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Harry Hutchison's avatar

It is, of course, possible that Mr. Kindlon has better sources than I do regarding what Mr. Piker said and what he meant by his references to blacks and others. I would, of course, be happy to correct the record.

That said, my piece was grounded in research that included the site “Factually,” which checks the veracity of web claims, the New York Post, and a left-leaning black commentator at AT2, who has argued that Piker has gone berserk on blacks.

Those sources (rightly or wrongly) seem to confirm that Piker holds some degree of racial animus against blacks and others. If so, Michigan voters have the right to conclude that Piker’s views implicate Senate Candidate El-Sayed and others if they refuse to disassociate from Mr. Piker.

Paul Kindlon's avatar

To those who have just read this article...beware. The author has repeated a malicious lie claiming Hasan Piker called for blacks to be lynched. In fact, Mr, Piker was quoting someone else and he was clearly using this racist comment to condemn racist sentiment. I am not a Piker supporter - I am an educator - and as such I must call out dishonesty and falsehoods.

Warmek's avatar

Given the difficulty of actually finding anything specific on the internet these days, particularly if it debunks something that has gained a measure of popularity, do you happen to have a link displaying the quote in full context?

Paul Kindlon's avatar

Greetings. Multiple news outlets have debunked this. Just do a google search. In facr, Scott Jennings - the man who initiated this attack on Piker will be sued for defamation.

Warmek's avatar

Well, I've watched five different things, and nothing actually showed the original clip of Piker. So... *shrug*

Wise Old Woman in the Woods's avatar

I was wondering about that. So thank you for clarifying.

Kyle Reese's avatar

people who attempt to slander and otherize Piker do so to avoid the truth he speaks about Israel

- One second Internet search would have told you Piker did not say "Let’s go back to a better time, when lynchings were happening." Piker did not actually say this as an endorsement or expression of his own views; rather, a video clip featuring those words was heavily edited and taken out of context.

- the phrase some asians are dogs for white people refers to internet meme regarding Asian families—especially first-generation or immigrant households—owning small, white, vocal companion dogs. While not a polite observation asians understand it and your literially falling into Pikers trap by citing it

Moebius Infinity's avatar

Arnt we getting lynched for wrongspeak already?

Zionist woke left media Cancel culture is just that.

I experienced it here on Substack. And still wait for the AI's answer on my question. WHY? AI could not answer.

So in a way AI lynches people on demand of someones ideology that aligns with that of the AI's OWNER.

Dave Vierthaler's avatar

The question is what do most Michigan voters believe and will (can) their vote win the day (honestly)? I believe that most voters do not have faith that our election system is not corrupted.