tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post4073155494064960440..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: The Joy That Descends on You When All the Trees Are Cut Down and All the Fountains Polluted and You Are Still Alive Waiting for an Absent SaviorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-31890215374196684442010-11-29T18:13:45.437-05:002010-11-29T18:13:45.437-05:00I'm still too startled to engage, but I think ...I'm still too startled to engage, but I think the assumption that anything personal is secret is fatally flawed. Beyond that, I'm left with gasping puzzlement here. Which I can recognize as potentially a purely me problem.<br /><br />As for shitheaps and complicity...whatever. Startling, once again, but not nearly prejudicial.Landruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954074164878242561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-81658058157897398812010-11-29T13:35:56.917-05:002010-11-29T13:35:56.917-05:00Well, that top of the shitheap as priority is the ...Well, that top of the shitheap as priority is the crux of my complicity, yes?BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-49413719927446859262010-11-29T13:09:33.634-05:002010-11-29T13:09:33.634-05:00It's always the little guy who gets hurt. The...It's always the little guy who gets hurt. The government can roll with the punches.<br /><br />The real villains here are the people in the government/military who expose information that they have sworn to protect, for whatever reason. That is inexcusable, and should be prosecuted. It is also career suicide.<br /><br />Nothing that has been exposed comes as a surprise. It is easy enough to just assume what is going on in the government and military, nothing has changed in thousands of years when it comes to warfare or diplomacy. Humans have always been and will always be assholes (not just Americans).<br /><br />But what most people do not *get* is that a precedent is being established. If this continues, in the not-too-distant future nothing will be secret - government or personal. It's not about a single America-hating Aussie prick, soon everyone will be doing it.<br /><br />I always question authority and I want transparency too, but I sincerely believe that some data needs to be protected if we want our country to remain on top of the shitheap. The first Amendment does not apply here, we do not have birthright to this information.E7http://www.bpwtf.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-63740175659506154732010-11-29T12:59:07.603-05:002010-11-29T12:59:07.603-05:00Yup, Elric, defending the Terran Empire, asking As...Yup, Elric, defending the Terran Empire, asking Assange for his agonizer, is surreal. I propose your empire is illogical, Mr Elric. Now return me to my universe that doesn't exist.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-35714153839243665292010-11-29T12:45:24.243-05:002010-11-29T12:45:24.243-05:00Right. Retroactive death to Ellsberg, then. Carry ...Right. Retroactive death to Ellsberg, then. Carry on.Landruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954074164878242561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-54132897247974110452010-11-29T12:16:19.749-05:002010-11-29T12:16:19.749-05:00I understand the perspective you bring re: those w...I understand the perspective you bring re: those whose careers and/or safety have been compromised. It's a valid concern.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-77013342528630645742010-11-29T11:49:59.247-05:002010-11-29T11:49:59.247-05:00noun
1. strong or vehement expression of disappro...noun <br />1. strong or vehement expression of disapproval.<br /><br />2. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. <br /><br />verb (used with object) <br />3. to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner<br /><br />IMO - Illegally obtained classified information should not be published, it is not a first amendment issue. The fuckhead who released the documents is in hiding, the newspaper publishers are not. They should know better and practice good judgment. <br /><br />Soon enough, Wikileaks - or a copycat - will start publishing people's personal info (SSNs, credit ratings, criminal records...). I will have a good laugh then watching all of you squirm.E7http://www.bpwtf.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-30178947595469423772010-11-29T11:25:34.262-05:002010-11-29T11:25:34.262-05:00E7 -- How does one "censure" a newspaper...E7 -- How does one "censure" a newspaper? Corollary: Is the first amendment still there or have they eliminated that too?Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501998212859335778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-15192001566630078692010-11-29T10:38:37.423-05:002010-11-29T10:38:37.423-05:00Julian Assange is an enemy of the State and should...Julian Assange is an enemy of the State and should be dealt with accordingly and swiftly.<br /><br />Anyone who willingly releases State secrets should be prosecuted, and either jailed or executed accordingly.<br /><br />"Legitimate" newspapers that publish these releases should be censured and fined.<br /><br />Those of you who think that there is a "Corporate" conspiracy and that you have some God-given right to see classified documents should really try to find a life.E7http://www.bpwtf.orgnoreply@blogger.com