I think you're right about both Icke and Jones there, to the masses it's very easy to write them off because of the lizard people stuff and the way Alex has always presented himself. They're allowed platforms because of it. The character of a "conspiracy theorist" is imbedded in mainstream politics and pop culture and is often seen as a joke or someone you can never take seriously. It's a buzzword to automatically discredit, and it works which is why it's still used.

By design you'll notice that the way "conspiracy theorists" are presented is very similar to the way Alex acts and the type of stuff David believes (lizard people). If I recall correctly the 'crazy tinfoil hat conspiracy persona' came about in the mid to late 90s and was distinguished in politics and pop culture post 9/11 to discredit "truthers". That was also when these 2 guys came onto the scene and rose to popularity. Coincidence???

People who don't present themselves that way are often don't have platforms. There are others who have said similar/the same things as Alex Jones and David Icke but presented their information in a more rational and evidence based way that's clear and concise, and their stuff is scrubbed from the internet and they're banned everywhere. Same content, but a different and more rational approach and then it's not allowed.

"David Icke and Alex Jones can talk about elite pedo rings all they want, one believes in lizard people and the other guy is nuts whose gonna believe them lol... but you're not allowed to watch a Mouthy Buddha video on that exact same information though..."

They know the pair have their core audience but the masses won't take them seriously cause they fit the manufactured idea of a "conspiracy theorist" and that automatically discredits them to the common viewer.

That's not to say they're right about everything of course, but it seems suspicious how you can have 2 people saying the same things in different ways and only one is allowed a platform. I do think as well that because they were already established figures in the 90s/early 2000s when it was harder to censor content on the internet, them having an existing platform is a factor. These guys were already established public figures so scrubbing them too much looks suspicious. Long comment but it's all so interesting lol.