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johnnyFive · 2996 days ago · link · · parent · post: I Knew Chelsea Manning in Basic Combat Training. Here’s the Story You Haven’t Heard – Jay B. Huwieler
- I believe what the author is saying because the description of Manning fits spot-on with a handful of drop-outs and still-stragglers from Basic, and based on conversations with a few of my classmates that have were active duty and deployed solidifying my understanding that this description of Manning is exactly what they would've assumed.
But that's my point: saying that the link is consistent with your own and others' preconceived ideas doesn't magically make it accurate. This is a textbook example of the kind of "post-truth" rhetoric that is flying around these days.
- But the same way I assumed that all the horrible shit Manning leaked was going on anyway, it would be mind-blowing to me if this person's account was not the spot-on truth about Manning.
The same is true about this. Two baseless sets of assumptions don't suddenly become supported once there's enough of them.
nowaypablo · 2996 days ago · link ·
To be clear, I know, I was stressing that they're baseless assumptions. I am illogicaly choosing to believe them due to a set of red flags on a checklist of experience.