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Thu Jul 5, 2012, 01:56 AM

23. "The fact that something is a big deal on DU does not mean it's a big deal in the real world"

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implies that DU is not even a small part of "the real world",,..It ultimately comes down to semantics...How do you define "real world"?.....Isn't the Internet a part of the "real world"?..Don't DUers live in the "real world"?...
Aren't WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning all part of the "real world"?

You are wrong saying "it's not a topic on the national news broadcasts".
It's not a topic that's covered every single day, perhaps, .. but MSM AND the alternative media such as Huffington Post et. al. ARE covering this story, but only when there are new developments, ...such as Assange losing his British court battle to avoid extradition to Sweden, his seeking asylum at the Equadorian embassy, and Bradley Manning's trial.....Those events were and are being covered by the MSM, including the national news broadcasts.

One thing I can agree with you on, however, is
"DU is a very small corner of the Internet full of smart, politically aware Democrats that are much more informed and passionate about what is happening in the world than the average American."

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27 replies	Author	Time	Post
US not interested in Assange extradition 'saga': ambassador [View all]	struggle4progress	Jul 2012	OP
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along. Move along.	leveymg	Jul 2012	#1
How disingenuous	Demeter	Jul 2012	#2
U.S. CITIZENS aren't interested in what's happening with Assange?	red dog 1	Jul 2012	#3
But it is true	hack89	Jul 2012	#9
"Assange is not a topic of discussion in America"?	red dog 1	Jul 2012	#14
Most of the topics on here are not topics in reality...	Comrade_McKenzie	Jul 2012	#19
Thanks for making my point	hack89	Jul 2012	#20
"The fact that something is a big deal on DU does not mean it's a big deal in the real world"	red dog 1	Jul 2012	#23
Suuuureee....	Fearless	Jul 2012	#4
Assange did not release the documents. He published them on the internet.	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#8
That's my point. It's all bull shit.	Fearless	Jul 2012	#10
Reminds Me of April Glasby's Assurance to Saddam Hussein that U.S. Wouldn't Intervene	triplepoint	Jul 2012	#5
+1 Excellent example.	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#13
I'll give you a hint...	EX500rider	Jul 2012	#17
Yep, I thought of it while I was out. Senior moments, what can I say, I know, just escapes me fttt.	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#21
He does have a point about it being as easy from the UK	treestar	Jul 2012	#6
False.	Hissyspit	Jul 2012	#15
What is false about that?	treestar	Jul 2012	#18
I'll see if I can find it, but I read an explanation about	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#22
This is a start:	Hissyspit	Jul 2012	#24
Thank you, when I googled I got so overwhelmed with that days news, regardless of word choice,	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#26
How do you know they haven't?	Hissyspit	Jul 2012	#25
As if the ambassador would know.	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#7
''He's not the household name in the US that you might think,'' he said.	TouchOfGray	Jul 2012	#11
Do they know the name of the Vice President?	Hissyspit	Jul 2012	#16
Apparently he and Diane Fienstein are not on the same page this week.	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#12
If US is not interested in Assange why does WAPO propose economic pressure be applied on Ecuador?	cqo_000	Jul 2012	#27

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