Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Locking Horns With Harry Shearer

I wish all my online arguments were like this. And I LOST this one!

https://twitter.com/theharryshearer/status/370232646959251456

  1. 54m
    Nuremberg lesson: don't leave your conscience at door when you enlist in military. Manning lesson: do.
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  2. 35m
    Morality would dictate editing before releasing.
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  3. 33m
    What the military calls "collateral damage", no?
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  4. 30m
    If you're a whistle blower, you need to be better than the organization you're blowing on.
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  5. 29m
    Okay, I'll bite: how many innocent civilians did Bradley Manning kill?
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  6. 27m
    That information is classified, sadly. Some informants were compromised though.
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  7. 23m
    Fraid not. If you're going to raise the "better than the organization" argument, reports of damage can't just be taken on trust.
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  8. 15m
    Fair enough. And we both probably agree that the sentence is way too severe.
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Indeed.

at 10:32 AM

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