• hansolo@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    Mutually assured destruction.

    The Vienna Convention is what the US uses constantly to keep their people insulated. Which is why there’s a nice diplomatic line at Dulles, and no CBP officer would mess with a diplomatic passport holder from any county.

    But hey, anything’s possible anymore.

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      10 minutes ago

      The Vienna Convention is what the US uses constantly to keep their people insulated.

      Normally, yes. But at this point I wouldn’t be surprised to see the orange oaf ignore it and then try to muscle other countries into still respecting it when American diplomats are on the line.

      Hell, I’m hoping that won’t happen. But personally, I’d be a bit skittish about traveling to the US right now as a diplomat. I’d also be very skittish about traveling to the US as a non-diplomat.