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In reply to the discussion: Julian Assange and Wikileaks Campaign Directly Against Obama! [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)125. I am not surprised. It has been evident for a long time that Assange is for one thing: himself.
He is no knight in shining armor, no protector of freedom, no arbiter of free speech. Assange is in a business to make money (and get girls). That's about it.
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Is this where you submit to some sort of brain wipe and have all the things they exposed erased?
Hassin Bin Sober
Oct 2012
#1
Wikileaks' "accomplishments" include scuttling the Copenhagen climate summit:
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#4
Gee I thought it was right-wing and big business climate change deniers that scuttled the summit.
Hassin Bin Sober
Oct 2012
#9
My link includes video in which Assange takes credit for the Climategate release
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#21
what exactly are they doing to 'catch' him?, mostly asking out of curiosity
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#67
most investigations tho don't tend to be public, usually thats actually a rather bad idea nt
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#123
No, he didn't. Courage and bravery would have been him using the MWPA of 1988 and forcing
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#108
He's a libertarian ideologue, and the libertarian ideologues are anti-Obama:
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#3
Some on DU thinks Obama is above criticism, as evidenced by some of these responses.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#23
She doesn't know. She's in Finland ferchrissake. Anti-authoritarians who follow global summits....
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#99
I care about Americans voting for our American president. Finland? I could give a shit.
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#117
By supporting Obama without criticism, you are supporting NDAA and drones and Wall St cronies.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#136
yes, why measure yourself based on policy when you can just label yourself as liberal?
frylock
Oct 2012
#60
There's really no evidence that Assange has any coherent leftist views. Read his essays and you
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#38
Orwell earned a reputation for honesty by not caving to the political pressure of his contempories
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#131
If Glen Beck had been the one that had done or said half the things Assange has done or said
Ikonoklast
Oct 2012
#54
Actually, no. Drone bombing Tora Bora in November of 2001 by Bush would have saved us a shit-load
msanthrope
Oct 2012
#121
+1. Can't we just chip in & buy them all an island somewhere? How long b/4 they turn on each other?
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#98
If I were in Assange's position (or Manning's, god forbid) I'd be pretty pissed at Obama too.
Erose999
Oct 2012
#8
Perhaps Wikileaks would rather see a Republican in charge who would've rushed into
BenzoDia
Oct 2012
#16
I watched the video and theres no mention of support for another candidate. It seems that they're
Erose999
Oct 2012
#19
And they're still at war and there are still drones killing innocent people, and military
Erose999
Oct 2012
#102
I was under the impression that Obama bashing in that fashion was a banning offense
rl6214
Oct 2012
#138
Now THAT would set the world free, indeed. A real world example of where the money went.
freshwest
Oct 2012
#129
'Cuz there's not a lot of activity over where the nuts used to fill the trees. Smashed acorns....
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2012
#105
Tired of holding back on this. Fuck that attention whoring, rapist piece of trash.
phleshdef
Oct 2012
#48
Oh, shush! Assange is an enemy of the state and very naughty..at least he is here.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#86
I've long been a staunch and consistent Assange/Wikileaks supporter, and feel that they do important
Zorra
Oct 2012
#90
Yes, another good point, I totally get that. But Julian really needs to understand OUR perspective,
Zorra
Oct 2012
#101
And you were so very close to completely embracing Assange before now. He'll miss you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Oct 2012
#53
Julian Assange Launches Vote WikiLeaks Funding Campaign while Supporters Face £140,000 Bail Loss
struggle4progress
Oct 2012
#56
I'm pretty Obama designated Assange as a potential drone assassination target
nichomachus
Oct 2012
#76
the only reason he/the obama administation even mentions him these days it seems
Bodhi BloodWave
Oct 2012
#89
I am not surprised. It has been evident for a long time that Assange is for one thing: himself.
Honeycombe8
Oct 2012
#125