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In reply to the discussion: Here Comes the Glenn Greenwald Hit Piece [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)12. No dilemma for me. I know the difference between right and le, I mean 'right and wrong'.
All Journalists are open to scrutiny. And you can stop with the old 'Prism' talking point, it's been debunked numerous times.
But back to what I think you are saying and you can correct me if I'm wrong. Are you saying that if a journalist writes an article and some people do not agree with what he says, that it is okay for powerful people to pay Spy Corporations (yes we have them and they have gone after Greenwald and others in the past, mostly paid for by the Chamber of Commerce, the Kock Bros among others) to conduct smear campaigns against them?
You're okay with paid for smear campaigns against journalists?
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I'm just saying it stops no one here from criticizing the messengers of critical dissent.
railsback
Jun 2013
#5
Ordinary people are allowed to 'criticize'. We are not talking about 'criticizing'
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#9
No dilemma for me. I know the difference between right and le, I mean 'right and wrong'.
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#12
If TPTB had been dismissive of Snowden from day 1, he would have gotten less traction.
grasswire
Jun 2013
#7
I agree. The more they attack both Greenwald and Snowden, the more they advertise what they
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#10
Same where I am. I haven't met anyone who is not livid about their government spying on them.
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#13
you're laboring under the delusion that criticism of spying = criticism of obama specifically.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#18
^^^SATIRE ALERT ^^^^ THE US IS NOT COMING FOR ANYONE AND THAT INCLUDES ASSANGE ^^^^
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#20
I'd love to hear more about the data center but this is not about the data center.
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#22
When ethics isn't on the side of the authoritarians, they bully, smear and spam.
backscatter712
Jun 2013
#37