The World's BIGGEST Political Streamer | Aaron Bastani meets Hasan Piker

Since Bernie Sanders' failed attempt to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, there has been reinvigoration on the left in the USA. This has also been seen in the media, nowhere more so than with the rise of Hasan Piker - arguable the most influential political voice on Twitch.
Aaron caught up with Hasan to talk about despising Nancy Pelosi, the difference between personal and private property and how much he benches.
00:00 - 01:09 - Intro
01:09 - 03:34 - Being the worlds biggest political twitch streamer
03:34 - 06:11 - Why Twitch?
06:11 - 09:15 - The Young Turks
09:15 - 10:48 - Hasan’s Reading List
10:48 - 14:18 - Young White Men
14:18 - 18:35 - Hasan’s Extraordinary Success
18:35 - 34:50 - The Problem with US ‘Left’
34:50 - 42:27 - Day In The Life of Hasan Abi
42:27 - 47:44 - Why Hasan Keeps Going
47:44 - 50:48 - Corporate Sponsorships
50:48 - 54:52 - Hasan’s Mockery of The UK
54:52 - 1:06:12 - Should Leftists Own Property?
1:06:12 - 1:20:53 - The Future of the US Left
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[@yazzy613]

thank you for this. it's great to hear Hasan talking into a microphone with a sane noise gate and with an interviewer that can properly structure a conversation and no twitch chat to derail things.

[@jeremystobingham2362]

As much as I love Azan and chat, you're right, sometimes it's nice to just have Mr Pecker by himself in politics mode without chat.

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

No troll chatter out there baiting his triggers.

[@Bluehawk2008]

He's so much more palatable when he's not... you know, doing the thing that makes him famous lol

[@MrViper1330]

LEFTOVERS

[@kaleb749]

lmao

[@darwin6267]

No idea who this young is man or social media but anyone introducing Noam Chomsky to young ppl and gamers has my respect.

[@msan1206]

Check him out on twitch

[@realerobo]

Hasan being called a "young man" will add years back to his life

[@TescoValueMemes369]

Sadly Chomsky has gone senile or something and is defending the Russian invasion of Ukraine now

[@funny3591]

@@MrDesmondPot this is why hasan positivity week should return

[@ThomBoecker]

@@MrDesmondPot 1991, actually.

[@LBerti96]

Hasan is so much more enjoyable and coherent when he is having an actual conversation with a human being and not sitting alone in his room screaming at chat that only wants to get reactions out of him Edit: lmao maybe there are sedatives in his Boba? He is so calm and collected. I like Hasan for his takes and respect his opinion normally, but I love him here especially

[@quietdime]

The essays he makes are incredible. I think that the structure of twitch being his job as well as his activism is unhealthy-as he says “terrible.” 😂 He also often says he’s mentally unwell for it. As a speaker and a person, he’s awesome. Chat is terrible!

[@sebdapleb1523]

@@quietdime [OS] goated tho

[@GB2595]

You are so right about that. He appeared on the Majority Report with Sam Seder a while back and he was so calm and collected and it was clear that Sam loved having him on. He seems calmer when he is actually talking to someone vs ranting on his own.

[@jbsofinedirt3]

calm and collected hasan is a dangerous hasan

[@Cancellator5000]

Yeah, I enjoy him more on the podcast the leftovers. Definitely seems more like a chill dude when he is interacting with normal people rather than terminally online chatters.

[@PikachooUpYou]

Excellent interview. Never thought I’d see Hasan on the show, let alone in person, very cool.

[@cahilslooder1483]

I love his brand

[@samhumphrey5389]

I'm a lefty from the UK and been watching hasan for over 2 years and I find his teasing of us British bloody hilarious

[@ImpossibleMusic69]

Lolol it’s good back and forth at least. Cause at least most of the things you could make fun of the UK for, you can say almost the same for the US. We are a spawn of you guys lol

[@ImpossibleMusic69]

@@iangraham-white5717 do you mean the US? Cause yeah we don’t at all. But that’s not really my point

[@warmlycalculated390]

@@ImpossibleMusic69 He's saying that the UK has the best healthcare system in the world, and as we failed to copy it, it's one area that you can't equivalently make fun of between the UK and the US.

[@ImpossibleMusic69]

@@warmlycalculated390 I mean look at their teeth, I don’t think they’ve perfected a damn thing.

[@warmlycalculated390]

@@ImpossibleMusic69 Braces are like circumcision; they never really caught on in the UK.

[@72rmboyd]

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power. Franklin D Roosevelt

[@adinota3]

You would have so much problems if govt didn’t have so much power. Anything all powerful will bring the most corrupt to do anything to control it.

[@TheYoungWolfI]

Corporations are often called business empires, never business democracies. Imperialism has evolved throughout human history, from Akkad, to Assyria, Egypt, Rome, Mongolia, France, Britain, Japan, too many to name, to the major corporations of our neoliberal world. None of them have happy endings.

[@redstar1162]

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if capitalism

[@psionicstorm3961]

Unless that Democratic state is no longer Democratic state. When the government overreaches, it's more dangerous than any corporation.

[@72rmboyd]

@@psionicstorm3961 what like how over the last 40 years workers rights have been eroded, unions legislated against, by politicians working on behalf of those corporations is what?

[@cameroncasasola1620]

Great idea to connect people from different countries. I think people from all over the world are in need and want of a message like this. You guys make it ok to feel like things should be different.

[@bereal6590]

I watch different channels that get audiences from different countries. Good people are the same all over the world and it's nice to see but so unfortunately are the nasty ones. They know no demographic ✌

[@Subzearo]

No one should have anything to do with the dumpster fire we call the American "left". None of them are serious socialists or have any interest in changing society below the surface level of politics. American "leftists" should be avoided at all costs.

[@dylanholm9995]

International class solidarity my friend

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not people from all over the world. /

[@TriuraniumOctoxide]

I'm a lefty and also a big gamer. It's true - misogyny, racism, transphobia, MAGA etc, are by far the prominent under current amongst gamers. Whilst many are apolitical, it is the right that is clearly more visible. We need more gamers like Hasan.

[@ordohereticus3427]

They appeal to and lure in low-information, apolitical types, and then manipulate them into reactionary politics. The biggest issue with gamers is that they are far too disengaged from this stuff, so, when their hobby is critiqued, they become prime candidates for some reactionary indoctrination because they have no one reasonably engaging their concerns while also providing them with critical things to think about within their sub-culture. There’s a reason why many of them think games like Final Fantasy VII and Deus Ex are right wing or by right wing creators when such thinking could not be any further from the truth.

[@stingerredshock3418]

Please give me an example of a rightoid gamer that has the same amount of influence as any of the popular Twitch streamers. And don’t say Pewdiepie.

[@TriuraniumOctoxide]

@@stingerredshock3418 Wasn't talking about streamers, so could not be bothered to go look for right wing nut jobs on Twitch. I'm referring to game forums, in game chats, steam discussions etc.

[@martinvalentine9228]

If Americans actually understood what constitutes left wing it would help. Maybe then they would stop calling right of centre neoliberal fiscal agendas as the "left"

[@gyytgy3330]

@@stingerredshock3418 twitch will ban anyone remotely right wing or even left wingers like Destiny who say obvious stuff like trans women will have significant biological advantages over biological women in athletics, which he was permanently banned for. Tbh I think the whole anti-sjw stuff is whiney and cringe but a lot of gamers seem overwhelmingly anti-BLM and anti-LGBT and anti-immigration which is awesome to see

[@r0galik]

That was a great interview, I avoided streamers but he seems to be on the right side.

[@soltrice]

@Father Maxon ?

[@jacintofernandes2907]

@Elder Maxon why talk about yourself this openly?

[@aaryabatchu1831]

i think you mean the left side

[@amandasmith4089]

I'm so glad to see this interview! Also those grey and white hairs he's getting are 100% from the stress of streaming for 8+ hours a day lol

[@jplabre]

That was good, I'll rewatch this a few times. We need more collabs across the pond.

[@Squishy617]

What an unexpected but welcome crossover. Loved this interview

[@bengallup9321]

Two of my favourite commentators chatting! Great interview.

[@rebeccalandon6074]

The collab I always wanted. Keep up the great work Novara!!!

[@arhael1]

Great Novara and Hasan, OY bruvs, splendid job!

[@XavierJAlexander]

It’s OI not OY

[@joematheson8942]

Amazing interview, thank you so much! Such frustrating topics, thank god for journalists like you guys. Keep up the great work...

[@cassondralynch6342]

Bless them lol :) seriously, though. Amazing people in this fucked up world.

[@cassondralynch6342]

@Father Maxon ? Political commentator that's better than any journalist.

[@cassondralynch6342]

@Father Maxon Call for violence? I don't know about that.

[@cassondralynch6342]

@Father Maxon I don't think he's called himself a complete pacifist regardless of circumstance because that would be crazy but I've never heard him call for violence either. Even personally he's said he has fought but hated it and is a lover not a fighter. Hasan is as hippie as you're gonna get in 2022 imo.

[@cassondralynch6342]

@Father Maxon He's on twitch and youtube. I have no idea what you're talking about. He supports his parents. Whatever, dude.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

This is the collab I've been waiting for. ❤️

[@johndrocky4377]

Great Interview!! THANK YOU 🙏 AARON, AZAN AND NOVARA MEDIA FOR ALL THE AWESOME 😎 ACTIVISM AND VIDEOS!!! 🔥🥊👏🥊🔥

[@scumbagdyln]

wonderful interview, guys!

[@carsonwieker]

Great to see it, cheers!

[@ChacoSooth]

A fascinating watch. A good starting point for understanding Hasan’s mind. He means what he says.

[@phom36]

Fantastic interview! Really excellent insight into his character and a great summary of leftist political priorities in US and UK. Loved the closing point about leftists turning to petty cultural issues as an expression of political powerlessness.

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

When mute needs to shout... They'll flail their arm or bash immediate objects. Understanding the "powerlessness" part is the quintessential aspect of U.S Politics with the Left and Labour.

[@jasonworks1454]

We had a lesser of two conservative evils political media landscape replace 3 branches of government decades ago. Thank click bait, our children being used as hostages by the state, and algorithm for the rest of the left being muted. It's not easy when we have the governor of Florida kidnapping and grooming kids from the left in conservative religious grooming state homes and foster care. The archdiocese of Seattle has been doing it for decades while they pretend it's the left and social programs (other then police, courts, churches, and the military) grooming, narcotics trafficking, and wrecking the place when most of the subsidized housing, MH service providers, and hospitals are owned and operated by church organizations. American voters choose between 2 sides of the Panhandling embezzling thieves based on name recognition, and a dopamine fix.

[@anandpandey5331]

Good video. I think the reason why he choose twitch is such a good reason and practical. first 10 mins in and its gold

[@TSS161]

honestly one of the better hasan interviews I've seen, good job aaron

[@wonky3854]

been lookng forward to this. great idea

[@SolinoOruki]

Two of my favorite KZbin political channels in one video🔥

[@Finkinsify]

Bastani and Hasan are my two favourite commentators and this should bring exposure to Novara. What a treat

[@hotto5150]

Logically it makes sense but in my mind I never would've thought that these two universes would crossover.

[@pantherpopel551]

I read "bestie and Hasan" . That was wholesome.

[@snipelite94]

With a name like "Hasan", he thinks he's classed as 'white' in the US Cenk's nephew talks as much bollox as his sellout relative, I've found He might be the biggest streamer because of "Twitch" but he's not that famous Chris Hedges, Jimmy Dore and Novara Media are the "deep state" 😜 of progressive politics Piker is more of an AOC performative bad faith actor

[@eonesoundsuk]

Honestly, the best in the uk and the us. This is such a golden link up

[@Retog]

Yeah they should get Vaush on

[@robdood2]

Great interview, very interesting chats chaps!! ✊

[@owenkendrick5454]

This is a really, really good interview.

[@bahriboy]

Great guest & interview.

[@herbivorosaurus]

Good on you both! This interview is so much better than the last one.

[@lightbringer2938]

The working class in the USA is so bamboozled that it doesn't identify that way and certainly doesn't vote that way. Pathetic.

[@powderandpaint14]

You coul say the same about the UK.

[@Death_By_Media]

It’s the indoctrination of individual freedom especially post red scare 1.0 era and the vilification of collective action . Because it’s freedom to pay $400 a month , a $1500 deductible, pay 40% co pays , and still be refused medical care by a 3rd party for profit insurance industry while they as an industry work together building lobbies to use collective power against the populations interests . As one systemic example.

[@stephenlight647]

Yes. The working class is so dumb they don’t understand what is in their best interest. Is that your thesis?

[@lightbringer2938]

@@stephenlight647 Not dumb, propagandized. Some of the smartest people are stuck in beliefs that do not serve themselves. People often believe things that are repeated to their ears hundreds of times.

[@satsumaaa9975]

loved this! I learnt about novara media through hasan and seeing you both collab was really great

[@l-y-d-s]

Easily one of the best interviews he’s done. Proud of him

[@fals_one]

Fantastic interview, thanks

[@JagJohal]

This is a crossover I didn't expect. But I'm into it.

[@noname772fp2]

This was incredible guys

[@ItsTheShark89]

Great interview! I always love hearing Hasan talk about his views on other peoples platforms.

[@haveabanana2930]

Love this ❤️ Keep up the great work guys!

[@jasonselormey3125]

Great job fellas!

[@OcarinaSenpai]

Yesss Novara tap into that major American audience.... lets goooo

[@pantherpopel551]

Way ahead of ya. We are always spreading the news in the Majority Report chat, that Novara starts right after 😂

[@OcarinaSenpai]

@@pantherpopel551 Happy to hear it comrade!

[@genxerfool9797]

I love Novara and I'm American. Down with the monarchy!

[@Doctor_Subtilis]

Okay so Google gave me a "translate to English" link to click at the bottom of this post. 🤣 Okay Google that was pretty cute

[@PikachooUpYou]

@@genxerfool9797 Amen brother.

[@plumeofsmoke2871]

Great interview

[@everythingeastenders2298]

Would love for you to have FD Signifier on here!!

[@alphabetadams1024]

Surprised his British accent impressions didn’t permanently sour relations with him. /j

[@lewa3910]

It might sour his attempts to get on ITV and BBC interviews, i'm glad to see Novara media have some stiff upper lip about it xD

[@susansaoirse2797]

As if his British accent is worse than any of his others.

[@cherylno583]

we're used to it 😭

[@AyeAyeAye19]

Oi bruv!!!

[@MissyGail4eva]

Never subscribe to a lifestyle in which one is too posh to nosh, nor mosh.. i.e. don't let the trivialities of one's irrelevant cultural differences dissuade any momentum to delve further, meeting one another at a point of genuinely substinative commonality.

[@jagsherdhaliwal3191]

So happy for this.

[@kamsandhu5404]

Love to see it

[@phleef]

Brilliant interview.

[@en1324]

Love this crossover!

[@Joe-xm3uc]

Thank you. Best Guest ever. Very insightful thoughts by Mr. Piker

[@mountaindew20]

great interview. well done👍🏼

[@cafeacupiper]

Nice interview, very chill

[@mirandapillsbury7885]

excellent interview

[@schr4nz]

"Go to chicken shops..." Oh shit... Hasan is about to collaborate with Chicken Connoisseur

[@c.james1]

Or Amelia Dimz's Chicken Shop Date?

[@schr4nz]

@@c.james1 true

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

Now interview Brave patriot Hank Pecker cowards!

[@KD--sj8eo]

Great interview!

[@notjfkjr]

LET’S GOOOOO I LOVE THIS

[@janbaird4651]

A very interesting interview

[@Amouroso]

What a fucking crossover 😭😭😭😭🥺

[@michaelshawn2946]

Mr. Piker that was really sweet to watch and as always your right there with every answer..👍👍

[@wagamama8]

Looking forward to this!

[@GaryParris]

great interview i am in the older demigraphic and follow hassan to some degree, as do i follow you guys, and he is a great person to team up with along with the majority report rather than TYT, he has done a great deal for the left perspective on the gen Z's, you should be a guest on his show, talk about the class consciousness issues we all share and how the different ways we are divided under the false left of neo-liberalism after thatcher/reagan. I think one of the things that was talked about is the the problem of utilitarian nature of materialism which he was talking about and maybe thought there was some confusion on, the ability to spend money on what you want within that grey area i think that you both agree on, is the utilitarian nature of ownership over what he clearly defined as capital exploitation we on the left despise rightfully.

[@DkZeria]

bloody well done

[@andrasflavius4970]

great video. liking the format hope to see more videos in this format from this channel

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

He's so bloody smart. Truly amazing.

[@nina_scholten]

I was looking forward to this!

[@sarahshaw-sehgal1146]

Fantastic convo. Loved seeing hasan in this context. He just lays it all out there perfectly.

[@LaceyMarr]

This is great

[@breath888]

I hope Hasan knows he's in such a unique spot. He's like a teacher. We know the US schools didn't teach us well at all. I'm glad young people have someone other than Sneako and Charlie Kirk types to model. Surprised to hear he couldn't speak off the cuff in the beginning. I can't speak, only write. I'd be terrible at debate. I work slowly. TYT led me to Hasan (and a few others) and for that, I'm very grateful

[@ultimately-sabrina]

I watch Hasan daily whenever I get a chance; I am a 45 year old American woman and my three daughters 17, 19, and 21, always find ourselves saying do you see Hasan today at all? From his unmatched educational, unapologetic information, to the guy being freaking hilarious, we all love Hasan!

[@buttertoast1146]

Sad

[@ultimately-sabrina]

@@buttertoast1146 😆

[@jymsc]

GOATed mom

[@jakob8646]

@@buttertoast1146 anime pfp 😭😭

[@buttertoast1146]

@@jakob8646 it's not an anime

[@bobar57]

Better than I thought

[@JackIsaacVideo]

Excellent interview, love these deeper downstream dives! Bit of friendly technical advice - check the light/in-camera exposure levels on the talent. Skin tones are frequently overexposed in your videos, and bringing them down to standard levels (varies based on the skin tone of the person) will help elevate the look of your content. For example, in the shot of Aaron, his skin is around 90 IRE, when it should be around 60-70 IRE. It's something that the vast majority of your audience wouldn't notice and don't care about, but just wanted to mention and hopefully it helps! Also, bonus tip - look at motivated lighting. I'm London-based and would be happy to help (for free of course) with setup/lighting etc if you need!

[@GaryParris]

go give them some free time of your skillset would be a good way to give to them

[@JackIsaacVideo]

@@GaryParris yep - the offer to help was intended as free-of-charge (now edited my original comment)!

[@GaryParris]

@@JackIsaacVideo awesome

[@collinwimbish4516]

I know before he passed Michael brooks talked about crossing over with novara media. I’m sure he’d be proud of hasan & you guys being able to link up.

[@kayzar293]

Still miss that brother

[@wavingcat5]

Wish he was here

[@charlesbamford5367]

Michael Brooks was a huge loss

[@cahilslooder1483]

I love internet celebrities too. Same.

[@macksongarcia1099]

Yeah he's so missed!

[@kooth4603]

For the reading part at the beginning I found the "Left Reckoning" reading series very useful in covering people like Marx and Lenin. They walk through the books with you and break down certain segments into more digestible information versus reading the books on your own

[@kionnakelly2918]

Thank you

[@KillaKermit]

Great stuff

[@livthedream5885]

Happy to find this channel/outlet. David Harvey has companion texts to Das Kapital, for those so motivated.

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

I'm 66 yrs old and I love Hassan and I even listen to his Twitch. Lol.

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

@aellyks Why????

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

@aellyks still waiting. Why?

[@jennifermackinnon6982]

@aellyks Yes, exactly! Tho I like to think if Hasan had been around when I was younger I would still have recognized his talent, intellect and wit. But impossible to say...

[@TheMitcher]

​@@jennifermackinnon6982ignore that fellow, there are a lot of people in the comments being disparaging for no reason... good to see people from all age groups in the community!

[@blue---monday]

This makes me so happy! I'm 23 years old, but it always amaze me how varied Hasan's demographic is! Hi there fellow Hasan watcher!

[@OakleyANDSittingBull]

Thanks for the interview, gentlemen. How on Gaia are you thinking you’re “old” at 31 and 38.🤗

[@jacksonvega7751]

huh this is great liked n subscribed , aaron bastani is good at this

[@titansquirrel4408]

Love this interview you treated Hasan so well and challenged him in interesting ways. I just want to add to the expenditure point that personally, Hasan driving a Porsche and the head of ALU wearing Gucci is a good look for the left regardless. Flex the individual success a community of leftists can still achieve, the red scare is about individual exceptionalisn so let's show them we have that too

[@sebdapleb1523]

basement gremlin destiny disagrees

[@outhouse124]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with leftists making a lot of money. However don't you think it is hypocritical for a leftist (who should be well aware of the inherent exploitation of capitalism) engaging in the most hyper-capitalist aspects of society (super cars, designer fashion etc)? You may have the right views, but if your behaviour is indistinguishable from an Oil Prince, then what's it all really worth?

[@titansquirrel4408]

@@outhouse124 I think if Bernie Sanders drove a Porsche and people compared his behavior to an oil Baron because of that, that individual would be missing the point of socialism. EVERYONE deserves wealth, not no one

[@RandomPerson-dl8qs]

​@@titansquirrel4408 One of Bernie's primary appealing factors was precisely that he wouldn't engage in hyper-capitalist tendencies like driving a Porsche. Critics/opponents have always attempted to critique Bernie's lifestyle for hypocrisy and its always fallen flat because he is incredibly consistent in how he acts vs. what he believes in terms of policy. Really it's just the question of the optics surrounding how you advocate for a cause, and whether your advocacy draws more people in than it detracts.

[@titansquirrel4408]

@@RandomPerson-dl8qs I get your point but I don't think the existence of sports cars is hyper-capitalist, only the fact that a tremendous number of people can't afford them is hyper-capitalist. Just my opinion

[@AyeAyeAye19]

Well I for one am pumped for this 😍

[@ys621]

Good interview. UK left chad meets US left chad. Would've loved to have heard him expand more on his points at the end.

[@graceomalley4]

Great stuff. Delighted you have Hasan on.

[@PianoDentist]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this interview. Hasan is a really level headed fella.

[@jamaalq2394]

Big collab right here. Would have loved some input/screen time for Ash. Would love to be a fly on the wall in that room.

[@anjisbiggestfans7085]

Don’t know this channel but you got my sub! Nice to see Hasan talking without twitch chat shenanigans

[@killerskiely100]

Great job.

[@nafak1]

The colab we never knew we needed

[@vyoletsiren]

looking for this comment! x

[@pantherpopel551]

I mean, i clearly knew, that i wanted Ash to drink and banter with Hasan. Only then she could tolerate his memes.

[@NeoFighterX]

great guest

[@Cherie112358]

I'm so grateful to Hasan. He taught my son and so many others some very important things.

[@pillznarRy]

if ur son is learning anything from hasan i fear for his future.

[@hustler3of4culture3]

Great interview. I could watch six hours of this. Thanks for the effort. My impression is that you may not comprehend exactly just how bad it actually is in the US. As an American my impression is that in GB it is just as bad, but you have NHS, though it's been cut a lot, you have mass transit, though those who run it think it should make money because the conservatives have contracted it out to the private sector, and that you have stronger unions, but your media is more laissez faire and supply side loving than even here and they say anything and everything to paint them as money grubbing. But I'd still rather live there.

[@scapingby]

1. NHS hasn't been cut, spending has increased year on year - You could argue it's not enough but regardless of what you give it, someone, somewhere will ask for more. 2. It has been contracted to the private sector, but that's OK so long as it remains free at the point of use. McMillan Cancer support is a private charity for example... they're a good thing sensible people would agree. 3. The only strong union we have is the rail unions, particularly RMT. it's leader, Mick Lynch has become a leftist hero in recent months. Although, he encouraged RMT to vote for Brexit, and he continues to support it.

[@hustler3of4culture3]

@@scapingby thanks

[@vickiclee9332]

@@hustler3of4culture3 Just to let you know, as a % of GDP, NHS funding *has* been cut over the last decade. Yes, more physical money is going in but costs have gone up across the board and in real terms, funding has decreased. Also our population is aging rapidly and demands from this cohort have increased. I also object that it's 'OK' that parts have gone to private sector. As you know from US, that means money is being taken out and often things like wages and services get worse as a result of less money being spent within the NHS.

[@hustler3of4culture3]

@@vickiclee9332 public goods are more important than private profit. I agree. The private sector should have no hands in the till when it comes to public transport, healthcare, education, or housing as far as I'm concerned. Efficiency is not the reason we have the government do something.

[@curmudgeon1933]

​@@vickiclee9332 . When the government has been co-opted by corporate donors, asset-stripping of profitable parts of the NHS and other government sectors becomes commonplace. Instead of being services for the common good, in which areas which run at a loss are subsidized by those that run at a profit, revenue-producing becomes the sole objective. Those areas with higher concentrations of lower-income or vulnerable people, or those areas, which through neglect or malice have fallen into disrepair, are left to fail and be handed to private business, to exploit and plunder.

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

A rich guy that got into this to be famous isn't an authority on the left and his opinions should be taken with a grain of salt.

[@MB-dp1rj]

Best comment...these guys are a joke!!

[@clairecohen1249]

......curious as to which opinions you feel are an inaccurate representation of the left ?

[@subcitizen2012]

Poor nobodies leaving comments on KZbin promoting that the only path for the left is to be ascetics disconnected from the world with no influence or means to sustain themselves should be taken with a grain fo salt.

[@GuyWithGaming]

Great interview, the two political commentators I know aren't trying to bullshit me 24/7

[@TiagoMorbusSa]

That was great, actually.

[@blixxim]

epic crossover

[@Antifa_Gini]

Cheers guys, big up Novara Media ✌🏾💝

[@thedigitalrealm7155]

Watched Hasan for a while so his points werent unexpected, but what did surprise me is your interviewing skills! Its my first time watching you and wow I'm impressed! You kept pace with Hasan impressively well on American politics and asked great questions! Subbed.

[@zandie12]

great to see these worlds collide!

[@kaniphish]

I love how the Closed captions person perfectly transcribed every little word but wrote "white mangoes" at 13:25 little things like that make my day.

[@joneman4574]

I liked that he asked about reading and book recommendations, I've never heard Hassan talk about that.

[@call_in_sick]

An American who somewhat understands the damage Thatcher did. Never expected that!