@Planeforger said:
@Jacanuk: As for why this one's particularly bad, this was the presumably-state-sanctioned murder of a journalist in an embassy. It'd be like Trump ordering the deaths of Washington Post journalists, but making sure they are killed in US embassies abroad so that they can't be properly investigated.
Political assassination of journalists is terrible, and will always kick up a storm in the media. Political assassination of joutnalists in a way that abuses the embassy system is even worse.
Anyway, in this case, papers around the world have argued that there is evidence this journalist was tortured and killed.
Over the last week, Trump's public comments have followed the train of "this murder needs a strong response...but the US economy can't afford to piss of Saudi Arabia...so let's blame this on a rogue faction of Saudis and avoid upsetting anyone".
Now, personally I don't think this case requires the US President to get involved (the sane parts of the world can figure out what to do), but his involvement is basically exonerating Saudi Arabia of the crime. He really just needs to shut up and let the adults handle it.
Well, I agree that this is bad because someone is murdered at a local embassy but honestly, I don´t think that is the first time nor is it the last time.
Also, I am not sure how political assassinations are worse than what happened in Britain with the 2 defectors or what happened in Mexico up to the election, over 100 politicians were murdered and you have not heard one single media outlet go berserk as they have with this guy, which is puzzling especially from the left side, how can they argue that we cut ties with Saudia Arabia when what happens right next door is so much worse and should be met with the same damnation. Oh, also let´s not forget China and what they did to the Interpol chief, he went to China and disappeared and do you think this guy is not being tortured? and also most likely will end up dead or be imprisoned for life or the hundreds and thousands of dissidents.
It´s that kind of hypocrisy that just screams to high heavens, Also how can anyone take a side serious or media seriously when they act like that.
So this seems to be more about Trump than anything else, and it seems to be the same ideology that allows for the rise of anti-Semitism among leftists.
And yes this should not even be a blip on anyone´s radar and especially not the president of any country in the west, this should be a media story on page 18 next to random car ads like the story about the Interpol chief or forgotten like the 100 murdered politicians or the thousands of murdered innocent people in Cuba.
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