[cryptome] Re: Truth teller or Truthiness?

Shelley shelley at misanthropia.org
Fri Oct 16 06:36:03 PDT 2015


On October 16, 2015 3:32:16 AM John Young <jya at pipeline.com> wrote:

> WikiLeaks self-promotional honorifics are humorously manipulative
> like any other prize, award, condescending media campaign.
>
> Indignant smears are beneficial: Don't trust Cryptome or John Young.
>

You know what, John: you're right.  It doesn't matter what Mendax calls 
you.  Some of us have placed you in that category all on our own.

Recent events would not have been quite as alarming, otherwise.

-S



> At 03:26 AM 10/16/2015, you wrote:
> >This is why it matters:
> >
> >https://wikileaks.org/wiki/John_Young
> >
> >https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Cryptome
> >
> >https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Category:Whistleblowers/United_States
> >
> >https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Category:Truth_tellers
> >
> >John Young is listed as a Truth Teller and a Whistleblower.  He is
> >mentioned on the same pages as Chelsea Manning, sitting in
> >prison.  In the same breath as Edward Snowden.  Thomas Drake.  Mark
> >Klein.  You get the picture.
> >
> >This is why it matters.  Whether John Young deserves to be there
> >among people who have truly risked everything to tell the truth is
> >something only his actions will demonstrate.
> >
> >-Shelley
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>





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