A career civil servant described tension between their commitment to challenging rights abuses and their job.

ā€œI’m trying to educate people about Palestine through social media, but I’m worried I’ll lose my security clearance for criticizing the president or blaming the U.S. for civilian massacre,ā€ they told HuffPost. ā€œI feel like there’s no place for me in America anymore, and I’m on thin ice with my clearance because of my heritage and because I care about my people dying.ā€

The seemingly stifled internal debate undercuts Biden’s narrative that his administration is historically diverse and open to perspectives from traditionally marginalized groups, including on questions of global affairs.

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    3 years ago

    Are you trying to say one persons perspective may possibly come with bias? I suppose next you’ll try to say that it’s not a good idea to send this message out to as many people as possible in an attempt to push one sides narrative or enrage people as a way of increasing engagement to sell ads? I’m sorry but you’re wrong and I don’t have to stay here and listen to your crazy point of view.