MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 days agoTrump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowersnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareEmpireInDecay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down4·7 days agoIs this much different than Obama directly targeting government whistleblowers? Until him no other president had targeted whistleblowers to such a large extent as Obama despite his campaign promise of strengthening protections.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoThat makes it alright for Trump to do the same. /s
minus-squareEmpireInDecay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·7 days agoNope, but as usual there’s selective outrage
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoYeah, sure, because there’s absolutely no difference between the two situations, right? /s since it’s probably needed.
Is this much different than Obama directly targeting government whistleblowers? Until him no other president had targeted whistleblowers to such a large extent as Obama despite his campaign promise of strengthening protections.
That makes it alright for Trump to do the same.
/s
Nope, but as usual there’s selective outrage
Yeah, sure, because there’s absolutely no difference between the two situations, right?
/s since it’s probably needed.