- cross-posted to:
- chat@hexbear.net
- cross-posted to:
- chat@hexbear.net
I’ve only ever seen Breaking Points content through either a Reddit feed, YouTube suggestion, or the TikTok ForYou Page. I was looking a little more into their show and who these hosts were after getting a video served to me today. Krystal Ball is a registered Democrat and one-time failed U.S House candidate for Virginia, and Saagar Enjeti is a political commentator, former White House Correspondent for The Daily Caller, and registered Republican.
They both describe themselves as “Populists”, and their show as a “fearless anti-establishment Youtube show and podcast.”
I’m not sure how useful the analysis would be from these two. They seem pretty intent on maintaining this “Plurality” of political perspectives thing they have going on. This was the video that got me looking into them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JaVBYptaU
so what’s the temp check on Breaking Points?
They used to be good when they were willing to go against the State Department line, and they did that often re: Syria, Libya, Gaza, etc. They are also pro-nuclear and they platformed some left voices. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine broke their brain. On the Ukraine war they repeat NATO talking points (while tacitly recognising Russia’s “worries”), they’re Russiagaters and they both repeat red scare propaganda against China. When Putin made that speech at the start of the invasion they dismissed it and repeated Western media talking points about how he wants to conquer Ukraine, bring back Soviet Union and so on.
That said, I haven’t watched them since the start of the Ukraine war so their takes may have improved. I’ll just never know cause I’m never watching them again.