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In reply to the discussion: You can be pro-victims rights and still acknowledge the absurdity of the Assange ordeal [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)44. People can also be sensitive in how they talk about rape and rape victims while
they discuss Assange. It is not necessary to be flippant about how rape victims in general respond to things or feel after being raped when discussing this case.
No one needs to say, "Rape victims would never . .. therefore they weren't raped" when discussing this case.
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You can be pro-victims rights and still acknowledge the absurdity of the Assange ordeal [View all]
morningfog
Aug 2012
OP
I have a lot of posts because I'm retired, like to talk and type fast (although
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#34
I think you are 100% on the mark.. How can we effectively help Assange, that's what I want to know.
crunch60
Aug 2012
#19
Hack's back. How about answering my questions on your standards as the arbiter of a sex crime
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#68
Yeah, lol, the UK is threatening to storm an Embassy to make him to take an STD test
Matariki
Aug 2012
#49
So he's done no harm to the world. He's done a great service to the world. He's in trouble because
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#14
He did a great service to the world let us not forget that. We all have Egos, so what that his is
crunch60
Aug 2012
#20
Does not a single person understand that governments create reasons to destroy those who oppose them
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2012
#36
Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange
crunch60
Aug 2012
#43
If this were really about the assault charges, Sweden would agree to not extradite him to the US. nt
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2012
#41
People can also be sensitive in how they talk about rape and rape victims while
gollygee
Aug 2012
#44
The arguement they're making is the same used to restrict womens health access.
HooptieWagon
Aug 2012
#73
A growing (and depressing) list of DUers who want to strip women of the authority to make their own
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#77
"They" did not start anything. They've said it was not rape. The state decided for them.
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#80
The women don't call it rape, they didn't want to press charges. The Swedish govt is
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#55
I think that people are largely ignorant of the Swedish legal process.
Spider Jerusalem
Aug 2012
#57