tweeted in support of pro-democracy activists in hong kong two years uh-uh go or when mercedes apologized today the ccp for quoting the dalhi lama in an ad. perhaps the most absurd example was actor john sinas hostage style video apologizing in mandarin for having made the mistake of having called taiwan a nation. for the record taiwan is a self-discovered democratic island. these apologies are relatively commonplace if cowardly as you can see. what we don t see as much is full throated defense of vladimir putin in u.s. media, but tucker carlson provided that with a 12-minute recital of russian talking points the other night that would have embarrassed anchors on our team. siding with putin over ukraine. just take a look at the banners. nato seems to exist to torment putin, and putin just wants to keep his border secure, and