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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)Manning's motives, not the revelations themselves. Although most of them were from the Bush War Crime Era so I fail to see why that would upset any Democrat. We were screaming for the press to reveal the truth about that illegal war, until Bush was gone apparently.
Your position that 'war is hell' is wrong. That is NOT what motivated Manning. What motivated him was that he witnessed war crimes and reported them in order to try to stop them. Strange you did not know that yet have formed opinions which would be hard to do without knowing the actual reason for his actions.
What do you mean 'what violations'? Torture is a violation as far as I know. Have you read ANYTHING about this case? Do you think Bush was innocent of any crimes?
Are you aware that most of what Manning revealed happened DURING the Bush years? MOST of it?
He witnessed war crimes, as did many soldiers and when he tried to stop them, he was told basically, to shut up. THAT is what motivated him, he was not crazy because of the war. He did not lose his principles. He thought it was his duty to try to stop crimes against peaceful demonstrators. He was WRONG. But NOT on his principles, he was wrong to think that his country supported those principles.
It's really a shame that you have not taken the time to learn something about about an issue you choose to attack others about, people who actually have taken the time to learn about..