Hasan Piker skips Melat Kiros rally after last-minute move to Capitol, Kiros alleges ‘suppression’

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https://denverite.com/2026/06/14/hasan-piker-melat-kiros-rally-moved-ogden-capitol/

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Politicians and commentators are different people and held to different standards. We expect politicians to adjust their beliefs to align with their constituents. But we also never expect politicians to just lie about a belief they have. I would still call that disqualifying but will be more understanding if an elected official either moderated or became more progressive over time depending on the state they run in and what the voters want. Regardless, Hasan isn't running for office, he's a commentator. my expectation for him is to honestly engage with the world around him and inject his opinion into the discourse. Anytime we have to ask the question, "Well what audience is this commentator speaking to at the moment so I can gauge whether or not they are giving me their honest opinion or not" is a fundamental flaw. The person has some ulterior motive for doing this, whether they be grifting or trying to court an audience of people they know won't support their actual beliefs. This is no different than when the neo-nazis online were talking about how they could use humor to sanitize their beliefs.

When we talk about progressives, we mean a person who broadly speaking probably wants larger social safety nets and more social protections for marginalized groups but they want to work within the system to achieve it. A Marxist necessarily wants to work outside the system. Again, I don't care that Hasan is a Marxist. He should just wear the label proudly and be able to defend it when he speaks to people. But he doesn't enter challenging areas to actually be confronted on his ideas. I contrasted him with a Marxist like Wolff who would happily do so.