Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was. Hasan Piker is one of the few left-wing figures with the audience they covet — but the party is deeply hostile to the spontaneity and independence that make figures like him appealing.

Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was. Hasan Piker is one of the few left-wing figures with the audience they covet — but the party is deeply hostile to the spontaneity and independence that make figures like him appealing.

  • dgdftEnglish
    614·
    20 hours ago

    I just refreshed my memory from the KYM dogtober page and both those people are mentioned once, offhand. What else would I know them from?

    I did see a video of Hasan dragging his other dog by the tail and yanking it around. Did those other streamers make him do that?

    • Velma@lemmy.today
      116·
      20 hours ago

      Ethan Klein, Destiny, and Dan Saltman all have a hard on to take Hasan down and collaborate on how to do so frequently. They’re obsessed.

      You have fallen for a disinformation campaign.

      • dgdftEnglish
        913·
        20 hours ago

        My dude, you’ve fallen for a cult of personality.

        • Velma@lemmy.today
          86·
          20 hours ago

          Being knowledgeable about who Hasan is is not the same as falling for a cult of personality, but nice try lol

          • Lydon_Feen
            612·
            19 hours ago

            So you’re denying he shocks his dog to keep him in place for the camera?

            Hasan is a giant piece of shit. Period.

            • Velma@lemmy.today
              83·
              19 hours ago

              You clearly have never watched his streams, so it’s very easy to dismiss your claims on this.

              You’re more than welcome to continue to try to spread rumors about Hasan and “take him down”, but he’s part of the political landscape, he’s a voice on the left that is sorely lacking for quite a large demographic, and he is an influential pundit whether you like it or not.

              • Lydon_Feen
                36·
                17 hours ago

                You’re right, of course.

                He never tortured his dog for streaming aesthetics, except for all the times it was captured live on video.

                Oh, how I wish idiocy was a Maga exclusive.

                  • Lydon_Feen
                    21·
                    7 hours ago

                    I know he is. I’m just saying he’s not a good guy.

                    He’s a dog abuser, poser, caviar leftist.

                    I’m sure there are far better people on the left.

                  • br14n@lemmy.zip
                    11·
                    7 hours ago

                    Yeah he is popular with the left, but he is also a dog abuser. Are you turning a blind eye because he is leftist?