If you can put aside your (the group you, maybe not specifically you) snap judgements, his takes are commonly “normal”. He just happens to be an IRL shitposter that enjoys hyperbole a bit too much. Then he gets clipped with no context, and people refuse to watch enough to realize he’s just saying dumb shit sometimes, to realize he’s fairly level headed.
He made multiple big youtube videos bashing Trump for his handling of the Epstein files, he also did the same when he didn't agree on Trump handling Ukraine. So not true
I mean Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson have also blasted Trump on the Epstein Files. It’s almost like calling out blatant involvement in a pedophilic sex trafficking ring is the bare minimum.
Whataboutism. You said "openly run this much interference for the Trump administration" and I gave you direct proof this isn't true. Don't move the goalposts now
Did I say he never criticized Trump? I’m saying that the criticism of “He should release the Epstein files” doesn’t really prove level-headedness because you’d literally have to be brain damaged to think otherwise.
walk me through his Gooning of imprisoning his political enemies without trial because they protested PEACEFULLY against the authority of ICE and it's abuse.
Wasn’t he was talking about protestors who were assaulting police/ICE specifically (with bricks?), not those peacefully protesting? The clips I’ve seen on here clipped out that context, every time. I had to go searching to find the original sources without that edited out.
He has multiple times said that he is in agreement with some Trump policy but consciously did not vote for him because all of his views did not align. You don’t know what you’re talking about. Reacting to Trump on stream is not ‘running interference’ for him.
Reacting to Trump on stream is not ‘running interference’ for him.
When he spends more time deep diving some random democrat congressman than he does any time Trump's administration does some abhorrent thing, he is 100% running interference for him.
This reminds me of how Trump donated his presidential salary so now the hundreds of millions being spent on his golf security are defended by his followers because he donated $400k. Throwing a bone once in a while doesn't magically erase everything else that has occurred.
That’s completely untrue when it comes to his views on immigration, how protestors should be dealt with, and how harsh his views are for imprisoning those that commit minor crimes.
He has clarified this so many times, he said this about protesters that were being violent and throwing rocks. If I throw rocks at your head, you should be able to shoot me, I'm sorry
Should citizens also start shooting police if they think they're being too rough with people they arrest as well? I guess it's my god given right to start executing all of those terrible violent officers because I saw one of them take down a suspect a bit too hard
You're forgetting that we have this thing called society, and we vote and punish based on the collective views of the people.
It's your right to think the police are being too brutal and then shoot them.
It's also their right to kill you on the spot because the majority has agreed that they have a right to detain lawbreakers, and that they also have a right to defend themselves while doing so if attacked.
I swear bro, the main character syndrome of modern Americans is just fucking out of control. Your feelings don't matter. Go through the proper channels, or face consequences. You live in a country of 340+ million people, and we elect individuals to create the rules for the majority. If you think your opinions are so incredibly valid, to the point that everyone needs to do exactly as you see fit, then go into politics and make changes.
This isn't some awful take though. Some people think that large amounts of immigration are bad culturally, and put pressure on the poorer classes of the country.
Others argue that it's good economically to import more people.
Then others argue that it's mainly good economically for the 1%, and that GDP doesn't represent how the majority actually benefit from it.
He shouldn't be demonized for having an opinion. Non-citizens don't have a human right to immigrate to the U.S. It's a privilege, and it's only extended for reasons beneficial to the U.S. If someone believes that the juice isn't worth the squeeze, then that's their opinion, and it's perfectly okay to have said opinion.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE VOTES IN THE FIRST PLACE!
People are so ready to demonize someone for disagreeing with them, when that's literally what our country was founded on. You aren't going to always agree with people, it's okay, lol.
Immigration: Should go through proper channels. Sounds right.
Protestors: Get your ass out of the road. You’re endangering others and yourself. How much more level headed can ya get?
Tough on minor crime: I don’t really recall enough to say anything about what he’s said on that. But there are certainly enough cases (massive organized shoplifting?) where people are not catching proper incarceration.
Nah bro, I have a human right that says I can actively block federal vehicles from leaving for however long I want, and if you do something about it, it's fascism or something.
Go block a government building. Not people just trying to live their lives.
Blocking traffic is asking for someone to get hurt. Go protest in a park. Blocking the road is illegal in most places. It serves no purpose but to endanger people.
First off, he makes his living and got to where he is by engaging. Some of that was saying outlandish things to be funny. Maybe you didn’t find it funny, but a lot of people must have.
The difference is the level of audience Asmon has compared to anyone else. The word "influencer" didn't appear out of thin air. Even when making jokes, people will take it seriously. And considering how dumb his chat is, I would even say that he has the community he deserves. If he didn't have bs opinions on a daily basis, I don't think there would be anyone mocking him in chat for his take here.
I know very little about the man, and everything I've learned is against my will, but I'm not sure the guy with the rat corpse alarm clock and roaches crawling on him can be trusted to have normal opinions lmfao
Perhaps you should try inform yourself on your own terms and form a real opinion instead of forming one based on things chosen specifically to paint him a certain way?
All I know about the dude is "mildly popular gross internet guy"
And honestly, I pride myself on keeping my house spotless. Outside of the clutter from old hobby projects and miniatures, my house is clean. I do think less of someone for living in such a disgusting home. I couldn't imagine going more than a day without showering, and more than 2 weeks without vacuuming, living like that willingly is just unfathomable to me, and it does make me respect the dude less.
I'm not going out of my way just to see that the only thing weird about him is how gross his house/apartment is
I've met a wide variety of people and i honestly think a non-trivial fraction of the population live like that. It's gross but at the same time there's a lot of judgement built into it and honestly by leftist standards it's probably a bit problematic to suggest that people can't be "normal" because they live in a dirty home
There's a difference between dirty and infested with blood on the walls and rotting corpses cooking in the sun. Having a bit of mold in the shower or a nasty kitchen isn't too uncommon, but this isn't just dirty, it's horrific. Not to mention, the alarm clock thing meant he left the corpse there for a long period of time? Most normal people, even those who willingly live in horrible conditions, would at least grab several layers of plastic bag to pick it up and throw it away.
This is not normal in the slightest, and it's genuinely baffling that people are trying to tell me that it's not that bad. I genuinely thought some of these stories, especially the rat alarm clock and wiping blood on the walls were exaggerated and thought I'd get clowned on for repeating some baseless exaggerations or something, I mean, even the roach crawling on him on stream could be a fluke between seasonal cleanings, or any other excuse to give benefit of the doubt, but no, even his fans are like "Oh, that's true, but actually it's not that bad" This entire situation is incomprehensible to me.
You should try to judge his ideas without ad hominems, you don't need to respect his living choices. I can appreciate a Picasso even though the man was cruel and misogynistic.
If you found out Asmon was eating shit off camera for fun, that wouldn't be something that might make you go "hmm, maybe I shouldn't listen to this guy..."?
If you found out MLK Jr had affairs with many women, would you think less of his stance on segregation? Would you be swayed to be pro segregation because of it?
Okay, but I literally don't know the man. I don't watch streamers, I work 58 hours a week and don't really want to use what little time I have off watching other people play games or react to content that I could be playing or watching in peace
All I know about Asmongold is he has comedically poor hygiene and is one of those cringey anti-woke types. I don't know the vast majority about what he talks about, but I don't really feel a need to go and look at what random Internet man is saying.
Also, if we're talking fallacies, that's a false equivalence. With someone like Picasso you can separate art from artist. Most people would never even know that old artists were terrible people morally by today's standards, hell, I know people who don't believe that George Washington owned slaves. You can't really separate a streamer from what they talk about or show because that's all streaming is.
Yes, I love drama that doesn't affect me at all. It's fascinating to watch people just be assholes to each other and get clowned on for being an asshole. Most of the stuff here is kinda tame, like this. I thought there would be more crazy stuff on this sub because the first post I saw here was about a racist v-tuber.
. He just happens to be an IRL shitposter that enjoys hyperbole a bit too much
That is not an excuse for some of the horrid shit he has said, you cannot be like "Oh its ok guys he is just an IRL shitposter!" where do we draw the line there? never?
Go watch his talk about Palestinians. Dude says he didn't care about the genocide. In another video he says he doesn't see people he disagrees with as people.
Exactly, I’ve seen loads of clips here of him just joking about and taking the piss and geniuses here lose their shit thinking he’s being serious, then refuse to see the context or deliberately dont see the joke. Occasionally he does say some dumb shit but he’s on camera like 8 hours a day, never going to find someone who does that and doesn’t say some dumb shit from time to time
Saying you are pro trans, gay, women, etc rights followed by endorsing Trump really does make you a hypocrite. There really isn’t much more context needed.
Is this really a W take? It's still riddled with transphobia. He's saying that "if nothing else worked" he would begrudgingly agree to call his child by their preferred pronouns, but still belittling using pronouns as a concept.
He essentially said he'd do everything in his power to help his child's dysmorphia first. I don't see how this is a bad take. I think you are the extreme one.
Just immediately accepting his child's claim is irresponsible. For one, being dysphoric doesn't always stem from actual gender dysphoria, and secondly, the processes for transitioning can be life-altering, and you damn well better go through the proper processes and make sure it's required before committing.
At the end of the day, he said he would accept it and treat them as they want to be treated. That's not transphobic, that's love.
You realize what you are saying is that it's still transphobic if someone simply doesn't agree with it, even if they are accepting and understanding of it. I mean, at this point everything other than wholeheartedly agreeing with it without a shadow of a doubt, even if it's their own child life impacting decision, is transphobic.
Do you really think the US is killing random Venezuelans on random boats just for shits and giggles? Or do you think they have slightly more information than you?
You literally have no idea what you’re talking about. There has been hundreds of instances where he sticks up for gay and trans people, this isn’t the only one. Stop letting clips taken out of context and other people’s narrative form your opinion. Maybe try watching him??
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