"The hallmark of political and media establishments is to depict meaningful dissent from its orthodoxies as a form of mental illness, and conversely, acceptance of (or at least acquiescence to) its orthodoxies as a requirement for mental health (even when, as is true now, its orthodoxies are themselves warped and ill)."
This kind of get-right-with-us behavior also makes sense in the context of poetry/literary communities.
Glenn Greenwald's full column about Manning, the NEW YORK profile and a miltary vet defending Manning can be found here: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/07/11/manning/index.html
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