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The Real Reason Hasan Piker Is Gaining Power

2026-04-03 News & Politics
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Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell give their takes over one of the biggest questions facing Democrats right now: what to do about Hasan Piker? Should the party engage with voices on the far left to reach angry, anti-war voters or draw a hard line against rhetoric they see as toxic and illiberal? The two debate whether Democrats are picking the wrong fight at the wrong time, how to talk to audiences outside the traditional coalition, and whether engaging controversial figures risks amplifying them. Read more from Lauren’s piece: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-big-is-the-democrats-big-tent-hasan-piker-litmus-test Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

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@christineg3905 2026-04-03

Now Zohran is a maligned actor?? Holy shit she is so uninformed.

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@Lindy-27 2026-04-03

Basically Tim is saying we should be madder about the people who are killing people than the people who are saying things we don’t like.

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@ranikesa2329 2026-04-04

Sarah is blind. She cannot accept that the tide has shifted in Israel. Support is never unconditional. Disagreeing with another country is NOT ANTISEMITIC so there is space for us to say things passionately. You cannot take snippets out of context. If you keep these blinders on you will push the people you need away.

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@mansplane9838 2026-04-05

The fact that she's equating Hasan and Nick Fuentes is the REAL issue. Unbelievably out of touch. Maybe Democrats should campaign with Liz Cheney again 🙄

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@Jbeat99 2026-04-04

“It starts with condemning the fucking war.” THANK YOU TIM! Democrat leadership needs to speak out and condemn Netanyahu, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, the West Bank and the separate death penalty legislation based on race, all of this needs to be condemned with the seething rage that Sarah has against HP. It is not anti semitic to say that people are angry with AIPAC funding of our elections in the Dem primaries and general elections. It is not anti semitic to say you value human rights and don’t approve of the wide scale death and destruction perpetrated by Israel in response to October 7th. It is not anti semitic to say I don’t want any U.S. funding to go to a country that violates human rights and thus violates the Leahy Act.

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@zaccurr7848 2026-04-06

Bulwark and Hasan watcher here ✋🏻. Sarah starting her argument with phrases quoted from Hasan’s critics, then acting like what she thinks of him isn’t taken out of context is breathtaking. She’s so incredibly off base about him, and it’s clear she’s never watched full streams or interviews of his. Calling Hasan a hater of women? You’ve got to be kidding. Truly Sarah has lost a severe amount of credibility with this. THANK YOU TIM for being a grounded voice in the room, she needs it. Clearly she’s defaulting to her old conservative ways. Unwillingly to hear the full story, and prioritizing the wrong things.

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@Umbra3100 2026-04-04

Im with Tim here. im part of the Bulwark here because this isnt a fkn political echo chamber and there can be discourse. Honestly I don't agree with some shit of things Hasan believes BUT we do not have the luxury of everyone in the anti authoritarian movement FKN TICKLE YOUR BALLS AND TELL YOU YOURE RIGHT. 90% of the shit on this guy is taken outta context idk what to tell ya if you dont listen to the whole stream its outta context. This argument is fkn stupid and billionaire elites and corporate fkn conglomerates are DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY and the corruption of our system deserve these fkn criticisms. Honestly yall need to understand exactly how ANTI wealthy elite and ANTI corporate interests the American fkn people are right now. NOT JUST THE LEFT BUT ALSO TRUMPS VOTERS AND INDEPENDENTS AND NON VOTERS. WE ALL AGREE ON THIS. Hes not antisemitic and you're genuinely wrong about his motivations and beliefs

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@factsrfun 2026-04-10

How can two people that BOTH think Reagan was awesome question anybody's moral stance?

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@banned-youtube-account 2026-04-06

Why would I want to form a coalition with someone who wants to banish people who are very much like me? If we’re booting someone out of a coalition, it’s gonna be Sarah.

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@inst4nce 2026-04-08

Can you imagine a supposed democrat saying she would vote for Ted Cruz over Mamdani so fucking out of touch. She's not a democrat she is an anti trump republican who has no party.

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