Yes. Absolutely yes.
But 99% of Americans couldn’t point to Yemen on a map. Americans are conditioned to only care about people they see, know, and relate to.
A murdered @washingtonpost journalist makes Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses instantly relatable.https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1050569651485384705 …
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Replying to @shaunking @washingtonpost
Shaun, we aren't talking about 99% of Americans. It's the acela crowd invited to Saudi-funded conferences. Not a peep when their hosts were killing busloads of Yemeni children. A guy they might've met on the cocktail circuit gets killed and suddenly they cancel their appearances.
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Replying to @subirgrewal @washingtonpost
I agree.
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