PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catM to World News · 4 days agoNew Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump’s understanding of WWIIwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up149cross-posted to: news_summary@hilariouschaos.com
arrow-up149external-linkNew Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump’s understanding of WWIIwww.aljazeera.comPhilipTheBucket@ponder.catM to World News · 4 days agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: news_summary@hilariouschaos.com
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoAs a human being, absolutely, but as a diplomat it isn’t as easy. You need to expect that your life/carreer will be over if you go off script for too long. Not everyone can be a Raoul Wallenberg, in the past it seems like it was easier as nations was less interconnected and less dependent.
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoBeing a Raoul Wallenberg also made him lose his job due to speaking his mind, albeit a bit more drastically
As a human being, absolutely, but as a diplomat it isn’t as easy.
You need to expect that your life/carreer will be over if you go off script for too long.
Not everyone can be a Raoul Wallenberg, in the past it seems like it was easier as nations was less interconnected and less dependent.
Being a Raoul Wallenberg also made him lose his job due to speaking his mind, albeit a bit more drastically