Anyone who watches YouTube channels will have seen the exuberant, infectious, and frankly inspiring work of Casey Neistat. Renowned for his near super human work rate and beautifully shot video blog (vlog), Casey is one of YouTube’s top personalities.
A couple of days ago, Casey used his vlog to break about fifty cardinal rules of online celebrity. He took a side in the U.S. presidential election. And he did it in classic Casey style. Emphatically!
With a darkened shop as his background and his signature Ray-Bans resting on top of head, he began:
“Hillary Clinton. I will be voting for Hillary Clinton.”
Boom! That’s how it’s done folks.
He then began to explain why normally steering away from political discussions on a decidedly apolitical vlog is a good idea. And then he laid out the case for why this election is anything but normal:
“This is about a megalomaniac who is driven by nothing but ego. A man who cares exactly zero about the people of this country. A person who brags about sexually assaulting women. And shames others for the way they look. I’m speaking up now because this election has very little to do with politics, policy, or legislation. This has to do with morals and principles.”
He then went on to challenge other top YouTubers to break their silence and take a stand for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump.
If you didn’t love Casey before, you surely love him now! Well done sir. Well done.
As of this writing, his post has been viewed nearly 3.5 million times. It’s just under three minutes long and is well worth the watch:
Featured image via YouTube screengrab.
