Since the day Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021, catastrophe has become his middle name.
Biden
has achieved that which is considered almost impossible in current
times: the seemingly unattainable achievement of consistency.
Unfortunately
for Americans, Biden’s consistency happens to be of the most undesired variety.
On
any given day the Harris-Biden administration has either breached uncharted
territory with their display of incompetence or disregard for the Constitution
or propensity toward authoritarianism or display of insensitivity.
The
least you would expect for such individuals with respectable experience and
education is to get their communication right.
No
such luck!
Sometimes
it is Biden who struggles to remember elementary facts or words.
https://youtu.be/eKg8I9a7PbU
Biden’s
Vice President Kamala Harris deserves to be held in contempt by the UN for
engaging in brutal violations of the English tongue and insensitively breaking
into poorly timed titter over her linguistic crimes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deEvqZ5RQE8
Then
there is Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre who cannot even remember
the name of the US’s immediate neighbor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3zJyMP7q7s
Clearly
inspired by her superiors, Karen Decker, Biden’s top-ranking U.S. diplomat assigned to
Afghanistan, took to Twitter to explain to the Taliban-controlled Afghan people
the importance of Black History Month.
This
resulted in a series of condescending and deranged tweets earning Decker
revulsion and ridicule from all.
The
tweets were deleted but the screenshots remain.
https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1626078150424764416?s=20
Before
we look at Decker's nuggets of wisdom, a brief recap of the situation
in Afghanistan following Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal.
The
killing of Al Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, via a
drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul proves that various terror
organizations have made that country their haven. Perhaps they are training and
planning their next terror attack on the civilized world.
Minorities
are under attack and human rights violations are a common occurrence.
Women
have faced the brunt of the brutal Taliban regime. They face an uphill battle
to maintain their basic
human rights.
The
Taliban has banned women and girls from attending universities, barring them
from receiving secondary education among various other restrictions. They
are also banned from going to work to earn a living.
A
university professor in Afghanistan who is an outspoken critic of the Taliban's
ban on education for women and girls was arrested in Kabul.
Afghanistan’s
fragile economy is on the verge of a total collapse. Inflation is sky-high
while millions remain unemployed and close to starvation. The dire humanitarian
emergency has been exacerbated by a punishing winter.
When
the situation is so dire, the least you expect from a top diplomat is empathy.
If not sensitivity at least a dignified silence.
But
not Karen
Decker!
The
following is what she tweeted.
On
Feb. 12, she tweeted:
“Abe
Lincoln born today in 1809. He did some stuff. It’s also NAACP Day – home of
grassroots activism, inclusive communities, and making sure Black voices are
heard. What does that look like for Afghans struggling to be heard?”
This
is the kind of verbal feat that we thought only Kamala Harris is capable of.
Decker
continued the next day on Feb. 13, tweeting the following:
“Super
Bowl LVII. Two elite quarterbacks who happen to be Black made history in epic
showdown. Congrats to Chiefs for thrilling victory! Afghans – what’s the most
exciting sports match you remember?”
In
the most deranged tweet in the series, Decker sought to familiarize Afghan
women and girls with an alleged “movement” she referred to as “Black Girl
Magic.”
“Are
Afghans familiar with #BlackGirlMagic and the movement it inspired? Do Afghan
girls need a similar movement? What about Afghan Women? Teach me, ready, to
learn. #BlackHistoryMonth,” Decker tweeted on February 15, tagging black pop
star Lizzo and actress Regina King.
Decker
continued her Black History Month theme in a Feb 18 tweet, asking
“Who
is Afghanistan’s MLK? What Afghan person, driven by their faith, and their
desire for peace can lead the Afghan people to the mountaintop?”
Decker’s
tweets were blasted for being insensitive to the Afghan people as they endure
this oppression under Taliban rule.
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1626009506965585920
https://twitter.com/RepDanBishop/status/1625991150824726533
https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1625937095054266384?s=20
https://twitter.com/BillyGribbin/status/1625966169365643274
https://twitter.com/SimoneLedeen/status/1626304346018160640
https://twitter.com/emilymiller/status/1626371780205060096
Sen.
Tom Cotton (R-Ark), called that tweet an "embarrassment." "And a
perfect example of the Biden Administration prioritizing wokeness over
competence”
The
State Department also distanced itself from Decker’s remarks. During
a press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the Tweets had
not been cleared with the State Department.
“The
messaging in this context is rather inappropriate and ineffective”
Decker
apologized for the controversy in a tweet on Thursday afternoon
But the
apology wasn’t unconditional, she still claims to have ‘best intentions’. She
also added the condition that the apology was meant for those ‘whom she may
have offended or hurt’
https://twitter.com/USAmbKabul/status/1626269056813654019
So
why do these Democrats lack even the basic empathy or understanding of the
hardships of regular people?.
Even
a casual consumer of the news knows of the suffering of the Afghan people. They
would understand that when their existence is in peril, the celebration of
symbolic months or sports or for that matter any celebration is out of the
question.
Most
people know not to mention luxuries before those who cannot afford them or do
not have to facility to avail of them.
Yet the top diplomat who must be regularly briefed about various crises in Afghanistan and about the ground realities in that troubled country didn't only think of these deranged ideas but also expressed them. You would think she would know that most people in Afghanistan don’t speak or read English or have access to social media. You would think the words emanating from a top US envoy from any country will be vetted. This was ignorance coupled with insensitivity.
Clearly, the inmates are running the asylum.
What
is ironic is the whole point of having these months dedicated to minority
groups is to spread empathy and understanding but Decker displayed her lack of
empathy in her attempt to celebrate them.
Perhaps
the whole purpose of the whole charade of these various months is to conceal
their lack of empathy and contempt for the suffering of regular people.
These months provide an easy way out.
They don't have to strive to serve people who belong to these minority groups.
For
instance, fixing the economy will result in jobs for everyone including people
from minority groups. Training and empowering law enforcement in black
neighborhoods will African Americans safer. Improving the educational system
will help everyone including minorities.
But
that requires time and effort and skills of governance. Instead, they post
inanities on social media with the right hashtags and attend events, give speeches, and move on.
Some day they go too far and they are humiliated like Biden's Afghan envoy who was merely virtue signaling but lacked the self-awareness to see how insensitive she appeared.
Despite this, Decker seems to insist that her heart was in the right place. Since she is working in a Democrat administration there will be no consequences for her recklessness.
The
Democrats have trivialized everything by prioritizing style over substance
and exhibition over excellence.
This insanity has to stop.
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