• yellowfattybean [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I think it's people like :hasan-ok-dude: , who can culture a viewership that is sympathetic to our causes, that are the key

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I guess that's something at least, but I don't know how effective that is long term. As much as twitch streamers are a vehicle for spreading our propaganda, at the end of the day they're professionals doing a job and people gaining their political outlook from twitch streams just strike me as politically fickle

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        at the end of the day they’re professionals doing a job and people gaining their political outlook from twitch streams just strike me as politically fickle

        It's not unlike the clergy that were there, alongside the people, during the early stages of the Russian revolution(s). Yes, they contributed, and yes, they were even crucial to some key moments, but relying on them or counting on them standing for a movement and not for themselves for long is a mistake.