A career civil servant described tension between their commitment to challenging rights abuses and their job.
āIām trying to educate people about Palestine through social media, but Iām worried Iāll lose my security clearance for criticizing the president or blaming the U.S. for civilian massacre,ā they told HuffPost. āI feel like thereās no place for me in America anymore, and Iām on thin ice with my clearance because of my heritage and because I care about my people dying.ā
The seemingly stifled internal debate undercuts Bidenās narrative that his administration is historically diverse and open to perspectives from traditionally marginalized groups, including on questions of global affairs.
Remember the neocons who perpetrated the horrific, illegal, failed Iraq & Afghanistan wars and the related illegal torture program? Well theyāre in top positions of power under Biden right now. They didnāt get trials or punishments, they got promotions.
You donāt get ahead in Washington by having a moral backbone; you get ahead by proving youāll do the most heinous, compromising things imaginable when asked to.
Responsible Statecraft brings the receipts: Thanks to Biden, the War Party is back: The presidentās policies reflect his appointments: ideologues who should have retired after previous foreign policy debacles
They should have been retired, permenantly
I want proof.
If you arenāt willing to incur risk to yourself, you are destined to become one the multitudes in a future governmental position where you are just another complacent liberal to the latest atrocities committed by our government or others.
āIām trying to educate people about Palestine through social media, but Iām worried Iāll lose my security clearance for criticizing the president or blaming the U.S. for civilian massacre,ā
In Totalitarian North Venezuelaā¦
Not very smart stating his people are dying in this, hope whoever this is doesnt get tracked down.
