Everyone Is A Negotiations Expert Today
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Let me start off by saying that I am so happy Raphael Warnock got reelected to the Senate. I could say how incompetent Herschel Walker is and should not be anywhere near any government office, but instead just share how wonderful a man Warnock is and I am just happy he will be back as a Senator.
But more than that, I am just so happy the elections are over. I am happy with the results even though the Democrats lost the house by a small amount. These are the midterms of a Democratic president. We should have lost both the House and the Senate and we picked up a seat in the Senate! Yay for not kissing Manchin or Sinema’s ass anymore!!!! But the stress of the elections took a toll on so many people and I am happy for a nice break for a few months.
So while I was watching the news this morning I saw that Brittney Griner was released!!!!! I heard daily about the horrible conditions she endured in a Russian jail daily and how she was treated horribly there for being a gay woman. So hearing that she was able to finally come home is just great news. She was released in exchanged for a notorious arms dealer who had a 25 year sentence and already served 10 of them. That was the offer that was on the table. And Joe Biden agreed and so thankful he did.
This is a great day. Except for one thing.
Paul Whelan is an American who is unjustly detained in a Russian jail. He is a former marine and has been for over five years. He is charged in Russia with espionage which Putin believes is the most criminal act you can commit. Of course, the theory that he is a spy has been debunked numerous times. And for the last few prisoner swaps with Russia including Trevor Reed, America was unable to obtain his release. But they keep fighting for it and trying to find a way to get him home.
So while Brittney Griner is released, many people are angry that the government could not get Paul Whelan as well.
And this is now where everyone became a negotiations expert.
Some people feel that this was a bad deal. Like we are trading baseball cards. Joe Biden’s job, like any real president, is to ensure the safety of all Americans. He was given an offer to free Brittney Griner. And he took it. And how would take it over and over again. The offer was not for Paul Whelan. Sadly, Russia is not letting him go. Putin has it in his head that he is a spy, which he clearly is not. Yet, Joe Biden keeps trying.
Adam Kinzinger, one of the worst people on this planet, is very vocal about it. He cannot be happy that an American who was unjustly imprisoned by Russia and treated poorly was released. No, he and others reduce Brittney to a “basketball player”. He and others want to wonder why a gay black woman is released and a white man was not.
And that is what is sad about a really good day.
People who are angry that Brittney Griner was released or who actually believe “we gave up too much” are the same people that believe All Lives Matter, Ashli Babbitt is a hero, and Kyle Rittenhouse did not murder anyone. And it sickens me, honestly.
The truth is, people who have no fucking clue how to deal with hostage negotiations are the same people who know so much about vaccines by scrolling through Facebook while taking a shit. The same people who are law experts by watching Law and Order.
And the same people who became negotiation expert by logging on Twitter.
But truthfully, today is a good day. An American is free from Russia and I am thankful. I am thankful that Biden and his administration will keep fighting to get more hostages released.
I just wish more people would respect the black and LGBTQ community. Because that is really what this is all about.
It is a very good day, and I’m choosing to tune out the clamor and the din of the racist homophobes for a few hours who were happy to see “him” rot in a Russian prison because “ he hated ‘Murica anyway”. And yes, by golly, much to Trumps surprise, being President is a much more complicated job than anyone thought it was going to be, with all these pesky variables and rules and laws and stuff…Another good post Tony! Well deserving of a very wide audience 👍
Absolutely right on as usual!