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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tptacek on Monday October 17, 2016 @02:14PM (#12727635)
This argument depends on Trump being "less corrupt" than HRC. If you believe Trump is the anti-corruption candidate, you can plausibly argue that Assange is somehow justified in supporting a candidate who is calling for the death penalty for leakers. It won't be a strong argument, but it'll be coherent.

But very few observers of US politics believe Trump is the anti-corruption candidate. A more widely held belief is that he's the most corrupt major party nominee in the history of US politics.

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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tanderson92 on Monday October 17, 2016 @04:20PM (#12729289)
Widely held beliefs are not necessarily correct; it's strange to hold to that as the standard of what is a reasonable argument for Trump.
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tptacek on Monday October 17, 2016 @04:44PM (#12729548)
If you believe Trump is less corrupt than Hillary Clinton, further support for Wikileaks makes sense.
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tanderson92 on Monday October 17, 2016 @10:41PM (#12731612)
It depends what you consider to be corruption. I don't have any confidence that they will enact the policies they describe. Trump is a well-known charlatan and liar. Clinton, however, comes closer to corruption via corporate interests and wealthy friends.

Disclosure: I support neither candidate and will probably vote the Party for Socialism and Liberation this cycle.

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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tptacek on Monday October 17, 2016 @11:13PM (#12731740)
Fair enough. Sharpen the contradictions!
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by ovidnis on Monday October 17, 2016 @02:44PM (#12727944)
I hear people saying the 'most corrupt candidate ever!' about both candidates. More about HRC than Trump though. For some reason I doubt both assertions.
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by tptacek on Monday October 17, 2016 @02:45PM (#12727952)
Look, if you're a Trump supporter, I exempt you from criticism about support for Wikileaks. As a Trump supporter, your support for Wikileaks is totally coherent.
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by ovidnis on Monday October 17, 2016 @04:56PM (#12729667)
I'm not a Trump supporter, I just don't think Trump is any more corrupt than HRC
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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by throwaway729 on Monday October 17, 2016 @06:27PM (#12730375)
Trump's corruption and naked greed is overt and out-in-the-open. He's even proud of it.

Clinton's happens in secret and is masked by insincerity, lies, etc.

I think there's a brain glitch at play here -- corruption in the style of Clinton feels more corrupt because it's secretive, even if the out-in-the-open corruption is just as bad or worse.

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Re:Wikileaks: Julian Assange's internet access 'cut' by effie on Monday October 17, 2016 @08:08PM (#12730972)
George Carlin explained this phenomenon in a brilliant way: https://youtu.be/bu3hy4OMX38?list=RD07w9K2XR3f0&t=265

Only this time, it seems the Clintons were trumped...

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