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The common anti-assange sentiment is that he did it on an illegal way (he didn't) and deserves jail time for that. Or that he's a Trump/Russian/Martian asset an
by 93po 7y ago
The common anti-assange sentiment is that he did it on an illegal way (he didn't) and deserves jail time for that. Or that he's a Trump/Russian/Martian asset and isn't a journalist, just an operative to influence US elections and therefore shouldn't be provided the freedom of speech journalists get.
- rendall 7y agoYes... I kind of think of it as maybe an extreme tribal reaction. "Bad man hurt us!" without more thought than that? A lot of these people don't seem to actually care whether what he did was legal or not, nor whether his treatment is legal or even proportionate. They just don't like him so... fair game for any kind of torture. But, is it that turtle all the way down? I mean, the cops who broke the law to "get their hands on him" - why? The diplomatic backroom dealing - why? The politicians who should know better - what do they gain?
- harumph 7y ago> But, is it that turtle all the way down? I mean, the cops who broke the law to "get their hands on him" - why? The diplomatic backroom dealing - why? The politicians who should know better - what do they gain? This is business-as-usual behavior. No one asks why when it has become _habit_.