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This the dog zapper guy, right?
Congrats, you fell for the smear campaign.
You don't care though, you've been fed the most controversial clips, usually out of context, shown to get you worked up against a leftist perspective.
This sounds like one of those "filtered through an alternate reality" type accusations and I'd love to see the origin
It's not. You can watch the whole vod. There is no "missing context"
lol really cuz I’ve watched a lot of him saying straight up he doesn’t support Russian invasion of Ukraine he just also has further political analysis that’s not just “Putin is an evil commie that wants to kill every Ukrainian”. I’m not gonna link anything cuz I’m lazy today but you can’t lie to me about that shit dawg.
sidebar: I used to work in the dog grooming business, the amount of people who keep shockingly (pun intended) poor levels of care of their dogs & think it’s normal aren’t even half the standard Hasan has for that dog. That dog is pampered like old money. I can tell. You can see the health in a dog like that just by looking at it. Ppl keep doodles and huskies un-brushed in their 2nd floor / tiny ass apartments, literal dog shit all over the floor, & then say this rich dude abuses his dog 😂😂
Yes, he pivoted on Russia. His takes are still superficial. That's my point. I don't care who he supports. He's just an imbecile and speaks callously about entire people.
So if I pamper my dog, I can shock him too? What even is this logic?? Yea, rich man can pamper dog. Wow.
I mean, people say he speaks callously and then come at people like me about his dog. lol. There’s a huge difference between shocking and vibrating. You’d be shocked to see how many people have those prong collars on their dogs and they are too tight. That’s straight up abuse. When you talk like that it shows you don’t know anything about these tools, and you also care way too much about Hasan.
I care about political disengagement and voter apathy. That's one of the many reasons people right now are being marched into detention centers illegally. Hassan farms rage and apathy in the same manner Alex Jones farms anti-establishment sentiment to sell hair loss pills.
I didn't come at you at all. In fact I've done my best to keep this as impersonal as possible. The evidence for the shock collar is overwhelming, but honestly, that's the least of his despicable character flaws.
He. didn't. shock. his. dog. You aren't going to engage with something that doesn't confirm your bias, so this is a futile exercise most likely, but jesus fucking christ dude.
I don't see what people see in him tbh. He's kinda meh as a political commentator for the celebrity status he has. It's interesting how the left will circle the wagons around him like no other. But collargate did seem signal boosted.
He's accessible, I'm not into his content but I see the appeal. As for the parasociality many people have with him, it's possible he was the beginning of their radicalization. I don't know enough about Hasan to engage one way or another.
No you have that mixed up. He is the anti-zionist leftist in a MAGA body that gets smeared by elite libs and fash (also libs) for his ML political views. Really good propagandist imo
He's a poser and a grifter
You're just coping that hes done more praxis and has better politics than you
I don't need to cope because I don't make my living rage baiting and pumping for Jeff Bezos.
do you mind me asking how u do make a living?
I work as an independent contractor. But I don't relish in extreme opulence, frivolous designer brand products, while espousing to speak about socialism for the common man. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Yes, we all participate in capitalism. No one compelled Hassan to buy a Porsche, or designer brand clothes. There's the necessity of participating in capitalism... Then there's Hassan and extreme opulence and decadence. The fact that you can't understand this distinction is all I need to know about Hassan followers
As someone who makes less than 20k a year, why do you care so much about someone else’s opulence? Follow up, if you don’t like him, Why do you comment about Hasan in general? Does it really matter that much?
I feel the same way about some of my favorite musicians, rappers especially, but at the end of the day it doesn’t do shit for me to pay mind to Trent Reznors paychecks. I like the media that he provides for me, I listen to it for free and that’s that.
Same with Hasan. It’s just entertainment. Getting your panties in such a twist over rich YouTubers being libbed up isn’t entertaining to me so I chose to listen to the media I like. Same goes for any lefty podcaster, deprogram, brace Belsen, empanada. They arent revolutionaries, they’re podcasters. Entertainment, media, and I treat them as such.
Unlike Trent Reznor, Hassan lives as an opposition force to whatever the establishment represents. He actively spreads cynicism and voter apathy, because he is the equivalent of Alex Jones. He drives his influence from farming anger; in order to sustain that he cant redirect his efforts towards effective actions because that would undermine his revenue stream. Trent Reznor is a genius that makes art. Hassan is part of the movement that is walking people into detention centers.
I agree on the second to last sentence , you have to see how insane the last sentence sounds. And by voter apathy, do you mean channeling voters away from the DNC?
Oof someone's triggered. But it's definitely not a cult. Nope.
Lol try harder halfwit
Why don't you go dono 500 subs to Hassan. I hear Bezos needs a new yacht. Also, the oil changes on Hassan Porsche aren't cheap. Lmao
Bezos? You seem confused
Their (stupid) argument is that helping Hasan through twitch makes bezos wealthier. We're not allowed to make money or engage in anything owned by big capitalists even if there's no alternative or we're just helping the enemy. We should just will an independent economy into existence.
You're more than welcome to get your bread as a Marxist leninist. Hassan is on a whole other level of exploitation. But again, you guys are in a cult. Now go cry to your little Twitch streamer boy. He might have some hot superficial rage bait today, is he on yet?
Who exactly is he exploiting?
Hassan is on a whole level of opulence and capitalism spending. From jewelry to designer brands to his Porsche to million dollar Beverly hills home... I mean... Who ISN'T he exploiting haha
"Owning things is exploitative" lol cope
Way to intentionally - it has to be at this stage - miss the point I made. Owning things is not bad. There is owning to live and then there's parading designer clothes and jewelry in front of destitute people in Havana while parading as a socialist. He's Alex Jones. A little more clever, but in the end he's just another Alex Jones. And you guys gobble it up.
"Owning nice things is exploitative" jfc please read a book
You're right. How can Hassan live and get to work without the Porsche. It's integral to his subsistence
Not beating the poverty cult accusations
I don't watch him, I just think avoiding platforms owned by billionaires is impossible for everyone and it makes no sense to judge him for that
That's fair. But Hassan relishes in extreme opulence and luxury. The whole persona is a grift