Pewdiepie, the independent YouTuber with over 100 million subscribers, has donated $50,000 to the ADL. Why, because he likes what they do? They are an Anti Defamation League in the sense that the New York mafia was an Anti Broken Kneecaps League. They sought to reduce the number of "unfortunate accidents" that might befall a small-time shopkeeper, if ya know what I'm sayin'. In the same way, Pewpiepie (a white male!) can avoid being defamed by the ADL - called a racist, Nazi, bigot, etc - for a small protection fee.
Pewdiepie is no small shopkeeper, having made himself very rich and well-known. He should be able to weather the storm of some name calling, especially as people are starting to tire of it. Instead, he has not only helped fund the racket, but he's passing the defamation tactics on down to smaller people with less ability to withstand such abuse.
I am subscribed to Pewpiepie for the sole reason that I liked seeing an independent, non-corporate content creator hold top spot on YouTube, but I will be unsubscribing. Anyone who donates to the ADL is the enemy, even if it was a virtual shakedown.
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