On 07/01/2016 07:38 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: <SNIP>
Juan says "I will not compromise the safety of a fellow fighter no matter what", and he sacrifices the appearance of civility to try to achieve this - to try to support our brothers who want to fight, who want to whistleblow, who want to undermine the murderers in our world.
Leading potential fighters astray in their thinking is essentially unforgiveable - which is why I am bound by my own conscience to always say "Juan, thank you! So few speak up as much as you do, for those who genuinely need someone to speak up for them!"
How can we let down our brothers so much?
Well, Juan basically tells them to use nothing. Or at least, I haven't managed to elicit any substantive recommendations. So what the fuck?
Yes, speak our dreams, our hopes! But do so honestly!
Yes, the Tor Project is bullshitting people, and that's evil.
"Positive thinking" is not about deceiving ourselves or those who read our proclamations on crypto anarchist software. And in fact it's quite the opposite as I hope is clear by now - let's get off the hippy flower power "positive speaking will magically manifest secure anonymising software" bullshit bandwagon, and speak bluntly, plainly, and clearly so onlookers are NEVER deceived!
I'm not about positive thinking, but rather about working with what's available. And that includes Tor, even if it's primarily a tool of fascist oppression. The Colt M1911A1 is one of my favorite weapons, for example. Even though it was built for the US military.
Surely this is the LEAST we can do for our potential future brothers in punk land?!