Assange did have a hard on for Clinton. So that's fair. I'll give the people that one. But for those same people crying that he only targets the Democratic party all I can say is give it time. We did have a democratic leader in office since 2008. Like it or not, Clinton was a corrupt and lying political figure who also cut her teeth in her husband's administration and the last administration.
Wikileaks didn't launch until 2006. And in fairness they did attempt to expose Bush for his aide against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. They were still in their infancy at the time. Social media was nowhere near as big as it is today. Twitter was still developing around the same time. Youtube was nowhere as big as it is today. Nor was Facebook, etc. As the information age developed and social networking evolved we saw a huge expansion of Wikileaks and various hacking groups.
Trump, if he's foolish enough to do things he knows he shouldn't do. Or, if his administration is involved in shady dealings during his presidency and leaves a paper trail to said dealings. Someone will find it. And someone will leak it. There's always been a movement that's attempted to reveal the truth to the people. In virtually every generation. It's just been a lot easier to spread the truth and get the message out there thanks to the internet.
Give it time though.
Quote:You're delusional if you don't see bias in what is released. Assange had an extreme [BAD WORD REMOVED] for the Clintons, in particular, and I'm not saying this due to my political preferences. It's very evident.
How is releasing CIA files politically biased? The CIA isn't political, at least it's not supposed to be political.
As far as the DNC release, a hack of the RNC server was also attempted but failed, so the dichotomy there was just a matter of a lack of available material. I'm sure Assange would have also released the RNC E-mails if he had them. If Assange is biased it's against the USA.
I think everyone is missing the big picture. Sure, people have speculated for years that the CIA has the tools to hack any PC, phone, tablet, etc. Now we know for sure.
We know the CIA is working with Apple and Microsoft to purposely keep operating systems insecure, to leave back door exploits open so the CIA can use them against the citizenry. This is a criminal act of malice and collusion. It will be interesting to hear Apple and MS's response, if any.
We know the CIA can hack Samsung smart TVs. They can activate a microphone even when the TV is turned "off".
We know the CIA can hack modern vehicle operating systems and can take control of your car. This makes for simple and easy assassinations, like the Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings whose Mercedes accelerated to 90 MPH and crashed in a ball of fire. He was investigating CIA Director John Brennan at the time.
We know that the CIA can spoof an attack to make it look like it originated elsewhere. So any claims of "Russian hacking" can be laughed away now.
The big problem is, now everyone in the world has access to these tools. I think I'll go back to writing things on index cards and traveling by bicycle.
So maybe Ted Kaczynski had it right all along.
There really isn't anything new here...
I don't care what "good" has come from them... but any government with secret spying organizations can't be trusted...
CIA.... NSA.... even the FBI...
questionable actions, always, no matter the POTUS.
Shocker they can hack and turn on just about anything Batman told me that with the dark knight movie!
But seriously ill say it again your government is always the biggest threat to your security, privacy and liberty.
Quote:There really isn't anything new here...
I don't care what "good" has come from them... but any government with secret spying organizations can't be trusted...
CIA.... NSA.... even the FBI...
questionable actions, always, no matter the POTUS.
Good grief - what planet do you live on?
Quote:Assange did have a hard on for Clinton. So that's fair. I'll give the people that one. But for those same people crying that he only targets the Democratic party all I can say is give it time. We did have a democratic leader in office since 2008. Like it or not, Clinton was a corrupt and lying political figure who also cut her teeth in her husband's administration and the last administration.
Wikileaks didn't launch until 2006. And in fairness they did attempt to expose Bush for his aide against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. They were still in their infancy at the time. Social media was nowhere near as big as it is today. Twitter was still developing around the same time. Youtube was nowhere as big as it is today. Nor was Facebook, etc. As the information age developed and social networking evolved we saw a huge expansion of Wikileaks and various hacking groups.
Trump, if he's foolish enough to do things he knows he shouldn't do. Or, if his administration is involved in shady dealings during his presidency and leaves a paper trail to said dealings. Someone will find it. And someone will leak it. There's always been a movement that's attempted to reveal the truth to the people. In virtually every generation. It's just been a lot easier to spread the truth and get the message out there thanks to the internet.
Give it time though.
Wikileaks has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the KGB/Kremlin.
Didn't start out that way, but has become a tool of Putin, etc. Or did I miss all those leaks of Russian intelligence data?
Quote:Wikileaks has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the KGB/Kremlin.
Didn't start out that way, but has become a tool of Putin, etc. Or did I miss all those leaks of Russian intelligence data?
I disagree. All of these alleged leaks between Russia and Assange have been completely spun by the MSM. The very same MSM that has been caught favoring political parties and figures for at least a decade now. My biggest argument against this is pretty clear and obvious. When Obama and Clinton were claiming a witch hunt against Russia and claiming they had proof it was them. None of it was presented. Not a single shred of evidence was produced.
That's my biggest problem with it. If you're going to make such claims. And if you're going to tell the public that we have full blown proof and evidence of tampering from Russian intelligence. Put up or shut up. It's that simple. This he said, she said [BLEEP] doesn't fly. That's why everybody outside of the democratic party and democratic faithfuls cannot and will not take these accusations seriously at all.
Ultimately. Our entire political field is [BLEEP]. It's lied to our faces generation after generation after generation. The CIA engaged in operation Mockingbird. It's engaged in illegal drug running and arms dealings. It's engaged in military training and tactics for various terrorist groups throughout it's existence. The CIA is easily it's own Government that does not have any problems nor picks any bones about doing as it pleases for any gain it can have.
The CIA should have been destroyed in the 60's. Operation Northwoods was all I ever needed to know in regards to how our Government and the CIA truly feel about it's citizens. It's all a joke. I am not buying into the Cold War 2.0 or Red Scare [BLEEP] like our fathers and grandfathers were raised into. We have the most financially backed and most sophisticated intelligence communities and military in the entire world.
The boogey man exists. But it's not in China. It's not in the Middle East. It's not in Russia. It's a bunch of greedy old men that operate under a different set of rules and laws that apply to everyone but themselves. It's the criminals on Wallstreet. It's the big banking cartel that's been around for the last three centuries. Smedley D. Butler warned about this. Many whistleblowers from around the world have warned about this. And the MSM tried to paint them out to be crackpot conspirators only to have the eggs back in their face with damning pieces of evidence being revealed year after year.
But, again, the majority of our country will eat it all up and trust everything the Government and the MSM has to say.
Quote:I disagree. All of these alleged leaks between Russia and Assange have been completely spun by the MSM. The very same MSM that has been caught favoring political parties and figures for at least a decade now. My biggest argument against this is pretty clear and obvious. When Obama and Clinton were claiming a witch hunt against Russia and claiming they had proof it was them. None of it was presented. Not a single shred of evidence was produced.
That's my biggest problem with it. If you're going to make such claims. And if you're going to tell the public that we have full blown proof and evidence of tampering from Russian intelligence. Put up or shut up. It's that simple. This he said, she said [BAD WORD REMOVED] doesn't fly. That's why everybody outside of the democratic party and democratic faithfuls cannot and will not take these accusations seriously at all.
Ultimately. Our entire political field is [BAD WORD REMOVED]. It's lied to our faces generation after generation after generation. The CIA engaged in operation Mockingbird. It's engaged in illegal drug running and arms dealings. It's engaged in military training and tactics for various terrorist groups throughout it's existence. The CIA is easily it's own Government that does not have any problems nor picks any bones about doing as it pleases for any gain it can have.
The CIA should have been destroyed in the 60's. Operation Northwoods was all I ever needed to know in regards to how our Government and the CIA truly feel about it's citizens. It's all a joke. I am not buying into the Cold War 2.0 or Red Scare [BAD WORD REMOVED] like our fathers and grandfathers were raised into. We have the most financially backed and most sophisticated intelligence communities and military in the entire world.
The boogey man exists. But it's not in China. It's not in the Middle East. It's not in Russia. It's a bunch of greedy old men that operate under a different set of rules and laws that apply to everyone but themselves. It's the criminals on Wallstreet. It's the big banking cartel that's been around for the last three centuries. Smedley D. Butler warned about this. Many whistleblowers from around the world have warned about this. And the MSM tried to paint them out to be crackpot conspirators only to have the eggs back in their face with damning pieces of evidence being revealed year after year.
But, again, the majority of our country will eat it all up and trust everything the Government and the MSM has to say.
I'm not quite sure what you're babbling about (Smedley Butler?) but you'd didn't seem to refute the idea of Wikileaks being an anti-west tool of the Kremlin. Feel free to follow whatever conspiracy theory you prefer. There are hundreds to choose from.
Quote:I'm not quite sure what you're babbling about (Smedley Butler?) but you'd didn't seem to refute the idea of Wikileaks being an anti-west tool of the Kremlin. Feel free to follow whatever conspiracy theory you prefer. There are hundreds to choose from.
So the burden of proof is on Caldrac? You come up with a crackpot theory and it's up to someone else to prove it wrong? What information could possibly refute your claim of Wikileaks being an anti-west tool of the Kremlin? Even if Wikileaks published Russian spy secrets you'd just claim they were fabricated to throw off the trail. And that's what I would do if I were the Russian in charge of Wikileaks; their absence may be evidence that your theory is wrong.
Quote:I disagree. All of these alleged leaks between Russia and Assange have been completely spun by the MSM. The very same MSM that has been caught favoring political parties and figures for at least a decade now. My biggest argument against this is pretty clear and obvious. When Obama and Clinton were claiming a witch hunt against Russia and claiming they had proof it was them. None of it was presented. Not a single shred of evidence was produced.
That's my biggest problem with it. If you're going to make such claims. And if you're going to tell the public that we have full blown proof and evidence of tampering from Russian intelligence. Put up or shut up. It's that simple. This he said, she said [BAD WORD REMOVED] doesn't fly. That's why everybody outside of the democratic party and democratic faithfuls cannot and will not take these accusations seriously at all.
Ultimately. Our entire political field is [BAD WORD REMOVED]. It's lied to our faces generation after generation after generation. The CIA engaged in operation Mockingbird. It's engaged in illegal drug running and arms dealings. It's engaged in military training and tactics for various terrorist groups throughout it's existence. The CIA is easily it's own Government that does not have any problems nor picks any bones about doing as it pleases for any gain it can have.
The CIA should have been destroyed in the 60's. Operation Northwoods was all I ever needed to know in regards to how our Government and the CIA truly feel about it's citizens. It's all a joke. I am not buying into the Cold War 2.0 or Red Scare [BAD WORD REMOVED] like our fathers and grandfathers were raised into. We have the most financially backed and most sophisticated intelligence communities and military in the entire world.
The boogey man exists. But it's not in China. It's not in the Middle East. It's not in Russia. It's a bunch of greedy old men that operate under a different set of rules and laws that apply to everyone but themselves. It's the criminals on Wallstreet. It's the big banking cartel that's been around for the last three centuries. Smedley D. Butler warned about this. Many whistleblowers from around the world have warned about this. And the MSM tried to paint them out to be crackpot conspirators only to have the eggs back in their face with damning pieces of evidence being revealed year after year.
But, again, the majority of our country will eat it all up and trust everything the Government and the MSM has to say.
QFT! +1
Quote:So the burden of proof is on Caldrac? You come up with a crackpot theory and it's up to someone else to prove it wrong? What information could possibly refute your claim of Wikileaks being an anti-west tool of the Kremlin? Even if Wikileaks published Russian spy secrets you'd just claim they were fabricated to throw off the trail. And that's what I would do if I were the Russian in charge of Wikileaks; their absence may be evidence that your theory is wrong.
Nice deflection. So Wikileaks is in partnership with the Russians? Nice dancing around the subject.
Quote:Nice deflection. So Wikileaks is in partnership with the Russians? Nice dancing around the subject.
It's not. You are the one with the crackpot theory that it is, so the burden of proof is on you.
Quote:Good grief - what planet do you live on?
Unfortunately, Earth.
Not sure what you're getting at.
I'm not OK with US and foreign governments spying on people, especially its own citizens.
Something, not right about it... I don't care if they ALSO found some intel on some crazy jihad across the ocean in the process of spying on millions of Americans.
I don't like the crooked CIA... the evil NSA... and the flippy floppy FBI.
There's a lot I don't like about our government honestly. Some things are worth making a gripe over.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
Its sad that a vast majority of millennials think like Adam. they don't care that their privacy's violated continually and that the government wants to control all aspects of their life. In fact, they think its a good thing, cause people can't be trusted to make the right decision, ever.
And then to make it even funnier, they talk about 'communists' as a bad thing, when they espouse the exact same beliefs the USSR had. If you already think the government should control and run its citizens life, why in the world would you be opposed to the system that did exactly what you think is a good idea. I am concerned about what the US will be like in 10-20 years for sure.
Quote:Its sad that a vast majority of millennials think like Adam. they don't care that their privacy's violated continually and that the government wants to control all aspects of their life. In fact, they think its a good thing, cause people can't be trusted to make the right decision, ever.
And then to make it even funnier, they talk about 'communists' as a bad thing, when they espouse the exact same beliefs the USSR had. If you already think the government should control and run its citizens life, why in the world would you be opposed to the system that did exactly what you think is a good idea. I am concerned about what the US will be like in 10-20 years for sure.
I feel the same way. Even though I am a millennial. Oddly enough though these views have pushed the next generation into being projected as the most conservative group of people in decades. Generation Z. They're projected to be more conservative than the baby boomers at this point in time. They'll be able to [BAD WORD REMOVED] talk, [BAD WORD REMOVED] post and fact check better than the best of us as it stands today. I am happy to hear that if that turns out being the case in due time.
Our country needs a serious reform when it comes to Big Government. I would actually like to go to our national voting and local voting booths and FEEL like it's truly a republic again. That it's a true democracy. I think both major parties will have to change up their approaches within the next 10 - 20 years for sure. Otherwise they will continue to lose the little bit of credibility and grips on their voters that have today. After all of the lies, corruption and scandals being exposed. No one can take these career politicians and suit and ties full of wind seriously anymore.
God only knows where this country could be today had the information age and social networking age had been developed in the early 1900's on the scale that it stands on today.
Quote:I feel the same way. Even though I am a millennial. Oddly enough though these views have pushed the next generation into being projected as the most conservative group of people in decades. Generation Z. They're projected to be more conservative than the baby boomers at this point in time. They'll be able to [BAD WORD REMOVED] talk, [BAD WORD REMOVED] post and fact check better than the best of us as it stands today. I am happy to hear that if that turns out being the case in due time.
Our country needs a serious reform when it comes to Big Government. I would actually like to go to our national voting and local voting booths and FEEL like it's truly a republic again. That it's a true democracy. I think both major parties will have to change up their approaches within the next 10 - 20 years for sure. Otherwise they will continue to lose the little bit of credibility and grips on their voters that have today. After all of the lies, corruption and scandals being exposed. No one can take these career politicians and suit and ties full of wind seriously anymore.
God only knows where this country could be today had the information age and social networking age had been developed in the early 1900's on the scale that it stands on today.
You and Rob can spend your dying days looking under your bed for monsters. While you pose as the guardians of freedom that the rest of us are to dumb or uncaring to consider.
Meanwhile life passes you by. These "suits" are our elected representatives and will continue to make policy while you and your kind puff up your righteous indignation on a football site message board. Give Eric a call. He'll show you the way back to 1880.
Quote:You and Rob can spend your dying days looking under your bed for monsters. While you pose as the guardians of freedom that the rest of us are to dumb or uncaring to consider.
Meanwhile life passes you by. These "suits" are our elected representatives and will continue to make policy while you and your kind puff up your righteous indignation on a football site message board. Give Eric a call. He'll show you the way back to 1880.
I spend my days working hard and with my family. Not looking under my bed or tip toeing through life at all. It is what it is. This is a political forum on a message board. Not sure why you're such a tight wad about things. I understand those "suits" will do what they have to do. But those "suits" are just puppets to lobbyists and bankers. What's wrong with wanting the American voter to actually feel like he or she's vote actually counts or means something? It's hard to feel that way about our voting system and political system when it's been embedded and diseased by corporate greed.
These "suits" don't have all the right answers. These "suits" don't know what it's like to work a real job, where the wages are barely livable and at the same time they allow tax havens and money to filter right on out of our economy along with our jobs and industries. More people should be paying attention to that and focusing in on that. That ultimately has an impact on us all. Not just conservatives. Not just liberals. Not just democrats or republicans. Not just the Neoliberals and Neoconservatives. Not just the young. Not just the old.
I don't get caught up in all that left Vs. right fight that most of America has been swept and swindled into. I am just saying, at some point, something has to give. And the more people that wake up and see this system for what it is. The better off we'll all be.