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These Russian intelligence smears seem unsubstantiated but also irrelevant. Let's say they are both explicitly Russian agents. Why does it matter? Do you have a

These Russian intelligence smears seem unsubstantiated but also irrelevant. Let's say they are both explicitly Russian agents. Why does it matter? Do you have any thoughts on what they revealed? Does that offend you as a citizen of this world? Do you think the secretive mass surveillance programs or activities in diplomatic cables were acceptable? Unless you think the revealed information is factually false, I don't think the source matters. But clearly the aggressive reaction from the US government, news media, and others suggests that everything revealed was real and accurate. As for the "creep" comment - this is a vague labeling that isn't possible to debate. You either agree with it based off a subjective assessment or you don't. But if you're referring to the rape accusations made against Assange, those charges were ultimately dropped, because "the evidence has weakened considerably" (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50473792 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50473792). The entire saga of those accusations seems suspicious and feels like a tactic to extradite him. Regardless, all of this is a distraction. The things revealed by Wikileaks and Snowden are far more important and significant to society than this minutia. Somehow detractors always want to point at lesser issues around Assange or Snowden instead of addressing the many elephants in the room.

nwah1 3y ago
I was not referring to the rape accusations, I was referring to his connections to creeps and the fact that he was colluding with Russia to influence US politics, and lying. Trying to boost the Seth Rich conspiracy theory despite knowing the truth that Russia was behind the DNC hack. Colluding with the sociopath Roger Stone towards these same ends. Israel Shamir is a major creep, who works with people like the Russian fascist Dugin, and has close and repeated contacts with the Russian government. The point is that these are political players with creepy political goals.

nwah1 3y ago

I was not referring to the rape accusations, I was referring to his connections to creeps and the fact that he was colluding with Russia to influence US politics, and lying. Trying to boost the Seth Rich conspiracy theory despite knowing the truth that Russia was behind the DNC hack. Colluding with the sociopath Roger Stone towards these same ends. Israel Shamir is a major creep, who works with people like the Russian fascist Dugin, and has close and repeated contacts with the Russian government. The point is that these are political players with creepy political goals.