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[cw TERFism, SA reference] Ana Kasparian writes 'Why I left the left' style essay
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this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024
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I can only think of a solid like 3 times I've watched clips from TYT that weren't just Ana focused. One was when Hasan said America deserved a specific event. And probably some other stuff.
Cenk's reactionary viewpoints are different from what I've see. Like he hates homeless people and loves cops. Complains about other shit that right wingers have dragged into "political" discussions (things that shouldn't be up for debate.).
I just know Ana has been on a bridge-burning expedition to the far right for years now and while Cenk definitely agrees on some stuff, he doesn't come off as gung ho "this is my hill. I will die here." His hill is "homeless people are homeless because they're morally bad and should be rounded up and... not shot! No, no not that!" Even though that's clearly something he leans towards but knows he can't just say it or people will realize how shitty his pro-police, anti-people policy ideas are.
Maybe he doesn't touch trans issues (much) because Ana has it nailed down for the show or because he's uncomfortable, but she certainly doesn't feel any discomfort. Just keeps blabbing for years too, nonstop, over the perceived grievance of allegedly someone one time calling her a "birthing person" in a medical context. She took that shit personal... for no apparent reason other than stirring up unnecessary shit. Even got Ben Shabibo to make a video about the terminology. Ben "my mommy I mean wife is a doctor" Shapiro ranting about medical terminology... peak irony, peak idiocracy, who knows anymore