• Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    272 years ago

    A part of me wonders if perhaps Piers intentionally got Hasan to just keep the discussion in regards to whether he’s (Hasan) a propagandist and making stuff up than have a direct discussion about the ethnic cleansing going on, either that or Piers took it really personally to be called a propagandist.

    It’s funny that Hasan has criticized one or two other people Piers spoke to about what’s happening in Gaza, talking about what they should’ve said, but let himself get bogged down in something arguably trivial.

    Also doesn’t help that Piers feels like he’s got a lib’s capability of understanding context; Every time a guest of his tried to give context for what’s happening in Israel-Palestine, I look at Piers and I can almost hear the sound of crickets. If you can’t given an ‘in a nutshell’ answer, you’re gonna get nowhere with him, and the conflict between Israel and Palestine is complex, insomuch as ‘Israel has committed unending cruelty and viciousness in the region and never stopped pretending to be the true victim the whole time’ is a simplified understanding of the complex nature of butchery, warmongering, belligerence, terrorism and genocide that led to what Israel is today.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      162 years ago

      It’s easy to criticize while a discussion is happening I guess, less pressure and less in your head

      • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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        42 years ago

        Honestly the best part of the discussion happened at the very end, when Piers asked what could be done about the violence and Hasan suggested that Palestinians should be made full citizens with the right to vote and the Palestinians who’d been forced out given the right to return and Piers quickly dodged the question with a half-hearted “if it was as simple as that I’m sure it would’ve happened already”. God I wish Hasan had gotten on him for that; Piers invites people to ask them what can be done, and when an entirely reasonable suggestion is made, it ISN’T discussed, just handwaved away!

        Piers made it look like he’s up for discussions, but immediately dodged that with a stupid response rather than have a serious discussion about it; I deeply wish Hasan hadn’t let himself get bogged down for so much of the conversation, and frankly I don’t even believe Piers had to end it there, I’m 90% convinced he didn’t want to be grilled about this.

        Every Jewish person on the planet has been given the right to return to Israel, so why not allow Palestinians the same right? Literally what difference would it make what their nationality or religion is? God I really wish he’d pushed him on this. I’ve a feeling Piers would’ve ‘realized’ he only has a whole two minutes for his show if he’d been forced to address it early.

  • duderium [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    “How am I a propagandist?” The answer is so easy, just ask: “who is paying your salary?” Hexbear thinks hasan did well but I thought he dropped the ball here.

  • SnAgCu [he/him, any]
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    702 years ago

    Is Piers Morgan uniquely awful or are they all like that? He invites on some bloke just to completely ignore and talk over them the whole time unless they’re decisive enough to tell him to shut the fuck up.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    422 years ago

    It’s kinda hilarious that mainstream TV is dragging themselves down to the level of a twitch stream

  • What_Religion_R_They [none/use name]
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    282 years ago

    18:13 “Let me just say this really quickly you said Israel has a right to defend itself absolutely zero people think that this is a ridiculous statement however…”

    🙋‍♀️ I think it’s a ridiculous statement.

    • @[email protected]
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      582 years ago

      Morgan kept trying to talk over Hasan (because that’s the only way he knows how to “win” a “debate”), but Hasan kept calling him out on it.

    • AsleepInspector [he/him]
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      802 years ago

      Pretty well. He kept getting interrupted by the bastard, and some of his points may have been incomplete for it since he was shouted over by Piers, he had hella names/quotes to back up the positions he was claiming everyone had on each side off-hand.

      Piers ended it with, “Well, if it was as easy [as your solution], I’m sure it would have been done already,” dismissive twat, instead of acknowledging what Palesteniand deserve, like Hasan did at the end, rights-wise.

      For being called a propagandist, he did a shite job disproving the fact.

  • Goadstool [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I made a rare exception to watch an Interruptathon for Bassem Youssef but I can’t go another round. Hope Hasan got to actually say more than 7 consecutive words defending Palestine at some point during the interview though.

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      Hasan killed it, as much as he could have in. Letting Piers interrupt him for the first segment, asking if he could finish only twice before letting Piers shout over him, lulling him into a false sense of security and control.

      Then in the next round Hasan absolutely steamrolls over his pleading opponent begging to get a word in, drops the APARTHEID STATE haymaker and reversing the “do you condemn” chokehold.

      All while making Piers look like the absolute self-centered propagandist he began the show protesting he was. Fucking masterful.

      I think I understand boxing now.

      • Goadstool [he/him, comrade/them]
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        Piers is so incredibly unlikeable, I feel like it has to be the point. He comes off as the pinnacle of “pompous”, and I can’t help but feel like it’s intentional. It’s like looking at a cartoon villain; surely I, as a viewer, am supposed to hate him, right?