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Leave aside everything she did wrt Wikileaks. That's a can of worms that need not be opened here. What has she done since? Has she done anything to warrant a H

Leave aside everything she did wrt Wikileaks. That's a can of worms that need not be opened here. What has she done since? Has she done anything to warrant a Harvard fellowship? As far as I can tell, her greatest contribution to humanity has been a novel use of emojis on twitter.

mmjaa 9y ago
I would say that what she's done is stand up to the criminal government currently using its mighty powers to repress millions of individuals around the world. She stood up to this power, suffered personally for it, and survived. That is a very strong message, and its one that needs to be heard - not just by the privileged students of Harvard, but the world at large. She's a hero, because she thwarted elite power brokers' ability to rule, un-hindered by public opinion. If this is not a valuable asset to future generations of public, needing education, I don't know what it is - but of course it should come as no surprise that the power elite do not want younger generations to respect her sacrifice. It is clearly not going to be good for the military-industrial complex if more, younger people, start questioning the lies they are told about why their nation state is at war, exporting wholesale destruction to the world.
- Caveman_Coder 9y ago
  So...she stood up to the Obama/Trump "criminal government." Got it, and I agree completely. > "It is clearly not going to be good for the military-industrial complex if more, younger people, start questioning the lies they are told about why their nation state is at war, exporting wholesale destruction to the world." I agree completely. Also, we shouldn't let up on our "questioning" simply because someone from our club is president.
  - mmjaa 9y ago
    I would argue it was Bush/Obama/Trump .. I mean, the 'collateral damage' video wouldn't have been so harmful to the so-called integrity of national security, if in fact Bush hadn't pushed the USA into such a heinous, destructive, evil war .. in the first place. We should also not make the mistake of personalising the criminal government around the single figurehead. Sure, Trump hate is in fashion, as was Obama hate and Bush hate, but its a much, much bigger problem than can just be represented by a figurehead. Those figureheads are there to direct our hatred from the real targets behind the scenes: the generals and CEO's currently driving Americas' military-industrial complex into endless conquering follies.
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bryanrasmussen 9y ago
I think she's been locked up a lot?
eesmith 9y ago
According to Harvard, she "is a Washington D.C. based network security expert and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst. She speaks on the social, technological and economic ramifications of Artificial Intelligence through her op-ed columns for The Guardian and The New York Times. As a trans woman, she advocates for queer and transgender rights as @xychelsea on Twitter." She was expected to help "fulfill the Institute's mission of engaging students in discourse on topical issues of today, including ... issues of LGBTQ identity in the military". You know that 'fellow' is a catch-all term, right? Even for Harvard, it doesn't mean there must have been a great contribution to humanity.

mmjaa 9y ago

I would say that what she's done is stand up to the criminal government currently using its mighty powers to repress millions of individuals around the world. She stood up to this power, suffered personally for it, and survived. That is a very strong message, and its one that needs to be heard - not just by the privileged students of Harvard, but the world at large. She's a hero, because she thwarted elite power brokers' ability to rule, un-hindered by public opinion. If this is not a valuable asset to future generations of public, needing education, I don't know what it is - but of course it should come as no surprise that the power elite do not want younger generations to respect her sacrifice. It is clearly not going to be good for the military-industrial complex if more, younger people, start questioning the lies they are told about why their nation state is at war, exporting wholesale destruction to the world.

Caveman_Coder 9y ago
So...she stood up to the Obama/Trump "criminal government." Got it, and I agree completely. > "It is clearly not going to be good for the military-industrial complex if more, younger people, start questioning the lies they are told about why their nation state is at war, exporting wholesale destruction to the world." I agree completely. Also, we shouldn't let up on our "questioning" simply because someone from our club is president.
- mmjaa 9y ago
  I would argue it was Bush/Obama/Trump .. I mean, the 'collateral damage' video wouldn't have been so harmful to the so-called integrity of national security, if in fact Bush hadn't pushed the USA into such a heinous, destructive, evil war .. in the first place. We should also not make the mistake of personalising the criminal government around the single figurehead. Sure, Trump hate is in fashion, as was Obama hate and Bush hate, but its a much, much bigger problem than can just be represented by a figurehead. Those figureheads are there to direct our hatred from the real targets behind the scenes: the generals and CEO's currently driving Americas' military-industrial complex into endless conquering follies.

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bryanrasmussen 9y ago

I think she's been locked up a lot?

eesmith 9y ago

According to Harvard, she "is a Washington D.C. based network security expert and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst. She speaks on the social, technological and economic ramifications of Artificial Intelligence through her op-ed columns for The Guardian and The New York Times. As a trans woman, she advocates for queer and transgender rights as @xychelsea on Twitter." She was expected to help "fulfill the Institute's mission of engaging students in discourse on topical issues of today, including ... issues of LGBTQ identity in the military". You know that 'fellow' is a catch-all term, right? Even for Harvard, it doesn't mean there must have been a great contribution to humanity.