• YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    He is not a leftist

    He is a liberal. Not the absolute worst kind of liberal, but definitely a liberal.

    See also: https://hexbear.net/post/1140324

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Fair enough, I edited by comment.

      The vibe felt really off in his previous videos. Also like, how the fuck do you have the income to travel to every country?

      Thanks for the education. Fucking Youtubers.

      • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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        4 months ago

        I should have phrased that in a less accusatory way. I just meant to be matter-of-fact, no need to edit anything. But yeah....

        He's the son of an astronaut, so its not like he's just a grifter taking cash to promote a viewpoint (though I'm sure Rare Earth makes money at this point), the whole family seems to be on the wealthy side (enough to fly planes for fun at least), and obv his dad was a fighter pilot before becoming an astronaut, so like, a cold war era military brat. He goes interesting places and talks about interesting stuff, a lot of the time anyhow, but his politics... ugh

        • ButtBidet [he/him]
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          4 months ago

          I should have phrased that in a less accusatory way.

          I don't think so. Honestly your phrasing was fine.

          Good background story. I didn't know where he came from.