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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition (www.bbc.com)

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Because no one is addressing my point and it's pissing me off. They just drag things off topic because Assange bad.

[–] livus@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

It's one of the uglier sides of human nature - thinking that human rights should only apply to those humans they like/agree with.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're not making any point by simply putting words in other people's mouths then ending your comment there.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My point is that tearing down his character is only doing the work of the US prosecution.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Meaning these Lemmy comments going to be entered as evidence in his trial?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Meaning random Americans reading the commentary are going to be influenced to support his prosecution, rather than resist it. The American public has been carefully massaged for years to make this possible without mass unrest.