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This has nothing to do with what they did. And both of them stood up to power and paid price for it. It doesn't matter who they are and what kind of ice-cream
by me_me_me 7y ago
This has nothing to do with what they did.
And both of them stood up to power and paid price for it.
It doesn't matter who they are and what kind of ice-cream flavor they like.
This kind of thinking is exactly what state propaganda pushes. Create smear campaign then shift the discourse to talking about the whistle blowers and not about the actual whistle blowing.
Notice how often 'Assange is rapist' and 'Snowden is a russian spy' narrative are almost all that ever comes up on media coverage. Or the talk about leaks is derailed by someone to those points.
- js8 7y agoI agree, it has to do with their opinions rather than deeds. Just FYI - I don't believe either is Russian agent and I do believe they both are fundamentally right (in the sense of moral values rather than correctness). I was just answering the question in the title, I wasn't saying that to diss on them. But they are different characters. Assange is much more revolutionary at heart than Snowden (in the Cyberspace Manifesto sense). And it hurts him more, in my opinion, because the society is not ready (if it's ever gonna be). On the other hand, Snowden's opinions are pretty moderate. He doesn't want a revolutionary society where all information wants to be free. He just wants a better oversight of secret services. So he's more relatable as a result.