Self-styled revolutionary Russell Brand believes Britain 's 'corrupt ' society is to blame for turning Jihadi John into a terrorist executioner . In an extraordinary ten-minute rant on YouTube , the outspoken millionaire comedian young Muslims in the UK are so disenfranchised they ‘ turn to mad jihadism ’ . The millionaire comedian-turned-anarchist spoke out in a video blog he called : 'Could I have been Jihadi John ? ' He said : ‘ The kernel of truth in the sprawling , bewildering , bramble of ISIS madness is society is n't working , the system is n't working , it ’ s totally corrupt . Scroll down for video . Controversial comedian Russell Brand posted an extraordinary ten-minute rant on YouTube saying Britian 's society was to blame for turning Jihadi John into a terrorist executioner . ‘ That ’ s the thing that resonates in the core of young people , that ’ s the thing that pulls them into mad jihadism. ’ And he went on to muse : ‘ The developing news narrative in most of its permutations does n't address the core problems . 'If Muslims have been here in significant numbers since the fifties , why is this only happening now ? ’ And he heaped blame on society at large for failing to incorporate and understand the ISIS atrocities . Brand explained that while society can 'incorporate ' problems like drugs , drink and homelessness , it has so far failed to understand jihadism in the same way . 'The beheadings can ’ t be incorporated into the main narrative of apathy , alienation , isolation , ’ he said . In the outburst , Brand also accused the media of failing to address the 'core problem ' behind the ISIS atrocities . Brand also explained that while society can 'incorporate ' problems like drugs , drink and homelessness , it has so far failed to understand jihadism in the same way . ‘ It ’ s merely an extreme example of something that is commonly understood . That our cultural story at the moment makes no sense . ’ In the outburst he also accused the media of failing to address the 'core problem ' behind the ISIS atrocities . However , it is not the first time that Brand has spoken out about ISIS . In another Youtube rant in September , he argued that attitudes in Britain towards Muslim youth are to blame for men and women leaving the UK to join extremists abroad . Meanwhile in December , he took aim at the Australian government and Prime Minister Tony Abbot following a siege at a cafe in Sydney where two people died . Mohammed Emwazi , left , who was revealed to be ISIS executioner Jihadi John . Brand suggested that not incorporating Muslims into British society is the reason they turn to ISIS . Brand previously criticised Australian media for calling the Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis , pictured , a terrorist , saying he was simply a 'mentally ill criminal ' Brand criticised the way gunman Man Haron Monis was branded a terrorist by some media outlets , saying instead he was simply a mentally ill criminal . 'This man is clearly a mentally ill criminal with a long history of mental illness and criminal behaviour and lots of evidence of instability , ' Brand said in a video . The comedian also blamed the media for fitting the story into their own frame , amid worldwide fears about ISIS . He added : 'It 's convenient for people to enhance and increase fear around ISIS because currently there 's an appetite to increase security measures domestically , to engage in foreign military activity in that region of the world for economic and corporate ends . '
The outspoken star posted an extraordinary ten-minute rant on YouTube . Said Brand 's 'corrupt ' society was to blame for youngsters turning to ISIS . Suggested society at large had failed to incorporate young Muslims . Said people were failing to understand why people were turning to jihad . Blamed media for failing to address 'core problem ' behind ISIS atrocities . Brand has previously spoken out about ISIS in other YouTube videos .