Even el Salvador has lowered it's crime rates by 60% but they did it by throwing every suspect in prison for life no trial or anything. So you just know there are innocent people sitting in that inhumane prison they built. So yeah you can lower a crime rate that much, but you're not gonna do it without stomping on human rights and the blood of innocents
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Oh fuck, was that a journalist actually doing his job?
I almost forgot what that looks like.
I think also what easily could be challenged is the composition of venezuelan prisons. A country mired in dictatorship is bound to have more political prisoners than actual criminals.
Are most Republicans in the States so emotionally unstable and easy to manipulate, or is this guy an outlier?
I don't know what his professional role is, but if he's a public speaker he should probably be fired. That was embarrassing to watch.
Stephen Miller is an advisor to Trump and is probably a psychopath. I don't use that label lightly either.
When a normal person gets genuinely angry, their facial expressions and body language convey the anger too. It's a natural reaction humans have when experiencing emotions and it's tough to hide or fake.
Stephen Miller raises his voice, he uses an indignant tone, he makes aggressive motions with his body, but his face shows no change in expression at all. It's not just this clip either, he's like this all the time. He's generally good at lying and changing topics during normal interviews, but he was cornered here and fell back to "pretend to be angry and change the topic." Clearly this reporter was having none of it.
Couldn't happen to a nicer goblin.
Now this is fucking journalism. Answer the damn question Steven, you walking Adderall pill
Steven Miller is a mega-racist pile of hot garbage. I would expect no less.
Reporters just need to do exactly what this guy does... Press them on their "facts." I love it how badly Miller loses it.
Awwww poor Baby Himmler had a bad day.
Pee Wee German won't have a home after November
Genuinely, that’s one of the most impressive examples of a serious journalist being an absolute fucking pitbull on a question, and as a result making the populist idiot spewing racist bile look like a complete imbecile, and laying bare the fact that he’s very obviously trying to push an agenda. Miller even fuckin pivots to MS-13 - an El Salvadoran gang (but all look same amirite /s) - because he realized he’s floundering, and reflexively reaches for more pathos of the “scary Latin people” conservative trope. Truly, this is an incredible interaction to watch. And the expressions of the people in the background are like “wow holy fuck lil’ fascist Stevie is getting OWNED”.
The worst part is the racist cult Miller is performing for will see the interview and ask why the reporter wasn't as angry as Miller.
Eh. The actual answer to that question is “he’s genuinely good at and cares about his job as a journalist”. Simple as that.
That is an answer for reasonable people, and they already know.
Oh if only he had the power he craves, this journalist would be in a camp for making him feel uncomfortable. Nasty little angry fascist.
If you can't pound the facts, pound the table...
It also beautifully displayed how fragile they are. Just push them a tiny bit and they go apoplectic that you don't just swallow their bullshit like their eager sycophants.
Yeah, it’s very easy to set them off and make them lose it by just being consistent and not backing down or following their rambling.
This reporter showed exactly how every question put to them should be handled.
Hats off to how professionally calm José María kept his voice on the follow up questions, making it clear that Miller was pretending to be outraged. A calm question after an angry rant meant Miller would start quiet again and have to dial his pretend rage back up. You could see Miller catch himself not being angry enough!
Fantastic!
Whataboutism on display and a beautiful parry back to the question he asked everytime. That reporter should be commended for his tenacity.