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Sympthsical

(10,974 posts)
15. Piker's a genuinely awful person
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 02:34 AM
Monday

Let's see. Raging misogynist. Told trans people Democrats would shoot them in the head. Calls anyone who criticizes him a Zionist pedophile. Did sex tourism in Europe at a brothel that was later raided for human trafficking. Shocked his dog live on stream. Screams at immigrants. Yelled at Black people when they didn't agree with him. Told a Vietnamese woman to go back to her country. Flashes a hyper-consumerist capitalist lifestyle while cosplaying as a socialist. Openly supports Hamas, the Houthies, and Hezbollah. Speaks glowingly of autocratic regimes like the CCP.

He's the Nick Fuentes of the Left. Your basic tankie.

And the PR push for him is totally bizarre. He's a nepo baby who gets gushing article after article written about him. Someone's paying for it. His "huge following" is 30k viewers on Twitch, and they act like he's got Joe Rogan's audience. Speaking of, Piker's audience are totally unhinged. He had to mute his chat after the murder of the two Jewish young people, because they cannot be trusted not to celebrate it.

Listen to his streams for about 30 minutes, and it rapidly becomes clear he doesn't really know anything. He just yaps. And the weird streak of sociopathic narcissism is on full display (although, granted, the fact he has a narcissistic meltdown at all times is kind of funny).

Any politician that associates with him is instant disqualification for me.

If the Left can't do better than this guy, we're in trouble.

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7 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Me too, unless you're a Jew. Danmel Sunday #1
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #29
Grotesque... hlthe2b Sunday #2
Disgusting mcar Sunday #3
Bzzzzzz Mz Pip Sunday #4
We are always the exception to the rule, with a global asterisk to the Armenians PCIntern Sunday #5
Hindus aren't even mentioned, despite waves of genocides Ninsianna Thursday #22
You'd have to be crazy to vote for Abdul El-Sayed in the primary Polybius Sunday #6
If you've seen the FB groups... Ninsianna Thursday #23
El-Sayed has no chance fujiyamasan Sunday #7
Far left activists have started overlooking some candidates' more egregious shortcomings. RandySF Sunday #8
That is putting it mildly sarisataka Sunday #12
I tokk a 4 1/2 day news break. So I'm just seeing this now. electric_blue68 Yesterday #28
Violence against women always matters EdmondDantes_ Sunday #9
"alarmed some Democrats.. . ." rogue emissary Sunday #10
It's "alarming" and Infuiating More Dems Cha Monday #18
But let's ask the important question sarisataka Sunday #11
Immediately thought exactly that: BUT WHATABOUT AIPAC???!!!!! betsuni Monday #16
To many people it is the former sarisataka Monday #19
Goodbye, Piker RetiredParatrooper Sunday #13
Kick RandySF Monday #14
Piker's a genuinely awful person Sympthsical Monday #15
It's a vacuum that didn't need filling leftstreet Thursday #24
It feels like our side's political culture doesn't support it Sympthsical Thursday #25
Stupid Rape Apologist! Cha Monday #17
+ struggle4progress Yesterday #33
Post removed Post removed Monday #20
Piker now supports China taking Taiwan Sympthsical Monday #21
"Progressive" Democratic Circular Firing Squad. ColoringFool Thursday #26
Woah! What trash! Hadn't heard of him. electric_blue68 Yesterday #27
MS NOW- Hasan Piker is a distraction for Democrats -- and a potential liability LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #30
Thanks for this caraher Yesterday #32
This message was self-deleted by its author caraher Yesterday #31
CNN spent 8 minutes on this person LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #34
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