A media and political fight over left-wing streamer Hasan Piker is heating up, framed here as a free-speech overreach by his critics.

• Critics keep hammering Piker over an old comment that America "deserved" 9/11, even though he apologized and walked it back years ago.
• The argument: powerful figures who backed real wars and killings — like Kissinger, Cheney, or Netanyahu — never face the same "do you denounce them" grilling.
• This is called "smear by proxy" — digging up one old line to destroy outsiders while insiders get a pass.
• Piker's speech at the University of Washington was just cancelled over his "history of saying naughty things."
• The bigger worry: both right and left are attacking figures like Piker, Tucker Carlson, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, splitting the anti-war movement.

Outlook: Expect the cancellation fights to continue as both sides target outspoken media figures over past comments.