Surviving Capitalism (Not) : The Other Bradley Manning

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Other Bradley Manning

Click here to access article by Nozomi Hayase from CounterPunch.

Ruling class authorities are targeting hackers, those who expose ruling class secrets, for cruel and unusual punishment. The only way we, the people, can protect our heroes is to insure that they are not forgotten.

Once they are behind bars, they become incognito, losing connection to the outside world. Inside the cage is a twilight zone where laws and conventions can be bent by those who are powerful, with little oversight or accountability.