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A whistleblower is a person exposing corruption in an organization. Not just anyone can be a whistleblower, as you must actually be telling the truth, and have proof.

There is an organisation, the National Whistleblowers Center, "dedicated to protecting employees’ lawful disclosure of waste, fraud, and abuse."

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[edit] Known whistleblowers

Some whistleblowers are on the side of the angels:

  • Julian Assange - WikiLeaks
  • William Binney - NSA spying
  • Major General Smedley Butler - exposing the Business Plot against FDR
  • Julia Davis
  • Thomas Drake - more NSA spying
  • Sibel Edmonds - FBI deceptions
  • Daniel Ellsberg - the Pentagon Papers
  • Mark Felt (aka "Deep Throat") - Watergate
  • Anat Kamm - killings by the Israel Defense Force (IDF)
  • Chelsea Manning - U.S. Military collateral murders (not endeared herself to the masses by being transgender)
  • Nomi Prims - banking institutions
  • Frank Serpico - NYPD massive corruption
  • Karen Silkwood - Kerr-McGee plant plutonium safety violations
  • Edward Snowden - again! more NSA fuckery! (got himself stuck in Russia)
  • Jeffrey Wigand - tobacco industry
  • Lt. Col. Daniel Davis - author of reports that the DoD lied to Congress
  • Mordechai Vanunu - Israeli nuclear weapons program

[edit] Idiot whistleblowers

In the world of conspiracy theorists, a whistleblower is anyone who claims to be one. No proof required.[1][2] All you have to do is slap "EX-ILLUMINATI"[3] before your name, and that proves the theory to be true.

[edit] Hold it!

This is not by any means a complete list. Why are there so many? Because... fame. You can get famous in the company of other conspiracy theorists by taking advantage of their (and your own) gullibility.

[edit] How to become a celebrity on YouTube

Simple:

  1. Think of a good story out of your ass, preferably about how you were in the Army, and you found out they work for (insert bogeyman here)
  2. Put on a uniform
  3. Tell your "story" to the suckers
  4. Watch your views, and probably your Paypal account, skyrocket.

[edit] Jokes

It's completely impossible to crack a goddamn joke about the Illuminati without someone claiming it is real. For example, if Katt Williams (Yes,him) starts to joke about it during an interview [26], he will immediately be called an "insider", even though he is still alive a year later and Michael Jackson and Robin Williams dies after "exposing" them subtlety.

See, here's what happens: If someone "exposes" the Illuminati, and they don't die, then suddenly the Illuminati don't mind if they're exposed or think it will be too obvious if they kill said person. However, if someone "exposes" them in a LOT more subtle manner, and they die... they died because they exposed them. So, er... which one? Kind of makes the CT always win doesn't it?

[edit] Added bonus!

When you do this, you can't die of natural causes anymore! If you ever die, it will have nothing to do with how you smoked your whole life, or were fighting cancer for years, and everything to do with (insert bogeyman here) killing you for exposing (Insert conspiracy Theory here)!

[edit] Whistleblower's dilemma

Whistleblowers face a lot of consequences for their actions, including unemployment and prosecutions (via the Espionage Act[27][28]). The dilemma comes from the decision of exposing or not exposing the illegal or unethical practices of their establishment to the public, if their superior(s) do nothing or are part of the problem. Discrediting in the form of character assassinations are expected by both their employer and the media.

[edit] How do they cover their ass?

In the United States, there are the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989[29] and Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007[30]. There's hope!

[edit] Further reading

  • C. Fred Alford is a great scholar to read about what whistleblowers have to deal with once they're outed. He has written a few academic articles on the topic and a book called Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power. His website at the University of Maryland is over here.
  • Cryptome is a site that archives most of the leaks you ever want to find.

[edit] References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CRylh4WN8
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t8JQLJVED8
  3. Or Ex CIA/FBI/Army/Police etc. etc. etc. ...
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7Kcxr0-zs
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9zSF1UjYI
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvIiS9Mj_Q
  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_swOstGaI The argument in the first comment thread. Hilarious.
  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00y-DhYRtnE
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x40vlnBhTs
  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cWIFmeYjE
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJwZVdUghxc
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZD1DbqoXcA
  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLhbXaF5yec
  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLfRsReGII&list=PLEF33FB3392031751
  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVxiXs6wF5I Metabunk has an article on this one
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwKhuD5lnw
  17. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=999_1337752334
  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf6bJsYIceY
  19. http://www.stewwebb.com/
  20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDKYmY07MAY
  21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4uwLOkWBo
  22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZKsQQgcagg
  23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFWb3HvUGA
  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWR3iSkk_lI
  25. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/09/18/isil-operating-with-help-of-foreign-military-power-gordon-duff/
  26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW0huqzklH8
  27. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/
  28. http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/04/new-manning-lawyer-hits-espionage-act-charges-186800.html
  29. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/101/s20
  30. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr985#overview
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