tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171211821104576414.post4473600416862274580..comments2023-03-23T06:49:09.440-07:00Comments on Dystopia Diaries: The Leak That Made AmericaLiam_McGonaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10390053844554347830noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171211821104576414.post-68207748154011827572012-01-08T08:48:32.228-08:002012-01-08T08:48:32.228-08:00Very well-written and insightful piece, if you don...Very well-written and insightful piece, if you don't know your own history how can you make informed decisions? I doubt if this information would make any difference to the judges at Bradley Manning's trial... in order to do so it would require them to be impartial and free from commercial and political influence. The tyranny of the old empire that the U.S. rejected has been reborn and blossomed at home. Even CitiBank describes the U.S. as a plutocracy, a nation run for the benefit of an elite. There is no government by and for the people any more. It's still possible to have radical change and reject all this... the barrier to this is astonishing levels of ignorance, lack of engagement with the political process and a general sense of resigned resentment.<br />All Bradley Manning has revealed is what is being done in the name of U.S. citizens and how others have reacted to that. It's an inconvenient truth, but still a truth. This is what is being done in your name people, is the messenger really the problem? That he's gay probably doesn't help right? I despair.stuffedspacedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444560409177094336noreply@blogger.com