On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:50:53 -0400 grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/15/16, John Newman <jnn@synfin.org> wrote:
Wtf is or was so important about Appelbaum that would lead to any kind of massive conspiratorial smear campaign? Who gains from taking him down?
On both... Are you fucking kidding me?
The question is quite reasonable, and you don't have a reasonable answer. Appelbaum is pretty much a secondary character at best.
Even before Snowden censored himself and Assange got locked down... He's one of the outspoken few that was still out traveling around the world bringing knowledge of Tor
Well, of course. He's a despicable 'ex' pentagon employee. Unlike you grarpamp who probably are not 'ex'.
/ privacy / human rights / surveillance etc the whole scope... with zero fear and a solid compelling presentation based on personal conviction and experience. Others at Tor mostly stayed to the conference rooms, he was transcending personal rooms even before joining Tor...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaW1ge-tTVo
Here he is talking on the subject with a roomful of Muslims in Quwait... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTcpVBqy9Dc
And you want to know who wants to take him down, and how? Get real. Get fucking real.
You get fucking real. Appelbaum is a self-serving fraud.
Don't expect the new Tor board to support similar work in the future even if someone doing it fell into their lap. It's too hot topic, and they'll be too busy playing politik and law with their US Government now anyway.
Historical narratives indeed... https://youtube.com/watch?v=L6O6sM2Shok&t=293