There's an article every day on hacker news about violations of people's rights in the United States. Yesterday it was about the FBI using gag orders to illegally get information about citizens. Today it is Obama violating the US constitution.
What are you going to do about it? What can you do about it? If it's not happening to you, or you don't know about it, you don't care. If it is happening to you, you're powerless to stop it. That's the genius of the whole thing.
as long as there are people who is ready to perform the acts of violation of rights or torture, it will go on. "Nothing personal, just doing my job" is a lie. It is always personal. The people doing it are enjoying the power over their subjects. It is human nature. You'd see it the moment you understand that any "inhumane" behavior is a behavior exhibited only by humans.
the public is easy to sell on the necessary torture performed outside of the country and only to obvious terrorists. Next step is moving it closer, onto the country's soil and performed on a citizen, though still an obvious public enemy. Next steps to continue.
The submission needs a less inflammatory title. I don't see any evidence in the article that Obama is specifically calling for this or that he has any say in Manning's treatment.
Your decision to turn a willful blind eye to this is part of the problem. If you know nothing about how the government works, perhaps you should listen to the law professors linked above.
In an indirect way, you are also helping contribute to Manning's continuing detainment and torture. Sleep with that.
I'm asking for the lines in the constitution, a law, or some court ruling that gives the President the power to make the Pentagon to do something. That's not turning a blind eye, it's asking for more than bold words and demands for action.
What are you going to do about it? What can you do about it? If it's not happening to you, or you don't know about it, you don't care. If it is happening to you, you're powerless to stop it. That's the genius of the whole thing.