The co-hosts of the podcast Chapo Trap House made an agreement to not talk about the war on Syria

The comics behind the popular left-wing podcast Chapo Trap House made an agreement not to talk about the war in Syria — one of the most politically significant conflicts of this decade.

Virgil Texas, one of the co-hosts of the show, loudly condemned fellow co-host Felix Biederman for speaking about Syria, during a livestream video, and silenced him because of his comments.

These comments can be heard from 36:10 to 37:00 in the Periscope livestream of Chapo Trap House’s response to Donald Trump’s 2018 State of the Union address.

At 36:10 in the video, Chapo co-host Will Menaker handed Felix Biederman the phone on which the livestream is being filmed, and Felix began to speak: “How come Americans bombed SAA positions in Deir Ezzor?” he asked.

Biederman was referring to September 2016 U.S. airstrikes on the Syrian Arab Army that killed around 100 Syrian soldiers and directly helped ISIS seize important territory in the city of Deir Ezzor.

Before he could finish his thought, however, Virgil Texas then suddenly interrupted Felix, yelling angrily, “God no, no, no! That’s not what we agreed to! That’s not what me and Will agreed to!”

Felix continued: “I will fucking fact-check you up and down.”

“The second thing is that, in border engagements between the Lebanese army and forces loyal to Ahrar Al-Sham — ”

Virgil Texas again yelled at Felix, interrupting him. “Will!” Virgil shouted, trying to get Felix to shut up about Syria.

“This is what people want! They want this. What I’m doing right now,” Biederman replied in his defense.

“Get that right now,” Virgil said of the phone.

And the phone was immediately taken away from Felix. He had crossed a line.

“People were happy with that,” Biederman lamented.

After an awkward silence for a few seconds, Virgil Texas then abruptly changed the subject: “By the way, what are people saying on the chat?”

Chapo’s Virgil Texas doesn’t want Felix Biederman talking about Syria

It was clear that, by mentioning just one of the times in which America has acted as ISIS’s air force, Felix Biederman had crossed a line that is even taboo for Chapo Trap House — a podcast that prides itself on being irreverent and supposedly open to any subject.

The international war on Syria is one of the most crucially important political issues of our day. It has created a devastating humanitarian catastrophe; destroyed a once-thriving country; unleashed a historic refugee crisis, displacing millions, fueling fascist and racist political forces in the West; and gave birth to ISIS.

But Virgil Texas and Will Menaker apparently do not want Felix — or anyone — critically discussing this war, and the role of the United States and its allies in supporting Salafi/Wahhabi jihadist contras who unleashed terror upon the populations of the Middle East, and the world as a whole.