Democrats spent the last year asking where their Joe Rogan was. Hasan Piker is one of the few left-wing figures with the audience they covet — but the party is deeply hostile to the spontaneity and independence that make figures like him appealing.

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[–] 137 points 7 months ago (12 children)

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.

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  • [+] -23 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    We used to have a Joe Rogan of the left, he was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    RFK Jr was never left

    Neoliberal maybe but they’re right wingers unless you still drink that high fructose American koolaid where Democrats are “radical far left”

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I guess you don't remember Ring of Fire and Air America Radio. Granted, it's been a minute. 😉

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Fire_(radio_program)

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    [–] 43 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The thing is the Democrats today are nowhere near the left, more like right center, while MAGA is far right.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    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.

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