Well, a good question.
It seems so if one listens to Republicans and interviewed voters in the Montana special election in last night (2017).
Haven't heard about this? Evidently, Rep-elect Gianforte assaulted reporter Ben Jacobs when Jacobs asked him about the impact of GOP sponsored reforms to the Affordable Care Act.
youtube.com/watch?v=adbaVYLNSCQ
Don't like the question??
Sucker punch the questioner in the face and then say that he attacked you.
God bless social media.
If this isn't bad enough, the response of GOP spokesmen ( a sad excuse for maleness, btw) is that these things happen. Listen to Don Lemon's interview and the response of one GOP ex-congressman
youtube.com/watch?v=Apq1SAU6ifU&t=131s
Because Giaforte did not like the reporter-or his attitude evidently-and because he had been working long hours and because the reporter was a liberal and because the reporter represented the Guardian, Giaforte believed, as did his supporters, that he was entitled to beat up a reporter.
So, blame the victim.
Sound familiar???
Oh and by the way, because he apologizes, its all ok.
No. Its not. This is what systemic abuse looks like. It will be repeated time and again because it was not stopped then and there.
Shame on the Republicans.
Shame on the media for not absolutely denouncing this and instead allowing another perspective to be broadcast-as 'though this is normal.
Beware!
A fish rots from the head.
So, is being a thug, in response to this corruption, ever right?
It depends on what kind of a whistleblower do you want to be.
There are some movies which suggest that , yes, being a thug is acceptable but only if one fights corruption where the outcome is death to the abuser.
Shooter, the movie based on Stephen Hunter's book Point of Impact, and starring Mark Walberg, describes how Bob Lee Swagger, a US military marksman fights back against a conspiracy to frame him for the (attempted) murder of the President of the US.
It is a good movie and ends with the termination of the bad guys (including a corrupt US senator). The termination is tacitly sanctioned by the good guys whose hands were tied by the law.
But they and Bob Lee Swagger believe in the constitution and in the USA. So, multiple murders without due process are ok.
But they and Bob Lee Swagger believe in the constitution and in the USA. So, multiple murders without due process are ok.
Realistic?
Whistleblower a movie based on the novel of the same name by John Hale, starring Michael Caine, is the story about a father who, with a reporter, uncovers a political cover up that resulted in the death of his son. The corrupt politicians continued the cover up with more and more murders until finally, Michael Caine confronts the head of the snake and kills it.
youtube.com/watch?v=OkG-D918sOw
youtube.com/watch?v=OkG-D918sOw
He wants to believe in Britain again.
A noble sentiment.
With that final and evidently justified murder, the British way of life is restored.
V for Vendetta, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, is a near future movie about the pervasive and corrupting influence of an unrepresentative and repressive government. The statement
People should not fear their government
The government should fear the people
hangs over the movie.
The Guy Fawke's face mask is now omnipresent at most demonstrations. Its a good movie and of the 3 cited here, perhaps resonates the best in that it encourages mass protest and action against unpopular and unelected governments. Anonymous would be delighted with the Resist movement in the USA. It places the responsibility for action on the individual, and as a part of a movement.
But, there are perhaps, more viable options, if you, as the potential whistleblower, draw the line at homicide.
Go to Indigo chapter.indigo.ca/en-ca and order:
The Corporate Whistleblowers Survival Guide:
A Handbook for Committing to the Truth
by
Tarek F. Maasarani, Tom Devine
Murder and mayhem are not a part of this survival guide. It does recommend that you work within the law. And it does recommend that you have a firm grasp on the policies of the particular organization you are about to challenge. Finally, document what you see and hear.
Did I say document what you see and hear?
Tomorrow I will deal with activists as whistleblowers.
By the way, have you considered how your own pension plan is being governed? Do you know who your Directors are or what their qualifications to mange a pension fund are? Do you know how to connect with them and get answers to your questions? How is their performance evaluated?
Tomorrow I will deal with activists as whistleblowers.
By the way, have you considered how your own pension plan is being governed? Do you know who your Directors are or what their qualifications to mange a pension fund are? Do you know how to connect with them and get answers to your questions? How is their performance evaluated?
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