There is no conceivable argument that Manning’s crimes were not worse than those of the Russian government. If Manning and the Russian government were criminal defendants, every single sentencing factor we use in this country would demand the conclusion that Manning should be punished more harshly. Whether it be in terms of the sensitivity of the information that was leaked, the manner in which it was obtained, the damage that was done to the United States by its release, or the fact that Russia is more or less expected to attempt to spy on us whereas Manning violated a position of trust against his own country, the conclusion is clear: Manning’s crimes were worse. Much worse.
And yet, almost all of the remaining years and decades of Manning’s sentence were dismissed with the wave of Obama’s hand today, even as his party’s leading lights trip over themselves to display ever more increasing levels of OUTRAGE over what was done to John Podesta’s inbox.
The one and only reason Obama let Manning go while he and his party are escalating anti-Russia rhetoric over crimes that were much less serious is that Manning claims to be a woman in spite of what biology might say about the matter. The American left has decided that people who are afflicted with this delusion are basically beyond criticism at present and should be encouraged to attempt to make the delusion become reality, rather than encouraged to attempt medication to make the delusion go away.
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