RANT

There are folks in your life whom you love even though their political views are diametrically opposed to yours. Phil is one such, for me; we mostly avoid talking politics.

But Phil just posted to Facebook a photo of the (alleged) whistleblower, which is accompanied by a "Facebook keeps removing his name and photo so share if fast before it's gone." I asked him to take it down.

1/n

Phil hasn't responded yet (it's SuperBowl Sunday, after all; he likely is distracted) but one of his friends did, saying, "is this nazi germany?" and claiming, "Your statement is a violation of the first Amendment. Journalistic protection is a constitutional right." (Dude, you want to get in a 1A discussion with a professional journalist?!)

2/n

The main point in my lengthly reply was the importance of whistleblowers in any field (just imagine if someone with knowledge of the Boeing vulnerability had reported it) and why they are protected by law. (I'm loquacious, I know.)

Dude's response: "Liberals really are psychotic... Im not even going to read this rambling ass shit. My point stands"

3/n

This really pisses me off. By giving a full explanation of the issue, I'm psychotic?!

...Sorry, just needed to rant.
4/fin

Oh, also Phil just responded, with a bunch of links to "see the name/photo has been reported elsewhere" (so it's okay?).

I reported it to Facebook as harassment. (Oddly, they don't have a category for "breaking the law.")

Not sure how this will play out.