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Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran".

Posted by Der <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Der' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 8:16 pm

Quotes highly reputable, nay, irrefutable, sources like the Guardian, Amnesty n others of their ilk.

I wonder did the Guardian or, indeed, Amnesty, spot the beheaded or incinerated cops, the cremated (while alive) young nurse and the dozens of burnt out ambulances and fire engines.

Or even the 2 million people who protested against the rioters. Be hard to miss them. Surely.

Mind you, our friend Tony also seemed to miss them all. Though he surely pays attention to the Electronic Intifada. Maybe he missed the day Marandi was on.

Couldn't either of them ask themselves why the riots suddenly stopped?

Hassan, by the way, slags off social media as not being reputable. Pretty much shooting the messenger, in this day and age.

Mehdi Hassan, 2019: "Leftwingers must support Dame Yenta Hodge..."

Posted by Morrissey <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Morrissey' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 9:50 pm, in reply to "Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

and the fragrant Luciana Berger and Lord Sugar and Lord Mann and all the others who fear for their lives every day since the anti-Christ Corbyn took control of the Party."

Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran".

Posted by t <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=TomskiD' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:02 pm, in reply to "Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

"Leftwingers must support .. " .. Quotes [from] highly reputable, nay, irrefutable, sources like the Guardian, Amnesty n others. At that point I switched off ..

Is he in the pay of Qatar .. what's his game?

Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran".

Posted by Ed <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

Got to wonder about Hassan...he has done some good stuff in debates with nazis, then he goes and talks bollox like this.

"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."

Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran".

Posted by Ian M <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ian+M' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

A 'limited hangout' as I believe the kids are saying nowadays. Given a short leash to express token dissent, but when it really counts he sides with the establishment and exploits his left bona fides to snitch on, berate & exclude the genuine dissidents. I'm about to look at Owen Jones' nitter feed and predict I'll be back here within 10 mins to report that he's doing exactly the same thing. They know what side their bread is buttered.

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Owen Jones...

Posted by Ian M <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ian+M' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

Quelle surprise:

*****

https://xcancel.com/owenjonesjourno/status/2010787038505660774#m

Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno
Jan 12
1) Stand with Iranians fighting for democracy and freedom against a theocratic tyranny.

2) Oppose any Western intervention in Iran.

3) Oppose one dictatorship being replaced by another.

*****

Includes vid of him expanding on these points. Syrian Girl comments:

'Syrian Girl @Partisangirl
Jan 13
You have never seen an Israeli backed colour revolution you didn’t like and we saw the fruit of your stupidity and irresponsibility in Syria.

Shame on you.'

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Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )

Posted by t <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=TomskiD' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:47 pm, in reply to "Owen Jones..."

Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )

Posted by Ed <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )"

Thought Jones was good on Israel...but on second thoughts, criticism of genocide was a pretty safe gig.
I think Syrian Girl has him bang to rights.

"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."

Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )

Posted by Ian M <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ian+M' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )"

Ed said: 'Thought Jones was good on Israel' - he was fine from what I saw, though you could tell there were lines he wouldn't cross, eg: insisting on the right of Palestinians to resist w/ violence if necessary. Also he never stopped endorsing the a/s scam, which was a huge part of israel's propaganda war, and in many ways paved the way for the genocide in the first place (along with politically excluding those who would have opposed it most strongly). He would make the argument of there being value in having dissent in the msm, but that gets into the figleaf issue of whether it's better to encourage independent media that isn't structurally obliged to lie the public in to wars at every opportunity, rather than attempt to put all your faith into one or two lonely voices of supposedly decent, principled corporate journos - who in the end turn out to not be all that decent or principled if you look at their actual record. I don't feel like I missed out by not watching his channel, choosing to look at outlets like Electronic Intifada and the Grayzone etc. instead. Maybe there was one revelation about the BBC and Raffi Berg that came out because of his reporting and wouldn't have otherwise, but other than that not sure he really brought anything new or original to the table.

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No worries, though it does get a bit tiring being right all the time ;-) (nm)

Posted by Ian M <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ian+M' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Owen Jones... ta for confirming my bias : )"

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I Know! (nm)

Posted by Ed <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:32 pm, in reply to "No worries, though it does get a bit tiring being right all the time ;-) (nm)"

"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."

Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran".

Posted by Ken Waldron <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ken+Waldron' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 10:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

"Is he in the pay of Qatar .. what's his game?"

He's an American now: You've got to talk the talk about Freedom & Democracy if you want Yanqui media attention & appearance money: Overton window absolute No1.

It's plausible ..

Posted by t <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=TomskiD' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

He's an American now: You've got to talk the talk about Freedom & Democracy if you want Yanqui media attention & appearance money

I lost Mehdi from my radar long ago until he re-surfaced with 'right on' pov on genocide (Owen Jones ditto). I guess it's a 'niche' position which pays.

I guess it's a 'niche' position which pays.

Posted by Ed <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Ed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:19 pm, in reply to "It's plausible .."

The more you think about, it safer it becomes.

"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."

Re: I guess it's a 'niche' position which pays.

Posted by Keith-264 <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Keith-264' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 18, 2026, 11:41 pm, in reply to "I guess it's a 'niche' position which pays."

Perhaps he's after the Piers Morgan gig?

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seems he's weaponised his rising star n substantial airplay over Palestine.

Posted by focus <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=focus' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 19, 2026, 5:01 pm, in reply to "Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

Was he Mr Smith-ed or was he self ingratiating to some kind of imagined renewed demobot consensus?

Some very awkward conclusions required for him to have the two contrary positions vis a vis Iran and Palestine.

Yet I'm pretty sure he's aware of proxies and regime change methodologies

Either way he's baited and switched himself no doubt magnified by his evident brio

Woof, woof! All together now: You are being sheepdogged. Nm

Posted by Shyaku <iframe src='https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/info/user=Shyaku' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 20, 2026, 4:36 pm, in reply to "Mehdi Hassan: "Leftwingers must support the demonstrators in Iran"."

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