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stopdiggin

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5. the Aussies would have a very different
Wed Sep 20, 2023, 01:20 PM
Sep 2023

Last edited Wed Sep 20, 2023, 07:18 PM - Edit history (1)

take on this if dear Julian had performed the same actions targeting their government and secrets.

(or maybe not - because there are softbrains dispersed around the world)

I say Assange should go home - - in maybe about another 30-35 years?

He's an alleged rapist and Russian puppet WhiteTara Sep 2023 #1
It's "alleged" and a separate issue than the freedom of the press rights Uncle Joe Sep 2023 #4
it infuriates me when 'freedom of press' stopdiggin Sep 2023 #6
Popularity was never the motivation for the creation of the 1st Amendment. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2023 #7
true. also true that it is not stopdiggin Sep 2023 #8
Protecting criminals who claim to be "journalists" lapucelle Sep 2023 #14
Assange provided intel about secret government activities carried out in every American's name. Magoo48 Sep 2023 #17
if that information is a result of stopdiggin Sep 2023 #18
Thank you for welcoming me to my own opinion. Magoo48 Sep 2023 #19
you want to know ... stopdiggin Sep 2023 #27
How would I have an opportunity to disagree, if I don't have access to the possibly embarrassing Magoo48 Sep 2023 #29
it's called voting stopdiggin Sep 2023 #32
No worries, Magoo48 Sep 2023 #36
Not really relevant. cab67 Sep 2023 #22
Does that change the nature of the information revealed or it's relevance to our common welfare? Magoo48 Sep 2023 #23
Again - not the question. cab67 Sep 2023 #24
He's not a "journalist". Dumping raw disinformation from Putin on the web isn't journalism. emulatorloo Sep 2023 #10
Define "journalist" as defined by the U.S. Constitution. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2023 #11
No, not going down your rabbit-hole. emulatorloo Sep 2023 #13
As it happens.... cab67 Sep 2023 #16
Does any of what you said reduce the relevance of the information released? Magoo48 Sep 2023 #21
or the fact that it is classified, and criminal action? stopdiggin Sep 2023 #26
And who oversees the classifiers if half of congress is corrupt? Half is being generous. Magoo48 Sep 2023 #30
It's alleged because he is such a coward WhiteTara Sep 2023 #12
"press rights" don't cover all violations of the law. cab67 Sep 2023 #15
Rapey Julian should have manned up years ago and returned to Sweden. lapucelle Sep 2023 #2
Julian Assange the Russian spy? That Julian Assange? Fuck that guy prodigitalson Sep 2023 #3
Amen brother! comradebillyboy Sep 2023 #9
the Aussies would have a very different stopdiggin Sep 2023 #5
Is everyone who disagrees with you a "softbrain"? What is a softbrain, anyway? Magoo48 Sep 2023 #20
in this case yes. stopdiggin Sep 2023 #25
Hummm, who is the pre-schooler in your allegorical example, the American public? Magoo48 Sep 2023 #28
it really isn't that hard to figure out stopdiggin Sep 2023 #33
So, if the truth is chaotic and unpleasant, and as the Republicans frequently reaffirm, lies are Magoo48 Sep 2023 #34
the truth is of course not stopdiggin Sep 2023 #35
Assange is currently in a UK jail while he litigates extradition. He is in a UK jail because struggle4progress Sep 2023 #31
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