I corresponded with Bill White when he was in prison and you can read about it on my website, “Bill White Trial Update”, especially in the “Letter from Bill White” category.

I would think that no matter its ostensible purpose, the isolating and destabilizing effect on the mind would not change unless the conditions do. The more prolonged, the more damage the confinement does to the mind.

If he was not in solitary confinement, and he wasn’t tortured in jail, then he is just being a crybaby and a drama queen.

As for my defense of Neo-Nazis, could you give me an example? I’ve defended the “Patriot” movement against rather poorly-researched accusations of being one and the same as white supremacists. The “Patriot” movement’s jingoism is one of the most distasteful elements, but they are quite right that our federal government violates its citizens’ civil liberties and that war is a CRIME! Authoritarian statists, the DHS, the disgusting PAT RIOT Act, private spying establishment, police thugs who intimidate communities of color and “might-makes-right” warmongering imperialism abroad are definitely things the world can do without. White supremacists/Nazis believe in a centrally planned economy, are highly authoritarian (and perverted), and have boundless admiration for Adolf Hitler; “Patriots” are Jeffersonian classical liberals, most of whom don’t like big companies and big government. However, it arouses some suspicion about their commitment to being “anti-government” when militias advocate militarization of the Mexican-USA border.

I believe in free speech for all, and that hate speech should be fought with more speech; that includes believing that Bill White should not be banned from the internet. This is a capricious decision made by a power-crazy judge with a tin badge. He should, however, be banned from buying any real estate, which poses much more of a danger than “doxing” his enemies for his personal vendettas. He is banned from expressing himself on the internet (or just passively surfing the web), but not from buying up a few condo complexes and evicting Black tenants en masse. I find that ridiculous.

Solitary confinement is not torture if it is used as punishment or for the protection of the confined.

And I see no evidence that Mr White was confined to solitary.

Normally, I tend to agree with your statements, but lately, you seem to be jumping to the defense of neo-Nazis. And I worry that this may signal a shift in your beliefs. I very much hope this does not prove to be the case.

Best,

Aron

Apparently, that didn’t work for Mr. White.

It’s interesting how these guys say and do things, only to run for some type of seat (local, state level). It was shockingly interesting to see Glenn Beck in Israel telling a journalist that he now see the picture, and he understands Israel now, and was sorry for ‘being a polarizing figure in the U.S.’ What I saw, and take from the interview is he was pleading for forgiveness from the Israelis. This is making me wonder if he is trying to run for VP or POTUS sometime soon, on the other hand, there are rumors that the 2nd largest shareholder to Newscorp, the Prince, may have had him pushed out. I guess what I’m trying to say, these guys run to anyone that will have open arms for them, even though they made have done things wrong to that person. ***I remember at one time Beck used to complain on t.v. that we should stop giving so much money to Israel…So, I’m thinking these guys try to get in where they think they fit in. This is truly sad!

While he was held in federal prison, I don’t really see what Obama has to do with his alleged treatment.