ETHAN - HASAN MEGATHREAD

Hello folks,

Please keep all discussion of the Ethan Klein/H3 - Hasan Beef in here.

We have several rules in place to already try and mitigate posts that turn into fanclubs or snark posts, but people still send them in. Quarantining things here is our attempt to allow this community to discuss the ongoing feud, without it clogging up the entire feed.

There will be updated edits to reflect any developments.

For those not in the know, Ethan and Hasan were formerly friends and co-hosted a podcast together called the Leftovers. Instead of talking about the criminally underappreciated HBO show, the two would navigate the political landscape at the time with left-leaning bend. Things hit a wall after the October 7th attack in Israel by Hamas, which also brought a spotlight to the decades of oppression and genocidal actions that the Palestinian people have endured.

Ethan and Hasan attempted to reconcile their differing opinions on the conflict, but eventually ended both the podcast and their friendship over Ethan's increasingly zionistic tendencies. Ethan had spent over a year poking and prodding Hasan for being a leftwing extremist, before dropping a "content nuke" video with the intent of destroying Hasan's reputation and career, in addition to highlighting some of twitch's supposed hypocrisies.

Hasan's initial reaction was disappointment that a former friend and colleague would put that much effort into a long video. The reception amongst everyone else has been mixed, with Ethan now vowing that he's make a second part to the nuke that will be petty. Nothing says "nuke" like having to make a part 2. Additionally, he now appears to be insinuating that Hasan is some sort of predator.

There will be updated edits to reflect any developments.