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The party wants a “Joe Rogan of the left” so they can focus on controlling one person to drag millions of people along into whatever fresh hell their billionaire donors are cooking up. Just like the Joe Rogan of the right.
I do not want there to be a Joe Rogan of the left.
The problem is that what they actually want is "Joe Rogan of the middle" and they already have that in the form of basically every single newscaster that isn't a magatard.
magaturd, please
Just like the preferred establishment candidates, they want an empty vessel with no political ideology they can fill with money and operate like a puppet to sheepdog for their own purposes.
Joe Rogan is a right wing manifestation. The left wing equivalent is some sort of group, not an individual. That's one of the fundamental differences between the two sides.
The thing is the Democrats today are nowhere near the left, more like right center, while MAGA is far right.
I just don't think "Dems" really exist. People left of MAGA just vote for Democrats because it is what they have to choose from. People who want communism or socialism or social programs or just more fallbacks all want them in varying ways. People say "corporate Democrats" which is basically the majority of what the democratic party has represented for the last decade. A lot of people want to reform what the democratic party is because it is the only structure that exists so that's why people want to primary everyone. In the end though that means that a corporate Democrat, and all those other groups are voting to replace the same people, but they don't have the same views/wants. So there is no one person that would be an agreeable spokesperson for all of the various beliefs. Someone who believes the means of production should be owned by the people will never agree with someone who believes the means of production should be own by private entities. So they would be shitting all over each other's "spokesperson" or whatever.
Pretending Democrats wanted a Hasan Piker is a neat way to spin things.
Democrats never wanted Hasan. They are a liberal party, and Hasan is a staunch anti-liberal. Why pretend like he was ever wanted by them?
Yeah they already have a Hasan Piker, his name is Hasan Piker
Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was.
I have never once heard anyone say that before reading it here. Rogan is an ill-informed person that uses his significant audience to spread misinformation and modern day mysticism against actual science while at the same time gives a platform to some truly horrible people.
Why on Earth would Democrats want that for themselves?
Ask Gavin Newsome he seems like he loves bringing nazi and fucking hate mongers on his show.
Democrats want a moron?
Piker is an act of a conservative’s idea of a leftest
Democrats are shit but God what I wouldn't give for politics to no longer be a playground for twitch streamers, failed TV actors, retired sports stars and podcasters. Anyone with a mic and inflammatory hot takes can be a political force majeure without any risk, effort or leg work.
Even though they're both influencers, I respect the shit out of Kat Abughazaleh for the bare minimum fact that she's actually out there organizing and helping her community. Hassan can say similar stuff from his $2.7m mansion but that doesn't mean he deserves the same respect.