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usaf-vet

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30. Here is more about him and some of the others debating Mehdi Hasan. The guy I want to hear more from was Kai Schwemmer..

Reply to alittlelark (Reply #24)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:58 AM

Jul 22

..... he apparently is part of a group called "Groyper" Pinesap.

This video will tell you more as it did for me.

Wow, and the world thought we, the youth of the '60s, were far out. If my 78-year-old memory is not failing me at this moment (there are moments when it does), all we want is more peace and love in the world. Unfortunately, by 1965, I was in the USAF and part of the Vietnam generation.

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Mehdi Hasan vs 20 far-right conservatives [View all] alittlelark Jul 21 OP

This is representative of MAGA in general. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 21 #1

I have to admit some of it shocked me - saying it so openly alittlelark Jul 21 #3

If anyone has watched any of these Jubilee debates - you'll notice they use the same debaters AStern Jul 21 #2

A lot of people on this site enjoy these types of debates alittlelark Jul 21 #5

The pace isn't the problem - it's the treating shitty ideas (fascism/anti-science, etc) as equal arguments AStern Jul 21 #18

Pretty sure any non-brainwashed viewer would recognize alittlelark Jul 21 #20

I'm pretty sure Jubilee is okay with allowing Nazis and Racists spew nonsense and not one changed their minds AStern Jul 21 #22

I would place a wager that a few will be diff ppl in a year alittlelark Jul 21 #25

Then they need to call some different ones FoxNewsSucks Jul 21 #26

this is just stupid lapfog_1 Jul 21 #4

About half of the round table is under 25 alittlelark Jul 21 #6

That's what I thought scary FoxNewsSucks Jul 21 #27

This kind of platforming is how nazis get mainstreamed. It's deeply irresponsible. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 21 #7

The ones that admitted to naziism/racism are podcasters alittlelark Jul 21 #9

Giving them an even wider platform is irresponsible. If you're debating a nazi, he's won, because you're giving him WhiskeyGrinder Jul 21 #13

If you watched it you would see that Husin refused to debate alittlelark Jul 21 #14

And he didn't know these people held these views beforehand? Come on. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 21 #15

Mehdi seemed legit freaked out by the overtly stated views alittlelark Jul 21 #16

embarrassing WhiskeyGrinder Jul 21 #17

I do not think it was in any way embarrassing for Medhi alittlelark Jul 21 #21

I also think he did great FoxNewsSucks Jul 21 #28

+1 demmiblue Jul 21 #19

I'd seen some clips but hadn't watched them. underpants Jul 21 #8

It took me a while to get it finished, but it's worth watching, and eye-opening. FoxNewsSucks Jul 21 #29

The scary part was watching one of them gleefully admit malaise Jul 21 #10

What's even scarier is that these people can vote In It to Win It Jul 21 #12

I've seen some clips floating around... Ummm.. WHAT THE FUCK? In It to Win It Jul 21 #11

I wanted to hear more from Kai roughly starting at the 1:28 minute mark. I would love to know his background he..... usaf-vet Jul 21 #23

My guess he was brainwashed by his parents alittlelark Jul 21 #24

Here is more about him and some of the others debating Mehdi Hasan. The guy I want to hear more from was Kai Schwemmer.. usaf-vet Jul 22 #30