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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
Assange is not a lawyer, is not a recognized legitimate news source, and clearly the "anonymous" part was forgotten. Its the fucking US military, what, Manning didn't think they'd figure that shit out? Again, you want to leak? Go through LAWYERS, and also LEGITIMATE NEWS MEDIA who are in a better position to protect you. Assange couldn't even protect himself! Further, Assange increasingly comes across as a self-absorbed egomaniac and perhaps his motives for releasing Manning's materials were exploitative.
What, are you scared because I'm challenging the motivations and intentions of these guys instead of sacrificing myself in self-effacing martyrdom to their neo-radical altar? Meh..
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you already know that if he'd have gone to a legitimate news source they'd have shopped him to the government. also, wikileaks published those cables WITH legitimate news organizations like the nyt and the guardian, so your made up argument is utter shit.
of course, him being a media whore or not is irrelevant, even though its the most pathetic right wing talking point which aims to character assassinate him and distract from the WORK he was involved in by changing the argument to an irrelevant one about his personality. i wont even go back to this irrelevant deliberate side track masquerading as a point. and the reasons he released the cables was hardly exploitative, it was to release footage showing US soldiers murdering innocents for fun, which noone wanted to see because it made them too uncomfortable, hence the endless discussion of assanges character, which gives everyone a convenient get out clause, because his soul wasn't pure. well fuck you. also manning didnt have lawyers at the time he leaked it, because he was stationed in iraq. he did it ANONYMOUSLY as you well now you fucking retard. you aren't challenging the motives and intentions of these guys out of anything other than an aping of the narrative everyone settled on, which is to just bitch about their unpure souls in order to show how little you want to discuss what their leaks actually showed, which you'd all be a lot happier not having to see or admit you know were happening.
what you really wanted to say was "hey, i dont want to hear this shit so its your fault you're getting persecuted so tough luck asshole."
and others in this thread do their usual 'pretend the government is an omnipotent entity' schtick. "hey you cant PROVE they aren't right?" childish beyond measure, but very american.