This is like the third or fourth union drive I’ve seen that directly mentions Hasan as a source of inspiration. No matter his faults, he’s the only leftist online “influencer” who it seems has an actual impact.

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Chapo was also mentioned as a source for inspiration by the Starbucks organizers interviewed for the bonus episode (of Chapo, admittedly) on the subject. Bernie Sanders got a mention as well. So he's not the only one having a positive impact.

    But props to Hasan for this regardless; always great to see real-world improvements resulting from online leftism.

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Hasan is probably had a bigger influence than Chapo both due to the size of his audience, and I imagine his audience is more normie. Like a decent chunk of chapo listeners were probably only a couple of degrees removed from their local DSA chapter or volunteering for the Bernie campaign, and somewhat likely to get involved with or without them. But both are probably a net good.

    • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah I was mostly comparing him to people like V*ush but that may have gotten lost. I don't consider Bernie an "online influencer" but I totally forgot about CTH.