I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I don't think political murders targeting individuals are that common in the US. Or am I completely wrong?
Chelsea Manning released from prison
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Re: Chelsea Manning released from prison
#12I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I think the "having been a whistleblower in the most powerful government on the planet" part of Chelsea's story is considerably more risky than the "is transgendered" part. There aren't many people running around "gunning for" trans people in the same sense that there are people "gunning for" informants. Primarily in the sense that in the latter case they use actual guns.
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It's totally relevant. Trans people experience attacks at a much higher rate than the background population.
it's on a different scale of threat though. It seems like a weird inclusion - the idea that being trans considerably increases the risk profile of someone who was an informant on the US military complex.
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#14I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I think the "having been a whistleblower in the most powerful government on the planet" part of Chelsea's story is considerably more risky than the "is transgendered" part. There aren't many people running around "gunning for" trans people in the same sense that there are people "gunning for" informants. Primarily in the sense that in the latter case they use actual guns.
Id say there is some overlap between the two groups..
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the "having been a whistleblower in the most powerful government on the planet" part of Chelsea's story is considerably more risky than the "is transgendered" part. There aren't many people running around "gunning for" trans people in the same sense that there are people "gunning for" informants. Primarily in the sense that in the latter case they use actual guns.
Id say there is some overlap between the two groups..
And you would be wrong.
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#16I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I think the "having been a whistleblower in the most powerful government on the planet" part of Chelsea's story is considerably more risky than the "is transgendered" part. There aren't many people running around "gunning for" trans people in the same sense that there are people "gunning for" informants. Primarily in the sense that in the latter case they use actual guns.
Trans people are safe in very few places in the world.
Re: Chelsea Manning released from prison
#17I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I think the "having been a whistleblower in the most powerful government on the planet" part of Chelsea's story is considerably more risky than the "is transgendered" part. There aren't many people running around "gunning for" trans people in the same sense that there are people "gunning for" informants. Primarily in the sense that in the latter case they use actual guns.
Manning was not a whistleblower.
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#18Extremely rare and almost exclusive leftists killing people on the right. Like the JFK assassination (JFK was a conservative)
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#19I hope she's alright after this; there might be people literally gunning for her, even if she wasn't trans.
I don't think political murders targeting individuals are that common in the US. Or am I completely wrong?
Even though it's not proved, Seth Rich comes to mind.
(edit removed the yet in "proved yet")