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In reply to the discussion: What is the reason the GLBT Community doesn't support Bradley Manning? [View all]DevonRex
(22,541 posts)soldiers. They loved being soldiers. They loved their country, even at a time when their country treated them horribly - officially and in practice. They did everything they possibly could, and more than the rest of us, to serve this country, at great danger to themselves.
There isn't one of them that would applaud Manning for what he did. He violated his oath. He put others in the Intel community in danger, as if they aren't at enough risk already. You don't do that to your fellow soldiers. Ever. You don't betray your oath. You don't betray your country. This is a treason story. It is not an LGBT story.
People like Manning just like to seem important. So they talk too much. When they screw up or don't get promotions, they lash out. It doesn't matter to them where the recognition comes from, whether it's from a job well done or selling their country out. Just like that traitor Robert Hanssen.