People trying to take the "high road" stating they won't stand with Assange, thinking that whistleblowers need to be some sort of Gandhi, completely miss the po

People trying to take the "high road" stating they won't stand with Assange, thinking that whistleblowers need to be some sort of Gandhi, completely miss the point that if you were a Gandhi, you would be far removed from a position that had something to whistle on. It is about net positive, and at the end of the day a little guy/org took on the behemoths of the world, and mankind collectively went back to posting their thongs online. I am reminded of HL Mencken's quote - The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.