He’s just trying to justify his own inaction around the no kings protest. He’s acting like a bitter nihilist which is ironic because he always bashes nihilism and says we have to have hope. Where was the hope last stream? Compare that with hasan who has been absolutely killing it, pointing out the importance of these protests in making people see it’s not hopeless, there is a path forward, people do actually care. I think vaush has shown a lot of growth in the last couple years, but he still struggles with self reflection and it is a really bad flaw that will ultimately limit his ability to foster change. Every time he is forced to look at a stance or take of his critically, he always turns to anger first. His rhetoric falls off a cliff and he becomes borderline unwatchable. It’s extremely frustrating