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I published my own list on reddit a while ago of the reasons. And not a single media mention, the entire change in perception was either through Wikileaks’ act
by quink 9y ago
I published my own list on reddit a while ago of the reasons.
And not a single media mention, the entire change in perception was either through Wikileaks’ actions and words, entirely through reading mostly their own Twitter.
Edit, found it:
Some of the reasons why I don't like WikiLeaks:
1. Their cooperation with Roger Stone: "Well, it could be any number of things. I actually have communicated with Assange. I believe the next tranche of his documents pertain to the Clinton Foundation but there’s no telling what the October surprise may be."
2. "Most of Wikileaks' critics have 3 (((brackets around their names))) & have black-rim glasses. Bizarre. Tribalist symbol for establishment climbers?"
3. Fueling the whole utterly bizarre 'spirit cooking' thing. The world's most pre-eminent performance artist invites the brother of the campaign manager of a presidential candidate for dinner? I'm sure that the degrees of separation to fucking Trump are shorter than that, but no, Hillary is literally the devil.
And the whole 'election is rigged' thing with "Trump won't be allowed to win the election"
4. Calling out the Clinton Foundation for receiving money from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is one of the world's wealthiest countries, and the Clinton Foundation is one of the world's more pre-eminent charities. They have many other donors and Saudi money goes many other places. And the Saudi royal family numbers in the tens of thousands. Sure, some of them will be involved with ISIS. But seriously.
5. "WikiLeaks offers award for #LabourLeaks. Wikileaks offers £20,000 reward for #LabourLeaks with information on how the Labour Party’s top officials have attempted to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming and staying on as leader." Any chance of a reward for information pertaining to Trump or Russia? I didn't think so.
6. The RT/WikiLeaks connection
7. Leaking Clinton library records. The chilling effect here is insane.
8. Hitchens, back in 2010: "The WikiLeaks founder is an unscrupulous megalomaniac with a political agenda."
Almost entirely WikiLeaks themselves, posted before the election of Trump even, no colouring in of my opinion by the lamestream media.
- crdoconnor 9y ago>WikiLeaks offers award for #LabourLeaks. Wikileaks offers £20,000 reward for #LabourLeaks with information on how the Labour Party’s top officials have attempted to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming and staying on as leader." Any chance of a reward for information pertaining to Trump or Russia? I didn't think so. Given that half of the establishment is hell bent on finding evidence of a Trump/Russia conspiracy theory, whether it exists or not, Wikileaks isn't really a necessary part of the process. If there is something, somebody will share it.
- quink 9y ago> If there is something, somebody will share it. But yet they need to offer a 20k GBP reward for inside info on British Labour? I thought “if there is something, somebody will share it”?
- crdoconnor 9y agoYes. At the time every single British media outlet including the Guardian, the Independent and the BBC were attacking and undermining Corbyn on a daily basis. Which one of them would you share your secrets with? Contrast that with the Washington Post, which would wet its collective pants if you found anything on Trump, no matter how minor, and would probably offer a large reward. The NYTimes clearly hates him too. You're spoiled for choice.
- quink 9y ago> If there is something, somebody will share it.
- crdoconnor 9y ago...and will probably get paid by the mainstream media for it.
- nailer 9y agoSomething showing Labour undermining Corbyn would be more supportive of Corbyn / hard left.
- quink 9y agoNot necessarily. It could be to provide tinder for a Labour civil war. Hell, being in Australia I know all about the right benefiting from such a thing. It’s certainly a huge hypocrisy.
- chiaro 9y agoSince Russia's relevant interests are in destablising the Atlantic alliance and undermining the European Union, elevating the US- and EU-critical Corbyn over more reasonable elements in Labour is exactly what one would expect.
- akhilcacharya 9y agoDon't forget Julian's winks towards the Seth Rich conspiracy theories. Absolutely disgusting.
- appleflaxen 9y agowhat were they? (or better: do you have a link?)
- akhilcacharya 9y agohttps://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/763063624579551232?lang=en https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/763063624579551232?lang...
- appleflaxen 9y agoPerfect. thank you.
- lurr 9y ago> 2. "Most of Wikileaks' critics have 3 (((brackets around their names))) & have black-rim glasses. Bizarre. Tribalist symbol for establishment climbers?" I'm confused, isn't the (((3 brackets))) a white supremacist thing for identifying Jewish people?
- quink 9y agoYep, that was Assange either being ignorant to a point stretching past credibility or anti-semitic.