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(cw racism) right wing Twitch-streamer Asmongold is banned for 14 days after advocating for violence against the children of immigrants (www.ign.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by dead@hexbear.net to c/popularculture@hexbear.net

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It was first reported that Asmongold was banned on August 6. He uploaded a video to youtube ~5 hours ago saying that his ban will last for 2 weeks. The youtube video has around 1 million views.

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[–] MeetMeAtTheMovies@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s a big deal that Ben Shapiro has fallen off a cliff and this dirtbag has gotten so huge imo. The fascists are looking for their talking points to be even less logical and even more mask off. Not a step in the right direction.

[–] free_casc@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Agree but the wheels are really falling off. It isn't a done deal yet (for several reasons), but i think the cultural pendulum is already on its way back from "proto-fascism" toward "social democracy". The ideological effect is not necessarily going to mean electoral gains, but we can see that it's having a significant effect already.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I prefer when reactionaries are honest. I hate when they try to hide behind a layer of respectability.

[–] SerialExperimentsGay@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I agree that on an emotional level, weasely suit and tie reactionaries are the worst. But when they can go mask off in significant numbers, when they can parade a rotten fiend like this around as their figurehead, it's definitely not a good sign for how things are going.

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

I dunno we're pretty fucking tired

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Ah, you too hate liberals