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originally posted by: RickinVa
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: RickinVa
PS: If you are not doing anything illegal, or anything you can be blackmailed for, who gives a flying rats patoot if they get hacked?
Including you.
Watch out for those CCTV cameras.
I retired from the FBI. I know more about surveillance techniques than you will ever know.
I sleep perfectly fine at night.
originally posted by: Grambler
originally posted by: SargonThrall
a reply to: Grambler
Her own side? More accurately Bush and Obama are on the same side.
Oh I am well aware of the fraud of the two party system. I meant by that a supposed liberal administration such as Obama (which I am sure we both agree is a joke). So many anti war people refuse to see the fact right in front of their eyes that Obama was basically just a third term for Bush in most respects. That is why they ignore all of the damage Obama has caused.
Stein is different and not afraid to call this out despite others not doing so, even though she is liberal.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: UKTruth
If these 3rd party candidates like Stein and Johnson would get as much media attention as the two corrupt parties, maybe both these candidates 3% and 12% standing in the polls would be much higher! This is one election that neither the Republican of Democrat candidate has any credibility. Voters should demand these 3rd party candidates receive some prime time exposure so they can layout their stance on the issues. Voters shouldn't feel like they're wasting a vote on Stein or Johnson. They shouldn't feel like they're being forced to choose the lesser of two evils.
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
EXCLUSIVE - Dr Jill Stein op-ed in praise of Wikileaks (thehill.com)
I am going to post her entire statement here, it's not long, but boy does it pack a punch - she covers the deception in the media, the vilification of US government whistleblowers and secret government deals. Dr Stein gives rightful praise to Wikileaks and her comment Unlike pundits in the mainstream media, Wikileaks doesn’t tell us what to think. They invite us to read the emails, watch the footage, and decide for ourselves. hits the nail on the head and once this is understood it becomes obvious why the media are slanted the way they are and who they are slanted towards.
..and being a 2016 Green party candidate for President, it might be refreshing to hear what she has to say, she might be on to something....
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a hero. Like Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, and other whistleblowers facing government persecution, Assange has sacrificed his personal comfort and safety to bring us the truth.
George Orwell said, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Thanks to WikiLeaks, we know that powerful institutions have been abusing their power and lying to the public. For example, redacted State Department communications published by WikiLeaks revealed that Secretary Clinton identified Saudi Arabia as a leading funding source for terrorist groups around the time she approved a whopping $29 billion arms deal with the Saudi dictatorship.
WikiLeaks courageously published the infamous “Collateral Murder” video showing an American helicopter gunning down Iraqi civilians, Viewed over 15 million times on Youtube alone, it revealed just one of the many shocking war crimes whitewashed as “collateral damage” by the US government.
WikiLeaks’ stunning revelations of how top Democratic National Committee officials conspired to sabotage Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, in collusion with the media, shattered the illusion of a fair electoral process and confirmed what millions Americans already knew in their gut: we live under a rigged political system.
What WikiLeaks actually does — to political parties, the military, and other powerful entities — is pull back the curtain of censorship, spin, and deception to show the public what’s really going on. Unlike pundits in the mainstream media, WikiLeaks doesn’t tell us what to think. They invite us to read the emails, watch the footage, and decide for ourselves.
The political and economic elite, used to controlling information, see this unprecedented transparency as a tremendous threat. They have mercilessly persecuted a series of heroic whistleblowers. Chelsea Manning, convicted of leaking the Collateral Murder video among other revealing materials, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison.
Manning, a transgender woman, has been subjected to treatment that the UN described as “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” in violation of the Convention Against Torture. Shockingly, after a recent suicide attempt, Manning faces disciplinary charges that could land her in indefinite solitary confinement.
The security state would like to make an example of Assange, as it has done to Manning and others. In fact, the Obama administration has prosecuted more whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined. And the persecution of whistleblowers is often accompanied by ruthless character assassination to discredit them.
Many have asked how Greens, who count feminism among our ten key values, can support Assange when he’s been accused of rape. As a strong advocate for victims of sexual violence, I take this question seriously.
While countless media reports highlight the allegations against Assange, most people have never heard that an official UN report has declared the case against Assange to be unfounded. Three investigations have been dropped without charges ever having been filed. And the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has stated that Assange has been unlawfully detained and should be released. In light of these facts, it appears the allegations against Assange were a false pretext used by those who want to give him the Chelsea Manning treatment — or worse.
As the Presidential candidate of a party that has maintained principled criticism of powerful political, military and corporate institutions, I’ve gotten a first—hand look at how the establishment attacks people who challenge the status quo. These attacks are intended to brand their targets as pariahs and stigmatize anyone who dares to challenge this narrative. The truth is a frequent casualty to political vendettas.
On that note, one of the strangest developments this year has been seeing journalists attack WikiLeaks for doing what journalists are supposed to do: reveal the unvarnished truth to the public. WikiLeaks has done us an invaluable service by shining a light into the dark corners of power where corruption and wrongdoing fester.
The economic and political elite have targeted Assange not because his hands are dirty, but because he’s given us a glimpse of how dirty their own hands are. WikiLeaks’ revelations are inspiring countless people to mobilize against corruption and wrongdoing at the highest levels, and for that, Julian Assange is a hero in my book.
Jill Stein is the Green Party candidate for President
originally posted by: LLM4713
a reply to: Sublimecraft
While she is completely right, what does it matter? She's running for President, making bold statements that the system is completely corrupt and that attempts to end corruption are vehemently denied through grotesque violence and NO ONE CARES.
Do you understand that they have won and we have lost and nothing can ever change that because people cannot organize around TRUTH or JUSTICE. Those things mean so many different things to different people and so we are divided while they are together as they can rally around certain things: MONEY, POWER, and DEATH.
This is not a uniquely American issue, this is the same issue in Russia, China, UK, Germany ... this is a problem faced by all mankind practically and will never go away in our lifetimes or the foreseeable future.
So Jill, thank you for fighting for your TRUTH and your JUSTICE but it's futile.
originally posted by: Substracto
Of all the candidates, she is the most reasonable and rational, or so it seems.
The economic and political elite have targeted Assange not because his hands are dirty, but because he’s given us a glimpse of how dirty their own hands are. WikiLeaks’ revelations are inspiring countless people to mobilize against corruption and wrongdoing at the highest levels, and for that, Julian Assange is a hero in my book.
Instead of vetting the DNC data or coming out to claim that the data was legitimate personal information of Democratic donors, WikiLeaks went ahead and unwillingly leaked all that they had. In making such a mistake WikiLeaks has put a major damper on the start to the DNC's convention this week as donors will need to sift through the leaked data and potentially invest in identity theft protection services to safeguard themselves.
The DNC data leak isn't the first time that WikiLeaks has made a mistake of leaking personal data. Years ago WikiLeaks was the demagogue during a Sony hack that compromised the personal details of Sony employees. WikiLeaks was given the data of Sony employees but later leaked it causing a setback for the multimedia company.
originally posted by: LLM4713
a reply to: nomoredemsorreps
Good luck, and I have been doing the same since "awakening" yet there has been no change I fear there will not be in my lifetime (30 yo) because despite these travesties being cracked wide open there has been no recourse ... The CIA doesn't care about our laws and the lawmakers know that as well as anybody but NO ONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT. Why? Because they will kill you and get away with it ... Seth Rich is the latest casualty but many many others have fallen and have nothing to show for their sacrifices. It's sad but true.