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Ryan Girdusky clashed with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan on Monday night.

CNN has banned a conservative commentator from appearing on the network again after he told a Muslim journalist "I hope your beeper doesn't go off," an apparent reference to the spate of exploding pagers in Lebanon that killed members of the Hezbollah militant group last month. 

Ryan Girdusky made the comment during a heated debate with Mehdi Hasan, a prominent British-American broadcaster and an outspoken critic of Israel's war in Gaza, on "CNN Newsnight" with host Abby Phillip. 

The guests were discussing the racist jokes made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, which overshadowed former President Donald Trump's rally at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday and continue to make headlines two days later.

As the debate turned fractious, Girdusky and Hasan sparred over whether the latter had been labeled an anti-Semite. "I'm a supporter of the Palestinians, I'm used to it," Hasan said.

Girdusky replied: "Well I hope your beeper doesn't go off."

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 305 points 1 week ago (32 children)

I'm still flabbergasted that there hasn't been more of an international outrage concerning those pagers.

The use of mines as an indiscriminate weapon are already frowned upon,

And here they are using them, scattered throughout a civilian population with absolutely no regard to who could be standing next to their target.

Un-fucking believable.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 172 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They bombed dozens of hospitals and orphanages across two countries and also started a starvation siege since that time.

There is no outrage left

[–] skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

There is no outrage left

This really hit me. As in maybe it explains some things since the internet was created. It’s indeed so hard to keep up.

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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There hasn't been outrage because blowing up people with pagers is actually the most targeted thing Israel has done in the past year. Certainly a step up from killing hundreds of refugees to maybe take out one hamas guy.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 38 points 1 week ago (6 children)
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[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago

They killed children in that pager attack. Which I guess is part for the course, so ya, nevermind, you might be right.

[–] 01011@monero.town 54 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There has been minimal pushback to the Israeli apartheid regime and decades long genocide in Palestine. You think a few more deaths are going to inspire real international action?

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 week ago (42 children)

Not mines, IEDs. It was an indiscriminate terrorist attack on a civilian population using improvised explosive devices.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a terrorist attack. We must condemn all terrorist attacks

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We must condemn all terrorist attacks

At this point it'd probably be less work to praise them when (if?) they don't commit any...

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[–] OmegaMan@lemmings.world 39 points 1 week ago

What's even crazier for me to wrap my head around is those pagers were a safer method for civilians than what they've been doing. They're indiscriminately leveling city blocks killing thousands of innocents.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 245 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Girdusky appeared indignant on social media in the hours afterwards and said in a tweet "apparently you can't go on CNN if you make a joke."

"It was a prank, bro!"

The last refuge of the Trumpist shitheel.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Playing off hate as a joke, this is why it's okay to punch nazis

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 1 week ago

Punching nazis always produces a smile if not a laugh

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yup, there's also this idea that certain people like to posit that Nazis never laugh or attempt to make jokes. It's not that you aren't joking, it's what your joke says about you.

I can understand that in a particular moment you're not calling for the literal death of your political opponents, yet still believe you'd be pretty okay with the literal death of your political opponents, and your "joke" may well help me be more confident in my conclusion.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's always a joke when these folks get pushback.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s called a Schrödingers douchebag. Something is both a joke and not a joke until one is called out.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

aka the Trump superposition.

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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yup. It came off as ignorant hate, not a joke.

“I’m a supporter of the Palestinians, so I’m used to it.”

“Well, then I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.”

“Did you just say I should die?”

“Are you a Hamas?”

https://youtu.be/QwmFv4jnH-4

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was my point. His response was, "It was a joke, bro" which is the last refuge of Trumpist shit heels like him. "I'm sorry that my racist, hateful comment offended you."

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Absolutely. I was supporting your point with the interview itself, since it wasn’t linked in the article.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 week ago

This goes back a long way. There are posts on neo-nazi BBS systems from the 80s where they are talking about the strategy of making a racist comment, then playing it off as a joke if there’s pushback, and noting that a given audience may be receptive to more extreme and overt racist messaging in the future.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 137 points 1 week ago (21 children)

Basically telling someone who's Arab, "I hope you die" in the most racist way possible.

This hate is brought to you by Israel.

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 94 points 1 week ago

GOP: "stop canceling me!!! everyone should be able to say whatever they want!!!!"

also GOP: "stop kneeling for the anthemmmmm!!!!"

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Israelis are now using the same arguments as they do in Israel on American TV.

Not even Western media can protect them from themselves anymore.

The absolute state of Hasbara.

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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Good that they banned him. Wishing someone that has a conversation with you but does not agree with you this kind of harm means you need to be excluded from the discourse.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

What an utter piece of trash. I'm sure he'll have a good home at Newsmax or whatever.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Who financed Hamas to destabilize the PLO? Israel.

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[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Going on Twitter to complain that your bigotry wasn't well received and then suggesting that Qatar funding is partially to blame is peak irony

https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2022/11/12/qatars-backing-of-elon-musks-twitter-deal-raises-questions-ahead-of-the-fifa-world-cup/

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 19 points 1 week ago

Mehdi is the GOAT.

[–] ConstableJelly@midwest.social 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Video clip of the comment and aftermath during discussion (via twitter): https://x.com/Acyn/status/1851085909435039789

"Are you a supporter of Hamas?"

"Are you a racist, violent person inciting violence against me?"

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