Look into what Hasan says VS how he acts. He preaches socialism but steals money from other content creators constantly, as one example. He’s entirely two-side and just as bad as H3.
They both virtue signal towards different sides on that specific topic. But in their broader histories, they both just talk without research and bully random individuals for little reason. They both preach leftist politics yet choose to take from the less fortunate whenever they can.
Hasan is a selfserving dickhead who poisons the well for most people not already into leftist politics. He refuses to be truly critical and reflective of stuff on his own side.
This kind of message needs to reach the “normies” to sway public opinion and put pressure on Israel to stop. But at the same time, with an 5 minutes google you see the dude brings Houthis onto his stream because “they’re just like Luffy.” That’s was not journalism, it’s was propaganda for clicks and views.
I see some of same bullshit the right pulls being done by him and his community. And I’m saying this as someone who agrees with most of his takes.
Take it however you want to fit your narrative. Hasan himself said a thousand times at the beginning of his career that his objective was to be a gateway for normies to easily get into leftist politics. He lost sight of that along the way, and I blame both him and his community for it.
He’s literally the largest leftist streamer so he’s literally one of the most successful people at moving people left currently.
The Houthis are resisting the genocide in Gaza. The interview had as much journalistic value as interviewing John Brown (or at least one of his followers) would have. You’re engaging in some George Bush level shit. Don’t turn your brain off just because the state labels a group a terrorist organization.
He was the best at some point without a doubt, but now? You guys lost the election to Joe Rogan and friends and are still refusing to look into why.
And about the Houthis, you can gaslight all you want, but Hasan isn’t a journalist and it’s obvious when he tries to act like one. If I want real journalism, I’ll stick to the few places where it still exists, not some streamer sitting on his ass commenting on everything under the sun.
There are tons of reasons (like only having two parties, gerrymandering, election interference, etc.) but just focusing on online discourse, in my humble opinion, it comes down to two things:
Messaging: The Democrats suck so much at this that it’s cliché to use this as a criticism. Bernie should be the perfect role model for this, he has been relentless in his message about what all of this really is: class war. But both parties are corrupted to the core with corporate influence, and they can never allow the discourse to go there. Democrats just let Republicans set the tone as they like, and the entire Democratic base falls for it. Leftism has always been associated with fighting the power and representing everyday working people, but you guys let them turn this around and make themselves the “cool kids.” Which brings me to my next point.
Purity Tests: The American left has spent the last 15 years antagonizing and doing purity tests on anyone who doesn’t fit the mold, even if they are 99% aligned on everything else. Again, the Republicans understood the assignment and embraced everybody they could by just saying what people wanted to hear. They knew that the hard part is getting people in first, and the rest is easy.
But the Left have pretty much made it impossible to like it, especially with their inability to be critical of their own issues and the tendency toward grandstanding. It may come as a surprise, but 90% of people hate genocides and all the other problems plaguing the world, people just don’t agree on how to address them. However, if you only listen to the discourse coming from the American left, it seems like they believe they are the only ones who are rightful.
Leftism in Europe works because we are able to compromise and work with different people in the name of progress. You guys will never be able to mount a true opposition because you need everybody, including people you disagree with. And you guys have shown that you would rather shoot yourselves in the foot than do this.
You’re not going to believe this, but other than your point on genocide, Hasan agrees with you. But I don’t want to get bogged down on an individual. He’s a big boy, he can defend himself.
You’re right the purity testing can be counterproductive. For example the way the democrats pushed away Joe Rogan’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders in 2020. Though, I think that was mainly an excuse from centrists so they wouldn’t have to deal with Bernie.
As for the part about genocide. I gotta say that’s a red line for me. I cannot support a candidate that supports a genocide. It’s as black-and-white as slavery was in the 1850s or the Nazi genocide against the Jews in the 1940s. The political center must grapple with the moral gravity of the situation.
If the moral argument against genocide isn’t enough for you, then perhaps you can be swayed by an electoral one. Even if the democrats had managed to win the other swing-states they could not have won this election without Michigan. There is a fairly sizable Arab community in Michigan that can swing the state. You cannot expect the Arab community of Michigan to vote for the democrats when they had many family members living in Gaza. The centrists in the Democratic Party chose to kill their own collation, the left saying they wouldn’t vote for democrats in solidarity with those Arabs were trying to stop them from destroying their own coalition.
I’m not sure I buy that leftism in Europe is currently working well. Yes, after fascism was defeated in the early 20th century —largely by Soviet and US forces— the European left had many more successes than the US left did. But in the last decade or so the European left has not been in a particularly better position than the democrats in the US.
In France, Macron sided with a Conservative Party to push out the left even though the left had a bigger mandate, all while LePenn remains a growing threat. In England, Labour pushed out Jeremy Corbin, the Reform party remains a growing threat. In Germany, the AfD is a growing threat. In Italy, Meloni is currently in power. The left in Europe does not seem to be doing well.
At the risk of pushing the scope of this conversation too far. There is also growing militarism in Europe that I am quite concerned about. In response to Russian aggression and the US abandonment of that conflict, there is a growing desire for Europe to build its own military industrial complex. That’s something I’ve seen little resistance to from the European left thus far. Of course I do understand the desire to defend yourselves from Russia. But the economic forces that you’re unleashing when you do are something that has the potential to play into the hands of the rising tide of fascism within Europe. There is a great risk that if you create a European military industrial complex that it will eat all the social safety nets that the European left won in the middle of the 20th century. To me as an outside observer it seems like this is where the compromises of the European left are headed.
I do agree you’re right about Bernie though. That is the direction the democrats should have taken. I just hope that wasn’t the last off-ramp from fascism.
Lost sight by speaking out against a genocidal Apartheidsstate at a time almost nobody dared to do because they were afraid to get cancelled for it? Such a poser that Hasan guy.
Yes, keep going and doing purity tests, you guys are doing an great job at stopping… nothing I guess?
As a non-American, I never thought I’d see the American empire crumble from within like this, but unfortunately, I understand how it’s happening.
Because?..
Look into what Hasan says VS how he acts. He preaches socialism but steals money from other content creators constantly, as one example. He’s entirely two-side and just as bad as H3.
Hasan is as bad as H3H3 genocide supporting Zionists because you do not understand how socialism works?
They both virtue signal towards different sides on that specific topic. But in their broader histories, they both just talk without research and bully random individuals for little reason. They both preach leftist politics yet choose to take from the less fortunate whenever they can.
Hasan is one of the most educated streamers pertaining the genocide constantly covering it at his own expense.
H3 is a genocidal Nazi maniac. Comparing the two shows how deeply unserious you are.
Hasan is a selfserving dickhead who poisons the well for most people not already into leftist politics. He refuses to be truly critical and reflective of stuff on his own side.
This kind of message needs to reach the “normies” to sway public opinion and put pressure on Israel to stop. But at the same time, with an 5 minutes google you see the dude brings Houthis onto his stream because “they’re just like Luffy.” That’s was not journalism, it’s was propaganda for clicks and views.
I see some of same bullshit the right pulls being done by him and his community. And I’m saying this as someone who agrees with most of his takes.
Ah so you need grifter Liberals to say it and not someone who had the correct take since the beginning.
Just admit Hasan was right all along and move on. No need to take even more Ls
Take it however you want to fit your narrative. Hasan himself said a thousand times at the beginning of his career that his objective was to be a gateway for normies to easily get into leftist politics. He lost sight of that along the way, and I blame both him and his community for it.
He’s literally the largest leftist streamer so he’s literally one of the most successful people at moving people left currently.
The Houthis are resisting the genocide in Gaza. The interview had as much journalistic value as interviewing John Brown (or at least one of his followers) would have. You’re engaging in some George Bush level shit. Don’t turn your brain off just because the state labels a group a terrorist organization.
He was the best at some point without a doubt, but now? You guys lost the election to Joe Rogan and friends and are still refusing to look into why.
And about the Houthis, you can gaslight all you want, but Hasan isn’t a journalist and it’s obvious when he tries to act like one. If I want real journalism, I’ll stick to the few places where it still exists, not some streamer sitting on his ass commenting on everything under the sun.
Why do you think the democrats lost the election?
There are tons of reasons (like only having two parties, gerrymandering, election interference, etc.) but just focusing on online discourse, in my humble opinion, it comes down to two things:
Messaging: The Democrats suck so much at this that it’s cliché to use this as a criticism. Bernie should be the perfect role model for this, he has been relentless in his message about what all of this really is: class war. But both parties are corrupted to the core with corporate influence, and they can never allow the discourse to go there. Democrats just let Republicans set the tone as they like, and the entire Democratic base falls for it. Leftism has always been associated with fighting the power and representing everyday working people, but you guys let them turn this around and make themselves the “cool kids.” Which brings me to my next point.
Purity Tests: The American left has spent the last 15 years antagonizing and doing purity tests on anyone who doesn’t fit the mold, even if they are 99% aligned on everything else. Again, the Republicans understood the assignment and embraced everybody they could by just saying what people wanted to hear. They knew that the hard part is getting people in first, and the rest is easy. But the Left have pretty much made it impossible to like it, especially with their inability to be critical of their own issues and the tendency toward grandstanding. It may come as a surprise, but 90% of people hate genocides and all the other problems plaguing the world, people just don’t agree on how to address them. However, if you only listen to the discourse coming from the American left, it seems like they believe they are the only ones who are rightful.
Leftism in Europe works because we are able to compromise and work with different people in the name of progress. You guys will never be able to mount a true opposition because you need everybody, including people you disagree with. And you guys have shown that you would rather shoot yourselves in the foot than do this.
You’re not going to believe this, but other than your point on genocide, Hasan agrees with you. But I don’t want to get bogged down on an individual. He’s a big boy, he can defend himself.
You’re right the purity testing can be counterproductive. For example the way the democrats pushed away Joe Rogan’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders in 2020. Though, I think that was mainly an excuse from centrists so they wouldn’t have to deal with Bernie.
As for the part about genocide. I gotta say that’s a red line for me. I cannot support a candidate that supports a genocide. It’s as black-and-white as slavery was in the 1850s or the Nazi genocide against the Jews in the 1940s. The political center must grapple with the moral gravity of the situation.
If the moral argument against genocide isn’t enough for you, then perhaps you can be swayed by an electoral one. Even if the democrats had managed to win the other swing-states they could not have won this election without Michigan. There is a fairly sizable Arab community in Michigan that can swing the state. You cannot expect the Arab community of Michigan to vote for the democrats when they had many family members living in Gaza. The centrists in the Democratic Party chose to kill their own collation, the left saying they wouldn’t vote for democrats in solidarity with those Arabs were trying to stop them from destroying their own coalition.
I’m not sure I buy that leftism in Europe is currently working well. Yes, after fascism was defeated in the early 20th century —largely by Soviet and US forces— the European left had many more successes than the US left did. But in the last decade or so the European left has not been in a particularly better position than the democrats in the US.
In France, Macron sided with a Conservative Party to push out the left even though the left had a bigger mandate, all while LePenn remains a growing threat. In England, Labour pushed out Jeremy Corbin, the Reform party remains a growing threat. In Germany, the AfD is a growing threat. In Italy, Meloni is currently in power. The left in Europe does not seem to be doing well.
At the risk of pushing the scope of this conversation too far. There is also growing militarism in Europe that I am quite concerned about. In response to Russian aggression and the US abandonment of that conflict, there is a growing desire for Europe to build its own military industrial complex. That’s something I’ve seen little resistance to from the European left thus far. Of course I do understand the desire to defend yourselves from Russia. But the economic forces that you’re unleashing when you do are something that has the potential to play into the hands of the rising tide of fascism within Europe. There is a great risk that if you create a European military industrial complex that it will eat all the social safety nets that the European left won in the middle of the 20th century. To me as an outside observer it seems like this is where the compromises of the European left are headed.
I do agree you’re right about Bernie though. That is the direction the democrats should have taken. I just hope that wasn’t the last off-ramp from fascism.
Lost sight by speaking out against a genocidal Apartheidsstate at a time almost nobody dared to do because they were afraid to get cancelled for it? Such a poser that Hasan guy.
Yes, keep going and doing purity tests, you guys are doing an great job at stopping… nothing I guess? As a non-American, I never thought I’d see the American empire crumble from within like this, but unfortunately, I understand how it’s happening.
Have fun.
Genocide support is a pretty good place to draw a red line. Which encompasses most content creators… not named Hasan Piker.