Posted on 06/09/2020 12:50:25 PM PDT by sickoflibs
The governments of our adversaries, namely China, Russia, and Iran, are positively giddy about the looting and destruction that has swept the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The state-run media outlets in these countries and others have been focusing on our government’s inability to establish control over the rioters. They’ve been replaying footage of Floyd’s death and showing video of the violence and the devastation in our cities.
For the Chinese, in particular, the riots have presented an unexpected opportunity to hit back at America for our support of the anti-Chinese riots in Hong Kong and for our criticism of their handling of the pandemic.
“I think the Chinese Communist propaganda apparatus is very grateful to have some burning cities in the United States right now,” said Orville Schell, Director of the Asia Society’s Center for U.S.-China Relations.
In other words, our enemies’ coverage of the riots is pretty much the same as that of the U.S. mainstream media.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to CBS’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday to discuss the riots.
Brennan tried to get Rice to admit that the Trump Administration’s failure to contain the lawlessness here is signaling weakness abroad and putting the U.S. in danger.
“Madam Secretary, you know, some of America’s adversaries, Russia, Iran, China, they are using the images of what happened to Mr. Floyd and what is happening in the streets of American cities right now in their own state propaganda. Do you see this racial divide as a national security threat to us?” Brennan asked.
Rather than providing the desired response, Rice replied: (emphasis mine)
Well, I’ve always thought that America’s greatest strength is that we are a country where you can come from humble circumstances and do great things, and where, despite our painful history, we’ve worked harder and harder every day, brick by brick, to build a more perfect union for all of us. And I would say to those, particularly in places like China and Russia and Iran, who may want to use this for propaganda, let’s not be absurd.
This is not Tiananmen Square where you’ve mowed down people who disagreed with the government. This is not the invasion of Crimea where you took land from your neighbor. This is not the Green Revolution in Iran where you killed people wantonly because they wouldn’t agree with the theocratic government.
Rice continued, “And I would even say to our friends abroad, in places like Europe, where I’m seeing demonstrations in support of what is happening here, thank you for your support, but please look in the mirror. Please ask yourself, in countries in Europe and countries all across the world, what are you doing about racial and ethnic inequality in your own circumstances? America has gotten better because we have been willing to confront our problems. And we’re going to confront our problems again. We’re confronting them now.
“But I really don’t need to be lectured by Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping about peaceful protest when they have themselves used their own force just because people wanted to criticize the government. That is not what is happening here,” she added.
Bravo, Madame Secretary.
Finally, Brennan asked Rice which candidate she would be supporting in November. Unlike her Bush administration colleagues, Rice refused to answer the question. She did not support President Trump in 2016.
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Rice is a Never Trumper who recommended that Trump hire that traitorous bstrd HR McMaster.
I’m not fooled by her. She’s a snake.
I wonder why Oprah didn’t invite Condi to her telethon.
ping
I saw the interview real time on NBC FTN, and the host was clearly lobbing softballs to her to trash Trump.
Agree with that. Didn’t she get up and dance on stage at obamas inauguration along with Powell?
I didn’t get an invite either. Dang!
“Reminds me how different she was than Colin Powell.”
You omitted the /s.
Rice
“Enough! Donald Trump should not be President. He should withdraw. As a Republican, I hope to support someone who has the dignity and stature to run for the highest office in the greatest democracy on earth.”
https://www.facebook.com/condoleezzarice/posts/enough-donald-trump-should-not-be-president-he-should-withdrawas-a-republican-i-/1293199674025554/
Powell
“The one word I have to use with respect to what he’s been doing for the last several years is the word I would never have used before, never would have used with any of the four presidents I worked for, he lies,” Powell added. “He lies about things. And he gets away with it because people will not hold him accountable.”
https://news.yahoo.com/colin-powell-calls-trump-liar-151807415.html
Ping!
Ping of pings.
She is MAGNIFICENT here. Bravo!
Just think if the Chinese were running things here what would have happened on the streets of Minneapolis.
Actually, most of the propaganda media focused on the protesters, constantly saying that the protests were "Mostly peaceful." The burning, looting, rioting, etc. will be down the memory hole very soon.
Two time OBAMA voter f her
I’m happy she didn’t take this opportunity to bash America, but I do wish she’d have an awakening where President Trump is concerned.
That's obviously before the election.
President's don't withdraw.
Got anything since Trump was sworn in?
Too bad she did not point at the racial divide in Northern Ireland which is part of the UK. In Belfast they have a wall, not a fence, separating one racial group from the other racial group. They have a wall instead of a fence because those people hate each other so much that they do not even want to see a member of the other race. It is about race, not religion.
Compare her response to Obama’s apology tour around the world.
Here libs telling me that other countries are ‘laughing at America’, unlike under Obama.
“Got anything since Trump was sworn in?”
November 2019:
“The call is murky, it is really murky. I don’t like for the President of the United States to mention an American citizen for investigation to a foreign leader. I think that is out of bounds,” Rice told CNN’s Becky Anderson during a conference in Abu Dhabi, referring to Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
(Included the others who had opinions similar to mine, but weren’t called on it)
Excellent memory.
She seems to have been sold well to Republicans.
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