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Just so I understand your claim: My agenda is that I am advocating for the rights of Julian Assange - who exposed various embarassing government secrets for th

Just so I understand your claim: My agenda is that I am advocating for the rights of Julian Assange - who exposed various embarassing government secrets for the Bush administration... .. and simultaneously my agenda is also that I am advocating against Hillary Clinton, the political opponent of George W Bush? Our local Indian news channel NDTV (which leans left) released a story in 2016 about Hillary Clinton asking her housekeeper Marina Santos to print out classified information. The US Government has no problem with this. I don't think that the housekeeper having access to classified information is in the public's best interests. I do think that the releases made by Assange and Snowden are in the public interest. But the US government has a problem with this. This is the double standard that I am highlighting - the US government (regardless of who is running it) is demonstrably and fairly consistently at odds with what is in the best interests of the public when it comes to privacy, social media, etc. etc.

pionar 5y ago
You're leaving out that even though she asked her housekeeper to print out classified information (so you say, I'm not familiar with the story, but I'll take your word on it for this), she wasn't actively trying to undermine US security. She's just careless and ignorant of the ramifications of her actions. I'm not defending Clinton or Assange. I think they should both be facing some sort of punishment for their actions. Neither is a saint. Assange has a martyr complex that he's milking for support. Clinton is a megalomaniac that will say anything to get into power. Neither are good people.
- fareesh 5y ago
  I am not a professional and I have not met any of them, so I cannot diagnose them with complexes. Actively trying to undermine US security is a misattributed intent. You can easily assume good intentions for Snowden and Assange, just like good intentions are assumed for Clinton. This is not done because Clinton is a member of the Washington DC establishment, who is well networked, and is well protected by people in the system.

pionar 5y ago

You're leaving out that even though she asked her housekeeper to print out classified information (so you say, I'm not familiar with the story, but I'll take your word on it for this), she wasn't actively trying to undermine US security. She's just careless and ignorant of the ramifications of her actions. I'm not defending Clinton or Assange. I think they should both be facing some sort of punishment for their actions. Neither is a saint. Assange has a martyr complex that he's milking for support. Clinton is a megalomaniac that will say anything to get into power. Neither are good people.

fareesh 5y ago
I am not a professional and I have not met any of them, so I cannot diagnose them with complexes. Actively trying to undermine US security is a misattributed intent. You can easily assume good intentions for Snowden and Assange, just like good intentions are assumed for Clinton. This is not done because Clinton is a member of the Washington DC establishment, who is well networked, and is well protected by people in the system.