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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 2025

..... 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 2025 OP

This is representative of MAGA in general. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2025 #1

I have to admit some of it shocked me - saying it so openly alittlelark Jul 2025 #3

If anyone has watched any of these Jubilee debates - you'll notice they use the same debaters AStern Jul 2025 #2

A lot of people on this site enjoy these types of debates alittlelark Jul 2025 #5

The pace isn't the problem - it's the treating shitty ideas (fascism/anti-science, etc) as equal arguments AStern Jul 2025 #18

Pretty sure any non-brainwashed viewer would recognize alittlelark Jul 2025 #20

I'm pretty sure Jubilee is okay with allowing Nazis and Racists spew nonsense and not one changed their minds AStern Jul 2025 #22

I would place a wager that a few will be diff ppl in a year alittlelark Jul 2025 #25

Then they need to call some different ones FoxNewsSucks Jul 2025 #26

this is just stupid lapfog_1 Jul 2025 #4

About half of the round table is under 25 alittlelark Jul 2025 #6

That's what I thought scary FoxNewsSucks Jul 2025 #27

This kind of platforming is how nazis get mainstreamed. It's deeply irresponsible. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #7

The ones that admitted to naziism/racism are podcasters alittlelark Jul 2025 #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 2025 #13

If you watched it you would see that Husin refused to debate alittlelark Jul 2025 #14

And he didn't know these people held these views beforehand? Come on. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #15

Mehdi seemed legit freaked out by the overtly stated views alittlelark Jul 2025 #16

embarrassing WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #17

I do not think it was in any way embarrassing for Medhi alittlelark Jul 2025 #21

I also think he did great FoxNewsSucks Jul 2025 #28

+1 demmiblue Jul 2025 #19

I'd seen some clips but hadn't watched them. underpants Jul 2025 #8

It took me a while to get it finished, but it's worth watching, and eye-opening. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2025 #29

The scary part was watching one of them gleefully admit malaise Jul 2025 #10

What's even scarier is that these people can vote In It to Win It Jul 2025 #12

I've seen some clips floating around... Ummm.. WHAT THE FUCK? In It to Win It Jul 2025 #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 2025 #23

My guess he was brainwashed by his parents alittlelark Jul 2025 #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 2025 #30