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[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 65 points 5 days ago (2 children)

he has had this same mostly pro dprk position for nearing a decade now for the record. there should be a clip around somewhere of him playing "chollima on the wing" for a cab driver a few years ago as well.

the light of juche is an inspiration for us all juche-rose

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 32 points 5 days ago

that clip is one of the few things i've seen of hasan but it's my absolute favorite video. it's so blessed. it has that pick-up guy energy, the cramped car, the tight camera angle. you think it's a set up for some horrible flirting exchange but it's some buff dude playing his dprk music to the lady like some nerd showing off

[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

Yes he has, it's the route from witch I originally got rid of my DPRk brainworms via my kid long ago.

[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 43 points 5 days ago
[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 48 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Like accepting that aes states need nukes to bulwark against western aggression is like leftism 101

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 35 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Agree from a practical perspective but also the propaganda against real Korea is strong and learning isn't a linear process.

[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 37 points 5 days ago (2 children)

the propaganda against real Korea is strong and learning isn't a linear process

This is something I constantly have to remind myself of.

I think people need to realize that Hasan is trying to basically push liberals left. I also think that he's unironically an effective Joe Rogan of the left.

Many self-described "leftists" and "progressives" still hold the view that North Korea == bad. My liberal parents, for instance, are good people and I think they have the best intentions. They understand compassion and try to shape their views around that. But they think North Korea, Russia and China are inherently evil and that the USA is just being led by a bad man. Their formative years were during the cold war, so it's hard to get them to budge.

Anyway, my sibling and I were able to get my mom interested in Hasan during the Minneapolis strike. She said he's entertaining and she's going to continue watching him. I think he might be able to convince her on some views that will have a domino effect. Really hoping so.

[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is the way. My son got me to watch Hasan years ago. It had a domino effect.

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The CIA sweating after learning Domino Theory is true 🥵

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hasan = #hotguysreadingtheory 😁

In all seriousness though there's so many valid paths to various forms of leftism and Hasan is one of the more prominent and relatable ones. It's also simultaneously true that it's always good to diversify the thought cabinet when possible.

All comrades have their strengths and areas where they fall short. I myself only learned about Hasan relatively recently, but other people have similar philosophies: The Chapo Team, the Blowback team (they were great on the study of Korean history), Ryan Grim and Krystal Ball, even Robert Evans is a decent introduction to Antifascism though I've heard rumors he has CIA links. Never gotten around to looking them up myself because I do enjoy his storytelling ability and research on historical assholes, but maybe that's a place where I fall short.

[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago

Interestingly one of the eye opening DPRK moments for me was when my kid made me watch the BoyBoy "getting a hair cut in North Korea" video. It really made me realize how unserious all the propaganda is.

[–] Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It takes time, shout out to Cowbee (I think that is the name) for the informative posts bullying liberals that made me lose a good chunk of remaining brainworms I had about AES states.

North Korea is so propagandized that it really can be hard to "go against the grain", it feels "wrong" because the propaganda works. I hope this made sense, I'm still learning

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

Happy to have been of service!

rat-salute

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago

Proud of you!

[–] hector@lemmy.today 28 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In his first term, the US president really demonstrated how little he understands geopolitics in North Korea. Making a big public thing about getting them to give up the nukes. Like there is no way, they would never give them up, that is their failsafe, guarenteeing their safety, a symbol of presitge to boot.

That he sincerely thought he could bully North Korea out of Nukes, of giving up their one absolute protection against getting attacked, by threatening to attack them, which he can't do because of the Nukes, to say nothing of Seol being right on the dmz and withing range of artillery, and that border being the most heavy militarized in the world, at least then, demonstrated just how dumb he is, how little thought he puts into anything.

The guy is a moron, never had to learn anything, skated his entire life knowing how to abuse people, to blackmail them, sue them, lie and cheat to steal then slander them to justify it.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 20 points 5 days ago
[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There's no option for Mercury being in retrograde. Meme ruined!!!

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago

posad as it was written 179 years ago, it is still true today.