Wtf is going on
https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1775907189913272510
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2024
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Controversial take:
I don't think Hinkle is grifting or anything like that. There are A LOT of Americans I've met that are angry at both ruling parties, want better and fairer economic conditions, anti-war, but can't agree with "the left" because they hate how they're constantly "censoring what people can say" and are "too politically correct"
It's like some weird tangential thing to libertarianism or anarchism where they don't want any sort of authority over them
He doesn't pose any real opposite to American capitalism nor to the Israeli settler-colonialist regime. His connections are suspicious and he is able to rapidly co-opt any anti-Zionist or anti-West position with large, seemingly artificial boosts to his social media content.
To me it doesn't matter if he's an "op", he simply poses no value to any leftist space. Just a conservative who purposefully distorts left-wing ideas and rots away genuine grassroots organizing efforts with empty statements and shady personal connections.