I think what weirds me out about this guy is that a he only seems to exist in the podcast/YouTube/social media sphere.
I read a whole lot of news, but avoid YouTube/podcasts in general, and outside of Lemmy I’ve literally never fucking heard of him.
When I do, it’s always in threads like this one, in which everyone seems to have an opinion about him one way or the other, and anyone who disagrees is a shill/Zionist/tankie/agitprop.
I’ve yet to see a take of his that I disagree with, and I’m not assuming any nefarious intent on his part, but I’m a little weirded out by anyone who has that strong of an opinion of him one way or the other. He’s not a politician or running for office, he’s just an internet personality.
If he’s saying things I agree with (which he is), that’s all I really care about, I’m just not a fan of his chosen platforms and find the debate around him off-putting.
The reason you are seeing him now is because the corporate Dems want to use him to scare the base. I don’t think it’s working because mostly what he says makes sense and shines a light on how bad the democratic leadership is.
He’s got a double major in Political Science and Communications from Rutgers if that makes you feel any better about agreeing with his takes. He’s also fundraised for many charities including CARE International and several prominent Palestinian charities. And then on top of that, he’s successfully campaigned with many leftist political candidates including Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed.
Honestly he’s the same as any other political commentator out there except that he’s being brutally honest about some topics that no one has been honest about for a long time. It’s refreshing to see these views said out loud and have so many people agree with them. The more they platform Piker in order to show how “crazy” he is, the more people hear his messaging and agree with him.
I think what weirds me out about this guy is that a he only seems to exist in the podcast/YouTube/social media sphere.
I read a whole lot of news, but avoid YouTube/podcasts in general, and outside of Lemmy I’ve literally never fucking heard of him.
When I do, it’s always in threads like this one, in which everyone seems to have an opinion about him one way or the other, and anyone who disagrees is a shill/Zionist/tankie/agitprop.
I’ve yet to see a take of his that I disagree with, and I’m not assuming any nefarious intent on his part, but I’m a little weirded out by anyone who has that strong of an opinion of him one way or the other. He’s not a politician or running for office, he’s just an internet personality.
If he’s saying things I agree with (which he is), that’s all I really care about, I’m just not a fan of his chosen platforms and find the debate around him off-putting.
The reason you are seeing him now is because the corporate Dems want to use him to scare the base. I don’t think it’s working because mostly what he says makes sense and shines a light on how bad the democratic leadership is.
He is a mega celebrity on Fox News and Daily Wire and stuff, the hate-o-sphere gives him the most coverage.
He’s got a double major in Political Science and Communications from Rutgers if that makes you feel any better about agreeing with his takes. He’s also fundraised for many charities including CARE International and several prominent Palestinian charities. And then on top of that, he’s successfully campaigned with many leftist political candidates including Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed.
Honestly he’s the same as any other political commentator out there except that he’s being brutally honest about some topics that no one has been honest about for a long time. It’s refreshing to see these views said out loud and have so many people agree with them. The more they platform Piker in order to show how “crazy” he is, the more people hear his messaging and agree with him.
Do you see people from TV talk shows in real life?
If you’re looking for something to disagree on…
Wonder which of his haters/stalkers put together that wonderful page.