▲ 85 ▼ IDF writes Young Turks host Cenk Uygur's name on an artillery shell. (preview.redd.it) submitted 2 years ago* by happybadger@hexbear.net to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments How the fuck is Hasan Piker related to this demon?
[+] Goadstool@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] happybadger@hexbear.net [S] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) He runs The Young Turks, one of the largest American political shows online. It's always presented itself as vaguely social democratic but Cenk and Jimmy Dore both came out of it to become right-wing democrats. I'd continue not knowing because it's a shitty show. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) He was also a conservative before becoming a liberal/socdem. He wrote really sexist blog posts in the past. Like this one where he complains that women's genes are flawed for not wanting to have sex with him: https://web.archive.org/web/20020607165341/http://www.youngturk.com:80/newpage41.htm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) This is reads like brilliant satire You’re telling me this is an earnest post? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago Yeah this is 100% sincere. He has since apologised for it and accepted that what he wrote was abhorrent but yeah this is what he was like at one point whatever you make of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SerLava@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago To be clear Cenk is something like the right wing of the Bernie Sanders crowd, and kind of a dumbass, while Dore is a full on grifter right winger at this point permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hestia@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* He's running for president, but he's more of a running joke. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* Personaly I prefer to think his only actual relevance is being part of the launching platform for Hasan(Cenk is his uncle?), he is pretty much irrelevant otherwise so far. Maybe if Bernie had pushed the election TYT would have been a bit more relevant but nah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] happybadger@hexbear.net [S] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) He runs The Young Turks, one of the largest American political shows online. It's always presented itself as vaguely social democratic but Cenk and Jimmy Dore both came out of it to become right-wing democrats. I'd continue not knowing because it's a shitty show. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) He was also a conservative before becoming a liberal/socdem. He wrote really sexist blog posts in the past. Like this one where he complains that women's genes are flawed for not wanting to have sex with him: https://web.archive.org/web/20020607165341/http://www.youngturk.com:80/newpage41.htm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) This is reads like brilliant satire You’re telling me this is an earnest post? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago Yeah this is 100% sincere. He has since apologised for it and accepted that what he wrote was abhorrent but yeah this is what he was like at one point whatever you make of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SerLava@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago To be clear Cenk is something like the right wing of the Bernie Sanders crowd, and kind of a dumbass, while Dore is a full on grifter right winger at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) He was also a conservative before becoming a liberal/socdem. He wrote really sexist blog posts in the past. Like this one where he complains that women's genes are flawed for not wanting to have sex with him: https://web.archive.org/web/20020607165341/http://www.youngturk.com:80/newpage41.htm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) This is reads like brilliant satire You’re telling me this is an earnest post? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago Yeah this is 100% sincere. He has since apologised for it and accepted that what he wrote was abhorrent but yeah this is what he was like at one point whatever you make of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) This is reads like brilliant satire You’re telling me this is an earnest post? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago Yeah this is 100% sincere. He has since apologised for it and accepted that what he wrote was abhorrent but yeah this is what he was like at one point whatever you make of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago Yeah this is 100% sincere. He has since apologised for it and accepted that what he wrote was abhorrent but yeah this is what he was like at one point whatever you make of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago To be clear Cenk is something like the right wing of the Bernie Sanders crowd, and kind of a dumbass, while Dore is a full on grifter right winger at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* He's running for president, but he's more of a running joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* Personaly I prefer to think his only actual relevance is being part of the launching platform for Hasan(Cenk is his uncle?), he is pretty much irrelevant otherwise so far. Maybe if Bernie had pushed the election TYT would have been a bit more relevant but nah. permalink fedilink source parent
