Hasan Piker, the biggest progressive political streamer in America, was detained by Customs and Border Protection for hours of questioning upon returning to the U.S. from a trip to France this weekend. Piker posted about the incident on X and later talked about it on stream.
He was detained in Chiago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.
I don’t know the guy. Why is he a moron?
People who haven’t sat down to watch his stream only know him through an undeserved reputation so they feel like they have to qualify any supportive statements they make to avoid being attacked.
He isn’t. There are many right wing groups purposely spreading hate to discredit him as he is one of the only left wing political streamer criticizing Israel, Russia, Democrats, etc…
He’s a “moron” for standing up to imperialism. Most of Lemmy just vote, fantasize about leopards, and bootlick.
Never knew you could read my mind. I agree with some of Hasan’s takes but a lot of his other opinions, such as of the DPRK, are very questionable.
“Standing up for imperialism” my ass.
And I like Hasan. I’m subscribed to him and follow his videos because he’s good at commentary and has good opinions. He’s still a moron despite that.
Of course on Lemmy you either want to suck someone’s dick or think they’re a Nazi fascist racist etc etc etc. You can say something negative about someone without disagreeing with everything they do and vice versa. The Nazis made good planes but they were still horrible people!
Oh by the way, this incessant love of anyone who is left wing will cause the political discussion of this community to degrade even more and make the echo chamber even worse. The tip of your speech will devolve into downvoting anyone who doesn’t have the exact same opinions as you whilst preaching for moral superiority. Do not force me into your idiocy and your self-destructive behavior.
Leftist. Generally if you don’t agree with someone, a dumb person will say that person is dumb. Take from that what you will
He preaches hard left politics. Mostly people want to call him a moron for hot takes, but the majority of what he says is fine.