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Bassem Youssef rails against double standard of discrimination:<\/strong> In an interview with Deutsche Welle (watch<\/a>, runtime 9:00), satirist Bassem Youssef rails against the double standard that pushes some to denounce Trump\u2019s discrimination against Muslims in the US but stand idly by when religious minorities are exposed to the same brand of hate in the Middle East. Youssef later got steamrolled by the Internet\u2019s moral absolutists and put out two posts on Facebook<\/a> explaining that his taking a stand against discrimination in the United States and the same practices in the Arab world are not mutually exclusive. As for Egyptians who support Trump, Youssef has a simple message: When the [redacted] hits the fan, you\u2019ll be left wiping your face.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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