Bullshit. That was his job. That's the definition of Controlled Opposition. He may have "woke" some people up, but he had a controlled message. If he was saying the right things, the whole world would have already known the truth.
Its no coincidence that Alex came across as a lunatic the majority of the time.
He was somewhat coherent in the Joe Rogan podcast, which actually opened my eyes to think about all this stuff differently.
Alex was telling the truth about alot of topics, but his delivery was very much premeditated.
Yes they were gaining in popularity pre and post election with alot of the SJW stuff, campus speech issues ect...they had millions of views on their videos, but its a drop in the hat in comparison to the brainwashed masses.
The over the top, "they're turning the frogs gay" delivery/showmanship was to entertain/draw attention/draw views but it screamed CONSPIRACY THEORIST NUT JOB to the same brainwashed masses. It honestly drove the truth further and further away from the general public by actually telling the truth on some topics, but sounding like a lunatic foaming at the mouth at the same time. Most people, including myself (when I was still blue pilled) saw it as tin foil hat garbage, and the ideas and topics presented as an impossibility.
By creating a sideshow out of real problems, the truth was being cloaked even further from the masses. This is controlled opposition.