Saudi ISIS comparison

Over the weekend, I published a post titled Al Jazeera Presenter to Saudi Ambassador – “Why Support Democracy in Syria but Not Saudi Arabia?” in which the Saudi Ambassador claimed subjects of Saudi Arabia don’t want or need elections because they are so enamored with the absolute monarchy’s management of society. Yes, and I just had lunch with the Easter Bunny.

Here’s the clip if you missed it:

I asked the Saudi ambassador to the UN why he supports democracy in Syria but not in Saudi Arabia – @AJUpFront clip:https://t.co/bblCAHCdZS

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 25, 2016

Not that you need additional evidence demonstrating the ridiculousness of his answer, but I’ll provide some anyway. Reuters reports:

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This past week, Al Jazeera presenter Mehdi Hasan sat down with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN. He asked him a very pointed question regarding why he supports democracy in Syria but not in Saudi Arabia.

It’s a great question, and let’s just say the answer was not at all convincing.

I asked the Saudi ambassador to the UN why he supports democracy in Syria but not in Saudi Arabia – @AJUpFront clip:https://t.co/bblCAHCdZS

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 25, 2016

Too much media these days merely serves as public relations for the status quo. What Mr. Hasan does in this interview is exactly what journalists are supposed to be doing, but very rarely do in these United States:

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