Isn't it kind of toxic to interpret being emotional as a weakness? Watching the video, Ritchie Torres is a soulless cold-blooded ghoul, feeding out talking points like a robot. By comparison, Adam choking up a bit shows he actually cares about what he is saying.

Adam tells Ritchie Torres that he was indoctrinated as a child to support Israel and even forced to go on the birthright trip to Israel. He says that he still chose to be against Israel because he saw the discrimination against Palestinians.

Adam tells Ritchie Torres that members his own family will resent him for speaking out against Israel in this interview. He's sacrificing relationships with his own family to speak out against Zionism.

Adam tells Ritchie Torres that he's considered abandoning his religion because he's afraid he will be associated with Zionism.

This is not to say that Adam is the victim here. The victim of Zionism is the Palestinians. However, I think it's pretty reasonable to become a bit emotional when you know that your own family will try to hurt you for speaking out against injustice.