I’ve been a whistle-blower type ever since I was in the eighth grade. Without going into all the details right now of my whistle-blowing activities, I will just say that I have suffered immensely. My experience with exposing Direct Action Everywhere was the most dramatic and traumatic because I poured my life into that organization and found that the leaders are nothing what they seem to be. You can read about that in my blog exposing this animal rights group here. 

Yet my pain is nothing compared to that of Chelsea Manning. She is my hero, and I want to share this excellent article by one of my favorite news groups, Collective Evolution. I really hope you will read it.

Here is an excerpt:

“When a federal judge ordered the release of Chelsea Manning from prison on March 12th, the news was met with relatively little fanfare. There was a kind of muted, matter-of-factness about it in the mainstream press, with much of the print devoted to procedural aspects of the release, or the fact that Ms. Manning allegedly tried to kill herself the day before, based on her lawyers’ testimony.

When someone endures extreme retribution to stand up against a tyrannical authority on the basis of principle and what is in the best interests of humanity, then that person and their action should be celebrated in every corner of the world. Further, their actions should serve as a model to all of us, to stand up to our principles and values no matter the circumstances or consequences of those actions. If more people were willing to act in this fashion, we would have already liberated ourselves. But if the action of a brave person like Chelsea Manning has motivated at least some of us to be more courageous and principled when confronted with any form of tyranny or coercion in our lives, the great moment of emancipation may soon be upon us.”

Read more here.