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Re:Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks by ucaetano on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:46PM (#18849872)
Oh, yeah. Compare him to most other public figures. When's the last time you saw Obama or some other public figure release a 100+ long list of items people should not say about you, including that you smell?

This is beyond ridiculous, it is sad and pathetic...

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Re:Things You Can’t Say About Assange or WikiLeaks by thatoneuser on Monday January 07, 2019 @05:08PM (#18850695)
Obama has/has a lot of power. Obama may not have given a list like this, but he didn’t need to. He was able to say “this isn’t true” and he has enough followers that the message will have the effect of combating falsehood.

Assange doesn’t have that. This is an odd little release, but you’ve gotta consider more than “public figure” and look into what means the public figure has to get a message out.

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