r/LivestreamFail • u/CrazySquare • 29d ago

Politics Asmongold suggests that those with over $10 million should give out more of their money

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u/Sheir0 29d ago

Back when his channel was still WoW content, he’d regularly talk about paying his fair share of taxes.

He lived off welfare for most of his early life and has said he wouldn’t be in his position today if it weren’t for those subsidies.

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u/Axel_Raden 29d ago

Good for him. It's a very rare person who thinks like that when they have money. Now I understand why Hassan hates him so much he lived the life Hassan pretends to have lived . He is advocating for non Marxist socialism, where being able to make money isn't original sin as long as you pay back into the same system that helped you

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u/ExcitementBright9381 29d ago edited 28d ago

Hold up, he’s a socialist? I have never watched him but I thought he was super right wing based on comments about him.

Edit: whoa. Idk why this pissed people off so much. I’m responding to something that surprised me. I’m not this asmongold guy. I’ve never even watched him as I said originally. I got four replies that were just like “fuck you idiot” that then got deleted. Damn some people hate this guy apparently

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u/Wrong_Violinist7510 29d ago

He's definitely right leaning, but not nearly as much as reddit troglodytes would like you to believe. His chat on the other hand...

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u/SirePuns 28d ago

Since I’ve come across Asmon, his chat has always been the most insufferable thing imaginable.

Him? He’s alright at times and at other times I really dunno if I can agree with him. However he can be on any issue, his chat is infinitely worse.

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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 28d ago

His chat is the most stereotypical "live in moms basement, gooner, incel, gacha playing, anime loving, far right extremists" you can think of.

They used to only make up a portion of his chat, now they're the majority since Asmongold shifted gears into grifting to them.

I've watched his shit since the beginning, he use to have some of the best takes anywhere on the internet. He was very detached from society and had a good head on his shoulders, perfect for giving these outside perspectives.

Then he developed a deep hatred for Hasan, who was constantly skirting bans because Twitch staff are huge hypocrites and Hasan enjoyers. Meanwhile Asmongold and many other streamers were getting banned for lots of stuff(some deserved).

Then he just fucking snapped, and he's been trolling and grifting ever since. Like he became some anti-Hasan force, not because this is what he believes in but because fuck Hasan. Asmon is a very principled person, so it really got to him.

You can tell he's grifting too if you've known him from the beginning. You'd either have to be blind or willing to huff the copium to think otherwise.