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In reply to the discussion: Re: Attacks on Snowden, Greenwald. How the fuck do people like that sleep at night? [View all]UTUSN
(70,671 posts)And to be clear (for myself), my pique is aimed at GREENWALD and SNOWDEN personally for their self-aggrandizement, totally irrespective of the NSA transgressions.
I recall being attacked by a GREENWALD fan BEFORE there was any SNOWDEN. At the time I had never heard of GREENWALD, had zero idea of who he was, what his politics were, not to mention what his sexuality was. He was involved in one of his feuds or something and I stepped into judging that his opponent was correct, for which I was lambasted and name-called "homophobic." I don't remember what the topic was but it had nothing to do with his sexuality. His vociferous defender back then had no trouble ignoring the topic of the disagreement and focusing solely on his sexuality.
My long held conviction is that the Democratic coalition is made of up groups that sometimes are at odds but none of the constituent groups is immune from criticism.
Being Democratic and Liberal means freedom of thought and being name-called for daring to have an opinion is the antithesis.