Today, he says he is a Stalinist and a Maoist who was expelled from the Communist Party of the United States. (Roberta Wood, a party leader in Chicago, said he subscribed to the newsletter but had never joined the party and did not reflect its values.) He once supported Bernie Sanders, but now praises Donald Trump.

He is, he wrote last year, an “American PATRIOT, GOD fearing, Pro-FAMILY, Marxist Leninist, Pro-PALESTINE, RUSSIA & CHINA, Anti-DEEP STATE, Anti-IMPERIALIST, Anti-WOKE, Pro-GROWTH, ANTI-MONOPOLY, Pro-GUN, Pro-FOSSIL FUEL.”

Now liberals everywhere will continue to associate those ideologies with uncritical support for Putin and anti-LGBT views. blob-no-thoughts

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[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 84 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm so ootl, does the CIA just pay these people to have the worst viewpoints ever and say they're ML?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago

Pretty much.

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which raises the question of why so many hexbearites are disagreeing with me without getting paid. They're leaving money on the table.

[–] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My bad takes are probably still too good for the CIA to fund.

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends on if you've ever disagreed with me tbh

[–] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

A quick look at your posts tells me I probably haven't

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

peppino-angry I'm fucking pissed this guy is getting so much traction not only in the mainstream press but annoyingly on some smaller independent Chinese media, he's 100% being promoted by the bourgeoisie so these types are the face of "leftism" in the minds of liberals/hogs.

[–] Rx_Hawk@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

This man is a walking contradiction

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"American PATRIOT... Marxist Leninist"

Imma reserve a special guillotine for this one

[–] booty@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

We'll paint the guillotine red white and blue for him

spoiler

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 51 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Lol so the people were 100% when they said he’s a fed and not just some random reactionary.

But what are the chances it’s even dumber? What are the chances the feds purposely leaned into this angle for division but he’s genuinely not an agent at all and just morally bankrupt and doesn’t care about anything? I mean ultimately he carries out their agenda intentionally or not so it doesn’t matter, but it just seems too perfect that a psyop soldier is publicly involved with him, yes?

[–] StalinStan@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It does make their job easier if they pick a guy that is organically annoying. So that would probably be part of it. Less chance of him messing up and breaking character as well.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago

they used to find people already saying what they wanted in zines or whatever and then backing them rather than directly commissioning propaganda, no reason to think they wouldn't find indoctrinated jackasses to prop up doing the current thing.

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He was hanging out with Russian soldiers and talked in a video conference in Iran. It seems like this dude is either the most annoying, successful modern day spy, or he’s useful to every agency in the world because he might give you something valuable if you treat him right lol

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 2 years ago

To paraphrase Gabriel Rockhill, the CIA doesn't generally and doesn't need to pay puppets to spread its propaganda; it pays to build and support a marionette theatre to promote the performances of those who already and/or are willing to say what the CIA wants you to hear.

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Lets start a hexbear communist surf gang and drown these fuckers in the lineup.

We’ll say a baby shark ate them.

[–] Juice@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"Hexbear, will you please repeat for the jury your version of events? What happened to Jackson Hinkle on the beach that day?"

baby shark doo doo doo doo doo doo

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

Our only statement to the court is that the court and its representatives are deeply unserious.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fucker it's now playing in my head peppino-angry

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

hexshork blahaj transshork-happy

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hardstyle Fish seems more likely. (Cw: NSFW language)

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml 47 points 2 years ago

Lmfao this dude is a straight opp. I've never seen him before but heard his name, and now I can see what a clown he is

[–] pooh@hexbear.net 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is that Tulsi Gabbard on the other side?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yes

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago

Omg really?

This is insane.

[–] casskaydee@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

I think Tulsi is the psyops officer OP is referring to

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

"Riding Rage Over Israel to Online Prominence"

Lol NYT is saying he is a grifter.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And other anti-imperialists by association. IMO it's psyop to promote the idea that there exists a red/brown alliance, which is something feds have repeatedly done.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

He is.

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hinkle a deep state psyop confirmed.

[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I will only say that it is hard to tell from that photo that that is actually Jackson Hinkle, but this is extremely on the nose since San Onofre is really close to a marine base.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's gotta be him, he is also known for being a surfer. Also, I looked at his face, and that's him.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This blog post by ~~the army colonel~~ his girlfriend(?) was linked in the NYT article and it identifies him as Hinkle.

[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

Nice, Tulsi Gabbard was there as well, along with the marine base being prominently in the background. Thanks!

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is it unfair to say that this guy is some kind of contemporary Dick Spenser?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know who that is.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You know, he was friends with Mike Truk? He went along with Anatoli Smorin.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

All three of those names sound like ligma jokes, but I can't figure them out.

He was also friends with Mike Hawk and Imapu Seelaver

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Todd Bonzalez

Dwigt Rortugal

Willie Dustice

[–] yoink@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Sleve McDichael

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Those are fake American names some japanese people made for the super famicon baseball vidya game....