And b/c the media _failed_ in reporting that, accurately & often enough, as they should have done, #Manning sacrificed his freedom to do it
.@shekissesfrogs maybe, but the public should be able to tell the difference, and so can good journos. Takes more than 1 to tango
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@asteris the public by & large hasn't been taught critical thinking 2 discern sophisticated lies.realization starts as cognitive dissonance -
@shekissesfrogs you may be right, but I haven't been raised to give up, and I'm not cut out for nihilism -
@asteris It's not nihilistic to understand where power really lies, to say public should know better doesn't make it so or fix it
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@asteris Then they either figure it out or develop full blown stockholm syndrome. Journalists are also under the thumb of corporate owners.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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