What political stance does Hasan technically identify with? I see democratic socialist on his wikipedia page, is that it? I love daddy hasan and just wanna know what i can reference when friends and republican family members are wondering. 

Edit: Ty for all the jokes :) and for the honest takes. I’m trying to get people to watch him so these comments were helpful in describing his platform
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Assuming you're serious and not a troll, there's no benefit to telling them what he actually is, so I'd leave it at "leftist/progressive". You'll just get people derailing if you tell them he's a Socialist. They'll immediately force you to pivot to Venezuela and talk about how the Soviet Union killed millions blah blah blah. You'll be stuck in that trap. 

If you want to explain his world view to them it's pretty easy. He uses a materialist analysis as a lens to view political issues through the world: i.e. who has power, who controls the resources, who controls the means of production.  Gaza for example, his viewpoint would be that the IDF and Israeli government control the resources and territory, have military superiority and wield it to control the lives of those with less access to those resources and power. They have less rights than Jewish Israelis under the state's control and have their homes destroyed/taken away regularly in an oppressive fashion. Using that analysis, you don't need to consider religion or historical context, you can see who's oppressed and who's not simply from the division of resources and power. This can be applied to any conflict, any subgroup, any issue as long as you apply materialist analysis to find a moral stance that corrects for inequality. Every single policy take he has can be viewed through that lens and predicted.

  
Other than that, he's a self-admitted hedonist, which just means he enjoys pleasurable things. A nice meal, a cool car, a house that his family can live in, friendships, video games. 

  
It's important not to fall into the pitfall of having to explain socialism though, because you'll just get frustrated. Americans in particular don't know what it is, and assume it means everyone's poor except one rich guy (except they're describing authoritarian capitalist regimes with that). You can be a rich socialist, own nice things, go on expensive trips etc. Socialism is mostly about labor, and effective government policy that serves the people rather than corporations and wealthy people.
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I am def not a troll, I appreciate this take, I just struggle to identify myself even though i follow “leftist” ideals it seems as tho hasan may define himself as something else. I was mostly wondering if someone who religiously watches stream has heard him explicitly explain it. ty :)
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Don't look to define yourself exactly as he does, either. I think he's cool and I agree with him on a lot, but it's important to define your own set of morals and beliefs.

Of course if you are young, or just new to defining your own political stance, it's helpful to use someone you look up to as a guide. When you're more comfortable, break away from that comfort and make your own way.
assistant
i agree with this i love hasan and believe he has some mostly good takes but im an anarcho-communist \[along with influence of other anarchist and socialist tendencies\] and he likes to make fun of us anarchists which is perfectly fine, i also watch anarchists and other forms of leftism even for instance i agree with probably all of the youtuber Andrewism's political and societal points but even then im still learning more and more about stuff to form my own viewpoint
user
Agreed, as a British and a cracker, I'm well used to Hasan making fun of me 😡
assistant
im also a cracker however im not british \[im so sorry for you\] also nice username \[within cells\]
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Thank you so much

[WITHIN CELLS. INTERLINKED]
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