"I stand by that, insisted Piker. Well, so I will say this is the one that bothered me most when I first heard it. And I remember having a reaction to it when I first saw it in January because I think even if you believe what happened in Gaza is genocide and what's happening in the West Bank is apartheid, those are different claims from Hamas is a thousand times better."
"Hamas is an organization that has massacred, raped, kidnapped civilians on October 7th. They've also been catastrophic for Palestinians by almost every measure. Governance, corruption, they made choices they knew would result in mass civilian deaths of their own people."
"I think it's a rhetorical move because it frustrates a lot of people. I've also said I'm a harm reduction voter. I'm a lesser evil voter and therefore I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time."
Hasan Piker, a progressive Twitch streamer, defended his controversial statements during an interview with Jon Favreau. Piker has faced backlash for past comments, including his assertion that Hamas is better than Israel. Favreau challenged Piker on this statement, highlighting the violent actions of Hamas and questioning the validity of Piker's claims. Piker maintained his position, describing his views as a rhetorical move and emphasizing his perspective as a harm reduction voter, prioritizing political choices based on perceived lesser evils.
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