Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low

A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity

Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration proposes livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
  • This plan is described as 'execution TV' and a new moral low for the United States.
  • The author criticizes the move as turning state-sanctioned killing into entertainment.
  • The article calls for condemnation of this plan by world leaders, particularly in Australia.
  • The proposal is presented as evidence of the Trump administration's moral vacuity and lack of human decency.