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Why the hostility? So many people on the Internet seem to have this urgent need to 'react' to every piece of information that is fed to them. The author present
by rmrfrmrf 13y ago
Why the hostility? So many people on the Internet seem to have this urgent need to 'react' to every piece of information that is fed to them. The author presents her points in a thoughtful and well-articulated manner--why not extend her the same courtesy? Keep in mind, too, that this person seems to have a lot of experience in this field and probably knows a bit more about the whistleblowing process than we do.
- obstacle1 13y agoI can't imagine Naomi Wolf has that much specialized experience with whistleblowing. She is a pop feminist by trade and her political consulting work dealt with reaching female voters, not state secrets. That said I still think this article has value as a think piece.
- teeja 13y agoI'd say that her books The End of America and Give Me Liberty give her more than adequate standing - certainly more than most posters on this board - to comment on the current question ... far more deserving than a dismissive 'pop feminist' handwave.
- obstacle1 13y agoIt isn't merely a hand wave. She appeals to her own authority in the linked piece and thus it's legitimate to question that authority. Neither of those books addresses whistleblowing or the NSA in any detail. e.g.: the word whistleblower appears precisely once in The End Of America. Neither the acronym "NSA" nor the phrase "National Security Agency" appears at all. So if Wolf does have some sort of authority in this very specific domain, it doesn't come from those books as you claim.
- teeja 13y agoMoot. There's no need to descend into the trenches to have a good overview of the battlefield. I encourage those who haven't to actually read (or listen) to Ms. Wolf.