I admired Bradley Manning's bravery in exposing U.S. war crimes.
I opposed Manning's unjust imprisonment for exposing the evil crimes of others.
I supported Bradley's choice to become Chelsea.
I cheered Chelsea's release from prison.
But I can't support Manning's entrance into politics-- for more than one reason. First of all, she is advocating "universal basic income". I asked her whether the money to be distributed will be stolen through "taxation" or be counterfeited and she didn't respond. (I did get one response from a guy who posted that I was "too stupid to understand taxation".)
But, anyway, it appears Manning is just another statist. Happy to use the state to violate individual rights, as long as she doesn't feel it is her rights being violated at the moment.
Nope. My support ends here. Sorry, Chelsea, you've stabbed an awful lot of your supporters in the back with this move.
