Right-wing streamer calls for arrested protesters to be used for “compelled slave labor”
Zack Hoyt, also known as “Asmongold,” on ICE potentially injuring protestors: “I'm not a fan of that, only because I would want to utilize their bodies for compelled slave labor. That's the only reason.”
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From the October 3, 2025, edition of AsmongoldTV, accessed on YouTube
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DECOY VOICE (YOUTUBE PERSONALITY): I just wonder if even the military can save a place like deep blue Portland. As over in Japan—
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ZACK HOYT (HOST): They absolutely can. The way that you do it is you take all of these people, you arrest all of them, you charge them with felonies, you change the federal law so people with felonies can't vote in elections, and then you effectively disenfranchise them out of the voting system. That way, nobody has to deal with them anymore. And if they have a problem with that and they cause issues, then you put them in prison and you force them to work. There you go. Problem solved.
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HOYT: Just put spikes on the vehicles? As much as I would want them to run over the protesters, I think that would cause issues. And, also, if you run over the protesters, I don't really care if they do it or not, but I wouldn't really -- I don't think it's necessary.
Like, if a citizen gets their car surrounded, I think they have the right to drive through the protesters. I do, because it's endangering their life, and every person has a right to self defense and self preservation.
That being said, if let's say, you run over their leg, well, then we're going to have to fix their leg, and it costs a lot of money. And then you can't make them work in the prison because their leg could be broken or their arm could be broken. So it causes you to lose money in the long term. So I'm not a fan of that, only because I would want to utilize their bodies for compelled slave labor. That's the only reason. It's not like I have a moral obligation against it. Absolutely not.