To the San Francisco Pride Committee on their decision to not have Bradley Manning as one of their Grand Marshals of the annual pride parade: Don't piss off Glenn Greenwald and not
expect to be taken to task on it:
So apparently, the very high-minded ethical standards of Lisa L Williams
and the SF Pride Board apply only to young and powerless Army Privates
who engage in an act of conscience against the US war machine, but
instantly disappear for large corporations and banks that hand over
cash. What we really see here is how the largest and most corrupt
corporations own not just the government
but also the culture. Even at the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, once
an iconic symbol of cultural dissent and disregard for stifling peities,
nothing can happen that might offend AT&T and the Bank of America.
The minute something even a bit deviant takes place (as defined by
standards imposed by America's political and corporate class), even the
SF Gay Pride Parade must scamper, capitulate, apologize, and take an
oath of fealty to their orthodoxies (we adore the military, the state,
and your laws). And, as usual, the largest corporate factions are
completely exempt from the strictures and standards applied to the
marginalized and powerless. Thus, while Bradley Manning is persona non
grata at SF Pride, illegal eavesdropping telecoms, scheming banks, and
hedge-fund purveryors of the nation's worst right-wing agitprop are more
than welcome.
The entire article is an indictment on today's culture being hijacked by the Corporatocracy . . . .
