US Revokes Visas Over Kirk's Death, Ignores Calls for Ceasefire
Al Jazeera reports the U.S. revoked six visas, citing the State Department's declaration that the U.S. has 'no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.' This comes amidst a broader 'social media crackdown'. Yet, the *same* State Department consistently defends military actions that result in the systematic killing of non-Americans, often facilitated by U.S.-supplied weaponry.
When will the 'wishing death' standard apply equally, perhaps to those in power who greenlight famine or cluster bombs? While the U.S. rapid-fires visa revocations for online speech, it struggles to 'find its red line' regarding actual mass casualty events. One might ponder the moral calculus: is an online comment truly more threatening than, say, a $14 billion military aid package to a government
accused of genocide by international bodies, as was HR 815, passed with broad bipartisan support earlier this year? The selective outrage is truly a spectacle.