The "I don't know about that" defense is undefeated... it is such a shameless MAGA technique. We can't have any real discussions as long as people like this exist.
He was so toxic when defending leftists like Hasan, just full on gaslighting people into thinking they are crazy for thinking there is an antisemitism problem.
And never thought to figure out this issue himself... he needs Avi to walk him through it.
I would feel shame in this situation. Perhaps it might even make me reconsider certain other positions regarding leftists. Maybe even consider not being friends with certain people he is friends with.
"Hong, 37, wears Air Jordans and friendship bracelets, sings karaoke at campaign events, and talks to voters about her love of the Milwaukee Bucks and the need to wallop millionaires with higher taxes. She initially lagged behind her opponents in fundraising, but she has seen a recent burst of donations, including some that came after she appeared on controversial liberal streamer Hasan Piker’s show."
Why are journalists unaware that Piker is not a liberal, and uses the term as a pejorative?
Is it worth respectfully emailing the author to mention or is that nitpicking and weird?
Edit:
Sources:
In a February 2025 stream, Piker said: “I don’t consider myself a liberal” and explained that Americans often use liberal to mean anyone farther left. He instead chose progressive and distinguished liberals from leftists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3lZR1Og3is&t=1603s
During a 2025 stream, he repeatedly said he “hates liberals,” criticized their attachment to Democratic politicians, and discussed one of his older videos titled This Is Why I Hate Liberals. https://rosetta.to/u/hasanabi/disarming-the-content-nuke-part-1
May 7, 2025: “I hate liberals, dude. I do. I just—I hate them. I hate them so viciously.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOYPKY_48HE&t=17768s
In the same video: “Liberals are a burden on this planet, dude.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOYPKY_48HE&t=18231s
August 22, 2023, discussing affluent residents opposing homeless housing: “They’re f-cking disgusting piece-of-sh-t liberals who are psychotic reactionaries when push comes to shove.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOUJz4Peu9o&t=1044s
Because Hasan’s whole style is live reactive commentary rather than formal debate, his big innovation was making Destiny's identity socially contaminated. Once labels like debate bro, psychotic, or Wikipedia warrior stick, the actual arguments don't matter anymore. The audience stops asking if Destiny is right and starts asking how a specific clip confirms his pathology, turning political disagreement into a game of social hygiene.
This works so well because Destiny is the perfect target for snark. He streams for massive blocks of time and says wild things, creating a brutal asymmetry. An anti-fan can drop a 30-second out-of-context clip in seconds and go viral, while a defender has to pull up a 45-minute VOD to explain the timeline and intent, losing the crowd immediately.
So look at what happened on May 21, 2026, when Destiny was accidentally unbanned on Twitch for five minutes and immediately re-banned. The actual facts went out the window instantly. Anti-Destiny fans laughed at the containment, DGG claimed Hasan or Twitch insiders pulled the plug, and the actual truth didn't matter because the templates were already filled out.
Destiny’s self-conception is adversarial argument, so his vibe is "come argue with me," while Hasan’s vibe is "why would I dignify this freak?" Hasan turned Destiny into a reusable punchline where people who don't even know the 2019 lore can participate just by inheriting the vibe that Destiny is bad and DGG is weird. Hasan perfected the anti-Destiny snark.