David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents
David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents
David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing military secrets, but said he felt a moral duty to speak up.
David McBride is the first Australian to be jailed over the war crimes allegations his disclosure helped expose.
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What a fucking shameful embarrassment that the only punishment to come from the exposure of war crimes committed by our soldiers is that of the whistleblower.
Absolutely fucked and makes me ashamed to be Australian.
I’m not ashamed to be Australian. I’m ashamed to be under a “democracy” that relies on corrupt representatives and a legal system around enabling them.
The country needs a revolution, it’s the head that’s the problem.
We have a pretty strong voting system, no revolution necessary. And that's the crux of the problem imo.
You can’t vote in a flawed system. Politicians rarely ever listen to voters over lobbyists and paycheques.
People can vote, I don't see how they can't. The problem is the media is totally in the pocket of the politicians so nobody is exposing all the bullshit or if they are, they get their house firebombed. A strong and independent media is what we need imo. Without that, corruption will just spread again no matter what happens.
or if they are, they get their house firebombed.
For those unfamiliar, this isn't hyperbole:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendlyjordies#Firebombing_incidents