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Clearly, Julian Assange doesn't much care for US policy and is using information to fight against it. Now, if he were using violence to kill Americans, like sa
by RockyMcNuts 16y ago
Clearly, Julian Assange doesn't much care for US policy and is using information to fight against it.
Now, if he were using violence to kill Americans, like say a Somali pirate, and no less violent alternative was available and effective, then lethal force would be justified.
However, if we don't want him to discuss our secrets, the solution is pretty simple: keep them secret.
Where the writer's argument falls apart is that
1) Assange doesn't owe the US Government any duty to keep its secrets, unlike a US citizen
2) it's not a commensurate response; embarrassing us is not the same as killing us; there are simple solutions to prevent what he's doing and
3) it would be ineffective because it would make the US look far worse than it already does.
- jbooth 16y agoNot to mention, most of the stuff got leaked reflects a lot more poorly on other governments than the US. But that's besides the point. He's a hippie! Look at his hippie manifestos! Don't read the leaks or anything, we'll just have a debate on cross-fire about whether he's anti-american.