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LiberalLovinLug

(14,144 posts)
93. Thanks for the armchair diagnosis
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 04:15 PM
Dec 2012

If everyone throughout history had their work nullified because of real or perceived psychological maladies, there wouldn't be much scientific progress or art left in this world.

Assange did claim to hold back sensitive documents pertaining to the USA and Israel. But then who can take the word of a "narcissist", eh? Also no reported deaths caused by any of the leaks, which were low level diplomatic cables, but again, I guess he just got lucky?

And I stand by the "willing subjugation" remark. You are not forced to subjugate to the MSM fearmongering and character assassination, you do it willingly.

We are still waiting for his world-ending bank documents to be released. randome Dec 2012 #1
Even the NYT and Reuters cite Wikileaks docs as sources these days. So, this has served a useful leveymg Dec 2012 #2
I can only speak for myself, but I see Assange's behavior as... CBHagman Dec 2012 #5
I have an idea... sendero Dec 2012 #11
Well done sendero. +1. /nt Festivito Dec 2012 #13
So what. We are supposed to have a free press, except that the government hides information JDPriestly Dec 2012 #35
I think "supposedly progressive" is your answer... truth2power Dec 2012 #6
No, no, he promised to bring the world to its knees with his super-secret code files. randome Dec 2012 #7
On balance, I would counter, Wikileaks has done far more good than harm. It shouldn't be about leveymg Dec 2012 #9
I hear you. randome Dec 2012 #10
Beware of Villains, even more so those proclaimed Heroes. eom leveymg Dec 2012 #12
Agreed, leveymg. It is a shame that people have to violate the law just to get the truth out there. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #39
He also gravely hurt the institution of diplomacy globally by willy-nilly dumping diplomatic stevenleser Dec 2012 #87
Useful yes, but to whom? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #15
John and Deborah at Cryptome had Assange's number early on. msanthrope Dec 2012 #19
Thank you. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #21
And I marvel at the DUers who have fallen for the Right Wings propaganda machine LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #75
Right, because the only reason someone could dislike someone is based on right wing info. stevenleser Dec 2012 #86
No, not the only influence LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #94
Not sure what right-wing media you are monitoring. randome Dec 2012 #95
As I said, the potential for misuse of Wikileaks for selective leaks and disinfo is plain to anyone leveymg Dec 2012 #27
Yes. Again, I agree with you. But we still get some useful information. We have to be discerning JDPriestly Dec 2012 #40
Who is John Young again? That webpage is not very impressive. merrily Dec 2012 #33
He runs a site called cryptome that's basically a prototype for wikileaks. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #36
Daniel Domscheit-Berg stole that info and destroyed it... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #68
Sorry, that sounds like an excuse. randome Dec 2012 #69
Okey-doke. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #71
Thank you! snot Dec 2012 #90
Documents from which government or governments? drm604 Dec 2012 #3
We need Geraldo to get to the bottom of this Berlum Dec 2012 #4
Oh, whoopie. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #8
Julian Assange reminds so called "reporters" and "journalists" green for victory Dec 2012 #14
When did he speak truth to the Bush/Cheney Admin? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #16
happy holidays green for victory Dec 2012 #17
For starters, Wikileaks chronicles criminality on the part of Bush and Cheney... Octafish Dec 2012 #18
"The Obama administration worked with Republicans to protect Bush administration" allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20
Not my idea. That's what Obama's guy recommended. You may've heard of him: Cass Sunstein Octafish Dec 2012 #42
So why isn't Assange releasing millions of docs on Bush's "egregious crimes"? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #44
Sunstein was on the short list for Supreme Court. Octafish Dec 2012 #48
Good ol' Glenn, finding a razor blade in every apple. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #52
That's one way of looking at it. Octafish Dec 2012 #55
Thank you again. Let me add, snot Dec 2012 #56
Are you really denying tama Dec 2012 #79
"More than 66,000 civilians suffered 'violent deaths' in Iraq allrevvedup Dec 2012 #24
Obama did not end the war in Iraq. He withdrew many troops by the date previously agreed to by Bush. merrily Dec 2012 #38
It's over. Look it up. :) allrevvedup Dec 2012 #41
Like Poppy, Smirko Bush is a war criminal. Iraq never hurt the United States. Octafish Dec 2012 #46
Fine, then where's the beef on Bushler? This stupid bs is about Obama. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #47
The ''king of snakes, Glenn Greenwald.'' Octafish Dec 2012 #50
A link to the Guardian? Save it. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #53
The Guardian is a pro-democratic newspaper. Octafish Dec 2012 #54
Was. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #57
Glenn Greenwald is a spook? green for victory Dec 2012 #64
I absolutely loved that tv series! TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #88
Here's my guess: OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #58
Thank you! snot Dec 2012 #51
Anytime, snot! Why does this matter? Well... Octafish Dec 2012 #60
Octafish, you rule; thank you for all of that. snot Dec 2012 #89
'Chronicles' implies an organized goal. randome Dec 2012 #59
To me, 'Chronicles' means 'Record'... Octafish Dec 2012 #73
Interesting about Iceland and Kenya treestar Dec 2012 #23
Apparently wikileaks helped "liberate" Iceland's banks allrevvedup Dec 2012 #26
You aware tama Dec 2012 #81
How did Wikileaks destabilize Iceland and Kenya? leveymg Dec 2012 #28
Whoops, meant to put #31 about Iceland here. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #34
Over 5000 cables from the US Embassy in Israel. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #67
Thnx. In the initial batch released, there were none. leveymg Dec 2012 #80
He's not a reporter treestar Dec 2012 #22
Wikileaks released docs that brought down Iceland's biggest bank allrevvedup Dec 2012 #31
kicked green for victory Dec 2012 #45
Well, good news for London banksters rarely trickles down to us. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #49
Not much interest in the LIBOR scandal tama Dec 2012 #82
Ha ha ha! Ask DU economists how they view this situation! snot Dec 2012 #62
Thanks. Most of us don't know about high finance and the games played in their court. freshwest Dec 2012 #76
Yes, there has been an effect for sure Bragi Dec 2012 #32
The video was the only thing they had that could be interpreted treestar Dec 2012 #63
Wikileaks partnered with news media around the word because sorting through the volume of Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #66
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #25
Judi Lynn, I'm not a fan of Mr. Assange. His data dumping, without saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #29
Assange was far from safe in an embassy when Assange first published the material Manning allegedly merrily Dec 2012 #30
merrily, I'm not a qualified psychiatrist. I can only speculate that saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #37
Decide what? merrily Dec 2012 #43
+1000. snot Dec 2012 #91
Good. Dump it all so people can realize what's being done in their names Catherina Dec 2012 #61
They can't possibly have reviewed 1 million documents. So this translates to... randome Dec 2012 #65
At Least Julian Assange & Bradley Manning Got the Door Ajar triplepoint Dec 2012 #70
The Moody Blues were my inspirational favorite band as a teenager. randome Dec 2012 #72
Astounding how many DUers are derailed by the Cult of Personality LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #74
Agreed. freshwest Dec 2012 #77
And yet castigating those of us with different opinions is '...willing subjugation...' randome Dec 2012 #78
Thanks for the armchair diagnosis LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #93
If you look carefully tama Dec 2012 #83
Interesting post dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #84
The cult of personality works both ways... AntiFascist Dec 2012 #85
That's what LiberalLovinLug said. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #92
LOL! Awesome! nt Zorra Dec 2012 #96
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