The most important thing I changed my mind about won't change the world but it may change my relationship with it. I used to think that I was good with children. Hell, no, I just want to be a child.
ON other things I changed my mind about: - being Indian I had to be interested in all things Indian (exhausting) - motivation = recognition; the lack of recognition is only sad if you think about it and such an outcome is not necessary I still believe in Snowden's authenticity, humanity's shittiness and paradoxical 'goodness' and that while looking out to space is fascinating, the Earth is still the best. On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 11:40 AM John Sundman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have changed my opinion on Assange and Wikileaks. I used to think > > Assange was a noble guy performing a useful function; I suspected that > the > > charges brought against him were part of an entrapment operation run by > > U.S. backed intelligence services. > > > > I too have changed my mind about Assange. And this change of mind preceded > the 2016 elections by quite some time. Wikileaks itself: I am ambivalent. > As a platform for propagating some of this information, I am fine with. But > as an entity sometimes actively seeking leaks (See the recent news on Trump > Junior's direct tweet exchange with Wikileaks) I am less behind. > > > > Which raises the questions of Snowden and Manning, and of the journalist > > Glenn Greenwald. > > > > I continue to believe that both Snowden and Manning acted with patriotic > > motives. They both reported horrendous, illegal actions and activities of > > United States agencies that would still be unknown had they not brought > > them to light. I think the Republic was well served by their disclosures > — > > even though they are, of course, associated with WikiLeaks ( I won’t go > > into the complicated history of Snowden/Wikileaks or Manning/WikiLeaks). > > > > Snowden, I am still fully behind. Manning, I am more ambivalent about. > > > > I don’t know what to make of Glenn Greenwald. > > > > I don't always agree with Greenwald's positions, but I do like having him > as a voice in the conversation. He is asking important questions about the > Democrats that are often swept under the carpet when faces with the > catastrophe that is Trump. > > Thaths > -- If you swap that time for money, you don't get that time back to develop yourself." 'The way you speak to your child becomes their inner voice'
