[From “1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)” on Jubilee]

Hasan: So you don’t believe in democracy?

Connor: No, I don’t. Absolutely not.

H: What do you believe in?

C: Autocracy.

H: By who?

C: Honestly, quite frankly, anyone who is in line with Catholic teaching.

[...]

H: How would Connor's America look? [...] What does the government look like?

C: [...] I would say quite frankly, it's under a sort of benevolent leader such as, you know, Franco [...] It could be a kind of aristocratic class, could be someone who...

H: No, but who picks the autocrat?

C: Frankly, the people. I mean, we could hold a vote on it. Kings...

H: Isn't that democracy?

C: Well, sure. You can have a vote to get to that state...

H: And no more votes afterwards.

C: Absolutely.

H: Wow.

C: 100%.

H: Wow. And if that autocrat kills you and your family, you're fine with that.

C: Well... I'm not going to be a part of the group that he kills because that's a whole thing.

H: How do you know? Autocrats tend to kill everyone, even their own supporters.

C: Well, Carl Schmitt makes this point very well in his work. It's the friend-enemy distinction, right? You liberals...

H: Carl Schmitt, the Nazi theoretician?

C: Yeah, absolutely. I don't care.

H: Are you a fan of the Nazis?

C: I don't care – I frankly don't care being called a Nazi at all. It doesn’t matter to me.

H: I didn't say that. I said, "Are you a fan of the Nazis?"

C: Well, they persecuted the Church a little bit. I'm not a fan of that, but, you know...

H: But what about the persecution of the Jews?

C: Well, I mean, I certainly don't support anyone's human dignity being assaulted. I'm a Catholic.

H: But you don't condemn Nazi persecution of the Jews.

C: I think that there was a little bit of persecution [...] which is bad, but...

H: We may have to rename this show because you're a little bit more than a far-right Republican.

C: Hey, what can I say?

H: I think you can say, “I'm a fascist”.

C: Yeah, I am! [maniacal laughter]