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In reply to the discussion: What is the reason the GLBT Community doesn't support Bradley Manning? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)them, a man with a CONSCIENCE, a hero to a large part of the world, to Clarence Thomas and Herman Cain who never did a single thing for anyone but themselves, and in the case of Thomas who caused great harm to so many people in this country?
Everyone who cared about war crimes when Bush was president should be supporting Manning now. And if his actions had been revealed during the Bush administration the 'left' would be fully supportive of him. How do I know? Because the 'left' supported people like Kevin Benderson who reported on war crimes he witnessed in Iraq and was completely outspoken about being asked to 'kill children' by his superiors, something he refused to do.
Had Benderson been unfortunate enough to have done what he did NOW, some on the 'left' would, we now know since it's clear some people's principles depend on who is in office, be slamming him for 'causing harm to the troops' etc etc.
There is simply no comparison between Manning and Thomas, none whatsoever.