The fact that Rota’s entire team, who should have done the vetting, appear to have been asleep at the wheel, looks either negligent or malicious on someone’s part, yes. Doesn’t mean that the other MPs should automatically have known. The fact that Russia was one of the Allies didn’t get mentioned a hell of a lot during the Cold War years either, when they were The Enemy. Maybe they collectively should all have gone in for a refresher on eastern European history after the current war started, but I can understand why they might have had other priorities.
Yeah, I can understand those listening to the speech not immediately picking up the connection, considering there was only one chance (rather than the vetting process) and people probably weren’t paying much attention in the first place. I’d have hoped more would have, but its not that suprising. Its just the complete incompetence involved in those who vetted Hunka and who researched, wrote, and editted the speech that shockes me.
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The fact that Rota’s entire team, who should have done the vetting, appear to have been asleep at the wheel, looks either negligent or malicious on someone’s part, yes. Doesn’t mean that the other MPs should automatically have known. The fact that Russia was one of the Allies didn’t get mentioned a hell of a lot during the Cold War years either, when they were The Enemy. Maybe they collectively should all have gone in for a refresher on eastern European history after the current war started, but I can understand why they might have had other priorities.
Yeah, I can understand those listening to the speech not immediately picking up the connection, considering there was only one chance (rather than the vetting process) and people probably weren’t paying much attention in the first place. I’d have hoped more would have, but its not that suprising. Its just the complete incompetence involved in those who vetted Hunka and who researched, wrote, and editted the speech that shockes me.