[HN Gopher] The ACLU Suddenly Reverses Its Support for Transparency
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       The ACLU Suddenly Reverses Its Support for Transparency
        
       Author : steelstraw
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2022-01-22 22:14 UTC (47 minutes ago)
        
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       | _-david-_ wrote:
       | There seems to be more and more cases where the ACLU is putting
       | politics over there previously stated ideals? Does anybody have
       | some organizations that still hold to their ideals? My
       | understanding is the EFF is still pretty good, but quite limited
       | in scope.
        
         | version_five wrote:
         | I think it's been harder and harder recently for organization
         | based around some principal to avoid "picking a side". I
         | withdrew support from the CCLA (Canada's ACLU) because I felt
         | similarly, and I now favor supporting direct action, for
         | example GoFundMe campaigns, as opposed to "causes". I actually
         | wonder if this will be a side effect of politicization, ie that
         | fewer people will trust nonprofits to represent their interests
         | and well see more direct involvement in giving. That could be
         | good in some cases, but maybe worse in things like drawn out
         | court cases that you might expect the ACLU to get involved in
        
         | Grakel wrote:
         | Project Veritas
        
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