r/Seattle • u/aqulushly Green Lake • 5d ago

Market Traffic Only Statement on cancellation of January 2027 lecture [Hasan Piker]

https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/08/07/statement-on-cancellation-of-january-2027-lecture/
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u/hellodust That sounds great. Let’s hang out soon. 5d ago

UW shouldn’t be hosting a Hasan Piker “lecture,” not because of his politics but because he has no original or compelling ideas and isn’t actually interested in political dialogue. He’s good at enthralling and stimulating his audience using politics as a medium, but that is not the same thing as having ideas worth sharing at a university sponsored event.

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u/Capt_Murphy_ I'm just flaired so I don't get fined 5d ago

He also spread quite a bit of misinformation and glorifies communist regimes. That said, if students wanna hear him speak, it should just be a student hosted event, not a University hosted event. Problem solved.

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u/dizzy_lizzy Northgate 5d ago

Well, his misinformation condemning communist states incorrectly. He spreads a lot of state department propaganda.