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Surely, as a non-American he could chose any side he felt like? Much like I can - randomly or otherwise - choose any faction in the Nigerian elections. Or is
by throwaway210222 5y ago
Surely, as a non-American he could chose any side he felt like?
Much like I can - randomly or otherwise - choose any faction in the Nigerian elections.
Or is their some planet-wide law that he fell under?
- ben_w 5y agoHe can side with whoever he likes. Doesn’t mean anyone has to like him for it. Furthermore, as Assange isn’t an American citizen and doesn’t get to vote in the USA, none of them have no reason to put personal dislike aside and defend him or his actions. Hell, he might have been a lot better off now if he was a USA citizen, or even if he’d been officially working for Russia. Right now, he’s a conveniently unlicensed hot potato: held personally liable by the powers, not even really seen as a journalist even if he was one.
- throwaway210222 5y ago> He can side with whoever he likes. Doesn’t mean anyone has to like him for it. Indeed, hate away. But its a big jump to imprisoning (or as some would like killing) him. Just as - and focus here - its not ok to extradite atheists to Saudi Arabia for heresy committed in say New Zealand. Its after all just a wee election.
- abandonliberty 5y agoI don't understand your comment. Whether he should be pardoned or not is separate from him picking sides and making adversaries of the democrats. Are you suggesting that people shouldn't take the actions of others into account?
- throwaway210222 5y ago> Whether he should be pardoned? How do you pardon a foreign citizen?
- techrat 5y ago'Choosing a side' is what ceased to allow him to claim he was an impartial leaker and/or journalist.