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[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.
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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]