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[–] Weirdfish 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is still one of the most surreal moments to come out of that whole mess.

I just don't understand how it was allowed to play out. At some point, someone had to decide that going ahead with it was more important than waiting a day and finding a suitable location.

For the life of me I can't remember what the press conference was about, only the screw up.

[–] voxthefox 3 points 8 months ago

Extreme ego and narcissism allowed that to happen. It was a simple mistake in booking that they refused to own up to because that would be admitting mistake which is something fascist leaders are completely unable to cope with