Senator defending Putin sparks furious backlashRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world – 332 points – 8 months agonewsweek.com46Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsWhen will we start to investigate politicians and media figures for ties to our adversaries? It's a fundamental national security concern and needs to be part of the security clearance program.We tried that once. It didn't go so well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyismThat's a disingenuous comparison. But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
When will we start to investigate politicians and media figures for ties to our adversaries? It's a fundamental national security concern and needs to be part of the security clearance program.We tried that once. It didn't go so well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyismThat's a disingenuous comparison. But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
We tried that once. It didn't go so well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyismThat's a disingenuous comparison. But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc. We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.
When will we start to investigate politicians and media figures for ties to our adversaries?
It's a fundamental national security concern and needs to be part of the security clearance program.
We tried that once. It didn't go so well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
That's a disingenuous comparison.
But fair enough, guardrails need to be in place.
Investigating is one thing; persecuting with nothing more than suspicion is quite another.
Agreed. See also: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, etc.
We have a bad habit of gliding down the slippery slope.