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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday May 03 2015, @02:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the fighting-tyranny dept.

RT Times reports that Alexanderplatz square in Berlin has become the stage for a provocative art piece which celebrates whistleblowers and encourages ordinary citizens to speak out. "They have lost their freedom for the truth, so they remind us how important it is to know the truth,” says sculptor Davide Dormino. The life-sized statues of the three whistleblowers stand upon three chairs, as if speaking in an impromptu public meeting. Next to them is a fourth, empty chair. "The fourth chair is open to anyone here in Berlin who wants to get up and say anything they want," says the artist. Dormino, who came up with the idea together with the US journalist Charles Glass, specifically chose a classical bronze statue for his depiction – and not an installation or abstract piece – since statues are usually made of establishment figures. According to Domino while men who order others to their deaths get immortalized, those who resist are often forgotten, so “the statue pays homage to three who said no to war, to the lies that lead to war and to the intrusion into private life that helps to perpetuate war.” Activists and members of Germany’s Green party unveiled the life-size bronze statues on May Day.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday May 03 2015, @02:56PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 03 2015, @02:56PM (#178118) Journal

    1. Snowden. An American who gave up a modestly lucrative career to expose crimes being committed by our government.

    2. Assange. A journalist who published information that was sent to him.

    9*1012 Manning. An immature turd who stole information to get back at the people who made fun of him.

    Perhaps they can be lumped together is some manner or another, but I have listed them in the order of the admiration they deserve.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:28PM

    by hemocyanin (186) on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:28PM (#178127) Journal

    Manning gave us a lot of real information about the world and the way the US rolls. You give us the bullshit company line.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:36PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @03:36PM (#178132)

      I agree. The fact that Manning was unhappy with his work environment is unsurprising. People who are content are much more likely to go along to get along. Maybe Runaway should be condemning all the other people who were happy to let malfeasance continue unchallenged because they loved their jobs so much.

      • (Score: 2, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:15PM

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:15PM (#178144) Journal

        "Maybe Runaway should be condemning all the other people who were happy to let malfeasance continue unchallenged"

        Maybe you should get to know Runaway better. Runaway despises all the damned fools in Washington who insist that it is necessary to spy on America's citizens, as well as the world's citizens. Runaway despises all the cowards in Washington, who quake in fear each night as they fall asleep. Runaway despises all of those cowards who use that fear to justify the police state that they are building.

        Runaway admires Snowden, because he gave up so much to make us all aware of what is happening.

        Runaway also admires Assange, to a lesser degree, for honoring the profession of journalism and reporting.

        Manning? Manning had no great reason for exposing anyone. He was just out to embarrass the establishment which had no sympathy for a "gender confused" person. Liberals admire him, primarily because he is "gender confused". I despise him because he helps to justify the general distrust and fear of homos, trannies, and all the rest.

        An act of spite doesn't define a great man or woman.

        • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:31PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:31PM (#178147)

          I don't trust people who refer to themselves in the third person, as if they're dictating a biography or Wikipedia entry.

          Lighten up please.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @07:22PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @07:22PM (#178200)

            Bob Dole approves this message.

        • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:32PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @04:32PM (#178148)

          > Maybe you should get to know Runaway better.

          You are far less complicated than you imagine. All you've done is restate your original post with more verbosity and extremism, but no more explanation, logic or rationale.

          Perhaps you have a rich inner life going on, but all that matters to anyone else is how that manifests where we can see it.

        • (Score: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @06:02PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2015, @06:02PM (#178176)

          > Liberals admire him, primarily because he is "gender confused".

          I think that says everything about your ability to analyze the situation.

  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday May 04 2015, @09:36PM

    by Freeman (732) on Monday May 04 2015, @09:36PM (#178794) Journal

    So Manning actually rates pretty high on your list of people who deserve admiration then? 9108 seems like a pretty High rating, if including the entire population of the USA.

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