Observing the comments on blogs like this one, and trying to understand the thinking that informs them can be an interesting, but sometimes appalling, exercise. Most commenters here are liberal/progressive nonbelievers, but we get quite a few interlopers who come here to confront us, either to convince us that we are wrong, or often, it seems, just to disrupt our discussions. Their beliefs vary somewhat, but there is a common core that includes religious belief and far-right political views. Of course, this worldview is not unique to bloggers. It probably describes a sizeable portion of the population.

In trying to depict their worldview it has occurred to me that it can be metaphorically likened to a human body. Each part of the body represents a facet of the total package of beliefs. The body could be male or female, and of any race, but it is tempting to think of it as white and male for reasons that will become apparent. Now, I dont claim that every individual of this political persuasion agrees with all of these ideas, but I think there is a widespread commonality that is shared by most of them. Lets tear this body apart and examine each part.

The main trunk of the body is religious belief. This (mis)informs and motivates much of the other thought processes. It includes the heart, lungs and internal organs, with one exception. More about that later.

The head contains all the conspiracy theories, the primary one being global warming, which is seen as an evil scheme by a cabal of atheist scientists to create a secular, socialist world government. Climate change is dismissed as either a hoax, or nothing to worry about. And then, there are the other conspiracies, like Chemtrails and the HAARP antenna array in Alaska. These are schemes to poison most of the worlds population, so that the survivors can be managed by a totalitarian world government referred to as the New World Order. Here the nefarious conspiracists include shadowy groups like the Illuminati, Bilderberg Group, Freemasons and others, including those Satan-inspired, atheist scientists.

The left arm is anti-immigrant xenophobia, white supremacy, and opposition to social welfare programs that help the poor. The fear here is that poor and immigrant minorities will gain political power, and the white, Christian dominance of our politics will be threatened.

The right leg is enthusiastic and uncritical support for capitalism, and opposition to most regulation and taxation of businesses. The belief is that if businesses (and by extension, their wealthy owners) do well, the benefits will trickle down to the lower economic classes.

The left leg is suspicion and hatred of government, including opposition to most taxes and social engineering, like civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination and progressive taxation aimed at narrowing the economic divide between the rich and the poor. Social Security and Medicare are the frequent target of kicks from this leg.

And finally, the exception mentioned earlier: The lower bowel, including its contents, and the orifice through which those contents are excreted, represent the most odious of all the beliefs listed here: Fanatical political support for an individual who is arrogant, willfully ignorant, narcissistic and profoundly immoral by any reasonable standard. This support is motivated by many of those other beliefs, and the policies implemented by this individual to pander to them.

Like the human body, this is a nice, neat package, each part supporting and motivating the others. It has an impenetrable outer layer that cannot be breached by logic, reason or humanitarian concernsjust as the skin of our bodies protects us from external threats.

It has come as something of a horrifying revelation to the rest of us that a substantial part of our population holds such views. We all knew that there were such people, but we thought they were a small despicable minority. Now we know better, and it is a frightening and dismaying discovery.

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In his highly acclaimed book, How Fascism Works, Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, informs readers how fascism works in modern societies. Stanleys in-depth research indicates that several nations have embraced extreme forms of nationalism, which are often founded on many of the mechanisms of fascist politics. Nations where we see forces of fascism at play are Russia, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Myanmar, and Philippines, to name a few.

Stanley argues that the dark forces of fascism are at work in India as well, where the BJP , with the support of RSS, has sought to create a strong Hindu nationalist identity by engaging in the politics of division on the basis of ethnic and religious differences. In this article, I will share several important characteristics of fascist politics, which Stanley presents in his book. According to Stanley, the first major characteristic of fascist politics is rewriting history, which is based on a mythical past.

The mythical past serves to unify people of a nation by glorifying that past. In the fascist version of history, a nation was religiously pure, or racially pure, or culturally pure in the past until the members of minority communities came into the country and made it impure. The past was also a glorious period where wars were fought by brave sons of the soil who were always victorious. However, such days of glory have been lost due to such values as secularism, liberal cosmopolitanism, and multiculturalism. Fascist politics argues that these values have weakened the nation politically, economically and culturally.

Fascist politics seeks to make a nation strong again by reconstructing history based on fantasies of non-existent uniformity across linguistic, ethnic and religious lines and by creating a mythical past, which is characterized by pride and glory. Stanley points out that by creating a mythical past, fascist politics seeks to establish a link between nostalgia and the realization of fascist ideals. The second important characteristic of fascist politics is that it is heavily patriarchal in nature, where the leader of the nation is often treated as the father of the nation. Akin to a traditional patriarchal family where the father has moral authority over his wife and children, in fascist politics the leader acts as the protector of the nation. The fascist fathers authority derives from his power and strength as the nations leader.

By representing the nations past as one with a powerful father figure, fascist politics connects nostalgia to a central hierarchical authoritarian structure. The third characteristic of fascist politics is that propaganda plays a critical role to disseminate information and it often does so by publicizing false charges of corruption by launching anti-corruption campaigns against individuals who are perceived as a threat to fascism, labeling them as the enemies of the state.

The campaign against such individuals can be so fierce and relentless that it often ends up in violence and tragic deaths of individuals who are deemed to be against the nation. This kind of systemic propaganda in fascist politics serves as an opiate for the masses, rendering them irrational and fanatical. They become blind to senses of truth and justice. Fascist politics thrives in an environment of antiintellectualism, where irrationality is elevated over the rational and fanatical emotion takes precedence over intellectual reasoning.

All kinds of stratagems are employed to undermine legitimate public discourse and debates, which often include attacking and devaluing intellectuals who oppose fascist politics. Resorting to techniques of intimidation, verbal and physical aggression is quite common to stifle free exchange of ideas, which ultimately brings about the demise of free speech in the public sphere. In fascist politics, education, which promotes liberal democratic ideals, also comes under threat.

Academic institutions that are not considered pillars of support for fascism are frequently labeled as leftist or Marxist institutions, the classic bogeyman of fascist politics. Books that threaten the legitimacy of the fascist regime are banned or sections of textbooks that do not glorify the dominant nation and the mythic past are expunged. In such a climate of anti-intellectualism, academics who oppose and resist fascism may be fired, stop receiving funding for research, jailed, or they may even face the threat of physical violence.

Professionals in the creative arts who challenge fascism also face similar threats under fascist politics. Fascist politics resorts to lies and obfuscation and there is no consequence for such unethical action. With regular and repeated lying it makes it almost impossible to assess what the real truth is anymore. Fascist leaders obtain total allegiance of the populace by propagating lies and by using powerful persuasive techniques to deny truths. In this kind of strategy, a fact is often transformed into just another opinion in a world of alternative facts.

The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for the truth is that the very categories of truth versus falsehood, facts versus lies are obliterated. One of the consequences of propagating lies and misinformation in fascist politics is the undermining of trust in the press. By spreading lies and misinformation against the news media the fascist regime destroys the respect and trust the citizens had with the media, leaving them with a high degree of mistrust of these organizations. In fascist politics, feelings of victimization as experienced by people from the dominant group are emphasized.

There is growing literature that indicates that the dominant group members feel that increased representation in the public sphere by members of the minority communities is a major threat. The dominant group believes that laws like equal opportunity and affirmative action have benefited the members of the minority groups at the expense of the dominant group. There is also a growing fear among many that members of the minority groups will take over the nation and members of the dominant group will lose control of the nation.

There is also a lot of angst and frustration experienced by members of the dominant group who feel that their economic power and privilege in the nation is declining while members of the minority groups are becoming successful. Those who employ fascist political tactics deliberately take advantage of this raw emotion, manufacturing a sense of aggrieved victimization among the majority population, and directing it at minority groups that are not really responsible for the malaise facing the nation.

A sense of collective victimhood helps to create a strong group identity based on religion, or colour, or ethnic origin. These perceived differences across race, religion or ethnic lines create a dangerous schism between us (majority) and them (minority) in which they are to be guarded against or to battle with in order to reclaim the lost pride and glory of the nation. Finally, fascism promotes fear of the threat to patriarchal manhood and family values by targeting members of the minority groups as rapists and sexually deviant people. That way the targeted group becomes the outsider, making them members of the inferior community, which, by its very existence, threatens the health of the society and the nation at large.

When there is a perceived threat to masculinity, it is often reflected in sexual insecurity by the dominant group that feels its manhood is under attack. Consequently, there is a need to project this sexual insecurity on another group. The growth in the population of the minority group is also a common theme in fascist politics. Furthermore, in fascist politics, women tend to play a significant role in which the womans body acts as a symbolic representation of the motherland.

Thus, if members of the minority group threaten a womans safety and security, fascist politics exhorts the dominant majority to reassert themselves by punishing the enemy and in the process stop the pollution of the womans body, which is the equivalent of the nation. I have listed here several important characteristics of fascist politics as enumerated by Stanley. While we may have debates and discussions to argue whether some of these characteristics or all of them apply to India, we simply cannot ignore the dangers of fascist politics from the systemic ways it dehumanizes certain segments of the population.

We cannot ignore the fact that by marginalizing these groups, it limits our capacity to show empathy for those who are marginalized, which often ends up justifying inhumane treatment, ranging from infringement of freedom and mass internment and, in some cases, mass extermination. Finally, we must remember that the most telling sign of fascist politics lies in creating division. It separates the population of a nation into an us and a them on the basis of ethnic, religious, and racial distinctions in order to propagate fascist ideology and ultimately formulate policy.

(The writer is professor of communication studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles)

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Greys Anatomy fans know they should never get attached to a relationship because they pretty much all end in heartbreak (sorry, but these are the facts). In fact, it can be difficult to predict who will even be together an episode from now, not to mention a whole season from now!

But, while some relationships are a little rocky like Catherine and Richards and others are pretty complicated like Amelia and Links we have a good feeling about who will still be together next season.

Scroll down to see the four couples we think will still be committed to one another come Season 17.

We will sue if these two ever break up! Now that McDreamy and Meredith are no longer together (because, you know, hes dead), Jo and Alex have taken their place as the one stable relationship on Greys.

Despite the difficulties theyve been through throughout their relationship and marriage, theres a good chance these two will make it work at least into next season. Plus, fans have been waiting for years for Alex to become a dad!

Meredith has been fighting her feelings for DeLuca for a long time, but shes recently come to the realization that she loves him. Though hes not a father, hes still young, and hes sadly not McDreamy, he is quite special.

These two have a lot to work through in order to truly make it work, but its clear they make one another very happy. We never thought wed be able to see Meredith marry someone again after Dereks passing, but DeLuca may be that guy.

It took Teddy and Owen years before they finally admitted their true feelings for one another and committed to being in a relationship, so they have no choice but to stay together for awhile. Plus, they just had a baby!ope he doesnt end up wanting her back and stays with Teddy. We cant handle anymore of this Amelia-Owen-Teddy love triangle stuff.ope he doesnt end up wanting her back and stays with Teddy. We cant handle anymore of this Amelia-Owen-Teddy love triangle stuff.

While Owen had a suspicious reaction to Amelias pregnancy news, we hope he doesnt end up wanting her back and stays with Teddy. We cant handle anymore of this Amelia-Owen-Teddy love triangle stuff.

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These two went through a bit of a rough patch last season, but they are now on the right track. Not to mention, Mirandas pregnant! Though she was hesitant to tell Ben for fear hed freak out and run, hes been nothing but supportive about their growing family.

These two are going to make their relationship work for the sake of their new baby, and we hope they live happily ever after because we honestly cant take a Miranda-Ben breakup!

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Season 16 ofGreys Anatomydoes not involve a plane crash or a bomb in the hospital, but it still has viewers pretty worried about the fate of Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).

At the end of season 15, Bailey (Chandra Wilson) fired her for committing insurance fraud to save a little girls life. Now, the medical board is pursuing action to take away her license. Its all about to come to a head this week, but fans are sure she will not lose her right to practice medicine. Read on to see what they have to say.

The promo for episode eight is set in a courtroom, so we know the decision is coming this week. Bailey chastisesRichard Webber(James Pickens Jr.) for flat out lying on the stand for Meredith.

Next, as the preview continues, we see Bailey say, Excuse me, I have something to say. Most viewers guess that her comments will be negative since she is the one who fired Meredith.

However, fans have another theory. They believe that Bailey is going to speak in favor of Meredith. She always has, and she will now, too, wrote one Instagram user.

She continued to say that she has always been Mers unofficial mom. Numerous other fans agreed that Bailey is going to stick up for Meredith and sway the judge to let her keep her license.

Greys Anatomys showrunner, Krista Vernoff, didconfirm to TV Guidethat it would be a long road, Meredith is, sort of, stunned in that moment and taken off guard. As the reality of the stakes escalate and become more real for her, for sure, this is not an easy journey for her.

However, when asked what the season looks like if Meredith cant practice medicine, Vernoff, skirted around the question.

Well, its a complicated question. Its hard to answer without giving away too much. For sure, theres a period of time, here, where Meredith cant practice medicine, and Shes got a lot of community service hours to work off.

It sounds like; she cannot tell us that Meredith will be back in the hospital soon. We think that eight episodes may be the period of time that Vernoff is referring to. A Greys Anatomy without Grey practicing medicine has been very odd. She cant keep her out of the hospital all season.

Also included in the promo was a clip of a large group of people who have come to speak on Merediths behalf. It looks like her past patients have come forward to say what a great doctor she is.

Throughout 15 seasons, Meredith has saved the lives of hundreds of people. Undoubtedly, the judge will take that into account when he decides her fate.

Meredith has had a pretty rough season so far. She couldnt practice medicine; she spent endless hours doing community service, and her daughter, Zola, had to have brain surgery.

Fans believe its time to cut her a break and let her get back to what she does bestsurgery. Find out Mers fate this Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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Ellen Pompeo: Season 16

Since bringing Meredith to life for the first time in 2005, Ellen is still playing the shows title role. Outside of the show, shes mainly focused on raising her kids with husband Chris IveryStella, 10, Sienna, 5, and Eli, 2. Oh, and she made a quick cameo in Taylor Swifts music video for Bad Blood in 2015, so theres that.

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Get out of her way! Ellen Pompeo is a force to be reckoned with in her starring turn as Meredith Grey on the long-running ABC dramaGreys Anatomy.

Whether the actress, 50, was calling out her TV husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), on his many fouls through the years or dancing it out with Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), she made her mark as a leading lady on more than one occasion and manages to continue doing so.

Pompeo seems more than comfortable in her role too. I keep saying, Im ready to move on and I want to stop the show before the ratings go down, but the ratings never go down! she told TVLine in January. They go down a little bit, but the fact that we are able to hold our [title as ABCs No. 1 series] is kind of [incredible]. Its very cool to have these kind of ratings and be on a hit network show in this [Peak TV] landscape.

She added: Its [a] pretty nice place to work. I like my situation here.

Pompeo pointed out another reason why she loves her gig during an October 2018 appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show. I gotta keep doing it, man, because were touching lives and making a difference, she said at the time.

Greys Anatomypremiered on ABC in March 2005. The Shonda Rhimes series starred Pompeo, Oh, Dempsey, Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev), T. R. Knight (George OMalley), Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber) and Isaiah Washington (Preston Burke) upon its debut. Oh, Dempsey, Heigl, Knight and Washington have since departed the show.

Jesse Williams (Jackson Avery), Camilla Luddington (Jo Wilson), Kevin McKidd (Owen Hunt), Caterina Scorsone (Amelia Shepherd), Giacomo Gianniotti (Andrew DeLuca), Kelly McCreary (Maggie Pierce), Kim Raver (Teddy Altman), Chris Carmack (Atticus Link Lincoln), Jake Borelli (Levi Schmitt) and Greg Germann (Thomas Koracick) have joined the cast in the following years.

Watch the video above to relive Pompeos best moments as the incomparable Meredith Grey onGreys Anatomy!

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Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, November 14, 2019

Note: FOXs live NFL broadcast may result in greater adjustments than usual for the network in the finals later today.

The numbers for Thursday:

Thursdays primetime ratings winners stayed the same week-to-week.

ABCs Greys Anatomy remained the nights highest-rated scripted show, with the same 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 that it scored a week ago. A Million Little Things followed it with a 0.8 rating for the second week in a row, while How to Get Away with Murder (0.5) ticked up one-tenth from its last episode.

CBS Young Sheldon once again raked in the largest audience (8.98 million viewers) of any of the nights scripted shows, and rose from its previous 1.1 to a season high 1.2 rating. Mom similarly hit a new season high in the 18-49 demo, after ticking up from a 0.8 to a 0.9. The Unicorn (0.7) and Carols Second Act (0.6), however, both slipped a tenth from their most recent outings, and Evil held steady with another 0.5 in the 10 p.m. hour.

On NBC, Superstore (0.7) and The Good Place (0.6) both stayed even week-to-week. Law & Order: SVU (0.7) managed to climb up a tick, but the same could not be said for Perfect Harmony (0.4) or Will & Grace (0.4), both of which fell one-tenth from their episodes last week.

Elsewhere, the CWs Supernatural maintained its previous 0.3 rating, and Legacies (0.3) ticked up a tenth. Meanwhile, FOXs broadcast of the Thursday Night Football game between Pittsburgh and Cleveland topped the night with a 3.3 rating and 11.65 million viewers. Pending updates, that puts the game notably up from the 2.6 preliminary rating and 9.42 million viewer audience that last weeks TNF game scored.

Network averages:

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Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ETthe day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns.Share (of Audience):The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time.Time Shifted Viewing:Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

Source: The Nielsen Company.

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The episode in which Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) dies is one that most Greys Anatomy fans will never forget. The fateful incident occurred in season 11, episode 21, and it was titled, How To Save a Life.

The attending doctor who failed to save McDreamys life recently appeared in an episode of Greys Anatomy. Lets take a look at who he is and what happened. Warning: Season 16 spoilers.

One fateful night, Dr. Derek Shepherd is on his way to Washington to quit the Presidents brain-mapping project. He sees a car accident and pulls over to help. He saves a young girl, her mother, and another couple that was involved in the crash. Just as Derek is about to leave the scene, he is hit by a semi-truck.

McDreamy is rushed to the nearest ER, unable to speak. As the doctors examine him, Shepherd is subconsciously telling them that he needs a head CT scan. However, he is rushed right into surgery. Dr. Penelope Blake (Samantha Sloyan) wants to perform a CT but is dismissed by her attending, Dr. Paul Castello (Mike McColl).

By the time the doctors discover his blown pupil, Shepherd realizes he is about to die. The neurosurgeon arrives at the OR too late, and to the dismay of viewers at home, McDreamy is pronounced brain dead.

Dr. Paul Castello, who refused to do the head CT, is played by Mike McColl. The actor was only in two episodes of Greys Anatomy.

McColl grew up in North Carolina, but moved to Los Angeles in 1996 to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first professional audition helped to land him the title role in an MTV comedy pilot, Normal Joe.

He then landed the voiceover role in the movie, Love and Basketball. Since then, he has voiced numerous movie trailers and TV promos. He also performs as the narrator for a variety of TV programs and documentaries.McColl is married and has two children.

When he starred in Greys Anatomy, he tweeted, McDeadly. He told friends and family to watch the show, particularly because it is usually just his voice on TV shows. If fans of the show had seen his tweet, they would have been in an uproar. Maybe that is why the producers did not choose a big name actor to be the one who killed our beloved, McDreamy.

McColl returned to the medical drama for season 16, episode eight, My Shot. He appears again as Dr. Paul Castello, but this time he is on the medical board that is to decide if Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) gets her medical license back.

Half-way through the episode, Meredith can not keep her mouth shut any longer (although her lawyer insists she not talk at all). When Dr. Castello tries to question Meredith, she stands up and starts yelling.

You are the coward who stood over my dying husband and refused to drill bur holes, refused to do a head CT, Meredith gets closer to him. You dont deserve to judge anyone.

When she stops yelling, he collapses into a seizure. The doctors call 9-1-1, and he is rushed to Grey Sloan Hospital. The seizures stop, and Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) takes him in for a head CT. The surgeons determine that he needs a craniotomy. Dr. Tom Koracick (Greg Germann) performs the surgery, but Dr. Castello does not make it.

In true Greys Anatomy fashion, the doctor who let Derek die without a CT of his brain, then dies during brain surgery.

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Anatomy of past and future love

MANILA,Philippines Watching Ice IdanansCaraxJagger is like putting a relationship on a microscope with every details of a past and future relationship put under scrutiny.

Jagger (Ruru Madrid) meets an accident and when he comes face to face with a past love life (Jasmine Curtis-Smith), his memory is gone.

His grandpa (Dante Rivero) tries to save the relationship by arranging dates in the guise of casual meetings. But it jolts the viewer that he has to literally kidnap an airport-bound group to serve his purpose.

Now so much for a concerned grandpa.

Appraised of his past condition, Jagger agrees to re-discover himself before the accident with the help ofCarawho was introduced to him as a former sweetheart. They go back to first and last meetings and taking notes of how they fell in love. OnlyCaraknows what really happened during the engagement date.

As Jagger tries to assemble images of what he thought were remnants of past love, it turns outCarahas another problem involving herself. But this is for moviegoers to find out.

There is a whole lot going forCaraxJagger.

To be fair, the story ofCara(Jasmine) and Jagger (Ruru) is an engrossing one about one trying to retrieve a lost memory and another feverishly trying to close a past chapter.

What comes out is a totally endearing story rising above the science of the mind given a thoroughly human landscape.

Jasmine charms without trying too hard and her eyes speak volumes. By coincidence, she has many moments when she looks luminous like Julia Roberts.

On the other hand, Ruru is a good find as a leading man and as the film turns out to be, he has the makings of a natural actor. His looks border on the innocent and can be a helpless, if, aggressive animal with an insatiable admirer played with gusto by Miss World bet Michelle Dee. Ruru should get more screaming millennial followers in this film.

Direk Ice made sure the film doesnt end up a docu on lost-and-found memories. She is a sensitive director from what one can see from this film. There is a visible attempt to make something intelligent out of this story and to a large extent, she did. She is on her way to coming to good terms with her craft.

The original story by Acy Ramos looks real with a fairly good screenplay, which she co-wrote with Glaiza Ramirez.

One final scene from the film leaves a lump in your throat when love beckons, when it is lost and suddenly when it is rekindled in this unexpected setting by the sea.

By and large, it deserves the B rating from the Cinema Evaluation Board.

Produced by APT Entertainment and Cignal TV,CaraxJaggeris now showing in cinemas. It also stars Dino Pastrano, Gabby Padilla, Miko Raval, Kenneth Medrano and Sophie Albert.

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Grey's Anatomyhas seen a lot of characters come and go from the hospital, but the biggest character growth fans have seen develop is through Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). Currently one of the remaining original characters, Alex has quickly become a fan favorite with his attentive skills in pediatrics and his compassionate nature with friends.

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However, the surgeon has had to overcome the largest of obstacles as he allows his violent temper and personal grudges to cloud his judgment. From his humiliation of Izzie (Katherine Heigl) to Alex's treatment of George (T.R. Knight), here are the 10 worst things he has done, ranked.

Although Alex revealed her infidelity to wind George up, Callie (Sara Ramirez) didn't deserve for the peds physician to get involved in her life. The grudge also led to Alex and George endangering bartender Joe's (Steven W. Bailey) partner when they got into a fight.

This fight was pointless considering the incident occurred when Callie and George were on a break. For weeks afterward, George gave Callie the cold shoulder. Alex didn't even apologize to the Ortho attending and allowed her to blame Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Mark (Eric Dane). He could have ruined George and Callie's relationship.

When Alex first came to the show, he was a very unlikable character. He was crass, rude and very arrogant towards his colleagues, often saying sexist and demeaning things. However, the biggest line he crossed was when he plastered Izzie's modeling photos across the locker room.

Considering he had expressed an interest in the blonde doctor, he went about getting her attention the wrong way. Degrading her for being 'Bethany Whisper', he proceeded to mock her in front of all their colleagues. Even though Alex tried to belittle her, it was great to see Izzie stand up for herself.

For a brief spell, Alex and Jo's (Camilla Luddington) relationship was strained. Jo didn't mind Alex and Meredith's friendship, she just had a problem with the way the General attending treated her. She also didn't like the fact that Alex would always jump to Meredith's defense, even when Meredith did something wrong.

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This is true if fans consider the infamous dinner at Meredith's house where Penny (Samantha Sloyan) revealed she was joining Grey-Sloan. Meredith had her hauling the trash out of the house and Alex doesn't even save her a seat at the table. Even Stephanie (Jerrika Hinton) notices him ignoring Jo. Although they are in a better place now, he didn't treat her with the respect she deserved.

Alex had shown himself to be a supportive husband when Izzie was going through her chemotherapy. He ensured that she attended all her meetings and was eating regularly.

However, Alex let himself down when he revealed how exhausting it was to look after her. Since Izzie's memory seems to be reset, Alex was trying to help her regain her memories. When Izzie notices his frustrations, he reveals that they only got married because they thought she would be dead. He talks about how he feels trapped in the situation they were in now. Although Izzie told him to get it off his chest, he should have told someone else.

Alex was one of the doctors who was traumatized by the shooting in season 6. After getting shot, fans were on tenterhooks to see if he survived. Luckily, they managed to get him to a hospital in time. However, fans were all shocked to discover that he kept the bullet in his chest.

Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was the only doctor who had the sense to pull him up on it. She couldn't understand why he would want a reminder of that day nor risk his health. If the wound got infected, it would have all been for nothing. Regardless if it "attracted tail", the surgeon in Alex should have known better.

After weeks of pursuing Izzie, Alex was finally able to win her over. In season 2, fans saw a softer side to Alex when the couple go on several dates. However, he suffered a crisis of confidence when he struggled to get intimate with Izzie and failed his board exams.

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As a result, he cheated on Izzie with nurse Olivia (Sarah Utterback) - the woman he gave syphilis to. What made it worse was that Izzie had been looking for him and walked in on the two mid-hook-up. Any trust built between the two was destroyed.

In season 6, Lexie (Chyler Leigh) and Alex were seen to start a relationship after the Pediatric surgeon's divorce came through. The couple faced their biggest test in the season's finale when Alex had been shot by Gary Clark (Michael O'Neill), who was on the hunt for Lexie, Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and Richard (James Pickens, Jr).

Thanks to Mark and Lexie, Alex came out of the incident alive. However, Lexie soon had a mental breakdown after her PTSD got worse. Instead of helping her through this tough time, Alex abandoned her and left Mark to make the tough decisions. His actions eventually led to the couple breaking up.

Straight from the beginning, everyone knew Alex didn't like George. The pediatric surgeon had a huge feud with O'Malley after he gave George's girlfriend syphilis and continued to belittle him every chance he got. However, even though Alex has shown respect to George occasionally, it has only appeared in the aftermath of his death.

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Alex has confessed that he had disliked the surgeon because he was jealous and insecure about George's skills. He had also told Meredith and Cristina (Sandra Oh) that he doesn't like thinking about George because he's then reminded of Izzie and the pain she left behind when she disappeared. It's a shame that he couldn't tell this to George before it was too late.

Meredith and Alex's friendship is one of the fans' favorites. On several occasions, the pair have been seen as each other's confidants; Meredith became a source of comfort after his divorce to Izzie, whilst Alex provided the same support after Derek's death.

However, their friendship became strained when both began to compete for Chief Resident. Alex revealed to Owen (Kevin McKidd) that Meredith had tampered with the Alzheimer's trial, which caused her to get fired. As a result, Meredith kicked him out of her house. It did take a while for him to earn her trust back.

Fans were horrified when Alex nearly beat Deluca (Giacomo Gianniotti) to death. The Grey-Sloan resident was a victim of a brutal assault after Alex believed he was taking advantage of Jo. Instead of allowing Andrew to defend himself, Alex jumped to conclusions and beat him up.

When Alex was arrested, loyalties at Grey-Sloan were divided. Deluca was ostracized by many doctors, with the resident believing Meredith was blackmailing him to not testify. Everyone was treating Alex as if he was the victim when he was the aggressor; he would have rightly deserved to be put in jail.

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