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She could have started a blog if she was motivated by truth. But she chose the book deal. Quoting from Casino: “It’s always the dollars. Always the %$!@ dollars.”

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> She could have started a blog if she was motivated by truth

now you are liable on your own, without any of the backing of a large publisher with specialist lawyers on staff. Plus it'd go nowhere and be taken down almost instantly by facebook.

If the goal was a moral one then you better be willing to die on your own sword.

Like by facing bankruptcy for publicizing accounts of malfeasance?

Yeah, like… exactly what she's doing? People here are so willing to assume that she's doing all this out of self interest, because of what? A $500,000 book deal? Compared to what she stands to lose? She isn't stupid, she knows the risk. As a New Zealander myself I'm not sure if there's just some cultural difference at play here with the tendency to assume the worst in people but it seems kind of sad.

If self interest was the only goal there are far easier and safer ways to cash in than going head to head with Facebook.

Do you think we'd be reading the story if it were on some random blog?

Actually, WE might. But my mom wouldn't.

If it’s about principle, you take the hard road. If you take the book deal, that’s profit with activism as garnish.

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