Nah fuck that.
The risks come with the job. I would have little sympathy for an American similarly caught in Russia.
They signed up for this.
There is a huge difference here between Butina and Otto Warmbier.
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Where in this thread has that happened?
Be specific.
I take it, then, you welcome a little well-intentioned criticism?
Next time you feel like playing the tu quoque game, don’t.
I’m still trying to find out how “nationalism” has a dark side, given that sentiment implies there’s a light side.
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Speaking as a non-American, I have absolutely no problem with Maria Butina going to jail for what she did. She’s a Russian citizen who worked for Russian govt in order to clandestinely and illegally meddle with American politics. She knew what she was doing.
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A better comparison might be
American use of religious people for espionage cover puts all at risk.
This alone should make her fear deportation.
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Oh, check…the light side of nationalism is claiming in passage that you shouldn’t have to care whether you’re in Venezuela or Costa Rica on the matter at hand (and, this comes out fine.)
Am I off the FARA thread? Oh well. Can we get on to the NRA-conventioneer to prison pipeline yet? I mean, also topicwise?
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