Re:Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules
by varelse on Friday December 10, 2021 @05:16PM
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I think you deeply underestimate the influence of the corporate media in influencing the opinions of the masses. But apparently America went through something like this right after the Civil War where everyone had an opinion on everything and all that led to was corporations amassing power for a half century.
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Re:Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules
by nebula8804 on Friday December 10, 2021 @06:44PM
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That affects you when trying to get elected. I'd argue a strong candidate who takes no BS is something that the people are clamoring for. Trump fit that bill to an extant but he was an idiot and a bigot. He had a real opportunity to enact real change but he blew it.
Re:Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules
by varelse on Friday December 10, 2021 @08:31PM
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Sure I would love a truth-telling candidate. But no existing party machine will accept such a candidate and even if elected no existing party will work with such a candidate.
And in the unlikely event you create a genuine third party, the current two parties will drop all their differences to destroy that party.