Unlike Trent Reznor, Hassan lives as an opposition force to whatever the establishment represents. He actively spreads cynicism and voter apathy, because he is the equivalent of Alex Jones. He drives his influence from farming anger; in order to sustain that he cant redirect his efforts towards effective actions because that would undermine his revenue stream. Trent Reznor is a genius that makes art. Hassan is part of the movement that is walking people into detention centers.
I agree on the second to last sentence , you have to see how insane the last sentence sounds. And by voter apathy, do you mean channeling voters away from the DNC?
Not just the DNC. Any movement that functions to garner political power and effect change. Hassan and his ilk exist purely as an oppositional force. It doesn’t matter who is in power at the time. If he was concerned with effecting change, you’d see more prescriptive dimension to his narrative. Supporting one off candidates here that pose no significant impact is uninteresting to the entire messaging apparatus he has enabled and gives him the mora license to continue his day job. This is part of a broader discourse that I need to write out in a better worded essay. I’m not doing a good job explaining what I mean here
Forgive me for asking so much, you’re saying he represents a danger for the left in the way that the ballot candidates he supports aren’t solid enough long term? Or too radical? Follow up: What are your thoughts on Mamdani? Surely a socialist winning against a dnc darling isn’t what you mean by one off candidates, right?
If you mean people like the PSL candidates (Cruz), may I ask what you think of groups like CPUSA and PSL ?
No. I’m saying he’s a danger because he siphons collective action into the vacuum that is reactionary rage apathy. His occasional parading of support for a candidate is superfluous when you take into consideration the totality of his content. It’s just a mechanism to grant himself the moral license needed to continue making reactionary content.
Mamdani is a success story. We need more of that. We also need to evaluate why Mamdani has distanced himself from Hassan. I suspect he can also read the writing on the wall. Watch lefty reactionaries turn on Mamdani in the upcoming months. Again, it’s all about farming opposition.
alright, that’s really all I needed. I disagree entirely with your framing of who Hasan is. I think if you actually listened to what he’s said you’d realize he is a very solid political analyst. He goes live for 8 hours a day, there’s no need to lie about “manufacturing rage”, everything he says is recorded. His reaction content is actually very formative against reactionary thoughts/rage manufacturing.
How can you go on the internet and use Rage bait like “he shocks his dog” and then claim Hasan is the one using rage value? I really do not ever see it. And I have my fair share of criticism of all these leftist yuppies. But Hasan “farming opposition” is laughable. Liberals still think voting for Kamala is the end of your leftist political responsibility. They truly believe leftists are the reason she lost. There are so many like you just willing to plug your ears and tune out, say you don’t care, and then have the audacity to come back every 4 years to scold leftists into accepting the status quo. It’s not gonna work much longer.
In any event though You should check out PSL action network.
I don’t care about the dog. Let’s leave that aside.
My issue with him is his political takes are shallow and valueless. I have listened to his word salads. They lack any interesting substance other than framing the west as evil. Thats kinda all he has to say. It’s not interesting. But it drives clicks
Supposedly this guy has a poly Sri degree, but didnt know where Syria was on a map until a year ago. Talks all day every day about Israel / Palestine but has no clue what the significance of the wayling wall is. I don’t think this guy has ever cracked open a book in his life
I don’t have the energy for this, friend. If you truly feel the last paragraph is true there is nothing I could do to convince you the opposite. We just both think the other is wrong on how much the guy knows so we’re gonna have to agree to disagree. I think his political analysis is extremely important for the left to have in 2026 and further
Unlike Trent Reznor, Hassan lives as an opposition force to whatever the establishment represents. He actively spreads cynicism and voter apathy, because he is the equivalent of Alex Jones. He drives his influence from farming anger; in order to sustain that he cant redirect his efforts towards effective actions because that would undermine his revenue stream. Trent Reznor is a genius that makes art. Hassan is part of the movement that is walking people into detention centers.
I agree on the second to last sentence , you have to see how insane the last sentence sounds. And by voter apathy, do you mean channeling voters away from the DNC?
Not just the DNC. Any movement that functions to garner political power and effect change. Hassan and his ilk exist purely as an oppositional force. It doesn’t matter who is in power at the time. If he was concerned with effecting change, you’d see more prescriptive dimension to his narrative. Supporting one off candidates here that pose no significant impact is uninteresting to the entire messaging apparatus he has enabled and gives him the mora license to continue his day job. This is part of a broader discourse that I need to write out in a better worded essay. I’m not doing a good job explaining what I mean here
Forgive me for asking so much, you’re saying he represents a danger for the left in the way that the ballot candidates he supports aren’t solid enough long term? Or too radical? Follow up: What are your thoughts on Mamdani? Surely a socialist winning against a dnc darling isn’t what you mean by one off candidates, right?
If you mean people like the PSL candidates (Cruz), may I ask what you think of groups like CPUSA and PSL ?
No. I’m saying he’s a danger because he siphons collective action into the vacuum that is reactionary rage apathy. His occasional parading of support for a candidate is superfluous when you take into consideration the totality of his content. It’s just a mechanism to grant himself the moral license needed to continue making reactionary content.
Mamdani is a success story. We need more of that. We also need to evaluate why Mamdani has distanced himself from Hassan. I suspect he can also read the writing on the wall. Watch lefty reactionaries turn on Mamdani in the upcoming months. Again, it’s all about farming opposition.
I have no strong opinions on PSL or CPUSA.
alright, that’s really all I needed. I disagree entirely with your framing of who Hasan is. I think if you actually listened to what he’s said you’d realize he is a very solid political analyst. He goes live for 8 hours a day, there’s no need to lie about “manufacturing rage”, everything he says is recorded. His reaction content is actually very formative against reactionary thoughts/rage manufacturing.
How can you go on the internet and use Rage bait like “he shocks his dog” and then claim Hasan is the one using rage value? I really do not ever see it. And I have my fair share of criticism of all these leftist yuppies. But Hasan “farming opposition” is laughable. Liberals still think voting for Kamala is the end of your leftist political responsibility. They truly believe leftists are the reason she lost. There are so many like you just willing to plug your ears and tune out, say you don’t care, and then have the audacity to come back every 4 years to scold leftists into accepting the status quo. It’s not gonna work much longer.
In any event though You should check out PSL action network.
I don’t care about the dog. Let’s leave that aside.
My issue with him is his political takes are shallow and valueless. I have listened to his word salads. They lack any interesting substance other than framing the west as evil. Thats kinda all he has to say. It’s not interesting. But it drives clicks
Supposedly this guy has a poly Sri degree, but didnt know where Syria was on a map until a year ago. Talks all day every day about Israel / Palestine but has no clue what the significance of the wayling wall is. I don’t think this guy has ever cracked open a book in his life
I don’t have the energy for this, friend. If you truly feel the last paragraph is true there is nothing I could do to convince you the opposite. We just both think the other is wrong on how much the guy knows so we’re gonna have to agree to disagree. I think his political analysis is extremely important for the left to have in 2026 and further
You could convince me easily. Bring me one substantial take that Hassan has. Just one.