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"The Atlantic" has a piece on the demoralization of the State Department under the new Trump administration, the way the place is being gutted and kept out of the loop on policy.
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“This is probably what it felt like to be a British foreign service officer after World War II, when you realize, no, the sun actually does set on your empire,” said the mid-level officer. “America is over. And being part of that, when it’s happening for no reason, is traumatic.”
-- Julia Ioffe
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“This is probably what it felt like to be a British foreign service officer after World War II, when you realize, no, the sun actually does set on your empire,” said the mid-level officer. “America is over. And being part of that, when it’s happening for no reason, is traumatic.”
-- Julia Ioffe
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