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So ... no comment on the choice of picture in the blog post? I hadn't heard of Jules Bonnot, but found the wikipedia article illuminating: https://en.wikipedia
by danesparza 10y ago
So ... no comment on the choice of picture in the blog post? I hadn't heard of Jules Bonnot, but found the wikipedia article illuminating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Bonnot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Bonnot
This seems like it's a subtle endorsement for using Open Whisper Systems for criminal activities. Is it just me, or does that seem like the wrong image to gravitate towards?
- gogopuppygogo 10y agoCould be a fun tip of the hat (so to speak) to the old saying: "When freedom is outlawed, only outlaws will be free."
- OrpheanBeholder 10y agoOWS quite often use anarchist figures and quotes in their example images for blog posts, this is nothing new.
- roflc0ptic 10y agoMoxie Marlinspike, public face of Open Whisper Systems, identifies with anarchism. They include political radicals in most of their images of the application. It's not promoting criminality, except insofar as opposing state repression is criminal. Opposing state repression is the raison d'etre of OWS. I can't speak for them, but I suspect the fact that they're using software to do it is a secondary consideration.