I linked to the timestamp, it's a long ass video. The front part of the video is great, total normal TC content. Post video though, he gets into his personal politics somewhat, and here I'm thinking "oh, secret Marxist reveal?", but then he gets into partisan politics and it's a full-blown crash out about defiling the constitution and how Dems are always trying to make things better, but republicans show up to undo it all. He reads from the declaration of independence, waxes on about the constitution, the whole nine-yards.

It's really great. Lots of respect. He puts it all out there. If he's interested, I think Cowbee has a reading list he might be interested in.

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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeeeesss, Hank Green is an insidious liberal. I have no hope for him. You have a link to his knitting video?

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

They pulled it from YouTube. I can't find an archived version from a cursory search but you might have more luck than me. Here's the original URL to the removed video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTLvD6-X8WQ

There's a really good in-depth autopsy of that disaster of a video here that does the art justice and you'll be able to piece together what Hank Green said in the original but it's a (deservedly) long response.

Hank Green issued some half-assed apology afterwards and shifted blame without actually addressing much. I watched a bit of it when the scandal hit but I don't recall watching the whole thing through, it just seemed like PR damage control slop and I find the Green brothers to be insufferably smug so I probably got 30 seconds in before I couldn't bare listening to the bullshit anymore.

Edit: I probably should have said fiber work and not textile work in the above comment but the skills and techniques and developments, especially in the earlier part of technological development, were the same and eventually they diverged. You get what I'm saying though.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I found YouTube links in your comment. Here are links to the same videos on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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