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He’s a democrat shill, a sheep dog. He is still peddling the “Uyghur Genocide” ffs. He isn’t doing us any favors.
At least as a martyr the left could co-opt him and say it was because he was leaning into full on communism.
Interesting idea, all things considered it would minimize the damage of him proclaiming himself a communist to such a wide audience all the while spreading uncritical liberal ideology. Still though, all attempts should be made to prevent this from happening as an attack on any working class is an attack on us all. Plus if he survives we may have to consider his fame and the parasocial aspects of alienated american society contributing to him becoming viewed as a Mandela-figure setting us back another 40 years.
piker is not working class. His dad is a literal billionaire. He was a VP on the board of a multi billion dollar financial conglomerate that is one of the largest 20 in companies Turkey.
When has that literally ever stopped an American from venerating a public figure?