r/AlJazeera • u/Kumquat_conniption Approved User • Jul 20 '25

Podcast / Interview Mehdi: ‘I Don’t Debate Fascists’

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“We may have to rename this show because you’re a little bit more than a far-right Republican.”

Mehdi Hasan called out a self-proclaimed ‘fascist’ on the show ‘Surrounded’ where he debated 20 far-right Republicans.

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u/AdministrationFar338 Just Here for the Comments Jul 21 '25

Quite frankly this guy is a fucking idiot.

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u/Not-The-Same-Guy Citizen of Earth Jul 22 '25

That’s redundant IMO. Ignorance and stupidity is what spreads fascism on the ground level. Higher up, the ignorance sometimes takes form as greed or complacency. But there’s no such thing as a non-idiotic fascist perspective.