Hasan Piker's praise of stealing and murder once again shows that wokeness and its telltale moral inversions are a smokescreen for the wealth and privilege of the Left
This reminds me of the old meme: "I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."
Piker and Tolentino are either too stupid or too arrogant to realize the logical end game of what they are advocating for. Perhaps they should read a little history and find out what happened during the French Revolution, the reign of the Khmer Rouge, or the many other times when people "engage in some kind of organized disruption that would be infinitely more effective."
I think they have been so coddled they can't believe that anything bad could ever happen to them. It's all fairy tale; 1929 stock market crash, the holomodor, the Irish potato famine, the Holocaust, etc. They have no real grasp on reality due to their privileged lives. Mamdani is the same. We're doomed.
I think it’s worse. There’s a perfect term for these people: “useful idiots”. They are supporting agendas that they do not really understand, and then they’ll end up shocked when these agendas backfire and harm them. Wait until it’s their house, car, or belongings that are being taken.
The Khmer Rouge killed people through executions, torture, forced labor, and starvation. We're talking about a Twitch streamer. When do the camps begin?
They were advocating for “disruption”. Once these things start they sometimes have a “life” of their own. Or are you so arrogant to think it could never happen here?
Pol Pot and Company were advocating for a full blown communist revolution in the midst of a civil war and a neighboring Vietnam War. I do not think that is happening in North Dakota, no.
Oh the brutal irony. Get caught stealing in Iran and see where that leads. As a matter of fact, get caught promoting murder and theft anywhere in the real world outside of social media and America and tell me there are no consequences.
And they are totally blind to the fact that stealing from Whole Foods, or any grocery store, increases the costs of groceries for everyone, including the poorest people in our country. The people they claim are the most victimized by corporate grocery stores.
They don't think it does. In a high margin business, the price is derived by what people will pay, not how much it costs to produce the product. Stealing from Walmart might affect Walmart's price more than stealing from Whole Foods will affect Whole Foods' price. Poor people aren't shopping at Whole Foods.
Google says Whole Foods is shooting for 40% gross margin and in some cases requiring suppliers to get them to 50%, whereas Walmart grocery store is around 27%. Hardly the same.
Whole Foods’ operating margin is less than 3%. You’re looking at gross margin, which is simply the store’s wholesale costs to buy the products they sell in the stores. You need to factor in Whole Foods’ own expenses at keeping their stores open.
I think they're quite open and clear-eyed about stealing from Whole Foods, a notorious enclave of the uber-wealthy. You're commenting on an article commentary about an interview. We all steal from Whole Foods and soon your pantry
They have no idea how poorly they would fare if the world ever truly does adopt their pathetic moral standards. They’d learn the hard way that rules, laws, and police don’t actually exist to protect citizens from criminals, they exist to protect the criminals from the mob.
Not to overlook the insanity of the philosophy of these delusional morons or the fury the central class should feel (but doesn’t because the zombies aren’t quite coming for them, yet), but the NYT’s amplification of this ideology ought to be indictable and front page news. Holy F#%$&K.
I don't believe it. I don't believe that Mamdani, Rohit Khanna, and AOC are in the Democrat Party's top tier. After all, they have - 1) National: Kamala Harris (apparently stupid as a stick and thick of tongue, but that worked for Joe Biden), Hakeem Jeffries (nope, not top-tier), John Fetterman (appeals to the broad center on matters across the board, e.g., strong on race, pro-Israel, anti-crime - absolutely no chance of being a Democrat leader on any tier) and Chuck Schumer (yuck). 2) The governors seem more likely: Gavin Newsom (people know who he is, makes an effort to be nice, completely feckless which might be a plus, really), Andy Beshear (bipartisan support in Kentucky, largely OK on matters of race and Israel but vetoed a bill that would have kept males out of women's sports - so culturally left and who heard of him), J.B. Pritzker (makes my skin craw but maybe OK for the Dems.), Gretchen Whitmer (She has Michigan all sewn up. She is pro-Israel and fiscally center-left. On race, she is a person who proclaims "racism as a systemic public health crisis." I think she is lying for fool's gold popularity. Of the LEFT women, she strikes me as the most likely to actually lead the Democrat Party. Can she go wider and win a presidential election in 2028? Of course she can. Kathy Hochul (Has name recognition, her position on race is cartoon left, comparing very poorly to Wes Moore, for example, pro-Israel and fiscally center left - she has zero chance of leading today's Democrat party.), Josh Shapiro (Well received by Pennsylvania, but I doubt that his opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu will be enough to overcome the fact that this man is OPENLY JEWISH!!!). Maura Healey (her open lesbianism seems spot on for Democrat leadership, but may be seen as not electable as a presidential candidate), Wes Moore (Appeals to me, so this man cannot possibly lead the Democrats.) Perhaps Shapiro, Fetterman and Moore would find their places in the post-Trump Republican party.
Note on race and slavery, the Civil War and American war deaths: Slavery was America's original sin. America has paid dearly, and continues to pay. It is almost certainly still the case that more Americans were killed in the 1861-1865 Civil War than the sum of American deaths in all other American wars combined. The definitive study is in the "New estimates of US Civil War mortality from full-census records,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), November 18, 2024. (The National Academy of Sciences is beyond the gold standard for academic research. They are simply the very, very best of the best.) They put the number of Civil War dead at ~698,000 (+ or - 50,000 ) Americans. That comes to 2.22% of all Americans living in 1860 killed in the war. 698,000 ÷ 31,443,321 ≈ 2.22%. All other wars combined (Revolutionary War through 2026, excluding Civil War) are in the range of ~650,000–710,000 (aggregated from Department of Defense / VA historical summaries). When spread across much larger populations in later wars, the combined per-population impact remains well under 0.3%. This comment was supported by Don Grok, Estrella de la Mañana, Hijo del Amanecer, creado por la fábrica de xAI. (AKA Grok, created by xAI.)
Hint to readers. Sin has consequences in this life as well as the next.
Used to be referred by that a lot. In the 1960’s it started changing. Being a devotee of Military History from a young age, I’ve stumbled upon these modern “re-characterizations” too many times. Doing what little I can to correct the record ;<)
Used to be referred by that a lot. In the 1960’s it started changing. Being a devotee of Military History from a young age, I’ve stumbled upon these modern “re-characterizations” too many times. Doing what little I can to correct the record ;<)
“The War Between The States” is actually better terminology; a “civil war” denotes two (or more) factions inside a nation fighting for predominance. That isn’t what took place here; rather a group of states formed their own confederation & left the Union.
Hasan the “piker” is a moral and ethical human reprobate. The upsize down post modern delusion he swims in is begging for exactly what he has proclaimed is justified. May the “oppressed”who have experienced ‘societal murder’ in LA visit his 3 million dollar home and help themselves to all the goodies inside and maybe squat there in his absence. After all he deserves it too! Right piker?
I’m not clear what rules Jeff Bezos has broken, aside from perhaps good taste or his marriage vows, neither of which involve anything that’s my business or impacts my life. Jeff Bezos doesn’t take a dump on the sidewalk here in Portland or steal my catalytic converter but other people sure have.
The moral vacuousness of the left never ceases to amaze me. What would be funny would be someone to set him up - rip off his whole apt (or wherever he lives) - then send him a note stating it was all done in the spirit of “confiscation & redistribution”.
This reminds me of the old meme: "I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."
Piker and Tolentino are either too stupid or too arrogant to realize the logical end game of what they are advocating for. Perhaps they should read a little history and find out what happened during the French Revolution, the reign of the Khmer Rouge, or the many other times when people "engage in some kind of organized disruption that would be infinitely more effective."
I think they have been so coddled they can't believe that anything bad could ever happen to them. It's all fairy tale; 1929 stock market crash, the holomodor, the Irish potato famine, the Holocaust, etc. They have no real grasp on reality due to their privileged lives. Mamdani is the same. We're doomed.
I think it’s worse. There’s a perfect term for these people: “useful idiots”. They are supporting agendas that they do not really understand, and then they’ll end up shocked when these agendas backfire and harm them. Wait until it’s their house, car, or belongings that are being taken.
We're not doomed. Get out there and try to make a positive difference. You have to fight this---you can't just give up.
The Khmer Rouge? Lmao You're more delusional than they are
Why?
The Khmer Rouge killed people through executions, torture, forced labor, and starvation. We're talking about a Twitch streamer. When do the camps begin?
They were advocating for “disruption”. Once these things start they sometimes have a “life” of their own. Or are you so arrogant to think it could never happen here?
Pol Pot and Company were advocating for a full blown communist revolution in the midst of a civil war and a neighboring Vietnam War. I do not think that is happening in North Dakota, no.
You are correct Batya. The rich— just DON’T CARE. They are totally not affected by their views, opinions etc.
they live in soft, cushy bubbles with no real life concerns.
They also think they're smarter than they actually are.
The difference between the Left and the Right…Charlie Kirk is dead and Piker is giving interviews and speaking on college campuses. Ironic.
And Nick Fuentes’ audience is…well, crazy and growing! Ugh
What's a Charlie kurk
Oh the brutal irony. Get caught stealing in Iran and see where that leads. As a matter of fact, get caught promoting murder and theft anywhere in the real world outside of social media and America and tell me there are no consequences.
If you get caught stealing in Iran they kill 400,000 protestors and at least 8 AI-generated women.
Thank you!
Tolentino sure does like to use the word ‘valence’
I too, can use it in a sentence, such as, ‘I’d like to see a valence of karma delivered to her face poste haste’.
And all this time I was thinking Tolentino is just a brilliant chemist trying to teach the world about valence electrons... silly me 😆
And they are totally blind to the fact that stealing from Whole Foods, or any grocery store, increases the costs of groceries for everyone, including the poorest people in our country. The people they claim are the most victimized by corporate grocery stores.
I wonder what Whole Foods will do with their admission of stealing from them several times---
And how many other businesses have they justified stealing from, based on their own arrogant personal morality?
They are just doing their bit to make big cities more affordable
😆😂🤣
They don't think it does. In a high margin business, the price is derived by what people will pay, not how much it costs to produce the product. Stealing from Walmart might affect Walmart's price more than stealing from Whole Foods will affect Whole Foods' price. Poor people aren't shopping at Whole Foods.
Groceries as a whole are low margin, though, some luxury goods may have a higher margin
Specifically, Whole Foods is NOT low on margin.
Specifically, having worked for Whole Foods for nearly 20 years, their margin is just as slim as any grocery store.
One of my kids was a manager there, and yes you're correct. And all kinds of people shop there, including folks on food stamps.
Google says Whole Foods is shooting for 40% gross margin and in some cases requiring suppliers to get them to 50%, whereas Walmart grocery store is around 27%. Hardly the same.
Whole Foods’ operating margin is less than 3%. You’re looking at gross margin, which is simply the store’s wholesale costs to buy the products they sell in the stores. You need to factor in Whole Foods’ own expenses at keeping their stores open.
I think they're quite open and clear-eyed about stealing from Whole Foods, a notorious enclave of the uber-wealthy. You're commenting on an article commentary about an interview. We all steal from Whole Foods and soon your pantry
They have no idea how poorly they would fare if the world ever truly does adopt their pathetic moral standards. They’d learn the hard way that rules, laws, and police don’t actually exist to protect citizens from criminals, they exist to protect the criminals from the mob.
I think more likely you'd be in a forced labor camp
I miss the mob. We might need it again
A taste of their own medicine would do them some good. It's their moral vanity that makes them so contemptible.
Not to overlook the insanity of the philosophy of these delusional morons or the fury the central class should feel (but doesn’t because the zombies aren’t quite coming for them, yet), but the NYT’s amplification of this ideology ought to be indictable and front page news. Holy F#%$&K.
I don't believe it. I don't believe that Mamdani, Rohit Khanna, and AOC are in the Democrat Party's top tier. After all, they have - 1) National: Kamala Harris (apparently stupid as a stick and thick of tongue, but that worked for Joe Biden), Hakeem Jeffries (nope, not top-tier), John Fetterman (appeals to the broad center on matters across the board, e.g., strong on race, pro-Israel, anti-crime - absolutely no chance of being a Democrat leader on any tier) and Chuck Schumer (yuck). 2) The governors seem more likely: Gavin Newsom (people know who he is, makes an effort to be nice, completely feckless which might be a plus, really), Andy Beshear (bipartisan support in Kentucky, largely OK on matters of race and Israel but vetoed a bill that would have kept males out of women's sports - so culturally left and who heard of him), J.B. Pritzker (makes my skin craw but maybe OK for the Dems.), Gretchen Whitmer (She has Michigan all sewn up. She is pro-Israel and fiscally center-left. On race, she is a person who proclaims "racism as a systemic public health crisis." I think she is lying for fool's gold popularity. Of the LEFT women, she strikes me as the most likely to actually lead the Democrat Party. Can she go wider and win a presidential election in 2028? Of course she can. Kathy Hochul (Has name recognition, her position on race is cartoon left, comparing very poorly to Wes Moore, for example, pro-Israel and fiscally center left - she has zero chance of leading today's Democrat party.), Josh Shapiro (Well received by Pennsylvania, but I doubt that his opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu will be enough to overcome the fact that this man is OPENLY JEWISH!!!). Maura Healey (her open lesbianism seems spot on for Democrat leadership, but may be seen as not electable as a presidential candidate), Wes Moore (Appeals to me, so this man cannot possibly lead the Democrats.) Perhaps Shapiro, Fetterman and Moore would find their places in the post-Trump Republican party.
Note on race and slavery, the Civil War and American war deaths: Slavery was America's original sin. America has paid dearly, and continues to pay. It is almost certainly still the case that more Americans were killed in the 1861-1865 Civil War than the sum of American deaths in all other American wars combined. The definitive study is in the "New estimates of US Civil War mortality from full-census records,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), November 18, 2024. (The National Academy of Sciences is beyond the gold standard for academic research. They are simply the very, very best of the best.) They put the number of Civil War dead at ~698,000 (+ or - 50,000 ) Americans. That comes to 2.22% of all Americans living in 1860 killed in the war. 698,000 ÷ 31,443,321 ≈ 2.22%. All other wars combined (Revolutionary War through 2026, excluding Civil War) are in the range of ~650,000–710,000 (aggregated from Department of Defense / VA historical summaries). When spread across much larger populations in later wars, the combined per-population impact remains well under 0.3%. This comment was supported by Don Grok, Estrella de la Mañana, Hijo del Amanecer, creado por la fábrica de xAI. (AKA Grok, created by xAI.)
Hint to readers. Sin has consequences in this life as well as the next.
Israel is a small nation of perverts and murderers across the globe. Why is it important that the governor of Kentucky be "OK on Israel"?
Used to be referred by that a lot. In the 1960’s it started changing. Being a devotee of Military History from a young age, I’ve stumbled upon these modern “re-characterizations” too many times. Doing what little I can to correct the record ;<)
Used to be referred by that a lot. In the 1960’s it started changing. Being a devotee of Military History from a young age, I’ve stumbled upon these modern “re-characterizations” too many times. Doing what little I can to correct the record ;<)
“𝙲̶𝚒̶𝚟̶𝚒̶𝚕̶ ̶𝚆̶𝚊̶𝚛̶”
“The War Between The States” is actually better terminology; a “civil war” denotes two (or more) factions inside a nation fighting for predominance. That isn’t what took place here; rather a group of states formed their own confederation & left the Union.
Thank you, Dutchmn007. I'll keep that in mind.
I am so old I can remember "Steal this Book". Nothing is ever new.
Hasan the “piker” is a moral and ethical human reprobate. The upsize down post modern delusion he swims in is begging for exactly what he has proclaimed is justified. May the “oppressed”who have experienced ‘societal murder’ in LA visit his 3 million dollar home and help themselves to all the goodies inside and maybe squat there in his absence. After all he deserves it too! Right piker?
What are you, Rodney Dangerfield? Hasan the Piker lmao
It might wake up the public if this happened
You can only hope!
If you look up “easy times make weak men” in the dictionary, you’ll find a picture of Hasan Piker.
I’m not clear what rules Jeff Bezos has broken, aside from perhaps good taste or his marriage vows, neither of which involve anything that’s my business or impacts my life. Jeff Bezos doesn’t take a dump on the sidewalk here in Portland or steal my catalytic converter but other people sure have.
The moral vacuousness of the left never ceases to amaze me. What would be funny would be someone to set him up - rip off his whole apt (or wherever he lives) - then send him a note stating it was all done in the spirit of “confiscation & redistribution”.
Wonder how he’d feel about it then?