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This is incredibly ill-informed, or very carefully constructed disinformation, and I'm uncomfortable that I can't tel the difference. For example: there were m
by acct1771 8y ago
This is incredibly ill-informed, or very carefully constructed disinformation, and I'm uncomfortable that I can't tel the difference.
For example: there were many illegal, suggestions of illegal, and offensive things in those, and related, email leaks, for supporters and detractors of HRC.
> If you're intent to discredit Assange among his fanbase, which is largely young, male, and online: isn't rape actually the worst possible crime to smear him?
That was not the intent. More likely for discrediting him to the social-progressives (potential new fanbase) who are outspoken and active enough to make a huge uptick in the even larger viral explosion that Wikileaks deserves/ed.
- pjc50 8y ago> many illegal, suggestions of illegal, and offensive things in those, and related, email leaks, for supporters and detractors of HRC. Such as? Have there been any prosecutions? Wasn't she vindicated by an investigation?
- akhilcacharya 8y agoThere weren’t any, but it was incredible fodder for conspiracy theorists (spirit cooking).
- monocasa 8y agoAmong other things, the leaks kicked off a series of events leading to the revelation that the Clinton campaign had been financially propping up the DNC, in exchange for control of the DNC, including during the primary.
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- mrguyorama 8y agoPowerful/important democrats run the DNC?! I am shocked! Shocked I tell you!
- monocasa 8y agohttps://www.npr.org/2017/11/12/563606290/donna-braziles-post-mortem-on-the-democrats-defeat https://www.npr.org/2017/11/12/563606290/donna-braziles-post... > In her new book, former party chairwoman Donna Brazile calls out the Clinton camp for the "unethical" arrangement it had with the Democratic National Committee An arrangement that directly lead to DWS stepping down in the first place.
- hannasanarion 8y ago24 seperate investigations, actually. Spending over $300 million taxpayer dollars. Zero indictments.
- CathedralBorrow 8y agoThe fact that you can't seem to name one of those "many illegal things" is quite uncomfortable as well. Is your comment carefully constructed disinformation?
- kadendogthing 8y ago>here were many illegal, suggestions of illegal, and offensive things in those, and related, email leaks, for supporters and detractors of HRC. Can you provide some examples? I went out of my way to find the source of the fervor surrounding the leaks, but I personally couldn't find anything worth getting up in arms about.
- hannasanarion 8y agoIf there are "many illegal and offensive things" in the emails, why did Trump supporters have to make up a hare-brained conspiracy theory about pedophiles in a pizza parlor to justify their belief that the emails were incriminating?
- ilikehurdles 8y agoIf there was even a hint of true illegality don’t you think there would have been charges by now? Especially in Trump’s government?
- dang 8y agoPlease do not break the site guidelines by making insinuations about astroturfing in comments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- whamlastxmas 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19634403 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19634403