‘Down with the USA’: US influencer Jackson Hinkle attends Khamenei’s funeral
Controversial US influencer Jackson Hinkle has been filmed chanting ‘down with the USA’ at the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. The self-styled ‘MAGA communist’ is one of a handful of US content creators allowed to attend the funeral in Iran.
…MAGA Communist?
I had to look up this guy, and found it morbidly fascinating:
Born in San Clemente, California, Hinkle has dubbed himself an "American Conservative Marxist–Leninist".[21] Promoting a syncretic mix of cultural conservative and communist ideas, he is a self-described proponent of "MAGA communism", an ideology which calls for supporting Donald Trump voters but opposes Trump himself for his pro-Israel stance.[22] As such, Hinkle has called on those who support the American working class to ally with the MAGA movement against an alleged globalist threat.[23][24] Initially an environmentalist during his high school years,[25] Hinkle has turned to promoting pro-fossil fuels stances in recent years.
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I edited my commentary out of the post.
But my impression is this is all straight out of the early Nazi playbook, and how thet co-opted the working class with the exact some rhetoric.
I wonder if he has a lemmy.ml account.
That was my thought! Except he sounds more like a MAGA tankie.