Yesterday, 04:35 PM
(Yesterday, 01:13 PM)Del-icious Wrote: https://variety.com/2026/digital/global/...236763721/
Interesting direction this government is going. Think Hasan Piker is a bit of an open goal as he seems to have openly spoken in support of proscribed terrorist groups so it’s an extremely easy one for the govt to justify even if there’s a nuanced discussion to be had about violent resistance. He’s a bit of an edgy streamer so probably makes a rod for his own back a bit with the stances he takes.
This other guy seems strange though, I don’t know much about him but from what I know he’s a legit anti Zionist voice who occupies ‘proper’ platforms/channels.
Terminally online leftist discourse? That's my bat signal
There's been a bit of coordinated effort by "reformed" anti-Trump Republican grifters who have latched onto the Dems to smear Piker, so I wouldn't put too much stock in those claims. The hacks of groups like the Lincoln Project and The Bulwark want to turn the Democratic Party into the Bush-era Republican Party. That's why Harris campaigned with Liz fucking Cheney in pursuit of the non-existent moderate Republican vote and lost to a senile child rapist.
I'm indifferent to Piker and any other political streamer, but he does have a pretty big audience and gets young people engaged with politics. Consultants went on about finding the "Joe Rogan of the left" ( a really stupid idea anyway), but as soon as one actually emerges, they want to sideline him.
The "other guy", Piker's uncle, is easily the biggest charlatan in "independent" media, and that's really saying something.