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'How Does It Feel to Have Your Legacy Be Genocide?' Asks Journalist Thrown Out of Blinken's Briefing (www.commondreams.org)

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"Physically dragging out a reporter from the State Department briefing room while preaching press freedom to the rest of the world is the perfect example of the Biden administration's love affair with double standards and duplicity," said one foreign policy observer.

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[+] [email protected] -11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Seems like, "gotcha journalism." That first question was pretty good and I wonder if Blinken would have answered it if he had ever gotten the chance. The "journalist" barely had time to breathe while throwing out rapid fire questions then he just started in with the accusations.

I’m all for protesting and calling out this admin but anyone who expected a different outcome in this situation doesn’t understand how these briefings work.

[–] DougHolland 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's shameful to have reporters with emotions 'n stuff. The question should've been asked politely, softly, with a smile. Better yet, the question shouldn't have been asked. Genocide is bad, certainly, but we must have good manners and proper decorum.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Not at all what I said.

[–] DougHolland 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It's really not, you're right. Sometimes my snark and pessimism get the best of me, sorry.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

I get it. We all do it.

Governments and corporations are killing us, en masse, and we rightly feel enraged about it. Tbf, I can see how I sounded a bit "this protest is pointless" which is not what I meant to do.

[–] TokenBoomer 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It was Blinken’s last briefing as Secretary. There will be no other opportunity to call out his enabling of the Gaza genocide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I agree and I wasn’t arguing that point.

[–] YarHarSuperstar 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Then maybe understand they weren't expecting the questions to be answered.

[–] FuglyDuck 1 points 13 hours ago

I expect answers. I realize we won’t get them, but I expect them all the same.

Biden, Blinkin. Congress.

They made all of us complicit in genocide and I demand answers.

Yes. It’s going to be worse under trump.