Influencer Bassem Braïki reacted strongly this Tuesday evening to the viral sequence of the rebellious deputy Louis Boyard discreetly removing his watch before denouncing the "ultra-rich" on BFMTV. In the middle of a live YouTube broadcast, the Lyon-based YouTuber mocked the parliamentarian without restraint, a symbol according to him of "the hypocritical left."
"Play the video, the control room!" Bassem says, laughing, to his director before commenting on the clip: "He takes off his Rolex before talking about the rich... That's what this shitty left is! Fabricators, liars, who use the Muslim community because they think we're emotionally handicapped." Watching the part where Boyard castigates the "ultra-rich," the influencer says ironically: "You want to talk about the rich? Well, sell your watch first, for the budget!"
This virulent outburst, viewed by several thousand streamers, illustrates the divide between some popular influencers and the rebellious left, often accused of double-talk. For Bassem Braïki, the image of Boyard removing his watch before attacking the elites sums up "the entire deception of the moralizing left."
