• BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    Pretty much every gun youtuber. So many of them have MAGA vibes. I used to like garandthumb, but his constant anti lgbt quips in the intros made it too hard to give him views

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      Should try out InRangeTV.

      As for why? Let me post the first thing you see on their website.

      "InRange is a media and community building project that is actively anti-racist, pro human liberation and LGBTQ+ rights. We cover firearms, history, and the sociological impact of these topics with a focus on empathy and humanity. We produce content on modern firearms, historical firearms, competition, training, education, and the social impacts of firearms, the good and the bad. "

      He has never fought to preserve a bridge with bigoted, hate spreading assholes. In fact, he burns them like Sherman, and makes sure the public sees it in all its ugliness and glory.

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          I honestly don’t think its worth speculating about, since theres no way to know for sure until he shares it himself… Besides, regardless, theres enough other stuff to skew your view on him if you are so inclined to not really need to worry about the speculation.

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      Did Forgotten Weapons ever get that way? I liked his historical backgrounds and detailed breakdown of the mechanics of the actions.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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        I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ian touch on any political topic other than those directly pertinent to whatever he has on the bench in front of him at that exact moment, and even then he’s been 100% factual without appearing to insert any type of opinion into it. It’s really rather astonishing how he manages to do that so consistently especially given the nature of, well, all of his peers.

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          Does Ian still hang out with Karl from InRangeTV? Because InRangeTV now does a ton of civil rights historical content. I suspect that might speak of Ian’s politics if they’re still friends.

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        He’s probably the only gun YouTuber I can’t really read. If he’s conservative he’s doing a very good job keeping all that shit out of his videos.

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          I think he’s very smart in that way. He’s also a retired cop so I think he knows if he wants to keep a Youtube channel well into retirement he shouldn’t do anything to alienate anyone and stays way off that line.