• HamManBad [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    He’s never going to convince lib politicians to change, that’s not how this works. Getting those interviews gives him national visibility, which drives people to his channel, where he can radicalize them more directly. Of course, streaming isn’t revolutionary, and most of those “radicalized” viewers will only ever make angry comments online. But that’s the maximum extent of his influence as a streamer no matter what he does

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      9 days ago

      a) influence is a two way street, you gotta be realistic about these things

      b) he could do a tour of coop businesses in america? you know, real existing stuff? with his money he could fund capital intensive one even?

      c) of course they can’t change, they are puppets signing what lobbyists tell them to. Considering the opportunities to drag them from the left are limited (you won’t get ro khanna on citations needed), however, one can hope they happen when possible with the widest audience available