there is a part of me that is with ya’ll:
it pisses me off that the media cared not one whit when he exposed Bush torture and our paid informers-pols-agents in Iraq and Afghanistan but when he exposed Obama and Hillary then they get in a dander
and...what in the hell is a rape being charged for not wearing a condom?
good lord...is that the product of Nazi feminism in Scandinavia now
It is good that this guy is now under wraps. However, I am not certain that he has committed a crime. Certainly not rape, if the stories are true.
PFC Manning should be brought in front of a firing squad. “pour encourage les autres,” or “for encouragement of the others.”
For my part of the perspective on this matter, it isn’t about specific politicians, prominent figures, nor the ideological divide of the so-called 2 party (preferred) political system.
Left or right of the ideological/political divide, they can be ultimately viewed as the same, often with minor differences or how these ‘differences’ are presented to the public. Maybe one is more articulate than the other ... more media/PR savvy, ETC...
Nor it seems about ‘wearing a condom’ - though, apparently, the Pope allowed wearing the condom, reportedly, in recent mainstream media, and in certain cases ...
As for Feminists, particularly, most Westerbn feminist organisations, it has been a lost cause for decades vis a vis the enduring plight of the women in the ME. There have been & are so many anamolies, I wouldn’t know where to begin ... Even in the ME, there are & can be vast differences. For example, one can hardly compare the perspective, culture, traditions, and actions of many Iranian women to those of their counterparts in Arab countries. There are very distinct differences ... (another subject/topic).
Maybe it is about the hypocricy of it all - pointing the finger at someone they call a ‘low life’. And, that politicians, at the very least & often can Not be any better. In fact, politicians (formal & informal) are often much worse than the so-called ‘low life’.
I should think most people would object or be pissed off if their email account, for example, was accessed publicly.
But, in this case, it isn’t about ‘personal stuff’. It, to me, appears to be about what we are told as ordinary citizens Vs. what actually takes place & we are fed by official govts & the mainstream media.
Obviously, there is a fine line between what is considered anarchy vs. democratic rights to access info that is our right to Know.
Assange and/or wikileaks is certainly controversial. And, in a way, perhaps an equalizer in this case & for the last abovementioned paragraph.