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Hasan Piker on why the broader socialist movement is a threat to the establishment: "We want to unite the masses. We want to unite the people. We want to help people recognize their class position. We want to help people recognize who their real enemies are. We want to help people understand why they are experiencing this kind of economic struggle in the wealthiest nation on earth. This is poison for the corporate oligarchy that we have designed."

Hasan Piker's response: "Do you know how much shit I ate for the last eight months? Shut the fuck up, Haley Stevens. Literally. For the last eight months, I supported 47 candidates across 17 states this past year. I interviewed candidates. We fundraised for candidates. We phone-banked, we canvassed, we rallied for state and federal candidates across the country. And what did I get in return for that? The enmity of every top level Democrat and every Republican in the country. Every single one. All I got was fucking slander. All I got was 'Hasan Piker is a motherfucking terrorist.' That's all I got."