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Twitch's largest political streamer, Asmongold, shovels racist and xenophobic messaging to his audience of 52K+ live viewers (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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Not only are the countries he is saying have "fine" refugees don't even speak English as an official language, Africa as a continent has the largest amount of countries that speak English:

Most other African countries speak French, Spanish or another European language as an official language. So what is the issue here? Many Africans have immigrated to Western countries and have integrated fine. It's insane that Twitch is allowing this kind of rhetoric to be displayed in full velocity on this platform.

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[–] RampageDon@lemmy.ca 231 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Since when is this dude a political streamer. Wasn't he popular for WoW and he was a PoS then. Why is anybody listening to what he has to say now?

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 167 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It's the natural progression for a 20-something piece-of-shit gamer edgelord. When he hits middle age he pivots into being a miserable racist piece-of-shit bore.

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 82 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Seems that there’s an endless amount of money for right wing social and political commentators.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago

This is it.

All you need is to parrot what more popular accounts say and have a phone and you can make money as a political streamer.

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 week ago

He is 35 years old. Just imagine that. 35 years old and still not capable to use the brain properly.

He was never smart. And he still lives with his parents. And he doesn’t even go to a dentist. He is representing a lot of central US people.

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[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago

he discovered the grift and decided to get in on it. Even his father called him out on it after he called Palestinians "inferior". that's all this is. He's an act, a con artist, a grifter.

a guy that claimed streaming on his main asmongold account and getting paid with subs was "too stressful and causing anxiety" thus started streaming on an alt account that eventually became bigger than his main and makes him more money too.

And the people that watch him are just morons of the lowest caliber.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think he must attract a certain amount of viewers from the "train wreck" effect. He literally was using the stench from the sun hitting a decomposing rat corpse in his room as an "alarm clock" for a while. He has had roaches crawl across him live and not reacted.

So I can kind of understand getting some sort of twisted satisfaction that you're doing better, or having the same sort of fascination people have with train wrecks and disasters.

What I don't get is why anyone cares about his takes on anything. The man willingly lives in decomposing filth. He's clearly not a source of knowledge or good opinions on fucking anything.

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[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 154 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This dude has been a well known shit head for years. It's not surprising to see him continue to be a well known shit head. Twitch, like most platforms, doesn't actually care what people say, as long as it drives engagement.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Please keep in mind this is a guy who, quite seriously, this is not made up...

... used to use a dead rat in his pigsty of a room as an alarm clock.

The sun would come in through the window, bake the rat corpse to the point of a striking pungent smell, and this is what would wake him up.

Again, I am not making this up, just a year or twoish back he earnestly explained this to all his viewers.

The man also very, very rarely brushes his teeth, and has frequent issues with his gums bleeding.

This is your basement dweller 4chan addict, who just so happened to win the streamer popularity contest.

On basically any topic other than World of Warcraft, he has no fucking clue what he is talking about.

[–] XM34@feddit.org 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Honestly, and I know I'm gonna get downvoted for this again, but he makes a surprising amount of sense in a lot of topics he touches and it often seems like his responses are well thought through and quite eloquent.

And that's exactly the problem. It makes it really easy for some people to fall for his batshit crazy bullshit takes and it makes him a lot more dangerous than if he was just some crazy Maga nut.

He also addresses a lot of the struggles his predominantly young male audience experiences. Something, pretty much everyone else fails to do. And his arguments only really fall apart once you invest quite some time to look deeper into the matter.

Disregarding Asmongold as just a crazy basement dweller with dead rats in his house might be easy but it's severely underestimating the danger that this man poses if we don't find ways to offer a better save space for his target audience. Although, Dr. K. is doing god's work here!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hey, engaging in good faith here:

Yeah, I get that a socially stunted basement dweller 'elder gamer' is indeed appealing to and relatable with a younger generation of basically the same.

And I totally get that many, many people are just highly dismissive of and rude toward such socially awkward people, which reinforces the entire dynamic... when what they should be is more appealing to, sympathetic and empathetic to the younger disaffected crowd, that are basically scared and confused and angry kids, many of whom could be easily set toward a better path in life and development of their world view if ... just anyone would actually make them feel heard.

I really, really do get that, as I myself come from a right wing family, and genuienly didn't even realize how fucked up a good deal of my young beliefs were, how self-destructive some of my own behaviors were, untill I actually encountered and got to spend a lot of time with people less shitty than my family, irl... granted this was 20-30 years ago, I think I am roughly the same age as Asmon, so this was... back when computers and video games were actually niche, weirdo nerd things, not the widespread bog standard for children's socialization.

I have no argument with any of that.

I do however request at least one actual example of Asmon having a take on literally anything that is... lets say, more well thought out and reasoned than a high school sophomore's 5 page book report.

... And in saying that, I am now remembering that American literacy rates and scores have plummeted since I got out of high school, I think within +/- 2 ish years of myself graduating from college, that was the actual high point for average American literacy levels...

Maybe my standard of 'well reasoned and thoughtful' just objectively is higher than the modern standard.

Hrm.

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[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Human trash

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He lives in his own shit. Literally. He used a dead rat as an alarm. This man is disgusting in so many meanings of the word.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago

Oh god, that dude. I’d just managed to block the memory of this out.

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 52 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Same dude who got temp-banned from Twitch for actively calling for the literal genocide of Palestinians. Asmon is a piece of shit.

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[–] mhague@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Asmongold says stupid things and then only responds to the lowest hanging fruit.

He'll say we can't take refugees because XYZ, then people will respectfully counter his arguments, but he effortlessly ignores them.

Then someone calls him a loser or makes a silly argument and that's when he's "You see? This is the problem."

Just a circus act for idiots.

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

There is no point responding to right wing idiots; all of their speech is logical fallacy and bad faith rhetoric. They’re best ignored, or talked over. They can’t be bothered to respond to anyone, they just spout their own bullshit, no matter what anyone else says, so we as a society need to refuse to debate them or address them directly. Whatever they say just respond with another fact that refutes their entire existence

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Famous racist spouts racist misinformation. Is this really worthy of a post?

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Considering that he is only famous in very narrow circles. And even those like myself who knew of him from his wow days. Had no fucking clue he was somehow twitch's top political streamer? I'd say those are all important things to get out there. I mean like what the fuck. What the actual fuck. There is no hope for Humanity.

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[–] Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (5 children)

When the fuck did Asmongold become the largest POLITICAL streamer?

He went from games, to reacts, to the largest political just because he says stupid hateful MAGA shit?

[–] brognak@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

When he discovered it's an easy grift, and even easier way to get attention which is what he really wants. Dude is a sad little man child, constantly searching for adoration. These are not deeply held, or even shallowly held beliefs he's just doing whatever gets his audience to be nice to him.

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[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ragefarming seems the only form of content lately... So sad...

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I started kind of liking this guy right before he ripped the mask off. This is the same thing that happened with Rogan. Started to like his content and within a few months he went full douchebag. I'm cursed.

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

same here, I used to like his Warcraft stuff and thought his house tour being complete untamed chaos was so hilarious. never knew of his political stuff until he commented on gaza and I was instantly made aware of the reality of his views.

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

isn't this also the same guy who said he's ok with the genocide of Palestinians? (source)

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yep, he is pro trump and elon and anything nazi. But most of it is just his lack of intelligence. He will read a twitter post and 1sec later pronounce it as the truth on stream, without having any source. Hes a propaganda echo and unfortunately reflects the average American gamer pretty well. Should have stuck to gaming.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

How the fuck is this gross dude the top streamer?

We're cooked.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you racist? Are you misogynistic? If not can you pretend to be?

If so, modern social media would like to promote you. Apply now!

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

not only a racist but also a misogynist, a present-day gamergater, who is literally in 2025 still complaining that "video games used to be made for guys and now they're made for everyone" 🤦

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 week ago

I thought this guy just did shit reaction content? I was suggested a video before and he just sat with his stupid face in the corner most of the time making dumb comments and turning a slightly interesting 30 minute video into 3 hours. I couldn't be bothered to watch more than a few minutes and I feel like I am owed that time back.

[–] Gild@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Asmongold is a huge piece of shit. I never liked the dude. No idea why people listen to anything he says, dudes a grade A moron.

People like him have ruined the online gaming sphere with their low-life personalities and acting like racist children who just learned to talk.

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[–] lennee@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

asmon rlly one of the dumbest mofos ive ever had the displeasure to be exposed too. Like most right wing grifters know they lie about shit to get their points across. This dude is so dumb he believes all of it

[–] Shamber@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

An absolute retard calling others retards, the irony is just hilarious...52k ppl tuning in to a dude spouting hate and nonsense in front of 30 bucks mic calling him self a political streamer, he's not even qualified for an actual job ...god, I hate tge internet

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 week ago

The fact that he’s got a following still, shows you just how underdeveloped some humans are. How sad must your life be, for you to watch and listen to this cockroach.

[–] ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It amazes me people listen to a guy who chooses to live in a filthy roach infested house.

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 18 points 1 week ago

THE MAN LET RATS ROT IN HIS HOUSE AND CALLED IT HIS "ALARM CLOCK."

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

what a cunt.

it's obvious he doesn't even understand what a refugee is

and then goes on to say "why would you add people to your country that don't speak the language" in English and not the native tongue of the tribe that the land was stolen from

and what the fuck did he think happened to Poles who moved to the US 100 years ago? They weren't even considered "white."

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[–] blackris@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 week ago

This is only mildly infuriating, because we already knew he is a giant piece of shit.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago

Why are we giving a guy who used a dead rat as an alarm, and smeared blood from his gums on his walls attention?

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

How is he not banned yet? I would have banned him just for not using deodorant.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 15 points 1 week ago

It's always the people you most suspect of being ignorant racists...

[–] hark@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I see clips of this guy in my recommended videos section on youtube all the time. I never click on them and I have watch history turned off anyway so I wonder how it's deciding that I should watch these clips. Either way, I find it odd how signal-boosted this clown is. The gaming-to-politics pipeline is too strong.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He knows nothing about politics, but realized that saying right wing bullshit gets engagement so now this is what we have.

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[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 14 points 1 week ago

The stupid beady-eyed prick is being a stupid beady-eyed prick.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I used to enjoy asmogold years ago when it was mostly just showing and talking about gaming (WoW mount offs etc)...then he started showing who he really was more and more and I noped out.

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

One thing I dislike about streamers is when you can tell they are using their voice in a "hey you should take me seriously, I am obviously right" kind of tone, and are good at that, but the actual words are just repeating a common opinion and devoid of much any substance or argument. Like they think adjusting the way they say something makes them more right.

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