STREISAND EFFECT: Watch the Video That the House the Sergeant at Arms Wants to Fine Rep. Massie for Sharing.
This is the U.S. House of Representatives under the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson. Democrats are celebrating his total capitulation with no victory for securing our border. #MTV pic.twitter.com/TtaIgnX9eg
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 20, 2024
This author isn’t inherently offended by someone flying the flag of another country. We could imagine some Americans (including Congresspersons) waiving British flags during World War II as a sign of friendship and solidarity even before we entered the war, and many friends have been flying the Israeli flag, particularly since October 7, 2023.
But this author has yet to hear someone rationally explain why we should care so much about Ukraine. It is no longer a republic versus a dictatorship, as it was at the start of the war. It has devolved into deciding which dictator rules Ukraine: Putin or Zelenskyy. We find it hard to care about that question. We suppose we prefer Zelenskyy but not enough to go further into debt over it. Many say this will weaken Putin, as if our bigger problem isn’t China. Putin isn’t trying to tell us what movies we can watch, but China is and they are taking other steps to actively subvert our Republic. And don’t even get us started when they unleashed a plague that screwed up most of the world. All things being equal, we would rather ally with Putin against China, rather than drive Putin into China’s arms.
But whatever you think of the display, We the People have a right to see it and evaluate it for ourselves, right? The people who vote for these people have a right to decide if this is appropriate behavior for a Congresscritter and vote according to their views.
However, Massie posted that the House Sergeant at Arms threatened to fine Massie for informing the American people of the display they put on[.]
Last year, Newsweek ran a story headlined, “The Startling Similarities Between Joe Biden and Lyndon Johnson.” LBJ couldn’t sell those on his own side of the aisle on why Vietnam was a necessary war in the mid-1960s, and Biden at age 81 lacks the ability to rally those on the opposite side of the aisle on why Ukraine is a necessary war in 2024. Particularly after a half century of his own party pulling the rug out from nations we had previously given our support to. No wonder many in the GOP are skeptical.