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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by black_puppydog on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:39PM (#22352028)
False dichotomy. And being a victim of torture can in no way be defended by "he's an asshole."
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by rcMgD2BwE72F on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:57PM (#22352139)
When being or not being an asshole became something of importance regarding the issues at stake? The dichotomy might be false but you're missing the whole point.
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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by runarberg on Monday February 17, 2020 @07:58PM (#22352479)
I don’t see “being an asshole” to be the issue at stake here at all.

It is for sure an issue for people that are trying to work with him. It is understandable that people bring it up when conversation revolve around him. But it is completely irrelevant when we are talking about his contributions to journalism being censored.

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