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Yep, keeping him from humiliating himself with a token was definitely worth endangering herself and her country's people.
That medal means nothing in his hands and everyone knows it. I can't believe we're pretending she wasn't coerced publicly and that a "mind control machine" is needed
What danger to her country has been reduced by giving (or attempting to give) Trump the medal?
Fuck, man, she's a politician and a grown-ass woman. She makes decisions, and she's fucking responsible for them. She started her bootlicking for Trump upon receiving the award. I don't know why this is controversial.
Regardless of whether you think it was a good move or a bad move, it was her fucking choice, and people are right to ascribe agency to her in judging it.
And I don't know how it's controversial that a piece of metal is worth the risk of a dictator doing whatever he wants in retaliation. You ask what danger there is.. this is like asking what a mob boss threat is worth. Giving him that literally changes nothing except it makes Trump look pathetic and desperate on the world stage. No one thinks he earned the award except the people who already think he's God regardless of what he does.
What are you talking about? She literally asked the US to invade. She has no interest in protecting her country. She hosted a webinar with execs and said if they get the US to invade she'll make sure they all get fat oil contracts.
She was literally calling for war.