Cloud7
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This isn’t the first person of these dangerous alt right types to come out in support of him. I’ve been reading about it today, and he’s quite popular among them, in many instances. I just can’t remember the details offhand, but this is not an isolated incident.I think that's a pretty big claim for somebody who just made some satirical humour. He realised it was a mistake and apologised for it, he's no spokesperson for white nationalists and has distanced himself from them on numerous occasions. I'm pretty sure he'll be absolutely devastated to be associated with the attacks, he's a young man who made some foolish errors as a content creator, not the spawn of satan.
I don't think he's any more or less useful for humanity than most people, he's just a youtuber. His content is 99% just your standard lets plays and commentaries, I don't think it's fair to hold him up as some inspiration for the far right just because some nutjob referenced a popular meme. I imagine the shooter chucked his name in there because he knew it would generate loads of controversy and attention, and that's what someone like him craves.
Everyone knows how dangerous these far right types are. If they support your work, and you don’t denounce them, then as far as I’m concerned you are endorsing what they do and say. There is no middle ground when it comes to people like this.
It’s exactly the same as the KKK and others of that ilk backing trump, and him saying there’s good people on both sides. If you don’t condemn these evil people, then as far as I’m concerned you support them.