Glenn Greenwald's political views are consistent [View all]

[Bonobo]

Greenwald's views are consistent and coherent.

They do not bend and contort in order to match the positions of a political party in order to "message" or "triangulate".

"Over the past five years, a creeping extremism has taken hold of our federal government, and it is threatening to radically alter our system of government and who we are as a nation. This extremism is neither conservative nor liberal in nature, but is instead driven by theories of unlimited presidential power that are wholly alien, and antithetical, to the core political values that have governed this country since its founding"; for, "the fact that this seizure of ever-expanding presidential power is largely justified through endless, rank fear-mongering—fear of terrorists, specifically—means that not only our system of government is radically changing, but so, too, are our national character, our national identity, and what it means to be American."

I can see why this kind of stick-to-your-guns and damn the consequences view may be challenging to those with, ummm, more flexible values. But I for one am grateful for a powerful voice with a long historical memory.