whether you agree with him or not

[suprunp]

See, they determine what hate speech is, and that is the danger of what they did to Alex Jones whether you agree with him or not.
(Bigger than Alex Jones; YouTube)

Would you say his 'whether' sounds more like 'rather' or is it just me?

Thanks.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, it sounds very much like rather to me.

 

[Raymott]

I'd put it within normal limits for "whether", given his accent and talking speed and emotional state. It could be 'rether'.

The auto-generated subtitles, if you switch them on, read "whether".