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In reply to the discussion: "Progressive Hero" Glenn Greenwald Promotes Racist, Anti-Government Hate Group [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)70. Was he praising Libertarian principals or opposing the surveillance state? nt
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"Progressive Hero" Glenn Greenwald Promotes Racist, Anti-Government Hate Group [View all]
michigandem58
Sep 2013
OP
Um...promoting a racist hate group, as identified by the SPLC, while claiming to be
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#12
Was he praising Libertarian principals or opposing the surveillance state? nt
el_bryanto
Sep 2013
#70
The former. Although you'll have to ask him personally about the donor's dinner for
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#75
He wrote white paper on decriminalization--that's a policy paper, not a mere presentation.
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#93
Why yes--yes they are. Interesting how a scion of the Libertarian Party and Greenwald were
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#101
I am opposed to Koch-funded studies of any law enforcement issue. You wanna read their
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#103
No--I distrust anything coming from the Koch brothers. CATO was founded and funded
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#111
So you condemn Greenwald because he wrote a paper supporting a position you agree with
el_bryanto
Sep 2013
#112
I condemn Greenwald because he took Koch money when he could have taken money from
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#115
the CATO industry isn't the same as Stormfront. If you see them as equivalent than
el_bryanto
Sep 2013
#117
no--unlike Stormfront, Charles Koch has billions at his disposal to spread racism.
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#120
Cato fellows wrote the legal justification for the War, Torture, Warrantless Wiretapping...
kfreed
Jul 2015
#192
First of all the source for the OP is an anit-left hate sight. Secondly, now that the curtain
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#170
Most likely funded by the Koch Bros. Why would Democrats try to split the party
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#188
Another in a long list of reasons why I find BHO to be the most disappointing Prez of my lifetime.
Scuba
Sep 2013
#49
So now the faux complaint of being prohibited from "saying bad things about Glenn Greenwald"
woo me with science
Sep 2013
#123
Some wouldn't care if he was having beers with the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#62
If they don't have the manpower to listen to all of it in real-time, they don't have the manpower to
djean111
Sep 2013
#156
I am not saying I know they are collecting actual calls. Not believing we have seen all the
djean111
Sep 2013
#164
I've been reading about DECREASED oversight since 2011. here, besides other places.
robinlynne
Sep 2013
#184
And as we see with his friend Assange, what he is saying may well be untrue or disinformation
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#127
that some would defend him even if he sidled up to the Ku Klux Klan....
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#71
I guess those of us who hated cointelpro and spying on us in the sixties must have been RIGHT WING!!
cascadiance
Sep 2013
#50
It is one sentence long with no adjectives. There is no promoting. There is a statement of news. of
robinlynne
Sep 2013
#24
The Koch brothers are principal funders of the Reason Foundation and Reason magazine.
OregonBlue
Sep 2013
#29
And were also big funders and part of the leadership of the DLC infection of the Democratic Party
cascadiance
Sep 2013
#52
Are you a supporter of Koch and Reason? The Koch brothers father was one of the 5 founding members
OregonBlue
Sep 2013
#138
It isn't the one Reason used but it is an actual ad put in the Metro by the Oathkeepere
maddezmom
Sep 2013
#34
Glenn Greenwald posts something that displays his ignorance, deceit and/or hypocrisy?
baldguy
Sep 2013
#41
so you are saying...even if he WAS having beers with the Grand Dragon so what?
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#68
Even if your framing is true ...we have learned a lot from far worse people ...like Joseph Goebbels.
L0oniX
Sep 2013
#80
So you support guilt by association? Joe McCarthey would have been proud.
last1standing
Sep 2013
#100
And Greenwald has supported the civil rights of many, many minorities and other groups.
last1standing
Sep 2013
#142
"Why is your agenda more important than simple truth?" I could ask the Greenwald fanatics...........
AverageJoe90
Sep 2013
#172
you really must find other sources to work with then a crackpost conspiracy theory hate site, REALLY
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#108
Wow. What a sad pathetic post. Have you ever even tried to make a rational argument?
DesMoinesDem
Sep 2013
#128
Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out at Socialism 2013 Conference with intro by Jeremy Scahill
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2013
#154