If Hasan genuinely gave a shit about making the country a better place, he wouldn’t be trying to self enrich off of El-Sayed. He’d have continued to support him as a fan and advocate, but not try to insert himself as a key figure to his campaign.
I also don’t agree with the take A LOT of leftist have that El-Sayed is “running away from Hasan to save face” or “he’s betraying Hasan by refusing to defend him”.
El-Sayed’s campaign and political career is about a million more important things than Hasan. Its about saving our country’s Democracy. Its about universal healthcare. Its about ending the grip of Israel over the US and their genocides. Its about justice against the fascists.
If El-Sayed spent his time trying to defend Hasan from every bad-faith attack on Hasan, El-Sayed’s campaign would cease to be about any of the WAY MORE IMPORTANT things he’s fighting for, and it’d become all about Hasan. It’d be playing into The MAGA and Zionist Liberal playbook and pigeonhole his campaign with Hasan. Its what his opponents want.
If Hasan genuinely gave a shit about making the country a better place, he wouldn’t be trying to self enrich off of El-Sayed. He’d have continued to support him as a fan and advocate, but not try to insert himself as a key figure to his campaign.
I also don’t agree with the take A LOT of leftist have that El-Sayed is “running away from Hasan to save face” or “he’s betraying Hasan by refusing to defend him”.
El-Sayed’s campaign and political career is about a million more important things than Hasan. Its about saving our country’s Democracy. Its about universal healthcare. Its about ending the grip of Israel over the US and their genocides. Its about justice against the fascists.
If El-Sayed spent his time trying to defend Hasan from every bad-faith attack on Hasan, El-Sayed’s campaign would cease to be about any of the WAY MORE IMPORTANT things he’s fighting for, and it’d become all about Hasan. It’d be playing into The MAGA and Zionist Liberal playbook and pigeonhole his campaign with Hasan. Its what his opponents want.