HasanAbi accuses Asmongold of ‘white nationalism’ after streamer’s explosive comments on France protests

Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker has accused fellow Twitch streamer Zack “Asmongold” of racism after Asmongold shared a highly controversial view on France’s ongoing student protests. During a livestream on October 6, Asmongold publicly argued that immigrants and their families should be removed from France and said protesters with immigrant parents or grandparents should not be considered native French. Hasan later reacted to the remarks on his own stream. He called Asmongold a racist and described his argument as “pure, vulgar white nationalism.” As of October 7, Asmongold had not publicly responded to Hasan’s remarks so far.Asmongold shares controversial view on France protestsFrance has been dealing with growing student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and poor school conditions. Reports from AP and other outlets said the protests have spread across the country. Students have called for better resources and improvements to schools.While discussing the protests on October 6, Asmongold offered a much broader response. He argued that immigrants who he believes are responsible for problems in France should be removed from the country.He said:“The solution to end this is to take every single negative taxpayer, who is not a native Frenchman or a native European, and remove every single one of them from the country with the military.”Asmongold also said their families should be removed with them. He added that he would shoot anyone who became violent during such an operation.He then questioned whether protesters with immigrant parents or grandparents should be considered French.“These people are not native French. Their parents are immigrants. Their grandparents are immigrants. They’re not from France. They’re not Europeans. These are foreigners.”Asmongold also argued that having French paperwork or being born in France does not automatically make someone French.His comments focused on who should be considered French rather than only addressing the education issues that led to the protests.HasanAbi accuses Asmongold of racismHasanAbi later watched and reacted to Asmongold’s comments during his own livestream. He focused on the streamer’s argument about immigrants and described it as an example of fascism.Hasan said fascist movements can grow during periods of economic instability. He then pointed to the actual demands behind the protests.“By the way, what they’re protesting is for, like, more funding for schools, so they actually have teachers - substitute teachers - more funding for schools so that the walls don’t collapse while they’re in the classroom.”Hasan then directly accused Asmongold of racism.“Asmongold is a ****** racist. This is pure, vulgar white nationalism. That is the only reason why he thinks that these people are not French.”Hasan’s comments were a response to Asmongold’s statements rather than a separate discussion about the wider French protest movement.The protests themselves have continued to grow. On October 6, hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across France, according to Le Monde. The protests have included demands involving overcrowded classrooms, staff shortages and poor school infrastructure.As of October 7, Asmongold had not publicly addressed HasanAbi’s accusations. The dispute has therefore remained centered on Asmongold’s original comments and Hasan’s reaction to them.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.