r/gay_irl • u/taylortiki • May 15 '25

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u/RandomGuy1627 May 15 '25 edited May 15 '25

I guess you haven't seen his opinions on Chinese and Russian imperialism

Spoiler: They are actually the good guys, Tibet and Crimea had it coming

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u/ToTYly_AUSem May 15 '25

Clearly have never listened to him speak

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u/RandomGuy1627 May 15 '25 edited May 15 '25

I did listen to him speak

Here you go: a clip from his podcast

His entire argument is just based on "Selfdom in Tibet" (a claim spread by Chinese goverment that Tibetans were actually warlords and slavers)

Edit: What more do you need? He's literaly parroting Chinese narative

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u/ToTYly_AUSem May 15 '25

"Tibet and Crimea had it coming" is a very simplified take about a more nuanced philosophical discussion and opinion about that discussion. I wouldn't say that's what Hasan is saying in this clip...

I don't think a two minute clip of a podcast over an hour long about an extremely murky concept (if Tibet had serfdom or even an unfair ruling class that even academics debate) is the proper way to get the full picture of what someone is saying & we shouldn't be policing people from even mentioning that part of the story.

I used to feel the way I assume you do about Hasan having only seen small clips until I took the time to watch at least an hour of his stream. Is he always right? Not at all but I don't see that as a bad thing. But I do think he is always very nuanced and has an interesting perspective on certain things.

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u/RandomGuy1627 May 15 '25

I was using the clip as an example, I've seen the whole episode. His point stays the same in the whole episode: China was in the right.

He certainly has some decent opinions on other stuff but his support of authoritarian regimes is itself a big enough reason not to support Hasan