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Not recent I know but no time like the present because Bradley Manning is still being obscenely PERsecuted
It's time to stop the war on whistle-blowers.
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(4,185 posts)I was very young when I came to the realization that most people did not listen to their conscience, that they just more of less played along, right or wrong. Bradley Manning is not one of those. He is one of those rare ones that not only listens but acts on their conscience. And for that he must be made to pay the price.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)DhhD
(4,695 posts)rwsanders
(2,606 posts)the chimp was a member, but so was Kerry. I think that is why Kerry gave him a pass in their "debates". It seemed to me he was holding back and that is the only reason I could think of.
DhhD
(4,695 posts)President Eisenhower knew the dangers of secret societies. I believe that JFK was exposing these dangers but was unable to complete his task of making America the land of the free and home of the brave.
rwsanders
(2,606 posts)felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)Thank you. I hope the majority of Americans unite around stopping the surveillance state.
RC
(25,592 posts)Both exposed illegal actions, policies that our government should not be doing in the first place and want to keep secret.
Bradly Manning blew the whistle and went through channels as was supposed to be done. Look what happened and is still happening to him.
Edward Snowden, learned from the treatment of Bradly Manning and so did not go through the "proper channels". The real reason he is now a fugitive is not so much because he did not go through those proper channels, but because he exposed illegal actions and policies of our government, as Bradly Manning did. That is why Bradly Manning is being made an example of and why our government wants to make an example of Edward Manning. To stop others from exposing their corruption.
Our government cannot control us, if people keep exposing their wrong, unconstitutional, unlawful and illegal activities and policies and other excesses. If too many people thought they can get away with exposing the corruption of our government, "We the people..." would then be an informed populous and therefore be in a position to fix that corruption and get control of our government back to the people, where it belongs.
To denigrate either Bradly Manning or Edward Snowden or any other person that exposes the wrong doing of our government, is in itself helping the enemy gain and maintain control of all of us, for that enemy is people within our own government.
I agree totally. Now, how can we protect whistleblowers? These brave souls need millions to watch their back, so they can help us prove the wrongs being done in our name. Thanks for this post and RC too.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)AppleBottom
(201 posts)Thanks for raising the awareness on this issue and keeping it in the forefront.