First of all, those who applaud Teixeira are doing so with basic moral principle at their back, not simply because of some "broader lack of confidence in the American government and our military."
Second, it is precisely the voluminous lies and the total lack of internal accountability exposed in leaks like (and unlike) this one that redu…
First of all, those who applaud Teixeira are doing so with basic moral principle at their back, not simply because of some "broader lack of confidence in the American government and our military."
Second, it is precisely the voluminous lies and the total lack of internal accountability exposed in leaks like (and unlike) this one that reduce trust in government and military. If someone lies to you, they lose some of your trust. If they repeatedly, they lose all your trust.
If you want "unwavering commitment and unity," which by the way sounds an awful lot like totalitarianism, the answer is not to punish leakers. It's to address the corruption that made leaking the principled thing to do.
First of all, those who applaud Teixeira are doing so with basic moral principle at their back, not simply because of some "broader lack of confidence in the American government and our military."
Second, it is precisely the voluminous lies and the total lack of internal accountability exposed in leaks like (and unlike) this one that reduce trust in government and military. If someone lies to you, they lose some of your trust. If they repeatedly, they lose all your trust.
If you want "unwavering commitment and unity," which by the way sounds an awful lot like totalitarianism, the answer is not to punish leakers. It's to address the corruption that made leaking the principled thing to do.