"People arent always rational, countries arent always rational. Fascism is not rational."
Ian Anthony Kochinski, better known as Vaush, is an American left-wing YouTuber and former Twitch streamer. Kochinski started his online career as a member of streamer Destiny's community, before creating his Twitch channel and YouTube account in 2019. His content consists of commentary on various news and media topics, men's fashion, video games, and urbanist policies. Debates and discussions wit
"Could they really divide us that well? Could Trump or "The Powers That Be" commit that well to a doctrine of dismantling, not only our democracy, but all of the protections, all of the interconnectedness that queer people, people of different races, whatever, that all of them have managed to build? I dont think so."
"First and foremost, if youre dealing with somebody who cares about you in any capacity [...] the most valuable tool you have to convince them of any position is the empathy they hold for you."
"Social media platforms are terrible at acknowledging context and power relations when it comes to harassment, this is why so many trans people on Twitter get banned for calling their harassers TERFs, which is categorically not a slur. Hasan’s flagrant use of the word forced them to commit to a position. They committed harder than I expected, considering my ban."
"The problem with Cuties on Netflix isnt that 11 years are going to watch it and feel represented. The problem is that adults if were being charitable are going to watch it to reflect on their youth, or if were being uncharitable theyre going to watch it while ******* it to the many provocative dance scenes done by minors."
"I do find myself agreeing with liberals on a lot of stuff. Not, mind you, because I dont have better ideas than them -- I do, and Ive argued for them -- but because the other ideas that are being thrown their way are so bad that I cant risk the left being pulled down with them. I want you guys to have a better understanding of liberals so you can better critique them. I dont want you to be complacent like the liberal, I want you to know what youre up against."
"The problem with leftists is that they dont have an example to point to, right? What are you going to point to? China? The Soviet Union? No, no. If youre going to make an argument for anything leftist, youre kind of throwing darts at the wall. Not necessarily a bad dart or a bad wall, but youre having to work from first principles a little bit. This is why a lot of lefties struggle with electoralism, because electoralism is the bridge that exists right now that gets us from A to B and bridge-building is tough, but imagining the other side of the river is easy. In fact, you can see it from here, its in your head."