That said, I do want to point out that this is an impressively unfair act for Alex to claim that this manifesto is pro-China and socialism because it says positive things about them, and then in the same breath claim that it's anti-Kandace Owens and PewDiePie because it says positive things about them. This is very literally doublespeak. What Alex is doing is trying to force two conflicting thoughts into his audience's head at the same time, and it's an abusive act. If positive things being said about someone in a terrorist's manifesto can either mean that he's very into those things, or that he's demonizing them by association, then the only truth that remains is that only Alex's judgment can be trusted. Anyone attempting to cover reality would never behave like this. It's the exclusive action of a propagandist, and given the circumstances, it's an act of extreme cruelty towards his listeners.

That we're like, yes, in the manifesto he talks about being radicalized by Candace Owens, but it's clearly a joke. Like, everyone who read it knew it was a joke, except for the people who were knee-jerk trying to make something out of it. Whether it's the defensive propagandists on the right, or the overzealous, overeager, presumable people on the left who want to attack Candace Owens. Right. Like, whatever it is, that is exactly an instance of the thing that is in that manifesto as a trap. And it played out exactly how it probably was supposed to.