Draft:Eddie Liger Smith
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Eddie Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Smith April 9, 1997 Manchester, NH |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Education | Sauk Prairie High School |
| Alma mater | Loras College |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, Wrestling Coach |
| Years active | 2020-Present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Political party | American Communist Party |
| Movement | Anti-Israel • Pro-Russia • Anti-Imperialism • Marxism-Leninism |
| Opponent(s) | PraxBen, Vaush, Destiny, Cbass429 |
TikTok information | |
| Followers | 292,700[1] |
| Likes | 21,500,000[1] |
| Years active | 2020-Present[1] |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Eddie Liger Smith (Co-Founder), Carlos Garrido (Co-Founder) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | YouTube content creator, Political commentator, Marxist educator |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2020-Present |
| Genre | Education • Politics • Marxism |
| Subscribers | 51,000[2] |
| Total views | 5,168,803[2] |
Last updated: 21:27, Sunday, November 10, 2024 (UTC) | |
| Website | https://www.midwesternmarx.com/staff.html |
Edward Liger Smith (born April 9, 1997)[3] Known commonly as Eddie Liger Smith[4] is an American Marxist–Leninist political commentator who is known primarily for his TikTok posts.[5] Edward is one of the founding members of the ACP[6] where he leads the parties program in fitness and nutrition.[7] Eddie was formerly a wrestling coach at the university of University of Wisconsin-Platteville[8] and Loras College.[9] Eddie is currently the Head Coach of Dubuque Wrestling club.[10] Eddie's wrestling career consists of 4X High school state qualifier 3x placer 2X NCAA All American with a record 89-33 6x Age Level All American in Greco-Roman.[11] Eddie is an institute co-director for the Midwestern-Marx institute.[12]
Political Career
[edit]Eddie was a self professed "Bernie Bro" who was a volunteer for Bernie Sanders during his 2020 run for president.[13] Eddie later became disillusioned with the Democrat Party. His left wing views lead him to the ideals of anti-imperialism and socialism. He began posting videos in 2020 on TikTok relating to Marxism, Capitalism and Anti-Imperialism. His videos were formatted in an educational manner to those who may be unfamiliar with his beliefs. His original TikTok was banned at 370,000 followers along with Another at 120,000, [14] his current TikTok has nearly 300,000 followers and over 21 million likes. [15] His Youtube where he posts longer form content including discussions, debates and book reviews has 51,000 followers[16] Eddie has debated several notable online figures such as Vaush and Destiny (streamer) he was also featured on the "Would America Be Better Under Communism? | Middle Ground" Jubilee Media video. On July 21st 2024 Eddie along with other social media personalities Jackson Hinkle and Haz Al-Din[17] launched the American communist Party(ACP) an organization describing itself as "anti-woke" and largely appealing to more conservative values while pushing Marxism-Leninism. Eddie has been described as part of the "left-tube" youtubers blowing up the "Alt-Right" pipeline.[18] Social Media influencers like Hasan Piker and Eddie[19] are part of the reason that 52% of Gen Z (18-24) in the US view socialism positively.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "edwardmliger TikTok Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com.
- ^ a b "About Midwestern Marx". YouTube.
- ^ Smith, Eddie. "#birthday #betterday #midwesternmarx #carlosmarx #PurityFetish #booktok". TikTok. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "ACP declaration". ACP.us. ACP. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Armand D. Jackson; Ivonne Ortiz; Xuandi Wang (August 21, 2023). "Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline". inthesetimes.com. Inthesetimes. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "ACP Declaration". ACP. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Liger ACP Convention Speech: Civilize the Mind & Make Savage the Body". Youtube. October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Smith and Randone to Join Wrestling Staff". University Of Platteville-Pioneers. June 30, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Coaches". Loras College athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "WEIGHIN' IN WITH WORM EPISODE 5: EDDIE SMITH HEAD COACH OF DWC". Podcast.apple.com (Podcast). Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Smith wrestling profile". duhawks.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "Staff". Midwestern-Marx. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "x.com".
- ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day".
- ^ "edwardmliger TikTok Stats Summary Profile (Social Blade TikTok Statistics)".
- ^ "Midwestern Marx's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats".
- ^ "x.com".
- ^ Jackson, Armand; Ortiz, Ivonne; Wang, Xuandi (August 21, 2023). "Meet the Left YouTubers Blowing Up the Alt-Right Pipeline". inthesetimes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Hunter, Chase. "Last year drove young people to political poles, and influencers drew them in". The State Press. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Wronski, Laura. "Axios|SurveyMonkey Poll: Capitalism and Socialism". Survey Monkey. Retrieved November 10, 2024.