09-04-2011, 12:41 PM
As children, we're brought up always to tell the truth and take responsiblity for our actions.
Whistleblowers are mostly individuals who've wrestled with the knowledge of corporate or institutional malpractice for years, or even decades. Then, finally, their conscience wins, and they reveal the truth.
But whistleblowers are not rewarded or praised for doing the right thing. Rather, multinationals and governments attempt to discredit or bankrupt truth tellers, and turn them into pariahs.
This goes to the fetid sickness at the heart of C21st global market capitalism.
Whistleblowers are mostly individuals who've wrestled with the knowledge of corporate or institutional malpractice for years, or even decades. Then, finally, their conscience wins, and they reveal the truth.
But whistleblowers are not rewarded or praised for doing the right thing. Rather, multinationals and governments attempt to discredit or bankrupt truth tellers, and turn them into pariahs.
This goes to the fetid sickness at the heart of C21st global market capitalism.
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war