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Left-wing pundit Hasan Piker claims he was detained at US border and questioned on political views
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"First they came for the rich socialists..."
I'm kind of indifferent to Hasan but law enforcement harassing anyone for their political views is troubling.
I'm sorry, but he's done more harm than good to how people view left-wing politics online.
This guy has trashed 9-5 job workers labeling their positions as being "easier" than being a streamer, all while he sits, talks, and leaves the room with the video running. He doesn't edit his videos, other people do, and he's on record refusing to pay them.
He decided to become a leading left-wing voice, and in being a massive hypocrite, has likely pushed people away from left-wing politics to be picked up by right-wing freaks who rightfully call him out. He's on the record taking Russia's side for invading Ukraine both in 2022 and 2014, has defended the Kai Cenat riot calling anybody who criticised him or the rioters racist, and many other such comments. I'm supposed to feel sorry for someone who likely contributed to people moving to the right, translating to more Republican votes, while under the guise as a left-wing figurehead? Yeah, no.
"O hey everyone it's time to care about dead babies in Syria social media told me so."
Go ahead and downvote me, just know you're enabling those who push the Overton window to the right with their blatant hypocrisy.
Noted. Which of those things is a potential crime he should be detained for?
Just for convenience sake, this should help clarify my thoughts more: https://lemmy.ca/post/43998271/16513594
Long story short, nobody should be detained like this, but this has been happening for months now and I care more about things overall than Hasan specifically.
It'd be like if the government started arresting smaller newscasters and Alex Jones got caught up in the mix. Overall would care about this happening to people, not Alex Jones specifically.