Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was. Hasan Piker is one of the few left-wing figures with the audience they covet — but the party is deeply hostile to the spontaneity and independence that make figures like him appealing.

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    I have no idea who those other streamers are. But I’ve watched several hours of Hasan on his own merit, and that fella is a trog all the way through: The Rogan/Asmongold comparisons are right on the money.

    Now sit in your place.

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          All they talk about is eachother lol

          Its insufferable. There is no thing I could possibly care less about than the navel gazing drama internal to a particular social media platform.

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          Oh I’m sure there’s plenty of people who know Hasan exists without ever realizing who Destiny is and I love that for him.

          I’m sure it chaps little Stevie’s ass every time.

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        Just wanted to note that I’ve been enjoying your contributions lately. I perk up when I see TropicalDingDong has entered the conversation :)

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          same here! Theres a couple commenters on here that consistently make the points I wish I could make as effectively.

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      You’ve completely lapped up their disinformation campaign while remaining ignorant of their existence then. Almost impressive.

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        I just refreshed my memory from the KYM dogtober page and both those people are mentioned once, offhand. What else would I know them from?

        I did see a video of Hasan dragging his other dog by the tail and yanking it around. Did those other streamers make him do that?

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          Ethan Klein, Destiny, and Dan Saltman all have a hard on to take Hasan down and collaborate on how to do so frequently. They’re obsessed.

          You have fallen for a disinformation campaign.

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              Being knowledgeable about who Hasan is is not the same as falling for a cult of personality, but nice try lol

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                So you’re denying he shocks his dog to keep him in place for the camera?

                Hasan is a giant piece of shit. Period.

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                  You clearly have never watched his streams, so it’s very easy to dismiss your claims on this.

                  You’re more than welcome to continue to try to spread rumors about Hasan and “take him down”, but he’s part of the political landscape, he’s a voice on the left that is sorely lacking for quite a large demographic, and he is an influential pundit whether you like it or not.

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                    You’re right, of course.

                    He never tortured his dog for streaming aesthetics, except for all the times it was captured live on video.

                    Oh, how I wish idiocy was a Maga exclusive.