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"In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act" G. Orwell I find the calls to get him assassinated or kidnap his son simply appallin

"In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act" G. Orwell I find the calls to get him assassinated or kidnap his son simply appalling.

resdirector 16y ago
Who's been calling to kidnap his son? I did a quick (1 minute) google search, but couldn't find a source.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  since deleted: http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/ http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/ google cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:e7JxvDKpuiMJ:blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/+http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:e7JxvDK... but that was after the edit His parting words confirm it though: " :lol: So much for ANY argument about Free Speech or whether Assange is Good or Evil. Between having this post censored and the various death threats I’ve been reporting to the authorities and deleting, it’s very much proven that most of these ranters actually believe EXACTLY as I do, just not from a defending America point of view. To all the Aussies out there – I totally approve of your attitude, though I do wish you’d read the comment thread before ranting. If you had, you’d have realized that I accepted that using Daniel was useless. Think on this though – If the tables were turned, would you have responded any differently than I did. You responses and threats says you would have done as I did. All, This threaded has ended in a very odd Win-Win situation. The specifics of my idea were proven useless and finally removed by fiat (Your Win), but your responses – by and large – proved the lie of your underlying argument (My Win). I’m also shocked that so many of you would lend me so much credence of perceived power and/or authority. I certainly never expected anyone other than my normal readers to engage in this thought experiment… I really don’t know if that’s gratifying or sobering." Unbelievable.
- swombat 16y ago
  According to TFA: * Sarah Palin says I should be "hunted down like Osama bin Laden", a Republican bill sits before the US Senate seeking to have me declared a "transnational threat" and disposed of accordingly. An adviser to the Canadian Prime Minister's office has called on national television for me to be assassinated. An American blogger has called for my 20-year-old son, here in Australia, to be kidnapped and harmed for no other reason than to get at me.
  - crocowhile 16y ago
    This doesn't really answer your parent's question, does it? If you use TFA or RTFA make sure you do it properly, it's rude.
    - resdirector 16y ago
      Agreed. Not only does it not answer my question, it's against the HN guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
      - swombat 16y ago
        How is it against the HN guidelines?
        resdirector 16y ago
        Okay, it's not really too much of a big a deal, but the way I read it, it was "TFA" as in "read the fucking article". I thought "come on, dude, it was a valid question": Julian, in his article, doesn't actually mention the source, just some vague reference to an unnamed blogger. Given the seriousness of the kidnap threats, I wanted to find out if it was a credible claim. E.g., I wanted to see the original source and find out (a) who said it (b) what was actually said and (c) ascertain how credible a threat it was. So when I read "TFA", I thought "come on, dude, that's a bit patronizing, it's a valid question, fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate". I think a few other people thought the same way, too. Personally I believe that there are no stupid questions (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853740 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853740) and we shouldn't diss questions stupid or otherwise.

"In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act" G. Orwell I find the calls to get him assassinated or kidnap his son simply appalling.

resdirector 16y ago

Who's been calling to kidnap his son? I did a quick (1 minute) google search, but couldn't find a source.

jacquesm 16y ago
since deleted: http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/ http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/ google cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:e7JxvDKpuiMJ:blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/+http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/green-lighting-assange/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:e7JxvDK... but that was after the edit His parting words confirm it though: " :lol: So much for ANY argument about Free Speech or whether Assange is Good or Evil. Between having this post censored and the various death threats I’ve been reporting to the authorities and deleting, it’s very much proven that most of these ranters actually believe EXACTLY as I do, just not from a defending America point of view. To all the Aussies out there – I totally approve of your attitude, though I do wish you’d read the comment thread before ranting. If you had, you’d have realized that I accepted that using Daniel was useless. Think on this though – If the tables were turned, would you have responded any differently than I did. You responses and threats says you would have done as I did. All, This threaded has ended in a very odd Win-Win situation. The specifics of my idea were proven useless and finally removed by fiat (Your Win), but your responses – by and large – proved the lie of your underlying argument (My Win). I’m also shocked that so many of you would lend me so much credence of perceived power and/or authority. I certainly never expected anyone other than my normal readers to engage in this thought experiment… I really don’t know if that’s gratifying or sobering." Unbelievable.
swombat 16y ago
According to TFA: * Sarah Palin says I should be "hunted down like Osama bin Laden", a Republican bill sits before the US Senate seeking to have me declared a "transnational threat" and disposed of accordingly. An adviser to the Canadian Prime Minister's office has called on national television for me to be assassinated. An American blogger has called for my 20-year-old son, here in Australia, to be kidnapped and harmed for no other reason than to get at me.
- crocowhile 16y ago
  This doesn't really answer your parent's question, does it? If you use TFA or RTFA make sure you do it properly, it's rude.
  - resdirector 16y ago
    Agreed. Not only does it not answer my question, it's against the HN guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
    - swombat 16y ago
      How is it against the HN guidelines?
      - resdirector 16y ago
        Okay, it's not really too much of a big a deal, but the way I read it, it was "TFA" as in "read the fucking article". I thought "come on, dude, it was a valid question": Julian, in his article, doesn't actually mention the source, just some vague reference to an unnamed blogger. Given the seriousness of the kidnap threats, I wanted to find out if it was a credible claim. E.g., I wanted to see the original source and find out (a) who said it (b) what was actually said and (c) ascertain how credible a threat it was. So when I read "TFA", I thought "come on, dude, that's a bit patronizing, it's a valid question, fair shake of the sauce bottle, mate". I think a few other people thought the same way, too. Personally I believe that there are no stupid questions (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853740 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853740) and we shouldn't diss questions stupid or otherwise.