tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post6721257997073285203..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): Bradley/Chelsea Manninggenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-89242924597029099232013-08-23T11:15:07.935-04:002013-08-23T11:15:07.935-04:00Here's a wikipedia page that's compiled th...Here's a wikipedia page that's compiled the relevant research on the gender issue. I congratulate them for keeping their pronouns straight and for preventing editing until disputes are sorted. It's a story not uncommon for the transgender community, particularly trying to "man up" by joining the service, or perhaps becoming a cop or a truck driver. <br /><br />It paints a picture of someone from difficult circumstances who had been building to a crises for many years. Who a military straining to keep bodies chose to ignore the signs. And as well, someone who would have found the information they were confronted with too upsetting in their state of mind not to act on. And perhaps as well trying to identify with a hacker community requiring an act of dangerous engagement to "man up" and prove worthy. An isolated life trying to feel accepted anywhere and perhaps with more balls than brains.<br /><br />It's a sad story. I've seen some commentary that says it's a ploy to avoid responsibility, but being sentenced strikes me as unlikely.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning<br />olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com