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Direct link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j_KvkltUW
But even so, I mean, all of this is really irrelevant whether Julian’s a journalist or not. The question is, is Julian accused of journalism? And he is. It is the activity that has been criminalized. Not whether he falls into a category or not. It’s the category of the activity that is being criminalized. Receiving, obtaining, and communicating information to the public.
Assange helped Trump get elected, indicating he is driven more by spite than by any sense of justice. He became a right-wing icon.
I was sympathetic to his cause early on, but at this point I can’t really will myself to give him the benefit of the doubt any longer.
If you don’t want to give him the benefit of the doubt, don’t. Just read the indictment, take note of the wording of the charges and whenever you see his name, substitute it by “publisher”. Then think about the implications for National Security reporting if a publisher from another country is extradited to a country he has barely ever even visited.
AssangeHillary helped Trump get electedFTFY
Lots of people did. It takes a lot of clowns to run Circus
Well this attitude is what turned the US in the shithole it is now. Enjoy it.
But even so, I mean, all of this is really irrelevant whether Julian’s a journalist or not. The question is, is Julian accused of journalism? And he is. It is the activity that has been criminalized. Not whether he falls into a category or not. It’s the category of the activity that is being criminalized. Receiving, obtaining, and communicating information to the public.
