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What's your opinion on the "socialist" streamer Neekolul ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Titou@sh.itjust.works to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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For people who don't know who this is, she's famous for the video called "ok boomer" or for her "socialist" takes like supporting sanders in 2020. Since she started to live a multimillion-dollar lifestyle like sanders im kinda frustrated because she give a bad image of socialism believers as the "ones who switch sides when they have success".

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

sanders lives a multimillion dollar lifestyle?

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The attitude some have of "we all live in poverty until none of us do" is plain dumb and that living with materially comfortable standards is a "multimillionaire lifestyle" is childish and immature

[–] Titou@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sigh... do some research and you'll know what im talking about. Literally everybody blamed her for hypocrisy.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Since when is Socialism a vow of poverty?

[–] Titou@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Nah you don't get it, she said "tax the rich" but proceed to not pay them when she became wealthier

[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Every single "failure" of "socialism" to which its opponents point came to be specifically when, and because, people in positions of influence and power turned their backs on their claimed principles and chose instead to live lives of wealth and privilege.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

I think the requirements of being a successful professional streamer can be at odds with being an ardent and strict socialist. While I don't think the platform can truly give a proper socialist education, if it means even a few more people support socialists in meaningful ways, it's probably useful.