Trump missed his point. "Don't tell us what we're going to feel. You're in no position to dictate that," he said.
It is almost as if Trump thought Zelensky was telling him how to feel, which would be absurd.
Mainly, though, his response reflected how he thinks of himself. He is the one with agency, the prime world-shaper through force of …
“But we live in a world of limited attention and resources and the fact that some atrocities matter more to us […] is just the way of the world.”
Yes. When we forget this, we’re not really serious about helping. It’s okay to argue about how to distribute our efforts, but it’s not enough.
The gravest mistake is inaction. An inert person neg…
Just Google ‘ordo amoris,” Vance said. What’s funny is that now if anyone does, they are likely to encounter the words of Pope Francis, contradicting Vance in plain language in a letter to U.S. bishops just ten days later.
As a Catholic, Vance should thank the pope for clarifying, and take his words to heart. I’m willing to bet that he’ll just ignore Francis.