I'd also say he's not actually a grifter; the only time he ever lies about his views is when he's hiding his power levels around other communities. The fact his beliefs aren't well thought out is an advantage here. They're squishy enough that he can adapt to fit what the audience demands, while always being pseudo-intellectually leftist enough that he can easily convince himself that they're correct. He's audience captured, but in a way that convinces him to believe what they want rather than to pretend to.
I agree with everything except this, I personally believe he is a chameleon like Jer since they both have some shred of actual ideology they believe, but 90% is just what is popular in the moment.
they both constantly shift beliefs to what is more convinient and lucrative, and both know jackshit about their own ideology, above the bare minimum talking points you need to survive in their respective camps.
As you correctly stated,the left thrives pseudo intellectualism, unlike the right, which lately has had the brilliant idea of adopting an anit-intellectualist prospective (which IMO is pretty braindead).
So Hasan spouts: "class war", i'm reading Lenin; "the revolution of the proletariat" ; late stage capitalism ecc.
Jer spouts "woke"; "black fatigue"; "transgender violence"; "commie bad" ecc.
those two opinions are IMO on the same intellectual level, (0), they are just slogans.
so much so I who am neither MAGA nor a communist know more about their sources than them.
If you ask Jer:"How are Trump sanctions supposed to work?" there would be no answer
If you ask Hasan:"Why is the course of history inevitably leading to communism? and how do we achieve communism?" there would be no answer
edit
last political sperging post from me for today don't want to shit up the thread with unrelated stuff.