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I'm relatively neutral on Wikileaks/Assange, but this is a stretch. I don't think "illegally leaking documents" counts as a political opinion any more than I sh
by envy2 7y ago
I'm relatively neutral on Wikileaks/Assange, but this is a stretch. I don't think "illegally leaking documents" counts as a political opinion any more than I should be entitled to asylum because I have a "political opinion" that MDMA synthesis should be legal and got caught for engaging in it.
That's intended to cover things like persecution solely for being a member of a political party.
- malms 7y agoit's not so much a stretch to say "transparency" is a political opinion.. i'm not even so much agreeing with what he did and full transparency, but to me all of this is clearly political.
- themacguffinman 7y agoEverything is political opinion, but the legal standards are much narrower. The idea that I can hold a political opinion that "I should not be arrested for breaking laws", break a law, and then expect not to be arrested because of my political opinion is ridiculous.