And even though I would have undoubtedly fotseen this outrage developing in today’s social climate, and had I been his publicist I would have advised him against telling that story… I still Admire the ability to admit to feeling that way, but also acknowledge the error in that thinking, as well as acknowledging the growth as a human he has made since that time… Which further adds to his current shame and guilt. I’m not even a fan of Liam Neeson‘s movies, but I think what he did was courageous. But that’s just me.
The hard part is convincing people that we all have unconscious biases. Every person wants to think themselves as being perfect. And nobody wants to think that they have been brainwashed to think a certain narrative. If anything we tend to seek out information that confirms our biases, rather than challenges them. I occasionally question my views with my friends. To keep myself honest with myself.
Hard to say this. Neeson recognized how the proces worked and saw that his didn't make sense. So he indeed admitted that he had these feelings like many others have and deserves praise for his honesty. It's a pity that the context about this falls away in many publications and the comments underneath those articles, on both sides. On one hand people saying that it makes sense that he feels this way and that it's good to blame all black people and on the other hand, people judging his racist thoughts. Also, I and my friends have been hurt by people of several races and never did I have a generalizing idea to blame all white, black, Northern African, or whatever people. So the fact that someone even needs a proces of realization, isn't something to be commended and is fair to criticize.
While I basically agree with John Barnes' take, that the actor shouldn't lose everything for being truthful, I don't believe he deserves a reward, or medal or some great applause. I also feel that we don't know what happened during that week or for however long the actor went around looking for trouble with a black person. Did he actually do anything or hurt anyone, but not mention that part? We don't know, and even if he denies it, I don't know if I'd believe him. Nevertheless, based on what we know, I believe he should be able to continue to work. I also feel the same about Keven Hart and Rosanne Barr. This social media lynch mob mentality or Roman gladiator thumbs up/thumbs down mentality is morally corrupt.
Lots of dogs I saw pass through the RSPCA's care would growl at/snap at/bite men who approached them. These dogs had been abused by a man in their past, and therefore held negative feelings towards men. Sometimes it'll only be a black man, sometimes only a tall man...either way, they react to the way a "type" of person treated them. We all do, to an extent. John Barnes is a good man for being this honest and open-eyed!
As a black man, I believe Liam Neeson is a hero. The fact that he was able to admit this and say that he was wrong is amazing. That is courage right there.
i don't think that makes him a hero necessarily, vague term, if anything knowing the weight he carries with his name in the industry it shows he's human and is trying to be a good one at that.
He knew he was wrong and openly admitted. That is taking proper accountability and courage. Liam earned a lot more respect from me and should be praised. Not for the horrible action he was considering to do but for realizing it was wrong and coming to terms with it.
Unfortunately it's the other way. Since the world gets most of its information digitally, I doubt there will ever be a decline of interest in digital media and honest reporting especially on the subject of racism and politic will continue to be scant. The media is too powerful and the super wealthy businesses men controlling the information and narratives, just don't see financial sense, and the excitement of reporting honestly and critically. Not forgetting that they are aligned with certain political party/political doctrine,, so the deliberate nitpicking, word-twisting, demonization and sensationalisation of political rivals is juat too good of an opportunity to miss.
I’m a U.S. citizen and see the same hypocrisy here. It’s easier to excoriate the individual as an outlier; rather than admit the society as a whole has issues.
@@ThatGuy-tn6lp ofcourse it was racist at the time but the does not mean he is racist now. People learn and grow. It would be a different story if he had actually injured someone.
John Barnes deserves a medal. Well said man. All these journalists at the moment that are spinning this should be ashamed. All this crap because a man admitted that he acted like an idiot 40 years ago and realised his mistakes. What a world we live in.
Liam acted very normal, this generation is so easily triggered and its so annoying. People cannot express themselves anymore for fear of losing their jobs their lives..we've got to stop it.
It'd be a great when people of all backgrounds can unite against the media. These p.o.s stir the pot, causing divisions when there shouldn't be and people from all sides argue with one another, which can sometimes lead to deranged people committing acts of violence.
I love that guy. Speaks truth. A world where people cannot express their honest oppinions and when making a mistake there is no way for them to apologise is a hell.
@@rahsaanification it's not an argument mate. It's causitry. If it was a Jew the same principal would or should apply based on context. That's the whole point!
@@nakkadu exactly it was a discussion and a good one at that it seems that in the TH-cam comments the consensus is that somebody always has to have been destroyed these days
Liam Neesan deserves more then a Medal. An absolute stand up man. Hes unbelievably genuine and his fame and fortune have not changed him. Hes so humble and down to earth.
@@truthhitman7473 I don't think anyone was implying that. I have lived in the UK and the US. For decades, I have traveled abroad extensively for work, and I the worst racism I have witnessed is in rural areas of the Southeastern US, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Carolinas. It's no wonder the Southeast was central to the Equal Rights Act in the US. How a nation's government responded in the first 25-30 years after abolishing slavery, seems to have the biggest influence or predictor on later racism.
@@B_Bodziak After slavery was 100 years of segregation , Jim Crow and mass lynchings in the north as well as in the south. And slave owners were paid £17 billion in reparations, which took until 2015 to be paid for by tax payers money. Slaves and their offsprings got nothing but racial discrimination to this day.
As a black man I couldn't agree more.there is a bigger player in this whole thing who wants to see us argue about race.the fight for equality has been infiltrated by selfish emotionless picks! Kudos to Liam Neeson for actually being real and being a stick up Man!He had a racist thought,he recognised it,criticised it,cut it in the bud and confessed it on national television instead of battering him why not applaud him
I'd argue that he didn't even have a racist thought; he had a thought pertaining to a certain race, but it wasn't a racist thought. He didn't have it in for a group of people in spite of their skin colour, he had it in for a group of people in spite of the perpetrator.
Neeson's honesty is honestly just ridiculously admirable, he isn't shying away from what he did or did not is he trying to sugar coat it. Barnes is spot on!
Liam Neeson should not be getting all this hate. I am black and I do not even see him as a racist person. If he was really racist he would not have even told everyone this. Him revealing this information that he knew could jeopardize his career only proves how much he deeply regrets what happend in the past. People need to stop reading in to this so much and praise him for being brave enough to reveal this sensitive information.
Kiro Alveranga if he was still racist he wouldn’t have said what he said he’s obviously moved on and ashamed but ignorant ppl are just gonna bash him regardless
@@oooooo6308 yh it's a shame because he is an amazing actor and this is really going to affect his career. I respect him for revealing this but I really wish he didn't because this is not going away any time soon sadly.
It's like the media is sending a message to all racist people that they're better off doubling down on their racism. Like if a racist changes his views and becomes a good person should he still be guilty of beliefs he used to have?? All people should be given the opportunity to change
That reporter got his arse handed to him. I will personally donate money for more interviews like these. Show these chaos instigators (the media) for what they really are.
Yep and they’re the same people who probably think there’s a terrorist on all of their public transport or in the streets. It’s pathetic, Liam neeson was portraying progression in modern perception and the old fashioned people who aren’t quite caught up with the modern world are reading it completely wrong
@AJKchief39 An african american male RAPED his friend. His anger is justified. What isnt justified is him developing a hatred for an entire race over the characteristcs of one particular individual.
That is not what police say to blacks and asians... They often label them terror suspects... Because of suspicion or they pray to god/allah. Or even because of propaganda and defamation... Sometimes police event it, due to police hate?
speaking of logic, didnt he mention (admittedly, I have no seen the interview) that the media had colored his perception of things? created a bias that he fell victim to? and what is the media doing now? I think the point liam was trying to make has been made twice, once by him in the interview and again in the feeding frenzy that is surrounding it.
@@speakyopeacetv6795 At least he has the balls and reasoning skills to admit it while learning from it and using it as a teachable moment. Pretty sure most of the people raging against him have worse skeletons in their closets. Whatever happened to redemption? lol
RagnarTheRed yep I'm sure everybody wants to kill random people from a racial group just because one person in that group allegedly did something they were angry about. I mean hey that's as normal as normal can get.
i'm black and i've felt that way about white people and then i calm down and remember that everyone is not the same. so i love neeson even more now bravo
@David Kinney He did already. He didnt say forget he said he learned from that. What else do want him to do? Plus once again it was because of crime done to his friend plus he was told black people racist. Everyone wants to act like they're better but they're not.
@David Kinney He did say it just not explicitly. Plus he said he was ashamed of what he thought. What he did wasnt racist because its not about the black person it was the tribalism thinking he was doing. If it any other color he woulf of done the same thing. Plus when i say u or me or anyone have fallen to this tribalsit thinking it we all have our excuses on why we did.
@@TimelineProvision Your missing the point man. He's saying that it's better to have former racists admit that they had these thoughts and have learnt from their mistakes than to have silent ones pretending that they aren't.
@@TimelineProvision Yh i agree John Barnes went way over the top with it by saying Neeson deserves a medal, but i now trust Neeson a whole lot more than most people because he actually admitted he had these thoughts publicly. There's a lot of people in his position and below it that pretend as if they aren't but deep down are really racist.
It's incredibly shocking how John Barnes is merely being logical and speaking the truth, yet so many are quick to condemn anyone on Liam's side. "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - George Orwell.
I have a lot of respect of Neeson admitting how his rage clouded his thinking at the time. Plus the lesson he learned about allowing ourselves to cool down after something really terrible happens to us or someone we love before we also do something terrible. He grew tremendously from the experience, and that's what counts.
Mr Brobot Why? His feeling of revenge is totally normal in a situation like that. Specially since he quickly realizes how wrong he was. Seems like a healthy person to me.
@@MrLeroyFox yes it is like whatever race it would be black people can be racist but like all whites arent white supremacists not all blacks are black supremacist!
One of the best players ever to grace Liverpool and England. Underwent unbelievable racist abuse having bananas thrown at him on the pitch. To still come out an explain perfectly how this story is. Hes the man barnes.
Exactly. Black players back then KNEW exactly what Racism was. The vile stuff that they had to endure was sickening.The pansies of today just haven't got a clue!
The Movie Watcher I agree it was his initial reaction without the time to step back and realize he was wrong which he did before he hurt anyone we shouldn’t be he already felt the shame knowing he’s wrong we don’t need people who fail to read situations making accusations of this great man
The man was just telling us a story from year's ago. I don't see nothing wrong with it. He's friend was raped he was upset he was walking around with anger looking to f somebody up. Yes her rapeist was black and if the rapist was any other race or religion he would have still went looking to hurt somebody. And he took steps to deal with his anger problem.
did I miss something? I did not get the sense that the interviewer was of the opposite opinion. I felt like they were both on the same side that people should not be judging Liam Neeson in a negative way off of his comments in that interview.
@@HoudiniVictim That's exactly what happened. The black guy however had an aggresive stance towards the interviewer, not even realizing he's on the same side.
Great critical thinking byJohn Barnes. In an era of triggered, rash, reactionary behaviour this was a rational, considered, well articulated perspective by Mr Barnes.
agree, although he would have come across a little better if he had kept his clear anger at bay a little bit more. All the points he was making were spot on but he did seem to be quite defensive against the journalist who for the most part wasn't disagreeing with John but putting forward debating points.It is a minor point though and on the other hand showing passion about it like that is quite compelling.
I'm Irish & was born in the 70s. Growing up in the 80s, LGBT was laughed at, racism was rampant, xenophobia was extreme & I hated all of it. But if I was to tell an Irish teenager today of the rhetoric we engaged in because that was the age we lived in, I'd be labelled a hate filled supremacist when I never was. That's all Neeson was saying & fair play to Barnsey for recognising that instead of jumping on the bandwagon. We're too PC to say anything of substance anymore & that is very sad.
More than that: he was being honest that, as a younger man, he was unable to think clearly and was capable and willing to commit instrumental violence. Racism is simply a category error - and it comes from a whole host of neural mechanisms that aren't limited at all to racism. His admission was profound but even moreso that he could realize the mistake in his own thinking, fix it and then try to help others not make the same one. Sadly, most people didn't actually pay attention, assumed they were incapable of such category errors and faulty elisions themselves and set forth to completely miss the point.
John Barnes experienced racism on the football field even from his own fans, but won everyone over with his skill and calm temperament. In the end we are all judged by our character. A great man and one of the best football analysts to grace our screens.
@@frederickuzokwe1271 Johan Cruyff? Apart from the fact he invented "squad numbers" by wearing number 14 when everyone else was 1 to 11, Cruyff usually played as an outside left.
@@potatoface6986 fair play forgot about cruyff , a master class. That we are mentioning him with this people testifies he was a cracking player. Cruyff was poetry in motion.
Sounds like bullshit, media looking for confirmation bias they're currently trying to invent the "Alt right" to discredit trump/brexit and anti eu Europe but they fail so a sad little media whore like neeson who has the same bias and a toddler's mind invents a story saying white men harbor ill will on other men, he probably believes that racism caused this collapse of western institutions so he invented the story because thats the ideology of media.
Don Riller is not his friend was raped by a black person so he viewed all black people the same way, he apologised for his actions and felt terrible about what he thought about
Barnes is right. Neeson was saying what he felt, the harsh reality and truth about how he felt. Neeson is ashamed of it. It was wrong, racist, stupid, evil and sickening to have thought it was okay to kill an innocent black person, over an unrelated issue. But its the harsh truth. If we want proper confidence building measures to address racism, we must look at these things.
I believe that Liam neeson was illustrating that even he is subject to thoughts like that that no one is exempt from the harsh truth of feeling anger and yearning for revenge. He also showed that it is not a good thing, that he was truly horrified. He learned from his mistakenemotions that could have ramifications that would have destroyed his life and the person that he is. He should not be ostracized for having that emotion, if he would have acted on that emotion then we would have something to be upset about. It just seems that someone has just clickbaited the entire media and they want their 15 minutes of fame. There is nothing controversial there many people have dark ominous thoughts and some people act on them others don't. Liam has shown that he was above his own urge for revenge, that it was wrong. I agree with Barnes, that he needs to be commended.
This man is making way too much sense. He will not be invited again.
Hahahaha.....!
So Shamefully True
😂😂😂
That is brilliant and so true.
Hes passionate about this subject because john probably felt the same in reverse
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE JOHN BARNES PLEASE.
More people that as good as say "racism is alright as long as one is sorry....afterwards"?!
@@TIGERDO100 He never ended up actually acting on those feelings AND he realised with HORROR the error in his judgement. He REGRETS it. Anyone that doesn't believe in second chances should take a really hard look in the mirror when they are faced with their own previous sins. Redemption is a beautiful thing, everyone can experience it.
@@TIGERDO100 that is your conclusion? How utterly stupid that is
He talks so fast tho
We need more people like *JOHN BROWN* way before their time going against the thinking which u applaud
News anchor: *"We don't want to spin it"* - _Proceeds to try and spin it_
He's hired to covertly spin everything negative because that's what brings in the money. Once we realize that we are creating a dystopia so that a few more millionaires at the top of companies can have some more beach houses to vacation in while the rest of the world suffers, that sh*t will start to stop.
Yes this comes from us too.
Stop watching the news.
Stop buying papers or magazines on the news.
Stop reacting on drama so that it doesn't feed back into the society which the news vultures are then manipulating.
Caden Rolland
This guy gets it.
Sky news is the worst, full of agenda.
th-cam.com/video/q9RAZxNdCk8/w-d-xo.html
@@cadenrolland5250 absolutely its wonderful to see people capable of critical thinking which is what they dont want, they dont want well informed well educated people capable of critical thinking, they are not interested int that, its against their interest, George Carlin said that, check out his videos, amazing stuff he said, i stopped watching the news and reading newspapers years ago, i won't fall for the hype and be dragged into the divide and conquer agenda
I don’t think this interview went quite as they imagined.
Sky agenda in mud
Well it was on sky
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They still uploaded it to TH-cam;)
Exactly. The way he set up the question made it abundantly clear he didn't know much about John Barnes other than 'footballer on show he's black and he endured racism.' 'OK got it!' BIG MISTAKE
As a black person that is the best bit of common sense i have heard since this became a media witch hunt and the interviewer really had nowhere to go Well done John and YES i will be watching Liams movies.
Me too.
Good to know there are more of us as Black people with common sense out there ffs!
No one dare tell the truth about any personal failure these days.
Donal 1 who’s MSM?
As a white paddy, this makes no sense. I'll only be watching Eddie Murphy films
Thank God an intelligent person understands the context
lool what fking context
No context. Stop defending the indefensible. He already said he was wrong for his feelings.
+matthew rohan exactly if he knows its Fd up why cant these band wagoning people. instead of celebrating him
Yea any1 sayin anything bout hurtin black people or applauding black hate is intelligent huh
he said but did god say it @@marohan
I wish I had a friend who would stand up for me the same way John Barnes stood up for Liam Neeson
I would stand up for Liam Neeson even if I didn’t like him, he did a very brave thing.
I wish I had a friend like Liam Neeson who stood up for his friend years ago and actually tried to do something for them other than just go to the police ! Maybe he was misguided because of emotion but it’s what every man would naturally feel in their visceral natural instinct !
@@trigaVAL A brave man? He's admitting to be a violent racist of the worst kind! He would have killed ANY black man!
Ma Na yes, and admitting that he had feelings like that in the past (which he knows feels disgusted by) is a very brave thing to do, he could of kept quiet about it but he didn’t bringing to light everyone’s “unconscious racism”
I am an African elite and I agree with him.
One of the best intellectual beat downs I've ever seen. Barnes with a flawless victory, a fatality, and a brutality all in one.
And an animality thrown in for good measure. 🤜
@@hen5555 killing spree
The mortal kombat references in this comment make me want to rip someone's spine out.
ItsLloydM8 The interviewer obviously didn't know anything about John Barnes. He probably turned up in his mini limo got his memo drinking his mocha latte which said 'black footballer on show who endured racism.' 'OK GOT IT!' Big mistake
Someone likes Mortal Combat ^_^
John Barnes is never afraid to speak truthfully.
Spot on Barnes tells the truth how marginalised folk living on the fringes of society are targeted by the Zionist media and Government that's wgat Brexit is all about part of the divide and rule this is what the Zionist Israeli lobby groups do its the same in America watch the documentary by the respected English journalist Peter Orborne Inside Britain's Israeli lobby groups to see who runs the show
still a legend
banares hussain oh bollocks utter bollocks, Brexit is about much bigger things than race
Great footballer and common sense speaker
OSG BSG that’s just it tho Liam said he hates blacks for that terrible thing that happened to his friend but after a week he realised he was wrong. How is he a racist??? Explain. (Other than for that one week).
This man is spitting the fire of truth.
Dylan Dylan Dylan, Dylan Dylan
@@quentinpeters3405 a sugar cookie, man. THIS IS CRAZY.
He's insane. New movie Taken: Out Of Context
He's a racist! Next movie Taken: Out of Northern Ireland
Facts
John Barnes has exposed the media. Fair play.
Mitch Ryan , Definitely has exsposed them for being the frauds they are ..
Demons run when a soldier goes to war, and John is putting on his doom guy suit
Thank God for people like John Barnes. He’s excellent at showing a voice of reason in a dizzy world of media spin.
News Reporter *sweating*
“Why is he speaking sense”
But... But.... divide and conquer
LOL
...And bashing our long loved idol!
Yes. I live in the USA. Same crap here. The media want to villify whites for everything. Everything. "Stream of consciousness". What is this asshole reporter even talking about. Okay. He took English Lit 101.
Can't wait to see Liam Neeson's new film : Taken: Out Of Context.
Lmao
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David Kinney of course it was
hahahaa id watch it !
@David Kinney course it was
Makes me respect Liam Neeson even more for being so honest. He has realised the error of his ways but still the media try to ruin the poor guy. Disgusting and corrupt media filth
Dough Boy poor guy... the man released a film last month, hasn’t done as well as he thought...I know what, let create some unneeded controversy
@@ThatGuy-tn6lp utter nonsense
Virtue signaling mick makes his failing movie relevant...
The bigger the controversial the bigger the cheque. I'm black I'd forgive Liam for asking to be pardoned. But I am annoyed with the upper class white folks for igniting a unnecessarily fire . People make mistakes. But to spread news about boycotting Liam is being selfish from their part .
Agreed. So much! I just am feeling very angry for him being treated like this. He's not a hateful person, he confronted his own racism and owned it. Unlike most people who want to pretend they're perfect and not influenced by society. They're the ones that keep racism alive.
Probably the most sense I have seen a footballer speak, ever. With passion and not letting the interviewer steer the conversation.
This guy is articulating his argument perfectly.
He's right. Liam did nothing wrong. He was just admitting that he used to have bad thoughts when he was an angry youth.
People change. Let the man heal.
I also say that any decision makers who rescinded privileges from him on the basis of what he said should apologise to him and compensate him.
The media today just wants half truths, a juicy story to get people angry. Look how people search through peoples history just to find a bad thing they did years age, so they can crucify them. People change, there is not a single person that is perfect. At least LN is willing to show he is human, makes mistakes. Just like the rest of us.
@M W It's normal present witch-hunt procedure. For example, Me too movement is exactly that.
Yes yes yes. John Barnes absolutely ripping it up, total respect.
His Churchill bit was stupid, but his Neeson but was good
Next week...John Barnes accused of repe.. #MeToo
@@gc789 not really that stupid. He's saying that society is judging with inconsistent scales. Churchill was a racist that was mostly a product of his time. Same goes for Liam Neeson. He's admitted it, said he was wrong and regrets it and is now being vilified for it.
Did Barnes get the wrong guy by saying Churchill wanted to gas lesser races?
Dustshoe I don’t know about the gassing part but there is lots of information out there suggesting how much of a white supremacist he was
This interview is spot on. No one is perfect and people change for the better. They should be applauded for it, not punished.
Look on johns face at beginning pure gold no way was he going to let sky spin it well done John Barnes
Wow, finally an intelligent person on the news!!
Yes indeed
Well done John Barnes for not cherry picking and sensationalising it.
Context is everything
Kind of ironic that he cant put Churchills racial views in contexts of his timeage
Dude, this guy. Phenomenal. I'm interested in his mind, his heart and experiences in life that shaped him to be such way. Cool-headed, detailed, responsible with words and have a sense of -- and obligation towards -- justice.
Cool headed?
He’s an angry racist happy to fuel hate.
And he was crap at football.
He's a rapper
@@joshuataylor3550and a damn good footballer too
I’m Black... and I can’t argue with what this guy is saying, and how Liam Neeson *felt.*
Because being black, I know how easy it can be to label all white people as bad, because of the actions of some, or a few.
And even though I would have undoubtedly fotseen this outrage developing in today’s social climate, and had I been his publicist I would have advised him against telling that story…
I still Admire the ability to admit to feeling that way, but also acknowledge the error in that thinking, as well as acknowledging the growth as a human he has made since that time… Which further adds to his current shame and guilt.
I’m not even a fan of Liam Neeson‘s movies, but I think what he did was courageous. But that’s just me.
The hard part is convincing people that we all have unconscious biases. Every person wants to think themselves as being perfect. And nobody wants to think that they have been brainwashed to think a certain narrative.
If anything we tend to seek out information that confirms our biases, rather than challenges them.
I occasionally question my views with my friends. To keep myself honest with myself.
Hard to say this. Neeson recognized how the proces worked and saw that his didn't make sense. So he indeed admitted that he had these feelings like many others have and deserves praise for his honesty.
It's a pity that the context about this falls away in many publications and the comments underneath those articles, on both sides. On one hand people saying that it makes sense that he feels this way and that it's good to blame all black people and on the other hand, people judging his racist thoughts.
Also, I and my friends have been hurt by people of several races and never did I have a generalizing idea to blame all white, black, Northern African, or whatever people. So the fact that someone even needs a proces of realization, isn't something to be commended and is fair to criticize.
While I basically agree with John Barnes' take, that the actor shouldn't lose everything for being truthful, I don't believe he deserves a reward, or medal or some great applause. I also feel that we don't know what happened during that week or for however long the actor went around looking for trouble with a black person. Did he actually do anything or hurt anyone, but not mention that part? We don't know, and even if he denies it, I don't know if I'd believe him. Nevertheless, based on what we know, I believe he should be able to continue to work. I also feel the same about Keven Hart and Rosanne Barr. This social media lynch mob mentality or Roman gladiator thumbs up/thumbs down mentality is morally corrupt.
Lots of dogs I saw pass through the RSPCA's care would growl at/snap at/bite men who approached them. These dogs had been abused by a man in their past, and therefore held negative feelings towards men. Sometimes it'll only be a black man, sometimes only a tall man...either way, they react to the way a "type" of person treated them. We all do, to an extent. John Barnes is a good man for being this honest and open-eyed!
Quiet Time Gaming Well said!!
As a black man, I believe Liam Neeson is a hero. The fact that he was able to admit this and say that he was wrong is amazing. That is courage right there.
Earnt so much respect for me
i don't think that makes him a hero necessarily, vague term, if anything knowing the weight he carries with his name in the industry it shows he's human and is trying to be a good one at that.
Okay npc
He knew he was wrong and openly admitted. That is taking proper accountability and courage. Liam earned a lot more respect from me and should be praised. Not for the horrible action he was considering to do but for realizing it was wrong and coming to terms with it.
Absolutely amazing JB. Well done for bringing sanity to the table.
Poo Jans I meant apologies 👍👍👍
dam right
This is the level of stupidity when a footballer is educating a journalist on the truth
scott hayes U hit the nail on the head , word perfect 👌
I bloody loved John Barnes as a footballer and I love him even more as a person.
The media is dying, John just put another nail in its coffin.
@Christie7 Hammon4 what?
Unfortunately it's the other way. Since the world gets most of its information digitally, I doubt there will ever be a decline of interest in digital media and honest reporting especially on the subject of racism and politic will continue to be scant. The media is too powerful and the super wealthy businesses men controlling the information and narratives, just don't see financial sense, and the excitement of reporting honestly and critically. Not forgetting that they are aligned with certain political party/political doctrine,, so the deliberate nitpicking, word-twisting, demonization and sensationalisation of political rivals is juat too good of an opportunity to miss.
John Barnes is absolutely 100% correct..
I love John Barnes. Keeping the focus on what it should be on. I’m watching this video again.
This guy knows what he's talking about. Understand the context.
John is the first person to actually understand what Liam was saying and I love it 🥰
I’m a U.S. citizen and see the same hypocrisy here. It’s easier to excoriate the individual as an outlier; rather than admit the society as a whole has issues.
No it’s not... it’s racist point blank... whether he regrets it now or 5 mins later, it was racist
@@ThatGuy-tn6lp ofcourse it was racist at the time but the does not mean he is racist now. People learn and grow. It would be a different story if he had actually injured someone.
John Barnes has always been a top bloke, a very smart and nice man, respect to him.
John Barnes verbally murdered that reporter. Left him absolutely stunned
Well, snowflakes aren't known for being quick witted, are they? xD
Thanks for the intelligence.
Sky news is fake news
th-cam.com/video/Zb8KEpkCdRo/w-d-xo.html Here's Liam's response
I'm guessing this is the last time the media use john Barnes. They don't like to hear truthful and logical opinions.
When John speaks on race, listen. He knows his stuff
@Rune Kristensen yeah of course they will ;-) ignorance is bliss hey :-)
This man speaks like he played football. Pure class. Intelligent and powerful!!!
John Barnes deserves a medal. Well said man. All these journalists at the moment that are spinning this should be ashamed. All this crap because a man admitted that he acted like an idiot 40 years ago and realised his mistakes. What a world we live in.
MrLewdacris yea I never heard the full story until now yikes, put in context it’s very different
Liam acted very normal, this generation is so easily triggered and its so annoying. People cannot express themselves anymore for fear of losing their jobs their lives..we've got to stop it.
It'd be a great when people of all backgrounds can unite against the media. These p.o.s stir the pot, causing divisions when there shouldn't be and people from all sides argue with one another, which can sometimes lead to deranged people committing acts of violence.
MrLewdacris I'd love for us as black people to even think like this aloud .
@@millgoheff9708 dumb arsenal
I love that guy. Speaks truth. A world where people cannot express their honest oppinions and when making a mistake there is no way for them to apologise is a hell.
''If William Churchill wuz alive now he would say...''
The slave trade was a mistake for at least 2 reasons.
John Barnes smashed that and destroyed the sky presenter. Reality.
jamal brooks agree 100 percent
@@rahsaanification it's not an argument mate. It's causitry. If it was a Jew the same principal would or should apply based on context. That's the whole point!
Destroyed? It was a discussion, nobody was destroyed.
@@nakkadu exactly it was a discussion and a good one at that it seems that in the TH-cam comments the consensus is that somebody always has to have been destroyed these days
I read this in a British accent
Liam Neesan deserves more then a Medal. An absolute stand up man. Hes unbelievably genuine and his fame and fortune have not changed him. Hes so humble and down to earth.
Not to mention the epitome of masculinity.
He certainly is 👍
That still doesn't get Britain off the hook from being a racist society.
@@truthhitman7473 I don't think anyone was implying that. I have lived in the UK and the US. For decades, I have traveled abroad extensively for work, and I the worst racism I have witnessed is in rural areas of the Southeastern US, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Carolinas. It's no wonder the Southeast was central to the Equal Rights Act in the US. How a nation's government responded in the first 25-30 years after abolishing slavery, seems to have the biggest influence or predictor on later racism.
@@B_Bodziak
After slavery was 100 years of segregation , Jim Crow and mass lynchings in the north as well as in the south. And slave owners were paid £17 billion in reparations, which took until 2015 to be paid for by tax payers money. Slaves and their offsprings got nothing but racial discrimination to this day.
As a black man I couldn't agree more.there is a bigger player in this whole thing who wants to see us argue about race.the fight for equality has been infiltrated by selfish emotionless picks!
Kudos to Liam Neeson for actually being real and being a stick up Man!He had a racist thought,he recognised it,criticised it,cut it in the bud and confessed it on national television instead of battering him why not applaud him
Finally someone who knows what's going on!
@@Raheem_925 Who's that
I'd argue that he didn't even have a racist thought; he had a thought pertaining to a certain race, but it wasn't a racist thought.
He didn't have it in for a group of people in spite of their skin colour, he had it in for a group of people in spite of the perpetrator.
@@antiduckable spot on!
Neeson's honesty is honestly just ridiculously admirable, he isn't shying away from what he did or did not is he trying to sugar coat it. Barnes is spot on!
feels so refreshing to hear an honest man speak what we're all thinking in a world full of fake news
Liam Neeson should not be getting all this hate. I am black and I do not even see him as a racist person. If he was really racist he would not have even told everyone this. Him revealing this information that he knew could jeopardize his career only proves how much he deeply regrets what happend in the past. People need to stop reading in to this so much and praise him for being brave enough to reveal this sensitive information.
Kiro Alveranga if he was still racist he wouldn’t have said what he said he’s obviously moved on and ashamed but ignorant ppl are just gonna bash him regardless
@@oooooo6308 yh it's a shame because he is an amazing actor and this is really going to affect his career. I respect him for revealing this but I really wish he didn't because this is not going away any time soon sadly.
People don't read into anything. Most are devoid of independent thought.
@@ohcrikey9560 could not agree more.
It's like the media is sending a message to all racist people that they're better off doubling down on their racism. Like if a racist changes his views and becomes a good person should he still be guilty of beliefs he used to have?? All people should be given the opportunity to change
That reporter got his arse handed to him. I will personally donate money for more interviews like these. Show these chaos instigators (the media) for what they really are.
He's right for speaking about media spin.
William Deacon Media is the biggest enemy media is the reason for race issue.
Lack of education is the reason behind racial issues in the modern world. The media simply play into because it’s profitable.
@Manu Agree.
Not really what Sky wanted him to say.
Well done John. Common sense prevails.
brilliant
They won’t invite him on again . Good on him for telling the truth . They expected Barnes to go crazy on Liam neeson. But he didn’t . 😇
Asif Sabri I’m pretty sure they knew his position beforehand. They don’t just go into it blind.
@@danielepson6219 well it is the media
Exactly, there thought process was get John Barnes on he's black.
Yep and they’re the same people who probably think there’s a terrorist on all of their public transport or in the streets. It’s pathetic, Liam neeson was portraying progression in modern perception and the old fashioned people who aren’t quite caught up with the modern world are reading it completely wrong
They literally uploaded the interview on TH-cam and it almost has 500k views
I stopped watching mainstream media 6 years ago and I feel so much more love for the world
The white blokes more bothered than the Black man
That is usually the way it is.
Typical lefty liberal, more bothered about his ego & his opinion being right!
personally I want all humans dead
Well said!
Mr Hole understandable.
He is not racist, he was justifiably angry, acted wrongly and admitted it to the world.
@AJKchief39 An african american male RAPED his friend. His anger is justified. What isnt justified is him developing a hatred for an entire race over the characteristcs of one particular individual.
Nsksk Nsjsk and that’s exactly what he was trying to explain.
@AJKchief39 There were no actions. He had thoughts that weren't acted out. It speaks well for him.
bro going out looking for a week + is an action lol what are people on liam neeson just shared his ignorance in the past doesnt make him great
@@nsksknsjsk4771 african american in the uk? Shut up
U can't judge a man by his worst mistake, but by his honesty and willingness to evolve!
Exactly. No one is pure so redemption is our responsibility to seek.
That is not what police say to blacks and asians...
They often label them terror suspects...
Because of suspicion or they pray to god/allah.
Or even because of propaganda and defamation...
Sometimes police event it, due to police hate?
@Fellow 557 We would have forgiven Hitler? Speak for yourself. What a ridiculous thing to say!
Very well said
Lol people who go to jail for murder 😂
The world needs someone like John Barnes every time he opens his mouth he talks a lot of sense l always have time for him 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The man is correct. He knows what he is talking about. He is rational and logical. Thanks for the video.
speaking of logic, didnt he mention (admittedly, I have no seen the interview) that the media had colored his perception of things? created a bias that he fell victim to?
and what is the media doing now? I think the point liam was trying to make has been made twice, once by him in the interview and again in the feeding frenzy that is surrounding it.
Lol yeah he deserves a medal for not finding a random black person to commit a hate crime on 40 years ago. 🤦🏾♂️
@@speakyopeacetv6795 At least he has the balls and reasoning skills to admit it while learning from it and using it as a teachable moment.
Pretty sure most of the people raging against him have worse skeletons in their closets. Whatever happened to redemption? lol
RagnarTheRed yep I'm sure everybody wants to kill random people from a racial group just because one person in that group allegedly did something they were angry about. I mean hey that's as normal as normal can get.
@@speakyopeacetv6795 The view must be nice from that ivory tower.
i'm black and i've felt that way about white people and then i calm down and remember that everyone is not the same. so i love neeson even more now bravo
Exactly bruh im black and ive felt the same way. Its like people dont want to forgive anymore
@David Kinney He did already. He didnt say forget he said he learned from that. What else do want him to do? Plus once again it was because of crime done to his friend plus he was told black people racist. Everyone wants to act like they're better but they're not.
@David Kinney He did say it just not explicitly. Plus he said he was ashamed of what he thought. What he did wasnt racist because its not about the black person it was the tribalism thinking he was doing. If it any other color he woulf of done the same thing. Plus when i say u or me or anyone have fallen to this tribalsit thinking it we all have our excuses on why we did.
David Kinney
He said it was wrong...
Good boy
Liam Neeson new movie is dope...
*Taken: Out of Context*
OMG that's brilliant!!!
LOL. 👍 GREAT
I lost it with your comment xd
Excellent, lol.. someone needs to make this meme.
Perfect
I have fallen in love with his brave heart 👌🏽💯 this is how we need to stand up for each other
John Barnes has twice the intelligence of the news anchor
I'm sorry - but "0 x 2" is not a compliment.
It's a complete knock out! No contest!
more like double the clarity and empathy and half the ignorance
@@YammoYammamoto 0+2 there.. fixed it.
way more than twice.
God bless this man, and Liam Neeson.
Also Terry Crews.
Lol why??
Terry said it as how it was.
What god are we blessing today? Allah? Jesus/the father and the Holy Spirit? Zeus? Hera? Athena? Apollo? Ares? Hades? The sun?
@@percyboy2066 Lu Bu
Fair play to John Barnes - Big enough to take the sting out of it!
@@TimelineProvision *yawn* 😒
@@TimelineProvision Your missing the point man. He's saying that it's better to have former racists admit that they had these thoughts and have learnt from their mistakes than to have silent ones pretending that they aren't.
Took the SPIN out of it!
@@TimelineProvision Yh i agree John Barnes went way over the top with it by saying Neeson deserves a medal, but i now trust Neeson a whole lot more than most people because he actually admitted he had these thoughts publicly. There's a lot of people in his position and below it that pretend as if they aren't but deep down are really racist.
@@TimelineProvision what a load of crap . I guess all other races don't do wring either 😂😂😂😂🤣
I'm black and that man "John Barnes" speaks on my behalf 🔥. We just want to be left alone. Wr don't want all people to be hung in our name.
So your face is same colour as your hair? We not Black
I hope Liam knows that there are people who understand what he said and love him for his honesty, he doesn’t deserve the hate his getting
and A man that didn't rape anyone doesn't deserve to be hurt for nothing
John Barnes saying as it is.. The man is a legend..
Totally agree there are journalists and their job is trying to find stories on celebrity's just to sell newspapers
John Barnes... bloody well said!
John is a thoroughly decent and honest man. My son and I had the pleasure of meeting him at Anfield a few years ago.
liam neeson is a good man.he was speaking from his heart.liam neeson is human,its ok to express himself.john barnes has a point.
I couldn't agree more :)
Right i don’t think he’s racist he’s maybe just got some prejudices every one does i feel like the word racist is loosely thrown around.
Fix your damn typing. Jesus.
Agreed!
@@manny123957 spot on sir
In the age of deception telling the truth is revolutionary.
well said
Sad but true...its all smoke and mirrors
That's exactly right. Whatever happened to enlightenment...?
😂
LoL what a weird life we live in now
It's incredibly shocking how John Barnes is merely being logical and speaking the truth, yet so many are quick to condemn anyone on Liam's side.
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - George Orwell.
Shut up! Because i will not tolerate your racism and misogynistic views
@@YoungBlaze lel, wut?
What a brilliant quote
Thanks for the quote dude
however --- quoteinvestigator.com/2013/02/24/truth-revolutionary/
I have a lot of respect of Neeson admitting how his rage clouded his thinking at the time. Plus the lesson he learned about allowing ourselves to cool down after something really terrible happens to us or someone we love before we also do something terrible. He grew tremendously from the experience, and that's what counts.
John Barnes is a very smart and clued up guy well done.
I’m just laughing at how this reporters plan for painting Liam Neeson as a horrible person backfires.
Mr Brobot Why? His feeling of revenge is totally normal in a situation like that. Specially since he quickly realizes how wrong he was. Seems like a healthy person to me.
@@MrLeroyFox he was made healthy by johns response.
@@diannevaldez8670 what? No youre wrong. but he supports liam neeson.
@@MrLeroyFox yes it is like whatever race it would be black people can be racist but like all whites arent white supremacists not all blacks are black supremacist!
Yes rip shuttty sky news reporter!
One of the best players ever to grace Liverpool and England. Underwent unbelievable racist abuse having bananas thrown at him on the pitch. To still come out an explain perfectly how this story is. Hes the man barnes.
Exactly. Black players back then KNEW exactly what Racism was. The vile stuff that they had to endure was sickening.The pansies of today just haven't got a clue!
Well said
Very true and very well said
Well said.
Liam neeson is a hero, he is a beautiful person love him inside and out 💕
I respect John Barnes so much. Here he was so right.
Alan Braham please educate yourself on this matter Neeson doesn’t hate black people he hates the enemy that raped his friend.
@@therickestrick40 so why did he want to go around looking for a random bkack guy to kill. Black people wouldnt be excused for the same
The Movie Watcher I agree it was his initial reaction without the time to step back and realize he was wrong which he did before he hurt anyone we shouldn’t be he already felt the shame knowing he’s wrong we don’t need people who fail to read situations making accusations of this great man
Joseph Asch exactly!! John Barnes goes more in depth about this in an interview on This Morning.
I agree Liam Nesson deserves a medal point blank he felt ashamed and realized his mistake I applaud him..and yes im black
I honestly thinks it's cool that Liam Neeson said that.... that's brutal honesty. .. something a lot of people can't handle these days.
kvt honesty. Your comment is honestly a little confusing with the error
yes that was honest and reflected...and its shamefull that some peple now cll him rasist....wow
The man was just telling us a story from year's ago. I don't see nothing wrong with it. He's friend was raped he was upset he was walking around with anger looking to f somebody up. Yes her rapeist was black and if the rapist was any other race or religion he would have still went looking to hurt somebody. And he took steps to deal with his anger problem.
He sounded like a badass during that Interview
It reminds me of old timers and there racist not racist meaning terms but it’s a bit different than that.
World need people like John Barnes
John Barnes, absolutely destroyed the presenter 🐏
That presenter just wanted blood
did I miss something? I did not get the sense that the interviewer was of the opposite opinion. I felt like they were both on the same side that people should not be judging Liam Neeson in a negative way off of his comments in that interview.
@@HoudiniVictim That's exactly what happened. The black guy however had an aggresive stance towards the interviewer, not even realizing he's on the same side.
@@HoudiniVictim nope he tried deflecting important comments cause they don't a line with modern media views.....
John Barnes dropping truth bombs on our arses
Ya darn tootin he is!
If more people like John Barnes would be on normal television I would start watching normal television again.
Frosty1979 same... same..
Well done John Barns. They wasn't expecting that at all. Nailed it!!!!!
Nothing but respect for John Barnes!
Great critical thinking byJohn Barnes. In an era of triggered, rash, reactionary behaviour this was a rational, considered, well articulated perspective by Mr Barnes.
agree, although he would have come across a little better if he had kept his clear anger at bay a little bit more. All the points he was making were spot on but he did seem to be quite defensive against the journalist who for the most part wasn't disagreeing with John but putting forward debating points.It is a minor point though and on the other hand showing passion about it like that is quite compelling.
All I thought of after I read your comment was this scene from My Cousin Vinny: th-cam.com/video/7DpMwDgxC-I/w-d-xo.html
I'm Irish & was born in the 70s. Growing up in the 80s, LGBT was laughed at, racism was rampant, xenophobia was extreme & I hated all of it. But if I was to tell an Irish teenager today of the rhetoric we engaged in because that was the age we lived in, I'd be labelled a hate filled supremacist when I never was. That's all Neeson was saying & fair play to Barnsey for recognising that instead of jumping on the bandwagon. We're too PC to say anything of substance anymore & that is very sad.
Totally 100%
100%
John Barnes: Legend in the football world.
Liam Leeson: Legend in the movie world.
oops that didn't go the way sky hoped for eh?
The guy was probably sweating wondering "this wasn't how it was suppose to go". Even panicking at the word "spin".
Looks like skye is just like cnn
Roland Lawrence no it actually did go their way. They wanted this
@@hamzaalid3599 Bingo. Sky care more about views than anything else, and this is the exact kind of content they want.
John Barnes was a legend on the pitch and now a legend off it!!!
John Barnes is a coconut!
Azarul Ahmed
Legend on the pitch lol
As a Black man myself I don’t think Liam Neeson was being racist he was just being honest about his feelings.
To be fair everyone has grouped a set of people so nothing wrong
More than that: he was being honest that, as a younger man, he was unable to think clearly and was capable and willing to commit instrumental violence. Racism is simply a category error - and it comes from a whole host of neural mechanisms that aren't limited at all to racism. His admission was profound but even moreso that he could realize the mistake in his own thinking, fix it and then try to help others not make the same one. Sadly, most people didn't actually pay attention, assumed they were incapable of such category errors and faulty elisions themselves and set forth to completely miss the point.
Also take into account how dangerous ireland was at this time, the violence and collateral damage was at its peak
Quite right. We have all feelings and moments we almost immediately feel stupid for having had.
as i white man i also think that
Gotta love John Barnes.
John Barnes - what an absolute legend, spoke the ultimate truth and did so with both passion and dignity. Need more people in this world like him
This should be 1# on trending what a strong message from the brother.
Your a joker..
John Barnes experienced racism on the football field even from his own fans, but won everyone over with his skill and calm temperament. In the end we are all judged by our character. A great man and one of the best football analysts to grace our screens.
Apart from Eder of Brazil in 1980 team the has not been a better number 11 in world football than john barnes.
@@frederickuzokwe1271 Johan Cruyff? Apart from the fact he invented "squad numbers" by wearing number 14 when everyone else was 1 to 11, Cruyff usually played as an outside left.
@@potatoface6986 fair play forgot about cruyff , a master class. That we are mentioning him with this people testifies he was a cracking player. Cruyff was poetry in motion.
yes he isnt a race baiter and he understand that was 30 years aog!
That still doesn't get Britain off the hook from being a racist society.
Well done John. It is so good to hear someone with an ounce of intelligence and understanding rather than jumping on the bandwagon.
Barnes hit it in the back of the net again . Good man
SamBamBike
Sounds like bullshit, media looking for confirmation bias they're currently trying to invent the "Alt right" to discredit trump/brexit and anti eu Europe but they fail so a sad little media whore like neeson who has the same bias and a toddler's mind invents a story saying white men harbor ill will on other men, he probably believes that racism caused this collapse of western institutions so he invented the story because thats the ideology of media.
Love this guy! Voice of reason
It is shameful that the truth about ourselves is subject to crucifixion especially since Liam repented. He had the courage to change. Bravo!!!
Don Riller is not his friend was raped by a black person so he viewed all black people the same way, he apologised for his actions and felt terrible about what he thought about
I'm glad he got the coverage, if it wasn't for Barnes things would be a lot worse for Neeson.
Barnes only listened to by v.few..
Barnes has made things worse 4 both of them my girl is mixed race and appalled at both comments..
John Barnes is an amazing human being he can see both sides of an argument, he was a bang on footballer too
Barnes is right. Neeson was saying what he felt, the harsh reality and truth about how he felt. Neeson is ashamed of it. It was wrong, racist, stupid, evil and sickening to have thought it was okay to kill an innocent black person, over an unrelated issue. But its the harsh truth. If we want proper confidence building measures to address racism, we must look at these things.
Neeson is ashamed that he wanted to kill someone.
@@robk2167 I agree black or not, it was because he wanted to kill someone.
Liam did nothing wrong
Agreed. His honesty allows for dialogue around the issue. Censorship on this issue does not allow anyone to learn.
I believe that Liam neeson was illustrating that even he is subject to thoughts like that that no one is exempt from the harsh truth of feeling anger and yearning for revenge. He also showed that it is not a good thing, that he was truly horrified.
He learned from his mistakenemotions that could have ramifications that would have destroyed his life and the person that he is. He should not be ostracized for having that emotion, if he would have acted on that emotion then we would have something to be upset about.
It just seems that someone has just clickbaited the entire media and they want their 15 minutes of fame. There is nothing controversial there many people have dark ominous thoughts and some people act on them others don't. Liam has shown that he was above his own urge for revenge, that it was wrong. I agree with Barnes, that he needs to be commended.
Newsreader: Black man not following our agenda. Does not compute! Does not compute!
Error. Error. Error. Error.
System restart needed.
churchill is a racist
Quick press CTRL+ALT+DELETE
@@rahulkemp8347 He was a great man.
@@blarbful yes
Respect to John Barnes he spoke so passionately standing up for Liam . It was blown out of proportion .
"we all fall. what matters is how we pick ourselves back up"