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I wonder what their source is for that. An alternative interpretation is simply "I don't care": So top secret info leaked; don't do it again. You're doin' a he
by jfengel 2y ago
I wonder what their source is for that.
An alternative interpretation is simply "I don't care": So top secret info leaked; don't do it again. You're doin' a heck of a job.
If it does happen again... honestly, would the rationale be different?
Sure, they'd have a conniption if it had happened under Biden. But that would be purely about harassing Biden rather than a serious consideration of national security.
- bediger4000 2y agoThe difference is that the media would pick up the conniption fit, and ask questions endlessly. Here, we see a shrug and a decision to not follow up. The acceptance of sorry opsec practices is baked into the coverage
- jfengel 2y agoIt's sometimes called "sanewashing". There has been so much overwhelming incompetence that it has become the dog-bites-man story. Even otherwise competent news media can't figure out how to say "this is just plain criminal".
- bediger4000 2y agoWith all due respect, that's an aggressive assumption. "The media, after 4 years of Trump, can't figure out what to write", seems less likely than "media's editors and owners like Trump and want him to make sense and succeed".