Since you already mentioned Wikileaks... This is from another front page at this moment post about Assange criticizing Obama. I think it's pretty spot on.
"Everything is different when "they" do it.
We protect vital state secrets. They lie to their citizens.
We keep Americans safe from foreign terrorists. They attack our peace and democracy spreading troops.
They are terrorists, using fear as their weapon. We kill terrorists, using flying robots and teams of black-dressed men in the night.
In the west, we are taught that taking the lives of 2800 Americans is the greatest crime in a generation, while killing a million people across the globe in 10 years is simply the price of democracy and freedom. "Look at Saddam Hussein," we say, "he was a monster. We had to get him out of power" - but somehow it never registers that we've killed more Iraqi citizens than just about anyone.
Julian Assange revealed information that embarrassed the ruling elite - information that for just a moment, ripped the mask off of the Way Things Work. The grinning skull underneath scared people, and worse, it inspired more people to tell the truth and reveal secrets.
The ruling class can't have any of that. That's why there is an unheard-of prosecution of whistleblowers in America right now. The real criminals in this new world are those who reveal the crimes, not those who commit them.
Obama is not to blame for this. He is a pretty face and a silver tongue - that's why he gets to be president. Right now, that's what's needed as the face of the machine. Whenever he gets too mistrusted or draws too much ire, he will be seamlessly replaced with another pretty, silver-tongued face.
And the same people who decried Obama will rally to this new face, cherish it and hold it as a god. The same as what happened in 2008, when the masses received their new champion, and the old anger was flushed out with the ex-president.
They're very, very good at keeping people angry at the wrong things. They've had a lot of practice.
So sure, be excited about freedom of speech for them, over there. Just don't use your freedom here, or you're liable to find out how little of it you actually have." (http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/10jw6p/wikileaks_founder_julian_assange_lashed_out_at_us/)
What are your thoughts on that, and how do you think it applies to your lawsuit if at all. How do you think we can best address the problem? How can we raise awareness? Jon Stewart seems like the counterpoint pretty face to me, but still no one at my work right now even knew about the NDAA, let alone had questions for you when I geeked out and asked out loud if anyone wanted to know anything.
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Since you already mentioned Wikileaks... This is from another front page at this moment post about Assange criticizing Obama. I think it's pretty spot on.
"Everything is different when "they" do it. We protect vital state secrets. They lie to their citizens. We keep Americans safe from foreign terrorists. They attack our peace and democracy spreading troops. They are terrorists, using fear as their weapon. We kill terrorists, using flying robots and teams of black-dressed men in the night. In the west, we are taught that taking the lives of 2800 Americans is the greatest crime in a generation, while killing a million people across the globe in 10 years is simply the price of democracy and freedom. "Look at Saddam Hussein," we say, "he was a monster. We had to get him out of power" - but somehow it never registers that we've killed more Iraqi citizens than just about anyone. Julian Assange revealed information that embarrassed the ruling elite - information that for just a moment, ripped the mask off of the Way Things Work. The grinning skull underneath scared people, and worse, it inspired more people to tell the truth and reveal secrets. The ruling class can't have any of that. That's why there is an unheard-of prosecution of whistleblowers in America right now. The real criminals in this new world are those who reveal the crimes, not those who commit them. Obama is not to blame for this. He is a pretty face and a silver tongue - that's why he gets to be president. Right now, that's what's needed as the face of the machine. Whenever he gets too mistrusted or draws too much ire, he will be seamlessly replaced with another pretty, silver-tongued face. And the same people who decried Obama will rally to this new face, cherish it and hold it as a god. The same as what happened in 2008, when the masses received their new champion, and the old anger was flushed out with the ex-president. They're very, very good at keeping people angry at the wrong things. They've had a lot of practice. So sure, be excited about freedom of speech for them, over there. Just don't use your freedom here, or you're liable to find out how little of it you actually have." (http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/10jw6p/wikileaks_founder_julian_assange_lashed_out_at_us/)
What are your thoughts on that, and how do you think it applies to your lawsuit if at all. How do you think we can best address the problem? How can we raise awareness? Jon Stewart seems like the counterpoint pretty face to me, but still no one at my work right now even knew about the NDAA, let alone had questions for you when I geeked out and asked out loud if anyone wanted to know anything.
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