• queermunist she/her
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          Consider that optics matter just as much as the actual content of the sanctions. Even if it’s basically a nothingburger of travel restrictions, he will play this up to his audience as being persecuted by The Establishment for speaking truth to power.

          In other words, they’re giving him what he wants. Or do you think he interviewed Putin just for fun? Or because he really likes him?

    • SoyViking [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      The so-called “state of Israel” is blatantly violating an ICJ order to cease their ongoing genocide in Palestine. Should it be illegal to interview Benyamin Netanyahu?