JonTron
Jonathan Aryan Jafari, also known as JonTron, is an American YouTuber, comedian, and media reviewer.
On Stream appearance and Controversy WIP
Destiny debates JonTron on immigration and assimilation WIP
On March 12, 2017 JonTron tweeted out a defense to a quote from Iowa Representative Steve King, who tweeted in regards to the United States' immigration policy: "We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies."[1] JonTron's initial defense of the tweet was the following: "Wow, how scandalous, Steve King doesn't want his country invaded by people who have contempt for his culture and people! NAZI!!!"[2]. JonTron would go beyond that initial defense for some time(4 hours) and soon crossed paths with Destiny on twitter. After some back and forth JonTron eventually agreed to come onto Destiny's stream for a debate.[3]
The debate occurred on Destiny's channel and went on until around 2am the next morning.
Aftermath of JonTron's debate with Destiny WIP
This conversation was quite the turning point in Destiny's streaming career, and cemented his position(for some time) as a "lefty" streamer willing to engage the right. Throughout the conversation, whenever Destiny presented a coherent logical argument, called JonTron out for a misstep, or cited a statistic, JonTron either derailed the conversation to a different topic or laughed off the questions/arguments. Those on the left lauded Destiny for his performance[citation needed ], while those on the right were hypercritical of Destiny's "debate tactics".[citation needed ]
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References
- ↑ Washington Post (2017, March 12)."Rep. Steve King warns that ‘our civilization’ can’t be restored with ‘somebody else’s babies’". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023
- ↑ Twitter (2017, March 12)[1]. www.twitter.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023
- ↑ Twitter (2017, March 12).[2]. www.twitter.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023