tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388657.post1466609817481945427..comments2024-03-16T14:41:54.168-04:00Comments on Mykel's Other Blog: Mykel Boardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074534390555223781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388657.post-15385466557531236492013-09-19T11:22:52.882-04:002013-09-19T11:22:52.882-04:00Thanks for the comment Homophobe? I think we'r...Thanks for the comment Homophobe? I think we're arguing different points. Your point was that it might have been a homo-weakness that lead Manning to be caught. (I wasn't even aware of any indication of him being gay. Only trans-gender.) <br /><br />My point was caught, or not, he's a hero and deserves a medal for his acts, not jail. The reason for his being caught is irrelevant. Mykel Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074534390555223781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388657.post-89594388562721011612013-09-19T01:42:56.962-04:002013-09-19T01:42:56.962-04:00I will begin by agreeing with you that I think Bra...I will begin by agreeing with you that I think Bradley Manning was courageous and heroic but I also believe that his outsider sexual identity had a negative effect on his present circumstance. According to the 2013 documentary 'We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks', Bradley Manning's tragic flaw was when he admitted his crime to a stranger on the internet because he felt lonely/guilty. I propose that a person who knows what they want sexually is less likely to be lonely or desperate than an undecided homo/hetero/transvestite. According to generalities, a strong man or tenacious woman would be more likely to be able to stick to the Circle Jerks' "Deny Everything" conviction required for such risky acts than a person without the conviction to know who they want to screw. At the risk of sounding prejudiced, it is my experience that a cliche homosexual/bisexual personality trait is talking a lot and revealing "too much information." These traits are opposite to the stoic "James Bond like" traits I associate with most information stealing spies. The Wikileaks strategy can only protect the whistleblowers when they remain anonymous. Now I am not naive enough to think that there are not wide exceptions to generalities, especially involving homosexuals, but in this case the "weakness" associated with homosexuals seemed to be his downfall.<br /><br />I hope I didn't offend anyone. I believe that an intelligent person can talk about trends and probabilities among groups of people with the underlying assumption that any exception is possible. Variation is the rule not the exception. Really, I was just presenting an idea and hoping that Mykel would prove me wrong. Homophobe?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388657.post-82148918050569667642013-09-17T23:54:27.456-04:002013-09-17T23:54:27.456-04:00Thanks for the comment Anonymous, but I think you ...Thanks for the comment Anonymous, but I think you misinterpreted me. Of course you can be (and should be) critical of Russia for its violation of human rights. BUT, being critical and calling for international government action (such as a boycott) are different. Individuals should use their right to criticize. Governments, however, need a moral leg to stand on in order to take action. The US government does not have such a leg.Mykel Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074534390555223781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388657.post-82505304463306005532013-09-17T09:21:32.928-04:002013-09-17T09:21:32.928-04:00The problem with your argument regarding misplaced...The problem with your argument regarding misplaced priorities in relation to criticizing Russia's violation of both human rights and free speech is that it is predicated on creating a false dilemma. One can both be critical of one's own government's actions as it relates to gross violation of human rights domestically and abroad and, in turn, be critical of the Russian governments current conduct. As such, one does not preclude the other. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com