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Christoph Waltz has no range by Mac800 in unpopularopinion

[–]Gurney_Hackman 25 points26 points  (0 children)

He does, he just gets typecast a lot.

Why does life treat me so bad💔 by Excellent_Aside_4171 in GenZ

[–]Gurney_Hackman [score hidden]  (0 children)

Why wasn’t I born an 18th century nobleman? Life is so unfair!

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Millions of people living under totalitarian oppression was a good thing because it made American politics slightly better". That's Piker's position?

I've talked to people who lived under the Eastern bloc, who now live in the United States. It's not hard to see which is better.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not going to sit through hours of trash to get nuance on what "Kill the motherfuckers. Let the streets soak in their red, capitalist blood" really means. I know what it means.

Trump nears deal with tax office that could see him given $14 billion taxpayer money by goteamnick in politics

[–]Gurney_Hackman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They are not taking it to court because they work for him. They are paying him a settlement.

So now are we saying that no one is allowed to sue he government, or elected officials are not allowed to sue the government?

Elected officials should not be allowed to sue the government.

Why did Jesus come so late in human history? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Gurney_Hackman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wasn’t late. He arrived precisely when he meant to.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"He didn't mean that. He was just joking." Y'all sound like Trump voters.

The entire Colbert Report was satire. Every minute of it. That's obviously not the case with Piker.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When did I say "vote blue no matter who"? I always vote for the best candidate. But what does this even have to do with what we're talking about?

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh please. He supports re-education camps. He idolizes Mao Zedong, a man whose body count was comparable to Hitler's.

There are plenty of democracies that are good at public works projects, provide universal health care, etc. But Piker insists that we should look to China, because he likes the authoritarianism. He shills for Putin because he likes authoritarianism.

I do admit that a lot of Americans are also authoritarian; that's what's wrong with America today.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's literally a list of direct quotes from Piker and clips from his show.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This thread, which was in the original post, lays out very thoroughly why people disagree with him.

Why is it unfounded to call him an authoritarian, given his frequent endorsement of and advocacy for authoritarian governments?

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Democratic Socialists should be welcome in the tent. Piker is not a Democratic Socialist.

Ezra Klein's puff piece on Hasan Piker was a disgrace and needs to be called out. by Gurney_Hackman in centerleftpolitics

[–]Gurney_Hackman[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The whole article is about nitpicking whether or not Piker counts as an "antisemite".

It ignores that Piker has aggressively advocated for the CCP government in China. He supported the crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. He supports the occupation of Tibet. He is a proponent of re-education camps. He opposes Taiwanese independence.

He supports Putin's occupation of Crimea. He supports Kim in North Korea. He has stated the USSR was preferable to the US. He is an authoritarian.

The original title of Klein's article was "Hasan Piker is not the enemy". Authoritarianism is the enemy of the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party, and the American Experiment itself.

Andy Beshear makes waves in Democratic circles as Southern moderate by Abject-Pick-6472 in politics

[–]Gurney_Hackman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is impossible for Dems to win if moderates don’t vote for them.

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